2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MALFUNCTIONED AND THE FUEL GAUGE PROVIDED INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READINGS. THE CONTACT THE RAN OUT OF FUEL TWICE DUE TO THE FAULTY FUEL GAUGE. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

MY GAS GAUGE SUDDENLY DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. EVEN IF I KNOW THE TANK IS FULL WHEN I FIRST START THE ENGINE THE FUEL LIGHT GOES ON AND GIVE THE AUDIBLE SIGNAL THAT IT'S LOW ON FUEL. AS I BEGIN TO DRIVE THE GAUGE WILL EVENTUALLY MOVE A LITTLE BIT SO THE LIGHT WILL GO OFF. I HAVE A FULL TANK TODAY AND AFTER DRIVING ONLY 13 MILES IT REGISTERS LESS THAT HALF A TANK. I GOT A LETTER FROM GM ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THIS PROBLEM PERSISTS BUT WILL ONLY OFFER TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIR??? WHAT? DIDN'T WE JUST BAIL THEM OUT? "TOO BIG TO FAIL"??? WELL USE SOME OF THE MONEY WE ALREADY GAVE TO GM TO FIX THE PROBLEM!! *TR

MY FUEL SENDING UNIT STARTED READING EMPTY WHEN IT WAS FULL. THE NEEDLE WOULD GO UP AND DOWN. NEVER KNEW IF IT WAS RIGHT. I ACTUALLY RAN OUT OF GAS IN MY DRIVEWAY BECAUSE IT SAID I HAD A 1/4 TANK, WHEN IN FACT I WAS ON EMPTY! *KB

THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHOWS OVER 120 MPH NO MATTER WHAT SPEED I AM TRAVELING. I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT. THE FUEL GAUGE IS ALSO VERY INACCURATE NEVER SHOWING MORE THAN 1/4 TANK OF FUEL REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH I PUT IN. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE MULTI-FUNCTION UNIT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. ..UPDATED 12/19/12 *BF .

FUEL GAUGE STARTED TO GIVE A FALSE READING, THEN EVENTUALLY STOPPED WORKING ENTIRELY. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD ABOUT 50,000+ MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. WE EVENTUALLY PAID $360 TO GET THE FUEL SENSOR/GAUGE REPLACED. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON THE TRAILBLAZER. ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS, WE WERE PUT INTO A WORRISOME SITUATION DUE TO THIS FUEL GAUGE ISSUE. THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE HAPPENING ON A VEHICLE WITH THIS KIND OF MILEAGE WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS FIRST ENCOUNTERED. *KB

GAS GUAGE STOP WORKING. I RECENTLY RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GMC AKNOWLEDGING A SENSOR PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2005 GMC CARS BUT ONLY WILLING TO REIMBURSE 50% OF WHAT APPARENTLY IS THEIR FAULT. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT NEED TO BE FIX 100% BY GMC. STAND BEHIND YOUR PRODUCTS! *KB

THE SPEEDOMETER AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT WILL GO HAYWIRE. WILL READ OVER OR UNDER WHAT SPEED YOU ARE ACTUALLY DRIVING. THIS IS CAUSED BY A FAULTY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. SAFETY CONCERN IS THAT YOU DO NOT NOTICE RIGHT AWAY THAT THE SPEEDOMETER IS OUT OF WHACK SO YOU DON'T KNOW HOW FAST YOU ARE ACTUALLY GOING, LEAVING YOU VULNERABLE TO DRIVING TOO FAST FOR ROAD CONDITIONS AND POTENTIALLY CAUSING A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM IN THE 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND GM WILL DO NOTHING TO REPAIR THIS. *KB

GAS GAUGE WENT TO EMPTY WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A STEEPER HILL. LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL, EVEN THOUGH THE GAUGE HAD BEEN READING APPROX. 1/4 TANK REMAINING. STOPPED AND FILLED THE TANK BUT GAUGE DID NOT MOVE FROM EMPTY AND FUEL LIGHT STAYED ON EVEN WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS. NO LONGER ABLE TO GAUGE FUEL LEVELS AND HAVE TO TRACK IT USING TRIP MILEAGE. *TR

AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00 AM JUST AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE IN AN INCLINED HOME DRIVEWAY AND AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF FOR 2-3 MINUTES AND WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN THE PARK POSITION, THE VEHICLE ON ITS OWN STARTED TO ROLL DOWN THE CONCRETE DRIVEWAY AND INTO THE RESIDENTIAL STREET. NO ONE WAS INJURED OR RUN OVER, THOUGH THE POTENTIAL WAS GREAT SINCE MY WIFE AND I WERE BOTH UNLOADING THE CAR FROM THE REAR SIDE DOORS AND THE TAILGATE, BUT WE WERE NEITHER IN THE DOORWAYS OR BEHIND THE VEHICLE. APPARENTLY THE PARK TRANSMISSION LOCK FAILED OR BECAME DISENGAGED - A SERIOUS DEFECT. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND HAVE DRIVEN IT OVER 100 MILES WITHOUT INCIDENT SINCE YESTERDAY. I HAVE USED THE PARK POSITION WITHOUT INCIDENT SINCE THAT TIME, THOUGH I HAVE NOT PARKED THE VEHICLE ON AN INCLINED SURFACE.