2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT STRUCK THE GUARDRAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND IS CURRENTLY IN PAIN. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT SERVICED PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

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

ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO, MY 05 TRAILBLAZER BEGAN HAVING "NO START" PROBLEMS. SOMETIMES IT WOULD START AND SOMETIMES NOT. DURING TIMES IT WOULD NOT START, I COULD NOT SHIFT IT OUT OF PARK. IF I TURN THE KEY OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN IT WOULD START. BUT I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON, AND OF COURSE, THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. SO I CONTINUED DRIVING IT WITH THIS OFF AND ON PROBLEM FOR 2 WEEKS UNTIL ONE DAY I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH MY SON, MOTHER AND FATHER IN THE VEHICLE. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE MOTOR JUST KILLED! LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND ME AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AS I WAS PULLING OVER THOUGH IT WAS DIFFICULT BECAUSE THE POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING WERE LOST. MY SON WAS VERY UPSET AND NERVOUS. THIS TIME AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY CONFIRMED IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME REPLACING IT SINCE BUYING THE VEHICLE NEW. EVEN THE TECHNICIAN ADMITTED THAT TRAILBLAZERS HAVE ALOT OF TROUBLE WITH IGNITION SWITCHES BUT SAID THERE IS NO RECALL BECAUSE IT'S NOT A "SAFETY ISSUE". SO MY ENGINE DYING WHILE I'M TRAVELING 70MPH ON THE INTERSTATE WITH FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE POSES NO SAFETY ISSUE? I FEEL THAT CHEVROLET SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL AND REIMBURSE ME FOR MY COSTS AS MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. BY THE WAY, OTHER PROBLEMS I'VE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE INCLUDE THE IDLER PULLEY, BRAKE LIGHTS GOING BAD AND MELTING INTO THE TERMINAL, SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION, CD PLAYER BROKEN, GLUE AROUND LICENSE PLATE FRAME OOZING AND MELTING, BROKEN LATCH ON STORAGE COMPARTMENT IN BETWEEN FRONT SEATS, FAULTY THERMOSTAT CAUSING ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON, AND PROBLEMS WITH THE BACK HATCH DOOR. NEXT VEHICLE I BUY WILL BE A RELIABLE TOYOTA OR NISSAN. CAN'T WAIT TO GET RID OF THIS CHEVY. *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

I OWN A 2005 TRAILBLAZER. ITS A GREAT VEHICLE BUT PROBLEM'S OF GREAT CONCERN HAVE RISEN. I WOULD LIKE TO PETITION TO HAVE CHEVROLET TO DISPLAY A CAMPAIGN FOR THE RECALL AND CORRECTION OF A FUEL GAGE PROBLEM WHICH MYSELF AND MANY,MANY TRAILBLAZER OWNERS ARE HAVING. IT INVOLVES THE FUEL GAGE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY DISPLAYING EMPTY AND OR A VARIETY OF LEVELS OF THE FUEL TANK. THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS WHICH I HAVE FOUND ON THE INTERNET OF TRAILBLAZER OWNERS SHOULD WARRANT AN ACTION FROM CHEVROLET TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM WITH NO COSTS TO THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND YOU WILL SEE THE SITUATION. I HOPE AN ACTION TO CORRECT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CHEVROLET BECAUSE IT IS DEFINITELY AN DESIGN ISSUE. WHY DO THE OWNERS HAVE TO PAY SOMETHING THAT IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND DEFINITELY AN ISSUE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE OTHER ISSUE IS VERY SERIOUS. THE DOORS LOCK AUTOMATICALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS NOT IN DRIVE OR THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. CASE IN POINT, MY WIFE STOPPED AT THE SERVICE STATION TO FILL UP WITH FUEL,LEFT THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION CLOSE THE DOOR AND STARTED TO FUEL UP. PART WAY IN THE FILLING AS SHE STOOD THERE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE,HER PURSE INSIDE ON THE SEAT AND THE DOORS LOCKED ON THEIR OWN. SHE THEN HAD TO BARROW SOMEONE'S CELL PHONE TO CALL ON-STAR TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. I DID NOT THINK MUCH ON IT AND THOUGHT SHE HAD DID SOMETHING TO TRIGGER THE ACTION. WELL ONE DAY I WAS IN THE SITTING TRUCK AND WAITING FOR MY WIFE. I HAVE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION,THE ENGINE NOT RUNNING AND THEN THE DOORS LOCKED BY THEMSELVES. I DID NOTHING TO TRIGGER THIS. NOW I BELIEVE THERE IS SOMETHING VERY WRONG. THIS LOCKING BY THEMSELVES WILL BE VERY SERIOUS IF A MOTHER HAS AN CHILD OR INFANT INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND HE OR SHE IS POSSIBLY GETTING FUEL OR SOMETHING. WHAT IF THIS HAPPENED AND THE CHILD OR INFANT STARTED CHOKING OR CONVULSIONS OR A VERY HOT DAY AND HELP IS MANY MINUTES AWAY. DOES CHEVROLET NOT CARE? *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

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

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WHICH HAS A FAULTY SPEEDOMETER. GM WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT I HAVE BEEN READING THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD OCCURRENCE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *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

AT LOW RPMS THE TRUCK WILL LUNGE FORWARD /REVERSE DEPENDING WHICH GEAR YOU ARE IN . THIS HAPPENS WHEN IT WANTS IT IS NOT A CONSTANT . IT IDLES HIGH AND SURGES. FIRST OCCURRENCE HAPPENED IN FEB DEALER DID NOTHING . NEXT OCCURRENCE IT ALMOST HIT MY DAUGHTERS FRIEND WHEN SHE PASSED IN FRONT OF ME. AGAIN DEALER DID NOTHING AND FINALLY THE LAST OCCURRENCE IT LUNGED INTO A TREE. AGAIN DEALER AND GM FOUND NOTHING. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION FROM THE MITCHELL REPAIR COMPANY THAT STATES THAT THE YEAR MAKE OF MY TRUCK THIS HAS HAPPENED . HOWEVER GM DENIES THIS. THIS TRUCK IS NOT SAFE. *TR