2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING THE CONTACT OBSERVED THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS AT ANY GIVEN SPEED RATE. IN ADDITION, THE OTHER GAUGES WERE NONFUNCTIONAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS REPLACED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,700. UPDATED 05/14/2010. *LJ

WHILE USING CRUISE CONTROL AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE SPEEDOMETER ERRATICALLY INCREASES. BRAKING TO A STOP DOES NOT TAKE THE SPEEDOMETER TO ZERO. TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING SOMETIMES PUTS THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE TO ZERO IN FIVE MILE INCREMENTS WITH EACH CYCLE. PROBLEM IS RECURRING. VEHICLE IS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A "CLUSTER" PROBLEM IS DIAGNOSED WITH ESTIMATED COST TO BE AROUND $500. INTERNET RESEARCH REVEALS THIS TO BE MORE THAN A SPORADIC PROBLEM RESULTING IN THE MANUFACTURER RECALLING A NUMBER OF VEHICLE MODELS BUT NOT THE TRAILBLAZER. A CALL TO GM'S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT CULMINATES ONLY WITH A FORMAL COMPLAINT BEING REGISTERED ... THIS TOO BEING THE COMMON END FOR OWNERS OF TRAILBLAZERS (ACCORDING TO INTERNET RESEARCH) THE PROBLEM IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD AS WHEN THIS OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING ONE HAS TO GAUGE DRIVING SPEED BY SURROUNDING TRAFFIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE FUEL GAUGE AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE BECAME INOPERATIVE. THERE WAS A SEPARATE OCCASION THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE WAS 65,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR SPOILER HAD SUDDENLY SEPARATED FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SERVICED. PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 3 PRIOR OCCASIONS WHERE THE SPOILER WAS REPLACED EACH TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000. UPDATED 05/10/10 *BF THE FIRST TIME, THE DEALER REPLACED THE SPOILER UNDER WARRANTY. THE SECOND TIME IT BLEW OFF AND THE DEALER STATED THEY WOULDN'T REPLACE IT DUE TO THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 06/04/10.*JB

MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WILL NOT ACCEPT GASOLINE. I HAD A 1/4 TANK LEFT AND WENT TO A GAS STATION. TO MY SURPRISE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT LET ME FILL THE TANK. I WAS FIRST TOLD THAT THE VENT MIGHT BE DIRTY THEN A CYLINDER IN THE GAS TANKS SYSTEM MIGHT HAVE FAILED. THE MECHANIC FOUND A BULLETIN THAT SAID I HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK FILLER UPPER PIPE AND LOWER HOSE BECAUSE OF VAPORS FILLING UP INSIDE. I PAID FOR GAS THAT ENDED UP ALL OVER THE GROUND INSTEAD OF IN MY TANK. I CALLED THE DEALER TO FIND OUT THAT A BULLETIN IS DIFFERENT THEN A RECALL SO THEY WERE NOT ENTITLED TO PAY FOR IT. I PURCHASED IN 2009 AND GM KNOWS ABOUT IT BUT WILL NOT RECALL IT. WHAT IF IT EXPLODES IN THE GAS STATION FROM THE VAPORS. WHO'S FAULT WOULD IT BE THEN. I HAD NO IDEA AND WOULD NEVER BUY A CHEVY AGAIN. FIRST I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON WHEN THE GAS CAP WAS NOT PUT BACK ON RIGHT AND NOW I CAN'T EVEN GET GAS. WHAT GOOD IS A VEHICLE IF YOU CAN'T USE IT. I AM STILL PAYING FOR IT. AS SOON AS IT PAID FOR I WILL BE TRADING IT IN. THE DEALER GAVE ME A SMO ABOUT A 3 YEAR 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. WHEN I BOUGHT IT HAD 62,500 MILES ALREADY ON IT. WHY SHOULD I PAY FOR SOMETHING THEY KNEW WAS A PROBLEM BUT WON'T RECALL. PLEASE RECALL THIS VEHICLE. IN READING THE BULLETINS FOR THIS VEHICLE I FOUND THAT THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, THE AIR BAGS, THE FUEL SYSTEM, THE TRANSMISSION, SPEEDOMETER, ETC. HOW MANY PROBLEMS DO YOU NEED FOR ONE VEHICLE OR ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET KILLED OVER IT. THE BULLETIN SAYS THAT A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL MAY SPIT BACK OUT. WELL THAT IS A LIE. ALL THE FUEL IN THE 1/4 TANK SPILLED OUT ON THE GROUND AND I PAID FOR THE GAS I COULD NOT GET IN THE TANK. GM IS NO HELP, DEALER IS NO HELP. THE ONLY ONE THAT WAS STRAIGHT UP WITH ME WAS THE MECHANIC. I AM GOING TO HATE TO SEE THE BILL FOR THIS ONE. MY TAX DOLLARS AT WORK. I AGREE WHY SHOULD WE BAIL OUT THE AUTO COMPANIES WHEN THEY DON'T CARE WHAT KIND OF VEHICLE THEY PRODUCE. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) AS LONG AS YOUR BEATING UP ON TOYOTA, BEAT UP ON A COMPANY THAT REAL MAKES AN INFERIOR PRODUCT. GMAC. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS ON THE WEB AND THEIR ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS VERY ISSUE. I HAVE A 2004 TRAIL BLAZER. MY ODOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER START TO SLOW DOWN AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU LOOK UP AND I AM GOING NEGATIVE RPMS AND NEGATIVE MPH WHILE CRUISING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. OR THE NEXT TIME IT WILL GO FAST THAN I AM TRAVELING. EACH MORNING THOUGH IT STARTS OUT WORKING CORRECTLY, THEN AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR IT GOES OFF AGAIN. ONCE IT GOES OFF IT STAYS OFF TILL THE CAR HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN OVER NIGHT. LOOSING YOUR SPEED WHILE DRIVING IS DANGEROUS. GM HAS BEEN CHURNING OUT CHEAP JUNK FOR YEARS. LIGHT THEM UP. [XXX] *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER AND RPM DIAL HAVE STOPPED WORKING ON MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. I CALLED THE 800 NUMBER AND THE LADY TOLD ME THAT I AM NOT COVERED FOR THEIR SPECIAL PROVISIONING FOR THIS KNOWN PROBLEM. THAT THEIR SPECIAL PROVISIONING ONLY COVERS VEHICLES 7YRS/70K MILEAGE. I HAVE OVER 90K MILES AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO COVER ME. I CAN?T AFFORD TO PAY FOR THIS TO BE FIXED. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVY CAR I CAN?T BELIEVE THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE 1000'S OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

TWO YEARS AGO MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING OUR 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN OUR SPEEDOMETER, OIL GAUGE, TACHOMETER,AND VOLTMETER WENT OUT. WE COULD NOT SEEM TO FIGURE OUT WHY EVERYONE WAS PASSING BY US SO QUICKLY WHEN WE WERE GOING THE SPEED LIMIT ACCORDING TO THE SPEEDOMETER. THANKFULLY WE HAD GPS AND WERE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT QUICKLY WHAT WAS HAPPENING. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. IF WE DIDN'T HAVE GPS WE WOULD HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO WAY OF KNOWING HOW FAST WE WERE GOING. SOON AFTER THIS HAPPENED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WE WERE HAVING ALL KINDS OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH SENSORS GOING BAD. I HAVE RESEARCHED THESE PROBLEMS AND IT SEEMS AS THOUGH WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES WITH THIS PROBLEM. GM HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS MODEL FOR THIS PROBLEM, YET THEY DID FOR THE SUBURBAN LINE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE, IF YOU CAN, DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. WE HAVE YET TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS HOPING FOR A RECALL BUT HAVE HAD NO LUCK. WE ARE NOW IN THE PROCESS OF FIXING THESE PROBLEMS SO WE CAN PASS INSPECTION. THANKYOU VERY MUCH. *TR

2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS INSTRUMENT PANEL ISN'T WORKING PROPERLY. THE RPM GAUGE FLUCTUATES AND OFTEN DOESN'T WORK WHICH SEEMS TO CAUSE THE SPEEDOMETER TO RESPOND SLOWLY. I HAVE HEARD FROM OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE THAT EVENTUALLY THE SPEEDOMETER WILL QUIT AS WILL THE GAS GAUGE, OIL GAUGE, ETC. THIS IS A POTENTIAL HAZARD THAT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED BY CHEVY. OTHER MODELS OF THE SAME YEAR HAVE BEEN RECALLED, BUT NOT THE TRAILBLAZER. *TR