2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

I PURCHASED AN 2005 TRAILBLAZER AND MY HEADLIGHTS GO BRIGHT AND DIM AND I CONTACTED GM AND THEY ARE UNWILLING TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND TO PUT ME INTO A SAFER CAR I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE CONSIDERING I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN

WHILE DRIVING I AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED TO WORK IN THE DRIVE POSITION. IT WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS,WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT A COMPLETE FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS SAFELY STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THEIR WERE NO INJURIES, BUT UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES THIS OCCURRENCE MAY HAVE RESULTED IN SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH. THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY 51,653 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHAULED AND THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED 5 DAYS LATER. THE REQUIRED FIRST SERVICE OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SCHEDULED UNTIL 100,000 MILES.*AK

2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER HEADLIGHTS DIMMED WHILE DRIVING FOR NO REASON. VEHICLE BROUGHT TO DEALER, THEY STATED IT WAS NORMAL DUE TO AN AIR PUMP TURNING ON AND OFF. I FELT IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS DUE TO OTHER DRIVER'S THINKING I AM FLASHING THE HEADLIGHTS AT THEM. THAT HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES A WEEK WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. I HAVE FOUND ONLINE MANY OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. AT THE LINK BELOW HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.NET/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-TRAILBLAZER/TUCLLQK4UIF5NA0UT. AK

SEVERE FLUCTUATIONS IN ELECTRICAL POWER, RESULTING IN DIMMING OF HEADLIGHTS. *AK

THE SENDING UNIT FOR THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST TO ME OF $400.00. WHEN MY REPAIRER CALLED THE DEALER FOR THE PART, HE WAS TOLD HE HAD TO WAIT A DAY AS THE PART WAS NOT IN STOCK, BECAUSE THE HAD SOLD OUT OF THEM AND THERE HAD BEEN A "RUN" ON THIS INDIVIDUAL PART. THIS WOULD LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE PART FAILURE IS NOT RANDOM BUT THAT IT WAS DEFECTIVE AND OTHERS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS I. *TR

ON 04/06 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 05 TRAILBLAZER THAT WE HAVE HAD ABOUT A YEAR AND THE DEALER ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE, AND NOW THE BRAKES JUST WENT COMPLETELY OUT WITHOUT WARNING. IT CAUSED HER TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT. THE DEALER WE BOUGHT IT FROM REFUSES TO WORK WITH US THEY TOLD US THEY ALREADY PUT THE NEW ENGINE IN IT AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO DO IT. IF THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO DO IT THEN WHY DID THEY KEEP IT 2 MONTHS RIGHT AFTER WE BOUGHT IT? I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC NEAR WHERE WE LIVE AND HE REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER FOR THE BRAKES AND THEY WORK FINE NOW. THE DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY 75 DOLLARS FOR THEM TO TELL US WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. THIS IS THE WORST VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED. AS SOON AS YOU FIX SOMETHING, SOMETHING ELSE MAJOR GOES WRONG WITH IT. YOU NAME IT AND I HAVE PROBABLY HAD IT WORKED ON IN THIS VEHICLE. I CALLED THE DEALER AND TRIED TO WORK WITH THEM AND JUST REPLACE THE VEHICLE WITH ONE I COULD PUT MY WIFE AND KIDS IN WITHOUT WORRY IF SOMETHING ELSE IS GOING TO GO WRONG WITH IT AND SOMEONE GETS REALLY HURT OR KILLED. I JUST NEED HELP TRADING THIS VEHICLE IN SO I CAN GET A RELIABLE FORM OF TRANSPORTATION FOR MY FAMILY. JUST WANT THE DEALER TO WORK WITH ME AND CANCEL THIS LOAN OUT AND I WILL GLADLY BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD APPROXIMATELY FOUR FEET WHILE IN THE IDLE POSITION. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE FOUR TIMES AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE DEALER TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER. THE COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMMED, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 37,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 900.

THE HEADLIGHTS WILL DIM WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THIS CAN OCCUR WHEN IDLING BUT MOSTLY HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS HAVE CHECKED THE PROBLEM AND PERFORMED ALL APPLICABLE TSBS AND REPLACED THE BCM WITH NO DIFFERENCE IN THE PROBLEM. THE LIGHTS WILL DIM ENOUGH THAT WHEN DRIVING ON DARK COUNTRY ROADS I AM NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE EDGES OF THE ROAD. TECH SUPPORT CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL OPERATION OF THE SYSTEM. *JB

2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER CUSTOMER STATED WHILE LEAVING PULLING OUT OF DRIVE THE REAR DOOR WAS OPEN AND THE INDICATOR DID NOT COME ON**NAR**CC *JB

I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME LIGHT DIMMING/VOLTAGE DROP ISSUE ON MY '05 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER THAT I SAW REPORTED BY MANY OTHERS ON THE WWW. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN TO DEALER TWICE FOR THIS ISSUE, I AM TOLD THAT LIGHTS DIMMING DURING QUICK DECELERATION WAS NORMAL, AND CAUSED BY AIR PUMP. WHILE GM MAY CONSIDER THIS NORMAL, I OBJECTED TO THAT CHARACTERIZATION AS ITWAS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO HAVE HEADLIGHTS AND ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DIMMING RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. THIS PRESENTS A LEGITIMATE SAFETY ISSUE. HOW CAN WE FORCE GM TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE? *AK