2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

YESTERDAY MY DASHBOARD CONTROL PANEL WORKED GREAT. THIS MORNING (4/18/09) AS I WAS DRIVING TO MY BANK, I NOTICED THAT NONE OF THE GAUGES AND/OR LIGHTS WERE WORKING ( OIL GAUGE, TEMPERATURE GAUGE, BATTERY GAUGE, SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, ETC). MAJOR SAFETY FACTOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER, WATER TEMPERATURE, AND FUEL GAUGES HAVE ALL MALFUNCTIONED. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE LACK OF PROPER MACHINERY. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE GAUGES DO NOT REGISTER. AS A RESULT, HE DOES NOT KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE, OR HOW FAST HE IS DRIVING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A RUBBING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SHE THEN NOTICED A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE OIL CAP FOR THE FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE FAILED. THE CAP WAS REPLACED AT THE COST OF $5 AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO NEVER PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE. ONE YEAR LATER, WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HER DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FAILED. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $2,000. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE DID NOT RECEIVE REGULAR MAINTENANCE FROM A DEALER, NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE PROVIDED TOWARDS THE REPAIR. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER IN MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER STOPPED WORKING A FEW MONTHS AGO. I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO WORK OUT A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM WITH CHEVY, TO NO AVAIL. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AS REQUESTED BY CHEVY, THE TEST SHOWED THE CLUSTER IS BAD. OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS WITH CHEVY, I WAS TOLD THEY ARE AWARE OF AN EXISTING PROBLEM WITH THE CLUSTERS, BUT ARE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I DID A LOT OF RESEARCH ABOUT THIS ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH A FAULTY CLUSTER. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 & 2004 CHEVY MODELS. CHEVY ADMITTED THIS TO ME, AND ARE FIXING "SOME" MODELS, BUT THE TRAILBLAZER IS NOT ONE OF THEM. I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND! THERE ARE TWO CLASS ACTION SUITS, THAT I FOUND ON THE INTERNET, CHEVY IS FIXING THE VEHICLES IN THOSE TWO STATES, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE ONES OF US WHO DON'T LIVE IN THOSE STATES? I HAVE NOT MADE THE REPAIRS TO MY VEHICLE, I BOUGHT A GPS TO KEEP ME WITHIN THE SPEED LIMIT. ANY HELP YOU CAN OFFER IS APPRECIATED!!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

WE ARE HAVING THE SAME SAFETY ISSUE AS SO MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING WITH OUR 2004 TRAILBLAZER. THE GAUGES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY...PARTICULARLY THE TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER, BUT ALSO INCLUDE OUR HEADLIGHTS AND RADIO WHICH BOTH OCCASIONALLY FLASHING OUT FOR A SECOND OR SO. THIS STARTED HAPPENING AROUND 47,000 MILES. AND SINCE WE ARE FILING THIS COMPLAINT WE MAY AS WELL MENTION HOW OUR ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS COMPLETELY BROKE DOWN AT AROUND 48,000 MILES. *TR

WAS DRIVING AND HAPPEN TO LOOK DOWN AT HOW FAST I WAS GOING AND IT READ 80 MPH A FEW DAYS LATER IT WAS WORKING AGAIN AND THE FOLLOWING WEEK BOTH THE RPM AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS GOING CRAZY. *TR

THE NIPPLE PART OF THE FUEL TANK THAT CONNECTS THE FILLER LINE TO THE FUEL TANK HAS CRACKED AND LEAKS FUEL WHEN WE FILL UP AND WHEN WE DRIVE AND DO TO THE FACT THAT WE PARK IN THE GARAGE WITH THE (WET) LEAKY SIDE OF THE FUEL TANK WITHIN FIVE FEET OF OUR GAS WATER HEATER WE ARE LUCKY PEOPLE TO BE ALIVE. (THIS IS A FAULTY PIECE OF PLASTIC AND BY THE WAY THE REVIEWS/COMPLAINTS LOOK ON THIS SITE WE ARE NOT THE FIRST TO EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE). *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER, WITH MILEAGE OF 52,198, I NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT REGISTERING ACCURATELY AND THEN, WITHIN 30 MINUTES, THE NEEDLE OF THE DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER, PERMANENTLY SETTLED TO ZERO; EVEN THOUGH I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND TRAVELING WITH THE TRAFFIC FLOW OF 60 M.P.H. *TR

REAR BRAKES FAILED DUE TO VEHICLE DESIGN FLAW RESULTING IN REAR DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE HOSE REMAINING IN CONTACT WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE ASSEMBLY. THE BRAKE HOSE IS TOO SHORT AND WAS EITHER DESIGNED, INSTALLED OR NOT ROUTED CORRECTLY. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE LOSS OF THE REAR BRAKES IN AN SUV WILL POTENTIALLY RESULT IN A CRASH OR A ROLL OVER, IN AN EMERGENCY BRAKING SITUATION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE. *TR

TICKING NOISE FROM ENGINE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS A CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY GM AS A WARRANTY ITEM SINCE THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY EXHAUST MANIFOLD FAILURES RELATED TO THE 4.2 LITER SIX CYLINDER ENGINE. *TR