2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 360 Problems & Recalls
Detailed safety information and owner complaints
Problem Breakdown
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Common 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 ADDITI...
Mileage: 100,000
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 ADDITI...
Mileage: 100,000
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 ADDITI...
Mileage: 100,000
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 ADDITI...
Mileage: 100,000
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 ADDITI...
Mileage: 100,000
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 ADDITI...
Mileage: 100,000
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.
Mileage: 80,000
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...
Mileage: 185,000
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...
Mileage: 185,000
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 ...
Mileage: 223,852
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
Mileage: 86,968
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
Mileage: 86,968
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 RE...
Mileage: 78,000
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.
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, VARI...
Mileage: 130,000
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 ...
Mileage: 120,000
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 PROB...
Mileage: 68,000
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 PROB...
Mileage: 68,000
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
Mileage: 69,363
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 ...
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 ...
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 REQUI...
Mileage: 3,000
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
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
Mileage: 125,000
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
Mileage: 150,000
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 LA...
Mileage: 51,000
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 LA...
Mileage: 51,000
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 LA...
Mileage: 51,000
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 LA...
Mileage: 51,000
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 LA...
Mileage: 51,000
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 LA...
Mileage: 51,000
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 LA...
Mileage: 51,000
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...
Mileage: 80,000
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 ...
Mileage: 125,000
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
QUIT WORKING SPEEDOMETER. *TR
Mileage: 102,589
MY 05 TRAILBLAZER LS STALLED OUT AT INTERSECTION MILE FROM MY HOME. I'M GETTING FALSE READING FROM MY FUEL GAUGE. *TR
Mileage: 167,000
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
Mileage: 120,000
GAS GAUGE QUIT WORKING. *KB
Mileage: 135,000
FUEL GAUGE DEFECT; READS EMPTY WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS GAS IN IT. ALSO READS A HIGHER LEVEL OF GAS THAN WHAT IS ACTUALLY IN IT. EVERY MORNING WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE THE FUEL GAUGE LIGHT COMES ON EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS GAS. I NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE VEHICLE, I AM WORRIED IT WILL SHUT OFF...
Mileage: 80,000
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...
Mileage: 6,000
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...
Mileage: 6,000
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...
Mileage: 6,000
FUEL GAUGE SHOWS INACCURATE LEVELS OF FUEL. WHEN FUEL TANK IS FULL GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY AND LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON. ONCE SOME FUEL IS USED OUT OF TANK GAUGE BEGINS ACTING ERRATICALLY, FLUCTUATING BETWEEN EMPTY AND FULL AND ANYWHERE IN BETWEEN. I HAVE MADE NO REPAIRS AS OF YET AS I AM UNABLE TO COVER T...
Mileage: 92,000
2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. FUEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT IS WORKING SOME TIMES AND OTHER TIMES IT DOESN'T. AFTER ABOUT 60000 MILES IT WOULDN'T WORK RIGHT, OF COURSE DEALERSHIP WANTED TO FIX RIGHT AWAY FOR ABOUT 600.00 DOLLARS. MY SONS GIRL FRIEND HAS A 2003 TRAILBLAZER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WHAT IS GOING ON...
Mileage: 62,000
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...
Mileage: 75,643
RECENTLY, THE GAS GAUGE IN MY VEHICLE HAS STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY. IT NO LONGER ACCURATELY REPORTS HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE. IN RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE (2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER). ALTHOUGH NOTHING HAS HAPPENED TO ME PERS...
Mileage: 49,000