2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO MOVE ERRATICALLY. THE SPEEDOMETER READING FLUCTUATED AND DISPLAYED THE INCORRECT SPEEDS. THE FUEL GAUGE ALSO DID NOT DISPLAY THE ACCURATE AMOUNT OF GASOLINE IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP10001 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) WHICH MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND AGREED TO COVER THE REPAIR COST FOR THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

THE GAS GAUGE ON MY 2005 CHEV.TRAIL BLAZER ALWAYS READS EMPTY EVEN IF I FILL IT. IT HAS BEEN FAULTY FOR OVER 2 YEARS. I HAVE ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS RUN OUT OF FUEL. WHEN CONTACTING A DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND WOULD BE ROUGHLY $900 TO FIX. THE VEHICLE WILL READ EMPTY ALL THE TIME CAUSING STALLING WITH NO RE START. *TR

2005 TRAILBLAZER GAS GAUGE IS BROKEN, FILLS UP AND THEN IT WILL LIGHT UP LIKE IT IS EMPTY, ONLY READS THE GAS UP TO 1/4 OF A TANK. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY THE GAS GAUGE INDICATOR BEEPED INDICATING THAT I WAS LOW ON FUEL. I WAS NOT SURE WHEN I FILLED UP LAST SO I STOPPED AND FILLED UP WITH GAS. AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS, I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE GAS GAUGE STILL READ EMPTY. TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS I HAD TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON THE DASH (SPEEDOMETER, ETC), SO WITH THIS BEING THE CASE, I DETERMINED THAT THE GAS SENDING UNIT WAS FAULTY OR BROKEN. FROM WHAT I READ, THE COST TO FIX THIS VARIES FROM $650 TO $850. I'VE PUT OFF THIS REPAIR SINCE I FIND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE HEARD NEWS REPORTS ABOUT A POSSIBLE RECALL FOR THIS. BASICALLY NOW, THE GAUGE IS NEVER CORRECT AND FLUCTUATES BETWEEN EMPTY & 1/4 OF A TANK. IT WILL DROP OR RISE MULTIPLE TIMES IN A 20 MILE TRIP.

HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF AND WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON. (LOW BEAMS ONLY) FOG LIGHTS, TURN LIGHTS AND HIGH BEAMS ALL WORK. *TR

FUEL GAUGE IS NEVER RIGHT. IT GOES TO EMPTY WHEN YOU FILL IT; AND THEN READS OTHER READINGS INTERMITTENTLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER THAT I JUST FOUND OUT NEEDS A BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR REPLACED. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THE CHEVY VEHICLE. THE WIRES WERE MELTED BY THE CONNECTION WHICH COULD EASILY SPARK A FIRE. WITH THREE YOUNG CHILDREN IN CAR SEATS A FIRE INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE WOULD BE DISASTROUS. PLEASE MAKE THEM RECALL THIS AND TAKE CARE OF THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU, *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED AFTER ADDING FUEL TO HIS TANK. THE GAUGE WOULD READ EMPTY AND THROUGH OUT THE WEEK IT WOULD FLUCTUATE BETWEEN EMPTY TO FULL AND A HALF OF A TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR HAD IT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,500. UPDATED 06/17/11 *BF UPDATED 06/30/11

2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER - MALFUNCTIONING FUEL GAUGE, ERRATIC READING, SAFETY ISSUE, WAS STUCK ON HIGHWAY OUT OF FUEL DUE TO GAUGE ERROR. I WORK FOR A COMPANY THAT SUPPLIES GM SO KNOW WELL THEY ARE AWARE, BUT CHOOSE TO MISLEAD AND SAY THEY DO NOT KNOW THE CAUSE, THEY DO KNOW BUT CHOOSE TO BE IRRESPONSIBLE AN UNETHICAL. THOUSANDS OF ISSUES NATIONWIDE ON TRAILBLAZERS AND OTHER MODELS USING THIS GAUGE. *TR

GAS GAUGE DID NOT WORK. NOTED FROM TELEVISION REPORT THAT 2005 TRAILBLAZERS HAD PROBLEM WITH GAS TANK AND GAUGE. THE GAUGE ON MY VEHICLE HAD NOT WORKED FOR SOMETIME. FINALLY HAD IT REPAIRED. *TR