2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

MY SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET NEAR MY HOUSE, DRIVING AT 45 MPH WHEN IT WENT OUT. SINCE THEN IT HAS NOT WORKED AND I NEVER KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING. I CALLED CHEVY BECAUSE I HAD READ ONLINE THAT GM IS EXTENDING THE WARRANTY ON QUITE A FEW CARS AND TRUCKS THAT ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE AND AS LONG AS YOUR CAR HAS LESS THAN 70K MILES AND/OR 7 YEARS OLD THEY WILL FIX IT AT NO COST TO THE CAR OWNER. WHEN I SPOKE TO THE REPRESENTATIVE SHE SAID THAT MY TRAILBLAZER WAS NOT INCLUDED AND THEN MADE ME AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE LOCAL DEALER. ALTHOUGH IT WAS NICE TO MAKE THE APPOINTMENT I STILL HAVE TO PAY THE 200 DOLLAR DIAGNOSTIC FEE AND THE 700 DOLLARS TO GET IT FIXED. I SEE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE WITH MY YEAR AND MAKE THAT IT IS INCONCEIVABLE THAT THIS IS NOT A RECALL. *TR

I FILLED UP MY CHEVY WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS WHEN IT HAD ABOUT 1/4 OF A TANK LEFT. I GOT IN THE CAR AND IT STILL SAID I HAD 1/4 OF A TANK. I PULLED OVER AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND SHUT OFF THE CAR, TURNED IT BACK ON, AND NOW IT WAS SHOWING EMPTY. SOMETIMES OUT OF NOWHERE IT WILL SHOW ME AT ABOUT JUST ABOVE EMPTY, EVEN IF I HAVE JUST FILLED UP, BUT IT HAS ONLY DONE THIS A FEW TIMES. IT STAYS ON EMPTY WITH THE FUEL LIGHT ON AND I NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE. I KEEP TRACK ON MY TRIP-O-METER TO MAKE SURE I HAVE ENOUGH GAS BUT HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS EVEN THOUGH I KEEP TRACK. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 TRAILBLAZER WHOSE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. IT HAPPENED BACK IN 08 AND I REFUSE TO PAY TO REPAIR A VEHICLE THAT IS STILL FAIRLY NEW. IT CONSTANTLY READS EMPTY WHEN I FILL UP THE TANK. I'VE HAD TO RELY ON THE ODOMETER SO I DON'T RUN OUT OF GAS. THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. AS I PRESS ON THE BRAKES WHILE GOING OVER A BUMP THE VEHICLE WILL SKIP OR SKID AND THE STEERING LOCKS UP. *TR

I JUST BOUGHT A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LS. SPEEDOMETER IS GOING HAYWIRE. NEEDLE POINTS STRAIGHT DOWN AND SLOWLY TICKS BACKWARDS. WHEN IM STOPPED IT NORMALLY SHOWS IM GOING 60 MPH AND WHEN DRIVING IT GOES INTO THE 100'S AND THEN WAY PASSED THE 120 MPH MARK. ALSO MY OIL PRESSURE GAUGE NEEDLE IS WAY PASSED FULL AND IS ALMOST FACING STRAIGHT DOWN. APPARENTLY THERE'S BEEN A TON OF PEOPLE WITH THIS EXACT PROBLEM AND IT SHOULD BE A RECALL BUT APPARENTLY GM WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

FUEL GAUGE FAILURE. GAUGE DID NOT INDICT FUEL LEVEL ON MANY OCCASIONS, FINALLY FAILING COMPLETELY DURING SUMMER 2009. CAN CAUSE REAL PROBLEMS IF UNAWARE GAUGE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND VEHICLE WERE TO RUN OUT OF FUEL IN HIGH TRAFFIC SITUATION SUCH AS ON THE FREEWAY. HAVE CONTACTED MANUFACTURER TO NO AVAIL. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT LS I6. 1ST. MY GAS GAUGE STARTED TO GO HAYWIRE. 2ND. THOUGHT IS WAS JUST A FLUKE. 3RD. WAS NOT A FLUKE, GOT ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF A WHITEOUT. 4TH. ENDANGER LIVES OF MY CHILDREN AND ME. 5TH. GAUGE, FUEL PUMP AND RECEIVING UNIT ARE DEFECTIVE. 6TH. HAD GAUGE FIXED, COST $800. *TR

DRIVING DOWN BUSY ROADWAY, FUEL GAUGE HAS NOT WORKED IN ABOUT 7 MONTHS BEEN USING ODOMETER TO ESTIMATE GAS USAGE. MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER RAN OUT OF GAS, ALMOST REARENDED. THERE WAS NO SHOULDER TO PULL OFF ROADWAY IN A DANGEROUS CURVE. NEARLY RUN OVER BY PASSING VEHICLE IN AN ATTEMPT TO SLOW TRAFFIC DOWN SO MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT CAUSE ACCIDENT. CLOSE CALL. IMAGINE A WOMAN WITH KIDS IN THIS SITUATION. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THIS FUEL SENSOR PROBLEM ON THE TOPIX FORUMS WEBSITE. PLEASE HELP BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

MY CHEVY TRAILBLAZER 2005 MODEL ACCELERATED IN THE PARKING LOT AS I WAS TURNING IT ON AND PUT IT IN DRIVE WITH MY FOOT OVER THE BRAKE, IT ACCELERATED AND JUMPED 3 FEET BEFORE I STOPPED IT. I AM VERY THANKFUL, NO CAR WAS IN FRONT OF ME! *TR

JUST AS SO MANY OTHER 2005 TRAILBLAZER OWNERS, NEITHER MY SPEEDOMETER OR GAS GAUGE HAS WORKED FOR SOME TIME. I REFUSE TO PAY THE COST TO HAVE THESE REPAIRED AT $500 + ON A VEHICLE THAT I FEEL IS STILL NEW. TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM, I PURCHASED A GARMIN WHICH WILL TELL YOU WHAT SPEED YOU ARE GOING AND HAVE FIGURED OUT WITH MY GAS GAUGE THAT WHEN I HAVE GAS, MY LOW FUEL LIGHT STAYS ON AND WHEN I AM GETTING LOW, IT GOES OFF. SO I WORK BACKWARDS, WHEN MY LOW FUEL LIGHT GOES OFF, I FILL MY GAS TANK AND MONITOR THE MILES I HAVE DRIVEN. WHY IS GM NOT HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PROBLEM, IT IS OBVIOUSLY WIDESPREAD. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER HAS BROKE. IT IS AN ELECTRICAL THING. OUR GAS GAUGE, SOMETHING ELECTRICAL HAS ALSO BROKE. WE HAD THAT FIXED FOR $400.00 AND NOW OUR SPEEDOMETER IS BROKE. IT NEVER WORKS NOW, SO YOU DON'T KNOW HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. *TR