2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext 370 Visibility Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT 370. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHEN THERE WAS MOISTURE IN THE AIR, THE DRIVER SIDE MASTER SWITCH FAILED TO OPERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V248000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

NHTSA ID

10778934

Incident

Aug 1, 2015

Mileage

139,000 mi

PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT NOT WORKING AND COMING ON WHEN NO PASSAGE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE 2006. SEAT BELTS IN 2ND ROW SEATING DON'T LOCK. RADIO BROKE 2006 REPLACED AFTER FIXED CD PLAYER WILL NOT PLAY OR EJECT. AIR CONDITIONER ONLY BLOWS OUT HOT AIR AFTER HUNDREDS DOLLARS TO FIX IT. BOTH HEAD LIGHTS BLOW OUT AT LEAST EVERY 2 MONTHS THEY NEED REPLACED. DRIVERS SIDE BREAK LIGHT N TAIL LIGHT KEEP BLOWING WENT TO AUTO STORE GET MORE BULBS AND THE TAIL LIGHT CAUGHT ON FIRE EMPLOYEES HELPED ME AND SAID THEY SEEN THE TRAILBLAZERS DO IT BEFORE DUE TO WATER BUILDING UP IN IT AND THAT THAT'S THE REASON THE BULBS BLOW. PAID OUT 300$ IN TICKETS CUZ OF THEM BLOWING N NOT KNOWING. THE HOT AND COLD AIR IN SECOND ROW DON'T BLOW OUT AT ALL. A BIKE PARKED BY ME AND MY BACK WINDOW EXPLODED. WINDSHIELD VISION IS CLOUDY. GAS GAUGE, SPEED AD TEMP GAUGE STOPPED WORKING HAD REPLACED NOW BATTERY GAUGE BROKE. ONLY 1, AND 2 WORKED ON HEAT CONTROL AND 2 VENTS WORKED. BOTTOM OF BOTH SIDES OF CAR RUSTED 2 YEARS AGO. I HAD IT PAID OF IN 3 YEARS AND WISH THESE PROBLEMS WERE MADE AVAILABLE BEFORE I DID. I'VE ALREADY PUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN IT AND THE SAME THING BREAKS AGAIN AND WINDOWS IN FRONT BROKE TOO.MY BLAZER HAS BEE IN THE GARAGE SINCE JANUARY CUZ AS SOON AS MY HUSBANDS GETS IT OUT THE SHOP IT NEEDS TO GO RIGHT BACK AND WE CANT AFFORD TO FIX IT NOMORE I LOVE MY BLAZER AND DON'T WANT HIM SELLING IT OR TRADING IT IN S IF YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE THAT WOULD HELP PLEASE TELL ME. I'VE BEEN KEEPING IT HOPING TO GET IT FIXED AGAIN BUT I ALSO HAVE A DISABLED GRANDSON AND CUSTODY OF A 2 YEAR OLD THAT HAVE APTS N THERAPY 4 TIMES A WEEK AND NEED A CAR BUT I LOVE IT AND CANT PART WITH IT. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE A CERTAIN WAY TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS I CAN DO MYSELF SO I CAN KEEP IT..THANKS *TR

NHTSA ID

10616271

Incident

Jul 5, 2006

Mileage

8,000 mi

BLOWERS (DEFROST/DEFOG ~ HEAT A/C) INTERMITTENTLY WORK. DIAL GOES FROM 1-5 AND TODAY IF EITHER BLOWER LEVEL #2 AND #5 IS SELECTED, BLOWER WILL CUT OFF. LAST MONTH IT WAS #1 AND SOMETIMES #5. *TR

NHTSA ID

10519988

Incident

Dec 1, 2012

Mileage

95,000 mi

LOWERED THE DRIVER'S POWER WINDOW & IT DIDN'T GO BACK UP. OPENED & CLOSED DOOR & TRIED BUTTON A FEW MORE TIMES, THEN IT WENT UP. UNSURE OF BURN SMELL AS I WAS ON HIGHWAY. CHECKED AGAIN WHILE STATIONARY & WINDOW BUTTON NON FUNCTIONAL. NOTED THAT INTERIOR DOME LIGHT DID NOT LIGHT WHEN DOOR OPENED & ALL POWER BUTTONS IN DRIVER'S DOOR (WINDOWS, LOCKS, MIRRORS) RENDERED NON-FUNCTIONAL. ALSO NOTED THAT THIS DOOR DOES NOT RESPOND TO REMOTE KEYFOB FOR LOCK/UNLOCK, AND DOOR BY-PASSES ALARM SYSTEM. ALARM CAN BE SET, DOOR OPENED WITH KEY AND ALARM WILL ONLY TRIGGER WHEN KEY IS PUT INTO IGNITION, BUT UNARMS WHEN IGNITION CRANKS. IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT THE DRIVER'S DOOR IS THE ONLY DOOR THAT HAS A KEY LOCK MECHANISM. THE REST OF THE VEHICLE RELIES ON REMOTE OR DOOR SWITCHES. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER I OPENED THE DOOR (AS I COULD NOT PUT THE WINDOW DOWN) AND THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHT LIT, SO I TRIED THE POWER LOCK BUTTON AND IT WORKED. TWICE. THE ENTIRE DOOR AGAIN WENT DEAD/NON-RESPONSIVE. WITHOUT WINDOW ACCESS, THE DOOR MUST BE OPENED ON HIGHWAYS WITH TOLL BOOTHS. THE LACK OF INTERIOR LIGHT, INABILITY TO READILY ACCESS THE DOOR LOCKS, AND THE ALARM BY-PASS CREATES A SECURITY ISSUE. THE INABILITY TO ADJUST THE MIRRORS CREATES A SAFETY ISSUE, AS THE WINDOW CANNOT BE LOWERED.THE DRIVER'S DOOR NO LONGER LOCKS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PUT INTO DRIVE. THE SCARIEST THING IS THAT THE CONTROLS SIMPLY STOPPED. WHY? A SHORT IN THE SYSTEM IS A VERY LOGICAL POSSIBILITY, ESPECIALLY WITH THE RANDOM FUNCTIONING JUST A YEAR LATER. I HAVE NOTED MULTIPLE ISSUES ON REPAIR SITES REFERENCING THIS PROBLEM WITH 2005 TRAILBLAZERS, AND AS OF TODAY (6/15/13) SAW A RECALL FOR A SHORT IN THE DOOR FOR 2006/7 TRAILBLAZERS. IF THE SAME ISSUE IS OCCURRING WITH OTHER YEARS, WOULDN'T IT FOLLOW THAT IT WAS A FLAW THAT SHOULD BE REVIEWED IN ALL TRAILBLAZERS OF THE SAME BODY STYLING? *TR

NHTSA ID

10519987

Incident

May 1, 2012

Mileage

76,000 mi

THE CONTROLS IN THE FRONT DOORS FOR THE WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING. THERE WAS A SLIGHTLY BURNT SMELL WHEN I GOT IN THE CAR THAT DAY. NOW THERE IS A CLICKING SOUND IN MY DRIVERS DOOR THAT HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY 35-45 SECONDS EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. WHEN THIS CLICKING SOUND OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING MY ENGINE LOSES POWER. THIS IS ALSO KILLING MY BATTERY EVERY NIGHT BECAUSE IT IS OCCURRING EVEN WITH THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF WITH NO KEYS IN THE IGNITION. I AM AFRAID IT IS GOING TO START A FIRE IN MY DOOR. THERE IS ALREADY A RECALL FOR THE 2006 AND 2007 FOR THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE. 2005 NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO THE LIST BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10499956

Incident

Jan 2, 2013

Mileage

147,000 mi

HEATER, DEFROST DOES NOT WORK. BLOWER WILL NOT BLOW. ALL COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10447463

Incident

Nov 17, 2011

MY BLOWER FOR MY A/C AND MY HEATER HAS STOPPED WORKING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10350505

Incident

Aug 16, 2010

Mileage

95,000 mi

THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THAT THE REAR WINDOW HAS LITERALLY "BLOWN UP" ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. THE FIRST TIME MY WIFE WAS AT A BUSY GROCERY STORE WHEN SHE STARTED TO LOWER THE BACK HATCH AND THE ENTIRE BACK WINDOW EXPLODED. IT WAS SO LOUD AND DEVASTATING THAT SHE THOUGHT SOMEONE HAD FIRED A SHOTGUN INTO THE BACK WINDOW! THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE WINDOW IN 2008 AS A COURTESY. LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AGO IT HAPPENED AGAIN AS I DROPPED MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN OFF AT SCHOOL. I OPENED THE GATE, REMOVED THEIR SCHOOL BAGS, SHUT THE HATCH AND TOOK APPROXIMATELY 3 STEPS AND KAPOWW! THE ENTIRE WINDOW EXPLODED RIGHT IN THE SCHOOL'S BUS CIRCLE. THE EXPLOSION WAS SO GREAT THAT IT EVEN BLEW ONE OF THE WINDOW LIFT CYLINDERS RIGHT OUT INTO THE ROAD!! THE WIFE WASN'T KIDDING...THE SOUND IS DEAFENING. CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD THAT A TECHNICAL BULLETIN WAS ISSUED 03-08-48-006G REV. FEB 25TH 2010) REGARDING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDOW CLIPS. I WAS ISSUED A CASE NO. IN ESSENCE I WAS TOLD THAT IF THE CLIPS WEREN'T REPLACED IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. WELL UNFORTUNATELY THIS BULLETIN WASN'T AVAILABLE IN 2008 SO IT HAPPENED AGAIN. CONTACTED CUSTOMER SERVICE AGAIN, WAS TOLD VEHICLE HAS TOO MANY MILES, IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, THE ORIGINAL REPAIR WAS ONLY GOOD FOR 1 YEAR, AND THAT THIS IS "MY BABY' TO DEAL WITH. BUT THE SERVICE REP OFFERED ME $1000,00 GM LOYALTY BUCKS (SOMETHING LIKE THIS) THAT I COULD USE ON A NEW GM VEHICLE. I AM FURIOUS TO SAY THE LEAST AND WHEN I ASKED FOR THE NAME AND NUMBER OF THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP HE TOLD ME THAT I COULD HAVE THE NAME, BUT NOT THE NUMBER, AS HIS SUPERVISOR DOESN'T SPEAK TO CUSTOMERS!!!! *TR

NHTSA ID

10323929

Incident

Mar 25, 2010

Mileage

34,000 mi

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY. TRAILBLAZER,ON 1/25/10 AT 9:00 AM DRIVING SOUTH ON I95 IN MD. THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED COMPLETELY FROM THE CAR,NO OBJECTS CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE WINDOW,WAS IN A NONE PUBLIC AREA AND NO OVERPASSES.IT WAS A REAL SHOCK COULD OF CAUSED A WRECK JUST FROM THE LOUD SOUND. I CALLED CHEVY. FACT.COMPLAINT NO.1-800-222-1020 AND TALKED TO JENNY AT EXT 23002, SHE SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND TO TAKE IT TO MY DEALER AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS,THEY WANTED $1600.00 FOR A NEW REAR WINDOW,I BOUGHT ONE AT A SALVAGE YARD FOR $300.00 AND HAD IT REPLACED. I GOOGLED THIS BY PUTTING IN "TRAILBLAZER REAR WINDOW" AND SEEN I AM NOT ALONE AND CHEVY. WILL NOT HELP PEOPLE OR ADMIT OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10302308

Incident

Jan 25, 2010

Mileage

70,000 mi

I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. 2 WEEKS AGO I OPENED THE REAR GATE AND THE REAR GLASS EXPLODED OVER MY HEAD. HAD GLASS AND SPOILER REPAIRED BY GLASS CO. WITH NEW PARTS. TODAY THE SAME THING HAPPENED AFTER I OPENED THE TAIL GATE AND WAS WALKING AWAY. SEEMS TO BE A BAD DESIGN FLAW BY CHEVROLET. DO I FIX IT AGAIN NOT KNOWING THE CAUSE? ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS? *TR

NHTSA ID

10300002

Incident

Jan 16, 2010

Mileage

36,368 mi

HEATER BLOWER IS GOING OUT, THEN GOES BACK ON IF I TOUCH THE WIRES GOING INTO THE MOTOR HOUSING. NOW THE SPEEDOMETER IS GOING WACKY. SHOWS 120 MPH NEVER GOES BACK TO ZERO. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH GM PLEASE INVESTIGATE.*JB

NHTSA ID

10182946

Incident

Feb 19, 2005

Mileage

41,000 mi

I JUST PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR HAS AN UNCOVERED MIRROR ON IT. WHEN I PULL THE VISOR DOWN TO BLOCK THE SUN, THE MIRROR REFLECTS MY HANDS AND LAP WHICH IS A DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING. I CALLED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSON AT GENERAL MOTORS (JOOHEE KIM). SHE SAID THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT REPLACING THE VISOR WITH ONE WITH NO MIRROR OR ONE WITH A COVERED MIRROR. I LOOKED AT SEVERAL OTHER SUV'S AND TRUCKS AT MY DEALERSHIP AND THE TRAILBLAZER IS THE ONLY ONE WITH AN UNCOVERED MIRROR. I HAVE NEVER OWNED OR SEEN AN AUTOMOBILE WITH AN UNCOVERED MIRROR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. I AM VERY CONCEREND ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND BELIEVE THAT IT HAS THE POTENTIAL OF BEING A BIG SAFETY HAZARD.*AK

NHTSA ID

10116128

Incident

Mar 23, 2005