2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT 370 Complaints

STARTED THE CAR ONE DAY AND THE GAS GAUGE SHOWED EMPTY, HAVE BEEN KEEPING TRACK OF THE MILEAGE EVER SINCE. STILL WAITING FOR GM TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM (RECALL). YOU WOULD THINK A CAR WHICH IS ONLY A FEW YEARS OLD AND LOW MILEAGE SHOULDN'T BE HAVING EXPENSIVE PROBLEMS, WHICH IS LEFT UP TO THE OWNER TO PAY. *TR

FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING ON 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. AFTER A GOOGLE SEARCH, I DISCOVERED THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED BY MANY GMC PRODUCTS. *TR

LIGHTS DIMMING AND BRIGHTENING, ENGINE COILS MISFIRING AND NEEDING TO BE CONSTANTLY REPLACED (2ND TIME) AND FUEL GAUGE CONSTANTLY STATING TANK IS EMPTY (MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS; CHECK THE BLOGS). *TR

A/C WAS BLOWING HOT AIR. TOOK CAR TO MECHANIC TO CHARGE AND REPLACE FREON AND THEY FOUND A LARGE LEAK IN THE LINE UNDER THE GAS TANK. CALLED DEALERSHIP FOR WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD IT DID NOT COVER CORROSION AND THE PART WAS ON MANUFACTURED BACKORDER FOR 3 WEEKS COSTING $1000. LOCAL MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO WELD A PIECE TO FIX LEAK. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 TRAILBLAZER EXT PURCHASED NEW IN JULY 05. RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR HAD REDUCED ENGINE POWER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THEN CAME ON THEN MY CAR JUST SHUT OFF. IT STARTED BACK UP AFTER PULLING OFF THE ROAD BUT HAD TO ENDURE THIS THE ENTIRE TIME WHILE DRIVING HOME. WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR DIAGNOSIS I WAS TOLD THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED AFTER HAVING THAT REPAIRED I DROVE HOME AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE CAR SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I TOOK IT BACK AGAIN THEY NOTICED AN ADDITIONAL PROBLEM " THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR WIRING WAS CHAFFING ON FUEL PUMP GROUND TERMINAL" OR IN LAYMAN'S TERM THE WIRE WAS SITTING IN FUEL SO THEY HAD TO REMOVE THE FUEL TANK AND REROUTE THE WIRES. THIS SOUNDS VERY DANGEROUS AND IF THIS IS HAPPENING PLEASE REPORT IT. THERE ARE TSB REPORTS ON THE ISSUE WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT GM HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS. THE QUESTION IS WHY NOT? I HAVE ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE OUTPUT SHAFT SEAL ON THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED LAST YEAR AND AGAIN THIS YEAR. NOT VERY HAPPY WITH THIS VEHICLE. IN MY OPINION THESE ARE VEHICLE DEFECTS NOT PROBLEMS YOU SHOULD BE HAVING WITH THE NORMAL MAINTENANCE ISSUES. GM NEEDS TO ISSUE RECALLS TO HAVE THESE ISSUES RESOLVED. OH IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER PROBLEMS I ALSO JUST HAD TO HAVE THE THERMOSTAT REPLACED IN EARLY JUNE. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER, SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. AT 45K MILES HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED AND THE SPEEDOMETER HASN'T WORKED PROPERLY SINCE. HAVEN'T HAD IT REPAIRED YET. I USE MY AFTERMARKET GPS TO KNOW MY SPEED. *TR

2005 EXT TRAILBLAZER REAR PLASTIC MOLDING CONTAINING THE 3RD BRAKELIGHT SEPARATED FROM THE WINDOW AT LEAST 3X SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE. ONCE EVEN FALLING COMPLETELY OFF SEVERING THE WIRES AND LANDING IN THE ROADWAY. I NOTICED THE FIRST SEPARATION LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AFTER GETTING VEHICLE BRAND NEW. IT HAS SEPARATED AGAIN AND DEALER SAYS THAT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT IS CONSIDERED COSMETIC EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER LEASE FOR ANOTHER YEAR. HE ALSO INFORMED ME THAT IT HAPPENS TO EVERYONE HE HAS SEEN AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO STOP IT FROM HAPPENING THAT IT IS A FLAW IN THE ENGINEERING, BUT THEY WOULDN'T HOLD IT AGAINST ME WHEN I TURN MY LEASE IN. *TR

UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED WITH 70,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. *TR

ON APPROXIMATELY NOVEMBER 11, 2008, WHILE DRIVING HOME, I NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WITH 45000 MILES WAS READING A SPEED THAT WAS LESS THAN MY SENSES INDICATED. AFTER STOPPING, I NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH UNDER ZERO, OR THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 10 MPH LESS THAN ACTUAL. OVERNIGHT, THE SPEEDOMETER RESET BACK TO ZERO. THE SAME ACTION OCCURRED AGAIN APPROXIMATELY DECEMBER 18, 2008, JANUARY 9, 2009, AND FEBRUARY 5, 2009. AFTER LOOKING AT THE INTERNET, I DISCOVERED THAT THIS DEFECT WAS OCCURRING ON NUMEROUS 2003 THROUGH 2005 GM VEHICLES. I CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR 2003 AND 2004 TRUCKS, BUT NOT MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER. THIS DEFECT HAS CAUSED ME TO EXCEED THE SPEED LIMIT WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. *TR

ONCE MY WARRANTY RAN OUT, THE GAS GAUGE QUIT WORKING AND A COUPLE WEEKS AFTER THAT THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL CAR. *TR THE REPAIRS ARE VERY COSTLY. THE REPAIR SHOULD BE FIXED THROUGH A VEHICLE RECALL SINCE SO MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE ARE HAVING THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM.