2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaint Log

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER MALFUNCTIONED. PROBLEMS INCLUDED THE NEEDLE STICKING IN ONE PLACE, NOT MOVING DOWN WHEN DECELERATING, AND EVEN SPINNING TO THE "6 O'CLOCK" POSITION BELOW THE GAUGE. I CALLED CHEVROLET TO FIND OUT INFORMATION AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO OFFER ME ANY HELP OR REIMBURSEMENT ASSISTANCE. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY BLAZER THAT WE TOOK ON A TRIP TO NASHVILLE. ON THE INTERSTATE WE REALIZED THAT OUR SPEEDOMETER KEPT GOING UP AND EVERYONE WAS PASSING US. BY THE TIME WE MADE IT TO AN EXIT THE SPEEDOMETER HAD MADE IT ALL THE WAY AROUND TO D (DRIVE) AT THE BOTTOM OF DASH. WHEN WE STOPPED IT WOULD ONLY GO BACK TO 50. WHEN WE STOPPED AT AUTOZONE THE GUY TOLD US HE HAS SEEN THIS IN 2 OF THE TRAILBLAZERS THAT IS FAMILY OWNS. WE WERE GOING TO HAVE IT CHECKED BUT THE NEXT DAY THE SPEEDOMETER DECIDED TO SOMEWHAT WORK, NOW IT IS ABOUT 5 MILES OFF. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT PROBABLY WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

FAULTY SPEEDOMETER. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FROM A GENERAL MOTORS DEALER IN 2009. SHORTLY AFTER THE PURCHASE OUR GAS GAUGE STARTED BOUNCING BACK AND FORTH FROM FULL TO EMPTY. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP REPAIR CENTER AFTER A FEW WORDS CAME OUT OF MY MOUTH THE SERVICE MANAGER SAYS "OH THAT'S A COMMON PROBLEM AND WE CAN REPAIR IT FOR ABOUT $700 OR SOMETIMES IT STARTS WORKING AGAIN. I ASKED WHY IT WAS NOT RECALLED IF IT'S SO COMMON AND HE REPLIED "IT'S NOT UP TO US". I WAS SO IRRITATED THAT I NEVER TRIED AGAIN. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER IT STARTED WORKING FINE, IN FACT I MADE A 3600 MILE JOURNEY WITH NO PROBLEM. TONIGHT I WAS DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND THE GAUGE WENT FROM 3/4 TANK TO ZERO AND MY VEHICLE SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. ASIDE FROM ALMOST BEING REAR ENDED MY WIFE, DAUGHTER AND I WERE ALMOST RAN OVER TRYING TO PUSH OUR VEHICLE OUT OF THE ROAD TO SAFETY. I HAVE NOT REPAIRED OR REPLACED ANY PARTS BECAUSE I AM LOOKING FOR A GOOD AUTOMOTIVE ATTORNEY. *TR

2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER, CAR JUST DIES INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM WITH CHEVYS AND WAS SURPRISED TO NOTICE THE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS THAT ARE GOIN UNHEARD FROM GM AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. IM AFRAID THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN WHEN MY WIFE AND KIDS ARE DRIVING IN THE CAR. THIS SHOULD B INVESTIGATED IMM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FUEL GAUGE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE GAUGE WOULD DISPLAY THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY RIGHT AFTER REFUELING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO OFFERED TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,780. THE DASH LIGHT WILL GO ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES THE DOOR CHIME DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK THE RADIO DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK GOES ON AND OFF AND LOUD THEN QUITE. UPDATED 11/03/2011 *LN *TR

THE FUEL GAGE READS INACCURATE READINGS. THIS CAUSES PROBLEMS AS TO KNOW HOW MUCH GASOLINE IS AVAILABLE IN THE VECHICLE. UPON FILLING TANK THE GAGE WILL READ EMPTY. WHEN DRIVING THE GAGE WILL READ A QUATER OF A TANK THEN DROP DOWN TO SHOW AS EMPTY. THERE IS NEVER A TRUE READING AS TO HOW MUCH GASOLINE IS IN THE VECHICLE. ALSO NOT SURE IF LETTING THIS ISSUE GO WILL CAUSE FUTURE ISSUES. *TT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE THE GAS TANK WAS FULL, THE GAS GAUGE DISPLAYED ZERO. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE IN 2007, AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FUEL SENSOR. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT SINCE THE FUEL SENSOR WAS REPLACED IT SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED AGAIN. THE CONTACT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WASN'T REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 88,200. UPDATED 1/19/2010 UPDATED 03/24/11

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WITH WHAT APPEARS TO BE A FAULTY GAS GAUGE. THE GAS GAUGE SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING IN LATE-2010 AND NOW REMAINS ON 'E' MOST OF THE TIME, REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE TANK. ALTHOUGH INFREQUENT, THE NEEDLE HAS AT TIMES BEGAN TO JUMP FROM 'E' TO IN BETWEEN A 1/4-1/2 TANK. THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS FAILURE ARE THAT I HAVE TO CLOSELY MONITOR MY MILEAGE AT ALL TIMES, RESET THE MILEAGE EACH TIME I REFILL MY GAS TANK, AND NOTIFY ANY PERSONS OTHER THAN MYSELF THAT DRIVE MY VEHICLE THAT THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE AS THE PART IS QUITE EXPENSIVE, I DO NOT FEEL A GAS GAUGE SHOULD BREAK SO EASILY ON A 2005 VEHICLE, AND I AM HOPING THE VEHICLE WILL EVENTUALLY BE RECALLED FOR THIS SPECIFIC PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AS I KNOW SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVING A CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WHO HAVE ENCOUNTERED THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT LS. THE SPEEDOMETER GETS STUCK AND DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

PURCHASED THE 2005 TRAILBLAZER WITH 49,000 MILES. AT 50,000 MILES THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN I SLOWED DOWN FROM GOING 70 MILES PER HOUR, THE NEEDLE STAYED ON 70 AND WHEN I ACCELERATED IT WOULD ACT AS THOUGH 70 WAS THE NEW 0. NOW THE SPEEDOMETER POINTS DOWN PAST THE 120 MPH MARK AND WILL NOT BUDGE. GM TOLD ME THAT IT NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND IT WILL COST OVER $500 TO FIX. *TR

THE CLUSTER/INSTRUMENT PANEL ON MANY 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER DOES NOT WORK, THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK, ALONG WITH THE SPEEDOMETER, AND THE BATTERY METER. THE FAILURE OF THESE FUNCTIONS CAN CAUSE SPEEDING/ DRIVING TO SLOW, WHICH COULD INTERN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE GAS GAUGE ALWAYS SHOWS THAT THE TANK IS EMPTY EVEN AFTER A FILL UP, WHICH COULD CAUSE YOU TO RUN OUT OF GAS, AND GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. THE ONLY WAY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM IS TO REPLACE THE CLUSTER PANEL. *TR

1.) NOTHING I CAN THINK OF THAT I DID CAUSED THE PROBLEM TO START. 2.) THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER SIMPLY DOES NOT TELL THE CORRECT SPEED. NEARLY EVER TIME I DRIVE THE TACK WILL EITHER STAY AT 0 OR WILL GO UP TO AND BEYOND 120 MPH. I HAVE RESORTED TO USING MY GPS TO TELL MY SPEED, BUT IT IS A LARGE INCONVENIENCE TO ME AND MAY OTHERS THAT I HAVE FOUND ONLINE. 3.) I HAVE JUST BEGUN TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM SO I HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TO FIX THE ISSUE. *TR

I BOUGHT A TRAILBLAZER 2005 THE HEATER RESISTER WIRE HARNESS HAS MELTED WIRES,AND THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD STICK AFTER 20 MILES OF DRIVING. HAD NO IDEA HOW FAST I WAS GOING AND THE MELTED WIRES ARE PLAIN DANGEROUS. I'VE READ MANY MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS YET NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THEM. I WAS DOING OVER 100 MPH BEFORE I REALIZED THE SPEEDOMETER WASN'T READING CORRECTLY IT SAID 72 MPH. I'VE READ MANY PEOPLE SMELL SMOKE WHEN THE WIRE HARNESS MELTS. COULD EASILY START A FIRE .. BOTH SEEM VERY DANGEROUS TO ME AND I CANT BELIEVE THEY HAVE NOT RECALLED THEM YET..ARE WE WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET KILLED FIRST?? I'VE NEVER FILED A COMPLAINT LIKE THIS BEFORE AND I HAVE NO IDEA IF IT HELPS,BUT I NEEDED TO TRY SOMETHING. THANK YOU *TR

SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER INSTRUMENT PANEL ITEMS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING. MAIN ISSUE IS THE SPEEDOMETER AS I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I AM GOING. *TR

2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER GAS GUAGE DOES NOT WORK. IT'S ON EMPTY ALL THE TIME, EVEN WHEN YOU FILL UP. WHILE DRIVING TODAY ON THE FREEWAY I SET THE CRUSIE CONTROL AND THE SPEEDOMETER GOES HAYWIRE. IT GOES ALL THE WAY OVER AND STAYS STUCK. I DON'T KNOW HOW FAST I'M DRIVING OR HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE. DEALERSHIP DOES NOT HAVE RECALL. GAS GUAGE WAS FIXED ONCE WHILE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. GAS GAUGE WILL COST 600 TO REPAIR. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT SPEEDOMETER. AS A CONSUMER I FEEL CHEATED. AFTER ALL I AM THE ONE PAYIN THE NOTE EACH MONTH. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING WHILE MAKING A 400 MILE TRIP FROM ARKANSAS TO TEXAS. THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED READING 40 MILES SLOWER THAN MY ACTUAL SPEED. EVENTUALLY THE GAUGE WENT BELOW 0 MPH WHILE KEEPING UP WITH TRAFFIC ON A HIGHWAY W/ A POSTED 70 MPH SPEED LIMIT. *TR

2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER UNIT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. GOES OUT OF WHACK, NEVER KNOW HOW FAST YOUR GOING. TEENAGERS ARE IN DANGER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 5-10 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT FUNCTION ALTHOUGH HE HAD JUST FUELED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO SET THE ODOMETER TO AVOID RUNNING OUT OF GAS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,120 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,185.

I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK WHILE IT STILL HAD 1/4 TANK OF FUEL. ONCE I STARTED THE ENGINE THE GAS GAUGE WENT TO E WITH THE LIGHT COMING ON WHILE SITTING AT THE GAS STATION. THE GAUGE THEN PINGED FROM FULL TO EMPTY FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS THEN SETTLING AT FULL WHEN I WENT UP A STEEP BRIDGE. SINCE THEN THE FUEL GAUGE HAS CONTINUED TO DO THIS EVERY TIME I FILL THE TANK UP. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO NOT KNOWING THE FUEL LEVEL IN THE TANK. THIS SHOULD BE FIXED AS I CAN SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE ALL OVER THE US HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THIS AND FIX THE ISSUE. MY TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO THE YEARS AS WELL AS THE MILEAGE OF JUST 65,000 MILES. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED. *TR

2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY AFTER 85,000 MILES. WHEN THE TANK IS FILLED IT READS EMPTY AND ONLY GOES TO A QUARTER OF A TANK AFTER RUNNING IT. *TR

2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FUEL SENSOR. DOES NOT READ CORRECTLY, AND AFTER FILL UP, THE GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER INSTRUMENT (SPEEDOMETER) CLUSTER IS NOT WORKING. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT WITH THE TRAILBLAZER. IT SIMPLY STOPPED WORKING, AND NOW I AM TRYING TO SAVE THE MONEY TO REPLACE THE $500 CLUSTER & IN THE MEANTIME USE OTHER TRAFFIC TO GAUGE MY SPEED. THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AS WELL. *TR

ON OR ABOUT NOVEMBER 12, 2010 THE VEHICLE OWNER HAD THE INSTRUMENT PANEL REPLACED. SHORTLY AFTER REPLACING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $550 THE GAS SENSOR STOPPED WORKING. THE OWNER COMPLAINED TO THE CHEVY SERVICE DEPARTMENT BUT WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A SEPARATE ISSUE AND NOT CAUSED BY THE REPLACEMENT OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE OWNER CHECKED FOR RECALLS ON THE INTERNET BUT FOUND MORE COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE BUT NO MANUFACTURE RECALL OR DATA ON EITHER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL OR GAS SENOR/GAUGE. SINCE THE GAS SENSOR/GAUGE/FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR DOES NOT WORK THE VEHICLE OWNERS HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS AT LEAST 3 SEPARATE TIMES. 1). A FRIDAY NIGHT AT 10:00 P.M. ON A DARK WINDING ROAD; 2). ON A VERY BUSY 4-LANE THOROUGH FARE BOTH VEHICLE OWNERS AND A PASSENGER RAN OUT OF GAS AT A STOP LIGHT; 3). MOST RECENTLY WAS APPROXIMATELY 3-WEEKS AGO. THERE'S NO WAY TO KNOW WHEN THE GAS TANK IS FULL OR RUNNING LOW ON FUEL BECAUSE THE "LOW GAS" FUEL LIGHT STAYS ON MOST OF THE TIME OR WHEN THE OWNERS DO FILL-UP THE TANK THE GAS GAUGE REMAINS "E". THE OWNERS WERE QUOTED THE COST OF REPAIR WOULD BE UPWARDS OF $500+.

FAULTY GAS GAUGE DROPPED TO E WITH LIGHT & PINGING UPON FILLING TANK. NOW STAYS MOSTLY ON E. MOVES UP A LITTLE BIT FROM TIME TO TIME. *TR

ON 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT MODEL, THE SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK ANYMORE. WILL READ BELOW HOW FAST I'M ACTUALLY GOING. WILL WORK OFF AN ON, SO I ALWAYS HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION TO HOW THE NEEDLE IS MOVING. TAKING IT IN FOR A REPAIR SOON. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LT, GAS GAUGE SENSOR IN FUEL TANK NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. THE FUEL SYSTEM GAUGE IS MALFUNCTIONING. I RAN OUT OF GAS ON A BUSY STREET TWICE BEFORE THE SYSTEM COMPLETELY FAILED AND I REALIZED THE ISSUE WAS WITH THE GAUGE. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND DEALERS AND THEY SAY IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE SO THERE IS NO RECALL. THIS IS A PERVASIVE PROBLEM AND A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND CERTAINLY HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES IF YOUR VEHICLES STALLS ON ANY BUSY STREET. DEALERS WILL FIX THE PROBLEM FOR $600-$800. *TR

FUEL LIGHT CONTINUES TO REMAIN ON EMPTY EVEN AFTER I FILL UP. *TR

JUST ONE DAY WE GOT IN THE CAR TO HEAD TO THE GROCERY STORE AND AS WE WERE HEADING THERE I LOOKED DOWN AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS AT 20 WHEN I WAS CLEARLY DOING 55. I PULLED UP TO A STOP LIGHT AND SHUT THE CAR OFF THEN RESTARTED HOPING IT WOULD FIX ITSELF AND NOTHING. I HAS NEVER WORKED RIGHT SINCE THEN. I WENT TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND ASKED TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ON THIS ISSUE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE ARE RECALLS ON EVERY CHEVY SUV AND TRUCK EXCEPT TRAILBLAZER AND TOLD ME TO INPUT A COMPLAINT TO SEE IF THEY WOULD RECALL THIS ISSUE. I ASKED THEM HOW TO DO THAT AND THEY SAID TO CONTACT CHEVY. THEY WERE NOT HELPFUL. THE BULL**** THING IS THAT EVERY CHEVY TRUCK AND SUV FROM 2003 TO 2007 USE THE SAME INSTRUMENT PANEL SO YOU CAN'T TELL ME THAT THIS PATICULAR VEHICLE IS NOT LIKE THE TAHOE, SUBERBAN, OR SILVERADO THAT HAS THE SAME ISSUE AS I AM HAVING. I AM PISSED THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR A FAULTY PART THAT CHEVY KNOWS IS AN ISSUE. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE PROVIDED AN ERRONEOUS FUEL LEVEL READING OF EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED WITH A FLUCTUATION OF THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY JERK FORWARD AS IF IT WERE ATTEMPTING TO STALL. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD NOT OPERATE PROPERLY AND WOULD READ EMPTY AFTER SHE WOULD REFILL THE TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

ON 11/6/2010 WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, SMOKE BEGAN TO APPEAR BENEATH THE STEERING COLUMN. PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF VEHICLE, TRUCK REMAINED RUNNING AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF, ALL LIGHTS INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIT UP AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF.... OPENED HOOD AND BEGAN PULLING FUSES TO SHUT VEHICLE OFF AND DISCONNECT POWER. HAD TO CUT BATTERY CABLE AND PULL ABOUT 20 FUSES TO SHUT OFF. CALLED FOR TOW TRUCK AND AFTER INSPECTION BY MYSELF AND NUMEROUS MECHANICS IT WAS FOUND THAT A BUNDLE OF APPROX 80 WIRES PERPENDICULAR TO THE STEERING COLUMN HAD MELTED AND STARTED ON FIRE. TOTAL DAMAGE OVER $6600. VEHICLE IS TOTALED AND INSURANCE COMPANY (GEICO) REFUSES TO PAY CLAIMING IT WAS A VEHICLE DEFECT. I OWE OVER 10K ON VEHICLE, PURCHASED USED 02/20/2010 WITH 59K. TOTAL LOSS ESTIMATED AT OVER 17K SINCE FINANCE COMPANY IS NO HELP TRYING TO ASSIST WITH REPAIRS, I AM LETTING THEM REPOSESS IT. *TR

LAST NIGHT (11/01/2010) I WENT TO FILL MY GAS TANK. IT SHOWED I HAD 1/4 TANK FULL. I ADDED $50.00 OF GASOLINE AT $2.52/GAL. THAT SHOULD'VE BEEN MORE THAN ENOUGH. I TURNED THE CAR ON AND IT CREPT TO 1/2 TANK. I FIGURED IT'D TAKE A FEW SECONDS....WRONG!!!! AS I CONTINUED TO DRIVE, IT CREPT DOWN TO 1/4 TANK AGAIN AND STAYED THERE. I MADE IT TO MY FIRST DESTINATION AND ASKED THE KIDS TO GET DOWN AND LOOK UNDER THE CAR AND SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING, ANYWHERE LEAKING. NOTHING. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON. THE FUEL GAUGE STARTED TO SWIFTLY RISE AND MADE IT TO 3/4 OF A TANK WHEN IT SUDDENLY DROPPED TO EMPTY WHERE IT STAYED. CHIMES ARE GOING OFF THAT I HAVE NO GAS. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AGAIN AND RESTARTED IT. GAUGE ROSE TO ONLY 1/4 TANK. I DROVE HOME. THIS MORNING, I STARTED THE CAR AND IT ROSE TO 3/4 TANK AND STAYED THAT WAY ALL THE WAY TO WORK (15 MIN. RIDE). THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE. I CAME ONLINE TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF WHAT MAY BE HAPPENING AND SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PHENOMENON EVEN THOUGH GM REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. MY CAR IS ONLY 5 YRS OLD AND HAS 62,000 MILES ON IT. IT IS BARELY BROKEN IN AND IT SHOULD DEFINITELY NOT BE HAVING THESE KINDS OF ISSUES ALREADY. *TR

PROBLEM WITH 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER FUEL SYSTEM WHERE THE FUEL GAUGE INACCURATELY READS EMPTY. THIS IS A MAJOR HAZARD AS I NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE CAR AND RECENTLY RAN OUT OF GAS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. *TR

MY RPM GAUGES STARTED MESSING UP NEED MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED NEXT. THEY STARTED STICKING AND JUMPING UP. MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER ONLY HAS 47,000 MILES ON IT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY SO I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT IT GOING ON WITH IT!

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD FLUCTUATE CONSTANTLY. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND QUOTED AN ESTIMATED REPAIR COST FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

I HAVE A 2005 TRAILBLAZER IN WHICH THE GAS GAUGE IS DEFECTIVE. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, IT STARTED SENDING THE ALARM OF LOW FUEL EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS PLENTY OF GAS IN VEHICLE. NOW, THE GAUGE GOES UP AND DOWN AND EVENTUALLY WILL BE IN THE EMPTY POSITION EVEN AFTER I HAVE FILLED IT UP. NEED TO GET VEHICLE FIXED, BUT WAITING UNTIL A RECALL OCCURS. *TR

THE FUEL GAUGE OF MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HAS A MIND OF IT'S OWN. IT STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY AT SOMEWHERE NEAR 85,000 MILES. IT NO LONGER EVER SHOWS A FULL TANK, EVEN AFTER A FILL UP, STOPPING JUST SHORT OF 1/2 FULL. THE GAUGE THEN WILL GO UP AND DOWN FROM THIS POINT AT WILL, MOVING USUALLY DOWN TO "E" AS I SIT IDLE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I CAN FILL UP, AND LESS THE 150 MILES LATER, IT WILL SHOW EMPTY, EVEN THOUGH I'VE USED LESS THEN 1/2 A TANK OF GAS. I HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY BECAUSE OF THIS CONDITION, EVEN AS THIS GAUGE SHOWED 1/4 TANK. I WAS NOT HIT, BUT WAS VERY CLOSE TO GETTING REAR ENDED. I AM NOW HEARING THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CERTAIN GM VEHICLES.

FUEL GAUGE DEFECTIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD READ INACCURATELY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 152,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING ON MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AS I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY (I-75). AT FIRST IT WAS READING 20 TO 55 MILES PER HOUR FASTER THAN I WAS ACTUALLY GOING AND AN HOUR LATER IT QUIT ALL TOGETHER. AT THIS TIME IT DOES NOT SHOE A READING AT ALL. VERY HARD TO DETERMINE SPEED WITHOUT A SPEEDOMETER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND CREATES A HAZARD TO OTHER DRIVERS AND MYSELF. *TR

FUEL SENDING UNIT DOES NOT WORK. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS ALL TOO COMMON FOR ANY KIND OF SAFETY WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. *TR

THE GAS GAUGE ON MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HAS STOPPED WORKING. IT GRADUALLY STOPPED REGISTERING THE ACTUAL GAS. AFTER FILLING THE GAS, IT REGISTER EMPTY. AS I DROVE, THE GAS WOULD REGISTER AS FULL. EVENTUALLY IT STOPPED MOVING AT ALL. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A PERIOD OF 6MOS. I STARTED FILLING THE GAS MORE OFTEN. AFTER FILLING THE GAS, 2 DAYS LATER, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY, CAUSING A NEAR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WARNING. CLEARLY, I WASN'T OUT OF GAS. I HAD JUST FILL THE GAS AND BECAME ACCUSTOMED TO HOW FAR I COULD DRIVE BEFORE I NEEDED TO REFILL. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS. IT IS OBVIOUS A DEFECT IN THE GAS GAUGE. I WASN'T SURE UNTIL NOW AFTER VISITING THIS SITE THAT I AM NOT ALONE. THE SPEEDOMETER HAS ALSO STOPPED WORKING. I'M SURE IF IT IS REGISTERING THE MILEAGE I DRIVE. NOT KNOWING HOW FAST I AM DRIVING IS SURELY A SAFETY ISSUE. I VISITED MY MECHANIC IS WAS GIVEN AN ESTIMATE OF $500 TO REPAIR. SURELY IT SHOULDN'T TAKE A DEATH TO RECTIFY THIS ISSUE. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER TO MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FELL BELOW ZERO AND MY ACTUAL RATE OF SPEED WAS INCORRECT. IT WAS RAINING WHEN IT HAPPENED, BUT I NOTICED THAT I WAS PASSING PEOPLE EASILY ON THE INTERSTATE AT ONLY GOING AROUND 55 MPH. I THOUGHT THAT PEOPLE WERE OVERREACTING TO THE RAIN AFTERALL IT WAS JUST A SHOWER. BUT WHEN I SLOWED DOWN TO AN EXIT RAMP I NOTICED THAT I WAS AT ZERO MPH WHILE STILL ROLLING AT I GUESS 30 MPH. I MUST HAVE BEEN DOING 85-90 MPH BEFORE AND I JUST FELT ILL THAT I WAS GOING SO FAST AND COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN FINED OR WORSE HYDRO PLANED IN THE RAINY CONDITIONS. I READ UP ON THIS ISSUE WITH ALOT OF GM PRODUCTS AND ESPECIALLY WITH THE TRAIL BLAZER MODELS. MY TRAIL BLAZER HAS LESS THAN 65,000 MILES AND IS WELL MAINTENANCE, SO SUCH A FAILURE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ANY NEGLECT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND MAKES SURE THAT THIS COMMON MALFUNCTION DOESN'T COST SOMEONE THEIR HEALTH OR LIVES. THANKS *TR

LIGHTS DIMMING AND FLASHING ALTERNATOR NOT CHARGING, WIRING PROBLEM, DEALER HAS NO ANSWER. I HAVE VEHICLE JUST STARTED THIS AT 74000 MILES, WAS FINE UP UNTIL THAT POINT. HEATER FAN WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. GHOST ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH DOOR LOCKS, RADIO , HIGH BEAMS. VERY SCARY TO DRIVE. *TR

REPORT DATE : OCTOBER 18, 2010 AT 09:14 AM SEARCH TYPE : VEHICLE YEAR : 2005 MAKE : CHEVROLET MODEL : TRAILBLAZER RESULTS : 1 | ALL RECORDS DISPLAYED NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: N/A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: DP10001 N/A MAKE: CHEVROLET MODEL: TRAILBLAZER MANUFACTURER : GENERAL MOTORS CORP. YEAR : 2005 COMPONENT : FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP I BOUGHT MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO. THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. IT WOULD GO ALL THE WAY TO FULL AND THEN AFTER A COUPLE OF MILES IT WOULD GO TO "EMPTY." THE FUEL LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR WILL MAKE A LOUD BEEP TO LET YOU KNOW YOU ARE OUT OF FUEL. THE BEEP REALLY THROWS OFF YOUR CONCENTRATION TO THE ROAD AND IS VERY DISTRACTING. IT MAKES YOU TAP THE BRAKES WHICH COULD DEFINITELY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT OR EVEN RUNNING OUT OF GAS. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. *TR

MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER GAS GAUGE NO LONGER WORKS. I SEE MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND BROUGHT THEIR VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ONLY TO HAVE PAID $900.00 TO HAVE THE FUEL SENSOR GAUGE REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO MOVE ERRATICALLY. THE SPEEDOMETER READING FLUCTUATED AND DISPLAYED THE INCORRECT SPEEDS. THE FUEL GAUGE ALSO DID NOT DISPLAY THE ACCURATE AMOUNT OF GASOLINE IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP10001 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) WHICH MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND AGREED TO COVER THE REPAIR COST FOR THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

OWN A 2005 TRAILBLAZER WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF THEN COME BACK ON AFTER AWHILE VERY UNSAFE, GAUGES DON'T ALWAYS WORK. TACHOMETER IS JUST FOR SHOW HASN'T WORK FOR AWHILE NOW. 2. SOMETIMES WHEN I GET IN MY T.B IT WON'T START JUST WON'T CRANK OVER HAVE TO SIT THERE HOLDING THE IGNITION FORWARD TIL IT CRANKS OVER MY T.B ONLY HAS 62,000 MILES ON IT DOES SOMEONE NEED TO DIE BEFORE SOMETHING GETS DONE SO SAD!!! *TR