2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER, CAR JUST DIES INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM WITH CHEVYS AND WAS SURPRISED TO NOTICE THE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS THAT ARE GOIN UNHEARD FROM GM AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. IM AFRAID THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN WHEN MY WIFE AND KIDS ARE DRIVING IN THE CAR. THIS SHOULD B INVESTIGATED IMM. *TR

I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK WHILE IT STILL HAD 1/4 TANK OF FUEL. ONCE I STARTED THE ENGINE THE GAS GAUGE WENT TO E WITH THE LIGHT COMING ON WHILE SITTING AT THE GAS STATION. THE GAUGE THEN PINGED FROM FULL TO EMPTY FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS THEN SETTLING AT FULL WHEN I WENT UP A STEEP BRIDGE. SINCE THEN THE FUEL GAUGE HAS CONTINUED TO DO THIS EVERY TIME I FILL THE TANK UP. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO NOT KNOWING THE FUEL LEVEL IN THE TANK. THIS SHOULD BE FIXED AS I CAN SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE ALL OVER THE US HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THIS AND FIX THE ISSUE. MY TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO THE YEARS AS WELL AS THE MILEAGE OF JUST 65,000 MILES. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED. *TR

GAS GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK ON A 2005 TRAILBLAZER. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FROM A GENERAL MOTORS DEALER IN 2009. SHORTLY AFTER THE PURCHASE OUR GAS GAUGE STARTED BOUNCING BACK AND FORTH FROM FULL TO EMPTY. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP REPAIR CENTER AFTER A FEW WORDS CAME OUT OF MY MOUTH THE SERVICE MANAGER SAYS "OH THAT'S A COMMON PROBLEM AND WE CAN REPAIR IT FOR ABOUT $700 OR SOMETIMES IT STARTS WORKING AGAIN. I ASKED WHY IT WAS NOT RECALLED IF IT'S SO COMMON AND HE REPLIED "IT'S NOT UP TO US". I WAS SO IRRITATED THAT I NEVER TRIED AGAIN. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER IT STARTED WORKING FINE, IN FACT I MADE A 3600 MILE JOURNEY WITH NO PROBLEM. TONIGHT I WAS DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND THE GAUGE WENT FROM 3/4 TANK TO ZERO AND MY VEHICLE SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. ASIDE FROM ALMOST BEING REAR ENDED MY WIFE, DAUGHTER AND I WERE ALMOST RAN OVER TRYING TO PUSH OUR VEHICLE OUT OF THE ROAD TO SAFETY. I HAVE NOT REPAIRED OR REPLACED ANY PARTS BECAUSE I AM LOOKING FOR A GOOD AUTOMOTIVE ATTORNEY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE THE GAS TANK WAS FULL, THE GAS GAUGE DISPLAYED ZERO. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE IN 2007, AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FUEL SENSOR. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT SINCE THE FUEL SENSOR WAS REPLACED IT SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED AGAIN. THE CONTACT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WASN'T REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 88,200. UPDATED 1/19/2010 UPDATED 03/24/11

I HAVE AN 05 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT 4.2L WITH 90000 MILES AND LAST MARCH THE FUEL GAUGE QUIT WORKING BUT NOT BEFORE WE RAN OUT OF FUEL 2 TIMES NOT KNOWING THAT THE GAUGE WAS GIVING A FALSE READING.THE OCCURRENCE HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY AND ONCE ON A BUSY STREET. VERY SCARY WHEN YOU HAVE THREE INNOCENT LITTLE GIRLS UNDER THE AGE OF 3 THAT RIDE IN THE VEHICLE. FROM DOING MY RESEARCH I SEE THIS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND A DANGEROUS ONE AT THAT BECAUSE WHEN THE TRUCK STOPS RUNNING YOU LOSE POWER STEERING AND POWER BREAKING. *TR

2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY AFTER 85,000 MILES. WHEN THE TANK IS FILLED IT READS EMPTY AND ONLY GOES TO A QUARTER OF A TANK AFTER RUNNING IT. *TR

SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER INSTRUMENT PANEL ITEMS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING. MAIN ISSUE IS THE SPEEDOMETER AS I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I AM GOING. *TR

2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER GAS GUAGE DOES NOT WORK. IT'S ON EMPTY ALL THE TIME, EVEN WHEN YOU FILL UP. WHILE DRIVING TODAY ON THE FREEWAY I SET THE CRUSIE CONTROL AND THE SPEEDOMETER GOES HAYWIRE. IT GOES ALL THE WAY OVER AND STAYS STUCK. I DON'T KNOW HOW FAST I'M DRIVING OR HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE. DEALERSHIP DOES NOT HAVE RECALL. GAS GUAGE WAS FIXED ONCE WHILE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. GAS GAUGE WILL COST 600 TO REPAIR. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT SPEEDOMETER. AS A CONSUMER I FEEL CHEATED. AFTER ALL I AM THE ONE PAYIN THE NOTE EACH MONTH. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING WHILE MAKING A 400 MILE TRIP FROM ARKANSAS TO TEXAS. THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED READING 40 MILES SLOWER THAN MY ACTUAL SPEED. EVENTUALLY THE GAUGE WENT BELOW 0 MPH WHILE KEEPING UP WITH TRAFFIC ON A HIGHWAY W/ A POSTED 70 MPH SPEED LIMIT. *TR