Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2004)

1,368 consumer complaints on file.

#10262248March 18, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND THE GAUGES DON'T WORK CORRECTLY THEY GO CRAZY SAYS IM DOING 80 WHEN I AM AT A COMPLETE STOP. *TR
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0
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#10261994March 16, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2004 TRAILBLAZER. AT 30,0000 MILES THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I WORKED OCCASIONALLY BUT NOW IS TOTALLY NONFUNCTIONING. THE CAR ONLY HAS 35,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS NOT AN ITEM COVERED BY ANY WARRANTY. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. *TR
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0
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#10261999March 16, 2009
STEERING
POWER STEERING WENT OUT DURING A TURN. *TR
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No
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No
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#10262009March 16, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED 50 MPH. THE SPEEDOMETER BECAME INOPERABLE AND WOULD OFTEN BECOME STUCK AT ZERO. IN ADDITION, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD OFTEN DISPLAY 100 MPH WHEN THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING LESS THAN 50 MPH. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER COULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 73,000.
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0
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#10261861March 15, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
DRIVING HOME FROM VACATION ON THE HIGHWAY IN A SNOWSTORM, WE REALIZED THE TACHOMETER WAS NO LONGER SHOWING THE CORRECT RPMS. IT WAS STUCK AROUND 4000 WHILE WE WERE GOING LESS THAN THAT. A LITTLE WHILE LATER WE NOTICED THAT WHILE WE WERE SLOWING DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT AND TRAVELING PROBABLY 10 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER WAS SHOWING 60 MPH. WE QUICKLY STOPPED FOR GAS, THINKING MAYBE THOSE GAUGES WERE MALFUNCTIONING AS WELL, BUT THEY WEREN'T. WHEN WE ACCELERATED AGAIN, THE SPEEDOMETER RAISED FROM 60 TO EVENTUALLY OVER 120 MPH. EACH TIME WE SLOWED DOWN THE NEEDLE STUCK, THEN WHEN WE ACCELERATED IT WENT HIGHER. WHILE WE WERE DRIVING IN THE SNOWSTORM ON THE HIGHWAY, WE THINK WE WERE TRAVELING ABOUT 20 TO 30 MPH, BUT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS STILL OVER 120 MPH. THIS WAS SCARY BECAUSE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS WE WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO JUDGE OUR SPEED, BUT IN THE SNOW IT WAS HARD TO DO SO. ON MONDAY WE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WERE TOLD THAT VEHICLES WITH UNDER 70,000 MILES THEY WOULD FIX BUT SINCE OURS HAD 78,000 WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. WE DECIDED WE CAN'T AFFORD THE REPAIRS, THEN A FEW DAYS LATER BOTH GAUGES STARTED WORKING PROPERLY ON THEIR OWN. WE ARE STILL LEERY OF TRUSTING THEM, AND WE ARE ASSUMING THEY WILL MALFUNCTION AGAIN. I CAN SEE THIS PROBLEM LEADING TO BEING TICKETED FOR SPEEDING AND POSSIBLY EVEN HAVING AN ACCIDENT DUE TO NOT KNOWING YOUR SPEED. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261863March 15, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN SEPT 2004. IN MARCH 2005 I STARTED NOTICING IT WAS HARD TO START IN THE MORNING WHEN IT WAS COLD AND IT IDLED ROUGHLY AND WOULD STALL WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE. THE DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT THEN. IN APRIL 2005, WITH 9400 MILES ON IT, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP. THEY CLEANED OUT (FLUSHED) THE FUEL SYSTEM AND PROCEEDED TO TELL ME NOT TO BUY "CHEAP GAS" BECAUSE SOMETIMES IT WILL HAVE PARTICLES IN IT THAT CAN CLOG UP THE FUEL SYSTEM (THEN WHAT IS THE FUEL FILTER FOR?). SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD THE FUEL SYSTEM FLUSHED THREE MORE TIMES. I PROBABLY COULD HAVE HAD IT DONE MORE TIMES, BUT IT IS EXTREMELY INCONVENIENT TO KEEP GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP AND BEING WITHOUT A VEHICLE, SO I JUST DEALT WITH THE ROUGH IDLE AND HESITATIONS. I BUY GAS THE SAME PLACES AS EVERYONE ELSE IN MY FAMILY, YET I AM THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. I BOUGHT FUEL INJECTOR CLEANER AND PUT IT IN THE GAS TANK EVERY COUPLE OF FILLUPS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS OFFERED TO REPLACE THE FUEL INJECTOR THAT KEEPS CLOGGING, BUT OF COURSE NONE OF THE MECHANICS EVER MADE NOTE OF WHICH ONE IT WAS. SO WHEN THE PROBLEM RECURS I MUST TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261902March 15, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
FAULTY SPEEDOMETER! IT STARTED DISPLAYING THE WRONG SPEED. TOOK ABOUT TWO WEEKS AND NOW IT DOESN'T MOVE. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10261927March 15, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FAULTY GAS TANK FILLER NECK ON MY 04 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER I'VE DONE RESEARCH ON THE WEB AND FOUND THERE ARE MANY TRAILBLAZERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM I'M HAVING AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS BECAUSE IT IS DANGEROUS TO HAVE FUEL LEAKING OUT OF THE GAS TANK I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER(GROSSINGER IN LINCOLNWOOD IL) AND WAS TOLD THE TANK WOULD COST ME 1200 DOLLARS I CAN'T AFFORD THAT AND PAY A CAR NOTE I'M HOPING YOU COULD HELP ME WITH GM I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261654March 12, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 TRAILBLAZER, THE TRANSMISSION DIP STICK RUSTED AND BROKE AND WATER IN TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVING SAME PROBLEM WITH SAME 2004 TRAILBLAZERS. BAD DIP STICK MANUFACTURE POSITION GETTING WATER INSIDE. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261546March 11, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY RESET THE ELECTRONIC OIL GAUGE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 03/31/09.*JB
Crash:
No
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No
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0
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0
#10261476March 10, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AROUND 50 THOUSAND MILES, MY TACHOMETER DIED JUST AFTER, CHEVY DEALERSHIPS RECALLED THE TRUCKS,BUT NOT THE TRAIL BLAZERS, FOR A 2004 XL MODEL THIS IS NOT RIGHT AND TO REPLACE THE MOGULER IS ABOUT 400. PLUS INSTALLATION, MY CHEVY.COM HAS MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THIS SAME PROBLEM, THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE! *TR
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10261323March 9, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY WITH THE GAUGES ON OUR 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. INITIALLY THE SPEEDOMETER WAS MALFUNCTIONING BUT WE FOUND THAT IF WE STOPPED THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED IT, IT WOULD RESET ITSELF. OVER TIME, IT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO RESET AND CURRENTLY READS 120MPH WHILE IDLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE OTHER GAUGES HAVE BEGUN TO MALFUNCTION AS WELL. THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK AT ALL AND THE BATTERY AND OIL TEMP GAUGES WORK ON OCCASION. IT IS OUR UNDERSTANDING THIS IS A PROBLEM ON CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS FROM 2002-2004, HOWEVER A RECALL ON THE PARTS HAVE ONLY BEEN CALLED ON THE 02 AND 03 MODELS, NOT THE 04. ALTHOUGH WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS OR RECEIVED ANY TICKETS FROM THIS PRODUCT FAILURE, WE HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS AND HAD TO USE ANOTHER DEVICE TO KEEP TRACK OF OUR SPEED. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261073March 8, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY COMPLAINT IS REGARDING A POTENTIAL INCIDENT. I OWN A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. I BOUGHT THIS NEW IN 2004. WITHIN 3 MONTHS, I SMELLED GAS FROM INSIDE THE TRUCK. THEN NOTICED WHEN I FILL THE TANK, IT LEAKS OUT OF THE TOP. I BROUGHT THIS TO GM ATTENTION AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL AND THAT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE 100%. COULD COST UP TO 1000. CAN YOU PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE AND DETERMINE IF THERE ARE OTHERS OUT THERE LIKE ME? I BELEIVE THIS IS A LEMON TYPE ISSUE AND I AM PLANNING TO HAVE MY ATTORNEY TAKE ACTION BUT WANTED TO GET YOUR FEEDBACK?
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No
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0
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0
#10261101March 8, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PURCHASED A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER IN 2007. AFTER A FEW MONTHS THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED TO STICK. SOON AFTER THE REST OF THE GAUGES HAVE GONE COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I AM GOING OR HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE LEFT OR HOW HARD THE ENGINE IS WORKING. NO NONE OF MY REAR LIGHTS FUNCTION. I HAVE GOTTEN PULLED OVER 4 TIMES AND I FEAR ITS A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE A THE REST OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN AND AN ACCIDENT OCCURS. I HAVE SEEN A MULTITUDE OF COMPLAINTS BUT NO RECALL. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH 41245 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND NOW READS 76411. IMPOSSIBLE SINCE I WAS DEPLOYED TO IRAQ FOR 8 MONTHS AND HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR LESS THAN 2 YEARS WITHOUT MAJOR COMMUTES. *TR
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0
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#10260743March 4, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AT APPROXIMATELY 55,000 MILES I NOTICED MY SPEEDOMETER CLICKING AT 5MPH INTERVALS. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED WHEN I WAS PULLED OVER GOING 10MPH OVER THE SPEED LIMIT WHEN IT APPEARED I WAS GOING THE POSTED SPEED. THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE WHEN MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED STICKING, AND FINALLY ROTATING ALL THE WAY PASSED TOP SPEED BACK TO ZERO. THIS MALFUNCTION SPREAD TO MY TACHOMETER WHERE IT SHOWS I AM TRAVELING AT MORE THAN MORE THAN 11,000 RPMS AT CRUISING SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY. THEN MY GAS GAUGE BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION. THE READING PUT ME AT NEARLY 200% CAPACITY, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL I HAD. SO I BEGAN USING MY ODOMETER TO GAUGE MY FUEL UNTIL I NOTICED MY ODOMETER READING 2-4 TENTHS OF A MILE EVERY 1/10. I HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 2 SPEEDING TICKETS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE I AM STRANDED OUT OF GAS. I SEE THERE ARE PLENTY OF COMPLAINTS FROM CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE NO IDEA OF ANY RELATED DEATHS OR INJURIES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM, BUT THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A GM DEFECT NOT RELATED TO REGULAR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY THE MANUFACTURER. NOT ONLY CAN THIS ISSUE ONLY BE REPAIRED BY A DEALERSHIP AT OUTRAGEOUS FEES (ESTIMATED $550), BUT THEIR DEFECTIVE PART IS NOW GIVING A FAULTY ODOMETER READING WHICH AGAINST MISSOURI STATE LAW. *TR
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#10260595March 3, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FIRST WHEN I BOUGHT MY CERTIFIED PRE OWNED TRAIL BLAZER THE TACHOMETER WENT OUT AND POINTED STRAIGHT DOWN THEN A COUPLE MONTHS LATER MY WHOLE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WENT COMPLETELY HAY WIRE. THE SPEEDOMETER, TACH, OIL PRESSURE, GAS GAUGE, EVERYTHING NEEDED TO EFFECTIVELY DRIVE HAS GONE WRONG. I CANNOT TELL IF I AM SPEEDING, IF I AM OUT OF FUEL , IF MY ENGINE WILL OVER HEAT AND THIS IS ALL VERY DANGEROUS ON THE HIGHWAY, I WORRY CONSTANTLY. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO BE FIXED BUT CANNOT AFFORD IT BECAUSE I AM PAYING FOR MY COLLEGE. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND GMC/CHEVY SHOULD DO SOMETHING TO FIX THIS SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
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0
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#10260395March 2, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER OF 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IS BROKEN. IT WORKS SOMETIMES, BUT RECENTLY I AM CLUELESS ON WHAT SPEED I'M GOING . I MIGHT GO 55 MPH AND IT READS 120 MPH OR I'LL GO 40MPH AND IT'LL READ 10MPH. ??? *TR
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0
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0
#10260410March 2, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LS V6 2WD. MY SPEEDOMETER WENT OUT ON ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING. AT ONE POINT IT WAS STUCK AT 120 MPH. I WAS TOLD BY GM THAT THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER MODEL AND MADE A RECALL ON THEM. WHEN I ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE 2004 MODEL THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOT BECAUSE NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAINING. TO ME IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY KNOW IT'S A PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR
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0
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0
#10260411March 2, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT ALL THE TIME WAITING ON RESPONSE. *TR
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0
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#10260454March 2, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IT STARTED OUT WITH THE TAC NOT ALWAYS WORKING. NOW THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK. WHEN I AM ON THE INTERSTATE IT USUALLY READS LESS THAN ACTUAL AND WHEN I AM IN TOWN DRIVING IT OFTEN INDICATES A HIGHER SPEED. I BELIEVE THERE ARE NOW PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS GAUGE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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