Owner-reported complaints naming the visibility system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THE MOISTURE SENSITIVE WIPER SYSTEM DID NOT DETECT MOISTURE. AS A RESULT, THE WIPERS STARTED TO MALFUNCTION AND OPERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V046000 (VISIBILITY/WPIER). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER AND THE REAR GLASS HAS SHATTERED 2 TIMES THE FIRST TIME WE REPORTED IT AS A WINDOW BEING SHOT OUT BUT IM NOT SURE THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED NOW THERE WAS NO PROOF THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED FOR SURE I OPENED THE OUTSIDE DOOR TO MY HOUSE THEN I SHUT IT TO HEAR MY WINDOW SHATTER INS PAID TO REPLACE IT AND THAT WAS JUST OVER A YEAR AGO IT COST A TOTAL OF 1200.00 TO GET FIXED THEN LAST NIGHT WE WERE GETTING STUFF OUT OF THE BACK OF THE CAR AND AS MY HUSBAND PUSHED IT SHUT THE WINDOW SHATTERED INTO A MILLION PIECES THIS WOULD HAVE CUT HIM UP BAD IF IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN COLD AND HE WASN'T WEARING HIS WINTER COAT WHAT IF IT WAS MY 8 YEAR OLD GOING OUT TO GET SOMETHING . NOT SURE HOW WE ARE GOING TO GET THE WINDOW REPLACED ITS CHRISTMAS TIME AND I CANT REALLY AFFORD IT HOPING THE GLASS COMPANY WILL HONOR THERE POLICY OF SAFE GLASS AND REPLACE IT. *TR
WE ARE THE OWNER OF A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. I WOULD LIKE TO FILE 4 MAJOR CONCERNS REGARDING OUR VEHICLE. THE FIRST I HAVE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE CHEVY COMPANY. OUR TRAILBLAZER WAS SHUTTING OFF DUE TO A BAD SEAL SOMEHOW CONNECTED WHEN THE HEAT/AIR IS RUNNING. THE VEHICLE JUST SHUTS OFF AND YOU LOSE COMPLETE CONTROL. WE HAD AN OUTSIDE MECHANIC FIX THE PROBLEM. THE SECOND IS THE LOSS OF OUR WINDSHIELD FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THEY NO LONGER WORK. THE 3RD IS THE REAR MOLDING BROKE LOOSE FROM WATER COLLECTING AND THEN FREEZING WITH NO WAY OF PREVENTING THIS FROM HAPPENING. WE LOST THIS PIECE OF MOLDING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT HIT A SEMI TRUCK. THE 4TH IS A MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT HAS NOT BE ABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. EACH MORNING WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE SUV WILL ACT LIKE THE BATTERY IS DEAD AND THEN START. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE IN WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND PROBLEM WAS NOT FOUND. I AM QUITE CONCERNED WITH THIS VEHICLE. I AM NOT SURE IF OTHERS HAVE HAD THESE PROBLEMS, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THEM NOTATED. WE ARE CURRENTLY ON OUR 3RD BATTERY SINCE 2004. *TR
MY AIR/HEAT ON OCCASION HAS NOT WORKED. THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES WHERE I WOULD TURN ON THE SYSTEM AND EVERYTHING WOULD SOUND LIKE IT WAS ON BUT NOTHING WOULD BLOW OUT AT ALL. MY VEHICLE IS OF COURSE OUT OF WARRANTY AND I WENT TO MY MECHANIC WHO SAID THIS IS AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH MANY GM VEHICLES. CURRENTLY MY UNIT IS NOT WORKING AGAIN. *TR
I OPENED THE REAR ACCESS TO MY TRAILBLAZER AND WAS ABOUT TO SHUT IT I REACHED MY HAND UP AND STARTED TO PULL THE HATCH DOWN. I HAD MOVED IT ABOUT AN INCH WHEN THE BACK WINDOW "EXPLODED" SENDING A SHOWER OF GLASS DOWN OVER ME AND MY FIVE YEAR OLD SON. IT SHOT GLASS FRAGMENTS 10 FEET. I HAD GLASS IN MY HAND AND MY HAIR. SON WAS BEHIND ME AND LUCKILY HE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. PEOPLE HEARD IT NOISE INSIDE THE BUILDING. THE VEHICLE WAS CLEAR OF ICE AND SNOW AND IT WAS 20 DEGREES OUT, ( NOT TERRIBLY COLD COMPARABLY). I HAD NEVER HAD TROUBLE WITH THE GLASS OR THE REAR ACCESS BEFORE. THE GLASS DID NOT HAVE A NICK OR A SCRATCH. I TOOK PICTURES OF THE MESS. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE TOP MOLDING ON THE REAR WINDOW SUDDENLY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE COLD AND WINDY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS THE CONTACT'S FAULT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 78,000.*AK
2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT- WINDSHIELD WASHER UNIT WILL NOT TURN OFF, EVEN WITH IGNITION TURNED OFF AND KEY REMOVED. HAD TO REMOVE FUSE TO SHUT THE SYSTEM DOWN. CERTAIN 2003 TRAILBLAZER MODELS HAD RECALL FOR THIS SAME DEFECT. *NM
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE ON ALL THE TIME. SWITCHING THEM OFF DID NOTHING. THE WIPERS STILL RAN. *JB
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