2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). YESTERDAY I FILED A REPORT #10316373 TO AMEND A REPORT I SENT IN TO ADD MY VIN NUMBER. I SUBMITTED THE WRONG VIN NUMBER. THE NUMBER I SENT IN WAS ON A 1998 CHEVY BLAZER. I AM SENDING A NEW REPORT WITH THE PROPER VIN NUMBER. SORRY FOR THE ERROR I SUBMITTED.[XXX] *TR

IN REGARDS TO MY COMPLAINT #1030331, DP10-001 REGARDING MY COMPLAINT OF MY FUEL SENSOR AND GAUGE ALWAYS READING EMPTY AND THE FACT THAT THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A YEAR ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER, I DIDN"T HAVE THE VIN NUMBER AT THE TIME. I WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE IT TO YOU AT THIS TIME IN YOUR FORM. PLEASE ADD IT TO MY PREVIOUS COMPLAINT. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT SEEMS TO BE PREVALENT IN SEVERAL YEARS OF THE TRAILBLAZERS EXISTENCE AND COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ESPECIALLY IF THE COMPUTER DECIDES TO SHUT THE TRUCK DOWN AT AN INOPPORTUNE TIME. I READ WHERE NISSAN IS RECALLING ONE OF THEIR MODELS BECAUSE OF THE FUEL GAUGE. WHERE IS GM IN THIS MATTER? *TR

MY FUEL GAUGE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN I FILL UP WITH GAS, IT STATES I AM ON EMPTY IMMEDIATELY AFTER FUELING. TAKES SEVERAL DAYS TO REGISTER. I DON'T TRUST IT AND AM CURRENTLY JUDGING HOW FULL THE TANK IS BY MILES DRIVEN. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LS AND I HAVE TWO COMPLAINTS REGARDING PART DEFECTS THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. 1. THE SPEEDOMETER STICKS. I CAN BE DRIVING ALONG AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY SPEEDOMETER IS NOT MOVING AT ALL. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BEING THAT I HAVE NO CLUE HOW FAST OR SLOW I'M GOING. 2. THE FUEL LIGHT GAUGE/SENSOR JUST COMPLETED STOP WORKING. THE GAS NEEDLE DOES NOT MOVE AT ALL, I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE TANK. THIS IS ALSO EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!. I HAVE MANY FRIENDS THAT OWN CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS WHO HAVE ENCOUNTERED THESE SAME ISSUES AND I FEEL THAT CHEVY SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO READ MANY BLOGS ONLINE WHERE TRAILBLAZER OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME ISSUES SO THIS IS CLEARLY A PROBLEM FOR THOUSANDS OF TRAILBLAZER OWNERS. I HOPE THAT THIS COMPLAINT WILL HELP JUMP START AN INVESTIGATION OF THESE DEFECTS, BECAUSE IT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM! I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT WILL BE $1,200 TO FIX THIS ISSUE.. THIS IS OUTRAGES BEING THAT THE PROBLEM IS SOMETHING THAT WAS CAUSED BY CHEVY. *TR

FUEL JUST STOPPED WORKING, DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HEADLIGHTS START DIMMING GAUGES GO ALL OVER THE BOARD. PUT A NEW BATTERY IN, CHANGED THE ALTERNATOR AND IT CONTINUES TO DO THIS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON FOR OXYGEN SENSOR HAD THAT REPLACED 1 YEAR AGO NEEDS REPLACED AGAIN. *TR

2005-2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM W/ THE FUEL SENSOR. WHEN THE GAS TANK IS FILLED THE CAR IS TELLING ME THERE IS NO FUEL IN THE TANK, AND THE GAUGE READS EMPTY. *TR

RECENTLY, THE GAS GAUGE IN MY VEHICLE HAS STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY. IT NO LONGER ACCURATELY REPORTS HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE. IN RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE (2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER). ALTHOUGH NOTHING HAS HAPPENED TO ME PERSONALLY, I HAVE READ OF INSTANCES WHERE THE CAR RAN OUT OF GAS WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE THE DRIVER ASSUMED THAT GAS GAUGE WAS WORKING CORRECTLY. THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE. WITH IT OCCURRING SO FREQUENTLY, THERE ARE OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE PARTS BEING USED. IT SEEMS TO OCCUR MOST OFTEN IN 2005 - 2006 VEHICLES BASED ON THE GMT360/370 PLATFORM (CHEV. TRAILBLAZER, GMC ENVOY, ETC). IF NEEDED, I CAN PROVIDE A LINK TO SEVERAL SITES WHERE PEOPLE ARE REPORTING THIS PROBLEM. OR, A QUICK SEARCH ON GOOGLE.COM FOR "2005 TRAILBLAZER GAS GAUGE PROBLEMS" WILL PROVIDE A LIST. *TR

2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FUEL GAUGE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON AND FUEL GAUGE IS STUCK AT E. THE ISSUE OCCURRED AROUND 65K MILES AND IS STILL OCCURRING TODAY WITH AUTOMOBILE AT 75K. *TR

MY FUEL GAUGE IS NOT WORKING ON MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER AND THE BLOWER RESISTOR WENT ON MY TRUCK AS WELL. IT WENT FROM NO HEAT BLOWING ON LEVEL 5 TO THE ENTIRE THING NOT WORKING. *TR

FILLED TANK WITH GAS & THE FUEL LIGHT CAME ON AND READS EMPTY. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE, FIRST TIME IN NOVEMBER 2009. I STALLED AT AN INTERSECTION. THE 2ND TIME WAS FEB 28, 2010. THE NEEDLE FLUCTUATES AND LOW FUEL LIGHT FLICKERS ON/OFF. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED. *TR