2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE FUEL GAUGE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND A WARNING ALARM BEGAN TO SOUND, NOTIFYING THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED FUEL HAD BEEN RECENTLY ADDED TO THE VEHICLE AND THE FUEL TANK WAS NOT EMPTY. THE FUEL GAUGE READING WOULD FLUCTUATE FROM EMPTY TO FULL WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP10001 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM), THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. UPDATED 8/29/11 *CN UPDATED 09/20/11

2007 TRAILBLAZER FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY EVEN AFTER FUELING. RESEARCH SHOWS IT IS A PREVALENT FAILURE IN THIS MODEL. MONITORING THE ODOMETER IS THE ONLY WAY TO ESTIMATE REMAINING FUEL. IT CAN BE DANGEROUS NOT KNOWING CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL REMAINING. *KB

2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER FUEL GAUGE DROPS TO "EMPTY" AND INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON. HAPPENS WHEN ACTUAL FUEL LEVEL REACHES APPROXIMATELY HALF A TANK OF GAS. *TR

FUEL GAUGE FLUXUATES YOU NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH YOU HAVE IT WILL SHOW YOU HAVE A FULL TANK IT MAY BE HALF OR EMPTY, IT MIGHT SHOW EMPTY AND WILL FLOAT ANY PART OF THE GAUGE QUARTER OR HALF FULL. THIS COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, AT ONE TIME WE THOUGHT WE HAD A HALF TANK OF GAS AND RAN OUT OF GAS ON AN INTERSTATE FORTUNATELY WE PULLED OFF SIDE OF ROAD AND WALKED TO GET GAS WE WERE OUT OF GAS. THE ONLY WAY TO KNOW YOU HAVE GAS IS TO KEEP A CHECK WITH ODOMETER READING. THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THEN MILES LEFT WILL COINCIDE WITH THE LOW FULL LIGHT BUT YOU MAY HAVE GAS IN THE VEHICLE. IT IS NEVER CONSISTENT. I WILL STAY AT A CERTAIN READING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES OR SO THEN YOU DON'T KNOW WHICH WAY IT WILL GO. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. IT HAS ONLY 37,582 MILES OR SO. WE BOUGHT IT OFF A FRIEND WHEN HIS WIFE PASSED AWAY, HE BOUGHT IT NEW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS DEFECTIVE AND WAS PROVIDING INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READINGS. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER IS FAULTY.I HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS SEVERAL TIMES WHEN THE GAUGE SHOWS A QUARTER TANK OR LESS. NO LOW FUEL LIGHT,NO GAUGE NEEDLE ON EMPTY,JUST A DANGEROUS GAUGE THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED BY GM BEFORE SOMEONE RUNS OUT OF GAS ON THE FREEWAY AND GETS RAN OVER. MY VEHICLE HAD 60,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTED. AFTER SOME INVESTIGATION,I DISCOVERED I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TURNED ON TRAILBLAZER AND FUEL GAUGE SHOWED EMPTY WITH GAS LIGHT ON. THIS NOW OCCURS EVERYTIME WE TURN ON THE SUV AND CANNOT TELL HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE TANK. WE ARE CURRENTLY HAVING TO RESET OUR MILEAGE EVERY 275 MILES TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T RUN OUT OF GAS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE DRIVERS DOOR MASTER WINDOW SWITCH BEGANE TO SMOKE, I PULLED OVER AND DISCONECCTED BEFORE IT COMPLETELY BURNED. SMOKE FILLED UP THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. I DO STILL HAVE THE PART. WAS SUPRIZED THERE WAS NO RECALL AFTER LEARNING THROUGH A WEB SEARCH, THIS IS VERY COMMON. *TT

2007 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FUEL GAUGE QUIT WORKING AND CONSTANTLY READ "EMPTY." THIS IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION AND THIS PUT ME AT RISK BOTH ME AND MY FAMILY. NOT KNOWING HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE POTENTIALLY PUT ME AT RISK IF I RUN OUT OF GAS WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR WHILE ON A TRIP. IN THE EXTREME HEAT IT WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL TO HAVE TO WALK TO GET GAS. THE RISK OF BEING STRANDED AWAY FROM HOME OR ON A HIGHWAY PUT MY LIFE IN DANGER. THE FAILURE OF THE GAS GAUGE AND FUEL DETECTION UNIT OCCURRED IN JANUARY OF 2010, WHICH I COULDN'T AFFORD TO GET FIXED UNTIL RECENTLY, FEB. 2011. TO FIX THE PROBLEM COST ME A MORTGAGE PAYMENT, AND PUT ME BEHIND ONE MONTH. THE FACT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN AND COMMON ISSUE FOR THESE VEHICLES MAKES IT APPARENT THAT THE FUEL DETECTION SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE AND FIXING IT SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CHEVROLET. IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF CHEVY TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE UNIT TO MAINTAIN CONSUMER LOYALTY TO THE CHEVY BRAND. IN THE EVENT I DON'T GET REIMBURSED, I SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER CHEVY OR GM VEHICLES. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I'LL TELL EVERYONE I KNOW ABOUT THIS, AND DO WHAT I CAN TO SWAY THEM NOT TO BUY A TRAILBLAZER DUE TO THIS DEFECT AND THE FACT THAT CHEVROLET WON'T EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *KB

FUEL GAGE SENDING UNIT SHOWS THAT THE TANK IS EMPTY WHEN IT IS FULL. IT WILL WORK NORMALLY BETWEEN 3/4 AND 1/2 FULL AND THEN DROP TO EMPTY AND SOUND WARNING CHIMES AS IF IT IS OUT OF FUEL. THIS IS A HUGE ANNOYANCE AND IT IS VERY COMMON. I KNOW 4 INDIVIDUALS THAT OWN TRAIL BLAZERS AND ALL OF THEM HAVE HAD OR ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. WHEN TALKING TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THEY TOLD ME THAT IT IS THE NUMBER ONE PROBLEM AMONG TRAILBLAZERS. *KB