Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2004)

1,368 consumer complaints on file.

#10225355April 22, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. BEGINNING IN JANUARY OF 2007, THE GAS GAUGE FAILED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, WHICH PREVENTED THE CONTACT FROM KNOWING THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. SOON AFTERWARDS, THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION AND BEGAN DISPLAYING INACCURATE READINGS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED, BUT ARRANGEMENTS ARE BEING MADE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,585 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,068.
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0
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0
#10224982April 19, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
NORMAL OPERATING OF 2004 TRAILBLAZER, 15,000 ORIG MILES. DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, SPEEDOMETER READING 110 MPH, WHEN STOPPED SPEEDOMETER READS 60 MPH, JUST STOPPED WORKING SUDDENLY, NO WARNING LEADING UP TO THIS PROBLEM. -THIS HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED TO DATE. SAFETY AND TICKETS ARE A MAJOR FACTOR NOT KNOWING WHAT SPEED YOU ARE DRIVING... *TR
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0
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#10224898April 18, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER SEVERAL YEARS AGO. THE TAC AND SPEEDOMETER GO HAYWIRE AND THEN GO DEAD WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I BROUGHT IT IN AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A FAULTY GAUGE CLUSTER THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM ALREADY RECALLED IN OTHER GM VEHICLES. THE SERVICE TECH WAS ABLE TO UNHOOK THE BATTERY CABLE AND RESET THE GAUGES BUT THEY STILL AREN'T FIXED. I HAVE BEEN READING MULTITUDES OF COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME THING. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224790April 17, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
I WAS DRIVING MY TRAILBLAZER TO MINNEAPOLIS AND THE TURN SIGNALS WERE WORKING FINE, I STOP AND WHEN I STARTED DRIVING AGAIN I WENT TO USE MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL AND THE FLASHERS WENT ON INSTEAD. IT CONTINUED TO DO THIS EVERYTIME I USED IT. I HAD TO GO AND GET THE FLASHER MODULES REPLACE AT THE COST OF 200.00. I SEE THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS BUT MY VIN # IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224392April 14, 2008
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE REAR HATCH WINDOW SELF EXPLODED. IT WAS WITNESSED BY MANY GENERAL MOTORS EMPLOYEES. CHECKING ON THE WEB, I FOUND THAT THIS IS MORE COMMON THAN EXPECTED. HAPPENS MOSTLY IN CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS AND FORD ESCAPES. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224514April 14, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE COOL , BELOW 40 DEGREES F THE TACHOMETER DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. ONCE THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN AWHILE AND "WARMED UP" THE TACHOMETER BEGINS WORKING. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224243April 11, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON , JUST OUT OF WARRANTY AT THE TIME. GARAGE FOUND LEAK IN FUEL TANK FILL NECK. GASOLINE SMELL. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224108April 10, 2008
VISIBILITY, EQUIPMENT
MY AIR/HEAT ON OCCASION HAS NOT WORKED. THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES WHERE I WOULD TURN ON THE SYSTEM AND EVERYTHING WOULD SOUND LIKE IT WAS ON BUT NOTHING WOULD BLOW OUT AT ALL. MY VEHICLE IS OF COURSE OUT OF WARRANTY AND I WENT TO MY MECHANIC WHO SAID THIS IS AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH MANY GM VEHICLES. CURRENTLY MY UNIT IS NOT WORKING AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223837April 9, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223758April 8, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WITH 45,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE OTHER DAY AND NOTICED MY RPM GAUGE BOUNCING AROUND. FIVE MINUTES LATER I LOOKED DOWN AND WAS GOING 120 MPH IN A SCHOOL ZONE. I JUST HAPPENED TO BE SITTING STILL. ONCE I BEGAN MOVING THE SPEEDOMETER WAS BOUNCING LIKE CRAZY. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT WILL BE NEXT , MAYBE FILLING FULL OF GAS AND STILL BE ON EMPTY? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223461April 5, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I OWN A '04 TRAILBLAZER AND A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO MY OIL PRESSURE GAUGE STARTED STICKING. THEN TEMP. GAUGE WAS STICKING , BATTERY GAUGE STUCK, AND SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR LESS THAN A YEAR AND DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO REPLACE THE DASH CLUSTER. IF GM CAN ISSUE A RECALL ON THE OTHER VEHICLES SOMEBODY SHOULD FORCE THEM TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE TRAILBLAZERS ALSO. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR NOT US THE CONSUMERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223245April 3, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
MY PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LAMP SHORTED OUT. ON 12.31.07 I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THE REPLACED A BURNT AND CHARRED CONNECTOR. ON APRIL3, 2008, THE HEAD LAMP AGAIN MALFUNCTIONED. DURING THE THREE MONTHS I NOTED AT LEAST 10 OTHER CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZERS WITH IN NON-OPERATING PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LAMP. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE LOCAL DEALER ADVISED ME THAT THE HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM ON OTHER TRAILBLAZERS. I TRAVEL AT NIGHT AND THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223266April 3, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE MESSAGE CENTER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TIGHTEN THE GAS CAP. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO TIGHTEN THE GAS CAP, HE NOTICED A THIN CRACK IN THE FILLER NECK. WHEN HE FILLS THE GAS TANK, THERE WAS SOME LEAKAGE FROM THE CRACK OF THE FILLER NECK. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT IT WAS NOT SERVICED BECAUSE THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000. UPDATED 04/22/08. *LJ THE PIPE TO THE GAS TANK WAS COMPOSED OF PLASTIC. IT HAS A CRACK ABOUT 1/2 INCHES LONG AT THE GAS CAP AREA, THUS ALLOWING VAPORS TO ESCAPE THE TANK. UPDATED
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223129April 2, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER ON 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER QUIT WORKING. THERE ARE NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF THIS HAPPENING ON OTHER CHEVY VEHICLES OF THE SAME MODEL YEAR. GM NEEDS TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223068April 1, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
"SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT WOULD FLASH ON THEN IMMEDIATELY OFF, TRUCK WOULD FEEL LIKE IT MOMENTARILY LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING. RECENTLY THE FUSES FOR ALL THE GAUGES HAVE BEEN BLOWING OUT REPETITIVELY. THE SPEEDOMETER DOES IT MORE THAN THE OTHERS. HAVE REPLACED THEM SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST THREE MONTHS. CHEVY WAS HELPFULLY "GUESSING" AT FIRST BUT FINALLY TOLD US THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TOWARDS THE END OF OUR 3 YEAR WARRANTY. WE HAVEN'T TAKEN IT BACK TO THEM FOR THE ONGOING PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221935March 21, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY 2004 TRAILBLAZER'S SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER MALFUNCTIONED. EVERYONE I SPOKE TO, INCLUDING GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THE REPAIRMAN, SEEMED TO KNOW IMMEDIATELY IT WAS A DEFECTIVE CLUSTER. THIS IS COVERED ON OTHER GM VEHICLES BUT NOT THE TRAILBLAZER. THERE ARE MANY CASES ONLINE WHERE IT IS OBVIOUS IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT/KNOWN PROBLEM. MY DAUGHTER RECEIVED A SPEEDING TICKET FOR GOING 49 IN A 40 WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWED SHE WAS WITHIN THE MPH LIMIT. IT WAS SHORTLY AFTER THAT WE REALIZED THE PROBLEM. MY SITUATION OCCURRED ABOUT A MONTH OR TWO AGO. YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING WITH A FRIEND WHO HAD THE SAME VEHICLE AND HE MENTIONED HIS SPEEDOMETER WAS ACTING UP. I TOLD HIM EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO ME AND HE IS LOOKING INTO THE REPAIR. I FEEL THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD AND INCONVENIENCE AND SINCE SO MANY ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM GM SHOULD COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221355March 16, 2008
SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY, EQUIPMENT
I BUCKLED UP MY CHILD'S SAFETY SEAT AND IT DID NOT PROVIDE AN ANCHOR POINT ON THE BACK OF THE BENCH SEAT TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE HEAD SUPPORT IN AN EVENT OF A CRASH. THE REAR SEATBELT ALSO DID NOT PROVIDE A LOCK FEATURE; THEREFORE PROVIDING WHIPLASH IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH OR EVEN CAUSE THE CAR SEAT TO FALL OVER ON THE LEFT - OUT THE BACK PASSENGER WINDOW OR TO THE RIGHT TIPPING ON ANOTHER PASSENGER, CAUSING INJURY. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221171March 14, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I HAVE A 2004 TRAILBLAZER WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE RECALL THAT IS GOING ON WITH GM. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS DOING THE SAME EXACT THING AS THE TAHOE, AVALANCHE, AND I FORGOT WHAT THE OTHER THE CAR WAS. THE FUEL, WATER, AND BATTERY GAUGES, THE AIRBAG LIGHT, A LONG WITH THE BATTERY LIGHT STAYS ON. WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT WHY THERE WASN'T A RECALL AND THEY COULDN'T GIVE ME A ANSWER. I FEEL THAT IF GM IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE OTHER CARS AND HAVEN'T LOOK TO SEE IF THERE IS COMPLAINTS ON THESE, WHY HAVEN'T THEY ADDED THEM TO THE RECALLS. PAYING FOR THE REPAIRS AND HAVEN'T TO WAIT FOR GM TO SEND OUT A RECALL ON A VIN TYPE SPECIFIC CAR IS RIDICULOUS. IF THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM THEY NEED TO CHECK THE OTHER CARS. I CALLED THE CORPORATE OFFICE AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT I HAVE TO WAIT TO SEE IF THERE IS A LOT OF COMPLAINTS BEFORE THEY CAN DO ANYTHING. IF THEY STAND BY THERE QUOTE OF CUSTOMER SATISFACTION THEN THEY ARE NOT SATISFYING THE CONSUMERS AND MAKE THEM GO THROUGH A WHOLE ORDEAL, ON FINDING A SOLUTION. NOW I HAVE TO WAIT 3 DAYS FOR A PART AND FILL MY GAS TANK UP EVERY OTHER DAY TO MAKE SURE I DON'T RUN OUT OF GAS. PLUS, SINCE I CAN'T LOOK AT MY INSTRUMENTS TO TELL IF MY CAR IS GOING TO OVERHEAT AND MAKE IT INTO A BIGGER PROBLEM. SO, SINCE I CALLED THE CORPORATE OFFICE WE WILL IF THE PEOPLE WHO SPEND MONEY ON THERE PRODUCT WILL MAKE GOOD ON CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221049March 13, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
IN MARCH 2006 AT APPROX, 38K MILES OUR SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER STARTED GOING CRAZY AND THEY STILL DO NOT WORK. NOW THE WATER AND OIL GAUGES ARE GOING OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220888March 12, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN MY SPEEDOMETER CONTINUED TO RISE EVEN WHEN I STOPPED. I HAVE A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE IN VARIOUS FORUMS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND CHEVROLET HAS YET TO RECALL OR FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY KNOW THAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILING BUT STILL WILL NOT PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED IN THE TRAILBLAZER. THE OTHER TRUCKS AND SUV'S HAVE BEEN FOUND WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND CHEVROLET IS PAYING FOR THEM BUT NOT THE TRAILBLAZER. I WILL NEED TO PAY $450 FOR A NEW INSTRUMENT PANEL TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE A WORKING SPEEDOMETER. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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