2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING YESTERDAY AS WIFE DROVE HOME. 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER SUV ONLY HAS A BIT OVER 53,000 MILES. CAN'T TELL HOW FAST OR SLOW WE'RE GOING NOW. SEEMS LIKE A DEFECT THAT SHOULD NOT OCCUR TO VEHICLES AT THIS AGE/MILEAGE, LET ALONE ANY AGE. TYPICAL GM "QUALITY" I GUESS. THIS DEFECT HAS THE ABILITY TO AFFECT DRIVER SAFETY AND IS OBVIOUSLY NOT RARE JUDGING BY OTHERS WHO'VE WRITTEN ON THE INTERNET ABOUT IT, I BELIEVE A RECALL IS IN ORDER. HAVE NOT TAKEN FOR REPAIR YET, BUT WAS TOLD GM WILL NOT COVER THE COST AND THAT IT WILL COST AROUND $500 TO FIX. *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO AS I WAS CROSSING RAILROAD TRACKS, AND MY CD PLAYER STOPPED ACCEPTING CD'S DURING THAT SAME TIME PERIOD FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE GAUGE LATER STUCK AT FIRST 20 - 15 MPH, AND THEN TO 10 MPH WHEN THE SUV IS STOPPED. AFTER ABOUT 2 MONTHS, IT CORRECTED ITSELF. THE GAS GAUGE THEN WENT OUT. IT WOULD REGISTER THE TANK AS EMPTY NO MATTER IF IT WAS FILLED. THIS BEGAN 2/2010. I, A DISABLED DRIVER, HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS ON A DESERTED ROAD 12:15 A.M. IN THE WINTER DUE TO HAVING TO CALCULATE MILES DRIVEN WITH THE TACHOMETER TO DETERMINE APPROXIMATE GAS CONSUMPTION. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT CALCULATION DOESN'T ACCOUNT FOR ENGINE IDLING IN TRAFFIC JAMS . I SAT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD IN MY COLD SUV PRAYING NO ONE CAME AROUND THE CURVE AND SLAMMED INTO ME SINCE I RAN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A DARK RURAL ROAD. I WAS TERRIFIED IN THIS SITUATION AND RARELY DRIVE AT NIGHT IF I CAN HELP IT BECAUSE OF THE MANUFACTURER'S KNOWN DEFECT AND NEGLIGENCE. I HAVE PAID OVER $500 TO REPAIR THESE MANUFACTURES DEFECTS, ONLY TO HAVE THEM MALFUNCTION AGAIN WITHIN 1 WEEK OF REPAIR. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT HE WOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO FIX IT A SECOND TIME. ONCE AGAIN, MY SPEEDOMETER IS NO LONGER REGISTERING THE CORRECT SPEED, AND I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICER FOR SPEEDING. I SHOWED THE OFFICER MY SPEEDOMETER, AND TO MY SURPRISE HE LET ME OFF WITH A WARNING AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS PULLED OVER OTHER TRAILBLAZER DRIVERS FOR SPEEDING WHO IN TURN HAD THE SAME OR SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THEIR SPEEDOMETERS. I HAVE HAD INTERIOR LIGHTS MALFUNCTION, AND DRIVER SIDE HEAD LIGHT MALFUNCTIONS WHERE THE LIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT. THE HEADLIGHT WAS CHECKED BY A MECHANIC AND WAS NOT DEEMED LOOSE OR BLOWN.

I BOUGHT A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IN MARCH 2010 AND HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS SINCE THEN. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND THE AC STOPPED WORKING, IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE AC FAN BLOWER. I REPLACED THE BLOWER BUT THAT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. I THEN REPLACED THE RESISTOR AND THE HARNESS. FINALLY WHEN I REPLACED THE HARNESS THE AC STARTED WORKING AGAIN. THE NEXT PROBLEM IS WITH THE GAUGES. MY FUEL LEVEL GAUGE IS ERRATIC AND NEVER TELLS ME THE RIGHT FUEL LEVEL AND THE CRUISE CONTROL RANDOMLY STOPS WORKING. IT HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES BECAUSE THE FUEL GAUGE IS READING WRONG. I'M AFRAID SOMEONE MIGHT HIT ME AND MY FAMILY. I'VE INVESTED HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR PROBLEMS THAT GM NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR!! *TR

FUEL PUMP/ FUEL LEVEL SENSOR 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. SHOW INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL AT ALL TIMES. *TR

FUEL GAUGE SENSOR NOT READING CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL AND CHANGING READINGS WHILE DRIVING. CREATES THE POSSIBILITY OF VEHICLES RUNNING OUT OF FUEL WHILE DRIVING CREATING A HAZARD ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS APPEARS TO BE A NATIONAL PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 - CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. *LN

SPEEDOMETER FREEZES AND WON'T MOVE AT ALL OR IT GOES UP TO 120 MPH. THIS IS REALLY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY! *TR

SPEEDOMETER ON THE 2005 TRAILBLAZER. IT WENT CRAZY ON ME AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES AND AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY INFORMED ME THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CHEVROLET TRUCKS WITH THAT PROBLEM, BUT NOT THE SUV'S, EVEN THOUGH THE EQUIPMENT WAS THE SAME. THE COST TO ME IS $500+ WHICH AS A RETIRED PERSON ON LOW INCOME I CANNOT AFFORD. I HAVE RECEIVED 2 TICKETS FOR GOING OVER THE SPEED LIMIT....EVEN THOUGH I AM EXTREMELY CAREFUL AND TRY TO DRIVE WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. I AM FURIOUS....CHEVROLET SHOULD RECALL THIS AND PAY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED...IT IS A DEFECT AS I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS WITH THE CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. *TR

GAS GAUGE MALFUNCTIONING, ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF. IN LOOKING AT DIFFERENT WEB-SITES, THIS IS COMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON 06/20/2010 AND HAVE HAD SEVERAL THINGS GO WRONG IN THE (8) MONTHS THAT I HAVE OWNED IT.

[XXX] OF CHICAGO, IL, PETITIONED THE AGENCY IN A LETTER DATED NOVEMBER 27, 2009. THE PETITIONER REQUESTS THAT NHTSA OPEN AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE PERFORMANCE/RELIABILITY OF THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR INSTALLED IN MODEL YEAR 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER VEHICLES. THE PETITIONER ALLEGES THAT THE FUEL TANK LEVEL SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE AND COULD RESULT IN A SUBJECT VEHICLE RUNNING OUT OF FUEL, STALL, AND BEING REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. ODI WILL EVALUATE THE PETITION FOR A GRANT OR DENY DECISION. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FUEL GAUGE NO LONGER FUNCTIONS AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM I UNDERSTAND AMONG 05 TRAILBLAZERS AND PREVIOUS YEARS. IT IS GOING TO COST A LOT OF MONEY TO REPAIR AND GM/CHEVY REFUSES TO WARRANTY OR RECALL THE PROBLEM. I THINK IT IS A SHAME GM/CHEVY IS ALLOWED TO GET A AWAY WITH MAKING THE OWNERS PAY VERY HIGH REPAIR BILLS WHEN THE COMPANY KNOWS IT'S A SAFETY PROBLEM. PLEASE INTERCEDE AND MAKE GM/CHEVY ACCOUNTABLE. *TR