2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer complaints

05 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER IS DEFECTIVE...RPM CONTINUES TO MALFUNCTION ALONG WITH SPEEDOMETER BREAKAGE. *TR

I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 2005 TB(FUEL LEVEL SENSOR REPLACED) AND THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME IT WOULD COST 900.00 TO FIX. I CALLED THE GM WARRANTY LINE IN DETROIT AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND PAY ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC FEE AND HAVE THEM SEND THE PAPERWORK TO THEM. THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT PROMISE ANYTHING BUT AT LEAST THERE WOULD BE A RECORD OF ME TRYING TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED. I SAY RECALL THE VEHICLES AND FIX THE PROBLEM FOR EVERYONE SINCE THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR

2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER UNIT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. GOES OUT OF WHACK, NEVER KNOW HOW FAST YOUR GOING. TEENAGERS ARE IN DANGER. *TR

EVERYTIME I FILL UP MY GAUGE WON'T REGISTER. IT'S FRUSTRATING. I TRANSFERRED OUT OF STATE AND TO HAVE TO REFUEL EVERY 200 MILES ISN'T RIGHT. I AM PAYING MY HARD EARNED MONEY FOR THIS VEHICLE. I COULD HAVE GOTTEN AN OLDER VEHICLE WITHOUT THIS PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THE FLOAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I JUST PUT IN A NEW TRANSMISSION AT 76,000 MILES. I HAVE 86,000 ON IT NOW. *TR

SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER HAS MALFUNCTIONED AND COMPLETELY SPUN AROUND AND STUCK AT 120MPH. THIS JUST SPONTANEOUSLY FAILED AND MY GAS GAUGE IS ACTING WEIRD TOO. I HAVE SEEN THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS PARTICULAR MODEL AND GM NEEDS TO ISSUE RECALL AND FIX THIS!!! *TR

I OWN A 2005 TRAILBLAZER THAT I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE SPEEDOMETER THAT AT CERTAIN TIMES WILL EITHER STOP WORKING OR READ INCORRECTLY (EITHER OVER OR UNDER) THE SPEED OF WHAT THE TRUCK IS ACTUALLY DOING. MY WIFE DRIVES THIS VEHICLE AND I'M CONCERNED ABOUT HER DRIVING IT AND GM IS SAYING THAT IT WILL COST AROUND 500 OR MORE TO REPAIR, BUT YET THEY HAVE A RECALL FOR THE 03-04 BUT NOT THE 05 OR NEWER, WHY? WHAT CAN BE DONE TO GET THIS SITUATION REPAIRED SINCE THEY DEFINITELY HAVE A FAULTY PRODUCT?? *TR

NO CRASH OR INJURY, BUT AM REALLY AFRAID OF SOMETHING HAPPENING WITH MY SON IN THE SUV. MY HEAD LIGHTS FLICKER WHEN I SLOW DOWN AND WORRIED THAT ONE DAY THEY ARE GOING TO SHUT OFF AND NOT COME BACK ON. MY GAS GAUGE WAS THE NEXT THING THAT STOPPED WORKING AND NOW MY SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING NOW. JUST LIKE OTHERS I THOUGHT THAT I WAS GETTING A QUALITY VEHICLE, AT LEAST TOYOTA CORRECTS THEIR MISTAKES!! *TR

MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER GAS GAUGE NO LONGER WORKS. I SEE MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND BROUGHT THEIR VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ONLY TO HAVE PAID $900.00 TO HAVE THE FUEL SENSOR GAUGE REPLACED. *TR

FUEL LEVEL SENSOR ON 2005 TRAILBLAZER EXT., QUIT WORKING AFTER FILLING TANK. *TR

PROBLEM WITH 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER FUEL SYSTEM WHERE THE FUEL GAUGE INACCURATELY READS EMPTY. THIS IS A MAJOR HAZARD AS I NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE CAR AND RECENTLY RAN OUT OF GAS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. *TR

FIRST THE GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. IT ALWAYS STAYS ON EMPTY EVEN THOUGH I HAVE A FULL TANK. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON RANDOMLY. FINALLY THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. IT WILL READ 70MPH EVEN THOUGH I AM STOPPED. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND CLEARLY NEEDS TO BE RECALLED DUE TO THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FILED. *TR

ON 11/6/2010 WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, SMOKE BEGAN TO APPEAR BENEATH THE STEERING COLUMN. PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF VEHICLE, TRUCK REMAINED RUNNING AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF, ALL LIGHTS INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIT UP AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF.... OPENED HOOD AND BEGAN PULLING FUSES TO SHUT VEHICLE OFF AND DISCONNECT POWER. HAD TO CUT BATTERY CABLE AND PULL ABOUT 20 FUSES TO SHUT OFF. CALLED FOR TOW TRUCK AND AFTER INSPECTION BY MYSELF AND NUMEROUS MECHANICS IT WAS FOUND THAT A BUNDLE OF APPROX 80 WIRES PERPENDICULAR TO THE STEERING COLUMN HAD MELTED AND STARTED ON FIRE. TOTAL DAMAGE OVER $6600. VEHICLE IS TOTALED AND INSURANCE COMPANY (GEICO) REFUSES TO PAY CLAIMING IT WAS A VEHICLE DEFECT. I OWE OVER 10K ON VEHICLE, PURCHASED USED 02/20/2010 WITH 59K. TOTAL LOSS ESTIMATED AT OVER 17K SINCE FINANCE COMPANY IS NO HELP TRYING TO ASSIST WITH REPAIRS, I AM LETTING THEM REPOSESS IT. *TR

ROUGHLY ABOUT 6/7/10 MY FUEL GAGE QUIT WORKING AND NOW ON 11/2/10 MY SPEEDOMETER GAUGE STARTED ACTING UP AND IS NOT WORKING. THIS HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL BEING BAD.

THE SPEEDOMETER HAS STOPPED WORKING. THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. ALSO THE FUSES FOR THE POWER PLUG INS CONTINUE TO BLOW. THESE ARE SAFETY HAZARDS FOR MY WIFE AND KIDS WHILE TRAVELING ALONE.

SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING IN COLD WEATHER. *TR

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE WHILE DRIVING 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LT ON THE HIGHWAY. NEEDLE DOESN'T MOVE AT ALL. CANNOT DETERMINE SPEED OF VEHICLE. BROUGHT TO GM DEALERSHIP. DIAGNOSED AS INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE. SIMILAR CLUSTER FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED ON OTHER GM MODEL SUV'S AND TRUCKS (TAHOE, SUBURBAN, SIERRA) AND HAVE BEEN HANDLED AS "RECALLS". GM HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE SAME FAILURES WHICH HAVE OCCURRED IN CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZERS ARE A SAFETY DEFECT WORTHY OF A SIMILAR RECALL. *TR

FUEL SENDING UNIT DOES NOT WORK. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS ALL TOO COMMON FOR ANY KIND OF SAFETY WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. *TR

PURCHASED FULL TANK OF GAS AND THE GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY, WHICH MEANS THE TANK IS SHOWN TO BE ON EMPTY; UNABLE TO TELL AMOUNT OF GAS IN VEHICLE; OTHER GAUGES WORK IMPROPERLY, INCLUDING RADIO KNOB WHICH CONTINUES TO TURN ENDLESSLY, WIRES IN RADIO POPS; OIL GAUGE ON 60 OR ABOVE. *TR

2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER-GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING ACCURATELY. STAYS AROUND 1/4 TANK WHILE DRIVING. LOW LEVEL INDICATOR COMES ON WHEN CAR IS FIRST STARTED AND THEN MOVES BACK UP TO 1/4 TANK EVEN THOUGH THE TANK MAY BE FULL. TWO WEEKS AFTER NOTICING THE GAS GAUGE I ALSO NOTICED MY SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT READING ACCURATELY. NOTICED THIS WHEN I WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT. WHILE CAR WAS STOPPED SPEEDOMETER SAID I WAS GOING 20 MPH. AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THESE SAME ISSUES, I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT NO ONE IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS IS MY FIRST CHEVY AND IM SURE IT WILL BE MY LAST. IF ITS RELEVANT MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 69,000. *TR

THE GAS GAUGE ON MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HAS STOPPED WORKING. IT GRADUALLY STOPPED REGISTERING THE ACTUAL GAS. AFTER FILLING THE GAS, IT REGISTER EMPTY. AS I DROVE, THE GAS WOULD REGISTER AS FULL. EVENTUALLY IT STOPPED MOVING AT ALL. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A PERIOD OF 6MOS. I STARTED FILLING THE GAS MORE OFTEN. AFTER FILLING THE GAS, 2 DAYS LATER, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY, CAUSING A NEAR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WARNING. CLEARLY, I WASN'T OUT OF GAS. I HAD JUST FILL THE GAS AND BECAME ACCUSTOMED TO HOW FAR I COULD DRIVE BEFORE I NEEDED TO REFILL. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS. IT IS OBVIOUS A DEFECT IN THE GAS GAUGE. I WASN'T SURE UNTIL NOW AFTER VISITING THIS SITE THAT I AM NOT ALONE. THE SPEEDOMETER HAS ALSO STOPPED WORKING. I'M SURE IF IT IS REGISTERING THE MILEAGE I DRIVE. NOT KNOWING HOW FAST I AM DRIVING IS SURELY A SAFETY ISSUE. I VISITED MY MECHANIC IS WAS GIVEN AN ESTIMATE OF $500 TO REPAIR. SURELY IT SHOULDN'T TAKE A DEATH TO RECTIFY THIS ISSUE. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER TO MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FELL BELOW ZERO AND MY ACTUAL RATE OF SPEED WAS INCORRECT. IT WAS RAINING WHEN IT HAPPENED, BUT I NOTICED THAT I WAS PASSING PEOPLE EASILY ON THE INTERSTATE AT ONLY GOING AROUND 55 MPH. I THOUGHT THAT PEOPLE WERE OVERREACTING TO THE RAIN AFTERALL IT WAS JUST A SHOWER. BUT WHEN I SLOWED DOWN TO AN EXIT RAMP I NOTICED THAT I WAS AT ZERO MPH WHILE STILL ROLLING AT I GUESS 30 MPH. I MUST HAVE BEEN DOING 85-90 MPH BEFORE AND I JUST FELT ILL THAT I WAS GOING SO FAST AND COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN FINED OR WORSE HYDRO PLANED IN THE RAINY CONDITIONS. I READ UP ON THIS ISSUE WITH ALOT OF GM PRODUCTS AND ESPECIALLY WITH THE TRAIL BLAZER MODELS. MY TRAIL BLAZER HAS LESS THAN 65,000 MILES AND IS WELL MAINTENANCE, SO SUCH A FAILURE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ANY NEGLECT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND MAKES SURE THAT THIS COMMON MALFUNCTION DOESN'T COST SOMEONE THEIR HEALTH OR LIVES. THANKS *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHT AND THE FUEL GAUGE WHERE NOT WORKING. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE WIRING FOR THE HEADLIGHT AS IT HAD MELTED. THE FUEL SENSOR WAS GOING TO COST 700. SO I DID NOT HAVE IT REPAIRED. THIS IS A CONSTANT SOURCE OF STRESS AND WORRY FOR ME AS I MAY RUN OUT OF FUEL WITH MY FAMILY ON BOARD. SINCE THE SENSOR DOES NOT WORK I AM LEERING OF THE FUEL USED OPTION AS WELL. THE LOW FUEL LIGHT IS ON THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME EVEN WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. *TR

LETTER FROM SENATOR MCCAIN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT WHO HAS ENCOUNTERED A PROBLEM WITH HER 2005 GM TRAILBLAZER INSTRUMENT PANELS (DOT/I#2010-1286) *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED IT WOULD COST BETWEEN $500-600 TO HAVE THE FAULTY INSTRUMENT PANEL REPLACED. *JB

THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE ON MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER STARTED ACTING UP A MONTH AGO. THE FIRST PROBLEM I NOTICED WAS THAT THE NEEDLE OF THE SPEEDOMETER HAD FALLEN BEYOND THE 0 MPH MARK AND NEVER CHANGED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE NEXT TIME I DROVE IT STARTED WORKING CORRECTLY AGAIN. THE FOLLOWING WEEK, AS MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING, IT READ THAT HIS SPEED WAS 60 MPH WHEN HE WAS ONLY GOING 30 MPH. THE VERY NEXT DAY I DROVE IT AND THE SPEEDOMETER WORKED FINE. THEN AGAIN, A WEEK LATER IT MALFUNCTIONED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY! IT COMPLETELY FREAKED ME OUT! I TRIED TO STAY WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC BUT HAD NO IDEA HOW FAST I WAS REALLY GOING. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED MY CHEVY DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND ASKED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. SHE INFORMED ME THAT I WAS NO LONGER COVERED BY A WARRANTY (MY CAR ONLY HAS 58,000 MILES ON IT) AND THAT GM HAS ISSUED RECALLS ON THE GAUGE CLUSTER FOR THE 2003 AND 2004 TRAILBLAZERS BUT NOT THE 2005. SHE THEN TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST $450 TO $500 TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT THAT GM WOULD 'MOST LIKELY' REIMBURSE ME IF/WHEN THEY ISSUE A RECALL. THE SPEEDOMETER IS CURRENTLY MISREADING ABOUT ONCE A WEEK. SO I NEVER KNOW WHEN I GET IN MY CAR IF IT IS GOING TO WORK CORRECTLY OR NOT. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR OWNERS OF THE 2005 TRAILBLAZER. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE SO I CONTACTED GM DIRECTLY AND SPOKE TO A SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE ON THE PHONE THIS MORNING. SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE WAS SORRY ABOUT

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE IN 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. SPEEDOMETER WORKS ERRATICALLY. VEHICLE HAS ALMOST 90,000 MILES. PROBLEM BEGAN AROUND SEPTEMBER 28, 2010, AND HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT, OCCURRING DAILY NOW. SPEEDOMETER WILL GRADUALLY SHOW A DECREES IN SPEED WHEN VEHICLE IS NOT DECELERATING, EVENTUALLY DISPLAYING ZERO OR BELOW ZERO MPH. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE RESOLVED BY CHEVROLET. *TR

THE FUEL SENSOR OF OUR 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HAS STOPPED WORKING. FIXING THIS WILL REQUIRE REMOVING THE FUEL TANK AND REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP. *TR

OWN A 2005 TRAILBLAZER WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF THEN COME BACK ON AFTER AWHILE VERY UNSAFE, GAUGES DON'T ALWAYS WORK. TACHOMETER IS JUST FOR SHOW HASN'T WORK FOR AWHILE NOW. 2. SOMETIMES WHEN I GET IN MY T.B IT WON'T START JUST WON'T CRANK OVER HAVE TO SIT THERE HOLDING THE IGNITION FORWARD TIL IT CRANKS OVER MY T.B ONLY HAS 62,000 MILES ON IT DOES SOMEONE NEED TO DIE BEFORE SOMETHING GETS DONE SO SAD!!! *TR

2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FUEL LEVEL SENSOR MALFUNCTION. THE FUEL GAUGE DOESN'T INDICATE THE RIGHT FUEL LEVEL, AND REPORTS FUEL LEVEL LOW EVEN JUST 10 MINUTES AFTER I HAVE REFILL MY TANK. *TR

2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER GAS GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER BOTH STOPPED WORKING. *TR

2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER'S INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MALFUNCTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD INDICATE INCORRECT SPEEDS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 118,000.

2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONS, JERKS ALL OVER THE PLACE AND DOES NOT DISPLAY AN ACCURATE SPEED. SEEMS TO NOT RESET TO ZERO MPH WHEN STOPPED SO IT JUST KEEPS INCREASING. *TR

JUST RECENTLY WHEN I FILLED UP MY TANK IT WOULD SHOW THE FUEL GAUGE AS EMPTY AND MY LIGHT WOULD COME ON. ABOUT 50 TO 75 MILES LATER IT WOULD LEVEL OUT TO BE CORRECT, BUT I WOULD ALSO RESET MY MILES JUST TO MAKE SURE. WITHIN THE LAST 2 MONTHS IT HAS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. MY GAS LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME AND I CANNOT GET ACCURATE MILEAGE EITHER. AFTER RESETTING MY MILEAGE AND DRIVING I BELIEVED TO HAVE 75 MILES LEFT ON MY TANK WHICH WAS NOT TRUE. IT DID NOT SEEM TO BE SO MUCH OF A HASSLE UNTIL I BROKE DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF TOWN, BECAUSE OUT OF GAS. IT IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING TO LEARN IT IS A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE AND THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL ON THIS PART YET. I AM A MOTHER OF 4 CHILDREN AND FOR ME TO BREAK DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF TOWN IS A SCARY AND UNEASY THOUGHT. I RELY ON MY VEHICLE TO KEEP MYSELF AND FAMILY SAFE AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS MAJOR THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE FIXED THIS ISSUE THEMSELVES, BUT I BELIEVE SINCE THIS IS A LARGE PROBLEM ALL OVER THAT IT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF BY GM. *TR

ON WAY HOME FROM GM SERVICE GARAGE WHERE I FOUND OUT I NEED A NEW DASHBOARD CLUSTER, THE RPMS GAGE STARTED GOING HAYWIRE. WELL IT STALLED 3 TIMES ON MY WAY HOME. I WAS ON A SMALL INCLINE THE FIRST TIME AND I APPLIED BRAKES AND IT WOULDN'T STOP NEEDED TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE LUCKY NOBODY WAS BEHIND ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. AFTER REFUELING HE NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGE READ EMPTY. HE BEGAN TO DRIVE AND THE FUEL GAUGE BEGAN TO DISPLAY A FUEL READING WHICH WAS NOT ACCURATE. THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OR WHILE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THERE WAS ONE QUARTER GASOLINE IN THE FUEL TANK YET THE VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO THERE BEING NO FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR AND FUEL PUMP WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE DEALER DID NOT PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC BUT ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON AND WAS AWARE OF EXACTLY WHAT WOULD REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWED HE WAS DRIVING 100 MPH WHEN HE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45-55 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY THE DEALER OR A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

THE GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING FIRST FOLLOWED BUY THE SPEEDOMETER AND THEN ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON. I COMPLAINED TO GM WAS TOLD THIS IS NATURAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE VEHICLE. I NOW HAVE 110,000 MILES ON IT BUT STARTED SOON AFTER EXTENDED WARRANTY RAN OUT AT 65,000 MILES. I WILL HAVE TO CONTINUE DRIVING WITH THESE DEFECTS DON'T HAVE $550-$600 FOR EACH ITEM. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. *TR

FUEL GAUGE FAILURE, 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WITH ONLY 37,000 MILES. VEHICLE RUNS OUT OF GAS BECAUSE OF INACCURATE ERRATIC READINGS BEING SENT TO GAS GAUGE. THIS HOUSEHOLD HAS TWO DRIVERS AND THE PROBLEM IS MANIFESTED WHEN THE SECONDARY DRIVER RUNS OUT OF FUEL IN TRAFFIC CAUSING THE POTENTIAL FOR BOTH AN ACCIDENT OR MAJOR TRAFFIC JAM. INFORMATION ON THE WEB SUGGESTS THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR GM, BUT WAS NEVER ADDRESSED. THE EXPENSE TO REPAIR IS VERY HIGH. *TR

AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK, THE FUEL GAUGE LIGHT STAYS ON AND REMAINS ON EMPTY. *TR

FILLED THE GAS TANK UP, FUEL LIGHT STAYED ON. CHEVY TRAILBLAZER 2005. *TR

DURING A ROAD TRIP FROM TEXAS TO FLORIDA THE FUEL GAUGE IN THE 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER DROPPED TO EMPTY. IN ADDITION THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL INSTANCES OF THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUTTING OFF EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS FUEL IN THE TANK DUE TO THE GAUGE AS READING EMPTY. THE FUEL GAUGE / FUEL LEVEL SENSOR ON THE 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IS DEFECTIVE. THE GAUGE DOES NOT REPORT THE CORRECT LEVEL OF FUEL IN THE TANK AND CONTINUOUSLY SHOWS EMPTY EVEN WHEN THE TANK IS COMPLETELY FULL. THIS COULD LEAD TO THE VEHICLE STALLING IN LOCATIONS SUCH AS HIGHWAYS THAT PUT THE OCCUPANTS IN DANGER. CHEVY INFORMS THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR WILL NEED REPLACED INSIDE THE FUEL TANK. THE COST OF THIS REPAIR IS QUOTED BETWEEN $800 AND $1000. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT DESERVES ACTION BY THE MANUFACTURE TO HAVE THE ISSUE CORRECTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS DISPLAYING AN INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READING. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS UNTIL THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED COMPLETELY, ONLY DISPLAYING A READING OF EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT EITHER THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR OR FUEL PUMP WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE MOMENTARILY DROPPED TO EMPTY, BEFORE GOING BACK UP TO THE CORRECT FUEL LEVEL READING. WHILE THE FUEL GAUGE WAS DISPLAYING AN EMPTY READING THE FUEL SENSOR LIGHT BEGAN ILLUMINATING ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE, BUT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND HE WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS A KNOWN FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE .THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 2005 - INSTRUMENT PANEL FUEL INDICATOR REGISTERS EMPTY ALWAYS. FUEL SENSOR DOES NOT WORK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH ON A SLICK MOUNTAIN ROAD WHEN THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN BEFORE FALLING INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE CONTACT AND TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE FAILURE OF THE AIR BAGS. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY HIS INSURANCE ADJUSTER THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

23SEP10 1715 PDT MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON A HIGHWAY WHEN LOW FUEL LIGHT WENT ON. SHE HAD LITERALLY JUST FILLED THE VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE. I HAD HER EXIT OFF HIGHWAY TO SIDESTREET AND CALL FOR A TOW. I TOLD HER NOT TO CONTINUE DRIVING BECAUSE IT COULD BE THE FUEL PUMP. I THEN LOOKED ONLINE TO FIND ANY REPORTS OF THIS. I FOUND IT TO BE THE SECOND MOST REPORTED PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. WE HAD JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED A FEW DAYS BEFORE. SO WE HAVE NO HISTORY WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURRED ONCE. I DID NOTICE THE LIGHT ON ONCE THE MORNING OF THE SAME DAY. I PLAN TO HAVE IT TOWED TO AND REPAIRED AT A TRUSTED LOCAL MECHANIC. ONLINE THE ESTIMATED COST FOR REPAIR IS $550. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER IN AUGUST 2008. IN OCTOBER 2008, THE REAR WINDOW HINGE ADHESIVE WAS SEPARATING CAUSING THE HATCH TO NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. THIS WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP. NOW IN SEPTEMBER 2010 THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING. THE REAR WINDOW ADHESIVE HAS COMPLETELY DISCONNECTED FROM THE HINGE AND THE WINDOW DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY AND HAS A POSSIBILITY OF COMPLETELY FALLING OFF. WHEN THE ENTIRE REAR DOOR IS OPENED NOW THE HINGE 'POPS' UP AND HITS THE GLASS. THE DEALERSHIP IS TRYING TO FIND AN APPROPRIATE ADHESIVE TO MEND THIS PROBLEM AND THEY SAY CHEVY WILL NOT PAY FOR ANOTHER GLASS REPLACEMENT. THE FIRST REPLACEMENT CAME FROM THE FACTORY WITH THE HINGE CONNECTED TO THE GLASS. THIS SEEMS LIKE A FACTORY DEFECT. I KNOW THERE ARE OTHER CHEVY VEHICLES OF DIFFERENT YEARS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AND WORSE WHEN THE DOORS DID FALL OFF OR THE GLASS SCATTERED DUE TO THE POOR ADHESIVE ON THE HINGE. THIS WILL COST OVER $800 TO REPLACE IF THIS CANNOT BE RESOLVED AND THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THE ADHESIVE ON THE NEW GLASS WILL HOLD AND I WILL HAVE NO RECOURSE. *TR

OVER A YR AGO MY FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY IT READS EMPTY ALL THE TIME AND MY FIANCE HAS RAN OUT OF GAS AND BEEN STRANDED 3 TIMES SINCE THIS HAS HAPPEN IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT THIS DEVICE WORKS PROPERLY IT COSTS APPROX. $500 JUST FOR THE PART ALONE AND IM NOTICING IM NOT THE ONLY PERSON HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

FUEL SENSOR ON 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER GOING OUT FOR THE PAST YEAR. IF VEHICLE WAS FILLED, IT WOULD GO DOWN TO EMPTY AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES THEN OVER THE COURSE OF ABOUT 20 MINUTES GO TO THE CORRECT SPOT. RECENTLY IT JUST DOESN'T GIVE YOU ANY CLUE AS TO THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK. THERE ARE PAGES AND PAGES OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS ONLINE, SO IT'S NOT JUST MY VEHICLE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IF THERE ARE LOTS OF 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS ON THE ROAD WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THEIR CARS. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS, BECAUSE CHEVY SURE ISN'T! *TR