Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2004)

1,368 consumer complaints on file.

#10255455January 17, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT REGISTER THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. I DON'T KNOW HOW FAST OR SLOW I AM GOING. *TR
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0
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#10255274January 16, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH PANEL. PROBLEM OCCURS FREQUENTLY. TACHOMETER QUIT WORKING CORRECTLY...GOES COMPLETELY TO OPPOSITE END OF GAUGE. TOOK DAYS BEFORE IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL LOCATION. SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY...CONTINUES TO CLIMB TO HIGHER END OF GAUGE....READS ABOVE 30 EVEN WHEN STANDING STILL. GOES DOWN AFTER REPEATEDLY SHUTTING OFF AND RESTARTING ENGINE. WHIRRING SOUND MADE WHEN STARTING OR STOPPING ENGINE. CONTACTED CHEVY DEALER REPAIR SHOP, THEY ARE FULLY AWARE OF SITUATION, ADVISED IT WILL GET WORSE AND WILL EVENTUALLY STOP WORKING AT ALL. NO PARTS ARE SERVICEABLE, NEEDS TO BE SENT OUT FOR REPAIR, COULD TAKE ANYWHERE FROM A DAY TO A WEEK OR MORE DEPENDING ON THE PARTS NEEDED. PLUS THERE IS THE ADDITIONAL COST OF HAVING IT READ BY THE COMPUTER FOR THE CORRECT PART(S). MY CAR WILL BE INOPERABLE SOON ACCORDING TO DEALER, UNSAFE TO DRIVE, SITUATION NEEDS IMMEDIATE FIX. *TR
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#10255216January 15, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
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#10254861January 13, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS WITH 50,000 MILES SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. SOMETIMES IT SHOWS 40, SOMETIMES IT SHOWS 120MPH WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. FOUND TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL, BUT NO RECALL. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE FOR ALL DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS. JANUARY 13TH, 2009 - HAVE APPOINTMENT TO REPLACE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AT A COST OF $500 THAT I HAVE TO PAY. GM SHOULD REPLACE FAULTY PARTS AT NO COST, OR AT LEAST COVER PART OF THE REPLACEMENT. THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN THIS CONDITION. WITH OTHER MODELS IN THIS SAME YEAR HAVING A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, I DON'T SEE WHY GM CANNOT EXPAND IT TO INCLUDE AN OBVIOUS CONTINUING PROBLEM. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND HAVE GM RECALL THIS PROBLEM FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL MOTORISTS. *TR
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0
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#10254899January 13, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I HAD BEEN DRIVING WITH A FAULTY SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FOR SOME TIME WITHOUT EVEN KNOWING IT WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. INABILITY TO GAUGE SPEED IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN IN MY OPINION AND THE PROBLEM IS NOT LIMITED TO MY VEHICLE. IT IS A WELL KNOWN DEFECT AFFECTING GM CLUSTERS, SO MUCH SO THAT IS HAS BEEN THE SOURCE OF A RECALL IN THE SILVERADO. THAT, HOWEVER DOES NOTHING TO HELP THE OTHER THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THESE DEFECTIVE AND DANGEROUS CLUSTERS MADE BY THE SAME COMPANY DRIVING IN OTHER GM VEHICLES LIKE THE TRAILBLAZER WITH NO INDICATION OF THEIR SPEED. A PRODUCT THAT AFFECTS SAFETY LIKE THIS DOES SHOULD BE IMMEDIATELY RECALLED FOR ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. WHEN I SEARCHED FOR GM CLUSTER THERE ARE WELL OVER 500 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE AND NO LESS THAN 3 COMPANIES OUT THERE INDEPENDENTLY FIXING THEM WHILE GM DOES NOTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS SERIOUS MATTER. *TR
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Injuries:
0
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0
#10254735January 12, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER NORTH FACE/EXT. THE SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS FOR SOME TIME. AT FIRST IT WOULD MALFUNCTION FROM TIME TO TIME. NOW THE FUEL GAUGE HAS STOPPED ALL TOGETHER. WHEN I STARTED INVESTIGATING THIS PROBLEM I FOUND OUT THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT CHEVROLET HAS ANOTHER VEHICLE, "CHEVY TAHOE", THAT HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY THERE IS A RECALL TO FIX THE TAHOE AND NOT THE TRAILBLAZER EXT. IS VERY INTERESTING TO ME. I HAVE GONE AS FAR AS TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE TAHOE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND SAW THAT THEY ARE VERY ALIKE. THE VEHICLE RECALL TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE SENT OUT ASAP. IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET YOU WILL SEE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT MANY TRAILBLAZER OWNERS SEEM TO BE HAVING. YOU WILL ALSO SEE THAT THE TAHOE COMPLAINTS, "FOR WHICH THERE IS A RECALL", ARE IDENTICAL. THANK YOU; PATRICK *TR
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0
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0
#10254740January 12, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
1. SPEEDOMETER ON 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER STARTED TO GIVE FALSE READINGS. YOU COULD BE IN A 25 MPH SPEED ZONE AND THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD SHOW A100 MPH. 2. INTERMITTENT. 3. REPLACED SPEEDOMETER ON JANUARY 9, 2009 (54,000 MILES ON CAR). *TR
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No
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0
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#10254503January 11, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER, THE RPM GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AND IT HAS SLOWLY PROGRESSED TO THE OIL GAUGE AND NOW THE SPEEDOMETER READS WAY OFF THE CHARTS. I SEE THROUGH SOME INTERNET SEARCHING THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. I HAVE NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM REPAIRED AS OF YET, AS I FEEL WITH THIS BEING SUCH A SAFETY ISSUE AND SUCH A REPEATED PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVY. TRAILBLAZER THAT CHEVROLET SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10254507January 11, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. TACH WORKS FOR A SHORT TIME THEN DROPS TO ZERO. SPEEDOMETER SHOWS 30MPH =/- WHILE STOPPED. WHILE MOVING IT SHOWS 30MPH+/- OVER ACTUAL SPEED ACCORDING TO MY COMPUTER SCANNER. CONTACTED GM AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOT RECORD OF THIS TYPE OF COMPLAINT AND IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
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No
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0
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#10254666January 11, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE WERE TRAVELING FOR THE HOLIDAYS AND NOTICED THAT THE RPM GAUGE STOPPED FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. IT WAS POINTING BELOW ZERO. THEN, LAST WEEK THE PROBLEM SPREAD TO THE GAS GAUGE AND THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE. THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
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#10254670January 11, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE DASHBOARD GAUGES BEGAN DISPLAYING INCORRECT INFORMATION FOLLOWED A DAY LATER BY COMPLETE FAILURE. I KNOW OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS ERROR. THERE IS NO WAY TO DETERMINE THE SPEED OF THE CAR. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSE AND COMMON ERROR FOR THE TRAILBLAZER. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254346January 9, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SEVERAL TIMES THAT I'VE BEEN DRIVING THE TRAILBLAZER, THE SPEEDOMETER GOES CRAZY AND SAYS THAT WE ARE TRAVELING AT A MUCH HIGHER RATE OF SPEED THAN WE ARE. LIKE IF IM GOING APPROX 70MPH, IT STATES WE ARE GOING ABOUT 110MPH! THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE! AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN A RECALL? *TR
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10254400January 9, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER, BOTH THE TACH AND SPEEDO OPERATE ERRATICALLY. THE SPEEDO IS OF PARTICULAR CONCERN, THE ERRATIC READING INDICATES THE WRONG VEHICLE SPEED, MANT TIMES IS READS 20 - 40MPH TO LOW WHICH CAN LEAD DRIVING HAZARD. THIS IS SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET SHOWS THIS A VERY SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM ON THESE VEHICLES, WITH THE INCIDENT RATE A MAGNITUDE HIGHER THAN NORMAL / ACCEPTABLE FAILURE RATES. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10254241January 8, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICER. HE WAS INFORMED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. HE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE, CHECKED THE FUSE PANEL, AND NOTICED THAT THE FUSE WAS STILL GOOD. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V527000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS). THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT OBLIGATED TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO THEIR ESTABLISHMENT FOR INSPECTION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,624 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,589.
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#10254334January 8, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2004 TRAILBLAZER EXT AND A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO THE RPM GAUGE STOPPED FUNCTIONING AND DOESN'T EVEN REGISTER. LESS THAN A MONTH LATER THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED MALFUNCTIONING AND MANY TIMES DOESN'T EVEN REGISTER A SPEED WHILE DRIVING FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THIS HAS BEEN A DAILY OCCURRENCE EVERY TIME MY WIFE AND FAMILY GET IN THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD FOR MY FAMILY AND FOR ANYONE ELSE WE MAY PASS ON THE ROAD. I KNOW FROM READING MULTIPLE OTHER COMPLAINTS ACROSS THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE AND THAT GM HAS ALREADY RECALLED THE CONSOLE CLUSTER ON SEVERAL OTHER MODELS HAVING THE SAME OR SIMILAR ISSUES. WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ALSO RECALLING THE SAME PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE MAKE? *TR
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0
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#10254065January 7, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
ONE DAY I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 40 MPH, BUT WHEN I LOOKED AT THE SPEEDOMETER IT WAS READING 90. FOR ABOUT A MONTH THE SPEEDOMETER NEVER REACHED ZERO AND PERFORMED NORMALLY. ONE DAY IT FINALLY DID REACH ZERO AND ACTED PROPERLY FOR ABOUT A WEEK, THEN BEGAN ACTING UP AGAIN. SINCE THEN, IT HAS GOTTEN STUCK POINTED DOWN AND DOES NOT MOVE AT ALL. ALSO, MY RPM BEGAN ACTING UP AS WELL. NOW IT STARTS BELOW ZERO AND ONLY MOVES OCCASIONALLY. THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN FOR ME BECAUSE I CAN HANDLE NOT KNOWING THE EXACT SPEED OF MY VEHICLE, BUT NOT KNOWING THE RPM ALSO MAKES IT DIFFICULT BECAUSE I HAVE NO REAL WAY TO DETERMINE MY SPEED. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED. I HAVE A FRIEND WITH A TRAILBLAZER LIKE MINE AND HE HAS A SIMILAR PROBLEM. SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK. ONLINE I'VE ALSO FOUND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. GM MUST CORRECT THIS ELECTRICAL GLITCH! *TR
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#10254124January 7, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING AND THE TAILGATE ON MY '04 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER POPPED OPEN. I WAS IN MORNING TRAFFIC AND IT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE BUT NOW I AM WONDERING IF THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE ISSUE? *TR
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0
#10254531January 6, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WITH A DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS REPLACED AND COST HIM NEARLY $600. HE FEELS THAT THE TRAILBLAZER SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE RECALL LIST. *KB *JB
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10254056January 6, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
BOUGHT A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND FUEL GAUGE IS NOT WORKING ON IT. QUIT RIGHT AFTER WE BOUGHT IT. WE HAD ALSO BOUGHT A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO IN 2004 FUEL GAUGE WENT OUT ON IT, IT HAS THE ELECTRONIC SENSOR/SENDING UNIT BUILT ONTO THE FUEL PUMP. FUEL PUMP WORKS GREAT JUST THE SENSOR IS BROKE. WHAT IS WITH THESE ON THE CHEVROLETS. I HAVE HEARD OF OTHERS WITH SAME ISSUE ON THEIR CHEVROLETS. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10253844January 5, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MIDAS FOR PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED AND THE OIL WAS REPLACED WITH A LIFE X-TEND OIL, WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO SLIP AND MAKE A LOUD NOISE WHEN SHIFITNG INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BEARING FAILED. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE OIL THAT WAS PLACED IN THE TRANSMISSION REVEALED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD PREVIOUS FAILURES. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WILL INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE. THE X-TEND OIL MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIR IF IT IS PROVEN THAT THE OIL WAS THE CAUSE FOR THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 102,000.
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No
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