2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AROUND 10:30AM GOING ABOUT 45 MPH THE BACK WINDOW OF MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT JUST EXPLODED - GLASS EVERYWHERE IN THE BACK CARGO COMPARTMENT. WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND SUNNY AND WE DID NOT HAVE THE REAR DEFROSTER WORKING. FORTUNATELY WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY OTHER PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE OTHER THAN ME AND MY HUSBAND, AND WE WERE CLOSE TO HOME, SO WE WENT HOME AND CALLED THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO HAVE SOMEONE COME AND FIX IT. *TR

I HAVE A FUEL TANK LEAK ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LT, AT 112500 MILES. AFTER READING READING SIMILAR STORIES ONLINE, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A KNOWN ISSUE AND A "SERVICE BULLETIN" WAS PUT OUT, BUT NO FORMAL RECALL. THERE WERE ONLY CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS THAT WERE ELIGIBLE, BUT THE SAME PARTS WERE USED REGARDLESS OF THE VIN. MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER ADVISED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, THE COST FOR REPAIR WOULD BE $1000-1200. I CALLED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE, WHO ADVISED ABOUT THE BULLETIN AND THE FACT THAT I WAS NOT ELIGIBLE. THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE, AND IT IS OBVIOUS THAT DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS WERE USED IN THE ASSEMBLY OF THESE VEHICLES. CHEVROLET IS WILLING TO STEP UP AND HELP SOME OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES, BUT NOT ALL. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE AS IT RELATES TO THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED AND NONE OF THE GAUGES WERE OPERABLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT ALL OF THE STEPPER MOTORS ON THE BACK OF THE GAUGES NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,978. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000. UPDATED 2/12/2013 *JS

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR PROVIDED AN INACCURATE READING OF EMPTY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE FUEL SERVICE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. KMJ

MY 2004 TRAILBLAZER SUDDENLY OMITS A TERRIBLE GASOLINE SMELL WHEN I START THE ENGINE AND WHEN I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT THE VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A LEAK AT THE GAS TANK (BY A SEAL) WHICH CAN ONLY BE FIXED BY REPLACING THE ENTIRE GAS TANK FOR APPROX $ 800-$900 FOR THE TANK ONLY, NOT INC LABOR. I HAVE PURCHASED MY VEHICLE NEW IN 2004 AND IT WAS NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT, I AM THE ONLY DRIVER. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY FACTOR, IS THIS A FIRE HAZARD? BEING ON A FIXED INCOME I AM UNABLE TO SHELL OUT MONEY FOR A NEW GAS TANK AT THIS TIME. WAS THERE A RECALL CONCERNING THIS MATTER? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL SENDER AND PUMP ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SOCKETS FOR THE LIGHTS HAD BECOME BURNED. IN ADDITION, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY FAILED AND THE SOCKET FOR THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WAS ALSO FOUND TO BE BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC OR THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,112.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EQUIPPED WITH YOKOHAMA ADVID TOURING S TIRES, TIRE SIZE 245/70/16. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT BOTH FRONT TIRES AND THE REAR DRIVER'S TIRE SIDEWALL WERE SEVERELY CRACKED. THE THREE DEFECTIVE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12T025000 (TIRES:SIDEWALL); HOWEVER THE TIRE WERE INELIGIBLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE DESTINATION LE TIRES, SIZE 245/70/R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DRIVE FUNNY WHICH CAUSED HIM TO CRASH INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE DRIVER DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES AND THE POLICE WERE NOT CONTACTED. ONCE THE VEHICLE STOPPED THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. ONCE THE TIRE WAS INSPECTED THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THERE WAS A PIN HOLE IN THE TIRE WHICH CAUSED THE BLOW OUT. THE TIRE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,000 ON THE TIRES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES ON THE VEHICLE WAS 94,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

AFTER DRIVING MY LS TRAILBLAZER TO THE STORE, I GOT BACK IN TO NOTICE THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NO LONGER RESTING AT "0". THIS WAS BEFORE I EVEN STARTED THE VEHICLE. IT WAS SITTING AT THE "55" POINT! UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE GAUGE DID NOT MOVE BACK TO ZERO. SO AS I DROVE AWAY, GOING NO MORE THAN 10MPH, THE GAUGE SUGGESTED I WAS GOING 65! I WAS SCARED DRIVING HOME BECAUSE I DID NOT KNOW MY EXACT SPEED. UPON GETTING HOME AND SHUTTING OFF THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED THE GAUGE RESTED AT THE "50" POINT. SO I TURNED ON THE VEHICLE, THEN QUICKLY TURNED IT OFF. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOW RESTING AT "45". I CONTINUED TO QUICKLY START AND THEN SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE, EVENTUALLY WORKING THE GAUGE BACK DOWN TO ZERO. BUT THIS DOES NOT SEEM LIKE THE RIGHT THING TO DO. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING WRONG. IN THE PAST, I HAVE HAD SMALLER SCALE INCIDENTS WITH THE TACHOMETER GAUGE. IT WOULD ZERO ITSELF AT 1 OR 2 RPMS, THUS INDICATING MY ENGINE WAS REVVING HIGHER THAN IT ACTUALLY WAS. MOREOVER, A COUPLE TIMES MY FUEL GAUGE WAS POINTING OUTSIDE OF THE E TO F RANGE! THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. GM, YOU NEED TO RECALL THIS AND FIX IT PLEASE. *TR