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

RPM'S AND SPEEDOMETER TO NOT READ CORRECTLY. *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

2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EX. BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. THE CENTER HIGH BRAKE LIGHT WAS WORKING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE REPAIR WOULD BE COVERED UNDER MY PRIVATE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I PURCHASED WITH THE VEHICLE. I STATED I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL OR SPECIAL POLICY EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE SERVICE PERSON SAID THAT HE WOULD CHECK. 1) THERE WAS RECALL NHTSA ACTIONS # EA04021 THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE THIS YEAR VEHICLE. 2) I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A GM SPECIAL POLICY THAT WOULD COVER THE RIGHT TAILLIGHT CIRCUIT BOARD. I WAS TOLD THIS FAILURE CAUSED THE BULBS IN THE LEFT BRAKE LIGHT TO FAIL. THERE IS NOT POLICY TO REPLACE THE LEFT CIRCUIT BOARD. IF IT FAILS THERE IT WILL BE COVERED FOR 6 YEARS OR 75,000 MILES. MY ISSUE IS IT THERE IS SOME SORT OF DEFECT THAT IS CAUSING BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS TO FAIL BUT THERE IS NOT A RECALL FOR THIS YEAR MODEL. *TR

SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE HAD ABNORMAL WEAR AND WAS LEAKING. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V455000 (STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS) WAS REFERENCED FOR THE 2006 MODELS, WHICH WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 03-04-08 *BF

SPEEDOMETER IS INCORRECT. IT WILL START OFF FINE BUT AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 10 MIN THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WILL START FALLING TO 0 AT A SLOW PACE. *TR

I OPENED THE REAR ACCESS TO MY TRAILBLAZER AND WAS ABOUT TO SHUT IT I REACHED MY HAND UP AND STARTED TO PULL THE HATCH DOWN. I HAD MOVED IT ABOUT AN INCH WHEN THE BACK WINDOW "EXPLODED" SENDING A SHOWER OF GLASS DOWN OVER ME AND MY FIVE YEAR OLD SON. IT SHOT GLASS FRAGMENTS 10 FEET. I HAD GLASS IN MY HAND AND MY HAIR. SON WAS BEHIND ME AND LUCKILY HE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. PEOPLE HEARD IT NOISE INSIDE THE BUILDING. THE VEHICLE WAS CLEAR OF ICE AND SNOW AND IT WAS 20 DEGREES OUT, ( NOT TERRIBLY COLD COMPARABLY). I HAD NEVER HAD TROUBLE WITH THE GLASS OR THE REAR ACCESS BEFORE. THE GLASS DID NOT HAVE A NICK OR A SCRATCH. I TOOK PICTURES OF THE MESS. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER ON BOTH MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT AND MY 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER SEDAN HAVE BEEN FUNCTIONING ERRATICALLY, I.E. REGISTERING 100 MPH IN PARK AND THEN NOT REGISTERING A SPEED AT ALL. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED IT STILL REGISTERS 15 - 20 MPH. I HAVE READ REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM ALL OVER THE INTERNET BUT GM IS NOT ISSUING A RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN THAT ANYONE WILL ADMIT TO. OVERALL THIS TRUCK HAS SERVED MY FAMILY WELL, BUT THIS IS MY WIFE'S TRUCK (OUR MAIN VEHICLE) AND I NEED EVERYTHING TO WORK PROPERLY. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE SHE TRAVELS WITH OUR CHILDREN AND WE NEED A VERY DEPENDABLE VEHICLE. IF THIS WAS AN ISOLATED PROBLEM I COULD UNDERSTAND THE REPAIR AT MY EXPENSE, BUT REPORT OF THIS PROBLEM ARE ALL OVER THE INTERNET. GM SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT.*CN

MAKE: CHEVROLET MODEL: TRAILBLAZER 04' EXT THE SPEEDOMETER ON THE VEHICLE HAS STOPPED WORKING. THIS SEEMS TO BE A HUGE PROBLEM WITH "TRAILBLAZERS" BETWEEN 03-04. MANY COMPLAINTS, BUT NO ACTION TAKEN BY CHEVY TO FIX THIS. I WOULD LIKE FOR THIS TO BE LOOKED INTO, AS THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. PEOPLE DRIVING AROUND AND NOT KNOWING THEIR SPEED COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT?? *TR

THE REVERSE TRANSMISSION BELL HOUSING BLOWS OUT. THIS IS THE SECOND CHEVROLET VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED AND THE SAME PROBLEM ON BOTH THE FIRST TIME $2400.00 LATER IT WAS FIXED,AND NOW $2200.00 LATER THE PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED. I KNOW OF 3 PEOPLE SO FAR THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I WILL ASSURE YOU THIS WILL BE THE LAST CHEVROLET VEHICLE I WILL BUY UNLESS THIS PROBLEM IS FIXED. PLEASE RESPOND. *TR

GAUGES IN GAUGE CLUSTER GIVE FALSE READINGS SPEEDO IN PARTICULAR READS 120MPH WHEN NOT MOVING , WHEN VEHICLE SWITCH OFF AND THEN BACK ON THE READING CHANGES , SOMETIMES GOES BACK TO NORMAL HAPPENS PERIODICALLY THROUGH OUT THE WEEK; GAUGES AFFECTED TACH, SPEEDO, VOLTAGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. DURING THE WINTER, THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONS. THE DIAL WILL SHOW 100 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING 50 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT A NEW SPEEDOMETER WAS NEEDED AT THE COST OF $500. THE DEALER INFORMATION WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,216 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT SPEEDOMETER DOES INDICATE CORRECT SPEED. OPERATION IS INTERMITTENT. WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, INDICATION IS FROM 0 MPH TO PEGGED OUT, WITH NEEDLE FLUCTUATING. NO ACCIDENTS, INJURIES, OR SPEEDING TICKETS, YET!!! *TR

SPEEDOMETER STUCK AND IS POINTING STRAIGHT DOWN. AT FIRST IT WAS STUCK AT 80MPH AND THEN JUST FELL ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM. NOW IT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. MY 2004 TRAILBLAZER ONLY HAS 50K MILES. *TR

GAS GAUGE HAS NOT BEEN RELIABLE. LOW GAS LIGHT WILL COME ON AND GO OFF WHILE DRIVING AND DOES NOT REGISTER ADDITION OF GAS ACCURATELY. *JB

I PURCHASED MY 04 TRAILBLAZER IN MAY OF 07. UP UNTIL JULY THERE WHERE NO PROBLEMS. SINCE THEN MY SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAUGES HAVE BEEN ACTING UP. ON MANY OCCASIONS THEY GIVE THE WRONG READINGS. I HAVE BEEN STOPPED TWICE FOR SPEEDING WHEN I DID NOT THINK I WAS BECAUSE OF THE WRONG READING. LAST WEEK ON 5 SEP 07 THE SPEEDOMETER COMPLETELY FROZE GIVING ME NO READING AT ALL. SINCE THEN THE NEEDLE HAS STARTED MOVING BUT IS NO WHERE NEAR THE CORRECT READING. *TR

PULLING INTO TRAFFIC FLOW FROM A STOP TO 45 MPH WITHIN A SHORT DISTANCE THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY WIFE'S 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER INDICATED I WAS DOING 75 MPH. CONTINUING AT THE TRAFFIC FLOW SPEED OF ABOUT 45 WITH SLIGHT SLOWDOWNS AND SPEEDUPS FOR APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES THE SPEEDOMETER CLIMBED TO 85 MPH. WHEN I CAME TO A STOP IT WENT TO 80 MPH. THEN, ACCELERATING TO 35 MPH, IT NOW READ 105 MPH. WHEN I REACHED MY DESTINATION AND SHUT OFF THE TRUCK IT WENT TO 80 MPH NOT 0. TRUCK HAS 43,000 MILES ON IT. **AK

IN THE 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER ENGINE CHECK LIGHT STAYED ON. UNFORTUNATELY, NONE OF THE 10 CHEVROLET DEALERS WE TOOK THIS VEHICLE TO COULD DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM W UNTIL WE WERE PAST THE 70,000 MILES EXTRA WARRANTY CHEVROLET ADDED TO COVER ALL THE VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM. WARRANTY INFORMATION WAS ADDRESSED IN SPECIAL POLICY ADJUSTMENT- FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE FRACTURE #05012 ON MARCH 14, 2005. APPARENTLY, AS WE WERE TOLD BY A CHEVROLET DEALER THIS VEHICLE HAD A FRACTURE IN THE GAS TANK, AND THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT WAS TO REPLACE THE TANK. THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM, BUT I HAVE FOUND NUMBER OF ARTICLES OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. THIS WAS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY FOR US, AS THIS VEHICLE WAS THE PRIMARY TRANSPORTATION FOR MY CHILDREN TO AND FROM SCHOOL. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE TOP MOLDING ON THE REAR WINDOW SUDDENLY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE COLD AND WINDY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS THE CONTACT'S FAULT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 78,000.*AK

THE SPEEDOMETER WENT TO 120 AND STAYED FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND THEN SLOWLY CAME BACK DOWN BUT WHEN TRAVELING 5 MPH IT WILL SAY 40 TO 90 DEPENDS HOW IT FEELS. GM WILL NOT BACK UP UNDER WARRANT. VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET TRUCKS...VEHICLE IS A 2004 TRAILBLAZER ,WITH 40,000 MI.. *JB

THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL OWNERS OF TRAILBLAZERS AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB

I HAVE A 2004 TRAILBLAZER EXT AND A 2004 CREW CAB SILVERADO. BOTH OF MY SPEEDOMETER ARE STICKING ON BOTH VEHICLES. I HAVE NOT TAKING TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT FROM MY RESEARCH ON THE WEB IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS GOING TO COST ME A LOT OF MONEY. *JB

VEHICLE SWITCHING INTO 4WD/AWD ON ITS OWN - MALFUNCTION TOOK VEHICLE IN BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS TRYING TO SWITCH INTO AWD AND 4WD ON ITS OWN AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, ENTIRE VEHICLE JERKS WHEN SWITCHING (ON ITS OWN) FROM 2HI TO AWD. CHEVY SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOUND PROBLEM IN TRANSFER CASE MODULE. THEY REPLACED MODULE AND PROGRAM. VEHICLE 4WD MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN. VEHICLE TRYING TO SWITCH INTO 4WD AND AWD ON ITS OWN. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT. SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPLACED ENCODER MOTOR. VEHICLE IS STILL SWITCHING INTO 4WD AND AWD RANDOMLY. I WILL TAKE IT IN AGAIN. THESE PROBLEMS STARTED WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE UNDER 43000 MILES ON VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS MANY TRAILBLAZER OWNERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. *JB

THIS IS THE SECOND COMPLAINT I AM SUBMITTING ABOUT THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. I JUST WANTED TO INCLUDE SOME LINKS TO CUSTOMER DISCUSSION FORUMS, IN WHICH YOU CAN SEE THAT THIS SPEEDOMETER IS A BIG PROBLEM. GM TRIES TO IGNORE THE PROBLEM AND MOST CUSTOMERS HAVE NO OUTLET TO VENT THEIR PROBLEMS, OUTSIDE OF THE DEALERSHIP WHO IS TRYING TO HIDE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THESE DISCUSSIONS AND YOU WILL SEE HOW GM IS IGNORING THIS VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.NET/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-AVALANCHE/TJI11LGM9554MERNA HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0FB75B. *NM

AT APPROXIMATELY 36,000 MILES THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY CHEVY TRAILBLAZER STARTED ACTING FUNNY. AT APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES IT STARTED TO GET STUCK. AT 45,000 MILES IT STOPPED WORKING ALTOGETHER. IT IS NOW STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION POINTING TOWARD THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I HAVE SPOKEN TO NUMEROUS CHEVY TRAILBLAZER OWNERS AND HAVE VISITED A NUMBER OF ONLINE DISCUSSION GROUPS AND HAVE FOUND OUT THAT A NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, WHICH CAN LEAD TO INJURY OR DEATH. *NM

AT 40,000 MILES MY CHEVY TRAILBLAZER'S SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING- AT 120 MPH AND HAS BEEN STUCK THERE FOR A WEEK. *JB

ONCE IN A WHILE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE RAOD THE REAR HATCH WINDOW POPS OPEN. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME BUT IN THE PAST YEAR IT HAS HAPPEN FOUR TIMES. TWICE IN THE PAST MONTH. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AT A STOP, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ADJUSTED, BUT WOULD NOT LOCK IN POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SALES/SERVICE DEALER. ON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TILT RACK WOULD NOT LOCK AND THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.

2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. INTERMITTENT ENGINE STALLING SINCE NEW. MANY SERVICE VISITS TO CHEVY DEALERS TO FIX, HOWEVER MECHANICS STUMPED. LOCAL GAS STATION MECHANIC FOUND THE PROBLEM HAVING TO DO WITH COMPONENTS IN THE EMISSION CONTROL / VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEM. NOW CHEVY NEEDS TO FIGURE OUT THE CURE. IN THE MEANTIME I GET TO DRIVE AROUND WITH THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ON. I GUESS THIS IS BETTER THAN BEING CRASHED BECAUSE MY CAR STALLED IN AN INTERSECTION OR ON THE HIGHWAY. CHEVY MECHANICS AND ENGINEERS NEED TO GET THE "DUH" AWARD. VERY BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND DIAGNOSTICS PERFORMED BY CHEVY. I WOULD STILL LIKE TO HAVE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO GO OFF, AND HAVE THE ENGINE NOT STALL IF THAT IS POSSIBLE. PLEASE SEND INFO TO HAVE THIS DONE IF POSSIBLE. *JB

I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER PROBLEM THE SPEEDOMETER IS MEASURING INCORRECT SPEED OR NOT WORKING AT ALL. I CAN BE PARKED AND IT READS 60 MPH I AM DRIVING IT READS 120 MPH. IN SPEAKING WITH SEVERAL GM OWNERS THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH QUITE A FEW GM VEHICLES AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. IT IS VERY SCARY NOT TO KNOW WHAT SPEED YOU ARE DRIVING AT. IN SPEAKING TO SEVERAL OWNERS AND LOOKING AT WEB SITES OF COMPLAINTS THIS IS A PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN ONE FOR A LONG TIME. I DO NOT BLAME MY DEALER I BLAME CHEVROLET OR GM WHOEVER MADE THE CAR THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SPEEDOMETER WITH OTHER MAKES FROM GM, ITS NOT THE DEALERS FAULT FOR THIS PROBLEM. *NM

MY TRAILBLAZER HAS STALLED (CUT OFF) NOW 4 TIMES AND IT IS GETTING OLD AND UNSAFE. WHEN YOU ARE GOING DOWN I-95 AND IT CUTS OFF. IMAGINE HAVING NO POWERING STEERING AND TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE WAY BEFORE YOU GET HIT GOING 70 MPH! AND CHEVROLET WILL NOT TAKE IT BACK OR HELP WITH A TRADE! I MAY CONTACT THE PAPERS AND HAVE SOMEONE LOOK INTO THIS!! *NM

01/27/04,09/28/05,11/18/05 TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHTS, 04/26/06 TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR METALLIC RATTLE SOUND SUSPECTING HEAT SHIELD ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD. DEALERSHIP STATED FRONT BACKING PLATES WERE CONTACTING STEERING KNUCKLE. 04/21/06 BEGAN DRIVE FROM OKC, OK TO VANOUVER, WASHINGTON, MIDTRIP NOTED SAME NOISE. ON TRIP NOISE BECAME EXTREMELY LOUDER. STOPPED AT CHEYENNE WY DEALERSHIP COULDN'T GET APPT FOR SEVERAL DAYS. HUSBAND REMOVED HEAT SHIELD IN EVANSTON WY ON 8/23 AND DISCOVERED CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD. 41000 MILES ON VEHICLE. 2 DEALERSHIPS IN EVANSTON WY WOULD NOT TOUCH US FOR SEVERAL DAYS. CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE WHO CONTACTED DEALERSHIP IN SLC,UT WHO WOULD LOOK AT VEHICLE. DROVE THERE BUT BECAUSE OVER 36K, WARRANTY DID NOT COVER AND THEY WOULD NOT FIX VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY AND COULD NOT FIX SAME DAY. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP IN VANCOUVER WA UPON RETURN AND THEY ARE TRYING TO REPAIR BUT HAVE NOW DISCOVERED 3 CRACKED HEAD BOLTS IN ADDITION TO CRACKED MANIFOLD. REFUSING TO COVER UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH IN FOR PREVIOUSLY. HAVE ADMITTED TO NOT ADDRESSING HEAT SHIELD AT ALL IN APRIL. EXTREME STRESS, INCONVENIENCED AND WORRY ON VACATION. NO ETA ON REPAIRS. HAVE REQUESTED ALL PARTS TO BE RETAINED FOR INVESTIGATION. *NM

(1) FUEL SENSOR WENT BAD ON MY '04 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT LS 4WD 4.2 LITER V6 ENGINE WHICH HAS (26,000 MILES ON IT - EXCELLENT CONDITION), THEREBY (2) CAUSING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER TO BECOME CONGESTED CAUSING LOSS OF POWER FOR USE AND TOWING ON THE VEHICLE. (3) TOLD BY THE DEALER WHERE VEHICLE PURCHASED THAT THIS ITEM IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR CONSUMER USE BY GM PARTS AND SERVICE. TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT UP TO 3 MONTHS FOR ITEM TO BE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC RELEASE. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE ON A LEASED VEHICLE. PAYING TO NOT BE ABLE TO USE VEHICLE TO FULL POTENTIAL. MAJOR LOSS. I AM VERY DISSATISFIED WITH GM SERVICE. HOWEVER, I WAS OFFERED A RENTAL VEHICLE TO DRIVE FOR THIS TIME PERIOD THAT IS NOT EQUIVALENT TO MY OWN VEHICLE. THIS WAS FINALLY OFFERED AFTER ARGUING WITH GM REPRESENTATIVE. *NM

TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY. LOSS OF ENGINE POWER CAUSED A NEAR MISS WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER TRAVELING BEHIND ME. CAUSE WAS CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 37000 MILES ON IT. OXYGEN SENSOR ALSO FAILED, THIS IS THE SECOND ONE REPLACED. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE 4 MONTHS AND ONLY PUT 5000 MILES ON IT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE CHEVY GARAGE FOR 10 DAYS NOW, CHEVY SAYS THEY CAN'T FIND A CONVERTER. *NM

2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT- WINDSHIELD WASHER UNIT WILL NOT TURN OFF, EVEN WITH IGNITION TURNED OFF AND KEY REMOVED. HAD TO REMOVE FUSE TO SHUT THE SYSTEM DOWN. CERTAIN 2003 TRAILBLAZER MODELS HAD RECALL FOR THIS SAME DEFECT. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING UP A DRIVEWAY AT 10 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED, AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE.

ENGINE STALLS AT VARIOUS TIMES FOR NO REASON. HAVE HAD IT INTO DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO ISOLATE PROBLEM. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AFTER FIRST STALL. DEALERSHIP RESET COMPUTER. SINCE THEN, THE ENGINE HAS STALLED AT LEAST 5 TIMES. SES LIGHT HAS NOT COME BACK ON. ENGINE USUALLY RESTARTS AFTER APPROX 5 MINUTES. *NM

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND, SOMETIMES WHEN AT A STOP IT STALLS BEFORE TAKING OFF, SOMETIMES RPM BOTTOMS OUT. 4 WHEEL DRIVE ONLY USED ABOUT 3 OR 4 TIMES, EACH TIME IT STALLED BEFORE GOING INTO 4 WHEEL THEN WOULD NOT COME OUT OF 4 WHEEL FOR ABOUT 2 OR 3 MINUTES. *JB

FULL DESTRUCTION BECAUSE OF FIRE I WAS ON THE WAY BACK FROM A LONG TRIP IN SOUTHERN CHILE (UP TO USHUAIA) OVER THE "CARRETERA AUSTRAL" AND, AFTER ABOUT 9'000 KM DRIVE WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM, I SAW A WHITE SMOKE BACK MY VEHICLE. OIL PRESSURE: NORMAL, MOTOR TEMPERATURE: NORMAL. THIS MEANT IMMEDIATE STOP ALONG THE "RUTA 40 NORTE" IN ARGENTINA (ABOUT 100 KM NORTH OF BARILOCHE, ON THE WAY TO NEUQU). WHILE STOPPING, I FELT THE BRAKE PEDAL JUST GOING WITHOUT IMMEDIATE REACTION BUT THE PRESSION CAME BACK. WHILE BRINGING THE GEAR SHIFT TO POSITION PARKING, I DID NOT FEEL ANY SENSATION, AS IF IT WOULD HAVE NO CONNECTION; THE AUTOMATIC DOOR BLOCKER CONNECTED TO THE GEAR SHIFT DID NOT WORK TOO, SO THAT WE HAD TO UNLOCK THE DOORS MANUALLY. AFTER HAVING DISCONNECTED THE ENGINE, I SAW WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT FROM THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE MOTOR. I OPENED THE CAPOT AND THE SMOKE CAME FROM THE LEFT CORNER (CLOSE TO THE DRIVER'S PLACE). SUDDENLY, SOME MATERIAL IN FLAMES FELL TO THE BOTTOM, ABOUT MIDDLE LIGHT LEFT OF THE CAR. I TRIED TO PUT OUT THE FLAMES WITH THE EXTINGUISHER, BUT OTHER BURNING MATERIAL FELL. OTHER PEOPLE HAD STOPPED AND HELPED ME. WE PUSHED THE CAR A LITTLE AHEAD - THOUGH THE HAND BRAKE WAS TIED AND THE GEAR SHIFT ON "P", BUT BURNING MATERIAL FELL AGAIN. IN THE MEANTIME, MY WIFE AND CHILDREN THROW OUT THE LUGGAGE, SO THAT WE COULD SAVE ALMOST ALL OF IT. BUT THE CAR BURNED ENTIRELY. WHAT COULD BE THE REASON OF THIS INCIDENT ? THANKS GOD, I STOPPED IMMEDIATELY SO THAT NOBODY WAS

THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN ACCIDENT YET, JUST ONE LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO HAPPEN. MY VEHICLE I BELIEVE HAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. WHICH IN TURN AFFECT ALL FUNCTIONS OF THE VEHICLE, SAFETY BEING ONE. I HAVE HAD (2) FAN SWITCHES GO BAD (2) CRANKSHAFT SENSORS GO BAD. (1) CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTION. (1) TURN SIGNAL RELAY (1) RADIO CONSOLE REPLACED FOR OVERHEATING (1) HEADLIGHTS WHEN BELOW 32 DEGREES FLUCUATE IN BRIGHTNESS TILL VEHICLE WARMS UP. DEALER STATED THIS IS NORMAL OPERATION. HA,HA, AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTING PROBLEMS (1)THEY REPROGRAMED COMPUTER TO SOLVE, NEXT SOME SOLINOID REPLACED AND NOW THE PROBLEM IS BACK. I HAVE A FAMILY OF 6 THAT I HAVE IN THE VEHICLE 90 % OF TIME. I NOW HAVE CONCERNS THAT THE WIRING MUST HAVE A SHORT SOMEWHERE. WHICH POTENTIALLY COULD CAUSE A FIRE, OR AN ACCIDENT DUE TO WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT OR ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILS OR TAILLIGHTS, ETC. GM REFUSES TO REPLACE WIRING IN VEHICLE. GM REP TOLD ME TO CONTACT WHOEVER I WANTED TO. THEY ARE NOT GOING TO STAND BEHIND FIXING THE PROBLEM. JUST KEEP REPLACING THE ELECTRICAL ITEMS AS THEY GO BAD. *NM