2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

LOWERED DRIVERS WINDOW AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO SMELLED PLASTIC BURNING SAW SMOKE COMING FROM CONTROL PANEL I RIPPED THE PANEL OUT TO SEE MELTED PLASTIC AND STRONGER SMELL OF PLASTIC BURNING CONTROL BOX IS MELTED COMPLETELY THRU I PULLED ALL BUT TWO CONNECTOR PLUGS AS THE REMAINING TWO CONNECTORS ARE FUSED TO THE CONTROL BOX AND CAN NOT DISCONNECT THEM. *TR

FUEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT HAS FAILED. THE FUEL GAUGE NO LONGER READS ACCURATELY. IT WILL SHOW EMPTY WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WHILE THE TANK IN FULL, ALSO MASKING AN ACTUAL CHECK ENGINE PROBLEM. IT ALSO SHOWS FULL FUEL WHEN THE TANK IS LESS THAN HALF FULL. *TR

THE MENTIONED FUEL LEVEL SENSOR IN THIS VEHICLE (AND FROM RESEARCH OTHER EARLIER MODELS) FAILS OR WEARS OUT PREMATURELY. THE WEAR COULD CAUSE THE FUEL GAUGE TO READ EMPTY AFTER FILLING THE TANK AND CAUSE THE SERVICE ENGINE AND LOW FUEL LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE. CHEVROLET HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THIS OCCURS IN THE VEHICLES BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM. INSTEAD THEY HAVE SENT A LETTER OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ADVISING THE CUSTOMERS TO HAVE THE ISSUE REPAIRED AND THEY WILL REIMBURSE HALF THE COST OF THE REPAIR. NOT KNOWING WHEN YOUR FUEL IS LOW PRESENTS A DANGEROUS SCENARIO FOR THE DRIVERS OF THESE VEHICLES. IT CAN RUN OUT OF GAS WHILE DRIVING IN A SPEEDWAY / HIGHWAY WHERE LIVES WOULD BE AT RISK. CHEVROLET SHOULD RECALL ALL THE VEHICLES EXHIBITING THIS PROBLEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND AVOID FUTURE LAWSUITS AND OR CRIMINAL CHARGES FOR NOT ADDRESSING AN ISSUE THEY ADMIT IS A FAULT IN THEIR VEHICLES. *TR

THE FUEL GAUGE IN MY 2007 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER CONTINUOUSLY DROPS TO EMPTY SHORTLY AFTER STARTING MY CAR, DESPITE HAVING A FULL TANK. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY CAR NO MATTER HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE TANK. *TR

FIRST INDICATION OF THE PROBLEM WAS ERRATIC LEVEL READINGS ON THE FUEL GAUGE AS WELL AS ENGINE PROBLEM INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. NOW THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATES EMPTY AT ALL TIMES EVEN WHEN THE TANK IS FULL,ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. THESE FAULTS ARE VERY DISCONCERTING AS WELL AS BEING DANGEROUS. WHAT IF A LEGITIMATE ENGINE PROBLEM DEVELOPS? WHAT IF WE MIS-CALCULATE THE AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT IS IN THE TANK AND WE ARE ON SOME HIGHWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC OR SOMEWHERE LATE AT NIGHT? IN MY OPINION,CHEVROLET SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS DEFECT, THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY ONE (1) DOLLAR FOR A FAULTY PART. I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT THIS WILL BE THE LAST CHEVROLET THAT I WILL EVER OWN IF THEY DO NOT DO THE RIGHT THING. I WORK WITH A LOT OF AUTO ENTHUSIASTS AND I HAVE TOLD SOME OF THEM ABOUT THIS VEHICLES' ISSUES,THEY ARE NOT IMPRESSED. *TR

I NOTICED THE FIRST TIME THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH MY GAS GAUGE WHEN I WAS SITTING AT THE BANK DRIVE THRU AND IT DINGED AT ME THAT I NEEDED GAS. I THOUGHT IT ODD, BECAUSE I THOUGHT I HAD JUST FILLED UP. I WENT TO FILL UP AND IT ONLY COST $20, SO THEN I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG. GAS GAUGE STAYED AT 1/2 TANK REGARDLESS OF FULL OR EMPTY, THEN GOT STUCK AT 1/4 TANK, NOW STAYS ON EMPTY AT ALL TIMES. I HAVE TO KEEP TRACK OF MILES AND ALWAYS FILL UP (WHICH IS NOT EASY IF THE FUNDS ARE NOT AVAILABLE). I'VE SINCE RUN OUT OF GAS 3 TIMES. LUCKILY, EITHER TIME, NEITHER OF MY 2 SMALL KIDS WERE IN THE CAR WITH ME. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING, NOT ONLY RUNNING OUT OF GAS, BUT EVEN MORE SO HEARING THAT GM IS ONLY WILLING TO COVER 1/2 OF THE EXPENSE, IF YOU TAKE YOUR TRUCK TO AN ALREADY OVER PRICED DEALERSHIP. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS STUCK ON ZERO AND HE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE VEHICLE. ON ONE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 95,000. UPDATED 02/15/12*BF THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAILED. UPDATED 04/18/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATED AND FAILED TO REGISTER AN ACCURATE READING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE CONSTANT MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000. UPDATED 02/03/12*LJ

THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR IN MY '07 TRAILBLAZER, I HAD ABOUT 1/3 OF A TANK OF GAS WHEN I PARKED AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF TO GO INTO A STORE. WHEN I STARTED THE ENGINE AGAIN, THE FUEL GAUGE WENT TO EMPTY AND THE LOW-FUEL LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT TO FILL THE TANK AND ONLY NEEDED ABOUT 11 GALLONS, WHICH IS WHEN I CONFIRMED THE GAUGE WAS WRONG. THE GAUGE CONTINUED TO SHOW EMPTY AND HAS EVER SINCE. I AM NOW DOING MY BEST TO KEEP TRACK OF FUEL BY ESTIMATING USAGE BASED ON THE MILES DRIVEN AFTER EACH FILL-UP. I'VE BEEN READING UP ON THE RECALL AND I'M OUTRAGED THAT GM IS STILL ONLY OFFERING TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIR COSTS IF DONE AT A DEALER, WHICH, BY THE WAY IS WHY I HAVEN'T HAD THIS REPAIR DONE YET. I'VE READ IN SOME CASES THERE HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED COSTS BETWEEN $700 AND $1200. SO IF GM IS ONLY GOING TO PAY HALF OF THE COST, I'M LOOKING AT POTENTIALLY $600 OR SO TO REPAIR SOMETHING THAT GM HAS ADMITTED IS A PROBLEM. I CANNOT AFFORD THIS REPAIR, AND I HOPE THAT I AM ABLE TO KEEP TRACK OF MY GAS BASED ON MILEAGE SO I NEVER RUN OUT OF GAS, ESPECIALLY WITH MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. I ALSO DON'T BELIEVE I OR ANY OTHER VEHICLE OWNER SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER. GM SHOULD ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY IF THEY WANT TO KEEP THEIR LOYAL CUSTOMERS HAPPY AND KEEP THEM COMING BACK. IS THERE ANY HELP OUT THERE FOR PEOPLE IN MY SITUATION? I KNOW THE RECALL WAS ISSUED, I KNOW GM HAS ONLY OFFERED TO PAY HALF OF THE COST, BUT WHAT ABOUT PEOPLE WHO CANNOT AFFORD THIS ADDITIONAL EXPENSE? I KNOW THERE ARE MANY. *TR

FUEL GAUGE IN 2007 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER BEGAN FLUCTUATING FROM PROPER FUEL LEVEL READING TO EMPTY AT AROUND 50,000 MILES. AFTER ABOUT 2 WEEKS OF THIS, FUEL GAUGE FAILED ALTOGETHER AND NOW CONSISTENTLY READS EMPTY REGARDLESS OF FUEL LEVEL IN TANK, WHICH INDICATES A FAILURE OF THE FUEL SENSING UNIT. RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM STATING 1/2 OF REPAIR COSTS WOULD BE COVERED BY MANUFACTURER, HOWEVER DUE TO THE FACT THIS PROBLEM APPEARS SO COMMON AND WIDESPREAD, IT IS APPARENT THE NHTSA NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. WE ARE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BASED ON THE TRIP ODOMETER AND MY HUSBAND HAS RUN OUT OF GAS TWICE AS THIS IS NOT A RELIABLE WAY TO ESTIMATE THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK. BOTH TIMES HE WAS ON HIS WAY TO WORK AND ON HEAVILY TRAVELED ROADS. THIS IN ITSELF CREATED A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR