2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED SPORADICALLY ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT FUEL VAPORS WERE LEAKING AND COLLECTING ON TOP OF THE MODULE. THE FAILURE CAUSED FUEL TO SPILL ONTO THE GROUND. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY $1,300 TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT REGISTERED IN A SALT BELT STATE. SECONDLY, SHE NOTICED THAT THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE INOPERATIVE AND DISPLAYED INACCURATE INFORMATION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL; THEREFORE, SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $550 TO REPAIR THE COMPONENT. CURRENTLY, NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 73,000. UPDATED 3/11/09 *CN UPDATED 03/13/09. *JB

I HAVE AN 04 TRAILBLAZER WITH ONLY 43000 MILES THAT HAS DEVELOPED AN OBVIOUS RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE GAUGE CLUSTER FAILING AND READING INACCURATELY. I REALIZE THAT INVESTIGATIONS HAVE SHOWED NO DEATHS OR INJURIES DUE TO THIS FAILURE HOWEVER DOES IT NOT PRODUCE AND INCREASED SAFETY RISK AND SHOULD BE RECALLED? WHAT IS BEING DONE TO CORRECT THIS BESIDES OWNERS HAVING TO SHELL OUT OVER $500 FOR THE REPAIR? *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER STICKS. THIS PROBLEM STARTED LAST SUMMER (2008). I HAD NOTICED IT HAPPENING AFTER USING THE CRUISE CONTROL. I THOUGHT IT WAS RELATED TO THE CRUISE CONTROL AND STOPPED USING THE CRUISE AND IT WOULD STILL STICK. FOND OUT IT IS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE SPEEDOMETER USED TO RESET ITSELF AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. NOW WHEN I TURN MY CAR ON IT WILL READ AROUND 100 MPH AND MOVE UP PAST THE 120 MPH. IT HAS BEEN THIS WAY FOR APPROX 2 MONTHS. MY MECHANIC SAID IT NEEDS A NEW INSTRUMENT PANEL. I JUST RESEARCHED ON INTERNET AND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT IF SOMEONE DOES NOT REALIZE THEIR SPEED WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER STARTS STICKING. I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPLACED AS I CANNOT AFFORD IT. I JUST GAUGE MY SPEED BY OTHER CARS OR BY THE TIME IT TAKES TO GO 5 OR 10 MILES WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY. NOT GOOD. *TR

THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE AND BATTERY CHARGE METER ARE INOPERATIVE, THE NEEDLES POINT DOWN (OFF THE GAUGE). THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACH GAUGES ALSO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER OFFERED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FOR APPROX $700, BUT THIS PART IS NOT UNDER ANY KIND OF ORIGINAL OR EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS SAME PART WAS RECALLED ON SEVERAL OTHER GM MODELS, BUT NOT INCLUDING THE TRAILBLAZER. NOT HAVING A TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER HAS POTENTIALLY SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS CONSEQUENCES, GM NEEDS TO RECALL AND REPLACE THIS PART IMMEDIATELY. *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER AND TACH BEGAN READING HIGH (90MPH, 115MPH - 6000RPMS, 7000RPMS) BEFORE BOTH NEEDLES POINTED STRAIGHT DOWN. IF I TURNED OFF THE CAR, THEY WOULD RESET THEMSELVES TO 55MPH AND 5000RPMS. I WAS ON THE BEGINNING OF A LONG ROAD TRIP WHEN THIS HAPPENED, SO I WAS HOPING I WASN'T GOING TO GET PULLED OVER FOR SPEEDING. WHEN I RETURNED HOME I TOOK MY CAR IN TO BE REPAIRED AND THANKFULLY I WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THIS PROBLEM ALSO HAPPENED TO MY PARENTS 2004 TRAILBLAZER. AFTER SEEING ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE, I FEEL THAT I SHOULDN'T HAVE HAD TO PAY MY $100 DEDUCTIBLE. THIS DEFINITELY SOUNDS LIKE A GM DEFECT. IF HIS ENDS UP BEING A RECALL, COULD I GET REIMBURSED?? *TR

I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT READING CORRECTLY. I CAN BE AT A STOP LIGHT AND IT WILL READ I AM DOING 90MPH. I DO BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BY READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM. I DON'T HAVE THE EXTRA MONEY TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED. I DO BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE THE MANF. RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX IT.*TR

I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT. ON THE GAS TANK WHERE THE FILL NECK IS CONNECTED TO IT, THE SEAM IS CRACKED AND LEAKS GAS. I HAVE TRIED TO HAVE THE TANK REPAIRED BUT WITH NO SUCCESS. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND VISITED A CHEVY DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS CONCERN AND THEY WANT ME TO PAY $1,300 + PLUS CHANGE THE TANK. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DAMAGED IN A WRECK. THIS IS SIMPLY A DEFECTIVE PART THAT CAUSES A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME. I HAVE READ OF OTHER TRAILBLAZER GAS TANKS CRACKING AT THE SAME LOCATION THAT RESULTED IN A CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE THEM. I THINK THAT GM SHOULD REPLACE THESE TANKS THAT CRACK BEFORE THEY RESULT IN A FIRE AND CAUSE DAMAGE OR INJURY. GM AND THE DEALERSHIP HAVE DEMONSTRATED NO CONCERN FOR MY SAFETY AND THAT OF MY FAMILY. I FEEL THAT THIS SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD EB DEALT WITH BY THE MANUFACTURER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE DOOR AJAR CHIME BEGAN TO SOUND. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING, ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE GAUGES BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN PERSISTENT FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT LIABLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,393 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. UPDATED 3/16/09 */CN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND LIGHTS FAILED. UPDATED 03/19/09. *JB

WHILE EXITING MY CHILD SCHOOL PARKING LOT THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION, HAD TO TURN HAZARD LIGHTS ON SO I WASN'T HIT. COULD NOT GO OVER 5 MILES PER HOUR. SPEEDOMETER HAS INTERMITTENTLY GONE HAYWIRE. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE. *TR

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS ERRATIC, SPEED SHOW ZERO, TACH IS NOT WORKING AT ALL NOW, THE OIL PRESSURE AND VOLT METER IS ERRATIC. THIS IS A UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION NOT KNOWING IF YOU ARE GOING AT A UNSAFE SPEED OR IF YOU ARE DOING DAMAGE TO THE MOTOR WITH THE OIL PRESSURE IS SO ERRATIC. *TR