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2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer 360 electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 16 complaints for the 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer 360, 32% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
16 32% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
100,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 2
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer 360 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 100,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 100,000 miles
Based on 13 complaints that include mileage. 23% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles1
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 13 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 100,000 miles, and 23% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 2 fires, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owned a 2005 chevrolet trailblazer 360. While parked, the vehicle was not able to start and the key could not be removed from the ignition. The contact mentioned that the battery was charged and the vehicle was able to start. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed, but the cause of the failure was not found. The battery was replaced, but the failure recurred.

Reported at 185,000 miles, January 2016 CrashInjury

Instrument cluster speed failed 60 to70 MPH replaced,power stering failed 2 times during driving at 60 to 70 MPH, transfer case/transmission failed replaced, rear door panel revel came off at 60 to 70 MPH,waterpump failed replaced, engine failed replaced,CD player failedvisor failed replaced,side lamp plug short/ burned failed replaced failed items reported to GMC case no. [xxx] no action, case no.[xxx] no action, case no.[xxx] no action vital safety parts failed at 60 to 70 MPH with no action by GMC.

Reported at 51,000 miles, November 2008 Fire

Electrical system problems in other years

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  • 2005

Electrical system problems across all Chevrolet models