2004 chevy trailblazer lt model had defective speedometer. Constantly showing wrong speed, and stuck between 50 and 120 MPH even when parked.
2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT electrical complaints
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Speedometer, tachometer and oil pressure gauge all stopped working on 2004 chevy trailblazer.
My check engine light started coming on and staying on; then my oil gauge started going wacky, from one end to the other; next, my gas gauge wasn't reading correctly and I had to keep putting gas in the car just to make sure I didn't run out because you couldn't trust the gauge. The gauges often correct themselves out of the blue and then they start messing up again with no warning. Today, my speedometer read 0 while I was driving about 40 MPH. It stayed at 0 until I stopped at a traffic light. When I took off, it went up to about 45 when I was only going about 25-30. I have no idea how fast I am really going, which is scary and dangerous. I am also very frazzled by all the gauges reading different every day when I am driving 40 miles back and forth to work wondering if and when my car is going to break down on the highway or in heavy traffic.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet trailblazer ext. While the contact was driving at various speeds, unexpectedly the speed odometer and other gauges became inoperative. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing where they stated that the failure was contributed to the instrument panel cluster. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.
My 2004 chevy trailblazer has multiple lights on -brakes, airbag,battery, service engine soon. All the gauges on the right-oil, gas, battery are below the red line as if the car is off. The car locked itself with the keys in it while it was turned off-had to call emergency road service to unlock. The mechanic states all the lights that are on are actually functioning and that the dashboard cluster module is causing the problem. This is a major safety issue and it appears multiple people have had the same type problem with trailblazers-why hasn't there been a recall re: this issue?
Check engine light - for over one year now, and 4 various mechanics, no once can figure out why my check engine light comes on. I have replaced two air sensors (actually 3 - one was bad)... I have spent close to $1,000 to get this fixed - but the dam light continues to go on (intermittently) sometimes it's on for a month - off a day - on two weeks - there is no pattern. The last time the light came on, my car began stalling in traffic and stop signs. Last mechanic spent 5 hours tracing all the codes back - nothing. Next day had another mechanic check codes and the engine running cool as well as a few others showed up. If no one can figure this out - where is the recourse. I feel like I am being scammed over and over. I stalled on rt. 24 slowing down in traffic - and was almost hit by a box truck because I just sat there. Who can help direct me to a repair which will ultimately end this issue? Now, the lights off this week (watch, now that I say this it will come back on). The only thing I notice is that many times the light turned off after I filled the tank. So, is there anyone out there who knows what's wrong (referring to mechanics who take us for a ride $$$)? I challenge anyone out there to figure this out.
My chevy trailblazer displayed a service engine light and 4 wheel drive service light a few days ago. Got it to the dealer. They stated the thermostat and 4 wheel drive switch needed replaced. ($550.00). The day this was replaced, I drove it home and tested the 4 wheel drive switch. As soon as I pressed on the gas in 4 wheel drive, the tach shot to 5000. It displayed 5000 for the rest of the day (even while idling). The next day, the tach stopped working all together. Dealer won't take responsibility for any error or reasoning to why it quit working. Just a coincidence?????
I have a 2004 chevrolet trailblazer. For the past year the speedometer has run amok. I can be traveling at 30, 50, etc. Mph and the needle ranges from 20 MPH over the speed limit and at times surpassed the 120 MPH mark on the dial. Can you help? Thanks.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet trailblazer ext. While driving approximately 35-40 MPH, the speedometer, rmp gauge, tachometer, and the heater on the instrument panel stopped operating. The contact stated he called the dealer and the vehicle was not under warranty and there no recalls on his vehicle. The vehicle had not been repaired. The contact was unable to provide a VIN. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000 and the current mileage was 100,000.
2004 trailblazer - all gauges don't work or max. Out; speed gauge and gas gauge quit working. Started at about 55,000 miles.
There have not been any accidents or injuries yet, that I know of. There have, however, been many complaints that I have seen for the same problem I am having and chevy does not care. The speedometer and other gauges on my 2004 trailblazer do not work correctly, the speedometer can read 0-120 when at a complete stop. Therefore we never know how fast we are going and with children in the vehicle this is very disturbing. Besides the gauges the wires for the headlights keep burning. I was told when I had the first one fixed that it is very common in these vehicles. The fact that both of these problems are so common with many chevy vehicles and they are recalling some and not all, I guess I just want to know why not all?
The speedometer and battery guage will not work. The speedometer shows over 100 MPH when you are not moving. Called the dealership and they said they get calls everyday on this problem, but gm does not have a recall on the trailblazer only on the pickup trucks.
I also just had to replace the cluster for my instrument panel in my 2004 chevrolet trailblazer. I find it very interesting, the number of cars that are having the same failure as I have had at approximately the same time.
As I have seen from other owners of the same gm product, while driving down the road my speedometer doesn't work right. Is always registering at a very high speed, sometimes even pegging down where your gears are located. Costs to repair is $600-$700 and 5-7 days of down time as the part must be sent away and repaired. Like other consumers I can not afford this costly repair. I would think after the numerous complaints gm would repair. Personally, I'm considering foreign next time. At least they own up to their mistakes and repair at no cost to the consumer.
Instrument panel gauges fluctuate, showing inaccurate readings. Speedometer sticks on one speed and also just fails consistently.
On 02/05 /2010 I was going south on 165 to monroe, la it was about 8:00 at night,when the dashboard lights then the headlights just went out. This made me go into a panic. I did not know what to do because it was very dark. I did manage to pull over. Thankfully there was a gas station near by. On 2/06/2010 I took to a chevy dealer and they told me that they have be seeing this problem for some time. But they close early on saturday so they could not fits it in one day. So I took to another repair shop and they told me they have seen this same problem 4 times in jan. So chevrolet has a problem that needs looking into.
I own a 2004 chevy trailblazer that I purchased new in 2004. In 2007, the instrument cluster began to malfunction exhibiting erratic function. I took it to my local dealer where I purchased the vehicle and it was replaced under the warranty. Now, here it is, 2/2010 and the cluster is doing the very same thing the original defective cluster was doing. I have gone online and read where many, many owners of chevy products from 2003 on are having these comparable issues and that chevy has some sort of extended warranty they are offering for many gm products with these defective clusters. I am disgusted by the fact that, from what I have read online, trailblazer owners have been excluded from this extended warranty due to an inadequate number of complaints necessary to warrant coverage. It is a known fact that the trailblazer has the identical instrument cluster as the other gm products covered in their extended warranty. At this point, I am adding myself to what I'm sure is a growing number of unhappy gm owners coming to you in hopes that gm will be made held responsible to replace a their defective product.
The speedometer, oil pressure gauge, and tachometer have stopped working on my 04 trailblazer. Only have 64,000 miles on it. Have talked to mechanics about replacing. Told it would cost between $400 and $800 to replace but may not fix the problem in the long term--many times replaced clusters have the same problem. Look at the internet and you will see that many people are having the same problem.
I was drving down the road and the speedometer stopped working while the truck was in motion. It went from 60 MPH to the needle going all the way past 120 and pointing down at the odometer. My speed did not change during all this.
Each time I start my 2004 chevy trailblazer ext the "change engine oil" light comes on. After 15 seconds it turns off. On several occasions, my RPM will either go extremely high, traveling 30 and the RPM says I'm doing 90, or will go extremely low, going 30-says I'm going 0. Also, my gas gauge started me out with just under a half a tank of gas, and when I got to work 15 miles away, I am under a quarter a tank of gas. Finally, my 4wd and all-wheel-drive flashes intermittently while I am driving. I do not need to switch it myself, it just sometimes switches to 4hi, and flashes between. This morning I noticed the light wasn't on, period. The electrical system is entirely messed up.
I have a 2004 chevy extended trailblazer with 84,000 miles. My speedometer is stuck at 90 MPH. I understand it is not a recall issue and this is not covered under my warranty. It will be approximately $500 to fix a safety issue. I don't feel this is fair. It should be a recall. It is a safety issue when you don't know what rate of speed you are traveling. I understand from discussion boards in the internet that this is a very common chevy trailblazer problem. I have not yet had it fixed as I cannot afford it at this time. My car was just in a few weeks ago for a cost of over $300 for a thermostat. Tw*
I own a 2004 chevy trailblazer with a malfunctioning dash. The RPM gauge does not work, speedometer bounces back and forth only working once in a while, gas gauge quite working last week so I am judging by how many miles I travel. The mileage has not stopped functioning yet. I feel that this is not a safe manner to operate this vehicle bu it is my only mode of transportation .I understand that there are several complaints online about this very same problem. Chevy should be help accountable and recall/fix this issue.
My 2004 chevy trailblazer oil, gas, speedometer and battery gauges stopped working and my heated seats smell like they're burning when turned on.
All gauges are randomly failing, but even when working they do not read properly. The speedometer will read all over the place and not move and then at times appear to work, but thanks to a GPS in the car I noticed it was showing 10 to 20 MPH off on the low side.
I own a 2004 chevrolet trailblazer ext. Took the vehicle in october 2009 for a oil change & a exhaust leak was told the exhaust manifold needed to be replaced, after searching on the internet found out it is a known problem that gm when manufacturing the vehicle used bolts that were to long therefore the exhaust manifold wasn't properly torque/tightened which made the manifold vibrate until it broke and prior to its breaking it leaked the manifold becomes loose and that leads to it cracking. After having the vehicle repaired at the cost of $319.50 & having it back for a month & driving it 3 times my speedometer went haywire registering a sitting still speed of 45 MPH. Once again looked on the internet and found numerous complaints about the instrument panel cluster they have issued recalls for the chevy trucks and yukon gmc for the same issue but no recall so far about the trailblazer. This repair will cost me $516.33, both of these repairs are due to faulty manufacturing & should be listed as a recall. I just hope that none of the other issues I have read about becomes a concern for me.
I own a 2004 chevrolet trailblazer ext. Took the vehicle in october 2009 for a oil change & a exhaust leak was told the exhaust manifold needed to be replaced, after searching on the internet found out it is a known problem that gm when manufacturing the vehicle used bolts that were to long making the manifold get to hot and therefore leads to it cracking. After having the vehicle repaired at the cost of $319.50 & having it back for a month & driving it 3 times my speedometer went haywire registering a sitting still speed of 45 MPH. Once again looked on the internet and found numerous complaints about the instrument panel cluster they have issued recalls for the chevy trucks and yukon gmc for the same issue but no recall so far about the trailblazer. This repair will cost me $516.33, both of these repairs are due to faulty manufacturing & should be listed as a recall. I just hope that none of the other issues I have read about becomes a concern for me.
Battery gauge failed about 6 months ago and I didn't think much of it but now the gas gauge, oil gauge and fuel gauge are failing and according to everything I have read the speedometer is next. My dome lights haven't worked right in over a year but that didn't bother me. The gauges all failing are a safety factor. It occurs everytime I start the SUV - I do not have the money to repair it.
The speedometer has failed to work properly. It is erratic, sometimes registering "0" and sometimes registering 20-30 MPH over actual speed.
While driving all gauges in the instrument panel will completely stop working leaving vehicle traveling at an unknown speed!
2004 chevrolet trailblazer speedometer and fuel gauge are unreliable. Speedometer sometimes seems to work but is no accurate when it does show a speed. Fuel gauge moves but is usually the needle is not even in the normal area ie. Between e and f. There are numerous complaints online, but gm has not issued a recall. This is a prevalent problem that gm should resolve at no cost to the owners.
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