general problems of the 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer - part 1

The gauges don't work properly and when the gauges are tapped the Trailblazer stalls. The vehicle was in motion on a highway.

I own a 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer (bought new) with approximately 79,000 miles. The fuel gauge light is illuminated indicating I am low on fuel however my gas tank is full. I noticed the problem after filling my tank (no light on at the time). After filling the tank, the fuel light came on and the gas gauge bounced back and forth from quarter tank to half tank and now the light stays on with gauge showing empty. I would appreciate any help you can give or recommend any possible action to take.

Lights go on and off setting still.

The speedometer isn't working. I've been hearing how common this issue is. Every now and then it will jump to a random spot when I start the vehicle and stay there. But it never moves while driving.

In motion or parked my speed and my tac just stop at random numbers. I have to shut my car off if my speed is stuck. Everytime I do this my speed drops 5 mph so if I'm stuck at 20 I have to do this 4 times just to get back to 0 mph I have called chevy . They told me it will cost me over $800 to fix this. Kinda strange the recall doaent effect only the Trailblazers don't you think. I have been in the automotive feiod for over 10 years now and I know alot of chevy have had this recall so it's time for you guys act.

Vehicle purchased 2008. It had 35,412 mi. In 2011 the vehicle would have a rough idle and stall in traffic. Sometimes as many as 3 times on a six mile round trip. Always would stall driving around town. I had replaced cam vrr temp sensor fuel throttle. All coils plugs water pump battery motor supports belt windshield washer bottle and motors flush fuel lines. Wheel hubs and bearing rounds crankshaft and power steering pulley power steering pump oil changes 2500 to 3000 miles synthetic oil. All fluids changed and flush rear differential transmission shifter cable. Several diagnostics at Chevrolet. Left there they drove it cut off once. Finally, I kept watching gauges oil pressure dropped 44 to zero. Car cut off rectangles it pulled over wait 30 mins. No oil on dip stick. Called firestone took it there. Oil sending unit defective. Changed all oil. They found it. This was a big safety issue over several years for me. Afraid get run over by truck. The vehicle has not cut off one time. I reported to Chevrolet. Put in bank there. Please check oil sending unit. Seen numerous Trailblazers with this issue. On the web.

I am experiencing all issues identified with recall due to door switch sensor being defective. Intermittent working of door locks not locking or locking and won't unlock . Windows won't work sometimes, and sometimes they will . Lights won't shut off in interior, or won't go on . Delay feature where radio , and other features stay on after turning ignition off , and still in vehicle won't work , and sometimes do work . These things happen when vehicle is either moving, or not moving in park . They happen both city driving, and highway as well. All of these crazy electrical problems began several months ago, and when in the vehicle and I am in park, and shut off ignition, and the doors won't unlock, the key fob won't work to unlock doors either, and I am trapped inside vehicle until someone is close enough to hear me yelling for help, and can hand them my keys out of sunroof in order to put it into lock on the door and manually unlock the door. I absolutely must have this fixed because nobody near my residence to either let me out of vehicle, or to call . Closest person I can call is over an hour away . I am on disability of 720. 00 a month and can't afford this repair .

Driving in city speedomoter quit working properly. Dont know what speed is while driving car has 33000 miles, has not been driven in 3 years as it was my fathers and he no longer drives as he is 97 years old.

Our vehicle died at a turn signal light in a dangerous intersection. No warning from the vehicle as it was running normal. It would turn over but no start. Police force a tow out of the busy intersection right away. It starts up at the mechanics. They tested fuel filter and other stuff. We get on the highway in traffic and get 6 miles out and no warning we die and had to push the car to the shoulder on in dangerous conditions. Sit for 2 hours and it fires up. So we found shade and waited for cool down. 2 hours away from home and it took us 9 hours to get home. We drove it to the store and when we were done shopping it fired up. Went around the corner to other store and shopped 2 hours and came out and it would turn and no start. Tried starting every 30 minutes to hour from 9:30pm to 1:40am and then it fired right up then drove 30 minutes to home. After researching and finding quite a few with same year make and model having the same issue we found that it is the pwr/trn relay plug in area in the fuse relay center. When we broke the plastic off the relay and wrapped a rubber band around it so it's constant contact and plug it in, it will fire up every time. I can drive it all day like that with no issues. I have to turn the key from running to accessory mode then remove the rubber band and then power off the car. Don't want to fry com. The relays are good and problem is the fuse relay center. Chevrolet said themselves that this model is notorious for fuse relay center problems and usually require replacement. It's a known defect. There are two pictures attached from one of the other people with same vehicle same problem and in order to make his fuse relay center work properly he had to wire/reroute his pwr/trn relay as seen in the picture. This needs to be investigated as this is a well known issue with Chevrolet and the Trailblazer.

The headlights go off after a while of use as if the over heat and go off once they cool off they come back on but they go off after about 15 mins of use. Only the brights will work at this time. So not only is it a safety hazard to me that my lights just go off out of nowhere then I have to turn my brights on which is a safety hazard to other people and against the wall you have a recall on the 2006 model for the same problem why would you not have the recall on the 2005 model that obviously has the same issue they go off on back roads they go off on the highway they go off in the city they go off in the country they go off anywhere that I'm driving anytime that the headlights are on that will go off after about 15 minutes of use whether the car is being driven or it is stationary. This imhas been a problem with this car for many years but I just recently bought it for myself and I feel it's an issue that you all should resolve I have looked online and there a lot of people having the same issue.

Takata recall all the gauges on my Trailblazer have stopped working except the gas and temperature gauge. While I was driving 2 weeks ago on the highway my gauges just quit working and the needles dropped to the bottom.

Control panel on drivers door is no longer functional, during a heavy rainstorm I got out of my truck, closed the door and ran to my house. The next day the controls no longer worked. This is not the first time I've left my vehicle while raining but the first time the controls stopped working. This was a recall item in other years 2006-2007. Chery does not recognize this being the same issue in the 2005 model. Chevrolet Trailblazer recall - #13v248000. Fluid may enter the driver's door module, causing corrosion that could result in a short in the circuit board. A short may cause the power door lock and power window switches to function intermittently or become inoperative. The short may also cause overheating, which could melt components of the door module, producing odor, smoke, or a fire.

While driving at night I have an intermittent problem where the headlamp low beams just go out. I have moved relays around but it doesn't correct the problem. I have been stopped by police several times because I am blinding other drivers because I have to drive with brights lit. I see they recalled the 2006 and later models for this problem. I work at a shop and we see , on average, 10 per year that are 2005 and that's just in our small community. If I set a half hour, sometimes an hour then the dims start working again. The most recent time was may 5th of 2018.

Gauges (fuel, battery and oil) quit working. So now the check engine light is on.

The whole instrument cluster does not work anymore, does not let me know how fast I'm going or how much fuel I have, oil pressure gauge doesn't work, temperature gauge doesn't work. . . Why hasn't this been recalled? this is very dangerous, considering I have 4 kids that are constantly in the car with me and I have no idea what is going on with my vehicle?? and it also tells me that my fuel level is low, even after I fill my tank. This seems like a very common problem in these vehicles, why has it not been considered a safety issue????.

So I can't really drive at night as my dim lights just stop working. Yes I have brights and I have been stopped twice and ticketed once for the issue of failure to dim. This is ridiculous as they are recalling all the newer models but not the 2005. I am frustrated because I have even moved relays around but nothings helps except to set on side of highway for a couple hours before they apparently col down? you tell me.

My gauges on the instrument panel has stopped working. First, about a year ago my tac and oil pressure gauges stopped working. Then a few months later, the temp gauge. Now, last week my gas gauge stopped.

My speedometer stopped working my gas gaige stopped working and my odometer went out cant see the milelage and I dont know how much gas is in the take,and the speed is mot working. I remember a recall awhile ago if you had the problem they said and I didnt at that time I think it was 2011.

When you turn the heat or air on high the red wire on the blower motor resistor gets hot and melts and I have 2 little girls that ride in this vehicle. This isn't normal.

Rpm, gas, and voltage meter are not reading properly at all. Everywhere u go everytime u start the truck up it does not read properly.

Gauges on the instrument panel stopped working. There are currently 3 gauges not working on my instrument panel including the speedometer and the gas gauge. This is extremely dangerous not knowing when your gas tank is empty or how fast your going. The gauges do not work whether I am driving or stopped.

Speedometer does not work any longer,4 wheel drive does not engage.

Fuel gauge always shows empty, not working. No way to know how much gas is in the car. Oil gauge not working.

The low beam headlamps fail simultaneously. This occurs while driving at night. I have replaced the hdm solid state relay twice, but after a time. 6 months to a year, the failure occurs again. Once the hdm module became to hot to touch upon failing. This last time, the third, the lights may come on again after some time has passed. It is as if the module is short circuiting or overheating leading to a short circuit.

Our 2005 chevy Trailblazer speedometer stopped working. This has happened on many of these vehicles. It is a very expensive fix and it's a danger to drivers not knowing how fast they are traveling.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer. While the vehicle was parked in the driveway without the keys in the ignition, a fire originated from the driver's door near the window switch. The contact extinguished the fire. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 159,000.

The low fuel gauge indicator remains on even after I fill my fuel tank. The indicator never goes off at anytime.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The contact stated that the vehicle's door power switch failed to function. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000.

The contact owned a 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer 360. While parked, the vehicle was not able to start and the key could not be removed from the ignition. The contact mentioned that the battery was charged and the vehicle was able to start. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed, but the cause of the failure was not found. The battery was replaced, but the failure recurred. On another occassion, while driving 40 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning and the driver crashed into a ditch. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The driver sustained a concussion that required medical attention. The vehicle was destroyed and towed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 185,000.

My fuel gauge stopped working correctly, when I fill it up it will read empty. After about several hours the gauge will start to go up. Spoke to chev. Dealer and was told that time has passed for them to fix at on charge to me. I only have 86968 miles on it this should be changed to cover more time.

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet blazer. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph, the low beam headlights were activated and illuminated intermittently. The instrument panel warning indicators also illuminated as the failure occurred. In addition, the high beam headlights experienced the same failure whenever engaged. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000. The VIN was not available. Js.

Fuel guage is not accurate. When the tank is full the guage registers empty.

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer. Ext 370. The contact stated that the when there was moisture in the air, the driver side master switch failed to operate without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number:13v248000 (electrical system , visibility). The failure mileage was 139,000. Ss.

The driver's door master power window switch module got hot & started smoking. Removing and looking at it showed that it caught on fire. It looks like it started somewhere on the circuit board. It seems identical to the problem listed on the 2006 chevy Trailblazers. (NHTSA campaign number: 15v599000) it happened in 2015. I've just been holding onto the part because I didn't know what to do with it & the local dealer wasn't any help.

My speedometer and oil gauge just quit working for no apparent reason and does not come back on until hours later.