2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT Complaints

"SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP. WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL CAP WAS BAD AND THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK. REPLACED BOTH PARTS COSTING $946.73. *TR

STARTING JUNE 17, 2008, THE LOW BEAMS ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER LT GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY - THE HIGH BEAMS, FOG LIGHTS, HAZARD LIGHTS, AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS STILL WORK - ONLY LOW BEAMS CAUSING PROBLEMS. I KEEP MY LIGHTS SETTING IN THE POSTION THAT THEY COME ON WHEN I START MY CAR. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY FACTOR. THE LIGHTS WILL GO OUT SUDDENLY. I CAN ONLY DOCUMENT ONE TIME THAT THEY WENT OUT DURING THE DAY TIME, BUT HAVE DOCUMENTED SEVEN (7) TIMES THAT THE LIGHTS WENT OFF AT NIGHT. THE NEXT SPACE ON THIS FORM ASKS FOR THE APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE - I PUT DOWN THE FIRST TIME. AS STATED ABOVE THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVEN TIMES AT NIGHT AND AT LEAST ONE TIME DURING THE DAY. I CAN ONLY TELL DURING THE DAY TIME IF I AM STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE AND I ONLY HAVE 2 TRAFFIC SIGNALS BETWEEN MY HOME AND WORK. I TOOK MY CAR TO SANDY SANSING CHEVROLET, PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, ON JUNE 23, 2008, THEY SAID THEY CHECKED MY CAR FOR THREE HOURS BUT COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. I WOULD NEED TO BRING IT IN WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT. UNFORTUNATELY, THE ONLY TIME I COULD TELL THEY HAD GONE OUT DURING THE DAY TIME, I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND BEFORE THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. (MY 16 YEAR OLD GRANDSON WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME AND CAN VERIFY THAT THIS HAPPENED. IN FACT HE AND ANOTHER GRANDSON WAS IN THE CAR ON THE NIGHT OF JULY 1, 2008, WHEN THE LOW BEAMS WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE BASEBALL GAME. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTED OUT OF THIRD AND WOULD NOT SHIFT BACK WHILE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY. DEALER SAID A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AND FLUID CHANGE WOULD FIX IT. AFTER PERFORMING FLUSH DEALER TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FUNCTIONING INTERMITTENTLY, SPEEDOMETER WORKS AT FIRST AND THEN SLOWLY GOES DOWN TO ZERO. *TR

TACHOMETER FAILED AND THE SPEEDOMETER ACTED SPORADIC SHORTLY THEREAFTER. I NEVER HAVE AN ACCURATE SPEEDOMETER READING ON MY 2004 TRAILBLAZER THAT ONLY HAS 50,000 MILES. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF FINDING A REPAIR SHOP OR GETTING MY DEALER TO FIX THE PROBLEM AT A DISCOUNTED RATE OR FREE. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 TRAILBLAZER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. THIS BEGAN IN THE FALL OF 2007. SOMETIMES IT WORKS SEEMINGLY FINE. IT WILL THEN FREEZE ON A SPEED. SOMETIMES IT WILL REGISTER A SPEED THAT IS OBVIOUSLY INCORRECT. FOR EXAMPLE IT WILL REGISTER A VARIABLE SPEED THAT IS 20 OR MORE MPH FASTER THAN WE ARE TRAVELING. IT SOMETIMES POINTS STRAIGHT DOWN. THEN LAST WEEK "OUT OF THE BLUE" IT WORKED AGAIN FOR A FEW DAYS. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS ONLY LASTED A FEW DAYS. I NEVER KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING AND TRY TO STAY IN THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. I ASKED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS AND THEY DID NOT MENTION ANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS AND TOLD ME IT WOULD COST $500 TO REPAIR. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY TRAILBLAZER TO MINNEAPOLIS AND THE TURN SIGNALS WERE WORKING FINE, I STOP AND WHEN I STARTED DRIVING AGAIN I WENT TO USE MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL AND THE FLASHERS WENT ON INSTEAD. IT CONTINUED TO DO THIS EVERYTIME I USED IT. I HAD TO GO AND GET THE FLASHER MODULES REPLACE AT THE COST OF 200.00. I SEE THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS BUT MY VIN # IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *TR

MY AIR/HEAT ON OCCASION HAS NOT WORKED. THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES WHERE I WOULD TURN ON THE SYSTEM AND EVERYTHING WOULD SOUND LIKE IT WAS ON BUT NOTHING WOULD BLOW OUT AT ALL. MY VEHICLE IS OF COURSE OUT OF WARRANTY AND I WENT TO MY MECHANIC WHO SAID THIS IS AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH MANY GM VEHICLES. CURRENTLY MY UNIT IS NOT WORKING AGAIN. *TR

I BUCKLED UP MY CHILD'S SAFETY SEAT AND IT DID NOT PROVIDE AN ANCHOR POINT ON THE BACK OF THE BENCH SEAT TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE HEAD SUPPORT IN AN EVENT OF A CRASH. THE REAR SEATBELT ALSO DID NOT PROVIDE A LOCK FEATURE; THEREFORE PROVIDING WHIPLASH IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH OR EVEN CAUSE THE CAR SEAT TO FALL OVER ON THE LEFT - OUT THE BACK PASSENGER WINDOW OR TO THE RIGHT TIPPING ON ANOTHER PASSENGER, CAUSING INJURY. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 TRAILBLAZER WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE RECALL THAT IS GOING ON WITH GM. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS DOING THE SAME EXACT THING AS THE TAHOE, AVALANCHE, AND I FORGOT WHAT THE OTHER THE CAR WAS. THE FUEL, WATER, AND BATTERY GAUGES, THE AIRBAG LIGHT, A LONG WITH THE BATTERY LIGHT STAYS ON. WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT WHY THERE WASN'T A RECALL AND THEY COULDN'T GIVE ME A ANSWER. I FEEL THAT IF GM IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE OTHER CARS AND HAVEN'T LOOK TO SEE IF THERE IS COMPLAINTS ON THESE, WHY HAVEN'T THEY ADDED THEM TO THE RECALLS. PAYING FOR THE REPAIRS AND HAVEN'T TO WAIT FOR GM TO SEND OUT A RECALL ON A VIN TYPE SPECIFIC CAR IS RIDICULOUS. IF THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM THEY NEED TO CHECK THE OTHER CARS. I CALLED THE CORPORATE OFFICE AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT I HAVE TO WAIT TO SEE IF THERE IS A LOT OF COMPLAINTS BEFORE THEY CAN DO ANYTHING. IF THEY STAND BY THERE QUOTE OF CUSTOMER SATISFACTION THEN THEY ARE NOT SATISFYING THE CONSUMERS AND MAKE THEM GO THROUGH A WHOLE ORDEAL, ON FINDING A SOLUTION. NOW I HAVE TO WAIT 3 DAYS FOR A PART AND FILL MY GAS TANK UP EVERY OTHER DAY TO MAKE SURE I DON'T RUN OUT OF GAS. PLUS, SINCE I CAN'T LOOK AT MY INSTRUMENTS TO TELL IF MY CAR IS GOING TO OVERHEAT AND MAKE IT INTO A BIGGER PROBLEM. SO, SINCE I CALLED THE CORPORATE OFFICE WE WILL IF THE PEOPLE WHO SPEND MONEY ON THERE PRODUCT WILL MAKE GOOD ON CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. *TR

IN MARCH 2006 AT APPROX, 38K MILES OUR SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER STARTED GOING CRAZY AND THEY STILL DO NOT WORK. NOW THE WATER AND OIL GAUGES ARE GOING OUT. *TR