Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was able to restart and functioned as normal. The failure occurred on multiple occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. In addition, the contact stated that while driving at 30 MPH, the rear passenger side wheel suddenly separated from the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the an independent mechanic, who indicated that the lug nuts detached from the wheel causing the wheel to separate from the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000.
2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer engine complaints
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I bought my vehicle at a dealership in 2010. I do not remember the exact date but it started having problems shortly after. The first thing that happened was all my gauges stopped working except my speedometer. In 2012 I was driving and at two different occasions within a day apart, while I was turning into a parking lot or gas station, my vehicle would shut off. I took it to auto zone to have one of those free tests done and nothing was showing up as abnormal. Around 2013 my vehicle started making a real high pitch squealing sound during start up and while driving. I took my car into since it needed a new water pump and they said that the high pitch sound could be fixed but wasn't a safety concern. In 2014 just a few months ago, again I was pulling into a gas station and my vehicle turned off. I was able to turn it back on and have enough time to pull into a spot before it shut off again. This time it wouldn't start my keys were stuck in the ignition and it could not be jump started. After taping the battery the keys came out of the ignition. It starts now but none of the electrical inside the vehicle works. At this point it's not drivable because of the temperature outside and the fact that I can't roll down my windows and the air blows only hot. The stereo doesn't work, the seats to move forward and back do not work. The back brake lights work but the tail lights while driving do not work. The front headlights work.
Many times while driving this SUV, the engine has just shut off. It will start right back up. However it is scary and we have tried to figure this out for quite some time now. The worst time was when I was getting on a busy interstate and the car cut off. I don't know if the vehicle was doing this prior to our purchase. I can not get any information from carmax in regard to this. It is well maintained and due to this, I rarely take it out on the road anymore.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact stated that after powering off, the vehicle failed to restart. After numerous attempts, the vehicle was able to restart. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 168,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact stated that the engine fan belt was replaced several times due to a recurring failure. The contact heard a loud noise when the engine was started and discovered that the fan belt was failing. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 56,000 and the current mileage was 137,000. Updated 2/11/14
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 MPH, smoke was coming from the engine. The contact mentioned that the vehicle was overheating without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the failure was unable to be replicated. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 125,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact stated that while driving 20 MPH, the vehicle suddenly accelerated as the check engine warning lamp illuminated. The contact mentioned that in order to stop the vehicle he had to shift into neutral. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the technician diagnosed that the o2 sensor needed to be replaced and the vehicle control module computer needed to be reprogram. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 97,000 and the current mileage was 97,500.
Other drivers notified owner/driver that vehicle was on fire.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet trailblazer. While parked with the engine running, the contact heard a loud knocking noise coming from the engine. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostics. The technician advised that the knocking noise was normal for the type of engine in the vehicle. The vehicle was then taken to an independent mechanic who advised the contact that the pistons in the engine were down sized, causing the noise. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 53,000.
Instrument cluster failure on 2004 chevrolet trailblazer. Oil pressure and amps gauge malfunction. Mechanic quoted price $650 to replace cluster. Emissions failure paid dealer approximately $375 to replace emissions pump. Air conditioning mode motor actuator out; blower doesn't operate on high setting. Dealer quoted price $750 to fix air conditioner. Sporadic electrical issues-service engine soon light on-first time code read faulty thermostat cooling sensor, next it read faulty air mass sensor, another time it read faulty emissions sensor. Mechanic quoted price $40 per hour plus parts to isolate problem. A person could go broke before fixing possible problems, considering no accident occurred due to all these possibilities. Front suspension problems, hard to isolate. Paid mechanic $135 to replace right side inner tie rod end. Did not fix problem. Problem occurs when returning steering wheel from a right turn, front right side makes a single "pop" sound. Had to replace "burnt" headlight pigtails on front, and park light pigtail on right rear. Property damage is considered damage to vehicle due to the complaints listed.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet trailerblazer. The contact stated that the service engine light illuminated while driving. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic who stated that the failure code indicated that the thermostat was defective. Within a few days all of the lights on the instrumental panel illuminated. The vehicle was taken back to the mechanic and there was no diagnostic code displayed. The failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle wasn't repaired. The failure and the current mileages were 74,393.
Cracked exhaust manifold . Nothing caused this event , it just failed out of nowhere, now it has to be replaced , this is an uncommon event for this particular part to just crack or fail , and after reading researching this event I found it to be more commonplace in this from this particular car manufacturer. The fumes from the exhaust manifold is the safety issue , not to mention the unbearable noise.
Instrument cluster went dead - heater thermostat went out and drivers side is stuck on heat and won't shut off - sending the trailblazer to obama and gov.'t motors - no chance it will ever get fixed since obama bought off the union!
Service engine soon light was on after completing a diagnostic test at a local dealer they said the malfunction was the secondary air injection(air pump) code p0410. They said the reason these go out is because of an engineering defect and the way they routed the hoses instead of air flowing through it causes water to accumulate therefore making the motor in the air pump to go bad. So while changing out this bad air pump there was so much water that had accumulated it actually caused the light to blow which could have caused the mechanic to be electrocuted!
2004 chevrolet trailblazer engine compartment caught fire while driving on the ohio turnpike. *kb ohio traffic crash report# 10-0001-91 updated 04/15/10
2004 trailblazer ,ses light on ..code..secondary air pump failure. I repaired $600.00 + needed to do so to pass emissions and get new plates. 2 yrs later ,same code,same action required to re-new plates.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact started the ignition and suddenly, there was a loud noise outside of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnostic testing. The failure was contributed to the secondary air injection system. The contact repaired the vehicle. The component failed three months after the vehicle was repaired. The vehicle has not been repaired at this time. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 100.
I was traveling on the highway when I herd a rattling sound coming from the engine, got off the highway and pull into a station. Call the tow company to tow it to my mechanic he said the water pump bearings broke and the fan stop turning since both are connected together, he said the engine might be damage possible due to overheating. There was no warning of over heating on the gage, water did not leak from the pump. I call gm and they told me to tow it to the dealer for diagnose and they were consider my claim after the diagnose check; they knew my warranty just expired in july. I told them there was know warning of any kind everything was find water pump bearings just broke along with the fan clutch this sample problem cause the whole engine to go bad. If there is going to be a problem with bearings broken on the water pump there should be a warning of this potential problem. Right know I need help to get my truck fix gm denied my case to fix the engine. I believe gm knows there is a problem with these water pumps and serious damage it can cause if they fail.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet trailblazer. The check engine light illuminated on the instrument panel and the contact took the vehicle to the dealer; however, they could not determine the cause of the failure. The light has been illuminating ever since the vehicle was purchased, but the failure cannot be located or repaired. Through online research, the contact discovered numerous complaints regarding the vehicle. The failure mileage was 52,000 and current mileage was 56,000. Updated 06/08/09 *bf updated 06/18/09.
Air conditioner controller will not work on the #1 setting.
We have had a problem with our service engine light coming on within the past 2 weeks in our 2004 trailblazer. After getting it diagnosed it is being caused by the fan speed being too high. After doing some research this vehicle has had numerous repairs for the same issue. Why has gm not warranted this!? We have gotten crappy service from the dealership and while our vehicle is out of warranty now it is paid for our we would have gotten rid of it already.
My 2004 trailblazer has been hesitating and stalling for about a year and a half. This occurs daily sometimes several times a day. There are times the vehicle stalls and dies. No one has been able to determine the cause. About six months ago the headlights quit. Since has been repaired. Last week the dash board instruments quit working, fuel guage as well.
I purchased a used 2004 chevy trailblazer in february 08. It only had 23,000 miles on it. With in the first 2 weeks I had it my gauges started going crazy. They were jumping around all over the place. I took it back to the dealer to have it fixed and they tried to charge me. Fortunately I must have complained enough and to the right person because it was replaced at no charge to my self. I now am having major problems with it stalling and trying to stall. After searching the internet I see that I am not alone there are hundreds of complaints about this problem. Everyday upon start up it idles very rough and it tries to stall for a good 10 minutes. If I don't let it sit and idle before I drive it tends to stall. My check engine light will flicker at least once a day and every few days my reduced engine power light will flicker. I do not feel safe anymore. What if I am traveling and my car stalls and I lose control and from reading the other complaints I am at risk for my air bags not deploying. If it is a problem with the PCM, I don't have the money to fix it!!!!! Why should I have too? I see that I am not alone with this problem. Why is their nothing being done about it? Why should us as consumer already paying enough for these vehicles be responsible for their mistakes?
Our 2004 chevrolet trailblazer with approx 40,000 miles caught fire while driving approximately 40 MPH. We noted smoke behind the car and before we could pull over other drivers were yelling to us that the car was on fire. We immediately got to side of road, turned off engine and a large fire was coming from the hood. A good samaritan ran up with a fire extinguisher and put out the fire that was approx 4 feet high from the hood. All passengers safely exited the car as soon as stopping and due to the fire being extinguished quickly no other damage was done. This vehicle was running fine with no recent issues or service on the vehicle prior to this event. We have never had the car serviced by anyone other then chevrolet dealerships. We were informed by the tow truck company that they have many 2004 chevy trailblazers towed that have caught fire. I have seen similar experiences described online but have not found if there is a technical service bulletin related to this.
After coming to a stop the 2004 chevrolet trailblazer ext stalled. I brought it to the santa maria home motors twice. The first time they addressed the problem with the 30,000 mile service and said see if it happens again. The trailblazer stalled again so they reprogramed the computer and charged me $85 to do this. Today my wife was driving the trailblazer and it stalled again. Like I have told the service agent at home motors I wa s afraid that this will happen when my wife and children were crossing the train track, and they could be killed by an oncoming train. I will bring the trailblazer back to the dealer tomorrow.
Tl* - sometime in late september 2006, while driving at 65 MPH the transmission began to slip. The vehicle sounded as if it wanted to accelerate, but couldn't. The contact's vehicle continued to have the failure for about 10 seconds. The vehicle also had the same type of failure while at a stop light. While trying to accelerate the vehicle's speed decreased to 5 MPH for about 20-30 seconds. On 10/11/06 contact took the vehicle to the dealership. Dealership replaced the exhaust check valve. On 10/17/06 vehicle continued to have the same failure and the engine light was turning on,. The contact took the vehicle to the dealership where they replaced the oxygen sensor. The contact continued to have the same incident with the transmission slipping and the check engine light coming on. Contact took the vehicle to the dealership on 10/3106, and they replaced the valve body. It continued to have the same incident with the transmission slipping, but this time the engine light was not showing. He took the vehicle to the dealership on 12/20/06, and they stated that there wasn't anything wrong with the vehicle. The contact currently has the vehicle parked at home and does not plan to drive it because he doesn't feel safe in vehicle. *ak updated 2/26/2007 -
This car has had problems before cutting off for no reason. The dealer where I bought it from said that "they could not find anything wrong with it". Now the car gauges and dashboard lights do not work properly. They sometimes do not work at all and after a while turn on.
I parked and turned off my car and it burst into flames. I had absolutely no warning, no warning light came on and I had no problems with the car at all until the fire.
I have had my trail blazer for 1 yr and 1 month. In that time I have had to replace front and back pads and rotors, ball joints, catalytic (sp) converter, and now they just told me I have to replace the head gasket on the manifold. What the hell is going on with this vehicle. I no longer feel safe driving it. The other day the radio just stopped playing and then the service 4 wheel drive light came on.
My 2004 chevrolet trailblazer intermittently stalls out in traffic. It has been to the dealership 5 times for repair, with no results. The dealer has actually been able to reproduce it, and has replaced items, but gm is unable to isolate the problem.
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