2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILS TO OPERATE PROPERLY. THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING FIRST, THEN BATTERY,GAS, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGES FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. FINALLY, THERE IS NO ODOMETER READING OR GEAR INDICATOR SHOWING ON CLUSTER. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO INSTALL A CHILD SAFETY SEAT IN THE THIRD ROW SEATING, BUT NONE OF THE SEAT BELTS WOULD SUCCESSFULLY TIGHTEN AND RETAIN THE CHILD SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE EXPERIENCING A RECURRING FAILURE IN WHICH THEY WOULD PERIODICALLY BURN OUT. UPON EXAMINING THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE WIRES WERE BURNED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE REPLACED EACH HEADLIGHT APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY HEADLIGHTS GO OUT BUT FOGLIGHTS AND HIGH BEAMS WORK. HEADLIGHTS COME BACK ON AFTER AWHILE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES WERE PROVIDING FAULTY READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT THE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

FAULTY FUEL SENDING UNIT: CAUSING FUEL GAUGE TO NOT READ CORRECTLY OR ALL TOGETHER. WOULD LIKE TO REPLACE BUT DON'T HAVE THE $600 QUOTED BY THE DEALER. *TR

I AM IN THE QUICK LUBE BUSINESS AND CHANGE OIL ON APPROXIMATELY 150 VEHICLES A DAY. PART OF OUR SERVICE INCLUDES CHECKING THE TIRE PRESSURE. ON ABOUT 10% OF THE VEHICLES THAT HAVE THE "TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM" WE FIND CORROSION AND FAILING VALVE STEMS. ON MANY INSTANCES THE VALVE STEM HAS BROKEN OFF AND BECAUSE WE WERE CHECKING THE TIRES WE HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR THAT CAN RUN INTO HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS. THESE VALVE STEM HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED USING INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS THAT CAUSE CORROSION. IT IS NOT FAIR TO US THAT WE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY $250 TO REPAIR A TPMS VALVE STEM DUE TO INADEQUATE MANUFACTURING. WE HAVE CHOSEN TO "NOT" CHECK THE TIRE PRESSURE ON THE VEHICLES THAT UPON VISUAL INSPECTION HAVE CORRODED VALVE STEMS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION FOR THE CONSUMER IN THAT IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE IS REGULARLY CHECKED. IN MY OPINION A RECALL SHOULD BE MADE ON ALL VEHICLES WITH THESE INFERIOR VALVE STEMS. MOST AMERICAN MANUFACTURED VEHICLES ARE TO BLAME. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD THAT IS ONLY GETTING WORSE AS TIME GOES BY. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT REGISTERING THE CORRECT SPEED, JUMPS AROUND WHILE DRIVING AND HAS AFFECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL. I FOUND THAT THIS ISSUE IS THE SAME AS NHTSA ITEM # 10023585 FOR MOST SIMILAR GM VEHICLES, BUT FOR SOME REASON, THIS FAMILY OF GM TRUCKS WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE REPORTED ISSUE. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED, THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE DROPS WELL BELOW 0 AND THEN JUMPS AROUND WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTS MOVING. BASED ON CHECKS WITH OUR GPS, THE SPEEDOMETER IS OFF BY AS MUCH AS 20 MPH. *TR

INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILURE, RAN OUT OF GAS ON A BUSY FOUR LANE HIGHWAY DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR. I WAS IN THE LEFT HAND LANE AND WAS UNABLE TO MOVE TO THE SHOULDER. I NOW BECAME A MAJOR TRAFFIC PROBLEM UNTIL SOME NICE CITIZEN HELPED ME PUSH THE TRUCK OUT OF HARMS WAY, HAVING TO STOP BOTH LANES OF TRAFFIC SO I COULD CROSS. HAD I A WORKING GAS GAUGE I FEEL THIS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED, NONE OF THE INSTRUMENTS IN THE VEHICLE WORK, CHEVY HAS RECALLED OTHER MODELS OF THIS YEAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS,BUT NOT THE TRAILBLAZER. WHY? *KB

I HIT A DEER AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. MY SON THAT WAS RIDING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT ALSO WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT BUT THE SEAT BELT DID NOT CATCH AND HE WAS SLAMMED INTO THE DASH. I REFUSE TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS NORMAL BEHAVIOR FOR THOSE SAFETY DEVICES. *KB

THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY FROM 7:45 PM, (AUGUST 10, 2011). I WAS AWAKENED AT APPROX. 3:55 AM ON 8-10-2011 BY HEARING A MUFFLED BOOM. AT 4:00 AM (AUG. 11, 2011) I HEARD A LOUD BANG TYPE NOISE. I IMMEDIATELY GOT UP AND WENT TO INVESTIGATE. I WENT OUTSIDE AND FOUND MY 2004 TRAILBLAZER (EXT) ON FIRE FROM THE ENGINE BAY AND JUST BEGINNING TO FLAME INSIDE THE VEHICLE'S PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AT THE DASHBOARD..IT ONLY TOOK MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS FULLY INVOLVED. THE FIRE BEGAN IN THE ENGINE BAY. THE FIRE MARSHALL REPORT IS STILL PENDING AND I WAS INFORMED IT WOULD TAKE 6 TO 8 WEEKS BEFORE IT WAS AVAILABLE. APPROX. TWO TO THREE MONTHS PRIOR, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR GARAGE TO FIX THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS (THEY HAD FAILED AND CHANGING THE BULBS WAS NO HELP. IT TURNED OUT THAT IT WAS A FAILED RELAY, WHICH WAS REPLACED. IT WAS A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER THAT I HAD TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE'S BATTERY AS IT HAD GONE DEAD AND WOULD NOT TAKE A CHARGE. THE OLD BATTERY WAS ABOUT THREE YEARS OLD. THERE WERE NO OTHER BATTERY/HEADLIGHT ISSUES AFTER THESE REPAIRS. NO TOOLS OR OTHER PARTS WERE DROPPED INTO THE ENGINE BAY, OR LEFT IN THE BAY. I WAS AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC AND OLD HABITS OF KEEPING RACK OF MY TOOLS NEVER DIE AND ALL TOOLS USED WERE ACCOUNTED FOR. THE ROADS WERE DRY WHERE IT WAS DRIVEN THERE WAS NO RAIN AT THE HOUSE ALL NIGHT. I REPORTED THIS TO CHEVROLET THAT DAY. AS A RESULT OF THE FIRE, THE EAVES OF THE HOUSE OVER THE GARAGE CAUGHT FIRE, MY WIFE, SON AND MYSELF HAD MINOR CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING, MY WORK TRUCK WAS DAMAGED BY THE HEAT OF THE FIRE, SO I CANNOT WORK (SELF EMPLOYED) UNTIL I GET A REPLACEMENT (NO RENTAL COMPANY WILL LET ME USE A TRUCK TO WORK FROM AS I NEED TO CARRY LARGE QUANTITIES OF CHLORINE IN MY PRESSURE CLEANING BUSINESS. THERE HAVE BEEN NO OTHER PROBLEMS OF THIS KIND BEFORE WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR