2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION, THAT CAUSED THE DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOW CONTROLS TO CEASE FUNCTIONING. SOMETIMES THE SYSTEM WAS OPERATIONAL AND HE WAS ABLE TO USE IT, FOR A SHORT TIME. *JB

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON&OFF A LOT RIGHT AFTER FUELING, I TOOK IT TO THE GMC DEALERSHIP&HAD THE CAMSHAFT REPLACED BECAUSE IT KEPT CUTTING OFF EVERY TIME I TURNED A CURVE.I TRIED TO SHOW OR TELL THEM ABOUT THIS GMC RECALL LETTER I GOT ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER, BUT THEY SAID THAT IT DIDN'T APPLY BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE&I TOLD THEM THE CAR IS NOT 10YRS OLD& THE PAPER IS SAYING 10YRS/120,00 MILES& FOR ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SO THAT THE MANGER CAN SEND MY BILL & RECEIPT IN FOR REIMBURSEMENT THEY WOULDN'T DO IT.I GUESS BECAUSE I'M A WOMAN.DRIVING TO WORK ON THE INTERSTATE THE CAR SHUT COMPLETELY OFF. THE CAR WAS STILL MOVING WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL THE LIGHTS AND GAUGE'S LIT UP AND THE CAR CUT OFF. IT DID NOT LOCK UP SO I WAS ABLE TO STEER IT FROM THE MIDDLE LANE OF A THREE LANE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY TO THE GRASS ON THE SIDE WITHOUT GETTING KILLED OR HURTING SOMEONE ELSE.I HAD JUST FILLED IT UP WITH GAS WITH A QUARTER OF A TANK FROM THE FULL LINE. ONCE I GOT THE CAR TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THANKING GOD THAT THIS WAS NOT TRAGIC,I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES BEFORE STARTING IT BACK UP. IT STARTED BACK UP AS IF NOTHING HAD HAPPENED. I TOOK IT TO AUTO ZONE TO GET A FREE DIAGNOSTIC CHECK&IT SHOWED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. A FEW WEEKS LATER AFTER I WOULD CUT THE CAR OFF THE AIR CONDITIONING WOULD NOT STOP&THE ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTLY COMES ON EVERY OTHER TIME I HIT THE BRAKES. I HAD TO KEEP TAKING OUT FUSE #35 TO GET IT TO STOP EVEN AFTER THE CAR WAS CUT OFF JUST SO THE BATTERY WON'T RUN DOWN. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS CHARGED AN ARM&LEG TO GET IT FIXED. I SHOWED THEM THE RECALL LETTER AGAIN AND THEY SAID IT WAS TOO LATE FOR THEM OR MYSELF TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE ALL OF MY RECEIPTS & THE LETTER FROM GMC ABOUT THE RECALLS.IM SURE MY VEHICLE FITS IN THERE SOMEWHERE WITH THESE PROBLEMS& TRULY WOULD LIKE 4 THEM 2 GIVE MY FREE CAR. *TR

THE FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONS AFTER FILLING TANK - IT READS EMPTY IMMEDIATELY AND INTERMITTENTLY THEREAFTER AT ANY FUEL LEVEL. IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR TRAVELING ANY LONG DISTANCE AS YOU ARE NOT QUITE SURE HOW MUCH FUEL IS AVAILABLE OR IF IT WILL SHUT DOWN ON ME DURING A DIFFICULT SITUATION. WE HAVE CONTACTED GM AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME TO CHECK IT AND THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED AS A PROBLEM FOR MULTIPLE MODELS TO GM. THIS IS VERY SCARY AS I TRAVEL LONG DISTANCES TO AND FROM WORK EACH DAY - I FEEL THAT THIS PUTS ME IN HARMS WAY. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT I SHOULD PAY TO A DEFECTIVE PART THAT GM KNOWS ABOUT BUT DOESN'T ACKNOWLEDGE. *TR

MYSELF AND MY DAUGHTER WAS VISITING MY PARENTS IN VIRGINIA AND I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT TO GO AROUND A CURVE AND THE STEERING WHEEL DIDN'T TURN. I LOOKED AY MY DAUGHTER AND SAID "OH _ _ _ _" AND SHE ASK ME WHAT 'S WRONG? I SAID THE STEERING DIDN'T TURN AND IT WASN'T BUT SECONDS LATER, WE SLAMMED INTO THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND WE ROLLED TWO OR THREE TIMES AND ENDED UP ON THE ROOF. I IMMEDIATELY WENT UNCONSCIOUS BECAUSE OF THE IMPACT. I HAD A BIG GASH ON MY HEAD AND WAS BLEEDING PROFUSELY AND I WAS HAVING TROUBLE BREATHING BECAUSE BOTH OF MY LUNGS WERE PUNCTURED. ALL THE WINDOWS BURST OUT SO MY DAUGHTER WAS ABLE TO CRAWL OUT THE PASSENGER WINDOW TO ASK SOMEONE FOR HELP BUT MY SEAT BELT WOULD NOT UNBUCKLE SO THERE WAS AN ISSUE GETTING ME OUT. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT SOMEONE THAT STOPPED HAD A POCKET KNIFE AND CUT THE SEATBELT TO GET ME OUT. I HAD A BAD CONCUSSION AND I KEPT GOING IN AND OUT . I HAD THREE BROKEN RIBS, THREE PELVIC FRACTURES, A BAD CONTUSION ON MY ELBOW AND I STILL HAVE A SWOLLEN KNOT ABOUT TWO AND A HALF INCHES ON MY LEFT LEG. I ALSO HAVE ISSUES WITH MY BACK AND I AM IN CONSTANT PAIN AND ON IMPACT, MY SEAT BELT JERKED AND CAUGHT MY BREAST AND I NOW HAVE FIVE CYST WITH THE LARGEST ONE BEING ONE INCH AND THEY ARE VERY PAINFUL. I HAVE TO WATCH IT VERY CLOSELY BECAUSE OF A CANCER RISK CALLED INFLAMMATION CANCER. I WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR THREE DAYS AND I HAVE TO CONTINUE RECEIVING MEDICAL CARE BECAUSE OF THESE INJURIES. MY DAUGHTER IS YOUNG AND NOW SHE HAS BACK PROBLEMS AND PTSD AND SHE ALSO CONTINUES TO RECEIVE MEDICAL CARE . THIS HAS REALLY IMPACTED AND CHANGED MY LIFE AND MY DAUGHTERS LIFE AND I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD TAKE THE TIME TO INVESTIGATE THESE ISSUES. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE LIFE LONG INJURIES AND ISSUES BECAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. *TR

POSSIBLE FATAL FIRE ACCIDENT. THE PASSENGER OUTSIDE RUNNING LIGHT 9006 SOCKET FOUND TO HAVE BURNED COMPLETLY OFF OF THE LIGHT 9006. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS VEHICLE SOCKET HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE, ON 03/15/2012 THE DRIVER SIDE SOCKET WAS BURNED AND WAS REPLACED. NO HELP FROM GENERAL MOTERS. SEE VEHICLE SAFETY COMPLAINTS FILED WITH GENERAL MOTORS AND NHTSA NUMBER 10592126. A NUMBER OF MY VEHICLE DEFECTS COULD HAVE LEAD TO A FATAL ACCIDENT. UPDATED 4/24/2015 *JS

PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT NOT WORKING AND COMING ON WHEN NO PASSAGE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE 2006. SEAT BELTS IN 2ND ROW SEATING DON'T LOCK. RADIO BROKE 2006 REPLACED AFTER FIXED CD PLAYER WILL NOT PLAY OR EJECT. AIR CONDITIONER ONLY BLOWS OUT HOT AIR AFTER HUNDREDS DOLLARS TO FIX IT. BOTH HEAD LIGHTS BLOW OUT AT LEAST EVERY 2 MONTHS THEY NEED REPLACED. DRIVERS SIDE BREAK LIGHT N TAIL LIGHT KEEP BLOWING WENT TO AUTO STORE GET MORE BULBS AND THE TAIL LIGHT CAUGHT ON FIRE EMPLOYEES HELPED ME AND SAID THEY SEEN THE TRAILBLAZERS DO IT BEFORE DUE TO WATER BUILDING UP IN IT AND THAT THAT'S THE REASON THE BULBS BLOW. PAID OUT 300$ IN TICKETS CUZ OF THEM BLOWING N NOT KNOWING. THE HOT AND COLD AIR IN SECOND ROW DON'T BLOW OUT AT ALL. A BIKE PARKED BY ME AND MY BACK WINDOW EXPLODED. WINDSHIELD VISION IS CLOUDY. GAS GAUGE, SPEED AD TEMP GAUGE STOPPED WORKING HAD REPLACED NOW BATTERY GAUGE BROKE. ONLY 1, AND 2 WORKED ON HEAT CONTROL AND 2 VENTS WORKED. BOTTOM OF BOTH SIDES OF CAR RUSTED 2 YEARS AGO. I HAD IT PAID OF IN 3 YEARS AND WISH THESE PROBLEMS WERE MADE AVAILABLE BEFORE I DID. I'VE ALREADY PUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN IT AND THE SAME THING BREAKS AGAIN AND WINDOWS IN FRONT BROKE TOO.MY BLAZER HAS BEE IN THE GARAGE SINCE JANUARY CUZ AS SOON AS MY HUSBANDS GETS IT OUT THE SHOP IT NEEDS TO GO RIGHT BACK AND WE CANT AFFORD TO FIX IT NOMORE I LOVE MY BLAZER AND DON'T WANT HIM SELLING IT OR TRADING IT IN S IF YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE THAT WOULD HELP PLEASE TELL ME. I'VE BEEN KEEPING IT HOPING TO GET IT FIXED AGAIN BUT I ALSO HAVE A DISABLED GRANDSON AND CUSTODY OF A 2 YEAR OLD THAT HAVE APTS N THERAPY 4 TIMES A WEEK AND NEED A CAR BUT I LOVE IT AND CANT PART WITH IT. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE A CERTAIN WAY TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS I CAN DO MYSELF SO I CAN KEEP IT..THANKS *TR

APPROXIMATELY 5 OR 6 MONTHS AGO I STARTED NOTICING WHEN I WOULD FILL MY TANK, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD NOT REGISTER FULL. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE FUEL SENSOR THAT WASN'T WORKING. THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD BE $600 FOR A NEW ONE. I COULDN'T AFFORD THAT, SO NOW I USE MY MILEAGE INDICATOR AS TO WHEN I FILL UP. *TR

MY TRAIL BLAZER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON WE CANNOT RESET IT. THE FULL GAUGE SAYS IT HAS MORE GAS THEN WHAT IT DOES, I HAVE TO GUESS TO AVOID RUNNING OUR OF GAS. SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING THEN IT FIXES ITS SELF. THE RADIO AND LIGHTS SOMETIMES STAY ON, AND KILLS MY BATTERY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE TURN SIGNAL, BRAKE LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS, AIR CONDITIONING, AND HEATER WERE ALL DEFECTIVE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 195,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY FOR THREE YEARS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. THE WINDOW REGULATOR, BATTERY CABLE, TANK LEVEL SENSOR, CLUTCH FAN, SERPENTINE BELT, TIGHT OUTER TIE ROD, HOOD LATCH,WATER PUMP, WERE ALL REPLACED. ALSO, THE ROTORS WERE WARPED, DUE TO RUST BY CLIMATE, THE REAR BRAKES PADS WERE WORN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE FRONT ROTORS WERE MACHINED. THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT SURGE AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THERE WAS A SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE BLOWING OUT. THE TAIL LIGHT CIRCUIT BOARD WAS REPLACED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DUE TO A FAULTY EMISSION VENT VALVE AND HOSE ASSEMBLY. THE ABS WAS ENGAGING, WHEN COMING TO A STOP. UPDATED 10/01/14