Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2004)

1,368 consumer complaints on file.

#10383817February 17, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON; HAS COME ON RECURRENTLY SINCE (CODE P0442), WHICH INDICATES LEAK IN FUEL EVAP SYSTEM. ANALYZED BY INDEPENDENT TECH AND POWERS-SWAIN CHEVROLET (A GM DEALER) VERIFIES FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE FRACTURE. GM'S RESOLUTION TO DATE IS REFUSAL TO ACT DUE TO AGE/MILEAGE OF CAR. GM HAS A RECALL FOR SAME DEFECT ON LONG BODY 2002-2004 MODELS. THEIR CAMPAIGN 07099A IS PART OF THEIR RECALL. I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER TRAILBLAZER FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEMS ON INTERNET SITES. THIS DEFECT ALLOWS FUEL VAPOR (POSSIBLY IGNITABLE) TO ESCAPE IN THE VICINITY OF ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS DEFECT, REGARDLESS OF AGE/MILEAGE OF VEHICLES.
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0
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0
#10382983February 16, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING AND OVER THE NEXT YEAR ALL THE GAUGES HAVE STOPPED WORKING AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AS DO ALOT OF OTHER PEOPLE. I CONTACTED GM AND HAVE RECEIVED NO HELP. *TR
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#10382726February 15, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, SPECIFICALLY THE TACHOMETER HAS GONE OUT. FROM MY RESEARCH ITS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE REST OF MY GAUGES GO OUT. DEALER HAD QUOTED ME $600 DOLLARS FOR REPLACEMENT OF CLUSTER PANEL. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10382660February 14, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ON MY 2004 TRAILBLAZER, MY WIFE COMPLAINED ABOUT GAS FUMES IN THE CAR. I NOTICED GAS STREAMING FROM AROUND THE TOP OF GAS TANK. I DROPPED THE GAS TANK DOWN AND NOTICED THE LEAK WAS STREAMING FROM ONE OF THE METAL LINES EXITING FROM THE FUEL PUMP. THE CORROSION WAS SO BAD I ONLY HAD TO LIGHTLY PUSH ON THE METAL LINE AND IT BROKE INTO. IF MY WIFE DIDN'T SMELL THE FUMES THIS COULD HAVE BURST INTO A FIRE IF IT EVENTUALLY SPRAYED ONTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *TR
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0
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0
#10381696February 12, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO BE ERRATIC AND WOULD NOT SHOW THE CORRECT SPEED. I COULD BE TRAVELING 40 MPH AND THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD SHOW 10 MPH. THEN IT WOULD JUMP TO 110 MPH, THEN ZERO. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD A NEW CLUSTER BOARD WAS NEEDED. THE REPLACEMENT COST IS $600-$700. I DID AN INTERNET SEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT HIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE TRAILBLAZER. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT CHEV. HAS RECALLED OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, SUCH AS SUBURBAN, SILVERADO AND YUKON, BUT HAS NOT RECALLED THE TRAILBLAZER. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. CHEVY MUST BE AWARE THAT THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM FOR TRAILBLAZER OWNERS THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL OF THE CLUSTER BOARD ON THE TRAILBLAZER. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381576February 11, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MODE ACTUATOR FAILURE. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10381483February 10, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE FUEL DISPLAYED A HALF TANK OF GASOLINE; HOWEVER, THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT TIMES THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WOULD MALFUNCTION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS FULLY AWARE OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE BUT HAD NOT RELEASED A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,400.
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0
Deaths:
0
#10381505February 10, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER HAS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. I CAN SMELL GAS WHEN VEHICLE IS IN GARAGE. LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND FOUND A CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK FILLER HOSE FLANGE. CALLED CHEVY AND FOUND THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN, #05012 AND TSB 07076. CHEVROLET TOLD ME THE SAME PROBLEM HAS BEEN FOUND AND FIXED ON MODELS AS THE TRAILBLAZER, BUT MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE COVERED. THE REASON IS MY VEHICLE IS REGISTERED IN TENNESSEE AND IS NOT ON THE "CORROSION LIST OF STATES". I DID NOT SEE THE DIFFERENCE AS THERE ARE VEHICLES DOCUMENTED HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS MINE. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380964February 7, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EQUIPMENT
FAILURE OF THE GAUGE CLUSTER ON A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER CURRENTLY WITH 59,300 MILES. ABOUT JUNE 2009 THE TACH CONTINUALLY READ INCORRECTLY. DEALER TRIED TO MISLEAD ME TO BRING IT IN FOR A DIAGNOSIS AT A COST OF APPROX. $100 I TOLD THEM ITS BROKE WHY SHOULD I PAY FOR A DIAGNOSIS. I HAD READ ABOUT THE PROBLEM ON -LINE AT EDMUNDS,COM.,MY SUV HAD 41,000 TO 42,000 MILES ON IT. IN JULY 2010 MY GAS GAUGE STARTED TO OCCASIONALLY MALFUNCTION, NOW JAN. 2011 IT IS INCORRECT. IN NOV. 2010 MY CHARGING GAUGE STARTED MALFUNCTIONING. I ALSO HAVE SINCE READ ONLINE OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON OTHER SIMILAR YEAR GM TRUCKS ANS SUV AND THEY HAVE RECALLS ON THEM. ITS JUST A MATTER OF TIME FOR THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE TO READ INCORRECTLY. PLEASE HELP, THESE MALFUNCTIONS ARE NOT SAFE. *LN
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380876February 6, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DOESN'T WORK. THE SPEEDOMETER WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO. IT WILL READ THAT I'M GOING 120 MPH WHEN I'M NOT, CURRENTLY IT'S STUCK ALL THE WAY UP! *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380236February 4, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STOPPED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS SENT AND EMAIL BUT DID NOT RESPOND. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380757February 4, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING ABOUT 6 MONTHS ABOUT. WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE AND JUST PRAYING WE DO NOT GET A SPEEDING TICKET. NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY ON EVEN WHEN RESET. I AM NOT BEING TOLD I NEED TO CHECK THE FUSE WHICH WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE IF THE NEXT THING TO GO WILL BE ALL THE ELECTRONICS IN THE DASHBOARD. THIS SERIOUSLY NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ITEM! *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379900February 1, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE TACH AND SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY ON MY 2004 TRAILBLAZER. THE SPEEDOMETER OCCASIONALLY WORKS BUT 99% OF THE TIME TELLS ME I'M GOING FASTER OR SLOWER THAN I AM. I AM CURRENTLY USING MY GPS, BUT AS WE ALL KNOW WITH GPS, IT'S NOT ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON MOUTAINS AND IT'S NOT ALWAYS 100% ACCURATE SO I BASICALLY GUESS HOW FAST I AM GOING WHEN TRAVELING THROUGH WV. I CONTACTED GM DEALER, NO RECALLS THAT I AM AWARE OF BUT THOUSANDS OF ONLINE POST OF THIS PROBLEM. *LN
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379675January 31, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON 1/23/2011 I WAS ON A TRIP, 77 MILES FROM HOME, WHEN MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER'S INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT CRAZY. I THOUGHT MY ENGINE WOULD BLOW BECAUSE THE RPM GAUGE WENT OFF THE CHARTS, THEN WOULDN'T READ ANYTHING. THEN MY SPEEDOMETER DID THE SAME. I HAD NO IDEA HOW FAST I WAS GOING, ON THE INTERSTATE. I WAS WORRIED, SO I MOVED TO THE LEFT LANE, AND STAYED BEHIND THE SLOWER TRAFFIC TO BE SAFE. WHEN I GOT HOME, I STOPPED AT MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT ALMOST EVERY TRAILBLAZER OVER 80,000 MILES IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. THE PROBLEM COULD BE MY INSTRUMENT PANEL COMPUTER, OR ONE OF SEVERAL BAD MODULES. THE CAN DOES NOT SHOW ANY ERROR CODE, SO THE COST TO REPAIR RANGES FROM $600 TO OVER $1500 DEPENDING ON HOW LONG IT TAKES YOUR REPAIR PERSON TO FIND THE PROBLEM. AFTER MY DIAGNOSIS I WAS ANGRY, I AM TIRED OF REPAIRING ITEMS ON THIS CAR. I WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF IT WAS RARE, OR IF ANYONE ELSE HAD THE PROBLEM, AND AN EXACT REPAIR. ON ONE WEBSITE ALONE ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM I FOUND OVER 1,300 TRAILBLAZER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND ALMOST 19,000 TRAILBLAZER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. I DO BELIEVE THAT ALL TRAILBLAZERS WILL HAVE THIS ISSUE, AND THAT GM SHOULD FIX IT, WITH A RECALL REPAIR. I HAVE SENT COMPLAINTS TO GM, BUT NO RESPONSE HAS BEEN GIVEN. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380389January 29, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY SPEEDOMETER FAILED AND READS ANYTHING IT WANTS. YOU CAN BE DOING 25MPH AND IT WILL READ 110MPH OR YOU CAN BE DOING 60MPH AND IT WILL REGISTER 45MPH. THERE ARE A MILLION COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT GM SPEEDOMETERS AND OTHER INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS FAILING. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. GM IS JUST PASSING THE BUCK WHEN YOU ASK FOR HELP. JUST GO TO GOOGLE AND ASK FOR GM INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE AND COUNT THE COMPLAINTS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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#10379262January 27, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTIONS. SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER DISPLAY INACCURATE INFORMATION. SPEEDOMETER WILL REGISTER 60 MPH WHILE AT A RED LIGHT. TACHOMETER DOES NOT GO TO ZERO EVEN WHEN ENGINE IS OFF. *TR
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Injuries:
0
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0
#10378708January 26, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
GM IS HAVING AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE ON MANY 2004 VEHICLES RESULTING IN GRADUAL DETERIORATION OF INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PERFORMANCE. IT STARTS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER FAILING, READING 120 MPH WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT. THEN THE FUEL GAUGE, LOW FUEL LIGHT WILL COME ON, THEN WHILE DRIVING TO A FUEL STATION IT WILL SLOWLY CLIMB TO 1/2 TANK READING OR MORE. NEXT IS THE TACHOMETER, IT WILL BOUNCE FROM 2000 RPM TO OVER 6000 RPM (RED LINE) ALSO WHILE SITTING AT STOP SIGN OR PARKED IN A PARKING SPACE. FINALLY THE OIL AND COOLANT TEMPERATURE GAUGES READ HOT (PAST RED LINE) AT INITIAL START UP FROM SITTING 12 HOURS IN -3 DEGREE WEATHER. AN ONLINE SEARCH HAS FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM AROUND THE UNITED STATES EXTENDING BEYOND THE TRAILBLAZER TO OTHER VEHICLES. THIS SAME ISSUE WAS RECALLED ON GM TRUCKS BUT THE OTHER VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE OPERATOR HAS NO ACCURATE IDEA OF MPH, RPM, OIL OR WATER TEMPERATURE AND BATTERY CHARGE. THE AVERAGE REPAIR COST TO REPLACE THE BAD COMPUTER BOARD IS $500 TO $1000. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378720January 26, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT DISPLAY THE SPEED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING. THE FUEL GAUGE ALSO DID NOT DISPLAY THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT HAD TO PAY THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
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0
Deaths:
0
#10378879January 26, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE SEEN ACROSS MANY WEBSITES THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ON THE 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZERS MALFUNCTION. WELL, OUR VEHICLE IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. MY MECHANIC SAYS HE HAS SEEN SEVERAL SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND SAYS IT WILL COST ABOUT $600 TO REPAIR. HE SUGGESTED CONTACTING CHEVY, BUT I HAVE SEEN THAT CHEVY IS NOT INTERESTED IN RESOLVING THE PROBLEM. I FIGURED IF THEY ARE GETTING ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO THE NTSB, MAYBE THEY WILL RECALL THE EQUIPMENT AND I CAN GET IT PROPERLY REPAIRED. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378640January 25, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I AM HAVING MULTIPLE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PROBLEMS ON MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. THEY HAVE DONE RECALLS ON EVERY TYPE OF CHEVY TRUCK BUT THE TRAILBLAZER. WHY NOT THE TRAILBLAZER AS WELL? I HAVE BEEN READING FORUMS AFTER FORUMS AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING AND GM REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS NEEDS FIXED OTHERWISE THERE MAY BE FATAL ACCIDENTS BY ENGINES BLOWING UP FROM THE OIL PSI GAUGE NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND SO ON. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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