2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext 370: Reliability Data

300
Total Complaints
70,000mi
Median Mileage
Electrical System
Top Issue
14
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

49,000 25th Percentile
70,000 Median Mileage
85,200 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Electrical System
69
Fuel System, Gasoline
67
Instrument Cluster/Panel
32
Fuel System, Other
13
Exterior Lighting
12
Fuel/Propulsion System
11
Vehicle Speed Control
6
Air Bags
5
Exhaust System
4
Unknown Or Other
4

Severity Assessment

14
Crashes
1
Fires
18
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN DRIVER'S SIDE COLLISION. BOTH DOORS ON LEFT SIDE DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. REPLACEMENTS PARTS ARE NOT BEING MANUFACTURED. *JB"
"VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN DRIVER'S SIDE COLLISION. BOTH DOORS ON LEFT SIDE DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. REPLACEMENTS PARTS ARE NOT BEING MANUFACTURED. *JB"
"I JUST PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR HAS AN UNCOVERED MIRROR ON IT. WHEN I PULL THE VISOR DOWN TO BLOCK THE SUN, THE MIRROR REFLECTS MY HANDS AND LAP WHICH IS A DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING. I CALLED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE P..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

Electrical System 69 complaints
25th: 50,000 mi Median: 76,000 mi 75th: 89,000 mi
Fuel System, Gasoline 67 complaints
25th: 50,500 mi Median: 70,000 mi 75th: 85,600 mi
Instrument Cluster/Panel 32 complaints
25th: 47,750 mi Median: 66,500 mi 75th: 76,725 mi
Fuel System, Other 13 complaints
25th: 47,000 mi Median: 57,200 mi 75th: 71,000 mi
Exterior Lighting 12 complaints
25th: 75,000 mi Median: 85,800 mi 75th: 105,500 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 25 NY: 23 MI: 22 OH: 21 PA: 19 TX: 16 FL: 16 KY: 13 MO: 12 IN: 10

Who Files Complaints?

7.7%
Original Owners
92.3%
Second+ Owners

Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext 370 — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
2004201
2006210

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28