Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2006)

1,347 consumer complaints on file.

#10429073October 7, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN REFUELING FOR GAS, MY GAUGE REGISTERED EMPTY AFTER THE TANK WAS COMPLETELY FULL. IT CONTINUED TO FLUCTUATE REGISTERING EMPTY, HALF FULL, ETC. THIS HAS CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON EVERY TIME THE TRUCK IS REFUELED. THE LIGHT CAN BE TURNED OFF WHEN YOU OPEN AND RECLOSE THE GAS LID. THIS HAS TO BE DONE EVERY TIME THE TRUCK IS REFUELED IN ORDER TO TURN THE LIGHT OFF. AS A RESULT YOU NEVER KNOW IF THERE IS SOMETHING REALLY WRONG WITH THE ENGINE. I AM UNABLE TO TELL TRULY HOW MUCH GAS IN THE VEHICLE AND I HAVE TO REFUEL EVERY TWO TO THREE DAYS BECAUSE OF THE DISTANCE I TRAVEL TO AND FROM WORK/ DOCTOR'S APPT. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429129October 7, 2011
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE 2006 TRAILBLAZER HAD ISSUES WITH THE 2-WHEEL DRIVE/4-WHEEL DRIVE ACTUATOR AND SENSOR. I HAD THE SENSOR REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THE INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE ACTUATOR HANDLE WAS IN A DIFFERENT RANGE THAN WHAT THE KNOB INDICATED. AFTER REPLACEMENT, THE TRUCK INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD OCCASIONALLY CHANGE WHILE DRIVING. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS INDICATING THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE POWER TRAIN SYSTEM. THE TRANSFER CASE EVENTUALLY BURNED UP DUE TO CONTINUOUS SWITCHING BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW HEARS WHILE DRIVING. THE TRUCK LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MILES AN HOUR IN MOUNTAINOUS AND SNOWY CONDITIONS. THE TRANSFER CASE, AND SENSOR AND ACTUATOR WERE ALL PAID MY THE CAR OWNER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429130October 7, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE TRUCK FUEL SENSOR STOPPED WORKING. THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD SHOW THAT THE TANK WAS EMPTY EVEN THOUGH IT WAS FULL. THE EMPTY SENSOR LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY AND OCCASIONALLY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON DUE TO THE EMPTY TANK INDICATOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429132October 7, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
WHILE HAVING THE SUV REPAIRED BECAUSE OF A DRIVE TRAIN FAILURE, THE AUTO DEALERSHIP INDICATED TO ME THAT THE FAN CLUTCH WAS NOT WORKING AND DEFAULTED TO MAXIMUM SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428928October 6, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL SENSOR DID NOT READ CORRECTLY. IT WOULD READ FULL THEN EMPTY THEN HALF, QUARTER. ETC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428925October 6, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR WENT OUT AND SAID THERE WAS NO GAS IN THE CAR WHEN THERE WAS WHEN IT WAS STILL PRETTY NEW. SOMETIME DURING THE TRIP, IT WOULD SAY IT WAS FULL WHEN PREVIOUSLY IT SAID IT WAS NEAR EMPTY. UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AND I HAD NO IDEA HOW MUCH GAS I HAD OR HOW MUCH TO PUT IN THE CAR. I COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN STRANDED ALONE ON THE INTERSTATE AND PUT IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I ALSO COULD NOT RENEW MY LICENSE TAG WITHOUT GETTING IT REPAIRED IN THE STATE OF GA. I THOUGHT THE $400 EXPENSE AFTER HAVING A NEW CAR FOR LESS THAN 2 YEARS FOR AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WAS RIDICULOUSLY UNRELIABLE QUALITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428757October 5, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE TRAVELING OUT OF TOWN ON 9/29/11, I NOTICED WHEN IT GOT DARK THAT I DID NOT HAVE ANY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. I WAS TRAVELING OVER 800 MILES ON INTERSTATE WHICH CAUSED ME TO HAVE TO USE ONLY MY HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS FOR THE DURATION OF THE TRIP. WHILE ON THE TRIP, I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WHEN A GENTLEMEN PULLED UP NEXT TO ME TO LET ME KNOW THAT I DID NOT HAVE ANY BRAKE LIGHTS EITHER. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND CHECKED THE LIGHTS AND FOUND THAT NONE OF MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE WORKING. THE BLINKERS AND FLASHERS WORK, BUT THAT WAS ALL. DURING THE TRIP MANY DRIVERS BECAME VERY AGITATED DUE TO US HAVING TO DRIVE WITH OUR HIGH BEAMS, ONE PERSON BECAME SO ENRAGED THAT THEY TURNED AROUND AND FOLLOWED US WHILE TRYING TO RUN US OFF OF THE ROAD. I FOUND ONLINE THAT MANY TRAILBLAZER OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS, BUT CHEVROLET HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THOSE PROBLEMS. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET'S HEADQUARTERS AND WAS TOLD THAT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED AND THE COST WOULD BE MY RESPONSIBILITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428675October 4, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING OUR GAS GAUGE WENT DOWN TO EMPTY EVEN THOUGH WE HAD A FULL TANK. THIS POSED A SAFETY HAZARD AS WE WERE THEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH GAS WE ACTUALLY HAD. IT SEEMS THE FUEL GAUGE IS FAULTY. THIS COULD LEAD TO RUNNING OUT OF GAS WHILE DRIVING CAUSING A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428351October 3, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CAR RAN OUT OF FUEL WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE DURING RUSH HOUR. GAUGE STILL READ OVER A QUARTER OF A TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428373October 3, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE SENSOR INOP. STARTED WHERE IT TOOK AWHILE TO READ, NOW IT NO LONGER READ AND IS STOCK ON EMPTY. SOMETIME CAUSES ERRATIC IDLE OR STALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427876September 29, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED. THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AT ALL TIMES EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FULL OF FUEL. THE WARNING LIGHT CONSTANTLY REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE GM MANUFACTURER WOULD COVER HALF OF THE REPAIR COST WHICH HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR $136. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,566.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427863September 29, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL SENSOR STOPPED WORKING. GM SENT OUT A FORM STATING THE SENSOR ON CERTAIN YEARS OF THE TRAILBLAZERS WOULD STOP WORKING PREMATURELY AND THE COMPANY WOULD BE WILLING TO PAY HALF THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A RECALL. IT SHOULD BE REPLACED FOR FREE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427613September 27, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE EVAPORATOR VENT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. UPDATED 10/12/11 *BF UPDATED 3/30/12 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427689September 27, 2011
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TRIED TO TURN ON THE AIR CONDITIONING AND DISCOVERED THE FAN DID NOT WORK. AFTER QUITE A BIT OF RESEARCH AND AN EXPENSIVE DIAGNOSIS, WAS INFORMED THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR WAS BURNED OUT. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON, FREQUENT, AND EXPENSIVE PROBLEM IF DONE BY THE DEALERSHIP. THERE ARE SEVERAL POTENTIAL HAZARDS TO FAMILIES AND CHILDREN WHICH INCLUDE; THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE CAUSED MY THE HEATED & MELTED WIRE, LOSS OF AIR CONDITIONING IN THE HEAT OF THE DAY WHICH MAY CAUSE HEAT STROKE OR WORSE, AND LOSS OF HEAT DURING THE WINTER MONTHS MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE SAFELY WITHOUT THE WINDOWS ICING OVER AND INHIBITING VISION. A RECALL IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE PROBLEMS WITH THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR IS NECESSARY. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427065September 25, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I AM SUBMITTING ADDITIONAL COMPLAINTS, WITH REGARDS TO FUEL LEVEL SENSOR PROBLEMS, THAT GM HAS ACKNOWLEDGED A FAULTY PRODUCT WAS INSTALLED ON SUCH VEHICLES AND OFFERED TO PAY 50% OF REPAIR COSTS TO FIX THE FUEL LEVEL SENSORS/TRANSMITTERS - BY SENDING LETTERS TO CURRENT OWNERS. A RECALL IS THE RIGHT WAY GOING FORWARD!! IS THERE ANY WAY THAT THIS COULD BE ADDRESSED/ENFORCED? THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427082September 25, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. SHOWS EMPTY ALWAYS, LOW FUEL LIGHT STAYS ON, AND LOW FUEL BELL RINGS AT RANDOM. CHEVY IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE, AS I JUST RECEIVED A LETTER WHERE THEY OFFERED TO PAY FOR HALF THE REPAIR. I FEEL THEY SHOULD PAY FOR ALL OF IT, SINCE IT IS THEIR FAULTY DESIGN CAUSING THE ISSUE. AND THEY ARE LIMITING REPAIRS TO UP TO 120K MILES. ALTHOUGH MY VEHICLE QUALIFIES, I FEEL THEY SHOULD FIX IT REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE AT 100 PERCENT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426853September 23, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR, THE FUEL GAUGE SUDDENLY BECAME ERRATIC. WHEN FUEL WAS NEAR EMPTY, IT WOULD READ "FULL" OR "HALF FULL". THE ENGINE REPAIR LIGHT WOULD GO ON AND OFF INCONSISTENTLY DURING THE SAME TIME. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE THE QUALITY OF GASOLINE, BUT TRYING DIFFERENT BRANDS DID NOT HELP. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS, NO MATTER HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN MY TANK, THE GAUGE WOULD READ "E" FOR EMPTY, WITH THE NEEDLE NEVER MOVING FROM "E". IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE I HAVE TO RESET MY TRIPOMETER WHEN FILLING UP ON A NEW TANK OF GAS, SO I KNOW ABOUT 250 MILES, I NEED TO FILL UP AGAIN. IF I DON'T DO THIS, I COULD RUN OUT OF GAS, CAUSE A CRASH, OR A FATAL ACCIDENT SINCE MY GAUGE ALWAYS READS EMPTY. I HAVE READ MANY BLOG AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE FUEL GAUGE ON THE 2006 TRAILBLAZER. I UNDERSTAND THE REPAIR AND PARTS WILL BE ABOUT $800.00. IN AUGUST 2011, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM INDICATING THAT THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH MY FUEL SENSOR AND THAT THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO PAY HALF THE COST FOR REPAIR, BUT I BELIEVE THAT GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE FAULTY SENSOR AT "NO CHARGE" TO THE OWNER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426675September 21, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE IS ON EMPTY ALL OF THE TIME, EVEN AFTER PUTTING FUEL IN TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426538September 20, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ACTUALLY THE ISSUE JUST STARTED TODAY AND I GOT THE LETTER FROM GM STATING THEY INSTALLED A FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR AND ARE OFFERING TO PAY 50% IF WE HAVE IT FIXED AT A CHEVY DEALERSHIP. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND IT SOUNDS LIKE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR TRAILBLAZER OWNERS. SOUNDS LIKE CHEVY IS JUST TRYING TO DO DAMAGE CONTROL WITH THERE 50% OFFER. I THINK ITS MAKING THINGS WORSE BECAUSE THEY SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS SINCE THEY ARE ADMITTING TO THE FAULTY SENSOR. WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN FOR THIS TO BECOME A RECALL? THANKS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426012September 19, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
AFTER FILLING UP TANK, TANK REGISTERS EMPTY, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, AFTER RESTARTS ABLE TO MEASURE GAS AMOUNT, WITHIN WEEKS, NO LONGER MEASURE FUEL AMOUNTS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES AND GO, FUEL GAUGE SOMETIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF A DRIVE WILL SUDDENLY APPEAR TO MEASURE AMOUNT OF FUEL AND JUST AS SUDDENLY RETURN TO LOW FUEL READING AND EMPTY ON GAUGE. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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