2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer

WHEN I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE 2 MONTHS AGO, I THOUGHT THE GAS GAUGE WAS EMPTY UPON PURCHASE, AS IT WAS A USED CAR, BUT NO IT IS THE FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEM THAT EVERYBODY KEEPS MENTIONING. I FILL THE VEHICLE, AND IT ONLY SHOWS A HALF TANK. THEN IT WILL GO TO EMPTY WITH THE WARNING LIGHT COMING ON. AS SOMEONE WHO TRAVELS A LOT, AND FOR LONG DISTANCES, THIS IS A HORRIBLE DEFECT. THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAS BECOME LOUD, WHICH MEANS ANOTHER EXPENSE ON A 2005 WHICH SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING. *TR

ENGINE WARNING LIGHT FLASHES OCCASIONALLY. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. REPEATED VISITS TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIPS HAVE RESULTED IN NO REPAIR. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE TO WHICH THE DEALERSHIP STATED IT WAS A COOLING FAN. EVEN UPON REPLACING THIS FAN, THE LIGHT CONTINUES TO FLASH ON/OFF. AT ONE POINT THE LIGHT STAYED ON TO WHICH ONSTAR REPORTED AN ENGINE COOLING/AC ISSUE. THIS WARNING WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY STATED THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED BUT THE LIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO FLASH EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS IS ABNORMAL AND HAS BEEN ADDRESSED MULTIPLE TIMES BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THE ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHENEVER THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THAT THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS VERY LOUD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,239 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,100.

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTOMOBILE CRASH IN MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. UPON IMPACT, THE CAR IGNITED UNDER THE HOOD AND FLAMES CAME UP ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD WHILE MY FAMILY WAS STILL IN THE CAR. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO GET MY FAMILY OUT OF THE CAR BEFORE IT WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND DESTROYED BY FIRE. I CONTACTED GM AND ASKED WHY MY CAR BURNED. I TOLD THEM I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY SINCE MEMBERS OF MY EXTENDED FAMILY OWN SIMILAR GM SUVS. I ANSWERED NUMEROUS QUESTIONS ON THE PHONE. I PROVIDED PICTURES OF MY CAR TOTALLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. GM ASSIGNED A CLAIM NUMBER TO MY REQUEST AND ENGAGED "ESIS GM" TO EVALUATE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS, I RECEIVED A SHORT LETTER SAYING " THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE THAT SHOWS THERE IS A PRODUCT DEFECT THAT CAUSED THE FIRE". IT FURTHER SAID, "IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL PROOFS SHOWING THERE WAS A PRODUCT DEFECT (S) THAT YOU WOULD LIKE GM TO LOOK AT, PLEASE SUBMIT THEM". THEY NEVER ANSWERED MY QUESTION OF WHY THE CAR BURNED. I HAD SENT THEM PICTURES OF THE CAR ENGULFED IN FLAMES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE. THEY JUST BASICALLY LEFT IT ME TO SHOW PROOF OF PRODUCT DEFECTS AND TELL THEM WHY THE CAR BURNED RATHER THAN ANSWERING MY QUESTION. IN FACT, THEIR RESPONSE SAYING THERE WERE NO KNOW DEFECTS WAS LIKE SAYING THE TRAILBLAZER IS DESIGNED TO IGNITE AND BURN UPON IMPACT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWN 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SUPPRESSION MODULE BURNED AND THEY REPLACED THE MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT START. THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED AND AFTER THE CONTACT FILLED THE GAS TANK. THE ENGINE IDLED AFTER THE SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

IN MARCH 2007 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON . I TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE SECONDARY AIR PUMP EITHER CLOGGED, NOT RUNNING OR SOMETHING ELECTRICAL WITH IT. EVER SINCE THEN ALL THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTS BECAME BRIGHT THEN DIMMED FOR A FEW MINUTES WHEN I START THE VEHICLE. AFTER LEAVING FOR WORK AND STOPPING THE VEHICLE TO TURN, AND THEN AGAIN A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD, THE HEADLAMPS STARTED TO FLICKER. SOMETIMES IT FLICKERED A FEW MORE TIMES BEFORE I GOT TO WORK , ONLY 25 MINUTES FROM HOME. I HAVE NOTICED THE BATTERY GAUGE FLUCTUATED WHILE THIS IS HAPPENED. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. ALSO, I AM NOT SURE THIS WAS RELATED, BUT EVER SINCE THE CHECK ENGINE"LIGHT PROBLEM THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. IT DIDN'T WORK ON 5, BUT IT DID BLOW SOME ON THE OTHER LEVELS, AND THAT VARIED TOO. I HAVE HAD THE AIR CONDITIONING RECHARGED, TO NO AVAIL, IT ACTED LIKE THERE WAS A LEAK SOMEWHERE. HOPEFULLY ,GM OR SOMEONE ELSE WILL FIND THE SOLUTION BEFORE THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE OR EVEN A CASE OF ROAD RAGE DUE TO OTHER DRIVERS THINKING I WA S FLASHING THE BRIGHT LIGHTS AT THEM. *AK

ON 04/06 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 05 TRAILBLAZER THAT WE HAVE HAD ABOUT A YEAR AND THE DEALER ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE, AND NOW THE BRAKES JUST WENT COMPLETELY OUT WITHOUT WARNING. IT CAUSED HER TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT. THE DEALER WE BOUGHT IT FROM REFUSES TO WORK WITH US THEY TOLD US THEY ALREADY PUT THE NEW ENGINE IN IT AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO DO IT. IF THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO DO IT THEN WHY DID THEY KEEP IT 2 MONTHS RIGHT AFTER WE BOUGHT IT? I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC NEAR WHERE WE LIVE AND HE REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER FOR THE BRAKES AND THEY WORK FINE NOW. THE DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY 75 DOLLARS FOR THEM TO TELL US WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. THIS IS THE WORST VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED. AS SOON AS YOU FIX SOMETHING, SOMETHING ELSE MAJOR GOES WRONG WITH IT. YOU NAME IT AND I HAVE PROBABLY HAD IT WORKED ON IN THIS VEHICLE. I CALLED THE DEALER AND TRIED TO WORK WITH THEM AND JUST REPLACE THE VEHICLE WITH ONE I COULD PUT MY WIFE AND KIDS IN WITHOUT WORRY IF SOMETHING ELSE IS GOING TO GO WRONG WITH IT AND SOMEONE GETS REALLY HURT OR KILLED. I JUST NEED HELP TRADING THIS VEHICLE IN SO I CAN GET A RELIABLE FORM OF TRANSPORTATION FOR MY FAMILY. JUST WANT THE DEALER TO WORK WITH ME AND CANCEL THIS LOAN OUT AND I WILL GLADLY BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD APPROXIMATELY FOUR FEET WHILE IN THE IDLE POSITION. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE FOUR TIMES AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE DEALER TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER. THE COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMMED, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 37,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 900.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. THIS HAD HAPPENED FOUR TIMES AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE W MODULE AND TWO SPARK PLUGS, CLEANED THE THROTTLE PLATE AND REPAIRED A GROUND WIRE. THE PROBLEM RECURRED AND THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.