2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT SUDDENDLY FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE. THE HEADLIGHT BULB WAS REPLACED BY THE CONTACT AND ONE MONTH LATER; THE FAILURE RECURRED WITH THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT. THE DEFECT OCCURRED SPORADICALLY AND THE HEADLIGHT BULB WAS REPLACED EACH TIME. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE PARKED WITH THE ENGINE TURNED OFF, THE CONTACT SMELLED AN EXTREMELY STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC NOTICED FUEL CONTINUOUSLY LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN I RAN OUT OF GAS. IT STILL SHOWED OVER 100 MILES LEFT ON THE GAUGE. THAT WAS ABOUT 3 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. ABOUT TWO MONTHS LATER, I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I STARTED KEEPING THE GAS ON 3/4 OF A TANK AT ALL TIMES TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS FUEL IN IT. THE PROBLEM KEPT HAPPENING. TODAY, IT WAS ON 200+ MILES AND I RAN OUT. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! DO I REALLY HAVE TO KEEP TRACK OF HOW MANY MILES I PUT ON IT SO I KNOW WHEN I NEED TO REFILL? *TR

ALL GAUGES ON CONTROL PANEL NOT WORKING, BUT ALL SERVICE LIGHTS COME ON CHECK ENGINE, ABS SEAT BELT, REDUCE POWER, BATTERY LIGHTS. SPEED AND FUEL ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW AS WELL AS WARNINGS TO OBSERVE FROM LIGHTS. 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER, SPEEDOMETER WILL SHOW A FASTER SPEED THAN YOU MOVING OR WILL GO TO 0 WHILE ON THE FREEWAY. THE TACH HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED NOW. I HEARD THAT THEY HAD THE SAME ISSUE ON PICK-UPS AND THEY WERE RECALLED. MOST INSTRUMENT BACKLIGHTS HAVE BURNED OUT PREVENTING THE SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER GAUGES FROM BEING SEEN AT NIGHT. VERY DANGEROUS. QUICK SEARCH ON INTERNET RESULTS IN A SEVERE EPIDEMIC OF THIS PROBLEM WITH ALL GM SUV'S. A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT RESULTED IN A NATIONWIDE RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR ALL SIMILAR VEHICLES BUT NOT THE CHEVY TRAILBLAZER OR GMC ENVOY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A CRIMINAL ACT BY GM. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO PROTECT OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES. DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY HEADLIGHTS GO OUT..WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS WENT OUT, I HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH HIGH BEAMS ON, HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2004/CHEVROLET/TRAILBLAZER/ELECTRICAL+SYSTEM CHECK OUT ALL THESE OTHER COMPLAINTS THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THEM AND I AM ONE OF MANY. THIS IS SO DANGEROUS AND A SAFETY HAZARD TO OTHERS AS WELL, PLEASE GET US A RECALL ON THESE CARS THE EXPENSES ARE TREMENDOUS. *TR

WHILE TAKING MY GIRLS TO SCHOOL MY SPEEDOMETER READING WAS 50MPH FASTER THAN I WAS ACTUALLY GOING AND MY TACT WAS NOT REGISTERING AT ALL. WHEN I STOPPED THE CAR I TURNED ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND NEITHER GAUGE WORKS AT ALL AND HASN'T IN OVER A YEAR. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANT 800.00 TO FIX IT AND SAID IT WAS A MALFUNCTION IN THE CLUSTER AND I HAVE CHECKED AND IT IS A SEVERE PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING WITHOUT THESE GAUGES WORKING AND JUDGE MY SPEED WITH THE TRAFFIC, BUT I AM A SINGLE MOM WITH LIMITED RESOURCES AND PURCHASED A GM VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY REPORTS. I FEEL THAT WITH ALL OF THE OTHER SAME COMPLAINTS DOES IT TAKE A LOSS OF LIFE TO GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED. *TR

TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE CORRODED AND BEGAN LEAKING NEXT TO EXHAUST MANIFOLD WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FIRE. LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION.

THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED TO MALFUNCTION WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH NORTH BOUND ON DAVIS BLVD. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 80 MPH THEN WHEN STOPPED IT WAS STILL READING 80 MPH. IT THEN MOVED PAST THE GAUGE NOT ALLOWING TO KNOW MY ACTUAL SPEED. THIS TO ME IS A CAR SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE WE NEVER KNOW HOW FAST WE ARE GOING. THE GAS GAUGE HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING FOR MORE THAT 24 MONTHS. THE CAUTION LIGHT (YELLOW) TURNS ON WHEN YOU NEED TO FILL THE TANK SO WE HAVE BEEN USING THIS LIGHT TO FILL THE CAR WITH GAS. THE GAUGE NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED. SINCE THE CAR IS NOT ABUSED WE FILL THIS IS SOMETHING WHICH SHOULD HAVE LASTED THE REGULAR 100,000 MILES BEFORE THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE WARRANTY PERIOD IS OVER. FROM TALKING TO OTHER USERS AND REPEATED SEARCHES ONLINE IT SEEM TO BE A REGULAR FAILURE ITEM. I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION. MANY DRIVERS HAVE HAD TO SPEND LOTS OF MONEY TO HAVE THIS ITEM FIXED IN LESS THAN AVERAGE MEAN TIMES BETWEEN FAILURE OF (100,000 MILES). *TR

I JUST GASED THE CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER AND WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WE COULD SMELL GAS DID NOT THINK MUCH OF IT BECAUSE WE JUST GOT GAS THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IT WAS A PO442 CODE EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CONTROL SMALL LEAK DETECTED SO I HAVE BEEN SMELLING GAS OFF AND ON AND KEEP GETTING THE PO442 CODE. SO I GO BUY A VENT VALVE SOLENOID AND PUT IT ON CLEAR THE CODE I NOTICE GAS AROUND THE INTAKE PIPE ON THE GAS TANK SO I TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AND ITS BROKE HALF WAY AROUND THE FILLER NECK AND THIS IS A RECALL ON CERTAIN VIN #S BUT MINE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL I THINK IT SHOULD BE WHEN YOU ARE DEALING WITH FUEL AND THE AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT CAN LEAK OUT THIS CAN BE A FIRE HAZARD FOR SURE I THINK GM NEEDS TO STEP UP AND TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM ON ALL VEHICLES THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM INSTEAD OF PICKING AN CHOOSING CERTAIN VIN #S. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD MALFUNCTION SPORADICALLY WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,340. UPDATED 09/12/2012 *JS

WE HAVE A SEAT BELT THAT DOES NOT WORK. IT STOPPED WORKING A FEW DAYS AGO AND SO WE CANNOT GO ANYWHERE AS A FAMILY. THE SEAT BELT IS STUCK AND WILL NOT COME OUT AT ALL. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT WE HAVE ANOTHER SEAT BELT THAT HAS BEEN BROKEN FOR YEARS. EVERYTIME I MENTION THIS LIKE THIS TO THE CHEVY DEALER, THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME AND ARM AND A LEG AND WILL NOT WORK WITH ME. SEAT BELTS SHOULD NOT BREAK. THE PEOPLE AT CHEVROLET SHOULD COVER AT ALL TIMES SOMETHING AS SERIOUS AS THIS BUT THEY SIMPLY DO NOT CARE! DO NOT BUY A CHEVY! *TR