2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NONE OF THE TEMPERATURE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL WERE WORKING WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH OIL OR FUEL WAS IN THE VEHICLE. HE WAS ALSO UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE TEMPERATURE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY THE DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.

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. THIS JUST STARTED HAPPENING AND THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 56,361 MILES ON IT. *LN

SPEEDOMETER QUITS WORKING AND ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE. ONCE ON DECEMBER 4TH AND YESTERDAY JANUARY 29TH. BOTH TIMES ON THE FREEWAY. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 50 MPH AND THEN YOU SLOW DOWN. THE SPEEDOMETER STAYS AT 50 MPH THEN WHEN YOU SPEED UP IT GOES UP ACCORDINGLY. WHEN YOU STOP THE CAR COMPLETELY THE SPEEDOMETER SAYS YOU ARE STILL GOING 30 MPH. THEN YOU HAVE TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND START IT TO TRY AND RESET IT. DOING THIS ONLY TAKES 8 MPH OFF SO IT TAKES A WHILE. IT SEEMS TO DO IT MORE IN THE COLD WEATHER THAN IN WARM WEATHER. I THINK THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, DUE TO THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST/ SLOW YOU ARE TRULY GOING. AND WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER DOES DECLINE WITH YOUR SPEED IT IS VERY JERKY AND STICKS. *TR

I HAVE A TRAILBLAZER LT AND THE LIGHTS HAVE A SERIOUS FLICKERING PROBLEM GOING DOWN THE ROAD. IT IS ACTUALLY DANGEROUS! WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE LIGHTS JUST FLICKER TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. CHEVY CLAIMS THIS IS A NORMAL PROBLEM WITH TRAILBLAZERS. THERE HAS BEEN NO CORRECTIONS FOR THIS PROBLEM. I EXPLAINED HOW WOULD THIS PERSON FEEL IF THEY HAD THEIR CHILD IN THE CAR WHEN YOUR TRAILBLAZER WAS FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND YOUR LIGHTS FLICKERED CAUSING THE OPPOSING TRAFFIC TO COME INTO YOUR LANE? THIS IS NOT SAFE....SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND RECALL IT!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD FLUCTUATE CONSTANTLY. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND QUOTED AN ESTIMATED REPAIR COST FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

THE SPEEDOMETER WON'T GO BACK TO ZERO AND STICKS MAKING IT LOOK LIKE YOU ARE GOING 90-120 MPH. IT COST $450 TO GET THE CLUSTER PANEL REPLACED AND SHOULD BE UNDER THE RECALL ALONG WITH THE CHEVROLET TRUCKS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL AS WELL AS THE FUEL GAUGE NO LONGER FUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO REMEDY THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

I WENT TO FILL UP MY GAS TANK AND THE GAUGE READ EMPTY. I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND WAS TOLD IT WAS BECAUSE OF FAULTY EQUIPMENT. I CAN NOT TELL HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE IN MY TRUCK AND I'M AFRAID THAT MY TRUCK WILL GIVE OUT OF GAS, STALL, AND I GET REAR ENDED. THIS IS DANGEROUS. ALSO, AT ABOUT 85,000 THE SPEEDOMETER HAS FAILED. IT READS 0 WHEN I'M DRIVING. *TR

SINCE JUNE 2010, THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER HAS NOT FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. REGARDLESS OF THE ACTUAL FUEL LEVEL, IT READS AT 1/4 TANK OR BELOW, WHICH CAUSES ME TO RELY ON MY TRIP ODOMETER TO ESTIMATE MY CURRENT FUEL LEVELS. I HAVE CHECKED WITH THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS, AND THEY ARE CHARGING BETWEEN $500 - $800 TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM! AS THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF TWO GM VEHICLES AND THE DAUGHTER AND GRANDDAUGHTER OF GENERAL MOTORS RETIREES', I AM SORELY DISAPPOINTED IN GENERAL MOTORS REFUSAL TO ADMIT THE FAILURE OF THE FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM THAT HAS AFFECTED THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR VEHICLE WITH OUR TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR. SHE WAS TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER OF OUR VEHICLE FAULTED. IT STARTED SHOWING SHE WAS GOING 110 THEN 20MPH THEN 50MPH AND SO ON AND SO ON. SHE PULLED OVER, PHONED ME AND WE CALLED OUR INSURANCE COMPANY TO SEE IF TOWING COULD BE PROVIDED. IT WOULD HAVE TAKEN OVER 2HRS FOR TOWING ASSISTANCE SO SHE TRAVELED THE REST OF THE TRIP (APPROX 105MILES) FOLLOWING ANOTHER VEHICLE IN HOPES THAT THEY WERE TRAVELING AT A SAFE SPEED. THE FOLLOWING DAY I RESEARCH THIS ISSUE, BROUGTH MY VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY EXPLAINED IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH A 05 TRAILBLAZER AND THE GM HAD A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT FOR REPLACEMENT OF THIS PART THEY STATE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, WE LATER FOUND OUT THAT OUR VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THIS LITIGATION AND WE WERE STUCK PAYING THE BILL. NOT ONLY DOES GM KNOW THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, THEY ARE UNWILLING TO COMPENSATE OR TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. NEEDLESS TO SAY I AM VERY UPSET AND FRUSTRATED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND THE FACT THE GM HAS NOT OFFERED ANY REMORSE. *TR

OWN A 2005 CHEVY TRAIL BLAZER ALL OF A SUDDEN THE GAS GUAGE STOPPED WORKING THEN I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM OUT OF STATE AND WENT FROM 50 MPH THEN INTO A TOWN WHICH WAS 30 MPH AND THE SPEEDOMETER GOT STUCK AT 36 MPH AND WOULD NOT GO UP OR DOWN THE REST OF THE TRIP. I DID NOT KNOW HOW FAST I WAS GOING AND GOT PULLED OVER FOR SPEEDING. THIS IS AN ISSUE. BOTH OF THESE ISSUES WITH THE 2005 TRAIL BLAZER SEEM TO BE HAPPENING TO A LOT OF PEOPLE AMONG OTHER ISSUES WITHIN THE DASH. CHEVY REALLY NEEDS TO MAKE A RECALL BECAUSE AFTER PAYING $700 TO FIX THE GAS GUAGE, IT WENT OUT AGAIN LESS THAN A YEAR LATER. I WAS ALSO QUOTED OVER $500 TO FIX THE SPEEDOMETER. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE!? *TR

DRIVING HOME FROM OUT OF STATE AND FILLED UP THE TANK AND THE GAS GUAGE STILL READ EMPTY AND WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE. IT IS NOT ACCURATE AND JUMPS AROUND. DURING THE DRIVE I WAS ON A ROAD GOING 50MPH AND SLOWED DOWN IN A TOWN TO 30MPH AND THE SPEEDOMETER GOT STUCK AT 35MPH AND WOULD NOT GO UP OR DOWN. I HAD A 3 HOUR COMMUTE AND DID NOT KNOW HOW FAST I WAS GOING TO 80% OF IT. UPON RESEARCHING THESE ISSUES, IT APPEARS TO BE A FREQUENT ISSUE IN THIS VEHICLE AND IS RATHER EXPENSIVE TO FIX, JUST TO HAVE IT HAPPEN AGAIN A YEAR LATER. THIS VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY OWNED BY A FAMILY MEMBER AND WAS WELL TAKEN CARE OF.

MY RPM GAUGES STARTED MESSING UP NEED MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED NEXT. THEY STARTED STICKING AND JUMPING UP. MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER ONLY HAS 47,000 MILES ON IT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY SO I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT IT GOING ON WITH IT!

OUR 2005 TRAILBLAZER IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS EVERY COMPLAINT I HAVE READ ON THIS SITE. THE FUEL GAUGE IS NOT WORKING AND THE SPEEDOMETER STICKS AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. I READ THAT THERE HAS BEEN A PETITION INVOLVING THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM. I WILL BE GETTING MORE INVOLVED WITH THIS. I WILL BE ALSO CALLING. *TR

FAULTY FUEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT. VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN MANY CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZERS AND GMC ENVOYS. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND THE DEALER WANTS $600 TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

MISLEADING INFORMATION ON THE SPEEDOMETER OF THE TRAILBLAZER. THE HAS STOPPED REGISTERING THE CORRECT SPEED DURING TRAVEL. WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 20 MPH. THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS FOR DRIVERS BECAUSE THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT SPEED THEY ARE CURRENTLY TRAVELING. WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 75 MPH.

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER AND IN THE SUMMER OF 2010 I FILLED MY CAR UP WITH GAS AND THE GAS GAUGE NEEDLE WENT OVER TO EMPTY. THE NEEDLE WOULD FLUCTUATE BACK AND FORTH FROM EMPTY TO FULL SO I DIDN'T KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I REALLY HAD. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. THEY SAID THE FUEL SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE AND IT WOULD COST ABOUT $1000 TO REPAIR. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH MOST TRAILBLAZERS. I BELIEVE THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BECAUSE YOU CAN'T TELL IF YOU ARE ABOUT TO RUN OUT OF GAS OR NOT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MALFUNCTIONED AND NO LONGER DISPLAY THE CORRECT INFORMATION. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED BY THE DEALER BUT NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER, THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING AND ALSO THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE. *TR

SPEED-O-METER ERRATIC AND DOES NOT REGISTER PROPERLY. SOMETIMES DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. HAS RESULTED IN BEING STOPPED AND TICKETED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR SPEEDING. *TR

WE JUST PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LS 4WD, WE HAVE HAD IT FOR FOUR DAYS AND TODAY THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING, IT HAS WOUND ALL THE WAY AROUND, WE PULLED OVER AND TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR IN THE ATTEMPT TO RESET IT. WE HAD TO DRIVE ALL THE WAY HOME WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO TELL AT WHAT SPEED WE WERE DRIVING, WHICH IS HIGHLY UNSAFE. IN MY BELIEF THIS IS MISLEADING INFORMATION, BY NOT KNOWING HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. *TR

I BOUGHT A TRAILBLAZER 2005 THE HEATER RESISTER WIRE HARNESS HAS MELTED WIRES,AND THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD STICK AFTER 20 MILES OF DRIVING. HAD NO IDEA HOW FAST I WAS GOING AND THE MELTED WIRES ARE PLAIN DANGEROUS. I'VE READ MANY MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS YET NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THEM. I WAS DOING OVER 100 MPH BEFORE I REALIZED THE SPEEDOMETER WASN'T READING CORRECTLY IT SAID 72 MPH. I'VE READ MANY PEOPLE SMELL SMOKE WHEN THE WIRE HARNESS MELTS. COULD EASILY START A FIRE .. BOTH SEEM VERY DANGEROUS TO ME AND I CANT BELIEVE THEY HAVE NOT RECALLED THEM YET..ARE WE WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET KILLED FIRST?? I'VE NEVER FILED A COMPLAINT LIKE THIS BEFORE AND I HAVE NO IDEA IF IT HELPS,BUT I NEEDED TO TRY SOMETHING. THANK YOU *TR

AFTER RETURNING HOME FROM SHOPPING, MY WIFE AND HER FRIEND PULLED INTO OUR DRIVEWAY AND SHE PLACED OUR TRAILBLAZER IN PARK. THERE WAS A LOUD SOUND SHE SAID SOUNDED LIKE AN EXPLOSION AND THE REAR LIFT HATCH WINDOW SHATTERED SENDING GLASS FLYING. AT THE TIME OF THE GLASS SHATTERING THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS CLOSE TO 30 DEGREES. THE REAR DEFROSTER WAS NOT ON. I CAME HOME FROM WORK AND WE CLEANED ALL THE GLASS FROM THE DRIVEWAY AND THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENED. I CONTACTED THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE WINDOW WAS FIXED FOR A COST OF $754.70 BY SAFELITE GLASS REPAIR. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND DID A SEARCH OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS AND FOUND QUITE A FEW. I CONTACTED GM BY E-MAIL AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED. GM THANKED ME FOR THE INFORMATION BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY REPLACEMENT OR REIMBURSEMENT. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS INJURED AND OUR GRANDDAUGHTER WAS NOT IN HER CAR SEAT AT THE TIME. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS IF MY WIFE WOULD HAVE BEEN OPENING THE LIFT GATE WHEN THE GLASS SHATTERED. GM SAID THIS APPEARED TO BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND I OFFERED TO SEND THEM LINKS TO OTHER IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS THAT I FOUND. I WOULD LIKE THE NHTSA TO PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AS THIS DOES NOT SEEM TO BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND THERE WAS NO WARNING OF THIS FAILURE. THE GLASS WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING AND THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.

MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. THIS STARTED AS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO CORRELATION BETWEEN OUTSIDE TEMPS AND WHEN IT WORKS. WHEN IT DOES WORK IT DISPLAYS INACCURATE SPEEDS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A CONSISTENT PROBLEM IN 2005 TRAILBLAZERS BASED A AN INTERNET SEARCH FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER WORKS ON MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER. IT HAS 61K MILES ON IT. CHEVROLET HAS RECALLED THE AVALANCHE, SILVERADO, TAHOE, AND SUBURBAN, BUT FOR SOME REASON NOT THE TRAILBLAZER. THE DEALER CHARGES $600 TO FIX IT. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

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

OVER THE PAST YEAR I HAVE A VARIETY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH MY BLAZER. THE GAS GAUGE HAS STOPPED WORKING, INDICATING THAT IT IS LOW ON FUEL OR EMPTY AND MY SPEEDOMETER IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. I HAVE HAD TO PUSH ALL THE WAY ON THE GAS PEDAL AT TIMES TO GET THE CAR TO GO. VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN MERGING ONTO HIGHWAYS/FREEWAYS. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVY AGAIN! *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. ABOUT A YEAR AGO THE GAS GAUGE QUIT WORKING. MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT IT WOULD COST ALMOST AS MUCH TO REPLACE THE SENSOR AS IT WOULD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. I CONTINUED DRIVING THE CAR USING THE TRIP MILEAGE. I HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS SEVERAL TIMES. THE LAST COUPLE OF TIMES I REALIZED THERE WAS NO WAY I COULD BE OUT OF GAS YET. WHAT IS NOW HAPPENING IS I CANNOT GET MORE THAN A COUPLE OF GALLONS OF GAS IN MY CAR AT ANY TIME. THE MECHANIC SAYS IT IS BECAUSE THE SENSOR IS STUCK AND THINKS IT IS FULLER THAN IT IS. SO NOW I CANNOT DRIVE MORE THAN 20 MILES OR SO BEFORE STOPPING FOR GAS AGAIN. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!!!!! *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER RECENTLY QUIT WORKING COMPLETELY. *TR

THE OIL LEVEL INDICATOR IN THE DASH PANEL IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. A CALL TO THE DEALER WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED CONFIRMS THAT THIS IS PART OF AN "INSTRUMENT CLUSTER" THAT ALSO CONTROLS THE SPEEDOMETER, AND THAT IT WILL PROBABLY MALFUNCTION AS WELL.

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. OVER THE PAST YEAR I HAVE A VARIETY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH MY BLAZER. IN THE JANUARY OF 2010 I HAD TO REPLACED BY AC / HEATER AS IT SIMPLY WENT OUT. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED A CERTIFIED MECHANIC HE SHOWED US THE WIRING HARNESS THAT HAD SIMPLY MALFUNCTIONED AND MELTED ALL OF THE WIRES TOGETHER. NOW IN THE PAST THREE MONTHS MY GAS GAUGE HAS STOPPED WORKING, INDICATING THAT IT IS LOW ON FUEL OR EMPTY AND MY SPEEDOMETER IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. I AM VERY WORRIED ABOUT THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND THE RISK OF A POTENTIAL HAZARDS TO MYSELF AND MY FAMILY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT INDICATE THE CORRECT SPEED. OTHER COMPONENTS ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WERE ALSO NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 114,000.

2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER...A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, WHILE MY 15 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THIS TRUCK THE SPEEDOMETER GOT STUCK ON 10MPH AND SHE COULD NOT TELL HOW FAST SHE WAS REALLY DRIVING. WE WERE ON A BACK COUNTRY ROAD (THANK GOD) NOT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC BUT I KNOW SHE HAD TO BE GOING AT LEAST 45MPH. SHE HAS JUST GOTTEN HER LEARNER'S PERMIT A FEW WEEKS EARLIER AND DID NOT HAVE MUCH EXPERIENCE DRIVING SO THIS REALLY FREAKED HER OUT. NOW THE SPEEDOMETER WILL WORK WHEN YOU FIRST START THE TRUCK BUT IF YOU COME TO A STOP IT WILL STICK AGAIN AND AT TIMES IT WILL READ HIGHER THAN WHAT I AM ACTUALLY TRAVELING. LIKE THIS MORNING, UPON STARTING THE TRUCK BEFORE IT WAS EVER PUT INTO DRIVE THE SPEEDOMETER READ 10MPH. THIS COULD BE A VERY HAZARDOUS DEFECT AND GM SHOULD RECALL THIS PROBLEM AND FIX IT. IN RESEARCHING, I SEE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SPEEDOMETERS IN THESE TRUCKS, YET GM HAS DONE NOTHING TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. IT IS COSTING CONSUMERS APPROX. $500-$750 TO REPAIR. I HAVE GOTTEN AN ESTIMATE OF $600 MYSELF BUT HAVE NOT HAD THE REPAIRS COMPLETED YET. NO MONEY TO DO SO AND HOPING MY WARRANTY WILL COVER IT. *TR

SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION. *LN

2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER...POWER TO INSTRUMENT PANEL INCLUDING RADIO CUTS IN AND OUT LEAVING A VARIETY OF WARNING LIGHTS LIT AND LOW FUEL WARNING AUDIO SIGNAL GOING OFF. RESETS WHEN IGNITION IS TURNED OFF, BUT HAPPENS AGAIN WHEN CAR IS STARTED AND HAPPENS IN IRREGULAR INTERVALS FOR THE ENTIRE TIME THE CAR IS RUNNING. THE DOOR LOCKS (INCLUDING HATCHBACK) DO NOT ALWAYS UNLOCK WHEN CAR IS STOPPED, AND INTERIOR LIGHTS AND RADIO SOMETIMES STAY ON. ALL GAUGES (GAS, OIL, TEMPERATURE, ETC) GO TO ZERO. AFTER TALKING TO A MECHANIC FRIEND, WE TOOK THE DASHBOARD APART, PULLED OUT THE CLUSTER AND PUT IT BACK IN. THAT APPEARS TO HAVE STOPPED THE PROBLEM FOR NOW, BUT WE HAVE NOT USED THE VEHICLE MUCH SINCE DOING THE REPAIR. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD IT COULD REQUIRE A NEW CLUSTER COSTING IN THE $400 RANGE NOT INCLUDING LABOR. IT IS INTERESTING THAT 2003-04 VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM WERE COVERED BY A SPECIAL POLICY, BUT NOT THE 2005. *TR

SPEEDOMETER WILL SIT AT 0 MILES PER HOUR OR WILL BE 30 MILES PER HOUR LOWER. SPEEDOMETER WILL SIT BELOW 0 WHEN IDLE. WHEN I RESTART IT, IT MAY BE FINE OR GO BACK TO BELOW 0 TO VERY LOW MILES. I HAPPENS MORE WHEN WARMER AND RUNNING A WHILE. I SEE THAT IS A PROBLEM FOR MANY CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZERS.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING HER VEHICLE SERVICED AT A LOCAL REPAIR, THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS LEFT DOWN. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO HER, THE WINDOW WOULD NO LONGER MOVE UP. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

ON 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT MODEL, THE SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK ANYMORE. WILL READ BELOW HOW FAST I'M ACTUALLY GOING. WILL WORK OFF AN ON, SO I ALWAYS HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION TO HOW THE NEEDLE IS MOVING. TAKING IT IN FOR A REPAIR SOON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON A SLIPPERY ROAD, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A DITCH AS A RESULT AND ROLLED OVER TWICE, ENDING UPSIDE DOWN. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FUEL LEVEL SENSOR QUIT WORKING AT 60,000 AND DEALER WANTS 500.00 TO REPAIR. GAGE STARTED SHOWING EMPTY AFTER FILLING UP, NOW IT ONLY GOES TO 1/4 TANK OR EMPTY. I HAVE TO USE TRIP METER TO KEEP UP WITH FUEL. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY BLAZER THAT WE TOOK ON A TRIP TO NASHVILLE. ON THE INTERSTATE WE REALIZED THAT OUR SPEEDOMETER KEPT GOING UP AND EVERYONE WAS PASSING US. BY THE TIME WE MADE IT TO AN EXIT THE SPEEDOMETER HAD MADE IT ALL THE WAY AROUND TO D (DRIVE) AT THE BOTTOM OF DASH. WHEN WE STOPPED IT WOULD ONLY GO BACK TO 50. WHEN WE STOPPED AT AUTOZONE THE GUY TOLD US HE HAS SEEN THIS IN 2 OF THE TRAILBLAZERS THAT IS FAMILY OWNS. WE WERE GOING TO HAVE IT CHECKED BUT THE NEXT DAY THE SPEEDOMETER DECIDED TO SOMEWHAT WORK, NOW IT IS ABOUT 5 MILES OFF. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT PROBABLY WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

FAULTY SPEEDOMETER. *TR

I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK WHILE IT STILL HAD 1/4 TANK OF FUEL. ONCE I STARTED THE ENGINE THE GAS GAUGE WENT TO E WITH THE LIGHT COMING ON WHILE SITTING AT THE GAS STATION. THE GAUGE THEN PINGED FROM FULL TO EMPTY FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS THEN SETTLING AT FULL WHEN I WENT UP A STEEP BRIDGE. SINCE THEN THE FUEL GAUGE HAS CONTINUED TO DO THIS EVERY TIME I FILL THE TANK UP. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO NOT KNOWING THE FUEL LEVEL IN THE TANK. THIS SHOULD BE FIXED AS I CAN SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE ALL OVER THE US HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THIS AND FIX THE ISSUE. MY TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO THE YEARS AS WELL AS THE MILEAGE OF JUST 65,000 MILES. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE THE GAS TANK WAS FULL, THE GAS GAUGE DISPLAYED ZERO. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE IN 2007, AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FUEL SENSOR. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT SINCE THE FUEL SENSOR WAS REPLACED IT SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED AGAIN. THE CONTACT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WASN'T REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 88,200. UPDATED 1/19/2010 UPDATED 03/24/11

I PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FROM A GENERAL MOTORS DEALER IN 2009. SHORTLY AFTER THE PURCHASE OUR GAS GAUGE STARTED BOUNCING BACK AND FORTH FROM FULL TO EMPTY. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP REPAIR CENTER AFTER A FEW WORDS CAME OUT OF MY MOUTH THE SERVICE MANAGER SAYS "OH THAT'S A COMMON PROBLEM AND WE CAN REPAIR IT FOR ABOUT $700 OR SOMETIMES IT STARTS WORKING AGAIN. I ASKED WHY IT WAS NOT RECALLED IF IT'S SO COMMON AND HE REPLIED "IT'S NOT UP TO US". I WAS SO IRRITATED THAT I NEVER TRIED AGAIN. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER IT STARTED WORKING FINE, IN FACT I MADE A 3600 MILE JOURNEY WITH NO PROBLEM. TONIGHT I WAS DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND THE GAUGE WENT FROM 3/4 TANK TO ZERO AND MY VEHICLE SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. ASIDE FROM ALMOST BEING REAR ENDED MY WIFE, DAUGHTER AND I WERE ALMOST RAN OVER TRYING TO PUSH OUR VEHICLE OUT OF THE ROAD TO SAFETY. I HAVE NOT REPAIRED OR REPLACED ANY PARTS BECAUSE I AM LOOKING FOR A GOOD AUTOMOTIVE ATTORNEY. *TR

2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY AFTER 85,000 MILES. WHEN THE TANK IS FILLED IT READS EMPTY AND ONLY GOES TO A QUARTER OF A TANK AFTER RUNNING IT. *TR

2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER GAS GUAGE DOES NOT WORK. IT'S ON EMPTY ALL THE TIME, EVEN WHEN YOU FILL UP. WHILE DRIVING TODAY ON THE FREEWAY I SET THE CRUSIE CONTROL AND THE SPEEDOMETER GOES HAYWIRE. IT GOES ALL THE WAY OVER AND STAYS STUCK. I DON'T KNOW HOW FAST I'M DRIVING OR HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE. DEALERSHIP DOES NOT HAVE RECALL. GAS GUAGE WAS FIXED ONCE WHILE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. GAS GAUGE WILL COST 600 TO REPAIR. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT SPEEDOMETER. AS A CONSUMER I FEEL CHEATED. AFTER ALL I AM THE ONE PAYIN THE NOTE EACH MONTH. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING WHILE MAKING A 400 MILE TRIP FROM ARKANSAS TO TEXAS. THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED READING 40 MILES SLOWER THAN MY ACTUAL SPEED. EVENTUALLY THE GAUGE WENT BELOW 0 MPH WHILE KEEPING UP WITH TRAFFIC ON A HIGHWAY W/ A POSTED 70 MPH SPEED LIMIT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 5-10 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT FUNCTION ALTHOUGH HE HAD JUST FUELED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO SET THE ODOMETER TO AVOID RUNNING OUT OF GAS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,120 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,185.