Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2004)

1,368 consumer complaints on file.

#10313454February 23, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I HAVE ENCOUNTERED A PROBLEM WITH THE SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING PROPERLY OR NOT WORKING AT ALL IN SOME CASES. I WAS GOING ABOUT 60 TO 65 MPH WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING OVER 100MPH NOW THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING, THERE HAS BEEN REPORT THAT OTHER TRAILBLAZER WERE DOING THE SAME, THERE SHOULD BE AN RECALL ON THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312391February 20, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING ON MY 2004 CHEVY TRAIL BLAZER DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY THE CAR HAD 48000 MILES ON IT WHEN IT STOPPED WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312109February 18, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE. *KB OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT# 10-0001-91 UPDATED 04/15/10 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311925February 18, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE STOPPED BEHIND A TRUCK AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, MY 2004 CHEVY TRAIL BLAZER STARTED MOVING FORWARD WHILE MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND COLLIDED IN THE REAR OF THE TRUCK JUST AHEAD OF ME WHILE STOPPED AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311559February 17, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE SPEEDOMETER, THE FUEL GAUGE AND THE TACHOMETER NO LONGER WORKS ON THIS VEHICLE. WHEN I CALLED THE CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER, TO CHECK FOR A RECALL, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE TRAILBLAZER. THERE WAS HOWEVER A RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM ON THE CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, TAHOE AND SUBURBAN. I JUST CANT UNDERSTAND WHY CHEVROLET WILL NOT RECALL THE TRAILBLAZER FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. MY SPEEDOMETER SOMETIMES REGISTERS TO THE POINT OF SEEING NO NUMBERS ON THE NEEDLE. THE GAS GAUGE RARELY REGISTERS THAT I EVEN HAVE ANY GAS. I HAVE TO KEEP UP WITH MY GAS MANUALLY AND WITH MY TRIP ODOMETER. I FIND THIS VERY DISTURBING THAT CHEVROLET WILL NOT RECALL THE TRAILBLAZER. WHAT CAN I DO AS A CONSUMER TO HELP CHEVROLET MAKE THIS OBVIOUS PROBLEM RIGHT? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311492February 17, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER INCREASED FROM 70 MPH TO 120 MPH. ALTHOUGH THE SPEEDOMETER READ 120 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TRAVELING AT THAT SPEED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER REGARDING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THEY STATED THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAS REVIEWED CONCERNS REGARDING THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FOR HIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL AND SINCE THERE WAS A RELATED RECALL, THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,397. UPDATED 3/16/10 *CN THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BECAUSE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL WAS MADE BY ANOTHER MANUFACTURER. UPDATED 06/11/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310857February 16, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ALL GAUGES INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER ON 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER STOPPED WORKING!! THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX AND VERY UNSAFE TO NOT. GM RECALLED ALL KINDS OF GM'S WITH SAME PROBLEM EXCEPT FOR TRAILBLAZER. PLEASE HELP US WITH THIS ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE GM DOESN'T WANT TO STEP UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310856February 16, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
2004 TRAILBLAZER ,SES LIGHT ON ..CODE..SECONDARY AIR PUMP FAILURE. I REPAIRED $600.00 + NEEDED TO DO SO TO PASS EMISSIONS AND GET NEW PLATES. 2 YRS LATER ,SAME CODE,SAME ACTION REQUIRED TO RE-NEW PLATES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311143February 16, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER THAT I PURCHASED NEW IN 2004. IN 2007, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION EXHIBITING ERRATIC FUNCTION. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS REPLACED UNDER THE WARRANTY. NOW, HERE IT IS, 2/2010 AND THE CLUSTER IS DOING THE VERY SAME THING THE ORIGINAL DEFECTIVE CLUSTER WAS DOING. I HAVE GONE ONLINE AND READ WHERE MANY, MANY OWNERS OF CHEVY PRODUCTS FROM 2003 ON ARE HAVING THESE COMPARABLE ISSUES AND THAT CHEVY HAS SOME SORT OF EXTENDED WARRANTY THEY ARE OFFERING FOR MANY GM PRODUCTS WITH THESE DEFECTIVE CLUSTERS. I AM DISGUSTED BY THE FACT THAT, FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ONLINE, TRAILBLAZER OWNERS HAVE BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY DUE TO AN INADEQUATE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS NECESSARY TO WARRANT COVERAGE. IT IS A KNOWN FACT THAT THE TRAILBLAZER HAS THE IDENTICAL INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AS THE OTHER GM PRODUCTS COVERED IN THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY. AT THIS POINT, I AM ADDING MYSELF TO WHAT I'M SURE IS A GROWING NUMBER OF UNHAPPY GM OWNERS COMING TO YOU IN HOPES THAT GM WILL BE MADE HELD RESPONSIBLE TO REPLACE A THEIR DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311153February 16, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONS AT VARIOUS TIMES. ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM THERE ARE 46 COMPLAINTS OF SPEEDOMETER PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT THEM AND NOBODY KNOWS WHAT THE FIX IS. ONE GARAGE TOLD ME THE BATTERY WAS BAD SO REPLACING IT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM, IT DIDN'T. I HAD A SPEED CONTROL SENSOR PUT IN, AND THAT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM EITHER. NO WARNING LIGHTS ARE COMING ON, SO NOBODY KNOWS WHAT ELSE TO DO. I DON'T HAVE ANY MORE MONEY TO PUT IN THIS VEHICLE. THE BATTERY AND THE SPEED CONTROL SENSOR TOGETHER HAVE COST ME OVER $200. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310265February 14, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HEAD LIGHTS FLICKERING AND DIMMING WHILE DRIVING. CARS THINK YOUR ARE TRYING TO GET THEM TO STOP ALLOWING THEM TO PULL OUT IN FRONT OF YOU. THE VOLTS DROP SEVERELY ON THE BATTERY GAUGE. THIS IS NO WAY SAFE AND THE GM SAYS ITS NORMAL. NO WAY!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310334February 14, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2004 TRAILBLAZER KICKED INTO FULL SPEED WHILE I WAS TRAVELING IN AN ICY ROAD AT 20 MPH. IT AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHED TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE, SPUN AT A 90 DEG. WENT INTO A DEEP DITCH, SPUN BACK STRAIGHT AND HEADED UP THE DITCH, AGAIN FULL SPEED, INTO A CULVERT AND TOTALED THE VEHICLE. BOTH AIR BAG SENSORS WERE KNOCKED OFF THE VEHICLE AND NEITHER ONE OPENED. I WAS NOT INJURED. SHOOK UP A LITTLE. TRAVELING ALONE AND COMING HOME FROM CHURCH ON A SUNDAY MORNING AT NOON. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308899February 12, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND SUDDENLY, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE COMPONENT FAILED THREE MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308181February 9, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER, OIL PRESSURE GAUGE, AND TACHOMETER HAVE STOPPED WORKING ON MY 04 TRAILBLAZER. ONLY HAVE 64,000 MILES ON IT. HAVE TALKED TO MECHANICS ABOUT REPLACING. TOLD IT WOULD COST BETWEEN $400 AND $800 TO REPLACE BUT MAY NOT FIX THE PROBLEM IN THE LONG TERM--MANY TIMES REPLACED CLUSTERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. LOOK AT THE INTERNET AND YOU WILL SEE THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307376February 8, 2010
EQUIPMENT
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WITH ABOUT 79000 MILES ON IT. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STARTED BEING INCORRECT ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. AT THAT TIME I WAS NOT AWARE OF WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND DID NOT REALIZE THAT THIS PROBLEM IS SO WIDESPREAD AMONG TRAILBLAZER OWNERS. THE GAUGES STICK. WHEN THIS FIRST STARTED IT WAS JUST THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE RPM GAUGE, BUT NOW ITS THE MENTIONED GAUGES PLUS THE FUEL GAUGE. I HAVE HAD A TRAFFIC STOP AND WAS GIVEN A WARNING FOR DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL IN PLACE FOR THE REPAIR OF THIS PROBLEM? I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AS A PROBLEM BY A LOT OF OWNERS AND THE COST IS AROUND $500. PLEASE HELP WITH THIS ISSUE THAT IS CLEARLY NOT AN OWNER INITIATED PROBLEM BUT A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307518February 8, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TACHOMETER HAS STOPPED WORKING. FROM POSTINGS I HAVE READ, IT APPEARS THAT EVENTUALLY ALL INSTRUMENTS WILL STOP WORKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307264February 7, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ON JANUARY 25, 2010, THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO THE DEALER ON JANUARY 28. THEY SAID THERE WAS A CRACK WHERE THE FILLER TUBE ATTACHES TO THE FUEL TANK, AND THE ENTIRE TANK/FILLER TUBE ASSY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED, AT A COST OF OVER $1300. THREE MECHANICS AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THIS IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE, THEY HAVE SEEN IT MANY TIMES. THEY SAID I COULD LOOK FOR A USED TANK TO SAVE MONEY ON THE REPAIR, BUT THEY DID NOT RECOMMEND IT BECAUSE "ALL THOSE TANKS FAIL." I DID SOME CHECKING ON LINE AND FOUND THAT THIS IS INDEED A COMMON FAILURE. I CALLED THE GM CONSUMER HELP LINE AND ASKED FOR SOME HELP ON THE REPAIR COST, SINCE THIS IS APPARENTLY A DESIGN FLAW AND A COMMON FAILURE. THE ASSIGNED ME SERVICE REQUEST, BUT A FEW DAYS LATER CALLED BACK AND SAID THAT GM WOULD NOT HELP OUT ON THE REPAIR COST. MY CAR IS A 2004 TRAILBLAZER WITH 67,500 MILES, AND THUS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT I BELIEVE GM SHOULD STILL BE AT LEAST PARTIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR A COMMON FAILURE. *TW *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305180February 4, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I WAS DRVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING WHILE THE TRUCK WAS IN MOTION. IT WENT FROM 60 MPH TO THE NEEDLE GOING ALL THE WAY PAST 120 AND POINTING DOWN AT THE ODOMETER. MY SPEED DID NOT CHANGE DURING ALL THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304092February 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (APPROXIMATELY 65MPH) WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET, WHEN MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY RESPONDED LIKE I HAD SLAMMED THE GAS PEDAL DOWN TO THE FLOOR. MY SPEED CLIMBED RAPIDLY, BUT I HAD THE PRESENCE OF MIND TO DROP THE TRUCK INTO NEUTRAL (THE TACHOMETER CONTINUED TO BE AT ITS MAXIMUM LEVEL AND THE ENGINE STILL WHINED HIGH) AND STEER TO SAFETY, ACROSS SEVERAL LANES OF TRAFFIC, TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. WHEN I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON AGAIN, THIS ISSUE WAS NO LONGER PRESENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304307February 3, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LS WITH 49K MILES AND THE FUEL GAUGE READS WAY PAST THE FULL MARK ALMOST ALL THE TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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