Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2006)

1,347 consumer complaints on file.

#10423843September 6, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK, THE GAS GAUGE EITHER STAYS AT EMPTY AND THE FUEL LEVEL WARNING LIGHT COMES ON OR THE GAUGE STARTS JUMPING ERRATICALLY FROM EMPTY TO FULL TO ANYWHERE IN BETWEEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10423959September 6, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. STARTED WITH MISLEADING READINGS BUT STOPPED WORKING ALTOGETHER NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10423814September 5, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FUEL GAUGE BEGAN TO SHOW INCORRECT AND ERRATIC LEVELS. IT NOW SHOWS THAT THE TANK IS ALWAY EMPTY AND PUTS ON THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT EVERY TIME I FILL THE TANK ALL THE WAY UP. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IS NEEDS A NEW FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT AT A COST OF NEARLY $600. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422876September 1, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 2006- GAS GAGE- I FILLED UP MY CAR WITH GASOLINE TWO NIGHTS AGO (8/30/11) AND FOUND AS I WENT TO LEAVE FOR WORK THIS MORNING THAT MY GAS GAGE READ I WAS ON EMPTY. AFTER REFILLING 3 MORE GALLONS (UNTIL IT WAS FULL) I FOUND TO MY SURPRISE THAT THE GAGE STILL READ EMPTY. I HAVE READ ALL OVER THIS WEBSITE AND OTHERS THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM. THE NEW YORK TIMES RELEASED AN ARTICLE STATING THAT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION HAD REVEALED GENERAL MOTORS WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION ON APRIL 29TH 2011 WITH THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT ?THE AGENCY SAID IT HAD RECEIVED 668 COMPLAINTS, INCLUDING 58 IN WHICH THE CONSUMER SAID THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN IT RAN OUT OF GAS, EVEN THOUGH THE GAUGE INDICATED THAT FUEL REMAINED.? THIS INVESTIGATION STARTED MONTHS AGO AND I WOULD LIKE AN ANSWER AS TO WHY ALL OF US HAVE BEEN PAYING FOR THESE REPAIRS OUT OF OUR POCKETS, WHEN THERE IS CLEARLY AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422824August 31, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL SENDING UNIT OF MY 06 TRAILBLAZER LS HAS JOINED THE 668+ THAT DO NOT WORK. I HAVE STRIPED MY CAR DOWN TO THE FRAME. WHEN I PULLED OUT MY GAS PUMP... WOW THIS THING IS MADE TO FAIL. THE ARM IS SO FLIMSY GAS MOVING COULD PULL THE ELECTRODES AWAY FROM THE CIRCUIT BOARD. YOUR INVESTIGATION WAS LAUNCHED MONTHS AGO. WHAT IS TAKING SO LONG? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422706August 31, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
BOUGHT 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT USED FROM THE DEALER IN 2009 FOR COMMUTE TO AND FROM WORK. UPON REACHING 63,000 MILES BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH FUEL GAUGE READING HALF FULL THEM EMPTY EVEN AFTER JUST HAVING FILLED UP THE TANK AT THE STATION. AS A RESULT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ACTIVATED AND WHEN IT CAME TIME TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE NO ONE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIPS WERE WILLING TO DROP THE GAS TANK AND FIX THE PROBLEM SO I COULD PASS INSPECTION. PENNA STATE EMISSIONS WOULD NOT PASS THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS REPAIRED, HENCE CANNOT PASS INSPECTION. I WILL NO LONGER USE THE VEHICLE ON LONG TRIPS WHERE I HAVE TO GUESS HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE IN THE TANK, OR TAKE IT ON BUSY HIGHWAYS LIKE 95 OR 83 NEAR WASHINGTON CLOSE TO WHERE I LIVE. PROBLEM DESCRIPTION SEEMS TO BE CONSISENT WITH THIS MODEL YEAR. WHILE I WAS WILLING AND ABLE TO PAY FOR MY REPAIR THE FIRST TIME, IT IS NOT MY RESPONSIBILITY TO ACCOUNT FOR A SHODDY PRODUCT. GM HAS ALREADY ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT ME AND COVER 50% OF THE REPAIR VIA MAIL. THIS IS AN INSULT TO MY INTELLIGENCE AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO FORK OVER ONE RED CENT TO GET THIS FIXED GIVEN THE MASSIVE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE SAME VEHICLE. IGNITION SWITCH ALSO FAILED AT 60,000 MILES. YET ANOTHER ITEM I AM FINDING IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL, MAKE AND YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422574August 30, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
EVERYTIME I FILL UP WITH FUEL MY FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY, MY GAS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. ONCE I DRIVE ABOUT 50 MILES AND RESTART A TIME OR TWO EVERYTHING GOES BACK TO NORMAL. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A FEW MONTHS. FROM READING ON TRAILVOY.COM IT APPEARS TO BE VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422528August 29, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2006 TRAILBLAZER HAS A FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM. IT WILL NOT READ THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF FUEL AND IS STARTING TO CAUSE PROBLEMS TO START. AND WHEN IT GETS REALLY BAD ENGINE PERFORMANCE ALSO SLOWS DOWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422328August 28, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
SAME THING YOU HAVE READ BEFORE IM SURE. 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER W/ THE SENDING UNIT PROBLEM (GAS GUAGE NOT WORKING).HAPPENED @ ABOUT 42000 MILES JUST OUT OF WARRANTY.IN 2007 THE NEW WARR. WENT TO 100000MI.SEEING MANY COMPLAINTS HERE AND EVERYWHERE RE: THIS PROBLEM AND GOT THE "SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJ.#10054A AFTER DOING MY OWN RESEARCH. DEALER KNEW NOTHING ABOUT IT .ALSO WANTS ME TO SPEND MONEY TO PROVE WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN VERIFIED OVER AND OVER AND THEY ARE OBVIOUSLY TAKING SOME RESPONSABILTY @ A 50% ..WHAT??? IT'S YOUR DEFAULT, YOU FIX IT. OH YEAH NOT EVEN A MENTION OF WHAT THAT 50% MIGHT BE PARTS AND LABOR. CAN SOMEONE ANSWER EVEN THAT??NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT,CONSEQUENCES? HOW BOUT RUNNING OUT OF GAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND GETTING RAN OVER BY A TRUCK.TOTAL FAILURE OF GAS GUAGE. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421442August 25, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL SENDING UNIT IS NOT ACCURATE AND IS FAILING TO REGISTER CORRECTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421529August 25, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTION. NEED RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. SEVERAL PEOPLE ONLINE HAVE SAME PROBLEM. VERY UNSAFE FORM DAUGHTER AND GRANDDAUGHTER SHOULD THEY RUN OUT OF GAS. WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS FIXED BY THE COMPANY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421378August 24, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I WAS RUNNING LOW ON GAS SO I PULLED OVER TO A GAS STATION. FILLED UP, STARTED TO PULL AWAY, SAW THAT MY FUEL GAUGE WAS STILL READING EMPTY. GAUGE SLOWLY STARTED TO READ FULL AS I WAS DRIVING. PROBLEM PERSISTED NEXT TIME I FILLED UP. THE PROBLEM EVENTUALLY GOT WORSE AND THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING TILL I HAD TO HAVE THE DEALER FIX IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10420795August 20, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN DRIVING, NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD BE MOVING TOWARD THE EMPTY POSITION. WHEN I STOP TO REFUEL( GAUGE READ 1/2 TANK) ENDED UP PUTTING 20 GALLONS IN IT. WENT TO DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID FUEL GAUGE SENSOR WAS BAD. I HAD IT REPLACED.THE VEHICLE HAD 52,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10420416August 17, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AT 61000 MILES, VEHICLE'S FUEL LEVEL GAUGE BEGAN BEHAVING ERRATICALLY. UPON FILLING TANK THE GAUGE WOULD READ "EMPTY". AFTER A FEW DAYS INDICATOR WOULD GO UP TO 3/4 FULL THEN WOULD DROP TO "EMPTY" THE NEXT DAY. VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GAS UNEXPECTEDLY ON INTERSTATE DURING RUSH HOUR WHERE I HAD TO COAST ACROSS 3 BUSY LANES TO THE SHOULDER. HAD VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHICH RETURNED "FUEL SENDER" FAULTY. REPLACEMENT ESTIMATE OVER $400! I DECLINED AS I AM A RETIRED SENIOR CITIZEN ON A FIXED INCOME. WILL ATTEMPT TO USE ODOMETER TO GUESS FUEL LEVEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419517August 15, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, MY GAS GAUGE HAS REGISTERED "EMPTY" REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH GAS WAS IN THE TANK. ALSO, THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT PERIODICALLY COMES ON IN THE DASHBOARD MESSAGE CENTER. I CANNOT TELL IF THIS IS RELATED TO THE FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTION OR IF THERE IS ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT NEEDS ATTENTION. THIS HAS RESULTED IN A GREAT DEAL OF INCONVENIENCE, ANXIETY, AND BIG SAFETY CONCERNS. MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY CAR ONE WEEK WHILE HERS WAS BEING REPAIRED. SHE RAN OUT OF GAS AND WAS STRANDED UNTIL ANOTHER FAMILY MEMBER COULD LEAVE WORK TO COME HELP HER. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER FROM WHOM I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, I WAS TOLD THE GAS TANK WOULD NEED TO BE REMOVED TO REPAIR THE DYSFUNCTIONAL SENSOR (AT A COST OF $500 TO $600). I CAN SEE THAT THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM IN SEVERAL MODEL YEARS OF THIS SAME VEHICLE AND GENERAL MOTORS HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE OF THE MANUFACTURER TO CORRECT THE DEFECT DESPITE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS AND SAFETY CONCERNS IS UNACCEPTABLE. I TRUST THE U.S. DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION WILL ACT TO ORDER GM TO RECALL AFFECTED VEHICLES FOR APPROPRIATE REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10420255August 15, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IT WOULD FLUCTUATE CONSTANTLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419156August 12, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT ACCURATELY SHOW CORRECT LEVEL. WHEN FUEL TANK IS FILLED IT SHOWS EMPTY, THEN CONSTANTLY SHOWS DIFFERENT LEVELS OR EMPTY. THE ONLY WAY TO KNOW ABOUT HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE TANK IS BY TRACKING MILEAGE AND THAT IS NOT ALWAYS ACCURATE. THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL YOU HAVE AND COULD POTENTIALLY RUN OUT OF FUEL IN REMOTE OR DANGEROUS AREAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419186August 12, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE STOPPED READING ACCURATELY. I STARTED MONITORING MY FUEL BY MILEAGE BECAUSE I COULD NOT AFFORD THE $1000 REPLACEMENT COST. I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, TRIED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN, AND THE CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY MULTIPLE CARS AND I BLOCKED TRAFFIC IN ALL DIRECTIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418540August 11, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE REGISTERS EMPTY EVEN AFTER FILLING THE TANK FULL. HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE DEAD OF WINTER. VERY DANGEROUS. THE GAS GAUGE GOES ALL OVER THE PLACE AND YOU NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS YOU HAVE IN. VERY FRUSTRATING. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL CONSIDERING THE NUMBER OF CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS THAT IT HAS HAPPENED TO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418588August 11, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT DISPLAY AN ACCURATE READING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT NEVER KNEW HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE VEHICLE. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. NEITHER THE DEALER, NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. UPDATED 09/21/11*LJ UPDATED 10/03/11
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No
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Deaths:
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