2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer Visibility & Wipers Problems

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the windshield wipers activated unintendedly, and the washer fluid was continuously sprayed on the windshield. The vehicle returned to normal functionality, but the failure became a regular occurrence. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an unknown dealer, where it was diagnosed with the windshield wiper control module failure. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 04V046000 (Visibility), but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, a case was filed, and the contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 151,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE REAR HATCH WINDOW FAILED AND FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT DID NOT BELIEVE THERE WAS A DESIGN FLAW. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOWS FAILED TO OPEN. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW, THE WINDOW INDEPENDENTLY OPENED AND CLOSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FOUR OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER POWER SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BUT THE WINDSHIELD WASHER PUMP CONTINUED TO OPERATE INDEPENDENTLY AND INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT DISMISSED THE INITIAL INCIDENT. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND WORSEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VENTS RELEASED A BURNING ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BLOWER MOTORS RESISTOR AND CONNECTOR WERE MELTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIRS BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE EXPIRED WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 65,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING HER VEHICLE SERVICED AT A LOCAL REPAIR, THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS LEFT DOWN. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO HER, THE WINDOW WOULD NO LONGER MOVE UP. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY BLOWER FOR MY A/C AND MY HEATER HAS STOPPED WORKING. *TR

THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THAT THE REAR WINDOW HAS LITERALLY "BLOWN UP" ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. THE FIRST TIME MY WIFE WAS AT A BUSY GROCERY STORE WHEN SHE STARTED TO LOWER THE BACK HATCH AND THE ENTIRE BACK WINDOW EXPLODED. IT WAS SO LOUD AND DEVASTATING THAT SHE THOUGHT SOMEONE HAD FIRED A SHOTGUN INTO THE BACK WINDOW! THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE WINDOW IN 2008 AS A COURTESY. LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AGO IT HAPPENED AGAIN AS I DROPPED MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN OFF AT SCHOOL. I OPENED THE GATE, REMOVED THEIR SCHOOL BAGS, SHUT THE HATCH AND TOOK APPROXIMATELY 3 STEPS AND KAPOWW! THE ENTIRE WINDOW EXPLODED RIGHT IN THE SCHOOL'S BUS CIRCLE. THE EXPLOSION WAS SO GREAT THAT IT EVEN BLEW ONE OF THE WINDOW LIFT CYLINDERS RIGHT OUT INTO THE ROAD!! THE WIFE WASN'T KIDDING...THE SOUND IS DEAFENING. CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD THAT A TECHNICAL BULLETIN WAS ISSUED 03-08-48-006G REV. FEB 25TH 2010) REGARDING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDOW CLIPS. I WAS ISSUED A CASE NO. IN ESSENCE I WAS TOLD THAT IF THE CLIPS WEREN'T REPLACED IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. WELL UNFORTUNATELY THIS BULLETIN WASN'T AVAILABLE IN 2008 SO IT HAPPENED AGAIN. CONTACTED CUSTOMER SERVICE AGAIN, WAS TOLD VEHICLE HAS TOO MANY MILES, IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, THE ORIGINAL REPAIR WAS ONLY GOOD FOR 1 YEAR, AND THAT THIS IS "MY BABY' TO DEAL WITH. BUT THE SERVICE REP OFFERED ME $1000,00 GM LOYALTY BUCKS (SOMETHING LIKE THIS) THAT I COULD USE ON A NEW GM VEHICLE. I AM FURIOUS TO SAY THE LEAST AND WHEN I ASKED FOR THE NAME AND NUMBER OF THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP HE TOLD ME THAT I COULD HAVE THE NAME, BUT NOT THE NUMBER, AS HIS SUPERVISOR DOESN'T SPEAK TO CUSTOMERS!!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AT AN INTERSECTION, HIS VIEW WAS OBSTRUCTED BY A WAVY WINDSHIELD WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE WAVES IN THE WINDSHIELD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD REPORT THE FAILURE TO QUALITY CONTROL AND RESPOND TO THE CONTACT WITHIN A WEEK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. UPDATED 05/19/10 *BF UPDATED 09/07/10

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY. TRAILBLAZER,ON 1/25/10 AT 9:00 AM DRIVING SOUTH ON I95 IN MD. THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED COMPLETELY FROM THE CAR,NO OBJECTS CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE WINDOW,WAS IN A NONE PUBLIC AREA AND NO OVERPASSES.IT WAS A REAL SHOCK COULD OF CAUSED A WRECK JUST FROM THE LOUD SOUND. I CALLED CHEVY. FACT.COMPLAINT NO.1-800-222-1020 AND TALKED TO JENNY AT EXT 23002, SHE SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND TO TAKE IT TO MY DEALER AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS,THEY WANTED $1600.00 FOR A NEW REAR WINDOW,I BOUGHT ONE AT A SALVAGE YARD FOR $300.00 AND HAD IT REPLACED. I GOOGLED THIS BY PUTTING IN "TRAILBLAZER REAR WINDOW" AND SEEN I AM NOT ALONE AND CHEVY. WILL NOT HELP PEOPLE OR ADMIT OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. 2 WEEKS AGO I OPENED THE REAR GATE AND THE REAR GLASS EXPLODED OVER MY HEAD. HAD GLASS AND SPOILER REPAIRED BY GLASS CO. WITH NEW PARTS. TODAY THE SAME THING HAPPENED AFTER I OPENED THE TAIL GATE AND WAS WALKING AWAY. SEEMS TO BE A BAD DESIGN FLAW BY CHEVROLET. DO I FIX IT AGAIN NOT KNOWING THE CAUSE? ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS? *TR

NO REAL EVENTS, THE HINGE BECAME UNGLUED FROM THE REAR WINDOW, CAUSING THE WINDOW TO BECOME UNHOOKED FROM THE BODY OF THE TRAILBLAZER. BECAUSE THIS THEN RAISES THE WINDOW ABOVE THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE THE WIND CAN CATCH IT AND PULL IT COMPLETELY OFF THE VEHICLE WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS. *TR

2005 TRAILBLAZER: 1) SPEEDOMETER WOULD READ WRONG SPEED WHILE DRIVING, NEEDLE WOULD MAX OR ZERO OUT WHILE DRIVING, AND NOW IS COMPLETELY NOT WORKING; CAN NOT DETERMINE CORRECT SPEED WHICH COULD LEAD TO TICKET OR ACCIDENT. 2) WIPERS STAY ON WITH SWITCH IN THE OFF POSITION, MUST PULL FUSE TO STOP THEM; WIPERS ARE DISTRACTION GOING ACROSS DRY WINDOW OR MUST STOP TO PUT FUSE IN IF WEATHER REQUIRES. CURRENTLY VEHICLE IS IN SHOP FOR REPAIR. FIRST REPLACEMENT PART FOR WIPERS DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. THROUGH VIEWING OTHER INTERNET COMMENTS THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE AN UNEXPECTED DRIVER IS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DO TO THESE ISSUES. *TR

BLOWER MOTORS NOT WORKING, REPLACING THE PART, AND FINDING THE WIRING IS MELTED AND SHORTING OUT ON THE HEATER CONTROL MODULE RIGHT SIDE OR REFERRED TO AS THE RESISTOR. THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL ON THIS PART, BUT WE HAVE FOUND SEVERAL VEHICLES WITH THIS PART HAVE THE SAME ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS WHICH ARE CAUSING OTHER MALFUNCTIONS IN THE VEHICLE. TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM THEY NEED TO UPDATE THE HEATER CONTROL MODULE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OR REFERRED TO AS THE RESISTOR. THIS IS THE PROBLEM. *TR

FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW STUCK IN DOWN POSITION. WOULD NOT ROLL UP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. SHE NOTICED THAT THE ADHESIVE THAT HELD THE REAR WINDOW IN PLACE CAME LOOSE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WHEN THEY ATTEMPTED TO OPEN IT THE GLASS SHATTERED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR IT AT THEIR COST. THE CONTACT FELT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED AS PART OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN# 05V035000 (VISIBILITY: WINDSHIELD). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 67,000.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, WHILE WASHING THE VEHICLE, WATER LEAKED THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD MOLDING. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL # 05V035000 WHICH PERTAINS TO THE VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

OUR NEW SUV (GSA VEHICLE) HAS A WINDSHIELD THAT SLOPES AT TO STEEP OF AN ANGLE. THE REARVIEW MIRROR IS STUCK ON THE GLASS ALMOST IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD SEVERELY COMPROMISING MY FORWARD TO RIGHT SIDE VISIBILITY. WHAT WERE THE ENGINEERS THINKING? ALSO, THE VEHICLE LACKS POWER WINDOW SAFETY SWITCHES THAT COULD CHOKE A CHILD IF THEY STOOD ON THEM WITH THEIR HEAD OUT THE WINDOW. I THOUGHT THESE SWITCHES WERE OUTLAWED YEARS AGO? *NM

THE REAR VIEW MIRROR W/ONSTAR ON THE WINDSHIELD BLOCKS YOUR VIEW TO THE RIGHT, THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO TIMES TO ME IN THE PAST 60 DAY I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE. *NM