2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

MY COMPLAINT IS REGARDING A POTENTIAL INCIDENT. I OWN A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. I BOUGHT THIS NEW IN 2004. WITHIN 3 MONTHS, I SMELLED GAS FROM INSIDE THE TRUCK. THEN NOTICED WHEN I FILL THE TANK, IT LEAKS OUT OF THE TOP. I BROUGHT THIS TO GM ATTENTION AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL AND THAT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE 100%. COULD COST UP TO 1000. CAN YOU PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE AND DETERMINE IF THERE ARE OTHERS OUT THERE LIKE ME? I BELEIVE THIS IS A LEMON TYPE ISSUE AND I AM PLANNING TO HAVE MY ATTORNEY TAKE ACTION BUT WANTED TO GET YOUR FEEDBACK?

AT APPROXIMATELY 55,000 MILES I NOTICED MY SPEEDOMETER CLICKING AT 5MPH INTERVALS. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED WHEN I WAS PULLED OVER GOING 10MPH OVER THE SPEED LIMIT WHEN IT APPEARED I WAS GOING THE POSTED SPEED. THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE WHEN MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED STICKING, AND FINALLY ROTATING ALL THE WAY PASSED TOP SPEED BACK TO ZERO. THIS MALFUNCTION SPREAD TO MY TACHOMETER WHERE IT SHOWS I AM TRAVELING AT MORE THAN MORE THAN 11,000 RPMS AT CRUISING SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY. THEN MY GAS GAUGE BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION. THE READING PUT ME AT NEARLY 200% CAPACITY, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL I HAD. SO I BEGAN USING MY ODOMETER TO GAUGE MY FUEL UNTIL I NOTICED MY ODOMETER READING 2-4 TENTHS OF A MILE EVERY 1/10. I HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 2 SPEEDING TICKETS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE I AM STRANDED OUT OF GAS. I SEE THERE ARE PLENTY OF COMPLAINTS FROM CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE NO IDEA OF ANY RELATED DEATHS OR INJURIES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM, BUT THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A GM DEFECT NOT RELATED TO REGULAR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY THE MANUFACTURER. NOT ONLY CAN THIS ISSUE ONLY BE REPAIRED BY A DEALERSHIP AT OUTRAGEOUS FEES (ESTIMATED $550), BUT THEIR DEFECTIVE PART IS NOW GIVING A FAULTY ODOMETER READING WHICH AGAINST MISSOURI STATE LAW. *TR

FIRST WHEN I BOUGHT MY CERTIFIED PRE OWNED TRAIL BLAZER THE TACHOMETER WENT OUT AND POINTED STRAIGHT DOWN THEN A COUPLE MONTHS LATER MY WHOLE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WENT COMPLETELY HAY WIRE. THE SPEEDOMETER, TACH, OIL PRESSURE, GAS GAUGE, EVERYTHING NEEDED TO EFFECTIVELY DRIVE HAS GONE WRONG. I CANNOT TELL IF I AM SPEEDING, IF I AM OUT OF FUEL , IF MY ENGINE WILL OVER HEAT AND THIS IS ALL VERY DANGEROUS ON THE HIGHWAY, I WORRY CONSTANTLY. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO BE FIXED BUT CANNOT AFFORD IT BECAUSE I AM PAYING FOR MY COLLEGE. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND GMC/CHEVY SHOULD DO SOMETHING TO FIX THIS SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

IT STARTED OUT WITH THE TAC NOT ALWAYS WORKING. NOW THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK. WHEN I AM ON THE INTERSTATE IT USUALLY READS LESS THAN ACTUAL AND WHEN I AM IN TOWN DRIVING IT OFTEN INDICATES A HIGHER SPEED. I BELIEVE THERE ARE NOW PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS GAUGE. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LS V6 2WD. MY SPEEDOMETER WENT OUT ON ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING. AT ONE POINT IT WAS STUCK AT 120 MPH. I WAS TOLD BY GM THAT THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER MODEL AND MADE A RECALL ON THEM. WHEN I ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE 2004 MODEL THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOT BECAUSE NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAINING. TO ME IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY KNOW IT'S A PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

SPEEDOMETER OF 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IS BROKEN. IT WORKS SOMETIMES, BUT RECENTLY I AM CLUELESS ON WHAT SPEED I'M GOING . I MIGHT GO 55 MPH AND IT READS 120 MPH OR I'LL GO 40MPH AND IT'LL READ 10MPH. ??? *TR

WHEN I BOUGHT MY TRUCK EVERYTHING WAS FINE NOW THE GAS GAUGE, OIL GAUGE AND RPM GAUGE ARE NOT WORKING RIGHT AND I SEE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM, IT WILL COST ABOUT $600 TO $700 DOLLARS TO FIX THIS AND WITH ECONOMY THE WAY IT IS I THINK CHEVY SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. MY CAR IS A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. *TR

MY 2004 TRAILBLAZER ONLY HAD 59,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN NOT WORKING. SOME TIMES IT READS I'M GOING 80 WHEN I'M AT A STOP, OTHER TIMES (MAYBE ONE DAY OUT OF 10) IT WORKS FINE FOR ABOUT A DAY. THE FUEL AND OIL GAUGES ARE ALSO NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. THE FUEL SAYS IT IS PAST FULL UNTIL IT'S COMPLETELY EMPTY AND THE OIL DOES THE SAME. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO COMES ON A LOT FOR NO REASON. I ALSO HAVE A RIGHT TAIL LIGHT AND BLINKER OUT EVEN THOUGH I HAVE HAD THE BULBS CHANGED. I HAVE HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT THE WIRING/ELECTRICAL AND CAN NOT FIND A PROBLEM. THE ESTIMATED TOTAL REPAIR COSTS ARE $1100 SO FAR. *TR

THE GAUGES ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER DO NOT WORK. I HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND TOOK TO DEALERSHIP TO FIX, THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. NOW MY WARRANTY IS OUT AND THEY AGAIN ARE NOT WORKING. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, OIL GAUGE, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGES DON'T WORK. APPARENTLY THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT MANY OWNERS OF THE SAME MODEL HAVE REPORTED AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZZARD AND SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH IT WITH CHREVOLET FOOTING THE BILL. I GUESS IT WON'T BE ADDRESSED UNTIL DEATHS OR INJURIES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH IT. *TR

ARE YOU GUYS (GALS) READING THE COMPLAINTS CENTERED AROUND 2004 TRAILBLAZER AND THE PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS "INSTRUMENT CLUSTER" MALFUNCTIONS? I HAVE!! THERE ARE ONE AFTER ANOTHER COMPLAINING ABOUT EITHER MIS-READINGS OR NO READING OF INSTRUMENT GAUGES! MY 2004 TRAILBLAZER HAS 70M MILES AND THE RPM READING IS MIS-READING AS WELL. GET GM TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE JUST AS THEY HAVE BEEN FORCED TO WITH OTHER PASSENGER & TRUCK MODELS. SPEEDOMETER AND GAUGE MIS-READINGS ARE A VERY SERIOUS HAZARDS TO DRIVING AND SAFETY TO THE PUBLIC. WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED TO TAKE GM ON! *TR