Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2004)

1,368 consumer complaints on file.

#10181848February 7, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WE BOUGHT A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER BRAND NEW. WE HAD ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE PERFORMED. THEN IN DECEMBER 29TH OF 2006 IN THE EVENING WE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF THE TRANSMISSION IN THIRD GEAR. WE WERE TRYING TO MERGE ONTO A HIGHWAY AND WERE ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A SEMI-TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK. I QUICKLY PULLED OFF TO THE BREAK DOWN LANE TO AVERT AN ACCIDENT. IT HAS BEEN ROUGHLY BEEN SIX WEEKS SINCE WE DROPPED THE VEHICLE OFF AT A AUTHORIZED CHEVY DEALER. OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY WANTS TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION. THE CHEVY SERVICE DEPARTMENT WANTS TO REPLACE IT. THEY ARE AT A STALEMATE. THIS VEHICLE HAD ONLY 68000 MILES ON IT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181879February 7, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
ODOMETER FAILURE AFTER 81,000 MILES... ODOMETER WILL LOCK ON DIFFERENT SPEEDS, FROM 10-40- 110 MPH EVEN THOUGH I AM NOT TRAVELING THAT SPEED. MY MECHANIC SAYS THAT THIS PART NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BECAUSE HE HAS HAD TO REPLACE SO MANY CHEVROLET TAHOE AND TRAILBLAZERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS PART CAN RUN OVER $300.00 SOMETIMES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181797February 6, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY STARTED READING RANDOMLY, USUALLY 10-15 MPH TOO HIGH. INTERMITTENT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181671February 5, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
AT 40,000 MILES MY CHEVY TRAILBLAZER'S SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING- AT 120 MPH AND HAS BEEN STUCK THERE FOR A WEEK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181219January 31, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FROM 5 TO 50 MPH, FULL PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. DRIVING INTO A CURB WAS THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE VEHICLE. RESULTING IN TIRE AND WHEEL DAMAGE. NO PERSONAL INJURY WAS CAUSED. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10180918January 28, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
DASH WARNING LIGHTS COME ON/STAY ON/GO OFF RANDOMLY. ADDITIONALLY, ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, DECREASED ENGINE POWER HAS OCCURRED. SHUTTING VEHICLE DOWN WITH A RESTART HAS ALWAYS SOLVED THE "DECREASED POWER" ISSUE. BUT DEALERSHIP & AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE CANNOT FIX DUE TO "NO CODES STORED". WARNING LIGHT INVOLVED ARE: SERVICE ENGINE SOON, OIL CHANGE DUE AND REDUCED POWER. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM HAVING STARTED ALMOST AS SOON AS WE TOOK DELIVERY OF VEHICLE NEW WITH 250 MILES .*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10179542January 24, 2007
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
ONCE IN A WHILE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE RAOD THE REAR HATCH WINDOW POPS OPEN. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME BUT IN THE PAST YEAR IT HAS HAPPEN FOUR TIMES. TWICE IN THE PAST MONTH. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178893January 17, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
OCTOBER 5, 2005 I BOUGHT A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. AT TIME OF PURCHASE, I WAS OFFERED A TIRES FOR LIFE DEAL. ALL THAT WAS REQUIRED OF ME WAS TO HAVE THE MAINTENANCE DONE AT CHEVY AND TO HAVE TIRE ROTATIONS AND OIL CHANGES EVERY 3000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS. LAST OIL CHANGE AND ROTATION ON JAN 8, THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED FRONT BRAKES. 57,500 MILES ON VEHICLE. I SAID OKAY AND SET UP AN APPOINTMENT FOR JAN.15. AT THAT TIME, THEY TOLD ME I WOULD NEED NEW ROTORS ALSO. AT THIS POINT I WAS STARTING TO MISTRUST THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY PUT MY VEHICLE BACK TOGETHER AND I WENT TO BIG O TIRES FOR A SECOND OPINION. UPON THEIR CHECKING MY VEHICLE, THEY FOUND ALL FOUR ROTORS TO BE BAD! IT APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER IS USING A DEFECTIVE METAL TO MAKE THE ROTORS. BIG O CLAIMS THAT IT IS A POTENTIAL LAW SUIT AND THEY SHOULD DO A RECALL. THEY HAVE HAD NUMEROUS CASES COME IN LIKE MINE NOT ONLY ON THE TRAILBLAZER BUT OTHER CHEVY TRUCKS AND SUV'S. THE BRAKES WEREN'T ACTUALLY WORE THAT BAD BUT ALL FOUR ROTORS WERE RUSTED AND PITTED. THESE ROTORS HAD NEVER BEEN TURNED THEY STILL HAD MANUFACTURER CLIPS ON THEM. IT WAS DEFINITELY A SIGN OF POOR QUALITY PARTS NOT REGULAR WEAR AND TEAR. ALSO, CHEVY MAKES ME WONDER WHY THEY DID NOT NOTICE THIS EARLIER? I HAVE BEEN IN THEIR SHOP EVERY 3000 MILES FOR ROTATION, THEY SHOULD HAVE NOTICED THIS RIGHT AWAY. IT IS AS IF THEY WERE TRYING TO HIDE SOMETHING. HERE IN 2 WEEKS I WILL BE GETTING NEW FRONT ROTORS AND BRAKES. THEN AS SOON AS I CAN AFFORD IT I AM GOING TO GET THE BACK ROTORS REPLACED. BUT THIS COULD PROVE TO BE DANGEROUS TO MANY PEOPLE AND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178863January 16, 2007
AIR BAGS
TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON 1/13/07 HE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH HIS 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE ODOMETER READ 33,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. HE WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH AND COLLIDED WITH THE SECOND VEHICLE IN A PERPENDICULAR ANGLE "T-BONE" STRIKING IT ON THE SIDE AS IT CROSSED IN FRONT OF HIM. THE DRIVER WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT IN THE VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED. THERE WERE 5 PEOPLE INJURED IN THE SECOND VEHICLE. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
5
Deaths:
0
#10178771January 15, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS BLINK WHILE DRIVING AND SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER STOPPED WORKING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178417January 11, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WE BOUGHT OUR 04 TRAILBLAZER USED ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. IT WAS OWNED BY ENTERPRISE BEFORE AND THEREFORE ALREADY HAD 30000 MILES ON IT BUT WE KNEW THAT IT WAS MAINTAINED WELL. IT IS NOW AT 71000 MILES AND WE HAVE DONE ALL RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE. YESTERDAY, WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE THE TRANSMISSION LOST THIRD GEAR AND ABOVE. THIS WAS DANGEROUS BUT LUCKILY I GOT OFF OF THE INTERSTATE WITH NO INCIDENCE. THIS MORNING WE TOOK THE TRUCK TO OUR LOCAL AND TRUSTED MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT. HE CALLED JASPER TO GET A PRICE ON A NEW TRANSMISSION AND DURING THAT CONVERSATION, JASPER INFORMED HIM THAT THEY HAVE DONE 15 UPGRADES TO THIS PARTICULAR GM TRANSMISSION AND THAT EVEN GM IS BUYING REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS FROM THEM. I THINK THAT GM SHOULD CONSIDER SOME TYPE OF RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSIONS DUE TO THE OBVIOUS AMOUNT OF PROBLEMS THEY ARE CAUSING. NEEDLESS TO SAY.. MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED AND I HAVE TO SHELL OUT $3000 TO REPAIR A 3 YR OLD VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178284January 10, 2007
SUSPENSION
SNAPPING AND POPPING FROM FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE STABALIZER LINKS. THIS SEEMD TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM FOR A WHILE. NOW THE NOISE IS BACK AND AT TIMES IS QUITE LOUD. VEHICLE HAS 21,000 MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178305January 10, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL* - SOMETIME IN LATE SEPTEMBER 2006, WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP. THE VEHICLE SOUNDED AS IF IT WANTED TO ACCELERATE, BUT COULDN'T. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HAVE THE FAILURE FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD THE SAME TYPE OF FAILURE WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT. WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE'S SPEED DECREASED TO 5 MPH FOR ABOUT 20-30 SECONDS. ON 10/11/06 CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE EXHAUST CHECK VALVE. ON 10/17/06 VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME FAILURE AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS TURNING ON,. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY REPLACED THE OXYGEN SENSOR. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME INCIDENT WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 10/3106, AND THEY REPLACED THE VALVE BODY. IT CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME INCIDENT WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, BUT THIS TIME THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT SHOWING. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 12/20/06, AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WASN'T ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CURRENTLY HAS THE VEHICLE PARKED AT HOME AND DOES NOT PLAN TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE HE DOESN'T FEEL SAFE IN VEHICLE. *AK UPDATED 2/26/2007 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178060January 8, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP FOR AN INSPECTION ON 1/9/07. HE WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION NEXT YEAR BECAUSE OF THE BRAKE ROTORS. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INDICATED THAT ALL 4 ROTORS WERE WARPED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE ROTORS SHOULD NOT BE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT AT 21800 MILES. *AK UPDATED 01/31/07. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177618January 2, 2007
AIR BAGS
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER. DURING A SNOW STORM THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS. THE MANUFACTURER SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO ACCESS THE DAMAGE, AND STATED THAT THERE WAS $10,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE, AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY TRAVELING 8 MPH. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10177434December 31, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 2004 TRAILBLAZER SPARE TIRE WINCH WOULD NOT CRANK MY TIRE ALL THE WAY DOWN I WAS ON THE SIDE OF THE EXPRESSWAY AND COULD NOT REMOVE MY TIRE SO THAT I COULD CHANGE IT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10177288December 29, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WITH 17000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, THE LIFTGATE DOES NOT LATCH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT FIRST HAPPENED ON 12-23-06 AND IT HAS NOT WORKED SINCE. THE CONTACT SAID THAT SHE HAS TRIED THE POWER LOCK, AND THE KEY FOB/REMOTE AND IT STILL DID NOT LOCK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176918December 26, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
ON 8/1/06 I WAS AWAKEN BY A NEIGHBOR AT 1 AM SAYING MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED BUT THE ENTIRE INTERIOR WAS DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID IT HAD TO HAVE BEEN AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED SINCE 8 PM THAT NIGHT AND IT WAS LOCKED. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF FORCED ENTRY AND NO SIGN OF ANY OTHER REASON FOR THE FIRE. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 10/04 AND HAD LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON IT. I USED THE ROADSIDE WARRANTY TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A DEALER BUT THE DEALER REFUSED TO HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT. IT TOOK TWO WEEKS FOR GM TO SEND A FIRE INVESTIGATOR OUT AND THEIR INVESTIGATOR SAID HE COULDN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE VERMONT STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE BUT GM DID NOT RESPOND TO THE COMPLAINT. I HAD ELECTRICAL REPAIRS DONE JUST A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE TOO AND THE STEREO SYSTEM HAD STOPPED WORKING JUST A MONTH BEFORE THE FIRE. THE CAR IS STILL SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP. I DID NOT HAVE COLLISION INSURANCE BECAUSE THE CAR WAS PAID IN FULL AND MY CURRENT FINANCES DID NOT ALLOW ME TO MAINTAIN ANYTHING MORE THAN LIABILITY INSURANCE. SO NOW I HAVE NO VEHICLE AND THIS IS TOUGH WITH 3 YOUNG CHILDREN. GM REFUSES TO HONOR THEIR WARRANTY AND INSISTS THAT THIS MODEL VEHICLE DOESN'T HAVE ELECTRICAL ISSUES. IT'S TIME SOMEONE MADE GM HONOR THE WARRANTY THEY CHARGE FOR WHEN YOU PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176730December 21, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER & TACH DO NOT WORK PROPERLY THEY READ WRONG OR NOT AT ALL. YOU CAN BE DRIVING AT 50 MPH YOU THINK, BUT IT MIGHT BE 60 OR 70. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER SERVICE THE REP SEAMED TO KNOW RIGHT AWAY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. COST $400.00+ TO FIX. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175949December 12, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BY ITSELF FROM 25 TO 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER.*AK UPDATED 01/19/07.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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