2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN IT RAINED WATER WOULD ENTERED THE DRIVER'S DOOR MODULE AND CAUSED THE POWER DOOR LOCK, POWER MIRROR, KEYLESS ENTRY, AND POWER WINDOWS TO MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V406000 (VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS) FOR THE 2006 MODEL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 91,000.

WHILE DRIVING THE, WINDOW SWITCH BEGAN TO SMOKE SO I PHYSICALLY REMOVED THE SWITCH AND HAVE SINCE NOT HAD POWER WINDOW ACCESS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR. THE COST TO REPLACE WAS TOO GREAT AND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PRIORITY LIST. MORE RECENTLY, MAYBE 2 MONTHS AGO, THE DRIVER SIDE SWITCH SHOWED SIGNS OF THE SAME RESULTS AFTER A SMELL OF BURNING ELECTRONICS AND HEAT TO THE TOUCH SO I SIMPLY UNPLUGGED THE SWITCH ALL TOGETHER. THE COST TO REPLACE THESE SWITCHES IS QUITE SIGNIFICANT AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY LUCK WITH CHEVROLET IN THE PAST WITH COMPLAINTS SO I FIGURED I WOULD WAIT UNTIL I HAD A LITTLE EXTRA MONEY TO REPLACE THESE SWITCHES. ON THE NEWS TODAY I HEARD THE END OF A REPORT AND ONLY CAUGHT THE WORDS GM AND WINDOW SWITCHES SO I CAME HOME AND SEARCHED AND CAME ACROSS SO ARTICLES INVOLVING 2006 MODELS. THAT IS HOW I CAME ACROSS THIS WEBSITE. I WOULD VERY MUCH HATE TO FIND OUT THAT THE COMPANY DOES NOT KNOW THE PROBLEM EXISTS FURTHER THAN 2006. AN UNRELATED PROBLEM I ENCOUNTERED WITH THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS QUITE UNNERVING, WAS THAT THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY AT @ 65 MPH APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO. THE FIXTURE BECAME UN ATTACHED FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE AND WAS "FLAPPING" OFF THE DRIVER'S SIDE. ONLY FOR A MATTER OF TIME, I'M SURE. LUCKILY OUR FAMILY WAS BEING FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER FAMILY AND THEY NOTIFIED US BY CELL PHONE AND WE WERE ABLE TO REMOVE THE FIXTURE WITHOUT INCIDENT ON THE SHOULDER. IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITHOUT DOUBT HAD IT COME COMPLETELY OFF. WHEN WE NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD US WE WERE OUT OF OUR WARRANTY AND WERE ON OUR OWN. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO TRY TO MAKE OUR HIGHWAYS SAFER! *TR

MY GAS GAUGE ALWAYS READS EMPTY EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS FULL. ENGINE LIGHT ALWAYS GOES ON AND OFF BETWEEN A MATTER OF DAYS. RECENTLY MY HEAT WENT OUT IN MY CAR WE CHANGED THE RESISTOR AND FOUND OUT ONE OF THE PRONGS WERE BURNT OUT. A WEEK LATER THE HEAT WENT OUT AGAIN. LOOKED AT THE RESISTOR AND THE SAME PRONG WAS BURNT OUT!! I'M GETTING REALLY FED UP WITH THIS VEHICLE! *KB

ON DECEMBER 21, 2011 MY FUEL HAD A HALF TANK OF GAS. I WENT INTO THE STORE AND CAME OUT MY FUEL REGISTERED EMPTY LIGHT CAME ON. I RUSHED TO THE GAS STATION TO PUT MORE GAS IN AND THOUGHT SOME ONE STOLE MY GAS OUT OF MY TANK. THIS HAPPENED WITH THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN MY TANK NOT REGISTERING FOUR TIMES SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT. THAN ON JANUARY 01, 2012 MY FRONT WIND SHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT STOP. WHEN I TURN OFF THE VEHICLE THEY STOP, WHEN I TURN ON THE VEHICLE THEY CONTINUE TO WIPE MY WINDOWS UNTIL I TURN MY VEHICLE OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VENTS RELEASED A BURNING ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BLOWER MOTORS RESISTOR AND CONNECTOR WERE MELTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIRS BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE EXPIRED WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 65,000.

THE FRONT BLOWER STOPPED WORKING WHILE MY WIFE WAS COMING HOME FROM A TRIP WITH MY KIDS .THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS 28 DEGREES THE WINDOWS FOGGED UP AND SHE HIT A DEER THAT SHE WOULD HAVE SEEN IF THE WINDOWS WEREN'T FOGGED.I HAVE REPLCED THE BLOWER RESISTOR SWITCH WHICH HAD A BURNT CONNECTOR IT LASTED 3 WEEKS AND HAS GONE OUT AGAIN. THIS IS A VERY BAD PROBLEM BECAUSE EVEN WHEN YOU HAVE THIS PROBLEM REPAIRED IT STILL MALFUNCTIONS WITHOUT WARNING. THIS IS PUTTING MYFAMILY AT GREAT RISK. ONTHE OTHER HAND HAD I KNOWN THAT THERE WAS PROBLEMS WITH CHEVY TRAILBRAZERS AND DEFECTIVE PARTS I WOULD HAVE BROUGHT A TOYOTA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING HER VEHICLE SERVICED AT A LOCAL REPAIR, THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS LEFT DOWN. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO HER, THE WINDOW WOULD NO LONGER MOVE UP. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AT AN INTERSECTION, HIS VIEW WAS OBSTRUCTED BY A WAVY WINDSHIELD WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE WAVES IN THE WINDSHIELD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD REPORT THE FAILURE TO QUALITY CONTROL AND RESPOND TO THE CONTACT WITHIN A WEEK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. UPDATED 05/19/10 *BF UPDATED 09/07/10