Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2007)

782 consumer complaints on file.

#10398760May 3, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE READING OF EMPTY. AS THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE, THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE BEGAN TO RISE AND DISPLAY VARIOUS READINGS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS ALWAYS INACCURATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL GAUGE OR FLOAT MECHANISM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000. UPDATED 5/24/11 *CN
Crash:
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Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398768May 3, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT SUBMITTED AN EMAIL AND REQUESTED THAT THE OFFICIAL IVOQ BE WRITTEN VERBATIM TO THE EMAIL: I HAVE A 2007 TRAILER BLAZER AND HAD THESE PROBLEMS FOR 2 YEARS. GAS GAUGE WOULD SHOW 1/4 TO 1/2 TANK BUT RAN OUT OF FUEL TWICE. GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY ALL THE TIME NOW. SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID IT'S A BAD SENSOR IN TANK AND WILL COST $ 800.00 TO FIX. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH GM FOR 3 OR 4 YEARS. 1,000'S OF COMPLAINTS ON DIFFERENT FORUMS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 09/27/11 *BF UPDATED 10/11/11
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399041May 3, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE READS INACCURATELY. STATES MORE FUEL THAN WHAT IS IN TANK. CAN CAUSE VEHICLE TO STALL WHEN DRIVING
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#10398524May 2, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WITH A FAULTY GAS GAUGE. THE GAUGE WILL SHOW HOW MUCH FUEL THERE IS AND THEN IT WILL SLOWLY GO DOWN TO "E". I HAVE TO KEEP RECORDS OF HOW MUCH FUEL THAT I PUT INTO THE VEHICLE SO THAT I DO NOT RUN OUT OF GAS. THIS VEHICLE ALSO HAS A FAULTY HORN, WHERE I NEED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL FOR THE HORN TO FUNCTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398530May 2, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING. RESULTED IN STALLED VEHICLE. GAUGE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY WORK. NOW IT NO LONGER REGISTERS ANY FUEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398521May 2, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AFTER MOVING HALFWAY ACROSS THE COUNTRY, I NOTICED THAT MY FUEL GAUGE WOULD SAY IT WAS FULL FOR WAY TOO LONG, THEN AT ABOUT 3/4 TANK, DROP BASICALLY TO EMPTY. AFTER ABOUT 3 MONTHS, THE GAUGE BEGAN TO NEVER REPORT THAT IT HAD ANYTHING IN IT. TO THIS DAY, IT NEVER READS ANYTHING OTHER THAN EMPTY, WITH THE WARNING LIGHT ON AND THE INITIAL WARNING ON THE DASH STATING THAT THE FUEL IS LOW. NO CHANGES TO THE CAR'S NORMAL USAGE WERE MADE. THE FAILURE HAS NEVER CORRECTED. I HAVE NOT HAD THE FUEL GAUGE REPAIRED OR REPLACED BECAUSE IT IS A COSTLY FIX, AND I CAN DO THE MATH TO KNOW WHEN I NEED TO FILL UP BASED ON MILEAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398574May 2, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GAS AS A RESULT OF A DEFECTIVE FUEL GAUGE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399020May 2, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
A COUPLE MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT MY USED SUV I NOTICED THE GAS GAUGE JUMPING AROUND. SOMETIMES IT WOULD READ APPROPRIATE (GUESSING NOW) AND SOMETIMES IT WOULDN'T MOVE OFF 'E'. THE GAUGE JUMPED AROUND FOR A COUPLE WEEKS THEN JUST QUIT WORKING. I HAD TO START KEEPING TRACK OF MY MILEAGE ON PAPER SO I COULD GUESSTIMATE WHEN TO PUT GAS IN. I GOT A QUOTE ON FIXING THIS ISSUE AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST ME BETWEEN $400-$800 TO FIX. I CALLED THE DEALER I BOUGHT SUV FROM AND ASKED THEM IF THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY TOLD ME FLAT OUT 'NO'. THEY TOLD ME I COULD BRING IT IN AND HAVE IT FIXED AND PAY FOR IT BUT THEY WOULDN'T STAND BEHIND IT. I WAS ON MY OWN. SINCE I COULDN'T AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED I HAD TO DRIVE IT THIS WAY FOR MONTHS, ALWAYS WRITING DOWN MILEAGE AND GAS FILL-UPS. I FINALLY HAD THIS REPAIRED ON 1/11/11 - IT COST ME $379.83 TO GET IT FIXED. I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD'VE BEEN RESPONSIBLE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS PLACES ABOUT THE '07 TRAILBLAZERS HAVING THIS PROBLEM, ALONG WITH CONFIRMATION FROM THE GARAGE THAT "THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE '07 TRAILBLAZER". THE DEALER I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE FROM WOULDN'T RETURN MY PHONE CALLS OR INQUIRIES ABOUT HOW TO REPORT THE PROBLEM OR ANYTHING, THEY JUST SHRUGGED THEIR SHOULDERS AND DIDN'T CARE AND I HAD ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 3 MONTHS...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398600May 2, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL GAUGE READS WRONG. I HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS MULTIPLE TIMES BECAUSE THE GAUGE READS HAVING MORE FUEL IN THE TANK THAN IT DOES. SOMETIMES THE GAUGE WILL READ FULL THEN GO TO EMPTY AND BACK AGAIN WITHIN A FEW MILES OF DRIVING. I'M AFRAID TO GO ON ANY LONG TRIPS BECAUSE OF THE FEAR OF RUNNING OUT OF GAS. IT HAPPENED TO ME IN AN INTERSECTION AND WAS ALMOST T-BONED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO SWERVE AND AVOID A COLLISION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398612May 2, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
STARTED NOTICING THAT WHEN I WOULD FILL UP, IT WOULD SHOW THAT I WAS EMPTY. THEN AFTER PUTTING ABOUT 40 MILES ON THE TANK OF FUEL IT WOULD START SHOWING CORRECTLY. I DEALT WITH THIS FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND THEN IT SHOWED THAT I HAD A 1/4 TANK OF FUEL BUT I ACTUALLY RAN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. AFTER THAT I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND IT WAS $300 TO REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398647May 2, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY FUEL GAUGE HAS QUIT WORKING. IT STARTED OUT AS A SPORADIC PROBLEM, NEVER SHOWING THE CORRECT FUEL LEVEL. NOW, IT HAS QUIT WORKING COMPLETELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399021May 2, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I PURCHASED MY 2007 TRAILBLAZER IN AUGUST 2007. STARTING AROUND MARCH 2009, THE GAS GAUGE BEGAN FAILING. I WOULD FILL THE TANK BUT THE GAUGE WOULD ONLY REGISTER HALF A TANK. EVENTUALLY, THE GAUGE COMPLETELY QUIT WORKING AND SITS ON EMPTY ALL OF THE TIME. AS A RESULT OF THIS EQUIPMENT FAILURE/DEFECT, MY VEHICLE DIED ONCE BECAUSE I DID NOT KNOW I WAS OUT OF FUEL. BECAUSE MY VEHICLE HAD JUST GONE OUT OF WARRANTY (50,000 MILES), IT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE DEALER AND I COULD NOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THE GAUGE, OR FUEL SENSOR, WHATEVER THE PROBLEM MAY BE. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE TO FOLLOW THE NUMBER OF MILES I PUT ON THE VEHICLE PER FILL UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398686May 2, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE READING INACCURATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398398May 1, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER THAT HAS A FAULTY FUEL GAUGE. AFTER A FILL UP THE GAUGE READS FULL FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES AND THEN READS EMPTY AND I GET A CHIME AND FUEL WARNING LIGHT. I CANNOT RELY ON THIS EQUIPMENT AND FEAR RUNNING OUT OF GAS AND CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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