2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

THE GAS GAUGE WAS SHOWING THAT THE TANK WAS EMPTY ALTHOUGH IT HAD BEEN FILLED LESS THAN 100 MILES EARLIER. WHEN I FILLED THE TANK RIGHT AFTER THE LIGHT WENT ON - I WAS ONLY ABLE TO PUT 8 GALLONS OF GAS IN IT. THE GAUGE THEN WOULD MOVE FROM EMPTY WITH THE WARNING LIGHT COMING ON TO HALF FULL AND BACK DOWN DURING THE TRIP IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE FILL UP. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED THE FOLLOWING MORNING, THE GAUGE WENT TO FULL BUT SHORTLY AFTER WENT BACK TO EMPTY. NOW IT CONTINUES TO READ INCONSISTENTLY EVERY TRIP MOVING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN FULL AND EMPTY AND OTHER TIMES REMAINING ON EMPTY WITH THE WARNING LIGHT ON FOR AN ENTIRE TRIP. *TR

THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR IS NOTORIOUS FOR FAILING ON THESE VEHICLES. CHEVY HAS STARTED A CAMPAIGN TO PAY FOR HALF THE COST OF THE REPAIR. WHILE I'M SURE GM THINKS THIS IS A FAIR OFFER ON THEIR BEHALF, IT DOES NOT GO FAR ENOUGH. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE NOT AN INCONVENIENCE. RUNNING OUT OF FUEL BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH IS IN YOUR TANK CAN CREATE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. GM DESCRIBES THIS PART AS A WEAR ITEM. NO. BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT. WIPER BLADES WEAR OUT. BATTERIES DIE. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CHECKED THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR IN YOUR GAS TANK? WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS PARTICULAR PART IS CALLED FAILURE. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BY GM. *TR

FUEL SENDER FAILED 8 MONTHS AGO RESULTING IN THE GAS GAUGE ALWAYS ON EMPTY. CHEVY JUST SENT OUT A COURTESY LETTER ADVISING THEY WOULD PAY FOR HALF THE REPAIR. I FOUND 1000'S OF CASES OUT THERE FOR THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. TO ME, THIS IS A LARGE SCALE PROBLEM THAT CHEVY SHOULD REPAIR AT NO COST TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. VERY DISAPPOINTING. CHEVY VEHICLES USED TO BE ROUGH AND TOUGH LIKE THEIR SLOGAN "LIKE A ROCK", BUT THESE DAYS WITH ALL THESE COSTLY PROBLEMS, IT'S ONLY FITTING THAT THEY CHANGED IT TO "CHEVY RUNS DEEP" IN YOUR POCKETS....:-( MY LARGER CONCERN IS THAT WE ALREADY RAN OUT OF GAS ONCE WITH OUR TWO KIDS IN THE CAR ON THE TOLLWAY WITH 75MPH SPEED LIMIT. VERY DANGEROUS AND A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT CHEVY NEEDS TO FIX! *TR

FUEL GAUGE STATED I HAD ENOUGH FUEL AND I RAN OUT OF GAS. IT HAPPENED AGAIN JUST 2 MONTHS AGO AND I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM TELLING ME THIS MIGHT HAPPEN AND THAT THEY WILL COVER 50% OF THE COST. THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH, I SEE COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL!!!! *TR

FUEL GAUGE BEGAN GIVING AN INACCURATE READING AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED WORKING ALTOGETHER. *TR

I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2007 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FUEL SENSOR ISSUES. THE GAS GAUGE WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AT ABOUT 55,000 MILES WORKED BUT NOT ACCURATELY OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS THE SENSOR HAS STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER AND CONSTANTLY SHOWS AN EMPTY TANK. I GENERALLY BY GAS TWICE A WEEK TO LIMIT THE POSSIBILITY OF RUNNING OUT AND WAS ACTUALLY ON MY WAY TO THE GAS STATION WHEN THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GAS WHILE I WAS ON A HIGHWAY. TO ME THAT IS A DANGER TO MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS AND THE MORE THAT I HAVE RESEARCHED THE ISSUE I SEE THAT IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ONE THAT I WOULD FEEL THE NHTSA WOULD BE JUSTIFIED IN ISSUING A RECALL NOTICE FOR. THANKS. *TR

I WAS STARTING TO GO UP A HILL AT A SPEED OF 56 MPH AND I SWERVED TO MISS A COUPLE OF SKUNKS WHEN THE STEERING LOCKED ON THE TRUCK AND I WENT INTO THE DITCH TO THE LEFT AND THEN ROLLED THE TRUCK THREE TIMES. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN NOV 2010 I NOTICED THE SRS LIGHT WAS ON AND THE DASH LIGHT AND HIS RESPONSE WAS TO BRING IT BACK FOR SERVICE AFTER I MADE A PAYMENT, DURING THE ACCIDENT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE TOWING COMPANY WHO CAME TO GET THE TRUCK THEY HAD TO CUT THE BATTERY OUT BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T GET THE STEERING TO UNLOCK. *KB

FUEL LEVEL SENSOR DOESN'T REGISTER CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL. STALLED IN TRAFFIC IN MIDDLE LANE OF 6 LANE HIGHWAY. CHEVROLET HAS ADMITTED PROBLEM WITH "SOME" VEHICLES. I FEEL THIS IS MORE WIDESPREAD THAN HAS BEEN ADMITTED. CHEVROLET SHOULD RECALL AND REPLACE AT NO COST TO CONSUMER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, SHE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD READ EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THEY WOULD TAKE THE LIABILITY FOR FIFTY PERCENT OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000. UPDATED 11/16/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED PERIODICALLY, DUE TO LOW READING OF FUEL AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK. UPDATED 11/18/11

WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AND NOW READS EMPTY ALL THE TIME. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE TANK.THIS TRAILBLAZER HAD ONLY 36,500 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS STARTED. I BELIEVE THE DEALER SHOULD PAY FOR ALL THE REPAIRS AS THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR