2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT Recalls, Complaints & Safety

"TAKATA RECALL" I WAS RECENTLY IN A CAR ACCIDENT THAT WAS LISTED IN THE POLICE REPORT AS A HEAD ON COLLISION AND NOT ONE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE IMPACT AS I WAS TOLD WAS HARD ENOUGH THAT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED.

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RUSTED FUEL LINES- GARAGE CHECKED STRONG FUEL SMELL AND DISCOVERED RUSTED FUEL FILLER AND LINES

PART # 19120564 RUBS ON TAILGATE WHEN OPENING . DOES SECURE PROPERLY. EVENTUALLY, FLEW OFF WHILE DRIVING.

WHEN DRIVING THE HEADLIGHTS ALL OF A SUDDEN JUST SHUT OFF. IT IS EXTREMELY SCARY AT NIGHT. I FOUND THAT I CAN HOWEVER USE THE BRIGHTS. THEY EVENTUALLY COME BACK ON. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR YEARS. I KEPT HOPING FOR A RECALL AND JUST FOUND THIS SITE TO REPORT IT. THIS HAS HAPPEN ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. IT HAS HAPPENED WHEN THERE ARE STREET LIGHTS AND VEHICLE LIGHTS AND WHEN IT IS PITCH BLACK. THE 1ST TIME IT HAPPENED, I WAS DRIVING WITH MY CHILD IN THE VEHICLE ON THE FREEWAY.

MY FAMILY WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE COMPLETE THIRD TAILLIGHT COVER BLEW OFF. IT APPEARS THAT THE ADHESIVE THAT ATTACHES THE REAR SPOILER TO THE GLASS OF LIFT GATE HAS LOOSENED DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT.

INSTRUMENTAL PANEL/ GAGE CLUSTER. ALL GAGES CONTINUE TO FAIL SPIKING ALL OVER THE PLACE PRIOR TO FAILING. AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO BLINK ON THEN OFF RANDOMLY

STALLS - I HAVE TAKEN THIS TRAILBLAZER INTO THE DEALER FOR THIS STALLING PROBLEM AND I AM TOLD NO PROBLEM FOUND. VEHICLE STALLS AFTER COMING TO A STOP OR WHEN MOVING SLOWLY. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT.

CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD

FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING ALONE WITH ALL THE OTHER GAUGES AND TURNING SIGNAL NOT WORKING

VEHICLE'S REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT COMES ON, AND VEHICLE LOSES POWER IN DANGEROUS PLACES. LOST OF PROBLEMS CONSIST OF SEVERAL PARTS HAVING TO DO WITH ACCELERATION. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED SUDDENLY, ANDNIS A DANGER TO HIMAN SAFETY BECAUSE OF IT HAPPENING SEVERAL TIMES INCLUDING O N THE HIGHWAY.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN IT TRIES TO SHIFT INTO 3RD OR 4TH GEAR, I READ THAT THERE WAS A REPORT ON THIS HAPPENING BUT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL AS FAR AS I KNOW, I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER WHO SAYS THEY NEVER RECEIVED ANY PAPER WORK FROM GM ABOUT DOING REPAIRS. MY QUESTION IS WILL GM REPAIR THIS CONDITION AT NO COST TO ME?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THE MOISTURE SENSITIVE WIPER SYSTEM DID NOT DETECT MOISTURE. AS A RESULT, THE WIPERS STARTED TO MALFUNCTION AND OPERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V046000 (VISIBILITY/WPIER). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO OPERATE. IN ADDITION, THE SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, AND FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

SPEEDODOMETER AND RPM CLUSTERS MALFUNCTIONS,WHY

THE INLET CHECK VALVE IS FRACTURED AND CHEVY WILL NOT DO ANY REPAIRS DUE TO THE MILEAGE BEING OVER 150000

MY FUEL TANK HAS A HOLE IN IT. I HAVE FILED A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA AND ALSO WITH GM. AN NHTSA WORKER HELPED ME A LOT AND WHEN I CALLED GM AND CHEVY BACK I WAS TOLD SEVERAL TIMES SOMEONE WOULD GET BACK IN TOUCH WITH ME. I HAVE TRIED TO GET IT FIXED BUT NO ONE IS ABLE TO HELP. I HAVE TRIED MANY PLACES FOR USED FUEL TANKS BUT EVERYONE SAYS THAT THE ENVOYS AND TRAILBLAZERS THAT THEY HAVE ALL HAVE THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. I CANNOT GET ANY HELP FROM GM OR CHEVY.

THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES CORRODED AND CAUSED A TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK. THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE GOING DOWN INTERSTATE 86. WHEN THE FLUID LEAKED OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES, IT SPRAYED ALL OVER THE EXHAUST PIPES, WHICH CAUSED A SEVERE FIRE HAZARD. DUE TO THE LOSS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID, IT CASED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION INTERNALS. *TR

STARTING ABOUT A FEW WEEKS AGO MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT HAS REEKED OF UNSPENT GASOLINE, AND THIS SMELL CONSUMES THE ENTIRE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAS SMALL LEAK BELOW RESERVOIR WHICH APPEARS TO BE LEAKING UNSPENT FUEL. CHEVY OFFERED A "SPECIAL COVERAGE" TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE (CORROSION ON TOP OF FUEL TANK RESERVOIR), HOWEVER IT ONLY COVERS VEHICLES UNDER 10 YEARS OF AGE AND UNDER 120K MILES. MY VEHICLE IS UNDER THAT MILEAGE, HOWEVER THIS REPAIR WILL NOT BE COVERED DUE TO AGE OF VEHICLE (MINE WAS ASSEMBLED IN MARCH). THIS ISSUE IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN, AS ANY SMALL SPARK COULD CAUSE THIS VEHICLE TO IGNITE. I CANNOT CONTINUE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE, AND FEEL THIS NEEDS TO BE RECTIFIED BEFORE IT CAUSES CATASTROPHIC LOSS (EITHER BUILDING OR PERSONAL). *TR

WHEN HAD THE CRASH WHICH WAS VERY HARD LOUD AND SCARY THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY NOR DID THE AIR BAGS ON THE SIDE OF SEAT. THE CRASH WAS VERY SERIOUS AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND POWERTRAIN TO WINDOWS. *TR

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WHEN HAD THE CRASH WHICH WAS VERY HARD LOUD AND SCARY THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY NOR DID THE AIR BAGS ON THE SIDE OF SEAT. THE CRASH WAS VERY SERIOUS AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND POWERTRAIN TO WINDOWS. *TR

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WHEN HAD THE CRASH WHICH WAS VERY HARD LOUD AND SCARY THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY NOR DID THE AIR BAGS ON THE SIDE OF SEAT. THE CRASH WAS VERY SERIOUS AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND POWERTRAIN TO WINDOWS. *TR

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SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO. STOPPED VEHICLE AND RESTARTED. SPEEDOMETER STARTED BUT WOULDN'T GO ABOVE 35 MPH. I HAD A GPS SPEEDOMETER ON MY PHONE AND IT WAS REGISTERING 55-60 MPH AND THE VEHICLE SPEEDOMETER WOULD DISPLAY 25-30. AFTER A COOL NIGHT IT MIGHT WORK CORRECTLY FOR 4 OR 5 MILES THEN IT EITHER DROPS TO ZERO OR FALLS TO THE 10-25MPH RANGE. SOMETIMES RESTARTING THE VEHICLE WILL GET IT TO WORK AGAIN FOR A SHORT TIME. WHEN IT IS FAILING THE NEEDLE DROPS BELOW THE 0 MPH TOWARDS THE MILEAGE. WHEN IT SEEMS TO BE WORKING SOMEWHAT IT STOPS AT 0 MPH OR JUST ABOVE IT. THIS SHOULD REALLY BE A RECALL ! THANK YOU *TR

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK BRAKES STARTED LOCKING UP DROVE HOME TOOK APART FRONT AN REAR BRAKES FOUND FRONT CALIPERS LOCKED UP CHANGED CALIPERS AN BRAKE PADS FRONT AN REAR TRIED TO BLEED BRAKES HAD A SPONGY PEDAL FILLED MASTER CYLINDER AN NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING UNDER MASTER CYLINDER CONNECTOR BEHIND FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL NO PART TO FIX NO LISTING . CANNOT DRIVE CAR. THAT'S JUST ONE PROBLEM TRANSMISSION LINES ROTTED AN CHANGED 2 YEARS AGO . POWER STEERING COOLER ROTTED OUT LOST ALL POWER STEERING FLUID 1 MONTH AGO AN PUT AFTER MARKET COOLER IN . ALSO AIR CONDITIONER LINES ROTTED OUT CANNOT HOLD R34 COOLANT ANYMORE. *TR

THE FIRST TIME I WAS IN A CAR WASH AND HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE. I LOOKED BACK AND COULD SEE THE UPPER TAILGATE MOLDING FLOPPING IN THE WIND OF THE CAR WASH DRYER BEING HELD ON BY ONLY THE BRAKE WIRES. AT THAT TIME IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. 2ND REPLACEMENT ABOUT 3 YEARS LATER SAME THING. NOW RECENTLY I NOTICED AGAIN THAT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE SCREW ATTACHMENT ON THE MOLDING HAS BROKEN AWAY AGAIN AND IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY TO SHELL OUT THE $500+ TO HAVE IT REPLACED AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A GM DEALER IT IS PROBABLY CAUSED BY OUR WISCONSIN WINTERS WITH ACCUMULATION OF ICE & SNOW BUILD UP GETTING UNDER THE MOLDING AND ALSO WINDS USED TO DRYING VEHICLES IN CAR WASHES. CHEAP PLASTIC FOR THE MOUNTING SCREW TO GO THROUGH TO ATTACH IT TO THE VEHICLE. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT WORK (LOWBEAM ONLY). IT HAPPENS AT NIGHT MANY TIMES AND I WILL HAVE TO DRIVE WITH THE BRIGHT LIGHTS OR FOG LIGHTS. SOMETIMES THE ENTIRE DASH LIGHTING WILL GO OUT AS WELL INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER. IT'S ALMOST AS IF THE ELECTRICAL PORTION OF THE IGNITION HAS FAILED. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT A YEAR. *TR

INSTRUMENT PANEL/ SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER WORKS, FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED MARCH OF 2010. AS OF 12/2013 THE VOLTAGE METER, RPM GAUGE, SPEEDOMETER HAVE COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. *TR

LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING, GAS GAUGE WENT TO EMPTY, CAR DIED. RESTARTED DROVE 1/4 MILE DIED. STEREO SYSTEM COMPLETELY FAILED (WHOLE UNIT). KEEPS POPPING CIRCUITS CHANGED OUT STILL DOING. CANNOT SHUT OFF HEAT DUE TO BANGING SOUND. CAR SPEEDS UP AND DOWN ON OWN. CANNOT READ GAS GAUGE CORRECTLY, NOT SURE HOW FULL TANK IS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THERE WAS A BOOM UNDER THE HOOD. TWO MINUTES LATER THE CAR STARTED DECREASING POWER AND I HAD TO PULL OVER. BEFORE I COULD GET OUT TO LIFT THE HOOD, FIRE WAS SHOOTING FROM UNDER NEATH. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. THE CONTACT STATED HE BEGAN TO SMELL FUEL INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT WITH 161,000 MILES ON IT. A FEW WEEKS AGO I GOT TO NOTICING A REAL STRONG GAS ODOR IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. I HAVE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH AND HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED OUT AND CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT IT IS THE COMMON PROBLEM THAT IS AFFECTING MANY OTHER TRAILBLAZER EXT OWNERS. IT IS THE FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE AT THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. IN DOING MY RESEARCH I HAVE NOTICED THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE FIXED BY SOME RECALLS THAT HAVE BEEN ISSUED SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER TO FIND OUT ABOUT IT ONLY TO BE INFORMED THAT MINE IS 41,000 MILES PAST THE RECALL MILEAGE AND WILL COST UPWARDS OF $1,000 TO FIX. I AM WORRIED ABOUT A POSSIBLE FIRE OR EXPLOSION WITH THIS ISSUE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT TO WORK EVERY DAY AND TO USE IT TO TAKE MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL. I JUST WISH THAT CHEVROLET WOULD FIX THIS SO I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY EVERY DAY ABOUT DRIVING IT. I DON'T FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE A MILEAGE RESTRICTION ON A SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD RESULT IN DEATH OR GREAT INJURY. *TR

HIT A DEER AT 70 MPH ON I-70 IN KANSAS. I HIT IT FULL FORCE WITH THE FRONT END. HALF OF THE DEER WENT OVER, HALF THE DEER WENT UNDER. NOTHING LEFT BUT GUTS. FRONT END ON DRIVER SIDE DEPRESSED ABOUT A FOOT. WIFE AND I RECEIVED WHIP LASH, WIFE IS WORSE. BABY WAS OKAY. THE TRAILBLAZERS FRONT END WAS TOTALED. AIRBAGS DID NOT COME OUT. GM STATED THAT IN ORDER FOR THE AIR BAGS TO WORK IN THIS MODEL IS THE BRAKES HAVE TO BE DEPRESSED 1/20TH OF A SECOND PRIOR TO IMPACT. THIS IS HOG WASH. BRAKES HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE AIRBAGS. I DO NOT CARE ABOUT THE VEHICLE, MY CONCERNS ARE THE SAFETY FEATURES OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR

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SEVERAL MONTHS THE SMELL OF GASOLINE WAS VERY STRONG IN THE INTERIOR OF MY SUV. I DROVE IT ABOUT FIVE MILES FROM MY HOME WITH A FULL TANK, AS I DROVE IT THE SMELL BECAME MUCH STRONG, WHEN I REACHED MY DESTINATION A PERSON POINTED OUT TO ME THAT GASOLINE WAS POURING FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY TRUCK LIKE A WATER HOSE. I IMMEDIATELY RETURNED HOME TO PARK THE VEHICLE. AS I TRIED TO RECALL WHAT MAY HAVE OCCURRED, I REMEMBERED THAT TWO DAYS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT I GOT AN OIL CHANGE; I ASSUMED THAT MAYBE THEY HAD DONE SOMETHING TO AGGRAVATE AN ALREADY EXISTING PROBLEM. AFTER THEY REVIEWED THEIR WORK, I WAS TOLD IT WAS A MANUFACTURES PROBLEM. I LATER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO WOLF CHEVROLET (NOW DEFUNCT DEALER). A DIAGNOSTIC WAS DONE AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE GAS TANK MUST BE REPLACED WITH A COST OF $1192. AND THE SUV IS CONSIDERED "TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE". I THEN WENT TO ANOTHER AUTOMOTIVE ESTABLISHMENT AND WAS GIVEN THE SAME DIAGNOSIS. AFTER TAKING IN CONSIDERATION BOTH ESTIMATES AND MY NEED FOR TRANSPORTATION, I CONTACTED GM AND SPOKE WITH A CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE WHO INFORMED ME THAT I NEEDED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED GM DEALER. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO LOU BACHRODT IN CHERRY VALLEY, ILLINOIS AND WAS GIVEN THE SAME DIAGNOSIS. AFTERI RELAYED THE IINFORMATION TO THE GM REP, HE SAID THAT DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE MILEAGE, GM WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO OFFER ME ANY COMPENSATION. HE SUGGESTED I PHONE LOU BACHRODT AND SEE IF THEY COULD ASSIST ME IN THE COST, THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN GAVE ME THE SAME STATEMENT; AGE AND MILEAGE. I AM WRITING BECAUSE FROM ALL INDICATIONS THIS PROBLEM IS NOT ONLY PREVALENT IN MY SUV BUT AFTER DOING RESEARCH, SEVERAL 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT CHEVROLET GM SHOULD TAKE OWNERSHIP FOR ALL OR SOME OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I BEGAN SMELLING GAS FROM THE VEHICLE AND NOTED THAT THERE IS GAS DRIPPING FROM AROUND THE GAS TANK. I CONTACTED MY MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS THE THIRD TRAILBLAZER HE HAS SEEN IN 2 WEEKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. CHEVROLET ADVISES THAT THERE WAS A FIX WHICH WAS GOOD ONLY UNTIL 120,000 MILES. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW TO TAKE IT AND HAVE IT FIXED BEFORE 120,000 MILES IF I AM NOT NOTIFIED BY GM? THIS OBVIOUSLY IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE INVOLVING THE TRAILBLAZER WHICH GM IS AWARE OF BUT HAS THUS FAR RESISTED RECALLING. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

SPEEDOMETER GETS STUCK AT RANDOM PLACES. IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. GM RECALLED FOR THIS BUT NOT ON TRAILBLAZERS. *TR

WE WERE DOING OUR NORMAL FILL-UP (TRUCK WAS OFF) AND AFTER WE FILLED IT UP & TURNED IT OVER, THE FUEL GAUGE SHOT WAY OVER THE 'FULL' MARK. EVERY TIME WE TURNED THE VEHICLE ON, THE FUEL GAUGE WAS READING DIFFERENTLY, I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MANY TIMES IT WAS RIGHT. THE OIL PRESSURE AND BATTERY CHARGE GAUGE HAVE ALSO BEEN GIVING FALSE/SPORADIC READINGS AS WELL. AFTER MUCH SEARCHING, I FOUND THE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM NOT ONLY IN THE TRAILBLAZERS BUT THE TAHOES AND SEVERAL OTHER OF THEIR VEHICLES (THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS ARE FAULTY). GIVEN THE EXPANSIVE NATURE OF THIS ISSUE, AND THE POTENTIAL DANGERS OF NOT KNOWING YOUR SPEED, FUEL LEVEL, OIL PRESSURE OR RPMS, I'M HAVING PROBLEMS SEEING WHY THIS ISN'T A RECALL ALREADY. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE IN THE 2003-2006 MODELS MORE THAN OTHERS FROM WHAT I'VE FOUND AS WELL. *TR

DUE TO A SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING LIGHT AND SMELLING GAS INSIDE MY VEHICLE, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC. HE STATED THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE NECK OF MY FUEL TANK. THE TANK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HE ALSO STATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH TRAILBLAZERS. I LOOKED UP ANY RECALLS. FOUND SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT - FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE FRACTURE#07099A. I CALLED A LOCAL DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT WAS RIGHT. HOWEVER MY VIN # DOES NOT FALL UNDER VIN #'S LISTED. THE DEALER CALLED A LOCAL GM REP. AND I WAS OFFERED 40% COVERED BY GM MEANING I WOULD HAVE TO COVER THE OTHER 60%. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY ONLY SOME VIN#'S ARE IN THIS AND NOT ALL OF THEM. IT SEEMS THAT THIS A PROBLEM THAT IS VERY COMMON IN THESE TRAILBLAZERS. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY FAMILY OF 5 AROUND IN THIS TRAILBLAZER WITH A FRACTURE FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE AND THE STRONG SMELL OF GAS IN THE TRUCK AND RISK OF FIRE FROM GAS LEAKING OUT. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM SO THAT THOSE OF US THAT HAVE TRAILBLAZERS NOT WITH IN THE VIN #'S COVERED CAN GET THIS FIXED AND BE SAFE. CHEVROLET/GM SHOULD STEP UP AND MAKE THIS A RECALL THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

DUE TO A SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING LIGHT AND SMELLING GAS INSIDE MY VEHICLE, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC. HE STATED THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE NECK OF MY FUEL TANK. THE TANK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HE ALSO STATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH TRAILBLAZERS. I THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE GM DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. THEIR INITIAL DIAGNOSIS WAS THE FUEL CAP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AT THAT POINT I ASKED THEM TO CHECK FOR A CRACK. THEY DID AND VERIFIED THERE IS A CRACK. I MENTIONED GM CAMPAIGN 07099A - A RECALL FOR TRAILBLAZER EXT'S TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE FUEL TANK AT NO CHARGE. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS RECALL ONLY AFFECTED CERTAIN VIN #'S AND MINE IS NOT WITHIN THE AFFECTED NUMBER RANGE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SAFETY DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE REMEDIED BY THE DEALER AT NO COST TO ME. THE DEALER OFFERED A 50/50 RESOLUTION WHICH TO ME ONLY SERVES TO PROVE THEIR CULPABILITY IN THE MATTER. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND AM VERY CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MY TWO YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER WHOM I REGULARLY TRANSPORT IN THIS VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS GETTING ON THE EXPRESSWAY & BOTH HEADLIGHTS JUST STOPPED WORKING. I DROVE HOME WITH NO LIGHTS ON THE FRONT OF MY CAR IN THE DARK, VERY VERY VERY UNSAFE. HOW DO ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE FRONT OF YOUR CAR GO OUT ALL AT THE SAME TIME. *TR

2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT WITH 76,500 MILES ON IT. WHILE DRIVING TO WORK I NOTICED THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WAS READING MAXIMUM. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER IN THE DARK ON A BUSY HWY TO CHECK OIL AND IT WAS FULL. THEN APPROX 2 WEEKS LATER THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE IS POINTING DOWN AND STAYS THERE. NOW THE SPEEDOMETER IS READING 80 MPH EVEN WHEN STOPPED. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE SERIOUS DOUBTS AS TO WHETHER THE GAS AND WATER TEMP GAUGE IS READING CORRECTLY. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ALREADY FILED ABOUT THIS MODEL AND MANY OTHER CHEVROLET MODELS. RECALLS HAVE BEEN MADE ON SOME MODELS FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT NOT THIS ONE. CHEVROLET NEEDS TO RECALL THIS MODEL ASAP AND CORRECT THE INFAMOUS PROBLEM THAT THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF. THIS IS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR AND ONE THAT THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN I RAN OUT OF GAS. IT STILL SHOWED OVER 100 MILES LEFT ON THE GAUGE. THAT WAS ABOUT 3 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. ABOUT TWO MONTHS LATER, I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I STARTED KEEPING THE GAS ON 3/4 OF A TANK AT ALL TIMES TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS FUEL IN IT. THE PROBLEM KEPT HAPPENING. TODAY, IT WAS ON 200+ MILES AND I RAN OUT. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! DO I REALLY HAVE TO KEEP TRACK OF HOW MANY MILES I PUT ON IT SO I KNOW WHEN I NEED TO REFILL? *TR

ALL GAUGES ON CONTROL PANEL NOT WORKING, BUT ALL SERVICE LIGHTS COME ON CHECK ENGINE, ABS SEAT BELT, REDUCE POWER, BATTERY LIGHTS. SPEED AND FUEL ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW AS WELL AS WARNINGS TO OBSERVE FROM LIGHTS. 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER, SPEEDOMETER WILL SHOW A FASTER SPEED THAN YOU MOVING OR WILL GO TO 0 WHILE ON THE FREEWAY. THE TACH HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED NOW. I HEARD THAT THEY HAD THE SAME ISSUE ON PICK-UPS AND THEY WERE RECALLED. MOST INSTRUMENT BACKLIGHTS HAVE BURNED OUT PREVENTING THE SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER GAUGES FROM BEING SEEN AT NIGHT. VERY DANGEROUS. QUICK SEARCH ON INTERNET RESULTS IN A SEVERE EPIDEMIC OF THIS PROBLEM WITH ALL GM SUV'S. A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT RESULTED IN A NATIONWIDE RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR ALL SIMILAR VEHICLES BUT NOT THE CHEVY TRAILBLAZER OR GMC ENVOY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A CRIMINAL ACT BY GM. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO PROTECT OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES. DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY HEADLIGHTS GO OUT..WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS WENT OUT, I HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH HIGH BEAMS ON, HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2004/CHEVROLET/TRAILBLAZER/ELECTRICAL+SYSTEM CHECK OUT ALL THESE OTHER COMPLAINTS THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THEM AND I AM ONE OF MANY. THIS IS SO DANGEROUS AND A SAFETY HAZARD TO OTHERS AS WELL, PLEASE GET US A RECALL ON THESE CARS THE EXPENSES ARE TREMENDOUS. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED TO MALFUNCTION WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH NORTH BOUND ON DAVIS BLVD. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 80 MPH THEN WHEN STOPPED IT WAS STILL READING 80 MPH. IT THEN MOVED PAST THE GAUGE NOT ALLOWING TO KNOW MY ACTUAL SPEED. THIS TO ME IS A CAR SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE WE NEVER KNOW HOW FAST WE ARE GOING. THE GAS GAUGE HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING FOR MORE THAT 24 MONTHS. THE CAUTION LIGHT (YELLOW) TURNS ON WHEN YOU NEED TO FILL THE TANK SO WE HAVE BEEN USING THIS LIGHT TO FILL THE CAR WITH GAS. THE GAUGE NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED. SINCE THE CAR IS NOT ABUSED WE FILL THIS IS SOMETHING WHICH SHOULD HAVE LASTED THE REGULAR 100,000 MILES BEFORE THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE WARRANTY PERIOD IS OVER. FROM TALKING TO OTHER USERS AND REPEATED SEARCHES ONLINE IT SEEM TO BE A REGULAR FAILURE ITEM. I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION. MANY DRIVERS HAVE HAD TO SPEND LOTS OF MONEY TO HAVE THIS ITEM FIXED IN LESS THAN AVERAGE MEAN TIMES BETWEEN FAILURE OF (100,000 MILES). *TR