Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2006)

1,347 consumer complaints on file.

#10382391February 11, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE STARTED MOVING ERRATICALLY FROM FULL TO EMPTY UNTIL ONE DAY STOPPED MOVING AND NOW SITS ON EMPTY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381394February 10, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I OWN A 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND THE GAS GAUGE HAS STOPPED WORKING. I WAS TOLD THE SENSOR IS BAD. IT SHOULD BE A VALID RECALL. IF YOU GOOGLE IT 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 HAVE ALWAYS BOUGHT FORD, THOUGHT I'D TRY CHEVY, BAD CHOICE. I ALREADY ALSO HAD TO REPLACE PARTS IN THE HEATER THAT WANT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381160February 8, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I PURCHASED A 2006 TRAILBLAZER IN 2008 A FEW MONTHS AFTER THE FUEL GAUGE STARTED FAILING AND WAS MARKING EMPTY, SO AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I CAME ACROSS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. 2006 TRAILBLAZERS HAVE AN INHERENT PROBLEM W/ THE IN-TANK LEVEL SENSOR , ETC ... GM SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THIS VEHICLE BY NOW - IT IS FRUSTRATING FOR BOTH OWNERS AND MECHANICS ... IT IS OBVIOUS THAT A LARGE PORTION OF TRAILBLAZER OWNER ARE HAVING ISSUES RELATED TO FUEL SENSORS AND DELIVERY - IM A SINGLE MOTHER OF FOUR CHILDREN AND IM UNABLE TO AFFORD THIS REPAIR IM ALREADY PAYING OVER 18,000 FOR THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE GM - RECTIFY THIS ISSUE - ANY PROBLEM GASOLINE RELATED SHOULD BE A TOP PRIORITY !!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381171February 8, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT - 63,000 MILES. FUEL GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY UPON FILLING TANK UP. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. AFTER ABOUT 30 MILES, FUEL GAUGE RETURNS TO NORMAL OPERATION AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF. SAME CYCLE UPON NEXT FILL UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382028February 8, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL LIGHT STAYS ON EMPTY EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS FULL. YOU CAN NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE CAR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. IT GOES OFF WHEN THE CAR IS FULL FOR ABOUT ONE DAY, THEN COMES BACK ON AGAIN UNTIL YOU FILL THE CAR UP AGAIN. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SENSOR AND IT COSTS APPROXIMATELY $800 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THIS IS A PROBLEM IN CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS AS EVERYONE THAT I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THAT HAS A TRAILBLAZER HAS THIS PROBLEM. I EVEN KNOW A COUPLE THAT HAS A 1999 TRAILBLAZER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380943February 7, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND GOING UP A HILL, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PART FOR REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380764February 4, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL / GAS GAUGE READING INACCURATE. USUALLY SHOWS AS EMPTY... BUT CONSTANTLY MOVES FROM FULL TO EMPTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380016February 2, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAUGE AND OIL PRESSURE WERE INOPERABLE, CAUSING THEM TO FLUCTUATE AND NOT REMAIN AT A CONSTANT POINT. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT SPEED HE WAS TRAVELING, HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE VEHICLE, OR HOW MUCH OIL WAS CURRENTLY IN THE VEHICLE. ALSO THE REAR BLOWER MOTOR WAS INOPERABLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 93,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379613January 30, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING. I UNDERSTAND NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE CAR MAY NOT WORK PROPERLY IF GAS NOT FLOWING PROPERLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379494January 28, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LT, EXT FUEL SENSOR DOES NOT REGISTER FUEL LEVEL IN TANK AFTER FILLING UP. (A FULL TANK READS EMPTY). THE FUEL TANK LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON MAKING IT UNUSABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380476January 28, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE HAS BEEN INACCURATE SINCE WE BOUGHT IT USED IN 2007. IT WOULD GO FROM 1/4 TANK TO OUT OF GAS IN LESS THAN 15 MILES. RAN OUT OF GAS 3 TIMES, TWICE WHEN THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WAS NOT EVEN ON. ONCE STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN ON A SNOW COVERED ROAD, VERY DANGEROUS. THIS INCIDENT REPORT IS FOR RECENT PROBLEM: AFTER FILLING THE TANK COMPLETELY WITH GAS, THE FUEL LIGHT CAME ON. EVEN AFTER TURNING IT ON AND OFF, LIGHT STAYED ON. THEN THE GAUGE FLUCTUATED FROM EMPTY TO FULL BACK TO EMPTY WHILE DRIVING. FUEL GAUGE IS NOW WORKS SPORADICALLY BUT NEVER SURE IF IT IS CORRECT. I NEED TO TRACK MILEAGE BETWEEN FILL-UPS TO ENSURE THERE IS GAS IN THE TANK. SINCE WE HAVE MULTIPLE DRIVERS IN THE FAMILY, THIS IS A NERVE-RACKING SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378581January 25, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD READ EMPTY AFTER DISPENSING FUEL OF ANY FUEL LEVEL INTO THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL ASSEMBLY WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A SECOND OPINION AND THEY ALSO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE DEFECTIVE FUEL ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378573January 25, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED A READING OF EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378495January 24, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
THE GAS GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY WHEN IT IS FULL THAN EVENTUALLY IT WILL RETURN TO FULL AFTER DRIVING IT SOMETIME FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING THIS HAPPENED TO ALOT OF CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS AND I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IT. THEY ARE SAYING THE REPAIR CAN RUN ANYWHERE FROM 400 TO 900 DOLLARS..WHICH THIS IS NOT FAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377149January 19, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD NOT REGISTER AN ACCURATE READING AFTER FUEL WAS DISPENSED INTO THE FUEL TANK TO THE FULL CAPACITY LEVEL. A TRIP METER WAS USED TO MONITOR THE DISTANCE TRAVELED AFTER REFUELING. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO PASS THE STATE INSPECTION DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000. UPDATED 02/11/11*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377892January 19, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
JUST LIKE OTHERS MY 2006 TRAILBLAZERS FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY AT ALL TIMES. I AM TOLD IT IS THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR AND WILL COST ABOUT $450 TO FIX. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377002January 18, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE READING FLUCTUATED AND SUDDENLY FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000. UPDATED 2/28/11 *CN UPDATED 03/03/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377026January 18, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
LIGHTS ON THE DASH NOT WORKING, AND ALSO THE HOT /COLD LIGHTS ON THE HEATER CONSOLE IN THE FRONT JUST QUIT WORKING, AND ONLY 43,000 MILES IT MAKES IT COMPLICATED AT NIGHT TO SEE HOW MUCH GAS YOU HAVE OR HOW FAST YOUR GOING. ALSO THE AIR/HEAT UNIT ON THE CONSOLE FOR THE BACK SEAT JUST QUIT WORKING, SO IF I HAVE PASSENGERS IN THE CAR WITH ME, THEN THEY JUST FREEZE TO DEATH IN THE BACK SEATS, BECAUSE THERE IS NO HEAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376942January 17, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THIS ISSUE IS WITH THE 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT LS MODEL. THE ISSUE IS WITH THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. THIS PART WILL FAIL WITHOUT NOTICE AND OCCURRED ON MY VEHICLE AT 50K MILES. THE FAILURE IS PERMANENT AND WILL MAKE THE VEHICLE FAIL ANY STATE REQUIRED SAFETY INSPECTIONS. THE ISSUE CAN BE CORRECTED. IT WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $100 FOR THE PART. LABOR COSTS ANYWHERE BETWEEN $400-$500. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376689January 14, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE HAD BECOME INOPERABLE AND WAS READING INACCURATELY, DESPITE THE AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT WAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS OR DIAGNOSIS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 51,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 46,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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