2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN OR IDLING, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT NIGHT WHEN SHUTTING OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE DOES NOT SHUT OFF, ONLY THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON SIX OCCASIONS. SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE DEALER REPLACED ONE OF THE CIRCUIT PANELS, BUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CONTINUES TO FAIL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER WAS GIVING THEM THE RUN AROUND AFTER EXTENDING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THERE HAS BEEN ELECTRICAL FAILURE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. UPDATED 12/04/07 *TR

I HAVE A CHEVY TRAILBLAZER 2005 AND THE LIGHTS KEEP FLICKERING AT NIGHT TIME WHEN YOU INCREASE AND DECREASE POWER, I HAVE REPORTED IT BUT NOTHING. *TR

THE PART ABOVE THE BACK HATCH (RIGHT ABOVE WINDOW) BLEW OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE BODY SHOP FOR AN ESTIMATE-HE STATED THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL TRAILBLAZERS. *TR

LIGHTS FLASH DIM THEN BRIGHT SHORTLY AFTER BRAKE IS PRESSED. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. *TR

TRANSMISSION STARTED ACTING UP ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO AT RIGHT AROUND 47,000 MILES. IT'S GOTTEN TO WHERE I CANNOT GO MORE THAN 45 MILES AN HOUR OR SO AND IT TAKES ME 5 MINUTES TO ACCELERATE TO THAT POINT. I AM TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, EVEN THOUGH MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED BY 11,000 MILES, AND ONE MONTH! *TR

MY HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND THE VOLTAGE METER BOUNCES AROUND. THE FLICKERING HEADLIGHTS ARE A DANGER TO MYSELF AND OTHERS AS THOSE AHEAD OF ME THINK I AM TRYING TO FLAG THEM DOWN. *TR

LIGHTS (INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL) DIM OR FLASH WHEN THE GAS IS LET OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, PEOPLE PULL OVER, FLASH YOU BACK, AND IN ONE INSTANCE I POLICE OFFICER PULLED ME OVER. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN WORSE WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS COLDER THAN 50 DEGREES. IT'S BEEN TO 2 DIFFERENT SERVICE DEPARTMENTS AND IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT THEY EITHER NEGATE THE PROBLEM AS NORMAL OR CLAIM THEY CAN'T REPLICATE IT. SOME GM EXPLANATIONS REFER TO LOW SPEEDS AND BRIEF DRIVE TIMES, I CAN SAY FIRST HAND IT'S HAPPENED EVERY MILE OF A 300 MILE TRIP, MULTIPLE TIMES. I'VE READ NUMEROUS IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS IN YOUR COMPLAINT DATABASE. IS IT GOING TO TAKE A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT TO GET YOU TO MAKE GM FIX THIS PROBLEM? *TR

MY HEAD LIGHTS AND DASH BOARD LIGHTS DIM AND FLICKER. MY FUEL GAUGE IS NEVER CORRECT IT WILL SHOW EMPTY RIGHT AFTER A FILL-UP. *TR

BOUGHT THE 2005 TRAILBLAZER NEW, HAVE TAKEN IT TO HAVE THE FLASHING LIGHTS FIXED ON 3 OCCASIONS, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, SO THEY COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THEN WHILE ON A TRIP THE SWITCH WENT OUT, AND WAS REPLACED AT A DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PURCHASED, THE LIGHTS QUIT FLASHING. NOW THE ALTERNATOR HAS GONE OUT, ONLY 48,000 MILES. *JB

I WAS DRIVING ON AN ELEVATED INTERSTATE AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I HIT THE GUARDRAIL IN A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT. THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS CRUSHED ABOUT 40 INCHES. THE CAR IS TOTALED BUT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I SUFFERED SOME INJURIES ON MY HEAD EVEN THOUGH I HAD MY SEATBELT ON. *JB