Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2004)

1,368 consumer complaints on file.

#10268522May 12, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON FEBRUARY 7, 2009, WE WERE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. WHEN APPROACHING TRAFFIC I TOOK THE VEHICLE OFF OF CRUISE AND BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. HOWEVER, THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT MOVE. AFTER THAT, EVERYTIME I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT MOVE. EVERYTIME I START THE CAR IT DROPS 5 MPH, BUT WHEN YOU USE CRUISE OR DO A CONSTANT SPEED, IT STICKS AGAIN. WE ARE GETTING READY TO GO ON A BIG FAMILY VACATION AND DO NOT FEEL SAFE TAKING MY FAMILY IN A VEHICLE THAT YOU DON'T KNOW HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. MY MECHANIC IS REPLACING THE CLUSTER WITH A USED ONE FROM THE LOCAL SALVAGE YARD. A USED ONE WITH LABOR IS STILL GOING TO COST ME $200 AND WHO KNOWS HOW LONG THAT ONE WILL LAST. I CANNOT BELIEVE WITH THIS MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME EQUIPMENT FAILURE THAT GM HASN'T DONE ANYTHING. IT'S JUST NOT SAFE! *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268538May 12, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WENT OUT ON MY 04 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WHICH I PURCHASED NEW AT AROUND 40K. CHEVY WILL DO NOTHING TO HELP AND IN THE MEANTIME I HAVE NO SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, OR GAS GAUGE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268355May 11, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER HAVE STOPPED WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268391May 11, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE LIGHT HAS BEEN ILLUMINATING EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, BUT THE FAILURE CANNOT BE LOCATED OR REPAIRED. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000. UPDATED 06/08/09 *BF UPDATED 06/18/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268320May 10, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HEADLIGHTS DIM AND FLICKER AT RANDOM TIMES, MOSTLY AT START UP. DEALER HAS REPLACED ALTERNATOR TWICE AND PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS AND HAS SINCE RECURRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268224May 8, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE. SPEEDOMETER & ALL OTHER GAUGES SUDDENLY FAILED. NO SPEED OR VEHICLE INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO DRIVER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268255May 8, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267971May 7, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE NOTICED MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IS HAVING ISSUES WITH THE TACHOMETER. IT IS STICKING AT AROUND 4000 RPM AND WON'T RESET TO 0. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT FROM WHAT I CAN FIND. I'M AFRAID THAT THIS PROBLEM COULD SPREAD INTO OTHER GAUGES WHICH WOULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267821May 6, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, INTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVING ON DRY PAVEMENT, CLEAR DAY. TOOK FREEWAY OFFRAMP, WHEN I REACHED 40MPH, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, WENT PAST STOP SIGN INTO OTHER HIGHWAY MISSING OTHER VEHICLE PASSING IN FRONT OF OFFRAMP. HAPPENED TWICE AT SAME SPEED, BRAKES LOCK UP, AND I PASS THROUGH THE STOP SIGN. LOUD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM WHEEL WELL AREA, BRAKES RECENTLY CHANGED ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO, NOISE OCCURS AT 25-30 MPH, SOUNDS LIKE DRAGGING SOMETHING UNDERNEATH. SERVICE MAN CHECKED, NOTHING VISIBLE. HAS OCCURRED 5 TIMES IN LESS THAN 2 MONTHS. INTERIOR LIGHTS DIM ON VEHICLE THEN BRIGHTEN CONSTANTLY. DOOR AJAR LIGHT CONSTANTLY COMING ON, BACK HATCH WINDOW CONSTANTLY OPENING ON OWN DRIVING DOWN ROAD. INSTRUMENT PANEL KNOBS, PANEL ITSELF AND WINDOW AND DOOR BUTTONS ON DOORS EXTREMELY HOT TO TOUCH. VARIOUS LIGHTS ON INSTRUMENT PANEL QUIT WORKING AND THEN RESUME ON THEIR OWN. REPORTED TACH/ODOMETER NOT WORKING ALREADY. BOTH UNITS REGISTERING OFFLINE WHILE DRIVING. WHERE ARE THE FIXES TO THESE PROBLEMS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267864May 6, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2004 TRAILBLAZER SPEEDOMETER KEEPS GOING OUT. I HAVE HAD IT RESET SEVERAL TIMES AND WITHIN A FEW DAYS IT IS BACK TO THE NEEDLE POINTING AT 100 WHILE IN PARK. THIS PROBLEM STARTED WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I NOTICED IT WHEN I REALIZED THAT I WAS THE SLOWEST PERSON ON THE INTERSTATE. IT IS MAY 2009 AND IT IS NOW A BIGGER PROBLEM THAN EVER. I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AT 800.00 TO REPAIR THIS AND THEN IT MAY WORK FOR A LITTLE WHILE BUT, ALL MY RESEARCH INDICATES THAT IT WON'T FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267673May 4, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PURCHASED A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IN AUGUST OF 2004. OVER TWO YEARS AGO MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED TO FLUCTUATE SHOWING I WAS GOING 10 MILES AN HOUR WHILE I WAS IN THE FAST LANE ON THE FREEWAY GOING AT LEAST 65. AFTER MONTHS OF FLUCTUATING IT STOPPED WORKING. I NOW HAVE 84,000 MILES ON MY CAR. I AM GUESSING THE SPEEDOMETER IT WENT OUT AROUND 65,000. I DO NOT FEEL THAT A CAR THAT IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD SHOULD HAVE A SPEEDOMETER THAT WON'T WORK ANYMORE. I FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER MODELS BESIDES THE TRAILBLAZER. I CALLED MY LOCAL GM DEALER AND THEY ADVISED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THIS FIXED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267201April 29, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267120April 28, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 4.2L INSTRUMENT PANEL DOES NOT WORK-SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, TEMP. GAUGE, OIL PRESSURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266355April 22, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
SINCE I'VE PURCHASED THE 2004 VEHICLE (BRAND NEW), I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ABOUT 10 TIMES. THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN. WHILE TRYING TO REPLACE, NOTICED THAT THE WIRING IS BURNED OUT AS THERE IS A SHORT. I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING AND WONDERING IF THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266395April 22, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL FAILURE CAUSING SPEEDOMETER TO NOT WORK CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD- GM WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266402April 22, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER SPEEDOMETER READS MUCH FASTER THAN I AM ACTUALLY GOING. WHEN I AM AT A COMPLETE STOP, IT READS UP TO 60 MPH. THIS VARIES BY DAY, SOME DAYS IT IS 30, SOME IT IS 45, ETC... THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS I NEVER KNOW THE ACTUAL SPEED I AM GOING AND JUST HAVE TO USE MY BEST JUDGMENT. ALSO, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR 2 YEARS AND DEALER CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266202April 21, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT MY 2004 TRAILBLAZER NEW IN 2004 AND IT HAS BEEN OK. I GOT IN IT LAST THURSDAY AND PUT IT IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF MY BASEMENT TO GO TO WORK. IT MADE A HORRIBLE NOISE SO I GOT MY HUSBAND UP TO LOOK AT IT. COME TO FIND OUT REVERSE WENT OUT ON THE TRANSMISSION. THE REPAIR SHOP SAID REVERSE WAS OUT AND SOME GEARS WERE WORN. I HAD NO WARNING AND THIS JUST HAPPENED. THIS REPAIR PERSON TOLD US THIS WAS WEAK LINK ON THE TRAILBLAZERS AND THE TRANSMISSIONS WOULD GO JUST LIKE THAT. IF THIS IS A WEAK LINK, GM SHOULD RECALL AND FIX THE PROBLEM. I DID NOT TAKE OUT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I ONLY HAVE ABOUT 89,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266236April 21, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AND REGISTERS 65 MPH WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED. THE FAILURE PREVENTS HIM FROM KNOWING HOW FAST HE IS TRAVELING. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. WHEN THE CONTACT BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, THE SPARE TIRE WRENCH UNDER THE REAR BUMPER WAS STRIPPED SO THAT IT COULD NOT BE LOWERED. HE HAD A MECHANIC EXAMINE THE SPARE TIRE WRENCH AND WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266187April 20, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER STARTED FAILING AFTER 30-45 MIN OF DRIVING THEN GOT MORE FREQUENT. I TOOK IT INTO LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED VEHICLE IN LAS VEGAS AND THEY TOLD ME IT COULD BE ANYWHERE FROM $400-$600 TO REPAIR IT. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED IN THE LAST YEAR THAT THIS IS A HUGE GM ISSUE AND I AM GLAD I DID NOT HAVE IT REPAIRED AS OF YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266010April 19, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. SOME LIGHTS IN RADIO HAS GONE OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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