2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT 370 complaints

SPEEDOMETER JUST WENT HAYWIRE. READINGS ALL OVER THE PLACE REGARDLESS OF ACTUAL SPEED. SAME AS MANY OTHERS HAVE REPORTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *LN

FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING. HAS NOT WORKED FOR A LONG TIME NOW. I WILL NOT PAY 800.00 TO GET IT FIXED. STOPPED WORKING AT AROUND 60,000 MILES. FINALLY RAN OUT OF GAS 1/25/11. I DID NOT KNOW THE POWER STEERING WOULD QUIT WORKING. I WAS SCARED I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STEER IT OFF THE ROAD SAFELY WITH TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. I FINALLY DID, IT WAS HARD, BUT THANK GOD AND LUCKILY DID NOT GO OVER THE EMBANKMENT. *TR

SPEEDOMETER NOT READING PRPER SPEED. STAYS AT O SOMETIMES, AND THEN YOU COULD BE GOING 25, AND IT READS 75. *TR

OUR 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER SPEEDOMETER JUST QUIT WORKING. WE CAN BE SITTING AT A COMPLETE STOP AND THE SPEEDOMETER WILL READ 50MPH. IT WILL RANDOMLY CHANGE AND LATER WILL EVEN DROP BELOW THE ZERO MARK. WE HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST WE ARE TRAVELING WHEN THIS OCCURS. YESTERDAY, WHILE DRIVING FROM OH TO IN, I HAD TO GUESS HOW FAST I WAS GOING ON THE FREEWAY. THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED OUR READING 45MPH, SO I ESTIMATED THAT I HAD TO TRAVEL AT 110 MPH TO GO 65MPH. THE PROBLEM BECAME WORSE WHEN I NOTICED THAT MY SPEEDOMETER WAS JUMPING FROM ONE SPEED TO THE NEXT, NOT GRADUALLY CLIMBING LIKE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. THIS PROBLEM IS A RANDOM OCCURRENCE. I NEVER KNOW WHEN TO EXPECT IT. OBVIOUSLY, THERE ARE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES THAT CAN ENSUE. SPEEDING TICKETS, ENDANGERING OTHERS' AS WELL AS OUR OWN LIVES BY DRIVING TOO FAST OR TOO SLOW, OR CAUSING ACCIDENTS IN GENERAL. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM SINCE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I AM UNDEREMPLOYED AND WE CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AT THIS TIME. *LN

I HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT LS: 2008: FUEL SENSOR FAILURE, RUNNING BOARD FELL OFF 2009: HEAD AND TAIL LIGHTS GOING OUT FREQUENTLY, WINDOWS WOULD GET STUCK- COULD NOT GO UP OR DOWN- ALL DASH LIGHTS FLASHING, CAR STALLING OUT- NEEDED CIRCUIT BOARD REPLACED. ANTI-THEFT NON-FUNCTIONING. 2010:WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT SHUT OFF(REPLACED DISPLAY BOARD), IDLE PULLEY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED , 4X4 RUNNING ROUGH AND MAKING A SOUND,SPEEDOMETER NON-FUNCTIONING, RADIO STOPPED WORKING,GLOVE BOX LOCK BROKE, HEAT/AC STOPPED WORKING FIRST ON BLOWERS 4& 5 THEN STOPPED COMPLETELY I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD TO FIX ALL THESE REPAIRS, AS IT EXCEEDS $2,000. CAR IS OVER WARRANTY AND WAS BROUGHT USED FROM A FORMER GM DEALER AT UNDER 50K. I CONTACTED GM IN NOVEMBER 2010 AND THEY STATED THAT THEY MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY COULD NOT ASSIST ME. GM INITIATED CONTACT IN DECEMBER OF 2010 AND TOLD ME TO GET A FULL DIAGNOSIS OF THE PROBLEMS AND STATED THAT IT WAS OK TO GO TO THE FORMER GM DEALER. I PAID OVER $100 FOR THIS DIAGNOSIS AND THEY STATED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY CANNOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE WHATSOEVER. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER INSTRUMENT (SPEEDOMETER) CLUSTER IS NOT WORKING. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT WITH THE TRAILBLAZER. IT SIMPLY STOPPED WORKING, AND NOW I AM TRYING TO SAVE THE MONEY TO REPLACE THE $500 CLUSTER & IN THE MEANTIME USE OTHER TRAFFIC TO GAUGE MY SPEED. THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AS WELL. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER..THE SPEEDOMETER HAS WENT OUT ON MY TRUCK..IT IS READING 80 MPH SOMETIMES AND WHEN I TAKE OFF IT GOES WAY OVER 120 MPH.. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I HAVE READY SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THIS YEAR AND MODEL TRUCK. I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK FOR 5 YEARS AND I BOUGHT IT WHEN IT WAS NEW AND I'VE PUT SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS INTO THIS TRUCK THIS PAST 10 MONTHS AND NOW ITS GOING TO COST ME ANOTHER $500 DOLLARS TO GET THIS FIX. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE FROM GM. I'M GOING TO COMPLAIN TO THE BBB. MY LATE HUSBAND WAS A GM EMPLOYEE AND HE WORKED FOR THEM FOR 15 YEARS AND WAS KILLED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT LAST MARCH AND GM HAS JACKED ME AROUND SINCE THEN AND NOW I HAVE THIS ISSUE. I'M NOT GOING TO BUY ANOTHER GM VEHICLE THE NEXT TIME. PLEASE FIX THIS VEHICLE AT NO CHARGE. I'M A SINGLE PARENT ON SSI NOW AND CANT AFFORD THIS AND ITS A SAFETY ISSUE ON THIS TRUCK. IT NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL ISSUE. *TR

SPEEDOMETER ON 2005 TRAILBLAZER IS MISLEADING. YOU CAN BE DOING 70MPH AND IT WILL ONLY REGISTER 50 MPH. SOMETIMES YOU CAN BE DOING 20 MPH AND IT WILL REGISTER 120 MPH. BUT 80% OF THE TIME THE SPEEDOMETER IS CORRECT (I THINK). THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY TO NEW DRIVERS (MY DAUGHTER WHO JUST TURNED 16). GM IS PROVIDING MISLEADING INFORMATION TO THE DRIVER AND YOU HAVE NO INDICATION THAT IT IS INCORRECT. *TR

AS YOU CAN SEE FROM BELOW THE COMPLAINT, SEEMS I GOT A CALL FROM NIKKI AT GM OR CHEVY AND THEY STATED I NEED TO BRING VEHICLE IN, PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC AND THEN MAYBE THEY CAN DECIDE ON WHAT TO DO, I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE HAS GONE ON FOR 5 YEARS NOW AND THEY SHOULD BE CHECKING TO SEE WHAT THE ISSUE IS...COULD BE FAULTY WIRING, WHICH CAN LEAD TO A FIRE, SAFETY ISSUE, COULD BE A FALSE WARNING OR WORSE A REAL WARNING, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE LINK I ENCLOSED TO THEM, MANY PEOPLE PAYING BIG DOLLARS TO NOT HAVE THIS ISSUE RESOLVED, HOW LONG DOES THIS GO ON, I AM HOPING YOU GUYS CAN STEP IN FOR US AND HOPEFULLY LIGHT A FIRE AND GET GM AND CHEVY TO FINALLY LOOK INTO THIS MATTER..THEY ARE GOOD ABOUT CRYING NO SALES AND NEED THE INFRACTION FROM THE GOV TO STAY AFLOAT, SEEMS THE BIG WIGS JUST NEEDED THEIR WALLETS FATTENED, BECAUSE THEY IS NO CONCERN OR WORRIES ABOUT A SAFETY ISSUE, EVEN THE GAUGES ARE NOT WORKING, CAN YOU PLEASE HELP US OUT, [XXX] NAME:[XXX] EMAIL ADDRESS: [XXX] ADDRESS: [XXX] DAY PHONE: ()-- EX EVENING PHONE: [XXX]EX COMMENTS: I HAVE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, CAN'T SEEM TO FIGURE WHAT IS THE PROBLEM ON MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER, WENT TO THIS SITE HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHEVROLET/TRAILBLAZER/2005/ELECTRICAL/CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON.SHTML AND LOW AND BEHOLD, I AM NOT ALONE ...ARE YOU GUYS GOING TO HELP US WITH THIS PROBLEM, AT LEAST TELL US WHY THIS LIGHT GOES ON, PLEASE, IT CAN COST THOUSANDS TO FIX BUT NEVER HAVE IT FIXED, EVEN MY BATTERY GAUGE HAS SEEMED TO DIE, AND THE G

LIGHTS DIMMING AND FLASHING ALTERNATOR NOT CHARGING, WIRING PROBLEM, DEALER HAS NO ANSWER. I HAVE VEHICLE JUST STARTED THIS AT 74000 MILES, WAS FINE UP UNTIL THAT POINT. HEATER FAN WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. GHOST ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH DOOR LOCKS, RADIO , HIGH BEAMS. VERY SCARY TO DRIVE. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT LS. THE SPEEDOMETER GETS STUCK AND DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

I TOOK A LEFT TURN WITH MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT. AND FISHTAILED ON SOME ICE AND MY SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THE INTERNET AND GM HAS TOLD THOSE PEOPLE THAT THE BLACK BOX SAID THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM ANTICIPATED A ROLLOVER AND THEY HAVE NOT PAID TO HAVE THE DAMAGE FIXED. I HAVE TOLD GM THIS HAS HAPPENED AND AM WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THEM BUT AM EXPECTING THE SAME VERDICT THAT EVERYONE ELSE HAS RECEIVED. I DON'T SEE HOW FISHTAILING ON WET PAVEMENT, ICE, OR IN SOME INSTANCES OR AROUND SOMETHING CAN CAUSE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. I HAVE AIRBAGS THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED, THE INTERIOR ROOF NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, AND THE SEAT BELTS ARE ALL LOCKED UP AND CAN'T BE USED. *TR

I REQUESTS THAT NHTSA OPEN AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE PERFORMANCE/RELIABILITY OF THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR INSTALLED IN MODEL YEAR 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER VEHICLES. I ALLEGE THAT THE FUEL TANK LEVEL SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE AND COULD RESULT IN A SUBJECT VEHICLE RUNNING OUT OF FUEL, STALL, AND BEING REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. I ALSO ALLEGE THAT THE REAR CENTER BRAKE LIGHT COVER ASSEMBLY LOCATED ABOVE THE REAR HATCH ON THESE VEHICLES ROUTINELY FAILS RESULTING IN THE ASSEMBLY FALLING OFF OF THE TRUCK AND WOULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE DRIVING BEHIND THE TRAILBLAZER. *TR

MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IS COMPLETELY GOING CRAZY IT SEEMS EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL IS GOING WRONG WITH IT. I AM AFRAID TO LET MY WIFE OR MY KIDS DRIVE IN IT BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO GO WRONG WHILE DRIVING. MY WHOLE GAS SYSTEM IS GONE FROM FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR TO THE GAUGE. MY ENTIRE DASHBOARD IS NOT WORKING. LIGHTS ARE GOING OUT. WHAT IS CRAZY ABOUT THIS IS THAT I AM ONE OF THOUSANDS THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO. CHEVY NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE DOES GET KILLED. WAITING FOR FATALITIES BEFORE MAKING CHEVY FIXES THERE AWFULLY MADE VEHICLES IS UNACCEPTABLE. I UNDERSTAND THE SITUATION OUR ECONOMY IS IN BUT THESE THOUSANDS OF TRAILBLAZER OWNERS THAT ARE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS SHOULDN'T BE PAYING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO BE GETTING THERE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM FIXED. I DO NOT KNOW ONE OWNER OF A 2006 TRAILBLAZER THAT DOES NOT HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. IT IS UNETHICAL AND CHEVY INSTEAD OF STEPPING UP AND FIXING THERE PROBLEM ARE MAKING THERE LOYAL CUSTOMERS SPEND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FIXING THERE MISTAKE. IT IS TRULY SAD THAT I DO NOT TRUST TAKING MY VEHICLE WITH MY FAMILY IN IT BECAUSE OF BEING AFRAID MY VEHICLE WILL FAIL TO DRIVE OR MALFUNCTION. PLEASE HOLD CHEVY ACCOUNTABLE AND MAKE THEM FIX OUR POORLY MAD AND UNSAFE VEHICLES SO WE CAN FEEL SAFE DRIVING OUR FAMILY AROUND AGAIN. *TR

2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER, CAR JUST DIES INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM WITH CHEVYS AND WAS SURPRISED TO NOTICE THE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS THAT ARE GOIN UNHEARD FROM GM AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. IM AFRAID THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN WHEN MY WIFE AND KIDS ARE DRIVING IN THE CAR. THIS SHOULD B INVESTIGATED IMM. *TR

GAS GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK ON A 2005 TRAILBLAZER. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS. *TR

I HAVE AN 05 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT 4.2L WITH 90000 MILES AND LAST MARCH THE FUEL GAUGE QUIT WORKING BUT NOT BEFORE WE RAN OUT OF FUEL 2 TIMES NOT KNOWING THAT THE GAUGE WAS GIVING A FALSE READING.THE OCCURRENCE HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY AND ONCE ON A BUSY STREET. VERY SCARY WHEN YOU HAVE THREE INNOCENT LITTLE GIRLS UNDER THE AGE OF 3 THAT RIDE IN THE VEHICLE. FROM DOING MY RESEARCH I SEE THIS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND A DANGEROUS ONE AT THAT BECAUSE WHEN THE TRUCK STOPS RUNNING YOU LOSE POWER STEERING AND POWER BREAKING. *TR

SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER INSTRUMENT PANEL ITEMS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING. MAIN ISSUE IS THE SPEEDOMETER AS I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I AM GOING. *TR

THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR GIVES FALSE READINGS ON THE GAS GAGE. I'VE HAD TWO CHEVY TRUCKS IN 6 YEARS AND BOTH HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR MALFUNCTIONS AND GIVES FALSE GAS READINGS. WHAT IF THE GAGE SAID 1/2 FULL AND IT REALLY WAS ON EMPTY AND I RAN OUT OF GAS IN RUSH OUR TRAFFIC. THAT'S A SAFETY ISSUE. THERE'S 1,000'S OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE AND NO ONE HOLDS GM ACCOUNTABLE. EVEN THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT'S A BIG PROBLEM. I HAD A 2000 CHEVY S10 AND A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. *TR

LAST NIGHT (11/01/2010) I WENT TO FILL MY GAS TANK. IT SHOWED I HAD 1/4 TANK FULL. I ADDED $50.00 OF GASOLINE AT $2.52/GAL. THAT SHOULD'VE BEEN MORE THAN ENOUGH. I TURNED THE CAR ON AND IT CREPT TO 1/2 TANK. I FIGURED IT'D TAKE A FEW SECONDS....WRONG!!!! AS I CONTINUED TO DRIVE, IT CREPT DOWN TO 1/4 TANK AGAIN AND STAYED THERE. I MADE IT TO MY FIRST DESTINATION AND ASKED THE KIDS TO GET DOWN AND LOOK UNDER THE CAR AND SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING, ANYWHERE LEAKING. NOTHING. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON. THE FUEL GAUGE STARTED TO SWIFTLY RISE AND MADE IT TO 3/4 OF A TANK WHEN IT SUDDENLY DROPPED TO EMPTY WHERE IT STAYED. CHIMES ARE GOING OFF THAT I HAVE NO GAS. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AGAIN AND RESTARTED IT. GAUGE ROSE TO ONLY 1/4 TANK. I DROVE HOME. THIS MORNING, I STARTED THE CAR AND IT ROSE TO 3/4 TANK AND STAYED THAT WAY ALL THE WAY TO WORK (15 MIN. RIDE). THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE. I CAME ONLINE TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF WHAT MAY BE HAPPENING AND SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PHENOMENON EVEN THOUGH GM REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. MY CAR IS ONLY 5 YRS OLD AND HAS 62,000 MILES ON IT. IT IS BARELY BROKEN IN AND IT SHOULD DEFINITELY NOT BE HAVING THESE KINDS OF ISSUES ALREADY. *TR

SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING ON MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AS I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY (I-75). AT FIRST IT WAS READING 20 TO 55 MILES PER HOUR FASTER THAN I WAS ACTUALLY GOING AND AN HOUR LATER IT QUIT ALL TOGETHER. AT THIS TIME IT DOES NOT SHOE A READING AT ALL. VERY HARD TO DETERMINE SPEED WITHOUT A SPEEDOMETER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND CREATES A HAZARD TO OTHER DRIVERS AND MYSELF. *TR

REPORT DATE : OCTOBER 18, 2010 AT 09:14 AM SEARCH TYPE : VEHICLE YEAR : 2005 MAKE : CHEVROLET MODEL : TRAILBLAZER RESULTS : 1 | ALL RECORDS DISPLAYED NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: N/A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: DP10001 N/A MAKE: CHEVROLET MODEL: TRAILBLAZER MANUFACTURER : GENERAL MOTORS CORP. YEAR : 2005 COMPONENT : FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP I BOUGHT MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO. THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. IT WOULD GO ALL THE WAY TO FULL AND THEN AFTER A COUPLE OF MILES IT WOULD GO TO "EMPTY." THE FUEL LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR WILL MAKE A LOUD BEEP TO LET YOU KNOW YOU ARE OUT OF FUEL. THE BEEP REALLY THROWS OFF YOUR CONCENTRATION TO THE ROAD AND IS VERY DISTRACTING. IT MAKES YOU TAP THE BRAKES WHICH COULD DEFINITELY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT OR EVEN RUNNING OUT OF GAS. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. *TR

2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER, FUEL SENSOR OUT, DEALERSHIP OR GM WONT HELP FIX THE ISSUE, NOT READING GAS LEVEL. *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AROUND SIX MONTHS AGO AND NOW THE OIL LEVEL GAUGE HAS STOPPED WORKING. FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN READING IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE FUEL GAUGE GOES OUT. THIS IS ABSURD THAT THIS HASN'T BEEN RECALLED SINCE THERE ARE COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. *TR

FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK ACCURATELY. I HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS TWICE BOTH TIMES THE GAUGE SHOWED THAT THERE WAS APPROX. 1/4 OF TANK REMAINING. OTHER TIMES AFTER FILLING THE GAUGE WILL DROP TO EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT AND CHIMES WILL COME ON WHILE DRIVING. VERY ANNOYING AND DISTRACTING. NO ACCIDENTS. *TR

STARTED WITH THE SERVICE AIR BAG MESSAGE (KNOWN ISSUE). THEN THE FUEL GAUGE ACTED UP AND FINALLY WENT TO E AND STAYED. NOW HAVE AND OCCASIONAL SURGE IN THE FUEL WHEN I HAVE THE BRAKE PRESSED (KNOWN ISSUES). SPEEDOMETER STARTING ACTING UP AND NO LONGER WORKS (KNOWN ISSUE). OH AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW ALWAYS ON. STARTED INTERMITTENTLY (AGAIN, KNOWN ISSUE). WAS TOLD $500 FROM DEALER WHEN I CALLED TO REPORT THE SERVICE AIR BAG MESSAGE. RECALL SHOULD APPLY TO THIS VEHICLE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE VEHICLE WENT THROUGH BEFORE I PURCHASED IT. CLOTH SEATS/LEATHER SEATS, THE SERVICE AIR BAG "SENSOR" IS STILL BROKE! DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX ALL THE "KNOWN" PROBLEMS. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING ONE RANDOM HOT DAY. THERE WERE NO RESULTING INJURIES, INCIDENCES OR CRASHES AS A RESULT. MY TRAILBLAZER HAS YET TO HAVE A RELIABLE DAY WHERE MY SPEEDOMETER WORKS CONTINUOUSLY. *TR

OUR 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER'S LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, THE WIRES WERE REPLACED AND WORKED LONG ENOUGH FOR ME TO GO OUT AT NIGHT. THE FIRST NIGHT I DID GO OUT, THEY STOPPED WORKING. I WAS STUCK OUT OF TOWN WITH MY LITTLE GIRL. THANK GOODNESS I WASN'T DRIVING OR IN A PLACE WHERE I DIDN'T HAVE CELL PHONE SERVICE(WHICH I DON'T HAVE CLOSE TO MY HOME). ALSO, OUR FUEL GAUGE DOESN'T WORK. WE'VE HAD IT REPAIRED AND IT WORKED FOR A SHORT PERIOD AS WELL, BUT DOESN'T WORK ANY LONGER. APPARENTLY, THESE TWO ISSUES ARE COMMON PROBLEMS THAT CHEVROLET NEEDS TO ADDRESS. A RECALL WOULD BE NICE. I HAVE TWO MORE PAYMENTS AND I DO NOT WANT TO BUY A NEW VEHICLE. NOR WOULD I FEEL COMFORTABLE SELLING THIS ONE AS IT IS. *TR

MY 05 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT LT WITH 4.2 L CRACKED ITS EXHAUST MANIFOLD AT 85,000 KMS. GM DEALERSHIP IN 2 DIFFERENT CITIES REFUSED TO REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. THIS TRUCK WAS PURCHASED AS A NEW USED DEMO FROM THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP WITH 14,000KMS MAY 06. *TR

NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : DP10001 I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. FILLED THE GAS TANK AND NOW IT GOES BACK AND FORTH FROM EMPTY TO FULL WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS EXT AND THE SPEEDOMETER, FUEL, AND BATTERY GAUGES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. THERE IS A DIMMING OF THE LIGHTS WHILE DRIVING AND PEOPLE SOMETIMES THINK I AM FLASHING MY LIGHTS AT THEM. ACCORDING TO HTTP://FORUMS.TRAILVOY.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=18419&HIGHLIGHT=GAS+GUAGE&PAGE=2 THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND NO ONE HAS DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER FORUMS OUT THERE THAT SAY THE SAME THING,THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AND COULD CAUSE MAJOR PROBLEMS INCLUDING ACCIDENTS, SPEEDING TICKETS, RUNNING OUT OF GAS...THE PROBLEMS ARE ENDLESS I GUESS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS? ARE YOU WAITING FOR SOMETHING SERIOUS TO HAPPEN? *TR

MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER EXT WILL NOT READ THE CORRECT LEVEL OF FUEL. MOST OF THE TIME IT WILL NOT READ ANY FUEL AT ALL. IF IT SHOWS ANY AMOUNT, THAT AMOUNT WILL BE VERY INACCURATE. WITHIN A 10 MILE DISTANCE, THE RANGE WILL CHANGE FROM 400 MILES TO 85 MILES. VERY UNSAFE CONDITION DUE TO HIGH POTENTIAL OF RUNNING OUT OF FUEL IN A HIGHWAY SITUATION. *TR

MY BLOWER FOR MY A/C AND MY HEATER HAS STOPPED WORKING. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. MY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR IS NOT ACCURATE. I NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL I REALLY HAVE. I CAN TRY TO FILL IT UP AND IT READS THAT I AM EMPTY. *TR

MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING. WHILE DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER WILL READ 120 MPH OR MORE WHILE I AM ONLY DRIVING 70 MPH. I VERIFY MY SPEED THROUGH MY GARMIN GPS. THIS HAPPENS FOR NO RHYME OR REASON SOMETIMES IT WORKS FINE AND THE NEXT MINUTE IT IS BROKEN AGAIN. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS I WAS TRAVELING 250 MILES ON THE HIGHWAY AND THOUGHT I WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH BUT I WAS REALLY DOING 50. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT EVERYONE INCLUDING SEMI TRUCKS WHERE WHIZZING BY MY AND I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY. THIS CAUSED ME TO BE ALMOST RUN OFF THE ROAD AS A SEMI ALMOST REAR ENDED ME AS HE SLAMMED HIS BRAKES ON. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM YET AS GM WANTS 450 DOLLARS TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF POSTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS EXACT PROBLEM ON 2005 TRAILBLAZERS. APPARENTLY THERE IS A RECALL ON OTHER GM VEHICLES WITH THIS SPEEDOMETER JUST NOT ON THE TRAILBLAZER. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING. AT A STOP IT READS 50 MPH. *TR

SPEEDOMETER FAILS TO REGISTER PROPERLY SO YOU DON'T KNOW HOW FAST OR SLOW YOU ARE DRIVING; THIS COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND/OR UP/DOWN HILLS. WHEN IDLING, SPEEDOMETER WOULD SHOW FROM 60 TO 120 MPH; RESET OF SPEEDOMETER ONLY LASTED UNTIL NEXT ENGINE START. *TR

FUEL GAUGE FAILED. I RAN OUT OF GAS ON A VERY BUSY INTERSTATE WITH MY GRANDDAUGHTER IN THE CAR. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ISSUE HAD I NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY DETERMINED IT WAS A FUEL SENSOR IN THE FUEL TANK. THE REPAIRS COST ME ALMOST $300. *TR

SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT DOES NOT REGISTER ACCURATE SPEED. IT WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLYY ALTHOUGH HAS BEEN PROVEN TO NOT BE ACCURATE. IT WILL STICK AT ZERO OR AT 120 MPH AND GENERALLY GOES "HAYWIRE" WHILE IN MOTION ALTHOUGH IT DOES NOT SEEM TO MATTER IF IT IS HOT, COLD, WET OR DRY OUTSIDE AND DOES NOT MATTER IF I HAVE MY HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONER ON. SOMETIMES IT WILL RESET ITSELF AFTER I SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE BUT NOT ALWAYS. I HAVE NOT REPLACED ANY PARTS AT THIS TIME DUE TO THE COST INVOLVED. ($500.00) I HAVE RECEIVED A SPEEDING TICKET DUE TO THE INACCURACY OF THE SPEEDOMETER. (ONLY TICKET IN 16 YEARS!!!) I WAS UNABLE TO SPEAK WITH THE OFFICER ABOUT THE ISSUE BECAUSE I RECEIVED THE TICKET IN THE MAIL AND WOULD HAVE HAD TO TAKE TIME OFF WORK AND TRAVEL 2 HOURS TO CONTEST THE TICKET. I NEED THAT EXTRA MONEY TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR ON THE VEHICLE TO AVOID ANY FURTHER TICKETS! I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR 1.5 YEARS AND HAVE MINIMAL PROBLEMS UNTIL THIS. I LOVE MY BLAZER BUT REALLY NEED AN ACCURATE SPEEDOMETER. VEHICLE HAS 69,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE PUT 20K+ MILES ON IT SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. *TR

ON JULY 3, 2010 I BOUGHT A USED 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN IN MY POSSESSION FOR A FEW DAYS WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE GAS MEASUREMENT COULD NOT BE RIGHT. I REFILLED IT SEVERAL TIMES. THEN, AFTER REFILL, IT STILL SHOWED ZERO. IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT, INCONVENIENT AND DANGEROUS TO HAVE TO COUNT MILES, AS A PARENT WITH A SMALL CHILD ITS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. THE CAR RAN OUT OF GAS ON THE WAY TO A FAMILY FUNERAL. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER OFF OF THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND IT SEEMS THAT GM SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR PRODUCT DEFECT. ON A HIGHWAY SITUATION, THE ACCIDENT ENSUING FROM A STALLED CAR COULD BE FATAL. *TR

I AM EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM THAT IS INVOLVED IN A CURRENT ODI INVESTIGATION. MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HAS INTERMITTENT FUEL READING FAILURES READING INCORRECTLY. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR APPROXIMATELY 7 MONTHS BUT HAS BEEN PROGRESSIVELY BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AND ALSO OCCURRING RIGHT NOW. RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ONLINE I DISCOVERED OVER ONE HUNDRED FORUM POSTINGS OF OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND ALSO FOUND OUT ABOUT ODI DP 10-001. MY PROBLEM IS CURRENT AND ONGOING, FURTHER MORE IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION FOR THE OPEN INVESTIGATION IF REQUESTED. *TR

2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT - SPEEDOMETER HAS CEASED TO WORK. I EITHER SAYS I AM GOING ZERO OR 120 MPH. HAVE NOW GOTTEN 2 SPEEDING TICKETS AND CAN NOT GET INSPECTED UNTIL THIS ISSUE IS RESOLVED. I HAVE BEEN ON THE INTERNET FOR HOURS NOW AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME THING WITH THE SAME YEAR CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS. NEXT STEP ACCORDING TO MOST IS THE GAS GAUGE CEASING TO WORK. THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE ON THE RECALL LIST LIKE THE OTHER CHEVY VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

I OWN A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND THE SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAUGE HAVE BOTH STOPPED WORKING. I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS AUGUST 2009 WHEN I FILLED UP THE GAS TANK I LEFT THE GAS STATION AND IT SAID I WAS ON EMPTY. I TURNED BACK AROUND AND WENT BACK TO THE SAME GAS STATION AND THE MANAGER TRIED TO FILL IT UP AND IT SHOWED I HAD A FULL TANK AT THE PUMP. IT STARTED TO WORK AGAIN BUT THEN IT WOULD FLUCTUATE BACK AND FORTH. NOW IT'S JUST NOT WORKING AT ALL FOR ME. THE OTHER PROBLEM I HAVE IS THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WENT HAYWIRE. I WOULD SHOW I WOULD BE GOING 10 MPH AND ACTUALLY WAS GOING 50 MPH. THEN WHEN I WOULD STOP IT SHOWED WHILE IN PARK 70 MPH. I WOULD HAVE TO THEN TURN OFF AND ON MY CAR TO ZERO IT OUT. THE SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK PAST THE 140 MPH MARK AND HAS MOVED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE I HAVE 5 KIDS AND THIS IS THE VEHICLE I USE TO TRANSPORT US. WHAT IF I GET A TICKET FOR GOING TO FAST OR TO SLOW AND WHAT IF I RUN OUT OF GAS ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS VERY SCARY AND UNSAFE. I WAS TOLD BY A FRIEND TO SEE ABOUT ANY RECALLS AND FOUND NONE. I THEN CONTACTED GM AND THEY TOLD ME I HAVE TO TAKE IT A GM DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC BUT THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THEY WOULD COVER THE COST. THEY SAID BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE AND YEAR THAT IT'S FROM NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR I HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH ANY VEHICLE LIKE THIS BEFORE. HOW CONVENIENT AFTER THE WARRANTY GOES OUT I HAVE THIS PROBLEM. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE FOR RECALLS I FOUND SEVERAL OTHER SIMILAR CASES OF THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL WITH

2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FUEL GAUGE FLUCXUATING EVEN WHEN THERE IS A FULL TANK OF GAS. THIS CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STOP, STALL, CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. CAUSING EXTRA AMOUNTS OF MONEY TO PUT IN THE TANK WHEN NOT REALLY NECESSARY. THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN ENOUGH COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE, AND SHOULD NOT TAKE SOMEONE GETTING HURT IN ORDER FOR THE RECALL TO BE PASSED. YOU EXPECT US TO PAY $800-900 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED BUT WHEN IT IS RECALLED, IT WILL TAKE MONTHS TO EVEN GET REFUNDED FOR THE $$ WE PAID OUT FOR THE PROBLEM. I DIDN'T HAVE AN ACCIDENT, HOWEVER, I DID HAVE MY SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR WHEN IT STOPPED IN 90 DEGREE WEATHER IN CHARLOTTE NC. WE HAD TO WAIT FOR OVER AN HOUR FOR HELP TO ARRIVE. *TR

THE FUEL GAUGE IS INACCURATE - RANDOMLY FLUCTUATES FROM MOMENT TO MOMENT FROM EMPTY/LOW FUEL LIGHT ON, FULL, TO SOMEWHERE INBETWEEN. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE APPROXIMATELY APRIL, 2010. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, AND ONSTAR INDICATES THAT AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IS PRESENT. VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS EMISSIONS TESTING WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. SAFETY CONCERN IF VEHICLE RUNS OUT OF GAS - WE ARE FORCED TO DRIVE IT NOW FOR ONLY A FEW HUNDRED MILES BETWEEN FILL-UPS TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FUEL IN TANK. WE HAVE RESEARCHED POTENTIAL REPAIRS, AND THEY WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $600-$800 TO FIX. *TR

WHEN I FINISHED FUELING UP MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER THE FUEL GAUGE STILL SHOWED EMPTY. THIS PROBLEM IS STILL HAPPENING. HAVE RUN OUT OF FUEL ONCE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. NOT A VERY SAFE SITUATION. *TR

DEFECTIVE FUEL LEVEL SENDER IN 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. *TR

SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT RECORD PROPER SPEED. *TR

THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR IN MY 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER HAS STOPPED WORKING. IT HAPPENED IMMEDIATELY AFTER I FILLED THE GAS TANK. ONCE I BEGAN TO DRIVE THE FUEL NEEDLE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE. NOW IT STAYS ON EMPTY & THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. I HAD A REPORT RUN ON MY VEHICLE & FOUND THAT THE FUEL TANK LEVEL SENSOR CONNECTION IS BAD OR NEEDS REPLACED THIS IS A CONCERN BECAUSE I HAVE THREE YOUNG CHILDREN & TO DRIVE IT COULD RESULT IN THE VEHICLE RUNNING OUT OF FUEL, STALLING, OR BEING REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. *TR

2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT FUEL PUMP/FUEL SENSOR PROBLEMS, FUEL GAUGE QUITS WORKING AND THEN PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL PUMP BEGINS. BOUGHT MY TRUCK IN 2005, REPLACED IT UNDER WARRANTY IN8/ 2007, WENT OUT AGAIN IN12/ 2009...SO EVERY 2 YEARS. CHEVROLET WANTS $800-1500 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. 3 FUEL PUMP/FUEL SENSORS IN 5 YEARS AND YOU DON'T THINK THERE IN A DEFECT. OVER 100 PROBLEMS REPORTED ON CARBEEF.COM ABOUT IT. *TR