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2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer brakes problems

25 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
25 2% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
40,000 miles 21 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
5 and 1
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When brakes problems show up

Brakes complaints by mileage, 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 40,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 9 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 40,000 miles
Based on 21 complaints that include mileage. 67% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles2
20k to 40k miles9
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 21 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 40,000 miles, and 67% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 5 crashes, 1 fire, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet trailblazer. While the driver was traveling 45 MPH, she drove over a bump, the brakes failed to engage, she lost control of the vehicle and it crashed into a highway cement wall. The driver sustained facial injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer to be inspected. The contact also stated that the speedometer did not indicate the correct speed at which the vehicle was traveling and the air bag light illuminated intermittently.

Reported at 96,000 miles, December 2010 CrashInjury

Tl*- the contact stated that he took the vehicle to a dealership for an inspection on 1/9/07. He was informed by the mechanic that the vehicle will not pass inspection next year because of the brake rotors. The service department indicated that all 4 rotors were warped. The contact believed that the rotors should not be in need of replacement at 21800 miles. Updated 01/31/07.

Reported at 21,800 miles, January 2007

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