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2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer drivetrain & axles problems

Owners reported drivetrain & axles problems in 28 complaints for the 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer, 1% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
28 2% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
112,000 miles 25 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 1
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When drivetrain & axles problems show up

Drivetrain & axles complaints by mileage, 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 112,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 5 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 112,000 miles
Based on 25 complaints that include mileage. 16% 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 miles2
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles5
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 25 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 112,000 miles, and 16% were reported before 60,000 miles.

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

What owners wrote

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.

Reported at 146,000 miles, February 2013 CrashInjury

Had to have transmission replaced (a whole other sick story:( ). When I got my truck back, second day on the freeway, the speedometer started to climb even though I was staying with the flow of traffic. I twent around to the 100s. When I got home it spun straight down not stopping at the zero like it normally did. Took it back to mechanic at least twice maybe 3 times, he did something that fixed it for a few days, but then it would mess up again. As it is right now, it is parked but saying it's at 100+ MPH.

Reported at 53,000 miles, August 2007

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