2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

ON OR ABOUT THIS DATE MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER EXPERIENCED AND ELECTRICAL FAILURE DURING A SNOW STORM. BOTH POWER DOOR LOCK AND POWER WINDOW SWITCHES BECAME IN OPERATIVE AND THE WINDOWS OPENED AUTOMATICALLY WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. I ALSO ENCOUNTERED AN ELECTRICAL SMELL IN THE VEHICLE, AFTER STOPPING AND TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE AND THEN RESTARTING THE SWITCHES FUNCTIONED AGAIN. I NOTICED THAT IN THE GM RECALL ON 6-30-14, THE 2005 TRAILBLAZER WAS IN THE RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE WINDOW/LOCK SWITCH CAN OVERHEAT AND MALFUNCTION ALSO MENTIONED IS THE KEY SWITCH PROBLEM GM HAD. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND BEEN TOLD THAT WITHOUT AN OFFICIAL RECALL FROM GM THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. THE WAS IN FACT A RECALL BUT IT SEEMS IT WAS "SWEPT UNDER THE RUG". HERE IS THE REFERENCE LIST I FOUND: CURRENTLY, THE FOLLOWING LIST OF VEHICLES ARE ALL SUBJECT TO THE GM RECALLS ON IGNITION SWITCHES: 1997-2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU 1998-2002 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE 1999-2004 OLDSMOBILE ALERO 1999-2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM 2000-05 CHEVROLET IMPALA AND MONTE CARLO 2004-08 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX 2003-14 CADILLAC CTS 2004-06 CADILLAC SRX 2011-14 CHEVROLET CRUZE; 2012-14 CHEVROLET SONIC 2013-14 CHEVROLET TRAX, BUICK ENCORE AND VERANO 2014 CHEVROLET CAMARO AND IMPALA, BUICK REGAL, CADILLAC XTS 2007-11 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HD, GMC SIERRA HD EQUIPPED WITH AN AUXILIARY BATTERY 2005-07 BUICK RAINIER, CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER, GMC ENVOY, ISUZU ASCENDER, SAAB 9-7X 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT, GMC ENVOY XL YET GM HAS FAILED TO ACT AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. WHAT CAN BE DONE?? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOWS FAILED TO OPEN. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW, THE WINDOW INDEPENDENTLY OPENED AND CLOSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FOUR OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER POWER SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY SON TO GO GET MY LITTLE SISTER. AS I WAS DRIVING UP MY DRIVE WAS, WHICH IS A HILL I HAVE TO GO UP. MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER 360 JUST SHUT OFF AND I ROLLED BACK AND SLAMMED IN TO A TREE ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE KEYS WERE ALSO STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WE COULD NOT GET THEM OUT. AS WE GOT THE TRUCK BACK HOME WE HAD TO USE A CROWBAR TO GET THE DRIVER DOOR OPEN AND TAKE THE DOOR PANEL OFF TO FIX THE WINDOW. I WANT TO KNOW WHY THIS IS NOT ON ANY RECALL LIST I SEE. THANK GOD MY SON WAS NOT HURT. GM NEEDS TO FIX THIS I DON'T HAVE A CAR THAT IS RUNNING BECAUSE OF THIS. AND I'M NOT PAYING OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE IT FIXED AND I CAN'T TAKE IT WERE I GOT IT JUST FOR THE SIMPLE FACT THAT IT DOES NOT RUN AND I'M NOT PAYING FOR A TOW TRUCK. PLEASE FIX THIS. PLEASE EMAIL ME IF THERE IS ANYTHING YALL CAN DO PLEASE. *TR

THE WINDOWS WOULD ROLL UP BY THEMSELVES, ONE OF MY DOGS ALMOST GOT HIS HEAD STUCK IN THE BACK WINDOW, ALSO SEAT HEATER WOULD COME ON AND SWITCH FROM HIGH TO MED. TO LOW, THEN BACK TO HIGH. I HAD IT REPAIRED, COST WAS $413.00 I'M HEARING THE SAME TROUBLE HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THE 2006 - 2007 MODELS AND SOME HAVE CAUGHT FIRE. IS THE NEW PART GOING TO DO THE SAME? CAN I RECOVER ANY OF THE COST? *TR

I BOUGHT THIS CAR AT THE END OF MARCH OF THIS YEAR WITH UNDER 100,000 MILES. THE FIRST THING TO GO WAS THE GAS GAUGE, ABOUT 2 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE TRAIL BLAZER THE NEEDLE WENT SOUTH. IT ACTUALLY HOVERS AROUND 6 0 ' CLOCK. THEN A COUPLE NIGHTS AGO DRIVING HOME I HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL ON, I TOOK IT WITH THE HAND BUTTON AND LOOKED DOWN AND THE NEEDLE NEVER MOVED, IT WAS STUCK AT 65. IT'S BEEN 3 DAYS AND THE NEEDLE HAS MOVED BUT THE WRONG WAY, TO THE RIGHT GOING UP 75, 80, 90, THEN BACK DOWN TO 65 AND STAYING THERE. I HAVE LOOKED INTO REPLACING THE GAS GAUGE AND I WAS TOLD THE ENTIRE DASH WOULD HAVE TO BE DONE AT A PRICE OF 1200.00, I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DO THIS, CHEVROLET SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING ON FLORENCE BLVD MY SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING AND THE OIL GAUGE WASNT REGISTERING BUT THE OTHERS WERE WORKING OK. NOW ALL OF THEM DO NOT WORK EXCEPT EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE ONE OR TWO OF THEM MIGHT START WORKING FOR AWHILE THEN THEY WILL STOP WORKING. WITH ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND CHEVROLET SHOULD BE MADE TO FIX IT AT THEIR EXPENSE. THEY LET FAULTY PRODUCTS GO THRU QC NOW THEY NEED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED, THE AIR BAG SENSOR WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. ALSO, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ABS SENSOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION, DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, AND REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,001.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. WITHIN FIVE MINUTES, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED BUT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE PARKING, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ABS AND SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE POWER DOOR LOCK AND WINDOW FAILED TO ACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.