Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2004)

1,368 consumer complaints on file.

#10251016December 7, 2008
VISIBILITY
MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND THE REAR WINDOW SUDDENLY SHATTERED. THERE WAS NO BREAK IN NOR ANYONE NEAR THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250967December 6, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GOES OUT , SPEEDOMETER AND ALL GAUGES JUST QUIT WORKING AND YOU HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING WHAT SPEED YOU ARE TRAVELING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250627December 3, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2004 TRAILBLAZER WITH 53,915 MILES. IN NOVEMBER 08, MY SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER & OIL GAUGES STARTED WORKING ONLY ABOUT 5% OF THE TIME. I COULD DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO GET THEM TO START WORKING AGAIN BUT AFTER 2 WEEKS OF DOING THAT BOTH THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE TACHOMETER QUITE WORKING AND POINT STRAIGHT DOWN TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE OIL GAUGE WORKS WHEN IT WANTS. I HAVE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND WAS SHOCKED TO SEE ALL THE SAME COMPLAINTS AND GM NOT DOING A THING TO HELP OUT THEIR CUSTOMERS. I HOPE GM WILL MAN UP TO THEIR PROBLEMS AND PLACE A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250368December 1, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS NOT WORKING. IT STARTED WITH THE RPM AND EACH ONE IS GOING OUT. ODOMETER IS NOT WORKING. ONLY 40,000 MILES THIS IS NOT RIGHT. I NOW REGRET BUYING A CHEVY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250165November 30, 2008
VISIBILITY
INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS . FUNCTION ERRATICALLY OR WILL NOT TURN OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250159November 29, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER FREEZES AND YOU CAN'T TELL HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN. BROUGHT IT IN, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AS IT WASN'T HAPPENING AT THE TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250111November 29, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
WE HAVE A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER, THAT ORIGINALLY BEGAN WITH THE SPEEDOMETER APPEARING TO BE STUCK FOR A FEW DAYS, WOULD GRADUALLY DECREASE. FOLLOWED BY THE RPM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. TODAY, 11/28/08, ALL GAUGES LIT UP, WARNING BELLS RANG, AND THEN THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL SHUT DOWN. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SILVERADO FOR THE SAME YEAR, BUT TRAILBLAZER OWNERS ARE REQUIRED TO PAY THE REPAIR BILL FOR A FAULTY INSTRUMENT PANEL. BEING UNABLE TO KNOW YOUR SPEED, HOW MUCH GAS YOU HAVE, OR IF YOUR RUNNING LOW ON VITAL FLUIDS SEEMS TO BE PRETTY DANGEROUS TO ME. THE FACT THAT GM WILL REPAIR THE SILVERADO, BUT NOT THE TRAILBLAZER DESPITE THE FACT THAT THEY ARE BOTH IN THE "TRUCK" CATEGORY IS RIDICULOUS. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT ANY ONE OF THESE PROBLEMS CAN LEAD TO DEATH OR INJURY OF THE OCCUPANTS OF MY VEHICLE, EITHER BY FIRE, STALLING IN TRAFFIC AND BEING HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, OR BECAUSE OF THE INABILITY TO ENSURE THAT MY VEHICLE IS OPERATING WITH THE PROPER VITAL FLUIDS, AS WELL AS MAINTAINING A SAFE RATE OF SPEED. MY TEENAGE CHILDREN ALSO DRIVE THIS CAR ON OCCASION, AND THOUGH THEY'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR 3 & 4 YEARS, THEY DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH EXPERIENCE TO OPERATE THIS VEHICLE SAFELY. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE BRAKE LIGHTS, HOW CAN THEY JUSTIFY THAT WHEN PEOPLE ARE DRIVING AROUND WITHOUT PROPERLY WORKING INSTRUMENT PANELS? THE SOLUTION BEING OFFERED IS FOR THE CONSUMER TO PAY AT LEAST 500.00 TO REPAIR SOMETHING VITAL TO THE SAFE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE, BUT GM WILL REPLACE THE TAILLIGHT/BRAKE LIGHT THAT COSTS PENNIES ON THE DOLLAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250043November 28, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER GETS STUCK ON HIGHER SPEED AND RPM METER GETS STUCK ON A HIGH LEVEL THEN STOPS WORKING THEN STARTS WORKING AGAIN BUT ON WRONG RPM LEVEL. HAVE TO RESTART VEHICLE 5-10 TIMES FOR IT TO GO DOWN. GM WANTS ME TO PAY FOR DIAGNOSIS THEN DECIDE WHETHER ITS COVERED OR NOT. GM SHOULD PAY FOR THE WHOLE THING SINCE ITS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL THE CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. THE TRAILBLAZER ISN'T THAT OLD AND ONLY HAS 39,000 MILES ON IT. ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE A MASTER DOOR WINDOW/ LOCK SWITCH WHICH COST ME $400. VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH GM WITH MY TRAILBLAZER AND GM NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THE LOUSY PRODUCT THEY PRODUCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250017November 27, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVING ALONG AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE SPEEDOMETER READS ZERO. ALL OTHER GAUGES WORK FINE. HAD DEALER FIX IT FOR 466.00 GM HAS BULLETIN OUT FOR THE PICKUPS AND SUVS BUT NOT THIS VEHICLE THAT USE THE SAME COMPONENTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249771November 25, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IN AUGUST 2008 MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED TO MALFUNCTION. IT WOULD NOT WORK FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN GO BACK TO NORMAL. BY OCTOBER IT QUIT WORKING AT ALL. MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ALSO STAYS ON. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED SOME POWER SURGES THAT SEEM TO AFFECT THE LIGHTING SYSTEM. I ALSO HAD TO PROBLEM COMMENTED ON BY SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS GOING OUT. I CHECKED ALL THE FUSES AND THEY WERE IN WORKING ORDER. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE BULBS WERE BLOWN AND REPLACED THEM. I QUESTIONED THAT STATEMENT SOMEWHAT BECAUSE I HAD REPLACE ONE OF THE BULBS NOT A MONTH EARLIER. THE LIGHTS HAVE WORKED FINE SINCE EXCEPT FOR POWER SURGES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249801November 25, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED AND THE DIAL MOVED TO ZERO. NO REPAIRS HAVE YET BEEN MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 56,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249591November 23, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WE HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH OUR SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON WITHIN THE PAST 2 WEEKS IN OUR 2004 TRAILBLAZER. AFTER GETTING IT DIAGNOSED IT IS BEING CAUSED BY THE FAN SPEED BEING TOO HIGH. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS REPAIRS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. WHY HAS GM NOT WARRANTED THIS!? WE HAVE GOTTEN CRAPPY SERVICE FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND WHILE OUR VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY NOW IT IS PAID FOR OUR WE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN RID OF IT ALREADY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249293November 19, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. SPORADICALLY, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS COMPLETELY FAILED. THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY WAS REDUCED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE RELAY WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE REPAIR WOULD HAVE TO WAIT BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249137November 18, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY SPEEDOMETER STOP WORKING. ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING, I CHECKED MY SPEED ONLY TO REALIZE THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT WORKING. A FEW DAYS LATER IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN. NOW THE NONE OF THE GAUGES (SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER , ECT.) ARE WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248973November 17, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. I AM RECEIVING A "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" ERROR. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A CHEVROLET DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED I HAD A CRACK IN MY FUEL TANK, P0442. I HAVE DID SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED OTHER PEOPLE WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ONLY THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM IS TO HAVE THE FUEL TANK REPLACE. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL VEHICLES AND THIS IS THE FIRST VEHICLE THAT I NEED THE FUEL TANK REPLACED. I AM VERY AFRAID FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY ALONG WITH OTHER FAMILY. THIS ISSUE MUST BE ADDRESSED TO PREVENT ANY FATALITIES AND I THINK GM SHOULD TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248981November 17, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT QUIT WORKING AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND ALL FUSES TO BE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER AS WELL AS ALL RELAYS AND THE DIMMER SWITCH, AFTER CHECKING THE BULBS IN THE LOW BEAM ASSEMBLY THE BULBS WERE NOT CHARRED OR BURNT AND THE FILAMENT WAS STILL IN CONTACT AS NORMAL, AFTER READING SOME EXCERPTS ON ANOTHER WEBSITE THIS IS AN ALL TO FAMILIAR INCIDENT. LUCKILY WE WERE NOT DRIVING AT NIGHT AND NO ONE WAS INJURED THANKFULLY. ITS TIME FOR A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED AND OR KILLED FROM THIS TYPE OF MANUFACTURING MALFUNCTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249053November 17, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I PURCHASED A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. EVERYTIME I FILL THE TANK I HAVE A STRONG ORDER OF GAS. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAVE A LEAK IN MY GAS TANK AND THAT I NEED A NEW GAS TANK. I SEARCHED AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE ALOT OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE WITH OTHER TRAIL BLAZER OWNERS. I WOULD LIKE FOR GM TO COMPENSATE OR PAY FOR THE REPAIRS THAT I HAD NO IDEA ABOUT. I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IF I KNEW THAT IT HAD A COMPLAINT OF THIS MAGNITUDE. THIS IS A COSTLY REPAIR. EVEN AT THE PRICE OF GAS - I DO NOT HAVE MONEY TO WASTE PURCHASING IT FOR IT TO JUST LEAK OUT MY VEHICLE. I AM ALSO REQUIRED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE THROUGH EMISSIONS BUT CAN NOT UNTIL THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT GOES OFF. IT WON'T GO OFF UNTIL THE GAS TANK IS FIXED. MY LICENSE IIS IN JEOPARDY BECAUSE OR STATE (ILLINOIS) REQUIRES THAT THIS IS DONE WITHIN A CERTAIN TIME PERIOD. I HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 1 TICKET FOR THIS BECAUSE MY PLATES CAN NOT BE RENEWED AS WELL UNTIL THE EMISSIONS HAS PASSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248371November 10, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I NEVER KNOW WHAT SPEED I AM GOING. IT READS 120 MPH WHEN I AM AT A RED LIGHT! I'M CONSTANTLY IN FEAR OF BEING PULLED OVER BY POLICE WHETHER I'M IN THE CITY OR OUT IN THE COUNTRY BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF I'M FOLLOWING THE SPEED LIMIT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THE WHOLE DASHBOARD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE PRICE OF THE PART IS @ $280 PLUS LABOR. SOME OF THE INTERIOR LIGHTS HAVE BURNT OUT AND LABELING OF KNOBS HAVE FADED. THE HUB CAPS ON THE 17" WHEELS AREN'T SECURE ENOUGH. THEY COME OFF EASY WHEN DRIVING THROUGH WATER. I LOST THEM DURING A STORM AND HAD TO REPLACE THEM WHEN I SAW THEY WERE MISSING. OF THESE, WHAT WORRIES ME THE MOST IS THE SPEEDOMETER AS IT IS IMPORTANT FOR SAFE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247347October 31, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE LOW BEAMS WERE NOT WORKING, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO ACTIVATE THE HIGH BEAMS. SINCE THAT TIME, THE LOW BEAMS HAVE WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE IN THEIR POSSESSION SO IT COULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT LIABLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247244October 30, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO AUTO ZONE AND COMPUTER DIAGNOSIS WAS EVAP EMISSION LEAK, SMALL. CODE:P0440. THIS HAPPENED TWICE OVER 2-3 WEEK PERIOD. REPLACED GAS CAP, THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. LIGHT CAME BACK ON. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP GARAGE, I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD A SIGNIFICANT LEAK IN MY GAS TANK, AT THE FILLER NECK, WOULD COST $900 TO FIX IT. THING IS, I HAD BEEN DRIVING THIS CAR AROUND FOR OVER 3 WEEKS WITH MY 2 SMALL CHILDREN IN IT WITH THE POSSIBILITY IT COULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE! HOW SCARY IS THAT? DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO POSSIBILITY OF CATCHING FIRE. CONTACTED GM CONSUMER SERVICE, AWAITING THEIR RETURN CALL. THEY DIDN'T SEEM INTERESTED IN HELPING ME. I KNOW PREVIOUS YRS (2002, 2003, AND EARLY 2004 MODELS) HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND WAS COVERED BY GM OR WERE RECALLED. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. I THINK IT IS SUSPICIOUS THAT I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS PREVIOUS YR MODELS AND I HAVE ONLY 85,000 MILES ON MY CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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