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Year · Make · Model

2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
1,081
NHTSA complaints
4
Defect investigations
701
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Not rated
Frontal
Not rated
Side
Not rated
Rollover

Consumer complaints

1,081 filed
56
Crashes
31
Fires
74
Injuries reported
4
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Electrical System
    380
  • Electrical SYSTEM: Instrument CLUSTER/PANEL
    245
  • Exterior Lighting
    74
  • Fuel SYSTEM, Gasoline
    70
  • FUEL/PROPULSION System
    43
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    35
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    31
  • AIR Bags
    30

Recalls

2 campaigns
05V198000·EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL2005-05-05

ON CERTAIN TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE DRIVER WISHING TO SIGNAL A TURN BY MOVING THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL LEVER, (UP OR DOWN) MAY CAUSE THE FRONT MARKER/TURN LIGHTS AND REAR TURN LIGHTS TO FLASH IN A MANNER SIMILAR TO HAZARD WARNING, RATHER THAN FLASHING ON THE DESIRED SIDE ONLY.

RiskTHE DRIVER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CLEARLY SIGNAL THEIR INTENTIONS TO TURN, CHANGE TRAVEL LANES, OR POTENTIALLY WARN OTHERS OF AN IMPAIRED VEHICLE OPERATING CONDITION INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SUSPECT FLASHER MODULES WITH A NEW FLASHER MODULE DESIGNED WITH SEALED RELAYS AND MORE DURABLE CONTACT MATERIAL INSIDE OF THE RELAYS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 4, 2005. ISUZU BEGAN MAILING OWNER LETTERS ON AUGUST 4, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463, ISUZU AT 1-800-255-6727, BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080, AND OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537.

04V527000·EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS2004-11-01

ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, VIBRATION AND HEAT MAY CAUSE THE TAIL LAMP/STOP LAMP BULB TO LOOSEN IN ITS SOCKET. IF THIS OCCURS, THE BULB MAY FLICKER AND EVENTUALLY BECOME INOPERATIVE.

RiskAN INOPERATIVE BRAKE LAMP WILL NOT CONVEY THE DRIVER'S INTENTION OF STOPPING TO DRIVERS IN FOLLOWING VEHICLES, AND AN INOPERATIVE REAR TURN SIGNAL LAMP WILL NOT CONVEY THE DRIVER'S INTENTION TO TURN TO DRIVERS IN FOLLOWING VEHICLES. BOTH OF THESE FAILURES CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.

FixDEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TAIL LAMP/STOP LAMP ASSEMBLIES, AND IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THEM. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 22, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537, BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080, OR GMC AT 1-866-996-9463.

NHTSA investigations

4 actions
RQ17002·EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS2017-04-24 → 2021-03-29

Loss of Headlights

EA07009·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP2007-07-10 → 2008-08-28

FUEL PUMP MODULE LEAKS GASOLINE

EA04021·EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS2004-08-03 → 2004-11-04

BRAKE LAMP FAILURE

Led to recall04V527000

PE04032·EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS2004-04-06 → 2004-08-03

BRAKE LAMP FAILURE

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