2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer Vehicle Speed Control Problems
Owners have filed 76 complaints with NHTSA about vehicle speed control problems on the 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer, 5% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 75,000 miles. The words owners use most often: “cruise control” (12% of reports).
- 76vehicle speed control complaints
- 75,000median miles at failure
- 3mention a crash
- 0mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 57%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.
- Cruise control: mentioned in 9 of 76 complaints (12%)
- Gas gauge: mentioned in 8 of 76 complaints (11%)
- Speedometer stopped: mentioned in 6 of 76 complaints (8%)
At what mileage do vehicle speed control problems happen?
Based on 67 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 76 complaints, 3 mention a crash.
Chevrolet Trailblazer vehicle speed control complaints by model year
| Model year | Vehicle Speed Control complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Trailblazer | 1 | 3% | — |
| 2023 Trailblazer | 1 | 1% | — |
| 2022 Trailblazer | 3 | 3% | 2,876 |
| 2021 Trailblazer | 5 | 3% | 6,000 |
| 2009 Trailblazer | 1 | 4% | 104,000 |
| 2008 Trailblazer | 8 | 4% | 90,000 |
| 2007 Trailblazer | 11 | 2% | 74,200 |
| 2006 Trailblazer | 17 | 2% | 72,000 |
| 2005 Trailblazer | 76 | 5% | 75,000 |
| 2004 Trailblazer | 38 | 4% | 59,300 |
| 2003 Trailblazer | 25 | 3% | 48,600 |
| 2002 Trailblazer | 17 | 1% | 46,525 |
| 2000 Trailblazer | 1 | 4% | 135,000 |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists vehicle speed control 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.
Speedometer first showed speed of 60 when sitting still. I turned off the engine, restarting it 3 times and the speedometer reset. But a few days later it once again stuck and i had just started it. This time at 48 at all times whether the engine is on or off, idling of traveling. It continues to…
Rpm, gas, and voltage meter are not reading properly at all. Everywhere u go everytime u start the truck up it does not read properly.
Driving in city speedomoter quit working properly. Dont know what speed is while driving car has 33000 miles, has not been driven in 3 years as it was my fathers and he no longer drives as he is 97 years old
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazers have vehicle speed control problems?
No. NHTSA has 76 owner complaints about vehicle speed control for the 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer (5% 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 vehicle speed control?
No recall currently lists vehicle speed control for this vehicle.
At what mileage do vehicle speed control problems start?
The median reported mileage is 75,000 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about vehicle speed control problems on the 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer?
The most frequent phrase is “cruise control”, in 9 of 76 complaints, followed by “gas gauge” (8).
Other 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer problems
See all 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer problems or vehicle speed control problems across all Trailblazer years.