2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT 370 complaints

GAS GAUGE STAYS ON EMPTY AND THE BELL RINGS EVEN WHEN FULL. *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER HAS QUIT WORKING. IT WILL REGISTER 30MPH AND I'M PROBABLY GOING 70 WHEN I'M KEEPING UP WITH THE TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. MOST OF THE TIME IT DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. THIS JUST STARTED ON THE 25TH OF DECEMBER. WE HAVE NOTICED ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO SEVERAL GM VEHICLES. THERE IS OTHER RECALLS ON THESE OTHER VEHICLES AND WE THINK THE 2005 TRAILBLAZER SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED. *TR

SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER WORKING ON MY MOTHER'S 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. VERY HAZARDOUS. AIR/HEAT WILL NOT BLOW IN THE FRONT VENTS AND DO NOT WORK ON SETTING NUMBER 5. *TR

THE GAS GAGE IN MY 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES AND IT'S OUT AGAIN. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY QUITE A FEW PEOPLE THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET. *TR

I STARTED MY CAR UP THIS MORNING WHEN I NOTICED THAT I HAD ONLY 1/4 TANK OF GAS LEFT, SO I DROVE DOWN TO THE GAS STATION AND FILLED UP UNTIL IT CLICKED. I GOT BACK IN AND STARTED THE CAR AND THE NEEDLE WAS MOVING VERY SLOW THEN IT STOPPED AT 1/4 OF A TANK AND I WAS LIKE THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE. AT FIRST I WAS PISSED BECAUSE I JUST SPENT $77 FILLING UP. THEN I WAS SCARED I THOUGHT MAYBE I HAD A HOLE IN MY FUEL TANK SO I PULLED OVER AND SAW THAT THERE WAS NOTHING LEAKING. IMMEDIATELY DRIVING TO THE AUTO SHOP I AM INFORMED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE ISN'T WORKING AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. SINCE WE ARE STATIONED OVERSEAS I WOULD BE PAYING ABOUT 400 TO 500 EUROS WHICH ISN'T HAPPENING ANYTIME SOON. I WAS TOLD TO KEEP TRACK OF MY MILEAGE BY SETTING THE ODOMETER EVERYTIME I FILLED UP. RUNNING OUT OF GAS IS NOT AN OPTION IN GERMANY THERE ARE FINES AND EVEN JAIL TIME BECAUSE ITS CALLED NOT BEING RESPONSIBLE. IT CAN ALSO CAUSE ACCIDENTS AND TRAFFIC JAMS IF MY CAR WAS TO JUST RUN OUT OF GAS ON THE AUTOBAHN. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY GM. I GUESS THAT ISN'T AN OPTION UNTIL SOMEONE GETS HURT OR WORSE ACTUALLY DIES. *TR

2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SPEEDOMETER READING INACCURATELY. THE READINGS ARE ERRATIC. *TR

THE SIDE CONTROL PANEL FOR THE DRIVER'S SEAT HAS COME LOOSE AND HAS BE COME A CONCERN THAT IT MAY FALL OFF COMPLETELY AND ONTO MY LEGS AS I'M DRIVING. I WEIGHT ABOUT 145 AND DON'T BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE HAPPENING TO A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. *TR

ON TODAY I WENT TO FILL UP MY TANK DUE TO HURRICANE IKE. BEFORE I WENT TO THE GAS STATION ALL GAUGES WERE FINE BUT WHEN I RETURNED TO WORK I NOTICED THAT THE GAS GAUGE WAS ONE WITH THE LIGHT LIT. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT STAYED THE SAME. THIS SHOULD BE FIXED AND COVERED SOME TYPE OF RECALL. *TR

THE REAR LIFTGATE WINDOW OF MY 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT SHATTERED FOR NO APPARENT REASON AT ALL. MY WIFE WAS CLOSING THE LIFTGATE (THE GLASS WAS NOT OPEN), PULLED THE LIFTGATE DOWN A FEW INCHES, AND THE ENTIRE REAR LIFTGATE WINDOW EXPLODED SENDING GLASS ALL OVER MY WIFE AND OUR 4 YEAR OLD SON, NOT TO MENTION MY DRIVEWAY, SIDEWALK, ETC. ACCORDING TO DIFFERENT SITES THAT I HAVE VISITED ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS QUITE A COMMON OCCURRENCE. MIGHT I ADD THAT THIS VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN OR MOVED FROM ITS' PARKING SPOT SINCE SUNDAY 8/24/2008 AND WAS NOT DRIVEN TODAY. WE OPENED THE REAR LIFTGATE TO PUT AN ITEM INTO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE, WENT TO SHUT THE LIFTGATE, AND THE ABOVE OCCURRED. *TR

MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER KEEPS LOSING POWER TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL,I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY HAD IT FOR 2 DAYS THEY REPLACED ACC PEDAL SENSOR I TOOK CAR HOME AND THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN SAME DAY. IT COST ME 442 DOLLARS TO REPAIR AND I HAVE TO GO BACK TO DEALER TOMORROW WHAT ARE MY RIGHTS IN THIS CASE CAN THEY CHARGE ME AGAIN TO FIX THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT ACCURATELY REPRESENT THE TRUE AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE TANK. AFTER TALKING WITH CHEVROLET OWNERS AND DOING RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE, IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON THEME. THE GAS GAUGE INDICATES THAT THE VEHICLE'S GAS TANK IS EITHER EMPTY AFTER BEING RECENTLY FILLED OR ONLY SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE "E" ON THE GAS GAUGE. IT TAKES ABOUT TWO DAYS OR 12 STATUTORY MILES BEFORE THE GAS GAUGE BEGINS TO DISPLAY AN ACCURATE READING, IF THAT IS EVEN TRUE! ON 30 APRIL 2008, DURING A FAMILY ROAD TRIP, THE GAS GAUGE BEGAN TO DISPLAY THAT THE GAS TANK WAS A QUARTER FULL AFTER BEING FILLED. AFTER DRIVING ANOTHER HOUR AND A HALF, THE GAUGE READ EMPTY AND THEN WENT BACK TO A QUARTER FULL. I GUESS CHEVROLET DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THEIR WORK, JUST ITS QUANTITY OF SALES. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED STICKING AND THEN IT GOT STUCK ON 160 MPH. IT WILL NOT MOVE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST OR SLOW THAT YOU ARE GOING AND YOU POSE A RISK TO OTHERS AS WELL. CHEVROLET WOULD NOT COVER IT UNDER THEIR RECALL EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE ALREADY RECALLED 2003-2004 TRAILBLAZERS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE HAS 59000 MILES ON IT .THE REPAIR FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER WILL COST OVER 900 DOLLARS HERE IN GERMANY WHERE WE ARE STATIONED WITH THE US MILITARY. WE CAN NOT AFFORD TO REPAIR IT YET. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT 370. WHILE DRIVING ON AN ICY BRIDGE AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPUN AND STRUCK A BRICK WALL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 25,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT ACCESSORY FELL OFF MY 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THERE WAS NO PRIOR INDICATION THAT THE PIECE WAS LOOSE. THE PIECE, FORTUNATELY, REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE WHILE SLAMMING AGAINST MY REAR WINDOW. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE MANUFACTURER OF THIS VEHICLE IS NOT PROPERLY SECURING THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT PIECE AND ENDANGERING MY FAMILY AS WELL AS OTHER MOTORISTS. WHEN I TRIED TO RECTIFY WITH THE DEALERSHIPS SERVICE SHOP, THEY CLAIMED THAT ICE CAN CAUSE THIS PROBLEM, CITING THAT THEY HAD SEEN THIS HAPPEN A COUPLE OF TIMES PRIOR, AND REFUSED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR CORRECTING THE PROBLEM, CLAIMING THAT IT WAS DUE TO AN ACT OF NATURE AND PERHAPS I COULD FILE A CLAIM WITH MY AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE PROVIDER. *TR

GAS GAUGE FAILED AT 40,000 MILES. THE NEEDLE WILL NOT MOVE OFF OF "E". FOR A SHORT TIME IT WOULD ACTUALLY READ 1/4 FULL WHEN THE TANK WAS FULL NOW IT DOESN'T MOVE. THE WARNING DING GOES OFF PERIODICALLY. IN ADDITION TO THE GAS GAUGE PROBLEM THE BLOWER ON THE HEATER/AC NO LONGER WORKS ON THE HIGH SETTING. THIS CAR IS BARELY TWO YEARS OLD, THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR POOR QUALITY IN AMERICAN MADE CAR'S! OF COURSE THESE ITEMS FAILED AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. AT 15,000 MILES THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENT THAT CONTROLS THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED. ENGAGED THE TURN SIGNAL TO TURN RIGHT AND THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL CAME ON.....OH WELL, AT LEAST THAT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

WINDOW SWITCH PANEL ON DRIVERS DOOR CAUGHT FIRE OVERNIGHT WHILE PARKED IN GARAGE. NO PROBLEMS BEFORE THIS EVENT. FUSE BLEW STOPPING THE ELECTRIC CURRENT AND THE FIRE BURNT OUT ON ITS OWN. I DISCOVERED THE DAMAGE IN THE MORNING AS I WAS GETTING IN THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE TO WORK. *TR

I PARKED THE 2005 TRAILBLAZER IN THE GARAGE AFTER A SHORT TRIP TO PICK UP A NEIGHBORS CHILD. TWO HOURS LATER WHEN I WENT TO START MY CAR TO TAKE THE CHILD HOME, MY KEY WOULD NOT TURN. STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT LOCKED ( IT COULD BE TURNED AND TURN THE WHEELS) TRANS WAS LOCKED. I READ ON ONLINE FORUMS THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD ISSUES LIKE THIS, ONE GUY SAID THAT HE WAS ABLE TO PULL BACK ON HIS SHIFTER AND TURN THE KEY AT THE SAME TIME. THIS DID NOT WORK FOR ME AS THE TRANS SHIFTER WAS LOCKED. RESULT, TOW, AND REPLACE SWITCH. *TR

TWO TIRES FAILED WITHIN A WEEK WITH SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES. THE FIRST TIRE FAILURE WAS LESS DRAMATIC THAN THE SECOND DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT OCCURRED AT NIGHT WHEN TEMPERATURES WERE COOLER AND VEHICLE STOPS WERE MORE FREQUENT. THE SECOND FAILURE WAS CATASTROPHIC. THE SIDEWALLS COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE TREAD ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY. AFTER THE FIRST TIRE FAILURE I HAD THE TIRES ALIGNED, BALANCED AND PRESSURE CHECKED BY A GM TECHNICIAN. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE GM DEALER CLEARLY TOLD ME THAT THE TWO REMAINING TIRES WERE IN GOOD SHAPE AND HAD SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES ON THEM BEFORE I HAD TO WORRY ABOUT CHANGING THEM. FOUR DAYS LATER THE TIRE FAILED COMPLETELY. AFTER THE INCIDENT I CALLED BACK TO THE GM DEALER TO VERIFY THEIR PROCESS FOR TIRE ALIGNMENT. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE TIRES WERE INDEED VERIFIED TO BE AT 35PSI, THE FACTORY RECOMMENDED LEVEL. I RETAINED THE FAILED TIRE FOR FUTURE USE. THE TIRES WERE CONTINENTAL CONTI-TRAC P245/65/R17 WITH A DOT NUMBER OF HW8T BL5 0305. A SIMILAR REPORT HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE NHTSA. *TR

ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 5TH MY 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE TIRE FAILURE. THIS WAS THE SECOND FAILURE ON A TIRE ON MY VEHICLE WITHIN A ONE WEEK PERIOD. THE FIRST FAILURE WAS MUCH LESS CATASTOPHIC THAN THE SECOND, HOWEVER, THE SYMPTOMS APPEAR TO BE RELATED. AS I CHANGED LANES ON A BUSY HIGHWAY I HEARD A THUMPING SOUND FOLLOWED BY RUBBER FLYING INTO THE AIR. THE VEHICLE TO MY RIGHT SLOWED TO ALLOW ME TO PROCEED TO THE SHOULDER AREA. THE VEHICLE HANDLED VERY WELL, BUT THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALLS. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE TREAD ON MY TIRE COMPLETELY BLEW OFF TAKING WITH IT PART OF MY BUMPER AND THE INTERIOR PLASTIC AROUND THE TIRE. ONLY THE STEEL BELTS WERE LEFT. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT 370. THE CONTACT FELT THE VEHICLE JERK SLIGHTLY WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. THE CONTACT NOTICED A PIECE OF THE TIRE COMING OFF OF THE PASSENGER SIDE CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC TR BSW TIRE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE PURCHASE DATE, DOT NUMBER, AND MILEAGE INFORMATION WERE UNKNOWN.

BRAKE AND TAIL LIGHT ON 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT HAVE FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS SINCE LEASING THIS NEW CAR ON 9/15/2004. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 6/15/2006, WHEN THE PASSENGER BRAKE AND TAIL LIGHT FAILED AND WAS NOTICED BY A POLICE OFFICER WHO GAVE AN INFORMAL WARNING. IT WAS REPAIRED ON 6/16/2007 BY THE DEALER WHO IS NOW OUT OF BUSINESS. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED TODAY, JUNE 21, 2007 WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE BRAKE AND TAIL LIGHT FAILED AND WAS NOTICED BY ANOTHER DRIVER. IT WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER TOMORROW.

I STARTED NOTICING THAT MY GAS NEEDLE WOULD FLOAT AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME I STOPPED ONE DAY TO FILL THE GAS TANK THINKING I WAS ON EMPTY. AS I PULLED OFF THE NEEDLE WENT TO E AGAIN AFTER STOPPING ON FULL BEFORE I TURNED ON THE ENGINE. A GENTLEMAN AT THE GAS STATION KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH MY CAR AS HE WAS DRIVING A CHEVROLET PICKUP AND SAID IT WAS A COMMON THING WITH CHEVROLETS. HE ALSO TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE GAS GAUGE WIRE. I CALLED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO FIND OUT THAT NO RECALLS WERE MADE REGARDING THIS ISSUE. IF IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM IN CHEVROLETS THEN WHY WAS THIS NOT A RECALL OR A SAFETY ISSUE..I WOULD ASSUME IF SOMEONE WOULD DRIVE AND EXPERIENCE WHAT I WAS EXPERIENCING WITH THE FLOATING NEEDLE OR WORSE RUN OUT OF GAS UNAWARE THAT THE NEEDLE WAS NOT REGISTERING PROPERLY WHILE DRIVING . DISCUSSING THE SAME PROBLEM I WAS EXPERIENCING WITH A FRIEND AND SHE INDICATE TO ME THAT A COWORKER WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.. THE SECOND TIMEI HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS WAS WHILE TRAVELLING IN HIGH RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC DUE TO THE NEEDLE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. CHEVROLET SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE WITH ITS CUSTOMERS. A RECALL SHOULD BE MADE BEFORE SOMETHING TERRIBLE OCCURS. I KEEP TRACK OF MY MILEAGE AS I DID NOT BELIEVE THIS WAS AN ISSUE I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO FIX. THIS APPEARED TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MANUFACTURER. *AK

2005 TRAILBLAZER. MIDDLE OF HIGH WAY ENGINE STOPPED AND INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT CRAZY. SOME TIME LATER IGNITION KEY WORKED AGAIN. I CHANGED BATTERY BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND WHEN I TURNED THE IGNITION KEY TO START THE ENGINE, SOMETIMES IS WORK AND SOMETIMES ID DOESN'T. THE DEALER WANTED ME TO PAY FOR DIAGNOSIS FEE MY CAR IS 46000 OUT OF WARRANTY AND AS I CHECK INTERNET FORUM SOME PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME TROUBLE AND DEALER COVERED THE MONEY HOW CAN I PROTECT MY FAMILY WITH THE ENGINE STOPPING IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY!!!!!!!! *JB

HEATER BLOWER IS GOING OUT, THEN GOES BACK ON IF I TOUCH THE WIRES GOING INTO THE MOTOR HOUSING. NOW THE SPEEDOMETER IS GOING WACKY. SHOWS 120 MPH NEVER GOES BACK TO ZERO. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH GM PLEASE INVESTIGATE.*JB

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER THAT WHEN DRIVING AT TIMES THE LIGHTS GO BRIGHT AND THEM DIM WHEN ACCELERATING ALSO MAKES A NOISE FROM THE ENGINE, ALSO AFTER SITTING FOR THE WEEKEND WOULD HAVE TO JUMP START AND KEYS WOULD STAY LOCKED IN IGNITION I HAVE SEARCHED THE WEB FOR ANYONE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND I AM GLAD TO SAY THAT I AM NOT IMAGINING THIS, WHEN WE TOOK TO DEALER THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM I WILL ADD LINK TO WEB SITE OF FORUM WHERE OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED ISSUE DUE TO DRIVING @ NIGHT WHEN THE LIGHTS GO DIM IS DANGEROUS, PLEASE HELP. HERE IS THE WEB SITE HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.NET/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-TRAILBLAZER/TUCLLQK4UIF5NA0UT. *JB

ON SEPTEMBER 28TH 2006 I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT DOWN THE ROAD BETWEEN 55 AND 60 MPH. IT HAD STARTED RAINING ABOUT 5 MINUTES EARLIER. I STARTED UP THE HILL AND WAS APPROACHING THE OTHER ROAD I NEEDED TO TURN ON AND GENTLY APPLIED THE BRAKES. AS SOON AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL. I TRIED TO PUMP THE BRAKES AND GET THE VEHICLE BACK INTO CONTROL BUT HAD NO LUCK. I THEN CROSSED THE CENTER LINE AND CRASHED HEAD ON INTO THE GUARD RAIL ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER I HIT THE GUARD RAIL I BOUNCED OFF OF THAT AND HIT AN ON COMING VEHICLE IN THE PASSENGER SIDE WITH THE FRONT END OF MY CAR. I THEN PROCEEDED TO CONTINUE BACK TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD AND JUMP A 4FT DITCH AND FINALLY CAME TO A STOP ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DITCH. THE FUNNY THING IS THAT THIS ALL HAPPENED WHILE I WAS TRAVELING UP HILL!!! I TRULY BELIEVE THE SO CALLED FOUR WHEEL ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED EITHER! AFTER THE CRASH THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD A HUGE HOLE IN THE SIDE WALL AND I AM NOT TOO SURE THAT THIS WASN'T PART OF THE PROBLEM. THE TORN PART OF THE TIRE IS STICKING OUT AND SEEMS LIKE IT FAILED TOO. I JUST WISH I COULD GET SOMEONE TO INVESTIGATE THIS (GOODYEAR TIRES). *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTERWARD, THE ENGINE EASILY RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 09/12/06. *JB

VEHICLE SHOCKS ME & ALL OCCUPANTS ALMOST EVERY TIME WE EXIT THE VEHICLE. GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN TO 3 DEALERS TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM

I PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LESS THAN A YEAR AGO. SINCE THAT TIME THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE CENTER FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE HAS FAILED TO START. THE DEALER STATES THAT THE REAR HATCH MODULE CONTINUES TO SHORT OUT. THIS MODULE CAUSES THE ENTIRE VEHICLE TO SHORT OUT. I HAVE EXPRESSED MY CONCERNS WITH THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE WITH THE DEALER AND HAVE NOT GOTTEN ANYWHERE. I AN A SINGLE MOTHER OF A TWO YEAR OLD. I AM ONLY INTERESTED IN THE SAFETY OF MY CHILD. JACK SCHMITT CHEVROLET OF O'FALLON ILLINOIS WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THE VEHICLE THAT THEY SOLD OR ADMIT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. THE LAST TIME I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN FOR THIS PROBLEM THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE IGNITION. WHEN I CAME TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE AFTER THEY HAD "FIXED" IT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THEY ADMITTED THAT IT WAS IN FACT THE REAR HATCH MODULE AGAIN AND THAT THEY HAD MADE AN EDUCATED GUESS THE FIRST TIME IN ORDER TO SAVE TIME. I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO HOLD THIS DEALERSHIP RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEFECT IN THIS CAR AND TO STOP GIVING CONSUMERS THE RUN AROUND. *JB

THE LIFT GATE ON MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT LIFT ALL THE WAY IN LATE IN 2005 AND WOULD ONLY LIFT UP TO 1/4 OF ITS ACTUAL OPENING. WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE RECENTLY, IT COMPLETELY FELL OFF FLYING INTO TRAFFIC. *JB

HYDRAULICS ON LIFT GATE NOT WORKING. NOTICED IT WHEN WENT TO OPEN IN TO PUT GROCERIES IN THE BACK. VERY DANGEROUS, IF NOT CAREFUL COULD FALL ON TOP OF YOU OR YOUR HEAD! *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THE THIRD ROW SEAT CUSHIONS ARE SO BIG THAT THEY DO NOT ALLOW THE LATCH SYSTEM TO BE ACCESSED. THE OTHER ALTERNATIVE IS TO USE THE SAFETY BELTS. WHEN SHE SECURES A CHILD SEAT TO THE SAFETY BELT IT ALLOWS THE CHILD SEAT TO TIP OVER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF ITS DESIGN. *AK

BRAND NEW 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER TRANSMISSION WONT DOWNSHIFT BACK INTO LOW GEAR UPON COMING TO A STOP. DEALER SAID THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED (AT 600 MILES) BY REPLACING A SENSOR. IT HAS JUST NOW STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN (AT 2,100 MILES). *NM

I BOUGHT A 05 TB-EXT LAST JUNE, I NO SOONER GOT 5 MILES DOWN THE HIGHWAY (8 MILE TOTAL ON OD) WHEN I STARTED TO FEEL SOMETHING FUNNY, I WAS PUSHING ON THE GAS, BUT IT WAS LOOSING SPEED TRAFFIC WAS BACKING UP BEHIND ME AS I PULLED OFF THE ROAD. I HAD IT TOWED TO BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS ASSURED THAT IT WAS A TRANNY LINE THAT WAS NOT PROPERLY SECURED AT THE FACTORY. NOW 3 MONTHS LATER, (5300 TOTAL ON OD) MY KIDS AND I WERE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY YESTERDAY AT 65 MPH WHEN THE RPM'S SHOT UP TO 4500-5000, AND IT WAS LOOSING SPEED. THERE WAS NOT ANY WARNING SIGNS GOING OFF. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A 5 LANE FREEWAY (I-580 WEST) I PULLED OVER ON THE SHOULDER AND CHECKED THE FLUID LEVEL, IT WAS FINE. I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE I STARTED TO GET BACK ON TO THE FREEWAY, 1ST AND 2ND ENGAGED JUST FINE, BUT AS SOON AS I GOT UP TO AROUND 35 MPH THE RPM SHOT UP AGAIN AND IT WOULD NOT SHIFT TO THIRD. I HAD TO USE THE ON STAR FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 3 MONTHS TO HAVE IT TOWED. *JB

I JUST PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR HAS AN UNCOVERED MIRROR ON IT. WHEN I PULL THE VISOR DOWN TO BLOCK THE SUN, THE MIRROR REFLECTS MY HANDS AND LAP WHICH IS A DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING. I CALLED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSON AT GENERAL MOTORS (JOOHEE KIM). SHE SAID THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT REPLACING THE VISOR WITH ONE WITH NO MIRROR OR ONE WITH A COVERED MIRROR. I LOOKED AT SEVERAL OTHER SUV'S AND TRUCKS AT MY DEALERSHIP AND THE TRAILBLAZER IS THE ONLY ONE WITH AN UNCOVERED MIRROR. I HAVE NEVER OWNED OR SEEN AN AUTOMOBILE WITH AN UNCOVERED MIRROR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. I AM VERY CONCEREND ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND BELIEVE THAT IT HAS THE POTENTIAL OF BEING A BIG SAFETY HAZARD.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN DRIVER'S SIDE COLLISION. BOTH DOORS ON LEFT SIDE DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. REPLACEMENTS PARTS ARE NOT BEING MANUFACTURED. *JB