Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2004)

1,368 consumer complaints on file.

#10323578April 3, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ONLY WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE CHECKED THE INTERNET AND THIS SEEMS TO BE ONE OF THE MOST NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS. I FEEL AS IF THIS PRESENT A SAFETY HAZARD. SINCE THIS IS YOUR JOB TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM DEFECTIVE AUTOMOBILES I FEEL YOU SHOULD INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER. THANK YOU. RANDALL SALTINK
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#10323351April 1, 2010
EQUIPMENT
ALL OF MY GAUGES ON MY DASHBOARD COMPLETELY TURN OFF AND THEN RANDOMLY TURN BACK ON. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AROUND WITH NO SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE, OLIL, BATTERY, TACHOMETER OR ODOMETER ON. THEN IT ALL OF A SUDDEN WILL TURN ON. IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST AROUND $500 IF NOT MORE TO HAVE THEM TAKE APART MY DASH AND LOOK AND THEN POSSIBLY SEND IT OUT TO SEEIF IT CAN BE FI.XED THERE ARE NUMEROUS PEOPLE I HAVE FOUND ONLINE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME VEHICLE.
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#10323416April 1, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER SLOWLY STOPPED WORKING THEN ALL THE OTHER GAUGES FAILED. THE GAUGES DO NOT WORK INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER, RPM GAUGES, GAS LEVEL, OIL LEVEL, BATTERY LEVEL AND ALSO TEMPERATURE GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. THE FAILURE IS ALWAYS WHILE DRIVING NEVER HAVE THE WORKED SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENCE.
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#10322718March 29, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I JUST BOUGHT A USED '04 TRAILBLAZER WITH 63000 MILES AND THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY...THE NEEDLE IS JUST POINTING SOUTH! *CN
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#10322517March 28, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES YET, THAT I KNOW OF. THERE HAVE, HOWEVER, BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE SEEN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM I AM HAVING AND CHEVY DOES NOT CARE. THE SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER GAUGES ON MY 2004 TRAILBLAZER DO NOT WORK CORRECTLY, THE SPEEDOMETER CAN READ 0-120 WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP. THEREFORE WE NEVER KNOW HOW FAST WE ARE GOING AND WITH CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE THIS IS VERY DISTURBING. BESIDES THE GAUGES THE WIRES FOR THE HEADLIGHTS KEEP BURNING. I WAS TOLD WHEN I HAD THE FIRST ONE FIXED THAT IT IS VERY COMMON IN THESE VEHICLES. THE FACT THAT BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS ARE SO COMMON WITH MANY CHEVY VEHICLES AND THEY ARE RECALLING SOME AND NOT ALL, I GUESS I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHY NOT ALL? *CN
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#10322090March 25, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2004 TRAILBLAZER WHEN STOPPING DOORS AND WINDOWS WON,T OPEN AT TIMES,EVEN WHEN PUSHING UNLOCK BUTTON.TRAPPED INSIDE. STOPPING AND STARTING ENGINES SEEMS TO FINALLY UNLOCK DOORS,CARRYING HAMMER TO BUST OUT WINDOWS IN CASE OF EMERGENCY FIRE ECT.REPAIR OF ELECTRIAL EQUIMENT BY MAHER ST PETE FL. NOW OK
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#10322223March 25, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER, WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS WENT OUT, I HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH HIGH BEAMS ON, THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN, IT IS UNSAFE ON THE ROAD. IT HAS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIME, THEY USUALLY COME BACK ON, BUT NOT THIS TIME.
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0
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#10321884March 24, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER STARTED INTERMITTANTLY FAILING. UNIT IS FAILED MORE OFTEN THAN IT WORKS. UNIT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME.
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#10321574March 23, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. HE STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. HE VERIFIED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR WOULD NOT READ PROPERLY. THERE WERE ALSO OTHER RANDOM WARNING LIGHTS THAT WOULD ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE REPAIRED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,500. UPDATED 05/13/10. *LJ
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#10321589March 23, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER AND BATTERY GUAGE WILL NOT WORK. THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWS OVER 100 MPH WHEN YOU ARE NOT MOVING. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY GET CALLS EVERYDAY ON THIS PROBLEM, BUT GM DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THE TRAILBLAZER ONLY ON THE PICKUP TRUCKS.
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0
#10321381March 22, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TACHOMETER BEGAN MOVING ERRATICALLY WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND THEN IT STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE DASHBOARD CLUSTER ASSEMBLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17008 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17185.
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0
#10321224March 21, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PROBLEMS. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 70K MILES. GAUGES FREQUENTLY READ INCORRECT READINGS. THE COOLANT TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAS TAKEN A DEEP DIVE AND HAS PEGGED OUT AS FAR AS IT CAN GO AND DOES NOT MOVE NOW. MOST INSTRUMENT BACKLIGHTS HAVE BURNED OUT PREVENTING THE SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER GAUGES FROM BEING SEEN AT NIGHT. VERY DANGEROUS. QUICK SEARCH ON INTERNET RESULTS IN A SEVERE EPIDEMIC OF THIS PROBLEM WITH ALL GM SUV'S. A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT RESULTED IN A NATIONWIDE RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR ALL SIMILAR VEHICLES BUT NOT THE CHEVY TRAILBLAZER OR GMC ENVOY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A CRIMINAL ACT BY GM. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO PROTECT OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10320941March 19, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING THE CONTACT OBSERVED THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS AT ANY GIVEN SPEED RATE. IN ADDITION, THE OTHER GAUGES WERE NONFUNCTIONAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS REPLACED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,700. UPDATED 05/14/2010. *LJ
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0
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0
#10320179March 16, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE FUEL GAUGE AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE BECAME INOPERATIVE. THERE WAS A SEPARATE OCCASION THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE WAS 65,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.
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#10320313March 16, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE USING CRUISE CONTROL AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE SPEEDOMETER ERRATICALLY INCREASES. BRAKING TO A STOP DOES NOT TAKE THE SPEEDOMETER TO ZERO. TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING SOMETIMES PUTS THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE TO ZERO IN FIVE MILE INCREMENTS WITH EACH CYCLE. PROBLEM IS RECURRING. VEHICLE IS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A "CLUSTER" PROBLEM IS DIAGNOSED WITH ESTIMATED COST TO BE AROUND $500. INTERNET RESEARCH REVEALS THIS TO BE MORE THAN A SPORADIC PROBLEM RESULTING IN THE MANUFACTURER RECALLING A NUMBER OF VEHICLE MODELS BUT NOT THE TRAILBLAZER. A CALL TO GM'S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT CULMINATES ONLY WITH A FORMAL COMPLAINT BEING REGISTERED ... THIS TOO BEING THE COMMON END FOR OWNERS OF TRAILBLAZERS (ACCORDING TO INTERNET RESEARCH) THE PROBLEM IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD AS WHEN THIS OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING ONE HAS TO GAUGE DRIVING SPEED BY SURROUNDING TRAFFIC. *TR
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No
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0
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0
#10320314March 16, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILS. NO SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE, BATTERY, OIL, ETC. *TR
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#10319690March 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I ALSO JUST HAD TO REPLACE THE CLUSTER FOR MY INSTRUMENT PANEL IN MY 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. I FIND IT VERY INTERESTING, THE NUMBER OF CARS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME FAILURE AS I HAVE HAD AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME TIME. *TR
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0
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#10319914March 15, 2010
STRUCTURE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR SPOILER HAD SUDDENLY SEPARATED FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SERVICED. PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 3 PRIOR OCCASIONS WHERE THE SPOILER WAS REPLACED EACH TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000. UPDATED 05/10/10 *BF THE FIRST TIME, THE DEALER REPLACED THE SPOILER UNDER WARRANTY. THE SECOND TIME IT BLEW OFF AND THE DEALER STATED THEY WOULDN'T REPLACE IT DUE TO THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 06/04/10.*JB
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0
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0
#10319128March 12, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AS I HAVE SEEN FROM OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME GM PRODUCT, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK RIGHT. IS ALWAYS REGISTERING AT A VERY HIGH SPEED, SOMETIMES EVEN PEGGING DOWN WHERE YOUR GEARS ARE LOCATED. COSTS TO REPAIR IS $600-$700 AND 5-7 DAYS OF DOWN TIME AS THE PART MUST BE SENT AWAY AND REPAIRED. LIKE OTHER CONSUMERS I CAN NOT AFFORD THIS COSTLY REPAIR. I WOULD THINK AFTER THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS GM WOULD REPAIR. PERSONALLY, I'M CONSIDERING FOREIGN NEXT TIME. AT LEAST THEY OWN UP TO THEIR MISTAKES AND REPAIR AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. *TR
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#10318914March 11, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WILL NOT ACCEPT GASOLINE. I HAD A 1/4 TANK LEFT AND WENT TO A GAS STATION. TO MY SURPRISE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT LET ME FILL THE TANK. I WAS FIRST TOLD THAT THE VENT MIGHT BE DIRTY THEN A CYLINDER IN THE GAS TANKS SYSTEM MIGHT HAVE FAILED. THE MECHANIC FOUND A BULLETIN THAT SAID I HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK FILLER UPPER PIPE AND LOWER HOSE BECAUSE OF VAPORS FILLING UP INSIDE. I PAID FOR GAS THAT ENDED UP ALL OVER THE GROUND INSTEAD OF IN MY TANK. I CALLED THE DEALER TO FIND OUT THAT A BULLETIN IS DIFFERENT THEN A RECALL SO THEY WERE NOT ENTITLED TO PAY FOR IT. I PURCHASED IN 2009 AND GM KNOWS ABOUT IT BUT WILL NOT RECALL IT. WHAT IF IT EXPLODES IN THE GAS STATION FROM THE VAPORS. WHO'S FAULT WOULD IT BE THEN. I HAD NO IDEA AND WOULD NEVER BUY A CHEVY AGAIN. FIRST I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON WHEN THE GAS CAP WAS NOT PUT BACK ON RIGHT AND NOW I CAN'T EVEN GET GAS. WHAT GOOD IS A VEHICLE IF YOU CAN'T USE IT. I AM STILL PAYING FOR IT. AS SOON AS IT PAID FOR I WILL BE TRADING IT IN. THE DEALER GAVE ME A SMO ABOUT A 3 YEAR 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. WHEN I BOUGHT IT HAD 62,500 MILES ALREADY ON IT. WHY SHOULD I PAY FOR SOMETHING THEY KNEW WAS A PROBLEM BUT WON'T RECALL. PLEASE RECALL THIS VEHICLE. IN READING THE BULLETINS FOR THIS VEHICLE I FOUND THAT THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, THE AIR BAGS, THE FUEL SYSTEM, THE TRANSMISSION, SPEEDOMETER, ETC. HOW MANY PROBLEMS DO YOU NEED FOR ONE VEHICLE OR ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET KILLED OVER IT. THE BULLETIN SAYS THAT A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL MAY SPIT BACK OUT. WELL THAT IS A LIE. ALL THE FUEL IN THE 1/4 TANK SPILLED OUT ON THE GROUND AND I PAID FOR THE GAS I COULD NOT GET IN THE TANK. GM IS NO HELP, DEALER IS NO HELP. THE ONLY ONE THAT WAS STRAIGHT UP WITH ME WAS THE MECHANIC. I AM GOING TO HATE TO SEE THE BILL FOR THIS ONE. MY TAX DOLLARS AT WORK. I AGREE WHY SHOULD WE BAIL OUT THE AUTO COMPANIES WHEN THEY DON'T CARE WHAT KIND OF VEHICLE THEY PRODUCE. *TR
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