2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

View complaints related to 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. The complaints found here are submitted by actual consumers with first hand experience. There are more than 1,300 complaints submitted for the 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. You can submit your own complaint to the NHTSA or call the Hotline, Monday-Friday 8am to 8pm at (888) 327-4236, TTY: (800) 424-9153.

  • 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT
    - LONG LAKE, MN

    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

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER
    - OAK RIDGE, TN

    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

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER
    - WHITE LAKE, MI

    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

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER
    - GRIFFIN, GA

    SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON , JUST OUT OF WARRANTY AT THE TIME. GARAGE FOUND LEAK IN FUEL TANK FILL NECK. GASOLINE SMELL. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT
    - UNION BEACH, NJ

    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

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER
    - SOUTH POINT, OH

    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

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER
    - PETERSBURG, WV

    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

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER
    - EVERGREEN, CO

    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

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER
    - TOPEKA, KS

    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

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER
    - WIRTZ, VA

    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

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE