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vehicle
2004 / chevrolet / blazer
known issues
8 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-01)
complaints
50 on file (2004-03-31 → 2018-03-08)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
0 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Brake line corrosion and loss of brakingSERVICE BRAKES5 complaints2004-06 → 2016-01blazer-2004-brake-loss-and-pedal-failure
10818392 BRAKE LINE CORRODED THROUGH AND LOST REAR BRAKES DURING STOP--DEALER UNABLE TO REPAIR PROPERLY---PART NO LONGER AVAILABLE THRU GEN MOTORS--WENT OUT DURING STOP ON HIGHWAY --NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE OR PEOPLE--GROSELY LONGER DISTANCE TO STOP SAFELY
10654834 AFTER REPLACING BRAKE PADS ON VEHICLE I WAS PUMPING BRAKES TO BLEED OUT AIR IN THE LINES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. UPON INSPECTION THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURED DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION
10577997 BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR VERY SLOWLY. REPAIRED BRAKES WITH ALL NEW COMPONENTS; ROTORS, PADS, CALIPERS, NEW BRAKE FLUID
Ignition switch and key release failureELECTRICAL SYSTEM3 complaints2014-03 → 2014-07blazer-2004-ignition-key-switch
10607284 THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER
10607522 THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE IGNITION. THE KEY DOES NOT RELEASE AFTER IT HAS BEEN TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION
10575578 THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED, BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT START, DUE TO THE FAULTY IGNITION CYLINDER WOULD NOT TURN
10261415 WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED 110 MPH
10254201 THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED ACTION G UP ONE DAY WHEN I WAS GOING 50MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER WENT UP TO 100MPH BY ITSELF
10225445 WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER DIAL INDICATED THAT THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 110 MPH
Driver door hinge and latch failureSTRUCTURE3 complaints2009-01 → 2014-12blazer-2004-door-hinge-latch
10662230 WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING LOT, MY DRIVER'S DOOR FLEW OPEN. NOW THE DOOR WILL NOT STAY CLOSED
10622547 WHILE DRIVING IN THE PARKING LOT OF LOWES, THE DOOR HINGE ON DRIVERS SIDE FAILED ALONG WITH LATCH ALLOWING IT FALL OFF
10255992 THE LEFT FRONT DOOR DROPPED ABOUT A QUARTER OF AN INCH AND THE LOCK WAS DRAGGING ON THE STRIKER PLATE ON THE DOOR JAM
Transmission sun gear failure in reversePOWER TRAIN2 complaints2008-02 → 2013-12blazer-2004-transmission-sun-gear
10557986 GOT INTO THE VEHICLE IN THE MORNING AND WHEN I PLACED IT INTO REVERSE I HEARD A LOUD SHATTERING NOISE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT BACK UP
10217382 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
Front suspension and steering component wearSUSPENSION4 complaints2004-07 → 2009-02blazer-2004-front-suspension-steering-wear
10260162 2004 CHEVY BLAZER WITH 46,000 MILES ;SEVERE EROSION OF BALL JOINT WAS NOTED UPON ROUTINE STATE INSPECTION
10079639 WHILE PERFORMING AN OIL CHANGE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE STEERING ARM ADJUSTING SLEEVE FOR THE TIE ROD HAD 100% SURFACE RUST
10129418 DT: 2004 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ON DRIVER'S SIDE MALFUNCTIONED
Engine stalling and loss of powerENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING3 complaints2004-07 → 2006-04blazer-2004-engine-stall-power-loss
10080687 I WAS STUCK IN TRAFFIC ON AN INTERSTATE. WITHOUT WARNING MY VEHICLE SHUT OFF
10156083 MY 2004 TRAILBLAZER HAD BEEN IN THE MAROONE SERVICE DEPT 5 TIMES DURING THE FIRST 27000 DUE TO LOSS OF POWER, ENGINE STOP ON TRAFFIC LIGHT, AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ON
Air bag deployment while parkedAIR BAGS2 complaints2018-02 → 2018-03blazer-2004-air-bag-spontaneous-deployment
11075231 WOKE UP IN MORNING AFTER STORM AND LOOKED OUT TO FIND THAT THE AIR BAG IN BLAZER HAD EXPLODED OUT
11076948 FEB. 26 LOOK OUT DOOR IN MORNING AND AIR BAGS EXPLODED AND CAUSE ALL ELECTRIC SYSTEM TO GO OUT
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2004 Chevrolet Blazer vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2004/chevrolet/blazer
@misc{wrenchpro_2004_chevrolet_blazer_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2004 Chevrolet Blazer},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2004/chevrolet/blazer}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
