2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN ACCELERATING SUCH AS MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY. HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 10 TIMES. HAS BEEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES BUT SAY THEY CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM IF CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON. HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY OVER A YEAR - VEHICLE HAS ONLY 27,000 ON IT. *JB

FOIA REQUEST ALL DOCUMENTS/INFO RELATIVE TO ANY RECALLS OR KNOWN DEFECTS OF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM IN THE 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. *TS ATTORNEY'S CLIENTS WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED WHEN THE VEHICLE THEY WERE OPERATING WAS INVOLVED IN A HIGH SPEED, FRONT END COLLISION. THE AIR BAG SYSTEM DID NOT DEPLOY AT THE TIME OF IMPACT AND AS A RESULT THE THREE OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED. *NM ***NAR***

THE REAR TIRES ON THE CONSUMER'S 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WEAR OUT EVERY COUPLE THOUSAND MILES WHILE THE FRONT TIRES SHOW NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF WEAR. *NM IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A BENT DIFFERENTIAL. *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WILL NOT SHUT OFF IN 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. 2003 MODEL YEAR HAD SAME PROBLEM AND WAS RECALLED BY MANUFACTURER. *JB

WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH OUR VEHICLE 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER, PURCHASED NEW. IT HAS A PROBLEM WHERE IT WILL SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. IT MAY OR MAY NOT STALL, BUT IT GOES INTO REDUCED ENGINE POWER WITH ALL SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS ON. IT DID STALL ONE PARTICULAR TIME WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IT. SHE WAS ON A STEEP HILL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ROLLED BACKWARD DOWN THE HILL. IT WAS VARY DIFFICULT TO STEER AND BRAKE FOR HER WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKING ON. LUCKLY NO ONE WAS BEHIND HER. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO OUR DEALERSHIP FOR THE 5TH TIME NOW AND TWICE TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, I NOTICED THE DASH LIGHTS DIM AND HEADLIGHTS DIM AT THE SAME TIME. THE LIGHTS THEN IMMEDIATELY FLICKER BACK TO NORMAL NIGHTTIME LIGHTS. IT APPEARS THEY ARE FLICKERING BETWEEN DAYTIME AND NIGHTTIME SETTINGS. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG.*JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER AND STALL. THIS OCCURRED WITH NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR THIS PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND HIT A GUARD RAIL THEN ROLLED OVER. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, BUT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO INSPECTION FOR THESE PROBLEMS.

I'VE TAKEN MY TRAILBLAZER TO THE SHOP TO CHECK OUT THE POWER STEERING UNIT. MY POWER STEERING MAKES A GRINDING SOUND WHEN CUTTING YOUR WHEELS TO PARK ARE IF YOU ARE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. I'VE TALK TO SHOP MANAGER AND THEY CHECK IT OUT AND STATED THAT THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY POWER STEERING ,AND AS OF TODAY MY POWER STEERING UNIT CONTINUE TO MAKE THAT GRINDING SOUND. *NM

2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS SERIOUS PROBLEMS. IN THE RATHER SHORT TIME I HAVE OWNED IT, IT HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER REPAIR 7 TIMES FOR THE SAME GROUP OF PROBLEMS. THE OUTSIDE MIRRORS KEEP POINTING TO THE SKY RANDOMLY CAUSING BRIEF CONFUSION WHEN THEY ARE NEEDED FOR SAFETY. THE PRE-SET MEMORY KEEPS CLEARING ITSELF. THE HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS OFTEN GO VERY DIM AND FLICKER CAUSING DISTRACTION TO THE OTHER DRIVERS AND FEAR IN THE DRIVER OPERATING THIS VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEATED SEAT STOPPED WORKING. THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WINDOW CONTROLS RANDOMLY STOP WORKING. TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTING IT IS THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT IT. ALL OF THESE ITEMS HAVE BEEN LOOKED AT BY THE DEALER BUT NO SOLUTION HAS BEEN FOUND. SEVERAL COMPUTER REPROGRAMMING AND PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEMS STILL REMAIN. THE DEALER DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT INFORMATION POSTED ON THE INTERNET BY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE IS VALID. THAT IS BULL~H@T !THEY SEEM RELUCTANT TO CONTINUE TROUBLESHOOTING IT. MY GREATEST FEAR IS THAT IT ENDS UP BURNING TO THE GROUND LIKE MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE REPORTED. SOMETHING HAS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR ALL OF THESE ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THESE VEHICLES. *NM

FULL DESTRUCTION BECAUSE OF FIRE I WAS ON THE WAY BACK FROM A LONG TRIP IN SOUTHERN CHILE (UP TO USHUAIA) OVER THE "CARRETERA AUSTRAL" AND, AFTER ABOUT 9'000 KM DRIVE WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM, I SAW A WHITE SMOKE BACK MY VEHICLE. OIL PRESSURE: NORMAL, MOTOR TEMPERATURE: NORMAL. THIS MEANT IMMEDIATE STOP ALONG THE "RUTA 40 NORTE" IN ARGENTINA (ABOUT 100 KM NORTH OF BARILOCHE, ON THE WAY TO NEUQU). WHILE STOPPING, I FELT THE BRAKE PEDAL JUST GOING WITHOUT IMMEDIATE REACTION BUT THE PRESSION CAME BACK. WHILE BRINGING THE GEAR SHIFT TO POSITION PARKING, I DID NOT FEEL ANY SENSATION, AS IF IT WOULD HAVE NO CONNECTION; THE AUTOMATIC DOOR BLOCKER CONNECTED TO THE GEAR SHIFT DID NOT WORK TOO, SO THAT WE HAD TO UNLOCK THE DOORS MANUALLY. AFTER HAVING DISCONNECTED THE ENGINE, I SAW WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT FROM THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE MOTOR. I OPENED THE CAPOT AND THE SMOKE CAME FROM THE LEFT CORNER (CLOSE TO THE DRIVER'S PLACE). SUDDENLY, SOME MATERIAL IN FLAMES FELL TO THE BOTTOM, ABOUT MIDDLE LIGHT LEFT OF THE CAR. I TRIED TO PUT OUT THE FLAMES WITH THE EXTINGUISHER, BUT OTHER BURNING MATERIAL FELL. OTHER PEOPLE HAD STOPPED AND HELPED ME. WE PUSHED THE CAR A LITTLE AHEAD - THOUGH THE HAND BRAKE WAS TIED AND THE GEAR SHIFT ON "P", BUT BURNING MATERIAL FELL AGAIN. IN THE MEANTIME, MY WIFE AND CHILDREN THROW OUT THE LUGGAGE, SO THAT WE COULD SAVE ALMOST ALL OF IT. BUT THE CAR BURNED ENTIRELY. WHAT COULD BE THE REASON OF THIS INCIDENT ? THANKS GOD, I STOPPED IMMEDIATELY SO THAT NOBODY WAS INJURED NOR BURNED AND NO THIRD PARTY SUFFERED ANY DAMAGE. *NM