Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2004)

1,368 consumer complaints on file.

#10279797August 8, 2009
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
ON NOVEMBER 26 2007 TOOK MY CHEVY TRAILBLAZER 04 4 WHEEL DR. IN FOR STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY. COULD NOT DUPLICATE. ALSO C.D. CHANGER WILL NOT EJECT CD'S AND LOW BEAMS ON HEADLIGHTS NOT WORKING. REPAIRED HEADLIGHTS AND C.D. CHANGER. DID NOT FIX STEERING PROBLEM. ON JUNE 07 TOOK IN FOR MAJOR SERVICE WITH 33,000 MILES. ON DEC.8 2008 TOOK IN FOR STALLING WHEN COMING TO A STOP. COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.THIS IS MY MAIN COMPLAINT, THE STALLING ON JAN.. 10 2009 TOOK IN FOR ERRATIC SPEEDOMETER WHICH WAS HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS OFF AND ON.REBUILT THE SPEEDOMETER. ON JUNE 11 2009 TOOK CAR IN FOR STALLING, SES LAMP COMES ON WHEN DRIVING AND HVAC FAN DOES NOT BLOW ON THE #5 POSITION. THERE IS ALOT OF GRINDING AND WHINING WHEN VEHICLE SHIFTS TO SECOND GEAR. AND TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS THERE IS A WHINING COMING FROM THE FRONT END. REMOVED AND REPLACED 02 SENSOR. FOR THE STALLING THEY COULD NOT VERIFY CONCERN. RECOMMENDED THROTTLE BODY DE-CARB AND INJECTION SYSTEM CLEANING. FOR THE #5 FAN NOT WORKING REMOVED AND REPLACED SPEED CONTROL RESISTOR. TRANSMISSION THEY COULD NOT FEEL ANY UNUSUAL SHIFTING.FOR THE STEERING PROB.REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP AND POWER STEERING GEAR. CAR STILL STALLING ON 6-19 -09. TOOK IN. DID ANOTHER DECARB SERVICE AND REPLACE FUEL FILTER.STILL STALLS. 7-01-09 WHEN CAR STARTS THERE IS A LOUD CLUTCH FAN NOISE LIKE A JET TAKING OFF. FEELS LIKE THE TRANS IS OVERWORKING, VERYLOUD NOT RIGHT. FIX,WAS FANCONTROL SET IM PROPERLY TROUBLE CODE P0483 . BULLETIN 05-06-02-004 REPROGRAM PCM. CLAIM CODE1013B. JULY 8 TOOK CAR FOR STALLING ISSUE JULY 9 TOOK CAR FOR STALLING ISSUE JULY 10 TOOK CAR FOR STALLING ISSUES NO PAPER WORK FOR THESE 3 DAYS THEY WERE TRYING TO RECREATE THE STALLING ISSUE. JULY 20 2009 IN SHOP FOR 16 DAYS FOR STALLING ISSUE THEY FINALLY CONFIRMED .REPLACED PCM. THEY CALLED IN TECH ASSISTANCE CASE #10971267 HE SAID TO PERFORM TOP ENGINE CLEANING. OUTCOME IS CANNOT GUARANTEE REPAIRS AT THIS TIME DUE TO HOW RANDOM THIS PROB OCCURS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279448August 5, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES BLINKED ON AND OFF, FAILED COMPLETELY, AND THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $100. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE PROVIDED BECAUSE THE FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,500. UPDATED 08/28/09 *BF UPDATED 08/31/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278874July 31, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER IS INACCURATE. WHEN STANDING STILL, IT COULD READ 100MPH. WHEN 55MPH, IT MAY READ 20MPH. I'VE HEARD MANY TRAILBLAZERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE THE CORRECT SPEED LIMIT. TOO IN AREAS WHERE IT'S DANGEROUS OR TOO SLOW ALSO CAUSES PROBLEMS WITH PEOPLE TRYING TO PASS. HELP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278242July 24, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ALL THE GAUGES EXCEPT THE SPEEDOMETER OF MY 2004 CHEVY TRAIL BLAZER WENT OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278055July 23, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER DO NOT WORK ON MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. OCCASIONALLY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL STAY ON AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277922July 22, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON OUR CHEVY 2004 TRAILBLAZER LS CAME ON. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO OUR MECHANIC WHO SAID THERE IS A SMALL CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK. I DROVE THE VEHICLE OUT OF TOWN TO A MECHANIC WE HIGHLY TRUST EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM AND WERE ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE HE BELIEVED THERE WAS A SPECIAL WARRANTY IN PLACE FOR EMISSIONS PROBLEMS. WHILE AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY CONFIRMED THERE IS A FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE FRACTURE AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT #07099A. AT THE END OF THE DAY I WAS TOLD MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE COULD NOT BE COVERED BECAUSE OF THE BREAK IN THE VIN NUMBER. I THEN CONTACTED GM PERSONALLY AND TALKED TO A SPECIALIST WHO SAID SHE WOULD HAVE TO LOOK INTO IT. SHE GOT BACK TO ME AND BASICALLY SAID THERE IS NOTHING GM CAN DO BECAUSE THE WARRANTY ONLY COVERS THE EXT MODEL, EVEN THOUGH THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A FACTORY DEFECT AND A SAFETY HAZARD! I WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WOULD BE USED FOR FUTURE EVIDENCE THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE OCCURRING IN OUR PARTICULAR MODEL "TRAILBLAZER LS". SO WE ARE LEFT WITH A CRACKED FUEL TANK THAT GM REFUSES TO TAKE CARE OF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277467July 20, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
WENT ON VACATION AND ON THE WAY BACK MY TRAILBLAZER SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AND THE GAS GAUGE GET HOME DO SOME SEARCHING ON THE TRAILVOY WEB SITE COME TO FIND OUT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM PEOPLE ARE HAVING NOTHING LIKE A 4 HOUR TRIP HOME TAKING 7 HOURS CAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW HOW FAST I WAS GOING OR HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE CALL THE DEALER THEY TELL ME IT WILL COST 500+ TECH TIME TO REPLACE I WAS LIKE WHAT THIS IS KNOWN PROBLEM USE SHOULD RECALL THIS AND THE SERVICES WRITER AGREED ABOUT THAT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277481July 20, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
ALL DASH COMPONENTS INTERMITTENT FOR A FEW DAYS, NOW ALL GAUGES INOPERATIVE. UNABLE TO DETERMINE SPEED, ENGINE CONDITION, GAS LEVEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277330July 19, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER FREQUENTLY GETS STUCK OR STOPS WORKING, WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277204July 17, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PURCHASED MY TRAILBLAZER BRAND NEW IN 2004 AND STARTED HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IN MAY OF 2007 THE SPEEDOMETER HAS STOPPED WORKING THE BATTERY AND OIL GAUGES ARE NOT READING AND THE RPM GAUGES WORKS AT RANDOM. I TAKEN THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IR WOULD BE $400 TO REPAIR AND IT NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY WORK. I'M ALSO HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHT WORKING AT RANDOM. THEY WILL WORK BUT CUT OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING AT NIGHT. I FEEL BOTH ISSUES NEED TO HAVE A MASS RECALL ON ALL 2002-2007 TRAILBLAZERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276191July 9, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FLUID LEAK FROM TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES DUE TO CORROSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276157July 8, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS THAT SEEMS TO HAVE A VERY STRONG GAS ODOR IN THE CABIN AND ALSO DRIPS GAS UNDERNEATH THE GAS TANK. I HEARD THAT THERE WAS RECALL DUE TO FUEL ODORS IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE AND DROPS OF GASOLINE ON THE GROUND FROM THE FUEL TANK INLET VALVE. I CAN'T FILL MY TANK UP BECAUSE OF LOSS OF FUEL AND ODOR INSIDE VEHICLE. ALSO, I HAVE THE CONSTANT FEAR OF MY VEHICLE EXPLODING AT ANY GIVEN TIME. PLEASE HELP OR GIVE ADVISE AT WHAT I SHOULD DO!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276015July 7, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
STEEL TRANSMISSION LINE RUSTED A HOLE AND LEAKED OUT TRANSMISSION FLUID ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND EXHAUST PIPE. REPLACED LINE, OLD LINE KEPT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275856July 6, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER GIVES FALSE READINGS. STARTED IN THE WINTER OF 2008, BUT IS NOW HAPPENING ON A WEEKLY BASIS DURING THE SUMMER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275917July 6, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SINCE 2007 MY INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER OF MY 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER (WHICH I PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN 2004 FROM DEALERSHIP) GOES ON AND OFF SOME DAYS IT WORKS AND SOME DAYS IT DOES NOT. I COULD BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH AND GAUGES GO OUT. I AM UNSURE AT TIMES HOW MUCH GAS IS IN MY CAR AND JUST HAVE TO ESTIMATE AND FILL THE TANK. I ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP HELP ME OUT BECAUSE I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT THEY WERE BOUGHT OUT BY ANOTHER DEALER. I WROTE TO CHEVROLET AND THEY REFUSED TO HELP ME OUT. I AM UNABLE TO PAY THE $700 TO $800 THEY HAVE QUOTED ME TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM SO IT SHOULD BE RECALLED BY CHEVROLET. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE ALL OF THE LIGHTS GO OUT SOMETIMES AT NIGHT SO I HAVE REFRAINED FROM DRIVING AT NIGHT VERY MUCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275671July 2, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HAS SIGNIFICANT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ISSUES. THE TACHOMETER IS INCONSISTENT AND WILL READ 1000 RPM WHEN YOU KNOW THE ENGINE IS AT LEAST 3000. ALSO, SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH OTHER GAUGES. SOMETIMES THEY WORK FOR A FEW DAYS, AND THEN DON'T. ALSO, CONSTANTLY NEEDS JUMPED. JUST GOT A NEW BATTERY TWO WEEKS AGO, AND ALREADY WON'T TURN OVER. GOOD CONNECTIONS AND CLEAN TERMINALS, BUT FOR WHATEVER REASON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DRAINED THE BATTERY. THIS HAS BEEN NON-STOP! NONE OF THIS COVERED BY DEALERSHIP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275397June 30, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING ON MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER ABOUT 9 MONTHS AGO. TACH ALSO HAS A TENDENCY TO STICK. TRANSMISSION STARTED GOING OUT 2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE (USED IN JULY 2008 WITH 42,000 MILES). TRANSMISSION WENT COMPLETELY OUT IN NOVEMBER 2008. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275285June 29, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. GAUGES QUIT WORKING OR DONT WORK CORRECTLY INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER WHICH COULD CAUSE SOMEONE TO MISS JUDGE SPEED AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274899June 24, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
HI I'M WRITING THIS LETTER BECAUSE I OWN A 2004 TRAILBLAZER LAST YEAR THE SPEEDOMETER STOP WORKING AND I WENT AND REPLACES THE SPEED SENSORS BUT IS STILL NOT WORKING, I HAVE 2 KID AND I WILL LOVE TO GET THIS FIX BUT IS TOO MUCH MONEY THAT I DON'T HAVE I LOVE THIS TRAILBLAZER I LOVE TO GET IT FIX I YOU GUYS WILL HELP ME THAT WOULD BE GREAT THANK YOU VERY MUCH. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274833June 24, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER GAUGE CLUSTER. THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED HAVING RANDOM READING @ ABOUT 100,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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