Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10398772May 3, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
GAS GAUGE NOT ACCURATE AND INCONSISTENT. INDICATES THERE IS LOW/NO GAS IN TANK WHEN THERE IS APPROXIMATELY 1/4 TO A 1/2 OF TANK OF GAS. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398773May 3, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 TRAILBLAZER GAS GAUGE FLUCTUATES WILDLY. WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO MONITOR THE TANK BY TRACKING MILEAGE. MY WIFE USED THE CAR AND INADVERTENTLY SUBTRACTED THE MILES INCORRECTLY AND RAN OUT OF GAS IN THE FAST LANE OF THE 405 FREEWAY !! A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. NO ONE WAS HURT, JUST A LOT OF STRESS AND A RESCUE MISSION. THE GAUGE NOW STAYS ON, OR JUST ABOVE EMPTY. CHEVY DEALER WANTS 800.00 FOR REPAIR AND SAYS IT'S NOT THEIR PROBLEM. MY ON-LINE RESEARCH SHOWS THOUSANDS OF THIS CAR HAVE THE IDENTICAL SYMPTOM. MOST DEFINITELY THEIR PROBLEM !! IN ADDITION, THE SPEEDOMETER HAS A MIND OF IT'S OWN. I WAS PULLED OVER ON THE I 15 FOR DOING 88 WHEN MY SPEEDOMETER READ 70. (I'M 58 AND HAVE NEVER HAD A TICKET) ON PULLING OVER THE SPEEDOMETER CAME TO REST AT 25 MPH. THE OFFICER UNDERSTOOD AND LET ME GO WITH A WARNING TO GET IT FIXED. MY PROBLEM....I NEED CHEVY TO FIX IT !! *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398780May 3, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT WITH A FUEL SENDING GAUGE PROBLEM. WHEN I FILL THE TANK, THE GUAGE INDICATES A FULL TANK BUT THE "NEEDLE" STAYS LOCKED ON FULL UNTIL I'VE DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES - THEN THE NEEDLE SHOWS THE FUEL LEVEL AT ABOUT 3/4 OF A TANK. FURTHER DRIVING MAKES THE NEEDLE FLUCTUATE WILDLY UNTIL SOMETIME IN THE NEXT 50/100 MILES THE NEEDLE FALLS TO THE EMPTY MARK AND STAYS THERE. RECENTLY THERE HAS BEEN A NEW DEVELOPMENT: THE NEEDLE NEVER MOVES OFF THE EMPTY MARK WHEN I FILL UP AND TODAY, AFTER FILLING UP YESTERDAY, THE NEEDLE SITS ON THE EMPTY MARK WITH THE LOW FUEL LIGHT ON. I HAVE RESORTED TO BRINGING A GAS CAN WITH ME AND USING THE ODOMETER TO "GUESSTIMATE" THE AMOUNT OF FUEL I HAVE LEFT. NOT ALWAYS THE BEST SOLUTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398782May 3, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE FAILURE ON MY 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. FILLING THE FUEL TANK TURNS THE LOW FUEL NOTIFICATION LIGHT AND CHIME OFF FOR ABOUT 50 MILES, THEN THE GAUGE GOES TO "E" AND THE FUEL WARNING LIGHT AND CHIME SOUNDS UNTIL THE TANK IS FILLED AGAIN AND THE PROCESS REPEATS ITSELF. I CURRENTLY USE MY TRIP ODOMETER TO MONITOR THE FUEL LEVEL BUT MY HUSBAND HAS FORGOTTEN TO RESET THE TRIP ODOMETER AND RAN OUT OF FUEL. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS MALFUNCTION THAT SHOULD BE REMEDIED BY THE MANUFACTURER. RUNNING OUT OF FUEL IN THE MIDDLE OF A 60 MPH FREEWAY IS QUITE DANGEROUS AND MAYBE MORE SO THAN RUNNING OUT OF FUEL ON A MOUNTAIN PASS, WHERE IT COULD BE MILES AND HOURS BEFORE HELP ARRIVES. CHEVROLET'S "WEAR & TEAR" EXCUSE IS NONSENSE FOR A POORLY MADE PART. I HAD THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AT A DEALERSHIP AND CHEVROLET SAID IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY AND THE DEALERSHIP WOULD CHARGE ME IN EXCESS OF $1000 TO FIX THE PROBLEM! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398791May 3, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FUEL GAUGE SHOW A EMPTY WITH FULL TANK OF GAS AND SOMETIMES IT SHOWS 1/4 TANK WHEN TANK IS FULL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398804May 3, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER, FOR THE LAST YEAR I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY SUV WANTING TO STALL. I HAD MY FUEL PUMP/GAUGES REPLACED 1 YEAR AGO BECAUSE MY FUEL GAUGE DID NOT WORK AT ALL. I WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL GAUGE IS READ BY A PORTION OF THE ACTUAL FUEL PUMP THAT IS INSIDE MY FUEL TANK. THAT COST ME MORE THAN $600 OUT OF MY OWN POCKET SINCE THEY HAD TO REMOVE MY FUEL TANK TO REPLACE IT. MY FUEL GAUGE HAS BEEN WORKING FAIRLY NORMAL UP UNTIL YESTERDAY, ON MY WAY TO WORK AT 6:15AM MY VEHICLE STALLED IN THE DRIVING LANE OF A 2 LANE FRONTAGE ROAD BECAUSE I WAS OUT OF GAS. THANKFULLY, THE ROAD WAS NOT EXTREMELY BUSY AT THAT TIME OF MORNING. HOWEVER, MY FUEL GAUGE STILL SHOWED THAT I HAD ALMOST 1/2 TANK, WHEN IN FACT MY CAR STALLED BECAUSE I RAN OUT OF GAS. I HOPE THAT SOME KIND OF RESOLUTION CAN BE AGREED UPON WITH GM TO GET THE PROBLEM CORRECTED SO THAT IT DOES NOT HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398805May 3, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER IN MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IS MALFUNCTIONING. AT SOME POINTS IT SEEMS TO WORK CORRECTLY, THEN IT WILL STICK, OR DROP TO ZERO. SOMETIMES I CAN BE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH AND THE READING WILL BE AT 110+. I AM READING THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM, THAT IT IS WIDESPREAD, BUT AS FAR AS I CAN TELL THERE IS NO RECALL. THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED WAS ON THE FREEWAY - GOING 55MPH - I LOOKED AT THE SPEEDOMETER AND IT SAID I WAS GOING 110! NO OTHER CARS AROUND - VERY HARD TO JUDGE SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399007May 2, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WAS READING A NEWS ARTICLE TODAY THAT NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING FUEL GAUGE ISSUE ON GM SUV'S. CONSIDERING MY EXPERIENCE, I THOUGHT NHTSA WOULD WANT TO KNOW OF THIS ISSUE AND THE RESOLUTION. BACK IN FEBRUARY 2010 THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY GOVERNMENT ISSUED 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER STARTED TO ACT IN A STRANGE WAY. UPON FUELING UP IT WOULD READ FULL, THEN GO TO EMPTY IN A MINUTE, THEN GO BACK TO 1/2 FULL, THEN BACK TO EMPTY AND THEN AFTER 20 MINUTES IT WOULD STAY ON EMPTY FOR A DAY OR SO, THEN GO BACK TO A "NORMAL" READING. DURING THE TIME THIS HAPPENED, AND UNTIL IT WAS REPAIRED AT A GOV AUTHORIZED REPAIR GARAGE, I HAD TO USE APPROXIMATE MILAGE TO CONFIRM HOW MUCH FUEL REMAINED. IT TURNED OUT, ACCORDING TO THE REPAIR FACILITY, THAT A PUMP IN OR AT THE FUEL TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED. HAVE NOT HAD THAT ISSUE SINCE THE REPAIR. REPAIR WAS DONE OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY AND COST $457 ($300 IN LABOR, $157 FOR THE GAUGE UNIT) TO HAVE IT FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398465May 2, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS/LT. WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED ZERO AND THE FUEL INDICATOR BELL RANG INDICATING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF FUEL THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT DID NOT DISPLAY A FAILURE CODE. WHEN THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, THE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,346.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398473May 2, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE ON 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER IS NOT WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398472May 2, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE HAD A FAULTY GAS GAUGE FOR MORE THAN A YEAR; WHEN I FILL UP MY TANK IT ALWAYS SAYS I AM ON "E." THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, I AM ALWAYS AFRAID OF RUNNING OUT AND STALLING, ETC. I WAS QUOTED $1200 FOR THIS REPAIR WHICH I DON'T HAVE. I NEED HELP ASAP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399008May 2, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL LEVEL SENSOR QUIT WORKING SO THAT GAS TANK ALWAYS SHOWED EMPTY. AN EXHAUSTIVE INTERNET SEARCH TURNED UP A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. TRIED TO GET CHEVY TO REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY AS A KNOWN FAILURE BUT THEY WOULD NOT. FINALLY PAID A DEALER TO FIX IT. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM TO CHEVY THAT THEY FAILED TO RECALL OR FIX.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398497May 2, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK, EVEN WHEN I HAVE A FULL TANK THE GAUGE SHOWS ALMOST EMPTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398500May 2, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER THAT HAS ISSUES WITH THE GAS GAUGE READING. MY GAS GAUGE ALL OF SUDDEN STOPPED REGISTERING THE AMOUNT OF FULL IN THE TANK AT AROUND 60,000 MILES. IT WOULD SHOW EMPTY WHEN I HAD JUST FILLED IT UP FULL. NOW MY GAS GAUGE ALWAYS SHOWS EMPTY AND THIS IN TURN ALSO MAKES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON ALL THE TIME. I HAVE TO FILL UP EVERY 300 MILES JUST TO MAKE SURE I DON'T RUN OUT OF GAS. WHEN I TALKED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT WAS THE FUEL SENSOR IN THE TANK BUT GM HADN'T RECALLED IT. I SEARCHED ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH MY YEAR TRAILBLAZER. MANY OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT REPAIRED IT BECAUSE IT WAS OVER $700. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IF THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH 2005-2007 TRAILBLAZERS THAT GM WOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. I KNOW THERE ARE FAR MORE PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO HAVEN'T COMPLAINED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398515May 2, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. THE FUEL GAUGE GIVES EMPTY READING MOST OF THE TIME AND WILL THEN SHOW A HIGH FUEL LEVEL READING. I HAVE 105000 MILES ON IT. THE FUEL LEVEL READING CAN NOT BE TRUSTED. THIS STARTED AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK ON TIME. IT WAS NOT OVERFILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398504May 2, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE IS NOT ACCURATE WE WERE IN LEFT LANE THE GAS GAUGE SHOWING 1/2 TANK WHEN VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GAS THERE WAS NO MEDIAN ON THE LEFT SO WE HAD TO COAST ACROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO SAFETY - VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398514May 2, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
GAS GAUGE FAILURE. ALWAYS SHOWS VEHICLE ON EMPTY AND CAUSES THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. ALSO CAUSES CONTINUOUS ALARM DINGS AS TO "LOW FUEL". *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398490May 2, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER RUNNING OUT OF GAS. OUR TRAILBLAZER HAS RUN OUT OF GAS TWICE AND THE FUEL GAUGE IS IN-OP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398507May 2, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING WITH THE MILEAGE METER SET AND MAKE FILL UPS WHEN I HAVE 300 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399013May 2, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY GAS GAUGE FAILED AND CAUSED AN INACCURACY IN THE AMOUNT OF GAS IN MY VEHICLE. IT NOW REMAINS WITH THE LIGHT ON AND AT EMPTY. I HAVE BEEN CLEARING THE MILES AT EACH FILL UP TO MONITOR APPROXIMATELY 300 MILES PER TANK. I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS DUE TO THE NUMEROUS AMOUNTS OF VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM. IT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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