2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

I OWN A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. IN NOV 2007, THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER STARTED ACTING ERRATICALLY. THE TACHOMETER WOULD SEEM TO STICK AND THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD REGISTER EITHER GROSSLY OVER OR UNDER MY CURRENT SPEED. IT STICKS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE AFTER A DECELERATION. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET IT TO RESET ONLY AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE ON OR OFF SEVERAL TIMES CONSECUTIVELY. I HAVE BEEN GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT SPEEDS OF 70+ (WITHIN LEGAL SPEED) AND THE SPEEDOMETER WILL SHOW -5 MPH. ALSO, I HAVE BEEN GOING APPROX. 60MPH AND THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWS 90+MPH. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT IN NOV 2007 AND AT THE TIME, THEIR INSTRUMENTS COULDN'T DETECT A PROBLEM MILEAGE AT TIME OF FAILURE APPROX. 104,000 (HAD A 100,000 WARRANTY). THEY CHARGED A $100 DIAGNOSTIC FEE TO TELL ME THEY DIDN'T SEE A PROBLEM. CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROX. 134,000. I HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED. *TR

ON TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 9, 2008 WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A SLOW LEFT TURN THE POWER BRAKES FAILED. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY HARD TO PRESS. THIS HAPPENED ON TWO MORE OCCASSIONS I WAS MORE THAN (30) MILES FROM HOME IN THE EVENING ABOUT 7PM. ON WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 10, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO RIDGEWAY CHEVROLET IN LANSING, ILLINOIS TO HAVE THEM CHECKED. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO VACUUM TO THE BOOSTER. THAT THEY HAD TO CLEAN OUT THE PLUGGED VACUUM PORTS. I WAS ALSO TOLD NO PARTS WAS NEEDED BUT THE COST WOULD BE $240.57 WHICH I PAID. THE SERVICE ORDER # IS 151828. *TR

MY 2004 TRAILBLAZER HAS BEEN HESITATING AND STALLING FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF. THIS OCCURS DAILY SOMETIMES SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. THERE ARE TIMES THE VEHICLE STALLS AND DIES. NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO THE HEADLIGHTS QUIT. SINCE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. LAST WEEK THE DASH BOARD INSTRUMENTS QUIT WORKING, FUEL GUAGE AS WELL. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN FEB 2008. I OPENED THE HATCH FOR THE FIRST TIME AND WHEN I LIFTED THE HATCH, I BEGAN TO HEAR A LOT OF BREAKING AND BOLTS FLYING. I GOT IT TO CLOSE SECURELY AND DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS. THEN ONE DAY, I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK AND THE BACK HATCH BEGAN TO SHAKE. I CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. AFTER DRIVING FOR ANOTHER FEW MINUTES THE HATCH BEGAN TO FALL BACKWARD. I NEVER REACH THE GROUND, IT WAS HELD ON BY THE LIGHTS THAT CONNECT THE TOP LIGHT. I WENT TO A DEALER THAT REPAIRED IT SUPPOSEDLY. A FEW DAYS LATER IT DONE THE SAME THING. I ATTEMPTED TO GET IT REPAIR A SECOND TIME. IT WASN'T SUCCESSFUL EITHER. THIS TIME I COULDN'T GET IT CLOSED. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A PROBLEM AMONGST A FEW TRAILBLAZER BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE AS OF YET. THE ONLY SOLUTION THAT I WAS TOLD THAT MAY HELP THE PROBLEM IS PAYING $1,100 TO BUY ANOTHER. ACCORDING TO A LOCAL DEALER THE WINDOW DOESN'T BELONG IN THE VEHICLE. THE WHOLE SET UP IS NOT THE WAY IT SHOULD BE SET UP. MY VEHICLE HAS A BRACKET HOLDING THE WINDOW UP BUT THERE ISN'T A BRACKET ON ANY WEBSITE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ONE MORNING AND NOTICE THAT MY SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER APPEARED TO BE MALFUNCTIONING. I GOT TO A STOP SIGN AND STOPPED. MY SPEEDOMETER ONLY WENT DOWN TO 30 NEVER DOWN TO ZERO AT A COMPLETE STOP. AS I STARTED THROUGH A INTERSECTION MY SPEEDOMETER WENT FROM 30 TO A 120 ON A RURAL COUNTRY ROAD. AT THE NEXT STOP SIGN THE SPEEDOMETER STAYED AT 120. AS I PROCEEDED, THE SPEEDOMETER WENT COMPLETELY AROUND AND STOPPED WHERE THE TRIP MILES ARE LOCATED. I NEVER KNEW THROUGH THE REST OF MY TRIP TO WORK EXACTLY HOW FAST I WAS REALLY GOING. *TR

2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IS LEAKING FUEL. A 3RD PARTY (NON-GM) MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A CRACK IN THE GAS TANK. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC, THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL ONTO THE FLOOR OF HIS SHOP. *TR

SPEEDOMETER NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, IT SHOWED I WAS DOING 35 MPH SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT. I HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON TO GET THE SPEEDOMETER TO DROP BACK DOWN, WHICH IT DID IN 5MPH INCREMENTS. I ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS GAUGE SHOWING EMPTY WHEN IT IS FULL. *TR

SLIGHTLY TURNED STEERING WHEEL TO LEFT TO AVOID ANOTHER MOTORIST IN FRONT OF ME. ATTEMPTED TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE VEHICLE, VEHICLE OVER-CORRECTED SEVERELY, UNABLE TO BRAKE, VEHICLE SLAMMED HEAD-ON INTO CONCRETE HIGHWAY BARRIER 45-60MPH, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS WEARING SEATBELT, SUBSTANTIAL BRUISING & NECK/BACK INJURY. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY 04 TRAILBLAZER STARTED ACTING CRAZY. ONE MINUTE IT WAS READING FINE, THEN SAID I WAS GOING 100 MPH. I HAVE TALKED WITH THE DEALERSHIP, BUT ALL THEY HAVE TO SAY IS THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT NO RECALLS YET. I HAVE TRIED CONTACTING GM ON THIS PROBLEM BUT SEEM TO GET NO WHERE. THE SERVICE GUY AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY WOULD FIX IT, BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE HEFTY 500-600 BILL. WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS THAT ARE OUT THERE, I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. WHY ARE THEY BEING LAZY? SOMEONE COULD REALLY GET HURT, OR EVEN GET TICKETED FOR NOT KNOWING HOW FAST THEY ARE GOING. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY TRUCK LIKE THIS SINCE MARCH 08. *TR

WHILE CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED, ENGINE STUTTERS AFTER CRESTING A HILL, MORE OR LESS COASTING DOWN THE OTHER SIDE. *TR