Trailblazer has an awful smell Vibrates when pushing on gas and loses power

Asked by Misty Dec 15, 2018 at 03:49 PM about the 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

When driving down the road  I pushed on the gas
and the truck acts like it's missing and starts to
vibrate I let off the gas pedal and it's fine. There's
also an awful smell like rotten eggs. I can also be
driving 60 miles an hour and everybody is passing
me like I'm sitting still so I'm thinking I'm losing
horse power. What could this be

4 Answers

Rotten egg smell is an indication of a bad catalytic converter. You probably have an engine misfire and other issues. Is the check engine light on?

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it could even be plugged up , hit the gas and see if the exhaust blasts out the tailpipe , replacing it will take care of the symptom not the cause

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I agree with beatupchevy. Sounds like converter. 2005 model probably needs a tune up. Something is clogging up the converter in my opinion.. if you have an engine light on take to Autozone for a free diagnose. If it's the converter it will show up. .

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a bad thermostat could cause the rotten egg smell. there are other problems too.. hope u get all taken care of.

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