2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer 360 Electrical Problems

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 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

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 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

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

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

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

QUIT WORKING SPEEDOMETER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10535968

Incident

Aug 1, 2013

Mileage

102,589 mi

THE FIRST PROBLEM I HAD WITH MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER WAS RIGHT AFTER I PURCHASED IT. THERE WAS A PROBLEM WHEN YOU TRIED TO PUMP GAS IT WOULD KEEP KICKING THE PUMP OFF. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHICH I HAD BOUGHT IT. THEY WORKED ON IT SAID IT WAS FIXED, BUT IT WOULD DO IT AT CERTAIN PUMPS. THEN I HAD A PROBLEM WITH HE PASSENGER SEAT'S SIDEPIECE POPPED OFF AND THEY FIXED THAT BUT NOW THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAS DONE THE SAME ALONG WITH THE LUMBAR SUPPORT QUIT WORKING.THEN THE SPEEDOMETER WENT CRAZY, IT WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE AND MADE A REAL BAD NOISE. THE DEALERSHIP QUOTED OFF IT WOULD BE OVER $400.00 TO FIX IT. THEN THE GAS GAUGE POPPED UP THE "DUMMY LIGHT" AS WE CALL IT WHEN GAS IS GETTING LOW. THE GAUGE QUIT REGISTERING THE AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE TANK. THEN DURING THE HEAT OF SUMMER THE FRONT FAN QUIT WORKING, THE AIR CONDITIONER WORKED AND THE OTHER FANS WORKED. I GOT A LETTER ABOUT THE GAS SENSOR AND HOW I WOULD HAVE TO PAY HALF OF IT. THAT IS A LOT OF MONEY NOT COUNTING THE COLLISION INSURANCE AND TAXES AND OTHER EXPENSES I HAVE PAID. THEY SHOULD BE GLAD TO HELP THE WORKING PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALWAYS BOUGHT CHEVROLETS. I WILL SAY THIS IF THEY DO NOT UPHOLD SOME KIND OF QUALITY ON THIS HIGH END AUTOMOBILE THE NEXT CAR I BUY WILL NOT BE AN AMERICAN BECAUSE THEY WON'T STAND BY THEIR PRODUCTS. IT IS JUST INAPPROPRIATE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS AS I HAVE ABOUT MY CAR. I CALLED THE NUMBER ON THE PAPER THAT CAME OUT ABOUT THE GAS SENSOR AND SPOKE WITH A NICE LADY NAMED[XXX], SHE SET IT UP FOR ME TO BRING MY CAR IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. I SHOULD KNOW WHAT ALL IS DAMAGED AND IN NEED OF REPAIR AND HOW MUCH WILL COME OUT OF MY POCKET. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10426552

Incident

Jul 6, 2011

Mileage

6,000 mi

HVAC BLOWER STOPPED WORKING ON HI SPEED. VEHICLE INTERIOR LIGHTS DIMMED FOR ABOUT 1 SEC CORRESPONDING TO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL VOLTMETER FALLING TO THE LOW END OF NORMAL. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS RETURNED TO NORMAL BRIGHTNESS AND THE VOLTMETER RETURNED TO ITS NORMAL POSITION WITH ENGINE RUNNING-A LITTLE ABOVE THE MIDDLE INDICATING CHARGING CONDITION. UPON INSPECTION THE BLOWER RESISTOR AND HARNESS MELTED TOGETHER. PIN G OF THE BLOWER RESISTOR MELTED THE PLASTIC AROUND IT. REPLACED THE BLOWER RESISTOR. NOTE: NO FUSES BLEW. OLD PART IS AVAILABLE. *LN

NHTSA ID

10376874

Incident

Jan 15, 2011

Mileage

75,643 mi