2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer 360 Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 15about this part
- Share
- 48%of 31 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 101,294miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 15 complaints about the electrical system of the 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer 360, 48% of the 31 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 101,294 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“First the oil pressure gauge spiked,then back to normal.next the gas gauge,it doesn't work at all,now the speedometer floats to about 100 MPH.to me it sounds like this is a very common problem.I have been having problems with the cluster for approx 1 1/2 years. Surprised they were not forced into a recall. They know there are problems>”
NHTSA complaint #10548874, filed 2013-10, 125,000 miles“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”
NHTSA complaint #10788498, filed 2015-11, 86,968 miles“The odometer stops working periodically. It has happened a lot recently, and sometimes it resets when we turn the car off, but sometimes that doesn't help. The needle will just get stuck even after breaking. Other times, it just falls down to zero while we are still at a higher rate of speed.”
NHTSA complaint #10607220, filed 2014-06, 150,000 miles“For approximately 6 months my 2005 Chevrolet trailblazer's speedometer was intermittently showing that I was going from 100 to 120 MPH. It didn't matter what speed I was actually going or even if I was sitting still. I called the Chevrolet hotline because I noticed other owners having the same problem. They were basically not helpful. As many complaints that there are about this defect, I cannot believe the NHTSA has not stepped in. It is now happening all the time as it is approaching 74,000 miles which seems to be the mileage when everyone is stating they are having the most trouble.”
NHTSA complaint #10682803, filed 2015-02, 68,000 miles“I was driving with my son to go get my little sister. As I was driving up my drive was, which is a hill I have to go up. My 2005 chevy TRAILBLAZER 360 just shut off and I rolled back and slammed in to a tree on the driver side. The keys were also stuck in the ignition and we could not get them out. As we got the truck back home we had to use a crowbar to get the driver door open and take the door panel off to fix the window. I want to know why this is not on any recall list I see. Thank god my son was not hurt. Gm needs to fix this I don't have a car that is running because of this. …”
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Electrical system: other model years
Other parts of the 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer 360
13 complaintsAir bags
4 complaintsSteering
3 complaintsVehicle speed control
3 complaintsEquipment
2 complaintsExterior lighting
2 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsSeats
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer 360
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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