Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2006)

1,347 consumer complaints on file.

#10288631October 16, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FUEL GAUGE ALWAYS READ EMPTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288647October 16, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONS. NEEDLE DOES NOT MOVE FROM THE EMPTY POSITION ON A 2006 TRAILBLAZER OCCURRING AT APPROX 52000 MILE READING ON THE ODOMETER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288534October 15, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. THE FUEL GAUGE ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL DISPLAYS INACCURATE FUEL LEVELS. SHE CONCLUDED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR ON HER VEHICLE HAS FAILED. THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286896October 9, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AT ABOUT 45K MILES MY 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER GAS GAUGE HAS STARTED TO MALFUNCTION. I HAVE READ UP ON THIS ISSUE AND IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM SUVS AND TRUCKS. THE COST OF FIXING THIS IS USUALLY BETWEEN $600-$1200 DOLLARS. HOW CAN GM SIT AROUND AND LET THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS GO THROUGH THIS (ALL HAPPENING AROUND 50K MILES) WITHOUT DOING A RECALL? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286201October 3, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FAULTY FUEL GAUGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286209October 3, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 TRAILBLAZER LT FUEL GAUGE NO LONGER WORKED AT 38000 MILES DEALER WOULD NOT COMMENT IF THERE WERE LOTS OF ISSUES BUT DOING SOME RESEARCH IT APPEARS THAT ABOUT 400 PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285974October 1, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I AM THE UN-PROUD OWNER OF A 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. THE GAS GAUGE QUIT WORKING AFTER GETTING GAS ONE DAY. THE GAS LIGHT AND MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT NOW STAY ON CONSISTANTLY. I WAS TOLD IT WILL COST ME AROUND $800 TO REPAIR - $600 FOR LABOR AND $200 FOR PARTS. I LIVE IN A RURAL AREA AND A SNOWY PART OF THE STATES AND HAVE A SMALL CHILD - THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ISSUE. IT IS NOT SAFE TO "GUESS" HOW MANY MILES YOU CAN GO ON A TANK OF GAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285651September 29, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER HAS STARTED WORKING ERRATICALLY OR NOT AT ALL. EVERY TIME I FILL MY TANK, THE GAUGE STAYS AT EMPTY AT FIRST, THEN EVENTUALLY STARTS WORKING, BUT SOMETIMES ERRATICALLY. IT CAN GO UP OR DOWN FOR NO APPARENT REASON, SHOWING THE TANK AS BEING COMPLETELY EMPTY WHEN IT IS, IN FACT, FULL. I HAVE NOT REPLACED IT TO THIS POINT AS MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, INSTEAD USING THE ODOMETER TO TRACK ACTUAL MILEAGE AND FILLING THE TANK ACCORDINGLY. BASED ON RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, THIS APPEARS TO BE AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZERS BUILT SINCE 2004. THE AVERAGE COST TO REPAIR, AGAIN ACCORDING TO INTERNET RESEARCH IS $500-$700. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT COULD RESULT IN RUNNING OUT OF GAS IN AN INCONVENIENT OR DANGEROUS LOCATION, SUCH AS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON AN EXPRESSWAY, OR IN A SECLUDED OR INACCESSIBLE AREA. GIVEN THE EXTENT OF THIS PROBLEM, WHY HAS THERE NOT YET BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285557September 28, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. GM IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. WHEN FILL UP VEHICLE IT READS EMPTY AT FIRST AFTER USING SOME GAS IT REGISTERS (IN BEGINNING). NOW IT BARELY WORKS AT ALL. I HAVE TO USE THE TRIP ODOMETER TO MEASURE APPROX GAS REMAINING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285357September 27, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE DOESN'T WORK AFTER FILL UP, CAR CAN RUN OUT OF GAS LEAVING PEOPLE IN PERIL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284566September 18, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
MY 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HAD ONLY 60K MILES ON IT WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE QUIT WORKING. IT ALWAYS READS EMPTY SO I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING HOW MUCH FUEL REMAINS IN THE TANKS. I UNDERSTAND THAT MANY TRAILBLAZERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284134September 16, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE NO LONGER READS TANK CAPACITY AFTER 50K MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284010September 15, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE EXAMINIG HIS VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT NONE OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WERE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. UPON FURTHER EXAMINATION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE POWER WINDOW CONTROL WIRES WERE BURNED DUE TO A SMALL INTERNAL FIRE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 28,706.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283540September 10, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AFTER OUR BATTERY MANIFESTED A DEAD CELL FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 3 YEARS I DECIDED TO DO ONLINE RESEARCH TO SEE IF ANY OTHER 2006 TRAILBLAZER OWNERS HAD SIMILAR ISSUES. I FOUND A RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 06V417000 CONCERNING PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR AND AFTERMARKET LEATHER UPGRADE I CONTACTED GM ONLY TO BE TOLD OUR VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I PROCEEDED TO ASK HOW A VIN COULD TELL IF WE HAD AFTERMARKET LEATHER ADDED BY THE DEALER THEY SAID OUR VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL NOTHING MORE. AFTER CALLING ANOTHER DEALER I LEARNED THE 794 SUV'S HAD THE LEATHER UPGRADES DONE BY GM, NOT THE DEALERS WHO SENT THEM OUT TO GET LEATHER INSTALLED. THE REMEDY FOR THE VEHICLES GM UPGRADED WAS GM PURCHASED THEM BACK AS NO AFTERMARKET LEATHER WAS OR IS AVAILABLE THAT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT FOR THE AIRBAG. IF THIS IS SUCH A SAFETY CONCERN WHY WEREN'T THE OTHER TRAILBLAZER OWNERS WHO GOT AFTERMARKET LEATHER FROM THE DEALER NOTIFIED OF THIS ARE THEY LIABLE SHOULDN'T WE GET A NOTICE OF THE SAFETY CONCERNS AS WELL? STILL LOOKING FOR ANSWERS AND A RESOLUTION WHAT CAN I DO TO MAKE MY VEHICLE SAFE FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER?? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282401August 31, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR IS MALFUNCTIONING IN MY 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. IN READING ON-LINE POSTS, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT GM IS IGNORING. I ALREADY HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR A REAR DIFFERENTIAL THAT SNAPPED ABOUT 7 MONTHS AGO. NOW I HAVE TO DEAL WITH A GAS GAUGE THAT COULD POTENTIALLY LEAVE ME OUT OF GAS OR EVEN CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL PUMP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282216August 28, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. EVERY TIME I FILL UP WITH GAS, THE GAS GAUGE FLUCTUATES AND THE EMPTY LIGHT STAYS ON. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. MY TRAILBLAZER HAS ABOUT 75,000 MILES AND IT AND HAS BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR ABOUT A MONTH. GM NEEDS TO FIX THESE FUEL GAUGES, ETC. SINCE IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY! THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND CHOOSE TO DO NOTHING! PLEASE HELP THE CONSUMERS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280076August 11, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE HAS STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. I WAS ADVISED IT WAS DUE T TOO MUCH SULFUR IN THE GAS HOWEVER FEEL IT'S POORLY PROTECTED WIRES. IF THIS HAS VOLTAGE TO IT AND IT IS EXPOSED IS IT A FIRE HAZARD? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279339August 4, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FUEL SENSOR DEFECTS IN THE 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZERS. HAS BEEN REPLACED AND AGAIN NOT WORKING. I HAVE SEEN DOZENS OF THESES COMPLAINS FROM CHEVROLET OWNERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279351August 4, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES CORRODED AND FAILED CAUSING A CAR FIRE. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED ON TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTED IGNITING A FIRE THAT MELTED THE WIRING HARNESS AND ELEMENTS OF THE ELECTRICAL/COMPUTER SYSTEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279169August 3, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR MALFUNCTION. FUEL GAUGE SHOWS "EMPTY" AND LIGHT APPEARS AND SOUND GOES OFF INDICATING THAT TANK IS EMPTY. DRIVER NEVER KNOWS IF THERE IS FUEL OR NOT WHICH CAN LEAD TO A HIGHWAY BREAKDOWN. THERE IS ONLY 22,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. PROBLEM IS ONGOING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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