2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

MY 2007 TRAIL BLAZER HAS A BAD FUEL GAUGE WHICH HAS CAUSED ME TO RUN OUT OF GAS 3 TIMES OVER TWO YEARS. IN ALL OF THOSE OCCASIONS MY GAUGE READING SAID I HAD MORE FUEL IN IT. NOW IT WILL COMPLETELY STOP WORKING AFTER HALF A TANK IS USED. THE LAST INCIDENT WAS 2/11/2011. ONE OF THOSE INCIDENTS WAS REPORTED TO POLICE. *TR

DRIVING TO WORK GAS GAUGE SHOWED 1/4 TANK OF GAS. ENGINE STALLED AND HAD TO WAIT FOR 2 HOURS BEFORE TOW TRUCK CAME. TOW TRUCK OPERATOR ASKED IF I RAN OUT OF GAS. I TOLD HIM I HAD A QUARTER TANK LEFT. HE SUGGESTED PUTTING IN 2 GALLONS AND TRY TO START, WHICH IT DID. FUEL GAUGE STARTED SHOWING ERRATIC BEHAVIOR AND HAS SINCE STOPPED WORKING ENTIRELY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE FUEL GAUGE READING BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE. AFTER THE READING BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE THE CONTACT FUELED THE VEHICLE AND THE EMPTY FUEL TANK WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE A NEW FUEL LEVEL SENSOR WAS INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT INDICATE THE ACCURATE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK. THE ENGINE SHUT OFF SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE THE GAUGE DID NOT SHOW THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,169. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000.

FUEL GAUGE READS INACCURATELY. STATES MORE FUEL THAN WHAT IS IN TANK. CAN CAUSE VEHICLE TO STALL WHEN DRIVING

FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY WHEN THE TANK IS HALF FULL OR LESS. IT REGISTERS LOW FUEL. I HAD TO REPLACE THE SENDER FLOAT ASSEMBLY TO FIX. GM DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED BY A RECALL AND IT WAS OUT OF WARRENTY DUE TO MILAGE.

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER, FOR THE LAST YEAR I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY SUV WANTING TO STALL. I HAD MY FUEL PUMP/GAUGES REPLACED 1 YEAR AGO BECAUSE MY FUEL GAUGE DID NOT WORK AT ALL. I WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL GAUGE IS READ BY A PORTION OF THE ACTUAL FUEL PUMP THAT IS INSIDE MY FUEL TANK. THAT COST ME MORE THAN $600 OUT OF MY OWN POCKET SINCE THEY HAD TO REMOVE MY FUEL TANK TO REPLACE IT. MY FUEL GAUGE HAS BEEN WORKING FAIRLY NORMAL UP UNTIL YESTERDAY, ON MY WAY TO WORK AT 6:15AM MY VEHICLE STALLED IN THE DRIVING LANE OF A 2 LANE FRONTAGE ROAD BECAUSE I WAS OUT OF GAS. THANKFULLY, THE ROAD WAS NOT EXTREMELY BUSY AT THAT TIME OF MORNING. HOWEVER, MY FUEL GAUGE STILL SHOWED THAT I HAD ALMOST 1/2 TANK, WHEN IN FACT MY CAR STALLED BECAUSE I RAN OUT OF GAS. I HOPE THAT SOME KIND OF RESOLUTION CAN BE AGREED UPON WITH GM TO GET THE PROBLEM CORRECTED SO THAT IT DOES NOT HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE. *TR

FUEL GAUGE FAILURE ON MY 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. FILLING THE FUEL TANK TURNS THE LOW FUEL NOTIFICATION LIGHT AND CHIME OFF FOR ABOUT 50 MILES, THEN THE GAUGE GOES TO "E" AND THE FUEL WARNING LIGHT AND CHIME SOUNDS UNTIL THE TANK IS FILLED AGAIN AND THE PROCESS REPEATS ITSELF. I CURRENTLY USE MY TRIP ODOMETER TO MONITOR THE FUEL LEVEL BUT MY HUSBAND HAS FORGOTTEN TO RESET THE TRIP ODOMETER AND RAN OUT OF FUEL. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS MALFUNCTION THAT SHOULD BE REMEDIED BY THE MANUFACTURER. RUNNING OUT OF FUEL IN THE MIDDLE OF A 60 MPH FREEWAY IS QUITE DANGEROUS AND MAYBE MORE SO THAN RUNNING OUT OF FUEL ON A MOUNTAIN PASS, WHERE IT COULD BE MILES AND HOURS BEFORE HELP ARRIVES. CHEVROLET'S "WEAR & TEAR" EXCUSE IS NONSENSE FOR A POORLY MADE PART. I HAD THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AT A DEALERSHIP AND CHEVROLET SAID IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY AND THE DEALERSHIP WOULD CHARGE ME IN EXCESS OF $1000 TO FIX THE PROBLEM! *TR

GAS GAUGE NOT ACCURATE AND INCONSISTENT. INDICATES THERE IS LOW/NO GAS IN TANK WHEN THERE IS APPROXIMATELY 1/4 TO A 1/2 OF TANK OF GAS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT SUBMITTED AN EMAIL AND REQUESTED THAT THE OFFICIAL IVOQ BE WRITTEN VERBATIM TO THE EMAIL: I HAVE A 2007 TRAILER BLAZER AND HAD THESE PROBLEMS FOR 2 YEARS. GAS GAUGE WOULD SHOW 1/4 TO 1/2 TANK BUT RAN OUT OF FUEL TWICE. GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY ALL THE TIME NOW. SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID IT'S A BAD SENSOR IN TANK AND WILL COST $ 800.00 TO FIX. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH GM FOR 3 OR 4 YEARS. 1,000'S OF COMPLAINTS ON DIFFERENT FORUMS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 09/27/11 *BF UPDATED 10/11/11