2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER STARTED INTERMITTANTLY FAILING. UNIT IS FAILED MORE OFTEN THAN IT WORKS. UNIT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME.

THE SPEEDOMETER AND BATTERY GUAGE WILL NOT WORK. THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWS OVER 100 MPH WHEN YOU ARE NOT MOVING. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY GET CALLS EVERYDAY ON THIS PROBLEM, BUT GM DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THE TRAILBLAZER ONLY ON THE PICKUP TRUCKS.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. HE STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. HE VERIFIED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR WOULD NOT READ PROPERLY. THERE WERE ALSO OTHER RANDOM WARNING LIGHTS THAT WOULD ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE REPAIRED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,500. UPDATED 05/13/10. *LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TACHOMETER BEGAN MOVING ERRATICALLY WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND THEN IT STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE DASHBOARD CLUSTER ASSEMBLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17008 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17185.

2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PROBLEMS. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 70K MILES. GAUGES FREQUENTLY READ INCORRECT READINGS. THE COOLANT TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAS TAKEN A DEEP DIVE AND HAS PEGGED OUT AS FAR AS IT CAN GO AND DOES NOT MOVE NOW. MOST INSTRUMENT BACKLIGHTS HAVE BURNED OUT PREVENTING THE SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER GAUGES FROM BEING SEEN AT NIGHT. VERY DANGEROUS. QUICK SEARCH ON INTERNET RESULTS IN A SEVERE EPIDEMIC OF THIS PROBLEM WITH ALL GM SUV'S. A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT RESULTED IN A NATIONWIDE RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR ALL SIMILAR VEHICLES BUT NOT THE CHEVY TRAILBLAZER OR GMC ENVOY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A CRIMINAL ACT BY GM. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO PROTECT OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING THE CONTACT OBSERVED THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS AT ANY GIVEN SPEED RATE. IN ADDITION, THE OTHER GAUGES WERE NONFUNCTIONAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS REPLACED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,700. UPDATED 05/14/2010. *LJ

2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILS. NO SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE, BATTERY, OIL, ETC. *TR

WHILE USING CRUISE CONTROL AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE SPEEDOMETER ERRATICALLY INCREASES. BRAKING TO A STOP DOES NOT TAKE THE SPEEDOMETER TO ZERO. TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING SOMETIMES PUTS THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE TO ZERO IN FIVE MILE INCREMENTS WITH EACH CYCLE. PROBLEM IS RECURRING. VEHICLE IS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A "CLUSTER" PROBLEM IS DIAGNOSED WITH ESTIMATED COST TO BE AROUND $500. INTERNET RESEARCH REVEALS THIS TO BE MORE THAN A SPORADIC PROBLEM RESULTING IN THE MANUFACTURER RECALLING A NUMBER OF VEHICLE MODELS BUT NOT THE TRAILBLAZER. A CALL TO GM'S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT CULMINATES ONLY WITH A FORMAL COMPLAINT BEING REGISTERED ... THIS TOO BEING THE COMMON END FOR OWNERS OF TRAILBLAZERS (ACCORDING TO INTERNET RESEARCH) THE PROBLEM IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD AS WHEN THIS OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING ONE HAS TO GAUGE DRIVING SPEED BY SURROUNDING TRAFFIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE FUEL GAUGE AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE BECAME INOPERATIVE. THERE WAS A SEPARATE OCCASION THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE WAS 65,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR SPOILER HAD SUDDENLY SEPARATED FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SERVICED. PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 3 PRIOR OCCASIONS WHERE THE SPOILER WAS REPLACED EACH TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000. UPDATED 05/10/10 *BF THE FIRST TIME, THE DEALER REPLACED THE SPOILER UNDER WARRANTY. THE SECOND TIME IT BLEW OFF AND THE DEALER STATED THEY WOULDN'T REPLACE IT DUE TO THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 06/04/10.*JB