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Hunk of Junk!
Stash, 03/23/2007
2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer LS 4WD 4dr SUV (4.2L 6cyl 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I have had my TrailBlazer for 2 years and have had nothing but problems. The first thing that went wrong was the driver side panel on the seat had to get replaced within a year. The second thing was the rear windshield wiper hinge had to be replaced. The fourth is the passenger side panel on the seat had to be replaced. The fifth thing is my dash and headlights keep dimming often. I took it to the dealership and they claim it's normal. The sixth item is the rear windshield wiper hinge had to be replaced again. The final thing so far is that my hatch shocks are going out and the hatch will not open all the way. This truck is junk. I'm getting a foreign car. I had a 5 year old Civic, and not one problem.
Great Buy
Dave, 03/11/2008
2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer LT 4WD 4dr SUV (4.2L 6cyl 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
We bought our TrailBlazer in 05 after owning 3 Blazers since 1995. This truck handles well, is much more comfortable, has more power and has proven to be extremely reliable. It has been to the dealer four times since we got it, all for scheduled oil changes, nothing else. This thing is loaded with great options such as dual heat controls, front and back, XM satellite radio, OnStar, heated leather seats, sunroof, and more. Mileage varies from around 15-16 in town to as high as 22 mpg on the highway. Would definitely buy another! Chevy has a winner.
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This suv could have been built better
Chewy, 06/22/2021
updated 06/30/2022
2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer LS 4WD 4dr SUV (4.2L 6cyl 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I bought my 05 trailblazer ls in august 2017 for a fairly low price considering the body was immaculate. It’s the dark spiral grey,..or charcoal metallic..I’ve learned to do the work on it myself and have been doing so since day 1…it had burned out coils, bad vvt solenoid and cam position sensor…cleaned out the throttle body and a lot more maintenance that the previous owner didn’t do at all..140,000 miles on it when I got it and it looked as though it had maybe 4 oil changes ever.. These past 4 years, I have been chasing p0053&54 codes & no resolve…new o2 sensors and everything ..it shouldn’t be throwing these codes..it has also been getting louder assuming there was a hole somewhere in the exhaust..then I started smelling exhaust in the vehicle while windows r up..the exhaust started rattling so I checked it all over for loose hangers or something & found nothing. On the engine side of the catalytic converter, there’s a heat shield that covers the exhaust manifold. I started doing some research on the exhaust for the inline 6 models…turns out…from the factory, the exhaust manifold isn’t properly torqued to prevent vibration and loosening the entire thing..alot of the forums I read told me just tighten them back up..but I read on…the bolts they used r too long and instead of torquing them down tight, they’re being bottomed out inside the heads…this is why exhaust manifolds were cracking on these engines at 20,000 miles etc…second problem with this exhaust manifold replacement issue…the bolts have a tendency to break off inside the head…if they break off flush and u r not a patient person that’s savvy on welding tricks for these types of break offs..u have to remove the head and take it to be machined. There was no recall for this issue. There r numerous trailblazers and envoys etc in scrapyards and I’m betting it’s alot to do with this issue…it took me 4 years and damn near rebuilding my trailblazer..she’s been one hell of a champ considering how poorly Chevy designed them…the motor has excellent hp when it’s got everything working well..as soon as I started having issues with smelling exhaust, is when I started losing hp too..and the fuel mileage…come on Chevy..and the big petro corps..u can allow us to have at least 30 mpg in these suvs..let’s not be totally greedy and continue designing vehicles that have horrible fuel economy.,,by the time I’m done with this trailblazer…maybe I will be good enough at it to upgrade some key items to make it get better fuel economy..when the 95 Jeep Cherokee inline 6 cylinder gets double what an 05 trailblazer gets…it’s not the vehicle technology…it’s the programming it’s given that’s making the fuel economy so bad… Update…a few things that aren’t mentioned in any service manual…the box on top of the engine that says vortec…there is a small tube going from it and into the top side of the engine…apparently this is where the pcv is located on the inline 6 engines…to keep it running decent and prevent blow by…spray some intake cleaner into that tube and into the engine side to help keep the pcv clean… Loss of power issue…vehicle pcms are programmed at the time they’re built but most owners don’t bother having the dealers check for pcm updates. To get them back to running at its best, the pcm on especially the 05 trailblazer LS models needs updated. Mine needed so many updates and had a bad pcm, it was going to cost me over $200 to try updating the original pcm and may have still had to buy a new pcm. I found a replacement on eBay for $85 that was programmed for my VIN with all updates..all the issues solved. The engines are great, the electronics around it are not so great. If there were better aftermarket parts available to replace the oem parts that fail so often, I would definitely swap them out with the better quality parts…the engine would run for twice as many miles then the average 200,000 expected life of a vehicle…the plastic interior doesn’t hold up very well either…and a suggestion to keep from having to replace water pumps constantly…convert the fan to electronic fans and run an additional battery to help supply power for them..that enormous fan that has a reputation for going bad as it is, puts entirely too much stress on that tiny little water pump pulley bearing…when the fan clutch goes bad, there’s no way of knowing unless the owner is knowledgeable enough to know how to check the fan clutch…every time the air conditioning is ran when the fan clutch is bad, it overheats quickly. Not ideal with an aluminum block and heads. Over all, I would recommend trailblazers because they’re lower cost, easier to work on, abundant, and hood up fairly well considering…the cons are the obvious as mentioned above…good disposable vehicles. The gas level sensors burn up early in most years and it’s left me out in the freezing cold, middle of the night on a highway out of fuel. I have to fill it every time and reset the mileage tac then estimate from there on how much fuel I have..it’s too difficult and costly to switch out the level sensor by itself..the amount of work to do so might as well wait till it needs a new fuel pump too. Another issue too common and dangerous to still have no recall at least on my trailblazer..
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I start mine with a screw driver
Jack fortunato, 06/17/2020
2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer LT Rwd 4dr SUV (4.2L 6cyl 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I bought this 05 tblazer last year, great engine and okay interior, it’s fallen apart on me but that comes with 15 years and neglect from other owners, and yet I doordash full time in it, aside from the key being stuck in the ignition the last month, and having to start it with a screw driver, this car is a monster,m👌.
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Tough Trailblazer
Joe, 09/07/2019
2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer LT 4WD 4dr SUV (4.2L 6cyl 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Bought mine used with a little over 90,000 miles in 2012. Seven years later with over 200,000 a new water pump, new starter and 13 deer strikes, it still runs. Now it needs a new master cylinder and minor body work.
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