Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2004)

1,368 consumer complaints on file.

#10680267January 31, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
FRONT HEAD LAMPS TURN OFF FOR NO REASON ON DARK STREET, LEAVE THE DRIVER WITH NO VISIBILITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10679493January 28, 2015
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE...UPDATED 05/14/15 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10679597January 28, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IN NOVEMEBER 2014 I STARTED THE CAR AND I HAD NO GAUGES(GAS,TEMPERATURE,OIL,RPM. MPH, AND THE MILEAGE DISPLAY) THE OTHER ELECTRIC COMPONENTS WORKED, LIKE THE RADIO AND THE SMALL ORANGE LIGHT FOR AWD. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC TWICE, BUT IT NEVER ACTED UP FOR HIM. IT HAPPENED TWICE AGAIN IN DECEMBER, BUT IT REALLY ACTED POSSESSED IN JAN 2015, SOME OF THE GAUGE NEEDLES WERE GOING ROUND IN CIRCLES, AND SOME WERE NOT MOVING AT ALL, SO WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE A VIDEO OF SOME OF IT, AND SHOW OUR MECHANIC. HE CALLED US TODAY AND SAID HE IS FOLLOWING A LOT OF BURNT WIRES, AND OUR CAR COULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE. I THOUGHT THIS POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD SHOULD BE REPORTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10676679January 20, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SMELLED GAS AND NOTICED PUDDLE UNDER VEHICLE WHEN PARKED. CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE AND WAS WORRIED BECAUSE THIS SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. CONTACTED CHEVROLET ABOUT IT AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE TO DEALER TO HAVE INSPECTED FOR ANY DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. I WAS CHARGED $49.73 TO BE TOLD THAT I HAD A FUEL LEAK AND TO REPAIR IT I WOULD BE CHARGED $1897.00 EVEN THOUGH CHEVROLET HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN #05012 FOR THIS VERY ISSUE AND THAT IT CAN BE REPAIRED FOR NO CHARGE BUT THEY WOULD ONLY COVER FOR 10 YRS. OR 120,000 MILES. BUT SINCE I AM A LITTLE OVER ON BOTH ITEMS THEY WILL COVER NOTHING AND WANT ME TO PAY THE ENTIRE AMOUNT TO WHICH I FEEL THIS IS VERY UNFAIR AS THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND MILES SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE FOR A DEFECTIVE PART AND SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10676330January 18, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I PURCHASED A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT IN FEBRUARY 2013. THAT WINTER I STARTED EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH MY SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE RISING ABOVE WHATEVER SPEED I WAS GOING. I TOOK A PICTURE OF IT SAYING I WAS DRIVING 120 MPH WHEN I CLEARLY WASN'T. SO I DID MY RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THOUSANDS OF OTHER CHEVY TRAILBLAZER OWNERS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM!! I CALLED CHEVYS CUSTOMER CARE LINE AND THE REPRESENTATIVE CLAIMED THIS WAS HER FIRST TIME HEARING ABOUT THIS AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO HELP ME. I CONTACTED THEM VIA FACEBOOK AND STILL NOT WILLING TO HELP. AS OF RIGHT NOW MY SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK. I HAVE TO USE AN APP ON MY PHONE TO KNOW HOW FAST I'M GOING. I CAN'T AFFORD TO SPEND THE $500-$800 THAT IT WOULD COST TO REPAIR SOMETHING THAT IS A MALFUNCTION ON CHEVYS BEHALF!! I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THEY'RE GETTING AWAY WITH THIS WHEN THOUSANDS OF OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM!! I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVY OR GM AGAIN!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10671689January 11, 2015
SUSPENSION, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WELL I BOUGHT THIS SUV USED FROM AMERICAS CARMART IN GADSDEN ALABAMA.THEY HAVE A 100 PLUS LOTS AND ADVERTISE GOOD USED QUALTIY CARS..WHEN I BOUGHT THE SUV I WANTED TO TAKE IT TO THE CHEVY DEALER BUT WAS TOLD THEIR ON SITE CERTIFIED MECHANIC CHECKED IT ALL OUT AND WITH THE SERVICE AGREEMENT THOUGHT I WAS OK....HAD IT TWO DAYS AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT..THE SUSPENSION WAS ALSO AN ISSUE THEN 12/21/2014 ..GOING PAST 50 IT SHOOK LIKE CRAZY....AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AGAINI PURCHASED A SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR $595.00..IT COVERS WHAT MY PROBLEMS ARE...BUT THE CONTRACT SAYS THEY CAN USE NON MANUFACTER PARTS WHICH IS FINE...WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO THEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION..THEY PUT A JUNKYARD SALVAGE TRANSMISSION WITH 100.000 MILES ON IT...WHEN I CALLED THEM IN DECEMBER ABOUT THE SHAKING AND SUSPENSION AND THE TRANSMISSION...THEY SAID BRING IT IN...I ASKED THEM WHERE THEY WERE GOING TO TAKE IT..THEY REFUSED TO TELL ME...AND I TOLD THEM I DIDN'T WANT A JUNKYARD SUSPENSION OR TRANSMISSION AS PER CONTRACT WAS NOT SUPPOSE TO HAPPEN..I ALSO ASKED FOR A CERTIFIED MECHANIC TO DO THE WORK...THEY SAID THEY WOULD SEE WHAT THEY COULD DO.I DO A LOT OF DRIVING IN TENNESSEE..ALOT OF MOUNTAIN DRIVING AND I WAS NOT GOING TO HAVE THE FRONT END {BALL JOINTS,ETC GO OUT THERE..NOT REAL SAFE..THEY CAME AND GOT THE CAR...I THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO FIX IT AS AGREED...THAT WAS ON THE 8TH OF JAN..NOW THEY SAY THEY ARE GOING TO SUE ME FOR THE REMAINING BALANCE....I JUST WANT TO CALL ATTENTION TO THIS SUV AS IT IS NOT SAFE..AND ITS MY OPINION THEY DO THIS A LOT TO OTHER PEOPLE...I WANTED TO DRAW THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION AS I WOULD FEEL BAD IF I HEARD OF SOMEONE GETTING SERIOUSLY HURT..DUE TO THEIR INABILITY TO SELL QUALITY USED CARS AS THEY ADVERTISE...AND BELIEVE THEIR PRACTICES ON REPAIRING THESE CARS WITH A SERVICE AGREEMENT GETS CHECKED INTO..I FILED A COMPLAIT W/THE FTC AND AGOFFICE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10671370January 9, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN. MANY ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THIS CAR! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10671372January 9, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER WORKS. LOTS OF ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THIS CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10671373January 9, 2015
POWER TRAIN
WHEN I TURN 4WD ON, THE LIGHT GETS STUCK IN 4WD EVEN WHEN I TRY TO TURN IT OFF. I THINK MY CAR IS STUCK IN 4WD AT THIS POINT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10671375January 9, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY HEADLIGHTS AND BLINKERS AND TAIL LIGHTS GO OUT QUITE OFTEN AND NEED TO BE CHANGED. SOMETIMES THEY WILL GO OFF FOR AWHILE, THEN START WORKING AGAIN. I WISH I HAD A COUNT OF HOW MANY TIMES I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE BULBS CHANGED, BUT I DID NOT KEEP TRACK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10671161January 8, 2015
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
ENGINE STARTED MISFIRING ON RANDOM CYLINDERS,MISFIRE DOES NOT STAY ON SAME CYLINDERS. HAS DRAMATIC LOSS OF POWER. DIAGNOSTIC CODE SAYS RANDOM MISFIRE. DRAMATICALLY DECREASED FUEL ECONOMY. BAD VIBRATION. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES DURING MISFIRE. DOES NOT HAVE A CONSTANT MISFIRE, IT COMES AND GOES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10670702January 7, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING, OR WOULD SHOW INCORRECT SPEED. HAS CONTINUED THIS PROBLEM TO CURRENT DATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669818January 3, 2015
AIR BAGS
MY SON [XXX] WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT (HIT A DEER AND RAN OFF THE ROAD) IN WHICH OUR 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WAS TOTALED IN A ROLL OVER AND NOT ONE SINGLE AIRBAG DEPLOYED IN THE ACCIDENT. AS A RESULT OF NO AIRBAG HE SMASHED HIS FOREHEAD INTO THE STEERING WHEEL LEAVING A 2 INCH GASH, CUT TO THE BONE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10667837December 23, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK IN VEHICLE. STUCK IN ONE SPOT CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT SPEED IS IN VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667443December 20, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
NHTSA RECENTLY POSTED A RECALL OF THE 2006-2009 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FOR HEADLIGHT ISSUES DUE TO A HEADLAMP DRIVER MODULE (HDM) THAT IS NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY AND CAN CAUSE THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS AND DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS TO SHUT OFF. I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT 370 AND HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND IT HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR SEVERAL YEARS. IT HAPPENED MAYBE ONCE IN 2012 AND THEN SEVERAL MONTHS LATER DID IT AGAIN AND NOW IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY (AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK OR SO). PLEASE EXTEND THE RECALL TO ALSO INCLUDE MY VEHICLE AS WELL. *DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664506December 16, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I WAS DRIVING THIS MORNING 12/16/2014 AT 50 MPH WHEN I NOTICED MY DASH LIGHTS,HEADLIGHTS FLUCTUATING ALSO MY VOLTAGE GAUGE. NO MATTER WHAT I DID IT DIDN'T CHANGE THE STATE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD THE GAUGE CLUSTER REPLACED BEFORE I BOUGHT IT AND THE BATTERY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663673December 11, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS TURNED ON AND OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED AND THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUSE BOX AND WIRING BURNED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10662572December 6, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
AS WE WERE DRIVING THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS COMPLETELY QUIT WORKING WE QUICKLY SWITCHED TO THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS WHICH WORKED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. AT THIS TIME THE INCIDENT WAS SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND THE LOW BEAMS STILL DO NOT WORK AT ALL. THE TRAILBLAZER IS DESIGNED FOR THE LIGHTS TO WORK AT ALL TIMES AND THEY HAVE NEVER TURNED ON SINCE THE INCIDENT. WE HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE HIGH BEAMS AND ALL SIGNALS SEEM TO BE FUNCTIONAL. AS I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM SEEN BY SEVERAL PEOPLE. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM SOMEONE IN REGARDS TO THIS PROBLEM. ANY INFORMATION OR HELP IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10662232December 4, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I STARTED SMELLING GAS FUMES INSIDE OF VEHICLE. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST SENSOR OR GAS CAP LETTING FUMES OUT. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO GET REPAIRED AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A CRACK IN NECK ON FUEL TANK AND LEAKING FUEL. THE COST OF REPLACING THE FUEL TANK WAS $1390.00. I ALSO LOOKED UP TO SEE IF THERE HAD BEEN OTHERS THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY WERE WITH MOST ALL VEHICLES UNDER A 100,000 MILES. I CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NEVER A RECALL ISSUED ON THIS. I THINK THEIR SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL SINCE THIS WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10661893December 3, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY FAILED. THE CONTACT QUICKLY TURNED ON THE HIGH BEAMS AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE THE LOW BEAMS LIGHTS WERE SWITCHED BACK ON AND OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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