2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

THE HEATER LEVELS STARTED TO GO OUT. FIRST 5, THEN 1 UNTIL IT NO LONGER WORKED AT ALL. I GOT IT REPAIRED BUT THE 5TH LEVEL DOES NOT WORK ANY MORE. THE LEFT HALF OF THE RADIO/CD PLAYER NO LONGER LIGHTS UP. MY GAS GAUGE WOULD ONLY REGISTER A QUARTER TANK AND THEN WOULD EVENTUALLY DROPPED TO EMPTY. IT NO LONGER WORKS AT ALL. MOST RECENTLY MY SPEEDOMETER WILL OCCASIONALLY QUIT WORKING OR REGISTER THE WRONG SPEED. I HAVE TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART UNTIL IT WORKS AGAIN. ALSO, MY TACHOMETER GOES WAY UP WHEN I BEGIN DRIVING AND THE CAR SEEMS TO REV WAY UP BEFORE IT CHANGES GEARS AND JERKS INTO GEAR. I QUESTIONED A MECHANIC ABOUT THIS, THINKING IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH IT ISN'T. THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ENOUGH POWER. I HAVE CONSTANTLY HAD ISSUES WITH THIS TRAILBLAZER EVERY SINCE I PURCHASED IT. I ALSO OWNED A BLAZER AT ONE TIME AND ALSO HAD A LOT OF TROUBLE WITH IT. I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER TO PURCHASE ANOTHER CHEVY, BUT NEVER AGAIN! *TR

MY FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY AFTER I FILL THE TANK WITH FUEL. AFTER DRIVING SOME DURATION OF TIME THE TANK WILL ONLY READ A QUARTER OF A TANK FULL. I FIND THIS TO BE A HAZARD BECAUSE I TRAVEL FOR LONG DISTANCE TRIPS AND YOU ARE UNABLE TO GET AN ACCURATE READING OF THE AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT IS IN YOUR TANK. I HAVE READ THIS TO BE AN ISSUE ON MULTIPLE DIFFERENT WEBSITES WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL AND I BELIEVE THAT GMC SHOULD OFFER TO PAY FULL PRICE AND FIX THE ISSUE BECAUSE IT APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT. *JS

DRIVING DOWN MAIN ROAD IN TOWN AND THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LANE - NO WARNING OR ANYTHING. WE WERE ALMOST REAR ENDED. I HAD MY 3 CHILDREN WITH ME AND HAD TO PUSH THE VEHICLE UP THE ROAD TO THE NEAREST TURN IN AND CALL MY HUSBAND FOR HELP. I CONTACT CHEVROLET AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE I WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE THAT THEY WOULD ONLY COVER 1/2 OF THE COST TO REPAIR THE FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM AND THEY COULD NOT GUARANTEE IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. I TOLD THEM THAT I PAID MY 1/2 WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I'VE BEEN FIGHTING THIS FOR 3 YEARS WITH NO AVAIL. I HOPE YOUR AGENCY CAN HELP. *TR

TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER BEGAN ACTING ERRATICALLY. SPEEDOMETER NOW ACTING PROPERLY BUT TACH HAS NEVER FUNCTIONED CORRECTLY SINCE. RESEARCHING ONLINE I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF THESE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER UNITS THAT ARE FAILING AND EVENTUALLY ADDITIONAL INSTRUMENTS WITHIN THE CLUSTER ARE LIKELY TO BREAK. IN FACT, A CLASS ACTION SUIT FORCED GENERAL MOTORS TO RECALL/REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS ON SILVERADO PICKUPS FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS. WHEN I CONTACTED GM ABOUT WORKING WITH ME TO REPLACE THE FAILING CLUSTER AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND TO BASICALLY "POUND SAND." WITH SO MANY DOCUMENTED INSTANCES OF FAILURE AND GM'S NOW DOCUMENTED HISTORY OF AVOID RECALLS EVEN AT THE COST OF HUMAN LIFE I BELIEVE IT IS TIME FOR THE NHTSA TO STEP UP AND BRING PRESSURE ON GM TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE AFFECTING THOUSANDS OF OWNERS WHO HAVE BEEN REBUFFED IN THEIR EFFORTS TO HAVE THE AUTOMAKER ACCEPT ITS PROPER RESPONSIBILITY FOR USING INADEQUATE OR FAULTY MATERIALS. *TR

SINCE I GOT THE VEHICLE APPROX 5 YEARS AGO I BEGAN HAVING ISSUES ABOUT A YEAR LATER. IT STARTED WITH MY SPEED ODOMETER GAUGE STOPPED WORKING THEN OVER THAT FOLLOWING YEAR EVENTUALLY ALL THE GAUGES STOPPED FUNCTIONING. LITTLE DID I KNOW THAT THIS WAS THE BEGINNING OF MY ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE. MY BREAK LIGHTS WILL WORK OFF AND ON, MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOWS WORKS OFF AND ON, MY BLOWER STOPS WORKING WHEN EVER IT FEELS, A DIAGNOSTIC TEST SHOWED MY THROTTLE ON HAS PEDAL NEVER CLOSES SO I AVERAGE 9 MILES PER GALLON IN GAS MILEAGE, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS DECIDE WHEN TO WORK AND NOT, AND THE LOCKS ON THEIR ON CAUSING ME TO GET LOCKED OUT OF MY CAR AT TIMES. THIS TO ME IS CLEARLY A ELECTRICAL ISSUE AND HAVE SPOKE TO GM BECAUSE I CAN'T EVEN TRADE THE VEHICLE IN TO GET A SAFER VEHICLE BECAUSE NO ONE WANTS IT. EITHER WAY I WORRY OF THE SAFETY FOR ANYONE IN THIS VEHICLES AND THEY NEED TO BE TAKEN OFF THE STREETS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT, THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. THE GAUGE WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO "E" AND THE LOW FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR APPEARED ON THE DISPLAY. NOW WHEN I FILL UP THE TANK, THE GAUGE READS EMPTY AND AFTER I DRIVE ABOUT 20-30 MILES IT WILL MOVE UP TO ABOUT 1/4 TANK BUT NO HIGHER AND SOMETIMES IT WILL STILL MOVE BACK TO EMPTY THAT SLOWLY MOVE BACK UP. ALSO SOMETIMES THE OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR WILL DROP ALL THE WAY DOWN WHILE IDLING OR IN PARK AND THE LOW PRESSURE INDICATOR WILL APPEAR, BUT AS SOON AS THE GAS IS PRESSED, THE PRESSURE WILL GO BACK TO NORMAL. ALSO, ABOUT 1 1/2 YEARS AGO, THE KEYLESS ENTRY/ALARM/BACK LIFTGATE LOCK AND LICENSE PLATE LIGHT ALL STOPPED WORKING SIMULTANEOUSLY. I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS PROBABLY A GROUNDING WIRE ISSUE BUT NOT DEFINITIVE. NOW MY LIFTGATE WILL NOT LOCK AT ALL. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING AT ABOUT 55 (WE DON'T KNOW EXACT SPEED AS OUR CONTROL PANEL IS NOT WORKING) AND THE STEERING WENT OUT. IT WAS HARD PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND A FEW TIMES WE COULD NOT CONTROL IT AND WENT OFF THE ROAD. WE HAD ANOTHER INCIDENT LIKE THAT WHEN WE WERE DRIVING IN THE SNOW. WHEN WE PURCHASED THE CAR WE HAD A FUEL ISSUE THAT COVERED UNDER A RECALL.... NOW OUR WHOLE PANEL IS OUT. WE DON'T KNOW THE SPEED WE ARE GOING, THE OIL LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT ARE ALWAYS ON. WE TAKE CARE OF OUR CAR SO WE KNOW ITS NOT LOW ON ANYTHING. *TR

PROBLEMS WITH MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER STARTED WITH A SERIES OF ENGINE LIGHTS, MISFIRING AND STALLING AT LOW SPEEDS AND UPON ACCELERATION. MY THERMOSTAT HAS BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS AMOUNT OF TIMES . I DO PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE TO KEEP MY CAR IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION. I'M A SINGLE PARENT I NEED MY CAR. MY ENTIRE DASHBOARD STOPPED WORKING AFTER GETTING STUCK ON AND OFF. THE FUEL GAUGE WAS LAST TO GO 3 DAYS AGO. I FILL UP MY TANK IT STILL READS EMPTY WITH THE LIGHT. MY TAILGATE DOOR THE LATCH LOCKS UP. I MANUALLY HAVE TO MOVE TO LATCH SO IT CLOSES. MY DOORS STICKING WHEN THE CAR IS UNLOCKED AND IT HARD TO GET OUT THE LOCKS DON'T UNLATCH THE FIRST TIME. MY CAR IS VERY NICE UNTIL U GET IN IT TO SEE EVERYTHING IS MALFUNCTIONING. I GUESS MY SPEED, GAS LEVEL AND THAT'S NOT COOL. I BEEN GOING THROUGH THESE SAME PROBLEMS SINCE 2011 AND IT'S 2014. THE FUEL GAUGE WAS THE LAST TO GO RECENTLY. WHEN I FILL UP MY TANK IT STILL READS EMPTY WITH THE INDICATOR LIGHT. MY REPAIR WAS $565 WE THOUGHT IT WAS EXHAUST LEAK AND HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE MANIFOLD IT WAS CRACKED... I ABSOLUTELY CAN'T AFFORD ANYTHING ELSE AND I NEED TIRES.PLEASE HELP I'M FURIOUS. . WHEN YOU PURCHASE A VEHICLE YOU EXPECT IT TO LAST. THAT DOESN'T. MY MECHANICS HAVE BEEN THE SAME SINCE DAY ONE AND HAVE GIVEN ME EVERY DISCOUNT AND WARRANTY . I WANT MY VEHICLE REPAIRED I CAN'T PHYSICALLY CAUSE THIS TYPE OF DAMAGE . IT'S INTERNAL AND NOT MY FAULT. I HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR WITH THIS TEMPERAMENT . I HAVE HAD 4 CARS PREVIOUS TO THIS ONE AND THEY LASTED THROUGH THE YEARS UNTIL I DECIDED TO CHANGE CARS. EVERYONE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR VEHICLE AS I DO . HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE? MANUFACTURERS SHOULD VALUE QUALITY NOT QUANTITY. I HAVE EVERY SINGLE DOCUMENT TO VERIFY THIS AS WELL AS MY MECHANICS. I WOULD LIKE MY VEHICLE REPAIRED AND TO BE REIMBURSED. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING WE NOTICED THE WE WERE BEING PASSED EXCESSIVELY, WE LOOKED AT THE SPEEDOMETER AND SAW THAT WE WERE DOING SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE SPEED LIMIT. OUT OF CURIOSITY WE CHECKED OUR SPEED AGAINST OUR GPS / SMART PHONE AND SAW THAT WE WERE DOING 30 MPH UNDER THE SPEED BEING REPORTED BY OUR SPEEDOMETER. AFTER SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET WE FOUND THAT 100'S IF NOT 1000'S ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE OR EVEN SOMETIMES IN REVERSE WHERE IT STATES THAT THEY ARE DOING 120 MPH WHEN THEY ARE ONLY DOING A FRACTION OF THAT. IN ADDITION WE HAVE FOUND THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS SAME PART ON OTHER GM VEHICLES FOR THE EXACT SAME REASON BUT THE TRAILBLAZER WAS EXCLUDED FOR WHATEVER REASON. HOW CAN NOT KNOWING HOW FAST YOUR ACTUALLY GOING NOT BE A MAJOR HAZARD ESPECIALLY WITH A PROVEN HISTORY OF FAILURES. *TR

DASH LIGHTS COME ON ALL THE TIME .HAD IT IN TO LOCAL DEALER .WE HAVE TOOK IT IN ALL THE TIME THEY HAVE REPLACE EVERYTHING THEY COULD TO FIND PROBLEM.STILL DIDN'T FIX IT. WARRANTED RUN OUT.EVEN TOOK IN AND PD FOR OURSELVES STILL NOT FIXED LIGHTS COME ON NOW AND STAY ON.CAN'T KEEP TAKING IN DON'T HAVE MONEY TO TAKE IN. *TR