2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer

MY 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 JUST HAD THE FUEL SENSOR GAUGE REPLACED UNDER CHEVROLET'S "SPECIAL POLICY" BECAUSE IT HAD CEASED WORKING AS WELL. I HAVE SERIOUS RESERVATIONS ABOUT THE INTEGRITY OF THE OTHER GAUGES BECAUSE WHILE THEY APPEAR TO BE WORKING I DO NOT KNOW. I CONTACTED CHEVEROLET AND WAS TOLD THAT WHILE OTHER MAKES AND MODELS HAD BEEN RECALLED MINE HAD NOT. WHEN I INQUIRED AS TO WHETHER THE COMPONENTS FOR MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CAME FROM THE SAME SUPPLIER AS THAT OF THE RECALLED VEHICLES I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT DISCLOSE THAT INFORMATION TO ME BECAUSE IT WAS CONFIDENTIAL. THEY DID SAY THEY HAD OTHER COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO MINE BUT AT THIS TIME THEY WERE NOT OFFERING ANY ASSISTANCE TO CONSUMERS AND DID NOT KNOW IF OR WHEN THEY EVER WOULD. I WAS TOLD THAT DUE TO THE AGE OF MY VEHICLE (A 2005) THAT I COULD EXPECT CERTAIN REPAIRS. I DO EXPECT CERTAIN REPAIRS HOWEVER A TOTAL FAILURE OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, THAT HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED ON MY MAKE AND MODEL AS WELL AS OTHER CHEVROLETS, IS NOT ONE OF THEM. IT IS FRUSTRATING AND DISHEARTENING TO ME THAT WHILE CHEVROLET IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM THEY KNOWINGLY DISREGARD THE CONCERNS OF THEIR CUSTOMERS, ESPECIALLY AS THE MALFUNCTION OF A FUEL GAUGE, SPEEDOMETER OR ANY OTHER INSTRUMENT PANEL COMPONENT COULD HAVE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. *KB

WE ARE EXPERIENCING A DEFECTIVE GAS GAUGE--IT REGISTERS EMPTY OR IT MAY MOVE UP A BIT OR GO DOWN SOME. WE ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH FUEL WE ACTUALLY HAVE. I GO ON A TRIP OF 350 MILES ONE WAY EVERY MONTH TO VISIT MY MOTHER AND IT IS A CONSTANT WORRY. I AM SO AFRAID I WILL RUN OUT OF GAS ON THE TURNPIKE--WE JUST NEVER KNOW. WE DID GET A LETTER FROM GM SAYING THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM-INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, THOUGH THEY WILL NOT PAY TO HAVE THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION AFFECTING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES FIXED--ONLY HALF, WHICH WE FEEL IS UNFAIR. THIS IS A PROBLEM AFFECTING A GREAT NUMBER OF PEOPLE, SIMPLY BY THE FACT THEY SENT THE LETTER--THEY NEED TO MAKE IT RIGHT BY PAYING FOR THE WHOLE REMEDY BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED AS A RESULT OF THIS FAULTY GAS GAUGE. WE WOULD LIKE TO BE A PART OF A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST GM FOR THE FULL PAYMENT. *KB

THE GAS GAUGE QUIT WORKING, FOR NO APPARENT REASON. FIRST IT WOULD WORK ONCE IN A WHILE THEN IT QUIT ALL TOGETHER. WHEN I QUESTIONED THE GM/CHEVY DEALER, THEY QUOTED ME A HUGE PRICE. NOW THAT GM IS OFFERING TO PAY 1/2 THE PRICE HAS WENT DOWN DRASTICALLY. THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON, I THINK THIS VEHICLE HAS MORE ISSUES THAN A PERSON WILL EVER KNOW. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH WHEEL HUB BEARINGS EARLIER THAN I EXPECTED. THIS ENTIRE THING HAS COST ME MORE THAN IT SHOULD EVER. THEY (GM) SAY THAT THE FUEL SENSOR IS A WEAR AND TEAR, BUT HOW DO THEY KNOW THAT, WE CAN'T CHECK IT LIKE WE DO TIRES, WIPERS, ETC. THIS IS THE ONLY WAY THAT GM IS GETTING SOME CUSTOMERS HAPPY, AND YET STILL TAKING ADVANTAGE OF US. FORD FINDS A PROBLEM THEY FIX IT. WITH ALL THE BAIL OUT MONEY THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN- OUR TAX DOLLARS THEY -GM SHOULD BE PAYING FOR THE WHOLE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FUEL GAUGE FAILED AND THE FUEL GAUGE WAS READING AS EMPTY WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FILLED TO CAPACITY. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000. UPDATED 11/03/11 *BF

MY GAS GAUGE LIGHT CAME ON TODAY RIGHT AFTER I FILLED MY TANK AND FUEL SHOWS EMPTY. LIGHT WENT OFF AND FUEL GAUGE MOVED TO HALF MARK, THEN LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND WENT BACK TO SHOW EMPTY. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND OUT THAT OVER 895,000 OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND OVER 600 HAVE REPORTED IT TO THE NHTSA. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT, BUT HAVE READ REVIEWS OF MANY THAT HAVE DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. MANY HAVE ASKED TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM AND I AGREE DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF VEHICLES THIS HAS HAPPENED TO, INCLUDING MINE. SOME FIXED IT AND THE SAME PROBLEM RECURRED THE NEXT YEAR. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY ENDED IN JUNE SO I'M NOT COVERED AND THE COST IS VERY HIGH. PLEASE MAKE THIS A RECALL SO WE ALL CAN FIX THIS PROBLEM AND NOT GO BROKE. THE DEALER SHOULD FACE UP AND TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THE FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM BY RECALLING THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FUEL GAUGE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE GAUGE WOULD DISPLAY THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY RIGHT AFTER REFUELING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO OFFERED TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,780. THE DASH LIGHT WILL GO ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES THE DOOR CHIME DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK THE RADIO DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK GOES ON AND OFF AND LOUD THEN QUITE. UPDATED 11/03/2011 *LN *TR

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