Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2004)

1,368 consumer complaints on file.

#10955188February 17, 2017
POWER TRAIN
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN IT TRIES TO SHIFT INTO 3RD OR 4TH GEAR, I READ THAT THERE WAS A REPORT ON THIS HAPPENING BUT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL AS FAR AS I KNOW, I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER WHO SAYS THEY NEVER RECEIVED ANY PAPER WORK FROM GM ABOUT DOING REPAIRS. MY QUESTION IS WILL GM REPAIR THIS CONDITION AT NO COST TO ME?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10946139January 18, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A FUEL CAP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL HOSE HAD A TEAR AND THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 09V419000 ( FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 162,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10944401January 11, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS VERY FAULTY. AT TIMES WHEN IT IS HOT OUTSIDE THE BATTERY AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WON'T FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE RPM GAUGE WENT OUT AT ONLY 36,000 MILES. I JUST WENT OVER 70,000 MILES RECENTLY AND NOW THE SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT WORK. AS A MATTER OF FACT THE ONLY GAUGE THAT HAS ALWAYS WORKED PROPERLY IS THE FUEL GAUGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10935593December 16, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER FUELING,WHEN DRIVING AND WHILE STATIONARY THE SMELL OF GAS FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE VERY STRONG DIFFICULTYSTARTING AND NOW WONT START AT ALL UPON FURTHER SELF INVESTAGATION FUEL IS COMIMING OUT ON TOP OF FUEL TANKSMALL HOLES SEEM TO EXIST WHERE FUEL IS COMING OUT HOW EVER I CANT GET IN FAR ENOUGH TO SEE THIS WAS DETERMINED BY FEELING AROUND ON THE FUEL TANK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10934444December 10, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK ANYMORE IT WAS SHOWING LOTS FASTER BEFORE, STARING IN FEB 2015 THEN JUST QUITE A FEW MONTHS AGO. THE LIGHTS WILL ALL GO REALLY DIM FOR FEW SECONDS USUALLY WHEN SLOWING DOWN THEN WILL BE NORMAL STARTED ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10934275December 9, 2016
AIR BAGS
THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AT OUR HOME. MY HUSBAND WENT OUT TO START IT AND HE TURNED THE IGNITION KEY AND THE FRONT AIRBAGS EXPLODED ON BOTH SIDES. THE SALESMAN AT MCGRATH CHEVYLAND TOOK PHOTOS. THEY WERE TO GET AHOLD OF US THE EARLY PART OF THIS WEEK AND WE HAVE HEARD NOTHING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10927223November 21, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
LET ME BEGIN WITH STATING THAT MY 2004 TRAILBLAZER HAS HAD ITS SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) LIGHT ON FOR WELL OVER A YEAR DUE TO A LARGE EVAP LEAK (CODE P0455). AS A RESULT, I HAVE TAKEN IT TO TWO MECHANICS, HAD THE PURGE SOLENOID VALVE REPLACED TWICE, HAD A PLETHORA OF SMOKE TESTS AND ALL OTHER TESTS DONE, WITH NO RESOLVE. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM (DATED A YEAR BEFORE) JUST A COUPLE WEEKS AGO STATING THAT "SOME 2004 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER VEHICLES MAY CONTAIN A FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE (ICV) THAT COULD FRACTURE.. A FRACTURED ICV COULD ALLOW FUEL VAPORS TO PASS THROUGH AND DROPLETS OF FUEL TO ACCUMULATE ON THE SIDE OF THE FUEL TANK". THE LETTER GOES ON TO DESCRIBE THAT GM WILL REPAIR THE ICV IF THE CONDITION OCCURS WITHIN 15 YEARS THE VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY PLACED IN SERVICE OR 150,000 MILES, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. MY TRAILBLAZER HAS BEEN IN SERVICE FOR 12 YEARS, HOWEVER I JUST PASSED 155,000 MILES. HAD I BEEN NOTIFIED AROUND THE TIME THE LETTER WAS SUPPOSED TO ARRIVE, I COULD HAVE EASILY TAKEN MY TRAILBLAZER TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD THIS REPAIR DONE WITH NO QUALMS. HOWEVER, BECAUSE I HAVE PASSED THE 150,000 MILE MARK, GM REFUSES TO COVER THIS REPAIR. THIS IS EXTREMELY UPSETTING CONSIDERING THE OBVIOUS SAFETY RISK PRESENTED WITH "DROPLETS OF FUEL ACCUMULATING ON THE SIDE OF THE FUEL TANK". WHEN SPEAKING TO A GM REPRESENTATIVE THIS MORNING, I WAS TOLD TO TAKE MY CAR TO A DEALERSHIP AND THIS WOULD BE AN OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSE. CONSIDERING THE SAFETY ISSUE, I WANT MY TRAILBLAZER TO BE REPAIRED AND COVERED BY GM AS IT SHOULD BE FOR ALL TRAILBLAZER AND ENVOY OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10917965October 21, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
ON JUNE 11 2016 AT 5:00AM WHILE DRIVING MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, I USED MY HIGH BEAM TO RETURN HOME FROM BY PASS HIGHWAY 15MILES. ONCE HOME TRIED THE MANUAL SWITCH TO SEE IF LIGHTS WOULD COME ON . NO LOW BEAM BUT HIGH BEAM WORKED. COUPLE OF DAYS LATER AT DEALERSHIP THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. I NOTICE ON OCCASION THE LOW BEAMS WERE NOT ON WHEN DRIVING WITH THE DAYLIGHT RUNNING LIGHTS WHEN I PULL BEHIND A CAR I WOULD SWITCH TO HIGH BEAM WHICH DID WORK. ON 18OCT 2016 TIME 7:45 THE LIGHTS LOW BEAM DID NOT COME ON WHEN STARTING MY TRUCK. I TRIED THE HIGH BEAM AND IT WORKED. HAD TO DRIVE 10 MILES ON CITY STREET TO GET HOME ON HIGH BEAM. AFTER GETTING HOME I PLAYED WITH SWITCH SWITCHING FROM MANUALLY TO RUNNING THE LOW BEAM CAME ON AFTE I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON WITH LIGHT ON THE MANUALLY POSITION. PLEASE HELP DEALER CAN'T FIND THE ISSUE OR DUPLICATE IT NEITHER CAN I.. I TRAVEL ALONE AND FEMALE I CAN'T HAVE THIS HAPPENING. I HAVE TO GET REPAIRED. ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10910284September 28, 2016
STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10899146August 29, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THE MOISTURE SENSITIVE WIPER SYSTEM DID NOT DETECT MOISTURE. AS A RESULT, THE WIPERS STARTED TO MALFUNCTION AND OPERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V046000 (VISIBILITY/WPIER). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10898515August 25, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
OIL PRESSURE GAUGE DROPS TO ZERO CAUSING "CHECK GAUGES" LIGHT TO COME ON AND ENGINE TO STALL WHEN THE A/C IS RUNNING AND AM STOPPED AT A LIGHT IN THE CITY. THIS ONLY OCCURS ONCE DURING A TRIP OR ONCE A MONTH. UNDERSTAND THAT TRAILBLAZERS HAVE A HISTORY OF GAUGE PROBLEMS AND ELECTRICAL ISSUES. CHEVROLET NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR ELECTRICAL WIRING/GAUGES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10894899August 10, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN TURNING THE IGNITION SWITCH OFF FROM THE RUN POSITION WHILE IN PARK, THE SWITCH SLIPS INTO THE ACCESSORIES POSITION WITH NO EFFORT TO TURN THE KEY. TRUCK WILL NOT TURN OFF OF ASSESORIY POSITION UNTIL I WIGGLE THE KEY FOR A WHILE. THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED AFTER TURNING OFF TRUCK BUT REMAINS ON ASSESORY. HAPPENS EVERY TIME. BEEN DOING THIS FOR A WEEK NOW.[8-03-16 TO PRESENT]
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10887539July 21, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOWS FAILED TO OPEN OR CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER WINDOW SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10885560July 18, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3RD TIME REPLACING LOW BEAM LIGHT ONLY HIGH BEAM WORKS NOW LOW BEAM OUT AGAIN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10875611June 21, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, FLAMES APPEARED UNDER THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS FILED REPORTS. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 08/16/16*LJ CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER BEHIND HIM NOTIFIED HIM THAT THE FIRE WAS COMING FRONT UNDERNEATH OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO SIGNAL OR INDICATION THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. UPDATED 6/12/18*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10874588June 16, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WAS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS KEPT AT THE DEALER FOR FOUR WEEKS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND NEEDED TO BE ORDERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,500. ...UPDATED 07/13/16 *BF .....UPDATED 08/11/16 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10873041June 7, 2016
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP SPECIALIST DISMISSIVE AND PREMATURE FILE CLOSURE OF DEFECTIVE VEHICLE FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE FRACTURE PROBLEM WITH NO CURRENT REPAIR SOLUTIONS. *SMD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10872965June 7, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRICAL FIRE STARTED IN DRIVER DOOR WHILE TRUCK WAS PARKED AND NOT RUNNING. IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870220May 22, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS TURN OFF WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION ON CITY STREET. HIGH BEAM HEAD LIGHTS STILL WORK. TURN MOTOR OFF AND LET VEHICLE SET FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS WILL WORK AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10863593May 6, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL AND A TREE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD, NECK, AND KNEE INJURIES. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SHOULDER, NECK, KNEE, AND ANKLE INJURIES. BOTH INJURIES REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0

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