Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2006)

1,347 consumer complaints on file.

#10364017November 4, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I BOUGHT A 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IN JANUARY 2009. ONCE I REACHED ABOUT 40,000 MILES, I STOPPED TO GET GAS AND AFTER I FILLED UP, MY LIGHT INDICATING I NEEDED GAS CAME ON (IT WAS NOT ON PRIOR TO GETTING GAS). I KNEW I HAD GAS SO I KEPT DRIVING; MY ENGINE LIGHT THEN CAME ON. BOTH OF THEM HAVE NOW BEEN ON FOR OVER A YEAR. IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE SENSOR, I NEED A $500 PART! I KEEP TRACK OF MY MILEAGE AND FILL UP EVERY 250 MILES. LAST WEEK, MY CAR JUST SHUT DOWN, WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A HILL WITH MY TWO CHILDREN, I WAS APPARENTLY OUT OF GAS. WE NEARLY CRASHED INTO MULTIPLE VEHICLES! I HAVE SEEN THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THE SAME PROBLEMS IN THIS VEHICLE AND I BELIEVE IT SHOULD DEFINITELY BE RECALLED. I LEARNED WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN SOMEONE THINKS THERE IS GAS IN THE TANK AND THERE IS NOT... I HAD TO TURN ON MY 4 WAYS AND HONK THE HORN BECAUSE I HAD NO BRAKES, NO STEERING, ETC... I HAD TO USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP AND HAD TO TELL MY 10 YEAR OLD TO HANG ON AND COVER HIS 2 YEAR OLD BROTHER!!! THE FACT THAT CHEVY HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF THIS AND DONE NOTHING MAKES ME SICK! MY ENTIRE FAMILY WAS IN DANGER... THANK YOU! *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364065November 4, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE ADDED FUEL TO THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD DISPLAY THAT IT WAS FULL AND THEN MOVE BACK TO EMPTY. HE NOTICED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN HE ADDED FUEL TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000. UPDATED 02/17/11*LJ UPDATED 02/28/11
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364608November 2, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS GAUGE QUIT WORKING. WE NEED A RECALL.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10363632November 1, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND THE GAS GAUGE QUIT WORKING AND THE LIGHT STAYS ON THE WHOLE TIME. DEALERSHIPS WANT $600.00 TO REPAIR IT AND IT ALSO HAPPENED AS MY WARRANTY EXPIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363410October 31, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN I FILL UP MY GAS TANK IN MY 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER MY FUEL GAUGE BRIEFLY SHOWS THAT IT IS FULL. WITHIN MINUTES OF DRIVING, THE FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY WITH A WARNING LIGHT ONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363009October 30, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE ON 2006 TRAILBLAZER SPONTANEOUSLY HAS FAILED. WITHOUT WARNING APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS AGO AFTER FILLING UP MY FUEL TANK THE GAS GAUGE STILL READS EMPTY. THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS FAILURE IS WITHOUT SETTING MY TRIP MILEAGE I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH GAS IS IN MY VEHICLE, IT IS AN UNSAFE GUESSING GAME, AND COULD BE DOING FURTHER DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. THE ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR FOR THIS IS APPROX $800.00, THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD, BUT OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362882October 29, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR UNRELIABLE. AFTER REFUELING, FUEL QUANTITY INDICATES EMPTY, FUEL LOW LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED AND "CHECK ENGINE" WARNING PRESENT -- OBDS DECODES AS FUEL SENDING PROBLEM. GAUGE INTERMITTENTLY STARTS WORKING NORMALLY AFTER FUEL LEVEL IS REDUCED BY AN ESTIMATED 3-4 GALLONS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SUBSEQUENTLY CLEARS AS FAULT HISTORY CYCLES. HOWEVER, GAUGE MUST BE ASSUMED TO BE UNRELIABLE. INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS THIS HAS BECOME AN INCREASINGLY FREQUENT OCCURRENCE FOR 2005-2006 MODEL YEARS. [THIS REPORT SUPPORTS NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : DP10001 ]. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362810October 28, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING. IT APPEARS TO BE THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. THIS WEBSITE IS FULL OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE, SOMEONE NEEDS TO MAKE THEM DO SOMETHING HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-TRAILBLAZER/TH8JI6TEPO3VRJI3D. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362586October 27, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
IN A 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER, THE GAS PEDAL SOMETIMES DOES NOT WORK, CONCERNED ABOUT PEDAL NOT WORKING IN AN INTERSECTION OR ANYWHERE. TOOK IN FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD COMPUTER HAS NO REPORT OF IT HAPPENING. DON'T KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING IT AND DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX. HAVE HEARD SEVERAL SAME SITUATIONS BUT NO FIXES. VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY AND MY LIFE AND OTHERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362725October 27, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL SENSOR AND/OR SENDING UNIT INSTALLED IN THE 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT IS DEFECTIVE. INITIALLY, THE NEEDLE BOBBLES BETWEEN THE ACTUAL FUEL LEVEL AND EMPTY BUT EVENTUALLY SITS AT THE EMPTY READING DESPITE THE ACTUAL FUEL LEVEL. THE DEFECT, WHICH SHOULD BE RECALLED, COULD RESULT IN THE VEHICLE RUNNING OUT OF FUEL, STALLING OUT AND POSSIBLE REAR ENDING BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS AND IT IS EVIDENT IN SEVERAL BLOGS THAT THE AVERAGE COST TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS $800.00. IT IS ALSO CLEARLY A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AS EVIDENCED BY SEVERAL INTERNET BLOGS AND DEALERSHIP CONFIRMATIONS. PLEASE INITIATE A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362386October 26, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS GAUGE READING NOT CORRECT.IT WILL READ THE CORRECT LEVEL THEN DROP TO EMPTY. GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK ANY MORE READS EMPTY ALL THE TIME IT IS A 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND DOING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET THERE ARE NUMEROUS CHEVYS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE A PERSON COULD RUN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A INTERSECTION OR WHEN TURNING ON A ROAD OR MERGING WITH TRAFFIC...... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362107October 24, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE INOPERATABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362152October 24, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FUEL GAUGE INOPERABLE- STAYS ON E. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361729October 22, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL SENSOR IN 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER GIVES ERRATIC AND FALSE READINGS CAUSING ME TO BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS MORE GAS THAN THERE ACTUALLY WAS. I RAN OUT OF GAS AT THE INTERCHANGE OF 2 BUSY FREEWAYS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361754October 22, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FAULTY GAS GAUGES IN 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS GAUGE ONLY READS EMPTY ALL THE TIME. VEHICLE IS 4 YRS OLD WITH 33K MILES. I FILLED A COMPLAINT WITH CHEVROLET AND MY DEALERSHIP. COMPLAINTS ARE ALL OVER THE INTERNET ON THIS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361200October 19, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FILLED MY TANK UP WITH GAS AND IT READ EMPTY. THE GAS LEVEL SENSOR DOES NOT WORK, I HAVE TO CALCULATE MY MILEAGE AND HAVE BEEN STRANDED WITH NO GAS ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY TWICE WHILE I WAS PREGNANT AND HAD AN INFANT IN THE TRAILBLAZER WITH ME. NOT SAFE AND I THINK THAT IF THERE ARE AS MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ CHEVY HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL, YET ALL OF THERE 05 AND 06 MODELS HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361271October 19, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE TRAVELING 15-20 MPH THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO HER FACE AND RIGHT ARM. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 79000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10361306October 19, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. IT ONLY HAS 34,000 MILES ON IT. TONIGHT AFTER I FILLED THE GAS TANK, THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON SAYING THERE WAS NO FUEL. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND THAT ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT COSTS ABOUT $800 TO GET IT FIXED. I CANNOT AFFORD $800 TO FIX SOMETHING THAT SHOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM IN THE FIRST PLACE. I LOVE MY TRAILBLAZER, BUT RIGHT NOW, I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. PLEASE MAKE CHEVY FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360972October 17, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT GAS TANK SHOWS EMPTY EVEN WHEN THE TANK IS FULL WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE 700.00 TO FIX THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL THE TRAILBLAZER ONLY HAS 48,000 MILE SON IT. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360605October 15, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING. ONLY 34K MILES ON THE CAR AND BOUGHT BRAND NEW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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