| Electrical System | — | 66ODI 10212038I OWN A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND I HAVE ENCOUNTERED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALER. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE SENSORS REPLACED, FUEL TANK HAS HAD TO BE WORKED ON, AND NOW THE MAIN MOST COSTLY IS I AM HAVING TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THIS VEHICLE HAS APPROX. 84,000K MILES ON IT AND IS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD. PLEASE HELP TO SEE IF THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A FACTORY RECALL. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED AT THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT AT. *TR Look up ODI 10212038 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10232911 · 10,000 miHEADLIGHTS DIM INTERMITTENTLY, HEAT LOOSES POWER AT THE SAME TIME, NOW GETTING FLICKERING OF INTERIOR LIGHTS. WASN'T ABLE TO FIX IT. BUMPER WARPING. GETTING 10 MILES TO THE GALLON! PAINT ON BUTTONS WEARING ON RADIO. SUN ROOF LEAKED PROFUSELY, HAD IT FIXED. REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER DOESN'T WORK. HEAD LINER SAGGED. *TR Look up ODI 10232911 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10250644 · 45,000 miINSTRUMENT CLUSTER MALFUNCTIONING. SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGES ARE INACCURATE. ALSO HAD TO REPLACE FUEL SENSOR/SENDING UNIT BEFORE VEHICLE REACHED 50,000 MILES. *TR Look up ODI 10250644 at NHTSA ↗ | 4ODI 10405881TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE AND OIL GAUGE FAILED AND NO LONGER DISPLAYED READINGS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW THE OIL PRESSURE OR THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 71,941. UPDATED 07/21/11 *BF UPDATED 07/25/11 Look up ODI 10405881 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10425992 · 75,000 miWHILE DRIVING THIS MORNING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. NOW THE GAUGE IS POINT DOWN AND WILL NOT REGISTER. *KB Look up ODI 10425992 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10429527MY SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO WORK IMPROPERLY. SOMETIMES IT WOULD NOT GO ALL THE WAY BACK TO ZERO WHEN THE IGNITION WAS SWITCHED OFF, OR IT WOULD BE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND THEN FOR NO APPARENT REASON THE NEEDLE WOULD GO ALL THE WAY AROUND AND END UP POINTING AT THE PARK, NEUTRAL, REVERSE AREA AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SPEEDOMETER. NOW THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK AT ALL AND THE TACHOMETER HAS STARTED TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. IT IS DOING THE SAME THING THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS DOING. RIGHT NOW THE VEHICLE IS OFF BUT THE TACHOMETER NEEDLE IS ON 3. I JU… Look up ODI 10429527 at NHTSA ↗ | 36ODI 10176786 · 14,000 miNIGHT DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES THE VEHICLE A CHEVROLET TRAILBLZER LS 2005 HAS A PROBLEM THAT RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS. THE TRAILBLAZER DECIDES TO DO THIS TOTALLY ON ITS OWN AT RANDOM. THIS CAUSES A POTENTIALLY DEADLY SITUATION WHEN ON THE INTERSTATE AND YOUR HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AND DECIDE TO COME BACK ON AT RANDOM INTERVALS MAYBE APROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 SECONDS APART. SEVERAL ATTEMPS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TO GET THE PROBLEM REPAIRED. THEIR COMMENT IS THAT THEY EITHER CANNOT DUPLICAT… Look up ODI 10176786 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10232911 · 10,000 miHEADLIGHTS DIM INTERMITTENTLY, HEAT LOOSES POWER AT THE SAME TIME, NOW GETTING FLICKERING OF INTERIOR LIGHTS. WASN'T ABLE TO FIX IT. BUMPER WARPING. GETTING 10 MILES TO THE GALLON! PAINT ON BUTTONS WEARING ON RADIO. SUN ROOF LEAKED PROFUSELY, HAD IT FIXED. REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER DOESN'T WORK. HEAD LINER SAGGED. *TR Look up ODI 10232911 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10244905 · 43,000 miI OWN A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBAZER. THE DASH AND HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND DIM WHILE NIGHT DRIVING NO ONE CAN FIND THE PROBLEM. *TR Look up ODI 10244905 at NHTSA ↗ | 21ODI 10458204 · 71,000 miBOTH THE SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAUGE QUIT WORKING. IN DOING RESEARCH, THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH ALOT OF OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE; THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS COMBINATION WITH THE SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING AND IF FUEL RUNS OUT ON A BUSY HIGHWAY FOR EXAMPLE. I WAS JUST QUOTED OVER $880 TO FIX AND DECLINED DUE TO THE COST. *TR Look up ODI 10458204 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10463495 · 65,000 miTHE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, AND GM'S ONLY REMEDY IS TO SCREW OVER CONSUMERS BY MAKING THEM PAY FOR A KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART OUT OF POCKET. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED AT GM'S EXPENSE, OR THEY SHOULD AT LEAST OFFER A DISCOUNT. THEIR $800.00 ESTIMATE IS SILLY. *TR Look up ODI 10463495 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10490345 · 42,000 miIN 2007 I PAID OFF MY VEHICLE AND NOW BECAME THE PROUD OWNER OF MY TRUCK. IN 2009, I NOTICED SOME PROBLEMS WITH MY TRUCK. FIRST, THE GAS GAUGE WOULD SAY "F" FULL, BUT REALLY IT WAS ON "E" EMPTY. THEN THE MILEAGE GAUGE ? I CAN BE ON THE EXPRESSWAY GOING AS FAST AS THE OTHER CARS, BUT MY CAR READS 20 MPH. THIS IS CRAZY!!!! I CALLED AT 800-NUMBER FOR GMC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALLS OR ANY OTHERS CALLS FOR THE 2005 TRAILBLAZER, WHICH I KNEW WAS A HUGE LIE!!!! I DECIDED TO GO ON LINE AND GOOGLE THE MAKE AND MODEL OF MY CAR. WO… Look up ODI 10490345 at NHTSA ↗ | 29ODI 10140573 · 7,027 miDT: THE CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING TWO ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON AND THE ENGINE POWERED DOWN. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS POWERING DOWN SHE COULD PRESS THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR AND IT MOVED ALONG. WHEN THIS HAPPENED NONE OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON. THEREFORE, CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS ALMOST HIT BY AN 18 WHEELER. SHE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT THE LOW SPEED. THIS HAPPENS AT NO PARTICULAR SPEED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ,AND THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER AND THROTTLE BODY. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM… Look up ODI 10140573 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10178683 · 21,536 miPURCHASED 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS OCT.28 06. SINCE THEN, TO DATE, VEH. HAS BEEN IN SHOP (DEALERSHIP 4X). 1. BRAKE REPAIR. ALL 4 CALIPERS WERE REPLACED. THIS VEHICLE HAD ONLY 22,000. MILES. IN SHOP VERY 1ST WEEK OF PURCHASE. 2. BEEN COMPLAINING OF FLICKERING LIGHTS. WAS HANDED A GMC PRINTOUT STATING THEY DID NOT KNOW CAUSE. SO THEREFORE THE DEALERSHIP, HOOD CHEVROLET, COVINGTON LA. COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. 3. COMPLAINED OF ENGINE ACCELERATION WHILE APPLYING BRAKE, COMING TO A STOP OR A SLOW SPEED IN A PARKING LOT. FEAR TH… Look up ODI 10178683 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10279102 · 60,000 miGAS GAUGE QUIT WORKING, COST TO FIX AT DEALERSHIP EST. $1800, EXTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKER FROM HIGH TO LOW BEAM WHILE DRIVING, DEALERSHIP CANT FIND PROBLEM, CAR SEEMS TO "JUMP" OR LEAP FORWARD WHILE COASTING OR WHEN APPLY BRAKE, DEALERSHIP CANT FIND THE PROBLEMS OR CAUSE, CAR STALLS AND RPM DROP IF GAS PEDAL NOT PUSHED, WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED AUTOMATICALLY AND WONT TURN OFF. HAD TO TAKE FUSE OUT, THEREFORE NO WIPERS. ALL THESE ITEMS ARE A SAFETY HAZARD TO THE FAMILY DRIVING. THE ONLY PROBLEM THE DEALERSHIP COULD FIND WAS THE GAS GAUGE SENSOR … Look up ODI 10279102 at NHTSA ↗ | 5ODI 10237933I OWN A 2005 TRAILBLAZER. ITS A GREAT VEHICLE BUT PROBLEM'S OF GREAT CONCERN HAVE RISEN. I WOULD LIKE TO PETITION TO HAVE CHEVROLET TO DISPLAY A CAMPAIGN FOR THE RECALL AND CORRECTION OF A FUEL GAGE PROBLEM WHICH MYSELF AND MANY,MANY TRAILBLAZER OWNERS ARE HAVING. IT INVOLVES THE FUEL GAGE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY DISPLAYING EMPTY AND OR A VARIETY OF LEVELS OF THE FUEL TANK. THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS WHICH I HAVE FOUND ON THE INTERNET OF TRAILBLAZER OWNERS SHOULD WARRANT AN ACTION FROM CHEVROLET TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM WITH NO COSTS TO THE OWNERS … Look up ODI 10237933 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10243609 · 78,000 miSPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONING (NEED INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER) FUEL LEVEL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING. *TR Look up ODI 10243609 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10321158 · 80,000 mi2005 TRAILBLAZER ALTERNATOR VOLTAGE DIPS ALOT AS YOU DRIVE. RADIO DOES NOT WORK UNLESS IT IS 100DEG, THEN ONLY ONE SPEAKER WORKS. GAS GAUGE READS EMPTY AFTER I FILLED UP. IGNITION IS VERY HARD TO TURN, YOU HAVE TO KEEP INSERTING AND REMOVING KEY UNTIL IT FREES ITSELF. *TR Look up ODI 10321158 at NHTSA ↗ | 3ODI 10716811 · 178,300 miTHE AIRBAGS WILL SHOW THAT THEY'RE NOT ENABLED EVEN WITH A PASSENGER SITTING IN THE SEAT.THEN IT WOULD COME ON AS BEING ON BUT NO PASSENGER IN SEAT. A LOT OF SENSORS HAVE POPPED UP IN THE ELECTRICAL PANEL, ON TOP OF THAT THE CAR KINDA SHUT DOWN ON ME AND STARTED GOING 10 MILES PER HOUR, AS I WAS GOING OUT IN TRAFFIC. Look up ODI 10716811 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10894032 · 120,000 miAS OF 2011 (WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAYS IN MULTIPLE OCCASIONS) I'VE BEEN HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES SUCH AS MY FUEL LEVEL GAGE WOULD READ FULL AND VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF CAUSE NO GAS IN TANK, AIR BAGS SENSOR WOULD SHOW IT ON WHEN NO ONE IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, AND THERE ARE SOME ELECTRICAL ISSUES ON DRIVER SEAT CONTROLS NOT WORKING, DASH BOARD GAGES NOT SHOWING READINGS WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION (RMP, SPEEDOMETER, OIL, GAS). Look up ODI 10894032 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10894068SINCE 2011 I'VE BEEN HAVING WRONG READING OF GAS LEVELS CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO SHUTOFF. PLUS MY PASSAGER AIR BAG DISPLAYS ON WHEN NO ONE IS SITTING IN SEAT AND WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN PASSAGER SEAT IT OCCASIONALLY FLICKER ON AND OFF. HOWEVER I HAVE NOT HAD A INCIDENT JUST YET BUT I'M VERY CONCERNED AND DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING WITH MY KIDS IN THIS VEHICLE. Look up ODI 10894068 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Fuel System, Gasoline | 66ODI 10212038I OWN A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND I HAVE ENCOUNTERED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALER. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE SENSORS REPLACED, FUEL TANK HAS HAD TO BE WORKED ON, AND NOW THE MAIN MOST COSTLY IS I AM HAVING TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THIS VEHICLE HAS APPROX. 84,000K MILES ON IT AND IS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD. PLEASE HELP TO SEE IF THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A FACTORY RECALL. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED AT THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT AT. *TR Look up ODI 10212038 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10232911 · 10,000 miHEADLIGHTS DIM INTERMITTENTLY, HEAT LOOSES POWER AT THE SAME TIME, NOW GETTING FLICKERING OF INTERIOR LIGHTS. WASN'T ABLE TO FIX IT. BUMPER WARPING. GETTING 10 MILES TO THE GALLON! PAINT ON BUTTONS WEARING ON RADIO. SUN ROOF LEAKED PROFUSELY, HAD IT FIXED. REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER DOESN'T WORK. HEAD LINER SAGGED. *TR Look up ODI 10232911 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10250644 · 45,000 miINSTRUMENT CLUSTER MALFUNCTIONING. SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGES ARE INACCURATE. ALSO HAD TO REPLACE FUEL SENSOR/SENDING UNIT BEFORE VEHICLE REACHED 50,000 MILES. *TR Look up ODI 10250644 at NHTSA ↗ | — | 12ODI 10277023 · 70,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. SINCE JULY 5, 2009, THE FUEL GAUGE DIAL FAILS TO DISPLAY THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF GASOLINE IN THE TANK. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE FUEL BEGAN TO LEAK OUT. IN ADDITION, THE TANK COULD BE EMPTY, BUT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD DISPLAY A FULL TANK. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. Look up ODI 10277023 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10324554 · 90,000 miSPEEDOMETER NO LONGER REGISTERS CORRECT SPEED. GAUGE READS 110 MPH WHILE VEHICLE IS SITTING MOTIONLESS IN DRIVE WAY. WHILE DRIVING SPEEDOMETER SWINGS WILDLY. WHILE TRAVELING USING GPS UNIT TO GIVE SPEED VEHICLE SPEEDOMETER WAS CONSISTENTLY OFF BY MORE THAN 50 MPH. *TR Look up ODI 10324554 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10362717 · 76,000 miTHE GAS GAUGE ON MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HAS STOPPED WORKING. IT GRADUALLY STOPPED REGISTERING THE ACTUAL GAS. AFTER FILLING THE GAS, IT REGISTER EMPTY. AS I DROVE, THE GAS WOULD REGISTER AS FULL. EVENTUALLY IT STOPPED MOVING AT ALL. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A PERIOD OF 6MOS. I STARTED FILLING THE GAS MORE OFTEN. AFTER FILLING THE GAS, 2 DAYS LATER, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY, CAUSING A NEAR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WARNING. CLEARLY, I WASN'T OUT OF GAS. I HAD JUST FILL THE GAS AND BECAME ACCUSTOMED T… Look up ODI 10362717 at NHTSA ↗ | 7ODI 10232911 · 10,000 miHEADLIGHTS DIM INTERMITTENTLY, HEAT LOOSES POWER AT THE SAME TIME, NOW GETTING FLICKERING OF INTERIOR LIGHTS. WASN'T ABLE TO FIX IT. BUMPER WARPING. GETTING 10 MILES TO THE GALLON! PAINT ON BUTTONS WEARING ON RADIO. SUN ROOF LEAKED PROFUSELY, HAD IT FIXED. REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER DOESN'T WORK. HEAD LINER SAGGED. *TR Look up ODI 10232911 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10365546 · 60,000 miNO CRASH OR INJURY, BUT AM REALLY AFRAID OF SOMETHING HAPPENING WITH MY SON IN THE SUV. MY HEAD LIGHTS FLICKER WHEN I SLOW DOWN AND WORRIED THAT ONE DAY THEY ARE GOING TO SHUT OFF AND NOT COME BACK ON. MY GAS GAUGE WAS THE NEXT THING THAT STOPPED WORKING AND NOW MY SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING NOW. JUST LIKE OTHERS I THOUGHT THAT I WAS GETTING A QUALITY VEHICLE, AT LEAST TOYOTA CORRECTS THEIR MISTAKES!! *TR Look up ODI 10365546 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10388948 · 64,534 miI WAS AT THE GAS STATION FILLING MY TANK AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED ON AND THEN THE LOW FUEL WARNING MESSAGE CAME ON IN THE MESSAGE CENTER ALONG WITH THE LOW FUEL INDICATOR BY THE FUEL GAUGE. I TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND ON AND THE WARNING MESSAGE AND LOW FUEL LIGHT STAYED ON. AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE, IT EVENTUALLY GOES OFF, BUT THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER MORE THAN A 1/4 OF A TANK EVEN WHEN FILLED UP AND THE WARNING MESSAGE COMES ON ALONG WITH THE LOW FUEL INDICATOR AS SOON AS I START THE TRUCK AFTER FILLING THE TANK AND WHEN THE … Look up ODI 10388948 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 | 15ODI 10302498 · 75,000 miI HAVE A 2005 CHEVORLET TRAILBLAZER. I HAVE HAD BOTH SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAUGE QUIT WORKING ON ME. HAVE BEEN TOLD IT WILL BE AROUND $500 EACH TO BE FIXED! I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE A RECALL BY GM. 2005 MODELS HAVE THE WORSE OVERALL RATING WITH THESE 2 MALFUNCTIONS BE THE TOP 2 COMPLAINTS!*CW Look up ODI 10302498 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10364635 · 75,000 miTHE SPEEDOMETER HAS STOPPED WORKING. THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. ALSO THE FUSES FOR THE POWER PLUG INS CONTINUE TO BLOW. THESE ARE SAFETY HAZARDS FOR MY WIFE AND KIDS WHILE TRAVELING ALONE. Look up ODI 10364635 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10364692 · 90,000 miROUGHLY ABOUT 6/7/10 MY FUEL GAGE QUIT WORKING AND NOW ON 11/2/10 MY SPEEDOMETER GAUGE STARTED ACTING UP AND IS NOT WORKING. THIS HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL BEING BAD. Look up ODI 10364692 at NHTSA ↗ | 2ODI 10316577 · 75,000 miINFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). YESTERDAY I FILED A REPORT #10316373 TO AMEND A REPORT I SENT IN TO ADD MY VIN NUMBER. I SUBMITTED THE WRONG VIN NUMBER. THE NUMBER I SENT IN WAS ON A 1998 CHEVY BLAZER. I AM SENDING A NEW REPORT WITH THE PROPER VIN NUMBER. SORRY FOR THE ERROR I SUBMITTED.[XXX] *TR Look up ODI 10316577 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10321896 · 78,000 miON 3-18-2010 WE PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FROM A DEALERSHIP. UPON DRIVING IT HOME, WE NOTICED THE GAS GAUGE WAS ALMOST TO EMPTY. WITHIN A FEW MILES THE GAS LIGHT CAME ON. WE STOPPED AND GOT GAS BUT THE TANK WAS NOT EMPTY. THE GAS GAUGE CONTINUES TO "BOUNCE" AROUND FROM FULL TO EMPTY MANY TIMES DURING REGULAR DRIVING. THIS OBVIOUSLY NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND STOP LETTING CONSUMERS PAY $600-$1000 TO FIX A PROBLEM WITH THE PART. Look up ODI 10321896 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 |
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| Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel | 4ODI 10405881TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE AND OIL GAUGE FAILED AND NO LONGER DISPLAYED READINGS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW THE OIL PRESSURE OR THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 71,941. UPDATED 07/21/11 *BF UPDATED 07/25/11 Look up ODI 10405881 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10425992 · 75,000 miWHILE DRIVING THIS MORNING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. NOW THE GAUGE IS POINT DOWN AND WILL NOT REGISTER. *KB Look up ODI 10425992 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10429527MY SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO WORK IMPROPERLY. SOMETIMES IT WOULD NOT GO ALL THE WAY BACK TO ZERO WHEN THE IGNITION WAS SWITCHED OFF, OR IT WOULD BE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND THEN FOR NO APPARENT REASON THE NEEDLE WOULD GO ALL THE WAY AROUND AND END UP POINTING AT THE PARK, NEUTRAL, REVERSE AREA AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SPEEDOMETER. NOW THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK AT ALL AND THE TACHOMETER HAS STARTED TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. IT IS DOING THE SAME THING THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS DOING. RIGHT NOW THE VEHICLE IS OFF BUT THE TACHOMETER NEEDLE IS ON 3. I JU… Look up ODI 10429527 at NHTSA ↗ | 12ODI 10277023 · 70,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. SINCE JULY 5, 2009, THE FUEL GAUGE DIAL FAILS TO DISPLAY THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF GASOLINE IN THE TANK. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE FUEL BEGAN TO LEAK OUT. IN ADDITION, THE TANK COULD BE EMPTY, BUT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD DISPLAY A FULL TANK. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. Look up ODI 10277023 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10324554 · 90,000 miSPEEDOMETER NO LONGER REGISTERS CORRECT SPEED. GAUGE READS 110 MPH WHILE VEHICLE IS SITTING MOTIONLESS IN DRIVE WAY. WHILE DRIVING SPEEDOMETER SWINGS WILDLY. WHILE TRAVELING USING GPS UNIT TO GIVE SPEED VEHICLE SPEEDOMETER WAS CONSISTENTLY OFF BY MORE THAN 50 MPH. *TR Look up ODI 10324554 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10362717 · 76,000 miTHE GAS GAUGE ON MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HAS STOPPED WORKING. IT GRADUALLY STOPPED REGISTERING THE ACTUAL GAS. AFTER FILLING THE GAS, IT REGISTER EMPTY. AS I DROVE, THE GAS WOULD REGISTER AS FULL. EVENTUALLY IT STOPPED MOVING AT ALL. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A PERIOD OF 6MOS. I STARTED FILLING THE GAS MORE OFTEN. AFTER FILLING THE GAS, 2 DAYS LATER, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY, CAUSING A NEAR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WARNING. CLEARLY, I WASN'T OUT OF GAS. I HAD JUST FILL THE GAS AND BECAME ACCUSTOMED T… Look up ODI 10362717 at NHTSA ↗ | — | 2ODI 10206441 · 40,000 miMY HEAD LIGHTS AND DASH BOARD LIGHTS DIM AND FLICKER. MY FUEL GAUGE IS NEVER CORRECT IT WILL SHOW EMPTY RIGHT AFTER A FILL-UP. *TR Look up ODI 10206441 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10240630 · 33,450 miSPEEDOMETER ON MY TRAILBLAZER SHOWED A WILDLY INACCURATE SPEED READING. THIS READING WAS VERY LOW AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SPEEDING/ SAFETY SITUATION. THE SPEEDOMETER COULD GIVE A FALSE READING ALLOWING THE DRIVER TO ENTER A CURVE OR CITY AT AN UNSAFE SPEED. AT A STOPLIGHT THE NEEDLE POINTED STRAIGHT DOWN INSTEAD OF ZERO. I CONTACTED GM WHO INFORMED ME THAT THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS ON THIS SPECIFIC MODEL TO WARRANT A RECALL. AS I UNDERSTAND IT THE COMPONENTS CAUSING THE FAILURE IN THE MODELS BEING RECALLED ARE THE SAME AS THOSE IN T… Look up ODI 10240630 at NHTSA ↗ | 1ODI 10475114 · 118,000 miGAS GAUGE WAS READING INACCURATELY RESULTING IN CAR STALL. ALSO, SPEEDOMETER IS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY - WILL START OUT ANYWHERE FROM 5 MPH TO 45 MPG OVER FROM STANDSTILL. *TR Look up ODI 10475114 at NHTSA ↗ | 5ODI 10425992 · 75,000 miWHILE DRIVING THIS MORNING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. NOW THE GAUGE IS POINT DOWN AND WILL NOT REGISTER. *KB Look up ODI 10425992 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10548108 · 50,000 miBOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED IN OCT 2010. NOT LONG THEREAFTER, NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER WOULDN'T WORK ALL THE TIME - NORMALLY IT WORKS WHEN I FIRST START DRIVING BUT WHEN THE VEHICLE WARMS UP, IT STOPS WORKING ALL TOGETHER. I THINK IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE IF YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. THE CRUISE CONTROL ALSO DOESN'T WORK ONCE IN A WHILE. MOST OF THE TIME IT DOES, BUT OCCASIONALLY I CAN'T GET IT TO GO ON AT ALL. *TR Look up ODI 10548108 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10554183 · 69,000 miDRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TO THE SHORE MY SPEEDOMETER INCREASED TO 95 MPH. WHEN WE PARKED IT WAS STUCK ON 10. SINCE THEN IT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. WHEN I PARK I HAVE TO CHECK WHAT IT STOPS AT. SOMETIMES, ITS 10, 20, 30, ETC. I HAVE TRIED DISCONNECTING THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE AND THAT HELPS AS A TEMP FIX. MY DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL, BUT I SAW ONLINE A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST GM, BUT NOT FOR TRAILBLAZERS. THIS IS A GM ISSUE AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO GET IT FIXED. UPDATED 03/11/14 Look up ODI 10554183 at NHTSA ↗ | 2ODI 10298218I BOUGHT MY 05 TRAILBLAZER IN 07. ABOUT A YEAR INTO IT I STARTED NOTICING THAT THE GAS HAND WOULD STOP WORKING. THEN THE SPEEDOMETER. ON MANY OCCASIONS THE SPEEDOMETER DOES WHAT EVER IT FEELS LIKE. GOD FORBID IM ON A LONG ROAD TRIP. *TR Look up ODI 10298218 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10398533 · 68,000 miINSTRUMENT CLUSTER REPLACED 1 1/2 YEARS AGO BECAUSE OF FAULTY INSTRUMENT AND SPEEDOMETER READINGS. JANUARY OF 2011 GAS GAUGE MALFUNCTIONING READS EMPTY WHEN TANK HAS BEEN FILLED, AND CONTINUES TO MISREAD LEVELS AT ALL TIMES. *TR Look up ODI 10398533 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 |
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| Exterior Lighting | 36ODI 10176786 · 14,000 miNIGHT DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES THE VEHICLE A CHEVROLET TRAILBLZER LS 2005 HAS A PROBLEM THAT RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS. THE TRAILBLAZER DECIDES TO DO THIS TOTALLY ON ITS OWN AT RANDOM. THIS CAUSES A POTENTIALLY DEADLY SITUATION WHEN ON THE INTERSTATE AND YOUR HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AND DECIDE TO COME BACK ON AT RANDOM INTERVALS MAYBE APROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 SECONDS APART. SEVERAL ATTEMPS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TO GET THE PROBLEM REPAIRED. THEIR COMMENT IS THAT THEY EITHER CANNOT DUPLICAT… Look up ODI 10176786 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10232911 · 10,000 miHEADLIGHTS DIM INTERMITTENTLY, HEAT LOOSES POWER AT THE SAME TIME, NOW GETTING FLICKERING OF INTERIOR LIGHTS. WASN'T ABLE TO FIX IT. BUMPER WARPING. GETTING 10 MILES TO THE GALLON! PAINT ON BUTTONS WEARING ON RADIO. SUN ROOF LEAKED PROFUSELY, HAD IT FIXED. REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER DOESN'T WORK. HEAD LINER SAGGED. *TR Look up ODI 10232911 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10244905 · 43,000 miI OWN A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBAZER. THE DASH AND HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND DIM WHILE NIGHT DRIVING NO ONE CAN FIND THE PROBLEM. *TR Look up ODI 10244905 at NHTSA ↗ | 7ODI 10232911 · 10,000 miHEADLIGHTS DIM INTERMITTENTLY, HEAT LOOSES POWER AT THE SAME TIME, NOW GETTING FLICKERING OF INTERIOR LIGHTS. WASN'T ABLE TO FIX IT. BUMPER WARPING. GETTING 10 MILES TO THE GALLON! PAINT ON BUTTONS WEARING ON RADIO. SUN ROOF LEAKED PROFUSELY, HAD IT FIXED. REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER DOESN'T WORK. HEAD LINER SAGGED. *TR Look up ODI 10232911 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10365546 · 60,000 miNO CRASH OR INJURY, BUT AM REALLY AFRAID OF SOMETHING HAPPENING WITH MY SON IN THE SUV. MY HEAD LIGHTS FLICKER WHEN I SLOW DOWN AND WORRIED THAT ONE DAY THEY ARE GOING TO SHUT OFF AND NOT COME BACK ON. MY GAS GAUGE WAS THE NEXT THING THAT STOPPED WORKING AND NOW MY SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING NOW. JUST LIKE OTHERS I THOUGHT THAT I WAS GETTING A QUALITY VEHICLE, AT LEAST TOYOTA CORRECTS THEIR MISTAKES!! *TR Look up ODI 10365546 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10388948 · 64,534 miI WAS AT THE GAS STATION FILLING MY TANK AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED ON AND THEN THE LOW FUEL WARNING MESSAGE CAME ON IN THE MESSAGE CENTER ALONG WITH THE LOW FUEL INDICATOR BY THE FUEL GAUGE. I TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND ON AND THE WARNING MESSAGE AND LOW FUEL LIGHT STAYED ON. AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE, IT EVENTUALLY GOES OFF, BUT THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER MORE THAN A 1/4 OF A TANK EVEN WHEN FILLED UP AND THE WARNING MESSAGE COMES ON ALONG WITH THE LOW FUEL INDICATOR AS SOON AS I START THE TRUCK AFTER FILLING THE TANK AND WHEN THE … Look up ODI 10388948 at NHTSA ↗ | 2ODI 10206441 · 40,000 miMY HEAD LIGHTS AND DASH BOARD LIGHTS DIM AND FLICKER. MY FUEL GAUGE IS NEVER CORRECT IT WILL SHOW EMPTY RIGHT AFTER A FILL-UP. *TR Look up ODI 10206441 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10240630 · 33,450 miSPEEDOMETER ON MY TRAILBLAZER SHOWED A WILDLY INACCURATE SPEED READING. THIS READING WAS VERY LOW AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SPEEDING/ SAFETY SITUATION. THE SPEEDOMETER COULD GIVE A FALSE READING ALLOWING THE DRIVER TO ENTER A CURVE OR CITY AT AN UNSAFE SPEED. AT A STOPLIGHT THE NEEDLE POINTED STRAIGHT DOWN INSTEAD OF ZERO. I CONTACTED GM WHO INFORMED ME THAT THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS ON THIS SPECIFIC MODEL TO WARRANT A RECALL. AS I UNDERSTAND IT THE COMPONENTS CAUSING THE FAILURE IN THE MODELS BEING RECALLED ARE THE SAME AS THOSE IN T… Look up ODI 10240630 at NHTSA ↗ | — | 2ODI 10747230 · 74,000 miLIGHTS GO OUT/DIM WHILE DRIVING. NO ADDITIONAL ELECTRICAL ITEMS IN USE-HEATER, AC, GPS, RADIO, CIGARETTE LIGHTER. DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE AFFECTED OR CAUSED BY SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION. FULE TANK WILL SOMETIMES REGISTER EMPTY WHILE MOSTLY FULL. DO NOT NOTICE PROBLEM DURING DAYLIGHT DRIVING. Look up ODI 10747230 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11327548MY GAS GAUGE IS SITTING ON BOTTOM INSTEAD OF TOP WHERE IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IN MY CAR. AN I HAVE 2 SMALL KIDS AN ONE HAS A HEART CONDITION. AN I'M ON A FIXED INCOME. AN ALSO MY HEAD LIGHTS GO OFF AN ON ALL THE TIME DAY OR NIGHT. *TR Look up ODI 11327548 at NHTSA ↗ | 2ODI 10365546 · 60,000 miNO CRASH OR INJURY, BUT AM REALLY AFRAID OF SOMETHING HAPPENING WITH MY SON IN THE SUV. MY HEAD LIGHTS FLICKER WHEN I SLOW DOWN AND WORRIED THAT ONE DAY THEY ARE GOING TO SHUT OFF AND NOT COME BACK ON. MY GAS GAUGE WAS THE NEXT THING THAT STOPPED WORKING AND NOW MY SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING NOW. JUST LIKE OTHERS I THOUGHT THAT I WAS GETTING A QUALITY VEHICLE, AT LEAST TOYOTA CORRECTS THEIR MISTAKES!! *TR Look up ODI 10365546 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10551456I WENT INTO TOWN TO GRAB DINNER AND AS I AM DRIVING ALONG, MY HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. THE ONLY THING THAT REMAINED ON, WERE THE ORANGE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS. I FRANTICALLY TURNED THE HEADLIGHT KNOB ON AN OFF AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I WAS LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO TURN OFF THE HIGHWAY, HOWEVER IT WAS NIGHT TIME AND I HAD NO HEADLIGHTS. I ENDED UP PULLING OVER TO THE GRAVEL SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. NOW I AM STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT TIME, WITH NO WORKING HEADLIGHTS. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND GOT OUT, TAPPED THE HEADLIGHTS… Look up ODI 10551456 at NHTSA ↗ | 1ODI 10255220MASSIVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH CHEVY TRAILBLAZER 1. WHILE GOING 10 MILES AN HOUR, THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPS TO 120MPH THEN TO 50MPH THEN TO 120MPH AGAIN. 2. WHEN I FILL UP WITH GAS, THE GAS GAUGE STATES THAT THE TANK IS STILL EMPTY THEN MOVES TO FULL THEN TO A 1/4 THEN TO FULL THEN TO HALF ETC... 3. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, MY HEADLIGHTS GO HIGHBEAM TO LOW BEAM AS IF I AM MANUALLY FLASHING MY LIGHTS AT OTHER CARS. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET WHERE THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME MODEL OF CHEVROLET SUV AND THAT GM RE… Look up ODI 10255220 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 |
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| Fuel/Propulsion System | 21ODI 10458204 · 71,000 miBOTH THE SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAUGE QUIT WORKING. IN DOING RESEARCH, THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH ALOT OF OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE; THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS COMBINATION WITH THE SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING AND IF FUEL RUNS OUT ON A BUSY HIGHWAY FOR EXAMPLE. I WAS JUST QUOTED OVER $880 TO FIX AND DECLINED DUE TO THE COST. *TR Look up ODI 10458204 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10463495 · 65,000 miTHE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, AND GM'S ONLY REMEDY IS TO SCREW OVER CONSUMERS BY MAKING THEM PAY FOR A KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART OUT OF POCKET. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED AT GM'S EXPENSE, OR THEY SHOULD AT LEAST OFFER A DISCOUNT. THEIR $800.00 ESTIMATE IS SILLY. *TR Look up ODI 10463495 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10490345 · 42,000 miIN 2007 I PAID OFF MY VEHICLE AND NOW BECAME THE PROUD OWNER OF MY TRUCK. IN 2009, I NOTICED SOME PROBLEMS WITH MY TRUCK. FIRST, THE GAS GAUGE WOULD SAY "F" FULL, BUT REALLY IT WAS ON "E" EMPTY. THEN THE MILEAGE GAUGE ? I CAN BE ON THE EXPRESSWAY GOING AS FAST AS THE OTHER CARS, BUT MY CAR READS 20 MPH. THIS IS CRAZY!!!! I CALLED AT 800-NUMBER FOR GMC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALLS OR ANY OTHERS CALLS FOR THE 2005 TRAILBLAZER, WHICH I KNEW WAS A HUGE LIE!!!! I DECIDED TO GO ON LINE AND GOOGLE THE MAKE AND MODEL OF MY CAR. WO… Look up ODI 10490345 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 | 1ODI 10475114 · 118,000 miGAS GAUGE WAS READING INACCURATELY RESULTING IN CAR STALL. ALSO, SPEEDOMETER IS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY - WILL START OUT ANYWHERE FROM 5 MPH TO 45 MPG OVER FROM STANDSTILL. *TR Look up ODI 10475114 at NHTSA ↗ | 2ODI 10747230 · 74,000 miLIGHTS GO OUT/DIM WHILE DRIVING. NO ADDITIONAL ELECTRICAL ITEMS IN USE-HEATER, AC, GPS, RADIO, CIGARETTE LIGHTER. DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE AFFECTED OR CAUSED BY SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION. FULE TANK WILL SOMETIMES REGISTER EMPTY WHILE MOSTLY FULL. DO NOT NOTICE PROBLEM DURING DAYLIGHT DRIVING. Look up ODI 10747230 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11327548MY GAS GAUGE IS SITTING ON BOTTOM INSTEAD OF TOP WHERE IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IN MY CAR. AN I HAVE 2 SMALL KIDS AN ONE HAS A HEART CONDITION. AN I'M ON A FIXED INCOME. AN ALSO MY HEAD LIGHTS GO OFF AN ON ALL THE TIME DAY OR NIGHT. *TR Look up ODI 11327548 at NHTSA ↗ | — | 6ODI 10500065 · 112,539 miTHE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. SECOND INCIDENT AT A LATER DATE, THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY, THIRD INCIDENT AT A DIFFERENT TIME, THE FUEL GAUGE READS INCORRECTLY, FOURTH INCIDENT, THE BATTERY GAUGE IS WORKING SPORADICALLY. MOST OF THE TIME THE GAUGES DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY OR NOT AT ALL. *TR Look up ODI 10500065 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10520074AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS TANK THE FUEL SENSOR READ EMPTY AND THE GAS LIGHT WAS ON. ALSO, WHIEL DRIVING THE FUEL SENSOR WOULD JUMP AROUND SHOWING EMPTY, FULL AND THE GAS LIGHT WOULD COME ON. THE VEHCILE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AT THE TIME SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THE SERVICE REP AT THE DEALERSHIP INIDCATED THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SENSOR AND IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. HE MENTIONED THAT I WAS LUCKY THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THE REPAIR WAS VERY COSTLY. MY VEHICLE OCCASSIONALY LURCH… Look up ODI 10520074 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10596333 · 95,000 miCLUSTER GAUGES ARE GOING OUT. THE SPEEDOMETER QUICK WORKING A FEW YEARS AGO AND IS INTERMITTENT AT BEST ON A DAILY BASIS. IT EITHER INDICATES A LESSER OR GREATER SPEED THAN ACTUAL OR JUST FALLS TO POINT STRAIGHT DOWN. I HAVE BEEN USING A MOUNTED GPS TO INDICATE SPEED. INITIAL REPAIR COST ESTIMATES WERE $500+ FOR THE PARTS SINCE THEY WILL ONLY REPLACE THE ENTIRE GAUGE CLUSTER. WITH LABOR, THE ESTIMATE WAS IN EXCESS OF $800. FUEL GAUGE IS NOW INOPERATIVE OR INTERMITTENT. WHEN I FILL THE TANK, THE FUEL GAUGE READS WAY PAST THE FULL LINE. H… Look up ODI 10596333 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 | 2ODI 10783524 · 50,000 miFUEL GAGE IS NOT SHOWING THE FUEL LEVEL , SO IT LOOKS LIKE ITS EMPTY ALL THE TIME AUTOMATIC AIR BAG PASSENGER SENSING SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING AND ON WINDSHIELD URETHANE BEAD MAY NOT HAVE ADHERED TO THE BODY IN CERTAIN AREAS DURING THE CURE PROCESS. Look up ODI 10783524 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10894068SINCE 2011 I'VE BEEN HAVING WRONG READING OF GAS LEVELS CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO SHUTOFF. PLUS MY PASSAGER AIR BAG DISPLAYS ON WHEN NO ONE IS SITTING IN SEAT AND WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN PASSAGER SEAT IT OCCASIONALLY FLICKER ON AND OFF. HOWEVER I HAVE NOT HAD A INCIDENT JUST YET BUT I'M VERY CONCERNED AND DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING WITH MY KIDS IN THIS VEHICLE. Look up ODI 10894068 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Vehicle Speed Control | 29ODI 10140573 · 7,027 miDT: THE CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING TWO ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON AND THE ENGINE POWERED DOWN. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS POWERING DOWN SHE COULD PRESS THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR AND IT MOVED ALONG. WHEN THIS HAPPENED NONE OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON. THEREFORE, CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS ALMOST HIT BY AN 18 WHEELER. SHE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT THE LOW SPEED. THIS HAPPENS AT NO PARTICULAR SPEED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ,AND THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER AND THROTTLE BODY. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM… Look up ODI 10140573 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10178683 · 21,536 miPURCHASED 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS OCT.28 06. SINCE THEN, TO DATE, VEH. HAS BEEN IN SHOP (DEALERSHIP 4X). 1. BRAKE REPAIR. ALL 4 CALIPERS WERE REPLACED. THIS VEHICLE HAD ONLY 22,000. MILES. IN SHOP VERY 1ST WEEK OF PURCHASE. 2. BEEN COMPLAINING OF FLICKERING LIGHTS. WAS HANDED A GMC PRINTOUT STATING THEY DID NOT KNOW CAUSE. SO THEREFORE THE DEALERSHIP, HOOD CHEVROLET, COVINGTON LA. COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. 3. COMPLAINED OF ENGINE ACCELERATION WHILE APPLYING BRAKE, COMING TO A STOP OR A SLOW SPEED IN A PARKING LOT. FEAR TH… Look up ODI 10178683 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10279102 · 60,000 miGAS GAUGE QUIT WORKING, COST TO FIX AT DEALERSHIP EST. $1800, EXTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKER FROM HIGH TO LOW BEAM WHILE DRIVING, DEALERSHIP CANT FIND PROBLEM, CAR SEEMS TO "JUMP" OR LEAP FORWARD WHILE COASTING OR WHEN APPLY BRAKE, DEALERSHIP CANT FIND THE PROBLEMS OR CAUSE, CAR STALLS AND RPM DROP IF GAS PEDAL NOT PUSHED, WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED AUTOMATICALLY AND WONT TURN OFF. HAD TO TAKE FUSE OUT, THEREFORE NO WIPERS. ALL THESE ITEMS ARE A SAFETY HAZARD TO THE FAMILY DRIVING. THE ONLY PROBLEM THE DEALERSHIP COULD FIND WAS THE GAS GAUGE SENSOR … Look up ODI 10279102 at NHTSA ↗ | 15ODI 10302498 · 75,000 miI HAVE A 2005 CHEVORLET TRAILBLAZER. I HAVE HAD BOTH SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAUGE QUIT WORKING ON ME. HAVE BEEN TOLD IT WILL BE AROUND $500 EACH TO BE FIXED! I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE A RECALL BY GM. 2005 MODELS HAVE THE WORSE OVERALL RATING WITH THESE 2 MALFUNCTIONS BE THE TOP 2 COMPLAINTS!*CW Look up ODI 10302498 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10364635 · 75,000 miTHE SPEEDOMETER HAS STOPPED WORKING. THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. ALSO THE FUSES FOR THE POWER PLUG INS CONTINUE TO BLOW. THESE ARE SAFETY HAZARDS FOR MY WIFE AND KIDS WHILE TRAVELING ALONE. Look up ODI 10364635 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10364692 · 90,000 miROUGHLY ABOUT 6/7/10 MY FUEL GAGE QUIT WORKING AND NOW ON 11/2/10 MY SPEEDOMETER GAUGE STARTED ACTING UP AND IS NOT WORKING. THIS HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL BEING BAD. Look up ODI 10364692 at NHTSA ↗ | 5ODI 10425992 · 75,000 miWHILE DRIVING THIS MORNING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. NOW THE GAUGE IS POINT DOWN AND WILL NOT REGISTER. *KB Look up ODI 10425992 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10548108 · 50,000 miBOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED IN OCT 2010. NOT LONG THEREAFTER, NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER WOULDN'T WORK ALL THE TIME - NORMALLY IT WORKS WHEN I FIRST START DRIVING BUT WHEN THE VEHICLE WARMS UP, IT STOPS WORKING ALL TOGETHER. I THINK IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE IF YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. THE CRUISE CONTROL ALSO DOESN'T WORK ONCE IN A WHILE. MOST OF THE TIME IT DOES, BUT OCCASIONALLY I CAN'T GET IT TO GO ON AT ALL. *TR Look up ODI 10548108 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10554183 · 69,000 miDRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TO THE SHORE MY SPEEDOMETER INCREASED TO 95 MPH. WHEN WE PARKED IT WAS STUCK ON 10. SINCE THEN IT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. WHEN I PARK I HAVE TO CHECK WHAT IT STOPS AT. SOMETIMES, ITS 10, 20, 30, ETC. I HAVE TRIED DISCONNECTING THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE AND THAT HELPS AS A TEMP FIX. MY DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL, BUT I SAW ONLINE A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST GM, BUT NOT FOR TRAILBLAZERS. THIS IS A GM ISSUE AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO GET IT FIXED. UPDATED 03/11/14 Look up ODI 10554183 at NHTSA ↗ | 2ODI 10365546 · 60,000 miNO CRASH OR INJURY, BUT AM REALLY AFRAID OF SOMETHING HAPPENING WITH MY SON IN THE SUV. MY HEAD LIGHTS FLICKER WHEN I SLOW DOWN AND WORRIED THAT ONE DAY THEY ARE GOING TO SHUT OFF AND NOT COME BACK ON. MY GAS GAUGE WAS THE NEXT THING THAT STOPPED WORKING AND NOW MY SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING NOW. JUST LIKE OTHERS I THOUGHT THAT I WAS GETTING A QUALITY VEHICLE, AT LEAST TOYOTA CORRECTS THEIR MISTAKES!! *TR Look up ODI 10365546 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10551456I WENT INTO TOWN TO GRAB DINNER AND AS I AM DRIVING ALONG, MY HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. THE ONLY THING THAT REMAINED ON, WERE THE ORANGE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS. I FRANTICALLY TURNED THE HEADLIGHT KNOB ON AN OFF AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I WAS LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO TURN OFF THE HIGHWAY, HOWEVER IT WAS NIGHT TIME AND I HAD NO HEADLIGHTS. I ENDED UP PULLING OVER TO THE GRAVEL SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. NOW I AM STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT TIME, WITH NO WORKING HEADLIGHTS. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND GOT OUT, TAPPED THE HEADLIGHTS… Look up ODI 10551456 at NHTSA ↗ | 6ODI 10500065 · 112,539 miTHE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. SECOND INCIDENT AT A LATER DATE, THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY, THIRD INCIDENT AT A DIFFERENT TIME, THE FUEL GAUGE READS INCORRECTLY, FOURTH INCIDENT, THE BATTERY GAUGE IS WORKING SPORADICALLY. MOST OF THE TIME THE GAUGES DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY OR NOT AT ALL. *TR Look up ODI 10500065 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10520074AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS TANK THE FUEL SENSOR READ EMPTY AND THE GAS LIGHT WAS ON. ALSO, WHIEL DRIVING THE FUEL SENSOR WOULD JUMP AROUND SHOWING EMPTY, FULL AND THE GAS LIGHT WOULD COME ON. THE VEHCILE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AT THE TIME SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THE SERVICE REP AT THE DEALERSHIP INIDCATED THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SENSOR AND IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. HE MENTIONED THAT I WAS LUCKY THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THE REPAIR WAS VERY COSTLY. MY VEHICLE OCCASSIONALY LURCH… Look up ODI 10520074 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10596333 · 95,000 miCLUSTER GAUGES ARE GOING OUT. THE SPEEDOMETER QUICK WORKING A FEW YEARS AGO AND IS INTERMITTENT AT BEST ON A DAILY BASIS. IT EITHER INDICATES A LESSER OR GREATER SPEED THAN ACTUAL OR JUST FALLS TO POINT STRAIGHT DOWN. I HAVE BEEN USING A MOUNTED GPS TO INDICATE SPEED. INITIAL REPAIR COST ESTIMATES WERE $500+ FOR THE PARTS SINCE THEY WILL ONLY REPLACE THE ENTIRE GAUGE CLUSTER. WITH LABOR, THE ESTIMATE WAS IN EXCESS OF $800. FUEL GAUGE IS NOW INOPERATIVE OR INTERMITTENT. WHEN I FILL THE TANK, THE FUEL GAUGE READS WAY PAST THE FULL LINE. H… Look up ODI 10596333 at NHTSA ↗ | — | 0 | 2ODI 10716811 · 178,300 miTHE AIRBAGS WILL SHOW THAT THEY'RE NOT ENABLED EVEN WITH A PASSENGER SITTING IN THE SEAT.THEN IT WOULD COME ON AS BEING ON BUT NO PASSENGER IN SEAT. A LOT OF SENSORS HAVE POPPED UP IN THE ELECTRICAL PANEL, ON TOP OF THAT THE CAR KINDA SHUT DOWN ON ME AND STARTED GOING 10 MILES PER HOUR, AS I WAS GOING OUT IN TRAFFIC. Look up ODI 10716811 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10894032 · 120,000 miAS OF 2011 (WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAYS IN MULTIPLE OCCASIONS) I'VE BEEN HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES SUCH AS MY FUEL LEVEL GAGE WOULD READ FULL AND VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF CAUSE NO GAS IN TANK, AIR BAGS SENSOR WOULD SHOW IT ON WHEN NO ONE IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, AND THERE ARE SOME ELECTRICAL ISSUES ON DRIVER SEAT CONTROLS NOT WORKING, DASH BOARD GAGES NOT SHOWING READINGS WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION (RMP, SPEEDOMETER, OIL, GAS). Look up ODI 10894032 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Fuel System, Other | 5ODI 10237933I OWN A 2005 TRAILBLAZER. ITS A GREAT VEHICLE BUT PROBLEM'S OF GREAT CONCERN HAVE RISEN. I WOULD LIKE TO PETITION TO HAVE CHEVROLET TO DISPLAY A CAMPAIGN FOR THE RECALL AND CORRECTION OF A FUEL GAGE PROBLEM WHICH MYSELF AND MANY,MANY TRAILBLAZER OWNERS ARE HAVING. IT INVOLVES THE FUEL GAGE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY DISPLAYING EMPTY AND OR A VARIETY OF LEVELS OF THE FUEL TANK. THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS WHICH I HAVE FOUND ON THE INTERNET OF TRAILBLAZER OWNERS SHOULD WARRANT AN ACTION FROM CHEVROLET TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM WITH NO COSTS TO THE OWNERS … Look up ODI 10237933 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10243609 · 78,000 miSPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONING (NEED INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER) FUEL LEVEL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING. *TR Look up ODI 10243609 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10321158 · 80,000 mi2005 TRAILBLAZER ALTERNATOR VOLTAGE DIPS ALOT AS YOU DRIVE. RADIO DOES NOT WORK UNLESS IT IS 100DEG, THEN ONLY ONE SPEAKER WORKS. GAS GAUGE READS EMPTY AFTER I FILLED UP. IGNITION IS VERY HARD TO TURN, YOU HAVE TO KEEP INSERTING AND REMOVING KEY UNTIL IT FREES ITSELF. *TR Look up ODI 10321158 at NHTSA ↗ | 2ODI 10316577 · 75,000 miINFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). YESTERDAY I FILED A REPORT #10316373 TO AMEND A REPORT I SENT IN TO ADD MY VIN NUMBER. I SUBMITTED THE WRONG VIN NUMBER. THE NUMBER I SENT IN WAS ON A 1998 CHEVY BLAZER. I AM SENDING A NEW REPORT WITH THE PROPER VIN NUMBER. SORRY FOR THE ERROR I SUBMITTED.[XXX] *TR Look up ODI 10316577 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10321896 · 78,000 miON 3-18-2010 WE PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FROM A DEALERSHIP. UPON DRIVING IT HOME, WE NOTICED THE GAS GAUGE WAS ALMOST TO EMPTY. WITHIN A FEW MILES THE GAS LIGHT CAME ON. WE STOPPED AND GOT GAS BUT THE TANK WAS NOT EMPTY. THE GAS GAUGE CONTINUES TO "BOUNCE" AROUND FROM FULL TO EMPTY MANY TIMES DURING REGULAR DRIVING. THIS OBVIOUSLY NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND STOP LETTING CONSUMERS PAY $600-$1000 TO FIX A PROBLEM WITH THE PART. Look up ODI 10321896 at NHTSA ↗ | 2ODI 10298218I BOUGHT MY 05 TRAILBLAZER IN 07. ABOUT A YEAR INTO IT I STARTED NOTICING THAT THE GAS HAND WOULD STOP WORKING. THEN THE SPEEDOMETER. ON MANY OCCASIONS THE SPEEDOMETER DOES WHAT EVER IT FEELS LIKE. GOD FORBID IM ON A LONG ROAD TRIP. *TR Look up ODI 10298218 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10398533 · 68,000 miINSTRUMENT CLUSTER REPLACED 1 1/2 YEARS AGO BECAUSE OF FAULTY INSTRUMENT AND SPEEDOMETER READINGS. JANUARY OF 2011 GAS GAUGE MALFUNCTIONING READS EMPTY WHEN TANK HAS BEEN FILLED, AND CONTINUES TO MISREAD LEVELS AT ALL TIMES. *TR Look up ODI 10398533 at NHTSA ↗ | 1ODI 10255220MASSIVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH CHEVY TRAILBLAZER 1. WHILE GOING 10 MILES AN HOUR, THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPS TO 120MPH THEN TO 50MPH THEN TO 120MPH AGAIN. 2. WHEN I FILL UP WITH GAS, THE GAS GAUGE STATES THAT THE TANK IS STILL EMPTY THEN MOVES TO FULL THEN TO A 1/4 THEN TO FULL THEN TO HALF ETC... 3. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, MY HEADLIGHTS GO HIGHBEAM TO LOW BEAM AS IF I AM MANUALLY FLASHING MY LIGHTS AT OTHER CARS. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET WHERE THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME MODEL OF CHEVROLET SUV AND THAT GM RE… Look up ODI 10255220 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
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| Air Bags | 3ODI 10716811 · 178,300 miTHE AIRBAGS WILL SHOW THAT THEY'RE NOT ENABLED EVEN WITH A PASSENGER SITTING IN THE SEAT.THEN IT WOULD COME ON AS BEING ON BUT NO PASSENGER IN SEAT. A LOT OF SENSORS HAVE POPPED UP IN THE ELECTRICAL PANEL, ON TOP OF THAT THE CAR KINDA SHUT DOWN ON ME AND STARTED GOING 10 MILES PER HOUR, AS I WAS GOING OUT IN TRAFFIC. Look up ODI 10716811 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10894032 · 120,000 miAS OF 2011 (WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAYS IN MULTIPLE OCCASIONS) I'VE BEEN HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES SUCH AS MY FUEL LEVEL GAGE WOULD READ FULL AND VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF CAUSE NO GAS IN TANK, AIR BAGS SENSOR WOULD SHOW IT ON WHEN NO ONE IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, AND THERE ARE SOME ELECTRICAL ISSUES ON DRIVER SEAT CONTROLS NOT WORKING, DASH BOARD GAGES NOT SHOWING READINGS WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION (RMP, SPEEDOMETER, OIL, GAS). Look up ODI 10894032 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10894068SINCE 2011 I'VE BEEN HAVING WRONG READING OF GAS LEVELS CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO SHUTOFF. PLUS MY PASSAGER AIR BAG DISPLAYS ON WHEN NO ONE IS SITTING IN SEAT AND WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN PASSAGER SEAT IT OCCASIONALLY FLICKER ON AND OFF. HOWEVER I HAVE NOT HAD A INCIDENT JUST YET BUT I'M VERY CONCERNED AND DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING WITH MY KIDS IN THIS VEHICLE. Look up ODI 10894068 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2ODI 10783524 · 50,000 miFUEL GAGE IS NOT SHOWING THE FUEL LEVEL , SO IT LOOKS LIKE ITS EMPTY ALL THE TIME AUTOMATIC AIR BAG PASSENGER SENSING SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING AND ON WINDSHIELD URETHANE BEAD MAY NOT HAVE ADHERED TO THE BODY IN CERTAIN AREAS DURING THE CURE PROCESS. Look up ODI 10783524 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10894068SINCE 2011 I'VE BEEN HAVING WRONG READING OF GAS LEVELS CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO SHUTOFF. PLUS MY PASSAGER AIR BAG DISPLAYS ON WHEN NO ONE IS SITTING IN SEAT AND WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN PASSAGER SEAT IT OCCASIONALLY FLICKER ON AND OFF. HOWEVER I HAVE NOT HAD A INCIDENT JUST YET BUT I'M VERY CONCERNED AND DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING WITH MY KIDS IN THIS VEHICLE. Look up ODI 10894068 at NHTSA ↗ | 2ODI 10716811 · 178,300 miTHE AIRBAGS WILL SHOW THAT THEY'RE NOT ENABLED EVEN WITH A PASSENGER SITTING IN THE SEAT.THEN IT WOULD COME ON AS BEING ON BUT NO PASSENGER IN SEAT. A LOT OF SENSORS HAVE POPPED UP IN THE ELECTRICAL PANEL, ON TOP OF THAT THE CAR KINDA SHUT DOWN ON ME AND STARTED GOING 10 MILES PER HOUR, AS I WAS GOING OUT IN TRAFFIC. Look up ODI 10716811 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10894032 · 120,000 miAS OF 2011 (WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAYS IN MULTIPLE OCCASIONS) I'VE BEEN HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES SUCH AS MY FUEL LEVEL GAGE WOULD READ FULL AND VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF CAUSE NO GAS IN TANK, AIR BAGS SENSOR WOULD SHOW IT ON WHEN NO ONE IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, AND THERE ARE SOME ELECTRICAL ISSUES ON DRIVER SEAT CONTROLS NOT WORKING, DASH BOARD GAGES NOT SHOWING READINGS WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION (RMP, SPEEDOMETER, OIL, GAS). Look up ODI 10894032 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 | — |
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