VehicleVerdict

2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer engine problems

The 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer has 75 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 4% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

75

Engine complaints

4%

Share of year

5

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Trailblazer engine complaints by model year162 complaints1999: 1 complaints2000: 2 complaints2001: 5 complaints2002: 162 complaints2003: 81 complaints2004: 55 complaints2005: 75 complaints2006: 67 complaints2007: 34 complaints2008: 33 complaints2009: 2 complaints2014: 1 complaints2021: 34 complaints2022: 16 complaints2023: 16 complaints2024: 9 complaints2025: 3 complaints2026: 2 complaints
Trailblazer engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“WE WERE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 94 IN NORTH DAKOTA AND WE HEARD A POP. BY THE TIME WE PULLED OVER THERE WERE FLAMES UP TO THE WINDOW ON THE DRIVERS DOOR. WE QUICKLY GOT OUT. VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. DATE OF ACCIDENT WAS 10/31/2014. *TR”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · October 31, 2013 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer have?

NHTSA has 75 complaints about the 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer engine — 4% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.