Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2004)

1,368 consumer complaints on file.

#10809165December 9, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG FUEL ODOR WHILE DRIVING AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK CODE AT THE EVAPORATION SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10809025December 8, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ENVIAN UN RECALL CUANDO YA LA GARANTIA SE ACABO Y AHORA NO QUIEREN HONRARLA AUN CUANDO ES UN PROBLEMA DE GASOLINA POR ENDE DE SEGURIDAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10808204December 3, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH CLUSTER, READS BELOW 0 OR OVER 100MPH AT TIMES, SOMETIMES STICKS AT 5 OR 10MPH. SOMETIMES BURIES SPEEDOMETER AND TACH, ALL DASH LIGHTS COME ON AND CAR WILL SHUT DOWN AT SPEEDS OVER 60MPH. THIS SOULD BE RECALLED! HAVE READ OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON ALL CAR FORUMS AND COMPLAINT SITES AND OTHER GOOGLE INQUIRIES AS WELL.DIDN'T.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807774December 1, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE RPM LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO OPERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807848December 1, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SPEEDODOMETER AND RPM CLUSTERS MALFUNCTIONS,WHY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807392November 30, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED STRONG FUEL FUMES OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807305November 28, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ON NOVEMBER 19, 2015, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHEVROLET, P.O. BOX 909989, MILWAUKEE, WI 53209-9989, DATED NOVEMBER 2015, NOTIFYING ME, "THIS LETTER IS INTENDED TO MAKE YOU AWARE THAT SOME 2004 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER VEHICLES MAY CONTAIN A FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE (ICV) THAT COULD FRACTURE." I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE 1-800-222-1020 PHONE NUMBER INCLUDED IN THE LETTER AND THE GENTLEMEN I SPOKE WITH CALLED MY NEAREST CHEVROLET DEALER, NIMNICHT CHEVROLET, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, AND ASKED THEM TO CALL ME TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE SITUATION INVESTIGATED. THEY DID NOT CALL ME AND THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM CHEVROLET CALLED BACK TO CONFIRM THAT I HAD AN APPOINTMENT WITH NIMNICHT AND I INFORMED HIM THEY HAD NOT CALLED. HE IMMEDIATELY CALLED THEM BACK AND GOT AN APPOINTMENT SET UP FOR ME, WHICH WAS NOT UNTIL THE FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, AT 8:00 A.M. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN, WHICH HAS ALL OF THE SYMPTOMS LISTED, I.E. GASOLINE SMELL, SES LIGHT ON SOLID FOR A WHILE, THEN BEGINS BLINKING, AND WILL GO BACK TO SOLID, TERRIBLE GAS MILEAGE AND WHEN SITTING STILL WITH ENGINE RUNNING, ENGINE ACTS AS IF IT WANTS TO SHUT OFF. WITHIN TEN MINUTES OF MY ARRIVING AT THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO SINCE MY MILEAGE WAS OVER 150,000. THE DATE I RECEIVED THE LETTER, THE MILEAGE WAS 151,872 AND BY THE TIME I GOT AN APPOINTMENT, IT WAS 152,000 PLUS. AFTER LETTING ME SIT IN THEIR WAITING ROOM, AND MY ASKING THEM TO PLEASE CALL CHEVROLET TO SEE IF SOME TYPE OF EXCEPTION COULD BE MADE, THE LADY CAME BACK AND OFFERED ME A "REAL DEAL" OF $903.00 TO REPAIR IT. SHE TOLD ME THEY WERE NOT ALLOWED TO CALL CHEVROLET ON A CUSTOMER'S BEHALF. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT, IF THE LETTER WERE MAILED TO ME ON NOVEMBER 1, THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE BEEN LESS THAN 150,000 MILES. I FEEL THEY SHOULD HAVE TO REPAIR IT. IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10806559November 24, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE ICV VALVE ON THE GAS TANK RECIVED LETTER ON EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR REPAIRS.GM KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS BECAUSE THE LETTER SAYS THE SES LIGHT COMES ON,AND MY LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR YEARS SINCE IT WAS ABOUT 2 YEARS OLD,THEY KNEW THIS AND PLAYED DUMB ABOUT THE PROBLEM.GAS FUMES HAVE BEEN IN THE CAR FOR YEARS TO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10806350November 23, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE INLET CHECK VALVE IS FRACTURED AND CHEVY WILL NOT DO ANY REPAIRS DUE TO THE MILEAGE BEING OVER 150000
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10794435November 17, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, INTERIOR LIGHTING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A CREEK. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED IN THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10790167November 13, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR IN THE VEHICLE.THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10781082October 9, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE METALLIC FUEL PUMP LINES LOCATED ON TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP CORRODED THROUGH, LEAKING GAS ONTO THE GROUND WHENEVER THE ENGINE WAS ON. THIS VEHICLE HAS 155,000 MILES ON IT AND IS NOW 11 YEARS OLD. TO QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED, THE CAR HAD TO BE LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD OR AND HAVE LESS THAN 125,000 MILES. THE RECALL PERIOD FOR THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE OLDER VEHICLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779604October 4, 2015
POWER TRAIN
I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE SHIFTER HANDLE MOVED FREELY BUT WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN REVERSE OR DRIVE. MY VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN PARK. LUCKILY, THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS IN MY GARAGE AT LUNCHTIME HEADED BACK TO WORK. WHEN I SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET ABOUT WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE, I SAW THAT OTHER GM VEHICLES HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR A BROKEN SHIFTER CABLE. WHEN I SPOKE TO THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER AND EXPLAINED MY PROBLEM, HE SAID THAT IT WAS PROBABLY A BROKEN SHIFTER CABLE AND THAT HE HAD TOWED OTHER TRAILBLAZERS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT THE VEHICLES HAD BEEN PART OF A RECALL YEARS AGO. I HAD NOT FOUND A RECALL FOR MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE, BUT THAT OTHER GM VEHICLES HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR THAT REASON IS WHY I AM FILING THIS REPORT. I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE REPAIRED AND WILL UPLOAD THE REPAIR INVOICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779606October 4, 2015
POWER TRAIN
I WAS PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN WHEN MY VEHICLE JUST SHUT OFF. I PRESSED THE BRAKE, PUT MY VEHICLE IN PARK, AND TURNED THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION. THEN I STARTED MY VEHICLE AS I NORMALLY WOULD, AND IT STARTED UP WITHOUT A PROBLEM. THIS WAS VERY DISCONCERTING AND SCARY. THIS HAPPENED IN A QUIET, RESIDENTIAL AREA, SO THERE WAS NO OTHER TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD AT THE TIME. I INTENDED TO HAVE MY VEHICLE CHECKED, BUT I NEVER DID. THIS WAS SEVERAL YEARS AGO. THE INCIDENT WAS BROUGHT BACK TO MY ATTENTION BECAUSE OF A RECENT BUT DIFFERENT MECHANICAL FAILURE WITH MY VEHICLE. DURING MY INTERNET RESEARCH OF THE OTHER MECHANICAL PROBLEM, I CAME ACROSS RECALL INFORMATION FOR OTHER GM VEHICLES THAT HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR SUDDENLY SHUTTING OFF WHILE IN DRIVE. ALTHOUGH I DID NOT FIND RECALL INFORMATION FOR MY MAKE/MODEL/YEAR, I AM FILING THIS REPORT BECAUSE MY VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF WHILE IT WAS IN DRIVE. SINCE I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT DATE WHEN THIS OCCURRED, I WILL PLACE AN APPROXIMATE DATE IN THIS REPORT. I WAS "HOUSE SHOPPING" AT THE TIME, SO THE APPROXIMATE DATE WILL BE CLOSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779611October 4, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
DURING HIGH SPEEDS (INTERSTATE/LONG-DISTANCE DRIVING) THERE IS A VIBRATING NOISE ON MY WINDSHIELD. THIS STARTED YEARS AGO; AT FIRST I THOUGHT THE NOISE WAS MY ANTENNA. I CHECKED IT TO MAKE SURE IT WAS SECURE AND IT WAS, SO I DISMISSED THE NOISE. I DON'T DO A LOT OF LONG-DISTANCE OR INTERSTATE DRIVING, SO IT WAS A WHILE BEFORE I HEARD THE NOISE AGAIN. EVER SINCE I HAVE DISMISSED IT AS WIND NOISE AT HIGH SPEEDS. DURING MY INTERNET RESEARCH OF A RECENT MECHANICAL PROBLEM, I CAME ACROSS INFORMATION FOR IMPROPER WINDSHIELD MOUNTING AND LIFT GATE GLASS MOUNTING ON OTHER GM VEHICLES. ALTHOUGH I DID NOT FIND RECALL INFORMATION FOR MY MAKE/MODEL/YEAR, I AM FILING THIS REPORT BECAUSE OF WINDSHIELD NOISE AND POTENTIAL WINDSHIELD AND LIFT GATE GLASS FAILURE ON MY VEHICLE. NOW THAT I KNOW ABOUT THIS POSSIBLE DEFECT, I WILL TRY TO AVOID INTERSTATE DRIVING OR TRY TO DRIVE 60 MPH OR BELOW. I RECENTLY HAD TO TRAVEL FOR A FUNERAL 5 HOURS AWAY BUT RENTED A VEHICLE INSTEAD OF DRIVING MY OWN. IN THE REPORT DATE, I HAVE INSERTED THE DATE OF THE LAST INTERSTATE TRAVEL THAT WAS MADE IN MY VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10778166September 28, 2015
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
GOODYEAR FORTERA HL P245/65R17 DOT M78T CCDR 5012, 15,000 MILES, COMPLETE SIDEWALL DISINTEGRATED. ALL THE WAY AROUND. ANOTHER TIRE SHOWS SIDEWALL CRACKING. BLOWOUT AT 50 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10767586September 22, 2015
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 8:55PM MY MOTHER WAS INVOLVED IN A 1 CAR ACCIDENT ON BAUM RD LOCATED IN TALLAHASSEE, FL. SHE WAS THE ONLY PASSENGER DETERMINED TO BE IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE CRASH REPORT, D1 (DRIVER ONE) WAS TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON BAUM RD GOING THE NORMAL POSTED SPEED OF 55MPH, WHEN SHE VEERED TOWARDS THE CENTER OF THE RD AND SUDDENLY TURNED RIGHT VEERING OF THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE RD AND STRIKING SEVERAL TREES ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND FRONT END. D1 WAS WEARING HER SEATBELT AND MANAGED TO EXIT OUT THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW BEFORE COMING TO HER FINAL RESTING PLACE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE RD. WHEN I WENT TO RETRIEVE MY MOTHERS THINGS FROM HER TRAILBLAZER, I NOTICED THAT NO AIR BAGS HAD DEPLOYED. AND AS FAST AS MY MOM WAS GOING AND THE TYPE OF IMPACT & DAMAGE HER SUV SUSTAINED, I WOULD THINK AND HOPE THE AIRBAGS WOULD DEPLOY IN THIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT, THUS PREVENTING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. MY MOM WAS NOT SO LUCKY, AND MYSELF AND MY FAMILY HAVE ENDURED GREAT PAIN FROM LOOSING HER SO SUDDENLY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#10764520September 17, 2015
WHEELS, STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
DRIVING I-85 NORTH BOUND ON THE MORNING ON 6/15/2015 HEADED TO WORK WHEN THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING MY 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER TO CROSS OVER INTO ANOTHER LANE THEN BACK INTO THE LANE I WAS IN, SPIN UNCONTROLLABLE, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SPINNING AND THEN THE VEHICLE JUST SHUT DOWN, STEERING WHEEL LOCKS, THE CAR COMES TO A STOP AND SLAMS INTO A GUARD RAIL WHERE I AM FACING SOUTH BOUND TRAFFIC, NONE OF MY AIR BAGS DEPLOY, I HAVE A NECK AND BACK INJURY THAT TO THIS DAY I AM STILL BEING TREATED FOR AND MY PASSENGER WHO WAS A COWORKER RIDING TO WORK WITH ME THAT MORNING ALSO HAD A BACK INJURY. MY VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS BY INSURANCE COMPANY COULD NOT BE REPAIRED, LOST TIME FROM WORK, STILL HAVE MEDICAL BILLS, OCCURRING, ALTHOUGH I HAVE FULL COVERAGE INSURANCE BUT BECAUSE IT WAS A ONE VEHICLE ACCIDENT THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT LOSS WAGES. JUST HAD THESE TIRES PUT ON MY TRUCK ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, HEARD ABOUT PEOPLE PASSING THESE BAD TIRES ON AS NEW TIRES , DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE CASE OR NOT. DON'T KNOW WHY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, DON'T KNOW WHY STEERING WHEEL SPIN THEN LOCKED UP, THANK GOD IT WAS NOT WORSE! STATE TROOPER SAID IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE FROM THE WAY I LANDED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10763065September 11, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING ON THE VEHICLE, THE DAY TIME RUNNING LAMPS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10762384September 9, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT TURN OFF AND WAS LOCKED TO "ON" POSITION. I HAD TO TAKE IT TO A LOCAL SERVICE STATION WHERE THEY INSTALLED A REPLACED THE KEY CYLINDER FOR THE COST OF $345. I BELIEVE THIS MAY BE RELATED TO THE EARLIER RECALL OF OTHER GM MODELS RECALLED DUE TO IGNITION ISSUES. I DID NOT CONTACT THE DEALER AS I NEEDED TO GET IT REPAIRED IN A TIMELY MANNER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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