2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO AUTO ZONE AND COMPUTER DIAGNOSIS WAS EVAP EMISSION LEAK, SMALL. CODE:P0440. THIS HAPPENED TWICE OVER 2-3 WEEK PERIOD. REPLACED GAS CAP, THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. LIGHT CAME BACK ON. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP GARAGE, I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD A SIGNIFICANT LEAK IN MY GAS TANK, AT THE FILLER NECK, WOULD COST $900 TO FIX IT. THING IS, I HAD BEEN DRIVING THIS CAR AROUND FOR OVER 3 WEEKS WITH MY 2 SMALL CHILDREN IN IT WITH THE POSSIBILITY IT COULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE! HOW SCARY IS THAT? DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO POSSIBILITY OF CATCHING FIRE. CONTACTED GM CONSUMER SERVICE, AWAITING THEIR RETURN CALL. THEY DIDN'T SEEM INTERESTED IN HELPING ME. I KNOW PREVIOUS YRS (2002, 2003, AND EARLY 2004 MODELS) HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND WAS COVERED BY GM OR WERE RECALLED. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. I THINK IT IS SUSPICIOUS THAT I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS PREVIOUS YR MODELS AND I HAVE ONLY 85,000 MILES ON MY CAR. *TR

INSTEAD OF POINTING TO THE SPEED I WAS GOING, THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE KEPT MOVING A LITTLE TO EACH SIDE. NOW IT READS CONSISTENTLY TOO HIGH, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT SPEED I'M GOING. I'VE READ A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS, WHICH SAY THAT GM WON'T ADMIT IT'S A DEFECT, AND I CAN EXPECT OTHER GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL (TACHOMETER, FUEL GAUGE, ETC.) TO BREAK, TOO. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER STARTED TO MALFUNCTION. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL STICK. I LOOKED UP THE PROBLEM AND FOUND OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN I CALLED CHEVY THEY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED FOR THIS "SPECIAL POLICY". *TR

I STATED TO SMELL GAS ON MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. ABOUT A WEEK LATER IT STARTED LEAKING GAS. I AM STATIONED @ FT. CAMPBELL AND MY MOTHER LIVING IN PA HAD RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2004 TRAILBLAZERS DUE TO CORROSION DEALING WITH THE GAS TANK ASSEMBLY AREA. I TOOK MY SUV TO A CHEVY DEALER NAMED JAMES CORLEW CHEVROLET IN TENN. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF THE RECALL AND THAT IT WAS GOING TO COST ME $2645 TO FIX IT. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A LARGE NUMBER OF ITEMS DEALING WITH THE GAS TANK AREA ASSEMBLY RUSTING AND CORRODING. WITH ME BEING IN THE MILITARY I NEED TO TRAVEL ALOT TO COMPLETE VARIOUS TRAINING SCHOOL. I WAS INFORMED BY MY CHAIN OF COMMAND TO REPORT THIS TO THE GOVERNMENT AND IF NO RESPONSE TO CONTACT MY JAG DEPARTMENT DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY PROBLEM I WONT BE ABLE TO BRING MY VEHICLE ON TO POST. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPS, IT SHUTS OFF AND ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS STOP WORKING. IN ADDITION, IT TAKES 4 TO 5 ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE MANUFACTURER TO COURT FOR NOT MAKING THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS INOPERATIVE. THE MECHANISM THAT ALLOWS THE SEAT BELT TO SAFELY POSITION THE STRAP ONTO THE PASSENGER DOES NOT RETRACT; THEREFORE, THE SEAT BELT HARNESS IS EXTREMELY LOOSE. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE OCCUPANTS WOULD NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF A SERIOUS INJURY. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 61,000.

THE DEALERSHIP THAT WE BOUGHT OUR CAR FROM DIDN'T WANT TO FIX OUR PROBLEM BEING THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE AND EXTRA 1500 DOLLARS TO BUY AN EXTRA WARRANTY FOR THE CAR ABOUT THREE WEEKS LATER AFTER TAKING IT OFF THE LOT AT A STORE THE CAR DIDN'T COME BACK ON SO WE CALLED AND ASKED A MECHANIC WHAT COULD BE WRONG AND THEY LET US KNOW THAT IT COULD BE THE FUEL PUMP OR SOME THING TO DO WITH THE FUEL LINES SO WE TOOK IT IN TO GET CHECKED AND IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL TANK SO WE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED AND THEY TOLD US THAT THEY WOULD TALK TO THE MANAGER AND SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO SO THEN ABOUT TWO HOURS LATER THEY CALLED BACK SAYING THAT THEY COULDN'T DO NOTHING BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT WE DIDN'T BUY THE EXTRA 1500 DOLLAR WARRANTY SO I TOLD THEM THAT IT WASN'T EVEN THIRTY DAY AFTER WE TOOK THE CAR OFF THE LOT AND ALL THEY COULD SAY IS THAT THEY WERE SORRY WE DIDN'T GET A (CAR FAX REPORT) LIKE IT SAYS ION A DISPLAY ON THE DEALERSHIP ENTRANCE DOOR WE DIDN'T GET NOTHING THEY EXPECTED US TO GIVE THEM 1500DOLLARS DOWN PAYMENT AND WE HAD TO USE THAT MONEY TO FIX THE CAR AND THEY DIDN'T EVEN CARE. *TR

I HAVE OWNED MY TRAILBLAZER FOR ABOUT 1 1/2 YEARS. IN THE LAST YEAR MY GAUGES ARE NOT WORKING. I DON'T KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING, I DON'T KNOW IF IT OVER HEATS BECAUSE IT IS STUCK IN THE HOT, I DON'T KNOW IF MY OIL PRESSURE IS TO HIGH AND IF MY MOTOR WILL BLOW UP. IT ONLY HAS 66,800 MILES ON IT. FROM WHAT I HEARD GM SAYS IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM, BUT YET THEY ISSUED RECALLS FOR DASH CLUSTERS FOR OTHER MODELS FOR THE SAME EXACT REASON. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED, IT IS A DEFECT THAT GM SHOULD OWN UP TO. IT IS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE IF THE GAUGES DON'T WORK FOR ME TO KNOW THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG AND LEAVES ME AND MY FAMILY SETTING IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. PLUS I CAN'T EVEN TRADE AND GET THE VALUE OUT OF IT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. ALL IN ALL SOMEBODY NEEDS TO STEP UP AND FORCE GM TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THAT THEY MADE. *TR

I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM CHEVROLET DATED OCTOBER 2008 REGARDING MY 2004 TRAILBLAZER EXT. THE NOTICE STATED A FUEL TANK MODULAR RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY MAY DEVELOP DUE TO CORROSION AND ALLOW FUEL TO LEAK. I WAS INFORMED THAT I MUST WAIT FOR THE CORROSION TO CAUSE A LEAK OF FUEL (AND RISK A FIRE HAZARD) FOR THE REPAIR TO BE COVERED. I WAS ALSO INSTRUCTED NOT TO TAKE MY VEHICLE TO MY CHEVROLET DEALER AS A RESULT OF THE NOTICE. I THINK THIS A PLAYING RUSSIAN ROULETTE WITH ALL OF THE OWNERS OF 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZERS. THIS IS UNFAIR AND DANGEROUS IN MY OPINION. I CALLED THE CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AT 899-630-2438. I WAS INFORMED I MUST COMPLY WITH THE NOTICE AND THAT IF I TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER, I WOULD BE CHARGED FOR THE SERVICE REVIEW OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. THE GLASS PORTION OF THE TAILGATE BECAME UNGLUED FROM THE HINGE. THIS DID NOT ALLOW THE GLASS PORTION TO LATCH PROPERLY. THE DEALERSHIP/BODY SHOP SAID THEY HAD NEVER SEEN THAT HAPPEN. IN ALL THE OPENING TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM, THE SUPPORT BAR FOR THE GLASS FAILED AND THE ENTIRE LIFTGATE COVER WAS LOOSE. MY THOUGHTS ARE THE COVER WAS THE START OF THE HINGE COMING UNGLUED AS THE BODY SHOP SAID THAT THEY HAVE HAD CASES WHERE THE COVER COMES FLYING OFF. THIS WOULD PLACE STRESS ON THE HINGE/GLUE AND CAUSE A FAILURE. THE BODY SHOP SAID THEY COULD NOT REPAIR. IT WOULD CAST $1000+ FOR A NEW GLASS AND $650+ FOR A USED GLASS. I TOOK IT TO A PRIVATE BODY SHOP AND THEY REGLUED THE GLASS AND HINGE BUT WERE UNABLE TO SECURE THE LIFTGATE COVER WITHOUT SCREWING IT IN PLACE. THE FIX LASTED FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND THEN WHEN I WENT TO LIFT THE TAILGATE (ENTIRE TAILGATE, NOT GLASS), IT BOUND UP ON THE TOP AND ONLY ONES 1/2 WAY. FINALLY, THE TAILGATE LATCH MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT LATCH WHEN TRYING TO CLOSE THE TAILGATE. UPON REPAIR, THE LATCH MECHANISM HAD DISINTEGRATED AND THE RUBBER COATING WAS ALL TORN APART, CAUSING THE LATCH MECHANISM TO JAM. *TR