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2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer fuel system problems

628 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer, which is 33% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
628 33% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
70,000 miles 523 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 4
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When fuel system problems show up

Fuel system complaints by mileage, 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 70,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 8 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 36 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 124 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 154 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 107 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 61 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 16 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 9 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 5 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 70,000 miles
Based on 523 complaints that include mileage. 32% 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 miles8
20k to 40k miles36
40k to 60k miles124
60k to 80k miles154
80k to 100k miles107
100k to 120k miles61
120k to 140k miles16
140k to 160k miles9
160k to 180k miles5
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 523 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles, and 32% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 4 fires.

What owners wrote

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact stated that the fuel pump in the tank became hot enough to deteriorate the insulation on the wires. As a result, the fuel gate unit malfunctioned. The manufacturer stated that they would repair the failure at $350, which is half of the price they are charging. The failure and current mileages were 50,000.

Reported at 50,000 miles, January 2009 Fire

On or about november 12, 2010 the vehicle owner had the instrument panel replaced. Shortly after replacing the instrument panel at a cost of approximately $550 the gas sensor stopped working. The owner complained to the chevy service department but was told that this was a separate issue and not caused by the replacement of the instrument panel.

Reported at 75,088 miles, November 2010

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