2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer

THE GAS GAUGE ON MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HAS STOPPED WORKING. IT GRADUALLY STOPPED REGISTERING THE ACTUAL GAS. AFTER FILLING THE GAS, IT REGISTER EMPTY. AS I DROVE, THE GAS WOULD REGISTER AS FULL. EVENTUALLY IT STOPPED MOVING AT ALL. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A PERIOD OF 6MOS. I STARTED FILLING THE GAS MORE OFTEN. AFTER FILLING THE GAS, 2 DAYS LATER, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY, CAUSING A NEAR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WARNING. CLEARLY, I WASN'T OUT OF GAS. I HAD JUST FILL THE GAS AND BECAME ACCUSTOMED TO HOW FAR I COULD DRIVE BEFORE I NEEDED TO REFILL. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS. IT IS OBVIOUS A DEFECT IN THE GAS GAUGE. I WASN'T SURE UNTIL NOW AFTER VISITING THIS SITE THAT I AM NOT ALONE. THE SPEEDOMETER HAS ALSO STOPPED WORKING. I'M SURE IF IT IS REGISTERING THE MILEAGE I DRIVE. NOT KNOWING HOW FAST I AM DRIVING IS SURELY A SAFETY ISSUE. I VISITED MY MECHANIC IS WAS GIVEN AN ESTIMATE OF $500 TO REPAIR. SURELY IT SHOULDN'T TAKE A DEATH TO RECTIFY THIS ISSUE. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER TO MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FELL BELOW ZERO AND MY ACTUAL RATE OF SPEED WAS INCORRECT. IT WAS RAINING WHEN IT HAPPENED, BUT I NOTICED THAT I WAS PASSING PEOPLE EASILY ON THE INTERSTATE AT ONLY GOING AROUND 55 MPH. I THOUGHT THAT PEOPLE WERE OVERREACTING TO THE RAIN AFTERALL IT WAS JUST A SHOWER. BUT WHEN I SLOWED DOWN TO AN EXIT RAMP I NOTICED THAT I WAS AT ZERO MPH WHILE STILL ROLLING AT I GUESS 30 MPH. I MUST HAVE BEEN DOING 85-90 MPH BEFORE AND I JUST FELT ILL THAT I WAS GOING SO FAST AND COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN FINED OR WORSE HYDRO PLANED IN THE RAINY CONDITIONS. I READ UP ON THIS ISSUE WITH ALOT OF GM PRODUCTS AND ESPECIALLY WITH THE TRAIL BLAZER MODELS. MY TRAIL BLAZER HAS LESS THAN 65,000 MILES AND IS WELL MAINTENANCE, SO SUCH A FAILURE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ANY NEGLECT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND MAKES SURE THAT THIS COMMON MALFUNCTION DOESN'T COST SOMEONE THEIR HEALTH OR LIVES. THANKS *TR

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE IN 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. SPEEDOMETER WORKS ERRATICALLY. VEHICLE HAS ALMOST 90,000 MILES. PROBLEM BEGAN AROUND SEPTEMBER 28, 2010, AND HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT, OCCURRING DAILY NOW. SPEEDOMETER WILL GRADUALLY SHOW A DECREES IN SPEED WHEN VEHICLE IS NOT DECELERATING, EVENTUALLY DISPLAYING ZERO OR BELOW ZERO MPH. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE RESOLVED BY CHEVROLET. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE ON MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER STARTED ACTING UP A MONTH AGO. THE FIRST PROBLEM I NOTICED WAS THAT THE NEEDLE OF THE SPEEDOMETER HAD FALLEN BEYOND THE 0 MPH MARK AND NEVER CHANGED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE NEXT TIME I DROVE IT STARTED WORKING CORRECTLY AGAIN. THE FOLLOWING WEEK, AS MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING, IT READ THAT HIS SPEED WAS 60 MPH WHEN HE WAS ONLY GOING 30 MPH. THE VERY NEXT DAY I DROVE IT AND THE SPEEDOMETER WORKED FINE. THEN AGAIN, A WEEK LATER IT MALFUNCTIONED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY! IT COMPLETELY FREAKED ME OUT! I TRIED TO STAY WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC BUT HAD NO IDEA HOW FAST I WAS REALLY GOING. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED MY CHEVY DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND ASKED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. SHE INFORMED ME THAT I WAS NO LONGER COVERED BY A WARRANTY (MY CAR ONLY HAS 58,000 MILES ON IT) AND THAT GM HAS ISSUED RECALLS ON THE GAUGE CLUSTER FOR THE 2003 AND 2004 TRAILBLAZERS BUT NOT THE 2005. SHE THEN TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST $450 TO $500 TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT THAT GM WOULD 'MOST LIKELY' REIMBURSE ME IF/WHEN THEY ISSUE A RECALL. THE SPEEDOMETER IS CURRENTLY MISREADING ABOUT ONCE A WEEK. SO I NEVER KNOW WHEN I GET IN MY CAR IF IT IS GOING TO WORK CORRECTLY OR NOT. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR OWNERS OF THE 2005 TRAILBLAZER. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE SO I CONTACTED GM DIRECTLY AND SPOKE TO A SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE ON THE PHONE THIS MORNING. SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE WAS SORRY ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT GM HAS NO RECALL FOR THIS SO I SHOULD GO GET IT FIXED ON MY OWN DIME TO AVOID ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS. I FEEL THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT GM SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND SEND OUT A RECALL TO INSURE THAT THIS FAULTY GAUGE CLUSTER DOESN'T END UP GETTING SOMEONE KILLED. *TR

OWN A 2005 TRAILBLAZER WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF THEN COME BACK ON AFTER AWHILE VERY UNSAFE, GAUGES DON'T ALWAYS WORK. TACHOMETER IS JUST FOR SHOW HASN'T WORK FOR AWHILE NOW. 2. SOMETIMES WHEN I GET IN MY T.B IT WON'T START JUST WON'T CRANK OVER HAVE TO SIT THERE HOLDING THE IGNITION FORWARD TIL IT CRANKS OVER MY T.B ONLY HAS 62,000 MILES ON IT DOES SOMEONE NEED TO DIE BEFORE SOMETHING GETS DONE SO SAD!!! *TR