general problems of the 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer - part 2

Speedometer/instrument cluster have failed/stopped working. The gauge began ticking while being operated; showing increased, but not accurate speed. Now the gauge stays at 180 mph and no longer functions.

Due to a faulty gas gauge the car engine stopped on a highway three miiles away from fuel with children in the vehicle.

My speedometer quit working one day, and hasn't worked since. While driving it will say I'm going the speed limit and all of a sudden its drops to 0 mph, or say I'm driving 30 mph. My speedometer is never accurate. I went had it checked with the Chevrolet dearler ship and they stated I need a new speed instrument cluster and it would cost me $518. 00 just for the part, not including the labor.

The vehicle presented with error on reading the speed one is traveling at. Fuel gauge not working properly and not reading gas correctly.

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.

Fuel gauge reads empty after filling tank, won't reset itself after fueling. Back hatch lock is stuck in lock and has already been replaced once. Sometime when your setting still at a red light or just going slow in traffic, there seems to be a "surge" of power or fuel to where the vehicle lurches forward. When driving at night the lights will flicker or dim on there own.

Cluster instrument panel failed. Rpm odometer doesn't work, speed ranges from 80-off the charts, gas gauge not accurate. Apparently big problem w/over 300 complaints yet no recall. Firestone just quoted me $700 for a remove and replace instrument cluster gauge. $600 for the gauge itself. I can't afford that.

My speedometer displays an extremely inaccurate reading, or doesnt work at all.

Speedometer not working gets stuck.

The speedometer in my vehicle suddenly shows over 120 mph no matter what speed I am travelling. I have found this to be a common complaint. The fuel gauge is also very inaccurate never showing more than 1/4 tank of fuel regardless of how much I put in.

My 2005 Trailblazer has begun to have several problems and in speaking to other chevy owners the same problems have been found in other models and years of chevy trucks and suvs. I'm very disappointed to see that chevy chooses not to recall, which is why I'll never purchase another Chevrolet. Beginning a few months ago my gauges began to be erratic. Starting with my speedometer sticking at zero and then later sticking at 60mph even while sitting still. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. Next while sitting at traffice lights or stops signs my engine began to surge forward without applying the gas. When the vehicle surges the rpm gauge also jumps up. I already replaced one transmission at 50k miles and now since passing 100k miles have begun to have rough shifting again in my vehicle. I do not drive my vehicle in a rough manner, speed, or haul a trailer, so there is no reason to be going through transmissions. Now my fuel gauge has stopped working and I'm having to track my mileage with my odometer. I've never seen a vehicle with so many problems and no help offered from the maker. * tr.

Was driving other day and looked down at my speedometer and it said I was doing 70mph, and I thought well maybe the wind was behind me. Then I came to a red light, stopped and saw that it said I was still doing 20mph (I was stopped). Nice going gm, your batting 1000, first its my fuel gauge now the speedometer whats next? this is my first chevy that I got for my birthday last year well it hasn't even been a year since I have had this vehicle worse birthday gift (to myself) ever. Why are all the other 2005 model vehicles being recalled for these things but not the trialblazer? this is not my fault and gm should make it right.

While driving this morning on the highway, my speedometer stopped working. Now the gauge is point down and will not register.

Speedometer jumps all over the place. Everyday now it will jump forward. When I stop at a stop light it will stick at some mph not going to zero. Then when I take off it will start where it halted at. So if it stops at 35mph then when I get to 55 per my gps the speedometer will show I'm going 90. Sometimes I'm going 120mph it's all over the place and it happens everyday now. I was reading on-line and see this is an on going problem with Trailblazers.

During routine driving around keene nh the speedometer stopped working. Nothing has been done yet.

The speedometer stopped working along with other controls on the gauge cluster. It seems that there are many people that have had the same issue with this in gm vehicles so I am curious as to why this has yet to be recalled. Most people do not have $500+ laying around to get this fixed.

Speedometer keeps getting stuck. Chevy has been told about it. But they want me to pay another 500 to fix it. And this is the second time. They have had recalls on the 2003 and 2004 for the same thing. But will not ammit the 2005 .

As of 2011 (while driving on freeways in multiple occasions) I've been having electrical issues such as my fuel level gage would read full and vehicle would shut off cause no gas in tank, air bags sensor would show it on when no one is sitting in the passenger seat, and there are some electrical issues on driver seat controls not working, dash board gages not showing readings while vehicle is in motion (rmp, speedometer, oil, gas).

Speedometer quits working intermittently. It will work fine for awhile, and then all of a sudden it says we are traveling 0 miles per hour or the speedometer says we are going slower than our actual speed. Today I filled my gas tank and now my fuel gage says it is on e and the low fuel light is on.

I have a 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer ext. Couple months ago the speedometer started acting up, I will be driving and it will stop reading my speed and going down to 0, it will get back to normal after I turn off the car and turn it back on, did that couple times, not very often, then started getting stuck on whatever speed I was going, and didn't matter if was slowing down or going faster, will stay at that speed on the speedometer, couple days ago started to go nuts, now when I am stopped rreads I am at 20 or 30 mph, and when I am going 30 or 40 starts going up and down, marking 100 mph when I am actually going just 40 mph, I have read several complaints about this problem with this same vehicle, a recall was issued for older models, but nothing for the 2005, I dont have the money to fix it right now, and I have to use my gps unit to know how fast I am going, and avoid getting pull over or cause an accident, but I am not the onlyone with this problem, I will like to have Chevrolet take ownership of the problem, it is a safety issue, and is clearly a chevy issue not a consumer one, we paid for a product that supposed to work properly and it is not.

Problems with my 2005 chevy Trailblazer started with a series of engine lights, misfiring and stalling at low speeds and upon acceleration. My thermostat has been replaced numerous amount of times . I do preventative maintenance to keep my car in good working condition. I'm a single parent I need my car. My entire dashboard stopped working after getting stuck on and off. The fuel gauge was last to go 3 days ago. I fill up my tank it still reads empty with the light. My tailgate door the latch locks up. I manually have to move to latch so it closes. My doors sticking when the car is unlocked and it hard to get out the locks don't unlatch the first time. My car is very nice until u get in it to see everything is malfunctioning. I guess my speed, gas level and that's not cool. I been going through these same problems since 2011 and it's 2014. The fuel gauge was the last to go recently. When I fill up my tank it still reads empty with the indicator light. My repair was $565 we thought it was exhaust leak and had to replace the entire manifold it was cracked. . . I absolutely can't afford anything else and I need tires. Please help I'm furious. . When you purchase a vehicle you expect it to last. That doesn't. My mechanics have been the same since day one and have given me every discount and warranty . I want my vehicle repaired I can't physically cause this type of damage . It's internal and not my fault. I have never had a car with this temperament . I have had 4 cars previous to this one and they lasted through the years until I decided to change cars. Everyone has the same problems with their vehicle as I do . How is that possible? manufacturers should value quality not quantity. I have every single document to verify this as well as my mechanics. I would like my vehicle repaired and to be reimbursed.

My 2005 chevy Trailblazer speedometer quit working. On March 19, 2011, while at a stop light I looked down at the speedometer and it was reading 80 mph standing still. The speedometer reads 120+ while traveling down the highway. I have no idea how fast I am going, I just keep up with the traffic. This is my wife's car and I feel this is very unsafe. I looked on the web to see how I could repair this problem and found there are several people that own chevy Trailblazers with this same problem. It seems chevy doesn't see this as a problem for some reason. Is there a recall out for this problem with the chevy Trailblazer?.

The oil pressure gauge stopped working. Second incident at a later date, the speedometer stopped working correctly, third incident at a different time, the fuel gauge reads incorrectly, fourth incident, the battery gauge is working sporadically. Most of the time the gauges do not function properly or not at all.

The speedometer at any givin moment will go haywire. Will read over or under what speed you are actually driving. This is caused by a faulty instraument cluster. Safety concern is that you do not notice right away that the speedometer is out of whack so you don't know how fast you are actually going, leaving you vaulnerable to driving too fast for road conditions and potentially causing a very serious accident. This is a known problem in the 2005 chevy Trailblazer and gm will do notihng to repair this.

Speedometer stopped working yesterday as wife drove home. 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer SUV only has a bit over 53,000 miles. Can't tell how fast or slow we're going now. Seems like a defect that should not occur to vehicles at this age/mileage, let alone any age. Typical gm "quality" I guess. This defect has the ability to affect driver safety and is obviously not rare judging by others who've written on the internet about it, I believe a recall is in order. Have not taken for repair yet, but was told gm will not cover the cost and that it will cost around $500 to fix.

Driving down the road at 50 mph and then you slow down. The spedometer stays at 50 mph then when you speed up it goes up accordingly. When you stop the car completely the speedometer says you are still going 30 mph. Then you have to shut the vehicle off and start it to try and reset it. Doing this only takes 8 mph off so it takes a while. It seems to do it more in the cold weather than in warm weather. I think this is a major safety issue, due to the fact that you have no idea how fast/ slow you are truly going. And when the speedometer does decline with your speed it is very jerky and sticks.

The speedometer no longer works on my 2005 Trailblazer. It has 61k miles on it. Chevrolet has recalled the avalanche, silverado, tahoe, and suburban, but for some reason not the Trailblazer. The dealer charges $600 to fix it. This is a safety problem.

Speedometer on 2005 Trailblazer is misleading. You can be doing 70mph and it will only register 50 mph. Sometimes you can be doing 20 mph and it will register 120 mph. But 80% of the time the speedometer is correct (I think). This can be dangerous, especially to new drivers (my daughter who just turned 16). Gm is providing misleading information to the driver and you have no indication that it is incorrect.

Speedometer on 2005 Trailblazer is misleading. You can be doing 70mph and it will only register 50 mph. Sometimes you can be doing 20 mph and it will register 120 mph. This just started happening and the vehicle only has 56,361 miles on it.

1. ) nothing I can think of that I did caused the problem to start. 2. ) the speedometer in my 2005 Trailblazer simply does not tell the correct speed. Nearly ever time I drive the tack will either stay at 0 or will go up to and beyond 120 mph. I have resorted to using my gps to tell my speed, but it is a large inconvenience to me and may others that I have found online. 3. ) I have just begun to research the problem so I have not done anything to fix the issue.

Just one day we got in the car to head to the grocery store and as we were heading there I looked down and the speedometer was at 20 when I was clearly doing 55. I pulled up to a stop light and shut the car off then restarted hoping it would fix itself and nothing. I has never worked right since then. I went to the local chevy dealer and asked to see if there were any recalls on this issue and they told me that there are recalls on every chevy SUV and truck except Trailblazer and told me to input a complaint to see if they would recall this issue. I asked them how to do that and they said to contact chevy. They were not helpful. The bull**** thing is that every chevy truck and SUV from 2003 to 2007 use the same instrument panel so you can't tell me that this paticular vehicle is not like the tahoe, suberban, or silverado that has the same issue as I am having. I am pissed that I have to pay for a faulty part that chevy knows is an issue.

Speedometer will sit at 0 miles per hour or will be 30 miles per hour lower. Speedometer will sit below 0 when idle. When I restart it, it may be fine or go back to below 0 to very low miles. I happens more when warmer and running a while. I see that is a problem for many Chevrolet Trailblazers.

The contact owned a 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer. While sitting at a traffic stop with her foot depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle abnormally accelerated. The vehicle proceeded to crash into the vehicle ahead of her causing limited damage. The vehicle was not taken in for diagnostic testing. The contact stated the failure occurred once previously without incident. The failure and current mileages were 113,896.

Speedometer not working. 3/29/ indicated 0mph while car was moving. 3/30/ indicated 30mph while car was stationary, and an estimated 30mph over actual speed. 4/2/ dealership found that speed gage cluster assembly needs to be replaced. Ordered replacement. Estimated cost (parts+labor) = $550.

Speedometer jumped one day from 65 to 160. Almost is constantly pointing near the odometer. Speedometer pin still moves but is completely inaccurate. Dealer wants over $500 to fix it. It happened in a friends 2005 chevy silverade duramax diesel 3500 and it was a recall and was fixed. It also happened in a friends 2005 chevy impala and was not fixed. It is clearly and issue in all the 2005 models not just the Trailblazers.