2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

APPROXIMATELY A MONTH AGO MY LOW FUEL INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND MY FUEL GAUGE REFLECTED EMPTY DESPITE FILLING UP MY GAS TANK JUST HOURS EARLIER. SINCE THAT TIME THIS HAS KEPT HAPPENING AND SEEMS TO ALWAYS INDICATE AN EMPTY TANK DESPITE THE FACT THAT IT IS INCORRECT. EVIDENTLY THIS ISSUE IS VERY COMMON WITH MY VEHICLE AND I FEEL THAT IT NEEDS TO BE DOCUMENTED. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN DUE TO THE FACT THAT I AM NEVER SURE EXACTLY HOW MUCH FUEL THAT I HAVE IN MY VEHICLE. AFTER CALLING THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS AN APPROXIMATE $400 TOTAL REPAIR. GM STATED THAT THEY WILL PAY FOR 1/2, HOWEVER THIS IS STILL A LARGE OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE. THEY ALSO STATED THAT I WILL ONLY GET THE 1/2 OFF AS LONG AS I BRING MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. GM SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A 100% TOTAL RECALL ON THIS COMPONENT SINCE ITS SO WIDESPREAD. I HAVE NO ALTERNATIVE BUT TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR AT THEIR DEALERSHIP. *TR

SON WAS INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN WHICH HE HIT A CEMENT TRUCK HEAD ON AND THE VEHICLE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED (SMASHED IN) AND THE VEHICLE SUBSEQUENTLY TOTALED OUT. AS PER GM THIS TYPE OF CRASH WOULD NOT HAVE CREATED A DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG HOWEVER; MY SON CRACKED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WHEN HIS HEAD HIT IT AT IMPACT WITH THE TRUCK AND AGAIN, THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS SMASHED. IF THIS TYPE OF IMPACT DOESN'T CREATE AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT I AM NOT QUITE SURE WHAT DOES? *KB

GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. READS EMPTY EVEN AFTER VEHICLE IS FILLED WITH FUEL. CHECK ENGINE IS ALWAYS ON BECAUSE OF GAUGE PROBLEM. *KB

THE FIRST TIME THE TANK READ EMPTY WAS ON NOVEMBER 23, 2011 WHEN THERE WAS ABOUT 1/4 A TANK OF GAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE GAUGE WENT BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN EMPTY AND JUST OVER MAKING THE LIGHT AND NOISE COME ON. TODAY NOVEMBER 27, 2011 IT CAME ON AFTER FUELING A LITTLE OVER 9 GALLONS OF GAS IN THE VEHICLE. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO SEE IF TURNING THE CAR OFF AN RESTARTING THE VEHICLE WOULD RESET IT, IT DIDN'T WORK. WE CONTINUED ON WITH THE LIGHT ON AND DID WHAT WE NEEDED TO DO. WE WENT TO THE GAS STATION AND FILLED THE TANK THE REST OF THE WAY AND IT STILL SHOWED EMPTY WITH THE LIGHT COMING ON. *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH MY 2007 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER SINCE I PURCHASED THIS CAR. THE TRANSMISSION MESSED UP ORIGINALLY AND NOW I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY GAS GAUGE INDICATOR. THIS RECENT PROBLEM STARTED LAST YEAR 2010. THE LEVELS WERE READING INACCURATELY AT THAT TIME AND SEEMED TO HAVE REPAIRED ITSELF. THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR, THE INDICATORS STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. I NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS IN MY TRUCK AND I AM PARANOID AND CONSTANTLY GOING TO THE STORE TO ADD MORE GAS. I AM UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE MAJORITY OF CHEVY VEHICLES AND GM ACTUALLY KNOWS THAT THE PROBLEM EXIST AND HAS DONE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO HELP THE MILLIONS OF LOYAL CUSTOMERS THAT PURCHASED THESE CARS. THERE IS NO REASON THAT THIS ALL SHOULD BE HAPPENING TO MY VEHICLE THAT I PURCHASED BRAND NEW; SO I AM THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY OWNER. IS THERE ANY HELP FOR THE CONSUMERS THAT HAVE PURCHASED GM VEHICLES. I COULD SEE IF THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH ONE LINE OF VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY GM BUT THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE ALL ACROSS THE BOARD. I HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS NUMEROUS OF TIMES BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY INSANE THAT GM CAN SCAM MILLIONS OF CUSTOMERS AND NOT FIX A KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS WILL GO OUT THE ONLY WAY TO RESTORE THE LIGHTS IS TO TURN CAR OFF AND WAIT 10 MIN THEN THE LIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON BUT GO BACK OFF SHORTLY AFTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE WAS PROVIDING INACCURATE FUEL LEVELS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN REFUELING, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD READ ACCURATELY BUT WOULD FAIL AFTER SEVERAL MOMENTS AFTER DRIVING. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

CHEVY VEHICLES HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR TPMS (TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM) ON ALL VEHICLE TYPES. THE FAILURE OCCURS AT THE WHEEL ITSELF. ALTHOUGH THIS IS A SAFETY DEVICE, IT HAS TURNED INTO A USELESS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHICH NO OWNER CAN AFFORD TO KEEP UP WITH . WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT THE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM AT THE WHEEL IS VERY SENSITIVE AND FAILS QUICKLY. THE AMOUNT OF REPAIR FOR ONE UNIT COSTS APPROXIMATELY $200, AND THAT IS FOR ONE WHEEL. CHEVY SHOULD BE DOING A RECALL ON ALL VEHICLES, THAT HAVE THE TPMS SYSTEM. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT UNIQUE TO ONE VEHICLE, IF YOU DO A GOOGLE SEARCH ON TPMS AND CHEVY OR GM YOU'LL FIND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. AFTER I HAD THE FIRST ONE REPLACED THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT I SHOULDN'T BOTHER BECAUSE IT WILL ONLY FAIL AGAIN. THE DEALER ALSO SAID THAT HE WISHES THAT CHEVY WOULD INSTALL A BETTER SYSTEM, BECAUSE IT WILL ADVISE YOU THAT YOUR TPMS IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, AND AFTER IT FAILS, DRIVERS WILL IGNORE THE MESSAGE, WHICH IS A LARGER SAFETY ISSUE. I DON'T KNOW HOW THE DOT WOULD ALLOW GM TO CONTINUE TO USE FAULTY PARTS WHICH IS A SAFETY RELATED ITEM. THE CONSUMER SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR MISTAKES, AND HOPEFULLY A PERSON DOESN'T LOSE THEIR LIFE BEFORE ACTION BY THE DOT. I HOPE TO SEE A RECALL ISSUED SOON. *TR

FUEL GAUGE WHEN DRIVING WILL SHOW INACCURATE GAS LEVEL. DROPS DOWN TO EMPTY A LOT AFTER YOU PUMPED. GAS WILL FILL UP AFTER PUMP ON GAGE, BUT ALMOST CLOSE TO HALF WHEN DRIVING WILL GO DOWN AND HIT EMPTY WHEN GAS IS IN VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR / INSULATION CAUGHT ON FIRE. MY HUSBAND POURED A CUP OF WATER TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE ENTIRE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL, POWER MASTER WINDOW SWITCH AND HARNESS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN AND THE POWER WINDOWS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 77,000. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR SWITCH AND MODULE ASSEMBLY CAUSED THE FIRE. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE WIRING HARNESS, DOOR TRIM PANEL AND INSULATION. THE INNER DOOR HANDLE AND POWER MIRROR SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PICTURES RECEIVED 05/07/12