2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 1,063 complaints · 2 recalls
Most-reported system: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (550 complaints · 51.7%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 54
  • Fires 31
  • Injuries 73
  • Deaths 4
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution ELECTRICAL SYSTEM appears in 550 of 1,063 owner complaints (51.7%) in this vehicle snapshot. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 550 complaints, 51.7% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 550 · 51.7% · 2 crash reports 11 fire reports FUEL SYSTEM: 140 complaints, 13.2% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 140 · 13.2% · 1 crash reports EXTERIOR LIGHTING: 87 complaints, 8.2% of reports EXTERIOR LIGHTING 87 · 8.2% · 1 crash reports 4 fire reports POWER TRAIN: 47 complaints, 4.4% of reports POWER TRAIN 47 · 4.4% · 2 crash reports 1 fire reports ENGINE: 42 complaints, 4.0% of reports ENGINE 42 · 4.0% · 6 fire reports AIR BAGS: 37 complaints, 3.5% of reports AIR BAGS 37 · 3.5% · 35 crash reports 1 fire reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 30 complaints, 2.8% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 30 · 2.8% · 3 crash reports 1 fire reports VISIBILITY: 24 complaints, 2.3% of reports VISIBILITY 24 · 2.3% SERVICE BRAKES: 20 complaints, 1.9% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 20 · 1.9% · 4 crash reports 1 fire reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 510 complaints, 48.0% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 510 · 48.0% · 21 crash reports 11 fire reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 550 51.7% 2 crashes · 11 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 140 13.2% 1 crashes · 0 fires
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 87 8.2% 1 crashes · 4 fires
POWER TRAIN 47 4.4% 2 crashes · 1 fires
ENGINE 42 4.0% 0 crashes · 6 fires
AIR BAGS 37 3.5% 35 crashes · 1 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 30 2.8% 3 crashes · 1 fires
VISIBILITY 24 2.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 20 1.9% 4 crashes · 1 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 510 48.0% 21 crashes · 11 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jan 2004; the first recall shown was reported in Nov 2004. 2004-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2004-Q2: 8 owner reports 8 2004-Q3: 13 owner reports 13 2004-Q4: 14 owner reports 14 2005-Q1: 12 owner reports 12 2005-Q2: 9 owner reports 9 2005-Q3: 11 owner reports 11 2005-Q4: 13 owner reports 13 2006-Q1: 8 owner reports 8 2006-Q2: 15 owner reports 15 2006-Q3: 8 owner reports 8 2006-Q4: 10 owner reports 10 2007-Q1: 23 owner reports 23 2007-Q2: 14 owner reports 14 2007-Q3: 14 owner reports 14 2007-Q4: 27 owner reports 27 2008-Q1: 30 owner reports 30 2008-Q2: 31 owner reports 31 2008-Q3: 20 owner reports 20 2008-Q4: 34 owner reports 34 2009-Q1: 59 owner reports 59 2009-Q2: 44 owner reports 44 2009-Q3: 28 owner reports 28 2009-Q4: 58 owner reports 58 2010-Q1: 67 owner reports 67 2010-Q2: 38 owner reports 38 2010-Q3: 37 owner reports 37 2010-Q4: 41 owner reports 41 2011-Q1: 45 owner reports 45 2011-Q2: 25 owner reports 25 2011-Q3: 19 owner reports 19 2011-Q4: 19 owner reports 19 2012-Q1: 22 owner reports 22 2012-Q2: 8 owner reports 8 2012-Q3: 9 owner reports 9 2012-Q4: 10 owner reports 10 2013-Q1: 12 owner reports 12 2013-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2013-Q3: 11 owner reports 11 2013-Q4: 10 owner reports 10 2014-Q1: 8 owner reports 8 2014-Q2: 12 owner reports 12 2014-Q3: 17 owner reports 17 2014-Q4: 14 owner reports 14 2015-Q1: 18 owner reports 18 2015-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2015-Q3: 8 owner reports 8 2015-Q4: 17 owner reports 17 2016-Q1: 8 owner reports 8 2016-Q2: 8 owner reports 8 2016-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2016-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2017-Q1: 6 owner reports 6 2017-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2017-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2018-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2018-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2018-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2019-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2019-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2019-Q3: 6 owner reports 6 2019-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2020-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2020-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2020-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2021-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2021-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2022-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2022-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2025-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jan 2004 Jul 2025 Recall campaign 04V527000 ◆ Recall campaign 04V527000 Recall campaign 05V198000 ◆ Recall campaign 05V198000 Investigation PE04032 ● Investigation PE04032 Investigation EA04021 ● Investigation EA04021 Investigation EA07009 ● Investigation EA07009 Investigation RQ17002 ● Investigation RQ17002
  • Campaign 04V527000 was reported 259 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 05V198000 was reported 444 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2004-Q1 Owner reports 5
2004-Q2 Owner reports 8
2004-Q3 Owner reports 13
2004-Q4 Owner reports 14
2005-Q1 Owner reports 12
2005-Q2 Owner reports 9
2005-Q3 Owner reports 11
2005-Q4 Owner reports 13
2006-Q1 Owner reports 8
2006-Q2 Owner reports 15
2006-Q3 Owner reports 8
2006-Q4 Owner reports 10
2007-Q1 Owner reports 23
2007-Q2 Owner reports 14
2007-Q3 Owner reports 14
2007-Q4 Owner reports 27
2008-Q1 Owner reports 30
2008-Q2 Owner reports 31
2008-Q3 Owner reports 20
2008-Q4 Owner reports 34
2009-Q1 Owner reports 59
2009-Q2 Owner reports 44
2009-Q3 Owner reports 28
2009-Q4 Owner reports 58
2010-Q1 Owner reports 67
2010-Q2 Owner reports 38
2010-Q3 Owner reports 37
2010-Q4 Owner reports 41
2011-Q1 Owner reports 45
2011-Q2 Owner reports 25
2011-Q3 Owner reports 19
2011-Q4 Owner reports 19
2012-Q1 Owner reports 22
2012-Q2 Owner reports 8
2012-Q3 Owner reports 9
2012-Q4 Owner reports 10
2013-Q1 Owner reports 12
2013-Q2 Owner reports 5
2013-Q3 Owner reports 11
2013-Q4 Owner reports 10
2014-Q1 Owner reports 8
2014-Q2 Owner reports 12
2014-Q3 Owner reports 17
2014-Q4 Owner reports 14
2015-Q1 Owner reports 18
2015-Q2 Owner reports 6
2015-Q3 Owner reports 8
2015-Q4 Owner reports 17
2016-Q1 Owner reports 8
2016-Q2 Owner reports 8
2016-Q3 Owner reports 5
2016-Q4 Owner reports 5
2017-Q1 Owner reports 6
2017-Q2 Owner reports 3
2017-Q3 Owner reports 1
2017-Q4 Owner reports 3
2018-Q1 Owner reports 3
2018-Q2 Owner reports 1
2018-Q3 Owner reports 5
2018-Q4 Owner reports 2
2019-Q1 Owner reports 3
2019-Q2 Owner reports 6
2019-Q3 Owner reports 6
2019-Q4 Owner reports 2
2020-Q1 Owner reports 1
2020-Q2 Owner reports 2
2020-Q3 Owner reports 1
2021-Q1 Owner reports 1
2021-Q2 Owner reports 1
2022-Q1 Owner reports 2
2022-Q3 Owner reports 1
2025-Q3 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 04V527000
Recall campaign 1 05V198000
Defect investigation 1 PE04032
Defect investigation 1 EA04021
Defect investigation 1 EA07009
Defect investigation 1 RQ17002
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Safety Recalls (2)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 04V527000

    Report date
    Component:
    EXTERIOR LIGHTING
    Consequence:
    AN 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.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS 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.
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  2. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 05V198000

    Report date
    Component:
    EXTERIOR LIGHTING
    Consequence:
    THE 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.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS 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.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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