general problems of the 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer

Rear frame rail rust through at control arm mount locations on both driver and passenger side. In addition frame from suspension mount forward approx 2feet rust through. Vehicle was kept washed and has no other rust issues except for frame. I’ve learned that this was an issue from 2003 to 2008 model years. This issue has been checked and verified thru a reputable garage.

My gas gauge reads empty all the time even after a fill up. It never moves. Also I have replaced shocks and struts all the way around the vehical but every time you hit a bump in the road it shakes you from side to side really hard.

Two tires failed within a week with similar circumstances. The first tire failure was less dramatic than the second due to the fact that it occurred at night when temperatures were cooler and vehicle stops were more frequent. The second failure was catastrophic. The sidewalls completely separated from the tread on a very busy highway. After the first tire failure I had the tires aligned, balanced and pressure checked by a gm technician. The service manager at the gm dealer clearly told me that the two remaining tires were in good shape and had several thousand miles on them before I had to worry about changing them. Four days later the tire failed completely. After the incident I called back to the gm dealer to verify their process for tire alignment. They informed me that the tires were indeed verified to be at 35psi, the factory recommended level. I retained the failed tire for future use. The tires were continental conti-trac p245/65/r17 with a dot number of hw8t bl5 0305. A similar report has been filed with the NHTSA.