2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

ABOUT A YEAR AGO MY SPEEDOMETER WOULD RANDOMLY SHOW A LOSS OR GAIN OF SPEED. ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO IT QUIT WORKING ALL TOGETHER. IT DOES NOT REGISTER IN THE NUMBERS. DURING THE SAME TIME I RAN OUT OF GAS TWICE WHEN MY GAGE HAD REGISTERED FUEL AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WAS NOT REGISTERED. IT HAS SINCE QUIT WORKING ALL TOGETHER. I RECENTLY CALLED TO ASK HOW MUCH AN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WOULD BE TO REPLACE AND WAS GIVEN A TOTAL OF ABOUT $600.00 THIS IS A VERY DISHEARTENING SITUATION. I HAVE READ ALL OTHER COMPLAINTS ON LINE AND THEY SAY THE SAME THING. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE AND AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED THAT IT HASN'T BEEN RESOLVED BY THE COMPANY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WOULD NEED TO BE RESET BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER RESET THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HOWEVER THE RESET WAS ONLY A TEMPORARY REPAIR. ONE YEAR LATER, AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

WE OWN A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND THE GAS GAUGE IS NOT WORKING. WHEN WE PUT FUEL INTO THE TANK IT REGISTERS ON FULL THEN QUICKLY WILL GO DOWN TO EMPTY. THE GAUGE WILL THEN GO UP TO HALF OR A QUARTER THEN BACK TO EMPTY. THEREFORE YOU ARE NEVER REALLY SURE OF THE AMOUNT OF GAS THERE IS IN THE TANK. WE TRY AND WATCH THE MILEAGE TO USE THAT AS A GUIDE BUT WHEN WE ARE CONSTANTLY PUTTING IN A COUPLE OF GALLONS JUST BE SURE WE HAVE GAS WE LOSE TRACK. I AM SO AFRAID THAT I OR ONE OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS WILL BE STRANDED FROM RUNNING OUT OF GAS. I TRIED CONTACTING CHEVROLET BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN ANY KIND OF RESOLUTION. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND FOUND MANY INSTANCES OF TRAILBLAZER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

ACCELERATION SLUGGISH AT FIRST. THEN THE RPM'S WOULD INCREASE WITHOUT ANY ACCELERATION. FINALLY, WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 2ND GEAR AND IF WENT ABOVE 30 THE RPM'S WOULD INCREASE WITHOUT ANYMORE POWER TO THE WHEELS. FOUND A TRANSMISSION HOSE BLOWN ALSO. *TR

THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR WENT BAD ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER CAUSING ME TO RUN OUT OF GAS TWICE SO FAR. ONCE I WAS ON A RURAL ROAD, THE SECOND TIME I WAS ON THE THRUWAY AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WITH MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE AND OIL GAUGE FAILED AND NO LONGER DISPLAYED READINGS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW THE OIL PRESSURE OR THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 71,941. UPDATED 07/21/11 *BF UPDATED 07/25/11

THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING ON THE FREEWAY AND I WAS ALMOST KILLED DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC BECAUSE MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE! *TR

DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE I NOTICED A POP AND UPON FURTHER REVIEW OF THE VEHICLE, I FOUND THAT THE THIRD TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY HAS BROKEN FREE FROM THE CLIPS THAT HOLD IT ON TO THE VEHICLE. IT IS STILL ATTACHED BY 1 BOLT BUT THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IF THE ASSEMBLY BREAKS FREE. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE THAT COULD CAUSE SEVERE DAMAGE TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER IMMEDIATELY.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT ADDED FUEL AND THE FUEL GAUGE BEGAN FLUCTUATING BETWEEN EMPTY AND FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP10001 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

GAS GAUGE DOES NOT ACCURATELY ACCOUNT FOR WHAT IS IN THE FUEL TANK. AFTER FILLING THE TANK UP WITH GASOLINE THE GAUGE WILL GO TO EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WILL COME ON. THE GAUGE WILL MOVE FROM FULL TO EMPTY PERIODICALLY. HAVE BEEN USING THE DIGITAL FUEL USED READOUT TO GAUGE WHEN I NEED TO REFUEL.