Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2004)

1,368 consumer complaints on file.

#10212596December 23, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
GAUGE CLUSTER IS NON-FUNCTIONAL. (TACHOMETER & SPEEDOMETER). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212569December 22, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED IN MY 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. NOT ONLY DID THE TACH AND SPEEDOMETER NOT WORK, THEY BOTH REGISTERED THE WRONG INFORMATION. AT TIMES, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD BE READING 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ACTUALLY GOING AROUND 55-60 MPH. IF YOU CAN REMEMBER THAT THEY ARE WRONG, IT DOES NOT CAUSE TOO MUCH TROUBLE, BUT CAN YOU IMAGINE IF SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T DRIVE THE VEHICLE TOO OFTEN, SAY A SPOUSE, AND THEY HEAD INTO A SHARP CURVE WITH A WARNING SIGN POSTED AT 25MPH, AND THEY LOOK AT THE SPEEDOMETER FOR VERIFICATION, AND FORGET THAT IT IS WRONG. THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT, WHEN IT IS HARDER TO JUDGE YOUR SPEED. GENERAL MOTORS REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ENGINEERING FLAW ON THEIR VEHICLES. THERE ARE LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. AS A RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER IN ONE OF THE THE LARGEST COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA, I FEEL QUALIFIED TO MAKE THE STATEMENT THAT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DEFECT AND SHOULD PROMPT ACTION BY THE NHTSA TO FORCE GM TO REPAIR THESE DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS AT NO CHARGE. INSTEAD GM IS MAKING A LOT OF MONEY OFF THEIR CUSTOMERS FOR THE REPAIRS. FROM WHAT I CAN TELL, ABOUT $500 PER VEHICLE. THE SPEEDOMETERS GO OUT AROUND 40-50 K MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212322December 19, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
CHEVY 2004 TRAILBLAZER SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER FAILS, RESULTING IN INCORRECT READINGS ON THE SPEEDOMETER AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212366December 19, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER WILL GET STUCK AND THEN IT WILL NOT GO BACK TO 0 WHEN YOU ARE STOPPED. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL ALSO AT TIMES SHOW THAT I AM GOING 120MPH+ AND I AM BARELY MOVING OR STOPPED. THE ONLY WAY TO GET BACK TO 0 MPH (IF IT WORKS) IS TO TURN THE TRAILBLAZER ON AND OFF UNTIL IT GOES BACK TO 0. VEHICLE HAS 50,000 MILE'S. I CANNOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT THIS HAPPENING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212171December 17, 2007
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
REAR WINDOW SHATTERED WHILE SITTING IN MY 2004 TRAILBLAZER. NO ROCKS WERE THROWN AT THE TRUCK. BASED ON INTERNET RESEARCH IT SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH GM SUV'S. I CALLED THE DEALER TODAY (12/17/07) AND THE SERVICE MANAGER DENIED HAVING ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM. GM/DEALER DENYING ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THE ISSUE SEEMS TO BE RECURRING AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211977December 15, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HAD A SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. WE WERE GOING THE SPEED LIMIT AND THE SPEEDOMETER WENT TO 120 MPH THEN DROPPED BACK DOWN, POINTING STRAIGHT DOWN. LUCKY WE WERE ON A STRAIGHT ROAD AND NOT A CURVY ONE. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211961December 14, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
THE REVERSE TRANSMISSION BELL HOUSING BLOWS OUT. THIS IS THE SECOND CHEVROLET VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED AND THE SAME PROBLEM ON BOTH THE FIRST TIME $2400.00 LATER IT WAS FIXED,AND NOW $2200.00 LATER THE PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED. I KNOW OF 3 PEOPLE SO FAR THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I WILL ASSURE YOU THIS WILL BE THE LAST CHEVROLET VEHICLE I WILL BUY UNLESS THIS PROBLEM IS FIXED. PLEASE RESPOND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211836December 13, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
GAUGES IN GAUGE CLUSTER GIVE FALSE READINGS SPEEDO IN PARTICULAR READS 120MPH WHEN NOT MOVING , WHEN VEHICLE SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON THE READING CHANGES , SOMETIMES GOES BACK TO NORMAL HAPPENS PERIODICALLY THROUGH OUT THE WEEK; GAUGES AFFECTED TACH, SPEEDO, VOLTAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211424December 11, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS GO OUT WITHOUT NOTICE. AT TIMES ALL LIGHTS AND GAUGES ARE ON. OTHER TIMES NO LIGHTS OR GAUGES WORK AT ALL. I KNOW THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS RECALLED ON VARIOUS 2004 CHEVY TRUCK MODELS. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS 2004 TRAILBLAZER PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211470December 11, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS DIM, BATTERY GAUGE BOUNCES BACK AND FORTH TO POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211211December 8, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211133December 7, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TACH IS NOT WORKING AT ALL AND SPEEDOMETER IS ALL OVER THE FACE. DO NOT TRUST THE INFORMATION THAT IS SHOWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211189December 7, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
WHENEVER I DRIVE AT NIGHT THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKER AND SOMETIMES GO OUT COMPLETELY WHEN I BRAKE OR ALLOW THE TRUCK TO COAST. WHEN I USE THE GAS THE PROBLEM RESOLVES BUT SINCE I HAVE TO STOP SOMETIME THIS ISN'T A GOOD FIX. THE ELECTRICAL GAUGE ON MY DASH FLUXUATE WITH THE LIGHTS GOING FROM LOW TO HIGH AND BACK AGAIN. I'VE TAKEN INTO 2 DEALERSHIPS BUT THEY "CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM" I WORK NIGHTS SO I AM DRIVING MOSTLY DURING THE NIGHT. HOW IS IT SAVE FOR A YOUNG WOMAN TO DRIVE ALONE AT NIGHT WITHOUT LIGHTS? THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT HAS HAPPENED SINCE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK AND HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210937December 5, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVORLET TRAILBLAZER. THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. I HAVE NO WAY TO GAUGE MY SPEED WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON GM PRODUCTS. THE VEHICLE IS 3 YEARS OLD AND HAS 66K AND SPEEDOMETER SHOULD NOT FAIL. THIS IS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210772December 4, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT LOOKED AT THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE DIAL WAS ON ZERO. THE TACHOMETER WAS OVER 7,000 AND THE OIL GAUGE WAS OVER EIGHTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS NOT WORKING. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS THIRTY MILES OFF, THE RPM WAS STUCK AT 4,000, AND THE FUEL TANK VARIED FROM FULL TO HALF. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH CHEVROLET AND THEY STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 53,253.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210801December 4, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. DURING THE WINTER, THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONS. THE DIAL WILL SHOW 100 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING 50 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT A NEW SPEEDOMETER WAS NEEDED AT THE COST OF $500. THE DEALER INFORMATION WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,216 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210038November 27, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IS UNDEPENDABLE ESPECIALLY IN COOLER WEATHER. IT MIGHT SAY I'M GOING 120 MPH IN TOWN OR 35 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS HAPPENED LAST SPRING AND OCCASIONALLY THIS SUMMER. NOW IT IS REAL FREQUENT. WHEN I SEARCH (GOOGLE) THE PROBLEM IT APPEARS TO BE QUITE OFTEN WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209912November 26, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER IS GOING BAD. IT REGISTERS SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 120MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ONLY GOING 60MPH. THERE IS A LIMITED RECALL BUT ONLY IF YOUR VEHICLE FALLS UNDER 7 YEARS 70,000 MILES. MY 2004 TAHOE HAS 84,000 MILES AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS "EXTENDED WARRANTY". *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209855November 25, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT SPEEDOMETER DOES INDICATE CORRECT SPEED. OPERATION IS INTERMITTENT. WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, INDICATION IS FROM 0 MPH TO PEGGED OUT, WITH NEEDLE FLUCTUATING. NO ACCIDENTS, INJURIES, OR SPEEDING TICKETS, YET!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209704November 22, 2007
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
UPON ATTEMPTING TO HAVE MY TIRE SERVICED AT A LOCAL FIRESTONE SERVICE CENTER I WAS INFORMED BY MANAGER THERE THAT ALL FOUR OF THE TIRES ON MY VEHICLE WERE DEFECTIVE, TREAD COULD SEPARATE FROM TIRE, AND THAT THEY WOULD THEREFORE NOT PERFORM ANY SERVICE. ALL TIRES SHOW CRACKING AT BASE OF TREAD WHERE IT MEATS THE SIDEWALL ALL THE WAY AROUND EACH TIRE. THESE TIRES ARE ORIGINAL TIRES PURCHASED ON NEW GM '04 TRAILBLAZER IN FEBRUARY OF THAT YEAR. THERE IS VERY LITTLE TREADWARE AND TIRES ONLY HAVE 29,000 MILES ON THEM. TIRE DESCRIPTION: BFGOODRICH OPEN TRAIL T/A P245/70R16. DOT AP9L 2E11 3303 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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