2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

THE STEPPER MOTORS IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAVE FAILED. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM AND PEOPLE ARE NOW MAKING A LIVING OFF OF CHARGING FOR THE REPAIRS BECAUSE GM IS REFUSING TO ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE SMELL OF GASOLINE FUEL WAS EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE . THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A LEAK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

DRIVERS SEAT ,LEFT SIDE COVER WITH POWER SEAT CONTROL, HAS BROKEN OFF 3 TIMES. WHEN GETTING IN TRUCK YOU MUST SIT ON COVER. THIS CAUSES THE COVER TO BREAK. THE WIRING IS THE ONLY THING HOLDING THE COVER ON. THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE OR ACCIDENT. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW RELAY SWITCH IS BAD. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL QUOTES FROM DEALERSHIPS AND LOOKS LIKE THE COST IS AROUND $400.00. (FOR THEM TO REPLACE AND REPROGRAM). THERE IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE IF YOU CANNOT ROLL DOWN YOUR WINDOW ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND ROLL DOWN AND LOCK OR UNLOCK ANY OF THE DOORS OR WINDOWS FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE AS WELL. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS WEBSITES FROM CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WITH THE MAJORITY OF THESE SWITCHES GOING BAD, THEY NEED TO RECALL THIS, AS IT IS VERY COSTLY ANDNOT AT ALL SAFE. ESPECIALLY IF AN OFFICER NEEDS TO APPROACH YOU AND YOU HAVE TO OPEN YOUR DOOR FIRST. THAT COULD LEAD TO AN UNSAFE INCIDENT TOWARD YOURSELF AS WELL AS ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENT. IF YOU CAN PLEASE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. I HAVE RESEARCHED ANY RECALL ON THIS AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY LUCK. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE. *TR

ONE DAY WHEN I WAS DRIVING I STOPPED MY VEHICLE AND THE SPEEDOMETER READ 60 MPH AT A STANDSTILL. AS I CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE IT INCREASED UNTIL IT REACHED WELL PAST 120 MPH. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED THE SPEEDOMETER SOMETIMES GOES BACK BUT NEVER TO 0. THE RPM DOES NOT FUNCTION AT ALL, AND NOT SURE WHEN THAT STOPPED WORKING. THE SPEEDOMETER DID FIX ITSELF AND THEN STARTED AGAIN A MONTH LATER. THE SECOND TIME IS WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH THE RPM NOT FUNCTIONING. I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE INCIDENTS WITH PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THESE SAME ISSUES AND HAVE SAVED THE ISSUES. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY ARE STATING THAT THIS IS NOT A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND STATED IT IS $300 TO REPLACE A "INTERNAL FAULT IN THE DASH CLUSTER." THIS IS WHAT I WAS TOLD BY SOMEONE IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2004 TRAILBLAZER REGULARLY BECOMES STUCK WHILE I'M DRIVING. *TR

CAR FELT "STUCK" IN GEAR, WOULDN'T ACCELERATE, LOW ON TRANSMISSION FLUID. ADDED MORE FLUID, REPLACED SPEED SENSOR, CAMSHAFT & CRANKSHAFT SENSORS. STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH RPMS GOING HIGH, CAR SLAMMING FROM ONE GEAR INTO ANOTHER. ALSO CANNOT RUN HEAT WHILE DRIVING, FAN DRAWS POWER & CAUSES ENGINE TO STALL OUT. CAR ALSO BURNING THROUGH GAS VERY QUICKLY. *TR

SPEEDOMETER AND TACH WORKS ERRATICALLY. SPEEDOMETER WORKS APPROX. 25% OF THE TIME. *TR

INSTRUMENT PANEL STOPPED WORKING. FIRST THE TACHOMETER - THEN THE SPEEDOMETER. *TR

INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES MALFUNCTION AND SHOW IMPROPER READINGS. FOR INSTANCE TACHOMETER SHOWS 5000 RPM AT IDLE. ALTERNATOR GAUGE IS OFF THE SCALE. TEMPERATURE GAUGE IS ALSO SHOWING FALSE READING. OIL PRESSURE GAUGE IS ALSO FALSE. INCIDENT DATE IS APPROXIMATE. INDIVIDUAL GAUGES FAILED OVER TIME. *TR