2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer

MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED TO GO CRAZY JUMPING AROUND WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY IT STARTED OFF READING FINE THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT READ THAT I WAS GOING 120MPH BY THE TIME I GOT HOME IT DID NOT WORK AT ALL HAD TO GUESS MY SPEED THEN ABOUT A TWO WEEKS LATER IT STARTED TO WORK AGAIN SAME DAY IT WENT HAYWIRE AGAIN AND NOW IT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. ALSO I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BATTERY DRAINING I HAVE BEEN TO SEVERAL PLACES TO GET IT CHECK OUT ALL THAT CAN BE FOUND OUT IS THAT SOMETHING IS STAYING ON WHILE THE CAR IS IN THE OFF POSITION. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I HAVE TO JUMP MY CAR SEVERAL TIMES IN A DAY AND THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I CAN GO DAYS, WEEKS WITHOUT THE PROBLEM JUST NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. *TR

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. HAD IT TOWED TO MECHANIC SHOP. BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD, THOUGH THE BATTERY WAS ONLY 1 YEAR OLD AND WAS A VERY EXPENSIVE AC DELCO 6 YR BATTERY. MECHANIC CHANGED THE ALTERNATOR AND THE BATTERY AND EVERYTHING TESTED THE SAME. PUT OLD BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR BACK IN, AS BATTERY HE CHARGED WAS HOLDING THE CHARGE OK. COULD NOT LOCATE SOURCE OF PROBLEM. THE NEXT DAY, THE DASH LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING, NOR THE INTERIOR LIGHTS. AS I DROVE ALONG THE HIGHWAY, THE DASHLIGHTS BLINKED AND THEN STAYED ON. CEILING LIGHT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. THE ALTERNATOR SHOWS THAT IT IS CHARGING VERY HARD. ACCORDING TO OTHER INCIDENTS REPORTED ON THE INTERNET, THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN THE 2005 TRAILBLAZER THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE PASSLOCK ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM, BUT IN ANY CASE, SHOWS SLOW LEAK OF ELECTRICAL CURRENT THAT SLOWLY DRAINS THE BATTERY 24/7, UNTIL THE BATTERY IS DEAD. WHY IS NO RECALL ISSUED MAKING GENERAL MOTORS RESPONSIBLE TO FIND AND FIX THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT COST TO THE OWNERS OF 2005 TRAILBLAZERS. I SPENT $130.00 AT THE MECHANIC SHOP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, MUCH LESS FIX IT. MY VEHICLE IS PARKED IN A GARAGE MOST OF THE TIME, AND THERE IS NO REASON FOR THIS MALFUNCTION OTHER THAN FAULTY GM PART SOMEWHERE. OUR LOCAL CHEVY DEALER TOLD ME THEY THINK THE PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE PASSLOCK ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM BUT THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO NAIL IT DOWN. THEY REFERENCE A VEHICLE WHICH THEY KEPT FOR TWO WEEKS FOR DIAGNOSIS OF A "WON'T START" COMPLAINT, AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SOME DAYS AND NOT OTHER DAYS WITH NO PATTERN TO THE MALFUNCTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SEE CURRENT VEHICLE SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 113,000. *TR

FIRST MY SPEED GAUGE STARTED GOING CRAZY READING DIFFERENT EVERYTIME I CRANK THE VEHICLE THEN THE ALTERNATOR GAUGE STARTED READING OFF THE CHART MY HIGHEST NUMBER ON THE GAUGE IS 19 IT IS READING AT THE 210 ON THE TEMP GAUGE THAT IS HOW FAR PAST THE 19 IT IS TODAY HOWEVER IT MAY BE DIFFERENT LATER I LOVE CHEVY MY FAMILY ARE ALL CHEVY PEOPLE AND IT IS SAD THAT CHEVY HAS FORGOTTEN ABOUT THERE CUSTOMERS I AM IN LAW SCHOOL NOT LONG LEFT WHEN I AM FINISHED I AM FILING A SUIT FOR ALL THE PEOPLE WHO OWN THIS VEHICLE CHEVY NEEDS TO STEP UP AN TAKE RESPONSIBILITY IT IS NOT A FLUKE THAT THIS MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT CHEVY HAS DROPPED SO LOW THAT THEY EXPECT US TO JUST EAT THESE PROBLEM WELL QUITE FRANKLY I AM FULL UP OF THE BS I AM ALSO WRITING MY LOCAL PAPER AND NEWS STATION AND I WILL BUG THEM UNTIL THEY RUN AN ARTICLE AND AIR THESE PROBLEMS AN SOME OTHER PROBLEMS THESE VEHICLES ARE HAVING CHEVY WON'T FIX OUR PROBLEMS THEY WON'T LISTEN TO THE ONES WHOM KEEP THEM IN BUSINESS WELL MAYBE THEY WILL LISTEN TO A JUDGE STEP UP CHEVY IT IS CRAZY THAT YOU WON'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MALFUNCTIONING PARTS YOU WILL SEE YOUR DAY IN COURT. *TR ## VIN FAILED ##

2005 CHEVERLOT TRAILBLAZER HAS HAD AN ISSUE SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN 2004 WITH STALLING OUT. HOWEVER OVER THE LAST 4 YEARS I HAVE HAD AN ISSUE OF NO START... EVERYTHING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE DEALER IGNITION SWITCH, ALTERNATOR, STARTER, EXHAUST, ETC.... LAST RESULT WAS THE PCM POWERTRAIN MODULE SUPPOSEDLY THE BRAINS OF THE CAR. HOWEVER THE SAME DAY IT STALLED AGAIN, MOST RECENTLY MY DEALERSHIP TOOK IT FOR A WEEK AND SAID THEY COULD NOT REDUPLICATE ISSUE. SO THERE AGAIN I AM AT THE SAME PLACE WHERE THE CAR WILL BE FINE FOR WEEKS THEN DO A NO START UNTILL AFTER SERVERAL ATTEMPTS AND SMELL OF GAS FINALLY THE CAR WILL START. CHEVRELOT TRAILBLAZER HAVE KNOWN THIS PROBLEM FOR AWHILE HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT ...RESOLVE THE ISSUE AND DO A RECALL SPENT OVER $10,000 ON JUST MAINTENANCE.. WHAT IS CHEVY GOING TO DO ABOUT THIS ISSUE? *TR ## VIN FAILED ##

CRASHED STRAIGHT INTO THE BACK END OF A VEHICLE DOING 60 WHILE I WAS DOING ATLEAST 80, OR 85, MAYBE MORE, I DON'T REMEMBER. THE FIRST THING I REMEMBER SEEING IS REALIZING I'M ALRIGHT DESPITE THE BLOOD IN THE COCKPIT AND ON MY FACE DESPITE SNEEZING WHICH WAS SPREADING BLOOD. IS THIS A VEHICLE DEFECT OR WHAT? MY MATH SAYS THAT CRASHING AT 85MPH INTO A VEHICLE DOING 60 IS LIKE CRASHING INTO A BRICK WALL AT 25MPH. I'VE HAD A LOCAL MECHANIC CHECK IT OUT AND HE SAYS ACCORDING TO HIS OBD-II COMPUTER EVERYTHING IS WORKING FINE (OR WAS ATLEAST) :) ANYWAYS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AGAIN WITH ANY MORE QUESTION YOU MAY HAVE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR