Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2006)

1,347 consumer complaints on file.

#10417943August 8, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT READING PROPERLY. WHENEVER THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD DISPLAY AN EMPTY READING. AFTER WAITING A FEW DAYS, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD ADJUST TO A PROPER READING, BUT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE BEGAN AFTER THE DEALER FLUSHED THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418750August 7, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL LEVEL SENSOR HAS FAILED. FUEL GUAGE SHOWING EMPTY ALL THE TIME. ALSO CAUSING "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" TO BE ILLUMINATED ALL OF THE TIME. HAD CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FAULT READ, AND WAS TOLD THAT CODE INDICATES IT IS BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY FUEL LEVEL READING, AND THAT WHEN INSPECTION IS DUE IN MARCH OF 2012, IF THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR IS NOT REPLACED ELIMINATING CHECK ENGINE FAULT, THE VEHICLE WILL FAIL NYS EMISSION TEST AND THEREFORE NYS SAFETY INSPECTION.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417737August 6, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE READ THOUSAND'S OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ONLINE. I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER THAT NEEDS AN IMMEDIATE RECALL TO GET THIS SITUATION FIXED. MANY 05-08 TRAILBLAZERS HAVE A FAULTY FUEL INDICATOR GAUGE THAT GIVES FALSE READINGS ON HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE VEHICLE. ON MY SPECIFIC 2006 CHEV TRAILBLAZER SITS ON EMPTY AFTER I COMPLETELY FILL THE TANK. IT ALSO MOVES AROUND FROM EMPTY, HALF FULL, ALMOST FULL, THEN DOWN TO EMPTY AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. BETWEEN MY SPOUSE AND MYSELF WE HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS 4 TIMES SO FAR, ONCE WHILE ON THE FREEWAY. THIS IS A PUBLIC SAFETY HAZARD. *TT
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416822August 3, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT
FIRST - RELAY RESISTOR MODULE FOR MANUAL HEATING/HVAC. CERTAIN BLOWER SETTINGS DO NOT WORK IN 2006 TRAILBLAZER. THIS SAME PROBLEM IS A RECALL FOR 2004 CHEVY SILVERADOS. WILL THIS BE A RECALL FOR THE TRAILBLAZER AS WELL? SECOND - GAS GAUGE HAVE FAILED AND DOES NOT WORK. I KNOW OF 3 OTHERS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS? *KB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416681August 2, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
FUEL GAUGE IN 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON HIGHWAY. WAS STRANDED ON HIGHWAY UNTIL HELP ARRIVED WITH FUEL TO REFILL VEHICLE. NOW FUEL GAUGE IN TRAILBLAZER SHOWS EMPTY AT ALL TIMES EVEN AFTER A FILL UP. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE DUE TO CAR JUST BEING OUT OF WARRANTY AND HIGH PRICE OF FIX. CURRENTLY HAVE TO GUESS ON FUEL LEVELS BY KEEPING TRACK OF MILEAGE. *KB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416755August 2, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL IN THE CAR AND THEN THE HIGH SETTING ON THE AIR FAN SPEED STOPPED WORKING. THEN ABOUT A MONTH LATER THE SECOND TO HIGHEST SPEED STOPPED WORKING ALSO. I OPENED MY GLOVE WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND THEN THE HIGHEST SETTING STARTED WORKING AGAIN, THEN STOPPED WORKING A FEW MINUTES LATER. I LOOKED IN THE DASH BEHIND THE GLOVE BOX AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A CONNECTOR FOR THE FAN MOTOR CONTROLLER WAS HEATING UP AND STARTED MELTING. I CHECKED THE CONNECTION AND INSIDE THE CONNECTOR WAS BURNT AND BLACKENED. I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS ABOUT MY 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THEY SETUP AN APPOINTMENT AT THE NEAREST CHEVROLET DEALER AND HAD IT CHECKED. THEY FOUND THAT THE FAN MOTOR CONNECTOR WAS BAD AND THAT THE FAN MOTOR CONTROLLER WAS BAD ALSO, THEY CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS AND TOLD THEM IT WASN'T A DEFECT AND IT WAS NOT A SAFETY HAZARD. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THE CONNECTOR ALMOST CATCHING FIRE IS NOT A FIRE HAZARD OR A DEFECT. THEY WANTED TO REPLACE THE CONNECTOR AND THE MOTOR CONTROLLER. I DENIED THE SERVICE BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME $365.00 TO DO SO. WHEN I FOUND THE PARTS ELSEWHERE FOR $75.00 AND IM GOING TO DO THE REPAIRS MYSELF. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE BURNT CONNECTOR AND FAN MOTOR CONTROLLER. I WILL BE REPAIRING THE ISSUE ONCE THE PARTS ARE DELIVERED. I AM ALSO EXPERIENCING THE FUEL LEVEL PROBLEM ALSO , THE FUEL GAUGE SAYS ITS EMPTY WHEN I FILL IT UP. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416550August 1, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS. THE GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING OVER A YEAR AGO. AFTER CHECKING WITH THE CHEVROLET DEALER, THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON, WELL KNOWN PROBLEM. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416604August 1, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN MY 2006 TRAILBLAZER EXT. AFTER STOPPING AT THE STOP SIGN IN FRONT OF MY HOME, I PRESSED THE CENTER BUTTON ON THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE TO OPEN THE GARAGE DOOR AND PROCEEDED TO TURN RIGHT AS TO POSITION THE VEHICLE TO ALLOW FOR BACKING-UP ONTO MY DRIVEWAY AND INTO THE RIGHT PARKING HALF OF MY GARAGE. BUT AS I SHIFTED THE TRAILBLAZER INTO REVERSE, I BEGAN TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. I COULD FEEL THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SLIPPING, THE ENGINE WAS UNDER LOAD, AND IT WAS AS IF I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME I WAS PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. BUT, I ONLY USE MY RIGHT FOOT, AND MY LEFT FOOT WAS IN FRONT OF, AND AGAINST, THE DRIVERS SEAT, FAR AWAY FROM BOTH PEDALS. I LOOKED OVER TO THE PARKING BRAKE, BUT IT WAS COMPLETELY DOWN. USING THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER, I MADE CERTAIN THAT IS WAS NOT ENGAGED. THE BRAKE LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS NOT ON AT ANY TIME, NOR WAS THERE A WARNING FROM THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER (DIC), NOR WAS THERE ANY OTHER WARNING OR INDICATOR SHOWING THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. I STILL COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO MOVE. I PLACED THE TRANSMISSION INTO DRIVE, AND I COULD FEEL THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT, BUT AGAIN, I COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO MOVE. AND, THERE WAS A LOAD ON THE ENGINE AS IF I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME AS I WAS PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE BRAKE WAS NOT BEING PRESSED, AND MY LEFT FOOT WAS FAR AWAY FROM THE PEDALS. FINALLY, AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE, I FELT THAT THE CAR WAS 'LET GO', AND I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR NORMALLY ONTO MY DRIVEWAY AND INTO MY GARAGE, BUT I WAS SHAKING A BIT AND AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416433August 1, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
GAS GAUGE ON CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IS VERY INACCURATE. IT STOPS WORKING EACH TIME YOU FILL UP WITH GAS. THIS CAN BE FIXED BUT WILL COST $600. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415538July 28, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR FAILED AND THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD DISPLAY A READING OF EMPTY EVEN THOUGH FUEL WAS PRESENT WITHIN THE TANK. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415582July 28, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AROUND 40,000 MILES. READS EMPTY ALL THE TIME. 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. DIAGNOSED AS BAD FUEL LEVEL SENSOR....SHOCKING. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10414902July 24, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE GAS GAUGE ON MY 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER READ INCORRECTLY. THE PROBLEM JUST STARTED HAPPENING. THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN LIKE NORMAL AND NO WORK HAD BEEN DONE ON THE CAR. THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURING BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE $800 DOLLARS I WAS TOLD IT WOULD TAKE TO FIX THE PROBLEM OTHER PROBEM WAS NOTICED IN DECEMBER OF 2010. THE HEATER STOPPED WORKING. PRIOR TO THE HEATER STOP WORKING THE BLOWER STOPPED WORKING ON 5 THEN STOPPED WORKING ON 4 THEN IT JUST COMPLETLY STOPPED WORKING. I PULLED THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR OUT OF THE CARR AND NOTICED THAT THE CONNECTOR TO THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR PACK WAS MELTED TO THE CONNECTOR. I REMOVED SOME OF THE MELTED PLASTIC AND TRIED THE HEATER AGAIN AND ONE OF THE WIRES WAS GLOWING ORANGE WHEN THE HEATER WAS RUNNING. I REPLACED THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR AND MELTED CONNECTOR. ON APRIL 22, 2011 SPEED 5 ON THE BLOWER STOPPED WORKING. I PULLED THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR ON APRIL 27 2010. I NOTICED THE SAME PROBLEM WAS STARTING TO OCCUR AGAIN. THE TWO OF THE WIRES LEADING INTO THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR WERE MELTED TOGETHER. THIS CAR IS NOT DIVEN VERY FAR, PUTTING LESS THAN 5,000 MILES A YEAR ON IT. IS THE MELTING WIRES A PROBLEM THAT I SHOULD WORRY ABOUT? IS THIS CAR SAFE TO LET MY WIFE DRIVE WITH THE KIDS IN THE BACK? *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10414718July 22, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL GAUGE IN MY 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HAS BEEN ACTING ERRATICALLY. WITHIN A FEW MILES OF FILLING UP THE GAS TANK THE LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON. SOMETIMES IT WILL START WORKING AGAIN AND SOMETIMES IT WONT. THE SERVICE STATION SCANNED THE CHECK ENGINE CODES AND IT SHOWED A BAD FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. *TT
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10414749July 22, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN I WOULD FILE UP MY 2006 TRAIL BLAZER WITH GASOLINE, THE GAUGE WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY. NEVER KNEW FOR SURE HOW MUCH GAS I HAD. NOW FUEL GAGE DOES NOT WORK AT ALL AN D PERIODICALLY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. HAVE HAD IT TESTED AND IT COMES UP AS ISSUES WITH FUEL GAGE. *TT
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413915July 21, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER (2006) FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. GIVES NO INDICATION OF AMOUNT OF FUEL IN TANK. *KB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10414041July 21, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2006 TRAILBLAZER THE GAS GAUGE QUIT WORKING. IT IS AN EXPENSIVE FIX. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS AND I AM SHOCKED THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. *KB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413570July 19, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
HAVE A 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER THAT ONLY HAS 36,000 MILES AND THE FUEL GAUGE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IF I FILL IT UP, IT WILL SHOW EMPTY AND THE EMPTY ALERT WILL START SOUNDING WHILE THE LIGHT COMES ON. EVENTUALLY IT WILL START WORKING AFTER ABOUT 80 OR SO MILES. THEN WHEN THE TANK GETS TO ABOUT 1/4 IT STARTS ACTING UP AGAIN. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS, IN FACT HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS, OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE ONLINE. *KB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413468July 18, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
1.FUEL GAUGE ON OUR 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS SPORT WITH 6 CYL. ENGINE BECAME ERRATIC GOING UP AND DOWN WITHOUT RELATION OF HOW MUCH GAS WAS IN THE GAS TANK. THIS STARTED WHEN VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS BELOW 40,000 MILES. 2. NOW THE FUEL GAUGE ALWAYS READS EMPTY, AND WE HAVE TO GO BY TRIP MILEAGE TO DETERMINE WHEN TO FUEL UP. ONCE JUNE 18, 2011) WHEN WE HADN'T FILLED THE TANK FULLY, THE DISTANCE ON IT WAS MISJUDGED AND RAN OUT OF FUEL ON A MAIN THOROUGHFARE DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC. THANKFULLY AN ACCIDENT DIDN'T HAPPEN. 3. WE HAD CHECKED THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND IT WASN'T RARE, BUT QUITE PREVALENT ON OUR VEHICLE AND SIMILAR ONES, DUE TO DEFECTIVE FUEL SENDING UNITS HAVING CONTACTS CORRODE. WE PUT IN A BOTTLE OF GM FUEL TREATMENT, WITH NO CHANGE. THE EXPENSE TO REPLACE THE COMBINED SENSOR/FUEL PUMP UNIT THAT IS LOCATED IN THE GAS TANK ISN'T WORTH SPENDING AS THE REPLACEMENT PART IS IDENTICAL TO THE ORIGINAL AND THE PROBLEM WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. IF THE FUEL RUNS OUT IN AN INTERSECTION OR RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC A CRASH COULD RESULT THAT COULD CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH.. *KB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10414128July 16, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE GAS GAUGE READS EMPTY WHEN GAS IS PRESENT. CONTINUES TO BEEP INDICATING THE LOW FUEL. WHEN YOU FIRST TURN ENGINE ON IT WILL REGISTER AN AMOUNT OF GAS THEN FALL TO TRIGGER THE LOW FUEL LIGHT. YOU ARE NEVER SURE HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE FUEL TANK.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413149July 16, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FUEL GAUGE STARTED FLUCTUATING LAST WEEK. DROVE APPROX. 4 MORE TIMES AND NO PROBLEM. YESTERDAY AND TODAY FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATING AGAIN. THIS ONLY OCCURS AFTER I'VE HAD THE CAR RUNNING AND THEN SHUT IT OFF, RUN IN A STORE ETC.START IT UP AND IT SHOWS EMPTY WITH THE IDIOT LIGHT ON- AS I AM DRIVING THE NEEDLE SLOWLY GOES BACK UP. *TT
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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