Dashboard Failed Problems of Chevrolet Trailblazer - part 1

Tl- the contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The contact stated that the fuel, oil and speedometer gauge failed to provide an accurate reading. The contact also stated that the transmission failed. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for a diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 241,539. The VIN was not available. Aw.

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Tl the contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer. When the vehicle was started, the instrument panel gauges operated intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the ignition switch and instrument cluster failed. The manufacturer and dealer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

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1 owner vehicle - bought in 2004 & had 8 miles on it. Has been very well kept & currently has only 65,000 miles on it as of 9/16/19. As others, the electrical cluster has malfunctioned. Speedometer quit working over a year ago & now the fuel gauge has failed. Problem is with the cluster as "estimated mileage" still works. Have noticed that other gauges act erratic at times. This has been an ongoing issue that chevy is well aware of yet fail to act. To tb to dealer for repairs they stated there is no recall. Cost out of my pocket for repair will be over $800. 00. Speedometer originally failed while driving on hwy. It started to work again but failed again while driving on the hwy a few weeks later. Fuel guage simply stopped working after starting vehicle.

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I have an intermittent instrument gage failure, this causes the gage cluster to go out and unable to read vital engine operating specifications. This includes all gauges except for speedometer for now. This typical clears up within 5 mins and sooner if you pull car over and restart vehicle. This can happen at anytime and includes the lighting up of the following lights abs,brake,security,seatbelt,srs and all the other dashboard lights. This happens at different dates and times.

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The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer. When the vehicle was started, the instrument cluster failed to illuminate. The contact stated that the abs, battery, and traction control warning indicators illuminated. Additionally, the contact was unable to turn the vehicle off. The contact stated that the battery was disconnected to turn off the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided the contact with case number: 8-3011452393. The approximate failure mileage was 193,000.

All of my gauges including fuel gauge, tachometer, and speedometer have stopped working. They will work some days and then others the gauges are all out of whack. It seems to occur especially when it is cold out. I am very frustrated that this is happening. I realize that my vehicle is older, but I do appreciate working gauges!!!.

The gauge cluster, speakers and occasionally lights stop working at various times, the gauges either register completely maxed out, minimum or somewhere obviously wrong. Example fuel gauge way past full, oil pressure gauge reading 0, charge gauge maxed out tachometer completely off the scale and speedometer inoperable. Rear speakers work sometimes and bulbs in brake lights and tail lights keep blowing out. The gauges are of most concern as the true values of fuel level, oil pressure, battery voltage and engine temp are rarely accurate (or even close). The speed will not operate at times and occasionally if the vehicle is restarted the speedometer will correct itself. All these conditions create safety concerns on some level from running out of gas in a less than desirable location, driving at incorrect speeds, overheating engine without warning or engine problems. Losing a tail light not only creates a safety concern for traffic but creates issues with law enforcement as well. These conditions can happen at any time, driving, parked or idling but the key must be on to power the accessories. Type of driving (city, highway, etc,) makes no difference.

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I was coming to a stop light my brakes did not want to work , then they did. I stopped my vehicle, my lights in my dash went out within a few seconds smoke started to roll from under my hood and cover my windshield. I immediately got out of the vehicle, and called 911. The vehicle was not running at this time, it stopped running. A bystander stopped to assist, he looked from the passenger front tire view and stated he seen flames that appeared to be blue. He wanted to lift the hood but I advised him not to do so, due to my job training I knew oxygen promotes fire. We got away from the vehicle, saint albans fire arrived on scene, the flames were out by the time they arrived, the car continues to smoke. The vehicle was moved to a lot, the key was put in the ignition by the fire department the dash lights did not work even with just turing the battery on. Triple h towing, towed the vehicle to davis smith's auto body. Gieco is my insurer, I had full coverage however they will not cover stating it was mechanical failure. I have no without a vehicle, and no insurance funds to replace the vehicle. I have read online this is a common problem with this vehicle, I just do not want anyone to get hurt in a vehicle fire. Thank you for your time.

2003 Trailblazer ltz. I've been having problems with the gauges on the dashboard. Oil gauge went out about a year ago, then the fuel gauge went out about 6 months ago, and now the rpm just went out a few weeks ago. Are there a recall to fix the electrical problem on the dashboard? I was able to look at the odometer and see how many miles I have left until I need to fill up.

Instrument gauge cluster shorting out. . . Started with tach, then oil gauge, now speedometer. Seems to be an epidemic with many gm vehicles, other models recalled, clearly a manufacturing issue. Gm needs to include Trailblazer in recall.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The contact stated that the speedometer failed to operate normally without warning. The contact also mentioned that the fuel and temperature gauges failed to operate. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure and current mileage was 48,000. Updated 11/29/lj.

None of the gauges in the instrument cluster work at all. I had all of the stepper motors, and the needles replaced. Parts and labor totaling $350. 00, and as soon as I was down the street 4 out of the 6 did not work,and these repairs where just done in 2015. Now the two that were working just quit 3 days ago. I do not know how much gas I have,I do not know how fast I am going, I do not know if my vehicle is running hot, or if the battery is charging. I have nothing. This problem happens while driving every time I start the car. I bought the vehicle used and the gauges were broke when I bought it cause I thought that I could get them fixed. I have been researching this topic on Trailblazers in general on the trailvoy forum, and you would be sick to see how many owners of Trailblazers, or to read the stories. Also it is irresponsible to let people drive a vehicle under these conditions, and very, very, very unsafe. To not know anyone of these things could cause the vehicle to stop while driving resulting in an accident. I will be waiting along with thousands of others for your recall. J. S.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the speedometer failed. The contact was unable to see current vehicle speed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was found that the instrument cluster had failed and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was contacted. The failure and current mileages were approximately 113,000.

The dash component went out, leaving all of the gauges broken, including the speedometer and gas gauge. Also, the fuel sensor is broken so in order to have a working gas gauge, both the dash system and the fuel sensor must be fixed. The doors lock automatically and sometimes won't unlock if they were locked when the car was turned off until the car is turned on again. It takes them 2 weeks to fix the problem!! meanwhile, we have run out of gas, almost causing an accident, and continually have to gauge our speed by the speed of others around us, if we are lucky to be traveling where there are others who hopefully are doing the speed limit. It's going to cost about $1500 to fix it all and have a rental car for the 2 week period it takes them to fix it. It can't be fixed by a non-gm service center because gm has to reprogram the electrical system once it is fixed so it would then have to be towed to a gm dealer anyway and would cost even more. Meanwhile, we and those driving around us are at more risk because of these defects.

My 2005 trail blazer instrument cluster is going out it started with the oil gauge and now its the gas gauge, I was also told by the dealership that eventually my speedometer would stop working, it is extremely dangerous because I am not aware of how much gas is in the vehicle or if the oil pressure is having an issue. This repair at the dealership is costly.

Cluster went out and we had to have it replaced.

I have a 2004 chevy Trailblazer and the cluster is going bad . Finding out that I'm not the only one that has this problem . I had the same problem with my chevy avalanche and it was recalled . I think that this a problem while driving . I think someone should do something before someone gets hurt. Because the gauges go out the on and while driving. It could hurt a young driver that doesn't what to do. Gm knows the problem but will not do anything about it . It the same problem that they did a recall on with the trucks. So I think they should fix this problem. So could you please help before someone gets hurt bad over this problem. Thank you please help!.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The contact stated that while driving 55 mph, the odometer and fuel level gauge failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where it was stated that the clusters needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000.

Vehicle was being driven when all dash gauges failed. Particularly concerning was the failure of the speedometer. Gm has admitted that other vehicles have had this problem and have paid for and installed replacement dash clusters on some models. The 2004 Trailblazer is not covered as there has not been enough occurrences of instrument cluster failure reported.

Panel cluster failed with red blaring emergency light stays on and causes vehicle lights to stay on. Also causes vehicle not to shift properly. All dashboard component indicator fails which hazardous to safety of individual.

The stepper motors in the instrument cluster have failed. This is an extremely common problem and people are now making a living off of charging for the repairs because gm is refusing to issue a recall.

Fuel gauge has failed. Gauge reads empty, even though fuel tank is full. There are sporadic fluctuations of the needle, but gauge is no longer reliable for determining fuel level in the vehicle. Numerous reports of similar failures in the chevy Trailblazer / GMC envoy line of vehicles indicate it is a failure of the fuel sending unit.

**instrument cluster** my speedometer started sticking when I would accelerate or dropping below 0 when I would stop. After several weeks the speedometer stopped working completely. None of the other guages appeared to be affected. I ended up having to have the instrument cluster replaced. The repair facility had to order it directly from Chevrolet which meant I was without the vehicle for 2-3 days as the dash was completely pulled apart. The repairs were around $800. I have seen quite a few other isntances of instrument cluster failure in those and other models of chevy. My brother in law said he had his replaced in his silverado and that it was covered under a recall but I have not been able to find that information.

The gauges started failing one at a time. First the oil and battery needles moved to the far right and buried off the chart. Now the speed is reading 90mph at a stop light and 10mph on the interstate. The cluster is gone and the whole driver dashboard is failing. The gas and oil gagues I fear are next. According to dealer they know there is a problem, but they have no problem charging up to $600 to fix the situation. This is mechanical and not caused by the owner. There are blogs all over the place on the same problem.

Fuel gauge failure, inaccurate reading. Fuel guage stays on empty. Driver has to rely on tripometer to guess range to determine when to fill gas tank.

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Car fuel gauge failed to show accurate amount of fuel. Sporadic readings.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The contact stated the fuel gauge and oil gauge failed and no longer displayed readings. The contact stated that they did not know the oil pressure or the amount of fuel in the fuel tank. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage is 71,941. Updated 07/21/11 updated 07/25/11.

Fuel gauge failure. Fuel gauge still reads empty after tank is full. The gauge will register having fuel some of the time, most of the time the low fuel indicator will come on. I have to use the odometer to remember to refuel.

Instrument cluster failure starting with tachometer then speedometer. At 90,000 +/- miles always have intermittent / obviously wrong info from tachometer (ussualy past 7000) and speedometer (always reads <20 mph).

Our 2005 chevy Trailblazer has a non working fuel gauge and speedometer. We have 4 children. 2 of which live out of state and we drive back and forth several times a month from SC to TN to pick them up. When the fuel gauge went out we were annoyed but we just top the gas tank off often, but the speedometer that just started sticking we have no idea how to handle. We don't have the money to get it fixed but we travel so much for such long distances that it is extremely dangerous. When researching online I see that this is a very common problem yet chevy has not issued a recall. If chevy does not issue a recall for these we will not ever trust chevy products again. The safety of american families obviously does not matter to them. Only our bail out money.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet trial blazer. The contact stated that the instrument panel gauges would fail sporadically. The dealer inspected the vehicle and advised that the gauge cluster would need to be replaced. In addition, the dealer stated that because the failure was common in his year, make and model, they would replace the cluster with an updated gauge cluster. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 125,000 and the current mileage was 130,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The contact stated that the fuel gauge would fail intermittently. In addition, the check engine light would illuminate sporadically. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unavailable and the current mileage was 94,000. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer. While driving various speeds, the contact noticed that the speedometer would fail intermittently and the oil gauge failed completely and would not provide a reading. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostics where the technician advised that the instrument panel cluster had to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 81,000.

My speedometer failed and reads anything it wants. You can be doing 25mph and it will read 110mph or you can be doing 60mph and it will register 45mph. There are a million complaints on the internet about gm speedometers and other instrument clusters failing. I think this is a safety concern and should be investigated. Gm is just passing the buck when you ask for help. Just go to google and ask for gm instrument cluster failure and count the complaints. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer. While driving approximately 35-40 mph, the speedometer began failing intermittently. The failure progressed until the entire instrument cluster failed. The contact was able to secure an appointment with the dealer for diagnosis and possible repairs. The approximate failure mileage was 44,000 and the current mileage was 48,000.