Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10401007May 16, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ON OCTOBER 15, 2010 THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2007 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER ABRUPTLY WENT TO EMPTY AFTER FILLING THE TANK FOR A 6 HOUR LONG TRIP. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE GAUGE READ EMPTY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALER AND TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIR. FORTUNATELY I HAD THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND IT WAS COVERED. THE TRUCK HAD APPROXIMATELY 31,350 MILES WHEN THIS OCCURRED. EVER SINCE THE REPAIR, THE FUEL GAUGE IS NOT GIVING AN ACCURATE READING. I HAVE NOTICED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN THE GAUGE COULD BE AS MUCH AS A 1/4 TANK DIFFERENT. FOR EXAMPLE, THE GAUGE WOULD READ 3/4 FULL WHEN I PARK AT MY OFFICE. WHEN I LEAVE FOR LUNCH THE GAUGE WILL DISPLAY 1/2 FULL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401044May 16, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY CAR QUIT READING OUT HOW MUCH FUEL I HAD. I HAD TO WRITE DOWN ON A PIECE OF PAPER THE MILES ON THE CAR WHEN I FILLED IT UP IN ORDER TO KEEP TRACK OF WHEN TO PUT GAS IN AGAIN. WITH MY HUSBAND BEING DISABLED THIS WAS NOT GOOD. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANTED CLOSED TO $100.00 JUST TO TELL WHAT EXACTLY WAS THE PROBLEM THEN IF IT WAS WHAT THEY THOUGHT IT WAS IT WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER $600.00 TO FIX IT. I TOOK IT TO A REPUTABLE REPAIR PLACE IT COST $0.00 TO TELL ME THE PROBLEM AND IT COST ME $418.80 TO FIX IT. THE PROBLEM WAS THE FUEL SENSOR WAS NOT REGISTERING THE AMOUNT OF GAS I HAD. THEY HAD TO TAKE THE GAS TANK APART AND REPLACE THAT PLUS THE FUEL PUMP (AS NOW THESE 2 ITEMS ARE BUILT INTO 1). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401104May 16, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER ADDING GASOLINE TO THE FUEL TANK HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD READ EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR HAD IT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON HIS VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401134May 16, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED AFTER ADDING FUEL TO HIS TANK. THE GAUGE WOULD READ EMPTY AND THROUGH OUT THE WEEK IT WOULD FLUCTUATE BETWEEN EMPTY TO FULL AND A HALF OF A TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR HAD IT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,500. UPDATED 06/17/11 *BF UPDATED 06/30/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401895May 16, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
HAVE HAD MULTIPLE SENSING FAILURES WITH FUEL GAUGE ON THIS VEHICLE CAUSING ONE TIME TO RUN OUT OF GAS ON MAJOR EXPRESSWAY. I KEEP RECORD OF GAS PURCHASES AND TRY TO BE AWARE HOW FULL THE TANK IS. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM NOW BUT CANNOT BE RELAYED ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401148May 16, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TODAY FOR THE 5TH TIME MY VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GAS, THIS TIME ON A BUSY HIGHWAY RIGHT AFTER I TURNED ONTO THE HIGHWAY. I HAD TO BE PUSHED OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC. A TRUCK CAME WITH FUEL AND I WAS ABLE TO GET TO A GAS STATION. ONE OF COURSE PAYS A MARK UP ON THE FUEL WHEN IT IS BROUGHT TO YOU. THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT DOES NOT SERVICE CHEVROLET'S ANY LONGER. ANOTHER DEALERSHIP IN TOWN SAYS THERE IS NOTHING TO BE DONE UNTIL THERE IS A RECALL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I WOULD LIKE TO SELL THE VEHICLE BUT WHO WOULD BUY A VEHICLE LIKE THIS? I MISSED A CLINIC APPOINTMENT, SOMEONE HAD TO COME PICK UP MY SON TO GET HIM TO SCHOOL AND I REARRANGED MY MORNING. THE PREVIOUS TIMES I HAVE BEEN ON MY WAY TO WORK OR IN TO TOWN. ONCE MY SON AND I HAD TO WALK INTO TOWN TO GET A GAS CAN AND WALK BACK WITH THE FUEL. ANOTHER TIME AAA CAME BUT I MISSED ALL MORNING OF WORK. ANOTHER TIME I WAS AT A STOPLIGHT AND IT RAN OUT OF FUEL AND MY OLDER SON AND SOME BASKETBALL PLAYERS, ALSO IN MY VEHICLE, PUSHED THE VEHICLE UP THE BLOCK INTO THE GAS STATION. THE OTHER TIME IT RAN OUT WHILE I WAS ON A MAIN STREET BUT I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO A NEARBY GAS STATION. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY WHEN IT BEGAN AT ABOUT 75,000. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE 700$ AND MAYBE MORE TO FIX AND THAT TO EVALUATE IT MEANT PAYING MOST OF THE 700$. I WATCH MY FUEL MILEAGE VERY CAREFULLY SO I KNOW WHEN TO REFILL. TODAY IT STOPPED SOONER THAN IT SHOULD HAVE. SO NOW I CAN' T RELY EVEN ON THE MILEAGE. I WOULD NOT FEEL SAFE TAKING THIS VEHICLE ON ANY LONGER TRIP. FIVE TIMES IS TOO MANY IN 15 MONTHS ESPECIALLY WHEN IT STOPS SUDDENLY IN INTERSECTIONS AND ON HIGHWAYS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401175May 16, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FUEL GAUGE ISSUES CONSISTENT WITH THE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ALREADY OUT THERE. CAR HAS 30K MILES ON IT AND FUEL GAUGE NOW IS ALWAYS AT EMPTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400900May 15, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400908May 15, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS GAUGE DID NOT WORK. NOTED FROM TELEVISION REPORT THAT 2005 TRAILBLAZERS HAD PROBLEM WITH GAS TANK AND GAUGE. THE GAUGE ON MY VEHICLE HAD NOT WORKED FOR SOMETIME. FINALLY HAD IT REPAIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400922May 15, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER - MALFUNCTIONING FUEL GAUGE, ERRATIC READING, SAFETY ISSUE, WAS STUCK ON HIGHWAY OUT OF FUEL DUE TO GAUGE ERROR. I WORK FOR A COMPANY THAT SUPPLIES GM SO KNOW WELL THEY ARE AWARE, BUT CHOOSE TO MISLEAD AND SAY THEY DO NOT KNOW THE CAUSE, THEY DO KNOW BUT CHOOSE TO BE IRRESPONSIBLE AN UNETHICAL. THOUSANDS OF ISSUES NATIONWIDE ON TRAILBLAZERS AND OTHER MODELS USING THIS GAUGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400928May 15, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL GAUGE RECENTLY STOPPED WORKING AFTER FILLING THE TANK WITH GAS. IT READS EMPTY (AND THE LOW FUEL AMBER LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND THE WARNING BELL CHIMES). IT THEN WILL GO BETWEEN 1/4 TANK TO EMPTY TO FULL TO EMPTY (BACK AND FORTH) EVEN THOUGH THE TANK IS COMPLETELY FULL. THIS VEHICLE SUFFERED THE SAME PROBLEM WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY (IT HAD LESS THAN 3 YEARS 36,000 MILES). AT THAT TIME GM REPLACED THE "FUEL SENSOR SENDING UNIT" AT NO CHARGE TO ME SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. WE ARE NOT SUFFERING THE SAME PROBLEM. I WOULD HAVE TO SURMISE THAT THERE MUST BE A DEFECT SINCE IT CAN NOT POSSIBLY BE NORMAL TO REPLACE A FUEL GAUGE SENSOR TWICE ON A VEHICLE THAT IS JUST NOW FIVE YEARS OLD WITH 61,000 MILES ON IT. I FEAR FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY SINCE AN ACCIDENT COULD RESULT SHOULD OUR TRAILBLAZER RUN OUT OF GAS...STALL...AND SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400847May 14, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
2005 TRAILBLAZER WITH 50K MILES GAS GAUGE WENT CRAZY AND NOW STAYS ON "EMPTY" WITH THE GAS GAUGE LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME. THEY SAY IT'S THE SENSOR/PUMP AND IT'S A $600 FIX B/C THEY HAVE TO DROP THE TANK. 1,000S OF COMPLAINTS AND NO RECALL????? BAD BUSINESS GM!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401768May 14, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
RAN OUT OF GAS BECAUSE THE GAS GAUGE HAD QUIT WORKING APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. THE AUTOMOBILE BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING PUMP QUITS WORKING. YOU MUST APPLY A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL JUST TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND YOU CAN'T TURN IT QUICKLY. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. IT HAPPENED AGAIN APPROXIMATELY 11/10/2010
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400884May 14, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE WENT DOWN TO ZERO IN THE TANK AND ALARM BELL SOUNDED. TANK WAS FULL AT THE TIME, THEN 2 DAYS LATER IT WENT BACK TO FULL ON THE GAUGE. IT IS CONSTANTLY CHANGING. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM ON ALOT OF TRAIL BLAZERS BUT THERE IS NO RECALL OR FREE FIX BY GM. REPAIRS WOULD BE ANYWHERE FROM $600 TO $1200. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND I COULD RUN OUT OF GAS WITH NO WARNING. THIS SHOULD BE FIXED BY GM FREE OF CHARGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400760May 13, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400764May 13, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER RAN OUT OF FUEL WHEN AFTER HAVING A HALF A TANK READING THE GAUGE INSTANTLY WENT TO EMPTY AND APPROXIMATELY 3 OR 4 MILES LATER THE TANK WAS EMPTY. NOW THE GAUGE IS COMPLETELY DEAD AND READS EMPTY ALL THE TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400772May 13, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE EMPTY FUEL WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE READING WAS INACCURATE AND WOULD FLUCTUATE SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT INDEPENDENT MECHANICS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER READING WOULD ALSO FLUCTUATE INTERMITTENTLY AND PROVIDE INACCURATE READINGS. THERE WAS A CONCURRENT INVESTIGATION FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP10001 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) THAT THE CONTACT BELIEVED COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401755May 13, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL IS ALWAYS SHOWN AS EMPTY EVEN THOUGH I PUT GAS IN IT. BLOWER ON AC/HEAT QUIT WORKING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400834May 13, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER GAS GAUGE READS EMPTY LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME LAST TWO YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400584May 12, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
IN 2009, I NOTICED SIGNIFICANT DROPS IN THE FUEL LEVEL LEADING ME TO THINK PEOPLE WERE STEALING GAS FROM MY TANK FROM MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER EXT. AFTER INSTALLING A LOCKING GAS CAP I REALIZED IT WAS A MALFUNCTION, NOT THEFT. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD NOT RISE ABOVE 1/4 TANK EVEN WHEN FULL, BUT SPENDS MOST OF ITS TIME ON EMPTY. I HAVE STALLED WHILE DRIVING TWICE BECAUSE I CAN ONLY ESTIMATE HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE BY THE TRIP ODOMETER. IN APRIL 2011 I LEARNED ABOUT THIS INVESTIGATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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