Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2004)

1,368 consumer complaints on file.

#10415218July 26, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT INDICATE THE SPEED IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AND THE TACOMETER WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD CONSTANTLY BURN OUT, CAUSING THE HEADLIGHT TO MELT AND EMIT SMOKE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000. UPDATED 09/19/11 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415012July 25, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
THE EXT. MANIFOLD ON MY 2004 TRL BLAZER HAS A LEAK IN THE MAIFOLD BODY. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROX. 120000 MILES ON IT. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM FOR MANUFACTURING DEFECT, BUT GM HAS NOT AS OF YET, ISSUED A RECALL. IT IS A COSTLY REPAIR, AS WELL AS A SAFETY CONCERN, GIVEN THAT THE EXHAUST FUMES CAN ENTER THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE OWNED MANY GM VEHICLES OVERTIME, AND NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413421July 18, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS READING INACCURATELY. THE DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10411718July 11, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CRACK IN FUEL TANK 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LS. CRACK IS JUST BELOW WHERE THE FILLER TUBE GOES INTO TANK. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FIND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT THERE IS NO RECALL. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT A FIRE AND EXPLOSION. A NEW FUEL TANK FROM THE DEALER IS OVER $1000. I HAVE TRIED TO PATCH IT BUT IT IS MADE OF A SPECIAL PLASTIC THAT IS HERD TO REPAIR. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410873July 7, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LS 4WD. I HAD NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE. ABOUT TWO DAYS LATER MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS AN EVAPORATIVE LEAK DETECTED ACCORDING TO THE CODES THAT THE COMPUTER WAS GIVING. THE MECHANIC THEN CHECKED THE VEHICLE FURTHER AND NOTICE THAT THERE WAS A HAIRLINE FRACTURE IN THE FUEL TANK NEAR THE FILLER NOZZLE. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND HE TOLD ME TO CONTACT CHEVY FOR A POSSIBLE RECALL. I DID CONTACT CHEVY AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL BUT I COULD TAKE IT TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND HAVE IT FIXED AT MY EXPENSE. I CAN NOT EVEN PARK THIS VEHICLE IN MY GARAGE FOR RISK OF A FIRE AND THE VEHICLE CAN NOT PASS EMISSIONS INSPECTION BECAUSE IT HAS A LEAK. I HAVE RECEIVED A CITATION FOR FAILURE TO INSPECT BECAUSE IT WONT PASS THE INSPECTION PROCESS. IT WILL COST ME APPROX $800 TO HAVE THIS FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10409127June 27, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER GOES COMPLETELY OUT, FALLING BELOW ZERO WHILE TRAVELING ON ROAD, TYPICALLY AFTER CRUISE CONTROL HAS BEEN USED, MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS FLASH WHILE ONSTAR AND COMPUTER SHOWING NO CODES AFTER 4X4 USED. UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEMS BECAUSE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND AFTER VEHICLE PARKED FOR SEVERAL HOURS PROBLEM IS GONE. OCCURS ABOUT ONCE A WEEK. HAS CAUSED SEVERAL INSTANCES OF BEING UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW FAST YOUR TRAVELING. 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT LT 4X4 I6 ENGINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408731June 23, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON JUNE 23, 2011, I CRANKED MY 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LT AND THE GAUGES (SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, ETC.) BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE AT A RAPID SPEED. THE SUV CUT OFF AND I ATTEMPTED TO CRANK IT AGAIN. THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR. THE SPEEDOMETER WENT TO ZERO AS I WAS DRIVING 70 MILES PER HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY. I SLOWED DOWN, BUT I HAD NO IDEA HOW FAST NOR SLOW I WAS GOING. I PULLED OFF OF THE HIGHWAY, TURNED THE SUV OFF AND RESTARTED IT. THE SPEEDOMETER WENT TO 70 MILES PER HOUR WHILE IT WAS PARKED. THE SPEEDOMETER STAYED AT 70 MPH AS I MADE MY WAY BACK TO THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE READ SEVERAL, LITERALLY HUNDREDS, OF SIMILAR SITUATIONS ONLINE ABOUT CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THERE ARE NO RECALLS REGARDING THIS MALFUNCTION. THE FIRST TIME MY GAUGES FLUCTUATED WAS ABOUT 3 YEARS AFTER I PURCHASED THE SUV. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, RESTARTED IT AND HAD NO MORE PROBLEMS, SO I THOUGHT IT MAY HAVE BEEN A GLITCH AND THOUGHT NOTHING ELSE ABOUT IT. AFTER READING OTHER CONSUMERS' CONCERNS ABOUT THE PROBLEM, I DISCOVERED MOST OF THEM HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEIR SPEEDOMETERS DURING THE SECOND YEAR AFTER THE SUV WAS PURCHASED. IT'S A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN ONE CANNOT GAUGE HIS OR HER SPEED WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE THE SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING ALL OF A SUDDEN. IT'S DANGEROUS AT CROSSWALKS, SCHOOLS ZONES, AND EVERY ROAD AND HIGHWAY WE TRAVEL ON. CONSUMERS HAVE COMPLAINED TO THEIR CHEVROLET SERVICE MECHANICS AND CUSTOMER SERVICE, BUT MANY ARE TOLD THE PART HAS TO BE REPLACED OR THE ENTIRE CONSOLE HAS TO BE REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED. I AM PERSUADED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHICH HAS AN ADVERSE EFFECT ON THE SPEEDOMETER. HOPEFULLY THIS MATTER CAN BE RESOLVED WITHOUT ANY TRAGIC ENDINGS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406093June 13, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILER BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL FAILED AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE DEALER DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,200. UPDATED 07/20/11*LJ UPDATED 08/26/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405954June 11, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL TANK IS LEAKING. THE FILL TUBE SEPARATED FROM THE TANK AND IS LEAKING FUEL ONTO THE TANK. THERE IS A STRONG FUEL ODOR AS WELL. CALLED CHEVROLET THEY STATED THAT VEHICLES ARE ONLY BEING REPAIRED FOR THIS ISSUE IN NORTHERN, EASTERN AND MIDWESTERN STATES. STATED THEY WILL NOT FIX MY ISSUE THOUGH IT HAS THE SAME ISSUES COVERED UNDER THE SPECIAL COVERAGE, DUE TO MY GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405832June 10, 2011
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE FRAME WAS CRACKED NEAR THE LOWER CONTROL ARM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405851June 10, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HAS AN INSTRUMENT PANEL THAT STOPPED WORKING. I FEEL THIS IS VERY UNSAFE BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING, WHAT MY OIL PRESSURE IS, THE TEMPERATURE OF MY CAR, OR HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE. I CONTACTED A REPAIR SHOP BUT IT IS OVER $1000 TO REPLACE THE PANEL AND THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THIS WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. APPARENTLY I AM BEING TOLD THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT IS VERY COMMON IN THIS YEAR AND MAKE BUT THERE IS NOT A RECALL FOR IT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404287June 3, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
EVER SINCE 50K ON MY TRAILBLAZER, THE FUEL GAUGE WAS BEEN INACCURATE. I WILL LOOK AT THE GAUGE AND IT WILL BE AT 1/2 OF A TANK AND JUST 20 MILES LATER ITS AT 1/4. THEN IT MIGHT GO BACK UP TO 1/2. IT WOULD GO AWAY SOMETIMES AND COME BACK BUT NOW IT IS BACK FOR SURE, AND WILL NOT GO AWAY. I TRIED ANOTHER CLUSTER IN MY TRAILBLAZER JUST TO MAKE SURE IT WAS NOT THE GAUGE ITS SELF. IT MUST BE THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR IN THE TANK ITS SELF. IT IS GETTING TO BE A PROBLEM. I HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS TWICE NOW. ONCE WHILE ON HILL, IN A VERY EXTREMELY HILLY AREA IN OHIO. THE SECOND TIME WAS ON THE FREEWAY. BOTH TIMES WERE DANGEROUS AS I WAS ON THE MIDDLE LANE OF THE FREE WAY WHEN IT HAPPENED AND, AT THE BOTTOM OF A BLIND HILL THE SECOND TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404142June 2, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE SPEED ODOMETER REGISTERED OVER 120 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHICH WAS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL YEAR VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,258. UPDATED 07/18/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10403984June 1, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER GOES ERRATIC. WHEN IDLING AT STOP SPEEDOMETER IS SITTING AT APPROX 90 TO 110 MPH AND WHEN MOVING FROM A STOP CONTINUES TO THE 6:00 POSITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402787May 26, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER DASH CLUSTER. I HAVE 43,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE AND THE DASH GAUGES WENT OUT. THEY STARTED TO WORK AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING AND NOW THEY COME ON ONLY ABOUT 1 OUT OF 4 TRIPS. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND A LOT OF OWNERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL? PLEASE HELP IF YOU CAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402557May 24, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I OWN A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. I AM HAVING CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS GAUGE INDICATING THAT EITHER THERE IS LESS GAS THEN ACTUAL, OR MORE GAS THEN ACTUAL. I KNOW THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION GOING ON WITH THESE VEHICLES BUT ONLY FOR THE YEARS 2005-2007, MINE IS A 2004. THIS INVESTIGATION SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE THIS YEAR SINCE THE SAME PROBLEMS ARE HAPPENING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402584May 24, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WITH THE CHIMING OF A WARNING ALARM, FOLLOWED BY THE MALFUNCTION OF ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THREE TIMES BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD DO NOTHING TO ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,400. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,460. UPDATED 07/08/11*LJ UPDATED 11/28/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401339May 17, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
MY 2004 TRAILBLAZER HAS A BAD SMELL OF GASOLINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400508May 11, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
OIL GAUGE ON INSTRUMENT PANEL STOPPED WORKING IN OCTOBER 2010. IN MAY 2011 NOW THE TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. I HAVE READ OF MANY COMPLAINTS ON 2003 TRAILBLAZER HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE AND YET NO RECALL. HOW IS THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONING NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY RECALL WHEN THIS APPEARS TO BE CONSISTENT IN CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399810May 10, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE STARTING WITH TACHOMETER THEN SPEEDOMETER. AT 90,000 +/- MILES ALWAYS HAVE INTERMITTENT / OBVIOUSLY WRONG INFO FROM TACHOMETER (USUALLY PAST 7000) AND SPEEDOMETER (ALWAYS READS <20 MPH). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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