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Electrical System
12/06/2008
2004 TRAILBLAZER LS FAULTY SPEEDOMETER. THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED ACTION G UP ONE DAY WHEN I WAS GOING 50MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER WENT UP TO 100MPH BY ITSELF. EVER SINCE THEN IS HAS BEEN READING WHATEVER IT WANTS. I HAVE ALSO HEARD A STRANGE NOISE FROM MY OTHER GAUGES ON MY PANEL. I TOOK IT INTO A DEALERSHIP AND HAD A DIAGNOSTICS RUN ON THE SUV. THEY STATED I HAD A FAULTY SPEEDOMETER AND IT WOULD RUN ABOUT $600.00 TO FIX. THEY STATED GM HAD A RECALL NOTICE OUT ON A NUMBER OF VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT THE 2004 BLAZER DIDN'T FALL UNDER THIS NOTICE. AT THIS TIME I DON"T HAVE A TRUE SPEED READING AND MY TACHOMETER HAS STARTED STICKING. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS EVERYDAY. AT THIS TIME I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED. *TR
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Electrical System
04/21/2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET BLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER DIAL INDICATED THAT THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 110 MPH. WHEN SHE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THE SPEEDOMETER DIAL SUDDENLY DROPPED BELOW ZERO AND IS CURRENTLY HANGING STRAIGHT DOWN. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 24,000.
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Tires
04/06/2008
TIRES ARE DRY ROTTED AND LOOK VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ON. THEY WERE INSTALLED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON MY 2004 S10 BLAZER AND HAVE ONLY 37,000 MILES ON THEM WITH ALOT OF TREAD LEFT. THE SIDEWALLS AND BETWEEN THE TREAD ARE CRACKING. *TR
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Power Train
02/06/2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET BLAZER. WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY SUN GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 112,000.
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Tires
01/05/2008
TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT. THE ENTIRE SIDEWALL OF TIRE WAS SEPERATED FROM TREAD. UNIROYAL LAREDO, 102S , P235/70R15, M+S. VEHICLE HAS 48000 MILES ,VG TREAD ON TIRES. *CN