Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact stated that the tachometer and speedometer were behaving erratically on a regular basis. He could not tell if he was driving 2 MPH or 200 MPH due to the irregularity of the indicators. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they stated that the extended warranty did not cover the vehicle, as well as other chevrolet models that were included in a recall for this same failure. The cost of the repair ranged from $600-$800. The VIN was unknown. The current mileage was 65,000 and failure mileage was approximately 64,000.
2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer electrical complaints
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Speedometer is broken ,reads 120 MPH when in park or stays on 10mph when driving,sometimes it works then other times wont work took it to chevy dealer and it was working for them two days later it started again. It is currently stuck on 10mph.
The instrument cluster in my 2004 chevy trailblazer functions erratically if at all. This behavior began a few weeks ago when the tach went crazy and eventually just quit, the needle now just sits at the bottom of the instrument and wiggles occasionally. The speedometer is erratic in that at times it will just quit and read o -10 MPH when I know I am going a lot faster than that (freeway speeds). The cruise control is so unpredictable I don't dare use it anymore. It speeds up for no apparent reason and I am afraid I won't be able to turn it off. What can be done about these issues. All in all otherwise we like the vehicle but the problems with the instrument panel are making us think about getting rid of it.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet trailblazer. Beginning in january of 2007, the gas gauge failed on the instrument panel, which prevented the contact from knowing the amount of fuel in the vehicle. Soon afterwards, the speedometer began to malfunction and began displaying inaccurate readings. The vehicle has not been repaired, but arrangements are being made. The current mileage was 84,585 and failure mileage was 73,068.
Normal operating of 2004 trailblazer, 15,000 orig miles. Driving approximately 40 MPH, speedometer reading 110 MPH, when stopped speedometer reads 60 MPH, just stopped working suddenly, no warning leading up to this problem. -this has not been corrected to date. Safety and tickets are a major factor not knowing what speed you are driving...
I began having problems with speedometer and tachometer several years ago. The tac and speedometer go haywire and then go dead while driving down the road. I brought it in and was told that it was a faulty gauge cluster that needed to be replaced and that it was a problem already recalled in other gm vehicles. The service tech was able to unhook the battery cable and reset the gauges but they still aren't fixed. I have been reading multitudes of complaints of the same thing.
When temperatures are cool , below 40 degrees f the tachometer doesn't work at all. Once the car has been driven awhile and "warmed up" the tachometer begins working.
Speedometer quit working.
I have a 2004 chevy trailblazer with 45,000 miles on it. I was driving along the other day and noticed my RPM gauge bouncing around. Five minutes later I looked down and was going 120 MPH in a school zone. I just happened to be sitting still. Once I began moving the speedometer was bouncing like crazy. I have no idea what will be next , maybe filling full of gas and still be on empty?
I own a '04 trailblazer and a couple of months ago my oil pressure gauge started sticking. Then temp. Gauge was sticking , battery gauge stuck, and speedometer stopped working. I have owned this vehicle for less than a year and do not have the money to replace the dash cluster. If gm can issue a recall on the other vehicles somebody should force them to issue a recall for the trailblazers also. This is a safety issue that they should be responsible for not us the consumers.
Speedometer on 2004 chevy trailblazer quit working. There are numerous instances of this happening on other chevy vehicles of the same model year. Gm needs to resolve this issue. It is a serious safety issue.
"service engine soon" light would flash on then immediately off, truck would feel like it momentarily lost power while driving. Recently the fuses for all the gauges have been blowing out repetitively. The speedometer does it more than the others. Have replaced them several times in the past three months. Chevy was helpfully "guessing" at first but finally told us there was nothing they could do towards the end of our 3 year warranty. We haven't taken it back to them for the ongoing problems.
My 2004 trailblazer's speedometer and tachometer malfunctioned. Everyone I spoke to, including gm customer service and the repairman, seemed to know immediately it was a defective cluster. This is covered on other gm vehicles but not the trailblazer. There are many cases online where it is obvious it is a manufacturer defect/known problem. My daughter received a speeding ticket for going 49 in a 40 when the speedometer showed she was within the MPH limit. It was shortly after that we realized the problem. My situation occurred about a month or two ago. Yesterday I was driving with a friend who had the same vehicle and he mentioned his speedometer was acting up. I told him exactly what happened to me and he is looking into the repair. I feel this is a potential safety hazard and inconvenience and since so many are experiencing the same problem gm should cover the cost of the repair.
I was driving down the road when my speedometer continued to rise even when I stopped. I have a 2004 chevrolet trailblazer. There are hundreds of people in various forums with the same problem and chevrolet has yet to recall or fix the problem. They know that the problem is with the instrument cluster failing but still will not pay to have it fixed in the trailblazer. The other trucks and SUV's have been found with the same problem and chevrolet is paying for them but not the trailblazer. I will need to pay $450 for a new instrument panel to fix the problem. I currently do not have a working speedometer.
2004 chevrolet trailblazer instrument panel cluster failure. When taken to the chevrolet dealer to determine cause of the problem with the speedometer and the instrument cluster they are aware that this is a very common problem with trailblazers. No recall yet for trailblazers but there is recall for same problem with many other chevrolet models including silverado, suburban and others. Speedometer failed to work.
Speedometer is malfunctioning (stuck).
2004 chevy trailblazer tach, failed at 52,000 mi speedometer sticks does not return to zero, at 62,000 mi.
Speedometer does not return to 0, stops at 20 to 35. At other times it does not lt stops all together. Seems to be major problem with this model yet no recall.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet trailblazer. While driving 45 MPH, the speedometer failed. The contact owned a previous 2003 trailblazer that had the same failure. The dealer stated that the electronic unit was faulty and they replaced the entire dashboard at the cost of $1,500 on the 2003 trailblazer. However, the failure recurred. These units can only be purchased from a chevrolet dealer. The VIN was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 75,000.
2004 trailblazer speedometer failure. The speedometer needle fails to go back to zero while stopped. Gm issued a bulletin for 2003-2004 model year cadillac escalade, escalade esv, and escalade ext; chevrolet avalanche, silverado, suburban, and tahoe; and gmc sierra, yukon, and yukon xl vehicles have reported that the instrument panel (ip) cluster gauges stick, flutter, or become inoperative. However, the 2004 trailblazer was not included.
In december of 2007 the speedometer in '04 trailblazer with 45,000 miles stopped working. It works on occasion, but is normally stuck. I found this is due to faulty gage clusters and is common on trailblazers. A recall was recently made on full size chevy models with the same issue, so I ask that the recall include the trailblazer model. The speedometer is a vital instrument and is needed for safe driving. I spent $75 for an analysis and was stated the whole gage cluster will need to be replaced for $600 as the stepper motors in these models are faulty.
2004 chevrolet trailblazer with 41000 miles, speedometer and tach has stopped working.
2003 trailblazer ltz speedometer indicator stuck in the post 120mph position. Research indicates this proceeds the entire cluster going bad, tach, oil, gas etc.. Contacted gm who arranged for a dealer to perform a diagnostic. Confirmed bad cluster. Gm advises this is not their problem so they will not fix it. Even though there are numerous reports of bad clusters on other gm models to include the tb. Class action lawsuit working in ca.
2004 chevrolet trailblazer speedometer either is grossly off or fails altogether. No particular event (moisture, temperature, etc) causes this occurrence. It comes and goes.
Instrument panel failure.
When exterior temps are approximately 25*f or below, speedometer is completely inop or reads extremely low (20-30mph?) and when at a stop the speedometer will drop well below "0"MPH. Instead of a smooth, fluid movement, needle is very jerky and lags. As the truck warms up the symptoms will gradually disappear. In warmer outside temps, the speedometer appears to work normally.
The RPM tach does not work on the 2004 trailblazer. This is my wife's car and she takes really good care of it. We do not drive it hard. The driver side plastic bezel around the electronics is broke. I've had to replace the electronic board, apparently it was not detecting correctly and making the vehicle stall. Oh and when filling the gas tank make sure you run the pump by hand. If you allow the pump to fill the car you will over fill everytime. Causing gas to go on the side of the car.
2004 chev.trailblazer. Speedometer stuck-gets incorrect readings.
The speedometer cable started acting erratic and no fail to accurately tell me how fast that I am going. From what I understand gmac has a recall on the same cluster that is used on similar vehicles. I own a 2004 chevy trailblazer with 69,000 miles on it. I use the vehicle to travel back and forth to work totaling 100+ miles per day.
Failure of instrument cluster on 2004 chev trailblazer. The tach went bad at 52,500 miles and my speedometer failed about 4,000 miles after that. It is stuck at 120 miles per hour even when the unit is parked.
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