2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

I OWN A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER; THE TACHOMETER, SPEEDOMOTER AND OTHER GAUGES STARTED TO FLUCTUATE AND NOW THE SPEEDOMETER NEVER WORKS PROPERLY, THE TACHOMETER COMES AND GOES AND NOW THE OIL GAUGE IS NOT SHOWING THE PROPER READING (I HAD IT CHECKED OUT TO MAKE SURE I HAD OIL AND NO OTHER ISSUES). I AM TOLD A NEW CLUSTER BOARD IS NEEDED AT THE COST OF $600-$700. CHEVY IS MORE THAN AWARE OF THIS BEING A "TYPICAL/KNOWN" ISSUE AND I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS FORCING THEM TO REPLACE THESE CLUSTER BOARDS. I HAVE PURCHASED A GPS WHICH HAS THE SPEEDOMETER OPTION SO I KNOW AT WHAT SPEED I AM TRAVELING; BUT IF THE OIL AND GAS GAUGES GO; I HAVE NO CHOICE TO FORK OVER $6-700.00. WHY IS CHEVROLET NOT BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR FAULTY EQUIPMENT THEY INSTALLED IN THEIR $37,000 VEHICLES? WHO ELSE CAN I GO TO IN ATTEMPTS TO GET SOMEONE'S ATTENTION TO GET CHEVROLET TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY? *TR

I BOUGHT A 2004 TRAILBLAZER WITH A FACTORY INSTALLED TOW PACKAGE, INCLUDING ELECTRIC HOOKUP. WHEN I HOOKED IT TO A TRAVEL TRAILER, THE TBLAZER SENT TO CHARGE TO THE TRAILER FOR BATTERY CHARGE, INTERIOR LIGHTS, ETC. THE DEALER, GOLD MOTORS IN NEWPORT, OREGON, SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. HOWEVER, IT STILL REFUSED TO WORK. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. HE DISCOVERED SEVERAL WIRES IN THE BOX HOUSING THE WIRING MANIFOLD AT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE ENGINE WERE CROSS-WIRED. HE STRAIGHTENED IT OUT AT THE COST OF TWO HOURS LABOR. IF THIS IS THE STANDARD QUALITY OF GM QUALITY, THEY SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO GO BANKRUPT. *TR

TWO YEARS AGO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CODE WAS GAS CAP. REPLACED CAP TWICE, NO IMPROVEMENT. MECHANIC THEN FOUND SMALL LEAK IN NECK OF FUEL TANK. RAPID LEAK, WORKED FINE FOR TWO YEARS. NOW, ON DECEMBER 7, 2010, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AGAIN. FOUND THAT FUEL TANK FILLER NECK IS BROKEN AND LEAKING AGAIN. REQUIRED A NEW FUEL TANK INSTALLED AT COST OF $750 +. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN DIFFERENT READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS FAILING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VOLTAGE GAUGE AND RPM GAUGE HAD SINCE STOPPED FUNCTIONING AND THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

MY 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS ALL THE OTHER TRAILBLAZERS HAVE. POOR DESIGN AND SUBPAR MANUFACTURING OF PARTS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES HAVE RESULTED IN ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT CANNOT BE FIXED.GAUGES AND LIGHTS RANDOMLY GOING CRAZY,HEAT AND A/C MAY OR MAY NOT OPERATE,VEHICLE MAY OR MAY NOT START,KEY MAY OR MAY NOT RELEASE FROM IGNITION. IGNITION SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES IN LAST TWO YEARS AND OFTEN BRAND NEW IGNITIONS STRAIGHT OUT OF THE BOX FROM THE DEALER PARTS DEPARTMENT ARE NO GOOD. AS OTHER GM VEHICLES WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN RECALLED ONE WOULD THINK TRAILBLAZER OWNERS SHOULD DESERVE THE SAME COURTESY.CLEARLY GM DISAGREES. I GUESS WHEN YOU KNOW UNCLE SAM WILL ALWAYS BE THERE TO BAIL YOU OUT YOU CAN DO WHAT YOU WANT AND STILL SLEEP GOOD AT NIGHT. I WOULDNT KNOW . AS THE PARENT OF FOUR CHILDREN THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH ME. I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE IT AS I KNOW IT IS NOT DEPENDABLE.

ALL GAUGES FLUCTUATE CONSTANTLY OR STOP WORKING AT TIMES. YOU NEVER KNOW HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING OR IF THE CAR HAS APPROPRIATE FLUIDS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I HAVE FOUND VIA THE INTERNET THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THERE IS DEFINITELY SOME TYPE OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

FUEL, ENGINE TEMPERATURE, TACHOMETER NOT DISPLAYING CORRECT DATA. FUEL AND TEMP GAUGE DISPLAYS SHOW NEEDLE PINNED (BELOW LOWER HALF OF GAUGE) AND TACH SOMETIMES DOES NOT WORK OR SHOWS ZERO AT IDLE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AND OCCURANCE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. OBVIOUSLY, THE MOST IMPORTANT IS THE GAS GAUGE... NOT KNOWING EXACTLY HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE TANK IS HAZARDOUS AND ANNOYING. I HAVE TO "GUESS" WHEN TO FUEL UP, ESPECIALLY ON LONGER TRIPS.

I HAVE SAFETY CONCERNS IN REGARDS OF MY VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING, MY SPEEDOMETER IS READING OFF WRONG NUMBERS. FOR EXAMPLE, I CAN BE DRIVING 60MPH, BUT THE SPEEDOMETER IS READING AT 80MPH. IT IS A REAL CONCERN FOR ME BECAUSE I HAVE KNOW IDEA HOW FAST I'M DRIVING. NOW THAT A LOT OF CITIES HAVE PHOTO-ENFORCED CAMERAS TO RECORD HOW FAST YOU ARE DRIVING, I HAVE TO GUESS HOW FAST I'M GOING AND HOPE THAT I DON'T RECEIVE A TICKET IN THE MAIL. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM AND I SEE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THIS TOPIC. UNFORTUNATELY, MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED SO I WILL HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. I HOPE GM SEES THIS AND CONSIDER A RECALL

2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AND RPM GAUGE IS ACTING WEIRD. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IN SEPTEMBER 2003. WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF PURCHASE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER SAID IT WAS A COMPUTER ERROR AND RESET THE COMPUTER. APPROXIMATELY EVERY 6 MONTHS THEREAFTER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND DEALER SAID EACH TIME IT WAS EVAPORATION CAUSED BY NOT TIGHTENING GAS CAP APPROPRIATELY. DEALERSHIP CHANGED OWNERS AND NEW DEALER RESET THE COMPUTER ONCE (SAYING GAS CAP NOT TIGHTENED APPROPRIATELY), THE SECOND TIME FOUND A HOLE IN HOSE THAT COMES OUT OF THE GAS TANK AND REPAIRED IT. UPON THE THIRD TIME WITH NEW DEALER OCCURRING 12/01/2010, WE ARE TOLD THERE IS A CRACK IN THE NIPPLE OF THE GAS TANK AND WANT TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK. I FEEL RECOURSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER IS DUE SINCE OBVIOUSLY THE PROBLEM EXISTED UPON PURCHASE OF THE NEW VEHICLE. *TR