2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE STEPPER MOTOR. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE STEPPER MOTOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,550. UPDATED 06/01/11*LJ UPDATED 06/02/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN FAILING INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED UNTIL THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SECURE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND POSSIBLE REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 06/07/11*LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE TACHOMETER AND OIL PRESSURE WERE NOT WORKING AS WELL. UPDATED 06/10/11 UPDATED 06/20/11

AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS GO COMPLETELY OFF FOR NO REASON, AND THEN WILL COME BACK ON BUT NO APPARENT REASON,LEAVING YOU DRIVING COMPLETELY IN THE DARK. (TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING IT DOES NOT EFFECT IT EITHER.) DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS WILL ALSO GO OFF. THIS PROBLEM 1ST BEGAN APPR 2 YEARS AGO BUT HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT 3 TIMES A WEEK IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. ALSO THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER NO LONGER WORK. THEY PERIODICALLY WILL COME BACK ON BUT HAS NOT WORKED IN 2 WEEKS. *TR

NOT SURE WHAT TO FILE THIS UNDER, SO I PUT IT UNDER UNKNOWN AND OTHER. ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. IT STAYED ON FOR A FEW DAYS THEN WENT OFF, A FEW DAYS LATER IT WAS BACK ON, THEN A FEW DAYS LATER WENT OFF, THEN IT CAME ON FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME AND DO THE SAME THING, EVENTUALLY IT STAYED ON. TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND THEY SAID THE GAS TANK HAD A CRACK IN IT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SAID IT WAS PROBABLY FROM THE GAS NOZZLE HITTING THE TANK WHEN FILLING IT UP. DON'T SEE HOW THAT IS POSSIBLE, WHEN IT IS ONLY ME OR MY HUSBAND FILLING IT UP & HOW HARD WOULD YOU HAVE TO HIT IT FOR IT TO CRACK? HAD IT REPLACED THE NEXT MONTH. NOW THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS DOING THE SAME THING. HAVEN'T TAKEN IT BACK IN YET. *TR

NOT SURE WHAT TO FILE THIS UNDER, SO I PUT IT UNDER FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. SAME DAY I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH SPEEDOMETER I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS GAGE. THE ARROW WOULD GO WAY PAST FULL, WHEN I KNEW I ONLY HAD ABOUT HALF A TANK. THE GAS GAGE HAS BEEN ACTING UP EVER SINCE, I JUST HAVE TO KEEP TRACK OF MY MILEAGE TO KNOW WHEN TO FILL IT UP. HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED YET. *TR

SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 90MPH ON A TRIP AND CARS WERE PASSING ME, WHEN I STOPPED THE SPEEDOMETER READ 35MPH STANDING STILL. IT DID THIS FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS, THEN WENT BACK TO NORMAL. THE OTHER DAY COMING HOME FROM A TRIP IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS ACTING UP AGAIN, BUT MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING, HE THOUGHT IT WAS ACTING UP TOO. IT IS BACK TO NORMAL, HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

04 TRAILBLAZER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (SPEEDOMETER) WORKS INTERMITTENTLY MULTIPLE TIMES. *TR

AT ABOUT 65,000 MILES MY TACHOMETER STARTED TO READ IMPROPER, LATER MY GAUGES BEGAN TO READ IMPROPER. THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. BUT YOU CAN'T TRUST THEM. YOU NEVER KNOW HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING, IF YOU HAVE FUEL, IF YOUR ENGINE IS OVERHEATING,IF BATTERY IS CHARGING, IF I HAVE OIL PRESSURE. I AM ON DISIBILTY AND CAN'T AFFORD THE SEVERAL HUNDERED DOLLARS IT WILL COST TO REPAIR. I HAVE FOUND FROM A FEW SOURCES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I JUST TALKED TO GM, I WAS TOLD THAT IF I HAD IT REPAIRED TO KEEP MY RECIEPTS. BUT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE 04 TRAILBLAZER ONLY ON FULL SIZE VEHICLES. SO IF I SPENT MORE MONEY ON AN OTHER VENICLE GM WOULD FIX IT AND MAKE IT SAFE. I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE FOR MYSELF OR MY WIFE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER WAS OPERATING ERRATICALLY AND WOULD ALSO FREEZE AT A CERTAIN NUMBER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE SPEEDOMETER WAS MANUALLY RESET YET THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC THAT COVERED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS ALSO DAMAGED FROM ATTEMPTING TO RESET THE SPEEDOMETER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. UPDATED 6/8/11 *CN UPDATED 06/16/11

2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER ALL GAUGES, TACHOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, BATTERY, FUEL, HAVE FAILED ONE AT A TIME STARTING WITH TACHOMETER NOT OPERATING AT ALL, TO SPEEDOMETER SPORADIC FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, NOW CURRENTLY STUCK AT OVER 120MPH. HAVE CONTACTED DEALER ABOUT PROBLEM AND THEY SAY IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL, THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE AND WOULD BE APPROX. $1500 TO REPAIR. WHY IS GM NOT CONCERNED WITH THIS ISSUE? THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE TO BE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS WITH AN UNKNOWN FUEL LEVEL, ETC.---- ABSOLUTELY ABSURD!!! *TR