2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer Exterior Lighting Problems
Owners have filed 140 complaints with NHTSA about exterior lighting problems on the 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer, 10% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 60,000 miles. The words owners use most often: “low beam” (12% of reports).
- 140exterior lighting complaints
- 60,000median miles at failure
- 0mention a crash
- 0mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 50%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Low beam: mentioned in 17 of 140 complaints (12%)
- High beams: mentioned in 15 of 140 complaints (11%)
- Night headlights: mentioned in 9 of 140 complaints (6%)
At what mileage do exterior lighting problems happen?
Based on 111 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 140 complaints, 2 a fire.
Chevrolet Trailblazer exterior lighting complaints by model year
| Model year | Exterior Lighting complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Trailblazer | 1 | 4% | — |
| 2024 Trailblazer | 1 | 3% | — |
| 2021 Trailblazer | 1 | 1% | 50 |
| 2009 Trailblazer | 13 | 48% | 80,800 |
| 2008 Trailblazer | 17 | 9% | 94,736 |
| 2007 Trailblazer | 151 | 21% | 113,936 |
| 2006 Trailblazer | 112 | 10% | 111,000 |
| 2005 Trailblazer | 140 | 10% | 60,000 |
| 2004 Trailblazer | 101 | 9% | 85,000 |
| 2003 Trailblazer | 77 | 9% | 73,524 |
| 2002 Trailblazer | 143 | 12% | 53,100 |
| 2001 Trailblazer | 3 | 15% | 55,000 |
| 2000 Trailblazer | 1 | 4% | 163,000 |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists exterior lighting for the 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
For several years the low beam headlights would go off and on intermittently. Now, they are mostly off which means i cannot drive my vehicle at night anymore unless i want to blind people or get stopped. I have changed headlamps, relays and fuses to no avail. Now, i see that many others with the…
My lights come on and turns off at night sometimes and now My right low beams stopped working. I noticed when I was getting in my car at night.
Most recent, i am driving down the road my head lights go out. Nothing else, just the main head lights. All.otjer lights stay on. High beams work, parking lights stay on. This is not safe!!!
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazers have exterior lighting problems?
No. NHTSA has 140 owner complaints about exterior lighting for the 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer (10% of the 1,466 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer exterior lighting?
No recall currently lists exterior lighting for this vehicle.
At what mileage do exterior lighting problems start?
The median reported mileage is 60,000 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about exterior lighting problems on the 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer?
The most frequent phrase is “low beam”, in 17 of 140 complaints, followed by “high beams” (15).
Other 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer problems
See all 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer problems or exterior lighting problems across all Trailblazer years.