2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer 360 Owner Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 360. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE BATTERY AND ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT INSPECTED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND NOTICED THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS LEAKING FLUID ONTO THE GROUND. IN ADDITION, THE SERPENTINE BELT DISCONNECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. ...UPDATED 04/19/16 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED RIGHT AFTER SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION AND ALTERNATOR FAILED THE AIR CONDITION NEVER WORKED PROPERLY AND THE GAS CAP HAD TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 04/20/16.*JB

NHTSA ID

10851967

Incident

Mar 27, 2016

Mileage

100,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 360. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, BOTH FRONTAL SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY WITHOUT AN IMPACT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

NHTSA ID

10837813

Incident

Feb 20, 2016

Mileage

80,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 360. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO START AND THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BATTERY WAS CHARGED AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT FOUND. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000. UPDATED 03/08/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. UPDATED 03/14/16.*JB

NHTSA ID

10821640

Incident

Jan 10, 2016

Mileage

185,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 360. THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO WITNESSED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V59000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 223,852.

NHTSA ID

10810957

Incident

Nov 11, 2015

Mileage

223,852 mi

MY FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY, WHEN I FILL IT UP IT WILL READ EMPTY. AFTER ABOUT SEVERAL HOURS THE GAUGE WILL START TO GO UP. SPOKE TO CHEV. DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT TIME HAS PASSED FOR THEM TO FIX AT ON CHARGE TO ME. I ONLY HAVE 86968 MILES ON IT THIS SHOULD BE CHANGED TO COVER MORE TIME

NHTSA ID

10788498

Incident

Nov 1, 2015

Mileage

86,968 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 360. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RANDOM FAILURE IN WHICH THE VEHICLE INCREASED SPEED WITHOUT WARNING UPON RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT CONSTANTLY HAD TO ENSURE THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS RELEASED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD INDEPENDENTLY SURGE FORWARD NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MORE THAN TWICE AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

NHTSA ID

10785057

Incident

Nov 14, 2008

Mileage

78,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 360. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO UNLOCK WITH THE KEY FOB OR THE KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID

10783680

Incident

Oct 20, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 360. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC PANEL ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERNAL LIGHTS FLICKERED AND THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS MADE ABNORMAL NOISES AS THE DOORS LOCKED AND UNLOCKED. IN ADDITION, VARIOUS GAUGES FAILED AND THE VEHICLE VIBRATED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

NHTSA ID

10775929

Incident

Apr 10, 2014

Mileage

130,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 360. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE FRONT AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

NHTSA ID

10705533

Incident

Apr 9, 2015

Mileage

120,000 mi

FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS MY 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER'S SPEEDOMETER WAS INTERMITTENTLY SHOWING THAT I WAS GOING FROM 100 TO 120 MPH. IT DIDN'T MATTER WHAT SPEED I WAS ACTUALLY GOING OR EVEN IF I WAS SITTING STILL. I CALLED THE CHEVROLET HOTLINE BECAUSE I NOTICED OTHER OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY WERE BASICALLY NOT HELPFUL. AS MANY COMPLAINTS THAT THERE ARE ABOUT THIS DEFECT, I CANNOT BELIEVE THE NHTSA HAS NOT STEPPED IN. IT IS NOW HAPPENING ALL THE TIME AS IT IS APPROACHING 74,000 MILES WHICH SEEMS TO BE THE MILEAGE WHEN EVERYONE IS STATING THEY ARE HAVING THE MOST TROUBLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10682803

Incident

Oct 7, 2014

Mileage

68,000 mi

AFTER FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL, THE FUEL GAUGE WILL FLUCTUATE, NOT PROVIDING AN ACCURATE INDICATION OF THE ACTUAL FUEL LEVEL. NOT HAVING AN ACCURATE FUEL LEVEL MAY RISK THE VEHICLE STALLING WHILE DRIVING. NUMEROUS SIMILAR CONSUMER COMPLAINTS NOTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10662305

Incident

Nov 21, 2014

Mileage

69,363 mi

WHEN WE FIRST GOT THE TRUCK MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING AT ABOUT 55 MPH AND WENT TO BRAKE SUDDENLY AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP, IT MADE A GRINDING SOUND AND I HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES A FEW TIMES BEFORE THE FINALLY STOPPED. AFTER THAT WE CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT IS BECAUSE THE TRUCK WAS NEW.. IT IS 2014 AND STILL HAVE THE TRUCK AND STILL DOES THE SAME THING. LAST WINTER I HAD A BAD INCIDENT WHERE THE CAR DID THE SAME THING AND ALMOST GOT INTO A VERY BAD ACCIDENT, THANK GOD I WAS ABLE WALK AWAY WITH NO INJURIES. WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS OF TIMES TO SAY THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKE MECHANISM OF THE TRUCK AND THEY SAY THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE. I DON'T KNOW WHY THE DEALER JUST WONT TAKE THE TRUCK FOR A TEST DRIVE AND SEE WHY WE ARE SO CONCERNED. THEY WANT TO CHARGE US ALMOST $300 TO RUN A DIAGNOSTICS ON THE TRUCK WHICH WE REFUSE TO PAY FOR. WE TOOK THE CAR TO A MIDAS AND THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THESE TRUCKS ARE KNOWN FOR HAVING BAD BRAKE SENSORS, WHICH MAKES ALL THE SENSE. I JUST DON'T GET IT.. WITH ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS THAT WERE GIVEN BEFORE THE LATEST ELECTRICAL SHORT RECALL THEY HAD, YOU WOULD THINK THEY WOULD TAKE CUSTOMERS SERIOUSLY BEFORE ANY MORE DEATHS OCCUR, BECAUSE OF NEGLIGENCE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10658615

Incident

Sep 14, 2005

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 360. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE RIGHT LEG WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

NHTSA ID

10653447

Incident

Jun 1, 2005

Mileage

3,000 mi

I AM NOT FILING A COMPLANT. I GOT MY CAR USED AND AM ONLY TRYING TO FIND OUT HOW I KNOW IF ANY RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE WERE TAKEN CARE OF IN THE PAST? MY CAR LOCKS RANDOMLY AND ALSO WANT TO KNOW IF THERE WAS EVER A RECALL FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM? *TR

NHTSA ID

10651314

Incident

Oct 30, 2014

FUEL GAUGE HAD TO BE REPLACED, GAS CAP KEEPS COMING LOSE AND MAKES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF OCCASIONALLY WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING IT. THE RADIO BUTTONS THAT LIGHT UP AT NIGHT ONLY A FEW WORK. THE WHOLE RADIO SYSTEM SEEMS TO HAVE A SHORT IN IT. YOU CAN HEAR THE SPEAKERS COME ON WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP, BUT DON'T STAY ON. IT WILL ONLY HAVE 1 SPEAKER THAT WORKS WHEN THE REST OF THEM SHUT OFF. THE BACK WINDSHIELD WIPER WON'T STAY ON TRACK SO IT WON'T WORK. THE PASSENGER WINDOW MECHANISM COMPLETELY BROKE AND HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE PIECE. THE TRAILBLAZER IS TOO LIGHT WHEN A CROSS WIND HITS YOU ON THE ROAD IN THE WINTER IT WILL PUSH YOU RIGHT OFF THE ROAD. VERY DISCOURAGED WITH GENERAL MOTORS, THEY USUALLY HAVE BETTER WORKING VEHICLES THAN THE ONES THEY HAVE BEEN PRODUCING LATELY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10637967

Incident

Sep 1, 2012

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY SON TO GO GET MY LITTLE SISTER. AS I WAS DRIVING UP MY DRIVE WAS, WHICH IS A HILL I HAVE TO GO UP. MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER 360 JUST SHUT OFF AND I ROLLED BACK AND SLAMMED IN TO A TREE ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE KEYS WERE ALSO STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WE COULD NOT GET THEM OUT. AS WE GOT THE TRUCK BACK HOME WE HAD TO USE A CROWBAR TO GET THE DRIVER DOOR OPEN AND TAKE THE DOOR PANEL OFF TO FIX THE WINDOW. I WANT TO KNOW WHY THIS IS NOT ON ANY RECALL LIST I SEE. THANK GOD MY SON WAS NOT HURT. GM NEEDS TO FIX THIS I DON'T HAVE A CAR THAT IS RUNNING BECAUSE OF THIS. AND I'M NOT PAYING OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE IT FIXED AND I CAN'T TAKE IT WERE I GOT IT JUST FOR THE SIMPLE FACT THAT IT DOES NOT RUN AND I'M NOT PAYING FOR A TOW TRUCK. PLEASE FIX THIS. PLEASE EMAIL ME IF THERE IS ANYTHING YALL CAN DO PLEASE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10630566

Incident

Apr 30, 2014

Mileage

125,000 mi

THE ODOMETER STOPS WORKING PERIODICALLY. IT HAS HAPPENED A LOT RECENTLY, AND SOMETIMES IT RESETS WHEN WE TURN THE CAR OFF, BUT SOMETIMES THAT DOESN'T HELP. THE NEEDLE WILL JUST GET STUCK EVEN AFTER BREAKING. OTHER TIMES, IT JUST FALLS DOWN TO ZERO WHILE WE ARE STILL AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10607220

Incident

May 30, 2014

Mileage

150,000 mi

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SPEED FAILED 60 TO70 MPH REPLACED,POWER STERING FAILED 2 TIMES DURING DRIVING AT 60 TO 70 MPH, TRANSFER CASE/TRANSMISSION FAILED REPLACED, REAR DOOR PANEL REVEL CAME OFF AT 60 TO 70 MPH,WATERPUMP FAILED REPLACED, ENGINE FAILED REPLACED,CD PLAYER FAILEDVISOR FAILED REPLACED,SIDE LAMP PLUG SHORT/ BURNED FAILED REPLACED FAILED ITEMS REPORTED TO GMC CASE NO. [XXX] NO ACTION, CASE NO.[XXX] NO ACTION, CASE NO.[XXX] NO ACTION VITAL SAFETY PARTS FAILED AT 60 TO 70 MPH WITH NO ACTION BY GMC. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)*JS

NHTSA ID

10592126

Incident

Nov 8, 2008

Mileage

51,000 mi

I HAVE A 2005 TRAILBLAZER. THE DIM LIGHTS JUST GO OFF, THEY MAY STAY OFF ANYWHERE FROM 5-20 MINUTES.WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES. THEY KEPT IT OVERNIGHT AND HAD A TECHNICIAN DRIVE IT IN AN ATTEMPT TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE CHANGED ALL OF THE RELAYS AND FUSES AND REPLACED THE BULBS. I AM SCARED TO BE OUT AT NIGHT BECAUSE OF IT AS I AM NOT ALWAYS IN A PLACE WHERE I CAN PULL OVER TO WAIT FOR THEM TO COME BACK ON, YET UNFORTUNATELY,I WORK EVENING SHIFT, THEREFORE IT IS A REQUIREMENT. THIS IS NOT SAFE AND I ASKED IF THINGS SUCH AS THIS ARE ROUTINELY REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. I WAS GIVEN A VERY EVASIVE ANSWER. THE BRIGHTS STILL WORK, HOWEVER THAT IS NOT SAFE FOR OTHER DRIVERS.I HAVE FOUND A LOT OF COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATURE REGARDING THE TRAILBLAZER ON THE INTERNET. ONE WOULD THINK GM WOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, OR WILL THEY AGAIN WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE IS KILLED? *TR

NHTSA ID

10569052

Incident

Mar 2, 2009

Mileage

80,000 mi

FIRST THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE SPIKED,THEN BACK TO NORMAL.NEXT THE GAS GAUGE,IT DOESN'T WORK AT ALL,NOW THE SPEEDOMETER FLOATS TO ABOUT 100 MPH.TO ME IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM.I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CLUSTER FOR APPROX 1 1/2 YEARS. SURPRISED THEY WERE NOT FORCED INTO A RECALL. THEY KNOW THERE ARE PROBLEMS> *TR

NHTSA ID

10548874

Incident

Oct 20, 2013

Mileage

125,000 mi

THE FUEL GAUGE DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY I HAVE TO RESET THE TRIP METER EVERY TIME I FILL IT UP WITH GAS. I KNOW OTHERS HAVE HAD COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE JUST LIKE TO SEE GM HELP WITH THIS ISSUE WITH A RECALL ON THEM AND PAY FOR THE COSTS SINCE THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE. *JS

NHTSA ID

10545170

Incident

Feb 2, 2012

QUIT WORKING SPEEDOMETER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10535968

Incident

Aug 1, 2013

Mileage

102,589 mi

MY 05 TRAILBLAZER LS STALLED OUT AT INTERSECTION MILE FROM MY HOME. I'M GETTING FALSE READING FROM MY FUEL GAUGE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10525997

Incident

Jul 21, 2013

Mileage

167,000 mi

FUEL GAUGE NOT READING RIGHT. RAN OUT SEVERAL TIMES AND HAVE GOT STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF BUSY STREETS, AT INTERSECTIONS, AND ON HIGHWAY. HAVE CHILDREN AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10450181

Incident

Jun 3, 2011

Mileage

120,000 mi

GAS GAUGE QUIT WORKING. *KB

NHTSA ID

10441774

Incident

Dec 8, 2011

Mileage

135,000 mi