NHTSA Complaint #10598123 — 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10598123 |
| Vehicle | 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 185,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | MI |
Consumer Description
I BOUGHT THIS CAR ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO AND IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT AN ELECITRICAL MESS. FIRST MY HEAD LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT ONCE A MONTH, THEN A COUPLE TIMES A MONTH, THEN ONCE A WEEK. MY BRAKE LIGHTS STARTED DOING THE SAME. OUR FAMLIY MECHHANIC COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT, HE JUST KEPT REPLACING THEM AND SENDING THE BAD BULBS IN FOR WARRANTY. A COUPLE TIMES THE PIGTAILS AND LAMPS HAD TO BE REPLACES. ALSO 3 SEPERATE OCCASIONS BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AT ONCE WHILE DRIVING. AND I HAD TO DRIVE HOME IN THE DARK WITH NO HEAD LIGHTS ON. I TOOK IT THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AFTER THE THIRD TIME ABD APPARENTLY MY FUSE BOX WAS MELTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SPENT OVER 1000.00 DOING THAT AND IT WORKED OKAY FOR ABOUT A YEAR. THEN HEADLIGHTS STARTED GOING OUT AGAIN AND BRAKE TLIGHTS AS WELL. NOT ONCE A WEEK, BUT STILL ABOUT ONCE A MONTH OR EVERY OTHER MONTH. RECENTLY MY DRIVERS WINDOW STOPPED WORKING AND I COULDN'T CONTROL THE MASTER SWITCH TO LOCK MY CAR OR ROLL UP MY WINDOWS. THE CLUSTER PANEL IN THE DOOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, HAD TWO SENSORS THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE MY 4 WHEEL DRIVE, PARKING BRAKE, AND CRUSIE CONTROL WOULD STOP WORKING ALL AT ONCE AND THE LIGHTS WOULD BE LIT UP ON THE DASHBOARD. I WASNT' ABLE TO USE ANY OF THEM UNTIL THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. ALSO THE POWER SHORTED OUT IN MY SIDE MIRROS, SO I CAN'T ADJUST THE MIRRORS WITH THE CONTROL OR THEY START TILITING BACK AND FORTH LIKE CRAZY ON THEIR OWN. I HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AND ADJUST THEM MANUALLY. GM NEEDS TO DO A RECALL, THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE AND I WILL NOT BE BUYING A GM CAR WHILE I LOOK FOR A NEW CAR SOON. *JS
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