2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

2007 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER - FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT GIVE ACCURATE READINGS. THIS RECENTLY STARTED. FUEL GAUGE WILL INDICATE THAT THE TANK IS EMPTY / GIVE WARNINGS, AND THEN ONLY NEED 7 TO 9 GALLONS TO FILL THE TANK. TANK CAPACITY IS LIKE 16 GALLONS. *KB

2007 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FUEL GAUGE NO LONGER WORKS AND CONSTANTLY READS "EMPTY." THE TRAILBLAZER IS MY WIFE'S SOLE TRANSPORTATION AND PUTS RISK TO BOTH HER AND MY 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. IN THE INSTANCE THAT SHE RUNS OUT OF GAS DUE TO HER INABILITY TO KNOW HOW MUCH GAS SHE HAS SHE IS AT RISK OF BEING STRANDED WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE 100 DEGREE TEXAS HEAT. ADDITIONALLY, THE RISK OF HER BEING STRANDED AWAY FROM HOME OR ON A HIGHWAY PUTS HER LIFE IN DANGER. THE FAILURE OF THE GAS GAUGE AND FUEL DETECTION UNIT OCCURRED IN JANUARY OF 2011 AND HAS NOT OPERATED PROPERLY SINCE. TO FIX THE PROBLEM WILL COST $700. THE FACT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN AND COMMON ISSUE FOR THESE VEHICLES MAKES IT OBVIOUSLY APPARENT THAT THE FUEL DETECTION SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE AND THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CHEVY. IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF CHEVY TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE UNIT TO MAINTAIN CONSUMER LOYALTY TO THE CHEVY BRAND. OTHERWISE, I AM COMMITING TO NO LONGER PURCHASE CHEVY OR GM VEHICLES. *TT

THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT READ THE PROPER LEVEL. EVEN IF I FILL THE TANK THE GAUGE READS EMPTY. PREVIOUSLY WHEN THE TANK WOULD REACH HALF FULL THE GAUGE WOULD READ ACCURATELY. HOWEVER; EACH TIME I FILLED UP THAT LEVEL WHERE THE GAUGE WOULD BEGIN TO WORK WOULD DECREASE, AND NOW IT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. WHEN THERE IS APPROXIMATELY 1/8TH OF A TANK LEFT THE GAUGE WILL READ ERRATICALLY, SOMETIMES SAYING 1/4 FULL OR EMPTY. ALSO, THIS FUEL LEVEL SENSOR HAS TRIGGERED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO REGISTER ON THE DASH, WHEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR TRIGGERING THE CODE AND NOT AN ISSUE WITH THE TRUCK EMISSIONS. *TR

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FUEL GAUGE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. KMJ

AFTER FILLING MY CAR UP WITH GAS, THE FUEL LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING AND DINGING WITH THE GAUGE DROPPING TO THE EMPTY LEVEL. I CALLED A SERVICE CENTER IN VICTORIA TO INQUIRE AS TO WHAT THEY THOUGHT IT COULD BE AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. THE CENTER CALLED ME BACK TELLING ME MY WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE VISIT AND IT WOULD COST ME APPROXIMATELY $140 JUST FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT. I THEN MADE SOME CALLS TO SEVERAL AUTO PARTS STORES TO INQUIRE THE SAME AND LOOKED UP ONLINE ANY RECALLS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN DONE IN RE TO THIS ISSUE. I CANNOT AFFORD TO GET THIS FIXED ON MY OWN. THERE IS A SMELL OF GAS AT TIMES AND IT CONTINUES TO FLUCTUATE FROM EMPTY TO FULL, ETC. I AM A HOME HEALTH NURSE AND AM ON THE ROAD CONSTANTLY. THE CAR IS ALSO USING MORE GAS THAN USUAL AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH I ACTUALLY HAVE IN THE TANK. THE SMELL OF GAS IS NAUSEATING AND CAUSES HEADACHES. THE IDEA OF RUNNING OUT OF GAS IN A SECLUDED AREA IS FRIGHTENING. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO START AS FAR AS PARTS BECAUSE TECHNICIANS HAVE TOLD ME IT COULD BE MULTIPLE THINGS I FEEL LIKE GMS SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THIS DEFECT BEFORE SOMETHING TRAGIC HAPPENS. AFTER GOING ON LINE I NOTICED NUMEROUS CONSUMERS WITHTHE SAME COMPLAINTS AND NO RESOLUTION. THE ENGINE ALSO HAD BEEN ON. *TR

MY GAS GAUGE USED TO JUMP ALL OVER AND NOW JUST READ EMPTY. IT IS TRIGGERING THE GAS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS WITH MY 1 YEAR OLD PREGNANT ON A HWY BRIDGE WHERE MY SONS GRANDMOTHER HAD TO PUSH THE CAR WHILE A POLICE OFFICER FOLLOWED TO WARN ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IT WAS A SCARY ORDEAL AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS FAILING IN A 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. *TR

FUEL GAUGE FAILURE, INACCURATE READING. FUEL GUAGE STAYS ON EMPTY. DRIVER HAS TO RELY ON TRIPOMETER TO GUESS RANGE TO DETERMINE WHEN TO FILL GAS TANK.

MY 2007 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FUEL INDICATION (GAUGE) SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY STOPS WORKING, IT JUST STARTED DOING THIS 2 WEEKS AGO. AFTER FILLING UP AT A GAS STATION AND DRIVING FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES THE FUEL GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY, AND THE LOW LEVEL FUEL LIGHT ILLUMINATES, AND REMAINS THIS WAY SO I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE VEHICLE. OCCASIONALLY WHEN I START THE VEHICLE IN THE MORNING IT WILL MOMENTARILY GIVE A FUEL INDICATION BUT I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING IF THIS IS ACCURATE, THEN THE NEEDLE GOES DOWN TO EMPTY AND THE LOW LEVEL FUEL LIGHT COMES ON WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. EVERYDAY I GET IN THE VEHICLE I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN IT, I KEEP AN EYE ON HOW MANY MILES I DRIVE AS A BEST GUESS AS TO HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE. IF I RUN OUT OF GAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC IN WASHINGTON DC THEN IT WILL CREATE TRAFFIC BACKUPS/HAZARDS. I HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS IN MY 96 SILVERADO, AND 2001 BLAZER, SO THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM THAT CHEVY HAS KNOWN ABOUT FOR SEVERAL YEARS BUT REFUSES TO FIX IT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED OR KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. MY VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. *TR

FUEL LEVEL SENSOR GONE BAD. CAN'T TELL HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE TANK. NEVER KNOW WHEN I MAY RUN OUT. KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE GM TRAILBLAZER. *TR

ALWAYS STATES FUEL LOW EVEN AFTER FILLING UP. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. VEHICLE WAS 3 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY AND ONLY 30500 MILES. *TR