2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaint Log

THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER MY 3 YEAR WARRANTY EXPIRED. I HAVE READ ON THE ONLINE FORUMS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. ALSO FROM TALKING TO MECHANICS IT APPEARS THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEMS WITH TRAILBLAZERS. *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

GAS GAUGE QUIT WORKING, COST TO FIX AT DEALERSHIP EST. $1800, EXTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKER FROM HIGH TO LOW BEAM WHILE DRIVING, DEALERSHIP CANT FIND PROBLEM, CAR SEEMS TO "JUMP" OR LEAP FORWARD WHILE COASTING OR WHEN APPLY BRAKE, DEALERSHIP CANT FIND THE PROBLEMS OR CAUSE, CAR STALLS AND RPM DROP IF GAS PEDAL NOT PUSHED, WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED AUTOMATICALLY AND WONT TURN OFF. HAD TO TAKE FUSE OUT, THEREFORE NO WIPERS. ALL THESE ITEMS ARE A SAFETY HAZARD TO THE FAMILY DRIVING. THE ONLY PROBLEM THE DEALERSHIP COULD FIND WAS THE GAS GAUGE SENSOR WHICH IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND COST $1800. ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER IS GOING WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE AND I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER ONE OR RECOMMENDED ONE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. NO ONE CAN FIND THE "PROBLEM". *TR

FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING ON 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. AFTER A GOOGLE SEARCH, I DISCOVERED THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED BY MANY GMC PRODUCTS. *TR

2005 TRAILBLAZER FUEL SENSOR UNIT. I RECEIVED A CALL FROM MR. TURNER, FROM THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE AT GENERAL MOTORS, DETROIT MICHIGAN, CONCERNING THE MANY LETTERS I HAVE SENT TO GENERAL MOTORS. 'IN A NUTSHELL' HE SAID 'GM HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE FUEL SENSOR UNIT AND BASICALLY I WAS NOT BEING TRUTHFUL CONCERNING THE UNIT' I REFERRED, HIM TO THIS PARTICULAR WEB SITE AND HIS COMMENT WAS 'IF COMPLAINTS WAS NOT COMING FROM THE CUSTOMERS OR DEALER, THE COMMENTS WAS BASIC USELESS' HE SUGGESTED, THAT I TAKE MY VEHICLE TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER, AT THAT POINT THEY WOULD DETERMINE THE PROBLEM AND 'MAYBE' THEY 'MIGHT DO SOMETHING' IN OTHER WORDS, YOU ARE OUT OF LUCK. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT EVERYONE BOMBARD THE PRESIDENT / CEO OF GENERAL MOTORS WITH COMPLAINT LETTERS CONCERNING THE FUEL SENSOR OR CONTACT MR. TURNER AT THE NUMBER HE GAVE ME [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER KEEPS LOSING POWER TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL,I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY HAD IT FOR 2 DAYS THEY REPLACED ACC PEDAL SENSOR I TOOK CAR HOME AND THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN SAME DAY. IT COST ME 442 DOLLARS TO REPAIR AND I HAVE TO GO BACK TO DEALER TOMORROW WHAT ARE MY RIGHTS IN THIS CASE CAN THEY CHARGE ME AGAIN TO FIX THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

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

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

GAUGE CLUSTER INACCURATELY DISPLAYS FUEL LEVEL, OIL PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE. OCCURS DAILY. *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

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 AM THE OWNER OF A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WITH 32,000 MILES. I PURCHASED THE TRUCK NEW FROM THE DEALER. OVER THE FEW YEARS THAT I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE, I HAVE BEEN FACED WITH A MULTITUDE OF ISSUES. MY FIRST PROBLEM BECAME THE AC LINES. THEY BEGAN TO LEAK DUE TO RUST, WHICH WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE 7 YEAR, 70,000 MILE WARRANTY. NEXT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BEGAN TO LEAK. THE COST WAS COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY; HOWEVER, THE DEALER MANAGED TO BREAK THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE MANIFOLD TO THE ENGINE. THE BREAKAGE WAS NOT COVERED, AND THEREFORE, I HAD TO PAY. FOLLOWING THESE TWO ISSUES, I NOTICED RUST ALL OVER THE UNDERCARRIAGE. IN THE PAST THREE YEARS, AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED, I HAD TO FIX THE FOLLOWING ITEMS DUE TO THE RUST: THE POWER STEERING COIL, REAR END, TRANSMISSION, FUEL PUMP, POWER STEERING LINES, POWER STEERING PUMP, RACK AND PINION, FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS, AND A FUEL GAGE RECALL FROM GM. IN ADDITION, I AVOID USING LOW 4-WHEEL DRIVE, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE GETS STUCK IN THAT GEARING. *TR

THE FUEL GAUGE SAYS ITS EMPTY BUT I HAVE GAS. MY ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON EVERY TIME I START THE CAR. *TR

MY 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. FUEL SENSOR QUIT WORKING AT 32,000 MILES. I HAVE CALLED AND IT IS AROUND $600 TO FIX. I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE FUEL GAUGE SOMETIMES READS ALL THE WAY FULL OR ALL THE WAY EMPTY OR SOMETIMES 1/4 TANK AND THIS COULD LEAD TO ME RUNNING OUT OF GAS AT WORST TIMES. IF I RAN OUT OF GAS ON THE INTERSTATE OR HIGHWAY IT COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND RESULT IN A FATALITY OR INJURIES. I DID NOT KNOW I COULD REPORT SUCH PROBLEMS THAT'S WHY I AM DOING IT NOW INSTEAD OF WHEN IT ACTUALLY HAPPENED. *TR

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

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

I'VE SEEN THE OTHER LISTINGS ALSO DESCRIBING THIS COMPLAINT, SAME SYMPTOMS. WITHOUT NOTICE, SPEEDOMETER WILL CEASE TO WORK CORRECTLY, SO YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOUR ACTUAL TRAVELING SPEED IT. THIS IS AN IMMENSE SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE SHARED MY CONCERNS WITH MY LAWYER AND IF A RECALL IS NOT ISSUED TO ALL THE CHEVY TRAILBLAZER OWNERS A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT WILL COSTS GM MUCH MORE MONEY THAN A RECALL. IN JUST ONE GOOGLE SEARCH MANY COMPLAINTS WERE FOUND. EXAMPLE: [XXX] , AL, USA 2010FEB 12 TRAILBLAZER 3.2L V6 IT'S VERY HARD TO DRIVE A CAR WITHOUT THE SPEEDOMETER WORKING. I AM AFRAID THAT I COULD GET A SPEEDING TICKET AND I HAVE NEVER HAD ONE. MY SPEED SHOWS I AM DOING 120 MPH WHEN I START MY CAR. THIS IS A PAIN IN THE BUTT. I HAVE A 2005 TRAILBLAZER THE SPEEDOMETER WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO. I HAVE OWNED BLAZERS SINCE 1984. I CAN'T BELIEVE CHEVY WONT BACK UP THE CONSUMER. IT WILL BE THE LAST CHEVY I EVER OWN.[XXX]WEST MONROE, NY, USA 2009DEC 15 TRAILBLAZER LS V6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 61,000 MILES I WAS A CHEVY MAN INTIL I BOUGHT A 2005 TRAILBLAZER, NOW CHEVY CAN KISS MY [XXX]. HOW IN THE [XXX] DOES YOUR INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GO OUT AT 60,000 MILES AND ITS NOT ON RECALL AND TO TOP IT OFF ALL OF THE OTHER CHEVY'S SUV AND SOME OF THEIR TRUCKS ARE ON RECALL FOR THE VERY SAME THING? TELL ME PLEASE TELL ME THAT THAT IS NOT A BUNCH OF BULL. I WILL NEVER BY ANOTHER CHEVY AGAIN. ITS SAID THAT MY 96 DODGE DAKOTA RUNS BETTER THAN MY 2005 CHEVY. GO DODGE YOU CAN'T GO WRONG WITH THEM. SO NOW I'M A DODGE MAN, GOOD JOB CHEVY NORMANM FORT LEONARD WOOD, MO, USA 2010FEB 01 TRAILBLAZER SE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 89,000 MILES HAS ANYONE HEARD WHERE CHEVY STANDS ON THE ISSUE. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS 450.00 TO FIX CHEVY SHOULD FIX [XXX] MI, USA 2010JAN 27 YOU REALLY NEED TO SEE THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SET FORTH A CONSEQUENCE OF RECALL TO GM TO FIX ALL THESE BOGUS SPEEDOMETERS. [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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

CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FUEL LEVEL SENSOR QUIT WORKING AT 60,000 AND DEALER WANTS 500.00 TO REPAIR. GAGE STARTED SHOWING EMPTY AFTER FILLING UP, NOW IT ONLY GOES TO 1/4 TANK OR EMPTY. I HAVE TO USE TRIP METER TO KEEP UP WITH FUEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL INDICATOR FAILED AND HE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH FUEL WAS ACTUALLY IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER AGREED TO COVER FIFTY PERCENT OF THE REPAIR COSTS HOWEVER, THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THEY SHOULD COVER THE TOTAL COST. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

OUR GAS GAUGE QUIT WORKING ON OUR 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WE HAD WARRANTY ON THE SUV BUT IT FAILED JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. THE ESTIMATED COST TO FIX IT WAS NOT IN OUR BUDGET. WE HAVE TO TRACK OUR MILEAGE AFTER EACH FILL-UP. MY SON RAN OUT OF GAS ONE TIME AS A RESULT OF THE BAD GAUGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A TECHNICIAN STATED THE FUEL ASSEMBLY INSIDE THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION, NHTSA ACTION NUMBER DP10001(FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE CONTACT STATED THE SPEEDOMETER ALSO STOPPED FUNCTIONING AFTER THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS REPAIRED. THE FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

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

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.

2005 TRAILBLAZER, HEADLIGHTS FLICKER, VOLT GAUGE MOVES BETWEEN 9 AND 14 VOLTS. GAS GAUGE PEGS TO FULL. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED STICKING AND THEN IT GOT STUCK ON 160 MPH. IT WILL NOT MOVE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST OR SLOW THAT YOU ARE GOING AND YOU POSE A RISK TO OTHERS AS WELL. CHEVROLET WOULD NOT COVER IT UNDER THEIR RECALL EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE ALREADY RECALLED 2003-2004 TRAILBLAZERS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE HAS 59000 MILES ON IT .THE REPAIR FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER WILL COST OVER 900 DOLLARS HERE IN GERMANY WHERE WE ARE STATIONED WITH THE US MILITARY. WE CAN NOT AFFORD TO REPAIR IT YET. *TR

MY 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER HAS A MALFUNCTIONING SPEEDOMETER. IT RANDOMLY GOES UP TO VARIOUS SPEEDS AND SOMETIMES NO SPEED AT ALL, MEANING IT HANGS BETWEEN 120 AND 0. THIS PROBLEM USUALLY OCCURS TWO OR THREE TIMES A MONTH. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE AT TIMES I AM GUESSING MY SPEED AND MY CHILDREN ARE ALWAYS IN THE CAR WITH ME. CHEVROLET/GMC SHOULD HAVE ALREADY RECALLED THIS A LONG TIME AGO. THEY KNOW IT IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ITS CONSUMERS, SO HOW CAN THEY NOT FIX SOMETHING THAT IS THEIR FAULT? I DON'T THINK THE BUYERS SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING $500 OR MORE OUT OF POCKET TO FIX SOMETHING THAT IS HAPPENING TO EVERYONE'S VEHICLE. THAT IS NOT RIGHT. *TR

FIRST SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. READS "0" ALL THE TIME. THEN THE GAS GAUGE QUITE WORKING. READS EMPTY AND THE LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME. THEN THE OIL GAUGE ALSO QUIT WORKING. THIS HAPPENED ALL WITHIN ABOUT 6 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. *TR

GAS GAUGE ON MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IS DEFECTIVE. IT STOPPED WORKING AT 55000 MILES AND THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP WANTS OVER $600 TO REPLACE. I'VE BEEN READING UP ON THIS AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS HAPPENING ALL OVER TO A LOT OF OWNERS. I HAVE NO WAY TO KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE AND HAVE RAN OUT ON THE INTERSTATE IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER 4 MILES FROM NEAREST TOWN WITH LITTLE CELL PHONE COVERAGE. ONLY WAY I CAN GUESTIMATE WHEN TO PUT FUEL IN IS BY GOING BY THE TRIP ODOMETER. I COMMUTE OVER 400 MILES WEEKLY ON THE INTERSTATE BUT CAN'T AFFORD A $600 REPAIR BILL FOR SOMETHING I FEEL SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

LATE EVENING, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY IN A SNOW STORM AND SUDDENLY MY ENGINE POWER DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY. I COULD NOT GO OVER 10 MPH AND BARELY MADE IT UP THE OFF RAMP TO BE STRANDED 3 1/2 HOURS AWAY FROM HOME. I SPENT A TOTAL OF $700 TO GET THE ALTERNATOR AND I-PULLEY REPLACED. THE OLD PART WAS NOT RETURNED OR I WOULD HAVE HAD TO PAY AN ADDITIONAL $50. *TR

THE CAR HAS STALLED SHUT DOWN TWICE, ONCE AT A STOP SIGN AND THE OTHER WHILE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. MECHANIC CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THERE IS NO COMPUTER GENERATED CODES TO INDICATE A PROBLEM. THE GAS GAUGE HAS PRETTY MUCH FAILED, WILL ONLY READ BETWEEN 1/4 AND EMPTY. UNKNOWN IF THIS IS RELATED, BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD OTHER DRIVERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. TWO WEEKS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE FAILED. WHEN TURNING LEFT, RIGHT, AND WHEN DRIVING IN REVERSE, THE WHEELS LOCK WHEN THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE IS ACTIVATED. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED ONCE WHILE IN DRIVE, BUT ALL THE OTHER FAILURES OCCURRED ONLY IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE MANUFACTURER SENT A TECHNICIAN TO HIS LOCAL DEALER TO ATTEMPT TO REMEDY THE FAILURE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED IN THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE TRANSFER CASE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,678 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,210. UPDATED 04/22/08. *LJ

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.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT COMES ACROSS THE FACE AND NECK INSTEAD OF HER CHEST. THE SEAT BELT GETS IN THE WAY WHEN SHE IS DRIVING AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH IT WILL NOT PROTECT HER BODY INSTEAD IT WOULD INJURE HER NECK. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

I OWN A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS. I AM THE SECOND OWNER. I BOUGHT IT WITH 24,000 MILES. THE FIRST THING WAS THE ENGINE LIGHT TURNING ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON. TESTS WOULD SHOW NOTHING. THEN THE WHINING STARTED. THIS WAS FIXED AT THE DEALERSHIP. NEXT THE FLICKERING LIGHTS. IT ONLY SEEMS TO HAPPEN AT NIGHT (OR THAT IS WHEN I NOTICE THEM). WHEN THE FLICKERING STARTED THE LUNGING STARTED. THIS IS WHEN I AM COMING TO A STOP OR GOING SLOW MY CAR SEEMS TO JUMP FORWARD FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR WHEN THEY CHECKED THESE PROBLEMS OUT. NEXT WHEN MAKING U-TURNS MY CAR WOULD JUST DIE. SINCE IT IS AN AUTOMATIC I WOULD HAVE TO THEN PUT IT INTO PARK AND RESTART MY CAR. AGAIN WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY FOUND NOTHING. MY SPEEDOMETER HAS STARTED TO JUMP OR FAIL TO WORK ALTOGETHER. AND MOST RECENTLY THE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AGAIN AND AND MY CAR WAS RUNNING AS THOUGH IT WAS GOING TO DIE. UPON TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY RAN $500.00 WORTH OF TEST TO TELL ME THAT MY CAR AT 60,000 MILES WAS FIRING INCORRECTLY IN THE 1ST CYLINDER. THIS IS GOING TO COST ME $4,000.00. *TR

LIGHTS DIMMING AND BRIGHTENING, ENGINE COILS MISFIRING AND NEEDING TO BE CONSTANTLY REPLACED (2ND TIME) AND FUEL GAUGE CONSTANTLY STATING TANK IS EMPTY (MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS; CHECK THE BLOGS). *TR

MY VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS IN MY 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER, BLINK, FLICKER OR FLASH WHEN TOO MUCH POWER IS GOING IN, I DON'T THINK THIS VEHICLE HAS A BIG ENOUGH ALTERNATOR, BUT THE DEALER OR GM WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME, THEY SAID ITS NORMAL. IF ITS NORMAL THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER, I WOULD HAVE NEVER BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE. IT IS JUST SO FRUSTRATING TO HAVE A VEHICLE IN A SHOP WHEN YOU NEED IT FOR DAY TO DAY LIVING. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 8 MONTHS NOW. THIS COULD KILL SOMEONE AND ACCORDING TO MULTIPLE BLOG SITES THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE. *TR

THE FUEL GAGE ON MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER LS WITH THE 6 CYLINDER ENGINE, STARTED MALFUNCTIONING BACK IN MARCH OR APRIL OF 2008. THE WARRANTY WAS UP ON THE VEHICLE AND WHEN I CHECKED THE PRICE OF A NEW SENDING UNIT I FOUND IT TO BE AROUND $350.00, NOT INCLUDING INSTALLATION. I HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM CORRECTED BECAUSE OF THE COST OF A NEW UNIT. I WAS TOLD TO TRY ADDING SOME FUEL SYSTEM CLEANER THAT IS POURED INTO THE GAS TANK, BUT AFTER THREE APPLICATIONS I GAVE UP. I READ ABOUT OTHER TRAILBLAZER OWNERS HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND THE DOT WAS LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM AND I WANTED TO ADD MY NAME TO THAT LIST OF TRAILBLAZER OWNERS AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM.

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

I PURCHASED MY '05 TRAILBLAZER NEW OFF THE LOT NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL THE SPEED ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING. COUPLE YEARS LATER MY OIL & GAS GAGE STOPPED WORKING. I BASED MY SPEED OFF MY RPM & CALCULATE MY GAS MILEAGE AFTER EACH FILL UP. NOW MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS ARE DIMMING & I'VE NOTICED ON MANY OCCASIONS MY HEADLIGHTS FLICKER...I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY TWICE & THE WATER PUMP TWICE. NOW WHEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR THIS OTHER LITTLE CHK GAGE LIGHT COMES ON, I DON'T KNOW IF A MALFUNCTION OF IF SOMETHING IS TRULY WRONG. NOW IT'S RUNNING ROUGH, ACTS AS IF IT WANTS TO CUT OFF. THEY HAVE CHECKED ALL THAT THEY CAN BUT BECAUSE THE CHK ENGINE LIGHT ISN'T ON, THERE'S NO WAY FOR THEM TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. AND UNFORTUNATELY, WHEN THE MECHANIC RIDES WITH ME OF COURSE THE CAR WON'T DO IT...AND ALTHOUGH, THESE ARE SEPARATE ISSUES I CAN'T WONDER IF REPLACING THE BATTERY IS CONNECTED THE SAME SYSTEM AS THE DASHBOARD. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY 2 DIFFER MECHANICS IT WOULD COST UP TO $600 TO REPLACE THE WHOLE SYSTEM. BUT AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS, MANY HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS ME I CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER IF THIS PROBLEM COULD OR SHOULD BE ON A RECALL & IF NOT, WHY? IF YOU VIEW THE COMPLAINTS WHY NOT LOOK INTO THE VERY PRESENT & PERSISTENT PROBLEM! ITS VERY FRUSTRATING & AGGRAVATING TO PLAY A GUESSING GAME WHEN YOUR UP & DOWN A HIGHWAY DAILY! NOT TO MENTION A SAFETY HAZARD! SURELY, YOUR COMPANY ISN'T SO MONEY HUNGRY THAT YOU CAN'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOU PRODUCT & OFFER TO PAY FOR SOME OR ALL THE COSTS TO REPAIR! I'M A SINGLE MOTHER OF 3 & I WAS BLESSED ENOUGH TO PAY MY CAR OFF A YEAR AGO BUT I'VE PAID MORE IN REPAIR COSTS & STRESSING WHETHER OR NOT I'LL MAKE IT SAFELY TO & FROM MY DESTINATION! I NEVER HAD THIS MANY ISSUES WITH MY GRAND JEEP CHEROKEE. I AM TRULY DISAPPOINTED IN YOUR VEHICLE... *TR