2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

THE PANEL FOR THE POWER SEAT CONTROLS ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT IS DESIGNED SUCH THAT IT IS BROKEN LOOSE EASILY BY SIMPLY ENTERING AND EXITING THE VEHICLE. IT'S DESIGN AND MOUNTING LOCATION CAUSES IT TO HAVE TO SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE DRIVER AS HE ENTERS OR EXITS THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE MOUNTING SUPPORTS BREAK, THE CONTROLS ARE ONLY SUPPORTED BY THE WIRING. *NM

TRAILBLAZER WAS TAKEN TO PLACE OF PURCHASE TO REPAIR PULSATING BRAKES. VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY WITH UNDER 26,000 MILES. DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR. SAID GM WOULD NOT PAY FOR REPAIRS. RUSTY ROTORS WAS THE DIAGNOSIS. CONTACTED GM REP (LISA) AND SHE TOLD ME I LIVED IN THE RUST-BELT AND THAT WAS THE REASON FOR THE RUSTY ROTOR CONDITION, NOT DEFECTIVE PARTS. SHE REFUSED TO AUTHORIZE REPAIR. SUGGESTED I RETURN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, HAVE THEM CUT THE ROTORS (AT A RATE OF $150 PER AXLE). SUBMIT THE BILL TO GM AND THEY WOULD DECIDE WHETHER TO REIMBURSE ME. *NM

01/27/04,09/28/05,11/18/05 TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHTS, 04/26/06 TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR METALLIC RATTLE SOUND SUSPECTING HEAT SHIELD ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD. DEALERSHIP STATED FRONT BACKING PLATES WERE CONTACTING STEERING KNUCKLE. 04/21/06 BEGAN DRIVE FROM OKC, OK TO VANOUVER, WASHINGTON, MIDTRIP NOTED SAME NOISE. ON TRIP NOISE BECAME EXTREMELY LOUDER. STOPPED AT CHEYENNE WY DEALERSHIP COULDN'T GET APPT FOR SEVERAL DAYS. HUSBAND REMOVED HEAT SHIELD IN EVANSTON WY ON 8/23 AND DISCOVERED CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD. 41000 MILES ON VEHICLE. 2 DEALERSHIPS IN EVANSTON WY WOULD NOT TOUCH US FOR SEVERAL DAYS. CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE WHO CONTACTED DEALERSHIP IN SLC,UT WHO WOULD LOOK AT VEHICLE. DROVE THERE BUT BECAUSE OVER 36K, WARRANTY DID NOT COVER AND THEY WOULD NOT FIX VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY AND COULD NOT FIX SAME DAY. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP IN VANCOUVER WA UPON RETURN AND THEY ARE TRYING TO REPAIR BUT HAVE NOW DISCOVERED 3 CRACKED HEAD BOLTS IN ADDITION TO CRACKED MANIFOLD. REFUSING TO COVER UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH IN FOR PREVIOUSLY. HAVE ADMITTED TO NOT ADDRESSING HEAT SHIELD AT ALL IN APRIL. EXTREME STRESS, INCONVENIENCED AND WORRY ON VACATION. NO ETA ON REPAIRS. HAVE REQUESTED ALL PARTS TO BE RETAINED FOR INVESTIGATION. *NM

(1) FUEL SENSOR WENT BAD ON MY '04 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT LS 4WD 4.2 LITER V6 ENGINE WHICH HAS (26,000 MILES ON IT - EXCELLENT CONDITION), THEREBY (2) CAUSING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER TO BECOME CONGESTED CAUSING LOSS OF POWER FOR USE AND TOWING ON THE VEHICLE. (3) TOLD BY THE DEALER WHERE VEHICLE PURCHASED THAT THIS ITEM IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR CONSUMER USE BY GM PARTS AND SERVICE. TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT UP TO 3 MONTHS FOR ITEM TO BE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC RELEASE. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE ON A LEASED VEHICLE. PAYING TO NOT BE ABLE TO USE VEHICLE TO FULL POTENTIAL. MAJOR LOSS. I AM VERY DISSATISFIED WITH GM SERVICE. HOWEVER, I WAS OFFERED A RENTAL VEHICLE TO DRIVE FOR THIS TIME PERIOD THAT IS NOT EQUIVALENT TO MY OWN VEHICLE. THIS WAS FINALLY OFFERED AFTER ARGUING WITH GM REPRESENTATIVE. *NM

TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY. LOSS OF ENGINE POWER CAUSED A NEAR MISS WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER TRAVELING BEHIND ME. CAUSE WAS CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 37000 MILES ON IT. OXYGEN SENSOR ALSO FAILED, THIS IS THE SECOND ONE REPLACED. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE 4 MONTHS AND ONLY PUT 5000 MILES ON IT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE CHEVY GARAGE FOR 10 DAYS NOW, CHEVY SAYS THEY CAN'T FIND A CONVERTER. *NM

THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER GAUGES ON THE DASH DON'T WORK. THE GET STUCK AT SAY 50 MPH AND 7000 RPMS. SO YOU DON'T KNOW HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING OR WHAT THE TRUE RPM'S ARE. THAN IT TAKES ABOUT A WEEK AND YOUR DASH WILL START WORKING AGAIN. MY MECHANIC HAD 4 OTHER TRAILBLAZERS AT HIS SHOP WITH THE SAME ISSUE. IT COST 400.00 TO FIX AND YOU ARE WITH OUT A CAR FOR TWO DAYS. *JB

2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT- WINDSHIELD WASHER UNIT WILL NOT TURN OFF, EVEN WITH IGNITION TURNED OFF AND KEY REMOVED. HAD TO REMOVE FUSE TO SHUT THE SYSTEM DOWN. CERTAIN 2003 TRAILBLAZER MODELS HAD RECALL FOR THIS SAME DEFECT. *NM

THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED OUT 3 TIMES IN THE PAST MONTH. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT. WE COULD ONLY GO 10 MPH. THANKFULLY WE WERE IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA AND NOT ON THE FREEWAY. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A FAULTY ACCELERATOR POSITION MODULE AND THE PCM NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. LUCKY US WE ARE OVER IN MILES AND THIS IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING UP A DRIVEWAY AT 10 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED, AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE.

I WAS JUST READING THE COMPLAINTS & THOUGHT I WOULD SUBMIT A FEW OF MY OWN. GAS FILLLING IS ALWAYS A TASK AS TANK ALWAYS SEEMS TO "OVERFLOW" & GAS SPRAYS OUT EVERYWHERE. I WAS TOLD IT IS BECAUSE OF THE TYPE OF FILLER LINE THAT GM USES. HEADLIGHTS CONSTANTLY GOING FROM NORMAL TO DIM, TO DIMMER, THEN BACK TO NORMAL, REGARDLESS OF DRIVING CONDITIONS. SAW THE ONE FROM THE PERSON BEING SHOCKED, THIS TOO HAS ALWAYS HAPPENED TO ME SINCE THE FIRST DAY I BOUGHT THE TRAILBLAZER. IF I TOUCH THE METAL OF THE DOOR UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE THERES A LARGE JOLT FROM STATIC ELECTRICITY I ASSUME. THE ARC FROM THIS JOLT IS VERY VISIBLE & I ESTIMATE IT TO 2 INCHES IN LENGTH AT TIMES (LONGER YOUR IN THE VEHILCE...BIGGER THE ARC). ALL THE RUBBER TRIM ON THE BACKHATH HAS COME OFF. PLASTIC LINING USED ON FENDERWELLS CONSTANTLY COMING LOOSE & MUST BE REATACHED. CARPET AROUND PEDALS HAS ALL COME LOOSE. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NOV. 1 2004 & IT IS HARDLY BEEN DRIVEN WITH ONLY 6,000 MILES YET SEEMS TO BE FALLING APART ALREADY. *JB