2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 70about this part
- Share
- 5%of 1,466 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 95,675miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 70 complaints about the air bags of the 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer, 5% of the 1,466 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 95,675 miles. 43 of these say a crash was involved and 2 a fire, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The airbags will show that they're not enabled even with a passenger sitting in the seat.then it would come on as being on but no passenger in seat. A lot of sensors have popped up in the electrical panel, on top of that the car kinda shut down on me and started going 10 miles per hour, as I was going out in traffic.”
NHTSA complaint #10716811, filed 2015-05, 178,300 miles“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).”
NHTSA complaint #10894032, filed 2016-08, 120,000 miles“Crashed straight into the back end of a vehicle doing 60 while I was doing atleast 80, or 85, maybe more, I don't remember. The first thing I remember seeing is realizing I'm alright despite the blood in the cockpit and on my face despite sneezing which was spreading blood. Is this a vehicle defect or what? My math says that crashing at 85mph into a vehicle doing 60 is like crashing into a brick wall at 25mph. …”
NHTSA complaint #10496767, filed 2013-02, 146,000 miles“Airbags did not deploy. A driver pulled out in front of my wife. She was traveling at nearly 40mph. She struck another vehicle broad side. The airbags did not deploy. The front bumper from our Trailblazer was about 30 yards behind our vehicle. My wife experienced severe bruising to abd and chest. Her seatbelt was in use.”
NHTSA complaint #10266680, filed 2009-04, 49,000 miles“Lucky to be alive. On 4 14 2019 while driving 65mph on 101 freeway in thousand oaks california, a pickup truck veered into my lane. When I moved over to avoid the pickup both side airbags went off with a bang filling car with powdery cloud. My left ear popped from the loud bang but I was able to get off on the shoulder. Called 911 and ca highway patrol came out and did a report. Both officers had never seen anything like it. There was no impact to the car and the chp took multiple pictures of the exterior. Milage on the car at time of accident was 117,873 . …”
NHTSA complaint #11196449, filed 2019-04, 117,873 milesRelated recalls
- 06V417000Oct 31, 2006Certain vehicles originally built with cloth seats that were equipped with an automatic air bag passenger sensing system and later reupholstered with…Covers: Chevrolet Trailblazer 2005–2006, Buick Lacrosse 2005–2006, GMC Envoy 2005–2006 +9 more
Air bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 17% |
| 2025 | 1 | 4% |
| 2023 | 5 | 7% |
| 2022 | 1 | 1% |
| 2021 | 3 | 2% |
| 2009 | 4 | 15% |
| 2008 | 33 | 17% |
| 2007 | 27 | 4% |
| 2006 | 31 | 3% |
| 2005 | 70 | 5% |
| 2004 | 42 | 4% |
| 2003 | 57 | 6% |
| 2002 | 102 | 9% |
| 2001 | 2 | 10% |
| 2000 | 3 | 12% |
Other parts of the 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer
617 complaintsFuel system
611 complaintsExterior lighting
140 complaintsVehicle speed control
76 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
51 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
45 complaintsEngine cooling
44 complaintsOther or unknown
32 complaintsEngine
30 complaintsBrakes
29 complaintsBody and structure
27 complaintsEquipment
21 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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