2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

SUMMARY: CLUSTER GAUGES ARE GOING OUT. THE SPEEDOMETER QUICK WORKING AND IS INTERMITTENT AT BEST ON A DAILY BASIS. IT EITHER INDICATES A LESSER OR GREATER SPEED THAN ACTUAL OR JUST FALLS TO POINT STRAIGHT DOWN. I HAVE BEEN USING A MOUNTED GPS TO INDICATE SPEED. INITIAL REPAIR COST ESTIMATES WERE $500+ FOR THE PARTS SINCE THEY WILL ONLY REPLACE THE ENTIRE GAUGE CLUSTER. WITH LABOR, THE ESTIMATE WAS IN EXCESS OF $800. OIL AND BATTERY GUAGES HAVE FAILED SINCE. BASED UPON THE NUMBER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME THING, THIS APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BY GM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE HEAD LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING IT, THE LIGHTS RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT PROBLEM.THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

DRIVER'S SIDE PASSENGER DOOR LEFT REAR DOOR LATCH ON 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS IS STUCK. THE DOOR WILL NOT SHUT! I HAVE READ ANOTHER COMPLAINT FOR THE VERY SAME REASON AND A VERY SIMILAR SITUATION TO THE EXT AND THERE IS A RECALL ON THE EXT BUT DOESN'T PERTAIN TO THE LS. I CAN'T SHUT MY DOOR BECAUSE THE LATCH WON'T CONNECT.I OPENED THE DOOR AND COULD NOT SHUT IT AFTER THAT BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T LATCH. WE HAVE LOOKED EVERYWHERE AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE THE PART AT A REASONABLE PRICE. I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SELLING IT, BUT BECAUSE OF THIS FAULTY DEFECT WE CANNOT SELL IT. WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET IT FIXED. NO ONE SEEMS TO HAVE THE PART AND WE CONTACTED DEALERSHIPS AND THEY LOOKED UP RECALLS BUT COULDN'T HELP US CAUSE OUR VIN NUMBER ISN'T COVERED. WHAT DO WE DO NOW?? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BUT THE WINDSHIELD WASHER PUMP CONTINUED TO OPERATE INDEPENDENTLY AND INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT DISMISSED THE INITIAL INCIDENT. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND WORSEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

CLUSTER GAUGES ARE GOING OUT. THE SPEEDOMETER QUICK WORKING A FEW YEARS AGO AND IS INTERMITTENT AT BEST ON A DAILY BASIS. IT EITHER INDICATES A LESSER OR GREATER SPEED THAN ACTUAL OR JUST FALLS TO POINT STRAIGHT DOWN. I HAVE BEEN USING A MOUNTED GPS TO INDICATE SPEED. INITIAL REPAIR COST ESTIMATES WERE $500+ FOR THE PARTS SINCE THEY WILL ONLY REPLACE THE ENTIRE GAUGE CLUSTER. WITH LABOR, THE ESTIMATE WAS IN EXCESS OF $800. FUEL GAUGE IS NOW INOPERATIVE OR INTERMITTENT. WHEN I FILL THE TANK, THE FUEL GAUGE READS WAY PAST THE FULL LINE. HAVING TO RELY OF THE FUEL TO EMPTY AND THE FUEL USED COMPUTER INFORMATION ALONG WITH THE TRIP METER TO ESTIMATE FUEL. RECEIVED ANOTHER ESTIMATE FOR A MECHANIC TO PULL THE GAUGE CLUSTER AND REBUILD EACH INDIVIDUAL GAUGE MOTOR FOR AN ESTIMATE OF $500. BASED UPON THE NUMBER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME THING, THIS APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BY GM. *TR

MY 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER SHOWS EMPTY WHEN VEHICLE IS FILLED UP, THIS LASTS UNTIL CLOSE TO A QUARTER TANK HAS BEEN USED; FREQUENCY: 100% OF THE TIME. CONTACTED PRIOR OWNER AND HE CONFIRMED IT HAD BEEN DOING IT OFF AND ON SINCE 2 YEAR OF OWNERSHIP BUT DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE. TOOK TO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND WAS TOLD ITS THE FUEL SENDING UNIT, A COMMON PROBLEM IN MY YEAR IN PARTICULAR. VEHICLE ALSO IS BEGINNING TO HAVE ISSUES WITH SHOWING CORRECT FUEL LEFT WHEN IT DROPS BELOW A QUARTER TANK, IT DOES NOT DROP CONSISTENTLY WHICH WOULD LEAD TO MY RUNNING OUT OF GAS IF I TRUSTED IT, TO DATE I FILL BEFORE IT GETS TO A QUARTER TANK TO AVOID THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAMS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE HIGH BEAMS WERE ABLE TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,000. UPDATED 8/11/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, FOR NO REASON. UPDATED 08/26/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE FUNCTIONS OF THE DRIVER DOOR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE READ FULL AND IT WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES. HOWEVER, THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 41,363.

THE SPEED KEEPS CHANGING AND IT WILL NOT STAY ACCURATE AND ALL GAUGES KEEP MESSING UP. *TR