2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR COULD POTENTIALLY FAIL PREMATURELY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE CONCERN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 08/14/14*LJ UPDATED 8/29/2017*CN

WHILE DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY SPARE TIRE MOUNTED UNDER VEHICLE DROPPED WAS SWINGING, CABLE THAT HELD TIRE RUSTED AND GAVE WAY. CALLED GM NOT RESPONSIBLE VEHICLE NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WAS TOLD GAS SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE COULD HARM ENGINE REC'D NOTIFICATION FROM GM TO REPAIR WOULD ONLY PAY HALF OF THE EXPENSE AFTER 3 MONTHS SAME ISSUE GM WOULD NOT PAY ANYTHING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 CHEVYTRAILBLAZER IT JUST TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING, AS SOON AS IT DID THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT CAME ON(INSTRUMENT PANEL AND RADIO WERE STILL WORKING). I TRIED A FEW TIMES TO TURN IT BACK ON BUT IT FAILED TO RESTART. 15 MINUTES LATER IT RESTARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO MY WORKPLACE A FEW BLOCKS AWAY, BY THE TIME I USED MY VEHICLE AGAIN(ABOUT 3HRS LATER) BOTH ENGINE LIGHTS HAD TURNED OFF. WE TOOK OUR VEHICLE TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP TO SEE IF THEY COULD DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, THEY RECOMMENDED THAT WE TAKE IT TO A GM DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THERE WERE NUMEROUS CODES SHOWING UP ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. WE TOOK IT TO A LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP IN INDIO, CA (COACHELLA VALLEY BUICK GMC). THEY TOO SAID THAT NUMEROUS CODES WERE COMING UP BUT AFTER 1 1/2 DAYS WITH OUR VEHICLE THEY STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WE TOOK IT IN TO AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND HE PERFORMED THE REPAIR THAT GMC STATED WAS NEEDED. UPON PICKING UP THE VEHICLE FROM THE REPAIR SHOP I DROVE HOME, AS I WAS PULLING INTO THE GARAGE IT TURNED OFF, A REPEAT OF THE SAME ISSUE WE WERE HAVING BEFORE REPLACING THE IGNITION SWITCH. SINCE THIS WAS ON SAT,05-03-2014 WE HAD TO WAIT UNTIL THE AFTERNOON OF MON, 05/05/2014 TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, WE INFORMED THEM THAT WE HAD THEIR RECOMMENDED REPAIR DONE AND THAT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TURN OFF. THE FOLLOWING DAY THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THAT WE COULD PICK UP THE VEHICLE. ON THURS., 05/08/2014 THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. 20 MINUTES LATER IT TURNED BACK ON AND HE DROVE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY THEN HAD THE VEHICLE UNTIL 05/12/2014; AGAIN THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IT HAS CONTINUED TO REPEAT THIS SAME PROBLEM, AGAIN WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR INDICATION THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. *TR

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SPEED FAILED 60 TO70 MPH REPLACED,POWER STERING FAILED 2 TIMES DURING DRIVING AT 60 TO 70 MPH, TRANSFER CASE/TRANSMISSION FAILED REPLACED, REAR DOOR PANEL REVEL CAME OFF AT 60 TO 70 MPH,WATERPUMP FAILED REPLACED, ENGINE FAILED REPLACED,CD PLAYER FAILEDVISOR FAILED REPLACED,SIDE LAMP PLUG SHORT/ BURNED FAILED REPLACED FAILED ITEMS REPORTED TO GMC CASE NO. [XXX] NO ACTION, CASE NO.[XXX] NO ACTION, CASE NO.[XXX] NO ACTION VITAL SAFETY PARTS FAILED AT 60 TO 70 MPH WITH NO ACTION BY GMC. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)*JS

SIR/ MA'AM, I NOTICED RECENTLY IN THE NEWS THAT SEVERAL GM PRODUCT LINES HAVE BEEN PLAGUED BY FAULTY IGNITION SWITCHES CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER AND/OR CUT OUT. I IMPLORE YOU TO LOOK INTO THE TRAILBLAZERS. I EMAILED GM WHILE I WAS DEPLOYED (2012) AND THEY GAVE ME THE RUNAROUND SAYING THAT IT IS NOT A DOCUMENTED PROBLEM, AS EXPECTED. A SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCH WOULD SHOW THAT A LOT OF OTHER TRAILBLAZER OWNERS HAVE BAD IGNITION SWITCHES/ ELECTRICAL ISSUES THAT CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER AT ALL SPEEDS. MY WIFE LOST POWER GOING ABOUT 35 MPH AND I HAD MY TWO CHILDREN ALONG WITH HER. THIS IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE, ON ONE OCCASION. GRANTED, I DO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, IT STILL OCCURS AT RANDOM AND AT ALL SPEEDS. GM TELLS ME TO GO TO A DEALER AND HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT. I REFUSE TO PAY GM ANY MONEY TO HAVE A DEALERSHIP RIP ME OFF FOR AN IGNITION SWITCH THAT IS FLAWED AND REPLACE IT WITH THE SAME FAULTY OEM STYLE/MODEL NUMBER. I HAVE RAN A SCAN TOOL LOOKING FOR CODES AND IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY. LIKE STATED PREVIOUSLY, THIS IS ANOTHER LINE OF GM THAT IS PLAGUED WITH IGNITION AND ELECTRICAL ISSUES THAT GM REFUSES TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF. THE MILEAGE I HAVE ENTERED IS APPROXIMATE. I CANNOT REMEMBER EXACT NUMBERS, BUT IT HAS HAPPENED FOR YEARS, INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS COASTED TO IT'S FINAL DESTINATION AFTER LOSING POWER, IT STARTS UP AND DRIVES NORMAL AGAIN AFTER IT IS PUT BACK INTO PARK. ALSO KEEP IN MIND THAT IT DOESN'T SHOW ANY CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS, INDICATING A PROBLEM OR NEED OF SERVICING. AGAIN, PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PRODUCT LINE AS I KNOW THE RESULT(S) WILL SHOW THAT GM IS LIABLE AND I DON'T WANT ANY FATALITIES BECAUSE NOBODY SPOKE UP ABOUT IT. *TR

SPEEDOMETER RANDOMLY PARKS ON 0 MPH NO MATTER WHAT THE SPEED IS. THE FUEL GAUGE RANDOMLY INDICATES "E" OR OTHER INACCURATE FUEL READINGS REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE TANK. THE CAR RANDOMLY STALLS WHEN STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A BURNING SMELL WAS EMITTED FROM THE CONTROL MODULE ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE DOOR SHE NOTICED THAT THE WIRES WERE MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 180,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

FIRST MY GAS GAUGE STARTED TO MALFUNCTION. AFTER PURCHASING GAS MY GAUGE WOULD WORK SOMETIME. NOW IT DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. THEN MY OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WENT. NOW MY SPEEDOMETER WORKS MOST TIMES BUT AFTER DRIVING A DISTANCE IT DOES NOT REGISTER CORRECTLY. AFTER SHUTTING OFF AND STARTING THE CAR A FEW TIMES IT STARTS TO WORK AGAIN. I'VE BEEN TOLD IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVYS. MY BROTHER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM IN HIS CHEVY TRUCK. *TR

ON MAY 3, 2014, I FILLED THE GAS TANK UP, AND BEGAN TO EXIT THE GAS STATION. THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWED LESS GAS IN THE TANK THEN WHEN I BEGAN FUELING. AFTER SEVERAL MILES THE GAS GAUGE SHOWED SLIGHTLY MORE GAS, BUT WAS STILL NOT PROVIDING AN ACCURATE READING. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE VEHICLE I CHECKED THE GAS GAUGE, AND IT WAS STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I'VE BEEN REVIEWING ONLINE COMPLAINTS THROUGH THE NHTSA WEBSITE, AND THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS RESULTING IN ACCIDENTS. I'M VERY GRATEFUL. I OBSERVED THE PROBLEM BEFORE STALLING IN AN INTERSECTION OR OTHER DANGEROUS LOCATION WITH MY THREE SMALL CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. *TR