2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, BOTH SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT AN IMPACT OR CRASH OCCURRING. THE CONTACT SWERVED ON THE HIGHWAY, BUT MANAGED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT IS CURRENTLY BEING INSPECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 74,000.

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IS GOING HAYWIRE. ONCE THE VEHICLE IS AT A COMPLETE STOP, IN PARK, THE SPEEDOMETER READ ANY WHERE FROM 35 - 45 MPH. AFTER SEVERAL HOURS IN PARK THE NEEDLE WILL EVENTUALLY MAKE IT BACK TO "0". WHILE DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER IS ANYWHERE FROM 10 MILES SLOW/FAST OF THE TRUE SPEED I AM GOING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. SHE PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE PLASTIC COVERING DETACHED ON THE BRAKE LIGHT, WHICH WAS LOCATED ON THE REAR LIFTGATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PLACE THE PIECE BACK ON, BUT THE WIRES WERE EXPOSED. THE PIECE IS NOT SAFELY IN PLACE BECAUSE IT IS BEING HELD TOGETHER BY DUCT TAPE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE COMPENSATION BECAUSE THE FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,500.

LIGHTS FLICKER AT NIGHT. 3 OR 4 TIMES DRIVING 40 MILES. SAYS IT IS NORMAL FOR VEHICLE. *TR

AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A DRIVER PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF MY WIFE. SHE WAS TRAVELING AT NEARLY 40MPH. SHE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE BROAD SIDE. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FRONT BUMPER FROM OUR TRAILBLAZER WAS ABOUT 30 YARDS BEHIND OUR VEHICLE. MY WIFE EXPERIENCED SEVERE BRUISING TO ABD AND CHEST. HER SEATBELT WAS IN USE. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED STICKING PERIODICALLY AT FIRST. THEN WOULD READ AT LEAST 40 MILES PER HOUR OVER, THEN NOW IT IS JUST STUCK. THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO TO CORRECT THE ISSUE SHORT OF REPLACING THE DASH. *TR

THIS SEEMS TO BE A PERVASIVE PROBLEM WITH RECENT MODELS OF CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS; THE FUEL GAUGE GOES UP AND DOWN ERRATICALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS EITHER LOW ON FUEL OR IS RECENTLY FILLED UP. SOME SOURCES INDICATE THAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH A FAULTY FUEL PUMP SENSOR, WHICH REQUIRES THE GAS TANK TO BE REMOVED AND A SENDING UNIT SENSOR REPLACED. FAULTY EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE RECALLED, AND NOT LEFT FOR THE CHANCE THAT THE PROBLEM WILL HAPPEN WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

MY 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS 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 I STILL STUCK AT 120 MPH! I BOUGHT IT NEW IN 2005 AND IT ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. THE GAUGE WOULD SHOW THAT THE FUEL LEVEL WAS EMPTY AND CAUSED THE INDICATOR TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY FUEL SENSOR, WHICH WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $700 TO REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. MOST RECENTLY, THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD BECOME STUCK ON 40 OR 90 MPH. OCCASIONALLY, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO USE THE RPMS TO MEASURE HER SPEED. SHE HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OR NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 83,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,000.

SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING, SOME TIMES IT DOES START WORKING, BUT OUT OF ACTION MOST OF THE TIME. *TR

WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH WHEN WE WERE CUT OFF BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. WE DROVE OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT AND STARTED TO SLID SIDEWAYS. AS WE CORRECTED THE VEHICLE WE ENTERED UPON THE PAVEMENT AND CORRECTED THE SLIDING VEHICLE AND WAS CONTINUING TO DRIVE STRAIGHT FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS WHEN THE SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. TGERE WAS NO COLLISION NOR WAS THE CORRECTIVE MOVE SO ERRATIC AS TO TIP THE VEHICLE. *TR

ON OR ABOUT JULY 20TH, 2008 THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WOULD NOT COME ON ONCE TURNING THE KEY TO ACC, OR STARTING THE TRUCK. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLICKERS WHEN STARTING AND WITHIN 10 SECONDS TURNS OFF. AT NO POINT IN TIME WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OR DISTANCE WILL THE INSTRUMENT GAUGES OR LIGHTS COME ON. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE FIXED IN ORDER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE PASS INSPECTION, AS THIS IS A FAULTY SYSTEM DUE TO THE MANUFACTURER AND NOT OPERATOR ERROR OR ABUSE THE FINANCIAL BURDEN SHOULD REST ON THE MAKER AND NOT THE END USER. *TR

SHORTLY AFTER MY 2005 CHEVY TRAIL BLAZER WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THE GAS GAUGE FAILED AND LEFT ME STRANDED. WHEN I FILL THE TANK IT REGISTERS EMPTY. ALSO LEFT MY WIFE AND CHILD STRANDED ONE OTHER TIME. THE GAS GAUGE REGISTERS EMPTY ALL THE TIME NOW. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ON THE INTERNET I FOUND THAT THERE ARE 100'S OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH EITHER THERE ENVOY OR THERE TRAILBLAZER. ALSO HAVE HAD A SMELL OF GASOLINE FROM TIME TO TIME. *TR

SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION. *TR

I OWN A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND THE SPEEDOMETER IS 10 TO 50 MPH FASTER THAN I AM ACTUALLY TRAVELING AND SOME TIMES IS SLOWER THAN ACTUAL SPEED TRAVELING. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THANKSGIVING 2008 ON LONG TRIPS. IN THE BEGINNING IT WOULD CORRECT ITSELF AND WORK PROPERLY TILL IT WAS ON A TRIP AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS THEN GO CRAZY. NOW THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK FROM TIME TO TIME AND SPEEDOMETER NEVER GOES BACK TO ZERO IT STOPS AROUND 40 TO 60 MPH SITTING STILL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS INACCURATE READINGS. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT WAS REFERRED BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 83,000.

I FILLED MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND THE FUEL GAUGE STARTED BOUNCING BETWEEN THE FULL AND EMPTY MARKS. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK INTO MY DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD I HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL SENSOR INSIDE THE GAS TANK FOR APPROX $900. I DO NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES FOR THE REPAIR AT THIS TIME SO I WILL FILL UP EVERY COUPLE DAYS TO MAKE SURE I DON'T RUN OUT OF GAS. I RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND MULTIPLE WEBSITES THAT INDICATES THIS IS COMMON WITH 2005 TRAILBLAZERS. *TR

FUEL SENSOR WITHIN FUEL TANK HAS FAILED TWICE WITHIN 130,000 MILES. IDLER PULLEY HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES WITHIN 120,000 MILES. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER VIN#, I AM HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE SPEEDOMETER STICKING, NOT WORKING, SHOWING 120 MPH WHEN I AM COMPLETELY STOPPED. I CONTACTED MY GM DEALER & WAS TOLD THAT GM WAS NOT COVERING THE 2005 TRAIL BLAZER, BUT WAS COVERING 2003, 2004 GM TAHOE, SILVERADO & OTHER TRUCKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM & THE SAME INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL. I CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR A RESOLUTION ON 3-11-09 I TALKED WITH JOE SANDERS. ON 3-12 A DISTRICT SPECIALIST'S CONTACTED ME & ASSIGNED A SERVICE REQUEST NUMBER 71-708713901. ON 3-23-09 I TALKED WITH JENVIVE & SHE INDICATED MY CASE HAD BEEN REVIEWED & DENIED REPAIR BECAUSE GM WAS NOT COVERING THIS ISSUE IN THIS MODEL. SHE SAID TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR & HOLD ONTO RECEIPTS THAT GM MY COVER THE COSTS IN THE FUTURE. I ASKED FOR HER SUPERVISOR & TALKED WITH ERIN MATA & SHE DENIED MY REQUEST FOR GM TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY WERE COVERING THE SAME PART PROBLEM IN EARLIER MODELS, BUT NOT IN THE 2005 TRAIL BLAZER. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT GM SHOULD COVER THE ISSUE IN LATER MODELS, WHEN THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE SAME INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANELS. ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *TR

SPEEDOMETER HAS STOPPED WORKING IN MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. VEHICLE HAS 31,000 MILES ON IT AND WILL READ THAT I AM GOING 120MPH WHEN IN FACT I AM NOT MOVING. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I AM TRAVELING AT ANY TIME. *TR

I HAVE BEEN REPORTING THIS SAME PROBLEM FOR OVER 4 YEARS TO ONSTAR AND GM THAT I HAD ISSUES WITH THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMING UPON STOPPING AT GOING. I HAVE CALLED ONSTAR AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY SUV. I HAVE ALSO SAW A ENGINE LIGHT FLASH, CALLED ONSTAR AND NOTHING WAS SHOWING WRONG. TODAY, MY VEHICLE ENGINE LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND I WAS INFORMED BY ONSTART THAT THE GENERATOR/ALTERNATOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE HAS 58K MILES. *TR

THE NUMBERS ON THE SELECTION FOR THE RADIO AND CD PAINT HAS PEELED OFF AND I HAD THE RADIO REPLACED ONCE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED IN HIS VEHICLE AND WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE RESISTANCE PIG TAIL (WIRING HARNESS), THE FUEL PUMP MODULE, AND THE CLUTCH ALSO FAILED; HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT MUST PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE AND IT CANNOT BE REPAIRED FOR FREE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. 4/01/09 *NJ THE WATER PUMP, PULLEY AND SERPENTINE BELT WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 04/09/09. *JB

SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. IT STARTED OUT 4 MONTHS AGO. FIRST IT WOULD STICK, THEN FREE ITSELF AND WORK FINE. NOW IT JUST STAYS AT ZERO. I LIVE IN MONTANA, AND WE HAVE MANY DIRT ROADS. I WAS DRIVING ALONG ONE DIRT ROAD LAST MONTH, AND I THOUGHT I WAS DRIVING AT A SAFE SPEED. A TURN CAME IN THE ROAD, AS I APPROACHED THE TURN, MY VEHICLE STARTED TO FISHTAIL, I ALMOST FLIPPED AND ROLLED DOWN THE HILL ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD. I MANAGED TO CORRECT AND CONTINUE ON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED AT LEAST THREE TIMES IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. REPAIRS WERE MADE UNDER WARRANTY; HOWEVER, THE LAST FAILURE WAS THE CONTACT'S LIABILITY. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS A PINCHED WIRE ISSUE WITH THAT PARTICULAR YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE THAT COULD AFFECT OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN 48 HOURS. THE DEALER FOUND WIRING IN A DIFFERENT AREA THAT FAILED AND SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSED THE FAILURE OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. IN ADDITION, THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKERED INTERMITTENTLY, BUT THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE WIRING WOULD NOT CAUSE THAT PARTICULAR FAILURE. THE VIN WAS PROVIDED, BUT WAS NOT ACCEPTED BY THE SYSTEM. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 43,000.

BOUGHT 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IN MARCH 2008. ABOUT A MONTH AGO THE SPEEDOMETER ACTING UP. I WOULD BE GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD JUST STARTING DECLINING. ONCE I STOPPED AN PUT INTO TO PARK IT WOULD RESET ITSELF. THIS HAPPENED 3-4 TIMES AND THEN TODAY AS I WAS DRIVING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL I WAS GOING MAYBE 30MPH, JUST PULLED OUT OF DRIVE WAY AND IT SAID I WAS GOING 110 MPH. THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE AND TO FIX THE PROBLEM YOU ARE LOOKING AT $400-$600. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. *TR

FUEL GAUGE ON OUR 2005 TRAIL BLAZER STOPPED WORKING. THIS CAR WAS ABOUT 1 1/2 YEARS OLD WHEN THIS HAPPENED. JUST IN SIMPLE TALKING I KNOW 6 DIFFERENT PEOPLE WITH THIS MODEL THAT HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IT SOUND AS IF THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. *TR

THE FUEL HAND HAS QUIT WORKING, IT HAS NOT WORKED SINCE OCTOBER OF 2007, AND IT IS TO EXPENSIVE TO FIX IT AND I KNOW OF THREE OTHER PEOPLES WHO'S VEHICLES ARE DOING THE SAME THING AND THEY ARE THE SAME YEAR MODEL AS MINE ALTHOUGH SOME ARE GMCS ENVOYS AND SOME ARE CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER THE SPEEDOMETER WORK FOR A WHILE AND THEN IT SAYS I AM GOING 110 MPH. I KNOW I CAN'T BE GOING THAT FAST WHEN I AM CREEPING DOWN THE ROAD. I ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER WITH THE SAME VEHICLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT COST OVER 500.00 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. WE NEED THIS ISSUE TO BE SOLVED AND THINK IT IS ONLY FAIR THAT CHEVY HAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. THIS COULD BE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO MYSELF AND OTHER DUE TO THE FACT THAT YOU CAN'T TELL HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER WENT OUT ON MY TRAILBLAZER. IT STARTED WHERE IT WAS 10 MILES AN HOUR FASTER THAN MY ACTUAL SPEED. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND LEFT IT FOR A FEW HOURS. WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON AND DROVE IT HAD FIXED ITS SELF. A COUPLE OF WEEKS PAST AND IT STARTED TO GO UP AND DOWN. NO CONSISTENCY OF SPEEDS. NOW IT WONT WORK AT ALL. IT WILL EVEN MAKE COMPLETE TURNS AND STOP WHERE THERE IS NO NUMBERS. SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER WORKS AT ALL. *TR

THE FUEL GAUGE WILL SAY EMPTY WHEN THE TANK IS ACTUALLY FULL. ALSO THE GAUGE IS NOT ACCURATE, NEVER GOES ABOUT 1/2. *TR

SPEEDOMETER IS VERY IRREGULAR, SOMETIMES 40 -80 MILES OVER THE SPEED YOU ARE GOING, SOMETIMES STUCK AT 0 AND AT OTHER TIMES WORKS FINE. VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU DON'T' KNOW HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. *TR

2005 TB HAS CONSISTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. FUEL SENSOR HAS FAILED AND BEEN REPLACED, NUMEROUS BULBS FAILED AND REPLACED, NOW ODOMETER/TRIP COMPUTER HAS FAILED. LIGHTS CONSISTENTLY DIM/BRIGHTEN. VEHICLE WILL IDLE LOW AND STALL ON OCCASION. *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER WOULD STICK AT A CERTAIN MPH AND SHOW MY SPEED AS MUCH FASTER THAN I WAS REALLY GOING. EACH TIME YOU WOULD SHUT OF THE CAR, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD DROP 5 MPH LESS UNTIL IT REACHED 0. THEN IT WOULD START ALL OVER AGAIN AT 25 MPH. THIS WENT ON FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND FINALLY MY SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING ALL TOGETHER. *TR

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN MY 05 TRAILBLAZER. NOW I'M PRETTY SURE THE ALTERNATOR NEEDS REPLACED. IT HAS ALREADY BEEN TO THE SHOP ONCE FOR ELECTRICAL RELATED PROBLEMS AND THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 77,000 MILE ON IT. *TR

AT 58348 MILES, THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED, WOULD NOT READ ZERO MILES AT DEAD STOP, WHILE DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD REGISTER INACCURATELY, VERY DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE ROAD SPEED, AND DRIVE SAFELY. DEALER REPLACED INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AT COST OF $362.25. THIS IS A SAFETY ITEM, AS ONE CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROPER SPEED WHILE DRIVING, IT HAS OCCURRED IN MANY OTHER CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS ALSO. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

BROKEN SPEEDOMETER ON 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER THAT THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE HAS STARTED STICKING AND WILL NOT RETURN TO ZERO. AFTER SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET I FOUND OUT THIS IS A VERY WELL KNOWN PROBLEM. THE STEPPER MOTORS ARE GOING BAD. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THE DEALERS KNOW THIS IS A FACTORY FLAW THAT THEY WILL NOT FIX THEM UNDER A RECALL. I WOULD LIKE TO FORMALLY FILE A COMPLAINT TO HAVE THIS ADDED FOR A RECALL. *TR

WHEN DRIVING SOMETIMES LIGHTS WILL BECOME DIM. WHEN ADJUSTING SEAT TO DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR ALSO TURNS UPWARD. IF OPENING RIGHT SIDE PASSENGER DOOR IN BACK WITH RADIO ON, RADIO GETS TERRIBLE BUZZING NOISE. I HAVE TO SHUT VEHICLE OFF AND TURN BACK ON AGAIN. ALSO MY CD PLAYERS HAS QUIT WORKING FOR NO REASON AT ALL AND GETS VERY HOT AND ALSO SOMETIMES WHEN YOU START VEHICLE THE MILEAGE GAUGE WILL NOT WORK. HAVE TO SHUT VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART SOMETIMES. THIS IS A 2005 TRAILBLAZER. *TR

JUST WANT TO ADDRESS THE GAS GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER ISSUES. I HAVE A 05 TRAILBLAZER AND HAD BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS. FORTUNATELY I WORK WITH A GREAT DEALERSHIP AND I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE GM WOULD DO NOTHING AND THE FIXES ARE VERY EXPENSIVE. YOU CAN LIVE WITH THE GAS GAUGE NOT READING CORRECTLY BY TRACKING YOUR MILEAGE BUT THE STUPID BELL GOES OFF ALL THE TIME TELLING YOU YOUR NEAR EMPTY BUT YOU CANNOT DRIVE SAFELY IF YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING AND YOU CERTAINLY CANNOT GO WITH THE FLOW AS EVERYONE SEEMS TO DRIVE FASTER THAN ALLOWED AND I DO NOT THINK THE OFFICER WHO PULLS YOU OVER WILL CARE IF YOUR SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK. I ALSO NOTICE THAT MY INTERIOR PANEL LIGHTS WILL FLASH OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN, MAKES ME THINK I AM SEEING THINGS. I THINK GM NEEDS TO FIND ANSWERS AND FIX THESE PROBLEMS. I LOVE MY TB BUT IT JUST SEEMS LIKE A LEMON AND I WILL LOOK AT SOMETHING DIFFERENT WHEN I PURCHASE AGAIN. *TR

SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. SOMETIMES WORKS, SOMETIMES NOT. CANNOT ACCURATELY GAUGE WHAT SPEED YOU'RE TRAVELLING. *TR

WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT AND NOT ON THE THROTTLE THE HEADLIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF IN MY 05 TRAILBLAZER. IT DOES IT EVERY NIGHT AS I DRIVE HOME AND CAUSES PEOPLE AROUND ME TO DRIVE ERRATICALLY. THE TRUCK ALSO SUDDENLY REVS WHILE COMING TO A STOP. TWICE IT HAS CAUSED ME TO TAP THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME WHILE MY HEADLIGHTS ARE FLASHING SO IT BADLY SCARES PEOPLE AROUND ME. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEY CAN FIND NO FAULT IN THE TRUCK BUT THE PROBLEMS ARE BECOMING SO BAD THAT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE TRUCK AND THAT IS A VERY BAD PLACE TO BE STUCK IN. I HAVE READ THAT MORE THEN A FEW PEOPLE HAVE THESE ISSUES AND THAT THERE IS NO FIX ACCORDING TO GM- SO I FELT THAT I HAD BETTER REPORT THIS HERE AS WELL. *TR

THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HAS STOPPED WORKING. THE GAUGE ALWAYS READS EMPTY EVEN AFTER FILLING THE TANK TO THE FILL LEVEL. THIS PROBLEM JUST STARTED HAPPEN OUT OF THE BLUE ONE DAY ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. HAVE BEEN READING ONLINE THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE RUNNING INTO THIS ISSUE WITH 2004-2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS. TO DATE, I HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM LOOKED AT, BUT WILL BE WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK. *TR

1. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON CONSISTENTLY NO MATTER WHAT REPAIRS I HAVE DONE. 2. SPEEDOMETER FAILS TO CONSTANTLY. I RECENTLY GOT A SPEEDING TICKET FOR NOT STAYING WITHIN SPEED LIMIT. 3. DEALERSHIP HAS CONSTANTLY SAID THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANY COMPLAINTS BY ANY CONSUMERS. 4. ONSTAR SYSTEM HAS FAILED FROM A YEAR AFTER PURCHASE. 5. OCCASIONALLY STALLS AND SMELLS OF GASOLINE. *TR

BOUGHT VEHICLE 8/10/05. FIFTEEN MONTHS LATER ON 1/29/07, I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT SEAT ADJUSTER ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE SAFETY HAZARD IS THAT I HAD TO DRIVE 3 WEEKS WITH PILLOWS PROPPED BEHIND ME & USING MY TIP-TOES ON THE GAS AND BRAKE PEDDLES UNTIL THE PART WAS REPLACED. THE SEAT STOPPED WORKING A FEW MONTHS AGO AND IT TOOK A WEEK TO GET AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALER. THAT WEEK I HAD TO DRIVE WITH PILLOWS PROPPED BEHIND ME & USING MY TIP-TOES ON THE GAS AND BRAKE PEDDLES ON THE INTERSTATE TO GET TO WORK. WHEN THEY FINALLY GOT IT IN THE SHOP, THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THIS MORNING GETTING READY TO GO TO WORK, MY SEAT DID NOT WORK AGAIN. I DROVE TO WORK USING TIP-TOES AND PILLOWS. WHEN I WAS LEAVING WORK, THE SEAT WORKED. HAVING TO RELY ON PILLOWS AND TIP-TOES BECAUSE OF AN UNRELIABLE DRIVER SIDE FRONT SEAT ADJUSTER ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD TO MYSELF AND EVERYONE AROUND ME. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER STICKS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. SOMETIMES IT SHOWS *BELOW* ZERO WHEN I'M MOVING. LAST NIGHT, I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX. 65-70MPH, I ASSUME, BUT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS STUCK AT 30. WHEN DECELERATING, THE SPEEDOMETER WILL STICK AT CERTAIN SPEEDS, AND THEN JERK DOWN SUDDENLY. MY TRAILBLAZER ONLY HAS ABOUT 53,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE SEEN REPORTS OF THIS ISSUE BEGINNING AT 30K, BUT MOST KICK IN AT AROUND 50K. I AM CALLING THE SHOP TODAY. FROM WHAT I'VE READ, IT'S RELATED TO A FAULTY STEPPER MOTOR. IF I AM ABLE TO UPDATE THIS REPORT, I WILL. HOWEVER, I THINK THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND AM NOT GOING TO WAIT TO REPORT IT UNTIL AFTER THE REPAIR; I'VE SEEN AT LEAST 40 (I STOPPED COUNTING) OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT A MALFUNCTIONING SPEEDOMETER IN 05 TRAILBLAZERS ON ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM (I ALSO HAVE ISSUES WITH DIMMING LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS FLASHING AT NIGHT). *TR

2005 TRAILBLAZER: 1) SPEEDOMETER WOULD READ WRONG SPEED WHILE DRIVING, NEEDLE WOULD MAX OR ZERO OUT WHILE DRIVING, AND NOW IS COMPLETELY NOT WORKING; CAN NOT DETERMINE CORRECT SPEED WHICH COULD LEAD TO TICKET OR ACCIDENT. 2) WIPERS STAY ON WITH SWITCH IN THE OFF POSITION, MUST PULL FUSE TO STOP THEM; WIPERS ARE DISTRACTION GOING ACROSS DRY WINDOW OR MUST STOP TO PUT FUSE IN IF WEATHER REQUIRES. CURRENTLY VEHICLE IS IN SHOP FOR REPAIR. FIRST REPLACEMENT PART FOR WIPERS DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. THROUGH VIEWING OTHER INTERNET COMMENTS THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE AN UNEXPECTED DRIVER IS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DO TO THESE ISSUES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE STOPPED BECAUSE IT UNEXPECTEDLY RAN OUT OF FUEL. THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS AND THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE VEHICLE'S FUEL TANK CAPACITY. ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE FUEL SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON A SEPARATE OCCASION FOR THE SAME FAILURE AND A PART WAS ORDERED FOR THE FAILED COMPONENT. THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE REPAIRED AGAIN UNTIL THE PART IS AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

THE GAS GAUGE ON MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER IS DEFECTIVE. THE GAUGE BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO. WHEN I FILL THE TANK, THE GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY. IT THEN FLOATS AROUND AND I NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I ACTUALLY HAVE. I HAVE TO USE MY TRIP METER TO KNOW WHEN I NEED TO FILL UP. THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND WORRISOME THING TO DEAL WITH. I WOULD HATE TO RUN OUT OF GAS ON THE INTERSTATE BY MYSELF. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ON THE INTERNET AND APPARENTLY THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT WAS THE PASSENGER IN A VEHICLE TRAVELING 35 MPH ON ICY ROAD CONDITIONS. ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF THEM AND CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. HER NECK WAS SNAPPED BACKWARDS. THE SEAT BELT PROPERLY RESTRAINED HER AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE OTHER DRIVER RECEIVED A CITATION. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY THE AIR BAGS FAILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.