2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE READING. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED AND CURRENTLY THE FUEL GAUGE WAS INOPERABLE. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED SPORADICALLY. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000. UPDATED 06/17/11*LJ UPDATED 06/27/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE BECAME INOPERABLE AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE VEHICLE. AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE TO ITS CAPACITY, THE FUEL GAUGE READ EMPTY. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,800. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

GAS GAUGE HAS BEEN VERY INACCURATE. GAUGE WILL READ FULL AFTER FILL UP FOR APPROX. 20 MINUTES OF DRIVING, AFTER THAT IT WILL READ EMPTY WITH THE LOW FUEL LIGHT ON. FOR MY SAFETY I AM FILLING UP EVERY FEW DAYS BECAUSE I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THERE. I HAVE BEEN USING MY TRIP ODOMETER TO USE A SOME BASE LINE. MY FEAR IS I WILL BE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC AND IT WILL RUN OUT OF GAS. I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS AS IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL TANK SENDER WAS NOT SENDING THE CORRECT LEVEL OF FUEL AND HE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH FUEL WAS ACTUALLY IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,272.

HAVE HAD MULTIPLE SENSING FAILURES WITH FUEL GAUGE ON THIS VEHICLE CAUSING ONE TIME TO RUN OUT OF GAS ON MAJOR EXPRESSWAY. I KEEP RECORD OF GAS PURCHASES AND TRY TO BE AWARE HOW FULL THE TANK IS. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM NOW BUT CANNOT BE RELAYED ON.

FUEL GAUGE ISSUES CONSISTENT WITH THE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ALREADY OUT THERE. CAR HAS 30K MILES ON IT AND FUEL GAUGE NOW IS ALWAYS AT EMPTY. *TR

MY CAR QUIT READING OUT HOW MUCH FUEL I HAD. I HAD TO WRITE DOWN ON A PIECE OF PAPER THE MILES ON THE CAR WHEN I FILLED IT UP IN ORDER TO KEEP TRACK OF WHEN TO PUT GAS IN AGAIN. WITH MY HUSBAND BEING DISABLED THIS WAS NOT GOOD. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANTED CLOSED TO $100.00 JUST TO TELL WHAT EXACTLY WAS THE PROBLEM THEN IF IT WAS WHAT THEY THOUGHT IT WAS IT WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER $600.00 TO FIX IT. I TOOK IT TO A REPUTABLE REPAIR PLACE IT COST $0.00 TO TELL ME THE PROBLEM AND IT COST ME $418.80 TO FIX IT. THE PROBLEM WAS THE FUEL SENSOR WAS NOT REGISTERING THE AMOUNT OF GAS I HAD. THEY HAD TO TAKE THE GAS TANK APART AND REPLACE THAT PLUS THE FUEL PUMP (AS NOW THESE 2 ITEMS ARE BUILT INTO 1). *TR

ON OCTOBER 15, 2010 THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2007 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER ABRUPTLY WENT TO EMPTY AFTER FILLING THE TANK FOR A 6 HOUR LONG TRIP. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE GAUGE READ EMPTY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALER AND TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIR. FORTUNATELY I HAD THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND IT WAS COVERED. THE TRUCK HAD APPROXIMATELY 31,350 MILES WHEN THIS OCCURRED. EVER SINCE THE REPAIR, THE FUEL GAUGE IS NOT GIVING AN ACCURATE READING. I HAVE NOTICED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN THE GAUGE COULD BE AS MUCH AS A 1/4 TANK DIFFERENT. FOR EXAMPLE, THE GAUGE WOULD READ 3/4 FULL WHEN I PARK AT MY OFFICE. WHEN I LEAVE FOR LUNCH THE GAUGE WILL DISPLAY 1/2 FULL. *TR

RAN OUT OF GAS BECAUSE THE GAS GAUGE HAD QUIT WORKING APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. THE AUTOMOBILE BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING PUMP QUITS WORKING. YOU MUST APPLY A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL JUST TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND YOU CAN'T TURN IT QUICKLY. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. IT HAPPENED AGAIN APPROXIMATELY 11/10/2010

THE GAS TANK IS READING INCORRECT. WHEN I FILLED UP, AFTER REACHING 3/4 OF A TANK, THE TANK READING PLUMMETED TO EMPTY.