Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2004)

1,368 consumer complaints on file.

#10141224October 30, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN
SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER I BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH A LOUD VIBRATION FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE. IT HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES BUT IS STILL NOT FIXED. RECENTLY THE VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING OUT AT ANY GIVEN TIME. DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE. STILL DOES IT!!! AROUND THE SAME TIME MY TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP. DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE. STILL DOES IT!!! NOW I AM FEELING A LOT OF VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN I TURN. TALKED TO OTHER TB OWNERS AND I THINKING I WILL NEED TO REPLACE THE STRUTS. WHAT NEXT!! *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141153October 28, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WHEN FILLING GAS TANK, GAS SPEWS OUT OF THE GAS TANK BEFORE THE PUMP TURNS OFF. IT DON'T MATTER HOW THE GAS NOZZLE IS PUT IN. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140927October 27, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS DIM VERY LOW TO THE POINT THAT YOU CAN NOT SEE. DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME. DASHBOARD LIGHTS ALSO GO VERY LOW. VEHICLE TAKEN IN TO DEALERSHIP IN APRIL. TECH SAYS CAN NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. CAR TAKEN IN AGAIN THIS TIME CD PLAYER WILL STOP PLAYING IF VOLUME IS TURNED ALL THE WAY DOWN FOR MORE THAT 2 MINS. IN ORDER TO MAKE IT PLAY AGAIN YOU HAVE TO EJECT CD AND REINSERT. RADIO WAS SUPPOSE TO BE ORDERED NEVER RECEIVED IT. CAR TAKEN IN AGAIN THIS TIME DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP FOUND PROBLEM WITH RADIO AND IT WAS REPLACED ASKED FOR THEM TO CHECK HEADLIGHTS BECAUSE PROBLEM STILL HAPPENS. THEY ALSO CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. AFTER LEAVING DEALERSHIP CD PLAYERS STOPS PLAY AGAIN. SEPT 28, 2005 WHILE AT BANK DRIVE THROUGH CAR STALLS OUT, ABLE TO RESTART CAR. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TOLD THEM ABOUT THE STALLING OUT, HEADLIGHTS, AND CD PLAYER. AFTER HAVING MY CAR THERE A WEEK AND 3 DAYS THERE CONCLUSION WAS THAT THE STALLING OUT WAS BECAUSE THE WAS CARBON BUILD UP IN THROTTLE BODY THIS WAS CLEANED OUT. MY CAR HAS 19,000 MILES AND IS A YEAR OLD I DON;T BELIEVE THIS IS THE PROBLEM. WHILE THERE A NEW CD PLAYER WAS PUT IN, I WAS TOLD THAT THE ONE THAT WAS REPLACED BEFORE WAS A REFURBISHED ONE AND IT DIDN'T SURPRISE THEM THAT IT DIDN'T WORK. THE HEADLIGHTS WE WERE TOLD THAT WE WERE CRAZY AT FIRST AND THEN AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE HAS CALIFORNIA EMISSIONS WHICH MEANS WE HAVE A 2ND AIR INTAKE ON IT THAT CAUSES THE ALTERNATOR TO DRAIN CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO DIM. GM HAS TOLD US THIS IS NORMAL!!!!!! I AM SORRY I AM NOT WILLING TO PUT MY FAMILY LIVES ON THE LINE BECAUSE I HAPPEN TO BUY A NEW CAR IN VIRGINIA THAT WAS MADE IN CALIFORNIA. I LEAVE IN A RURAL AREA NOT THE CITY SO IF I LOSE MY HEADLIGHTS THEN THAT MEANS I CAN'T SEE. THIS DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING TO THEM. WE DO HAVE A MEETING IN NOV WITH THE NORTHERN AREA MANAGER. THIS IS NOT A NORMAL OPERATION OF A CAR NOR SHOULD IT BE DESIGNED TO DO THIS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141066October 26, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
CONSUMER TOOK HER 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE RECALL WORK DONE AND WAS TOLD THAT IT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN TO WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. *TS RECALL#05V198000. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140227October 19, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT 4 OR 5 TIMES FOR THE BRAKE SYSTEM. WHEN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE IT DID NOT INDICATE THAT THERE WAS A BRAKE PROBLEM. . WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, THE VEHICLE WOULD SLOW DOWN, BUT WILL NOT STOP. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ,INDICATING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME THAT THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE WEATHER CONDITION HAS NO IMPACT ON THE BRAKING CAPABILITY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT IF THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST SHOWED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG THEN THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139210October 10, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
I HAVE 2004 TRAILBLAZER AND I HAVE HAD THE GAS LINE REPLACED AND ADJUSTED SEVERAL TIME DUE TO UNABLE TO FILL UP WITH GAS AND I AGAIN TOOK IT BACK NOW THEY WANT TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK . THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM AND THE WARRANTY HAS JUST WENT OUT AND I AM STILL HAVING THESE PROBLEMS IT WILL WORK FOR A FEW MONTHS THEN IT WONT LET YOU FILL IT UP ANY MORE AND I HAVE TO CONTINUE TA TAKE IT IN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135513September 7, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OUR FAMILY WAS DRIVING FROM COLUMBUS, OHIO TO LOUISVILLE, KY. WE HAD JUST CROSSED THE STATE LINE GOING UP I-75 HILL NEAR FLORANCE. WHEN MY WIFE SAID SHE SEEN SMOKE OUT HER SIDE MIRROR. I LOOKED IN REAR VIEW MIRROR AND SEEN A LITTLE MYSELF. I WAS IN FAST LANE RUNNING SPEED LIMIT, ALL GAUGES SHOWED ALL WAS OK. I PUT TURN SIGNAL ON TO BEGIN FINDING A PLACE TO STOP. OTHER CARS NEAR US BEGAN BLOWING HORNS AND POINTING AT FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF CAR. ONCE WE GOT PULLED OFF SIDE OF ROAD, WE TURNED VEHICLE OFF. I PULLED THE HOOD RELEASE OF OUR 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. THE FIRE WAS ALREADY FLAMING OUT THE FRONT OF THE HOOD WHERE YOU COULD NOT TOUCH IT TO OPEN THE HOOD UP. FLAMES WERE ALSO VERY BAD ON THE FRONT WHEEL AREA. MY FAMILY EXITED THE VEHICLE AND GOT SAFELY AWAY. IT IS NOW BEING INVESTIGATED BY GM. WAS SUPPOSE TO HEAR A UPDATE BY AUGUST 31ST ON INVESTIGATION. THEY MOVED DATE TO SEPTEMBER 2 WITH NO RESPONSE. I CONTACTED THEM ON SEPTEMBER 6 AND THEY SAID THEY ARE AWAITING PICTURES OF VEHICLE TO BE REVIEWED. THEY SAID THEY WOULD UPDATE ME ON SEPTEMBER 7. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND HAD JUST TURNED 20K MILES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135169September 2, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY 2004 TRAILBLAZER ON AN ICY, SLIPPERY ROAD AT 25 -30 MILES PER HOUR, (THE SPEED LIMIT IS 30, IT WAS THE STREET WE LIVE ON) WHEN SHE LOST CONTROL, HIT A TREE AND TOTALED ($22,000.00) THE VEHICLE. THE OFFICER AND I WALKED THE PATH IN THE STREET AND COULD NOT FIND ANY SIGNS OF SKIDDING OR BRAKING, THERE FORE LEADING ME TO BELIEVE NOW THAT THERE WAS A BRAKING FAILURE. UP UNTIL NOW, WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THE BRAKES FAILING DO TO CORROSION FROM ROAD SALT, I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT IN POOR ROAD CONDITIONS. WHEN I FIRST READ THE REPORT OF THE INVESTIGATION I COULDN'T BELIVE IT WAS THE SAME SCENARIO AS HER ACCIDENT. POOR ROAD CONDITIONS, THEREFORE POSSIBLE SALT BUILDUP, A SLOW SPEED AND INABILITY TO STOP. I AM SO GRATEFULL THAT SHE WALKED AWAY WITHOUT A SCRATCH, ALSO CONSIDERING THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, EVEN THOUGH THE FRONT END WAS TOTALED. I AM SURE THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT MUST BE IDENTIFIED FOR THOSE LIVING IN COLDER, NORTHERN STATES.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131077August 26, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
DT: THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED ON THE INSIDE ABOUT 4 INCHES LONG. IT STARTED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. THERE WAS ANOTHER ONE THAT WAS PARALLEL TO IT AND THAT WAS ABOUT AN INCH LONG. NOTICED THIS ON JULY 1, 2005. CONTACTED THE DEALER ON JULY 26, 2005 .THEY TOLD CONSUMER BRING IN IT ON THE 9TH. THEY SAID IT LOOKED LIKE VEHICLE HIT A ROCK, AND THEY DO NOT COVER IT WINDSHIELDS. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER TALKING TO A MANGER, HE STATED IT WAS NOT DUE TO A ROCK HITTING THE WINDSHIELD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127449August 12, 2005
STRUCTURE
DT: THE VEHICLE IS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS. WHILE SHUTTING THE DOOR OR TOUCHING THE VEHICLE THE CONSUMER WOULD BE SHOCK SO BADLY THAT SHE SEES COLORS. SHE TRIED TOUCHING THE PLASTIC HANDLE TO THE DOOR BUT IF HER FINGER COMES WITHIN AN INCH OF THE METAL IT WOULD STILL SHOCK HER, EVEN THROUGH CLOTHES. DEALERSHIP WAS GOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM SOMETIME THIS WEEK. THEY HAVE TRIED PRODUCTS FOR HUMIDITY AND USED STATIC GUARD BUT NONE OF THIS STUFF SOLVED THE PROBLEM. MECHANIC SAID THEY HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH PEOPLE GETTING SHOCKED. AFTER THE VEHICLE STARTED SHOCKING HER THE COMPUTER CHIP WAS REPLACED, AND SINCE THEY REPLACED COMPUTER IT SHOCKED EVEN HARDER. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132550August 11, 2005
STRUCTURE
THE UPPER MOLDING OF MY 2004 TRAILBLAZER BLEW OFF THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. A PREVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE SAME PART HAD BEEN FIXED AT NO CHARGE MORE THAN A YEAR AGO. THIS TIME, THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE ON WHAT IT WOULD COST TO REPAIR IT ($505.20), BUT SAID THIS PROBLEM WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY WARRANTY. THE BODY SHOP MANAGER IN 2004 SAID HE HAD SEEN SEVERAL VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP TODAY DENIED THAT PATTERN AND SAID FIXING THE PROBLEM WAS UP TO ME. TO COMPOUND THE PROBLEM FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, IT TOOK THE DEALERSHIP 36 HOURS TO COME TO A DECISION ON WHETHER OR NOT THE COST OF REPAIR SHOULD BE BORNE BY ME OR NOT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132054August 9, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)
DT: THE CALLER SAID THAT WHEN SHE WOULD BE AT A LIGHT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. SHE WOULD HIT THE GAS PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE BEFORE TAKING OFF. ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON/OFF. ON JULY 25, 2005 DEALER CHECKED AND REPROGRAMMED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE( PCM). ON JULY 29, 2005 DEALER CHECKED AND REPLACED THE PCM AGAIN , AND ON AUGUST 1, 2005 DEALER REPLACED A 02 SENSOR. DEALER SAID THEY COULD KEEP AND DRIVE VEHICLE TO SEE IF THAT FIXED THE PROBLEM . DEALER WOULD NOT GIVE HER A TEMPORARY VEHICLE TO DRIVE WHILE SHE WAITED FOR HER VEHICLE TO BE WORKED ON. DEALER SAID THE 02 SENSOR WAS THE PROBLEM. WOULD NOT OFFER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. DEALER WILL NOT GIVE HER ENOUGH MONEY FOR IT AS A TRADE IN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131509August 4, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
MY COMPLAINT IS ON THE CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. I HAVE PERSONALLY WITNESSED AT LEAST 8 INSTANCES IN MY AREA WHERE THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE TRAILBLAZER DON'T WORK. THE 3RD LIGHT ON TOP OF THE LIFT GATE WORKS, BUT THE REGULAR BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK. EVERY TIME IT HAS BEEN BOTH OF THEM NOT WORKING. THAT LEADS ME TO BELIEVE IT ISN'T JUST A BULB BEING BURNT OUT. I HAVE LUCKILY NOT WITNESSED ANY ACCIDENTS RESULTING FROM THIS ISSUE, BUT MY FATHER OWNS A TRAILBLAZER AND IF THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG ELECTRICALLY CAUSING THIS PROBLEM I DON'T WANT THE SAME THING TO HAPPEN TO HIS RESULTING IN HIM POTENTIALLY BEING REAR ENDED. I SAW ONE ON I94 JUST EAST OF I696 YESTERDAY. I NOTIFIED THE WOMAN AND SHE SAID THAT SHE KNEW SO HOPEFULLY IT IS JUST THE BULBS, BUT I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130538July 29, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER (V6). VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHIFTS ITSELF INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE LOW GEAR WITHOUT WARNING AND WITHOUT ANY ACTION BY THE DRIVER. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO AUTHORIZED REPAIR CENTER AND DISMISSED AS DRIVER ERROR. SHIFTING ANY VEHICLE INTO 4 WD LOW REQUIRES A DEFINITIVE ACTION BY THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE. AN ACTION THAT THE DRIVER WOULD KNOW THEY PERFORMED. THIS IS THE 3RD SUCH INCIDENT WITH GM VEHICLES MY COMPANY HAS HAD. ALL DISMISSED AS DRIVER ERROR. INVESTIGATIVE ACTION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN AT SOME LEVEL. OUR LOCAL DEALERS AND REPAIR CENTERS DON'T SEEM TO BE CONCERNED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130564July 29, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
I HAVE REPLACED THE LIGHT BULBS ON THE BACK OF MY CAR 3 TIMES AND ASKED THE AGENCY TO REPLACE THE WHOLE PART OR CASING AFTER I FOUND A RECALL THAT THE TAILLIGHTS WERE DEFECTIVE. I INFORMED CHEVROLET OF WHERE I FOUND THE RECALLS , I WAS TOLD THIS WEBSITE IS ONLY OPINIONS FROM OTHER PEOPLE THAT DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT. I WAS TOLD IN THE AGENCY THAT THE PROBLEM WAS ONLY ON 2003 MODELS AND NOT 2004'S. THE AGENCY SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE THE WHOLE PART ANYWAYS BUT THE NEXT DAY A POLICE OFFICER ALMOST GAVE ME A TICKET BECAUSE HE SAID I FAILED TO INDICATE I WAS GOING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN ON A ONE LANE ROAD. I'VE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE AGENCY TWICE FOR THAT PROBLEM AND OBVIOUSLY THEY HAVEN'T REPLACE THE PART. MY CAR IS LESS THAN TWO YEARS OLD AND IT HAS GIVEN ME PROBLEMS BEYOND THAT ONE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129908July 25, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT: 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. IN JANUARY, THE CONSUMER WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND THE VEHICLE IT LOST POWER. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED IT AFTER SITTING FOR A FEW MINUTES. THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON, SO THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP AND IT HAD A DEFECTIVE CHIP. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN IN MAY AND THIS PAST JULY 4, THE CONSUMER WAS GOING OUT OF TOWN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND THE ENGINE WAS LOSING POWER. THEY CALLED THE TOLL FREE NUMBER AND WERE INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE HOLIDAY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN, IT WAS FOUND THE OXYGEN SENSOR WAS RESPONDING SLOWLY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129947July 25, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
TURN SIGNAL LIGHT NOT WORKING PROPERLY AFTER RECALL NOTICE HAS BEEN FIXED. THE SIGNAL LIGHT ON MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WAS CORRECTED IN NOVEMBER. IT IS NOW JULY AND I'M HAVING THE SAME SIGNAL PROBLEM AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125638July 19, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
DT: 2004 CHEVROLET, TRAIL BLAZER. THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT STOP THE VEHICLE FROM INCREASING IN SPEED WHEN GOING DOWN AN INCLINE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED GMC, THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NORMAL AND IT WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY TO SAVE FUEL. *AK GM ALSO INFORMED THE CONSUMER TO USE LOWER GEARS WHEN GOING DOWN HILL. THE MILEAGE WOULD STILL INCREASE WHEN IN THIRD GEAR. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127129June 30, 2005
STRUCTURE
DT: THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO HEAR WIND NOISE EVEN WITH THE WINDOWS UP. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE RUBBER SEALS WERE LOOSE. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER IT WAS NORMAL FOR THIS CAR. SHOWED THE MANUFACTURER THE PROBLEM OF THE SEALS COMING LOOSE AND THEY SAID IT WAS AN ENGINEERING PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125501June 16, 2005
EQUIPMENT
TURN SIGNALS INOPERATABLE AT TIMES. BROUGHT TRUCK TO THE DEALER THEY REPLACE A FAULTY HAZARD FLASHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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