2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED A READING INDICATING THAT FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE FUEL TANK. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE APPEARED ON THE SCENE TO REFUEL THE VEHICLE AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING.THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHERE THE FUEL SENDING UNIT AND FUEL PUMP SENSOR WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 09/28/2011 *LN *TR

GAUGE CLUSTER INACCURATELY DISPLAYS FUEL LEVEL, OIL PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE. OCCURS DAILY. *TR

NON-FUNCTIONING FUEL GAUGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT SATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED AND THE GAUGE WOULD READ EMPTY WHETHER THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL OR EMPTY. THE CONTACT RESET THE TRIP COMPUTER TO BE ABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RUN OUT OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

GAS GAUGE QUIT WORKING. STEPPER MOTOR REPLACED, SUSPECTED FUEL SENSOR MALFUNCTION. SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON DEFECT IN THESE VEHICLES. *KB

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS THE BLOWER FOR MY AIR/HEAT/DEFROST HAS BEEN ACTING UP. SOMETIMES IT WORKS AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. JUST RECENTLY IN THE LAST FEW DAYS IT STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. I CAN'T USE MY DEFROST TO CLEAR MY WINDOWS OR USE MY AIR OR HEAT. I WAS TOLD THE RESISTOR AND HARNESS (WHICH STARTS TO MELT AND BURN) IS CAUSING THE BLOWER NOT TO WORK. I CHECKED WITH MECHANICS AND ON LINE AND THERE ISN'T A RECALL ON THE RESISTOR AND/OR HARNESS. THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS AND WAS TOLD THAT IT IS HAPPENING IN ALL CHEVYS. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VENTS RELEASED A BURNING ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BLOWER MOTORS RESISTOR AND CONNECTOR WERE MELTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIRS BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE EXPIRED WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 65,000.

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WITH A FAULTY FUEL GAUGE. A YEAR OR TWO AGO THE FUEL GAUGE STARTED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES IT WOULD SHOW AN ACCURATE READING AND OTHER TIMES IT WOULD NOT. NOW THE FUEL GAUGE JUST SHOWS EMPTY 100% OF THE TIME, NO MATTER HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE TANK. DUE TO THIS ISSUE, I HAVE RAN OUT OF FUEL AND STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLS POWER STEERING AND BRAKING ARE LOST AND IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER A LARGE VEHICLE LIKE THIS WITHOUT THOSE SYSTEMS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY ARE STATING THAT THE PROBLEM IS A BAD FUEL SENDING UNIT AND THE COST TO REPAIR IS OVER $600. RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ONLINE I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD ISSUE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ORDERED. *KB

TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES ARE CORRODED AND LEAKING FLUID ALL AROUND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL. THESE LINES WILL NEED REPLACED BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION FAILS. THE FRAME IS SOAKED WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THIS IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD IF THE FLUID LEAKS ONTO THE EXHAUST OR CATALYTIC CONVERTER. *TR

FAULTY FUEL GUAGE READING, VEHICLE STALL. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. I PURCHASED SAID VEHICLE AT THE END OF JULY-BEGINNING OF AUGUST 2007. I HAVE THOROUGHLY ENJOYED THE EXPERIENCE OF OWNING A CHEVY DUE TO NOT HAVING ANY ISSUES...WELL THAT WAS UNTIL DECEMBER 2009. I BEGAN NOTICING THAT MY GAS GAUGE WAS MALFUNCTIONING. I WOULD FILL UP THE TANK BUT IT WOULD READ EMPTY, AND THAT PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE MY DISCOVERY. I CURRENTLY HAVE TO READ MY MILEAGE TO KNOW WHEN TO PUT GAS IN MY TANK. ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS TWICE AND BOTH TIMES PUTTING MYSELF IN HARMS WAY AND DAMAGING MY FUEL PUMP (WHICH IS COSTLY). JUST TWO DAYS AGO I RAN OUT OF GAS ON A BUSY STREET, I DIDN'T PANIC, BUT I WAS A BIT NERVOUS. I HIT THE HAZARDS, AND PULLED UP MY EMERGENCY BRAKE (BECAUSE BRAKES AND STEERING WIELD FROZE UP). THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME SLAMMED ON BREAKS JUST MISSING ME BY INCHES. THIS IS NO WAY TO LIVE AND DRIVE. I'M SCARED TO GO OUT OF TOWN OR TAKE BACK ROADS BECAUSE I MAY GIVE OUT OF GAS IN AN AREA WHERE THERE IS NO CELL PHONE TOWER OR LOW TO NO SIGNALS. THIS HAS PUT ME IN A VERY BAD SPACE. *TR

GAS GAUGE FAILURE. *TR

FUEL SENSOR IS DAMAGED. REGARDLESS IF TANK IS FULL OR 1/2 FULL. THE FUEL GAUGE ALWAYS READS EMPTY, WITH THE LIGHT ON. AFTER A LONG PERIOD OF DRIVING, FUEL GAUGE MAY GO UP TO 1/4 TANK BUT WILL GO BACK TO EMPTY AFTER CAR IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. ONLY WAY TO BE SAFE AND AWARE OF FUEL LEVEL, IS TO FILL UP THE VEHICLE WITH GAS AND RESTART THE MILEAGE.

GAS GAUGE READING EMPTY AFTER COMPLETE FILL-UP OF FUEL. GAS GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER CORRECT FUEL LEVEL AT ALL. *TR

FUEL GAUGE WAS INACCURATE. WOULD READ FULL WHEN EMPTY, EMPTY WHEN FULL, ETC. HAD FAULTY FUEL SENDING UNIT REPLACED BY DEALER TO SOLVE PROBLEM. *TT

STARTED SMELLING EXHAUST FUMES IN THE CABIN OF THE TRUCK. SHORTLY AFTER THIS BEGAN, THE TRUCK EXHAUST STARTED GETTING LOUDER. DEALER DIAGNOSED AS CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD. COST OVER $1,000 TO REPAIR. DEALER WOULD NOT WARRANTY. *TT

THIS COMPLAINT IS CONCERNING A DEFECTIVE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. ON OR NEAR THE INCIDENT DATE, THE VEHICLE'S FUEL TANK WAS FILLED TO THE TOP. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE TANK WAS COMPLETELY FILLED IN SEVERAL MONTHS (DUE TO HIGH GAS PRICES). UPON DRIVING AWAY FROM THE PUMP, THE DASH FUEL GAUGE READ 'EMPTY'. PRIOR TO TOPPING OFF THE TANK, THE GAUGE WAS READING APPROXIMATELY 1/3 FULL. THE GAUGE CONTINUED TO READ 'EMPTY' UNTIL THE LEVEL WAS DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 7/8 FULL. AFTER THAT, THE GAUGE VARIED BETWEEN LESS THAN 1/8 FULL TO ACTUAL LEVEL AND SOMETIMES WOULD READ 'EMPTY' BRIEFLY. AFTER THE FUEL WAS DOWN TO LESS THAN 3/4 FULL, THE GAUGE APPEARED TO READ NORMAL UNTIL FILLED AGAIN. THIS PATTERN BASICALLY HAS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. NOW, WHEN THE TANK IS TOPPED OFF, IT STILL READS 'EMPTY' BUT DOESN'T READ 'NORMAL' UNTIL DOWN TO ABOUT 1/4 TANK. I HAVE RESORTED TO LOGGING MILEAGE AND DATE WHEN TOPPING OFF THE TANK AND REFILLING BEFORE THE TANK SHOULD BE EMPTY BASED ON MILEAGE.

THE FUEL GAUGE BEGAN TO BE INACCURATE. IT WOULD OCCASIONALLY WORK BUT NOT CONSISTENTLY. AFTER ABOUT 2 MONTHS THE GAUGE STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. THE PROBLEM WAS THE SENSOR IN THE GAS TANK MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED REPLACED. ONCE THE SENSOR REPLACED THE GAS GAUGE WORKS ACCURATELY. THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT WAS $465. *KB

FUEL GAUGE FAILING. 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LT 4X4 4.2L I6 THE FUEL GAUGE WILL STATE AN INCORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL REMAINING. AFTER FILLING FUEL THE GAUGE WILL STATE EMPTY. AFTER ABOUT 20 MILES DRIVEN THEN THE GAUGE WILL SLOWLY COME BACK AND READ FULL. AS THE FUEL IS USED UP IN TANK THE GAUGE WILL BE OFF BY UP TO A 1/4 OF A TANK. *TR

FUEL GAUGE INDICATED ALMOST 1/2 TANK OF FUEL BUT WAS REALLY EMPTY. STALLED IN FAST LANE OF 4 LANE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH. NEAR REAR-END COLLISION. DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP SENDER ASSEMBLY. *TR

2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. HEAT/AC STOPS WORKING ON 5..THEN EVENTUALLY 4 STOPS AND SO ON UNTIL NONE OF IT WORKS. THE WIRES GET TO HOT AND MELT TOGETHER. I KNOW SO MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM YET CHEVY STILL DOESN'T RECALL IT!? *TR

MY GAS GAUGE SUDDENLY BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING AFTER FILLING THE TANK. THE GAUGE WENT DOWN TO EMPTY, SETTING OFF THE VISUAL AND AUDIBLE INDICATORS FOR AN EMPTY TANK. AFTER DRIVING FOR AWHILE, THE GAUGE BEGAN TO SLOWLY RISE. THIS NOW HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL THE TANK, BUT NOW THE GAUGE NEVER GOES UP TO THE FULL POINT, USUALLY STAYING AROUND HALF OF A TANK UNTIL IT STARTS TO DECLINE AGAIN. I CAN NO LONGER TRUST THE GAUGE. I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS IS BECOMING A COMMON PROBLEM ON SOME OF THE CHEVY MODELS, PARTICULARLY THE TRAILBLAZER.

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER THAT ABOUT A MONTH AGO THE FUEL LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED TO DING. I HAD JUST FILLED IT ABOUT JUST AN HOUR BRFORE THAT. I CHANGED THE GAS CAP AND THAT DIDN'T WORK. THE GAS GAUGE STILL DOESN'T WORK RIGHT AND IT'S STILL DINGING. I HAVE TO KEEP PUTTING GAS IN IT JUST ABOUT EVERYDAY SO I DON'T RUN OUT OF GAS. *TT

FUEL SENSOR HAS TO BE REPLACE AGAIN (2ND TIME). *KB

REPLACE FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. *KB

LIGHTS DIM WHILE DRIVING CAUSING OTHERS TO EITHER THINK YOU ARE FLASHING THEM OR ALLOWING THEM TO MERGE IN FRONT OF YOU. NEITHER WHICH IS THE CASE. *KB

MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER'S FUEL GAUGE SHOWED A READING OF ALMOST 1/2 FULL, BUT WAS ACTUALLY EMPTY. AS A RESULT, MY TRAILBLAZER'S ENGINE DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND I NARROWLY MISSED BEING REAR ENDED BY A TRACTOR TRAILER. BEFORE I COULD GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. I RESEARCHED THE SITUATION AND FOUND THAT WILDLY FLUCTUATING FUEL GAUGES ARE COMMON IN THIS GM MODEL. IN MY OPINION THIS DEFECT COULD LEAD TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

WHEN MY MILEAGE ON MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000, THE FUEL GAUGE SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING AND READS THAT THERE IS AN EMPTY TANK DESPITE BEING FILLED TO CAPACITY. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, THIS IS A SYSTEMIC FAULT WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT IN THE 2005-06 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER MODELS THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL OF PUTTING CONSUMERS AT GREAT RISK DUE TO THE POTENTIAL OF RUNNING OUT OF GAS ON EXPRESSWAYS, HIGHWAYS, ETC. AND, AS A RESULT OF AN UNEXPECTED LOSS OF MOBILITY, BEING UNNECESSARILY SUBJECT TO IMMINENT PERSONAL HARM FROM OTHER VEHICLES. I HAVE LODGED A PERSONAL COMPLAINT WITH GM AND UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS DEFECT IN THE FUEL SENDING UNIT AS BEING A SYSTEM PROBLEM, BUT HAVE FAILED TO ISSUE ANY VOLUNTARY RECALL OF THE PART. DUE TO THE INDIVIDUAL COST OF APPROXIMATELY $800 FOR A CONSUMER TO PROCURE THIS REPAIR (WHICH ALMOST ALWAYS SEEMS TO OCCUR WHEN THESE VEHICLES HAVE SURPASSED 40,000 MILES AND ARE THEREFORE OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD), I BELIEVE IT IS VERY LIKELY THAT A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF THOSE CONSUMERS AFFECTED BY THIS PART FAILURE, ESPECIALLY IN THE CURRENT ECONOMIC CLIMATE, WILL BE FINANCIALLY UNABLE TO AFFORD THE COST OF REPAIRING THIS DEFECTIVE PART ON THEIR OWN AND WILL, ACCORDINGLY, BE SUBJECT TO UNNECESSARY AND SUBSTANTIAL RISK GIVEN THE POTENTIAL FOR THEM TO FIND THEIR VEHICLES OUT OF GAS WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHATSOEVER. MOREOVER, THE POTENTIAL FOR COLLISIONS DUE TO THE SUDDEN DECELERATION OR STRANDED VEHICLES ON THE ROADWAYS ALSO P

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHICH DETECTED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL BEARING AND OUTER TIE ROD WERE EXCESSIVELY LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL RELATED TO THIS ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,728.

DURING ROUTINE DRIVING AROUND KEENE NH THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET. *TR

I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE VEHICLE'S GAS GUAGE BEGAN FLUCTUATING AND HAS SINCE COMPLETELY WENT OUT. *TT

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN DEC 2010 FOR MY BIRTHDAY, THEN STARTED SMELLING GAS SO TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE FLOATER IN GAS TANK AND IT WAS FINE FOR AWHILE, THEN ONE DAY I WENT AND FILLED UP THE TANK, GOT IN AND STARTED IT UP AND IT SAID EMPTY AND HAD THE LIGHT ON (WHEN I KNEW IT WAS FULL), SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD TO RELY ON THE MILES TO KNOW IF I STILL HAVE GAS, WHICH IS HARD TO DO IF YOU DON'T FILL IT UP ALL THE TIME. I AM AFRAID OF HAVING MY GRANDSONS WITH ME ONE DAY AND RUNNING OUT OF GAS BECAUSE IT DON'T WORK..PLEASE RECALL THIS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO NOT KNOW IF YOU HAVE ENOUGH GAS WHEN YOU HAVE TO GO SOMEWHERE. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED SINCE IT WAS JUST FIXED A FEW MONTHS AGO. WILL THIS BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM? I GREW UP WITH CHEVY'S MY DAD USE TO SAY WE WERE CHEVY COUNTRY AND MY UNCLE'S VEHICLES WERE FOUND ON THE ROAD DEAD (FORD) I USE TO BELIEVE THAT CHEVY WAS BEST VEHICLE MADE, BUT THIS IS CHANGING MY MIND. *TT

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN DEC 2010 FOR MY BIRTHDAY, THEN STARTED SMELLING GAS SO TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE FLOATER IN GAS TANK AND IT WAS FINE FOR AWHILE, THEN ONE DAY I WENT AND FILLED UP THE TANK, GOT IN AND STARTED IT UP AND IT SAID EMPTY AND HAD THE LIGHT ON (WHEN I KNEW IT WAS FULL), SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD TO RELY ON THE MILES TO KNOW IF I STILL HAVE GAS, WHICH IS HARD TO DO IF YOU DON'T FILL IT UP ALL THE TIME. I AM AFRAID OF HAVING MY GRANDSONS WITH ME ONE DAY AND RUNNING OUT OF GAS BECAUSE IT DON'T WORK..PLEASE RECALL THIS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO NOT KNOW IF YOU HAVE ENOUGH GAS WHEN YOU HAVE TO GO SOMEWHERE. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED SINCE IT WAS JUST FIXED A FEW MONTHS AGO. WILL THIS BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM? I GREW UP WITH CHEVY'S MY DAD USE TO SAY WE WERE CHEVY COUNTRY AND MY UNCLE'S VEHICLES WERE FOUND ON THE ROAD DEAD (FORD) I USE TO BELIEVE THAT CHEVY WAS BEST VEHICLE MADE, BUT THIS IS CHANGING MY MIND. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAUGE AND THE BATTERY VOLTAGE INDICATOR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE ALL OPERATING ERRATICALLY. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT FALL UNDER THE AGE OR MILEAGE REQUIREMENTS TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS FAILING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,442 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000. UPDATED 09/28/2011 *LN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE EMPTY READING. THE FUEL GAUGE ADJUSTED AND BEGAN TO DISPLAY VARIOUS IMPROPER READINGS ONCE THE CONTACT BEGAN TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED ON A FEW OCCASIONS WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED AN EMPTY READING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,600. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER HAS FAULTY FUEL SENDING UNIT, MAKING VEHICLE SHOW INACCURATE LEVELS OF FUEL REMAINING. VEHICLE HAS RUN OUT OF FUEL AND STALLED ON SIDE OF ROAD DUE TO FAULTY READINGS. *TT

2005 CHEVORLET TRAILBLAZER FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT REFLECT ACCURATE FUEL LEVEL EVEN AFTER FILLED UP AND LEADS TO AN UNAWARE LEVEL OF GAS BEING HELD WITHIN THE TANK. *TT

FUEL GAUGE READING ERRATICALLY, OFTEN READS EMPTY AFTER FILL-UP. SUSPECT FAULTY FUEL SENDING UNIT AS STATED BY LOCAL MECHANIC WHO SAID THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE FORM THIS MANUFACTURER.

FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. WHEN I FILL UP AT THE GAS STATION, THE GAUGE SAYS E AND THE LIGHT COMES ON. I NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE OR WHEN I WILL RUN OUT! *TR

2005 TRAILBLAZER FUEL GAUGE REGISTERS EMPTY WHEN FILLED AND STARTS TO REGISTER AFTER DRIVING 50 MILES OR SO 43000 MILE AND IT JUST STARTED *KB

VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL, WHEN FUEL GAUGE READ 1/4 TANK FULL. INCIDENT WAS AT AN INTERCHANGE OF I-485 IN DAYLIGHT HOURS IN CHARLOTTE N.C.

MY CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER RAN OUT OF GAS BECAUSE THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH NO FUEL AND NO A/C IN 95 DEGREE TEMPERATURES. *TR

FUEL GAUGE IS CONSTANTLY ON EMPTY. DINGS CONSTANTLY. FILL IT OFTEN BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL SHUT OFF ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD OR NOT. I HAVE TRIED PUTTING IN 5.00 OR FILLING THE TANK. IT NEVER GOES TO FULL ON THE GAUGE. IT IS GETTING WORSE, USED TO GO TO HALF, NOW ONLY GOES TO QUARTER FULL EVEN WHEN I FILL IT UP. *TR

SHORTLY AFTER THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY EXPIRED, THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR OF MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. THE GAS GAGE READS EMPTY EVEN WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. IT OCCASIONALLY MOVES FROM EMPTY TO 1/4 TANK, 1/2 TANK, THEN BACK TO EMPTY AGAIN. I WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $500 TO FIX. I NEVER KNOW EXACTLY HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE TANK, SO I FIND MYSELF GOING TO THE GAS STATION ALMOST EVERY OTHER DAY. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED ON SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY A FEW TIMES (THANK GOODNESS FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE). HOWEVER, IT IS VERY DISHEARTENING TO KNOW THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO ENSURE THAT GM IS BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE QUALITY OF THEIR PARTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED AN IMPROPER READING WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE A 2005 TRAILBLAZER THAT SOMETIME THE GAS GUAGE WORKS AND SOMETIMES IT WON'T . I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WITH 2005 TRAILBLAZER AND THEY HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE "KNOWN" PROBLEMS WITH IT. THE MOST RECENT ISSUE IS WITH THE GAS GAUGE. WHEN I FILL MY TANK, THE GAUGE SHOWS AS EMPTY AND DINGS AT ME FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN WILL SUDDENLY JUMP TO 3/4 OF A TANK. ALSO, I WATCH MY MILEAGE BECAUSE I NORMALLY REFILL MY TANK AROUND 300 MILES AND IT SEEMS TO STILL SHOW THAT I HAVE 1/4 OF A TANK AT 300 MILES. UNLESS I'M SUDDENLY GETTING MUCH BETTER GAS MILEAGE, THIS ISN'T POSSIBLE, SO I FILL MY TANK TO BE SAFE. I'M BEING TOLD THIS IS YET ANOTHER "KNOWN" ISSUE AND IT WILL COST ANOTHER $800 TO FIX IT. I'VE HAD 3 "KNOWN" ISSUE IN THE LAST YEAR AND EACH OF THEM SEEM TO COST $800 TO FIX. IF I RUN OUT OF GAS WITH MY CHILD IN THE CAR, IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS SINCE MOST OF MY DRIVING IS DONE ON THE INTERSTATE OR EXPRESSWAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED THE INCORRECT READING AND THE FUEL LIGHT INDICATOR DISPLAYED THAT THE FUEL WAS LOW WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,200.

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. THE FUEL SYSTEM GAUGE IS MALFUNCTIONING. I RAN OUT OF GAS ON A BUSY STREET TWICE BEFORE THE SYSTEM COMPLETELY FAILED AND I REALIZED THE ISSUE WAS WITH THE GAUGE. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND DEALERS AND THEY SAY IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE SO THERE IS NO RECALL. THIS IS A PERVASIVE PROBLEM AND A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND CERTAINLY HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES IF YOUR VEHICLES STALLS ON ANY BUSY STREET. DEALERS WILL FIX THE PROBLEM FOR $600-$800. *TR

PURCHASED A 2005 TRAILBLAZER AFTER TRADING IN A 2001 BLAZER. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH CHEVROLET UNTIL THIS UPGRADE. NOT LONG AFTER THE PURCHASE I STARTED RUNNING OUT OF FUEL AND THE CAR WOULD STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. IN MY OPINION THE STALLING GETS SERIOUS WHEN YOU LIVE IN A LARGE CITY AND TRAFFIC MOVES FAST. IT IS ALSO VERY DIFFICULT TO MAKE IT OFF THE ROAD WHEN YOU DO NOT KNOW YOU HAVE A PROBLEM LIKE THIS AS WELL. IT WASN'T UNTIL I BEGAN TRACKING MY MILEAGE AND HAVING IT INSPECTED THAT I FOUND IT WAS THE FUEL SENSOR. ROUGHLY IT WILL COST ABOUT 700 DOLLARS TO FIX. I AM STILL, AT THIS POINT, TRACKING MY MILEAGE WHICH IS A HEADACHE IN ITSELF. I HAVE SPOKE WITH THE DEALERSHIP MORE THAN ONCE AND THEY MADE IT CLEAR THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THAT IS ALSO MY PROBLEM. I WILL BE RETHINKING MY NEXT VEHICLE AND MY HUSBANDS AS WELL SINCE HE OWNS A 2003 IMPALA.