2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SUN GEAR WAS FAULTY. AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT WAS BURNING INSIDE THE VEHICLE, ALONG WITH ABS FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING PROPERLY. THE OIL NEEDED TO BE CHANGED, SO THE CONTACT CHANGED IT HIMSELF. THE FAILURES OCCURRED RIGHT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM THE DEALER. THE DEALER PERFORMED A 120 POINT INSPECTION, BUT THEY NEVER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,576.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A RUBBING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SHE THEN NOTICED A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE OIL CAP FOR THE FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE FAILED. THE CAP WAS REPLACED AT THE COST OF $5 AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO NEVER PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE. ONE YEAR LATER, WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HER DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FAILED. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $2,000. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE DID NOT RECEIVE REGULAR MAINTENANCE FROM A DEALER, NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE PROVIDED TOWARDS THE REPAIR. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

I OWN A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WITH 56K MILEAGE. IN DECEMBER 2008, THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. I WOULD BE AT STOP, AND THE NEEDLE SHOWED 80 MPH. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP RIGHT AWAY AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE CLUSTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED - BUT THEY NEEDED TO ORDER THE REPLACEMENT PART. I FINALLY GOT IT FIXED A WEEK LATER AND IT COST ME APPROXIMATELY $525. NOW, FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS, THE ENGINE HAD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. THE "REDUCED POWER" & "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHTS CAME ON. BOTH TIMES, IT STARTED BACK UP AFTER I PARKED IT, TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, AND RE-STARTED. BUT AFTER THE SECOND TIME, I BROUGHT IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP. I HAD TO HAVE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL REPLACED. COST ME APPROX $360. THESE TWO ISSUES ARE VERY CONCERNING WITH ME BECAUSE IF I WERE DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEED (65MPH) IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY (INSTEAD OF 30MPH AROUND TOWN), I COULD HAVE DIED FROM CONTACTS WITH OTHER VEHICLES BECAUSE MY VEHICLES STOPPED FUNCTIONING! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MIDAS FOR PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED AND THE OIL WAS REPLACED WITH A LIFE X-TEND OIL, WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO SLIP AND MAKE A LOUD NOISE WHEN SHIFITNG INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BEARING FAILED. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE OIL THAT WAS PLACED IN THE TRANSMISSION REVEALED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD PREVIOUS FAILURES. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WILL INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE. THE X-TEND OIL MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIR IF IT IS PROVEN THAT THE OIL WAS THE CAUSE FOR THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 102,000.

BOTH ISSUES OCCUR DAILY: APPARENT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS...VEHICLE CANNOT SEEM TO "GET IN GEAR" WHEN CRUISING ANYWHERE FROM 40 - 70 MPH. IT BOUNCES BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN GEARS - NOT NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. MULTIPLE TRIPS TO 2 DIFFERENT GM DEALERS HAS EXPOSED NO PROBLEMS, AS THEY "CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM". THEY MUST NOT HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR AT THOSE SPEEDS AS IT DOES IT RELIGIOUSLY. LIKE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS LISTED HERE, AND THROUGHOUT SEARCHES DONE FOR 2004 TRAILBLAZER ISSUES, MY TACHOMETER & SPEEDOMETER ARE FAULTY. THEY DO NOT WORK PROPERLY... AT ANY TIME MAY SHOW 8000 RPMS OR 100+ MPH WHEN SITTING AT A STOPLIGHT, OR RESTING AT 0 RPMS AND 0 MPH WHEN CRUISING ON A HIGHWAY. THIS IS DANGEROUS, AND GM NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ASAP FOR MODELS EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL - MY FAMILY HAS ALWAYS BEEN OWNERS OF GM VEHICLES...BUT WILL BE NO MORE. *TR

WE TOOK OUR CAR ON WEDNESDAY 5/14 TO SUPERIOR CHEVROLET IN CINCINNATI OH BECAUSE ON TUESDAY EVENING THE TRANSMISSION FELT LIKE IT WAS STARTING TO SLIP AND NOT DRIVING CORRECTLY. THE DEALERSHIP CONTACTED US ON THURSDAY 5/15 TO SAY THEY WERE WAITING FOR THE WARRANTY REPRESENTATIVE TO COME OUT AND GIVE APPROVAL BEFORE IT COULD BE REPAIRED. ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON, WE WERE ADVISED THE CLAIM WAS DENIED BECAUSE THERE WAS WATER IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID IT WAS DUE TO A GM DEFECT WITH THE DIP STICK - THE WAY IT WAS POSITIONED ALLOWED WATER TO GET INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND RUST, SO THE WARRANTY WAS NULL AND VOID. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE SPOKE W/HIS GM REP AND THEY WOULD AGREE TO "DO US A FAVOR" AND SPLIT THE COST OF THE NEW TRANSMISSION - $1200 STILL OUT OF POCKET FOR US. WHEN WE PUSHED BACK AND ASKED WHY WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING, THEY REFUSED TO ANSWER - JUST TOLD US TO FIGHT IT WITH OUR WARRANTY COMPANY. I'VE BEEN RESEARCHING ONLINE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIGHT THIS AND PREVENT OTHER PEOPLE FROM SUFFERING AS WELL. IF IT'S A GM DEFECT IN THE WAY THE DIP STICK IS POSITIONED, THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE DEFECT. ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THE CAR IS A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WITH A FULL EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT IT DOES SPECIFICALLY STATE IT'S VOID IF THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO WATER. AFTER READING ON SEVERAL CHAT ROOMS, THERE SEEMS TO BE MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

THE FAILURE INVOLVES THE ELECTRO-MECHANICAL DEVICE THAT SHIFTS THE CAR INTO FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE. THE FOUR-WHEEL IS ENGAGED BY SELECTING 4WD WITH A DASHBOARD SELECTOR SWITCH. THE SWITCH WILL SHOW A LIGHTED INDICATOR MOVING FROM 2WD TO THE 4WD. THIS INDICATION IS FAULTY. WHILE DRIVING TOWARDS A SNOW COVERED MOUNTAIN ROAD WITH SEVERAL SHARP TURNS GOING UP THE MOUNTAIN THE VEHICLES SELECTOR SWITCH WAS MOVED TO THE 4WD POSITION AND THE INDICATOR LIGHT SHOWN IT WAS ENGAGE IN THE 4WD MODE. HOWEVER THE INDICATION WAS FAULTY AND THE VEHICLE WAS ACTUALLY ONLY IN 2WD. THE SELECTOR SWITCH ENGAGES AN ACTUATOR THAT CAUSES A FORK TO MOVE THE GEARS IN THE FRONT TRANSFER CASE INTO OR OUT OF 4WD. THE RESULT OF THE FALSE INDICATION OF THE VEHICLE BEING IN 4WD WHEN IT WAS ACTUALLY IN 2WD CAUSE THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE TO BREAK TRACTION AND THE ENTIRE VEHICLE TO START INTO A SPIN WHICH RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE LEAVING THE ROAD AND DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE MAIN PROBLEM IS THAT THE VEHICLE GAVE A FALSE INDICATION OF BEING IN 4WD WHEN IT WAS ACTUALLY IN 2WD. *TR

IN APRIL 2007, THE '04 TRAILBLAZER'S TRANSMISSION FAILED. AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. I DRIVE THE CAR VERY WELL - MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES AS I COMMUTE FOR WORK - AND THE VEHICLE HAD NEVER BEEN USED TO TOW. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED AT A CHEVROLET DEALER, AND LESS THAN 2 MONTHS LATER, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN. I AM VERY UNSATISFIED WITH THE QUALITY OF THIS VEHICLE.*AK

2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 2 WHEEL DRIVE (2WD) TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE UNDER NORMAL HIGHWAY OPERATING CONDITIONS, SPEED APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, TWO LANE HIGHWAY, SURFACE CONDITIONS DRY, MILEAGE 25605. FAILURE PROCEEDED BY STRANGE NOISE, THEN COMPLETE DISENGAGEMENT / LOSS OF POWER. SERVICE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED; LATER DIAGNOSED BY GMC DEALORSHIP AS AN OPEN / LOOSE GAS CAP AS TH E CAUSE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANUEVERED / COASTED WITHOUT POWERTRAIN ASSISTANCE TO PARKING LOT ADJACENT TO THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT INJURY / INCIDENT. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALORSHI ON . 6/15/07) INFORMED BY GM REPRESENTATIVE THAT COMPONENT REPLACEMENT / REPAIR NEEDED, SPECIFICS UNKNOWN, COST $2400 OF WHICH GM WOULD PAY 50%; MY COST $1200. *AK