2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer

ENGINE CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED LESS THAN 3 YEARS OF TAKING OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE IN 2005 ($3,000 IN REPAIR...ACCORDING TO DEALER IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT NOT A RECALL). GAS GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER BOTH STOPPED WORKING ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO. DESPITE KNOWN ISSUES, GM STILL WANTED US TO PAY HALF THE COST OF REPAIR. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS REPAIRED, GAS GAUGE IS STILL NOT WORKING. ALSO, THE HEATER HAS BEEN REPLACED AND WE CHANGE HEADLIGHTS AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR BECAUSE OF SOME SHORT IN THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL. *TR

SPEED CONTROL. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD & THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT SPEED. 10 TO 20 MILES PER HOUR OVER & EVEN MORE AT TIMES. NO WAY OF KNOWING HOW FAST CAR IS GOING. SOMETIMES IT REGISTERS UNDER. VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING. NEVER KNOWING HOW FAST OR SLOW I AM GOING. CHEVROLET ALSO REPLACED FUEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT. REAR WIPER HAS NOT WORKED FOR YEARS. TRIED EVERYTHING TO FIX. VERY UNSAFE TO NOT BE ABLE TO SEE OUT OF MY BACK WINDOW. THIS VEHICLE HAS A LOT OF PROBLEMS. BOUGHT NEW. VERY LOW MILEAGE. *TR

PULLED UP TO A RED LIGHT AND STOPPED. SHORTLY AFTER, COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE ENGINE JUST SHUT DOWN. NO WARNING LIGHTS HAD COME ON PRIOR TO THE ENGINE SHUTTING DOWN. JUST LOST ALL POWER INSTANTLY. I TURNED THE KEY, AS YOU WOULD TO START THE VEHICLE, AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. VERY GLAD IT DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY OR WHILE MOVING. I CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER IF IT IS AN IGNITION PROBLEM, AS THAT WHICH PLAGUES OTHER GM PRODUCTS. ALSO, I HAVE THE RADIO ON WHILE DRIVING AND ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, AFTER TURNING OFF THE CAR AND OPENING THE DOOR TO GET OUT, THE RADIO REFUSES TO STOP PLAYING (IT IS SUPPOSED TO, AND IT USED TO, CEASE OPERATING WHEN YOU OPEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR). I AM FORCED TO OPEN THE BACK VEHICLE DOOR TO GET IT TO STOP. I WONDER IF THIS IS A RELATED ISSUE TO THE IGNITION, AS THE IGNITION KEY MAY NOT ACTUALLY BE SHUTTING OF THE ACCESSORIES. *TR

DRIVING DOWN MAN O WAR BOULEVARD IN LEXINGTON, KY - ALL OF A SUDDEN THE GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AND WENT TO EMPTY. I CALLED GM REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER REPAIRS FOR THIS DEFECT. SINCE THEN I'VE RAN OUT OF GAS WITH ALL 3 OF MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR WHILE MOVING AT LEAST 45 MPH DOWN THE ROAD CAUSING CARS BEHIND ME TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES. THIS IN MY OPINION IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IT WAS THEIR MISTAKE AND CHEVROLET SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIRS TO CORRECT IT. *TR

I PURCHASED MY SUV IN AUGUST OF 2008 ABOUT A MONTH LATER AFTER PUMPING GAS I NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGE SPINNING UNCONTROLLABLY. DUE TO THE WARRANTY I PURCHASE CARMAX FIXED THE PROBLEM AT THAT TIME NOT IT IS 5 YEARS LATER AND EXACT SAME THINGS HAS HAPPENED AS WELL AS ALL THE OTHER GAUGES SPINNING. SHORTLY, AFTER THE FUEL GAUGE WENT OUT I NOTICE THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE ACCELERATOR GAUGES DOING THE SAME THING. I HAVE HAD MY SUV FOR 5 YEARS AND HAS CONSTANTLY COMPLAINED ABOUT THE GAUGES SPINNING BACK AND FORTH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED FOR THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACK, THE WATER PUMP, THE EVAPORATOR CORD, THE HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS (WHICH MELTED AND CAUSED THE LIGHT BULB TO FAIL), THE HUB ASSEMBLY, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER, THE MOTOR BLOWER RESISTOR WIRES, AND THE DOOR LOCKS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR WINDOWS WOULD NOT OPEN OR CLOSE AND THE REAR HATCH LOCK SYSTEM AND INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER FAILURES PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,875.