2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. OVER THE PAST YEAR I HAVE A VARIETY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH MY BLAZER. IN THE JANUARY OF 2010 I HAD TO REPLACED BY AC / HEATER AS IT SIMPLY WENT OUT. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED A CERTIFIED MECHANIC HE SHOWED US THE WIRING HARNESS THAT HAD SIMPLY MALFUNCTIONED AND MELTED ALL OF THE WIRES TOGETHER. NOW IN THE PAST THREE MONTHS MY GAS GAUGE HAS STOPPED WORKING, INDICATING THAT IT IS LOW ON FUEL OR EMPTY AND MY SPEEDOMETER IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. I AM VERY WORRIED ABOUT THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND THE RISK OF A POTENTIAL HAZARDS TO MYSELF AND MY FAMILY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT INDICATE THE CORRECT SPEED. OTHER COMPONENTS ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WERE ALSO NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 114,000.

2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER...A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, WHILE MY 15 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THIS TRUCK THE SPEEDOMETER GOT STUCK ON 10MPH AND SHE COULD NOT TELL HOW FAST SHE WAS REALLY DRIVING. WE WERE ON A BACK COUNTRY ROAD (THANK GOD) NOT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC BUT I KNOW SHE HAD TO BE GOING AT LEAST 45MPH. SHE HAS JUST GOTTEN HER LEARNER'S PERMIT A FEW WEEKS EARLIER AND DID NOT HAVE MUCH EXPERIENCE DRIVING SO THIS REALLY FREAKED HER OUT. NOW THE SPEEDOMETER WILL WORK WHEN YOU FIRST START THE TRUCK BUT IF YOU COME TO A STOP IT WILL STICK AGAIN AND AT TIMES IT WILL READ HIGHER THAN WHAT I AM ACTUALLY TRAVELING. LIKE THIS MORNING, UPON STARTING THE TRUCK BEFORE IT WAS EVER PUT INTO DRIVE THE SPEEDOMETER READ 10MPH. THIS COULD BE A VERY HAZARDOUS DEFECT AND GM SHOULD RECALL THIS PROBLEM AND FIX IT. IN RESEARCHING, I SEE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SPEEDOMETERS IN THESE TRUCKS, YET GM HAS DONE NOTHING TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. IT IS COSTING CONSUMERS APPROX. $500-$750 TO REPAIR. I HAVE GOTTEN AN ESTIMATE OF $600 MYSELF BUT HAVE NOT HAD THE REPAIRS COMPLETED YET. NO MONEY TO DO SO AND HOPING MY WARRANTY WILL COVER IT. *TR

2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER...POWER TO INSTRUMENT PANEL INCLUDING RADIO CUTS IN AND OUT LEAVING A VARIETY OF WARNING LIGHTS LIT AND LOW FUEL WARNING AUDIO SIGNAL GOING OFF. RESETS WHEN IGNITION IS TURNED OFF, BUT HAPPENS AGAIN WHEN CAR IS STARTED AND HAPPENS IN IRREGULAR INTERVALS FOR THE ENTIRE TIME THE CAR IS RUNNING. THE DOOR LOCKS (INCLUDING HATCHBACK) DO NOT ALWAYS UNLOCK WHEN CAR IS STOPPED, AND INTERIOR LIGHTS AND RADIO SOMETIMES STAY ON. ALL GAUGES (GAS, OIL, TEMPERATURE, ETC) GO TO ZERO. AFTER TALKING TO A MECHANIC FRIEND, WE TOOK THE DASHBOARD APART, PULLED OUT THE CLUSTER AND PUT IT BACK IN. THAT APPEARS TO HAVE STOPPED THE PROBLEM FOR NOW, BUT WE HAVE NOT USED THE VEHICLE MUCH SINCE DOING THE REPAIR. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD IT COULD REQUIRE A NEW CLUSTER COSTING IN THE $400 RANGE NOT INCLUDING LABOR. IT IS INTERESTING THAT 2003-04 VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM WERE COVERED BY A SPECIAL POLICY, BUT NOT THE 2005. *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 35 MPH ON A SLIPPERY ROAD, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A DITCH AS A RESULT AND ROLLED OVER TWICE, ENDING UPSIDE DOWN. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.