2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

SPEEDOMETER GOES COMPLETELY OUT, FALLING BELOW ZERO WHILE TRAVELING ON ROAD, TYPICALLY AFTER CRUISE CONTROL HAS BEEN USED, MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS FLASH WHILE ONSTAR AND COMPUTER SHOWING NO CODES AFTER 4X4 USED. UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEMS BECAUSE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND AFTER VEHICLE PARKED FOR SEVERAL HOURS PROBLEM IS GONE. OCCURS ABOUT ONCE A WEEK. HAS CAUSED SEVERAL INSTANCES OF BEING UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW FAST YOUR TRAVELING. 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT LT 4X4 I6 ENGINE. *TR

ON JUNE 23, 2011, I CRANKED MY 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LT AND THE GAUGES (SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, ETC.) BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE AT A RAPID SPEED. THE SUV CUT OFF AND I ATTEMPTED TO CRANK IT AGAIN. THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR. THE SPEEDOMETER WENT TO ZERO AS I WAS DRIVING 70 MILES PER HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY. I SLOWED DOWN, BUT I HAD NO IDEA HOW FAST NOR SLOW I WAS GOING. I PULLED OFF OF THE HIGHWAY, TURNED THE SUV OFF AND RESTARTED IT. THE SPEEDOMETER WENT TO 70 MILES PER HOUR WHILE IT WAS PARKED. THE SPEEDOMETER STAYED AT 70 MPH AS I MADE MY WAY BACK TO THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE READ SEVERAL, LITERALLY HUNDREDS, OF SIMILAR SITUATIONS ONLINE ABOUT CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THERE ARE NO RECALLS REGARDING THIS MALFUNCTION. THE FIRST TIME MY GAUGES FLUCTUATED WAS ABOUT 3 YEARS AFTER I PURCHASED THE SUV. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, RESTARTED IT AND HAD NO MORE PROBLEMS, SO I THOUGHT IT MAY HAVE BEEN A GLITCH AND THOUGHT NOTHING ELSE ABOUT IT. AFTER READING OTHER CONSUMERS' CONCERNS ABOUT THE PROBLEM, I DISCOVERED MOST OF THEM HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEIR SPEEDOMETERS DURING THE SECOND YEAR AFTER THE SUV WAS PURCHASED. IT'S A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN ONE CANNOT GAUGE HIS OR HER SPEED WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE THE SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING ALL OF A SUDDEN. IT'S DANGEROUS AT CROSSWALKS, SCHOOLS ZONES, AND EVERY ROAD AND HIGHWAY WE TRAVEL ON. CONSUMERS HAVE COMPLAINED TO THEIR CHEVROLET SERVICE MECHANICS AND CUSTOMER SERVICE, BUT MANY ARE TOLD THE PART HAS TO BE REPLACED OR THE ENTIRE CONSOLE HAS TO BE REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED. I AM PERSUADED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHICH HAS AN ADVERSE EFFECT ON THE SPEEDOMETER. HOPEFULLY THIS MATTER CAN BE RESOLVED WITHOUT ANY TRAGIC ENDINGS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILER BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL FAILED AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE DEALER DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,200. UPDATED 07/20/11*LJ UPDATED 08/26/11

THE FUEL TANK IS LEAKING. THE FILL TUBE SEPARATED FROM THE TANK AND IS LEAKING FUEL ONTO THE TANK. THERE IS A STRONG FUEL ODOR AS WELL. CALLED CHEVROLET THEY STATED THAT VEHICLES ARE ONLY BEING REPAIRED FOR THIS ISSUE IN NORTHERN, EASTERN AND MIDWESTERN STATES. STATED THEY WILL NOT FIX MY ISSUE THOUGH IT HAS THE SAME ISSUES COVERED UNDER THE SPECIAL COVERAGE, DUE TO MY GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION. *TR

MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HAS AN INSTRUMENT PANEL THAT STOPPED WORKING. I FEEL THIS IS VERY UNSAFE BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING, WHAT MY OIL PRESSURE IS, THE TEMPERATURE OF MY CAR, OR HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE. I CONTACTED A REPAIR SHOP BUT IT IS OVER $1000 TO REPLACE THE PANEL AND THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THIS WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. APPARENTLY I AM BEING TOLD THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT IS VERY COMMON IN THIS YEAR AND MAKE BUT THERE IS NOT A RECALL FOR IT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE FRAME WAS CRACKED NEAR THE LOWER CONTROL ARM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

EVER SINCE 50K ON MY TRAILBLAZER, THE FUEL GAUGE WAS BEEN INACCURATE. I WILL LOOK AT THE GAUGE AND IT WILL BE AT 1/2 OF A TANK AND JUST 20 MILES LATER ITS AT 1/4. THEN IT MIGHT GO BACK UP TO 1/2. IT WOULD GO AWAY SOMETIMES AND COME BACK BUT NOW IT IS BACK FOR SURE, AND WILL NOT GO AWAY. I TRIED ANOTHER CLUSTER IN MY TRAILBLAZER JUST TO MAKE SURE IT WAS NOT THE GAUGE ITS SELF. IT MUST BE THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR IN THE TANK ITS SELF. IT IS GETTING TO BE A PROBLEM. I HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS TWICE NOW. ONCE WHILE ON HILL, IN A VERY EXTREMELY HILLY AREA IN OHIO. THE SECOND TIME WAS ON THE FREEWAY. BOTH TIMES WERE DANGEROUS AS I WAS ON THE MIDDLE LANE OF THE FREE WAY WHEN IT HAPPENED AND, AT THE BOTTOM OF A BLIND HILL THE SECOND TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE SPEED ODOMETER REGISTERED OVER 120 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHICH WAS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL YEAR VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,258. UPDATED 07/18/11

SPEEDOMETER GOES ERRATIC. WHEN IDLING AT STOP SPEEDOMETER IS SITTING AT APPROX 90 TO 110 MPH AND WHEN MOVING FROM A STOP CONTINUES TO THE 6:00 POSITION. *TR

2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER DASH CLUSTER. I HAVE 43,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE AND THE DASH GAUGES WENT OUT. THEY STARTED TO WORK AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING AND NOW THEY COME ON ONLY ABOUT 1 OUT OF 4 TRIPS. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND A LOT OF OWNERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL? PLEASE HELP IF YOU CAN. *TR