2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer complaints

ON AUGUST 27TH I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN BLUE SMOKE CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHICH SMELLED LIKE PLASTIC/COPPER BURNING THE CRUISE CONTROL ALONG WITH THE BACK WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED WORKING IT WAS TAKEN TO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP BUT NOT THE ONE WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED I WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM AFTER HAVING MY CAR A TOTAL OF 3 DAYS NEEDLESS TO SAY ON THE WAY BACK HOME MORE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS OCCURRED SINCE THE DEALERSHIP FAILED TO FIX IT NOT ONLY DID SMOKE COME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH/RADIO WOULD FLASH FROM BRIGHT TO DIM THE BATTERY GAUGE WAS MOVING BACK AND FORTH THE RADIO STOPPED WORKING THE CAR IS BACK IN THE SHOP WHEN HOOKED TO THE COMPUTER AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED IT SHOWED SOME ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE CRUISE/WINDSHIELD WIPER. *NM

I WAS INVOLVE IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE I HAVE LOST CONTROL OF A CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER AND HIT A CENTER DIVIDER ON THE FREEWAY. WITH THE FRONT BUMPER SMASHED ONTO THE CENTER DIVIDER, THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DELPLOY.

MY SEAT BELT COMES ACCROSS THE LOWER PART OF MY NECK WHEN DRIVING. TWO DEALERS AGREE THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT FIT ME PROPERLY, SO I CALLED GM THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. IF I AM IN A ACCIDENT I WILL SUSTAIN MORE INJURIES DUE TO THE SEAT BELT. I AM 5FT 8IN AVARAGE SIZE PERSON. I AM A PARAMEDIC AND FEEL UNCOMFORTBLE WEARING THE SEAT.

2005 TRAIL BLAZER DRIVING AT 65 MPH STOPPED RUNNING NO WARNING. DRIFTED TO SIDE OF ROAD. ALL ELECTRICAL POWER NOT WORKING. *NM

WHILE DRIVING ON I-93 NORTH IN MA I HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP TO AVOID AN A REAR END COLLISION THERE WAS NO CONTACT WITH ANYTHING ABOUT A MILE OR TWO BEYOND THAT POINT THERE WERE PEOPLE BLOWING HORN AND YELLING I WAS ON FIRE I WENT FROM THE LEFT TRAVEL LANE TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE AND STOPPED UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE THE PASS SIDE HAD FLAMES SHOWING FROM UNDER THE CAR I WALKED AROUND THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND SAW FLAMES AND DRIPPING FIRE FROM THE INSIDE OF THE RIGHT WHEEL .THE CAR "MELTED " DOWN TO THE STEEL FRAME. *NM

WE RENTED A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER FROM ALAMO RENTAL IN CLEVELAND OHIO ON JULY 7, 2005. ON JULY 10 WE PARKED THE VEHICLE IN A VALET ZONE AND MY WIFE AND I STEPPED OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE TO REMOVE OUR DAUGHTER. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE BUT LEFT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. WHEN WE CLOSED OUR DOORS THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED BEFORE WE COULD OPEN THE DOOR TO REMOVE OUR CHILD. WE WERE FORCED TO CALL 911. WHEN THE OFFICER COULD NOT UNLOCK THE VEHICLE AND A FOLLOW UP CALL TO THE LOCKSMITH REVEALED THAT THEY WERE STILL 30 MINUTES AWAY WE WERE FORCED TO BREAK THE REAR WINDOW TO GAIN ENTRY AND REMOVE OUR CHILD. WHEN WE RETURNED THE VEHICLE THE RENTAL AGENT WAS AWARE OF SIMILAR LOCKOUTS. WE HAVE OWNED BOTH TOYOTA'S AND VOLKSWAGENS THAT WILL AUTOMATICALLY LOCK THE 3 PASSENGER DOORS BUT REQUIRE THE DRIVER TO MANUAL LOCK THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR OR TO USE THE KEY FOB WHILE STANDING OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. CONSEQUENTLY, WE ARE FURIOUS THAT GM WOULD INSTALL A SYSTEM THAT COULD INSTANTLY ENDANGER A CHILD ESPECIALLY ON A HOT SUMMER DAY.

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. HE STATES THAT THE WINDSHIELD ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE LOOKS AS IF ONE WAS LOOKING THROUGH A MAGNIFYING GLASS AROUND THE EDGES OF THE WINDOW. BUT IS WORSE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. ALSO, ON THE WINDSHIELD THERE IS A WAVY EFFECT THROUGH THE FIELD OF VIEW AND MAKES THIS DISTRACTING FOR THE DRIVER.*AK *JB

NEW 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. THE SELT BELT IS BUILT INTO THE SEAT ITSELF. WHEN PUTTING ON THE SEAT BELT, IT CROSSES OVER MY NECK AND ACROSS THE THROAT. TWICE THE SEAT BELT HAS LOCKED WHEN OVER THE NECK AND THROAT ABOUT CHOKED ME. THE DEALER, THE SERVICE MANAGER ALL AGREE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AS THE SEAT BELT LAYING OVER MY NECK COULD IN AN ACCIDENT BREAK IT. CALLED GM DOES NOT HAVE ANY RESOLTION TO THE ISSUE OR OFFERED ANY OPTIONS. THE DEALER IS TRYING TO WORK THIS OUT AND NOT GETTING ANY HELP FROM GM. BOTH THE DEALER AND MYSELF ARE GETTING THE RUN AROUND ON THIS. DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE SEAT BELT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING THE CAR. I AM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO, GM OR CHEVY IS NOT TAKING THE DEALER OR MYSELF THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER 3 WEEKS, WITHOUT HELP. NO ONE WANTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OR PROVIDE HELP.

SEAT BELT IN CENTER OF REAR SEAT DOES NOT FIT AND ADULT,ONLY A CHILD OR CAR SEAT,AS PASSENGERS ARE REQUIRED BY LAW IN MANY STATES TO WEAR SEAT BELTS THIS CREATES A VERY UNSAFE AND ILLEGAL SITUATION, DEALER STATES GENERAL MOTORS HAS NO PLANS TO CORRECT PROBLEM

THE WINDSHIELD IN MY 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WAS DEFECTIVE FROM THE FACTORY. IT HAD SUCH BAD RIPPLES IN THE GLASS THAT IT MADE ME FEEL AS IF I WERE LOOKING THROUGH A PAIR OF BIFOCALS. AFTER A COUPLE OF TRIPS BACK TO THE DEALER I FINALLY CONVINCED THEM TO REPLACE IT! THE NEW ONE IS BETTER BUT STILL HAS FLAWS IN IT. I'VE BEEN LOOKING AT OTHER TRAILBLAZERS NOW AND SEE THE SAME DEFECT IN MANY OTHER VEHICLES. I FEEL THAT COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AND THAT SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT!

NEW TRAILBLAZER HAS AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. THE STEERING IS ULTRA SENSITIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND MINOR CORRECTIONS TEN TO CAUSE OVERSTEERING AND SWAYING OF THE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE IN AN EMERGENCY HIGHWAY SITUATION THE STEERINGS SENSITIVITY COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND A POSSIBLE ROLLOVER SITUATION. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE SINCE THE CAR WAS DELIVERED AND THEY SAID THE TIRES AND ALIGNMENT ARE ALL WITHING SPECS. THE MANAGER DID COMMENT AFTER DRIVING MY CAR THAT HE THOUGHT THE STEERING WAS VERY RESPONSIVE AND THAT CHEVY MAKES CHANGES FROM YEAR TO YEAR AND THIS SEEMS TO BE THE MOST SENSITIVE. HE SAID NOTHING COULD BE DONE. I CALLED CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE AND FILED A REPORT. THEY CONTACTED THE DEALER AND SAID ALL WAS WITHIN SPECS AND THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING. I THINK THIS IS A POTENTIALLY MAJOR ISSUE AND SOMEONE SHOULD REVIEW THE SAFTEY ASPECS OF THIS STEERING.

DT: FOR NO REASON THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. *NM

I HAVE BROUGHT MY VECHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE ON THREE SEPRATE OCASIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING CONDITION: THE VOLTAGE FLUCTUATES BETWEEN 10 AND 15 VOLTS, CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL TO GO DIM, THEN BRIGHT AGAIN.*AK THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. TODAY 04/06/2005 THE DEALERSHIP STATED THEY CONTACTED GM, AND STATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. THIS IS NOT NORMAL! I HAVE NEVER DRIVEN A VECHICLE IN WHICH HEADLIGHTS GOING DIM, THEN BRIGHT NORMAL. IT IS ALMOST AS IF THE LIGHTS ARE FLASHING AT TIMES. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THERE ARE TSBS STATING THAT THIS IS NORMAL. THIS TO ME CREATES AN UNSAFE DRIVING ENVIRONMENT. I FOUND THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT ON GM TECHLINK: HTTP://WWW.GMTECHLINK.COM/IMAGES/ISSUES/CNT_MO/TLCME.HTML SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THEIR INSTRUMENT PANEL VOLTMETER IS FLUCTUATING BETWEEN 12 AND 14 VOLTS ON THEIR NEW 2005 MODEL YEAR LIGHT DUTY FULL SIZE PICKUP/UTILITY VEHICLE. FOR 2005 MODEL YEAR, LIGHT DUTY FULL SIZE PICKUPS AND UTILITIES, ARE EQUIPPED WITH A NEW REGULATED VOLTAGE CONTROL (RVC) SYSTEM, COVERED IN THE SEPTEMBER 2004 TECHLINK. THE RVC SYSTEM ALLOWS CHANGES TO VEHICLE VOLTAGE, UP OR DOWN, UNDER VARIOUS SCENARIOS. BATTERY STATE OF CHARGE AND THE VEHICLE?S PRESENT ELECTRICAL NEEDS ARE ONLY TWO OF NUMEROUS CONDITIONS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. THIS WILL CAUSE THE VOLTMETER TO FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 12 AND 14 VOLTS. BY COMPARISON, CONVENTIONAL SYSTEMS USUALLY MAINTAIN A MORE CONSISTENT READING OF 14 VOLTS. THIS FLUC

CONSUMER BOUGHT A NEW VEHICLE THAT HAD A DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD. RESULT, POOR VISIBILITY. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER, AND THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED AGAIN. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK A THIRD TIME. GM HAD SENT THE DEALERSHIP A NOTICE NOT TO REPLACE ANY MORE WINDSHIELDS FOR THE CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER. *AK

2005 RENTAL TRAIL BLAZER FROM ENTERPRISE ON 11/1/2005 FAILED TO LOCK THE SEAT BELT PROPERLY TO HOLD ME BACK FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL. I KNOW THIS WAS ALSO A PROBLEM ON THE 2002 TRAIL BLAZERS AND SOME OTHER SUVS. GM WAS TO SEND OUT AN INVESTIGATOR TO LOOK AT IT, BUT BECAUSE THEY WAITED TOO LONG, ENTERPRISE PUT THE SUV BACK ON THE ROAD. I AM NOT SURE IF THEY FIXED THE SEAT BELT OR NOT. I CAN NOT GET INFORMATION FROM THEM. GM SAYS MY INJURY IS NOT COMPENSATED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS NOT IN THE EXACT SHAPE NOW AS IT WAS WHEN I DROVE IT. MY MEDICAL BILLS AND INJURY IS NOT IMPORTANT TO GM, I TALKED TO SEAN KELLY AT ESIS WHO HANDLES THESE KIND OF CLAIMS FOR GM AND HE TOLD ME IT WAS MY RESPONSIBLITY TO FIND OUT IF THE SUV I HAD WAS FIXED OR NOT. THAT IS NOT RIGHT, AND I THINK THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER VEHICLES OUT THERE WITH DEFECTS ON THE SEAT BELTS, BUT UNTIL YOU HAVE TO HIT THE BRAKES VERY HARD AND FAST TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT THAT IS WHEN THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY.*AK

THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED HARD FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. *NM THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED SO HARD THAT IT ALMOST JERKED THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF THE CONSUMERS HANDS. THE SECOND CONCERN WAS WHEN THE CONSUMER HAD TO PLACE THE REAR SEAT DOWN TO PLACE ITEMS IN THE BACK , IT REQUIRED THAT THE FRONT SEAT BE MOVED FORWARD AND WOULD NOT GO ALL THE WAY BACK AGAIN. THE LAST CONCERN WAS THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT USE TIRE CHAINS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE WASN'T ENOUGH CLEARANCE AND THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED TO USE ANOTHER TRACTION DEVICE. *SC