2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

THE FUEL GAUGE IS FAULTY. AT FIRST IT WILL READ HALF FULL, OR 3/4 FULL, AND THEN THE NEEDLE WILL GO TO EMPTY TRIGGERING THE LOW FUEL LIGHT.

THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2007 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IS MALFUNCTIONING. ALTHOUGH THERE IS PLENTY OF FUEL IN THE TANK THE FUEL GAUGE RANDOMLY FALLS TO EMPTY AND SHOWS A LOW FUEL MESSAGE. IT IS DIFFICULT TO KNOW WHEN THE VEHICLE WILL BE OUT OF FUEL WITHOUT TRYING TO ESTIMATE BASED ON MILEAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE WALL. THERE WERE FOUR OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE, ALL OF WHICH WERE KILLED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE BLACK BOX WAS INVESTIGATED AND THE INVESTIGATING OFFICER DETERMINED THAT VEHICLE ACCELERATED BUT THE DRIVER DID NOT APPLY THE BRAKES DURING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE BLACK TIRE MARKS AT THE SCENE OF THE CRASH, INDICATING THAT THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING THE SAME ACCELERATION FAILURE FOR THE YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DID NOT BELIEVE THAT THE DRIVER WOULD HAVE DRIVEN AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE WALL WITHOUT THERE BEING A VEHICLE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

I HAVE A 2007 TRAIL BLAZER AND AT 46,000 MILES THE FUEL GAUGE QUITE WORKING CORRECTLY. COULD NEVER TELL HOW MUCH GAS I REALLY HAD IN TANK. NOW AT 50,000 MILES IT STAYS ON EMPTY ALL THE TIME WHEN IT HAS JUST BEEN FILLED UP. *TR

MY FUEL GAUGE BEGAN TO MOVE SPORADICALLY. WHEN MY FUEL TANK WAS FULL IT WOULD REGISTER AS EMPTY OR IF I WAS LOW ON GAS IT WOULD REGISTER AS FULL, OR HALF A TANK. EVENTUALLY IT STOPPED WORKING ENTIRELY. I HAD ONE INCIDENT, BECAUSE OF THE GAUGE WORKING INCORRECTLY IN WHICH I DID RUN OUT OF GAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND WAS FORCED TO EXIT. FORTUNATELY I HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO MAKE IT UP THE OFF RAMP SAFELY WITHOUT INCIDENT, AND IT WAS EARLY MORNING SO TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT ENOUGH TO ALLOW AND EASY EXIT. HOWEVER, I HAD TO CALL MY WIFE TO BRING ME GASOLINE TO REFUEL AND MAKE IT TO THE NEAREST GAS STATION. I HAVE BEEN USING MY TRIP ODOMETER TO TRACK MY MILEAGE AND REFUEL ACCORDINGLY. I DID CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP REGARDING THIS ISSUE; THEY INFORMED ME THERE WAS NO RECALL. THEY DID NOT INFORM ME ABOUT THIS SITE OR HOW TO FILE A COMPLAINT. I WAS TOLD THAT WITH PARTS (FUEL SENSOR) AND LABOR IT WOULD BE A $400 REPAIR AND THAT THE ISSUE WAS COMMON. I HAD NO GUARANTEE THE NEW PART WOULD WORK ANY BETTER, AND AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE, FOUND THAT THIS PART FAILS COMMONLY AFTER 50K MILES. I DO NOT WANT TO SPEND $400 EVERY 50,000 MILES, FOR A PART THAT SHOULD LAST THE ENTIRE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE.

I PURCHASED A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER NEW IN NOVEMBER OF 2006. I CURRENTLY HAVE 41000 MILES ON IT AND HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL GAUGE. I FILLED THE TANK AND THE GAUGE NOW READS EMPTY WITH THE YELLOW FUEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ALSO ILLUMINATED. DUE TO ITS INACCURATE READINGS, I RAN OUT OF GAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND HAD TO PUSH IT ONTO A SHOULDER PUTTING MYSELF IN AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS POSITION ALONG WITH MY WIFE AND 2 CHILDREN. I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $1000 TO FIX. IN RESEARCHING THIS ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND THAT HUNDREDS OF CUSTOMERS HAVE EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZERS PUTTING THEIR LIVES AND THEIR FAMILIES LIVES IN DANGER AS WELL. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT CHEVROLET NEEDS TO ADDRESS AND THAT THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE OR SOMEONE IN THEIR FAMILY IS KILLED. *TR

GAS GAUGE ON 2007 TRAILBLAZER IS ONLY ACCURATE WHEN TANK IS COMPLETELY FULL. AFTER A FEW MILES IT REGISTERS EMPTY SO YOU NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS YOU HAVE. *TR

THE GAS GAUGE ON MY TRAILBLAZER QUIT WORKING IN JUNE OF 2010. I WAS TOLD AT A DEALERSHIP THAT I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT WOULD COST ME $90 BEFORE THEY COULD FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT AND THEN OF COURSE IT WILL BE MORE MONEY SPENT. I CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED AT THIS TIME. I KEEP TRACK OF MY MILEAGE BY USING ONE OF THE TRIP METERS WHICH TELLS WE HOW MANY MILES I HAVE DRIVEN AND FIGURE OUT HOW FAR I CAN GO BEFORE I NEED A FILL UP. I'D MUCH RATHER HAVE IT FIXED UNDER A RECALL!

TWICE NOW THE VEHICLE HAS RUN OUT OF GAS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THE GAS GAUGE STILL SHOWS A QUARTER OF A TANK. THIS PAST WEEK WE STARTED TO NOTICE THE GAUGE READING HAS BEEN GOING UP AND DOWN IN 1/4 TANK INTERVALS AND WE AREN'T QUITE SURE HOW MUCH GAS IS ACTUALLY IN THE TANK. WE HAVE AN APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED WITH OUR DEALER, BUT FELT THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE REPORTED AS OTHERS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.

THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY, SOMETIMES IT READS HALF FULL BUT MOST OF THE TIME IT IS ON EMPTY. *TR