2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaint Log

MY GAS GAUGE HAS STAYED ON EMPTY FOR A MONTH OR SO WITH THE GAS LIGHT ON. I HAVE NOT HAD THE MONEY TO FIX IT AND I PUT GAS IN IT THE NIGHT BEFORE THE INCIDENT HAPPENED. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A FAMILY MEMBERS HOUSE A FEW BLOCKS AWAY FROM MY HOUSE AND MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER DIED AND EVERYTHING LOCKED UP ON ME. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK WHAT SO EVER. AND I JUST HAD BRAND NEW BRAKES PUT ON A COUPLE MONTHS AGO AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. IT KEPT GOING. I AM SO HAPPY THAT I DIDN'T HAVE MY THREE SMALL CHILDREN WITH ME. IT TOOK ME THREE TURNS ONTO THREE DIFFERENT STREETS BEFORE IT FINALLY STOPPED. IT WAS VERY HARD TO TURN. AND MY BACK WHEELS WERE MAKING A HORRIBLE NOISE AND SMELLED REALLY BAD WHEN I GOT OUT. I ALWAYS KEEP A GAS CAN IN THE BACK IN CASE I EVER RUN OUT OF GAS DUE TO THE GAUGE NOT WORKING. AND MIND YOU I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS VEHICLE A YEAR. GM SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO GET THIS FIXED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. THANKFULLY SOMEONE WAS WATCHING OVER ME AND THERE WAS NO OTHER CARS HEADED TOWARD ME. IT WAS ON A MAIN ROADS THAT HAS A 45 MILE AN HOUR SPEED LIMIT. I WILL NEVER BUY A CHEVY AGAIN. *TR

RAN OUT OF FUEL ONCE ON HIGHWAY, WHEN GAUGE SHOWED TANK WAS FULL. IN JAN/FEB THE GAS GAUGE JUST STOPPED WORKING EVEN WHEN COMPLETELY FULL OF FUEL IT WILL SHOW ONLY 1/4 OF A TANK OR NONE AT ALL. THE RADIO WORKS ONLY INTERMITTENTLY WILL WORK THEN STOP WORKING UNEXPECTEDLY. HEADLIGHTS ARE ALWAYS BURNING THEIR CONNECTION, SHORT CIRCUITING MY HEADLIGHTS PRETTY FREQUENTLY. *TR

WHILE WAITING IN LINE OF A CAR WASH MY CHEVY TRAILBLAZER SHUT OFF AND A STRONG SMELL OF GAS FILLED THE VEHICLE WHILE WHAT APPEARED TO BE GAS LEAKED FROM UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT. AFTER DOING SOME READING ON THE ISSUE I'M DISCOVERING THIS IS HAPPENING REGULARLY TO CHEVROLET VEHICLES AND RECALLS ARE NOT BEING MADE. HAD WE BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY OR A BUSY STREET WHERE PEOPLE CONSTANTLY FLICK CIGARETTES OUT THE WINDOW, THIS COULD HAVE PLAYED OUT DIFFERENTLY. I UNDERSTAND THAT IT CAN BE COSTLY TO HAVE A RECALL BUT MY WHOLE FAMILY WAS IN THE SUV AND FROM THE SOUND OF IT SO WERE OTHER FAMILY'S. I HAVE HAD NO MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE AND VERY UPSET THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED AND COST LESS IF A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVROLET FOR NOT VALUING THEIR CUSTOMERS! *TR

TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER BEGAN ACTING ERRATICALLY. SPEEDOMETER NOW ACTING PROPERLY BUT TACH HAS NEVER FUNCTIONED CORRECTLY SINCE. RESEARCHING ONLINE I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF THESE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER UNITS THAT ARE FAILING AND EVENTUALLY ADDITIONAL INSTRUMENTS WITHIN THE CLUSTER ARE LIKELY TO BREAK. IN FACT, A CLASS ACTION SUIT FORCED GENERAL MOTORS TO RECALL/REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS ON SILVERADO PICKUPS FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS. WHEN I CONTACTED GM ABOUT WORKING WITH ME TO REPLACE THE FAILING CLUSTER AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND TO BASICALLY "POUND SAND." WITH SO MANY DOCUMENTED INSTANCES OF FAILURE AND GM'S NOW DOCUMENTED HISTORY OF AVOID RECALLS EVEN AT THE COST OF HUMAN LIFE I BELIEVE IT IS TIME FOR THE NHTSA TO STEP UP AND BRING PRESSURE ON GM TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE AFFECTING THOUSANDS OF OWNERS WHO HAVE BEEN REBUFFED IN THEIR EFFORTS TO HAVE THE AUTOMAKER ACCEPT ITS PROPER RESPONSIBILITY FOR USING INADEQUATE OR FAULTY MATERIALS. *TR

2005 TRAILBLAZER EXT, 55500 MILES, BOUGHT NEW. IN JANUARY 2013 I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK. WITHIN ONE BLOCK OF LEAVING THE GAS STATION THE FUEL GAUGE WENT TO 0 (EMPTY). THEREAFTER, THE GAUGE READS INTERMITTENTLY BETWEEN WHAT SEEMS TO BE NORMAL & EMPTY. THE ERROR CODE P0463 (OBD II, OBD2) INDICATES A FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILURE. THIS LEAVES ME WITH A DANGEROUS VEHICLE. WHY? SCENARIO: YOUR TRAVELING 60 MPH, RUN OUT OF FUEL & NOW HAVE A DISABLED VEHICLE ON A HIGHWAY WITH OTHER TRAVELERS WHIZZING BY. THE REPAIR FOR THE FUEL SENDING UNIT IS SAID TO BE $600 TO OVER $1000. BY THE WAY, I HAD A '97 S10 BLAZER THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE CURRENTLY ALMOST ONE MILLION COMPLAINTS REGISTERED FOR THE SAME THING ON GM VEHICLES.

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK I FELT MY TRUCK LOSE POWER A FEW TIMES WHILE SLOWING TO STOP AS WELL AS TAKING OFF AFTER A COMPLETE STOP. MY FUEL TANK WAS APPROXIMATELY HALF FULL AND IT KEPT FEELING LIKE I WAS RUNNING OUT OF GAS. THIS REALLY SCARED ME BECAUSE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE IT FINALLY KICKED IN AND I ALMOST RAN INTO THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT I CAN DO ABOUT THIS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. *TR

THE CONTROLS IN THE FRONT DOORS FOR THE WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING. THERE WAS A SLIGHTLY BURNT SMELL WHEN I GOT IN THE CAR THAT DAY. NOW THERE IS A CLICKING SOUND IN MY DRIVERS DOOR THAT HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY 35-45 SECONDS EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. WHEN THIS CLICKING SOUND OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING MY ENGINE LOSES POWER. THIS IS ALSO KILLING MY BATTERY EVERY NIGHT BECAUSE IT IS OCCURRING EVEN WITH THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF WITH NO KEYS IN THE IGNITION. I AM AFRAID IT IS GOING TO START A FIRE IN MY DOOR. THERE IS ALREADY A RECALL FOR THE 2006 AND 2007 FOR THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE. 2005 NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO THE LIST BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

FUEL GAUGE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. STAYS ON (E) EMPTY, EVEN AFTER FILLING UP. CAN NOT TELL HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE TANK. MUST KEEP TRACK OF MILES DRIVEN ON A DAILY BASIS TO ENSURE OF NOT RUNNING OUT OF GAS WHEN DRIVING. DANGEROUS AND VERY UNSAFE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE REAR HATCH LOCK FAILED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO BE UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE REAR HATCH AND THE FRONT ROTORS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND THE FRONT ROTORS. THE SPEEDOMETER AND REAR HATCH WERE NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG ABNORMAL ODOR PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,584.

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. SPEED PRESENTED BY GAUGE WAS INCREDIBLY INACCURATE. RATE OF SPEED WAS 20-30 MPH FASTER. FINALLY A TOTAL "LOCK-UP" OF INSTRUMENT. AT A STAND STILL GAUGE REPORTED 60MPH. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO GM THEY REFUSE TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES. REFUSED TO REPAIR. FURTHER RESEARCH SHOWED THOUSANDS OF REPORTS OF FAILURES OF SPEEDOMETERS. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE DIED AND OR CRASHED BECAUSE RATE OF SPEED WAS INACCURATE?? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER IT RAINED THE WINDOWS AND DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE WATER ENTERED THE DOOR AND CAUSED A SHORT CIRCUIT. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT ONCE IT DRIED OUT THE WINDOWS AND DOOR LOCKS BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS STARTED TO FLASH INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WAS OPENED MID-WAY INDEPENDENTLY. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, SHE FOUND THAT THE COMPONENTS WERE MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND SHE WAS INFORMED THAT BOTH A FUSE AND THE MASTER SWITCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55MPH AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INDICATING 120+MPH. THE SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN STICKING AND INDICATING INCORRECT SPEED FOR ABOUT A MONTH. NORMALLY WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD AND THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS COLD. WHEN DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE WARMS UP, THE SPEEDOMETER EVENTUALLY CORRECTS ITSELF AFTER STOPPING AT A LIGHT AND SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON. *TR

BLOWERS (DEFROST/DEFOG ~ HEAT A/C) INTERMITTENTLY WORK. DIAL GOES FROM 1-5 AND TODAY IF EITHER BLOWER LEVEL #2 AND #5 IS SELECTED, BLOWER WILL CUT OFF. LAST MONTH IT WAS #1 AND SOMETIMES #5. *TR

THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER HAS STARTED TO REGISTER THE FUEL INCORRECTLY. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FILLED THE GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY, AND THEN WILL VARY FROM THERE SOMETIMES SHOWING FUEL, SOMETIMES NOT. I AM HEARING THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

SPEEDOMETER SHOW 120 MPHS WHEN DRIVING 40 MPHS. *TR

SPEEDOMETER/INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAVE FAILED/STOPPED WORKING. THE GAUGE BEGAN TICKING WHILE BEING OPERATED; SHOWING INCREASED, BUT NOT ACCURATE SPEED. NOW THE GAUGE STAYS AT 180 MPH AND NO LONGER FUNCTIONS. *TR

THE DASH COMPONENT WENT OUT, LEAVING ALL OF THE GAUGES BROKEN, INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAUGE. ALSO, THE FUEL SENSOR IS BROKEN SO IN ORDER TO HAVE A WORKING GAS GAUGE, BOTH THE DASH SYSTEM AND THE FUEL SENSOR MUST BE FIXED. THE DOORS LOCK AUTOMATICALLY AND SOMETIMES WON'T UNLOCK IF THEY WERE LOCKED WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF UNTIL THE CAR IS TURNED ON AGAIN. IT TAKES THEM 2 WEEKS TO FIX THE PROBLEM!! MEANWHILE, WE HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, AND CONTINUALLY HAVE TO GAUGE OUR SPEED BY THE SPEED OF OTHERS AROUND US, IF WE ARE LUCKY TO BE TRAVELING WHERE THERE ARE OTHERS WHO HOPEFULLY ARE DOING THE SPEED LIMIT. IT'S GOING TO COST ABOUT $1500 TO FIX IT ALL AND HAVE A RENTAL CAR FOR THE 2 WEEK PERIOD IT TAKES THEM TO FIX IT. IT CAN'T BE FIXED BY A NON-GM SERVICE CENTER BECAUSE GM HAS TO REPROGRAM THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ONCE IT IS FIXED SO IT WOULD THEN HAVE TO BE TOWED TO A GM DEALER ANYWAY AND WOULD COST EVEN MORE. MEANWHILE, WE AND THOSE DRIVING AROUND US ARE AT MORE RISK BECAUSE OF THESE DEFECTS. *TR

EVEN IF THIS CAR IS WELL MAINTAINED IT SADLY AS SERIOUS ELECTRICAL ISSUES THAT CHEVY DOES NOT WANT TO COME TO TERMS WITH. THE SPEEDOMETER GOES OUT AND IN AND READS INCORRECTLY AS WELL AS THE REST OF THE GAUGES AT RANDOM POINTS IN TIME. THE HEATING SYSTEM NEEDS REPLACES AND THE ALTERNATOR CONSISTENTLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED EVEN WHEN THE MAINTENANCE OF THE CAR IS MAINTAINED. IT IS A CONSISTENT STRUGGLE TO KEEP THE CAR RUNNING EVEN IF IT IS NOT ON HIGH MILES AND IT IS A SAD PRODUCT FOR CHEVY. *TR

SIR/ MA'AM, I NOTICED RECENTLY IN THE NEWS THAT SEVERAL GM PRODUCT LINES HAVE BEEN PLAGUED BY FAULTY IGNITION SWITCHES CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER AND/OR CUT OUT. I IMPLORE YOU TO LOOK INTO THE TRAILBLAZERS. I EMAILED GM WHILE I WAS DEPLOYED (2012) AND THEY GAVE ME THE RUNAROUND SAYING THAT IT IS NOT A DOCUMENTED PROBLEM, AS EXPECTED. A SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCH WOULD SHOW THAT A LOT OF OTHER TRAILBLAZER OWNERS HAVE BAD IGNITION SWITCHES/ ELECTRICAL ISSUES THAT CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER AT ALL SPEEDS. MY WIFE LOST POWER GOING ABOUT 35 MPH AND I HAD MY TWO CHILDREN ALONG WITH HER. THIS IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE, ON ONE OCCASION. GRANTED, I DO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, IT STILL OCCURS AT RANDOM AND AT ALL SPEEDS. GM TELLS ME TO GO TO A DEALER AND HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT. I REFUSE TO PAY GM ANY MONEY TO HAVE A DEALERSHIP RIP ME OFF FOR AN IGNITION SWITCH THAT IS FLAWED AND REPLACE IT WITH THE SAME FAULTY OEM STYLE/MODEL NUMBER. I HAVE RAN A SCAN TOOL LOOKING FOR CODES AND IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY. LIKE STATED PREVIOUSLY, THIS IS ANOTHER LINE OF GM THAT IS PLAGUED WITH IGNITION AND ELECTRICAL ISSUES THAT GM REFUSES TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF. THE MILEAGE I HAVE ENTERED IS APPROXIMATE. I CANNOT REMEMBER EXACT NUMBERS, BUT IT HAS HAPPENED FOR YEARS, INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS COASTED TO IT'S FINAL DESTINATION AFTER LOSING POWER, IT STARTS UP AND DRIVES NORMAL AGAIN AFTER IT IS PUT BACK INTO PARK. ALSO KEEP IN MIND THAT IT DOESN'T SHOW ANY CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS, INDICATING A PROBLEM OR NEED OF SERVICING. AGAIN, PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PRODUCT LINE AS I KNOW THE RESULT(S) WILL SHOW THAT GM IS LIABLE AND I DON'T WANT ANY FATALITIES BECAUSE NOBODY SPOKE UP ABOUT IT. *TR

ENGINE CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED LESS THAN 3 YEARS OF TAKING OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE IN 2005 ($3,000 IN REPAIR...ACCORDING TO DEALER IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT NOT A RECALL). GAS GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER BOTH STOPPED WORKING ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO. DESPITE KNOWN ISSUES, GM STILL WANTED US TO PAY HALF THE COST OF REPAIR. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS REPAIRED, GAS GAUGE IS STILL NOT WORKING. ALSO, THE HEATER HAS BEEN REPLACED AND WE CHANGE HEADLIGHTS AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR BECAUSE OF SOME SHORT IN THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL. *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER TELLS THE SPEED PLUS OR MINUS 40MPH. MY OIL PRESSURE GAUGE IS STUCK AT AROUND 210PSI. TODAY, I NOTICED THAT MY FUEL TANK NOW READS 150% FULL, AND THE VOLTAGE IS DOWN TO 9V. THIS IS ALL DUE TO A DEFECTIVE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER THAT GM HAD A CLASS ACTION SUIT FILED ON SEVERAL OTHER MAKES OF VEHICLES, BUT DENIED THE TRAILBLAZER, DUE TO LACK OF COMPLAINTS. CONSIDER THIS A COMPLAINT. UNDOUBTEDLY, GM IS HOPING THE MILEAGE RUNS OVER 70,000 SO I WILL HAVE TO PAY AT LEAST PART OF THEIR DEFECTIVE WORKMANSHIP. CONSIDER HOW MANY TRAILBLAZERS ARE ZIPPING DOWN THE ROAD, UNAWARE OF THIS DEFECT... PERHAPS GOING ONLY 10-20 MPH OVER THE LIMIT. LACK OF COMPLAINTS TO THE NHTSA IS A POOR EXCUSE TO NOT RECALL, FIX AND/OR VERIFY THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION IS NOT AN ISSUE. I AM CURRENTLY USING A GPS SMARTPHONE AS A SPEEDOMETER, BUT AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, IT IS LESS ACCURATE THAN IDEAL. A YOUNG FRIEND HOUSESITTING MY DOG DROVE MY CAR ONCE, ON A BAD SNOW DAY, AND GOT A SPEEDING TICKET, AS HE WAS UNAWARE THAT THE PROBLEM EXISTED. I SUGGEST GM BE MADE TO FIX IT. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT THAT HAS A FAULTY GAS GAUGE I CANNOT TELL HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE ITS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU HAVE CHILDREN YOU NEED TO PICK UP DAILY AND DRIVE TO PRACTIVES NOT KNOWING HOW MUCH GAS YOU HAVE SO YOUR ALWAYS IN A PANIC TO PUT MORE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE DOOR LOCKS BEGAN TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY, LOCKING AND UNLOCKING. THE DOOR LOCKS ALSO OPERATE WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE AND THE VEHICLE IS OFF. THERE IS A BUZZING SOUND IN THE DOOR AND THE LOCKS HAVE COMPLETELY DRAINED A RATHER NEW BATTERY. A NEW BATTERY WAS INSTALLED, BUT THE BUZZING AND THE INTERMITTENT OPERATION OF THE DOOR LOCKS CONTINUE. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL ON SOME VEHICLES FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM, BUT GM TELLS ME THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR VIN. DURING A CALL TO GM, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A "RATHER LARGE RECALL" PENDING THAT WOULD BE FINALIZED THE MIDDLE OF JANUARY. I WAS ADVISED BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM TO TAKE MY VEHICLE TO A DEALER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AND GM WOULD REIMBURSE MY COST "IF IT WAS INVOLVED IN A RECALL". IN A SUBSEQUENT CALL TO GM, THE PERSON I SPOKE WITH SAID THERE WAS NO PENDING RECALL FOR THIS VIN AT THIS TIME. BECAUSE OF THE SAME PROBLEMS IN OTHER GM TRAILBLAZER MODELS, I WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER I CONTACTED NOT TO PARK IN THE GARAGE BECAUSE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE DUE TO A POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE DOOR MODULE. *TR

FUEL GAUGE ALWAYS READS EMPTY. *TR

I WAS REFUELING ON GAS, WHEN I STARTED THAT TRUCK BACK UP, MY FUEL INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON STATING THAT THE TRUCK WAS EMPTY OF FUEL. NOW MIND YOU I JUST PLACED $44.50 INTO THE GAS TANK WHICH AT THE TIME THE GAS PUMP CLICK TO LET ME KNOW THE TANK WAS FULL OF FUEL. IT TOOK ABOUT 2 DAYS FOR THE FUEL INDICATOR TO SHOW THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TRUCK. NOW EVER TIME I FILL UP THE FUEL INDICATOR LIGHT STATES IT IS EMPTY AFTER TURNING THE TRUCK BACK ON AND OFF ON THE FOURTH TIME THEN THE INDICATOR LIGHT WILL SHUT OFF AND FUEL GAUGE WILL SHOW THAT CORRECT AMOUNT OF GAS. *TR

DUE TO A FAULTY GAS GAUGE THE CAR ENGINE STOPPED ON A HIGHWAY THREE MIILES AWAY FROM FUEL WITH CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

THE FUEL GUAGE FLUCTUATES BETWEEN EMPTY AND FULL AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE HEAD LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING IT, THE LIGHTS RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT PROBLEM.THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. WILL NOT REGISTER GAS IN TANK. *TR

MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER STARTED EXPERIENCING FALSE READINGS ON THE SPEEDOMETER AROUND 96,000 MILES. AT FIRST IT WAS OFF BY 5-10 MPH THEN IT WOULD CORRECT IT'S SELF. NEXT THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE STARTED WITH FALSE READINGS BOTH HIGH, THEN LOW, NEITHER ACCURATE. NOW IT IS AT A POINT WHERE THE SPEEDOMETER IS NO LONGER READING ACCURATE SPEED AND IS NOT SHOWING ANY SIGNS OF EVER RE-CORRECTING IT'S SELF AND THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE AS WELL AS THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE BOTH MALFUNCTION ON A DAILY BASIS IN ONE DIRECTION OR THE OTHER. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH CHEVY TRUCKS IN THIS CLASS YET THE TRAILBLAZER IS THE ONLY MODEL IN THE CLASS TO NOT BE ADDRESSED WITH A RECALL. IF A PRODUCT IS FAULTY BY THE MANUFACTURERS STANDARD IT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AND CORRECTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, ALL THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

FUEL SENSOR DOES NOT WORK ! AFTER FILLING GAS TANK COMPLETELY, FUEL GAUGE STILL READS EMPTY. GAUGE CAN SOMETIMES READ UP TO HALF, THEN DROPS TO A QUARTER, THEN JUST DROPS TO EMPTY WHENEVER IT PLEASES. ALSO, SOMETIMES THE SPEEDOMETER ACTS VERY "TWITCHY". I HAVE READ MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THESE SAME EXACT ISSUES AND FEEL THAT A FULL RECALL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. *TR

NOTE: THIS IS THE SECOND CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE FOR THIS VEHICLE ON SEPTEMBER 204 , 2012, WHILE ON A TRIP FROM HOUSTON TX TO WINONA MN, I WAS DRIVING DOWN A RANCH ROAD AND CAME TO A STOP TO LET A PASSENGER GET OUT AND OPEN A GATE. I DROVE THROUGH THE OPEN GATE AND PUT THE TRAILBLAZER IN PARK WHILE WAITING FOR THE GATE TO BE CLOSED AND THE PASSENGER TO GET BACK IN THE VEHICLE. I THEN WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO MOVE THE TRANSMISSION FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND, ONCE AGAIN, THE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. A MECHANIC WAS CALLED OUT AND, HE TOO PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHICH HIT THE FLOOR WITH NO RESISTANCE OF ANY KIND. THERE WERE THREE EYEWITNESSES TO THIS CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. THIS MECHANIC REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND FOUND OUT THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY 05 TRAILBLAZER OWNER WHO HAS SUFFERED THROUGH CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE EVENTS. A LISTING OF INVESTIGATIONS IS GIVEN ON THIS WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.FAQS.ORG/CAR/CHEVROLET-TRAILBLAZER-2005/SERVICE-BRAKES/. *TR

THE HEATER LEVELS STARTED TO GO OUT. FIRST 5, THEN 1 UNTIL IT NO LONGER WORKED AT ALL. I GOT IT REPAIRED BUT THE 5TH LEVEL DOES NOT WORK ANY MORE. THE LEFT HALF OF THE RADIO/CD PLAYER NO LONGER LIGHTS UP. MY GAS GAUGE WOULD ONLY REGISTER A QUARTER TANK AND THEN WOULD EVENTUALLY DROPPED TO EMPTY. IT NO LONGER WORKS AT ALL. MOST RECENTLY MY SPEEDOMETER WILL OCCASIONALLY QUIT WORKING OR REGISTER THE WRONG SPEED. I HAVE TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART UNTIL IT WORKS AGAIN. ALSO, MY TACHOMETER GOES WAY UP WHEN I BEGIN DRIVING AND THE CAR SEEMS TO REV WAY UP BEFORE IT CHANGES GEARS AND JERKS INTO GEAR. I QUESTIONED A MECHANIC ABOUT THIS, THINKING IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH IT ISN'T. THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ENOUGH POWER. I HAVE CONSTANTLY HAD ISSUES WITH THIS TRAILBLAZER EVERY SINCE I PURCHASED IT. I ALSO OWNED A BLAZER AT ONE TIME AND ALSO HAD A LOT OF TROUBLE WITH IT. I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER TO PURCHASE ANOTHER CHEVY, BUT NEVER AGAIN! *TR

I HAVE A 2005 TB LS, AND IT'S A POS. AS SOON AS I DROVE OFF THE LOT I'VE HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUES. MY BRAKES PULSATE, GO TO THE FLOOR, GET STIFF AS A BOARD, BASICALLY THEY DON'T WORK. I HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKES QUICKLY IN AN EFFORT TO AVOID A CRASH. I FILLED THE GAS TANK TO FULL, HUGE MISTAKE. THE MOMENT I DID THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS FLASHED AND SPORADIC IDLING. IT HAS A LOUD WHINE UNDER THE HOOD, FRONT TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD FLASHER RANDOMLY STOPPED WORKING. CAR WILL DIE IF I RUN THE A/C FOR MORE THEN 15 MINS. IT WILL PULL TO EITHER SIDE WHEN I APPLY MY BRAKES. I HAVE ALWAYS KEPT UP WITH PROPER MAINTENANCE, TUNE UP, ETC. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE, THAT SO MANY HAVE THE SAME [XXX] ISSUES AND YET CHEVY WILL NOT RECOGNIZE/TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR OBVIOUS FLAWS AND LACK OF MECHANICAL KNOWLEDGE..I JUST WANT OUT OF THIS [XXX] LEASE AND A REPLACEMENT CAR!!! PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WHEN HE UNEXPECTEDLY CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SEVERE HEAD TRAUMA AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AN AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SAVAGE FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000. UPDATED 10/31/12 *BF UPDATED 11/02/12

MY VEHICLE SHOWS GAUGE LIGHT AS EMPTY EVEN AFTER FILLING UP. MY VEHICLE STOPPED IN MIDDLE OFF ROAD ON EARLY MORNING TRAFFIC. NOW WE HAVE TO ESTIMATE MILEAGE TO MAKE SURE WE ARE NOT LEFT WITHOUT GAS, VERY FRUSTRATING AND UNSAFE BUT CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND VEERED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED FACE, BACK, AND NECK INJURIES. THE DRIVER OF THE SECOND VEHICLE WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY 2005 TRAIL BLAZER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS GOING OUT IT STARTED WITH THE OIL GAUGE AND NOW ITS THE GAS GAUGE, I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT EVENTUALLY MY SPEEDOMETER WOULD STOP WORKING, IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE I AM NOT AWARE OF HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE VEHICLE OR IF THE OIL PRESSURE IS HAVING AN ISSUE. THIS REPAIR AT THE DEALERSHIP IS COSTLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE HEAD LIGHTS SPORADICALLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. *TR

CLUSTER WENT OUT AND WE HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED. *TR

MY FUEL GAUGE IS NOT ACCURATE SOMETIMES. IT SAYS THERE IS FUEL WHEN THERE IS NOT. *TR

THE GAS HAND DOES NOT WORK. $50+ DOLLARS IS PUT IN AT THE GAS STATION, THEN THE GAS LIGHT STILL COMES ON. THIS SAME ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW AND HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS ON AT LEAST 2 OCCASIONS. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET IT FIXED BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD IT, BUT IT IS REALLY A SAFETY CONCERN. FROM WHAT I'VE READ ON LINE RECENTLY, THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL TRAILBLAZER OWNERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. *TR

FUEL GAUGE HAD TO BE REPLACED, GAS CAP KEEPS COMING LOSE AND MAKES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF OCCASIONALLY WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING IT. THE RADIO BUTTONS THAT LIGHT UP AT NIGHT ONLY A FEW WORK. THE WHOLE RADIO SYSTEM SEEMS TO HAVE A SHORT IN IT. YOU CAN HEAR THE SPEAKERS COME ON WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP, BUT DON'T STAY ON. IT WILL ONLY HAVE 1 SPEAKER THAT WORKS WHEN THE REST OF THEM SHUT OFF. THE BACK WINDSHIELD WIPER WON'T STAY ON TRACK SO IT WON'T WORK. THE PASSENGER WINDOW MECHANISM COMPLETELY BROKE AND HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE PIECE. THE TRAILBLAZER IS TOO LIGHT WHEN A CROSS WIND HITS YOU ON THE ROAD IN THE WINTER IT WILL PUSH YOU RIGHT OFF THE ROAD. VERY DISCOURAGED WITH GENERAL MOTORS, THEY USUALLY HAVE BETTER WORKING VEHICLES THAN THE ONES THEY HAVE BEEN PRODUCING LATELY. *TR

GAS GAUGE WAS READING INACCURATELY RESULTING IN CAR STALL. ALSO, SPEEDOMETER IS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY - WILL START OUT ANYWHERE FROM 5 MPH TO 45 MPG OVER FROM STANDSTILL. *TR

FILLED UP TRUCK AND GAS GAUGE STILL SAID IT WAS EMPTY. GAS GAUGE IS FAULTY AND NO LONGER WORKS. HAVE TO KEEP TRACK OF MILEAGE NOW SO I DON'T RUN OUT OF GAS. I ALSO READ THAT GM IS WILLING TO COVER HALF THE COST AND WERE SUPPOSE TO SEND A LETTER STATING THAT. NEVER RECEIVED ANYTHING. NOT AT ALL IMPRESSED WITH GM AND WILL FIND IT HARD TO STAY A LOYAL CUSTOMER. *TR

DOOR LOCKS REPEATEDLY LOCKED AND UNLOCKED, THEN CASCADING FAILURES, ANTI-LOCK LIGHT, ENGINE LIGHT, OTHER WARNING LIGHTS. ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND WOULD NOT MAKE POWER, ENGINE QUIT. NOTE TRANSMISSION GEAR INDICATOR READ INCORRECTLY. DISCONNECTED BATTERY, AND RECONNECTED, ENGINE STARTED GOT ME HOME. THREE OCCURRENCES THAT THE ENGINE JUST QUITS. IT WILL RESTART AFTER A FEW MINUTES. MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. HAD ANOTHER OCCURRENCE, MECHANIC FOUND A CODE INDICATING THE ECM MAY BE BAD. HE TELLS ME THIS SHOULD HAVE NOTING TO DO WITH THE DOOR LOCKS. THE DOOR LOCKS LATCH AND UNLATCH, UNCOMMANDED. ENGINE STOPS WHEN UNDER POWER. MECHANIC HAS NO COURSE OF ACTION AT THIS TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN IT RAINED WATER WOULD ENTERED THE DRIVER'S DOOR MODULE AND CAUSED THE POWER DOOR LOCK, POWER MIRROR, KEYLESS ENTRY, AND POWER WINDOWS TO MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V406000 (VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS) FOR THE 2006 MODEL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 91,000.