2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer Interior lighting Problems
- Complaints
- 6about this part
- Share
- 1%of 1,081 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 37,600miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the interior lighting of the 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer, 1% of the 1,081 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 37,600 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Driving on dry pavement, clear day. Took freeway offramp, when I reached 40mph, the brakes locked up, went past stop sign into other highway missing other vehicle passing in front of offramp. Happened twice at same speed, brakes lock up, and I pass through the stop sign. Loud grinding noise coming from wheel well area, brakes recently changed about 3 months ago, noise occurs at 25-30 MPH, sounds like dragging something underneath. Service man checked, nothing visible. Has occurred 5 times in less than 2 months. Interior lights dim on vehicle then brighten constantly. …”
NHTSA complaint #10267821, filed 2009-05, 130,000 miles“Major electrical problems inside the vehicle. I have owned it less than a year.the vehicle has been in the shop twice in the past two weeks. Exiting the freeway the I had a complete power failure. The vehicle completely stopped and locked up and there was a semi truck behind me! My vehicle was moving and in drive when this happened. I had two of my toddlers in the car with me! The vehicle was taken into a local dealer and unfortunately they could not find anything wrong with it. Apparently, when the vehicle is restarted it erases the codes in the engine as to what caused the problem. …”
NHTSA complaint #10090856, filed 2004-09, 9,200 miles“The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The contact stated that while driving at 25 MPH, the vehicle lost interior and exterior lighting. The contact stated that the low beam headlights failed which caused the contact to crash into a creek. A police report was filed. The contact was not injured in the crash. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN and failure mileage were not available.”
NHTSA complaint #10794435, filed 2015-11Interior lighting: other model years
Other parts of the 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer
627 complaintsFuel system
148 complaintsExterior lighting
101 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
62 complaintsAir bags
42 complaintsEngine cooling
39 complaintsVehicle speed control
38 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
31 complaintsBrakes
24 complaintsBody and structure
23 complaintsOther or unknown
21 complaintsEngine
16 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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