2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer Other / unspecified Problems

The contact owned a 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was smoke coming from the rear passenger side. The contact pulled over and noticed that underneath the rear passenger's seat had caught fire. The fire department was able to extinguish the fire. The contact sustained burns to his left shoulder, hands, and elbows. However, no medical treatment was received. A police report was filed. The contact was unaware if there was a fire department report. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard and deemed totaled by the insurance company. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 153,000. Vehicle caught on fire on the inside driving.

NHTSA ID

11446470

Incident

Jan 4, 2022

Mileage

153,000 mi

DRIVING I-85 NORTH BOUND ON THE MORNING ON 6/15/2015 HEADED TO WORK WHEN THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING MY 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER TO CROSS OVER INTO ANOTHER LANE THEN BACK INTO THE LANE I WAS IN, SPIN UNCONTROLLABLE, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SPINNING AND THEN THE VEHICLE JUST SHUT DOWN, STEERING WHEEL LOCKS, THE CAR COMES TO A STOP AND SLAMS INTO A GUARD RAIL WHERE I AM FACING SOUTH BOUND TRAFFIC, NONE OF MY AIR BAGS DEPLOY, I HAVE A NECK AND BACK INJURY THAT TO THIS DAY I AM STILL BEING TREATED FOR AND MY PASSENGER WHO WAS A COWORKER RIDING TO WORK WITH ME THAT MORNING ALSO HAD A BACK INJURY. MY VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS BY INSURANCE COMPANY COULD NOT BE REPAIRED, LOST TIME FROM WORK, STILL HAVE MEDICAL BILLS, OCCURRING, ALTHOUGH I HAVE FULL COVERAGE INSURANCE BUT BECAUSE IT WAS A ONE VEHICLE ACCIDENT THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT LOSS WAGES. JUST HAD THESE TIRES PUT ON MY TRUCK ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, HEARD ABOUT PEOPLE PASSING THESE BAD TIRES ON AS NEW TIRES , DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE CASE OR NOT. DON'T KNOW WHY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, DON'T KNOW WHY STEERING WHEEL SPIN THEN LOCKED UP, THANK GOD IT WAS NOT WORSE! STATE TROOPER SAID IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE FROM THE WAY I LANDED.

NHTSA ID

10764520

Incident

Jun 15, 2015

Mileage

122,494 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10650989

Incident

Aug 1, 2014

Mileage

80,000 mi

THE DASH CONTROL PANEL HAS STOPPED WORKING OR ONLY CERTAIN ITEMS SHOWING SPEED, TEMP AND OIL PRESSURE WORK ON OCCASION. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE FOR REPAIR OPTIONS THERE ARE A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS FOR THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10606835

Incident

Mar 1, 2013

Mileage

100,000 mi

FAILURE OF THE GAUGE CLUSTER ON A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER CURRENTLY WITH 59,300 MILES. ABOUT JUNE 2009 THE TACH CONTINUALLY READ INCORRECTLY. DEALER TRIED TO MISLEAD ME TO BRING IT IN FOR A DIAGNOSIS AT A COST OF APPROX. $100 I TOLD THEM ITS BROKE WHY SHOULD I PAY FOR A DIAGNOSIS. I HAD READ ABOUT THE PROBLEM ON -LINE AT EDMUNDS,COM.,MY SUV HAD 41,000 TO 42,000 MILES ON IT. IN JULY 2010 MY GAS GAUGE STARTED TO OCCASIONALLY MALFUNCTION, NOW JAN. 2011 IT IS INCORRECT. IN NOV. 2010 MY CHARGING GAUGE STARTED MALFUNCTIONING. I ALSO HAVE SINCE READ ONLINE OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON OTHER SIMILAR YEAR GM TRUCKS ANS SUV AND THEY HAVE RECALLS ON THEM. ITS JUST A MATTER OF TIME FOR THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE TO READ INCORRECTLY. PLEASE HELP, THESE MALFUNCTIONS ARE NOT SAFE. *LN

NHTSA ID

10380964

Incident

Jun 1, 2009

Mileage

42,000 mi

ALL OF MY GAUGES ON MY DASHBOARD COMPLETELY TURN OFF AND THEN RANDOMLY TURN BACK ON. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AROUND WITH NO SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE, OLIL, BATTERY, TACHOMETER OR ODOMETER ON. THEN IT ALL OF A SUDDEN WILL TURN ON. IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST AROUND $500 IF NOT MORE TO HAVE THEM TAKE APART MY DASH AND LOOK AND THEN POSSIBLY SEND IT OUT TO SEEIF IT CAN BE FI.XED THERE ARE NUMEROUS PEOPLE I HAVE FOUND ONLINE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

10323351

Incident

Feb 1, 2010

Mileage

77,200 mi

HORN HAS INTERMITTENT ISSUES OF WORKING - WE HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THEN IT WORKS. THEY DO NOT WANT TO TAKE APART THE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF TIMES WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. NOW THAT THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRING, I AM SURE THE PROBLEM WILL BE RESEARCHED SINCE IT WILL BE AT OUR COST. THE HORN ONLY SEEMS TO WORK WHEN THE CAR IS FIRST STARTED AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS MOVED SHAPELY. SINCE IT IS UNDER THE AIR BAG, THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T WANT TO DEAL WITH IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10272457

Incident

Jun 1, 2006

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AND REGISTERS 65 MPH WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED. THE FAILURE PREVENTS HIM FROM KNOWING HOW FAST HE IS TRAVELING. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. WHEN THE CONTACT BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, THE SPARE TIRE WRENCH UNDER THE REAR BUMPER WAS STRIPPED SO THAT IT COULD NOT BE LOWERED. HE HAD A MECHANIC EXAMINE THE SPARE TIRE WRENCH AND WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

NHTSA ID

10266236

Incident

Mar 14, 2009

Mileage

62,000 mi

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. *TR

NHTSA ID

10252333

Incident

Oct 5, 2008

Mileage

96,000 mi

IN APRIL 2007, THE '04 TRAILBLAZER'S TRANSMISSION FAILED. AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. I DRIVE THE CAR VERY WELL - MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES AS I COMMUTE FOR WORK - AND THE VEHICLE HAD NEVER BEEN USED TO TOW. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED AT A CHEVROLET DEALER, AND LESS THAN 2 MONTHS LATER, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN. I AM VERY UNSATISFIED WITH THE QUALITY OF THIS VEHICLE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10194259

Incident

Jun 5, 2007

Mileage

48,000 mi

2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 65-70-MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE BROKE OFF THE VEHICLE. *MC ALL SIX BOLTS WERE BROKEN WITH THE NUTS STILL SCREWED ONTO THE BOLTS.(OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *JB

NHTSA ID

10190053

Incident

Feb 25, 2007

2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE VEHICLE'S A/C AIR OUTPUT WORKS FINE, BUT WHEN YOU SWITCH IT TO HEAT, THE OUTPUT FOR THIS IS DIMINISHED CONSIDERABLY. THE VEHICLE HEATS UP FINE, BUT EVEN WHEN THE AIRFLOW IS ENTIRELY AT THE DASH (NONE DIRECTED TO THE FLOORBOARD) THE OUTPUT OF AIR FOR THE HEAT IS VERY LOW; SO LOW IT CAN'T EVEN BE FELT UNLESS THE HAND IS PLACED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE VENT NO MATTER HOW HIGH THE SETTING IS. VEH HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER (UNDER WARRANTY), AND WAS TOLD NO DIAGNOSTIC PROBLEM WAS DETECTED; EVERYTHING IS WORKING PROPERLY. COMPARED MY VEHICLE TO OTHERS OF SIMILAR MAKE/MODEL/YEAR, AND DEALER SAYS ALL WORK THE SAME. THIS IS NOT TRUE BECAUSE LAST YEAR, I COULD NOT STAND THE HEAT ON SETTING OF MORE THAN TWO BECAUSE THE OUTPUT WAS VERY GOOD. NOW, IT CAN BE PUT AT A HIGHER SETTING, BUT WITH LITTLE HEAT OUTPUT. I COMMUNICATED WITH AN INTERNET SERVICE TECHNICIAN WHO SAYS IT IS THE AIR FLOW DOOR THAT IS NOT SEALING PROPERLY. THE INTERNET SERVICE TECHNICIAN ALSO SAID IT IS DIFFICULT/TEDIOUS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I THINK THE DEALER JUST DOESN'T WANT TO MESS WITH IT AS IT IS UNDER WARRANTY. *NM

NHTSA ID

10172969

Incident

Nov 6, 2006

Mileage

28,000 mi

TURN SIGNALS INOPERATABLE AT TIMES. BROUGHT TRUCK TO THE DEALER THEY REPLACE A FAULTY HAZARD FLASHER.

NHTSA ID

10125501

Incident

May 31, 2005

THE PROBLEM IS THAT MY 2004 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER SPITS UP FUEL BACK OUT OF THE FUEL TANK AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK. I AM NOT TRYING TO TOP OFF. EVERYTIME I FILL UP, FUEL SPITS BACK OUT FROM THE TANK AFTER I REMOVE THE FUEL PUMP. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALER TWICE NOW, THEY ARE ON THEIR THIRD ATTEMPT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE I TOOK MY CAR IN TO THE DEALER. I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS THE GAS STATION I WAS USING. SO I TRIED SEVERAL DIFFERENT PUMPS IN DIFFERENT CITIES AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THAT'S WHEN I DECIDED TO TAKE THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10108358

Incident

Dec 3, 2004

MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. I HAVE OWNED IT LESS THAN A YEAR.THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS. EXITING THE FREEWAY THE I HAD A COMPLETE POWER FAILURE. THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STOPPED AND LOCKED UP AND THERE WAS A SEMI TRUCK BEHIND ME! MY VEHICLE WAS MOVING AND IN "DRIVE" WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I HAD TWO OF MY TODDLERS IN THE CAR WITH ME! THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO A LOCAL DEALER AND UNFORTUNATELY THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. APPARENTLY, WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RESTARTED IT ERASES THE CODES IN THE ENGINE AS TO WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. WELL, IT HAPPENED TO ME AGAIN THIS EVENING. SAME PROBLEM. THIS WILL BE MY 5TH TIME OF BRINGING THIS VEHICLE IN FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IN LESS THAN A YEAR. I ONLY HAVE 9400 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WITH MY 5 CHILDREN AS PASSENGERS. IS THERE A WAY GM CAN GET ME A BETTER RUNNING VEHICLE? I PAID A LOT FOR THIS VEHICLE AND AM VERY UNSATISFIED WITH IT'S PERFORMACE. THERE ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT. THE CONNELL CHEVROLET SERVICE HERE IN KILLEEN HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL. I FEEL SORRY FOR THEM BECAUSE THEY DID NOT SELL ME THIS VEHICLE BUT THEY ARE THE ONES NICE ENOUGH TO TRY AND FIX THE MULTIPLE PROBLEMS.*AK

NHTSA ID

10090856

Incident

Sep 7, 2004

Mileage

9,200 mi