2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY AND THE OIL GAUGE FAILED COMPLETELY AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE A READING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

MY 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT FUEL GAUGE JUST STAYED ON EMPTY EVENTHOUGH I ALWAYS FILLED UP THE TANK. I WENT ON RESEARCH FORUMS IF THERE'S ANY RECALL FOR THIS MODEL SINCE I'VE SEEN A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS. I AM STILL PAYING FOR THE TRUCK MONTHLY AND CANNOT PAY FOR AN EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. *TR

I HAD JUST BOUGHT MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT. I BOUGHT IT FROM A DEALER USED AND THEY DIDN'T TELL ME THE GAS GAUGE DIDN'T WORK RIGHT. I HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS QUITE A FEW TIMES.I TRY TO REMEMBER TO SET MY TRIPOMETER BUT SOMETIMES I FORGET. NEEDLESS TO SAY ITS A HUGE PROBLEM. I HAVE DRIVEN CHEVYS ALL MY LIFE AND SO HAS MY FAMILY, I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED GM HAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAD A RECALL. FOR WHAT I PAID AND SINCE I'VE ALWAYS OWNED A CHEVY THEY NEED TO GET OFF THEIR CORPORATE BUTTS AND FIX IT!! THIS IS A DANGER TO THE PEOPLE WHO DRIVE THEM AS WELL AS PASSENGERS AND OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. I WAS HOPING GM WOULD VOLUNTARILY RECALL THESE VEHICLES, BUT THEY WON'T SO ITS UP TO THE NHTSA TO MAKE GM RESPONSIBLE. THANK YOU *TR

WHEN TANK IS FULL, FUEL GAUGE READS AS EMPTY AND LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON. A LITTLE WHILE LATER, THE GAUGE WILL MOVE UP AND THEN BACK DOWN AND LIGHT WILL COME BACK ON. NOT SURE HOW MUCH GAS IS IN TANK BASED ON THE FUEL GAUGE. *TR

THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER MY 3 YEAR WARRANTY EXPIRED. I HAVE READ ON THE ONLINE FORUMS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. ALSO FROM TALKING TO MECHANICS IT APPEARS THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEMS WITH TRAILBLAZERS. *TR

FUEL GAUGE REPORTS INCORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL. READS EMPTY WHEN FULL. INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON SAYING EMPTY WHEN 1/2 A TANK OR FUEL TANK OF GAS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE NEVER DISPLAYED AN ACCURATE READING. THE FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATED BETWEEN DISPLAYING AN INACCURATE READING AND EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR WAS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING AND THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT RESET ITSELF WHEN THE VEHICLE SLOWS OR STOPS. INSTEAD, IT RESUMES FROM A HIGHER SPEED. FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU ARE TRAVELING AT 45MPH AND STOP AT A STOPLIGHT THE SPEEDOMETER MAY DROP TO 40MPH UPON STOPPING. THEN WHEN YOU RESUME TRAVELING IT STARTS FROM 40 INSTEAD OF 0 SO THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWS YOU ARE TRAVELING 60 WHEN YOU ARE GOING 20, 70 WHEN YOU ARE GOING 30 ETC. WHEN YOU STOP AGAIN IT WILL COME TO REST AT AN EVEN HIGHER SPEED, UNTIL EVENTUALLY THE NEEDLE SHOWS OVER 120 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SITTING STILL! I HAVE DONE SOME INVESTIGATION ON LINE AND THIS APPEARS TO BE A FAIRLY COMMON COMPLAINT FROM FELLOW OWNERS. GENERAL MOTORS APPARENTLY DOPES NOT CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE AND AS SUCH WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR WHICH IS $500 OR MORE. I'M NOT SURE HOW NOT KNOWING YOU RATE OF TRAVEL IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN FOR THEM, BUT IT CERTAINLY IS TO ME. *TR

FUEL GAUGE INOPERATIVE. NEEDLE SWINGS FROM EMPTY TO FULL ERRATICALLY. WHEN TANK IS RE-FILLED, GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY WITH WARNING LIGHT AND CHIME ON. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS COMING FROM INSIDE THE GAS TANK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE PROVIDED A PERMANENT READING OF EMPTY. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP10001 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.