Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2006 record →
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL. THE FUEL GAUGE WAS READING A QUARTER TANK OF FUEL YET THE EMPTY LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER NOR WAS THE MANUFACTURER MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
I WAS RUNNING LOW OF FUEL SO I STOPPED AT A GAS STATION TO REFILL. AFTER COMPLETELY FILLING THE TANK AND STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE NEEDLE WAS ON EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL LEVEL LIGHT WAS LIT. SINCE THEN, THE FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATES AND DOES NOT DISPLAY THE ACTUAL FUEL LEVEL. I HAVE BEEN RELYING ON THE TRIP ODOMETER TO ESTIMATE MY FUEL USAGE SO THAT I DO NOT RUN OUT OF GAS. ABOUT A MONTH PRIOR TO THIS ISSUE AFFECTING ME, I HAD RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GENERAL MOTORS DESCRIBING THIS ISSUE A OFFERING TO COVER 50% OF THE REPAIR COST. OBVIOUSLY, THIS ISSUE IS AFFECTING A GREAT NUMBER OF VEHICLES AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD STEP UP AND FIX THEIR PROBLEM. *TR
FOUR DAYS AGO, WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGE LIGHT WAS ON AND THE NEEDLE WAS ON EMPTY. THERE WAS 3/4 TANK OF GAS IN THE VEHICLE. THEN THE NEEDLE PROCEEDED TO SLOWLY RISE TO HALF FULL, AND GO DOWN AND UP SPORADICALLY. SINCE THEN IT CONTINUES TO FLUCTUATE UP AND DOWN. EVEN AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK A DAY AGO, THE NEEDLE STILL SPORADICALLY FLUCTUATES BETWEEN EMPTY AND FULL. THE VEHICLE HAS 49,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
AFTER CHANGING THE VEHICLE'S BATTERY, THE FUEL SYSTEM, AIR SYSTEM AND 4X4 SYSTEM HAVE ALL FAILED. GMC IS AWARE OF MY ISSUE AND HUNDREDS OF OTHERS. THEY REFUSE TO FIX THIS KNOWN ISSUE, THIS VEHICLE IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *TR
ABOUT 4-5 MONTHS AGO MY FUEL SENSOR STARTED SAYING THAT IT WAS EMPTY WHEN I JUST FILLED AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME. AFTER ABOUT 50 MILES OR SO THE LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF AND SEEM LIKE NORMAL FOR A DAY OR TWO AND THEN THE GAS GAUGE WOULD GO BACK AND FORTH. ABOUT A MONTH AGO MY GAS GAUGE QUIT WORKING COMPLETELY! ALSO THE NECK OF THE GAS PUMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THAT IS ANOTHER $300.00!! I RECEIVED WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A RECALL NOTICE BUT IT IS ACTUALLY A LIMITED WARRANTY STATING THAT THEY WOULD PAY FOR 50% TO GET THIS PART FIXED. OBVIOUSLY GM IS AWARE THAT THIS PART IS FAULTY AND YET WE ARE BEING FORCED TO PAY 50%!!!! THEY SHOULD BE COVERING 100% OF IT. *TR
I OWN A 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. MY FUEL GAUGE SENSOR IS GOING OUT. I JUST FILLED MY TANK AND IT TELLS ME IT IS EMPTY. I AM TOLD CHEVROLET WILL PAY HALF THE COSTS BUT IT WILL STILL COST ME $200. I HAVE HAD MORE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE THAN ANY I HAVE PREVIOUSLY OWNED. IF THIS IS SUCH A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL? *TR
I FILLED MY GAS TANK. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR THE GAS GAUGE NO LONGER WORKS. IT HAS BEEN THIS WAY FOR TWO WEEKS. I HAVE BEEN SETTING A TRIP MILEAGE GAUGE TO INSURE THAT I DO NOT RUN OUT OF GAS. I RECEIVED A NOTICE A WHILE BACK FROM CHEVROLET STATING THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM. THEY DO NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY IN THE FORM OF A RECALL, BUT WILL DISCOUNT THE REPAIRS. I THREW WAY THE NOTICE AS I DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS. I HAVE YET TO CONTACT MY CHEVROLET DEALER, AS I AM CONSIDERING MY OPTIONS. *TR
I HAVE TWO 2006 TRAILBLAZER'S AND BOTH HAVE FAILED FUEL TANK SENSORS. *TR
THE FUEL GAUGE NO LONGER PROVIDES AN ACCURATE READING. VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO EMPTY GAS TANK WITH GAS GAUGE SHOWING 1/2 TANK. OCCURRED AT 48,000 MILES. THE GAS GAUGE CAN NO LONGER BE RELIED UPON CREATING AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATION SHOULD FUEL RUN OUT AND A STALL OCCUR. *TR
MY FUEL INDICATOR HAS ALL SORTS OF MIS-READINGS. EXAMPLES: READS EMPTY WITH LOW FUEL LIGHT ON WHEN JUST FILLED, BEGINS TO READ SOMEWHERE NEAR 3/4 AT A MILEAGE POINT, (50), THAT IT USUALLY READS FULL. VERY ANNOYING AND DISTRACTING TO DRIVER. DISTRACTS THE DRIVERS ATTENTION TO DRIVING. DANGEROUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *KB
THE FUEL GAUGE IN MY 2006 TRAILBLAZER STOPPED WORKING. EVEN AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK, IT READS THAT IT'S ON EMPTY, THE LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON AND THERE IS A LOW FUEL LEVEL MESSAGE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS; IT STARTED OUT WITH THE NEEDLE BOUNCING AROUND THE GAUGE BUT NOW IT JUST SITS ON EMPTY. I AM TAKING IT IN FOR REPAIR BECAUSE I DON'T FEEL SAFE NOT KNOWING HOW MUCH GAS I TRULY EVER HAVE. *KB
THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED REGISTERING THE CORRECT LEVEL. IT CONSTANTLY SHOWS EMPTY AND THEN GOES ERRATICALLY FROM EMPTY TO FULL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO IS ON AND WILL NOT GO OUT. CHEVY HAS MAILED ME A LETTER STATING THEY WILL COVER 50% OF THE COST OF REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THEY NOW HAVE ALMOST 1 MILLION VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ISSUE. AND THEY WONDER WHY AMERICANS PURCHASE FOREIGN (DEPENDABLE) CARS! GM NEEDS TO MAN UP AND PAY FOR THE ENTIRE REPAIR!!!!! *TR
WHEN REFUELING FOR GAS, MY GAUGE REGISTERED EMPTY AFTER THE TANK WAS COMPLETELY FULL. IT CONTINUED TO FLUCTUATE REGISTERING EMPTY, HALF FULL, ETC. THIS HAS CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON EVERY TIME THE TRUCK IS REFUELED. THE LIGHT CAN BE TURNED OFF WHEN YOU OPEN AND RECLOSE THE GAS LID. THIS HAS TO BE DONE EVERY TIME THE TRUCK IS REFUELED IN ORDER TO TURN THE LIGHT OFF. AS A RESULT YOU NEVER KNOW IF THERE IS SOMETHING REALLY WRONG WITH THE ENGINE. I AM UNABLE TO TELL TRULY HOW MUCH GAS IN THE VEHICLE AND I HAVE TO REFUEL EVERY TWO TO THREE DAYS BECAUSE OF THE DISTANCE I TRAVEL TO AND FROM WORK/ DOCTOR'S APPT. THANK YOU *TR
THE 2006 TRAILBLAZER HAD ISSUES WITH THE 2-WHEEL DRIVE/4-WHEEL DRIVE ACTUATOR AND SENSOR. I HAD THE SENSOR REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THE INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE ACTUATOR HANDLE WAS IN A DIFFERENT RANGE THAN WHAT THE KNOB INDICATED. AFTER REPLACEMENT, THE TRUCK INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD OCCASIONALLY CHANGE WHILE DRIVING. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS INDICATING THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE POWER TRAIN SYSTEM. THE TRANSFER CASE EVENTUALLY BURNED UP DUE TO CONTINUOUS SWITCHING BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW HEARS WHILE DRIVING. THE TRUCK LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MILES AN HOUR IN MOUNTAINOUS AND SNOWY CONDITIONS. THE TRANSFER CASE, AND SENSOR AND ACTUATOR WERE ALL PAID MY THE CAR OWNER. *TR
THE TRUCK FUEL SENSOR STOPPED WORKING. THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD SHOW THAT THE TANK WAS EMPTY EVEN THOUGH IT WAS FULL. THE EMPTY SENSOR LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY AND OCCASIONALLY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON DUE TO THE EMPTY TANK INDICATOR. *TR
WHILE HAVING THE SUV REPAIRED BECAUSE OF A DRIVE TRAIN FAILURE, THE AUTO DEALERSHIP INDICATED TO ME THAT THE FAN CLUTCH WAS NOT WORKING AND DEFAULTED TO MAXIMUM SPEED. *TR
WHILE TRAVELING OUT OF TOWN ON 9/29/11, I NOTICED WHEN IT GOT DARK THAT I DID NOT HAVE ANY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. I WAS TRAVELING OVER 800 MILES ON INTERSTATE WHICH CAUSED ME TO HAVE TO USE ONLY MY HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS FOR THE DURATION OF THE TRIP. WHILE ON THE TRIP, I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WHEN A GENTLEMEN PULLED UP NEXT TO ME TO LET ME KNOW THAT I DID NOT HAVE ANY BRAKE LIGHTS EITHER. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND CHECKED THE LIGHTS AND FOUND THAT NONE OF MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE WORKING. THE BLINKERS AND FLASHERS WORK, BUT THAT WAS ALL. DURING THE TRIP MANY DRIVERS BECAME VERY AGITATED DUE TO US HAVING TO DRIVE WITH OUR HIGH BEAMS, ONE PERSON BECAME SO ENRAGED THAT THEY TURNED AROUND AND FOLLOWED US WHILE TRYING TO RUN US OFF OF THE ROAD. I FOUND ONLINE THAT MANY TRAILBLAZER OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS, BUT CHEVROLET HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THOSE PROBLEMS. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET'S HEADQUARTERS AND WAS TOLD THAT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED AND THE COST WOULD BE MY RESPONSIBILITY. *TR
WHILE DRIVING OUR GAS GAUGE WENT DOWN TO EMPTY EVEN THOUGH WE HAD A FULL TANK. THIS POSED A SAFETY HAZARD AS WE WERE THEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH GAS WE ACTUALLY HAD. IT SEEMS THE FUEL GAUGE IS FAULTY. THIS COULD LEAD TO RUNNING OUT OF GAS WHILE DRIVING CAUSING A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT. *TR
CAR RAN OUT OF FUEL WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE DURING RUSH HOUR. GAUGE STILL READ OVER A QUARTER OF A TANK. *TR
FUEL GAUGE SENSOR INOP. STARTED WHERE IT TOOK AWHILE TO READ, NOW IT NO LONGER READ AND IS STOCK ON EMPTY. SOMETIME CAUSES ERRATIC IDLE OR STALL. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED. THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AT ALL TIMES EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FULL OF FUEL. THE WARNING LIGHT CONSTANTLY REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE GM MANUFACTURER WOULD COVER HALF OF THE REPAIR COST WHICH HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR $136. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,566.
THE FUEL SENSOR STOPPED WORKING. GM SENT OUT A FORM STATING THE SENSOR ON CERTAIN YEARS OF THE TRAILBLAZERS WOULD STOP WORKING PREMATURELY AND THE COMPANY WOULD BE WILLING TO PAY HALF THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A RECALL. IT SHOULD BE REPLACED FOR FREE.
TRIED TO TURN ON THE AIR CONDITIONING AND DISCOVERED THE FAN DID NOT WORK. AFTER QUITE A BIT OF RESEARCH AND AN EXPENSIVE DIAGNOSIS, WAS INFORMED THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR WAS BURNED OUT. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON, FREQUENT, AND EXPENSIVE PROBLEM IF DONE BY THE DEALERSHIP. THERE ARE SEVERAL POTENTIAL HAZARDS TO FAMILIES AND CHILDREN WHICH INCLUDE; THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE CAUSED MY THE HEATED & MELTED WIRE, LOSS OF AIR CONDITIONING IN THE HEAT OF THE DAY WHICH MAY CAUSE HEAT STROKE OR WORSE, AND LOSS OF HEAT DURING THE WINTER MONTHS MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE SAFELY WITHOUT THE WINDOWS ICING OVER AND INHIBITING VISION. A RECALL IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE PROBLEMS WITH THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR IS NECESSARY. *TT
I AM SUBMITTING ADDITIONAL COMPLAINTS, WITH REGARDS TO FUEL LEVEL SENSOR PROBLEMS, THAT GM HAS ACKNOWLEDGED A FAULTY PRODUCT WAS INSTALLED ON SUCH VEHICLES AND OFFERED TO PAY 50% OF REPAIR COSTS TO FIX THE FUEL LEVEL SENSORS/TRANSMITTERS - BY SENDING LETTERS TO CURRENT OWNERS. A RECALL IS THE RIGHT WAY GOING FORWARD!! IS THERE ANY WAY THAT THIS COULD BE ADDRESSED/ENFORCED? THANK YOU *TR
FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. SHOWS EMPTY ALWAYS, LOW FUEL LIGHT STAYS ON, AND LOW FUEL BELL RINGS AT RANDOM. CHEVY IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE, AS I JUST RECEIVED A LETTER WHERE THEY OFFERED TO PAY FOR HALF THE REPAIR. I FEEL THEY SHOULD PAY FOR ALL OF IT, SINCE IT IS THEIR FAULTY DESIGN CAUSING THE ISSUE. AND THEY ARE LIMITING REPAIRS TO UP TO 120K MILES. ALTHOUGH MY VEHICLE QUALIFIES, I FEEL THEY SHOULD FIX IT REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE AT 100 PERCENT! *TR
IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR, THE FUEL GAUGE SUDDENLY BECAME ERRATIC. WHEN FUEL WAS NEAR EMPTY, IT WOULD READ "FULL" OR "HALF FULL". THE ENGINE REPAIR LIGHT WOULD GO ON AND OFF INCONSISTENTLY DURING THE SAME TIME. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE THE QUALITY OF GASOLINE, BUT TRYING DIFFERENT BRANDS DID NOT HELP. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS, NO MATTER HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN MY TANK, THE GAUGE WOULD READ "E" FOR EMPTY, WITH THE NEEDLE NEVER MOVING FROM "E". IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE I HAVE TO RESET MY TRIPOMETER WHEN FILLING UP ON A NEW TANK OF GAS, SO I KNOW ABOUT 250 MILES, I NEED TO FILL UP AGAIN. IF I DON'T DO THIS, I COULD RUN OUT OF GAS, CAUSE A CRASH, OR A FATAL ACCIDENT SINCE MY GAUGE ALWAYS READS EMPTY. I HAVE READ MANY BLOG AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE FUEL GAUGE ON THE 2006 TRAILBLAZER. I UNDERSTAND THE REPAIR AND PARTS WILL BE ABOUT $800.00. IN AUGUST 2011, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM INDICATING THAT THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH MY FUEL SENSOR AND THAT THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO PAY HALF THE COST FOR REPAIR, BUT I BELIEVE THAT GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE FAULTY SENSOR AT "NO CHARGE" TO THE OWNER. *TR
FUEL GAUGE IS ON EMPTY ALL OF THE TIME, EVEN AFTER PUTTING FUEL IN TANK. *TR
ACTUALLY THE ISSUE JUST STARTED TODAY AND I GOT THE LETTER FROM GM STATING THEY INSTALLED A FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR AND ARE OFFERING TO PAY 50% IF WE HAVE IT FIXED AT A CHEVY DEALERSHIP. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND IT SOUNDS LIKE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR TRAILBLAZER OWNERS. SOUNDS LIKE CHEVY IS JUST TRYING TO DO DAMAGE CONTROL WITH THERE 50% OFFER. I THINK ITS MAKING THINGS WORSE BECAUSE THEY SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS SINCE THEY ARE ADMITTING TO THE FAULTY SENSOR. WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN FOR THIS TO BECOME A RECALL? THANKS *TR
AFTER FILLING UP TANK, TANK REGISTERS EMPTY, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, AFTER RESTARTS ABLE TO MEASURE GAS AMOUNT, WITHIN WEEKS, NO LONGER MEASURE FUEL AMOUNTS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES AND GO, FUEL GAUGE SOMETIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF A DRIVE WILL SUDDENLY APPEAR TO MEASURE AMOUNT OF FUEL AND JUST AS SUDDENLY RETURN TO LOW FUEL READING AND EMPTY ON GAUGE. *KB
THE GAS GAUGE ON MY 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER NO LONGER WORKS IT STARTED FLUCTUATING AT ABOUT 109,000 MILES NOW I'M AT ABOUT 150,000 AND IT HASN'T WORKED FOR MONTHS NOW. MY WIFE HAS RUN OUT OF GAS TWICE NOW ON THE INTERSTATE AT 4:00 IN THE MORNING GOING TO WORK WITH SEMI TRUCKS BARRELING DOWN ON HER NOT KNOWING WHY SHE COULDN'T ACCELERATE. *KB
GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY SEEN WHERE SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE HAVING SAME PROBLEM. I THINK IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TT
MY GAS GAUGE WORKS SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES IT DON'T. I CAN BE DRIVING ALONG AND IT WILL REGISTER ON E, THE TRUCK SEEMS LIKE IT IS STRAINING TO MOVE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *TT
THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR STOPPED WORKING, THUS LEAVING NO WAY TO TELL HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN MY VEHICLE. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ON A VEHICLE AFTER ONLY 60,000 MILES. I CONSIDER IT A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD, AND AM FEARFUL THAT IT COULD LEAD TO A STALL ON A BUSY FREEWAY. TO AVOID THAT SITUATION, AND THE UNECCESSARY ADDED STRESS, I AM CONSTANTLY MAKING STOPS AT A GAS STATION. *TT
GAS GAUGE READS EMPTY AT ALL TIMES. FILLED THE TANK UP COMPLETELY ONE DAY AND THE GAUGE READ EMPTY (EVEN THOUGH IT WAS STILL FULL)THE FOLLOWING DAY. GAUGE READS EMPTY AT ALL TIMES NOW. SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR MY SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD. *KB
TWO WEEKS AGO WE PUT NEW TIRES ON MY TRAILBLAZER AT 28,700 MI. WE WERE LEAVING FOR A TRIP AND TOOK IT TO HAVE THE FRONT END ALIGNED TO BE SURE THE NEW TIRES WORE PROPERLY. WE DID NOT GO TO OUR DEALER AS THERE WAS NO TIME BEFORE THE TRIP. UPON CHECKING THE CAR, THEY DISCOVERED BOTH MY FRONT STRUTS WERE LEAKING BADLY AND THEY NO LONGER GAVE A FIRM RIDE. WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO HAVE THEM REPLACE BOTH STRUTS AT ONLY 28,700 MI. THE REPAIR SHOP WAS QUITE SURPRISED THAT BOTH STRUTS WERE BAD. MY TRAILBLAZER IS GARAGED, HAS EXTREMELY LOW MILEAGE, IS DRIVEN ONLY ON CITY STREETS OR FREEWAY AND NEVER CARRIES ANY LOADS. EVEN THOUGH WE WERE PAST THE 36 MO. PORTION OF THE WARRANTY, THE REPAIR SHOP TOLD US THAT THEY FELT THE STRUTS SHOULD HAVE LASTED FAR LONGER THAN 28,700 MI. AND THAT WITH THE EXCELLENT CARE OF MY CAR, IT WAS FAR TOO EARLY FOR THEM TO HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I CHECKED WITH SOME FRIENDS WHO HAD THEIR CARS FOR FAR LONGER THAN ME AND MANY MORE MILES ON IT AND THEY HAD NEVER HAD ANY ISSUE WITH STRUTS. I DECIDED TO CONTACT GM TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THEY CONTACTED ME AND THE INTERVIEWER TOLD ME THAT SHE COMPLETELY UNDERSTOOD WHY I WOULD BE UPSET. HOWEVER, TODAY I WAS CALLED AND TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT HELP WITH ANY OF THE COST FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE STRUTS. MY CONCERN IS FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT OWN CHEVY VEHICLES WITH THE SAME STRUTS. WE WERE TOLD THAT WE SHOULD NOT DRIVE OUR CAR WITH THE BAD STRUTS ON THE FREEWAY BECAUSE IT WAS NOT SAFE. I WANT TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT
OUR CAR WAS PARKED, THE ENTIRE BACK HATCH WAS OPEN (NOT JUST THE GLASS WINDOW) AND I WAS UNLOADING BAGS AND BOXES FROM CAR. THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED INTO TINY PIECES OF GLASS THAT RAINED DOWN ON ME. GETTING EMBEDDED IN MY HEAD, BACK AND ARMS. NEIGHBORS CAME RUNNING THE SOUND WAS SO LOUD. THE CAR HAD NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY KIND OF COLLISION AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT HIT THE WINDOW. I HAD BEEN TO THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THE DOOR HAD BEEN OPENED BECAUSE I HAD LOTS OF ITEMS TO UNLOAD. NOW I HAVE BEEN NOTICING MANY OTHER TRAILBLAZERS THAT HAVE MISSING COMPONENTS FROM THE REAR WINDOW LEADING ME TO THINK THAT THEIR WINDOWS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED ALSO. HAD WE BEEN DRIVING THAT DAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED, WITH THE FORCE IN WHICH THE GLASS FLEW, I AM SURE THAT THE CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT WITH THE GLASS. *KB
THE GAS GAUGE ON MY TRAIL BLAZER STOPPED WORKING AND ALWAYS SHOWS EMPTY. *KB
FUEL SENSOR DOES NOT WORK. CHEVY IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND ISSUED A DEAL TO PAY FOR HALF THE COST ONLY IF THE CAR HAS UNDER 120,000 MILES OR IS LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD. WE ARE OVER THE MILEAGE LIMIT, BUT THIS PROBLEM CAUSED OUR CAR TO RUN OUT OF GAS ON A CURVY, MOUNTAIN ROAD WITH LARGE COAL TRUCKS SPEEDING BY. WE RAN OUT IN A PLACE WHERE WE COULD NOT PULL FAR ENOUGH OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WERE ALMOST HIT BY SEVERAL PASSING VEHICLES. WE COULDN'T START THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO DRIFT IT BACKWARDS DOWNHILL TO A SAFER PLACE. VERY DANGEROUS!!! *KB
GAS GAUGE MALFUNCTIONING. WILL NOT REGISTER AMOUNT OF FUEL IN TANK. IT WILL GO UP AND THEN DOWN TO EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WILL COME ON EVEN WHEN I KNOW IT IS FULL. *KB
MY 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HAS HAD INACCURATE FUEL GAUGE READINGS SINCE 8/10. FOR THE PREVIOUS 10 MONTHS IT HAS READ EMPTY ON THE GAUGE AND GIVES AN AUDIBLE WARNING. WE HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS 3 TIMES. ONCE IN TRAFFIC. DEALERSHIP WANTS OVER $800.00 TO FIX IT. WE HAD DECIDED TO DILIGENTLY FILL THE CAR AND CHECK THE TRIPOMETER REGULARLY. WE TRIED TO REGISTER IT AND TO NO AVAIL, WON'T PASS. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS POSTS ON LINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM 45 YEARS OLD AND HAVE OWNED 15 CARS. NOT 1 HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM AND ALL WERE OLDER VEHICLES. ADDITIONALLY, 4 OF THE PREVIOUS ONES HAD BEEN CHEVYS. THEIR SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL YEARS OF THESE VEHICLES. PLEASE CONDUCT A RECALL ASAP. *KB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT PROVIDING AN ACCURATE READING. THE FUEL GAUGE EVENTUALLY FAILED COMPLETELY AND THE READING REMAINED ON EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP10001 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM) WHICH WAS AN INVESTIGATION THAT COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.
THE GAS GAUGE ON MY 2006 TRAILBLAZER IS INACCURATE. IT SHOWED THAT I HAD A QUARTER OF A TANK OF FUEL LEFT AND THE TRUCK DIED WHILE DRIVING DOWN A BUSY STREET. LUCKILY THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS ABLE TO AVOID HITTING ME AS WE WERE ONLY TRAVELING 45 MPH. *TR
WASHER FLUID SPRAYS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATE WHEN SWITCH IS NOT ON AND AT TIMES WOULD CONTINUOUSLY SPRAY AND WASH WINDSHIELD WHEN THE SWITCH IS IN THE OFF POSITION. NOW WIPERS WILL ONLY WORK ON HIGH POSITION OR YOU CAN TURN THEM ON AND THEY STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED A READING OF EMPTY AND THE NO FUEL INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 99,000.
2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. DEALER QUOTED $1000.00 TO REPAIR IT. IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON TRAILBLAZERS I HAVE FOUND FROM RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE. GM SHOULD RECALL THESE VEHICLES FOR REPAIR AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER. POOR QUALITY BY GM ON THIS. THIS COULD CAUSE A CRASH BY RUNNING OUT OF GAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. ESTIMATING FUEL IS NOT A SAFE ALTERNATIVE. *TR
AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK, THE GAS GAUGE EITHER STAYS AT EMPTY AND THE FUEL LEVEL WARNING LIGHT COMES ON OR THE GAUGE STARTS JUMPING ERRATICALLY FROM EMPTY TO FULL TO ANYWHERE IN BETWEEN. *TR
FUEL GAUGE BEGAN TO SHOW INCORRECT AND ERRATIC LEVELS. IT NOW SHOWS THAT THE TANK IS ALWAY EMPTY AND PUTS ON THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT EVERY TIME I FILL THE TANK ALL THE WAY UP. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IS NEEDS A NEW FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT AT A COST OF NEARLY $600. *TR
CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 2006- GAS GAGE- I FILLED UP MY CAR WITH GASOLINE TWO NIGHTS AGO (8/30/11) AND FOUND AS I WENT TO LEAVE FOR WORK THIS MORNING THAT MY GAS GAGE READ I WAS ON EMPTY. AFTER REFILLING 3 MORE GALLONS (UNTIL IT WAS FULL) I FOUND TO MY SURPRISE THAT THE GAGE STILL READ EMPTY. I HAVE READ ALL OVER THIS WEBSITE AND OTHERS THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM. THE NEW YORK TIMES RELEASED AN ARTICLE STATING THAT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION HAD REVEALED GENERAL MOTORS WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION ON APRIL 29TH 2011 WITH THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT ?THE AGENCY SAID IT HAD RECEIVED 668 COMPLAINTS, INCLUDING 58 IN WHICH THE CONSUMER SAID THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN IT RAN OUT OF GAS, EVEN THOUGH THE GAUGE INDICATED THAT FUEL REMAINED.? THIS INVESTIGATION STARTED MONTHS AGO AND I WOULD LIKE AN ANSWER AS TO WHY ALL OF US HAVE BEEN PAYING FOR THESE REPAIRS OUT OF OUR POCKETS, WHEN THERE IS CLEARLY AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR
THE FUEL SENDING UNIT OF MY 06 TRAILBLAZER LS HAS JOINED THE 668+ THAT DO NOT WORK. I HAVE STRIPED MY CAR DOWN TO THE FRAME. WHEN I PULLED OUT MY GAS PUMP... WOW THIS THING IS MADE TO FAIL. THE ARM IS SO FLIMSY GAS MOVING COULD PULL THE ELECTRODES AWAY FROM THE CIRCUIT BOARD. YOUR INVESTIGATION WAS LAUNCHED MONTHS AGO. WHAT IS TAKING SO LONG? *TR
EVERYTIME I FILL UP WITH FUEL MY FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY, MY GAS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. ONCE I DRIVE ABOUT 50 MILES AND RESTART A TIME OR TWO EVERYTHING GOES BACK TO NORMAL. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A FEW MONTHS. FROM READING ON TRAILVOY.COM IT APPEARS TO BE VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR
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