2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer complaints

SPEEDOMETER ON 2005 CHEVY TRAIL BLAZER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. SAYS IM DOING 20 MPH WHEN IM STOPPED AND SAYS 120 WHEN GOING 50. *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER HAS FAILED ON MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER WITH 67,000 MILES ON IT. IT STARTED MALFUNCTIONING IN DEC.09 INTERMITTENTLY. NOW THE DEFECT SEEMS PERMANENT. MY CHEVY DEALERSHIP SAYS GM WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THE PROBLEM. I ESCALADES. WHY WAS THE TRAILBLAZER NOT INCLUDED WHEN THEY EXHIBIT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURES. IS IT BECAUSE IT IS TOO LARGE A PROBLEM TO DEAL WITH. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER IS INCORRECT. THERE ARE TOO MANY FAILURES TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM DISREGARDED BY GM. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR(ABOUT 5-600 DOLLARS).THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ARE SO GREAT THAT I FEEL GM IS DUCKING THE PROBLEM. I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY GM NEEDED A GOVERNMENT BAILOUT BY MANUFACTURING VEHICLES HAVING SUCH A GRIEVOUS PROBLEM. INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS SUCH NOT BE FAILING AT SUCH A HORRENDOUS RATE. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER ON OUR 2005 TRAILBLAZER HAS MALFUNCTIONED AND NO LONGER READS THE CORRECT SPEED. THIS STARTED WITHOUT CAUSE AND CONSISTENTLY SHOWS THE SPEED AS 85 MPH OR HIGHER NO MATTER HOW FAST YOU ARE ACTUALLY GOING. DRIVING A LARGE VEHICLE AND NOT BEING ABLE TO TELL WHAT SPEED YOU ARE TRAVELING AT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS REGARDLESS OF THE INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR TRAFFIC CITATIONS. *TR

I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER, HAVE OWN IT SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN 2005 AND HAVE NO PROBLEMS UP UNTIL RECENTLY. TODAY I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. I WOULD NOT SHOW THE CORRECT SPEED IN WHICH I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY FOR THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT, REALIZING THAT EVERYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD SEEM LIKE THEY WERE PARKED ON THE HIGHWAY, AS I AM FLYING BY THEM IS WHEN I REALIZED THAT MY SPEEDOMETER/INSTRUMENT PANEL. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED ON MY TRAVEL TO A LOCATION AND BACK ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS. I MANAGED TO FIGURE OUT THAT THE LONGER I HAD THE VEHICLE RUNNING THE PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR. IF I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND LET IT COOL DOWN IT WOULD BE FINE FOR ABOUT 15-20 MINS THAN ACT UP AGAIN. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS UNSAFE AND CAN POTENTIALLY CAUSE HARM IN THE NEAR FUTURE IF IT IS NOT ADDRESSED WITH OTHER OWNERS. LUCKILY I DID NOT CAUSE ANY ACCIDENTS OR PULLED OVER. *TR

I HAVE AN 05 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND MY SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK. I WILL SIT AT 45/MPH OR SOMETHING ELSE WHEN I TURN IT OFF/ON. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER STARTING GOING HIGHER WHILE I WAS SLOWING DOWN. IT WENT TO 120 MPH WHILE STOPPED. WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 OR 70 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER DIPPED TO 35 MPH. THEN IT JUST STOPPED WORKING AFTER SEVERAL TIMES. THIS VEHICLE IS A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT. *TR

2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT SPEEDOMETER GOES CRAZY AND UP TO 120 MPH WHEN CAR IS ONLY GOING 40MPH. GAS GAUGE IS ALSO NOT WORKING ACCURATELY ALL THE TIME. STEPPER MOTOR'S NEED REPLACING AND GM WON'T RECALL IT AND FIX. *TR

SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAUGE MALFUNCTIONING HEADLIGHTS SEEM TO BLINK WHEN I DRIVE AT NIGHT. CHEVY IS WELL AWARE OF THESE PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVY TRAILBLAZER 2005 ,THEY NEED TO DO A RECALL ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIKE NOW! OR LIVES COULD BE IN DANGER DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION THESE VEHICLES ARE EXPERIENCING. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 05 TRAILBLAZER IN 07. ABOUT A YEAR INTO IT I STARTED NOTICING THAT THE GAS HAND WOULD STOP WORKING. THEN THE SPEEDOMETER. ON MANY OCCASIONS THE SPEEDOMETER DOES WHAT EVER IT FEELS LIKE. GOD FORBID IM ON A LONG ROAD TRIP. *TR

WE BOUGHT A 2005 TRAILBLAZER ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. OUT OF THE BLUE ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO, THE SPEEDOMETER GOES HAYWIRE. IT SAYS THAT I AM GOING 60 MPH. WHEN I WAS ACTUALLY GOING ABOUT 15 BECAUSE I WAS IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA AND IT WAS SNOWING. A FEW DAYS LATER IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN, AND THEN TODAY IT JUST COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. IT WONT MOVE AT ALL. ITS COMPLETELY BROKEN. *TR

ALL LIGHTS HEADLIGHTS DASH AND DOME FLICKERING DRIVING BUT NOT EVERYTIME. ALT HAS BEEN RELOCATED 2 TIMES STILL HAVE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

WE OWN A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WITH 62,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE GAUGE WAS READING 120 MPH. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND WHEN IT WAS IN PARK IT ONLY WENT DOWN TO 45. THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM FOR ME, I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I AM GOING!!! I SEARCHED THE INTERNET, AND THIS LOOKS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR CHEVY PRODUCTS. PLEASE HELP I DON'T HAVE THE $600 TO FIX THIS. *TR

THE GAS GAUGE ON MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER POINTS TO EMPTY EVEN WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS. THERE IS NO WARNING INDICATOR THAT THE GAS GAUGE IS NOT WORKING. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HAS BROKEN AND I ONLY HAVE 45,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE. I HEARD ABOUT A RECALL OR GETTING ASSISTANCE FROM GM TO REPLACE BUT LEARNED IT IS ONLY FOR TAHOE'S, SUBURBAN'S AND TRUCKS. I DON'T FEEL THAT IS FAIR THEY WON'T HELP ME AND THAT A SPEEDOMETER SHOULD NOT WEAR OUT THAT QUICKLY. REPLACEMENT COST CAN BE $600 - $800. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. TWO FUEL LINES WERE LEAKING FUEL. THIS FAILURE COULD CAUSE A FIRE WITHIN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000. UPDATED 01/29/10.*LJ BOTH FUEL LINES HAD MULTIPLE PIN HOLE LEAKS. FUEL WAS LEAKING NEAR THE ENGINE AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. BOTH AREAS WHERE EXTREME HEAT WAS PREVALENT. THE CONSUMER STATED THE LINES SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE OF STAINLESS STEEL. UPDATED 01/29/10.*JB

FUEL GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER ARE NOT READING CORRECTLY ON MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. *TR

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND THEN GO OUT LEAVING NO DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS OR HEADLIGHTS FOR NIGHT, RAIN OR SNOWY CONDITIONS. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO FIX WITHOUT TAKING IN, 2 LOCAL GARAGES IMMEDIATELY KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TO ORDER THE PARTS. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS FLICKERING ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY PRIOR TO IT CEASING TO TURN ON. THE BULBS WERE REPLACED BUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT DOES NOT WORK! WE CONTACTED TWO LOCAL GARAGES AND THEY SAY THAT THIS IS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE FOR TRAILBLAZERS, AND THAT THE HEADLIGHT SOCKET NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ONLINE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. I AM ASTOUNDED THAT THERE IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL ADDRESSING THE TOTAL LOSS OF THE USE OF THE HEADLIGHTS! I WOULD THINK THAT NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE AT NIGHT WOULD BE A DEFINITE SAFETY RISK! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. AFTER THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE OIL LEVEL INDICATOR STOPPED WORKING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 72660.

MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER'S SPEEDOMETER WILL STOP WORKING WHILE I AM DRIVING. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH IT GETS TOO HOT EITHER FROM THE HEATER BEING ON OR IF I AM DRIVING A LONG DISTANCE AND IT WILL HIT A CERTAIN POINT AND THE SPEEDOMETER WILL JUST STOP WORKING. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS ON MY WAY TO CALIFORNIA FOR THANKSGIVING AND IN THE MIDDLE OF MY DRIVE I LOOKED DOWN AND I HAD TAKEN MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND INSTEAD OF MY TRAILBLAZER SLOWING DOWN THE SPEEDOMETER KEPT RAISING. I HAD TO RELY ON MY SPEED BY MY RPM'S. I WAS ABLE TO USE THE FUSE BOX TO RESET THE SPEEDOMETER AND IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN FOR ONLY A SHORT TIME AND THEN IT STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. I HAD TO REPEAT THIS PROCESS ABOUT 5 TIMES THAT WEEKEND. SINCE THANKSGIVING WEEKEND IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES ONLY INSTEAD OF RAISING IN SPEED THE SPEEDOMETER WILL STAY BETWEEN 0-30 MILES PER HOUR WHEN ACCORDING TO MY RPM'S I SHOULD BE GOING ABOUT 65 OR 70 MPH. I CAN TURN OFF MY TRAILBLAZER AND LET IT COOL OFF AND THEN THE SPEEDOMETER WILL START WORKING AGAIN. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL PLACES ONLINE WHERE TRAILBLAZER OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. IT WILL COST SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO FIX, BUT IF OTHER TRAILBLAZERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THEN THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT WITH THE SPEEDOMETER WHICH SHOULD BECOME A NATIONAL RECALL. IT IS NOT FUN DRIVING AND THINKING YOU ARE GOING ONE SPEED WHEN YOU ARE NOT, AND I AM SURPRISED THERE HAVEN'T BEEN MULTIPLE CAR ACCIDENTS FROM THIS PROBLEM. THE DRIVER'S ELECTR

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER STOPPED FUNCTIONING. IT IS NOW STUCK BELOW THE ZERO MARK, IN BETWEEN 0 AND 120. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 56,000 MILES ON IT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE. IT IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE, AND I AM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT DISPLAY THE ACCURATE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 55736. UPDATED 01/20/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM INITIALLY HAPPENED WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL SET. THE SPEEDOMETER CLIMBED TO 110 MPH, NOT THE VEHICLE JUST THE SPEEDOMETER. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS ERRATIC. OFTEN, WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK, THE SPEEDOMETER WILL REGISTER 90 MPH. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER A CLUSTER WAS NEEDED. UPDATED 01/22/10.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE SPEEDOMETER INTERMITTENTLY MALFUNCTIONS. ON ONE INSTANCE, HE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH BUT THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED 90 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FUEL GAUGE WAS REPLACED TWO YEARS AGO. HE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 61,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 51,000.

I HAVE HAD MY WATER PUMP REPLACED TWICE IN THAT LAST 1.5 YEARS. THE FIRST TIME WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE NEXT TIME ABOUT 10 MONTH THE DEALERSHIP CLAIM IT DIDN'T WORK AGAIN. JUST TODAY 12/12 I WENT TO DRIVE TO WORK AFTER LETTING MY CAR WARM UP FOR 5 MINUTES I DECIDED TO TURN THE HEAT ON AND NOTHING CAME OUT NOW I HAVE TO CALL AND SEE IF ANYONE CAN LOOK MY AUTO. WORSE BRAND NEW AUTO THAT I HAVE HAD. *TR

MY 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LT SPEEDOMETER HAS STOP WORKING. WHEN WE WERE DRIVING IT SUDDENLY WENT TO 120 MPH AND WERE ACTUALLY DRIVING 40 MPH. IT IS NOT SAFE TO BE DRIVING LIKE THAT! AN ACCIDENT CAN OCCUR OR POSSIBLY DEATH! TO THIS DATE IT IS STILL STUCK AT 120 MPH AND WORKS ERRATICALLY! I BOUGHT IT NEW IN 2005 AND ONLY HAS 30,000 MILES! THIS IS A SERIOUS AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS. I BELIEVE GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT THEIR VEHICLES ARE SAFE FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS TO DRIVE. I WOULD ENCOURAGE NHTSA TO CONTACT GM FOR A FORMAL RECALL AS THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THANK YOU. *TR

SPEEDOMETER IS BROKEN. JUST STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING. *TR

EVERYTIME I FILL MY GAS TANK, THE FUEL GAUGE LIGHT AND SENSOR SHOW THAT MY TANK IS EMPTY. I HAVE READ OVER 250 POSTS AT HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-TRAILBLAZER/TH8JI6TEPO3VRJI3D STATING THE SAME PROBLEM. AFTER GOING TO MY MECHANIC, I'M TOLD THIS WILL NEED A NEW FUEL PUMP / KIT......WHICH WILL RANGE FROM $800-$1000 INSTALLED. *TR

MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER INSTRUMENT PANEL CONSTANTLY FAILS - THE SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE GAS GAUGE HAS BEEN FIXED ONCE ALREADY AND IS NOW BROKEN AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAS POWER SURGES WHICH IS ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS THE CAR UP AND DOWN WHEN TRYING TO SLOW DOWN CAUSING POWER SURGES. THIS IS ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE. THE FOLLOWING ARE OTHER ISSUES WHICH THIS MODEL VEHICLE: STEREO CD PLAYER STOPPED WORKING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THE GAS CAP LIGHT, THE LIGHTS FLICKER ALSO. I OUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED AND WITH A CRACKED FRONT BUMPER WHICH THE DEALER DIDN'T FIX (DEALER STUCK A LITTLE BONDO ON AREA AND REPAINTED IT SO I THOUGHT IT WAS A NEW BUMPER WHEN I ACCEPTED THE CAR AFTER REPAIR. IT CRACKED IN A MATTER OF DAYS) AND I KNOW THIS WAS CAUSED DUE TO THE SURGES IN POWER. A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE. THE VEHICLE HAS SERIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THE CHEVROLET SHOULD STAND BEHIND AND FIX. IT IS NOT FAIR TO THE CONSUMER. I HAVE CHECKED THE WEB AND HAVE READ MANY, MANY OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. CHEVY OWNERS SHOULD FILL A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST CHEVROLET IF THEY DON'T DO A RECALL AND FIX THESE PROBLEMS. I EXPERIENCE A FENDER BENDER ACCIDENT WHEN MY VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP AND BUMPED ANOTHER CARS BACK BUMPER CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND AN INSURANCE CLAIM. I AM FED UP WITH THIS VEHICLE BUT CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE IT. *TR LINDA VANAUKEN

SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING ON 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER - NO REASON IT QUIT. WENT COMPLETELY OFF OF THE GAUGE. *TR

SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION ON A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER,ERRATIC READINGS OR NO MOVEMENT AT ALL. REPLACE SPEEDSENSOR DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVED THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.*TR

SPEEDOMETER GAUGE IS STUCK AND NOT MOVING. DEALER WILL NOT FIX IT EVEN THOUGH IT IS A HAZARD. I HAVE A 2005 TRAILBLAZER. *TR

THE GAS GAUGE STARTS OUT ERRATIC THEN WILL COMPLETELY STOP WORKING AND YOU NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS IN YOUR TANK WHEN YOU JUST FILLED IT FULL. VEHICLE WILL DIE FOR NO REASON IN TRAFFIC AND AT TIMES THE HEADLIGHTS DIM AND VOLT METER DROPS RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. WHEN YOU LOOK AT HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2005/CHEVROLET/TRAILBLAZER YOU SEE THAT THIS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2005. IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE THERE ARE DEATHS. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER THE SAME YEAR WITH 19+K MILES. I STARTED HAVING IT STALL ON ME AROUND 30K MILES. I TOOK IT TO HAYWARD, CA CHEVY DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THEY SAID THAT THEY FOUND NOTHING. I TOOK IN AGAIN BECAUSE THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME UP AND THEY SAID THE PROBLEM WAS THE LIGHT ONLY BUT, THAT'S THE LIGHT THAT WOULD FLASH WHEN IT STALLS. I TOOK THE CAR BACK IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE SAME SITUATION. AT THE TIME, I HAD 2 BOYS.....8YRS AND 6YRS AND THIS STARTED TOO BECOME UNRELIABLE BECAUSE I WAS PUTTING THEM AT RISK AND NOT ONLY THAT, I WOULD STALL AND THEN TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO START AGAIN. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT MAYBE IT STALLS BECAUSE THE ENGINE WAS NOT WARM BUT I KNOW THAT IT CAN'T BE IT BECAUSE A FEW TIMES I WAS ON LONG ROAD TRIPS AND THE ENGINE WOULD STALL ON AND OFF. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE 06 AND IT'S A HORRIBLE RISK BECAUSE IT'S STALLS WHILE DRIVING. MY KIDS AND I CAN GET HIT FROM BEHIND. I DON'T KNOW WHO ELSE TO REPOST THIS TOO. I BOUGHT ANOTHER CAR 5/07 BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE IS NOT RELIABLE BUT USE IT WHEN I HAVE TO AND UP TO THIS DAY, IT STILL STALLS. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR A YEAR. NOV. 5, 2009, SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN ALL THE PAST THE 110 SPEED. WHEN SITTING STILL IT READS 110. SOMETIMES IT WILL MOVE UP TO 80 WHEN SITTING STILL BUT ALWAYS GOES PAST 110 WHEN DRIVING. *TR

SPEEDOMETER GAUGE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. WHEN YOU DRIVE IT NEVER DISPLAYS THE CORRECT SPEED YOU ARE GOING AND CAN READ MANY DIFFERENT SPEEDS AS YOU DRIVE. IT CAN ALSO REMAIN AT 0. THIS IS HAPPENING ON MANY CHEVROLET MODELS AND CAN CAUSE YOU TO GET MULTIPLE TICKETS FOR NOT GOING THE CORRECT SPEED LIMIT. THIS SHOULD NOT BE LEFT TO THE CONSUMER TO REPAIR FOR $700 AS THIS A GM/CHEVROLET PROBLEM. LOOK ON SEVERAL WEBSITES AND PUT IN A CHEVY MODEL AND YOU WILL SEE THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

I NOTICED A MAJORITY OF THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2005 TRAILBLAZER'S FUEL TANK LEVEL SENSOR. I HAVE CONTACTED GMC SEVERAL TIMES CONCERNING THE DEFECTIVE ITEM. I HAVE SENT THE V.P OF CHEVROLET AS WELL AS CEO / PRESIDENT OF GMC EXPRESSING MY CONCERNS AND HOW THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, ALTHOUGH GMC THINK OTHERWISE. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE AN INDIVIDUAL OR AN ENTIRE FAMILY IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY SENSOR. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL GAUGE GAVE INACCURATE READINGS. ONE MINUTE THE TANK WAS FULL AND WOULD READ FULL, THEN IT WOULD READ 1/2 TANK; EMPTY OR 1/4 TANK. AND EVENTUALLY THE GAUGE READ EMPTY ALTHOUGH THAT TANK WAS FULL. UPDATED 05/04/10. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE FUEL GAUGE ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL INACCURATELY DISPLAYS THE VEHICLES FUEL LEVEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE FUEL TANK LEVEL SYSTEM WAS REPAIRED. THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33000. UPDATED 12/7/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE TANK WAS FILLED WITH THE GAS, THERE WAS STILL A RINGING SOUND AS IF THERE WAS NO GAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD DROP EVEN WHEN THE TANK WAS FULL. THE WATER PUMP AND FAN CLUTCH WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 12/08/09

I PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IN MARCH 2005, SINCE THAN THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HAS BEEN REPLACED, JUST TO NAME A FEW: FUEL TANK LEVEL SENSOR (33,104 MILES), HO@ SENSOR SHORTED (20,205 MILES), BEARING IN IDLER PULLEY (25,233 MILES), IDLER PULLEY BEARING FAILURE (47,500 MILES), INTERNAL CLUTCH CIRCUIT (33,896 MILES), FUEL CAP REPLACED THREE TIMES, REPLACED WATER PUMP (63,911 MILES), AIR PUMP RELAY (77,000 MILES). THE 'LIGHT UNIT' HAS BEEN REPLACED, I WAS DRIVING AND THE LIGHTS ON THE RADIO, DOORS AND OTHER ITEMS WENT OUT. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 80,000 MILES AND I HAVE TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK LEVEL SENSOR AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTING TO GET GMC TO RECALL THE VEHICLES, BECAUSE OF THE DANGER INVOLVED WITH THE SENSOR UNIT SENDING THE WRONG SIGNAL, MEANING THE TANK COULD BE WITHIN A HALF OF A GALLON FROM BEING EMPTY, BUT THE FUEL GAUGE IS READING FULL. IT APPEARS THAT GM IS WAITING FOR MULTIPLE DEATHS TO OCCUR BEFORE THEY CONSIDER THIS AS BEING AN ITEM THAT COULD CAUSE THE DEATH OF SEVERAL MOTORISTS. *TR

PLEASE LOOK INTO THE FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM WITH THE O5 AND UP CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS. THE DEALERS AND GM WILL NOT REPAIR AND THE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER BECAUSE EVERYONE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS. THE GAS GAUGE STARTS OUT ERRATIC THEN WILL COMPLETELY STOP WORKING AND YOU NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS IN YOUR TANK. THE COST OF THIS PART WHEN IT IS AVAILABLE IS AROUND 800 DOLLARS. I WOULD UNDERSTAND IF IT WAS EVERY FEW VEHICLES BUT ITS ALL THE TRAIL BLAZERS AND LIKE I SAID THERE ARE SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS THAT THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE RECEIVED REPLACEMENTS HAVE SAID IT IS ALREADY BROKE AGAIN. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. AMERICAN TAX PAYERS BAILED THEM OUT PLEASE HELP ALL OF US WITH THIS CONCERN MY TRUCK HAS DIED 2 TIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC BECAUSE THE GAUGE IS NOT WORKING AND CAN NOT GET THE PART TO REPAIR. THERE ARE MANY MORE LIKE ME. WHAT A WASTE OF MONEY I EARNED FIGHTING IN IRAQ FOR MY COUNTRY!!!!!!!!! HERE ARE A FEW OTHER COMPLAINTS AT THE FOLLOWING LINKS HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-TRAILBLAZER/TH8JI6TEPO3VRJI3D. *TR

HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY 'FLASH' FOR A SECOND DURING FIRST 5-10 MINUTES OF DRIVING. HAVE REPLACED ALTERNATOR AND IDLER PULLEY. GM SUGGESTS LETTING VEHICLE IDLE 1+ MINUTE AFTER START BEFORE ENGAGING GEAR; THIS SOMETIMES WORKS. DANGEROUS AND DISTRACTING TO OTHER MOTORISTS, AS IT APPEARS TO THEM LIKE MY VEHICLE IS FLASHING ITS HIGHBEAMS. *TR

ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V417000 AND GM RECALL NO. 06102 MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. WHEN I TRIED CALLING THE NUMBER LISTED 1-877-477-1022 IT IS A NON WORKING NUMBER. WHEN I CONTACTED CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE THE PERSON I SPOKE WITH WAS RATHER RUDE AND NOT HELPFUL. *TR

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY AND THE DEALER WANTS $350+ TO FIX IT. I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY! I HAVE BEEN DOING MY RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED BY CHEVY. *TR

HEADLIGHTS DIM AND VOLT METER DROPS RANDOMLY. MOST EVIDENT AT NIGHT, OF COURSE. SOMETIMES HEADLIGHTS FAIL COMPLETELY FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. DEALER HAS REPLACED ALTERNATOR AND FUSE BLOCK BUT NEITHER FIX CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY AFTER ONLY 94,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION HAD NO PRIOR PROBLEMS OR REPAIRS. *TR

SPEEDOMETER FAILED. *TR

INTERMITTENT FALSE READINGS OF FUEL LEVEL MAY CAUSE DRIVER TO RUN OUT OF FUEL IN TRAFFIC. INTERNET SEARCH INDICATES THIS IS S CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. DEALER HAS CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM BUT STATED THERE IS NO RECALL. *TR

ALL THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE LIGHTS FLICKER WHEN DRIVING PEOPLE THINK I'M HIGH BEAMING THEM, TRIED TO LET TB IDLE FOR A MINUTE BUT NO GOOD STILL FLICKERING. *TR

FUEL GAUGE/SENSOR DEFECTIVE. GAUGE SHOW EMPTY MOST OF THE TIME EVEN WHEN FULL. LIGHT SMELL OF GASOLINE. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER KEEP GOING OUT. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS 3 TIMES IN A 3 MONTH PERIOD. THE MALFUNCTION HAS NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS SEEM TO BE OVERHEATING. BULB MELTS OFF THE CONTACT PIECE. INTERIOR OF HOUSING UNIT IS MELTING AS WELL. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS AT LEAST 2-3 TIMES A YEAR. THE ONLY THING I HAVEN'T DONE YET IS REPLACE THE HOUSING UNIT. *TR