2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

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

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

WHILE DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER WILL GET STUCK AND THEN IT WILL NOT GO BACK TO 0 WHEN YOU ARE STOPPED. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL ALSO AT TIMES SHOW THAT I AM GOING 120MPH+ AND I AM BARELY MOVING OR STOPPED. THE ONLY WAY TO GET BACK TO 0 MPH (IF IT WORKS) IS TO TURN THE TRAILBLAZER ON AND OFF UNTIL IT GOES BACK TO 0. VEHICLE HAS 50,000 MILE'S. I CANNOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT THIS HAPPENING. *TR

CHEVY 2004 TRAILBLAZER SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER FAILS, RESULTING IN INCORRECT READINGS ON THE SPEEDOMETER AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGES. *TR

REAR WINDOW SHATTERED WHILE SITTING IN MY 2004 TRAILBLAZER. NO ROCKS WERE THROWN AT THE TRUCK. BASED ON INTERNET RESEARCH IT SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH GM SUV'S. I CALLED THE DEALER TODAY (12/17/07) AND THE SERVICE MANAGER DENIED HAVING ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM. GM/DEALER DENYING ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THE ISSUE SEEMS TO BE RECURRING AS WELL. *TR

JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HAD A SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. WE WERE GOING THE SPEED LIMIT AND THE SPEEDOMETER WENT TO 120 MPH THEN DROPPED BACK DOWN, POINTING STRAIGHT DOWN. LUCKY WE WERE ON A STRAIGHT ROAD AND NOT A CURVY ONE. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *TR

THE REVERSE TRANSMISSION BELL HOUSING BLOWS OUT. THIS IS THE SECOND CHEVROLET VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED AND THE SAME PROBLEM ON BOTH THE FIRST TIME $2400.00 LATER IT WAS FIXED,AND NOW $2200.00 LATER THE PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED. I KNOW OF 3 PEOPLE SO FAR THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I WILL ASSURE YOU THIS WILL BE THE LAST CHEVROLET VEHICLE I WILL BUY UNLESS THIS PROBLEM IS FIXED. PLEASE RESPOND. *TR

GAUGES IN GAUGE CLUSTER GIVE FALSE READINGS SPEEDO IN PARTICULAR READS 120MPH WHEN NOT MOVING , WHEN VEHICLE SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON THE READING CHANGES , SOMETIMES GOES BACK TO NORMAL HAPPENS PERIODICALLY THROUGH OUT THE WEEK; GAUGES AFFECTED TACH, SPEEDO, VOLTAGE. *TR

HEADLIGHTS DIM, BATTERY GAUGE BOUNCES BACK AND FORTH TO POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE. *TR

INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS GO OUT WITHOUT NOTICE. AT TIMES ALL LIGHTS AND GAUGES ARE ON. OTHER TIMES NO LIGHTS OR GAUGES WORK AT ALL. I KNOW THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS RECALLED ON VARIOUS 2004 CHEVY TRUCK MODELS. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS 2004 TRAILBLAZER PROBLEM. *TR