I was driving down the highway and looked at my speedometer and it said I was going 80 miles an hour and I noticed all the other cars were passing me! I then noticed my speedometer continuing to rise until it went to 120 MPH! I knew I wasn't going that fast. Sometimes it works if I shut the truck off and on until it gets to 0 MPH but then it only works for a short period of time and goes crazy again.
2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer electrical complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact stated that the instrumental panel gauges, including the speedometer and the odometer, failed. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for a diagnosis of the failure. The manufacturer was not contacted. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 110,000 and the current was unknown.
The speedometer work intermittently causing problems not knowing how fast or slow we are driving. It is a 2004 chevrolet trailblazer and I contacted chevrolet about this issue, but went on deaf ears. They have other SUV/truck recalls for the same issue, but nothing for the trailblazer. There are many complaints for the same issue on internet sites and no action by any one to resolve this safety issue...
I have a 2004 chevrolet trailblazer and the dash cluster is constantly showing incorrect. This has been going on for over a year now and started when the vehicle had around 80,000. Miles on it. The speedometer will show 55 at a stand still, and the tachometer does whatever it wants, neither do as they should. The problem is almost a constant, it will work correctly for a few miles, then goes silly again.
Instruments in my 2004 chevy trailblazer show wrong levels (ex. Traveling at 70 MPH and the speedometer showing 55 MPH) oil and charging levels are also wrong. I think this problem is in the instrument cluster. Thousands of complaints online about this problem. Government has recall other chevy truck models with this problem but not the trailblazer.
2004 chevrolet trailblazer without warning lose all gauges and speedometer and tachometer.
My odometer one day stopped working and then it would start working again. A few days later my speedometer started messing up. Every time it would do that I would have to stop the car, turn it off and start it up again. I would have to keep doing this until the speedometer went back to working. This worked for about 6 months and now my speedometer doesn't work along with my odometer and the rest of my gauges. The only gauge that does work is my gas gauge. This is a problem chevy has recalled on other vehicles but not 2004 trailblazers. They recalled 2004 chevy vehicles with the same problem but not trailblazers. This needs to be recalled.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact stated the instrument panel cluster failed. The fuel level gauge would intermittently operate yet the speedometer, battery indicator, and tachometer had completely failed. The tachometer remained stuck at 1500 rpms. The manufacturer advised because of the mileage on the vehicle, they would not assist with repairs. The contact was able to locate hundreds of complaints online pertaining to the failure for her year, make and model. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 87,000 and the current was unknown. Updated 10/05/10.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the instrument cluster failed. The fuel level and battery gauge would fail intermittently. The dealer advised there was a defect in the ground wire and repairs would be at the contacts expense. The contact believed the manufacture should take the liability for the failure because he was able to locate hundreds of similar complaints online for his year, make and model pertaining to the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 105,249.
Speedometer malfunctions on daily basis.
The speed, oil, and tach gauges on a chevy trailblazer 2004 started to indicate incorrect readings. After some time the gauges would just stop working. Gm will replace them for fee starting at $300+. Now you can get a used cluster to replace this but you will have the wrong odometer reading which will cause a fraud. Gm will not reset the odometer on a used cluster! This causes someone to pay the high price or drive around with broken gauges. Doing a search on the web, I am seeing that this is not just the trailblazer and there is a lot of complaints. I would think not knowing the speed or other instrument reading could be a safety issue, since they are there for a reason.
Yesterday my speedometer needle started jumping between numbers rather than moving smoothly. Today it stopped working completely, it stayed below the 0 and wouldn't register the speed at all. I stopped at a chevy dealership on the way into work and was told the instrument cluster had to be replaced at my cost of about $400. Driving away from the dealership the speedometer started moving slowly (I was going around 55 MPH but the speedometer showed 15 - 20 MPH.) when I got to work I ran an internet search and found that this is a recall for chevy trucks but not for trailblazers. Also found numerous complaint sites with consumers reporting the exact same issue (model year and mileage varied.) obviously this is a widespread issue and should be addressed by a recall from gm. This presents a safety hazard as most consumers don't have the money for the repair cost so they aren't fixing the faulty speedometers which could lead to accidents and fatalities.
The speedometer goes off most of the time you can turn of vehicle then just keep clicking and it will go back to 0 sometimes you star driving and it will go start acting up again and sometimes it stays the way it should be. I think this is a safety hazard you don't know if it is working properly or not and you really don't know the speed which you are traveling. I have request at many places to fix the problem but have been told over and over again that I may spend the money to replace the cluster which is what is causing this problem but it would probably do the same thing. From there knowledge of this problem there are many of these with this problem and I am told if I replace it the other that I replace it with would probably do the same thing. So I am just wondering how can this company get away with letting this problem exist. This is a very unsafe issue and if I cant resolve this I am going to have to trade in for another form of transportation. Please help me with this issue I have kids and a grandchild that depend on this car for transportation and I want them to be safe all the time not just sometimes when the cluster wants to work.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet trailblazer. While the contact was driving approximately 65 MPH, suddenly the speedometer displayed an inaccurate reading. The reading would fluctuate intermittently at any given speed. The contact stated the failure could be corrected by turning the engine off and restarting; and disabling the battery cable. The failure progressed. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired at the time of the complaint. The failure mileage was 60,000.
Trailblazer refused to charge the battery on the travel trailer. The dash lights occasionally flickered, then came back on strong. Gm dealer could not find the problem. A local mechanic simply took the cover off the electrical distribution box at the front right of the engine, then pushed all the wires deeper into their contact sockets. That resolved the problems, at least until now. Now the service engine light is on again, and it says it is for the pressure system.
Speedometer gauge only works correctly intermittently. Numerous gauge problems and numerous headlight failures.
There are several defects on chevy trail blazers mine in particular is with the instrument cluster panel because it stopped recording the speed, amount of gas in my vehicle, essential to driving safety, proper speed maintenance and ensuring it wont stall out due to lack of gas in the vehicle while on the freeway at high speeds. In addition the night lights turn off randomly while driving at night and that is dangerous to me and my children when driving at night which I do often to commute home from work. There are different dates for the defects the cluster panel gage was proximately 6 or 8 months old, the manufacturer was contacted they stated it was not hazardous to my driving and that since it was not under warranty due to being a 2004 the best they could do was 10% off, I felt it was a hazard at the time of the report they fixed an issue with the turn signals but now my headlights are turning on and off randomly at night and it is scary to be driving at night and your lights go off and you cant see a thing. The lights have been malfunctioning for the last 3 to 4 months have not reported it because of the lack of response by the manufacturer with prior issue.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact stated that the air bag warning light would intermittently illuminate and the RPM gauge would continue to fluctuate between rpms. The dealer performed a diagnostic and found that the instrument panel was failing. The vehicle was not repaired. In addition, the contact stated the seat belts would not operate and the instrument panel completely failed. The failure mileage was 58,000 and the current mileage was 73,000.
2004 chevy trailblazer instrumentation panel cluster out speedometer gas oil pressure battery and RPM. 2 speeding tickets. Speedo was off by 40 at the time,now does not work at all. No gas on freeway. And battery out caused a crash. Chevy dealership refuses to help although there is a recall for other chevy products with similar problems. Chevy service department offers nothing and refuses to help or acknowledge anything wrong. This is a safety problem I am not the only one having this problem. Please help force gm to recall the instrument cluster panel.
My wife owns a 2004 chevy trailblazer and the instrument cluster is going haywire. We have already spent hundreds of dollars taking it to the dealership to have it fixed with no success. I am a pretty good mechanic, but not when it comes to all the electronics on cars these days. I refuse to take it back and get screwed out of more money. I guess this is how chevrolet is making up for their loss. I still can't believe that there is not a recall on this as of yet. The internet is loaded with complaints with this issue. I have always been a chevy man, but it looks like I may end up changing my loyalty to another company. With as much as we have to pay for vehicles these days we should be receiving better service on them. I will be buying a used cluster off the internet and installing it myself. The dealership even wants a fortune to replace a part they should have a recall on anyway.
Having troubles with my 2004 chevy trailblazer gauge cluster. Which worked sporadically then finally has stopped working completely. This seems to be a common unsafe problem in these vehicles. And there is no recall on this particular model. But chevy does back its other models for this same problem. This is a major unsafe vehicle mishap. And there needs to be a recall placed on it!!!
All gauges on control panel not working, but all service lights come on check engine, ABS seat belt, reduce power, battery lights. Now SUV not cranking, it will spin but not turning over. Will crank up after letting it sit for a while. I received a ticket for speeding, already.
Our 2004 chevy trailblazer has had a failure of it's instrument cluster and the fuel gauge, speedometer, voltmeter, oil pressure gauge and tachometer have failed and now that we can not know how fast we are going we have had 3 speeding tickets and the officers have said that's not an excuse but we think it's a good excuse. I have researched this issue and many people (at least a hundred on each site) have had this complaint about the trailblazer and chevy just doesn't seem to care about the problem. Nothing happened leading up to this event it just started failing one after the other.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact stated that all the components on the instrument panel began to fail one by one until nothing on the instrument panel functioned at all. The vehicle had not been inspected at the time of the complaint. The failure mileage was unknown. The current mileage was approximately 130,000. Updated 11/03/10.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet trailblazer. The consumer stated the vehicle was at a stop, but still running. The contact noticed that all the lights on the instrument panel had suddenly illuminated. He turned the vehicle off and noticed that neither the windows nor doors would not unlock. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership where the ignition switch was replaced. The current and failure mileages were 47,717. Updated 7/16/10 *cn at one point the consumer was unable to open any of the doors and had to turn the vehicle completely off. Once he turned the vehicle back on, everything operated as normal. The dealer stated there was an internal failure in the ignition switch. Updated 07/21/10
2004 chevrolet trailblazer. Consumer states that he was trapped in the car even after pressing the unlock button. The door sand windows would not open. *gr the consumer stated while driving, all of the dash lights illuminated,and were not working. The gas gauge read empty etc. Upon arriving at his destination, the doors and windows would not open, despite pressing the unlock button. The consumer and his occupants were trapped in the vehicle. The consumer turned the engine off and back on again, and everything worked. The consumer stated the incident happened several times for several days. According to the invoice, there was an internal failure in the liftgate module which caused the door locks to malfunction. The dash lights illuminating was the result of an internal failure in the ignition switch.
The speedometer on my 2004 trailblazer is broken, it does not go below 90mpg, so 90 is my new 0. This just happened and from looking into it is very common. This is very costly to fix and a safety hazard and should be a recall. Gm had recalls on it's other SUV's for the same issue.
The gauges on my 2004 did not work the tachometer I see there are many complaints for this,. I want to have it fixed before the speedometer stops working too.
Instrument panel has RPM and speedometer displaying incorrect metrics. Rpm displays zero; speedometer displays incorrect speed. Chevy dealership service department says known issue for tahoe model. Service representative said 2004 chevrolet trailblazer "instrument cluster" is the issue but your make and model is not on the recall list so it will cost about $500.
Instrument cluster gauges and lights go haywire. Radio shuts off, security light comes on and alarm sounds. Speedo and tach continue to work fine.
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