2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GOES CRAZY. NO OIL PRESSURE/EXCESSIVE OIL PRESSURE, NO TACH/PEGGED TACH, SPEEDOMETER GIVES FALSE SPEED READINGS(THIS IS REALLY DANGEROUS), BATTERY READS LOW VOLTS OR OFF THE SCALE VOLTS/. THIS HAPPENS EVERY DAY. CHEVY DEALERS ESTIMATED REPAIR COST $600-$700 DOLLARS. *TR

HEADLIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF AT NIGHT. SOMETIMES CARS PULL OVER THINKING I AM A POLICE OFFICER. I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM DUE TO BAD GROUND WIRES ON THE LEFT(DRIVER) SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

DASH BOARD GAUGES ARE FREQUENTLY INACCURATE. SO FAR THE RPM GAUGE HAS BEEN STICKING AT 2200 AND THE SPEEDOMETER IS TYPICALLY SHOWING A SPEED 10-20 MPH SLOWER THAN ACTUAL WHEN COMPARED TO GPS SPEED. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE SPEED GAUGE GOES BELOW 0 MPH AT A STOP. OTHER TIMES THE SPEEDOMETER WILL STICK AT A RANDOM SPEED WHETHER MOVING OR NOT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT CAUSES THE DRIVER TO UNKNOWINGLY SPEED. IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE GPS UNIT SHOWING THE REAL SPEED I MAY HAVE GOTTEN A TICKET. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER DISPLAYS A READING OF 120 MPH AND OVER WHEN TRAVELING AT NORMAL SPEEDS ON HIGHWAY (MIDDLE LANE, MANY OTHER CARS PASSING ON LEFT). THIS WAS REPORTED TO A CAR DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED (AT MY COST). *TR

I OWN A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WITH 56K MILEAGE. IN DECEMBER 2008, THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. I WOULD BE AT STOP, AND THE NEEDLE SHOWED 80 MPH. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP RIGHT AWAY AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE CLUSTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED - BUT THEY NEEDED TO ORDER THE REPLACEMENT PART. I FINALLY GOT IT FIXED A WEEK LATER AND IT COST ME APPROXIMATELY $525. NOW, FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS, THE ENGINE HAD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. THE "REDUCED POWER" & "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHTS CAME ON. BOTH TIMES, IT STARTED BACK UP AFTER I PARKED IT, TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, AND RE-STARTED. BUT AFTER THE SECOND TIME, I BROUGHT IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP. I HAD TO HAVE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL REPLACED. COST ME APPROX $360. THESE TWO ISSUES ARE VERY CONCERNING WITH ME BECAUSE IF I WERE DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEED (65MPH) IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY (INSTEAD OF 30MPH AROUND TOWN), I COULD HAVE DIED FROM CONTACTS WITH OTHER VEHICLES BECAUSE MY VEHICLES STOPPED FUNCTIONING! *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER HAS BECOME ERRATIC AND WILL NOT SHOW HOW FAST WE ARE DRIVING, CAUSING AN UNSAFE CONDITION. BASED ON THE NUMBER OF POSTS ON SEVERAL FORUMS, THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, AND WITH TIME MAY BECOME UNIVERSAL. *TR

ALL WITHIN THE LAST FEW MONTHS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE COMPLETE DRIVERS SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT AND ELECTRICAL PIGTAIL BECAUSE IT CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL SHORT THAT BURNT THE WIRES. A FEW WEEKS LATER DRIVER'S SIDE REAR STOP LIGHT QUIT WORKING, I HAD TO REPLACE THE BULB, NEXT, THE BLOWER MOTOR WON'T WORK ON 5...AND IT WON'T TRANSFER FROM DEFROST TO VENTS...SO, I AM CURRENTLY REPLACING THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR AND THE RED WIRE IS FRIED BECAUSE IT APPEARS NOT TO HAVE BEEN "PUSHED" ALL THE WAY IN FROM THE FACTORY, (I HAVE TAKEN A PICTURE OF IT)AND NOW I HAVE TO "REPLACE" THE ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS...I'M REALLY STARTING TO HATE CHEVY...ESPECIALLY WHEN I BROWSED THROUGH ALL THE COMPLAINTS... IS THERE EVER ANY RESOLVE? I THINK MOST OF THE ISSUES I /WE HAVE ARE ALL SAFETY ISSUES...WOULD YOU HANDLE THINGS DIFFERENTLY ON YOUR END IF SOMEONE YOU KNOW AND LOVE WAS IN THIS TYPE SITUATION WHERE THEY WERE CONCERNED FOR THEIR SAFETY AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC'S SAFETY!!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD BECOME STUCK AT 50 MPH WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED. THE ACCURATE SPEED COULD NOT BE DETERMINED DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST OVER $500. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO DATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD BECOME STUCK AT 50 MPH WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED. THE ACCURATE SPEED COULD NOT BE DETERMINED DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST OVER $500. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO DATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 03-06-09 *BF UPDATED 03/09/09. *JB

THE SPEEDOMETER IS MALFUNCTIONING. IT WILL SOMETIMES READ 110 WHEN I AM ONLY GOING 20. I HAVE TALKED TO A MECHANIC AND THEY SAID IT IS THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND IT WILL COST ABOUT 500.00 TO FIX IT. HE SAID HE HAS HAD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE ON HIS MODEL. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON IT ON THE INTERNET AND I THINK A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. SOMETIMES THE SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING AT ALL AND THIS IS VERY BIG PROBLEM. I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO GET THIS FIXED WHEN IT IS A MANUFACTURER ISSUE AND I THINK A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. PLEASE HELP.... *TR