2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

THE 2004 TRAILBLAZER HAS A MALFUNCTION IN THE RPM AND SPEEDOMETER GAUGE. THIS IS APPARENTLY A DEFECT THAT GM SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE AND BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR. *TR

MY CAR HAS ONLY 54000 MILES ON IT AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS SHOT. THE DEALER WANTS $600 TO FIX IT. MY SPEEDOMETER, OIL PRESSURE , AND GAS GAUGE ONLY WORK MAYBE 10% OF THE TIME. IT IS JUST TERRIBLE THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS OUT OF MY OWN POCKET WHEN THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DETECTIVE PART. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED AT 120,000MILES I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN UPSET. THAT'S NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. OUTRAGEOUS. I FEEL TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF. *TR

CLUSTER NOT WORKING IN 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. CHEVY RECALLED CLUSTERS IN OTHER CHEVY VEHICLES BUT NOT TRAILBLAZER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER, FUEL LEVEL GAUGE, ODOMETER AND OTHER INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND ADVISED THAT THE ELECTRICAL MODULE FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRIAL BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES WOULD FAIL SPORADICALLY. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THE GAUGE CLUSTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE DEALER STATED THAT BECAUSE THE FAILURE WAS COMMON IN HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL, THEY WOULD REPLACE THE CLUSTER WITH AN UPDATED GAUGE CLUSTER. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. RPM GAUGE STOP WORKING AND THEN NOW THE RPM AND SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING. I FOUND A NUMBER OF REPORTS FROM OTHERS ONLINE STATING THAT THEIR RPM AND SPEEDO ALSO STOPPED WORKING. I HAVE SEEN NO RECALLS ON THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I'M TRAVELING. *TR

THE PROBLEM STARTED IN JANUARY, 2011, WITH THE VOLTAGE GAUGE TAKING A FEW SECONDS TO COME UP TO FULL VOLTAGE, ACCOMPANIED BY DIM VEHICLE LIGHTS, AT START-UP. ON FEBRUARY 6, 2011, THE TEMPERATURE, AND ONE OTHER GAUGE, STARTED MOVING ERRATICALLY. THE NEXT DAY, FEBRUARY 7, ALL OF THE GAUGES POINTED STRAIGHT DOWN (6 O'CLOCK POSITION). RESEARCH SHOWED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, ACROSS SEVERAL MODEL LINES, BUT GM IS SELECTIVELY REFUSING TO FIX TRAILBLAZERS, UNDER A RECALL. I VERIFIED THIS WITH THE DEALER. THE BATTERY WAS REMOVED FOR THREE HOURS AND A LOANER BATTERY INSTALLED. GAUGES WORKED PROPERLY. A BRAND NEW BATTERY WAS INSTALLED (AGAIN, AFTER THREE HOURS WITH NO BATTERY INSTALLED) ON FEBRUARY 10. AS OF FEBRUARY 28, THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RE-OCCURRED, BUT RESEARCH SHOWS MANY INSTANCES OF THE PROBLEM RE-OCCURRING AFTER THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW BATTERY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING 45 MPH, SHE DROVE OVER A BUMP, THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE, SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT CRASHED INTO A HIGHWAY CEMENT WALL. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED FACIAL INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO BE INSPECTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT INDICATE THE CORRECT SPEED AT WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 96,000.

HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT WORK. DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS DON'T WORK. THE ISSUE WAS ADDRESSED BY CHEVY DEALERSHIP. THIS IS A ON GOING PROBLEM. OTHER CHEVY AND GM SUV HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE HOWEVER THIS MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED WITHIN THE RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED AND NONE OF THE GAUGES FUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS COMMON BUT OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.