Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2004)

1,368 consumer complaints on file.

#11217043May 31, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BRAKE LIGHTS FLICKER OFF AND ON. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND BRAKES ARE PRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT LIGHT UP. THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN WITH A NEW LIGHT BULB PLACED IN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11217048May 31, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN IN MOTION, THE FUEL GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. THE SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM BEGAN WHEN I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND 100 MILES AWAY FROM HOME. WHEN THE PROBLEM BEGAN, THE GAUGES WOULD SPORADICALLY MOVE UP AND DOWN. NOW THEY DO NOT MOVE UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11209940May 25, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I OWN A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT AND JUST LIKE THE THOUSANDS OF OTHERS MINE HAS A DEFECTIVE GAS TANK FILLER ON THE TOP OF THE TANK. IT'S A KNOWN BAD PART FEOM THE FACTORY. MINE HAS HAD A HOLE FOR A WHILE NOW. IT CAN LITERALLY LEAK OVER 10 GALLONS OF GAS A DAY IF YOU FILL THE TANK TO FULL. EVEN IF YOU DON'T THE SMELL OF GAS IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE IS TERRIBLE. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON BECAUSE OF IT. IT RUNS LIKE CRAP BECAUSE OF IT. WHAT'S MORE DANGEROUS THAN SPILLING GAS EVERYWHERE YOU GO!? SOME PEOPLE HAVE HAD CHEVY PAY FOR THE REPAIRS ON THERE 2004 TRAILBLAZER. LOOK IT SHOULDN'T MATTER WHAT YOUR VIN# IS OR HOW MANY MILES AT THIS POINT (I JUST HIT 150,000) THE GAS TANKS ON THESE VEHICLES ARE FAULTY, THEY'RE DANGEROUS, THEY'RE EXSPENSIVE. I SURELY DONT HAVE $800-$1500 LAYING AROUND TO FIX A PART THAT IS KNOWN AND PROVEN TO BE BAD. WE ALL KNOW TBEY ARE BAD, CHEVROLET KNOWS IT, THE NHTSA KNOWS IT. THE KICKER IS YOU CANT EVEN FIND USED GAS TANKS FOR THESE THINGS TO SAVE MONEY. EVERY SINGLE ONE IS JUNK OR ALREADY REPLACED ONE THAT WAS JUNK. IT IS COMPLETELY CRAZY THAT THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES WHERE NEVER PROBABLY TAKEN CARE OF IN REGARDS TO THIS ISSUE WITH THE GAS TANKS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11208965May 21, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE CABIN SMELLS VERY STRONGLY OF GAS AND AS IS LEAKING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11196849April 17, 2019
AIR BAGS
"TAKATA RECALL" I WAS RECENTLY IN A CAR ACCIDENT THAT WAS LISTED IN THE POLICE REPORT AS A HEAD ON COLLISION AND NOT ONE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE IMPACT AS I WAS TOLD WAS HARD ENOUGH THAT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#11196162April 14, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STRONG SMELL OF RAW GAS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11192567March 30, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
ALL LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING, EXCEPT WHEN SWITCHING TO HIGH BEAMS. FRONT LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. WHEN USING THE HIGH BEAMS, THE FRONT LIGHTS OPERATE ON HIGH ONLY. THE CAR CANNOT BE SAFELY DRIVEN AT NIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11176132February 11, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
RUSTED FUEL LINES- GARAGE CHECKED STRONG FUEL SMELL AND DISCOVERED RUSTED FUEL FILLER AND LINES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11173775February 3, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I'VE BEEN GETTING A RAW SMELL OF GAS WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11170466January 16, 2019
ENGINE
2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER KEEPS GETTING CAM POSITION SENSOR FAULT. CAUSING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. WE HAVE REPLACED THIS PART THREE TO FOUR TIMES ON OUR TRUCK. TRUCK BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH ENGINE KNOCKED AND HAD REDUCED POWER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11165442January 6, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
PART # 19120564 RUBS ON TAILGATE WHEN OPENING . DOES SECURE PROPERLY. EVENTUALLY, FLEW OFF WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11152105November 16, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE SAME THING RUNNING OFF THE FUSE TO THE CPU GROUNDS OUT ON THE BODY BLOWING THE FUSE MAKING IT SEEM LIKE THE CPU IS BAD. I WENT AND STARTED IT AND PUT IN DRIVE, FUSE BLEW, AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11140273October 15, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES ARE CORRODED TO THE POINT WHERE THEY ARE LEAKING FLUID AND THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 130000 MILES ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11132279September 29, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AFTER STARTING MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DID NOT WORK. BUT THE ABS, SEAT BELT, BREAK AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ARE ON. THE INDICATOR FOR GEARS IS OUT. THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPS SO NOT ALWAYS SURE HOW FAST I'M GOING. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR A SHORT TIME. BUT AFTER SOME RESEARCH I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11131964September 27, 2018
SUSPENSION:REAR, STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE OF THE CORROSION BY VISIBLY INSPECTING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR STABILIZER BAR WAS TOTALLY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE INSPECTED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SUBFRAME THAT SUPPORTED THE REAR SUSPENSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 8-4669457241. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11119418August 12, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVING CONDITIONS DARK, 11PM, UNLIT, STARS VISIBLE PAVED COUNTRY ROAD WITH HILLS, CURVES AND 2-5 FOOT DITCHES. WEATHER WET BUT DRYING. VISIBILITY GOOD. VEHICLE IN MOTION NEAR LEGAL SPEED LIMIT 80 KM/HR. OCCASIONAL ONCOMING TRAFFIC, SO OCCASIONALLY SWITCHING BETWEEN LOW AND HIGH BEAMS. NOTICED LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED OCCASIONALLY. EFFECT WAS ONLY VISIBLE AFTER ONCOMING TRAFFIC HAD PASSED, BEFORE SWITCHING BACK TO HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS. I HAD ATTRIBUTED THE EFFECT TO MY EYES ADJUSTING AFTER THE ONCOMING HEADLIGHTS. ON ONE OCCASION, AFTER THE ONCOMING VEHICLE HAD PASSED, I SWITCHED BACK TO LOW BEAM SETTING, BUT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATING THE ROAD AT ALL. ALL I COULD SEE WAS A SMALL AMOUNT OF YELLOWISH LIGHT OFF TO THE SIDES OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE OTHER RUNNING LIGHTS, INCLUDING YELLOW LIGHTS ON THE SIDE-VIEW MIRRORS. THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT LIGHT TO SEE ANY DISTANCE DOWN THE ROAD, SO I CEASED TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND COVERED THE BRAKE APPLYING GENTLE BRAKING. I STILL HAD MY FINGERS ON THE LEVER AND WAS ABLE TO SWITCH BACK TO HIGH BEAMS AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS. FORTUNATELY THE HIGH BEAMS STILL WORKED. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A STOP AT THE NEXT AVAILABLE SAFE OPPORTUNITY, TO ASSESS WHAT HAD HAPPENED. ALL OTHER LIGHTS, INCLUDING THE FOG LIGHTS WERE WORKING. I DROVE AT REDUCED SPEED ALTERNATELY USING THE FOG LIGHTS AND HIGH BEAMS. THE LOW BEAMS OCCASIONALLY STARTED WORKING AGAIN. BY THE TIME I WAS HOME, THEY HAD CEASED TO WORK. I REPLACED THE GM HDM MODULE, AND THE LOW BEAMS WORKED FOR A YEAR OR SO UNTIL THAT MODULE FAILED. THERE IS A RECALL TO REPLACE GM HDM 15016745 WITH GM HDM 13506836 BUT THE RECALL APPARENTLY DOES NOT APPLY TO MY 2004 MODEL YEAR. NHTSA RECALL NO. : 15V-519 MANUFACTURER RECALL NO. : 14291 I CONSIDER THIS TO HAVE BEEN A SEVERE LIFE THREATENING EVENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11118517August 8, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS RANDOMLY STOPPED ILLUMINATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE LIGHT BULBS, CIRCUIT BOARDS, AND FUSES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURES CONTINUED. WHEN REPLACING THE BRAKE LIGHTS, THE BULBS MELTED INTO THE CIRCUIT BOARD. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11114555July 30, 2018
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT DETECTED A FUEL ODOR COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DID NOT ILLUMINATE AND THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11092112May 6, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS BURN OUT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. ALL 3 TIMES BOTH LOW BEAM BULBS BURN OUT AT THE SAME EXACT TIME WHILE TRAVELING ON A RURAL ROAD IN NH..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11082159March 30, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR IS LEAKING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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