2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

MY SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER ONLY WORKS SPORADICALLY. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW. SOMETIMES IT STICKS AT 0 EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, SOMETIMES IT SHOWS THAT I AM GOING FASTER THAN WHAT I AM (I.E. SHOWING 110 WHEN MY GPS UNIT SHOWED 70), AND MOST OF THE TIME IT SHOWS I AM GOING SLOWER THAN I AM, BY AT LEAST 5-10 MPH. I WAS RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM WHEN I DISCOVERED THAT A LARGE NUMBER OF GM VEHICLES HAVE THIS PROBLEM, BUT THAT GM HAS ONLY ISSUED RECALLS ON A COUPLE OF SPECIFIC VEHICLES. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY TOLD ME TO GO GET A DIAGNOSTIC RUN AT MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP, AND THAT THEY COULD PROBABLY FIX IT FOR ME EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I WENT AND HAD THE DIAGNOSTIC DONE, AND GM CALLED ME BACK AND TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS INDEED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, BUT DUE TO THE AGE AND MILEAGE OF MY VEHICLE, THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT. THEY DID ADMIT THAT SEVERAL OF THEIR VEHICLES HAD SERVICE BULLETINS ON THIS EXACT PROBLEM, BUT THAT THE 2005 TRAILBLAZER WAS NOT ONE OF THEM. *TR

I OWN A 2005 TRAILBLAZER LT WITCH I PURCHASED NEW IN JULY 2005. I TOO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM OF FLICKERING HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE SELLING DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE PROBLEM, THE LAST TIME IN MAY 2008. THE DEALER HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER, THE LAST TIME I WAS THERE THEY DID PRODUCE A GM DOCUMENT (#2046572) THAT DID ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM. THE DOCUMENT STATES "AT THIS TIME, THERE ARE NO REPAIRS FOR THIS CONCERN. ENGINEERING IS REVISITING THIS CONCERN." I ALSO CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEAD LIGHTS DIM THEN BRIGHTEN THE AMP GAUGE DROPS TO 9 THEN RECHARGES AGAIN MAKING THE LIGHTS COME ON BRIGHTER. HAD IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TELL ME NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. *TR

HEADLIGHTS DIM INTERMITTENTLY, HEAT LOOSES POWER AT THE SAME TIME, NOW GETTING FLICKERING OF INTERIOR LIGHTS. WASN'T ABLE TO FIX IT. BUMPER WARPING. GETTING 10 MILES TO THE GALLON! PAINT ON BUTTONS WEARING ON RADIO. SUN ROOF LEAKED PROFUSELY, HAD IT FIXED. REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER DOESN'T WORK. HEAD LINER SAGGED. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IS BOUNCING ALL OVER THE PLACE. IT HAS NOT REGISTERED THE CORRECT SPEED IN A MONTH. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN. IT COSTS OVER $420 TO REPAIR. GMC WILL NOT OFFER ANY HELP. THIS IS MORE THAN JUST COSMETIC THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND I NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGE WAS SHOWING EMPTY THE LAST TWO MONTHS. AT FIRST IT WOULD SHOW EMPTY AND A FEW MINUTES LATER IT WOULD SHOW THE CORRECT READING. NOW IT REMAINS ON EMPTY AND IF THE GAUGE DOES MOVE IT ONLY GOES AS FAR AS 1/4 TANK FULL, IF THAT. I HAVE YET TO TAKE THE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AS I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE ARE MANY MORE VEHICLES OF THE SAME MODEL AND TYPE THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. CAR IS IN FINE CONDITION BUT FOR SOME REASON THE CAR DIED. IT RESTARTED AND RAN RUFF. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD ME TOW IT IN. THEY RAN "TESTS" AND SAID MY BATTERY TERMINALS WERE LOOSE. I TOLD THEM I DID NOT AGREE. THEY SAID THAT THEY FOUND NOTHING. TODAY JUNE 2 RUSH OUR APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION CAR JUST DIED AGAIN. CAR IS NOT FINE. BOTH TIMES I WAS LUCK TO BE AWAY FROM OTHERS BUT IF NOT.....EVERYTHING FAILED INCLUDING MY BRAKE LIGHTS. IF THERE WAS ANYONE NEAR ME THAN YES THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN PROPERTY DAMAGE, A CRASH AND A REPORT TO THE POLICE. *TR

I WAS STOPPED FOR MY TAIL LIGHT BEING OUT. THE NEXT DAY, I REPLACED ALL OF THE FUSES IN THE REAR OF MY TRAILBLAZER. EVERYTHING SEEMED TO WORK, BUT THEN TWO WEEKS LATER I WAS STOPPED AGAIN FOR MY TAIL LIGHTS NOT WORKING. I REPLACED ALL THE FUSES, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ON ONE SIDE (PASSENGER SIDE) THEN CHECKED THE CIRCUIT BOARD, STILL THE TOP TAIL LIGHT WILL NOT WORK. FOUND OUT THAT IT DOES NOT WORK, WHEN HEAD LIGHTS ARE ON..THAT IS WHY I WAS GETTING PULLED OVER AT NIGHT. ONLY ONE TAIL LIGHT IS NOT WORKING AND I CAN NOT DRIVE AT NIGHT BECAUSE I KEEP GETTING PULLED OVER BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. IT COMES OUT OF THE BLUE. I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY RIGHT BLINKER SOMETIMES BLINKS REALLY FAST. ALSO, OVER THE PAST MONTH I HAVE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL POWER FAILURE IN MY TRAILBLAZER. NOTHING WILL WORK...ITS LIKE THE CAR WAS UNPLUGGED...TOTALLY OUT AND WILL NOT TURN OVER, NO LIGHTS, RADIO AND POWER TO IGNITION...SOMETIMES I CAN NOT REMOVE MY KEY OR CHANGE INTO NEUTRAL....COMPLETELY DRAINED OF ALL POWER...WHERE I NEED A JUMP, THEN IT WORKS FINE, BUT THE TAIL LIGHT IS STILL OUT WHEN MY HEAD LIGHTS ARE ON. I AM AFRAID OF HAVING A TOTAL POWER FAILURE WHEN DRIVING, ESPECIALLY SINCE MY TAIL LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK THE HEAD LIGHTS ARE ON. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY 2005 TRAIL BLAZER FOR 2 YEARS, AND HAVE TAKEN IT IN 3 TIMES, AND HAD THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED TWICE. I'LL BE TAKING IT IN AGAIN TOMORROW, DUE THE DIMMING/FLASHING LIGHTS, AND WHINING NOISE. SAME SYMPTOMS AS BEFORE, ALTERNATOR AGAIN I'M SURE. I AM HOPING TO SELL IT, AND NEVER BUY CHEVY AGAIN. VERY IRRITATING! *TR

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTOMOBILE CRASH IN MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. UPON IMPACT, THE CAR IGNITED UNDER THE HOOD AND FLAMES CAME UP ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD WHILE MY FAMILY WAS STILL IN THE CAR. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO GET MY FAMILY OUT OF THE CAR BEFORE IT WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND DESTROYED BY FIRE. I CONTACTED GM AND ASKED WHY MY CAR BURNED. I TOLD THEM I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY SINCE MEMBERS OF MY EXTENDED FAMILY OWN SIMILAR GM SUVS. I ANSWERED NUMEROUS QUESTIONS ON THE PHONE. I PROVIDED PICTURES OF MY CAR TOTALLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. GM ASSIGNED A CLAIM NUMBER TO MY REQUEST AND ENGAGED "ESIS GM" TO EVALUATE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS, I RECEIVED A SHORT LETTER SAYING " THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE THAT SHOWS THERE IS A PRODUCT DEFECT THAT CAUSED THE FIRE". IT FURTHER SAID, "IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL PROOFS SHOWING THERE WAS A PRODUCT DEFECT (S) THAT YOU WOULD LIKE GM TO LOOK AT, PLEASE SUBMIT THEM". THEY NEVER ANSWERED MY QUESTION OF WHY THE CAR BURNED. I HAD SENT THEM PICTURES OF THE CAR ENGULFED IN FLAMES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE. THEY JUST BASICALLY LEFT IT ME TO SHOW PROOF OF PRODUCT DEFECTS AND TELL THEM WHY THE CAR BURNED RATHER THAN ANSWERING MY QUESTION. IN FACT, THEIR RESPONSE SAYING THERE WERE NO KNOW DEFECTS WAS LIKE SAYING THE TRAILBLAZER IS DESIGNED TO IGNITE AND BURN UPON IMPACT. *TR