2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT 370 Fuel System, Other Problems

THE DASH BOARD CLUSTER STOP WORKING SO THE AMOUNT OF GAS I PUT IN THE CAR DOES NOT SHOW HOW MUCH. THE SPEED OF THE CAR I CAN'T TELL HOW FAST I'M GOING. *KB

Mileage: 9,889

MY 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER GAS GAUGE DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. I NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE IN MY TANK BECAUSE THE THE GAUGE GOES UP AND DOWN LIKE CRAZY. SOMETIMES WHEN I KNOW I HAVE LESS THAN HALF A TANK OF GAS DUE TO THE MILES I'VE DRIVEN IT SAYS THAT IT'S FULL. OTHER TIMES RIGHT AFTER A FILL UP IT WILL SAY THAT IT'S EMPTY. *KB

Mileage: 95,000

I HAVE OWNED MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER EXT LS SINCE JANUARY 2005. IN AUGUST OF 05 I NOTICED MY GAS GAUGE GOING HAYWIRE.THEN I NOTICED MY SPEEDOMETER WASNT WORKING CORRECTLY ALSO AS SOON AS MY FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY MY SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN FINE. MY FAN FOR HEAT AND SIR STOPPED WORKING SHORTLY AFTER THAT.I ALSO GO THROUGH HEAD LIGHTS AND TAILLIGHT FREQUENTLY WHICH HAVE LEAD TO A FEW TICKETS. I LOVE MY TRAILBLAZER BUT I AM DISGUSTED THAT THERE HASNT BEEN RECALLS ON THESE OBVIOUS DEFECTS!!!! I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER CHEVY. I FEEL THE COMPANY DOESNT CARE WEATHER THEY HAVE A TRUST WORTHY RELIABLE VEHICUL AS LONG AS THEY ARE MAKING MONEY!!!! *TT

Mileage: 8,765

A WEEK AGO, MY GAS GAUGE LIGHT CAME ON LIKE NORMAL INDICATING I NEEDED FUEL. I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK. WHEN I STARTED MY ENGINE, THE GAS GAUGE LIGHT WAS STILL ON AND THE GAS GAUGE INDICATED EMPTY. IN FACT, IT SHOWED LESS GAS THAN PRIOR TO THE FILL-UP. OVER THE WEEK, THE GAS GAUGE APPEARED TO CORRECT ITSELF. HOWEVER, I AGAIN FILLED MY GAS TANK YESTERDAY BECAUSE MY GAS GAUGE INDICATOR WAS ON. ONCE AGAIN, THE LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER FILLING MY TANK AND THE GAUGE SHOWED LESS GAS THAN PRIOR TO FILL UP. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS AS I COULD EASILY RUN OUT OF GAS WITHOUT REALIZING I NEEDED FUEL. I WILL BE MAKING A TRIP TO PARRIS ISLAND, SC IN AUGUST TO SEE MY DAUGHTER GRADUATE FROM THE US MARINE CORPS BASIC TRAINING PROGRAM. THAT IS A 16 HOUR DRIVE, ONE WAY. IF I CANNOT GAUGE THE AMOUNT OF FUEL I HAVE FOR THE TRIP, MY FAMILY COULD BE STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. I HEARD ABOUT THE POSSIBLE RECALL DUE TO THIS INVESTIGATION; THEREFORE, I HAVE NOT TRIED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE VEHICLE AT THIS POINT. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

OUR GAS GAUGE QUIT WORKING ON OUR 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WE HAD WARRANTY ON THE SUV BUT IT FAILED JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. THE ESTIMATED COST TO FIX IT WAS NOT IN OUR BUDGET. WE HAVE TO TRACK OUR MILEAGE AFTER EACH FILL-UP. MY SON RAN OUT OF GAS ONE TIME AS A RESULT OF THE BAD GAUGE. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

I HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT LS: 2008: FUEL SENSOR FAILURE, RUNNING BOARD FELL OFF 2009: HEAD AND TAIL LIGHTS GOING OUT FREQUENTLY, WINDOWS WOULD GET STUCK- COULD NOT GO UP OR DOWN- ALL DASH LIGHTS FLASHING, CAR STALLING OUT- NEEDED CIRCUIT BOARD REPLACED. ANTI-THEFT NON-FUNCTIONING. 2010:WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT SHUT OFF(REPLACED DISPLAY BOARD), IDLE PULLEY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED , 4X4 RUNNING ROUGH AND MAKING A SOUND,SPEEDOMETER NON-FUNCTIONING, RADIO STOPPED WORKING,GLOVE BOX LOCK BROKE, HEAT/AC STOPPED WORKING FIRST ON BLOWERS 4& 5 THEN STOPPED COMPLETELY I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD TO FIX ALL THESE REPAIRS, AS IT EXCEEDS $2,000. CAR IS OVER WARRANTY AND WAS BROUGHT USED FROM A FORMER GM DEALER AT UNDER 50K. I CONTACTED GM IN NOVEMBER 2010 AND THEY STATED THAT THEY MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY COULD NOT ASSIST ME. GM INITIATED CONTACT IN DECEMBER OF 2010 AND TOLD ME TO GET A FULL DIAGNOSIS OF THE PROBLEMS AND STATED THAT IT WAS OK TO GO TO THE FORMER GM DEALER. I PAID OVER $100 FOR THIS DIAGNOSIS AND THEY STATED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY CANNOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE WHATSOEVER. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

AS YOU CAN SEE FROM BELOW THE COMPLAINT, SEEMS I GOT A CALL FROM NIKKI AT GM OR CHEVY AND THEY STATED I NEED TO BRING VEHICLE IN, PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC AND THEN MAYBE THEY CAN DECIDE ON WHAT TO DO, I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE HAS GONE ON FOR 5 YEARS NOW AND THEY SHOULD BE CHECKING TO SEE WHAT THE ISSUE IS...COULD BE FAULTY WIRING, WHICH CAN LEAD TO A FIRE, SAFETY ISSUE, COULD BE A FALSE WARNING OR WORSE A REAL WARNING, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE LINK I ENCLOSED TO THEM, MANY PEOPLE PAYING BIG DOLLARS TO NOT HAVE THIS ISSUE RESOLVED, HOW LONG DOES THIS GO ON, I AM HOPING YOU GUYS CAN STEP IN FOR US AND HOPEFULLY LIGHT A FIRE AND GET GM AND CHEVY TO FINALLY LOOK INTO THIS MATTER..THEY ARE GOOD ABOUT CRYING NO SALES AND NEED THE INFRACTION FROM THE GOV TO STAY AFLOAT, SEEMS THE BIG WIGS JUST NEEDED THEIR WALLETS FATTENED, BECAUSE THEY IS NO CONCERN OR WORRIES ABOUT A SAFETY ISSUE, EVEN THE GAUGES ARE NOT WORKING, CAN YOU PLEASE HELP US OUT, [XXX] NAME:[XXX] EMAIL ADDRESS: [XXX] ADDRESS: [XXX] DAY PHONE: ()-- EX EVENING PHONE: [XXX]EX COMMENTS: I HAVE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, CAN'T SEEM TO FIGURE WHAT IS THE PROBLEM ON MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER, WENT TO THIS SITE HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHEVROLET/TRAILBLAZER/2005/ELECTRICAL/CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON.SHTML AND LOW AND BEHOLD, I AM NOT ALONE ...ARE YOU GUYS GOING TO HELP US WITH THIS PROBLEM, AT LEAST TELL US WHY THIS LIGHT GOES ON, PLEASE, IT CAN COST THOUSANDS TO FIX BUT NEVER HAVE IT FIXED, EVEN MY BATTERY GAUGE HAS SEEMED TO DIE, AND THE GAS GAUGE SEEMS TO FLEX ON IT'S ON ALSO, AS YOU CAN SEE SOME PEOPLE ARE JUST LEAVING CHEVY BEHIND, HOW ABOUT SOME HELP, YOU GUYS USED TO BE GOOD, WHAT HAPPENED, I BELIEVE THIS NEEDS A RECALL TO FIX THIS ISSUE...[XXX] VEHICLE CONCERN INFO: NATURE OF CONCERN: VEHICLE MODEL: YEAR: 2005 VIN NUMBER:[XXX] MILEAGE: 800051 ALLOW PHONE CONTACT: YES BEST TIME FOR PHONE CONTACT: PM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 80,115

GAS GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK ON A 2005 TRAILBLAZER. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

LAST NIGHT (11/01/2010) I WENT TO FILL MY GAS TANK. IT SHOWED I HAD 1/4 TANK FULL. I ADDED $50.00 OF GASOLINE AT $2.52/GAL. THAT SHOULD'VE BEEN MORE THAN ENOUGH. I TURNED THE CAR ON AND IT CREPT TO 1/2 TANK. I FIGURED IT'D TAKE A FEW SECONDS....WRONG!!!! AS I CONTINUED TO DRIVE, IT CREPT DOWN TO 1/4 TANK AGAIN AND STAYED THERE. I MADE IT TO MY FIRST DESTINATION AND ASKED THE KIDS TO GET DOWN AND LOOK UNDER THE CAR AND SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING, ANYWHERE LEAKING. NOTHING. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON. THE FUEL GAUGE STARTED TO SWIFTLY RISE AND MADE IT TO 3/4 OF A TANK WHEN IT SUDDENLY DROPPED TO EMPTY WHERE IT STAYED. CHIMES ARE GOING OFF THAT I HAVE NO GAS. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AGAIN AND RESTARTED IT. GAUGE ROSE TO ONLY 1/4 TANK. I DROVE HOME. THIS MORNING, I STARTED THE CAR AND IT ROSE TO 3/4 TANK AND STAYED THAT WAY ALL THE WAY TO WORK (15 MIN. RIDE). THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE. I CAME ONLINE TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF WHAT MAY BE HAPPENING AND SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PHENOMENON EVEN THOUGH GM REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. MY CAR IS ONLY 5 YRS OLD AND HAS 62,000 MILES ON IT. IT IS BARELY BROKEN IN AND IT SHOULD DEFINITELY NOT BE HAVING THESE KINDS OF ISSUES ALREADY. *TR

Mileage: 62,600

STARTED WITH THE SERVICE AIR BAG MESSAGE (KNOWN ISSUE). THEN THE FUEL GAUGE ACTED UP AND FINALLY WENT TO E AND STAYED. NOW HAVE AND OCCASIONAL SURGE IN THE FUEL WHEN I HAVE THE BRAKE PRESSED (KNOWN ISSUES). SPEEDOMETER STARTING ACTING UP AND NO LONGER WORKS (KNOWN ISSUE). OH AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW ALWAYS ON. STARTED INTERMITTENTLY (AGAIN, KNOWN ISSUE). WAS TOLD $500 FROM DEALER WHEN I CALLED TO REPORT THE SERVICE AIR BAG MESSAGE. RECALL SHOULD APPLY TO THIS VEHICLE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE VEHICLE WENT THROUGH BEFORE I PURCHASED IT. CLOTH SEATS/LEATHER SEATS, THE SERVICE AIR BAG "SENSOR" IS STILL BROKE! DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX ALL THE "KNOWN" PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS EXT AND THE SPEEDOMETER, FUEL, AND BATTERY GAUGES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. THERE IS A DIMMING OF THE LIGHTS WHILE DRIVING AND PEOPLE SOMETIMES THINK I AM FLASHING MY LIGHTS AT THEM. ACCORDING TO HTTP://FORUMS.TRAILVOY.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=18419&HIGHLIGHT=GAS+GUAGE&PAGE=2 THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND NO ONE HAS DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER FORUMS OUT THERE THAT SAY THE SAME THING,THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AND COULD CAUSE MAJOR PROBLEMS INCLUDING ACCIDENTS, SPEEDING TICKETS, RUNNING OUT OF GAS...THE PROBLEMS ARE ENDLESS I GUESS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS? ARE YOU WAITING FOR SOMETHING SERIOUS TO HAPPEN? *TR

Mileage: 49,000

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WHAT A HUNK OF JUNK ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING , WHICH I READ IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH MANY OF THE 2005 MODELS ITS A PROBLEM BUT I AM DEALING WITH IT UNTIL I RUN OUT OF GAS LATE ON NIGHT WITH MY KIDS AND SOME TERRIBLE HAPPENS TO US! BUT THAT IS NOT THE MAJOR COMPLAINT NOW. ON 2 SEPERATE OCCASIONS MY SPEEDOMETER JUST STOPS WORKING, EITHER I AM GOING ZERO OR I AM GOING 120 MILES A HOUR, WHAT A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR A PERSON WHO DOES A GREAT DEAL OF HIGHWAY TRAVELING. SO WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS IT SEEM THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING BOTH OF THESE ISSUES I KNOW GM DOESNT PROBABLY SEE THEM AS A SAFTEY ISSUE BUT I DO. I TERRIFIED OF RUNNING OUT OF GAS I USUALLY TRAVELING ALONE OR WITH MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER. BUT O WONT BE ABLE TO AFFORD THE GAS BECAUSE I HAVE TO PAY ALL OF THOSE SPEEDING TICKETS. *CN

STARTED THE CAR ONE DAY AND THE GAS GAUGE SHOWED EMPTY, HAVE BEEN KEEPING TRACK OF THE MILEAGE EVER SINCE. STILL WAITING FOR GM TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM (RECALL). YOU WOULD THINK A CAR WHICH IS ONLY A FEW YEARS OLD AND LOW MILEAGE SHOULDN'T BE HAVING EXPENSIVE PROBLEMS, WHICH IS LEFT UP TO THE OWNER TO PAY. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

2005 TRAILBLAZER FUEL GAUGE OUT OF ORDER A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO HAS SAME CAR LIKE ME HAS SAME TROUBLE HAPPEN ALSO CHEVY KNOWS ABOUT THIS TROUBLE FROM FUEL PUMP AND LEVEL SENSOR TROUBLE THEY JUST WANT TO MAKE MONEY OUT OF THIS ISSUE THAT'S REALLY BAD IDEA AND MY CAR MAKE THIS TROUBLE ONLY IT WAS 40K MILE CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

I STARTED MY CAR UP THIS MORNING WHEN I NOTICED THAT I HAD ONLY 1/4 TANK OF GAS LEFT, SO I DROVE DOWN TO THE GAS STATION AND FILLED UP UNTIL IT CLICKED. I GOT BACK IN AND STARTED THE CAR AND THE NEEDLE WAS MOVING VERY SLOW THEN IT STOPPED AT 1/4 OF A TANK AND I WAS LIKE THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE. AT FIRST I WAS PISSED BECAUSE I JUST SPENT $77 FILLING UP. THEN I WAS SCARED I THOUGHT MAYBE I HAD A HOLE IN MY FUEL TANK SO I PULLED OVER AND SAW THAT THERE WAS NOTHING LEAKING. IMMEDIATELY DRIVING TO THE AUTO SHOP I AM INFORMED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE ISN'T WORKING AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. SINCE WE ARE STATIONED OVERSEAS I WOULD BE PAYING ABOUT 400 TO 500 EUROS WHICH ISN'T HAPPENING ANYTIME SOON. I WAS TOLD TO KEEP TRACK OF MY MILEAGE BY SETTING THE ODOMETER EVERYTIME I FILLED UP. RUNNING OUT OF GAS IS NOT AN OPTION IN GERMANY THERE ARE FINES AND EVEN JAIL TIME BECAUSE ITS CALLED NOT BEING RESPONSIBLE. IT CAN ALSO CAUSE ACCIDENTS AND TRAFFIC JAMS IF MY CAR WAS TO JUST RUN OUT OF GAS ON THE AUTOBAHN. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY GM. I GUESS THAT ISN'T AN OPTION UNTIL SOMEONE GETS HURT OR WORSE ACTUALLY DIES. *TR

Mileage: 54,401

I STARTED NOTICING THAT MY GAS NEEDLE WOULD FLOAT AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME I STOPPED ONE DAY TO FILL THE GAS TANK THINKING I WAS ON EMPTY. AS I PULLED OFF THE NEEDLE WENT TO E AGAIN AFTER STOPPING ON FULL BEFORE I TURNED ON THE ENGINE. A GENTLEMAN AT THE GAS STATION KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH MY CAR AS HE WAS DRIVING A CHEVROLET PICKUP AND SAID IT WAS A COMMON THING WITH CHEVROLETS. HE ALSO TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE GAS GAUGE WIRE. I CALLED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO FIND OUT THAT NO RECALLS WERE MADE REGARDING THIS ISSUE. IF IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM IN CHEVROLETS THEN WHY WAS THIS NOT A RECALL OR A SAFETY ISSUE..I WOULD ASSUME IF SOMEONE WOULD DRIVE AND EXPERIENCE WHAT I WAS EXPERIENCING WITH THE FLOATING NEEDLE OR WORSE RUN OUT OF GAS UNAWARE THAT THE NEEDLE WAS NOT REGISTERING PROPERLY WHILE DRIVING . DISCUSSING THE SAME PROBLEM I WAS EXPERIENCING WITH A FRIEND AND SHE INDICATE TO ME THAT A COWORKER WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.. THE SECOND TIMEI HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS WAS WHILE TRAVELLING IN HIGH RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC DUE TO THE NEEDLE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. CHEVROLET SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE WITH ITS CUSTOMERS. A RECALL SHOULD BE MADE BEFORE SOMETHING TERRIBLE OCCURS. I KEEP TRACK OF MY MILEAGE AS I DID NOT BELIEVE THIS WAS AN ISSUE I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO FIX. THIS APPEARED TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MANUFACTURER. *AK