2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer

I HAVE BEEN HEARING A CLICKING NOISE AND MY CAR HAD BEGUN SOUNDING LIKE A JET ENGINE TAKING OFF FOR THE LAST 3 DAYS - VERY NOISY. I TOOK IT TO PEP BOYS WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS NORMAL FOR THE TRAILBLAZER TO BEGIN MAKING THIS NOISE SHORTLY AFTER 60K MILES. I WAS TOLD THE SERPENTINE BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, TENSIONER PULLEY AND THE IDLER PULLEY. I HAD THE NEW PARTS INSTALLED. NONE OF MY WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASHBOARD SO I ASSUMED WAS WELL AS THERE WAS NO OTHER INDICATION THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. DRIVING MY CAR WITHIN 24 HOURS OF BEING FIXED, THE FAN CLUTCH SEIZED AND MY WATER PUMP BURST CAUSING CAR TO OVERHEAT IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WHERE MY CAR THEN STALLED PUTTING ME AND MY CHILDREN AT RISK FOR INJURY. THE CAR ALMOST CAUGHT ON FIRE IT WAS SMOKING SEVERELY. SOMEONE HELPED ME MOVE MY CAR OUT OF THE BUSY INTERSECTION AND I CALLED MY HUSBAND AND A TOW TRUCK TO COME GET THE CAR. WHEN I GOT HOME AND LOOKED UP THE PROBLEMS AGAIN ON THE DEALER WEBSITE, I FOUND HUNDREDS OF FORUMS WHERE THE FAN CLUTCH HAS BEEN MENTIONED AND THE WATER PUMP TOO. A FAN CLUTCH ACCORDING TO THE MECHANICS I SURVEYED STATED THEY SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 100K OR MORE. THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO GM AND THEY IGNORE IT. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. ADDITIONALLY, MY SPEEDOMETER HASN'T WORKED FOR AT LEAST A YEAR AND WHEN I CALLED CHEVY THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME $700 TO REPLACE IT WHEN IT IS NOT MY ISSUES. I DIDN'T CAUSE IT. NOT KNOWING WHAT SPEED YOU ARE GOING IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD AND CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS OR TICKETS.I AM ATTACHING A FORUM (THIS IS JUST ONE OF HUNDREDS I FOUND ONLINE)HTTP://WWW.EDMUNDS.COM/CHEVROLET/TRAILBLAZER/2004/CONSUMER-DISCUSSIONS.HTML WHERE PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME SAFETY ISSUES I AM AND GM HAS IGNORED THEM. MY CAR COULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE TODAY AND I HAD MY 4 YR OLD DAUGHTER WITH ME. NOT A POSITION I EVER WANT TO BE IN. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

I HAD JUST BOUGHT MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT. I BOUGHT IT FROM A DEALER USED AND THEY DIDN'T TELL ME THE GAS GAUGE DIDN'T WORK RIGHT. I HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS QUITE A FEW TIMES.I TRY TO REMEMBER TO SET MY TRIPOMETER BUT SOMETIMES I FORGET. NEEDLESS TO SAY ITS A HUGE PROBLEM. I HAVE DRIVEN CHEVYS ALL MY LIFE AND SO HAS MY FAMILY, I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED GM HAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAD A RECALL. FOR WHAT I PAID AND SINCE I'VE ALWAYS OWNED A CHEVY THEY NEED TO GET OFF THEIR CORPORATE BUTTS AND FIX IT!! THIS IS A DANGER TO THE PEOPLE WHO DRIVE THEM AS WELL AS PASSENGERS AND OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. I WAS HOPING GM WOULD VOLUNTARILY RECALL THESE VEHICLES, BUT THEY WON'T SO ITS UP TO THE NHTSA TO MAKE GM RESPONSIBLE. THANK YOU *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WOULD NEED TO BE RESET BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER RESET THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HOWEVER THE RESET WAS ONLY A TEMPORARY REPAIR. ONE YEAR LATER, AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

TRAILBLAZER WAS MAKING ROARING NOISE WHEN FIRST STARTING UP AND TOOK ABOUT 2 MINUTES FOR IT TO RUN NORMAL, VOLTAGE METER FLUCTUATES AS WELL AS THE LIGHTS DIMMING INTERMITTENTLY DURING THIS TIME. THIS STARTED HAPPENING ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO. WHEN FIRST TAKING OFF AFTER BEING STOPPED, ENGINE ACCELERATES UNEXPECTEDLY. IT JUMPS, AND I HAVE TO HIT THE BRAKES. IT HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT (SINCE JAN '09). THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS IF THE RADIO IS LEFT ON, IT DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF LIKE IT IS SUPPOSED TO WHEN YOU SHUT THE DOOR. THE PASSENGER SIDE WORKS. JUST HAD CLUTCH FAN AND WATER PUMP REPLACED AND THE MECHANIC SAYS THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. AFTER HAVING THAT DONE, IT STILL MAKES A ROARING NOISE FOR THE FIRST FIVE TO TEN MINUTES OF DRIVING. GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC ON IT TO SEE WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. THE SUV IS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS, 4WD, 6 CYLINDER MOTOR AND HAS ABOUT 88,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS AND THE FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATES AND READS THE TANK IS EMPTY WHEN IN FACT THE TANK IS FULL OF GAS. THUS THIS CAUSES A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS IS MY MAIN MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION FOR MY FAMILY AND I HAVE TO GUESS AT HOW MUCH FUEL MY VEHICLE ACTUALLY HAS AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THIS COULD RESULT IN ME EITHER RUNNING OUT OF FUEL AND STALL RANDOMLY AND BEING REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER UNSUSPECTING DRIVER. *TR

JUST AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE ON DECEMBER 29, 2008, I NOTICED THE ENGINE HAS ACCELERATED AND THE CAR SURGES FORWARD WHEN STOPPED. IF I DO NOT KEEP MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THERE IS A HIGH POTENTIAL OF SURGING INTO THE BACK OF A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. AN ACCIDENT HAS ALMOST HAPPENED MANY TIMES. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT BY THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM ON FEBRUARY 4,2009 AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM. IT MOST LIKELY WILL "NOT BE A PROBLEM" UNTIL I REAR END SOMEONE WHILE STOPPED. THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN ON A REGULAR BASIS, A YEAR AND A HALF LATER. I WAS NOT AWARE I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REPORT UNTIL THE TOYOTA RECALL HAPPENED. I HAVE BEEN LIVING WITH IT, ANTICIPATING THE SURGE EVERY TIME I AM AT A STOP. *TR