2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT Power Train Problems

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN IT TRIES TO SHIFT INTO 3RD OR 4TH GEAR, I READ THAT THERE WAS A REPORT ON THIS HAPPENING BUT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL AS FAR AS I KNOW, I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER WHO SAYS THEY NEVER RECEIVED ANY PAPER WORK FROM GM ABOUT DOING REPAIRS. MY QUESTION IS WILL GM REPAIR THIS CONDITION AT NO COST TO ME?

Mileage: 136,000

THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES CORRODED AND CAUSED A TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK. THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE GOING DOWN INTERSTATE 86. WHEN THE FLUID LEAKED OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES, IT SPRAYED ALL OVER THE EXHAUST PIPES, WHICH CAUSED A SEVERE FIRE HAZARD. DUE TO THE LOSS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID, IT CASED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION INTERNALS. *TR

Mileage: 114,000

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK BRAKES STARTED LOCKING UP DROVE HOME TOOK APART FRONT AN REAR BRAKES FOUND FRONT CALIPERS LOCKED UP CHANGED CALIPERS AN BRAKE PADS FRONT AN REAR TRIED TO BLEED BRAKES HAD A SPONGY PEDAL FILLED MASTER CYLINDER AN NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING UNDER MASTER CYLINDER CONNECTOR BEHIND FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL NO PART TO FIX NO LISTING . CANNOT DRIVE CAR. THAT'S JUST ONE PROBLEM TRANSMISSION LINES ROTTED AN CHANGED 2 YEARS AGO . POWER STEERING COOLER ROTTED OUT LOST ALL POWER STEERING FLUID 1 MONTH AGO AN PUT AFTER MARKET COOLER IN . ALSO AIR CONDITIONER LINES ROTTED OUT CANNOT HOLD R34 COOLANT ANYMORE. *TR

Mileage: 142,000

CAR FELT "STUCK" IN GEAR, WOULDN'T ACCELERATE, LOW ON TRANSMISSION FLUID. ADDED MORE FLUID, REPLACED SPEED SENSOR, CAMSHAFT & CRANKSHAFT SENSORS. STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH RPMS GOING HIGH, CAR SLAMMING FROM ONE GEAR INTO ANOTHER. ALSO CANNOT RUN HEAT WHILE DRIVING, FAN DRAWS POWER & CAUSES ENGINE TO STALL OUT. CAR ALSO BURNING THROUGH GAS VERY QUICKLY. *TR

Mileage: 146,000

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH GEAR. ENGINE REVS IN NEUTRAL, THEN TRANSMISSION WOULD RE-ENGAGE. FAILURE WOULD OCCUR EVERYTIME VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. REPAIRED BY COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REBUILD. *TR

Mileage: 123,045

ABOUT 10 MILES OUTSIDE OF DALLAS MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BUT NO INITIAL PROBLEMS. LATER THAT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE CAR WOULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 30MPH. I RETURNED HOME THAT NIGHT AND LEFT IT PARKED. THE NEXT DAY TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE AND THE GUY DID AN ENGINE CHECK STATING THAT MY TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT AND THAT IT WAS LOW ON FLUIDS. I ADDED 3 QUARTS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID WHICH SEEMED TO HELP A LITTLE BIT, BUT I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE ENOUGH MAKING AN 8 HR TRIP BACK HOME. *TR

DRIVING NORMALLY ,PUT CAR IN PARK ,PUT CAR BACK IN DRIVE CRUNCHING NOISE ,CAR NO LONGER HAS REVERSE OR 2ND GEAR. *TR

Mileage: 117,000

I BOUGHT MY 2004 TRAILBLAZER NEW IN 2004 AND IT HAS BEEN OK. I GOT IN IT LAST THURSDAY AND PUT IT IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF MY BASEMENT TO GO TO WORK. IT MADE A HORRIBLE NOISE SO I GOT MY HUSBAND UP TO LOOK AT IT. COME TO FIND OUT REVERSE WENT OUT ON THE TRANSMISSION. THE REPAIR SHOP SAID REVERSE WAS OUT AND SOME GEARS WERE WORN. I HAD NO WARNING AND THIS JUST HAPPENED. THIS REPAIR PERSON TOLD US THIS WAS WEAK LINK ON THE TRAILBLAZERS AND THE TRANSMISSIONS WOULD GO JUST LIKE THAT. IF THIS IS A WEAK LINK, GM SHOULD RECALL AND FIX THE PROBLEM. I DID NOT TAKE OUT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I ONLY HAVE ABOUT 89,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. *TR

2004 TRAILBLAZER , TRANSMISSION DIPSTICK RUSTED AND BROKE, TRANSMISSION WENT OUT FROM WATER GETTING INSIDE / DO NOT KNOW HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED ! AND THE BEARINGS IN THE WATERPUMP WENT OUT LEAVING THE FAN SHAFT WIGGLING / LOOSE. WITH ONLY 65000 MILES ON MY TRAILBLAZER NOT TRAVELING NO FASTER THAN 75 MPH MAX. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. MY FRIENDS WITH THE SAME TRAILBLAZER IS HAVING THE SAME THING HAPPENING. I SERVICED EVERY 3500 MILES SINCE OWNED 2005. PLEASE HELP IF CAN . *TR

Mileage: 65,459

2004 TRAILBLAZER, THE TRANSMISSION DIP STICK RUSTED AND BROKE AND WATER IN TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVING SAME PROBLEM WITH SAME 2004 TRAILBLAZERS. BAD DIP STICK MANUFACTURE POSITION GETTING WATER INSIDE. *TR

Mileage: 65,465

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTED OUT OF THIRD AND WOULD NOT SHIFT BACK WHILE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY. DEALER SAID A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AND FLUID CHANGE WOULD FIX IT. AFTER PERFORMING FLUSH DEALER TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FUNCTIONING INTERMITTENTLY, SPEEDOMETER WORKS AT FIRST AND THEN SLOWLY GOES DOWN TO ZERO. *TR

Mileage: 46,069

THE REVERSE TRANSMISSION BELL HOUSING BLOWS OUT. THIS IS THE SECOND CHEVROLET VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED AND THE SAME PROBLEM ON BOTH THE FIRST TIME $2400.00 LATER IT WAS FIXED,AND NOW $2200.00 LATER THE PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED. I KNOW OF 3 PEOPLE SO FAR THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I WILL ASSURE YOU THIS WILL BE THE LAST CHEVROLET VEHICLE I WILL BUY UNLESS THIS PROBLEM IS FIXED. PLEASE RESPOND. *TR

Mileage: 71,256

THE REVERSE TRANSMISSION BELL HOUSING BLOWS OUT. THIS IS THE SECOND CHEVROLET VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED AND THE SAME PROBLEM ON BOTH THE FIRST TIME $2400.00 LATER IT WAS FIXED,AND NOW $2200.00 LATER THE PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED. I KNOW OF 3 PEOPLE SO FAR THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I WILL ASSURE YOU THIS WILL BE THE LAST CHEVROLET VEHICLE I WILL BUY UNLESS THIS PROBLEM IS FIXED. PLEASE RESPOND. *TR

Mileage: 71,256

VEHICLE SWITCHING INTO 4WD/AWD ON ITS OWN - MALFUNCTION TOOK VEHICLE IN BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS TRYING TO SWITCH INTO AWD AND 4WD ON ITS OWN AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, ENTIRE VEHICLE JERKS WHEN SWITCHING (ON ITS OWN) FROM 2HI TO AWD. CHEVY SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOUND PROBLEM IN TRANSFER CASE MODULE. THEY REPLACED MODULE AND PROGRAM. VEHICLE 4WD MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN. VEHICLE TRYING TO SWITCH INTO 4WD AND AWD ON ITS OWN. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT. SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPLACED ENCODER MOTOR. VEHICLE IS STILL SWITCHING INTO 4WD AND AWD RANDOMLY. I WILL TAKE IT IN AGAIN. THESE PROBLEMS STARTED WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE UNDER 43000 MILES ON VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS MANY TRAILBLAZER OWNERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. *JB

Mileage: 35,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING UP A DRIVEWAY AT 10 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED, AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE.

Mileage: 46,000

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND, SOMETIMES WHEN AT A STOP IT STALLS BEFORE TAKING OFF, SOMETIMES RPM BOTTOMS OUT. 4 WHEEL DRIVE ONLY USED ABOUT 3 OR 4 TIMES, EACH TIME IT STALLED BEFORE GOING INTO 4 WHEEL THEN WOULD NOT COME OUT OF 4 WHEEL FOR ABOUT 2 OR 3 MINUTES. *JB

Mileage: 39,000

FULL DESTRUCTION BECAUSE OF FIRE I WAS ON THE WAY BACK FROM A LONG TRIP IN SOUTHERN CHILE (UP TO USHUAIA) OVER THE "CARRETERA AUSTRAL" AND, AFTER ABOUT 9'000 KM DRIVE WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM, I SAW A WHITE SMOKE BACK MY VEHICLE. OIL PRESSURE: NORMAL, MOTOR TEMPERATURE: NORMAL. THIS MEANT IMMEDIATE STOP ALONG THE "RUTA 40 NORTE" IN ARGENTINA (ABOUT 100 KM NORTH OF BARILOCHE, ON THE WAY TO NEUQU). WHILE STOPPING, I FELT THE BRAKE PEDAL JUST GOING WITHOUT IMMEDIATE REACTION BUT THE PRESSION CAME BACK. WHILE BRINGING THE GEAR SHIFT TO POSITION PARKING, I DID NOT FEEL ANY SENSATION, AS IF IT WOULD HAVE NO CONNECTION; THE AUTOMATIC DOOR BLOCKER CONNECTED TO THE GEAR SHIFT DID NOT WORK TOO, SO THAT WE HAD TO UNLOCK THE DOORS MANUALLY. AFTER HAVING DISCONNECTED THE ENGINE, I SAW WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT FROM THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE MOTOR. I OPENED THE CAPOT AND THE SMOKE CAME FROM THE LEFT CORNER (CLOSE TO THE DRIVER'S PLACE). SUDDENLY, SOME MATERIAL IN FLAMES FELL TO THE BOTTOM, ABOUT MIDDLE LIGHT LEFT OF THE CAR. I TRIED TO PUT OUT THE FLAMES WITH THE EXTINGUISHER, BUT OTHER BURNING MATERIAL FELL. OTHER PEOPLE HAD STOPPED AND HELPED ME. WE PUSHED THE CAR A LITTLE AHEAD - THOUGH THE HAND BRAKE WAS TIED AND THE GEAR SHIFT ON "P", BUT BURNING MATERIAL FELL AGAIN. IN THE MEANTIME, MY WIFE AND CHILDREN THROW OUT THE LUGGAGE, SO THAT WE COULD SAVE ALMOST ALL OF IT. BUT THE CAR BURNED ENTIRELY. WHAT COULD BE THE REASON OF THIS INCIDENT ? THANKS GOD, I STOPPED IMMEDIATELY SO THAT NOBODY WAS INJURED NOR BURNED AND NO THIRD PARTY SUFFERED ANY DAMAGE. *NM

Mileage: 24,100

MY 2004 CHEVROLET, TRAILBLAZER HAS NO TRACTION. I WILL NOT EVEN GO THROUGH WET GRASS.*AK

Mileage: 1,000