Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet trailblazer. While driving 70 MPH the contact noticed that the speedometer increased from 70 MPH to 120 MPH. Although the speedometer read 120 MPH the vehicle was not traveling at that speed. The contact took the vehicle to a dealer regarding the instrument panel and they stated that it needed to be replaced. The contact has reviewed concerns regarding the instrument cluster for his year make and model and since there was a related recall, the manufacturer should be responsible for the repairs. The failure mileage was 42,397. Updated 3/16/10 *cn the consumer was informed his vehicle was not included in the recall, because the instrument cluster panel was made by another manufacturer. Updated 06/11/10.
2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer electrical complaints
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Speedometer malfunctions at various times. On carcomplaints.com there are 46 complaints of speedometer problems with this model vehicle and nothing is being done about them and nobody knows what the fix is. One garage told me the battery was bad so replacing it would fix the problem, it didn't. I had a speed control sensor put in, and that didn't fix the problem either. No warning lights are coming on, so nobody knows what else to do. I don't have any more money to put in this vehicle. The battery and the speed control sensor together have cost me over $200.
All gauges including speedometer on 2004 chevy trailblazer stopped working!! Thousands of people are having the same problem and it is very expensive to fix and very unsafe to not. Gm recalled all kinds of gm's with same problem except for trailblazer. Please help us with this ongoing problem since gm doesn't want to step up.
Head lights flickering and dimming while driving. Cars think your are trying to get them to stop allowing them to pull out in front of you. The volts drop severely on the battery gauge. This is no way safe and the gm says its normal. No way!!!
Tachometer has stopped working. From postings I have read, it appears that eventually all instruments will stop working.
The gauges on my daughter's 2004 chevy trailblazer will not register correctly. One day they all work, the next day only a few work correctly. One day she is able to tell the correct speed she is driving, and the next day she is stuck on 120 MPH. This has been an on-going problem for the last several months. It is the same with the oil pressure, tachometer and gas gauge.
The speedometer on my 2004 chevy trailblazer doesen'twork due to the stepper motors in the instrument cluster gm knows of the complaints on their other vehicles of the same years and have repaired them. The speedometer starts out working but fails after a few miles down the road. I've read e-mails from people on the internet who have gotten speeding tickets from this problem.
I have a 2004 trailblazer that has 98,000 miles on it. About 6 months ago my speedometer started messing up at first it would just mess up every once in a while now the RPM gauge has started acting up and the speedometer is never right. I have had my truck looked at and they say it is the instrument cluster and it will be $600.00 to fix. I have seen all the complaints about this on trailblazers and I think it should be recalled because I think this is a manufacture problem since it is happening in so many vehicle.....
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet trailblazer. Whenever the contact drove the vehicle at various speeds around 45 MPH, she noticed that the instrument panel illuminated intermittently. The dealer informed the contact that the failure could not be reproduced. The current and failure mileages were 70,365. Updated 05/13/10,
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet trailblazer. Whenever the contact drove the vehicle, he noticed that the instrument panel displayed inaccurate information regarding the vehicles speed. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 92000.
Gauges stopped working on my 2004 chevy trailblazer first the RPM gauge then the oil gauge stopped working the temperature gauge followed and now the speedometer stopped working im waiting for my fuel gauge to go next. There are numerous complaints on the internet about this problem and no recalls but I believe this is a huge safety problem, expensive to replace and also many reports of the problem re occurring.
The instrument cluster is not working properly. The speedometer, and RPM needle are operating erratically. They started conveying incorrect information. A new cluster was installed. It has since been replaced, the cluster was showing a battery light error.
Repeated instances of speedometer failing to read correct speed. Often reads up to 120 MPH while stopped. Random behavior. Has been occurring for last 8 months. Can be temporarily corrected by repeatedly turning ignition on and off without starting engine. Occurs when driving at normal highway speeds. Speedometer continues to climb until it hits its limit at well over 120 MPH regardless of actual speed or when stopped. Very unsafe condition, particularly for people who are limited in their ability to judge speeds.
Instrument panel gauges on my 2004 chevrolet trailblazer has stopped working. I have no way to gauge speed, RPM's, fuel, temperature, oil pressure. I have contacted my dealership and have been advised that my vehicle is not being recalled, nor are there any the federal safety agency bulletins. I have learned, however, that larger gm vehicles have been recalled for the same problem. I would like to respectfully request that trailblazers be repaired likewise. I have absolutely no funds to cover this repair. With two jobs, it is all I can do to keep above water financially. Thank you very much for any advice and help you can offer.
The speedometer stops working or will accelerates with you putting your foot on the gas pedal you have turn off the car and keep starting and turning off the car to get back to 0mph.
Instrument panel - complete failure while vehicle was in service. Was driving down i95 near richmond va and the speedometer did not decrease in speed while I was slowing down. When I accelerated the speedometer would increase and would not drop. The speedometer final reached 120mph. Safety issue as one is unable to know what speed one is traveling which could have LED to an accident. Took vehicle to gmc / buick / cadillac dealer in athens ga. Took one week to get a replacement cluster box. Cost of repair $401.50. Contacted gm.
Jan 13, 2010 I started my 2004 chevy trailblazer and the entire instrument panel was not working. There has been no accident, fire, flood or any other thing that would have caused this to happen. I do not feel I can safely drive my vehicle and am not aware of any recalls even though I have found hundreds of other similar complaints of the same problem.
Gauges in vehicle (2004 chevrolet trailblazer ) have gone "haywire". They drop to zero suddenly or even worse show unrealistic displays , such as speeding past 100 miles an hour when I have stopped.
I own a 2004 chevrolet trailblazer and the speedometer is erratic and frequently reads speeds not consistent with actual speed (as compared with the speed provided by a GPS device). I have found a significant number of other vehicle owners with similar chevrolet vehicles experiencing the same issues. Being unaware of your actual speed is a danger to self and other drivers.
I have a 2004 chevrolet trailblazer. All the gauges in the instrument panel are failing! First the speedometer stopped working, then the RPM gauge, and now the oil pressure gauge.
The speedometer has quit working properly in a 2004 chevrolet trailblazer with 71,000 miles. It is impossible to know the rate of speed of the vehicle while driving. The repair has not been made yet.
2004 trailblazer, speedometer failed. Needle sits at 60 MPH when stopped, moves past 120mph as you drive. I consider it a safety issue if you are unable to monitor your speed.gm is repairing out of warranty 03/04 cadillac escalade,chevrolet avalanche, silverado, suburban,and tahoe; and gmc yukon for this same problem. I don't understand why trailblazer is not included..
I own a 2004 chevrolet trailblazer and the speedometer as well as all of the other gauges stopped working. I was driving down the road looked down and saw that the speedometer said I was traveling 100mph, which I knew I wasn't because I was in rush hour traffic. When I stopped at a traffic light the speedometer dropped down but got stuck on 55mph and now it will not move at all. I searched the internet for this problem and discovered that several other owners of the 2004 trailblazer had the same problems but chevrolet has failed to recognize this as a safety recall. I am requesting that this issue be brought up as a safety complaint due to this vehicle being our main transportation for myself and my family !! I am now in the process of getting price quotes from area automotive shops but I have read that the repair costs are from $400.00 to $800.00. I don't think I should have to pay this amount if chevrolet would recognize this as a safety hazard and just recall this certain problem. I also own a 2001 silverado and not too long ago I received a notice in the mail that there was a recall on the wire supports for the trucks tailgate(due to the current supports might break under the right circumstances). Now I am wondering if a tailgate that I rarely use is a safety hazard then how is an instrument that is used to make sure you are operating your vehicle at a safe speed or making sure you do not run out of gas in the middle of the interstate not being recalled... Thanks for all your help and concern in resolving this matter.
1. Speedometer cluster is defective, 2. Still broke, 3. Reported to chevrolet, I paid for diagnosis, chevy advised there is no recall or financial assistance available.
In september 2009, my 2004 trailblazer started going haywire! It lost all power (while going down the interstate), the power/cigarette outlets stopped working, the doors started locking themselves (sometimes with the keys in the ignition) , the radio would go loud or stop working, my speedometer went nuts (like saying that I was doing 65mph, when I was at a complete stop or 120mph down the hwy), the service engine soon light would go on and off,and my heater will not blow out the vents in the dash. We have taken it to a mechanic. He tried everything from replacing the battery, fuel filter, and spark plugs. He even hooked it up to his scanner (which showed that there was nothing wrong with the car) all this and $700.00 later I still have the same problems. Now I'm told that the electrical panel will need to be replaced at a cost around $500-$900!! If you look at carcomplaints.com you see that there are many more people like me with the same car and the same problems. This is a huge safety issue.how long will it be before someone pushes chevy into doing a recall? Does someone have to be killed or kill someone else for this to happen? I was so glad to google car complaints and find that it wasn't just me that was having so many problems with this trailblazer.
With driving home my speedometer starting screwing up. Now it doesn't work. Come to find out the cluster is bad. My dad has a 05 silverado and that cluster was recalled. Why not the trailblazers with the same problem.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact stated that the instrumental clusters and battery cage failed. The contact called a local dealer and they informed him that his warranty was not valid for the repair. There are no related recalls. The contact is responsible for paying the instrument clusters repair cost of $500. The failure mileage was 62,000. Updated 02/01/10 *bf updated 02/02/10.
We own a 2004 chevrolet trailblazer. On the way home from christmas we noticed our speedometer was not moving. The speedometer was either to fast or not fast enough. We hope to bring it to carmax, since the vehicle is hopefully still under warranty. This problem could cause an accident or a ticket for the person driving the car.
The problems that are happening to my 2004 chevy trailblazer : I am having a whining noise in the front end of the vehicle and when I try to engage into 4wd the sound worsens and there is a vibration in the front as well the whining almost resembles a low siren sound. I am also having a major malfunction with my speedometer since the weather has gotten colder??? I could only be moving 10mph and it will register to 120 or even surpass it and then get stuck, the only way to unstick it is to shut the car off and keep restarting it until it resets itself but now it is stuck and wont reset, I went online to see if there were any recalls and I all I found out was there were tons of people having the same issues with their trailblazers as I am having. These problems are occurring at all different times during the life of the car some people have them happen around 30,000 miles or some 50 thousand and myself the speedometer is happening around 72,000 miles. The speedometer seemed to start to act up once the weather was colder. Its a shame they will fix the larger SUV's due to a lawsuit but since this is a smaller SUV it's not covered. We have tried to replace the wheel bearings in the truck for the front end noise to only find the noise did not disappear after reading many of other complaints from others it seems this could be the transfer case on the truck. I am not going to keep replacing part after part to only find out its the drive train and something should be done about this.
This trail blazer has been a lemon every since I bought it.first two batteries kept swelling up and smoking and then it wouldn't start. I replaced the alternator. Then the motor threw a rod. I put another motor in it. Then the check engine light came on. I took it and had it put on a machine to check it out. It cannot be checked because the machine reads that the computer is dead. It stalls every now and then and gets horrible gas mileage. I replaced the gas cap but it didn't help. Now the transmission has went out of it. Previously it automatically locked the doors when it was running locking me out. There should be a recall on all these electric problems. I do not have any money to fix these problems yet I have 16 more months to pay on this truck. I've always bought chevrolet's but I will never buy another one and so will a lot of other people. If they can't stand behind there vehicle's their no good for anything. All these different problems started at different dates. I also had to put a new exhaust system on it. I don't know how it is still running with the computer dead.
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