Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2004)

1,368 consumer complaints on file.

#10216567January 31, 2008
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE HAD ABNORMAL WEAR AND WAS LEAKING. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V455000 (STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS) WAS REFERENCED FOR THE 2006 MODELS, WHICH WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 03-04-08 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216542January 30, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE RPM TACH DOES NOT WORK ON THE 2004 TRAILBLAZER. THIS IS MY WIFE'S CAR AND SHE TAKES REALLY GOOD CARE OF IT. WE DO NOT DRIVE IT HARD. THE DRIVER SIDE PLASTIC BEZEL AROUND THE ELECTRONICS IS BROKE. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC BOARD, APPARENTLY IT WAS NOT DETECTING CORRECTLY AND MAKING THE VEHICLE STALL. OH AND WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK MAKE SURE YOU RUN THE PUMP BY HAND. IF YOU ALLOW THE PUMP TO FILL THE CAR YOU WILL OVER FILL EVERYTIME. CAUSING GAS TO GO ON THE SIDE OF THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216217January 27, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER IS INCORRECT. IT WILL START OFF FINE BUT AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 10 MIN THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WILL START FALLING TO 0 AT A SLOW PACE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216155January 26, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2004 CHEV.TRAILBLAZER. SPEEDOMETER STUCK-GETS INCORRECT READINGS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216044January 25, 2008
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
I OPENED THE REAR ACCESS TO MY TRAILBLAZER AND WAS ABOUT TO SHUT IT I REACHED MY HAND UP AND STARTED TO PULL THE HATCH DOWN. I HAD MOVED IT ABOUT AN INCH WHEN THE BACK WINDOW "EXPLODED" SENDING A SHOWER OF GLASS DOWN OVER ME AND MY FIVE YEAR OLD SON. IT SHOT GLASS FRAGMENTS 10 FEET. I HAD GLASS IN MY HAND AND MY HAIR. SON WAS BEHIND ME AND LUCKILY HE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. PEOPLE HEARD IT NOISE INSIDE THE BUILDING. THE VEHICLE WAS CLEAR OF ICE AND SNOW AND IT WAS 20 DEGREES OUT, ( NOT TERRIBLY COLD COMPARABLY). I HAD NEVER HAD TROUBLE WITH THE GLASS OR THE REAR ACCESS BEFORE. THE GLASS DID NOT HAVE A NICK OR A SCRATCH. I TOOK PICTURES OF THE MESS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215847January 24, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
FAILURE OF INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON 2004 CHEV TRAILBLAZER. THE TACH WENT BAD AT 52,500 MILES AND MY SPEEDOMETER FAILED ABOUT 4,000 MILES AFTER THAT. IT IS STUCK AT 120 MILES PER HOUR EVEN WHEN THE UNIT IS PARKED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215936January 24, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER CABLE STARTED ACTING ERRATIC AND NO FAIL TO ACCURATELY TELL ME HOW FAST THAT I AM GOING. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND GMAC HAS A RECALL ON THE SAME CLUSTER THAT IS USED ON SIMILAR VEHICLES. I OWN A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WITH 69,000 MILES ON IT. I USE THE VEHICLE TO TRAVEL BACK AND FORTH TO WORK TOTALING 100+ MILES PER DAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215645January 22, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER ON BOTH MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT AND MY 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER SEDAN HAVE BEEN FUNCTIONING ERRATICALLY, I.E. REGISTERING 100 MPH IN PARK AND THEN NOT REGISTERING A SPEED AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214963January 15, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2004 TRAILBLAZER WITH SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGE INTERMITTENT FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214716January 14, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED INTERMITTENTLY IN ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD BECOME STUCK ON 100 OR 0 MPH WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OR IN PARK. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 62,000. UPDATED 02/14/08. *LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214720January 14, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE PARKED, THE SPEEDOMETER READ 120 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000. UPDATED 02-14-08 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214465January 10, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER ONTO THE HIGHWAY ON JANUARY 4, 2008 AND THE SPEEDOMETER WENT TO ZERO. AFTER WE STOPPED AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, IT JUMPED UP AND DOWN AND THEN STEADIED AROUND 50 MPH EVEN THOUGH WE HAD TO BE TRAVELING FASTER THAN THAT TO KEEP UP WITH THE TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE. NOW WHEN IT IDLES, THE SPEEDOMETER INTERMITTENTLY CATCHES. BUD WOLF CHEVROLET SAID ON MONDAY, JANUARY 7TH, THAT THEY WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE AS THE TRAILBLAZERS WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS A NUMBER OF OTHER GM SUV'S AND TRUCKS. (THEY FIXED 5 TRAILBLAZERS IN THE PAST MONTH THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SPEEDOMETER). HOWEVER, I LEARNED THAT THEY WERE GOING OUT OF BUSINESS AND WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR TODAY. WHEN I CALLED OTHER DEALERS, AND CHEVROLET'S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT, I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR MYSELF. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, MANY TRAILBLAZER OWNERS ARE UNHAPPY BECAUSE THEY ARE EITHER HAVING TO PAY $500 FOR THE REPAIR OR DRIVE THEIR VEHICLE WITH A FAULTY SPEEDOMETER BECAUSE THEY CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214285January 9, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER IN VEHICLE HAS STOPPED FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. WHEN PARKED THE SPEEDOMETER IS INDICATING SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 50 AND 90 MPH WHEN DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER WILL TRAVEL SPORADICALLY UP FROM ITS START POINT UNTIL IT REACHES ITS MAX LOCATION. WHEN SLOWING OR STOPPING THE SPEEDOMETER WILL SOMETIMES TRAVEL BACK TOWARDS ITS START POINT, SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT. I DO CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE THAT GM SHOULD ADDRESS. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET HAS REVEALED 100'S OF OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM IN TRAILBLAZERS, AS WELL AS WITH GMC YUKON'S, SIERRA PICK UPS, CHEVY TAHOE'S, AVALANCHE'S, AND SILVERADO'S. THERE HAS BEEN AN EXTENSION OF THE WARRANTY ON SEVERAL MODELS TO REPAIR THIS DEFECTIVE GAUGE CLUSTER, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THE TRAILBLAZER HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS EXTENSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213976January 6, 2008
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
THE FAILURE INVOLVES THE ELECTRO-MECHANICAL DEVICE THAT SHIFTS THE CAR INTO FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE. THE FOUR-WHEEL IS ENGAGED BY SELECTING 4WD WITH A DASHBOARD SELECTOR SWITCH. THE SWITCH WILL SHOW A LIGHTED INDICATOR MOVING FROM 2WD TO THE 4WD. THIS INDICATION IS FAULTY. WHILE DRIVING TOWARDS A SNOW COVERED MOUNTAIN ROAD WITH SEVERAL SHARP TURNS GOING UP THE MOUNTAIN THE VEHICLES SELECTOR SWITCH WAS MOVED TO THE 4WD POSITION AND THE INDICATOR LIGHT SHOWN IT WAS ENGAGE IN THE 4WD MODE. HOWEVER THE INDICATION WAS FAULTY AND THE VEHICLE WAS ACTUALLY ONLY IN 2WD. THE SELECTOR SWITCH ENGAGES AN ACTUATOR THAT CAUSES A FORK TO MOVE THE GEARS IN THE FRONT TRANSFER CASE INTO OR OUT OF 4WD. THE RESULT OF THE FALSE INDICATION OF THE VEHICLE BEING IN 4WD WHEN IT WAS ACTUALLY IN 2WD CAUSE THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE TO BREAK TRACTION AND THE ENTIRE VEHICLE TO START INTO A SPIN WHICH RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE LEAVING THE ROAD AND DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE MAIN PROBLEM IS THAT THE VEHICLE GAVE A FALSE INDICATION OF BEING IN 4WD WHEN IT WAS ACTUALLY IN 2WD. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213406January 2, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED IT STILL REGISTERS 15 - 20 MPH. I HAVE READ REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM ALL OVER THE INTERNET BUT GM IS NOT ISSUING A RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN THAT ANYONE WILL ADMIT TO. OVERALL THIS TRUCK HAS SERVED MY FAMILY WELL, BUT THIS IS MY WIFE'S TRUCK (OUR MAIN VEHICLE) AND I NEED EVERYTHING TO WORK PROPERLY. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE SHE TRAVELS WITH OUR CHILDREN AND WE NEED A VERY DEPENDABLE VEHICLE. IF THIS WAS AN ISOLATED PROBLEM I COULD UNDERSTAND THE REPAIR AT MY EXPENSE, BUT REPORT OF THIS PROBLEM ARE ALL OVER THE INTERNET. GM SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT.*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213295December 31, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
I AM THE FIRST AND ONLY OWNER OF A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. AROUND 25,000 MILES, SES LIGHT CAME ON, GOT SERVICED UNDER WARRANTY WITH A BURNED OUT O2 SENSOR AS THE CAUSE. AT 30, 000 MILES, THE SES LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP (OUT OF WARRANTY) AND PAID $80 FOR DIAGNOSTICS. SERVICE REP CAME BACK SAYING VEHICLE WAS FINE, CODES WERE IN THE COMPUTER'S HISTORY AND NO PROBLEMS EXIST. TWO DAYS LATER, SES LIGHT POPS BACK UP. DUE TO THE WEATHER, I GARAGED MY TRAILBLAZER AND BEGAN TO SMELL FUEL INSIDE MY HOUSE, AND WAS EVEN STRONGER IN THE GARAGE. RAW FUEL WAS LEAKING OUT FROM UNDER THE GAS TANK, AND PARTS WERE DOUSED. I CALL GM, EXPLAIN THE PROBLEM AND BASICALLY WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO RECALLS/SPECIAL REPAIRS ETC. ON 2004 MODELS. THEY DID CALL THE DEALERSHIP AND WILL HAVE A REP CALL ME BACK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213222December 30, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER DEFECT IN 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213171December 29, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER SPEEDOMETER JUMPS, REGISTERS INCORRECTLY IE: 30MPH WHEN GOING 65MPG, OR DOESN'T WORK AT ALL, WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213181December 29, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MAKE: CHEVROLET MODEL: TRAILBLAZER 04' EXT THE SPEEDOMETER ON THE VEHICLE HAS STOPPED WORKING. THIS SEEMS TO BE A HUGE PROBLEM WITH "TRAILBLAZERS" BETWEEN 03-04. MANY COMPLAINTS, BUT NO ACTION TAKEN BY CHEVY TO FIX THIS. I WOULD LIKE FOR THIS TO BE LOOKED INTO, AS THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. PEOPLE DRIVING AROUND AND NOT KNOWING THEIR SPEED COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT?? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212894December 27, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. IT READS AT SPEEDS HIGHER THAN YOU ARE TRAVELING, OFTEN GOING PAST THE 120 MPH LIMIT ON THE SPEEDOMETER FACE. IT IS A CONSTANTLY OCCURRING PROBLEM, AND HAS NOT STOPPED SINCE IT BEGAN. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE ONE NEVER KNOWS WHAT SPEED THEY ARE TRAVELING, WHICH COULD LEAD TO TICKETS OR ACCIDENTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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