Instrument Panel Problems of Chevrolet Trailblazer - part 1

Letter from senator durbin on behalf of constituent re gm recalls. 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The consumer stated she inquired on several occasions about a recall, regarding the malfunction of the speedometer, gas gauge ad oil gauge. All three of them stopped working.

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The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The contact stated that the instrument panel failed to activate. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 146,000.

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Our speedometer quit working last month and started working again a week later. It stopped again 2weeks ago and hasn't worked since. Now I am worried all gauges will quit. I have read many other owners that have same issues with this vehicle.

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The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer. When the brake pedal was depressed, the abs and security warning indicators illuminated. In addition, all the gauges on the instrument panel failed. The contact stated that the terminal battery needed to be disconnected and reconnected in order for the instrument panel to function properly. The failure occurred on several occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 115,000.

Driving on the highway to the shore my speedometer increased to 95 mph. When we parked it was stuck on 10. Since then it has happened many times. When I park I have to check what it stops at. Sometimes, its 10, 20, 30, etc. I have tried disconnecting the negative battery cable and that helps as a temp fix. My dealer says there is no recall, but I saw online a class action suit against gm, but not for Trailblazers. This is a gm issue and I don't have the money to get it fixed. Updated 03/11/14.

The indicated vehicle is my wife's. We bought it brand new on 09/26/2001. She has never towed anything and has city and highway miles. We have had numerous problems: instrument cluster, rear tailgate strap, right rear brake light, (3) solenoids, spare tire dropdown and deteriorated transmission lines. I have repaired all of the previous out of pocket (except for the strap and the spare tire dropdown). Now, my wife was on the way to the bicycle store in her truck, with the bicycle on the back. She was making a turn onto the main road when she heard grinding and squealing, and the speed dropped drastically. Luckily, it was around 10am when there is not much traffic on the road. Reading numerous posts on this website, it is the same problem everyone has had, the transmission sun shell, and no reverse. With 98911 miles, I was about to spend the weekend changing the fluid in the transmission to keep it to spec. Now, I'm looking at a very expensive bill of which I cannot afford. $30 is easier than $1200. And, I'm a manufacturing engineer, so I check fluids regularly, even though the oil change stations check them. Seeing that there are problems with these components, I think that general motors should produce a recall. I'm very disappointed that with all of the complaints, nothing has been done to remedy the situation. We will be calling the dealer that we bought the vehicle from first thing Monday morning.

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Speedometer stuck at 0 mph even when vehicle was in motion on highway.

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Speedometer failure. Speed presented by gauge was incredibly inaccurate. Rate of speed was 20-30 mph faster. Finally a total "lock-up" of instrument. At a stand still gauge reported 60mph. This has been reported to gm they refuse to recall these vehicles. Refused to repair. Further research showed thousands of reports of failures of speedometers. How many people have died and or crashed because rate of speed was inaccurate??.

My instrument cluster panel started to malfunction but then reset itself. Now, none of the instrument panel works.

Summary: multiple gauges on the instrument panel are malfunctioning. The tachometer is reading 5,000 rpm when the vehicle was in park, and 7,000 rpm when going 15 mph. When I turn the car off the gauge sits at 2,000. The speedometer is clicking up (not a smooth transition to the correct speed). And it showing a lesser speed then I am going. When I turn the car off the speedometer shows it is going 10 miles per hour but will slowly drop down to zero. Both of these malfunctions could are a huge safety concern. I had to pull over on the highway while the instrument panel was showing 7,000 rpm, afraid I was going to break down and ruin my car.

Gas gauge was reading inaccurately resulting in car stall. Also, speedometer is not functioning correctly - will start out anywhere from 5 mph to 45 mpg over from standstill.

As I was driving the speedometer just stopped working properly. Now it just dont move at all. This is a problem that has happened to my mothers 2003 Trailblazer too.

I have the same problem that an earlier blogger as, all my gauges are stuck, the speedometer is stuck, the oil gauge stuck, gas gauge stuck, I think gm needs to take control of their problem and correct it, not just say it's not a problem they will not fix. There needs to be a recall for this problem pin the Trailblazer trucks.

The electrical system on my 2004 Trailblazer ext is not operating properly. The tachometer doesn't register, nor does the battery gauge and uncertain if the reading on the oil gauge is accurate. The fuel gauge is not operable, the needle is either pass e(empty) or pass f (full), I'm constantly re-fueling for fear of running out of gas. When first starting the engine, the speed indicator might register correctly, but then it falls below 0 mph while traveling speeds of 35 to 55 mph and other times it may indicate speeds in excess of 100 mph. Problems with the speedometer first started in June 2012 , I used a gps to keep track of traveling speed. Afterwards, the other gauges started to malfunction. No parts have been repaired or replaced. Very concerned about safety issues, as I occasionally transport my grandchildren to appointments. Has Chevrolet made any amendments to correct these problems? assistance needed please.

Started the car and pulled out of my driveway was going 0-5 mph and the speedometer shot up to 40. Started driving down the road and it stayed stuck at 40, but I was doing 30mph. Pulled into the store 2 blocks up, shut the car off. When I turned it back on the car was registering 13 mph at a dead stop. Went back home, car sat overnight. Started it for work in the morning on Sunday and it was idling at 8 mph. Started driving to work and the speedometer was registering 60 mph, yet I was going with the flow of traffic on a city street that's speed limit was 45mph. Seems I need to keep turning off the car and turning it back on again in order for the speedometer to reset to a lower number (I. E. 3 or 8 mph at a dead stop, vs. 13 to 18 mph at a dead stop). Revved the engine to see what the response would be, tachometer registered increase, but the speedometer did not budge at all! I worry the day it will say I am doing 40 but I am actually doing 55 around a curve. The car is absolutely off limits to my 17 year old now. Funny thing is I preferred her driving the Trailblazer for safety vs. Her little vw convertible. Not any more!! I do not see how chevy claims this is not a safety issue!.

The car states I am going 50 mph less than my actual speed. This is a safety concern for me. If it wasn't for my gps I wouldn't know my actual speed. I have read several others complain about the same problem online. Please recall this.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The contact stated that the speedometer failed and would display that the vehicle was traveling much faster than the actual speed driven. The contact state that while in a parking lot, the speedometer erroneously displayed that the contact was traveling 30 mph when the accelerator was not being depressed. The failure would recur intermittently. The instrument panel lights would become extremely dim when the failure would occur. The vehicle had not been inspected. The failure mileage was 55,000 and the current mileage was 125,000.

When I started my car, I went to turn the ac on and there was beeping and the emergency brake, abs/stability, and a few other instrument panel lights come on. The overhead interior light comes on as well and the air will not blow out. The only way to get this to stop is to turn the a/c off or either turn it up to the highest level (5). If it is on 5 and I try to turn it down, the beeping starts and the lights come on. Sometimes it will just happen randomly even if I don't touch the air. Once while I was on the interstate doing 75 mph, it randomly happened and my car stalled and slowed down as if it were cutting off which scared me so badly because if my car had cut off I could have been in a serious accident, or even with it slowing down the way it did. My foot was on the gas driving and the car just started slowing out of nowhere. Also, the air bag light has come on and will not go off and the air bag has never been deployed. I love my truck so much, but am considering getting rid of it if I cannot get any assistance with getting it fixed because of my concern for my family's safety as well as other drivers on the road.

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One day when I was driving I stopped my vehicle and the speedometer read 60 mph at a standstill. As I continued to accelerate it increased until it reached well past 120 mph. Each time the vehicle is stopped the speedometer sometimes goes back but never to 0. The rpm does not function at all, and not sure when that stopped working. The speedometer did fix itself and then started again a month later. The second time is when the problem started with the rpm not functioning. I have seen multiple incidents with people complaining of these same issues and have saved the issues. I contacted the dealer and they are stating that this is not a manufacturers defect and stated it is $300 to replace a "internal fault in the dash cluster. " this is what I was told by someone in the service department at a Chevrolet dealership.

Speedometer and tach works erratically. Speedometer works approx. 25% of the time.

While driving on the freeway with my family the speedometer and tach stopped working. We have been calling gm to find a solution with no results. I have come to realize that I am one of many with this same issue with their 2004 Trailblazer. We cannot understand how gm can say that this is not a safety issue when this puts our children and families in danger when ever they are in a vehicle that is not producing accurate feedback concerning our speed and performance of the vehicle.

In December 2011 my rpm gauge stop working. I did some research and found that there are several complaints about the same problem with the 2004 chevy Trailblazer. Then, on December 7,2012 my speedometer stop working and now all the other gauges are starting to malfunction. There are recalls on this same problems for 2005 and 2006 Trailblazers. Gm didn't issue a recall on the 2004 chevy Trailblazers. I filed a compliant with the attorney general's office against general motors. A representative from general motors called and said there was not anything that they could do, because the vehicle has met its life expectancies. They will not doing anything because my vehicle is over 100,000 miles. He basically told me that once the vehicle reaches 100,000 miles that general motors does not stand behind their product.

Instrument panel stopped working. First the tachometer - then the speedometer.

The SUV was going about 40 mph when the instrument panel showed 120 mph . . . It will not go back to normall . . . It does now show 100mph even with the car off .

The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The contact stated that various warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel upon starting. The contact also stated that the brake light was not functioning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for a diagnosis. The dealer stated that they replaced a fuse in the fuse box. The failure continued. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that they would contact her at a later date. The failure mileage was 120,000 and the current mileage was 131,000.

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Switches for the power window and heated driver's seat on driver's door panel stopped working. Heater for driver's seat turns on, on its own and cannot be controlled with the switch. While the heater for driver's seat is on, the instrument panel flickers. The heater for driver's seat turns on and off, on its own and each time it comes on, the instrument panel flickers.

Speedometer does not register proper speed. Reads at 0 mph when going 65mph or any other mph for that matter. At no time is the speedometer ever accurate.

My speedometer needle would read the wrong mph and start to bounce all over the place and about a week after that started it just wasn't working all together and now doesn't move at all.

My speedometer began to work improperly. Sometimes it would not go all the way back to zero when the ignition was switched off, or it would be functioning properly and then for no apparent reason the needle would go all the way around and end up pointing at the park, neutral, reverse area at the bottom of the speedometer. Now the speedometer does not work at all and the tachometer has started to work intermittently. It is doing the same thing that the speedometer was doing. Right now the vehicle is off but the tachometer needle is on 3. I just had the fuel sensor gauge replaced under Chevrolet's "special policy" because it had ceased working as well. I have serious reservations about the integrity of the other gauges because while they appear to be working I do not know. I contacted cheverolet and was told that while other makes and models had been recalled mine had not. When I inquired as to whether the components for my instrument cluster came from the same supplier as that of the recalled vehicles I was told that they would not disclose that information to me because it was confidential. They did say they had other complaints similar to mine but at this time they were not offering any assistance to consumers and did not know if or when they ever would. I was told that due to the age of my vehicle (a 2005) that I could expect certain repairs. I do expect certain repairs however a total failure of the instrument cluster, that has been documented on my make and model as well as other Chevrolets, is not one of them. It is frustrating and disheartening to me that while Chevrolet is aware of the problem they knowingly disregard the concerns of their customers, especially as the malfunction of a fuel gauge, speedometer or any other instrument panel component could have serious consequences.

1) fuel gauge indicator shows an empty reading despite just being filled. After driving for 40-50 miles gauge will show about a quarter of a tank for a short time and then go back to empty. When problem first started the gauge was all over the dial. 2) speedometer erratically will show a speed at a greater speed than actually traveling. Recently showed going 110mph despite traveling along with traffic flow of approximately 65 mph on major interstate highway.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer. While parked, the contact noticed that the gauges on the instrument panel would not function. The failure would recur intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing but was unable to diagnose the failure because the gauges were functioning at the time of testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 29,279.

After driving the vehicle like normal, stopped at a gas station and when it was restarted, the fuel gauge, oil pressure gauge, battery gauge, tachometer, pretty much the entire instrument panel stopped working then came back on. Also, instead of reading driver like it normally does, the panel was reading unknown driver. Then as we were driving down the interstate home, the speedometer went to 0 and would not come back up. After we got home, the next day the panel worked fine. This has occurred numerous time since the first incident in 2011. I have read multiple forums and posts online from others stating it is the instrument panel cluster that may be the problem and there was a recall on other chevy makes but not the Trailblazer. This is a very scary problem and should be covered by chevy due to the numerous other Trailblazer owners with the same issue.

Tl- the contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The contact stated that the instrument panel gauges were providing faulty readings. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnosis or repairs and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not the repaired. The failure mileage was 79,000 and the current mileage was 119,000. Kmj.

The speed keeps changing and it will not stay accurate and all gauges keep messing up.

My instrument panel on my 2004 Trailblazer is slowly not functioning. It started off with my tachometer and now my gas guage not working. My vehicle has not been neglected and is serviced when needed. The guages are not working now on a daily basis. I have yet to replace the part due to cost and also because many people are having the same issue that I am having.