Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2004)

1,368 consumer complaints on file.

#10594004May 26, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTMENT AND AFRAID OF MY TRAILBLAZER AT THIS POINT. WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED AND WITHIN A WEEK OF HAVING THE TRUCK IT STARTED DYING AT REDLIGHTS. OUT OF NOWHERE THE TRUCK JUST SHUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. IT HAS GOT TO THE POINT NOW THAT IT DOES IT WHILE THE VEHICLE IS ACTUALLY IN MOTION. I HAVE 3 KIDS AND THIS IS NOT SAFE! I LOSE TOTAL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE HEADLIGHT PLUG HAS BURNED UP TWICE ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND IT HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE ELECTRICAL IS SERIOUSLY IN NEED OF A RECALL DO TO THE BACK DOOR SPEAKERS NEVER WORKING SINCE WE PURCHASED THE TRUCK (WHICH THE DEALER PROMISED TO FIX) ALONG WITH THE REAR A/C (WHICH THE DEALER ALSO PROMISED TO FIX! I CANT AFFORD 900$ IN LABOR FOR WHATEVER IS MAKING MY TRUCK SHUT OFF BUT IF IT DOESN'T GET FIXED IT WILL BE THE DEATH OF ME! READING CODES ON OBD2 SCANNER OF POO14 AND P0016 INCORRECT CAMSHAFT TIMING WIRING PROBLEMS (HARNESS/WIRING) IN INTAKE TIMING CONTROL VALVE CONTROL SOLENOID SYSTEM CONTINUOUS OIL FLOW TO VCT PISTON CHAMBER FAILED TIMING VALVE CONTROL SOLENOID (STUCK OPEN)- NOW WHAT DO I DO.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593007May 21, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER POWERING OFF, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592709May 20, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT WORK (LOWBEAM ONLY). IT HAPPENS AT NIGHT MANY TIMES AND I WILL HAVE TO DRIVE WITH THE BRIGHT LIGHTS OR FOG LIGHTS. SOMETIMES THE ENTIRE DASH LIGHTING WILL GO OUT AS WELL INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER. IT'S ALMOST AS IF THE ELECTRICAL PORTION OF THE IGNITION HAS FAILED. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT A YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592221May 18, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS WAS ACTUALLY THE SECOND OR THIRD INCIDENT WHERE THE KEY GOT STUCK IN THE IGNITION, BLAZER WAS IN PARK THE LIGHTS REMAINED ON SO DID THE RADIO ANYTHING THAT IS TYPICALLY ON DURING AUX, BUT THIS WAS THE BEGINNING OF A LONG PROBLEM THAT LEAD TO ME TRADING OFF..THE KEY GETS STUCK YOU CAN NOT REMOVE IT CAUSED THE BATTERY TO GO BAD, IT WOULD BEGIN TO HAPPEN OFTEN THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WOULD COME ON, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT ABOVE 3RD GEAR, ALSO SHORTLY AFTER THE PURCHASE IN SEPT OF 2011 THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. THE BLAZER DIED 3 TIMES GAUGES ON DASH WOULD PERIODICLY STOP WORKING. MY SERVICE 4 WHEEL WOULD COME ON RANDOMLY THE KEY ISSUE WAS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM BUT IT WAS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE OTHER THINGS WENT WRONG. WHEN THE KEY WOULD GET STUCK IN THE IGINTION AS STATED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY IN THE BEGINNING THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ACT OUT ONCE YOU TOOK IT OUT OF PARK IT WAS NOTICEABLE BUT AS THE PROBLEM BECAME WORSE IT STARTED HAPPENING DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY I NOTICED ONCE THAT I HAVE SUCCESSFULLY MADE IT THROUGH 1-2-3 BUT NEVER GOT OUT OF 3. I SHOULD STATE THAT WHEN THE KEY WAS STUCK I WOULD HAVE TO MANUALLY SHIFT THROUGH THE FIRST AND SECOND THEN PUT IT INTO DRIVE OTHERWISE THE CAR HAD NO POWER BECAUSE IT WOULD BE STUCK IN THE HIGHER GEAR.TRIED TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP AS THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE DASH FOR THE 2003 MODEL AND THEY TOLD US IT WASNT A SAFETY PROBLEM I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW RANDOM LOSS OF POWER AND RANDOM CAR DYING IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, I HAVE BEEN WATCHING THE LIST OF GM RECALLS AND I HAVE NOT SEEN MUCH ABOUT THE TRAILBLAZERS, AND IT BOTHERS ME THAT I AM SURE THERE ARE OTHER ISSUES LIKE THE ONES THAT I HAD. ON ANOTHER NOTE TRANSMISSION RELATED MY NEIGHBORS JUST HAD TO GET RID OF THEIR TRAILBLAZER 2006 FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586979May 7, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH COULD BE TURNED WITHOUT THE KEY BEING IN THE IGNITION, CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DRAIN. THE KEY WAS REMOVED AND THE IGNITION SWITCH REMAINED IN THE ACCESSORY MODE WHICH CAUSED THAT BATTERY FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD TO CONSTANTLY TO CHECK TO ENSURE THAT THE IGNITION WAS IN THE OFF POSITION AFTER REMOVING THE KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. ..UPDATED 08/11/14 *BF UPDATED 08/19/2014 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10585153April 27, 2014
POWER TRAIN
MY CHEVY TRAILBLAZER 2004 SLOWED DOWN TO 20MPH ON THE HIGHWAY I HAD A VERY HARD AN SCARY TIME PULLING OVER I GOT MY THROTTLE FIXED THAT COST ME 500.00 DOLLARS MY CAR IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING IT WAS DOING ON THE HIGHWAY 20MPH AND AMP IDLES VERY HIGH WONT DROP DOWN TO 0 STAYS AT 20 OR ABOVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL NO ONE CAN FIND A PROBLEM WITH MY CAR ALL THEY WANT IS TO KEEP GUESSING WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO NO BECAUSE IT KEEPS GOING BACK TO THE SAME PROBLEM DOESN'T WANT TO GO IN GEAR AND DRIVE IT JUST LET YOU PUT YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS AN DOES NOTHING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10585102April 26, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
INSTRUMENT PANEL/ SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER WORKS, FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED MARCH OF 2010. AS OF 12/2013 THE VOLTAGE METER, RPM GAUGE, SPEEDOMETER HAVE COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578391April 8, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO SMOKE. THE CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE SO I STOPPED THE CAR SHUT IT OFF, POPPED THE HOOD, AND IT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. I GRABBED MY 2 CHILDREN OUT OF THE CAR AND CALLED 9-1-1 THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576687April 2, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING, GAS GAUGE WENT TO EMPTY, CAR DIED. RESTARTED DROVE 1/4 MILE DIED. STEREO SYSTEM COMPLETELY FAILED (WHOLE UNIT). KEEPS POPPING CIRCUITS CHANGED OUT STILL DOING. CANNOT SHUT OFF HEAT DUE TO BANGING SOUND. CAR SPEEDS UP AND DOWN ON OWN. CANNOT READ GAS GAUGE CORRECTLY, NOT SURE HOW FULL TANK IS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576838April 2, 2014
AIR BAGS
ON THE AFTERNOON OF 6/16/08, ME IN MY FAMILY WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON I95 IN NORTH CAROLINA GOING TOWARD OUR DESTINATION IN BALTIMORE MD., WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CLICK US AND CAUSE MY SISTER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE CRASHING INTO THE GUARDRAIL. MY TWO AUNTS AND MYSELF WERE EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE, BOTH MY AUNTS DIE INSTANTLY. MY MOTHER, SISTERS AND MYSELF SURVIVED BUT HAD SEVERAL INJURIES. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THE DOORS THAT WERE INITIALLY LOCKED; BUT SOMEHOW THE REAR DOORS (MIDDLE) OPEN DURING IMPACT CAUSING MY AUNTS IN MYSELF TO BE THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE. BE ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS A GREEN TRAILBLAZER (EXTENDED CAB). *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
2
#10575626March 29, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE WENT DOWN TO 0, WHILE I WAS ON HWY TRAVELING AT 55 MPH. MY SPEEDOMETER CURRENTLY ISN'T WORKING AND GAS GAUGE IS NOT WORKING TO. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL ON THIS? THE LIGHTENING WILL GO OUT TO AND DON'T WANT TO COME BACK ON SOME TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574621March 24, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, INTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HEADLIGHTS TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING TAILLIGHTS BURNS OUT AT LEASE ONCE A MONTH (BLINKERS, BRAKES ETC) INTERIOR LIGHTS COMES ON AND OFF AT TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567230February 27, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURING FOR SEVERAL YEARS. YOU CAN SWITCH TO THE HIGH BEAMS AND THE HIGH BEAMS WILL WORK. AFTER ABOUT 10 TO 15 MINUTES OF DRIVING, YOU CAN PUT THE LIGHTS BACK TO NORMAL AND THEY WILL OPERATE ON THE LOW BEAMS. IT MAY BE A MONTH BEFORE THIS OCCURS AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566401February 27, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INSTRUMENT GAUGE CLUSTER SHORTING OUT... STARTED WITH TACH, THEN OIL GAUGE, NOW SPEEDOMETER. SEEMS TO BE AN EPIDEMIC WITH MANY GM VEHICLES, OTHER MODELS RECALLED, CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING ISSUE. GM NEEDS TO INCLUDE TRAILBLAZER IN RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565746February 25, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY COMPLAINT IS THAT I CONTACTED CHEVY DEALER AND ADVISED OF SO MANY ISSUES I HAVE HAD WITH MY VEHICLE SINCE THE PURCHASE MAINLY MOST RECENT IS THE DRIVER SIGNAL LIGHT WILL NOT COME ON AND IT WAS RECALLED 2004 RECALL# TURN SIGNAL 05V198000 IN WHICH THEY ADVISED ME THAT THE CAMPAIGN HAS EXPIRED AND THEREFORE MINE CANNOT BE REPLACED. I HAVE ALREADY ALMOST HAD 3 CAR CRASHES BECAUSE THE SIGNAL IS NOT WORKING. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY CHEVROLET DID NOT REPLACE WHEN IT IS CLEAR THIS IS LIFE THREATENING REGARDLESS OF WHEN THE RECALL WAS PUT INTO FORCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562472February 1, 2014
AIR BAGS
I WAS COME DOWN A SECONDARY ROAD THERE IS A STOP SIGN SO I CAME TO A STOP LOOK BOTH WAYS TO MAKE SURE I COULD MAKE IT CROSS THE HIGHWAY SAFETIED I MADE IT CROSS TWO LANES GOT IN THE TURN LANE SO I COULD GET IN THE OTHER LANE BUT BEFORE I COULD DO THAT A CAR HIT ME ON THE DRIVE SIDE TOTAL MY TRAILBLAZER OUT MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T COME OUT AT ALL THE HOOD OF MY SUV CAME OFF DOOR WOULDN'T OPEN UP THEY USED THE JAWS OF LIFE TO TRY TO OPEN THE DOOR BUT IT DIDN'T WORK SO THEY GOT ME OUT ON THE PASSAGE SIDE. I HAD A HEAD INJURE GOT STAPLES IN MY HEAD. IT WAS A LOT OF DAMAGE DONE TO MY SUV I'M BLESSED TO BE ALIVE. THE PERSON IN THE SUV HE GOT HURT NOTHING TO BAD HE DIDN'T HAVE TO GO TO THE HOSP HIS UP BACK SOME INJURE TO IT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10562213January 30, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE WENT DOWN TO 0, WHILE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY TRAVELING AT 65 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED FREQUENTLY SINCE IT FIRST STARTED HAPPENING----AND IT WILL WORK FOR AWHILE--AND THEN STOP. ON AVERAGE, I WOULD SAY THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 6 TO 10 TIMES A YEAR IN THE PAST 3 YEARS. MY SPEEDOMETER CURRENTLY ISN'T WORKING AND HASN'T WORKED FOR 2 MONTHS. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL ON THIS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561299January 24, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER. MY SPEEDOMETER HAND JUST STOPPED WORKING, IT IS STUCK AT 120MPH. I TRIED SHUTTING MY SUV OFF AND TURNING IT ON AND EVEN UNHOOKING THE BATTERY, BUT IT STILL DOESN'T WORK... THE DEALER SAID IT WILL COST ME $500+ TO GET IT FIXED.. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL ON THIS?? I KNOW A LOT MORE PEOPLE WHO HAVE REPLACED THE PART TWICE AND IT STILL FAILS OUT. I AM UNEMPLOYED AND HAVE NO INCOME AT ALL AND IT MAKES IT HARD ON GOOD HONEST PEOPLE WHO NEED WAYS OF TRANSPORTATION. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE. ITS NOT THAT FACT THAT I CANT PAY FOR GETTING IT FIXED, ITS JUST A HAZARD AND COULD MAKE MORE PROBLEMS IN THE FUTURE, LIKE SPEEDING TICKETS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557978December 31, 2013
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THERE WAS A BOOM UNDER THE HOOD. TWO MINUTES LATER THE CAR STARTED DECREASING POWER AND I HAD TO PULL OVER. BEFORE I COULD GET OUT TO LIFT THE HOOD, FIRE WAS SHOOTING FROM UNDER NEATH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557037December 23, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAN BELT WAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO A RECURRING FAILURE. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FAN BELT WAS FAILING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 137,000. UPDATED 2/11/14*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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