2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

I STOPPED FOR GAS COMING HOME FROM LONG TRIP. ABOUT FIVE MILES LATER MY FUEL GAUGE WENT TO EMPTY. IT WOULD WORK SPORADICALLY FOR A FEW MONTHS THEN NOTHING. I HAVE NOTICED THAT INSTRUMENT PANEL GOES REALLY DIM ONCE IN A WHILE FOR NO REASON ALSO. I HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM STATING THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR AND THEY ARE WILLING TO PAY FOR 50% OF COST TO FIX. IF THEY KNOW THEIR PART IS DEFECTIVE SHOULDN'T THEY RECALL AND TAKE CARE OF THEIR FAULTY PRODUCT. *TR

WAS DRIVING OTHER DAY AND LOOKED DOWN AT MY SPEEDOMETER AND IT SAID I WAS DOING 70MPH, AND I THOUGHT WELL MAYBE THE WIND WAS BEHIND ME. THEN I CAME TO A RED LIGHT, STOPPED AND SAW THAT IT SAID I WAS STILL DOING 20MPH (I WAS STOPPED).NICE GOING GM, YOUR BATTING 1000, FIRST ITS MY FUEL GAUGE NOW THE SPEEDOMETER WHAT'S NEXT? THIS IS MY FIRST CHEVY THAT I GOT FOR MY BIRTHDAY LAST YEAR WELL IT HASN'T EVEN BEEN A YEAR SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE WORSE BIRTHDAY GIFT (TO MYSELF) EVER. WHY ARE ALL THE OTHER 2005 MODEL VEHICLES BEING RECALLED FOR THESE THINGS BUT NOT THE TRAILBLAZER? THIS IS NOT MY FAULT AND GM SHOULD MAKE IT RIGHT. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAUGE & OIL PRESSURE GAUGE DO NOT WORK. I'VE LOOK THIS PROBLEM UP AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THESE ISSUES - WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN RECALLED!!! *TR

WE RAN OUT OF GAS ON THE HIGHWAY 20 MILES FROM A GAS STATION WITH KIDS IN THE CAR. THE GAS GAUGE IN OUR 05 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WAS WRONG AND INDICATED WE HAD GAS IN THE TANK. *KB

MY SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO WORK IMPROPERLY. SOMETIMES IT WOULD NOT GO ALL THE WAY BACK TO ZERO WHEN THE IGNITION WAS SWITCHED OFF, OR IT WOULD BE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND THEN FOR NO APPARENT REASON THE NEEDLE WOULD GO ALL THE WAY AROUND AND END UP POINTING AT THE PARK, NEUTRAL, REVERSE AREA AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SPEEDOMETER. NOW THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK AT ALL AND THE TACHOMETER HAS STARTED TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. IT IS DOING THE SAME THING THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS DOING. RIGHT NOW THE VEHICLE IS OFF BUT THE TACHOMETER NEEDLE IS ON 3. I JUST HAD THE FUEL SENSOR GAUGE REPLACED UNDER CHEVROLET'S "SPECIAL POLICY" BECAUSE IT HAD CEASED WORKING AS WELL. I HAVE SERIOUS RESERVATIONS ABOUT THE INTEGRITY OF THE OTHER GAUGES BECAUSE WHILE THEY APPEAR TO BE WORKING I DO NOT KNOW. I CONTACTED CHEVEROLET AND WAS TOLD THAT WHILE OTHER MAKES AND MODELS HAD BEEN RECALLED MINE HAD NOT. WHEN I INQUIRED AS TO WHETHER THE COMPONENTS FOR MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CAME FROM THE SAME SUPPLIER AS THAT OF THE RECALLED VEHICLES I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT DISCLOSE THAT INFORMATION TO ME BECAUSE IT WAS CONFIDENTIAL. THEY DID SAY THEY HAD OTHER COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO MINE BUT AT THIS TIME THEY WERE NOT OFFERING ANY ASSISTANCE TO CONSUMERS AND DID NOT KNOW IF OR WHEN THEY EVER WOULD. I WAS TOLD THAT DUE TO THE AGE OF MY VEHICLE (A 2005) THAT I COULD EXPECT CERTAIN REPAIRS. I DO EXPECT CERTAIN REPAIRS HOWEVER A TOTAL FAILURE OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, THAT HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED ON MY MAKE AND MODEL AS WELL AS OTHER CHEVROLETS, IS NOT ONE OF THEM. IT IS FRUSTRATING AND DISHEARTENING TO ME THAT WHILE CHEVROLET IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM THEY KNOWINGLY DISREGARD THE CONCERNS OF THEIR CUSTOMERS, ESPECIALLY AS THE MALFUNCTION OF A FUEL GAUGE, SPEEDOMETER OR ANY OTHER INSTRUMENT PANEL COMPONENT COULD HAVE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. *KB

WE ARE EXPERIENCING A DEFECTIVE GAS GAUGE--IT REGISTERS EMPTY OR IT MAY MOVE UP A BIT OR GO DOWN SOME. WE ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH FUEL WE ACTUALLY HAVE. I GO ON A TRIP OF 350 MILES ONE WAY EVERY MONTH TO VISIT MY MOTHER AND IT IS A CONSTANT WORRY. I AM SO AFRAID I WILL RUN OUT OF GAS ON THE TURNPIKE--WE JUST NEVER KNOW. WE DID GET A LETTER FROM GM SAYING THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM-INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, THOUGH THEY WILL NOT PAY TO HAVE THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION AFFECTING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES FIXED--ONLY HALF, WHICH WE FEEL IS UNFAIR. THIS IS A PROBLEM AFFECTING A GREAT NUMBER OF PEOPLE, SIMPLY BY THE FACT THEY SENT THE LETTER--THEY NEED TO MAKE IT RIGHT BY PAYING FOR THE WHOLE REMEDY BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED AS A RESULT OF THIS FAULTY GAS GAUGE. WE WOULD LIKE TO BE A PART OF A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST GM FOR THE FULL PAYMENT. *KB

STEPPER MOTORS IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ALL WENT OUT IN THREE SEPARATE GAUGES. SPEEDOMETER, ALTERNATOR AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGES. ITEMS FAILED AND GAUGES BECAME ERRATIC AND THEN POINTED EITHER STRAIGHT DOWN OR PEGGED LEFT OR RIGHT. GIVING INCORRECT OR NO READING. *TR

THE GAS GAUGE QUIT WORKING, FOR NO APPARENT REASON. FIRST IT WOULD WORK ONCE IN A WHILE THEN IT QUIT ALL TOGETHER. WHEN I QUESTIONED THE GM/CHEVY DEALER, THEY QUOTED ME A HUGE PRICE. NOW THAT GM IS OFFERING TO PAY 1/2 THE PRICE HAS WENT DOWN DRASTICALLY. THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON, I THINK THIS VEHICLE HAS MORE ISSUES THAN A PERSON WILL EVER KNOW. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH WHEEL HUB BEARINGS EARLIER THAN I EXPECTED. THIS ENTIRE THING HAS COST ME MORE THAN IT SHOULD EVER. THEY (GM) SAY THAT THE FUEL SENSOR IS A WEAR AND TEAR, BUT HOW DO THEY KNOW THAT, WE CAN'T CHECK IT LIKE WE DO TIRES, WIPERS, ETC. THIS IS THE ONLY WAY THAT GM IS GETTING SOME CUSTOMERS HAPPY, AND YET STILL TAKING ADVANTAGE OF US. FORD FINDS A PROBLEM THEY FIX IT. WITH ALL THE BAIL OUT MONEY THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN- OUR TAX DOLLARS THEY -GM SHOULD BE PAYING FOR THE WHOLE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FUEL GAUGE FAILED AND THE FUEL GAUGE WAS READING AS EMPTY WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FILLED TO CAPACITY. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000. UPDATED 11/03/11 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD READ INACCURATELY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 152,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.