2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WITH THE CHIMING OF A WARNING ALARM, FOLLOWED BY THE MALFUNCTION OF ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THREE TIMES BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD DO NOTHING TO ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,400. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,460. UPDATED 07/08/11*LJ UPDATED 11/28/11

I OWN A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. I AM HAVING CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS GAUGE INDICATING THAT EITHER THERE IS LESS GAS THEN ACTUAL, OR MORE GAS THEN ACTUAL. I KNOW THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION GOING ON WITH THESE VEHICLES BUT ONLY FOR THE YEARS 2005-2007, MINE IS A 2004. THIS INVESTIGATION SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE THIS YEAR SINCE THE SAME PROBLEMS ARE HAPPENING. *TR

OIL GAUGE ON INSTRUMENT PANEL STOPPED WORKING IN OCTOBER 2010. IN MAY 2011 NOW THE TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. I HAVE READ OF MANY COMPLAINTS ON 2003 TRAILBLAZER HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE AND YET NO RECALL. HOW IS THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONING NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY RECALL WHEN THIS APPEARS TO BE CONSISTENT IN CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS?

DRIVING HOME ON THE INTERSTATE THE SPEEDOMETER ON OUR 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER SUDDENLY STARTED TO CLIMB AND THEN DECEND DONE TO WELL BELOW -0 MPH AND STAYED THERE EVEN THOUGH WE WERE TRAVELING AT 75 MPH. THE SPEEDOMETER IS CURRENTLY FROZEN AT ABOUT 20 MHP MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE HOW FAST WE'RE TRAVELING. DEALER QUOTED REPAIRS AT APPX $800. *TR

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE STARTING WITH TACHOMETER THEN SPEEDOMETER. AT 90,000 +/- MILES ALWAYS HAVE INTERMITTENT / OBVIOUSLY WRONG INFO FROM TACHOMETER (USUALLY PAST 7000) AND SPEEDOMETER (ALWAYS READS <20 MPH). *TR

I STARTED THE CAR FIRST THING IN THE MORNING AND NOTICED AS I BACKED OUT OF THE GARAGE THAT MY SPEEDOMETER WASN'T WORKING. AS I DROVE DOWN MY STREET, I WATCHED IT, AND IT NEVER MOVED. THE NEEDLE WAS NOT POINTING STRAIGHT DOWN, BUT WAS SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW 0. LATER THE SAME DAY, IT BEGAN WORKING AGAIN, THOUGH THE NEEDLE MOVEMENT WAS JERKY. TWO DAYS LATER, IT STOPPED AGAIN AND HAS NOT WORKED SINCE. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY SAID THERE ISN'T AN ACTIVE RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE RECALLED PRACTICALLY EVERY OTHER SUV THEY MADE THAT YEAR FOR A PROBLEM WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THIS IS MORE THAN AN ANNOYANCE, IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD, AND I THINK GM SHOULD STEP UP AND REPAIR THE PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY SINCE A CURSORY GOOGLE SEARCH TURNS UP MANY, MANY OTHER TRAILBLAZER OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP THE NHTSA COULD OFFER.

DASH CLUSTER: TACHOMETER FAILED A 62,000, SPEEDOMETER AT 120,000, NOW THE GAS GAUGE IS ACTING UP. IF 2005-2007 ARE BAD NEED TO ADD 2004.

THE SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER IN MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IS MALFUNCTIONING. AT SOME POINTS IT SEEMS TO WORK CORRECTLY, THEN IT WILL STICK, OR DROP TO ZERO. SOMETIMES I CAN BE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH AND THE READING WILL BE AT 110+. I AM READING THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM, THAT IT IS WIDESPREAD, BUT AS FAR AS I CAN TELL THERE IS NO RECALL. THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED WAS ON THE FREEWAY - GOING 55MPH - I LOOKED AT THE SPEEDOMETER AND IT SAID I WAS GOING 110! NO OTHER CARS AROUND - VERY HARD TO JUDGE SPEED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD FLUCTUATE WITH AN INACCURATE READING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

ON OUR 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER THE ONLY GAUGE THAT WORKS ALL THE TIME IS THE SPEEDOMETER. MOST OF THE OTHER GAUGES ' INCLUDING THE FUEL GAUGE, TACHOMETER, ETC, ' DON'T WORK AT ALL! THE COOLANT TEMPERATURE GAUGE WORKS ONLY SPORADICALLY. IN ADDITION, THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS ALSO DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY: THE AIRBAG LIGHT, ABS BRAKES LIGHT, AND 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT UNPREDICTABLY REMAIN LIT ' NOT ALWAYS AT THE SAME TIME - SOMETIMES FOR DAYS AT A TIME WHEN THE CAR IS ON. THERE IS NO PATTERN AS TO WHEN THE LIGHTS WILL STAY ON AND WHEN THEY WILL REMAIN OFF. I AM REPORTING THESE PROBLEMS TO YOU SINCE I READ THAT YOU ARE INVESTIGATING THIS SAME PROBLEM IN 2005 THROUGH 2007 TRAILBLAZERS. I FEEL YOU SHOULD EXPAND YOUR RESEARCH TO INCLUDE 2004 TRAILBLAZERS. *TR