Instrument Panel Problems of Chevrolet Trailblazer - part 2

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer. While driving approximately 60 mph the speedometer displayed 90 mph as the vehicle mileage increased to 100,000 miles. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for the failure. Approximately a year ago the oil pressure gauge malfunctioned and the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 100,000 and the current mileage was 102,000.

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On 1/23/2011 I was on a trip, 77 miles from home, when my 2004 chevy Trailblazer's instrument panel went crazy. I thought my engine would blow because the rpm guage went off the charts, then wouldn't read anything. Then my speedometer did the same. I had no idea how fast I was going, on the interstate. I was worried, so I moved to the left lane, and stayed behind the slower traffic to be safe. When I got home, I stopped at my local chevy dealership where I was told that almost every Trailblazer over 80,000 miles is having the same issues. The problem could be my instrument pannel computer, or one of everal bad modules. The can does not show any error code, so the cost to repair ranges from $600 to over $1500 depending on how long it takes your repair person to find the problem. After my diagnosis I was angry, I am tired of repairing items on this car. I went online to see if it was rare, or if anyone else had the problem, and an exact reair. On one website alone aboutautomobile. Com I found over 1,300 Trailblazer owners with the same problem. After further reasurch I have found almost 19,000 Trailblazer complaints about the same problem. I do believe that all Trailblazers will have this issue, and that gm should fix it, with a recall repair. I have sent complaints to gm, but no response has been given.

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Bought this vehicle used in oct 2010. Not long thereafter, noticed the speedometer wouldn't work all the time - normally it works when I first start driving but when the vehicle warms up, it stops working all together. I think it's a safety issue if you do not know how fast you are going. The cruise control also doesn't work once in a while. Most of the time it does, but occasionally I can't get it to go on at all.

Hvac blower stopped working on hi speed. Vehicle interior lights dimmed for about 1 sec corresponding to the instrument panel voltmeter falling to the low end of normal. The interior lights returned to normal brightness and the voltmeter returned to its normal position with engine running-a little above the middle indicating charging condition. Upon inspection the blower resistor and harness melted together. Pin g of the blower resistor melted the plastic around it. Replaced the blower resistor. Note: no fuses blew old part is available.

The speedometer gauge went down to 0, while I was on the freeway traveling at 65 mph. This has happened frequently since it first started happening----and it will work for awhile--and then stop. On average, I would say this has happened at least 6 to 10 times a year in the past 3 years. My speedometer currently isn't working and hasn't worked for 2 months. Why isn't there a recall on this?.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The contact stated that the vehicles fuel gauge was defective. He mentioned that the device started showing an inaccurate reading and now it stopped working completely. The dealer nor the manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 60,000. Updated 03/29/11 updated 05/02/11.

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The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer. While driving approximately 5 mph, the contact noticed that the speedometer did not indicate the correct speed. Other components on the instrument cluster were also not functioning properly. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who stated that the instrument cluster needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the problem occurred again. The failure mileage was approximately 98,000 and the current mileage was approximately 114,000.

Speedometer stuck/instrument panel on christmas day we were traveling to families house to celebrate the holidays. 1. 5 hours into the trip, the speedometer went crazy and was at 90 when we were going 65. Pulled over and when we stopped it increased to 120 mph. Since we had another 3. 5 hrs of our trip and it was unsure exactly what was wrong (since there were no dealership/service stations open), we turned around and went home. Nice christmas that we had, not. On Monday (the next day the dealership was open) I called to get an appt. And couldn't' get in until Tuesday. Went in Tuesday and of course charged me a diagnostic fee, when I could tell from searching the internet what was wrong (by now the speedometer was straight down between 0 and 120). 1. 5 hrs later the dealership tells me it is the instrument panel (surprise, surprise) and that they would have to order since they have none in stock. It would take 4-5 business days. The earliest we're looking at getting is next week, now 10 days past the day it happened. I asked the dealership for a loaner and they offered me enterprise rental for $40/day (my expense). They could offer me nothing else, sending me on my way. Ok, chevy. . . Since this is a huge problem, the least you could do is stock dealerships with the panels, especially since this is a large dealership. It is not safe to be driving around with no working speedometer. Did I mention this is also my vacation week. . . . Nice, being stuck at home cause you have an inoperable vehicle. Chevy needs to step up to the plate and make this right with their costumers. I have been a faithful owner since 1994. A $415 part/plus labor is ridiculous when there have been so many complaints, you need to recall this.

2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer. . . A couple of days ago, while my 15 year old daughter was driving this truck the speedometer got stuck on 10mph and she could not tell how fast she was really driving. We were on a back country road (thank god) not in heavy traffic but I know she had to be going at least 45mph. She has just gotten her learner's permit a few weeks earlier and did not have much experience driving so this really freaked her out. Now the speedometer will work when you first start the truck but if you come to a stop it will stick again and at times it will read higher than what I am actually traveling. Like this morning, upon starting the truck before it was ever put into drive the speedometer read 10mph. This could be a very hazardous defect and gm should recall this problem and fix it. In researching, I see that there have been many complaints about the speedometers in these trucks, yet gm has done nothing to resolve the problem. It is costing consumers approx. $500-$750 to repair. I have gotten an estimate of $600 myself but have not had the repairs completed yet. No money to do so and hoping my warranty will cover it.

Instrument dash cluster does not work upon start. No battery, oil, gas, speedometer. Needles do not move at all.

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Speedometer has become very erratic. Shows too fast and other times shows to slow by from 5 to 30 mph. Very unsafe. Chevrolet dealer said been no problems need to come in and diagnosis. This has been occurring the hole month of December 2010, and now in Jan. 2011.

2005 chevy Trailblazer. . . Power to instrument panel including radio cuts in and out leaving a variety of warning lights lit and low fuel warning audio signal going off. Resets when ignition is turned off, but happens again when car is started and happens in irregular intervals for the entire time the car is running. The door locks (including hatchback) do not always unlock when car is stopped, and interior lights and radio sometimes stay on. All gauges (gas, oil, temperature, etc) go to zero. After talking to a mechanic friend, we took the dashboard apart, pulled out the cluster and put it back in. That appears to have stopped the problem for now, but we have not used the vehicle much since doing the repair. We have been told it could require a new cluster costing in the $400 range not including labor. It is interesting that 2003-04 vehicles with this problem were covered by a special policy, but not the 2005.

I own a 2004 chev Trailblazer lt. The guages on the instrument panel have begun to read intermittently. First, the gas guage would read 1/4 tank and I ran out of gas with my 2 year old grandson in the car on the interstate. I have aaa, but was 30 miles from the nearest provider, therefore we were stranded for 2 hours. Now the speedometer is will show that I am going 90 miles an hour when in fact I am only going 30 or 40. Next my oil guage and temp guage are reading up and down, giving me false readings that could be a true reading and the engine overheat or freeze up. I researched this issue and see that there are many similar.

My speedometer recently quit working completely.

2003 Trailblazer instrument panel inoperative. Goes in and out but does not show accurate speed or gauges.

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Instrument cluster has quit working.

2004 chevy Trailblazer lt speedometer stopped working and rpm gauge is acting weird.

I have a 2005 chevy blazer that we took on a trip to nashville. On the interstate we realized that our speedometer kept going up and everyone was passing us. By the time we made it to an exit the speedometer had made it all the way around to d (drive) at the bottom of dash. When we stopped it would only go back to 50. When we stopped at autozone the guy told us he has seen this in 2 of the Trailblazers that is family owns. We were going to have it checked but the next day the speedometer decided to somewhat work, now it is about 5 miles off. I have been told that it probably will happen again.

Faulty speedometer.

2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer ext LS. The speedometer gets stuck and does not work properly. This is a safety hazard.

Speedometer and other instrument panel items are not functioning. Main issue is the speedometer as I have no idea how fast I am going.

2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer speedometer quit working while making a 400 mile trip from arkansas to texas. The speedometer started reading 40 miles slower than my actual speed. Eventually the gauge went below 0 mph while keeping up with traffic on a highway w/ a posted 70 mph speed limit.

Driving 70 mph on the freeway. The speedometer on my 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer jumped up to 100 mph, then to 120 mph, then past 120 mph. When I came to a stopped and turned off the engine the speedometer reads 110 mph.

On or about November 12, 2010 the vehicle owner had the instrument panel replaced. Shortly after replacing the instrument panel at a cost of approximately $550 the gas sensor stopped working. The owner complained to the chevy service department but was told that this was a separate issue and not caused by the replacement of the instrument panel. The owner checked for recalls on the internet but found more complaints for the same issue but no manufacture recall or data on either the instrument panel or gas senor/gauge. Since the gas sensor/gauge/fuel level indicator does not work the vehicle owners have run out of gas at least 3 separate times. 1). A Friday night at 10:00 p. M. On a dark winding road; 2). On a very busy 4-lane thorough fare both vehicle owners and a passenger ran out of gas at a stop light; 3). Most recently was approximately 3-weeks ago. There's no way to know when the gas tank is full or running low on fuel because the "low gas" fuel light stays on most of the time or when the owners do fill-up the tank the gas gauge remains "e". The owners were quoted the cost of repair would be upwards of $500+.

On 2005 chevy Trailblazer lt model, the speedometer doesn't work anymore. Will read below how fast I'm actually going. Will work off an on, so I always have to pay attention to how the needle is moving. Taking it in for a repair soon.

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.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer. Upon starting the vehicle, the contact noticed that all of the gauges on the instrument panel were stuck on 0. When the contact turned the vehicle off and restarted it, it funtioned correctly. The failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to a local repair shop but the failure could not be diagnosed. The failure mileage was approximately 59,000 and the current mileage was approximately 60,000.

The gas gauge on my 2005 chevy Trailblazer has stopped working. It gradually stopped registering the actual gas. After filling the gas, it register empty. As I drove, the gas would register as full. Eventually it stopped moving at all. This has been going on for a period of 6mos. I started filling the gas more often. After filling the gas, 2 days later, the vehicle shut off in the middle of the highway, causing a near traffic accident because there was no warning. Clearly, I wasn't out of gas. I had just fill the gas and became accustomed to how far I could drive before I needed to refill. This was very dangerous. It is obvious a defect in the gas gauge. I wasn't sure until now after visiting this site that I am not alone. The speedometer has also stopped working. I'm sure if it is registering the mileage I drive. Not knowing how fast I am driving is surely a safety issue. I visited my mechanic is was given an estimate of $500 to repair. Surely it shouldn't take a death to rectify this issue.

Instrument panel gauges stopped working. Tachometer, speedometer, oil pressure and voltage gauge randomly stop working.

2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer instrument cluster not working. First the tachometer stopped, then speedometer and now other gauges quit. I have found many people have had the same problem and gm is doing nothing about the problem. If all cars from this series end up having to have their instrument cluster replaced there is a bigger problem with some factory defect and it should be taken care of by the manufacturer since the product they sold in the market has known defects. I have read how this problem has been known and reports have been filed with NHTSA for quite some time now and nothing is being done about it. I think someone should force the hand of gm to correct this problem.

This is not an accident complain. My speedometer is stuck all the way to the right. This has happened for a couple of weeks now. It does not move when I drive or park the car. The miles are being recorded, but I don't know if they are accurate. Lots of people have this problem. Seems to me that a recall should be done.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The contact believed he was driving approximately 45 mph when he noticed he was passing all of the other vehicles on the roadway. He then realized that the speedometer was displaying an improper reading. The failure persisted and progressively became worse. The vehicle was not taken to be examined for the cause of failure and was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 90,000.

Speedometer on my 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer has malfunctioned and completely spun around and stuck at 120mph. This just spontaneously failed and my gas gauge is acting weird too. I have seen that this seems to be a common problem in this particular model and gm needs to issue recall and fix this!!!.

2005 chevy Trailblazer-gas gauge stopped working accurately. Stays around 1/4 tank while driving. Low level indicator comes on when car is first started and then moves back up to 1/4 tank even though the tank may be full. Two weeks after noticing the gas gauge I also noticed my speedometer was not reading accurately. Noticed this when I was sitting at a stop light. While car was stopped speedometer said I was going 20 mph. After reading all the complaints regarding these same issues, I'm very disappointed that no one is doing anything about it. This is my first chevy and im sure it will be my last. If its relevant mileage is approximately 69,000.

Oil gauge on instrument panel stopped working in October 2010. In may 2011 now the tachometer and speedometer stopped working. I have read of many complaints on 2003 Trailblazer having this problem. I am experiencing the same issue and yet no recall. How is the speedometer malfunctioning not considered a safety recall when this appears to be consistent in chevy Trailblazers?.