Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2006)

1,347 consumer complaints on file.

#10346447July 31, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I OWN A 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND THE GAS GAUGE HAS STOPPED WORKING. APPARENTLY CHEVY IS AWARE OF THIS AND IT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO A LOT OF VEHICLES IN 2005-2006 YEARS. AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME THEY HAVE REPAIRED MANY AND IT WOULD COST ABOUT $800. IF THEY KNOW THE SENSOR GOES BAD AND HAVE REPAIRED IT SEVERAL TIMES - IS IT NOT A VALID RECALL PROBLEM? IF YOU GOOGLE THE PROBLEM YOU CAN SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM GOING TO WATCH THE MILEAGE FOR NOW AND DO FILL UPS AS NEEDED BY MILEAGE. I AM NOT IN A POSITION TO PUT OUT THAT KIND OF MONEY FOR A WELL RECOGNIZED PROBLEM. I TRAVEL THE COUNTRY BY VEHICLE AND NEED TO HAVE A DEPENDABLE VEHICLE. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE 5 MONTHS AGO AND OF COURSE IT STARTED RIGHT AFTER MY WARRANTY WAS THROUGH. OF COURSE, I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THAT IS WHEN THEY INFORMED THAT IT HAPPENS QUITE FREQUENTLY AND THAT THE GAS TANK HAS TO BE DROPPED AND THE SENSOR REPLACED - TIMELY AND COSTLY. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346101July 29, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
BAD FUEL LEVEL SENSOR MAKES THE GAS GAUGE SHOW EMPTY UPON FILLING THE TANK UNTIL THE FUEL LEVEL IN THE TANK FALLS TO A SUFFICIENT LEVEL TO CAUSE THE GAUGE TO DISPLAY ERRATIC AND FALSE READINGS. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE WHICH CONTINUES TO BE A CONSTANT PROBLEM. FUEL LEVEL NOW MUST BE ESTIMATED THROUGH THE USE OF THE TRIP ODOMETER. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10346124July 29, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE WOULD NOT REGISTER THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000.
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No
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0
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0
#10345910July 28, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR SHUTS DOWN WITH NO POWER WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THEN THERE IS A TWO MINUTE DELAY BEFORE YOU CAN CRANK IT OVER AND START IT AGAIN. THEN IT MAY SHUT DOWN AGAIN ANOTHER HALF MILE UP THE ROAD... AND THE PROCESS REPEATS. THIS IS AFTER NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS: SUCH AS FAILED GAS GAUGE, WATER PUMP, WIPER MALFUNCTIONS, LOCK AND WINDOW PROBLEMS..ECT. ANYTHING ELECTRICAL IS BEING AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM BUT THE SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING IS VERY UNSAFE DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR REAR END ACCIDENT. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343928July 19, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE FUEL GAUGE STAYED ON EMPTY AFTER FUEL WAS ADDED TO THE VEHICLE. AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE FUEL GAUGE BEGAN TO MOVE TOWARD THE FULL FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER OR LOCAL MECHANIC. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000. UPDATED 09/15/10. *LJ UPDATED 09/16/10*JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343861July 18, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE READING EMPTY AFTER FILL UP THEN AS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY STARTS READING FUEL LEVEL IN CITY GOES BACK TO EMPTY. WHILE RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET FOUND THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL LEVELING SENSOR IN THE TANK. THIS COULD BE A SAFETY PROBLEM SINCE IT IS A COMBINATION OF MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS THAT MAKE THIS WORK. I WILL BE REPAIRING MYSELF BUT GM NEEDS TO REMEDY THIS FOR SO MANY OTHERS. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343757July 17, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND TODAY IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE SEEMING ALL TO FAMILIAR FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAILURE. I AM WONDERING WHAT THE STATUS IS ON THE INVESTIGATION INTO THIS ISSUE, AND IF A RECALL WILL IN FACT BE ISSUED? NHTSA DEFECT INVESTIGATION #DP10001. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342649July 12, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I OWN A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER THAT HAS A FUEL GAUGE ISSUE. WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO MY ENGINE STALLED WITH THE FUEL GAUGE READING ONE QUARTER OF A TANK. COME TO FIND OUT I WAS OUT OF FUEL. CURRENTLY THE FUEL GAUGE CONSTANTLY READS EMPTY WITH THE FUEL LIGHT ON EVEN AFTER FILLING THE TANK. I BELIEVE THE INABILITY TO CORRECTLY KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE IS QUITE A SAFETY ISSUE. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY OF THE 2006 TRAILBLAZERS. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342550July 11, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT IT IS THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. HOWEVER, IN THE MIDST OF THIS THE SUV RAIN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. I WAS NEARLY HIT BY A TRACTOR TRAILER. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE COST ME MY LIFE AS I HAD NO WAY OF KNOWING THAT I WAS RUNNING OUT OF GAS BECAUSE THE GAS GAUGE IS NOT WORKING. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THOUSANDS OF CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS FROM 2002 THROUGH 2008 ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. I FOUND THIS BY DOING A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH. I BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE IT IS NOT COVERED BY ANY WARRANTIES BUT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH TRAILBLAZERS AND ENVOYS. IN ADDITION TO THE CURRENT ISSUE, I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PASS SAFETY INSPECTION IN GA WITHOUT PAYING THE $600 TO GET THIS FIXED. MY INSPECTION IS COMING UP IN AUGUST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341973July 8, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FUEL GAUGE HAS FAILED. AT ANY GIVEN TIME, I AM UNCERTAIN OF THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN MY GAS TANK. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER, THEY SAID THEY WOULD DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM FOR $99, AND THE REPAIR COULD COST $600 - $800. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY GM AS PART OF A RECALL. SINCE I COULD RUN OUT OF GAS AT ANY TIME, IT IS OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341292July 2, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL PUMP REGISTERS EMPTY ALL THE TIME, INTERMITTENT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (ESPECIALLY JUST AFTER REFUELING). AUTO WILL NOT PASS EMISSION INSPECTION DUE TO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. STARTED JUST AFTER WARRANTY RAN OUT. BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 16000 MILES ON IT IN 2006. HAVE RECENTLY RUN OUT OF GAS VERY SUDDENLY, CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN A HIGH TRAFFIC INTERSECTION. GAUGING GAS BY MILEAGE IS VERY INACCURATE DUE TO HEAT FLUCTUATION, AIR CONDITIONING USE, ETC. NO RECALL? 1000'S OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340902July 1, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL GAUGE IN MY 2006 CHEVY TRAIL BLAZER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY AND FLUCTUATES BETWEEN EMPTY AND HALF FULL OVER 12 MONTHS AGO. THIS IS A PERMANENT CONDITION. MY CAR ONLY HAD 42K MILES ON IT - THE WARRANTY WAS OVER AT 35K. OTHER CHEVY OWNERS OF TRAILBLAZERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM FOLLOWED BY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE DEALER STATED THE "FIX" WOULD COST 900 DOLLARS. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND SILVERADO MODELS FOR SEVERAL YEARS. I WAS TOLD THE SILVERADO WAS UNDER A RECALL BECAUSE THE SPEEDOMETER WAS AFFECTED ALONG WITH THE FUEL GAUGE. BUT THAT THE TRAILBLAZERS WERE NOT UNDER RECALL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AS ONE CAN EASILY RUN OUT OF FUEL IN TRAFFIC OR BE DISABLED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT WARNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340952July 1, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZERS ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. CHEVROLET KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY KNOW THAT LOTS AND LOTS OF THEIR TRAILBLAZERS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY WITH THE FUEL SENSORS AND ARE CHARGING PEOPLE $800-$1,000 TO FIX A PROBLEM THEY SHOULD RECALL. MY TRAILBLAZER HAS APPROXIMATELY 76,000 MILES AND THE FUEL GAUGE BROKE YESTERDAY. THIS IS A CONCERN BECAUSE YOU CAN NOT TELL WHEN YOU ARE LOW IN GAS. WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, YOU COULD CAUSE OR BE IN AN ACCIDENT IF YOUR CAR RUNS OUT OF GAS GOING DOWN A BUSY INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH NOT KNOWING IF YOU HAVE SUFFICIENT FUEL OR NOT. GM SHOULD RECALL THE TRAILBLAZERS SINCE SO MANY OF THE VEHICLES HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS GAUGE. FUEL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS ARE DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340955July 1, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FRONT AXLE OF 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER BECAME UNATTACHED FROM THE TRANSFER CASE. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10340978July 1, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 TRAILBLAZER'S FUEL SENSOR DIED. THEREFORE IT IS NO LONGER POSSIBLE TO TELL HOW MUCH GAS IS IN YOUR TANK UNLESS YOU USE YOUR TRIP METER. I HAVE READ THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM YET THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET ISSUED A RECALL. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS REPAIR WILL COST A MINIMUM OF $800 AND I WOULD RATHER NOT HAVE TO PAY IT IF IT IS THE FAULT OF THE MANUFACTURER. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341043July 1, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LS AND I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL GAUGE SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT IT (USED). NOT KNOWING WHAT KIND OF MILEAGE I CAN GET I MUST GUESS WHEN TO GET FUEL. I HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS A FEW TIMES SINCE THIS HAS STARTED AND I WORRY ABOUT RUNNING OUT WHILE ON A HIGHWAY AND LOSING CONTROL DUE TO NOT HAVING POWER. FROM THE SEARCHES I HAVE DONE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE TRAILBLAZER. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10340804June 30, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT FUEL GAUGE SENSOR FAILED AT 48000 MILES RESULTING WITH NO WAY OF KNOWING HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE TANK WHICH COULD RESULT IN ENGINE STALLING AND/OR REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER OR PULLING OUT ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND BROAD SIDED. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340807June 30, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS GAUGE DOES NOT READ GAS LEVELS CORRECTLY. WHEN FULL, GAUGE SHOWS AT EMPTY AND LEVELS OFF AFTER APPROX 20-40 MILES AFTER DRIVING. THEREAFTER, GAUGE RANDOMLY GOES UP AND DOWN. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340832June 30, 2010
STRUCTURE
THE GLUE THAT HOLDS THE REAR WINDOW ON THE VEHICLE SEPARATES FROM THE WINDOW, CAUSING THE WINDOW TO BLOW OUT. WE NOTICED THE WINDOW WAS LOPSIDED SO WE OPENED IT AND FOUND THAT ONE SIDE OF THE WINDOW HAD COME UNGLUED. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING AND THEY SAID IT COULDN'T BE REGLUED - IT WOULD HAVE TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. CHEVY WON'T COVER IT BECAUSE IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY. WE LEFT AND HE CALLED US WITH THE QUOTE OF $1000 FOR REPLACEMENT. JUST A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE ENTIRE WINDOW BLEW OUT. IT SHATTERED GLASS ALL OVER THE ROAD AND VEHICLE, EVEN HITTING US IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD. LUCKILY OUR DAUGHTER WAS NOT IN THE CAR. THE PLASTIC COVER THAT SITS OVER THE TOP OF THE WINDOW FLEW OFF THE BACK AND INTO TRAFFIC. THERE WAS A CAR BEHIND US BUT THERE WASN'T MUCH TRAFFIC SO THEY MANAGED TO AVOID BEING HIT. NO ONE WAS HURT WHEN IT EXPLODED BUT IT COULD VERY EASILY HAVE HURT SOMEONE IN THE BACK SEAT OR IN VEHICLES BEHIND US. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340703June 29, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
I OWN A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT, DURING THE SUMMER HEAT I OPENED THE TOP PART OF THE BACK HATCH (THE GLASS AREA) AND THE ENTIRE LEFT SIDE OF THE HATCH DETACHED FROM THE CAR, LIFTING THE PLASTIC MOLDING ON TOP OF THE VEHICLE HOLDING THE 3RD BRAKE LIGHT. THE BOTTOM PART OF THIS "HINGE" WAS ONLY ATTACHED WITH AN ADHESIVE WHICH OBVIOUSLY MELTED FROM THE FLORIDA HEAT AND DISASSEMBLED. AT THIS POINT I CAN NO LONGER LIFT THE BACK GLASS OR THE ENTIRE REAR HATCH. CHEVROLET WILL NOT REPAIR OR COMPENSATE US FOR REPAIR OF THIS ISSUE AS THE VEHICLE IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY STATED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM ON SOME TAHOES, YUKONS AND TRAILBLAZERS AND IT WOULD COST AROUND $1700 TO FIX THIS "DEFECT". *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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