Low beam headlight connection shorts out and burns, and heater and A/C controls don't work anymore when you try to turn on heat or A/C kills engine. I have already replaced the liftgate module, that fixed the problem of not being able to lock the vehicle and sometimes starting it. This all started at about 92,000 miles. Estimated repair cost for heat and A/C around $600.00.
2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer lights complaints
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While going home from work yesterday, someone pulled up and told me that my rear lights were out. Upon my husband inspecting the lights, he discovered that the connection to the rear brake lights is out. There was a recall done in 2004 but gm will not honor it.
First problem was head lamps went out for no reason, had to replace the lamp driver relay, so far its only happened once..
Headlights dim and flicker at random times, mostly at start up. Dealer has replaced alternator twice and problem was resolved for about 2 months and has since recurred.
Driving on dry pavement, clear day. Took freeway offramp, when I reached 40mph, the brakes locked up, went past stop sign into other highway missing other vehicle passing in front of offramp. Happened twice at same speed, brakes lock up, and I pass through the stop sign. Loud grinding noise coming from wheel well area, brakes recently changed about 3 months ago, noise occurs at 25-30 MPH, sounds like dragging something underneath. Service man checked, nothing visible. Has occurred 5 times in less than 2 months. Interior lights dim on vehicle then brighten constantly. Door ajar light constantly coming on, back hatch window constantly opening on own driving down road. Instrument panel knobs, panel itself and window and door buttons on doors extremely hot to touch. Various lights on instrument panel quit working and then resume on their own. Reported tach/odometer not working already. Both units registering offline while driving. Where are the fixes to these problems?
Since I've purchased the 2004 vehicle (brand new), I have had to replace the passenger side low beam headlight about 10 times. The vehicle is out of warranty and the headlight went out again. While trying to replace, noticed that the wiring is burned out as there is a short. I have read several complaints about the same thing and wondering if there is a recall for this problem.
Headlamps no longer work (low beams). Bulbs are good and the high beams still work fine.
Headlights flash on and off at night. Sometimes cars pull over thinking I am a police officer. I was told by a mechanic that it is a known problem due to bad ground wires on the left(driver) side of the vehicle.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet trailblazer. While driving approximately 60 MPH, the contact was pulled over by a police officer. He was informed that both the driver's and passenger side brake lights were inoperable. He drove the vehicle to his residence, checked the fuse panel, and noticed that the fuse was still good. The manufacturer stated that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number 04v527000 (exterior lighting:brake lights). The manufacturer also stated that they were not obligated to perform the repairs on the vehicle. The dealer informed the contact to bring the vehicle to their establishment for inspection. The current mileage was 71,624 and failure mileage was 71,589.
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.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact stated that the instrument panel has not worked since she purchased the vehicle brand new in january of 2004. The warning indicators are constantly illuminated. She took the vehicle to the dealer several times while it was under warranty, but they could not locate the failure. Due to the failure, she does not know how fast she is driving, how much fuel is in the vehicle, and cannot read the odometer. Recently, the headlights failed and she took the vehicle back to the dealer. The dealer charged $91 to diagnose the failure, which produced a failure code at the headlight low beam relay cluster switch. The dealer replaced the low beam relay switch and ignition switch, but the failure persisted. Now that the vehicle is out of warranty, the dealer has finally located a diagnostic code for the instrument panel failure. The dealer stated that the instrument panel cluster failed and would cost $600 to repair. The failure mileage was 9,000 and current mileage was 68,000. Updated 4/14/09 *cn the air bag light illuminated. Updated 04/17/09.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet trailblazer. Sporadically, while driving various speeds, the headlights completely failed. The contact's visibility was reduced. The technician stated that the relay was the cause of the failure; however, the repair would have to wait because the parts were on backorder. The vehicle has not been repaired. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 75,000 and current mileage was 80,000.
The low beam headlight quit working after further investigation found all fuses to be in good working order as well as all relays and the dimmer switch, after checking the bulbs in the low beam assembly the bulbs were not charred or burnt and the filament was still in contact as normal, after reading some excerpts on another website this is an all to familiar incident. Luckily we were not driving at night and no one was injured thankfully. Its time for a recall before someone is injured and or killed from this type of manufacturing malfunction.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet trailblazer. While driving approximately 25 MPH, the contact noticed that the low beams were not working, which caused him to activate the high beams. Since that time, the low beams have worked intermittently. The dealer advised the contact to leave the vehicle in their possession so it could be repaired. The manufacturer stated that they were not liable for the repairs. The vehicle has not been repaired or diagnosed. The current mileage was 82,000 and failure mileage was 81,700.
Currently own a 2004 chevy trailblazer that was repaired due to the federal safety agency action # ea04021. Very soon after the repair to the rear tail lights was completed, rear brake lights failed on both sides simultaneously. Dealer indicates that the left rear brake circuit board has "melted."
My passenger side head lamp shorted out. On 12.31.07 I took it to the dealer and the replaced a burnt and charred connector. On april3, 2008, the head lamp again malfunctioned. During the three months I noted at least 10 other chevrolet trailblazers with in non-operating passenger side head lamp. The service manager at the local dealer advised me that the have seen this problem on other trailblazers. I travel at night and this is a safety issue.
Headlights dim, battery gauge bounces back and forth to positive and negative.
Whenever I drive at night the exterior and interior lights flicker and sometimes go out completely when I brake or allow the truck to coast. When I use the gas the problem resolves but since I have to stop sometime this isn't a good fix. The electrical gauge on my dash fluxuate with the lights going from low to high and back again. I've taken into 2 dealerships but they "can't duplicate the problem" I work nights so I am driving mostly during the night. How is it save for a young woman to drive alone at night without lights? This is an ongoing problem that has happened since I purchased the truck and has not been resolved.
2004 chevy trailblazer headlights and dash lights went out. Customer states that they came back on and then went out for 7 days. Mechanic stated they would have to do the eliminating method to find out what is wrong. *kb
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact stated that the headlights flicker when they are activated. The lights only flicker upon deceleration. The dealer stated that the cause of failure was the ECM. The contact informed the dealer not to repair the vehicle. The current mileage is 36,167 and failure mileage was 36,000.
Headlights blink while driving and speedometer and tachometer stopped working.
I was just reading the complaints & thought I would submit a few of my own. Gas fillling is always a task as tank always seems to "overflow" & gas sprays out everywhere. I was told it is because of the type of filler line that gm uses. Headlights constantly going from normal to dim, to dimmer, then back to normal, regardless of driving conditions. Saw the one from the person being shocked, this too has always happened to me since the first day I bought the trailblazer. If I touch the metal of the door upon exiting the vehicle theres a large jolt from static electricity I assume. The arc from this jolt is very visible & I estimate it to 2 inches in length at times (longer your in the vehilce...bigger the arc). All the rubber trim on the backhath has come off. Plastic lining used on fenderwells constantly coming loose & must be reatached. Carpet around pedals has all come loose. I bought this vehicle nov. 1 2004 & it is hardly been driven with only 6,000 miles yet seems to be falling apart already.
When headlamp burned out it was discovered that the plastic connector that the bulb plugs into had burned and melted.
I own a 2004 trailbrazer that have the same problem as the gm recall on lose brake-lamp function or have brake lamps that are always on. On vehicles with cruise control, that function also becomes inoperative. . The federal safety agency contacted gm to inquire about the issue after receiving three complaints, and the company issued the recall in response, adler said.
While driving at night, I noticed the dash lights dim and headlights dim at the same time. The lights then immediately flicker back to normal nighttime lights. It appears they are flickering between daytime and nighttime settings. When I took the car to the dealer, they could find nothing wrong.
Dt: the contact stated the headlights were flashing on and off. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer three times. The dealer stated that this was normal activity. No cause has been determined. The manufacturer was contacted. They offered no free remedy.*ak updated 12/27/05.
While driving headlights dim very low to the point that you can not see. Doesn't happen every time. Dashboard lights also go very low. Vehicle taken in to dealership in april. Tech says can not duplicate problem. Car taken in again this time cd player will stop playing if volume is turned all the way down for more that 2 mins. In order to make it play again you have to eject cd and reinsert. Radio was suppose to be ordered never received it. Car taken in again this time different dealership found problem with radio and it was replaced asked for them to check headlights because problem still happens. They also cannot duplicate problem. After leaving dealership cd players stops play again. Sept 28, 2005 while at bank drive through car stalls out, able to restart car. Took vehicle to dealership told them about the stalling out, headlights, and cd player. After having my car there a week and 3 days there conclusion was that the stalling out was because the was carbon build up in throttle body this was cleaned out. My car has 19,000 miles and is a year old I don;t believe this is the problem. While there a new cd player was put in, I was told that the one that was replaced before was a refurbished one and it didn't surprise them that it didn't work. The headlights we were told that we were crazy at first and then after speaking with the service manager was told that my vehicle has california emissions which means we have a 2nd air intake on it that causes the alternator to drain causing the lights to dim. Gm has told us this is normal!!!!!! I am sorry I am not willing to put my family lives on the line because I happen to buy a new car in virginia that was made in california. I leave in a rural area not the city so if I lose my headlights then that means I can't see. This doesn't mean anything to them. We do have a meeting in nov with the northern area manager. This is not a normal operation of a car nor should it be designed to do this.
My complaint is on the chevrolet trailblazer. I have personally witnessed at least 8 instances in my area where the brake lights on the trailblazer don't work. The 3rd light on top of the lift gate works, but the regular brake lights don't work. Every time it has been both of them not working. That leads me to believe it isn't just a bulb being burnt out. I have luckily not witnessed any accidents resulting from this issue, but my father owns a trailblazer and if there is something wrong electrically causing this problem I don't want the same thing to happen to his resulting in him potentially being rear ended. I saw one on i94 just east of i696 yesterday. I notified the woman and she said that she knew so hopefully it is just the bulbs, but I don't know for sure.
I have replaced the light bulbs on the back of my car 3 times and asked the agency to replace the whole part or casing after I found a recall that the taillights were defective. I informed chevrolet of where I found the recalls , I was told this website is only opinions from other people that don't know what they are talking about. I was told in the agency that the problem was only on 2003 models and not 2004's. The agency said they would replace the whole part anyways but the next day a police officer almost gave me a ticket because he said I failed to indicate I was going to make a left hand turn on a one lane road. I've taken my car to the agency twice for that problem and obviously they haven't replace the part. My car is less than two years old and it has given me problems beyond that one.
Turn signal light not working properly after recall notice has been fixed. The signal light on my 2004 chevy trailblazer was corrected in november. It is now july and I'm having the same signal problem again.
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