2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT RETURN TO 0, STOPS AT 20 TO 35. AT OTHER TIMES IT DOES NOT LT STOPS ALL TOGETHER. SEEMS TO BE MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL YET NO RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED. THE CONTACT OWNED A PREVIOUS 2003 TRAILBLAZER THAT HAD THE SAME FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC UNIT WAS FAULTY AND THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD AT THE COST OF $1,500 ON THE 2003 TRAILBLAZER. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THESE UNITS CAN ONLY BE PURCHASED FROM A CHEVROLET DEALER. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 75,000.

2004 TRAILBLAZER SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE FAILS TO GO BACK TO ZERO WHILE STOPPED. GM ISSUED A BULLETIN FOR 2003-2004 MODEL YEAR CADILLAC ESCALADE, ESCALADE ESV, AND ESCALADE EXT; CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, SILVERADO, SUBURBAN, AND TAHOE; AND GMC SIERRA, YUKON, AND YUKON XL VEHICLES HAVE REPORTED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL (IP) CLUSTER GAUGES STICK, FLUTTER, OR BECOME INOPERATIVE. HOWEVER, THE 2004 TRAILBLAZER WAS NOT INCLUDED. *TR

CORRODED (LEAKING) METAL ELBOW FROM THE FUEL PUMP MODULE TO THE GAS LINES. FAILURE OF THE METAL ELBOW CAUSED GAS TO BE PUMPED ONTO THE TOP OF FUEL TANK AND SURROUNDING AREAS WHILE DRIVING WITH JUST A HINT OF A GAS SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE DEFECTIVE FUEL MODULE WAS REPLACED AT AN INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THE TECHNICIAN SHOWED ME THE OLD PART AND WHERE IT WAS LEAKING. CORROSION WAS VERY HEAVY ON THE ELBOWS. *TR

IN DECEMBER OF 2007 THE SPEEDOMETER IN '04 TRAILBLAZER WITH 45,000 MILES STOPPED WORKING. IT WORKS ON OCCASION, BUT IS NORMALLY STUCK. I FOUND THIS IS DUE TO FAULTY GAGE CLUSTERS AND IS COMMON ON TRAILBLAZERS. A RECALL WAS RECENTLY MADE ON FULL SIZE CHEVY MODELS WITH THE SAME ISSUE, SO I ASK THAT THE RECALL INCLUDE THE TRAILBLAZER MODEL. THE SPEEDOMETER IS A VITAL INSTRUMENT AND IS NEEDED FOR SAFE DRIVING. I SPENT $75 FOR AN ANALYSIS AND WAS STATED THE WHOLE GAGE CLUSTER WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR $600 AS THE STEPPER MOTORS IN THESE MODELS ARE FAULTY. *TR

2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WITH 41000 MILES, SPEEDOMETER AND TACH HAS STOPPED WORKING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED A SCHOOL BUS. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. TWO PASSENGERS WERE INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, SHE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY AIR BAG FAILURE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 44,000.

2003 TRAILBLAZER LTZ SPEEDOMETER INDICATOR STUCK IN THE POST 120MPH POSITION. RESEARCH INDICATES THIS PROCEEDS THE ENTIRE CLUSTER GOING BAD, TACH, OIL, GAS ETC.. CONTACTED GM WHO ARRANGED FOR A DEALER TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC. CONFIRMED BAD CLUSTER. GM ADVISES THIS IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM SO THEY WILL NOT FIX IT. EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF BAD CLUSTERS ON OTHER GM MODELS TO INCLUDE THE TB. CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WORKING IN CA. *TR

2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER SPEEDOMETER EITHER IS GROSSLY OFF OR FAILS ALTOGETHER. NO PARTICULAR EVENT (MOISTURE, TEMPERATURE, ETC) CAUSES THIS OCCURRENCE. IT COMES AND GOES. *TR

WHEN EXTERIOR TEMPS ARE APPROXIMATELY 25*F OR BELOW, SPEEDOMETER IS COMPLETELY INOP OR READS EXTREMELY LOW (20-30MPH?) AND WHEN AT A STOP THE SPEEDOMETER WILL DROP WELL BELOW "0"MPH. INSTEAD OF A SMOOTH, FLUID MOVEMENT, NEEDLE IS VERY JERKY AND LAGS. AS THE TRUCK WARMS UP THE SYMPTOMS WILL GRADUALLY DISAPPEAR. IN WARMER OUTSIDE TEMPS, THE SPEEDOMETER APPEARS TO WORK NORMALLY. *TR