Consumer Complaint Detail
CHEVROLET / TRAILBLAZER / 2004
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006124897 | Incident Date: Oct, 14 2006 |
| Consumer's City: LEESBURG | Consumer's State: VA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: TRAILBLAZER | Model Year: 2004 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1GNDT13S242 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 30 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 10 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The speedometer in my 2004 chevy trailblazer will get stuck at various positions (currently at over 120 mph). the only way to correct this is to disconnect the negative terminal on the battery or stop/restart the car numerous times. i have no idea how fast i am really going when this probably occurs because the baseline for the speed is no longer at zero. this is a dangerous issue. some research on the internet has shown that this is a common problem with 03 to 06 gm cars and trucks, and particuarly the 04 to 05 models, and it seems to occur after the warranty is out for most people. gm knows they have a problem and charges $500+ for the fix, but independent shops charge less than $200. not having an accurate speedometer in a car that is only 3 years old and has only 50,000 miles because of low quality components used is not acceptable and given the number of issues out there and the cost to fix i feel the the nhtsa should force gm to recall or offer the fix when the problem occurs to owners of 03 to 06 gm products for free. *tr |