2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer Equipment Problems
- Complaints
- 21about this part
- Share
- 1%of 1,466 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 59,800miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 21 complaints about the equipment of the 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer, 1% of the 1,466 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 59,800 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The heater levels started to go out. First 5, then 1 until it no longer worked at all. I got it repaired but the 5th level does not work any more. The left half of the radio/cd player no longer lights up. My gas gauge would only register a quarter tank and then would eventually dropped to empty. It no longer works at all. Most recently my speedometer will occasionally quit working or register the wrong speed. I have to shut the car off and restart until it works again. …”
NHTSA complaint #10586148, filed 2014-05, 140,000 miles“I bought this vehicle in dec 2010 for my birthday, then started smelling gas so took it back to dealer and they replaced the floater in gas tank and it was fine for awhile, then one day I went and filled up the tank, got in and started it up and it said empty and had the light on (when I knew it was full), since then I have had to rely on the miles to know if I still have gas, which is hard to do if you don't fill it up all the time. …”
NHTSA complaint #10413168, filed 2011-07, 80,000 miles“I bought this vehicle in dec 2010 for my birthday, then started smelling gas so took it back to dealer and they replaced the floater in gas tank and it was fine for awhile, then one day I went and filled up the tank, got in and started it up and it said empty and had the light on (when I knew it was full), since then I have had to rely on the miles to know if I still have gas, which is hard to do if you don't fill it up all the time. …”
NHTSA complaint #10413167, filed 2011-07, 80,000 miles“I bought my 2005 Trailblazer in august 2008. In october 2008, the rear window hinge adhesive was separating causing the hatch to not close properly. This was replaced by the dealership. Now in september 2010 the same thing is happening. The rear window adhesive has completely disconnected from the hinge and the window does not close properly and has a possibility of completely falling off. When the entire rear door is opened now the hinge 'pops' up and hits the glass. …”
NHTSA complaint #10356623, filed 2010-09, 77,103 miles“I have a 2005 chevy Trailblazer lt and live in birmingham, al. On my way home from church on a sunday morning, I encountered a severe issue with my speedometer. As I was driving up on a police officer I looked at my speedometer, which said I was doing 70 so I began slowing down but my speedometer didn't - it continued to go up. I started hitting my brakes thinking that would make the speedometer go back down but it didn't. As I pulled off the interstate and stopped at a red light, the speedometer kept going up to 110 MPH. …”
NHTSA complaint #10307245, filed 2010-02, 45,000 milesRelated service bulletins
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Equipment: other model years
Other parts of the 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer
617 complaintsFuel system
611 complaintsExterior lighting
140 complaintsVehicle speed control
76 complaintsAir bags
70 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
51 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
45 complaintsEngine cooling
44 complaintsOther or unknown
32 complaintsEngine
30 complaintsBrakes
29 complaintsBody and structure
27 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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