Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2004)

1,368 consumer complaints on file.

#10240160August 29, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PURCHASED A USED 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IN FEBRUARY 08. IT ONLY HAD 23,000 MILES ON IT. WITH IN THE FIRST 2 WEEKS I HAD IT MY GAUGES STARTED GOING CRAZY. THEY WERE JUMPING AROUND ALL OVER THE PLACE. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED AND THEY TRIED TO CHARGE ME. FORTUNATELY I MUST HAVE COMPLAINED ENOUGH AND TO THE RIGHT PERSON BECAUSE IT WAS REPLACED AT NO CHARGE TO MY SELF. I NOW AM HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH IT STALLING AND TRYING TO STALL. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET I SEE THAT I AM NOT ALONE THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. EVERYDAY UPON START UP IT IDLES VERY ROUGH AND IT TRIES TO STALL FOR A GOOD 10 MINUTES. IF I DON'T LET IT SIT AND IDLE BEFORE I DRIVE IT TENDS TO STALL. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL FLICKER AT LEAST ONCE A DAY AND EVERY FEW DAYS MY REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT WILL FLICKER. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE ANYMORE. WHAT IF I AM TRAVELING AND MY CAR STALLS AND I LOSE CONTROL AND FROM READING THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I AM AT RISK FOR MY AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING. IF IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE PCM, I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT!!!!! WHY SHOULD I HAVE TOO? I SEE THAT I AM NOT ALONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. WHY IS THEIR NOTHING BEING DONE ABOUT IT? WHY SHOULD US AS CONSUMER ALREADY PAYING ENOUGH FOR THESE VEHICLES BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR MISTAKES? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240277August 29, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDODMETER SOMETIMES WORK SOMETIMES NOT WORKING OR NOT WORKING AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239631August 25, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NO LONGER WORKS. SHE DOES NOT KNOW WHEN TO PLACE FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239132August 21, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL SMELL/ LEAK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238871August 19, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
LAST WEEK MY WIFE INDICATED THAT WHEN SHE WAS DRIVING, THE SPEEDOMETER IN OUR 2004 TRAILBLAZER WAS SHOWING SHE WAS GOING 100 MPH WHEN IN FACT SHE WAS NOT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND FIXING IT ON SOME MODELS BUT WILL NOT COVER THE $500 - $700 COST ON MY MODEL. I CONTACTED GM YESTERDAY AND AM AWAITING A RESPONSE. IT HAS TO DO WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL CONTINUING. I CALL ON THE NHTSA TO EXERT PRESSURE ON GM BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED AS THE RESULT OF THIS FAULTY PART THAT GM IS AWARE OF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238945August 19, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
"SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP. WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL CAP WAS BAD AND THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK. REPLACED BOTH PARTS COSTING $946.73. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238784August 18, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ALL LIGHTS, AND BELLS WENT OFF ON INSTRUMENT PANEL. STARTED WITH THE CHECK 4-WHEEL DRIVE, THEN ALL OTHER LIGHTS STARTING FLASHING ON AND OFF. THE GAUGES KEPT GOING DOWN TO NOTHING. HAVE HAD IT IN TO THE SHOP 5 TIMES SO FAR. ISN'T THIS UNDER THE LEMON LAW? AND IT SEEMS AS THOUGH I HAVE TO LOOK FORWARD TO MY SPEEDOMETER GOING OUT NEXT. IT ONLY HAS 38,000 ON IT. I CANT BELIEVE GM WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR MISTAKE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238551August 17, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. THE SPEEDOMETER WENT OUT LAST AUGUST. IT STARTED WITH STAYING ON 20 MPH WHILE I WAS STOPPED AND ENGINE WAS OFF. NOW IT HAS SINCE STOPPED COMPLETELY. IT IS NOW STUCK CLOCKWISE AT ABOUT 150 MPH WITH THE GAUGE POINTING TO NEUTRAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237497August 8, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
STARTING JUNE 17, 2008, THE LOW BEAMS ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER LT GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY - THE HIGH BEAMS, FOG LIGHTS, HAZARD LIGHTS, AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS STILL WORK - ONLY LOW BEAMS CAUSING PROBLEMS. I KEEP MY LIGHTS SETTING IN THE POSTION THAT THEY COME ON WHEN I START MY CAR. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY FACTOR. THE LIGHTS WILL GO OUT SUDDENLY. I CAN ONLY DOCUMENT ONE TIME THAT THEY WENT OUT DURING THE DAY TIME, BUT HAVE DOCUMENTED SEVEN (7) TIMES THAT THE LIGHTS WENT OFF AT NIGHT. THE NEXT SPACE ON THIS FORM ASKS FOR THE APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE - I PUT DOWN THE FIRST TIME. AS STATED ABOVE THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVEN TIMES AT NIGHT AND AT LEAST ONE TIME DURING THE DAY. I CAN ONLY TELL DURING THE DAY TIME IF I AM STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE AND I ONLY HAVE 2 TRAFFIC SIGNALS BETWEEN MY HOME AND WORK. I TOOK MY CAR TO SANDY SANSING CHEVROLET, PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, ON JUNE 23, 2008, THEY SAID THEY CHECKED MY CAR FOR THREE HOURS BUT COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. I WOULD NEED TO BRING IT IN WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT. UNFORTUNATELY, THE ONLY TIME I COULD TELL THEY HAD GONE OUT DURING THE DAY TIME, I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND BEFORE THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. (MY 16 YEAR OLD GRANDSON WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME AND CAN VERIFY THAT THIS HAPPENED. IN FACT HE AND ANOTHER GRANDSON WAS IN THE CAR ON THE NIGHT OF JULY 1, 2008, WHEN THE LOW BEAMS WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE BASEBALL GAME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236814August 4, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING DOWN A MOUNTAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT BEGAN TO HEAR A GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE CALIPERS LOCKED AND COMPLETELY BURNED THE BRAKES. THE DISC BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, AND CALIPERS WERE REPLACED ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,803 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,518. UPDATED 09/16/08 *BF UPDATED 09/24/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236783August 3, 2008
SEAT BELTS, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
MY SEAT BELT REMINDER LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE NOR DOES IT CHIME WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR SEAT BELT ON LIKE THE OWNERS MANUAL SAYS IT SUPPOSE TO DO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236791August 3, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
OUR 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WITH APPROX 40,000 MILES CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. WE NOTED SMOKE BEHIND THE CAR AND BEFORE WE COULD PULL OVER OTHER DRIVERS WERE YELLING TO US THAT THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. WE IMMEDIATELY GOT TO SIDE OF ROAD, TURNED OFF ENGINE AND A LARGE FIRE WAS COMING FROM THE HOOD. A GOOD SAMARITAN RAN UP WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND PUT OUT THE FIRE THAT WAS APPROX 4 FEET HIGH FROM THE HOOD. ALL PASSENGERS SAFELY EXITED THE CAR AS SOON AS STOPPING AND DUE TO THE FIRE BEING EXTINGUISHED QUICKLY NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS DONE. THIS VEHICLE WAS RUNNING FINE WITH NO RECENT ISSUES OR SERVICE ON THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THIS EVENT. WE HAVE NEVER HAD THE CAR SERVICED BY ANYONE OTHER THEN CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS. WE WERE INFORMED BY THE TOW TRUCK COMPANY THAT THEY HAVE MANY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS TOWED THAT HAVE CAUGHT FIRE. I HAVE SEEN SIMILAR EXPERIENCES DESCRIBED ONLINE BUT HAVE NOT FOUND IF THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN RELATED TO THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236588August 1, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER AND RPM GAUGE DO NOT WORK. THEY ARE COMPLETELY INACCURATE. FOR EXAMPLE, IT SHOW 120 MPH WHEN I'M GOING 50MPH. AT FIRST IT ONLY MESSED UP SOMETIMES. NOW IT IS NEVER ACCURATE. I HAVE NOT FIXED IT. FROM WHAT I HAVE RESEARCHED, MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT GM HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THAT ON THE TRAILBLAZER (TO MY KNOWLEDGE). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236334July 29, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTED OUT OF THIRD AND WOULD NOT SHIFT BACK WHILE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY. DEALER SAID A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AND FLUID CHANGE WOULD FIX IT. AFTER PERFORMING FLUSH DEALER TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FUNCTIONING INTERMITTENTLY, SPEEDOMETER WORKS AT FIRST AND THEN SLOWLY GOES DOWN TO ZERO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233868July 11, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AROUND 50K MILES THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS ASKED IF I HAD RECENTLY GOT GAS, WHEN I REPLIED YES, HE TOLD ME TO TIGHTEN THE GAS CAP AND THE LIGHT WOULD GO IF IN A FEW DAYS. THE LIGHT DID GO OFF BUT THE MECHANIC NEVER DOCUMENTED ANYTHING ABOUT MY VISIT. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THINKING THAT IT WAS THE SAME SITUATION I TIGHTENED THE GAS CAP AND DID NOT GO BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS TIME THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT GO OFF. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE TO GET IT CHECKED OUT AND THE RESULT WAS A MALFUNCTION IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. OFTEN TIMES I SMELL GAS VAPORS ESPECIALLY AFTER FUELING. RECENTLY I WAS PARKED ON A HILL AND GAS WAS DRIPPING FROM MY TANK. LOCAL DEALERSHIPS ACT AS IF THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM. MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233405July 7, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
RPM'S AND SPEEDOMETER TO NOT READ CORRECTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233459July 7, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I WAS SMELLING GAS FUMES COMING FROM MY '04 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. AFTER SOME INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE FITTING GOING INTO THE FUEL TANK FROM THE FILL LINE IS LEAKING. THE CHECK ENGINE HAS BEEN ON FOR A WHILE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233219July 5, 2008
TIRES, TIRES:VALVE
BOUGHT AN EXPENSIVE SET OF TIRES FOR MY SUV (ROLLOVER CONCERN) WITHIN 1 YEAR THE VALVE STEMS INSTALLED WITH THE NEW TIRES WERE ROTTING AWAY AND ONE OF THEM DETERIORATED SO BADLY ALL THE AIR COME OUT INSTANTLY. THEY LOOKED PERFECT FROM THE OUTSIDE BUT PUSHING ON THEM CAUSED THE OTHERS TO RIP AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233129July 3, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
CURRENTLY OWN A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER THAT WAS REPAIRED DUE TO NHTSA ACTION # EA04021. VERY SOON AFTER THE REPAIR TO THE REAR TAIL LIGHTS WAS COMPLETED, REAR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED ON BOTH SIDES SIMULTANEOUSLY. DEALER INDICATES THAT THE LEFT REAR BRAKE CIRCUIT BOARD HAS "MELTED." *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232632June 29, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2004 TRAILBLAZER LS, 65,000 MILES, NOTICED STRONG GAS ODOR AROUND THE FUEL FILLER DOOR. MECHANIC JUST CALLED AND SAID THE NECK ON THE FUEL TANK WAS CRACKED AND LEAKING. REPAIR COST $800+ TO REPLACE PLASTIC GAS TANK. BASED ON MY RESEARCH THIS APPEAR A SAFETY MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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