2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer complaints

2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LT, GAS GAUGE SENSOR IN FUEL TANK NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SUDDENLY FAILED. THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED THAT THE TANK WAS EMPTY WHEN THE CONTACT ADDED FUEL TO ITS CAPACITY. THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD ALSO DISPLAY THAT SHE WAS DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS THAN NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENTAL CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I BOUGHT A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO, IT ONLY HAD 49,000 MILES ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT. THE RIGHT TAILLIGHT IS NOT WORKING, IT HASN'T WORKED SINCE ABOUT A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT IT. I HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM TWICE AND IT JUST NEEDS TEARING UP. I FEEL THIS IS A GREAT SAFETY HAZARD AND COULD CAUSE A LOT OF DEATHS BECAUSE A PERSON CAN NOT TELL IF YOUR SLOWING DOWN AND CAUSE A WRECK. I FEEL LIKE CHEVROLET NEEDS TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE NOTICED THAT MINE ISN'T THE ONLY ONE THAT IS TORE UP AROUND MY SMALL TOWN OF 17,000 PEOPLE. I HAVE NOTICED AT LEAST 5 MORE JUST IN THIS TOWN THAT ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY EITHER. *TR

THE FRONT BLOWER STOPPED WORKING WHILE MY WIFE WAS COMING HOME FROM A TRIP WITH MY KIDS .THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS 28 DEGREES THE WINDOWS FOGGED UP AND SHE HIT A DEER THAT SHE WOULD HAVE SEEN IF THE WINDOWS WEREN'T FOGGED.I HAVE REPLCED THE BLOWER RESISTOR SWITCH WHICH HAD A BURNT CONNECTOR IT LASTED 3 WEEKS AND HAS GONE OUT AGAIN. THIS IS A VERY BAD PROBLEM BECAUSE EVEN WHEN YOU HAVE THIS PROBLEM REPAIRED IT STILL MALFUNCTIONS WITHOUT WARNING. THIS IS PUTTING MYFAMILY AT GREAT RISK. ONTHE OTHER HAND HAD I KNOWN THAT THERE WAS PROBLEMS WITH CHEVY TRAILBRAZERS AND DEFECTIVE PARTS I WOULD HAVE BROUGHT A TOYOTA. *TR

THE FUEL GAUGE FAILS TO FUNCTION. IT INDICATES A FUEL LEVEL OF BETWEEN EMPTY TO 1/4 TANK REGARDLESS OF THE ACTUAL FUEL LEVEL. *TR

SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER MALFUNCTIONING. AFTER SEEING THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE MODELS AND OTHERS THAT DID HAVE A RECALL I FELT IT WAS MY DUTY TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT. THE SPEEDOMETER READS 70 WHEN I AM STOPPED AND WELL OVER 120 WHEN I' DOING 30 AS PER MY GPS

THE CLUSTER/INSTRUMENT PANEL ON MANY 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER DOES NOT WORK, THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK, ALONG WITH THE SPEEDOMETER, AND THE BATTERY METER. THE FAILURE OF THESE FUNCTIONS CAN CAUSE SPEEDING/ DRIVING TO SLOW, WHICH COULD INTERN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE GAS GAUGE ALWAYS SHOWS THAT THE TANK IS EMPTY EVEN AFTER A FILL UP, WHICH COULD CAUSE YOU TO RUN OUT OF GAS, AND GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. THE ONLY WAY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM IS TO REPLACE THE CLUSTER PANEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER XLT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THERE WAS A BURNING OR SMOKE ODOR AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR AND THE AIR AUXILIARY VALVE WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE I HAD JUST PUT GAS IN MY CAR AND MY GAS GAUGE WOULD GO DOWN GAS LIGHT WOULD COME ON THEN IT WOULD GO BACK INDICATING I HAD GAS. THEN I WOULD NOTICE THAT MY LIGHT WAS ON KNOWING I HAD GAS SO THE GAS GAUGE KEPT GOING BACK AND FORTH. I WOULD PUT GAS IN MY CAR BUT NOT BEING ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH MY GAS BECAUSE MY GAS GAUGE WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY I RAN OUT OF GAS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, WHICH IS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THIS STARTED ABOUT 2 AND A HALF YRS AGO AND I WENT TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE UNIT AND IT WOULD COST ABOUT $550.00 TO FIX I DIDN'T HAVE THAT CONSIDERING IM STILL PAYING ON THE CAR I TRIED TO MONITOR MY GAS BUT I KEEP RUNNING OUT. I WOULD FILL MY CAR UP AND I WOULD PUT GAS IN MY CAR EVERY DAY OR TWO TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE, AND THAT DOES NOT WORK EITHER. THE LAST EPISODE I HAD WAS I PUT GAS IN MY CAR ON SUNDAY WHICH WOULD AT LEAST TAKE ME TO MONDAY BUT I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR JUST CUT OFF AND I HAD TO COAST TO SAFETY. THIS IS A PROBLEM I RUN OUT OF GAS TOO OFTEN I WENT ONLINE TO SEE ABOUT PARTS FOR THE GAS GAUGE TO BE FIXED ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH SO MANY OTHER CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS AND OTHER GM CARS. I NOTICED THIS HAD BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS AND GM HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS IS A DEFECT AND THEY SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THE TRAILBLAZER. THIS IS 1 OF THE MAJOR PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR AND I'VE H

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONE YEAR AGO THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR HER TO DETERMINE THE SPEED SHE WAS DRIVING. THE FUEL GAUGE WAS ALSO DISPLAYING THE INCORRECT READING, AND THE FUEL LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR THE FUEL FAILURE WHICH INDICATED THAT THE FUEL SENDING SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE LOCAL MECHANIC DID NOT PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR THE SPEEDOMETER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER FILED REPORT 71-930473192. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FUEL GAUGE FAILURE. *TR

IN 2006 WHILE DRIVING THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FLICKER. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THIS IS NORMAL. NOW WHEN DRIVING THE HEADLIGHTS WILL CUTOFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AND WILL THEN CUT BACK ON. IT CAN BE AFTER DRIVING FOR 2 MINUTES OR 30 MINUTES. THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS WORK FINE WHEN THE "REGULAR" HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT. FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS THE GAS GAUGE, SPEEDOMETER, AND OIL PRESSURE GAGE DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. I CAN BE STOPPED AND THE SPEEDOMETER WILL SHOW I AM GOING X MPH. IT VARIES ON THE AMOUNT OF MILES THE SPEEDOMETER IS OFF. THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE ALWAYS SITS BELOW THE LOW LINE. THE GAS GAUGE IS NOT CORRECT BUT DOES MOVE. THIS VEHICLE IS A PEACE OF JUNK.

2005 4.6 V6 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LS; FUEL GAUGE SENSOR DOES NOT WORK. TO REPLACE YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE UNIT AT A COST WELL OVER $500.00. WHEN WILL A RECALL BE DONE. THIS SITE WILL LET YOU KNOW JUST HOW MANY ARE HAVING ISSUE WITH THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHEVROLET/TRAILBLAZER/2005/FUEL_DELIVERY_SYSTEM/FUEL_GAUGE_NOT_WORKING.SHTML DO SOMETHING>>>>>. *TR

MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. ON MARCH 19, 2011, WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT I LOOKED DOWN AT THE SPEEDOMETER AND IT WAS READING 80 MPH STANDING STILL. THE SPEEDOMETER READS 120+ WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I AM GOING, I JUST KEEP UP WITH THE TRAFFIC. THIS IS MY WIFE'S CAR AND I FEEL THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. I LOOKED ON THE WEB TO SEE HOW I COULD REPAIR THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT OWN CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. IT SEEMS CHEVY DOESN'T SEE THIS AS A PROBLEM FOR SOME REASON. IS THERE A RECALL OUT FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVY TRAILBLAZER? *TR

MY EXTERIOR HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING AND STAY OFF FOR 1-10 MINUTES. THE DEALER STATES THAT THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING UNLESS THE CAR ACTUALLY DOES IT WHILE THEY HAVE THE CAR. IT ONLY DOES IT EVERY FEW WEEKS, SOMETIMES A COUPLE OF MONTHS. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A NARROW AND BUSY COUNTRY ROAD (BECAUSE OF A DETOUR), MY FUEL INDICATOR, WHICH READ 3/4 FULL, IMMEDIATELY HIT EMPTY AND MY CAR STALLED OUT BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF GAS. ALTHOUGH UP UNTIL THAT SECOND THE FUEL INDICATOR READ 3/4 FULL, I WAS ACTUALLY OUT OF GAS. I WAS NEARLY REAR-ENDED, HAD NO SHOULDER TO ESCAPE TO AND IF THE PEOPLE BEHIND ME HAD BEEN FOLLOWING ANY CLOSER THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A SEVERAL CAR PILE UP. AS IT STOOD, THIS INCIDENT PUT MANY IN DANGER AND IT WAS SIMPLY A MIRACLE THAT IT DIDN'T CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. AFTER AAA BROUGHT ME GAS, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO A GAS STATION AND EVEN THOUGH I FILLED THE TANK, THE INDICATOR STILL READ EMPTY. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THEY'D HEARD OF THIS MANY TIMES BEFORE BUT WOULD HAVE TO CHARGE ME ALMOST $900.00 PARTS AND LABOR TO FIX THE ISSUE, AS IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY AND THERE WAS NO RECALL. A FEW INTERNET SEARCHES LATER AND I FIND I'M ONE OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS ISSUE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO USE MY PORTION OF THE TAX DOLLARS I PAID INTO THE CAR MANUFACTURER BAIL-OUT TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS PART SO THEY CAN FIX THE PROBLEM, LIKE ANY RESPONSIBLE MANUFACTURER SHOULD. IF IT'S TOYOTA HAVING A PROBLEM, WE ARE WORSE THEN A DOG WITH A BONE; IF IT'S AN AMERICAN MANUFACTURE, DO WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO DIE OVER THE ISSUE BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN? SINCERELY AND DISAPPOINTEDLY YOURS... *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND INFORMED HER THAT THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES OR WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED; THEREFORE, THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE DEALER IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE CHIPS IN THE COMPUTER AND THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WANTS THE CONTACT TO PAY FOR AN ADDITIONAL DIAGNOSTICS TEST ALTHOUGH THE LOCAL MECHANIC COMPLETED ONE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

[XXX] OF KODIAK, ALASKA PETITIONED THE AGENCY IN A LETTER DATED NOVEMBER 12, 2011. THE PETITIONER REQUESTS THAT NHTSA OPEN AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE PERFORMANCE/RELIABILITY OF THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR INSTALLED IN MODEL YEAR 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER VEHICLES. THE PETITIONER ALLEGES 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. ODI WILL EVALUATE THE PETITION FOR A GRANT OR DENY DECISION. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT SPEEDOMETER FAILED. *TR

I WAS AT THE GAS STATION FILLING MY TANK AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED ON AND THEN THE LOW FUEL WARNING MESSAGE CAME ON IN THE MESSAGE CENTER ALONG WITH THE LOW FUEL INDICATOR BY THE FUEL GAUGE. I TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND ON AND THE WARNING MESSAGE AND LOW FUEL LIGHT STAYED ON. AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE, IT EVENTUALLY GOES OFF, BUT THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER MORE THAN A 1/4 OF A TANK EVEN WHEN FILLED UP AND THE WARNING MESSAGE COMES ON ALONG WITH THE LOW FUEL INDICATOR AS SOON AS I START THE TRUCK AFTER FILLING THE TANK AND WHEN THE TRUCK IS IDLING, THE LOW FUEL MESSAGE AND LIGHT COME ON. ANOTHER ISSUE WITH THE TRUCK IS THAT THE LIGHTING SYSTEM DIMS WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN I BOUGHT THIS ISSUE UP AT THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE TRUCK, BUT DID NOTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.

AFTER STOPPING TO FILL UP THE GAS TANK ON MY VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE REGISTERED THAT MY CAR HAD NO FUEL. I FILLED THE TANK ENTIRELY, TO THE COST OF $64.00, AND WHEN I STARTED THE CAR, THE "LOW FUEL" WARNING APPEARED. I TRIED TO TURNING THE CAR OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN, BUT THE FUEL SYSTEM STILL REGISTERED THAT THE GAS TANK WAS EMPTY. I THEN TRIED TO RESET THE INTERNAL COMPUTER BY DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY TERMINAL. THIS ALSO PROVED INEFFECTIVE. AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES OR SO, THE GAS GAUGE FLUCTUATED BETWEEN AN "EMPTY" READING AND A "1/2 TANK" READING. UPON STOPPING FINALLY ABOUT 4 MILES LATER (TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES DRIVEN AFTER FILLING THE TANK TO "FULL") THE FUEL GAUGE WENT BACK TO AN "EMPTY" READING, AND HAS SINCE REMAINED THERE. I NOW HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN MY GAS TANK ASIDE FROM TRACKING MY MILEAGE ON MY TRIP ODOMETER, AND "ESTIMATING" AS TO HOW MUCH GAS HAS BEEN USED, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT DRIVING CONDITIONS, DRIVING TENDENCIES, HIGHWAY VERSUS CITY TRAVEL, ETC. ALL FACTORS CONSIDERED, IT IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TRACK HOW MUCH GAS IS IN MY CAR AT ALL TIMES, WHICH POSES A SAFETY RISK TO MYSELF, ANY OF MY PASSENGERS, AND OTHER DRIVERS.

I JUST PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FOR MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER AND SAFETY WAS THE REASON FOR AN SUV. TWO MONTHS AFTER MY PURCHASE THE GAS GAGE NO LONGER WORKS, ALMOST ALWAYS ON E AND SOME TIMES JUMPS AROUND. I CANT AFFORD TO TAKE CHANCES WITH HER LIFE WITH AN ACCIDENT OR RUN OUT OF GAS IN THE WRONG PLACE. I ASKED A DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THEY FIX THIS PROBLEM ON EVERY TRAIL BLAZER. THEY ALSO TOLD ME I HAVE TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP AS WELL AND THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE. THE TOTAL BILL IS AROUND $700 FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN ON EVERY TRAILBLAZER, DON'T YOU AGREE? I HAVE DONE MY HOMEWORK AND I SEE THIS HAPPENS TO EVERYONE'S TRAILBLAZER AND COULD MAKE US ALL LOOK @ OTHER AUTOS IN THE FUTURE. IM VERY HAPPY WITH CHEVY CARS, TRUCKS AND SUV'S LETS KEEP OUR RELATIONSHIP A POSITIVE ONE OK? $700 WILL NOT BRAKE MY WALLET JUST MY TRUST. *TR

TRAFFIC WAS HORRIBLE BUMPER TO BUMPER, I WAS DRIVING AND REALIZED NOT TO RUSH SO I STOOD IN THE FIRST LANE, AS I WAS DRIVING BUMPER TO BUMPER I ALWAYS DRIVE WITHIN ONE CAR LENGTHS IN CASE I GET REAR ENDED. AS I AM DRIVING BUMPER TO BUMPER ALL FOR A SUDDEN NEXT THING YOU KNOW MY CAR JUST SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT INCREDIBLE SPEED I MANAGE TO SWERVE INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE TO AVOID CAUSING A MULTIPLE CAR PILEUP MY CAR DIED INSTANTLY I STARTED IT UP AGAIN AND IT JUST WANTED TO TAKE OFF AS IT DID BEFORE I TURNED THE CAR OFF THINKING TO MYSELF MY GOD WHAT JUST HAPPENED AND WHAT IS GOING ON, I AM TRYING TO CALM MY 12 YEAR OLD CHILD BECAUSE IT WAS THE MOST FRIGHTENING THING I AM MY FAMILY EVER WENT THRU. I PRESS THE BREAK AND JUST RELAX FOR A SECOND AND STARTED THE CAR UP AND IT WAS FINE. HOWEVER, MY NERVES WERE PRETTY MUCH SHAKEN, I HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO JJ AUTO SHOP IN HAYWARD WHO IS ASE CERTIFIED HE DID A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE VEHICLE HE SAID HE COULD NOT VERIFY WHAT I WAS SAYING, NO ERROR LIGHTS AND THE HISTORY WAS CLEAN. HE ALSO MENTIONED THE COMPUTER AT TIMES DOES NOT PICK UP A SPLIT OF A SECOND ACCELERATION. HE BELIEVES MY STORY AND SAID EVERYTHING IS DONE THRU COMPUTER SO THERE IS NO FINDING AS OF THE MOMENT. I WAS NOT SOLD ON THAT BUT HE ALSO RECOMMEND I COULD CHANGE THE BODY THROTTLE @ 700.00 BUT HE SAID I JUST DONT WANT YOU TO BUY THE PART SO YOU COULD JUST DRIVE IN THE SLOW LANE AND IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND TURN IT OFF ASAP> MY THING IS SINCE CARS A

GAS GAUGE SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. FILLED CAR, GAS LIGHT CAME ON AND GAUGE DROPPED TO E. BEGAN FLOATING BETWEEN FULL AND HALF FULL, THEN BACK TO E. A FEW DAYS LATER, BACK TO WORKING IT SEEMED. THEN, DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY ABOUT 65 MILES PER HOUR, CAR SUDDENLY SHUTS DOWN, NO POWER, BARELY GOT OFF ROAD WITHOUT BEING REAR ENDED. SAT WITH NO HEAT IN FREEZING WEATHER WAITING FOR HELP, BARELY OFF THE SIDE OF HIGHWAY. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER BEGINS TO TICK AS I PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL AND JUMPS ANYWHERE TO 80-100MPH AND I MAY BE ONLY GOING 30. IT STALLS AND THEN CONTINUES TO JUMP UNTIL IT IS READING OFF THE SCALE. IT NOW RESIDES OFF THE SCALE AND I HAVE NO WAY OF TELLING WHAT SPEED I AM TRAVELING AT OTHER THAN USING MY GPS. THE SAFETY CONCERNS OF NOT KNOWING THE SPEED AT WHICH I AM TRAVELING ALONG WITH THE LEGAL ISSUES I MAY FACE IS WHY I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. THE ONLY THING OUT OF THE ORDINARY WAS THE NEARLY 16 INCHES OF SNOW THAT WE GOT IN THE CHICAGOLAND AREA. AT FIRST IT WOULD NOT MOVE, THEN IT READ THAT I WAS GOING 30 MPH WHILE THE CAR WAS IN PARK. NOW IT IS STUCK PAST 120 MPH. I AM UNEMPLOYED, STILL TRYING TO MAKE CAR PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR AND DO NOT HAVE THE $500 + THAT CHEVY HAS TOLD ME THEY WOULD CHARGE ME TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THAT I AM SURE THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF WITH THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR SUV. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER AT ANY GIVIN MOMENT WILL GO HAYWIRE. WILL READ OVER OR UNDER WHAT SPEED YOU ARE ACTUALLY DRIVING. THIS IS CAUSED BY A FAULTY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. SAFETY CONCERN IS THAT YOU DO NOT NOTICE RIGHT AWAY THAT THE SPEEDOMETER IS OUT OF WHACK SO YOU DON'T KNOW HOW FAST YOU ARE ACTUALLY GOING, LEAVING YOU VULNERABLE TO DRIVING TOO FAST FOR ROAD CONDITIONS AND POTENTIALLY CAUSING A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM IN THE 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND GM WILL DO NOTHING TO REPAIR THIS. *TR

2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FUEL SENSOR. DOES NOT READ CORRECTLY, AND AFTER FILL UP, THE GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY. *TR

GAS DOES NOT REGISTER WHEN I FILL UP THE TANK. STILL READS "EMPTY". I HAVE NOTICED ON SEVERAL WEBSITES THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. I TRAVEL W/SMALL CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO NOT KNOW WHAT EXACTLY THE FUEL LEVEL IS. I USE THE TRIP METER TO HOLD ME OVER, BUT IT CAN BE VERY HARD TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNTS WHILE USING THE TRIP METER FOR OTHER RECORDINGS. I HAVE HAD AN ESTIMATE, BUT IT IS OVER $800 TO HAVE FIXED AND WITH THIS ECONOMY, THAT IS JUST IMPOSSIBLE TO SWING FOR SUCH A COMMON ISSUE. *TR

SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING YESTERDAY AS WIFE DROVE HOME. 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER SUV ONLY HAS A BIT OVER 53,000 MILES. CAN'T TELL HOW FAST OR SLOW WE'RE GOING NOW. SEEMS LIKE A DEFECT THAT SHOULD NOT OCCUR TO VEHICLES AT THIS AGE/MILEAGE, LET ALONE ANY AGE. TYPICAL GM "QUALITY" I GUESS. THIS DEFECT HAS THE ABILITY TO AFFECT DRIVER SAFETY AND IS OBVIOUSLY NOT RARE JUDGING BY OTHERS WHO'VE WRITTEN ON THE INTERNET ABOUT IT, I BELIEVE A RECALL IS IN ORDER. HAVE NOT TAKEN FOR REPAIR YET, BUT WAS TOLD GM WILL NOT COVER THE COST AND THAT IT WILL COST AROUND $500 TO FIX. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IN MARCH 2010 AND HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS SINCE THEN. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND THE AC STOPPED WORKING, IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE AC FAN BLOWER. I REPLACED THE BLOWER BUT THAT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. I THEN REPLACED THE RESISTOR AND THE HARNESS. FINALLY WHEN I REPLACED THE HARNESS THE AC STARTED WORKING AGAIN. THE NEXT PROBLEM IS WITH THE GAUGES. MY FUEL LEVEL GAUGE IS ERRATIC AND NEVER TELLS ME THE RIGHT FUEL LEVEL AND THE CRUISE CONTROL RANDOMLY STOPS WORKING. IT HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES BECAUSE THE FUEL GAUGE IS READING WRONG. I'M AFRAID SOMEONE MIGHT HIT ME AND MY FAMILY. I'VE INVESTED HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR PROBLEMS THAT GM NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR!! *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO AS I WAS CROSSING RAILROAD TRACKS, AND MY CD PLAYER STOPPED ACCEPTING CD'S DURING THAT SAME TIME PERIOD FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE GAUGE LATER STUCK AT FIRST 20 - 15 MPH, AND THEN TO 10 MPH WHEN THE SUV IS STOPPED. AFTER ABOUT 2 MONTHS, IT CORRECTED ITSELF. THE GAS GAUGE THEN WENT OUT. IT WOULD REGISTER THE TANK AS EMPTY NO MATTER IF IT WAS FILLED. THIS BEGAN 2/2010. I, A DISABLED DRIVER, HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS ON A DESERTED ROAD 12:15 A.M. IN THE WINTER DUE TO HAVING TO CALCULATE MILES DRIVEN WITH THE TACHOMETER TO DETERMINE APPROXIMATE GAS CONSUMPTION. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT CALCULATION DOESN'T ACCOUNT FOR ENGINE IDLING IN TRAFFIC JAMS . I SAT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD IN MY COLD SUV PRAYING NO ONE CAME AROUND THE CURVE AND SLAMMED INTO ME SINCE I RAN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A DARK RURAL ROAD. I WAS TERRIFIED IN THIS SITUATION AND RARELY DRIVE AT NIGHT IF I CAN HELP IT BECAUSE OF THE MANUFACTURER'S KNOWN DEFECT AND NEGLIGENCE. I HAVE PAID OVER $500 TO REPAIR THESE MANUFACTURES DEFECTS, ONLY TO HAVE THEM MALFUNCTION AGAIN WITHIN 1 WEEK OF REPAIR. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT HE WOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO FIX IT A SECOND TIME. ONCE AGAIN, MY SPEEDOMETER IS NO LONGER REGISTERING THE CORRECT SPEED, AND I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICER FOR SPEEDING. I SHOWED THE OFFICER MY SPEEDOMETER, AND TO MY SURPRISE HE LET ME OFF WITH A WARNING AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS PULLED OVER OTHER TRAILBLAZER DRIVERS FOR SPEEDING WHO IN TURN HAD THE SAME OR SIMILAR

FUEL PUMP/ FUEL LEVEL SENSOR 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. SHOW INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL AT ALL TIMES. *TR

FUEL GAUGE SENSOR NOT READING CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL AND CHANGING READINGS WHILE DRIVING. CREATES THE POSSIBILITY OF VEHICLES RUNNING OUT OF FUEL WHILE DRIVING CREATING A HAZARD ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS APPEARS TO BE A NATIONAL PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 - CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. *LN

SPEEDOMETER FREEZES AND WON'T MOVE AT ALL OR IT GOES UP TO 120 MPH. THIS IS REALLY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY! *TR

SPEEDOMETER ON THE 2005 TRAILBLAZER. IT WENT CRAZY ON ME AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES AND AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY INFORMED ME THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CHEVROLET TRUCKS WITH THAT PROBLEM, BUT NOT THE SUV'S, EVEN THOUGH THE EQUIPMENT WAS THE SAME. THE COST TO ME IS $500+ WHICH AS A RETIRED PERSON ON LOW INCOME I CANNOT AFFORD. I HAVE RECEIVED 2 TICKETS FOR GOING OVER THE SPEED LIMIT....EVEN THOUGH I AM EXTREMELY CAREFUL AND TRY TO DRIVE WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. I AM FURIOUS....CHEVROLET SHOULD RECALL THIS AND PAY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED...IT IS A DEFECT AS I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS WITH THE CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. *TR

[XXX] OF CHICAGO, IL, PETITIONED THE AGENCY IN A LETTER DATED NOVEMBER 27, 2009. THE PETITIONER REQUESTS THAT NHTSA OPEN AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE PERFORMANCE/RELIABILITY OF THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR INSTALLED IN MODEL YEAR 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER VEHICLES. THE PETITIONER ALLEGES 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. ODI WILL EVALUATE THE PETITION FOR A GRANT OR DENY DECISION. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

GAS GAUGE MALFUNCTIONING, ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF. IN LOOKING AT DIFFERENT WEB-SITES, THIS IS COMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON 06/20/2010 AND HAVE HAD SEVERAL THINGS GO WRONG IN THE (8) MONTHS THAT I HAVE OWNED IT.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE FUELING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE SUDDENLY DROPPED TO EMPTY AND THE FUEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

FUEL GAUGE, OIL PRESSURE GAUGE, AND SPEEDOMETER COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE AC/HEATER SYSTEM BECAUSE OF THE WIRING HARNESS. I HAD TO FIX THINGS TWICE FOR A COST OF OVER $600 IN 8 MONTHS! GMC REALLY NEEDS TO RECALL THESE THINGS BECAUSE SO MANY VEHICLES HAVE HAD PROBLEMS. EVERY COMPLAINT ON HERE IS THE SAME! RECALL IT NOW! IT IS NOT OUR FAULT... IT'S YOURS SO FIX IT! *TR

JUST FILLED MY TANK ON MY CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WITH FUEL AND FUEL GAUGE STILL REGISTERED EMPTY AND FUEL LIGHT COME ON. *TR

THE CAR ORIGINALLY STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON 95 SOUTH. NOW IT RANDOMLY STALLS ON AN AVERAGE OF TWICE A MONTH. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS, POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY. IN ORDER TO GET IN RUNNING AGAIN, I HAVE TO OPEN THE FUSE BOX WHERE EVER I AM ABLE TO PULL OVER, USUALLY ON A HIGHWAY AND PUSH UP ONTO ONE OF THE FUSES. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY FIXED IT FOR JUST OVER $100. AFTER ABOUT A MONTH IT BEGAN DOING IT AGAIN. SO THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. *TR

SPEEDOMETER JUMPED ONE DAY FROM 65 TO 160. ALMOST IS CONSTANTLY POINTING NEAR THE ODOMETER. SPEEDOMETER PIN STILL MOVES BUT IS COMPLETELY INACCURATE. DEALER WANTS OVER $500 TO FIX IT. IT HAPPENED IN A FRIENDS 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO DURAMAX DIESEL 3500 AND IT WAS A RECALL AND WAS FIXED. IT ALSO HAPPENED IN A FRIENDS 2005 CHEVY IMPALA AND WAS NOT FIXED. IT IS CLEARLY AND ISSUE IN ALL THE 2005 MODELS NOT JUST THE TRAILBLAZERS. *TR

PURCHASED MY VEH IN 2006 AND SOON AFTER THIS MY FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. HAD IT REPLACED BY A LOCAL REPAIR CENTER. A FEW MONTHS AFTER THIS THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AND HAD THE REPAIR CENTER INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IN BOTH INSTANCES THE FUEL SENDING UNIT HAD GONE BAD. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE WHOLE UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF APPOXIMATELY $600. I OPTED TO REPLACE THE UNIT MY SELF AFTER PURCHASING THE UNIT FROM A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP FOR HALF THE PRICE. NOW MY FUEL GAUGE HAS GONE BAD FOR A THIRD TIME AND NOW HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE UNIT. AFTER DOING SOME REASEARCH ONLINE, I FIND THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND GM IS NOT DOING ANYTHING TO ASSIST THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR

AT APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES MY FUEL GAGE STARTED MALFUNCTIONING, IT WOULD REMAIN ON "E" IMMEDIATELY AFTER FILLING UP. AT APPROXIMATELY 70,000 MILES MY SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND WAS TOLD THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $600. I CONTACTED GM AND INQUIRED ABOUT A RECALL AND WAS TOLD THERE HAD NOT BEEN ONE AND THERE WAS NONE PLANNED IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

THE FUEL GAUGE, OIL PRESSURE GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER HAVE STOPPED WORKING. THE FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE HOVERS AROUND 80 OR POINTS STRAIGHT DOWN. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL READ 120 MPH WHEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, OR WILL READ 30 MPH WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT THE SAME SPEED AS OTHER CARS, GENERALLY IN THE 55-65 MPH RANGE. THE SPEEDOMETER ISSUE IS INCREDIBLY UNSAFE, AS YOU HAVE NO WAY TO KNOW YOUR TRUE SPEED. THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE IS UNSAFE AS WELL, AS YOU HAVE NO WAY TO KNOW IF/WHEN YOU'RE REALLY HAVING AN OIL PRESSURE PROBLEM. MY CALLS TO GM HAVE RESULTED IN NO RESOLUTION, AS I WAS TOLD THAT I SHOULDN'T NEED THE SPEEDOMETER SINCE I CAN "FEEL" HOW FAST I'M GOING (AS STATED BY A GM REPRESENTATIVE).

FUEL LEVEL SENSOR HAS FAILED RESULTED IN INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READINGS. FUEL TANK SENSOR IS CURRENTLY INOPERATIVE. POTENTIAL FOR ENGINE STALLING AND REAR-END COLLISIONS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED 90 MPH AS THE VEHICLE MILEAGE INCREASED TO 100,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE. APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AGO THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

SPEEDOMETER QUITS WORKING OR READS COMPLETELY WRONG, VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

OWN A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND SPEEDO STOPS WORKING AT TIMES AND THIS HAS BEEN ON GOING SINCE 6 MONTHS AGO AND NOW OIL GAUGE AND FUEL GAUGE ARE NOT READING RIGHT. AND THEY READ WRONG ALL THE TIME NOW. HAVEN'T PAID ANYONE TO REPAIR PROBLEM YET EXCEPT PAYING SOMEONE TO MANUAL CHECK OIL PRESSURE AND ENGINE HAS GOOD OIL PRESSURE BUT GAUGE READS 0. *TR