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2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer lighting problems

Owners reported lighting problems in 154 complaints for the 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer, 8% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
154 8% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
60,000 miles 123 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 2
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When lighting problems show up

Lighting complaints by mileage, 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 60,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 21 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 18 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 20 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 16 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 13 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 15 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 12 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 60,000 miles
Based on 123 complaints that include mileage. 48% 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 miles21
20k to 40k miles18
40k to 60k miles20
60k to 80k miles16
80k to 100k miles13
100k to 120k miles15
120k to 140k miles12
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 123 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 60,000 miles, and 48% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 fires.

What owners wrote

First was the right tail light caught fire and blew fuses, then I get power surges that cause the vehicle to accelerate randomly at the worst times and/or will also stall out, which can be potentially very dangerous or end in a fatal accident, it drops in rpms and lights dim then it accelerates... And the last thing is that the fuel gauge fluctuates dramatically and you can never tell how much fuel you really have...

Reported at 7,600 miles, December 2009 Fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact stated that while driving approximately 10 MPH, the engine stalled without any warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle restarted after several attempts. The failure occurred sporadically. In addition, the headlights unintendedly failed to illuminate when activated on twenty separate occasions. The vehicle had been taken to an authorized dealer eights times for the same failures.

Reported at 300 miles, December 2005

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Lighting problems in other years

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