2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR FORTERA TIRES (NA). WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE SIDEWALL OF THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE EXPLODED. THE TIRE DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY OTHER DAMAGE BESIDES THE SIDEWALL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE TIRE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER WERE BEHAVING ERRATICALLY ON A REGULAR BASIS. HE COULD NOT TELL IF HE WAS DRIVING 2 MPH OR 200 MPH DUE TO THE IRREGULARITY OF THE INDICATORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THE VEHICLE, AS WELL AS OTHER CHEVROLET MODELS THAT WERE INCLUDED IN A RECALL FOR THIS SAME FAILURE. THE COST OF THE REPAIR RANGED FROM $600-$800. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 64,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. TEN MINUTES AFTER THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE REAR DEFROSTER, THE REAR GLASS EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

SPEEDOMETER IS BROKEN ,READS 120 MPH WHEN IN PARK OR STAYS ON 10MPH WHEN DRIVING,SOMETIMES IT WORKS THEN OTHER TIMES WONT WORK TOOK IT TO CHEVY DEALER AND IT WAS WORKING FOR THEM TWO DAYS LATER IT STARTED AGAIN. IT IS CURRENTLY STUCK ON 10MPH. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THREE TIMES WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH AND A HALF I OWNED THE USED 04 TRAILBLAZER. IT SEEMS COMMON FROM WHAT MOST PEOPLE POSTED ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURS ANYWHERE FROM 35 - 55K MILES. THE GAS TANK WOULD CONSTANTLY RELEASE AN ODOR AND I WOULD GET DIZZY EVERY TIME I DROVE THE TRUCK. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS JUST A LEAK IN THE GAS CAP AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ONCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED (ONE WEEK LATER), THE S.E..LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE NECK OF THE TANK AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I PICKED IT UP TODAY AFTER IT WAS REPLACED AND TOTALED TO $1,430. GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HOPEFULLY THE LETTER THAT I HAVE WRITTEN TO THEM WILL SOLVE THIS ISSUE AND THAT I WILL EITHER BE REIMBURSED OR COMPENSATED SOMEHOW FOR LOST WORK AND INTEREST PAID ON THIS BILL. *TR

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IN MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FUNCTIONS ERRATICALLY IF AT ALL. THIS BEHAVIOR BEGAN A FEW WEEKS AGO WHEN THE TACH WENT CRAZY AND EVENTUALLY JUST QUIT, THE NEEDLE NOW JUST SITS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE INSTRUMENT AND WIGGLES OCCASIONALLY. THE SPEEDOMETER IS ERRATIC IN THAT AT TIMES IT WILL JUST QUIT AND READ O -10 MPH WHEN I KNOW I AM GOING A LOT FASTER THAN THAT (FREEWAY SPEEDS). THE CRUISE CONTROL IS SO UNPREDICTABLE I DON'T DARE USE IT ANYMORE. IT SPEEDS UP FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND I AM AFRAID I WON'T BE ABLE TO TURN IT OFF. WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THESE ISSUES. ALL IN ALL OTHERWISE WE LIKE THE VEHICLE BUT THE PROBLEMS WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ARE MAKING US THINK ABOUT GETTING RID OF IT. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 TRAILBLAZER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. THIS BEGAN IN THE FALL OF 2007. SOMETIMES IT WORKS SEEMINGLY FINE. IT WILL THEN FREEZE ON A SPEED. SOMETIMES IT WILL REGISTER A SPEED THAT IS OBVIOUSLY INCORRECT. FOR EXAMPLE IT WILL REGISTER A VARIABLE SPEED THAT IS 20 OR MORE MPH FASTER THAN WE ARE TRAVELING. IT SOMETIMES POINTS STRAIGHT DOWN. THEN LAST WEEK "OUT OF THE BLUE" IT WORKED AGAIN FOR A FEW DAYS. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS ONLY LASTED A FEW DAYS. I NEVER KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING AND TRY TO STAY IN THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. I ASKED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS AND THEY DID NOT MENTION ANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS AND TOLD ME IT WOULD COST $500 TO REPAIR. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

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.

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

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