2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer complaints

THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT ON MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WORKS YET THE OTHER TWO BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT. THE BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND THAT IS NOT THE ISSUE. ALSO, THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER TO HIGH BEAM AT NIGHT FOR NO REASON. NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW THE ISSUE. *TR

2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER V6 LS SPEEDOMETER HAS FAILED. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. CHEVY HAS REFUSED TO ISSUE A RECALL ALTHOUGH THERE ARE HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS. MY SPEEDOMETER OFTEN READS 0-40 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE A 3 AND 1 YEAR OLD WHO ARE WITH ME EVERY DAY IN THIS VEHICLE. THE FUEL GAUGE HAS ALSO FAILED. I HAVE TO RELY ON MY TRIPOMETER TO KNOW WHEN TO REFUEL. I CANNOT AFFORD TO RUN OUT OF GAS WITH 2 YOUNG CHILDREN, ESPECIALLY WITH THE NEW ENGLAND WINTER AROUND THE CORNER. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE AND REQUIRE CHEVY TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION. WITH THE ECOMONY SO BAD, STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET, AND THE $400+ MONTHLY PAYMENT FOR THIS VEHICLE THERE'S NO WAY I COULD AFFORD TO HAVE A DEALERSHIP FIX THESE ISSUES. THANK YOU!!! *TR

I HAVE AN 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER THAT THE LIGHTS CONSTANTLY ARE FLASHING. THEY DIM AND THEN COME VERY BRIGHT AGAIN NON-STOP. THIS CAN NOT BE SAFE BECAUSE FOR SEVERAL INSTANCES THEY ARE SO DIM THAT YOU CAN'T SEE IN THE DARK. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN SEVERAL TIMES WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND GM SAID IT WAS NORMAL WHEN THE FAN KICKS ON. WELL IT IS NOT NORMAL OR IS IT SAFE. I CAN NOT MANUALLY FLICK THE LIGHTS AS FAST AS THEY FLICKER WHEN I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT IS VERY UNSAFE AND GM NEEDS TO FIND A FIX FOR IT. *TR

MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER WITH ONLY 28,000 MILES STARTED WHINING LOUDLY, THE LIGHTS FLICKER & THE HEATER TURNS ITSELF ON. A REPAIR SHOP SAID IT MAY NEED A NEW ALTERNATOR. OF COURSE, CHEVY ONLY PUT A 3 YEAR WARRANTY ON IT & THIS ALL STARTED HAPPENING 1 MONTH AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. *TR

HEADLIGHTS AND DASHLIGHTS FLICKER ERRATICALLY THAT IT ALMOST LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE FLASHING YOUR LIGHTS AT ONCOMING MOTORISTS. HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER MORE THAT SIX TIMES FOR THIS WITHOUT RESOLVE. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS NORMAL, AND THEY DON'T CARE IF WE GET KILLED. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT, AND I HAVE NOTICED THIS STRANGE SOUND LATELY WHEN I START IT UP AND IT GETS LOUDER AS YOU DRIVE IT. MY FATHER SAID THAT IT IS THE BEARINGS AND THE ALTERNATOR, SO I DECIDED TO LOOK IT UP ON THE INTERNET AND SAW MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. I WAS TOLD TO FILE A COMPLAINT ON A SITE, AND WAS DIRECTED BY MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE. I AM NOT HAPPY, AND I STILL OWE ON THIS VEHICLE AND THE WARRANTY IS CONVENIENTLY UP JUST AS THIS IS HAPPENING. I WANT THIS CORRECT, AND SOMEONE CONTACTED GM AND THEY STATED THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE PUMP AND THE ELECTRICAL, WELL THEN THEY NEED TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE AND FIX IT FOR FREE. *TR

WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, MY HEADLIGHT DIM/BRIGHTEN ON THEIR OWN. HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THAT GM WILL DO FOR ME, THIS WAS REPORTED TO THE DEAL THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR AND I HAVE SEVERAL WORK ORDERS FOR THE DEALERSHIP TRYING TO FIND THE PROBLEM, BUT COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING AND THERE IS NO RECALL FOR IT. SO NOW, WHEN I DRIVE AT NIGHT, PEOPLE THINK I AM FLASHING MY LIGHTS AT THEM. I HAVE EVEN GONE TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY SAY THEY HEAR ALOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS AND THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH SOME TYPE OF PROGRAMMING, BUT GM DOES NOT HAVE A FIX. THIS IS BECOMING DANGEROUS. *TR

I OWN A 2005 TRAILBLAZER AND HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH IT. CURRENTLY THE ISSUE I AM DEALING WITH IS THE SPEEDOMETER. SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, MY SPEEDOMETER WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 30 MPH WENT ALL THE WAY AROUND PAST 120 MPH AND STUCK. FOLLOWING THAT, EVERY TIME I STARTED MY CAR, IT WOULD DECREASE 10 MPH UNTIL IT WENT BACK TO 0 MPH. IT WORKED FINE FOR A WHILE AND NOW I AM HAVING A PROBLEM AGAIN WITH THE NEEDLE SPUN ALL THE WAY AROUND AND DOES NOT MOVE WHEN I AM DRIVING. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR MODEL AND FEEL THAT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN YOU REALLY HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING, IT IS A GUESSING GAME. *TR

I HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM THAT SO MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD WITH THE FUEL GAUGE. AFTER FILLING MY TANK, WHEN I STARTED MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER THE GAUGE READ EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WAS ON. EVENTUALLY, THE NEEDLE DID MOVE TO WHERE I THINK IT WAS MAYBE AN ACCURATE READING. HOW ABOUT THE LUNGING FORWARD THE VEHICLE DOES WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT WHICH CAUSES A DANGER TO ANYONE POSSIBLE WALKING IN THE AREA. ALSO, FOR NO APPARENT REASON, MY 4 WHEEL DRIVE JUST STOPPED WORKING. I HAVE OWNED NOTHING BUT CHEVROLET'S FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS AND NEVER HAVE I BEEN DISAPPOINTED WITH ANY VEHICLE AS I AM WITH THIS ONE. OH YEAH AND I AM ALSO LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID. MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER HAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000 MILES ON IT WHICH I DON'T FEEL WARRANTS THESE MAJOR ISSUES. *TR

HAD TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REPLACED (A WHOLE OTHER SICK STORY:( ). WHEN I GOT MY TRUCK BACK, SECOND DAY ON THE FREEWAY, THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED TO CLIMB EVEN THOUGH I WAS STAYING WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. I TWENT AROUND TO THE 100S. WHEN I GOT HOME IT SPUN STRAIGHT DOWN NOT STOPPING AT THE ZERO LIKE IT NORMALLY DID. TOOK IT BACK TO MECHANIC AT LEAST TWICE MAYBE 3 TIMES, HE DID SOMETHING THAT FIXED IT FOR A FEW DAYS, BUT THEN IT WOULD MESS UP AGAIN. AS IT IS RIGHT NOW, IT IS PARKED BUT SAYING IT'S AT 100+ MPH. READING OTHER PEOPLES SAME PROBLEM, IT WILL COST TOO MUCH FOR ME TO PAY THE DEALER TO FIX. I HAVE EVEN GOTTEN A SPEEDING TICKET BECAUSE OF THIS (MY FIRST IN 20 YEARS!)!!! *TR

SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, OIL PRESSURE GAUGE ALL GIVING INACCURATE READINGS! I DON'T KNOW ANY CAR, NO MATTER WHAT YEAR OR MAKE WHICH HAS THESE PROBLEMS! ONLY GM! IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO NOT KNOW HOW FAST OR SLOW YOU'RE GOING. IMPEDING FLOW OF TRAFFIC. *TR

I OWN A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBAZER. THE DASH AND HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND DIM WHILE NIGHT DRIVING NO ONE CAN FIND THE PROBLEM. *TR

MY VEHICLE IS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER: SHORTLY AFTER MY LAST OIL CHANGE ON 8/11/2008 MY FUEL GAUGE BEGAN SWINGING BETWEEN FULL AND EMPTY AND EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY VEHICLE THE "EMPTY FUEL LIGHT" STAYS ON AND THE GAUGE READS EMPTY EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS FULL. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND HAVE BECOME AWARE THAT NUMEROUS PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND THAT GM IS AWARE OF IT BUT THEY HAVE NEGLECTED TO DO A RECALL. *TR

WHEN I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE 2 MONTHS AGO, I THOUGHT THE GAS GAUGE WAS EMPTY UPON PURCHASE, AS IT WAS A USED CAR, BUT NO IT IS THE FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEM THAT EVERYBODY KEEPS MENTIONING. I FILL THE VEHICLE, AND IT ONLY SHOWS A HALF TANK. THEN IT WILL GO TO EMPTY WITH THE WARNING LIGHT COMING ON. AS SOMEONE WHO TRAVELS A LOT, AND FOR LONG DISTANCES, THIS IS A HORRIBLE DEFECT. THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAS BECOME LOUD, WHICH MEANS ANOTHER EXPENSE ON A 2005 WHICH SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING. *TR

SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONING (NEED INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER) FUEL LEVEL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING. *TR

I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL SENSOR LAST NIGHT. I STARTED MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND THE GAUGE SAID HALF TANK, LEFT WORK A FEW HOURS LATER, THE FUEL LIGHT WAS ON AND AFTER DRIVING A FEW MILES, IT WENT UP TO A QUARTER TANK. JUST FILLED IT UP TONIGHT AND ITS ON E AND THE GAS LIGHT IS STUCK ON. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS STUCK. THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. HE CURRENTLY HAS AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,158.

ENGINE WARNING LIGHT FLASHES OCCASIONALLY. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. REPEATED VISITS TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIPS HAVE RESULTED IN NO REPAIR. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE TO WHICH THE DEALERSHIP STATED IT WAS A COOLING FAN. EVEN UPON REPLACING THIS FAN, THE LIGHT CONTINUES TO FLASH ON/OFF. AT ONE POINT THE LIGHT STAYED ON TO WHICH ONSTAR REPORTED AN ENGINE COOLING/AC ISSUE. THIS WARNING WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY STATED THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED BUT THE LIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO FLASH EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS IS ABNORMAL AND HAS BEEN ADDRESSED MULTIPLE TIMES BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THE ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHENEVER THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THAT THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS VERY LOUD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,239 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,100.

WHILE DRIVING THE 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER, MY WIFE SMELLED SMOKE. SHE PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND OPENED THE DOOR - AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT PROCEEDED TO BILLOW SMOKE. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS RESPONDED - THE SEAT WAS RIPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE AND SEAT WERE EXTINGUISHED WITH FOAM - THE VEHICLE HAD A POWERED DRIVER'S SEAT BUT NOT HEATED SEATS. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN AN AUTO BODY SHOP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHICH RESULTED IN A THREE CAR PILE UP. THE FRONT END OF HER VEHICLE WENT UNDERNEATH THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. SHE WAS UNABLE TO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE FROM ON STAR DUE TO THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR FAILURES WITH HER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT AND THREE CHILDREN IN SAFETY SEATS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 76,000.

TURNED VEHICLE ON AND FOUND A/C BLOWER NOT WORKING AND ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON. BLOWER WILL COME ON INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BAS / BRAKE LIGHT GOES OUT. I AM CONCERNED THAT IF THERE IS A SHORT IN THE SYSTEM THERE COULD BE A FIRE. CHEVROLET SHOULD BE TAKING CARE OF THIS CONCERN FOR THE OWNERS. *TR

SPEEDOMETER ON MY TRAILBLAZER SHOWED A WILDLY INACCURATE SPEED READING. THIS READING WAS VERY LOW AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SPEEDING/ SAFETY SITUATION. THE SPEEDOMETER COULD GIVE A FALSE READING ALLOWING THE DRIVER TO ENTER A CURVE OR CITY AT AN UNSAFE SPEED. AT A STOPLIGHT THE NEEDLE POINTED STRAIGHT DOWN INSTEAD OF ZERO. I CONTACTED GM WHO INFORMED ME THAT THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS ON THIS SPECIFIC MODEL TO WARRANT A RECALL. AS I UNDERSTAND IT THE COMPONENTS CAUSING THE FAILURE IN THE MODELS BEING RECALLED ARE THE SAME AS THOSE IN TRAILBLAZERS. MY VEHICLE ALSO HAS THE DIMMING/FLICKERING LIGHTS AT NIGHT. GM HAS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN OUT THAT SAYS THIS IS NORMAL. THERE HAS TO BE A REASON FOR THESE ISSUES. I DON'T CALL LOSING LIGHTS AT NIGHT NORMAL. NOR DO I HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT THE LIGHTS WILL NOT FAIL COMPLETELY. *TR

I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE REAR TAILLIGHTS. IN PARTICULAR THE BRAKE LIGHTS. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO HELP. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE SOCKET ASM. BUT NO REAL FIX AS IT COME AND GOES. I HAVE HEARD THE SAME FROM OTHER TRAILBLAZER OWNERS ALSO. 10155053 REFERS TO THIS PROBLEM ALSO. THANK YOU *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT STRUCK THE GUARDRAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND IS CURRENTLY IN PAIN. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT SERVICED PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

MY FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR LIGHT REMAINS ON INDICATING LOW FUEL. AT FIRST WHEN I WOULD FILL THE TANK THE GAUGE WOULD SHOOT TO 'E' AND THEN WOULD READY PROPERLY AFTER DRIVING 20-30 MILES. NOW, THE GAUGE REMAINS ON 'E' WITH THE INDICATOR LIGHT ON INDICATING LOW FUEL REGARDLESS TO ME FILLING UP MY TANK. I HAVE NO WAY OF TELLING HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN MY VEHICLE AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THIS IS A HAZARD TO MYSELF AND MY FAMILY WITH THE CONSTANT WONDERING IF TODAY WILL BE THE DAY I RUN OUT OF GAS. THIS IS ALSO COSTING ME MORE TO KEEP PUTTING GAS IN MY VEHICLE TO MAKE SURE I HAVE ENOUGH TO CARRY OUT MY DAILY AFFAIRS. *TR

ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO, MY 05 TRAILBLAZER BEGAN HAVING "NO START" PROBLEMS. SOMETIMES IT WOULD START AND SOMETIMES NOT. DURING TIMES IT WOULD NOT START, I COULD NOT SHIFT IT OUT OF PARK. IF I TURN THE KEY OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN IT WOULD START. BUT I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON, AND OF COURSE, THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. SO I CONTINUED DRIVING IT WITH THIS OFF AND ON PROBLEM FOR 2 WEEKS UNTIL ONE DAY I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH MY SON, MOTHER AND FATHER IN THE VEHICLE. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE MOTOR JUST KILLED! LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND ME AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AS I WAS PULLING OVER THOUGH IT WAS DIFFICULT BECAUSE THE POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING WERE LOST. MY SON WAS VERY UPSET AND NERVOUS. THIS TIME AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY CONFIRMED IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME REPLACING IT SINCE BUYING THE VEHICLE NEW. EVEN THE TECHNICIAN ADMITTED THAT TRAILBLAZERS HAVE ALOT OF TROUBLE WITH IGNITION SWITCHES BUT SAID THERE IS NO RECALL BECAUSE IT'S NOT A "SAFETY ISSUE". SO MY ENGINE DYING WHILE I'M TRAVELING 70MPH ON THE INTERSTATE WITH FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE POSES NO SAFETY ISSUE? I FEEL THAT CHEVROLET SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL AND REIMBURSE ME FOR MY COSTS AS MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. BY THE WAY, OTHER PROBLEMS I'VE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE INCLUDE THE IDLER PULLEY, BRAKE LIGHTS GOING BAD AND MELTING INTO THE TERMINAL, SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION, CD PLAYER BROKEN, GLUE AROUND LICENSE PLATE FRAME OOZING A

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. MY VEHICLE HAS RECENTLY REACHED 41,000 MILES., AND THE GAS GAUGE HAS STARTED FLOATING. I USUALLY DO A FILL UP AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. NO MATTER WHAT LEVEL THE GAS IS AT, THE GAUGE DOES NOT READ PROPERLY. AT THIS POINT, I HAVE TO MAINTAIN MORE THAN A HALF OF A TANK OF GAS. IF I DON'T, THE NEEDLE FLOATS OVER TO "E" CAUSING MY LOW FUEL LIGHT TO COME ON. I KNOW A FEW OTHERS WHO OWN A CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. HOWEVER, I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY CHEVY THAT THIS IS NOT A RECALL ISSUE. *TR

I OWN A 2005 TRAILBLAZER. ITS A GREAT VEHICLE BUT PROBLEM'S OF GREAT CONCERN HAVE RISEN. I WOULD LIKE TO PETITION TO HAVE CHEVROLET TO DISPLAY A CAMPAIGN FOR THE RECALL AND CORRECTION OF A FUEL GAGE PROBLEM WHICH MYSELF AND MANY,MANY TRAILBLAZER OWNERS ARE HAVING. IT INVOLVES THE FUEL GAGE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY DISPLAYING EMPTY AND OR A VARIETY OF LEVELS OF THE FUEL TANK. THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS WHICH I HAVE FOUND ON THE INTERNET OF TRAILBLAZER OWNERS SHOULD WARRANT AN ACTION FROM CHEVROLET TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM WITH NO COSTS TO THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND YOU WILL SEE THE SITUATION. I HOPE AN ACTION TO CORRECT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CHEVROLET BECAUSE IT IS DEFINITELY AN DESIGN ISSUE. WHY DO THE OWNERS HAVE TO PAY SOMETHING THAT IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND DEFINITELY AN ISSUE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE OTHER ISSUE IS VERY SERIOUS. THE DOORS LOCK AUTOMATICALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS NOT IN DRIVE OR THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. CASE IN POINT, MY WIFE STOPPED AT THE SERVICE STATION TO FILL UP WITH FUEL,LEFT THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION CLOSE THE DOOR AND STARTED TO FUEL UP. PART WAY IN THE FILLING AS SHE STOOD THERE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE,HER PURSE INSIDE ON THE SEAT AND THE DOORS LOCKED ON THEIR OWN. SHE THEN HAD TO BARROW SOMEONE'S CELL PHONE TO CALL ON-STAR TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. I DID NOT THINK MUCH ON IT AND THOUGHT SHE HAD DID SOMETHING TO TRIGGER THE ACTION. WELL ONE DAY I WAS IN THE SITTING TRUCK AND WAITING FOR MY WIFE. I HAVE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN 2007. WHILE DRIVING 30MPH, HE NOTICED A BURNING WIRE ODOR, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND DISCOVERED THAT A FIRE ERUPTED UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS; HOWEVER, THERE WAS A 10-INCH AMP THAT SHOULD HAVE BLOWN THE FUSE TO PREVENT A FIRE FROM OCCURRING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 107,000. UPDATED 10/03/08 *BF UPDATED 10/07/08. 8JB

AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES I NOTICED FUEL GAUGE REGISTERED EMPTY WHEN I SHOULD HAVE HAD 3/4 OF TANK, FROM THEN ON IT WOULD REGISTER AFTER THE CAR WAS DRIVEN FOR 10-15 MINS, NOW NOTHING IT STAYS ON EMPTY OR RARELY IT WILL REGISTER LESS THEN A 1/4 TANK AND WHEN IT REGISTERS EMPTY THE DINGING GOES OFF EVERY 5 MINS TELLING ME I NEED FUEL. ASKED DEALER AND WAS TOLD I SHOULD LIVE WITH IT THAT IT AS A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX. WHAT IS THAT, I TRAVEL ALOT AND INTO AREAS WHERE THERE MAY BE NO STATIONS FOR A LONG DISTANCE AND IN VERY REMOTE AREAS. THIS SHOULD NOT BE NORMAL WEAR AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, WHY ELSE WOULD I PAY FOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY??? *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WHICH HAS A FAULTY SPEEDOMETER. GM WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT I HAVE BEEN READING THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD OCCURRENCE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

MY SON WAS BACKING OUT OF HIS GIRLFRIEND'S DRIVEWAY AND HE TURNED THE WHEEL SHARP AND THE SHAFT INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN BROKE. LUCKILY HE WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT HAPPENED. I HAVEN'T MADE ANY REPAIRS YET BUT WILL TODAY OR TOMORROW. THE STEERING COLUMN AND CLOCK SPRING WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I AM GOING TO SAVE THE STEERING COLUMN IN CASE YOU NEED TO INSPECT IT. *TR

AT LOW RPMS THE TRUCK WILL LUNGE FORWARD /REVERSE DEPENDING WHICH GEAR YOU ARE IN . THIS HAPPENS WHEN IT WANTS IT IS NOT A CONSTANT . IT IDLES HIGH AND SURGES. FIRST OCCURRENCE HAPPENED IN FEB DEALER DID NOTHING . NEXT OCCURRENCE IT ALMOST HIT MY DAUGHTERS FRIEND WHEN SHE PASSED IN FRONT OF ME. AGAIN DEALER DID NOTHING AND FINALLY THE LAST OCCURRENCE IT LUNGED INTO A TREE. AGAIN DEALER AND GM FOUND NOTHING. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION FROM THE MITCHELL REPAIR COMPANY THAT STATES THAT THE YEAR MAKE OF MY TRUCK THIS HAS HAPPENED . HOWEVER GM DENIES THIS. THIS TRUCK IS NOT SAFE. *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER ONLY WORKS SPORADICALLY. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW. SOMETIMES IT STICKS AT 0 EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, SOMETIMES IT SHOWS THAT I AM GOING FASTER THAN WHAT I AM (I.E. SHOWING 110 WHEN MY GPS UNIT SHOWED 70), AND MOST OF THE TIME IT SHOWS I AM GOING SLOWER THAN I AM, BY AT LEAST 5-10 MPH. I WAS RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM WHEN I DISCOVERED THAT A LARGE NUMBER OF GM VEHICLES HAVE THIS PROBLEM, BUT THAT GM HAS ONLY ISSUED RECALLS ON A COUPLE OF SPECIFIC VEHICLES. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY TOLD ME TO GO GET A DIAGNOSTIC RUN AT MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP, AND THAT THEY COULD PROBABLY FIX IT FOR ME EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I WENT AND HAD THE DIAGNOSTIC DONE, AND GM CALLED ME BACK AND TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS INDEED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, BUT DUE TO THE AGE AND MILEAGE OF MY VEHICLE, THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT. THEY DID ADMIT THAT SEVERAL OF THEIR VEHICLES HAD SERVICE BULLETINS ON THIS EXACT PROBLEM, BUT THAT THE 2005 TRAILBLAZER WAS NOT ONE OF THEM. *TR

I OWN A 2005 TRAILBLAZER LT WITCH I PURCHASED NEW IN JULY 2005. I TOO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM OF FLICKERING HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE SELLING DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE PROBLEM, THE LAST TIME IN MAY 2008. THE DEALER HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER, THE LAST TIME I WAS THERE THEY DID PRODUCE A GM DOCUMENT (#2046572) THAT DID ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM. THE DOCUMENT STATES "AT THIS TIME, THERE ARE NO REPAIRS FOR THIS CONCERN. ENGINEERING IS REVISITING THIS CONCERN." I ALSO CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEAD LIGHTS DIM THEN BRIGHTEN THE AMP GAUGE DROPS TO 9 THEN RECHARGES AGAIN MAKING THE LIGHTS COME ON BRIGHTER. HAD IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TELL ME NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. *TR

HEADLIGHTS DIM INTERMITTENTLY, HEAT LOOSES POWER AT THE SAME TIME, NOW GETTING FLICKERING OF INTERIOR LIGHTS. WASN'T ABLE TO FIX IT. BUMPER WARPING. GETTING 10 MILES TO THE GALLON! PAINT ON BUTTONS WEARING ON RADIO. SUN ROOF LEAKED PROFUSELY, HAD IT FIXED. REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER DOESN'T WORK. HEAD LINER SAGGED. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IS BOUNCING ALL OVER THE PLACE. IT HAS NOT REGISTERED THE CORRECT SPEED IN A MONTH. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN. IT COSTS OVER $420 TO REPAIR. GMC WILL NOT OFFER ANY HELP. THIS IS MORE THAN JUST COSMETIC THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND I NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGE WAS SHOWING EMPTY THE LAST TWO MONTHS. AT FIRST IT WOULD SHOW EMPTY AND A FEW MINUTES LATER IT WOULD SHOW THE CORRECT READING. NOW IT REMAINS ON EMPTY AND IF THE GAUGE DOES MOVE IT ONLY GOES AS FAR AS 1/4 TANK FULL, IF THAT. I HAVE YET TO TAKE THE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AS I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE ARE MANY MORE VEHICLES OF THE SAME MODEL AND TYPE THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

I WAS STOPPED FOR MY TAIL LIGHT BEING OUT. THE NEXT DAY, I REPLACED ALL OF THE FUSES IN THE REAR OF MY TRAILBLAZER. EVERYTHING SEEMED TO WORK, BUT THEN TWO WEEKS LATER I WAS STOPPED AGAIN FOR MY TAIL LIGHTS NOT WORKING. I REPLACED ALL THE FUSES, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ON ONE SIDE (PASSENGER SIDE) THEN CHECKED THE CIRCUIT BOARD, STILL THE TOP TAIL LIGHT WILL NOT WORK. FOUND OUT THAT IT DOES NOT WORK, WHEN HEAD LIGHTS ARE ON..THAT IS WHY I WAS GETTING PULLED OVER AT NIGHT. ONLY ONE TAIL LIGHT IS NOT WORKING AND I CAN NOT DRIVE AT NIGHT BECAUSE I KEEP GETTING PULLED OVER BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. IT COMES OUT OF THE BLUE. I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY RIGHT BLINKER SOMETIMES BLINKS REALLY FAST. ALSO, OVER THE PAST MONTH I HAVE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL POWER FAILURE IN MY TRAILBLAZER. NOTHING WILL WORK...ITS LIKE THE CAR WAS UNPLUGGED...TOTALLY OUT AND WILL NOT TURN OVER, NO LIGHTS, RADIO AND POWER TO IGNITION...SOMETIMES I CAN NOT REMOVE MY KEY OR CHANGE INTO NEUTRAL....COMPLETELY DRAINED OF ALL POWER...WHERE I NEED A JUMP, THEN IT WORKS FINE, BUT THE TAIL LIGHT IS STILL OUT WHEN MY HEAD LIGHTS ARE ON. I AM AFRAID OF HAVING A TOTAL POWER FAILURE WHEN DRIVING, ESPECIALLY SINCE MY TAIL LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK THE HEAD LIGHTS ARE ON. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. CAR IS IN FINE CONDITION BUT FOR SOME REASON THE CAR DIED. IT RESTARTED AND RAN RUFF. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD ME TOW IT IN. THEY RAN "TESTS" AND SAID MY BATTERY TERMINALS WERE LOOSE. I TOLD THEM I DID NOT AGREE. THEY SAID THAT THEY FOUND NOTHING. TODAY JUNE 2 RUSH OUR APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION CAR JUST DIED AGAIN. CAR IS NOT FINE. BOTH TIMES I WAS LUCK TO BE AWAY FROM OTHERS BUT IF NOT.....EVERYTHING FAILED INCLUDING MY BRAKE LIGHTS. IF THERE WAS ANYONE NEAR ME THAN YES THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN PROPERTY DAMAGE, A CRASH AND A REPORT TO THE POLICE. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY 2005 TRAIL BLAZER FOR 2 YEARS, AND HAVE TAKEN IT IN 3 TIMES, AND HAD THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED TWICE. I'LL BE TAKING IT IN AGAIN TOMORROW, DUE THE DIMMING/FLASHING LIGHTS, AND WHINING NOISE. SAME SYMPTOMS AS BEFORE, ALTERNATOR AGAIN I'M SURE. I AM HOPING TO SELL IT, AND NEVER BUY CHEVY AGAIN. VERY IRRITATING! *TR

WHY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTOMOBILE CRASH IN MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. UPON IMPACT, THE CAR IGNITED UNDER THE HOOD AND FLAMES CAME UP ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD WHILE MY FAMILY WAS STILL IN THE CAR. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO GET MY FAMILY OUT OF THE CAR BEFORE IT WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND DESTROYED BY FIRE. I CONTACTED GM AND ASKED WHY MY CAR BURNED. I TOLD THEM I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY SINCE MEMBERS OF MY EXTENDED FAMILY OWN SIMILAR GM SUVS. I ANSWERED NUMEROUS QUESTIONS ON THE PHONE. I PROVIDED PICTURES OF MY CAR TOTALLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. GM ASSIGNED A CLAIM NUMBER TO MY REQUEST AND ENGAGED "ESIS GM" TO EVALUATE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS, I RECEIVED A SHORT LETTER SAYING " THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE THAT SHOWS THERE IS A PRODUCT DEFECT THAT CAUSED THE FIRE". IT FURTHER SAID, "IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL PROOFS SHOWING THERE WAS A PRODUCT DEFECT (S) THAT YOU WOULD LIKE GM TO LOOK AT, PLEASE SUBMIT THEM". THEY NEVER ANSWERED MY QUESTION OF WHY THE CAR BURNED. I HAD SENT THEM PICTURES OF THE CAR ENGULFED IN FLAMES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE. THEY JUST BASICALLY LEFT IT ME TO SHOW PROOF OF PRODUCT DEFECTS AND TELL THEM WHY THE CAR BURNED RATHER THAN ANSWERING MY QUESTION. IN FACT, THEIR RESPONSE SAYING THERE WERE NO KNOW DEFECTS WAS LIKE SAYING THE TRAILBLAZER IS DESIGNED TO IGNITE AND BURN UPON IMPACT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO DIM AND FLICKER. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES IN THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

MY 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER IS POSSIBLY INVOLVED WITH RECALL # 06V417000. I HAVE CALLED GM, THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM, AND THE TOLL FREE # LISTED ON THE RECALL FORM AND CANNOT GET ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THIS MATTER. I DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL LETTER FROM GM. WHEN I BECAME AWARE OF THIS RECALL, I CALLED GM AND THEY HAD NO RECORD OF MY VEHICLE HAVING LEATHER INSTALLED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND REFERRED ME TO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTERMARKET LEATHER SEATS WERE INSTALLED IN MY VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE FROM. AFTER READING THE RECALL NOTICE, I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAGS IN MY VEHICLE WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY VEHICLE AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOMEONE HELP ME WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. *TR

MY CONTINENTAL TIRES ARE WORN AFTER ONLY 3 YEARS WITHOUT EXCESSIVE WEAR OR EXTREME CONDITIONS. I DRIVE A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE ALL OF THEM SOON TO KEEP MY FAMILY AND MYSELF SAFE. I HAVE A FRIEND WITH THE SAME CONTINENTAL TIRES ON THE SAME VEHICLE. SHE HAS HAD TO REPLACE HER TIRES AND I THINK HER VEHICLE IS A 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. A FEW WEEKS AGO, ONE TIRE SIMPLY SHREDDED TO PIECES AS SHE DROVE ALONG ON THE EXPRESSWAY. I NOTICED THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT IN ORLANDO, FL WITH A GMC ENVOY IN WHICH A BLOWN TIRE WAS REPORTED AS THE REASON FOR THE ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE VEHICLE FLIPPED AND TRAPPED A TEENAGER INSIDE. I AM REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THESE TIRES AND WOULD LIKE FOR SOMEONE TO TAKE A SERIOUS LOOK AT THE QUALITY BEFORE MORE LIVES ARE ENDANGERED. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TYPE TIRES ARE ON THE GMC BUT SINCE THEY ARE SIMILAR VEHICLES, I ASSUME THE TIRES ARE PROBABLY SIMILAR. *TR

SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING PERMANENTLY. *TR