NHTSA Complaint #10339182 — 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT 370

I OWN A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND THE SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAUGE HAVE BOTH STOPPED WORKING. I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS AUGUST 2009 WHEN I FILLED UP THE GAS TANK I LEFT THE GAS STATION AND IT SAID I WAS ON EMPTY. I TURNED BACK AROUND AND WENT BACK TO THE SAME GAS STATION AND THE MANAGER TRIED TO FILL IT UP AND IT SHOWED I HAD A FULL TANK AT THE PUMP. IT STARTED TO WORK AGAIN BUT THEN IT WOULD FLUCTUATE BACK AND FORTH. NOW IT'S JUST NOT WORKING AT ALL FOR ME. THE OTHER PROBLEM I HAVE IS THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WENT HAYWIRE. I WOULD SHOW I WOULD BE GOING 10 MPH AND ACTUALLY WAS GOING 50 MPH. THEN WHEN I WOULD STOP IT SHOWED WHILE IN PARK 70 MPH. I WOULD HAVE TO THEN TURN OFF AND ON MY CAR TO ZERO IT OUT. THE SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK PAST THE 140 MPH MARK AND HAS MOVED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE I HAVE 5 KIDS AND THIS IS THE VEHICLE I USE TO TRANSPORT US. WHAT IF I GET A TICKET FOR GOING TO FAST OR TO SLOW AND WHAT IF I RUN OUT OF GAS ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS VERY SCARY AND UNSAFE. I WAS TOLD BY A FRIEND TO SEE ABOUT ANY RECALLS AND FOUND NONE. I THEN CONTACTED GM AND THEY TOLD ME I HAVE TO TAKE IT A GM DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC BUT THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THEY WOULD COVER THE COST. THEY SAID BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE AND YEAR THAT IT'S FROM NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR I HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH ANY VEHICLE LIKE THIS BEFORE. HOW CONVENIENT AFTER THE WARRANTY GOES OUT I HAVE THIS PROBLEM. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE FOR RECALLS I FOUND SEVERAL OTHER SIMILAR CASES OF THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL WITH LESS MILEAGE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. I DID ASK THE GM REPRESENTATIVE FOR SOMEWHERE ELSE TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WERE IT. I'M VERY UNSATISFIED WITH GM AND THE POLICIES AND I DON'T FEEL AS IF THEY ARE REALLY CONCERNED WITH THESE ISSUES. *TR