2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER ALWAYS DISPLAYED AN IMPROPER READING. THE IMPROPER READINGS CAN VARY FROM 0 TO 120 MPH AND ALL OF THE SPEEDS BETWEEN. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER OR A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

IN 2008, ONE DAY I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE OIL GAUGE INDICATOR DID NOT REGISTER. THAT DAY I CONTINUED DRIVING WITHOUT THE GAUGE OPERATING. LATER THAT WEEK I TOOK IT A MECHANIC, WHO INSTRUCTED ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. HE SUSPECTED THAT IT WAS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I DID NOT TAKE IT TO THE DEALER, BECAUSE IT WAS NOT MAJOR. HOWEVER, IN LATER MONTHS THE TACHOMETER FAILED. IN 2010 I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ON THE CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND FOUND MANY ACCOUNTS OF FAILURE BY OTHERS. I ALSO WANT TO MENTION THAT THE GAS GAUGE HAS FAILED ON OCCASION. CURRENTLY, MY TACHOMETER AND OIL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. I ALONG WITH OTHER DRIVERS WANT CHEVROLET TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE OF THEIR PRODUCT, WHICH THEY KNOW DOES NOT OPERATE AS IT SHOULD.

1. FUEL TANK FAILURE, WITH GAS SMELL AFTER FILL UP. 2. SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING 3. TEMPERATURE GAGE STOPPED WORKING

SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 TRAILBLAZER HAS BECOME ERRATIC. SOMETIME NO SPEED. SOMEITMES STUCK ON 90MPH WHETHER I'M MOVING OR NOT. CURRENTLY STUCK ABOVE THE 120MPH MARK.

MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT 116,000 MILES AND THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER ALL OF A SUDDEN WENT TO ZERO. IT CONTINUED TO STAY AT ZERO AFTER I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. THE NEXT TIME I DROVE IT, IT STAYED AT ZERO UNTIL HALFWAY THROUGH MY DRIVE WHEN NOW ITS STUCK AT 61 MPH, WHICH IS WHERE MY CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET. THE TACH NOW WORKS HALF THE TIME BUT THE SPEEDOMETER IS GIVING ME MISLEADING INFORMATION. I LIVE IN WISCONSIN WHERE THE WEATHER IS SUCH A VARIABLE. I AM ALWAYS USING MY SPEEDOMETER IN CERTAIN ROAD CONDITIONS. I HAVE CERTAIN SPEEDS I GO IN CERTAIN CONDITIONS (LIGHT SNOW, DEEPER SNOW, RAIN TO FREEZING RAIN, FREEZING RAIN, SLUSHY CONDITIONS, ICE, SLEET AND JUST PLAIN NORMAL.) CONSEQUENCES FOR NOT RETAINING THE CORRECT SPEEDS IN CERTAIN CONDITIONS IN WISCONSIN....GEE LET ME THINK....DEATH WOULD PROBABLY BE THE WORST. NOTHING'S BEEN DONE TO FIX THIS YET BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD IT. IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT SHOULD JUST WORK AND ITS A [XXX] SHAME GM HASN'T DONE ANYTHING YET CONSIDERING ALL THE PROBLEMS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 TRAILBLAZER HAS BECOME ERRATIC. SOMETIMES NO SPEED. SOMETIMES STUCK ON 90MPH WHETHER I'M MOVING OR NOT. VEHICLE HAS 87240 MILES. VIN [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER DO NOT WORK. PROBLEM STARTED INTERMITTENTLY AT APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES. INITIALLY THE PROBLEM ONLY OCCURRED AFTER USING CRUISE CONTROL. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE NOW HAS OVER 70,000 MILES AND BOTH GAUGES DO NOT WORK AT ALL. VEHICLE HASN EVER BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENT TO CAUSE THIS ISSUE. SPEEDOMETER DIAL NOW READS PAST 120 MPH EVEN WHEN CAR IS STOPPED. FUEL GAUGE ALSO HAS RECENTLY STARTED TO FAIL. *TR

SPEEDOMETER HAS BECOME VERY ERRATIC. SHOWS TOO FAST AND OTHER TIMES SHOWS TO SLOW BY FROM 5 TO 30 MPH. VERY UNSAFE. CHEVROLET DEALER SAID BEEN NO PROBLEMS NEED TO COME IN AND DIAGNOSIS. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING THE HOLE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2010, AND NOW IN JAN. 2011. *TR

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL ISSUE WITH TACHOMETER ACTUALLY EXCEEDING 7000RPM WHILE VEHICLE IS IDLING. I DID A QUICK SEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE CLUSTER PANEL MALFUNCTIONING. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT I FILE VIA NHTSA TO SEE WHAT MAY BE ABLE TO BE DONE OR IF THERE WAS ALREADY A FORMAL RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR DEFECT. I HAVE TRIED REMOVING THE CLUSTER PANEL FUSE FROM THE FUSE BOX THEN STARTING VEHICLE THEN TURNING VEHICLE OFF AND REPLACING THE FUSE TO RECALIBRATE IT. MY UNDERSTANDING FROM THE RESEARCH IS THAT THE STEPPER MOTORS USED IN THE PANEL ARE FAULTY. *TR

ELECTRICAL - ALL GAUGES ARE NOT WORKING AND THE SPEEDOMETER QUITS WORKING WHILE DRIVING. *TR