2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer

THE GAS GAUGE STARTS OUT ERRATIC THEN WILL COMPLETELY STOP WORKING AND YOU NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS IN YOUR TANK WHEN YOU JUST FILLED IT FULL. VEHICLE WILL DIE FOR NO REASON IN TRAFFIC AND AT TIMES THE HEADLIGHTS DIM AND VOLT METER DROPS RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. WHEN YOU LOOK AT HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2005/CHEVROLET/TRAILBLAZER YOU SEE THAT THIS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2005. IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE THERE ARE DEATHS. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER THE SAME YEAR WITH 19+K MILES. I STARTED HAVING IT STALL ON ME AROUND 30K MILES. I TOOK IT TO HAYWARD, CA CHEVY DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THEY SAID THAT THEY FOUND NOTHING. I TOOK IN AGAIN BECAUSE THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME UP AND THEY SAID THE PROBLEM WAS THE LIGHT ONLY BUT, THAT'S THE LIGHT THAT WOULD FLASH WHEN IT STALLS. I TOOK THE CAR BACK IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE SAME SITUATION. AT THE TIME, I HAD 2 BOYS.....8YRS AND 6YRS AND THIS STARTED TOO BECOME UNRELIABLE BECAUSE I WAS PUTTING THEM AT RISK AND NOT ONLY THAT, I WOULD STALL AND THEN TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO START AGAIN. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT MAYBE IT STALLS BECAUSE THE ENGINE WAS NOT WARM BUT I KNOW THAT IT CAN'T BE IT BECAUSE A FEW TIMES I WAS ON LONG ROAD TRIPS AND THE ENGINE WOULD STALL ON AND OFF. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE 06 AND IT'S A HORRIBLE RISK BECAUSE IT'S STALLS WHILE DRIVING. MY KIDS AND I CAN GET HIT FROM BEHIND. I DON'T KNOW WHO ELSE TO REPOST THIS TOO. I BOUGHT ANOTHER CAR 5/07 BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE IS NOT RELIABLE BUT USE IT WHEN I HAVE TO AND UP TO THIS DAY, IT STILL STALLS. *TR

SPEEDOMETER GAUGE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. WHEN YOU DRIVE IT NEVER DISPLAYS THE CORRECT SPEED YOU ARE GOING AND CAN READ MANY DIFFERENT SPEEDS AS YOU DRIVE. IT CAN ALSO REMAIN AT 0. THIS IS HAPPENING ON MANY CHEVROLET MODELS AND CAN CAUSE YOU TO GET MULTIPLE TICKETS FOR NOT GOING THE CORRECT SPEED LIMIT. THIS SHOULD NOT BE LEFT TO THE CONSUMER TO REPAIR FOR $700 AS THIS A GM/CHEVROLET PROBLEM. LOOK ON SEVERAL WEBSITES AND PUT IN A CHEVY MODEL AND YOU WILL SEE THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

I NOTICED A MAJORITY OF THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2005 TRAILBLAZER'S FUEL TANK LEVEL SENSOR. I HAVE CONTACTED GMC SEVERAL TIMES CONCERNING THE DEFECTIVE ITEM. I HAVE SENT THE V.P OF CHEVROLET AS WELL AS CEO / PRESIDENT OF GMC EXPRESSING MY CONCERNS AND HOW THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, ALTHOUGH GMC THINK OTHERWISE. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE AN INDIVIDUAL OR AN ENTIRE FAMILY IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY SENSOR. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL GAUGE GAVE INACCURATE READINGS. ONE MINUTE THE TANK WAS FULL AND WOULD READ FULL, THEN IT WOULD READ 1/2 TANK; EMPTY OR 1/4 TANK. AND EVENTUALLY THE GAUGE READ EMPTY ALTHOUGH THAT TANK WAS FULL. UPDATED 05/04/10. *JB

PLEASE LOOK INTO THE FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM WITH THE O5 AND UP CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS. THE DEALERS AND GM WILL NOT REPAIR AND THE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER BECAUSE EVERYONE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS. THE GAS GAUGE STARTS OUT ERRATIC THEN WILL COMPLETELY STOP WORKING AND YOU NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS IN YOUR TANK. THE COST OF THIS PART WHEN IT IS AVAILABLE IS AROUND 800 DOLLARS. I WOULD UNDERSTAND IF IT WAS EVERY FEW VEHICLES BUT ITS ALL THE TRAIL BLAZERS AND LIKE I SAID THERE ARE SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS THAT THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE RECEIVED REPLACEMENTS HAVE SAID IT IS ALREADY BROKE AGAIN. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. AMERICAN TAX PAYERS BAILED THEM OUT PLEASE HELP ALL OF US WITH THIS CONCERN MY TRUCK HAS DIED 2 TIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC BECAUSE THE GAUGE IS NOT WORKING AND CAN NOT GET THE PART TO REPAIR. THERE ARE MANY MORE LIKE ME. WHAT A WASTE OF MONEY I EARNED FIGHTING IN IRAQ FOR MY COUNTRY!!!!!!!!! HERE ARE A FEW OTHER COMPLAINTS AT THE FOLLOWING LINKS HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-TRAILBLAZER/TH8JI6TEPO3VRJI3D. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IN MARCH 2005, SINCE THAN THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HAS BEEN REPLACED, JUST TO NAME A FEW: FUEL TANK LEVEL SENSOR (33,104 MILES), HO@ SENSOR SHORTED (20,205 MILES), BEARING IN IDLER PULLEY (25,233 MILES), IDLER PULLEY BEARING FAILURE (47,500 MILES), INTERNAL CLUTCH CIRCUIT (33,896 MILES), FUEL CAP REPLACED THREE TIMES, REPLACED WATER PUMP (63,911 MILES), AIR PUMP RELAY (77,000 MILES). THE 'LIGHT UNIT' HAS BEEN REPLACED, I WAS DRIVING AND THE LIGHTS ON THE RADIO, DOORS AND OTHER ITEMS WENT OUT. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 80,000 MILES AND I HAVE TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK LEVEL SENSOR AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTING TO GET GMC TO RECALL THE VEHICLES, BECAUSE OF THE DANGER INVOLVED WITH THE SENSOR UNIT SENDING THE WRONG SIGNAL, MEANING THE TANK COULD BE WITHIN A HALF OF A GALLON FROM BEING EMPTY, BUT THE FUEL GAUGE IS READING FULL. IT APPEARS THAT GM IS WAITING FOR MULTIPLE DEATHS TO OCCUR BEFORE THEY CONSIDER THIS AS BEING AN ITEM THAT COULD CAUSE THE DEATH OF SEVERAL MOTORISTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE FUEL GAUGE ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL INACCURATELY DISPLAYS THE VEHICLES FUEL LEVEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE FUEL TANK LEVEL SYSTEM WAS REPAIRED. THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33000. UPDATED 12/7/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE TANK WAS FILLED WITH THE GAS, THERE WAS STILL A RINGING SOUND AS IF THERE WAS NO GAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD DROP EVEN WHEN THE TANK WAS FULL. THE WATER PUMP AND FAN CLUTCH WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 12/08/09

HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY 'FLASH' FOR A SECOND DURING FIRST 5-10 MINUTES OF DRIVING. HAVE REPLACED ALTERNATOR AND IDLER PULLEY. GM SUGGESTS LETTING VEHICLE IDLE 1+ MINUTE AFTER START BEFORE ENGAGING GEAR; THIS SOMETIMES WORKS. DANGEROUS AND DISTRACTING TO OTHER MOTORISTS, AS IT APPEARS TO THEM LIKE MY VEHICLE IS FLASHING ITS HIGHBEAMS. *TR