Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2004)

1,368 consumer complaints on file.

#10373529December 30, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE AND THE TACHOMETER ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURES WERE INTERMITTENT AT FIRST AND RECENTLY STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.
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#10373295December 29, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY SPEEDOMETER HAS STOPPED WORKING ON MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. HALF THE TIME IT SITS ON 0 THE OTHER HALF IT GOES 120MPH. I NEVER HAVE A CLUE HOW FAST I AM GOING. *TR
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#10373210December 29, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER STUCK/INSTRUMENT PANEL ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE WERE TRAVELING TO FAMILIES HOUSE TO CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS. 1.5 HOURS INTO THE TRIP, THE SPEEDOMETER WENT CRAZY AND WAS AT 90 WHEN WE WERE GOING 65. PULLED OVER AND WHEN WE STOPPED IT INCREASED TO 120 MPH. SINCE WE HAD ANOTHER 3.5 HRS OF OUR TRIP AND IT WAS UNSURE EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG (SINCE THERE WERE NO DEALERSHIP/SERVICE STATIONS OPEN), WE TURNED AROUND AND WENT HOME. NICE CHRISTMAS THAT WE HAD, NOT. ON MONDAY (THE NEXT DAY THE DEALERSHIP WAS OPEN) I CALLED TO GET AN APPT. AND COULDN'T' GET IN UNTIL TUESDAY. WENT IN TUESDAY AND OF COURSE CHARGED ME A DIAGNOSTIC FEE, WHEN I COULD TELL FROM SEARCHING THE INTERNET WHAT WAS WRONG (BY NOW THE SPEEDOMETER WAS STRAIGHT DOWN BETWEEN 0 AND 120). 1.5 HRS LATER THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME IT IS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL (SURPRISE, SURPRISE) AND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER SINCE THEY HAVE NONE IN STOCK. IT WOULD TAKE 4-5 BUSINESS DAYS. THE EARLIEST WE'RE LOOKING AT GETTING IS NEXT WEEK, NOW 10 DAYS PAST THE DAY IT HAPPENED. I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP FOR A LOANER AND THEY OFFERED ME ENTERPRISE RENTAL FOR $40/DAY (MY EXPENSE). THEY COULD OFFER ME NOTHING ELSE, SENDING ME ON MY WAY. OK, CHEVY...SINCE THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM, THE LEAST YOU COULD DO IS STOCK DEALERSHIPS WITH THE PANELS, ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS IS A LARGE DEALERSHIP. IT IS NOT SAFE TO BE DRIVING AROUND WITH NO WORKING SPEEDOMETER. DID I MENTION THIS IS ALSO MY VACATION WEEK....NICE, BEING STUCK AT HOME CAUSE YOU HAVE AN INOPERABLE VEHICLE. CHEVY NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND MAKE THIS RIGHT WITH THEIR COSTUMERS. I HAVE BEEN A FAITHFUL OWNER SINCE 1994. A $415 PART/PLUS LABOR IS RIDICULOUS WHEN THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY COMPLAINTS, YOU NEED TO RECALL THIS. *TR
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#10373151December 28, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A 2004 TRAILBLAZER I BOUGHT NEW IT ONLY HAS 31100 MILES ON IT AND IS IN GREAT CONDITION AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT ON IT ..THEIR ARE. MANY MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT SAME THING... SOME WITH LESS MILES AND SOME WITH MORE...I CAN NOT AFFORD TO PAY 3000 DOLLARS FOR A FAULTY TRANSMISSION WHEN IT IS OBVIOUS IT IS SOMETHING TO DO WITH GM TRANSMISSIONS....AN INVESTIGATION NEEDS TO BE DONE I AM A HUSBAND A FATHER AND BOTH ME AND MY WIFE WORK FULL TIME BUT WE CAN NOT AFFORD THIS AS MANY OTHER PEOPLE CANT AND CHEVY WILL NOT STICK UP FOR THEIR VEHICLES,,,RECALLS MUST BE DONE SO THE WORKING CLASS CAN SURVIVE WITHOUT THIS VEHICLE I WILL LOSE MY JOB AND GM WILL GET RICHER AND RICHER TO BAD THEY DON'T MAKE CARS LIKE THEY USE TOO...ALL I DID WAS GET IN MY CAR START IT LET IT WARM UP AND WENT TO PUT IT IN REVERSE AND CLUNK AND JUST GRINDING THEIR MUST BE SOMETHING DONE I AM DOING RESEARCH IT LOOKS LIKE THIS TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN FAULTY SINCE THE 2002 TRAILBLAZER CAME OUT BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT YET.... *TR
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#10372415December 26, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER SPEEDOMETER AND GAUGES STARTED WORKING ERRATICALLY AROUND SUMMER 2009. SPEEDO AND GAUGES STICK OR PEG OUT DAILY. GM DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THIS AS THEIR PROBLEM YET THERE ARE HUNDREDS, MAYBE THOUSANDS, OF BLOGS ON THE INTERNET OF THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR
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#10372068December 22, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
WE PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER IN 2007. BEGINNING IN 2008, OUR INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BEGAN TO FAIL, STARTING WITH THE SPEEDOMETER. AT TIMES, THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWED 15 TO 20 MPH SLOWER THAN ACTUAL SPEED, RESULTING IN UNSAFE AND UNLAWFUL SPEEDS. THE CLUSTER THEN FAILED IN THE FUEL SENSOR AND OIL PRESSURE SENSOR AREAS, AND HAS NOT WORKED IN OVER 2 YEARS. WHEN GM WAS CONTACTED, THEY INDICATED THEY HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ISSUE. HOWEVER, WHEN LOOKING ONLINE AT FORUMS AND OTHER RESOURCES, AND TALKING WITH GM/CHEVROLET DEALER MECHANICS, THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD AND COMMON, RESULTING IN EXPENSIVE REPAIR BILLS AND IN CASES GIVING VEHICLE OWNERS NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE DUE TO NOT HAVING THE RESOURCES TO GET THE FACTORY DEFECT REPAIRED. *TR
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#10372080December 22, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. TACHOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, OIL PRESSURE AND VOLTAGE GAUGE RANDOMLY STOP WORKING. *TR
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#10371954December 21, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERED 115 MPH WHEN HE WAS ONLY DRIVING 40 MPH. THE FUEL AND RPM GAUGES WERE ALSO NOT FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 61,000.
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#10371985December 21, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS QUIT WORKING. *TR
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#10371747December 20, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL ODOR WAS VERY STRONG WHEN FUEL WAS ADDED TO THE FUEL TANK. THE SMELL BEGAN TO FADE AFTER THE FUEL STARTED TO BURN. THE CONTACTS MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK MODULE, WHICH FAILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126030. UPDATED 05/03/11*LJ THE SECOND TIME THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER, SHE WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW GAS TANK DUE TO A CRACK LOCATED IN THE NECK AREA. UPDATED 08/08/11
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#10371173December 18, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HAS INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE...TACHOMETER STUCK AT "MAXIMUM", AND DEALER REPORTS ALL THE GAUGES WILL BE UNRELIABLE, SHORTLY. HAVE READ DOZENS OF THESE COMPLAINTS, BUT GM (WHO *WE* SAVED) WON'T MAKE IT RIGHT? *TR
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#10370990December 16, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER; THE TACHOMETER, SPEEDOMOTER AND OTHER GAUGES STARTED TO FLUCTUATE AND NOW THE SPEEDOMETER NEVER WORKS PROPERLY, THE TACHOMETER COMES AND GOES AND NOW THE OIL GAUGE IS NOT SHOWING THE PROPER READING (I HAD IT CHECKED OUT TO MAKE SURE I HAD OIL AND NO OTHER ISSUES). I AM TOLD A NEW CLUSTER BOARD IS NEEDED AT THE COST OF $600-$700. CHEVY IS MORE THAN AWARE OF THIS BEING A "TYPICAL/KNOWN" ISSUE AND I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS FORCING THEM TO REPLACE THESE CLUSTER BOARDS. I HAVE PURCHASED A GPS WHICH HAS THE SPEEDOMETER OPTION SO I KNOW AT WHAT SPEED I AM TRAVELING; BUT IF THE OIL AND GAS GAUGES GO; I HAVE NO CHOICE TO FORK OVER $6-700.00. WHY IS CHEVROLET NOT BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR FAULTY EQUIPMENT THEY INSTALLED IN THEIR $37,000 VEHICLES? WHO ELSE CAN I GO TO IN ATTEMPTS TO GET SOMEONE'S ATTENTION TO GET CHEVROLET TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY? *TR
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#10370589December 14, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN DIFFERENT READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS FAILING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VOLTAGE GAUGE AND RPM GAUGE HAD SINCE STOPPED FUNCTIONING AND THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
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#10370596December 14, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TWO YEARS AGO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CODE WAS GAS CAP. REPLACED CAP TWICE, NO IMPROVEMENT. MECHANIC THEN FOUND SMALL LEAK IN NECK OF FUEL TANK. RAPID LEAK, WORKED FINE FOR TWO YEARS. NOW, ON DECEMBER 7, 2010, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AGAIN. FOUND THAT FUEL TANK FILLER NECK IS BROKEN AND LEAKING AGAIN. REQUIRED A NEW FUEL TANK INSTALLED AT COST OF $750 +. *TR
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#10370687December 14, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I BOUGHT A 2004 TRAILBLAZER WITH A FACTORY INSTALLED TOW PACKAGE, INCLUDING ELECTRIC HOOKUP. WHEN I HOOKED IT TO A TRAVEL TRAILER, THE TBLAZER SENT TO CHARGE TO THE TRAILER FOR BATTERY CHARGE, INTERIOR LIGHTS, ETC. THE DEALER, GOLD MOTORS IN NEWPORT, OREGON, SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. HOWEVER, IT STILL REFUSED TO WORK. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. HE DISCOVERED SEVERAL WIRES IN THE BOX HOUSING THE WIRING MANIFOLD AT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE ENGINE WERE CROSS-WIRED. HE STRAIGHTENED IT OUT AT THE COST OF TWO HOURS LABOR. IF THIS IS THE STANDARD QUALITY OF GM QUALITY, THEY SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO GO BANKRUPT. *TR
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#10369987December 11, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS ALL THE OTHER TRAILBLAZERS HAVE. POOR DESIGN AND SUBPAR MANUFACTURING OF PARTS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES HAVE RESULTED IN ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT CANNOT BE FIXED.GAUGES AND LIGHTS RANDOMLY GOING CRAZY,HEAT AND A/C MAY OR MAY NOT OPERATE,VEHICLE MAY OR MAY NOT START,KEY MAY OR MAY NOT RELEASE FROM IGNITION. IGNITION SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES IN LAST TWO YEARS AND OFTEN BRAND NEW IGNITIONS STRAIGHT OUT OF THE BOX FROM THE DEALER PARTS DEPARTMENT ARE NO GOOD. AS OTHER GM VEHICLES WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN RECALLED ONE WOULD THINK TRAILBLAZER OWNERS SHOULD DESERVE THE SAME COURTESY.CLEARLY GM DISAGREES. I GUESS WHEN YOU KNOW UNCLE SAM WILL ALWAYS BE THERE TO BAIL YOU OUT YOU CAN DO WHAT YOU WANT AND STILL SLEEP GOOD AT NIGHT. I WOULDNT KNOW . AS THE PARENT OF FOUR CHILDREN THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH ME. I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE IT AS I KNOW IT IS NOT DEPENDABLE.
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#10369732December 9, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ALL GAUGES FLUCTUATE CONSTANTLY OR STOP WORKING AT TIMES. YOU NEVER KNOW HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING OR IF THE CAR HAS APPROPRIATE FLUIDS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I HAVE FOUND VIA THE INTERNET THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THERE IS DEFINITELY SOME TYPE OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR
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0
#10369700December 8, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL TANK LEAK ON 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. *TR
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0
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#10370129December 7, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE SAFETY CONCERNS IN REGARDS OF MY VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING, MY SPEEDOMETER IS READING OFF WRONG NUMBERS. FOR EXAMPLE, I CAN BE DRIVING 60MPH, BUT THE SPEEDOMETER IS READING AT 80MPH. IT IS A REAL CONCERN FOR ME BECAUSE I HAVE KNOW IDEA HOW FAST I'M DRIVING. NOW THAT A LOT OF CITIES HAVE PHOTO-ENFORCED CAMERAS TO RECORD HOW FAST YOU ARE DRIVING, I HAVE TO GUESS HOW FAST I'M GOING AND HOPE THAT I DON'T RECEIVE A TICKET IN THE MAIL. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM AND I SEE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THIS TOPIC. UNFORTUNATELY, MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED SO I WILL HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. I HOPE GM SEES THIS AND CONSIDER A RECALL
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#10370131December 7, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FUEL, ENGINE TEMPERATURE, TACHOMETER NOT DISPLAYING CORRECT DATA. FUEL AND TEMP GAUGE DISPLAYS SHOW NEEDLE PINNED (BELOW LOWER HALF OF GAUGE) AND TACH SOMETIMES DOES NOT WORK OR SHOWS ZERO AT IDLE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AND OCCURANCE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. OBVIOUSLY, THE MOST IMPORTANT IS THE GAS GAUGE... NOT KNOWING EXACTLY HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE TANK IS HAZARDOUS AND ANNOYING. I HAVE TO "GUESS" WHEN TO FUEL UP, ESPECIALLY ON LONGER TRIPS.
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