2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

I PURCHASED MY 04 TRAILBLAZER IN MAY OF 07. UP UNTIL JULY THERE WHERE NO PROBLEMS. SINCE THEN MY SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAUGES HAVE BEEN ACTING UP. ON MANY OCCASIONS THEY GIVE THE WRONG READINGS. I HAVE BEEN STOPPED TWICE FOR SPEEDING WHEN I DID NOT THINK I WAS BECAUSE OF THE WRONG READING. LAST WEEK ON 5 SEP 07 THE SPEEDOMETER COMPLETELY FROZE GIVING ME NO READING AT ALL. SINCE THEN THE NEEDLE HAS STARTED MOVING BUT IS NO WHERE NEAR THE CORRECT READING. *TR

WHEN FILLING UP WITH GAS, IT SPEWS FROM THE TANK WHEN GAS NOZZLE IS REMOVED. IT DOES NOT MATTER HOW MUCH GAS IS IN TANK & HAPPENS EVEN WHEN TANK IS NOT BEING TOPPED OFF. ALSO WHEN FILLING, YOU MUST CONSTANTLY REPOSITION THE NOZZLE BECAUSE OF GAS BUILD UP IN TANK LINE WILL INADVERTENTLY CAUSE PUMP TO TURN OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, HOWEVER LAST NIGHT WAS THE FINAL STRAW, TRAILBLAZER HAD A QUARTER TANK OF GAS, AFTER PUMPING IN LESS THAN A GALLON, NOZZLE/PUMP STARTED ITS CLICKING/AUTO SHUT OFF. I REMOVED THE NOZZLE TO REPOSITION IT AS USUAL & UPON REMOVAL OF NOZZLE GAS SPRAYED (LIKE SPRAYING FROM A HOSE NOZZLE)FROM THE TANK AS IF UNDER PRESSURE. I WAS COMPLETELY COVERED WITH GAS FROM THE WAIST DOWN, I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT A LIGHT SPRAY BUT SOAKED THROUGH MY CLOTHES TO THE SKIN WITH GAS. BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF GAS LEFT ON THE GROUND I ESTIMATE THAT 2 OR 3 GALLONS SPRAYED FROM THE TANK, THE ONLY WAY IT WAS STOPPED WAS BY PUTTING THE CAP ON. ALTHOUGH NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED I AM NOW COVERED IN A RASH FROM THE GAS FROM THE WAIST DOWN. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ADHESIVE THAT HELD THE REAR GLASS LIFT GATE ON THE HINGE FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD BE UNABLE TO RE-BOND THE ADHESIVE. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT THE WINDOW AND THE HINGE SHOULD BE REPLACED AS A UNIT. AS OF SEPTEMBER 13, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,400.

THE GAS HAND AND THE TACHOMETER ARE NOT ACCURATELY CALCULATING. THE GAS HAND IS HALFWAY BETWEEN THE E AND THE F (AT THE 6 ON A CLOCK) WHEN THE TANK IS FULL AND VARIOUS TIMES OF THE DAY, IT MOVES ALL OVER THE DIAL. *TR

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND THEY REPLACED A SENSOR AND HAD ME BUY A NEW FUEL CAP WHICH DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAD TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES BEFORE THEY CORRECTLY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FUEL TANK VAPOR LEAK. THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THIS IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE PAST 3 WEEKS AND THE FUEL TANK IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT THIS BEING A PROBLEM ON THE TRAILBLAZER EXT. ON MANY WEBSITES AND BLOGS. IT SEEMS THAT THIS WOULD BE OF A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

HAD BANGING NOISES UNDER THE CAR WHICH AT SOME POINT FELT AS IF MY SUSPENSION WAS BAD SINCE IT WAS NOT STABLE RIDING. THE SUV SEEMED AS IF IT WERE DARTING ACROSS THE ROADS AND LEFT US DRIVERS FEELING AS IF WE WERE ALWAYS ADJUSTING THE SUV TO KEEP IT IN THE LANE. TURNED OUT THAT ALL FOUR SWAY BAR LINKS WHERE BAD WHICH LEADS MY FAMILY TO WONDER WHY WOULD ALL FOUR SWAY BAR LINKS TWO IN THE FRONT & TWO IN THE REAR GO BAD AT THE SAME TIME AND IN LESS THEN A YEAR OF HAVING THE SUV INSPECTED BY THE SAME DEALER WHOM FOUND THE SWAY BAR LINKS FRONT & REAR TO BE BAD. SEEMS TO ME THAT THESE PARTS ARE NOT OF QUALITY AND POORLY MADE AND MAKE THE AUTO VERY UNSTABLE WHEN THEY FAIL AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IN DOING SO. WE ENDED UP REPLACING THE TWO FRONT SWAY BAR LINKS BUT, ARE HOLDING OFF ON THE REAR FOR RIGHT NOW. I FEEL THESE SWAY BAR LINKS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO FOR A POSSIBLE RECALL. *JB

CONTINENTAL TIRE P245/65R17 CONTI TRAC TR, TREAD SEPARATED DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS DAMAGING VEHICLE (2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER) ALMOST CAUSING MAJOR ACCIDENT. CONTACTED CONTINENTAL, THEY SAY ITS NOT THEIR PROBLEM BECAUSE TIRE "EXPERIENCED IMPACT DAMAGE" THE TIRE WAS A REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE, AND THERE HAS BEEN NO IMPACT OF ANY KIND. *TR

INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHERE THE ENGINE STALLS OR WILL NOT START. WHEN FAILURE OCCURS, INSTRUMENT PANEL BEGINS TO FLICKER LIGHTS AND GAUGES BOUNCE AROUND. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD DIM INTERMITTENTLY. AT TIMES, THE HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM THAT HE CAN HARDLY SEE THE ROAD. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 02-01-08. *KB

I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR 2 1/2 YEARS. THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS NOTICEABLE ONLY AT NIGHT WHEN THE WINDSHIELD GLARE WAS SO BAD ON THE FREEWAY THAT I COULD NOT SEE VERY WELL. WE HAD THE WINDSHIELD REPLACED. THE SECOND PROBLEM HAS BEEN ON-GOING FOR THE PAST SIX TO EIGHT MONTHS. THE SPEEDOMETER SOMETIMES WORKS, BUT IS USUALLY NOT VERY CORRECT, AND MOST OF THE TIME IT JUST PICKS A NUMBER AND SITS THERE FOR SEVERAL DAYS, WHETHER THE CAR IS RUNNING OR NOT. I USUALLY USE THE RPMS TO FIGURE OUT HOW FAST I AM GOING UNTIL MY MECHANIC CAN FIX IT FOR MORE THAN A WEEK AT A TIME. *TR