Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2006)

1,347 consumer complaints on file.

#10442841January 8, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I RAN OUT OF GAS ON EXPRESSWAY ON WAY HOME FROM WORK WHILE GAUGE SHOWED 1/4 TANK. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN MONTHS LATER WITH TANK SHOWING JUST UNDER 1/4 TANK. GAUGE AROUND THE TIME OF FIRST INCIDENT STARTED BOUNCING AROUND OFF AND ON AT ANY READING WHILE SUV WAS RUNNING. IT WOULD GO FROM EMPTY TO 1/2 A TANK AND BOUNCE AROUND BACK AND FORTH EVENTUALLY STOPPING AT A RANDOM AMOUNT. THE GAUGE WOULD GO TO EMPTY WHEN IT WAS FULL UNTIL IT WAS DRIVEN ENOUGH THAT I WAS DOWN TO AROUND 3/4 OF A TANK THEN IT WOULD GIVE THE CORRECT READING UNTIL GUESSING AROUND 1/4 OF A TANK WHEN THE INCIDENTS HAPPENED WITH ME RUNNING OUT OF GAS. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE GAUGE COMPLETELY QUIT WORKING AND HAS YET TO WORK SINCE THEN. I STARTED RESEARCHING ONLINE ABOUT THE GAUGE AND FOUND MULTIPLE INCIDENTS WITH SAME YEAR AND MAKE AND MANY PEOPLE STATING THEY PAID OVER $700 TO HAVE REPAIRS DONE AND MULTIPLE PEOPLE STATING THEY HAD IT FAIL AGAIN. SINCE READING THOSE REMARKS I HAVE YET TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AND HAVE HAD TO KEEP TRACK OF MY MILEAGE SO THAT I DON'T RUN OUT OF FUEL AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442812January 7, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL GAUGE WAS GIVING FALSE READING SAYING EMPTY WHEN IT WAS NOT OR FULL WHEN IT WAS EMPTY AND SOMETIMES IN BETWEEN. THIS CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL WHEN DRIVING ON A PUBLIC ROAD MAKING IT VERY HARD TO PULL OVER AND STOP BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES QUIT WORKING. I HAVE SEARCHED ON THIS ISSUE AND IT IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH TRAILBLAZERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442676January 6, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE STOP WORKING AND OUT OF FUEL LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN WITH A FULL TANK OF FUEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442588January 5, 2012
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SUSPENSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ALL REPAIRS DONE WITHIN 20,000 OF USE (PURCHASED USED AT 50,000 CURRENTLY HAVE 70,000) BACK WINDSHIELD WATER PUMP DOES NOT WORK BRAKE LIGHTS/LEFT SIGNAL LIGHT ARE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY, BACK UP LIGHTS ILLUMINATE WHEN BRAKING LEFT FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIE METAL RODS VISIBLE DUE TO SUSPENSION ERRORS CAUSING TOO MUCH WEAR ON TIRE SERVICE STABILITY TRACK ERROR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON BOTTOM OF CAR IS RUSTING OUT ABS FAILED ON ICE CAR RUNS ROUGH LEFT OUTER TIE ROD END REPLACED FRONT/REAR ALIGNMENT DONE FRONT BRAKES REPLACED REAR BRAKES REPLACE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BARRING REPLACED LEFT REAR BRAKE CALIBER REPLACED DRIVER MASTER SWITCH REPLACED WINDSHIELD WASHER PUMP REPLACED FUEL LEVEL SENSOR REPLACED LEFT OUTER TIE ROD REPLACED (SECOND TIME) FRONT END ALIGNMENT IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED WATER PUMP REPLACED SOLENOID REPLACED FRONT HUB R/F REPLACED FRONT DISC BRAKE PADS REPLACED BRAKE ROTOR REPLACED REAR DISC BRAKE PAD REPLACED REAR BRAKE ROTOR REPLACED GAS CAP REPLACED TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY L/R. BATTERY REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442179January 3, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS GO OFF WITHOUT WARNING AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES DRIVING. DASHBOARD LIGHTS STILL ON... (NOT A FUSE PROBLEM...NOT A BLOWN HEADLIGHT)...AFTER CAR IS TURNED OFF FOR A WHILE(30 MINUTES OR SO). LIGHTS WILL COME ON WHEN CAR IS STARTED...PROBLEM REPEATS ITSELF AFTER 20 MINUTES OR SO...THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE DRIVER MAY NOT KNOW THE LIGHTS ARE OFF UNLESS THE STREET IS EXTREMELY DARK...MAKING THE DRIVER A HAZARD TO OTHERS ON THE ROAD, AS WELL AS HIMSELF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441734December 30, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE BECAME INOPERABLE. DOES NOT INDICATE PROPER FUEL LEVEL. SUBSEQUENTLY FAILED STATE SAFETY INSPECTION. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441469December 28, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE BEARINGS ON THE ALTERNATOR ARE WEARING AND NEED TO BE REPLACED, THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 29,000 MILES AND ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC THEY SHOULD NOT BE WORN THIS EARLY AND SHOULD BE REPLACED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE; THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND A FAULTY PART THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE REPLACED. THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR HAS STOPPED WORKING OVER 2.5 YEARS AGO. I DID RECEIVE A LETTER SAYING THAT THE PART MAY WEAR OUT PREMATURELY AND THEY ARE WILLING TO PAY 50% OF THE REPLACEMENT BUT IF IT WEARS OUT PREMATURELY THEN THE PART IS FAULTY AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE THE PART. THE BACKUP LIGHT PANEL IS BAD, I TRIED TO REPLACE THE BULB BUT THE PROBLEM LIES WITH THE PANEL, FAULTY PART AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441265December 26, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE GAS GAUGE ON THE VEHICLE HAS STOPPED WORKING. I CALLED GM AND THEY STATE THAT THERE IS NO RECALL EVEN THOUGH THIS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE LINE. GM NEEDS TO DO A FULL RECALL AND NOT ONLY OFFER TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441266December 26, 2011
POWER TRAIN
THE RPM GAUGE STOPPED WORKING TODAY. THE CAR HESITATED AND IS ACTING NOT RIGHT. I HAVE READ OF NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. GM NEEDS TO DO A FULL RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441156December 24, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP10001 FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. GAUGE WILL SHOW EMPTY WHEN VEHICLE IS FULL; GAUGE WILL SHOW FULL WHEN THE VEHICLE IS EMPTY. THE GAUGE INDICATOR STARTED FLUXING BETWEEN FULL, EMPTY AND LEVELS IN BETWEEN. NOW IT TYPICALLY STAYS AT EMPTY ALL THE TIME REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF FUEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441045December 22, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE GAS GAUGE ON MY 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER BEGAN TO SHOW AN EMPTY TANK WHEN I FILLED UP, AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 50 MILES THE GAUGE WOULD PROPERLY SHOW THE AMOUNT OF GAS I HAD IN THE TANK UNTIL THE NEXT FILL UP. THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND I HAVE READ THAT OTHER TRAILBLAZER OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEFECT SEEMS TO BE COMMON, EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR, AND SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CHEVROLET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440856December 21, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL TANK FLANGE ON THE FILLER LINE INTO FUEL TANK LEAKS AND IS DEFECTIVE AT MANUFACTURING IT IS A PLASTIC FLANGE THAT HAS BROKE ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK OUT OF FUEL TANK. IT IS AT CHEVY DEALER IN KISSIMMEE FLORIDA AND I HAVE PHOTO'S OF FLANGE AND AREA THAT HAS BEEN LEAKING. I HAVE CALL CHEVY AND THEY ARE REVIEWING THE CASE BUT I WANT AN INVESTIGATION DUE TO THE SAFETY OF FUEL LEAKS NEAR HOT EXHAUST PIPES. WE HAVE 2 TRAILBLAZER IN OUR FAMILY AND BOTH HAVE LEAKS FROM THE SAME FLANGE. CASE NUMBER [XXX] FOR THE 2006 MODEL AND [XXX] FOR THE 2004 MODEL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440913December 21, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
PURCHASED VEHICLE ON 09-08, WITH ROUGHLY 45000, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF, AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF GOING BACK AND FORTH AT CHEVY DEALER THEY DETERMINED IT WAS A FAULTY CYLINDER HEAD ON THE NUMBER FOUR CYLINDER. FILED BBC COMPLAINT AND SPOKE WITH CHEVY WHO REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING. COUPLE MONTHS LATER AND APPROX MILEAGE 60000, THE FUEL GAUGE NO LONGER WORKS CAUSING ME TO RUN OUT OF GAS A COUPLE DIFFERENT TIMES. ABOUT THE SAME TIME, THE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM DASH LIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY COME ON AND OFF. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED CHEVY ABOUT THE OTHER TWO ISSUES AS I FELT THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING THE SAME AS THE HEAD PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440340December 18, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FILLED UP THE VEHICLE AT THE GAS STATION AND WHEN VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED FUEL GAUGE WAS READING EMPTY. FUEL GAUGE HAS SINCE NOT FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440198December 16, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL USUALLY READS EMPTY. EVEN AFTER FILL UP. SOMETIMES WANDERS FROM 1/4 TO 1/2 THEN DROPS AGAIN. ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AFTER FUELING UP, WILL GO OUT AFTER AN HR OF DRIVING .. GIVE OR TAKE. KNOWING THAT THIS MANY PEOPLE ALL ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES, GM SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT, STEP UP AND LOOK AFTER IT!!!! RUNNING OUT OF GAS IS NOT ONLY DANGEROUS...BUT DOES NOT MAKE FOR HAPPY CUSTOMERS OR REPEAT BUSINESS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439257December 10, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AFTER FILL UP AND NOW READS EMPTY AT ALL TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439267December 10, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL SENSOR FAILURE, DOES NOT READ TRUE FUEL TANK LEVEL. GENERALLY WHEN FULL READS EMPTY THEN AS TANK DECREASES GAUGE MAY READ CORRECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439177December 9, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS GAUGE READS EMPTY EVEN AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN FILLED UP. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED FOR A YEAR. HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS ON THE FREEWAY ON 4 OCCASIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438509December 4, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GOT FULL TANK OF GAS. FUEL GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY. APPEARS TO FIX SELF THEN DROPS TO EMPTY MORE. FUEL GAUGE COMPLETELY UNRELIABLE. HAVE TO USE TRIP METER NOW TO JUDGE GAS LEVEL. DANGEROUS IF I RUN OUT OF GAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438201December 3, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 65 MPH FUEL GAUGE DROPS FROM 3/8 FULL TO ZERO. OTHER GAUGES SUCH AS OIL PRESSURE, COOLANT TEMPERATURES ALSO DROPS TO ZERO. ALSO SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS SUCH AS CHECK ENGINE AND ANTI LOCK BREAK TURN ON. I STOPPED THE CAR SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. AFTER ADDING 2 GALLONS OF GAS IT STARTED AGAIN BUT WHEN I TOOK IT TO GAS STATION I COULD ONLY ADD ABOUT 11 GALLONS INTO A 24 GALLON TANK. SO I BELIEVE THE READING AT 3/8 FULL WAS CORRECT BEFORE IT WENT TO ZERO. THE SAME SITUATION OCCURRED AGAIN WHEN WE HAD 3/4 TANK FULL, THIS TIME OUR FAMILY WAS STRANDED OUT OF TOWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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