2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

THE FIRST TIME I WAS IN A CAR WASH AND HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE. I LOOKED BACK AND COULD SEE THE UPPER TAILGATE MOLDING FLOPPING IN THE WIND OF THE CAR WASH DRYER BEING HELD ON BY ONLY THE BRAKE WIRES. AT THAT TIME IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. 2ND REPLACEMENT ABOUT 3 YEARS LATER SAME THING. NOW RECENTLY I NOTICED AGAIN THAT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE SCREW ATTACHMENT ON THE MOLDING HAS BROKEN AWAY AGAIN AND IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY TO SHELL OUT THE $500+ TO HAVE IT REPLACED AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A GM DEALER IT IS PROBABLY CAUSED BY OUR WISCONSIN WINTERS WITH ACCUMULATION OF ICE & SNOW BUILD UP GETTING UNDER THE MOLDING AND ALSO WINDS USED TO DRYING VEHICLES IN CAR WASHES. CHEAP PLASTIC FOR THE MOUNTING SCREW TO GO THROUGH TO ATTACH IT TO THE VEHICLE. *TR

I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTMENT AND AFRAID OF MY TRAILBLAZER AT THIS POINT. WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED AND WITHIN A WEEK OF HAVING THE TRUCK IT STARTED DYING AT REDLIGHTS. OUT OF NOWHERE THE TRUCK JUST SHUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. IT HAS GOT TO THE POINT NOW THAT IT DOES IT WHILE THE VEHICLE IS ACTUALLY IN MOTION. I HAVE 3 KIDS AND THIS IS NOT SAFE! I LOSE TOTAL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE HEADLIGHT PLUG HAS BURNED UP TWICE ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND IT HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE ELECTRICAL IS SERIOUSLY IN NEED OF A RECALL DO TO THE BACK DOOR SPEAKERS NEVER WORKING SINCE WE PURCHASED THE TRUCK (WHICH THE DEALER PROMISED TO FIX) ALONG WITH THE REAR A/C (WHICH THE DEALER ALSO PROMISED TO FIX! I CANT AFFORD 900$ IN LABOR FOR WHATEVER IS MAKING MY TRUCK SHUT OFF BUT IF IT DOESN'T GET FIXED IT WILL BE THE DEATH OF ME! READING CODES ON OBD2 SCANNER OF POO14 AND P0016 INCORRECT CAMSHAFT TIMING WIRING PROBLEMS (HARNESS/WIRING) IN INTAKE TIMING CONTROL VALVE CONTROL SOLENOID SYSTEM CONTINUOUS OIL FLOW TO VCT PISTON CHAMBER FAILED TIMING VALVE CONTROL SOLENOID (STUCK OPEN)- NOW WHAT DO I DO.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER POWERING OFF, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000.

THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT WORK (LOWBEAM ONLY). IT HAPPENS AT NIGHT MANY TIMES AND I WILL HAVE TO DRIVE WITH THE BRIGHT LIGHTS OR FOG LIGHTS. SOMETIMES THE ENTIRE DASH LIGHTING WILL GO OUT AS WELL INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER. IT'S ALMOST AS IF THE ELECTRICAL PORTION OF THE IGNITION HAS FAILED. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT A YEAR. *TR

THIS WAS ACTUALLY THE SECOND OR THIRD INCIDENT WHERE THE KEY GOT STUCK IN THE IGNITION, BLAZER WAS IN PARK THE LIGHTS REMAINED ON SO DID THE RADIO ANYTHING THAT IS TYPICALLY ON DURING AUX, BUT THIS WAS THE BEGINNING OF A LONG PROBLEM THAT LEAD TO ME TRADING OFF..THE KEY GETS STUCK YOU CAN NOT REMOVE IT CAUSED THE BATTERY TO GO BAD, IT WOULD BEGIN TO HAPPEN OFTEN THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WOULD COME ON, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT ABOVE 3RD GEAR, ALSO SHORTLY AFTER THE PURCHASE IN SEPT OF 2011 THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. THE BLAZER DIED 3 TIMES GAUGES ON DASH WOULD PERIODICLY STOP WORKING. MY SERVICE 4 WHEEL WOULD COME ON RANDOMLY THE KEY ISSUE WAS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM BUT IT WAS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE OTHER THINGS WENT WRONG. WHEN THE KEY WOULD GET STUCK IN THE IGINTION AS STATED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY IN THE BEGINNING THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ACT OUT ONCE YOU TOOK IT OUT OF PARK IT WAS NOTICEABLE BUT AS THE PROBLEM BECAME WORSE IT STARTED HAPPENING DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY I NOTICED ONCE THAT I HAVE SUCCESSFULLY MADE IT THROUGH 1-2-3 BUT NEVER GOT OUT OF 3. I SHOULD STATE THAT WHEN THE KEY WAS STUCK I WOULD HAVE TO MANUALLY SHIFT THROUGH THE FIRST AND SECOND THEN PUT IT INTO DRIVE OTHERWISE THE CAR HAD NO POWER BECAUSE IT WOULD BE STUCK IN THE HIGHER GEAR.TRIED TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP AS THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE DASH FOR THE 2003 MODEL AND THEY TOLD US IT WASNT A SAFETY PROBLEM I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW RANDOM LOSS OF POWER AND RANDOM CAR DYING IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, I HAVE BEEN WATCHING THE LIST OF GM RECALLS AND I HAVE NOT SEEN MUCH ABOUT THE TRAILBLAZERS, AND IT BOTHERS ME THAT I AM SURE THERE ARE OTHER ISSUES LIKE THE ONES THAT I HAD. ON ANOTHER NOTE TRANSMISSION RELATED MY NEIGHBORS JUST HAD TO GET RID OF THEIR TRAILBLAZER 2006 FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH COULD BE TURNED WITHOUT THE KEY BEING IN THE IGNITION, CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DRAIN. THE KEY WAS REMOVED AND THE IGNITION SWITCH REMAINED IN THE ACCESSORY MODE WHICH CAUSED THAT BATTERY FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD TO CONSTANTLY TO CHECK TO ENSURE THAT THE IGNITION WAS IN THE OFF POSITION AFTER REMOVING THE KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. ..UPDATED 08/11/14 *BF UPDATED 08/19/2014 *JS

MY CHEVY TRAILBLAZER 2004 SLOWED DOWN TO 20MPH ON THE HIGHWAY I HAD A VERY HARD AN SCARY TIME PULLING OVER I GOT MY THROTTLE FIXED THAT COST ME 500.00 DOLLARS MY CAR IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING IT WAS DOING ON THE HIGHWAY 20MPH AND AMP IDLES VERY HIGH WONT DROP DOWN TO 0 STAYS AT 20 OR ABOVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL NO ONE CAN FIND A PROBLEM WITH MY CAR ALL THEY WANT IS TO KEEP GUESSING WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO NO BECAUSE IT KEEPS GOING BACK TO THE SAME PROBLEM DOESN'T WANT TO GO IN GEAR AND DRIVE IT JUST LET YOU PUT YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS AN DOES NOTHING. *TR

INSTRUMENT PANEL/ SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER WORKS, FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED MARCH OF 2010. AS OF 12/2013 THE VOLTAGE METER, RPM GAUGE, SPEEDOMETER HAVE COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO SMOKE. THE CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE SO I STOPPED THE CAR SHUT IT OFF, POPPED THE HOOD, AND IT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. I GRABBED MY 2 CHILDREN OUT OF THE CAR AND CALLED 9-1-1 THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS! *TR

ON THE AFTERNOON OF 6/16/08, ME IN MY FAMILY WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON I95 IN NORTH CAROLINA GOING TOWARD OUR DESTINATION IN BALTIMORE MD., WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CLICK US AND CAUSE MY SISTER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE CRASHING INTO THE GUARDRAIL. MY TWO AUNTS AND MYSELF WERE EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE, BOTH MY AUNTS DIE INSTANTLY. MY MOTHER, SISTERS AND MYSELF SURVIVED BUT HAD SEVERAL INJURIES. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THE DOORS THAT WERE INITIALLY LOCKED; BUT SOMEHOW THE REAR DOORS (MIDDLE) OPEN DURING IMPACT CAUSING MY AUNTS IN MYSELF TO BE THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE. BE ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS A GREEN TRAILBLAZER (EXTENDED CAB). *TR