2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2013· ENGINEFire

  WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THERE WAS A BOOM UNDER THE HOOD. TWO MINUTES LATER THE CAR STARTED DECREASING POWER AND I HAD TO PULL OVER. BEFORE I COULD GET OUT TO LIFT THE HOOD, FIRE WAS SHOOTING FROM UNDER NEATH. *TR

• 12/31/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH HE NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGES DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND CENTER RADIO/CD PLAYER CONSOLE OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE AND THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 01/27/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND UPON INSPECTION THE MODULE THAT CONTROLLED THE GAUGES WAS DEFECTIVE. UPDATED 01/28/10.*JB

• 12/31/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  I AM THE FIRST AND ONLY OWNER OF A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. AROUND 25,000 MILES, SES LIGHT CAME ON, GOT SERVICED UNDER WARRANTY WITH A BURNED OUT O2 SENSOR AS THE CAUSE. AT 30, 000 MILES, THE SES LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP (OUT OF WARRANTY) AND PAID $80 FOR DIAGNOSTICS. SERVICE REP CAME BACK SAYING VEHICLE WAS FINE, CODES WERE IN THE COMPUTER'S HISTORY AND NO PROBLEMS EXIST. TWO DAYS LATER, SES LIGHT POPS BACK UP. DUE TO THE WEATHER, I GARAGED MY TRAILBLAZER AND BEGAN TO SMELL FUEL INSIDE MY HOUSE, AND WAS EVEN STRONGER IN THE GARAGE. RAW FUEL WAS LEAKING OUT FROM UNDER THE GAS TANK, AND PARTS WERE DOUSED. I CALL GM, EXPLAIN THE PROBLEM AND BASICALLY WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO RECALLS/SPECIAL REPAIRS ETC. ON 2004 MODELS. THEY DID CALL THE DEALERSHIP AND WILL HAVE A REP CALL ME BACK. *TR

• 12/31/2006· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  MY 2004 TRAILBLAZER SPARE TIRE WINCH WOULD NOT CRANK MY TIRE ALL THE WAY DOWN I WAS ON THE SIDE OF THE EXPRESSWAY AND COULD NOT REMOVE MY TIRE SO THAT I COULD CHANGE IT. *NM

• 12/30/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE AND THE TACHOMETER ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURES WERE INTERMITTENT AT FIRST AND RECENTLY STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

• 12/30/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  OCT 10,2009 58500 MILE ON TRAILBLAZER. DRIVING FROM WORK PASS A POLICE RUNNING 110 MPH. I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 50 MPH. THEN THE TACH STARTED MESSING UP TOO. STILL ONGOING PROBLEM. CAN GM HAVE A RECALL TO FIX ALL THESE COMPLAINTS. THEY HAVE FIX OTHER MODEL DOING THE SAME THING. *TR

• 12/30/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SPEEDOMETER DEFECT IN 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. *TR

• 12/29/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SPEEDOMETER STUCK/INSTRUMENT PANEL ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE WERE TRAVELING TO FAMILIES HOUSE TO CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS. 1.5 HOURS INTO THE TRIP, THE SPEEDOMETER WENT CRAZY AND WAS AT 90 WHEN WE WERE GOING 65. PULLED OVER AND WHEN WE STOPPED IT INCREASED TO 120 MPH. SINCE WE HAD ANOTHER 3.5 HRS OF OUR TRIP AND IT WAS UNSURE EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG (SINCE THERE WERE NO DEALERSHIP/SERVICE STATIONS OPEN), WE TURNED AROUND AND WENT HOME. NICE CHRISTMAS THAT WE HAD, NOT. ON MONDAY (THE NEXT DAY THE DEALERSHIP WAS OPEN) I CALLED TO GET AN APPT. AND COULDN'T' GET IN UNTIL TUESDAY. WENT IN TUESDAY AND OF COURSE CHARGED ME A DIAGNOSTIC FEE, WHEN I COULD TELL FROM SEARCHING THE INTERNET WHAT WAS WRONG (BY NOW THE SPEEDOMETER WAS STRAIGHT DOWN BETWEEN 0 AND 120). 1.5 HRS LATER THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME IT IS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL (SURPRISE, SURPRISE) AND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER SINCE THEY HAVE NONE IN STOCK. IT WOULD TAKE 4-5 BUSINESS DAYS. THE EARLIEST WE'RE LOOKING AT GETTING IS NEXT WEEK, NOW 10 DAYS PAST THE DAY IT HAPPENED. I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP FOR A LOANER AND THEY OFFERED ME ENTERPRISE RENTAL FOR $40/DAY (MY EXPENSE). THEY COULD OFFER ME NOTHING ELSE, SENDING ME ON MY WAY. OK, CHEVY...SINCE THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM, THE LEAST YOU COULD DO IS STOCK DEALERSHIPS WITH THE PANELS, ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS IS A LARGE DEALERSHIP. IT IS NOT SAFE TO BE DRIVING AROUND WITH NO WORKING SPEEDOMETER. DID I MENTION THIS IS ALSO MY VACATION WEEK....NICE, BEING STUCK AT HOME CAUSE YOU HAVE AN INOPERABLE VEHICLE. CHEVY NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND MAKE THIS RIGHT WITH THEIR COSTUMERS. I HAVE BEEN A FAITHFUL OWNER SINCE 1994. A $415 PART/PLUS LABOR IS RIDICULOUS WHEN THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY COMPLAINTS, YOU NEED TO RECALL THIS. *TR

• 12/29/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  MY SPEEDOMETER HAS STOPPED WORKING ON MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. HALF THE TIME IT SITS ON 0 THE OTHER HALF IT GOES 120MPH. I NEVER HAVE A CLUE HOW FAST I AM GOING. *TR

• 12/29/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I OWN A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER THAT RECENTLY HAS BEGAN TO GIVE ME PROBLEMS WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NOT READING CORRECTLY. MY SPEEDOMETER SITS AT 0 EVEN WHEN I'M DOING 65 MPH. MY TACH READS THE SAME. UPON CHECKING THIS OUT, I FOUND THAT THIS IS A ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE THAT GM HAS NO RECALL AS OF TO DATE. OTHER HAVE ISSUES WITH THEIR GAS,VOLTMETERS AND OIP PRESSURE GAUGES. I FIND THESE ISSUES NOT ONLY ANNOYING BUT UNSAFE WHILE GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY NOT KNOWING IF YOUR SPEED IS CORRECT. THE AVERAGE COST OF REPAIRS FOR THIS IS ABOUT $500 TO $700. THERE ARE MANY OF THESE CASES GOING ON WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. A SAFETY RECALL WOULD BE NICE. *TR

• 12/29/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURES WERE CONTRIBUTED TO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 12/29/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE TACHOMETER NEEDLE POINTS STRAIGHT DOWN AND DOES NOT RESPOND TO ENGINE SPEED. ACCORDING TO INFORMATION ONLINE, THE PROBLEM WILL PROGRESS TO THE OTHER GAUGES INSIDE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL OF MY VEHICLE. IT WILL BE A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING. GM HAS MADE REPAIRS FOR SOME MODELS BUT NOT THE TRAILBLAZER. *TR

• 12/29/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  MAKE: CHEVROLET MODEL: TRAILBLAZER 04' EXT THE SPEEDOMETER ON THE VEHICLE HAS STOPPED WORKING. THIS SEEMS TO BE A HUGE PROBLEM WITH "TRAILBLAZERS" BETWEEN 03-04. MANY COMPLAINTS, BUT NO ACTION TAKEN BY CHEVY TO FIX THIS. I WOULD LIKE FOR THIS TO BE LOOKED INTO, AS THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. PEOPLE DRIVING AROUND AND NOT KNOWING THEIR SPEED COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT?? *TR

• 12/29/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER SPEEDOMETER JUMPS, REGISTERS INCORRECTLY IE: 30MPH WHEN GOING 65MPG, OR DOESN'T WORK AT ALL, WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

• 12/29/2006· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WITH 17000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, THE LIFTGATE DOES NOT LATCH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT FIRST HAPPENED ON 12-23-06 AND IT HAS NOT WORKED SINCE. THE CONTACT SAID THAT SHE HAS TRIED THE POWER LOCK, AND THE KEY FOB/REMOTE AND IT STILL DID NOT LOCK. *AK

• 12/28/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE GAUGE INDICATORS ALL SPIKE AND DO NOT ACCURATELY REPRESENT WHAT IS GOING ON. FOR EXAMPLE IT DOES NOT SHOW HOW FAST I'M GOING OR HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE VEHICLE. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD.

• 12/28/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY PARKED IN MY FAMILY'S GARAGE, AS I AM EXPERIENCING A STRONG GAS SMELL. THERE IS NO VISIBLE LEAK, BUT I DO NOT DARE TO TRANSPORT MY CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE UNTIL I CAN FIND WHAT THE GAS SMELL IS ORIGINATING FROM. *TR

• 12/28/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE I THOUGHT I HAD A GREAT SUV. LITTLE DID I KNOW THAT WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH OF OWNING IT DID I MAKE A HUGE MISTAKE. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF 2 KIDS. I CHECKED OUT THE CRASH RATINGS AND THEY WERE GREAT!! I LIKED EVERYTHING ABOUT MY TB. LOOKING BACK, AFTER THE 4TH PROBLEM WITHIN THAT FIRST MONTH. I SHOULD HAVE RAN AWAY SCREAMING FROM IT, AS I DO NOW DAILY. THE LIGHTS FLICKER WHEN YOU DRIVE AT NIGHT. THE HEADLIGHTS CONSTANTLY GO OUT. THE CHECK GAUGES LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY COMING ON. THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE DROPS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE TACH GOES CRAZY. THE "BELL" FOR THE LIGHTS (WHEN YOU HAVE THE KEYS OUT AND THE LIGHTS ARE STILL ON, OR WHEN YOU HAVE THE KEYS IN AND THE DRIVERS DOOR OPEN) WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO. THE BATTERY GAUGE WORKS WHEN IT FEELS LIKE IT. THE GAS GAUGE HASN'T HAD A PROBLEM LATELY. I AM WONDERING...DOESN'T ALL OF THAT CONSTITUTE AS A SAFETY PROBLEM?? I HAVE HAD THE LIGHTS LOOKED AT AND AM TOLD THERE ISN'T ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE..REALLY?? I AM GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE THE GAUGES LOOKED AT NOW AND FROM WHAT I SEE IT WILL COST ABOUT $600-$800. WHERE OTHER CHEVY VEHICLES HAVE HAD THIS COVERED UNDER A RECALL. THERE ARE MANY OTHER PROBLEMS I'VE HAD, THE O2 SENSOR, TEMP GAUGE, OTHER LIGHTING ISSUES THAT I HAVE TAKEN CARE OF BUT THIS IS GETTING TO BE A BIT MUCH. I SEE MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. IT CAN'T BE FROM NORMAL WEAR ON THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE'S FAMILY REALLY GETS HURT, IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY. *TR

• 12/28/2010· POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE A 2004 TRAILBLAZER I BOUGHT NEW IT ONLY HAS 31100 MILES ON IT AND IS IN GREAT CONDITION AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT ON IT ..THEIR ARE. MANY MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT SAME THING... SOME WITH LESS MILES AND SOME WITH MORE...I CAN NOT AFFORD TO PAY 3000 DOLLARS FOR A FAULTY TRANSMISSION WHEN IT IS OBVIOUS IT IS SOMETHING TO DO WITH GM TRANSMISSIONS....AN INVESTIGATION NEEDS TO BE DONE I AM A HUSBAND A FATHER AND BOTH ME AND MY WIFE WORK FULL TIME BUT WE CAN NOT AFFORD THIS AS MANY OTHER PEOPLE CANT AND CHEVY WILL NOT STICK UP FOR THEIR VEHICLES,,,RECALLS MUST BE DONE SO THE WORKING CLASS CAN SURVIVE WITHOUT THIS VEHICLE I WILL LOSE MY JOB AND GM WILL GET RICHER AND RICHER TO BAD THEY DON'T MAKE CARS LIKE THEY USE TOO...ALL I DID WAS GET IN MY CAR START IT LET IT WARM UP AND WENT TO PUT IT IN REVERSE AND CLUNK AND JUST GRINDING THEIR MUST BE SOMETHING DONE I AM DOING RESEARCH IT LOOKS LIKE THIS TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN FAULTY SINCE THE 2002 TRAILBLAZER CAME OUT BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT YET.... *TR

• 12/27/2009· POWER TRAIN

  2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WITH 80,000 MILES, TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE ON INTERSTATE, COULD NOT GET SPEED ABOVE 25 MILES PER HOUR. *TR

• 12/27/2008· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. *TR

• 12/27/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SPEEDOMETER ON 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER IS NOT WORKING. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG TRAILBLAZER OWNERS, AND GM REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR IT. THE REPAIR MUST BE DONE BY A DEALER AND IS UPWARDS OF $600. THIS CAUSES A VERY UNSAFE DRIVING SITUATION! *TR

• 12/27/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. IT READS AT SPEEDS HIGHER THAN YOU ARE TRAVELING, OFTEN GOING PAST THE 120 MPH LIMIT ON THE SPEEDOMETER FACE. IT IS A CONSTANTLY OCCURRING PROBLEM, AND HAS NOT STOPPED SINCE IT BEGAN. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE ONE NEVER KNOWS WHAT SPEED THEY ARE TRAVELING, WHICH COULD LEAD TO TICKETS OR ACCIDENTS. *TR

• 12/27/2004· TIRES

  2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER (FIANCE'S), FACTORY EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC TIRES. AT APPROXIMATELY 12,000 MILES, WE NOTICED A TREAD SEPARATION ON RIGHT REAR TIRE. (TWO DIFFERENT SPOTS ON TIRE). IT IS VERY OBVIOUS THAT THE TREAD IS PEELING BACK ON REST OF TIRE ALSO. AS OF THIS TIME, THE DEALER HAS REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. ORE RECENTLY, WE FOUND OUT THAT CONTINENTAL HAS A 12-15 WEEK BACKORDER, LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THAT THEY HAVE HALTED PRODUCTION DUE TO A KNOWN PROBLEM. ****ACTUAL TIRE IZE:245/65/SR17**** SITE DID NOT GIVE THAT OPTION. *AK

• 12/26/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER SPEEDOMETER AND GAUGES STARTED WORKING ERRATICALLY AROUND SUMMER 2009. SPEEDO AND GAUGES STICK OR PEG OUT DAILY. GM DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THIS AS THEIR PROBLEM YET THERE ARE HUNDREDS, MAYBE THOUSANDS, OF BLOGS ON THE INTERNET OF THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

• 12/26/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2004 CHEVY TRAIL BLAZER, SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER AND GAS GAUGE ALL FAILED WHILE ON THE ROAD. A SPEEDOMETER IS A MUST. I SAW ON THE NET WHERE THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM AND THE SITE SAID THAT GM HAS ALREADY WON A LAW SUIT BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. *TR

• 12/26/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  ON 8/1/06 I WAS AWAKEN BY A NEIGHBOR AT 1 AM SAYING MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED BUT THE ENTIRE INTERIOR WAS DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID IT HAD TO HAVE BEEN AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED SINCE 8 PM THAT NIGHT AND IT WAS LOCKED. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF FORCED ENTRY AND NO SIGN OF ANY OTHER REASON FOR THE FIRE. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 10/04 AND HAD LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON IT. I USED THE ROADSIDE WARRANTY TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A DEALER BUT THE DEALER REFUSED TO HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT. IT TOOK TWO WEEKS FOR GM TO SEND A FIRE INVESTIGATOR OUT AND THEIR INVESTIGATOR SAID HE COULDN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE VERMONT STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE BUT GM DID NOT RESPOND TO THE COMPLAINT. I HAD ELECTRICAL REPAIRS DONE JUST A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE TOO AND THE STEREO SYSTEM HAD STOPPED WORKING JUST A MONTH BEFORE THE FIRE. THE CAR IS STILL SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP. I DID NOT HAVE COLLISION INSURANCE BECAUSE THE CAR WAS PAID IN FULL AND MY CURRENT FINANCES DID NOT ALLOW ME TO MAINTAIN ANYTHING MORE THAN LIABILITY INSURANCE. SO NOW I HAVE NO VEHICLE AND THIS IS TOUGH WITH 3 YOUNG CHILDREN. GM REFUSES TO HONOR THEIR WARRANTY AND INSISTS THAT THIS MODEL VEHICLE DOESN'T HAVE ELECTRICAL ISSUES. IT'S TIME SOMEONE MADE GM HONOR THE WARRANTY THEY CHARGE FOR WHEN YOU PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE. *JB

• 12/25/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SPEEDOMETER HAS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. STARTED OUT INTERMITTENT. *TR

• 12/23/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS

  INSTRUMENTAL PANEL/ GAGE CLUSTER. ALL GAGES CONTINUE TO FAIL SPIKING ALL OVER THE PLACE PRIOR TO FAILING. AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO BLINK ON THEN OFF RANDOMLY

• 12/23/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK IN VEHICLE. STUCK IN ONE SPOT CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT SPEED IS IN VEHICLE. *TR

• 12/23/2013· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAN BELT WAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO A RECURRING FAILURE. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FAN BELT WAS FAILING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 137,000. UPDATED 2/11/14*CN

• 12/23/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE SPEEDOMETER HAS FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. IT IS ERRATIC, SOMETIMES REGISTERING "0" AND SOMETIMES REGISTERING 20-30 MPH OVER ACTUAL SPEED. *TR

• 12/23/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  GAUGE CLUSTER IS NON-FUNCTIONAL. (TACHOMETER & SPEEDOMETER). *TR

• 12/22/2015· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE MILEAGE RESTRICTIONS REPAIR ISSUES. *SMD THE DEALER WOULD NOT HONOR THE SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM, BECAUSE THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAD HIGH MILEAGE. *JB

• 12/22/2012· VISIBILITY/WIPER

  DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AROUND 10:30AM GOING ABOUT 45 MPH THE BACK WINDOW OF MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT JUST EXPLODED - GLASS EVERYWHERE IN THE BACK CARGO COMPARTMENT. WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND SUNNY AND WE DID NOT HAVE THE REAR DEFROSTER WORKING. FORTUNATELY WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY OTHER PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE OTHER THAN ME AND MY HUSBAND, AND WE WERE CLOSE TO HOME, SO WE WENT HOME AND CALLED THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO HAVE SOMEONE COME AND FIX IT. *TR

• 12/22/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WE PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER IN 2007. BEGINNING IN 2008, OUR INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BEGAN TO FAIL, STARTING WITH THE SPEEDOMETER. AT TIMES, THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWED 15 TO 20 MPH SLOWER THAN ACTUAL SPEED, RESULTING IN UNSAFE AND UNLAWFUL SPEEDS. THE CLUSTER THEN FAILED IN THE FUEL SENSOR AND OIL PRESSURE SENSOR AREAS, AND HAS NOT WORKED IN OVER 2 YEARS. WHEN GM WAS CONTACTED, THEY INDICATED THEY HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ISSUE. HOWEVER, WHEN LOOKING ONLINE AT FORUMS AND OTHER RESOURCES, AND TALKING WITH GM/CHEVROLET DEALER MECHANICS, THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD AND COMMON, RESULTING IN EXPENSIVE REPAIR BILLS AND IN CASES GIVING VEHICLE OWNERS NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE DUE TO NOT HAVING THE RESOURCES TO GET THE FACTORY DEFECT REPAIRED. *TR

• 12/22/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. TACHOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, OIL PRESSURE AND VOLTAGE GAUGE RANDOMLY STOP WORKING. *TR

• 12/22/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED IN MY 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. NOT ONLY DID THE TACH AND SPEEDOMETER NOT WORK, THEY BOTH REGISTERED THE WRONG INFORMATION. AT TIMES, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD BE READING 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ACTUALLY GOING AROUND 55-60 MPH. IF YOU CAN REMEMBER THAT THEY ARE WRONG, IT DOES NOT CAUSE TOO MUCH TROUBLE, BUT CAN YOU IMAGINE IF SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T DRIVE THE VEHICLE TOO OFTEN, SAY A SPOUSE, AND THEY HEAD INTO A SHARP CURVE WITH A WARNING SIGN POSTED AT 25MPH, AND THEY LOOK AT THE SPEEDOMETER FOR VERIFICATION, AND FORGET THAT IT IS WRONG. THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT, WHEN IT IS HARDER TO JUDGE YOUR SPEED. GENERAL MOTORS REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ENGINEERING FLAW ON THEIR VEHICLES. THERE ARE LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. AS A RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER IN ONE OF THE THE LARGEST COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA, I FEEL QUALIFIED TO MAKE THE STATEMENT THAT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DEFECT AND SHOULD PROMPT ACTION BY THE NHTSA TO FORCE GM TO REPAIR THESE DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS AT NO CHARGE. INSTEAD GM IS MAKING A LOT OF MONEY OFF THEIR CUSTOMERS FOR THE REPAIRS. FROM WHAT I CAN TELL, ABOUT $500 PER VEHICLE. THE SPEEDOMETERS GO OUT AROUND 40-50 K MILES. *TR

• 12/21/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERED 115 MPH WHEN HE WAS ONLY DRIVING 40 MPH. THE FUEL AND RPM GAUGES WERE ALSO NOT FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 61,000.

• 12/21/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS QUIT WORKING. *TR

• 12/21/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  INSTRUMENT PANEL (SPEEDOMETERS, GAS GAUGE AND WATER TEMP GAUGE) ON MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT-A IS DEFECTIVE BUT CHEVY WILL NOT RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE RECALLED AND REPAIRED OTHERS MODELS WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

• 12/21/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE SPEEDOMETER & TACH DO NOT WORK PROPERLY THEY READ WRONG OR NOT AT ALL. YOU CAN BE DRIVING AT 50 MPH YOU THINK, BUT IT MIGHT BE 60 OR 70. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER SERVICE THE REP SEAMED TO KNOW RIGHT AWAY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. COST $400.00+ TO FIX. *NM

• 12/21/2004· POWER TRAIN

  MY 2004 CHEVROLET, TRAILBLAZER HAS NO TRACTION. I WILL NOT EVEN GO THROUGH WET GRASS.*AK

• 12/20/2014· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  NHTSA RECENTLY POSTED A RECALL OF THE 2006-2009 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FOR HEADLIGHT ISSUES DUE TO A HEADLAMP DRIVER MODULE (HDM) THAT IS NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY AND CAN CAUSE THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS AND DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS TO SHUT OFF. I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT 370 AND HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND IT HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR SEVERAL YEARS. IT HAPPENED MAYBE ONCE IN 2012 AND THEN SEVERAL MONTHS LATER DID IT AGAIN AND NOW IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY (AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK OR SO). PLEASE EXTEND THE RECALL TO ALSO INCLUDE MY VEHICLE AS WELL. *DT

• 12/20/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL ODOR WAS VERY STRONG WHEN FUEL WAS ADDED TO THE FUEL TANK. THE SMELL BEGAN TO FADE AFTER THE FUEL STARTED TO BURN. THE CONTACTS MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK MODULE, WHICH FAILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126030. UPDATED 05/03/11*LJ THE SECOND TIME THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER, SHE WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW GAS TANK DUE TO A CRACK LOCATED IN THE NECK AREA. UPDATED 08/08/11

• 12/20/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TOTAL FAILURE OF ENTIRE GAUGE CLUSTER AROUND 54000 MILES 600 DOLLAR REPAIR WAS TOLD THAT IT SHORTED OUT AND MELTED THE CONNECTORS. *TR

• 12/20/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  A WEEK AGO I STARTED MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND NOTICED MY SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 70 MPH IN PARK AND RPM GAUGE AT 6000. IT HAS NOT BEEN RIGHT SINCE - FLUCTUATING ANYWHERE BETWEEN 0- 120MPH WHILE AT A STOP OR DRIVING . FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ISSUED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD NOT BE IGNORED! *TR

• 12/20/2008· EQUIPMENT,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I HAVE 2004 TRAILBLAZER AND CLUSTER IS BAD THIS NEED TO BE RECALL . I NEED TO REPORT A PROBLEM A CAN'T SOLVE WITH GM COMPLAINT NUMBER FROM GM IS 71-683-983-288 AND VIN NUMBER IT WILL COST AROUND 600 TO REPLACED. *TR

• 12/19/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,EQUIPMENT

  HEADLIGHTS CONTINUALLY BURN OUT. REPLACE EVERY MONTH! JUST REPLACED ON 2 DAYS AGO AND ALREADY OUT AGAIN! SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK. *TR

• 12/19/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SPEEDOMETER FAILS TO REPORT THE PROPER SPEED,AT TIMES IT STARTS OUT AT 80 MPH AND GO UP TO 120 MPH SITTING STILL, AT TIMES THE WHOLE INSTRUMENTS PANEL FAILS ( FUEL GAUGE TEMP GAUGE VOLTAGE METER ). *TR