2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

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  • 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER
    - BRYANT , AL

    TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILERBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE CODE INDICATED THAT THE THERMOSTAT WAS DEFECTIVE. WITHIN A FEW DAYS ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE MECHANIC AND THERE WAS NO DIAGNOSTIC CODE DISPLAYED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WASN'T REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 74,393.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT
    - ZANESVILLE, OH

    MY HEADLAMPS KEEP FLICKERING OFF. AT THIS TIME THEY DON'T COME BACK ON. FOR ABOUT 7 MONTHS THEY WOULD GO OFF AND I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT VEHICLE OFF. IT WOULD COME ON AFTER I LET IT SIT FOR A MINUTE. NOW THEY SHUT OFF AND WILL NOT COME BACK ON. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT
    - ITASCA, IL

    2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT MODEL HAD DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER. CONSTANTLY SHOWING WRONG SPEED, AND STUCK BETWEEN 50 AND 120 MPH EVEN WHEN PARKED. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER
    - CORAL GABLES, FL

    THIS IS NOT AN ACCIDENT COMPLAIN. MY SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS NOW. IT DOES NOT MOVE WHEN I DRIVE OR PARK THE CAR. THE MILES ARE BEING RECORDED, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THEY ARE ACCURATE. LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM. SEEMS TO ME THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE. *TR

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  • 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER
    - IRVINE, CA

    DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER JUMPED UP TO 100 MPH, THEN TO 120 MPH, THEN PAST 120 MPH. WHEN I CAME TO A STOPPED AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE THE SPEEDOMETER READS 110 MPH. *TR

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  • 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER
    - SCHENECTADY, NY

    GAUGES STOP WORKING ON CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 2004. TACHOMETER,SPEEDOMETER,WATER PRESSURE GAUGE,FUEL GAUGE,OIL PRESSURE GAUGE,VOLTAGE GAUGE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON IT FROM GENERAL MOTORS. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER
    - VIRGINIA BEACH, VA

    INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER ON 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FAILING. STARTED WITH SPEEDOMETER NOT REGISTERING CORRECTLY AT AROUND 85,000 MILES. THEN TEMP GAUGE PEGGED OUT AT HOT RANGE, WHICH COST ME $200.00 AT DEALER TO REPLACE A "SENSOR" WHICH DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. SPEEDOMETER GETTING WORSE OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT 15,000 MILES CULMINATING IN COMPLETE MALFUNCTION OF SPEEDOMETER AT 101,000 MILES. SPEEDOMETER NOW WILL NOT GO BELOW 40 WHILE STOPPED, AND WITH ANY SPEED QUICKLY REGISTERS 100 MPH; WHILE TRAVELING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS (USING MY TACHOMETER BELOW 2000 RPMS) THE SPEEDOMETER IS PRACTICALLY PEGGED OUT AT MAX SPEED (> 125 MPH). NEVER REALLY KNOW WHAT SPEED I'M TRAVELING; I COULD BE SPEEDING OR I COULD BE GOING TOO SLOW WHICH IS A HAZARD TO OTHER DRIVERS AS WELL AS MYSELF. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER
    - TALLAHASSEE, FL

    TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE STUCK ON 0. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT, IT FUNTIONED CORRECTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 59,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER
    - KENNESAW, GA

    I OWN A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND THE SPEEDOMETER HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN TO THE POINT OF BEING COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER READ 120 MPH WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WERE THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 55 MPH AND I WAS DRIVING WITH THE FLOW OF THE TRAFFIC. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THE SPEEDOMETER STILL READ 50MPH. AS OF A MONTH AGO MY FUEL, OIL, BATTERY, AND TEMP GAUGE ARE ALL INOP; THE NEEDLES NEVER MOVE. WITH THIS MY BATTERY, SEATBELT, ABS, AND PARKING PARK STAY ILLUMINATED. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW HOW FAST I'M GOING, HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE, IF MY CAR IS RUNNING HOT, I HAVE NO WARNING INDICATION OF ANYTHING GOING ON WITH MY VEHICLE. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER
    - KOKOMO, IN

    2004 TRAILBLAZER GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. MY HUSBAND FILLED THE TRUCK UP WITH GAS AND NEXT MORNING THE GAUGE WENT FROM E TO PAST F AND DOES NOT READ ANYTHING NOW. THIS IS THE 2ND SENSOR TO GO OUT. THE RPM SENSOR ALSO WENT OUT A YEAR AGO. TALKED TO THE DEALER SHIP, THEY SAID TO CONTACT NHTSA AND LET THEM KNOW. I READ ONLINE AND THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SENSORS GOING OUT AND GM KNOWING THEY HAVE ISSUES. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE