Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2004)

1,368 consumer complaints on file.

#10369387December 6, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AND RPM GAUGE IS ACTING WEIRD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368603December 1, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I PURCHASED A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IN SEPTEMBER 2003. WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF PURCHASE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER SAID IT WAS A COMPUTER ERROR AND RESET THE COMPUTER. APPROXIMATELY EVERY 6 MONTHS THEREAFTER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND DEALER SAID EACH TIME IT WAS EVAPORATION CAUSED BY NOT TIGHTENING GAS CAP APPROPRIATELY. DEALERSHIP CHANGED OWNERS AND NEW DEALER RESET THE COMPUTER ONCE (SAYING GAS CAP NOT TIGHTENED APPROPRIATELY), THE SECOND TIME FOUND A HOLE IN HOSE THAT COMES OUT OF THE GAS TANK AND REPAIRED IT. UPON THE THIRD TIME WITH NEW DEALER OCCURRING 12/01/2010, WE ARE TOLD THERE IS A CRACK IN THE NIPPLE OF THE GAS TANK AND WANT TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK. I FEEL RECOURSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER IS DUE SINCE OBVIOUSLY THE PROBLEM EXISTED UPON PURCHASE OF THE NEW VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368184November 29, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLIPPING BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH GEAR. ENGINE REVS IN NEUTRAL, THEN TRANSMISSION WOULD RE-ENGAGE. FAILURE WOULD OCCUR EVERYTIME VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. REPAIRED BY COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REBUILD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368043November 28, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IT STARTED WITH THE SPEEDO GOING CRAZY , YOU WILL BE GOING 45-50 AND THE SPEEDO SAYS YOU ARE GOING 120. AT A STOP SIGN IT WILL SAY YOU ARE GOING 40. HAD IT CHECKED DEALER SAYS IT'S YOUR COMPUTER IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. WINNER CHEVROLET, COLFAX CA. NEXT TEMP GAUGE GOES TO 260 DEGREES. WE PULL OVER HAVE IT TOWED IN MECH. SAYS ITS FINE ITS A COMPUTER PROBLEM. NOW THE GAS GAUGE AND VOLTS GAS EMPTY AND WAY OVER CHARGING. MECH. SAYS IT A COMPUTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368052November 28, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS 4.2 I6-SES LIGHT WENT OFF WHILE DRIVING. TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE AND THE SCANNER READ CODE P0455. HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND HE FOUND A CRACK ON THE GAS TANK AT THE NECK WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE FILLER NECK.THIS REPAIR RUNS INTO THE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS WHICH I DO NOT HAVE. I HAVEN'T EVEN FINISHED PAYING OFF THE CAR YET. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND QUITE A FEW TRAILBLAZER OWNERSWITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368815November 27, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SPEEDOMETER SHOW 40 DOING 60 OR SO CAN NOT REALLY TELL HOW FAST I AM GOING TACHOMETER NOT WORKING RIGHT READING ON THE INTERNET THIS IS A SEVERE PROBLEM GM RECALL TRUCKS AND SOME OTHER MODELS WHY NOT THE TRAILBLAZERS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367354November 24, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE CURRENTLY OWN THREE CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZERS - 2004, 2005, 2006. ON EACH ON THE THREE TRAILBLAZERS, THE DASHBOARD INSTRUMENTS HAVE FAILED, INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER, OIL PRESSURE GAGE, FUEL GAGE, AND ENGINE RPM INSTRUMENT. THE DRIVER NO LONGER HAS THE ABILITY TO VERIFY HOW FAST THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING, OR POTENTIAL PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE, OR THE REMAINING FUEL IN THE GAS TANK. IN TAKING THE VEHICLES TO THE DEALER, THEY INSIST THAT IT WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT REPAIR REQUIRING DIAGNOSIS AND REMOVAL OF THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD CLUSTER AND ESTIMATE THE COSTS TO BE WELL OVER $1500 FOR THE REPAIR. SINCE THE SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ON ALL THREE OF OUR CURRENTLY OWNED TRAILBLAZERS, THIS SUGGESTS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT WITH THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD CLUSTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367316November 23, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE CONTACT TO BE UNWARE OF HOW FAST SHE WAS DRIVING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED BY A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367068November 22, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER ALL GAUGES HAVE FAILED. ONE BY ONE, SPEEDOMETER, GAS, OIL, TEMP, TACK. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT GM SHOULD ADDRESS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366995November 21, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ABOUT 10 MILES OUTSIDE OF DALLAS MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BUT NO INITIAL PROBLEMS. LATER THAT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE CAR WOULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 30MPH. I RETURNED HOME THAT NIGHT AND LEFT IT PARKED. THE NEXT DAY TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE AND THE GUY DID AN ENGINE CHECK STATING THAT MY TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT AND THAT IT WAS LOW ON FLUIDS. I ADDED 3 QUARTS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID WHICH SEEMED TO HELP A LITTLE BIT, BUT I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE ENOUGH MAKING AN 8 HR TRIP BACK HOME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366960November 20, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NOT WORKING. FIRST THE TACHOMETER STOPPED, THEN SPEEDOMETER AND NOW OTHER GAUGES QUIT. I HAVE FOUND MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND GM IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. IF ALL CARS FROM THIS SERIES END UP HAVING TO HAVE THEIR INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REPLACED THERE IS A BIGGER PROBLEM WITH SOME FACTORY DEFECT AND IT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY THE MANUFACTURER SINCE THE PRODUCT THEY SOLD IN THE MARKET HAS KNOWN DEFECTS. I HAVE READ HOW THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN KNOWN AND REPORTS HAVE BEEN FILED WITH NHTSA FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. I THINK SOMEONE SHOULD FORCE THE HAND OF GM TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367556November 19, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHTS GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING. I USUALLY HAVE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT VEHICLE OFF AND LET IT SET FOR AWHILE. ONCE I RESTART IT WORKS. WELL NOW THEY DON'T WORK AT ALL. I REPLACED THE HEADLAMPS SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH HIGH BEAMS BECAUSE THE DIMS DON'T WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366891November 19, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILERBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE CODE INDICATED THAT THE THERMOSTAT WAS DEFECTIVE. WITHIN A FEW DAYS ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE MECHANIC AND THERE WAS NO DIAGNOSTIC CODE DISPLAYED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WASN'T REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 74,393.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366770November 18, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY HEADLAMPS KEEP FLICKERING OFF. AT THIS TIME THEY DON'T COME BACK ON. FOR ABOUT 7 MONTHS THEY WOULD GO OFF AND I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT VEHICLE OFF. IT WOULD COME ON AFTER I LET IT SIT FOR A MINUTE. NOW THEY SHUT OFF AND WILL NOT COME BACK ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365901November 16, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER JUMPED UP TO 100 MPH, THEN TO 120 MPH, THEN PAST 120 MPH. WHEN I CAME TO A STOPPED AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE THE SPEEDOMETER READS 110 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366427November 16, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THIS IS NOT AN ACCIDENT COMPLAIN. MY SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS NOW. IT DOES NOT MOVE WHEN I DRIVE OR PARK THE CAR. THE MILES ARE BEING RECORDED, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THEY ARE ACCURATE. LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM. SEEMS TO ME THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366439November 16, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT MODEL HAD DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER. CONSTANTLY SHOWING WRONG SPEED, AND STUCK BETWEEN 50 AND 120 MPH EVEN WHEN PARKED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365226November 10, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER ON 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FAILING. STARTED WITH SPEEDOMETER NOT REGISTERING CORRECTLY AT AROUND 85,000 MILES. THEN TEMP GAUGE PEGGED OUT AT HOT RANGE, WHICH COST ME $200.00 AT DEALER TO REPLACE A "SENSOR" WHICH DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. SPEEDOMETER GETTING WORSE OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT 15,000 MILES CULMINATING IN COMPLETE MALFUNCTION OF SPEEDOMETER AT 101,000 MILES. SPEEDOMETER NOW WILL NOT GO BELOW 40 WHILE STOPPED, AND WITH ANY SPEED QUICKLY REGISTERS 100 MPH; WHILE TRAVELING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS (USING MY TACHOMETER BELOW 2000 RPMS) THE SPEEDOMETER IS PRACTICALLY PEGGED OUT AT MAX SPEED (> 125 MPH). NEVER REALLY KNOW WHAT SPEED I'M TRAVELING; I COULD BE SPEEDING OR I COULD BE GOING TOO SLOW WHICH IS A HAZARD TO OTHER DRIVERS AS WELL AS MYSELF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365273November 10, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
GAUGES STOP WORKING ON CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 2004. TACHOMETER,SPEEDOMETER,WATER PRESSURE GAUGE,FUEL GAUGE,OIL PRESSURE GAUGE,VOLTAGE GAUGE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON IT FROM GENERAL MOTORS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365155November 9, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE STUCK ON 0. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT, IT FUNTIONED CORRECTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 59,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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