I have a 2004 chevy trailblazer. The speedometer is not reading correctly. I can be at a stop light and it will read I am doing 90mph. I do believe this should be a recall by reading all the complaints on this problem. I don't have the extra money to have this problem fixed. I do believe it should be the manf. Responsibility to fix it.
2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer electrical complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet trailblazer. While driving approximately 55 MPH, the door ajar chime began to sound. Immediately following, all of the warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel and the gauges became inoperable. The vehicle was driven to the dealer, but they could not duplicate the failure. The failure has been persistent for the past six months. The vehicle has not been repaired. The manufacturer stated that they were not liable for the repair costs. The current mileage was 81,393 and failure mileage was 52,000. Updated 3/16/09 */cn the instrument panel and lights failed. Updated 03/19/09.
Dash board gauges are frequently inaccurate. So far the RPM gauge has been sticking at 2200 and the speedometer is typically showing a speed 10-20 MPH slower than actual when compared to GPS speed. When this happens the speed gauge goes below 0 MPH at a stop. Other times the speedometer will stick at a random speed whether moving or not. This is very dangerous as it causes the driver to unknowingly speed. If it were not for the GPS unit showing the real speed I may have gotten a ticket.
The speedometer on my 2004 chevrolet trailblazer displays a reading of 120 MPH and over when traveling at normal speeds on highway (middle lane, many other cars passing on left). This was reported to a car dealer who informed me that the instrument panel needs to be replaced (at my cost).
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!
All within the last few months I have had to replace the complete drivers side low beam headlight and electrical pigtail because it caused an electrical short that burnt the wires. A few weeks later driver's side rear stop light quit working, I had to replace the bulb, next, the blower motor won't work on 5...and it won't transfer from defrost to vents...so, I am currently replacing the blower motor resistor and the red wire is fried because it appears not to have been "pushed" all the way in from the factory, (I have taken a picture of it)and now I have to "replace" the entire wiring harness...I'm really starting to hate chevy...especially when I browsed through all the complaints... Is there ever any resolve? I think most of the issues I /we have are all safety issues...would you handle things differently on your end if someone you know and love was in this type situation where they were concerned for their safety as well as the public's safety!!!!
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact stated that the speedometer would become stuck at 50 MPH while the vehicle was completely stopped. The accurate speed could not be determined due to the failure. The dealer stated that the repair would cost over $500. No repairs have been made to date. The failure mileage was 60,000 and current mileage was 80,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact stated that the speedometer would become stuck at 50 MPH while the vehicle was completely stopped. The accurate speed could not be determined due to the failure. The dealer stated that the repair would cost over $500. No repairs have been made to date. The failure mileage was 60,000 and current mileage was 80,000. Updated 03-06-09 *bf updated 03/09/09.
The speedometer is malfunctioning. It will sometimes read 110 when I am only going 20. I have talked to a mechanic and they said it is the instrument cluster and it will cost about 500.00 to fix it. He said he has had several complaints for this same issue on his model. I have seen several complaints on it on the internet and I think a recall should be issued. Sometimes the speedometer stops working at all and this is very big problem. I don't think I should have to pay to get this fixed when it is a manufacturer issue and I think a recall should be issued. Please help....
Speedometer provides false and incorrect speeds. Happens at normal road speed or while in park. Sometimes reads high or low.
Rpm gauge failed, then the oil gauge and now the battery gauge. Why won't they have a formal recall and chevrolet pay for it? They did have a bulletin but the trailblazer was not included. I would like them to pay for it?
2004 chevy trailblazer dashboard gauges and speedometer work intermittently. Electrical problem requires a new instrumentation cluster, which runs $600. While searching online, I've noticed that there are many others who experiencing the very same problems with their trailblazers. Faulty gauges are a nuisance, but a speedometer malfunction is an entirely different matter. I'm am checking with chevy tomorrow concerning an existing recall, but was not offered a recall repair when the dealer originally troubleshoot the problem. If no recall exists, it should. A trend exists that needs to be examined and corrected by gm.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet trailblazer. While driving 40 MPH, the contact made a stop and noticed that the speedometer read 100 MPH. In addition, the fuel gauge dial failed. She does not know if the gas tank is full or empty. She will take the vehicle to the dealer to be diagnosed. The failure mileage was 60,000 and current mileage was 61,100.
For about 6 months, the speedometer on my 2004 trailblazer would intermittently read 120 MPH and get stuck. The problem would correct after repeated starting of the engine. In december the speedometer became stuck again and has not reset. I currently have 80,000 miles on my car. I have contacted chevrolet customer care and was told that they know about this issue in many of their vehicles but no recall has been ordered. Customer care wants me to take my car to my dealership at my cost ( $89.00) to have the problem diagnosed. At that point they will inform if anything can be done for me. I do not understand why gm is being allowed to get away with this.
About 10,000 before the factory warranty ran out, the speedometer got stuck at about 60mp so it read that much higher than actual speed. After a few times of starting the vehicle the speedometer reset itself, so when we took it in to the chevrolet dealership they couldn't duplicate the problem and they wouldn't cover the problem. It eventually kept getting higher and higher until it was stuck and didn't read the speed at all. Now the dealer says it is a faulty instrument cluster and want to charge me $500+ to fix. I believe this is a serious safety issue and chevy should issue a recall on the 2004 trailblazers.
The speedometer does not register the speed of the vehicle. I don't know how fast or slow I am going.
I had been driving with a faulty speedometer in my 2004 chevy trailblazer for some time without even knowing it was not working properly. Inability to gauge speed is a major safety concern in my opinion and the problem is not limited to my vehicle. It is a well known defect affecting gm clusters, so much so that is has been the source of a recall in the silverado. That, however does nothing to help the other thousands of people with these defective and dangerous clusters made by the same company driving in other gm vehicles like the trailblazer with no indication of their speed. A product that affects safety like this does should be immediately recalled for all affected vehicles. When I searched for gm cluster there are well over 500 complaints about these and no less than 3 companies out there independently fixing them while gm does nothing about the problem. Thank you for your attention to this serious matter.
2004 chevrolet trailblazer ls with 50,000 miles speedometer stopped working. Sometimes it shows 40, sometimes it shows 120mph while parked in my driveway. Found to be a common problem in this model, but no recall. This is very unsafe for all drivers and passengers. January 13th, 2009 - have appointment to replace entire instrument cluster at a cost of $500 that I have to pay. Gm should replace faulty parts at no cost, or at least cover part of the replacement. This model of vehicle is unsafe to drive in this condition. With other models in this same year having a recall for the same problem, I don't see why gm cannot expand it to include an obvious continuing problem. Please look into this matter and have gm recall this problem for the safety of all motorists.
1. Speedometer on 2004 chevrolet trailblazer started to give false readings. You could be in a 25 MPH speed zone and the speedometer would show a100 MPH. 2. Intermittent. 3. Replaced speedometer on january 9, 2009 (54,000 miles on car).
The dashboard gauges began displaying incorrect information followed a day later by complete failure. I know others with the same problems. There is no recall for this error. There is no way to determine the speed of the car. This is a very expense and common error for the trailblazer.
Tachometer and speedometer not working correctly. Tach works for a short time then drops to zero. Speedometer shows 30mph =/- while stopped. While moving it shows 30mph+/- over actual speed according to my computer scanner. Contacted gm and they said there was not record of this type of complaint and it is not covered under warranty.
I have a 2004 chevy trailblazer, the RPM gauge stopped working and it has slowly progressed to the oil gauge and now the speedometer reads way off the charts. I see through some internet searching that this is a recurring problem with these vehicles. I have not had this problem repaired as of yet, as I feel with this being such a safety issue and such a repeated problem with the chevy. Trailblazer that chevrolet should issue a recall.
I own a 2004 chevy trailblazer, both the tach and speedo operate erratically. The speedo is of particular concern, the erratic reading indicates the wrong vehicle speed, mant times is reads 20 - 40mph to low which can lead driving hazard. This is significant safety issue. Research on the internet shows this a very significant problem on these vehicles, with the incident rate a magnitude higher than normal / acceptable failure rates.
2004 chevrolet trailblazer with a defective speedometer. Consumer states that the speedometer was replaced and cost him nearly $600. He feels that the trailblazer should be added to the recall list. *kb
2004 chevy trailblazer - intermittent flickering of exterior lights. Headlights sporadically flicker during normal night time driving. Flickering may occur multiple times during trip and then not occur again for several weeks. Problem began at approximately 50,000 miles. It is very frightening and is probably very distracting to other drivers.
I have a 2004 trail blazer and my speedometer stopped working . It does haywire. I was told that it cost 600.00 to be fixed . I only has 52000 miles on the vehicle. Chat rooms said that gm had problems with different vehicles that uses the same speedometer, and did a recall on these models . I was told that so may people had to complain before gm issue a recall. I can read my gas or my speed or my tachometer, or my temp. Please help me.
Speedometer on 2004 chevrolet trailblazer is not working. This is a common problem among trailblazer owners, and gm refuses to issue a recall for it. The repair must be done by a dealer and is upwards of $600. This causes a very unsafe driving situation!
A week ago I started my 2004 chevy trailblazer and noticed my speedometer was reading 70 MPH in park and RPM gauge at 6000. It has not been right since - fluctuating anywhere between 0- 120mph while at a stop or driving . From my understanding, there has not been a recall issued. This is a safety issue that should not be ignored!
I have 2004 trailblazer and cluster is bad this need to be recall . I need to report a problem a can't solve with gm complaint number from gm is 71-683-983-288 and VIN number it will cost around 600 to replaced.
Speedometer fails to report the proper speed,at times it starts out at 80 MPH and go up to 120 MPH sitting still, at times the whole instruments panel fails ( fuel gauge temp gauge voltage meter ).
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