2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

SPEEDOMETER WILL INTERMITTENTLY SHOW SPEED MUCH FASTER THAN ACTUAL SPEED. FOR EXAMPLE, SHOWING 120+ MPH WHEN ONLY GOING 40MPH. *TR

STARTED THE VEHICLE (AT NIGHT), LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. FUSES WERE CHECKED, THEY WERE FINE. *TR

SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LT IS DISPLAYING ERRATIC READINGS. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED THE SPEEDOMETER IS SHOWING THE VEHICLE IS MOVING AT 40 MPH. WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE SPEEDOMETERS SHOWS THE VEHICLE IS MOVING AT 90 MPH. MULTIPLE POSTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE ONLINE. FAULTY INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS ON THESE VEHICLES. ALSO, BEFORE THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN SHOWING ERRATIC READINGS TODAY, THE SPEEDOMETER DIDN'T MOVE SMOOTHLY. WHEN ACCELERATING THE SPEEDOMETER MOVED ONE TICK AT A TIME, SIMILAR TO HOW THE SECOND HAND ON A CLOCK MOVES. THE NEXT TIME I GOT IN THE CAR AFTER THIS HAPPENED IS WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED SHOWING INACCURATE SPEED RATINGS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE YOU CAN NOT TELL HOW FAST THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING. MY VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 65,000 MILES. I PURCHASED IT 2.5 YEARS AGO WHEN IT HAD 29,000 MILES AT CARMAX. I HAVEN'T HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED YET, BUT ALL POSTS I HAVE READ ONLINE INDICATE THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL NOT WORKING IN MY 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. FIRST INCIDENT 10/16/2009, CORRECTED ITSELF WITHIN 10 MINS. STOPPED WORKING AGAIN 10/25/2009, NO SELF CORRECTION THIS TIME, NOT WORKING AT ALL. CALLING CHEVY DEALERSHIP TOMORROW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH WITH THE AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS ON, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTRACT DROVE INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND TURNED THE HIGH BEAMS ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

2004 EXT TRAILBLAZER CLUSTER INSTUMENT PANEL. NON WORKING RPM, SPEEDOMETER, VOTLAGE METER, OIL GAUGE, AND TEMPATURE GAUGE. AT LEAST I KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE...I THINK!! *TR

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT CONNECTION SHORTS OUT AND BURNS, AND HEATER AND A/C CONTROLS DON'T WORK ANYMORE WHEN YOU TRY TO TURN ON HEAT OR A/C KILLS ENGINE. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE LIFTGATE MODULE, THAT FIXED THE PROBLEM OF NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCK THE VEHICLE AND SOMETIMES STARTING IT. THIS ALL STARTED AT ABOUT 92,000 MILES. ESTIMATED REPAIR COST FOR HEAT AND A/C AROUND $600.00. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT V6, AND MY GAUGES FLUCTUATE SO MUCH THAT I DO NOT KNOW HOW FAST I'M GOING, IF I REALLY NEED GAS, IF MY ENGINE IS RUNNING HOT OR NOT...I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I STARTED TO RENT CARS WHEN I NEEDED TO TRAVEL OUT OF TOWN, BECAUSE I WAS CONCERN ABOUT MAKING IT TO MY DESTINATION AS WELL AS COMING BACK HOME SAFELY. I HAVE BEEN SO UPSET AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO. I START LOOKING FOR A COMPANY/GROUP TO HEAR MY CRY...AS I SURFED THE INTERNET, I FOUND SEVERAL INTERESTING STORIES SIMILAR TO MY COMPLAINT AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I WILL NOT BE PURCHASING ANOTHER GM PRODUCT ANYMORE, BECAUSE AS A CONSUMER, I DESERVE TO HAVE A PROBLEM FIXED/SOLVED IF I PURCHASE A PRODUCT OR SERVICE FROM AN ORGANIZATION. I HOPE AND PRAY THAT NO ONE GETS HURT OR KILLED AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVY TRAILBLAZER VEHICLES. I WOULD LOVE TO GET MY VEHICLE FIX WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY $500-800, BECAUSE FRANKLY I DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO SPEND. THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP!! *TR

MY DAUGHTER DRIVES A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. SHE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM COLLEGE THE OTHER DAY WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY CUT OFF ON THE HIGHWAY. SHE STILL HAD USE OF THE GAS PEDAL AND STEERING BUT ALL OTHER FUNCTIONS STOPPED. FORTUNATELY, SHE WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, GOING SLOWLY AND WAS ABLE TO ROLL TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES, SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DROVE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. SINCE MY HUSBAND AND I DECIDED THAT IT WAS TOO DANGEROUS FOR HER TO DRIVE BACK TO SCHOOL, WE TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE. I MIGHT ADD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL OF THIS VEHICLE IN 2007 (?) THAT INVOLVED "CORROSION IN THE FUEL TANK MODULAR RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY." THIS RECALL ITEM WAS REPLACED BY CHEVROLET WHEN WE TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE BUT THE TECHNICIAN SAID IT PROBABLY HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE INCIDENT ON 10-9. SO, AFTER "EXTENSIVE ADDITIONAL DIAGNOSTICS" AND A FEW TEST DRIVES, CHEVY TECHNICIANS SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING FURTHER WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE INCIDENT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: WE BOUGHT THE CAR FROM CARMAX APPROXIMATELY 1.5 YEARS AGO. I SHOULD ALSO MENTION THAT THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST TWO TIMES PRIOR TO THE OCTOBER 9, 2009 INCIDENT, BUT AT THE TIME, IT JUST SEEMED LIKE A GLITCH. IN THE PAST FEW DAYS, I HAVE BEEN ON THE INTERNET READING ABOUT MANY SIMILAR INCIDENTS (AMONG OTHER TROUBLING FLAWS WITH THIS CAR) WITH THE 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. IN SOME CASES, THE VEHICLES WERE GOING AT HIGH SPEED WHEN THEY SHUT DOWN. HERE ARE THE LINKS: HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2004/CHEVROLET/TRAILBLAZER HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHEVROLET/TRAILBLAZER/2004/ELECTRICAL/GAUGES_FLUCTUATE.SHTML I AM TERRIFIED THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND THAT THE OUTCOME WILL NOT BE GOOD. COULD YOU PLEASE TELL ME WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR WHAT APPEARS TO BE AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION. *TR

WHILE GOING HOME FROM WORK YESTERDAY, SOMEONE PULLED UP AND TOLD ME THAT MY REAR LIGHTS WERE OUT. UPON MY HUSBAND INSPECTING THE LIGHTS, HE DISCOVERED THAT THE CONNECTION TO THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS IS OUT. THERE WAS A RECALL DONE IN 2004 BUT GM WILL NOT HONOR IT. *TR