2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE READING OF EMPTY. AS THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE, THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE BEGAN TO RISE AND DISPLAY VARIOUS READINGS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS ALWAYS INACCURATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL GAUGE OR FLOAT MECHANISM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000. UPDATED 5/24/11 *CN

AT 58,000 MILES THE GAS GAUGE ON MY 2007 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER STOPPED WORKING. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON, SO I TOOK INTO MY AUTHORIZED CHEVROLET DEALER. THEY CHARGED ME $95.00 DOLLARS AND SAID THAT IT WAS A DIRTY THROTTLE PLATE. A NOTE ON MY RECEIPT SAID THAT A FAULTY GAS GAUGE COULD CAUSE THE LIGHT TO COME ON. THE GAGE FLUCTUATED BETWEEN FULL TO EMPTY FOR AWHILE, BUT NOW IT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. I HAVE TO USE MY TRIP ODOMETER SET TO 300 MILES TO ESTIMATE WHEN I HAVE TO FILL UP WITH GAS AGAIN. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION, BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW IF WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON IF IT IS THE GAS GAUGE OR SOMETHING MORE SERIOUS. IT CAN BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WHEN DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY OR A LONG TRIP. I DID COMPLAIN TO GM ON CASE #[XXX], BUT THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I OWN A 2007 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS NOW EVERY TIME I FILL UP WITH FUEL THE GAGE STAYS ON EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON. AFTER DRIVING 30 TO 50 MILES THE LIGHT GOES OUT AND THE FUEL GAGE WORKS UNTIL THE NEXT TIME I FILL UP AND THE SAME FAILURE REPEATS ITSELF. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS OR RUN OUT OF GAS BECAUSE OF THIS. HOWEVER, I DO NOT TRUST THE GAGE AND HAVE GOTTEN IN THE HABIT OF FILLING UP WHEN THE FUEL LEVEL GETS DOWN TO ONE HALF TANK. *TR

FUEL GAUGE ALWAYS READS EMPTY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON OBD CODE REPORTS FUEL SENSOR INPUT HIGH NOTIFIED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER 1/6/2011 REFERENCE SERVICE REQUEST NUMBER IS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2007 TRAILBLAZER IN AUGUST 2007. STARTING AROUND MARCH 2009, THE GAS GAUGE BEGAN FAILING. I WOULD FILL THE TANK BUT THE GAUGE WOULD ONLY REGISTER HALF A TANK. EVENTUALLY, THE GAUGE COMPLETELY QUIT WORKING AND SITS ON EMPTY ALL OF THE TIME. AS A RESULT OF THIS EQUIPMENT FAILURE/DEFECT, MY VEHICLE DIED ONCE BECAUSE I DID NOT KNOW I WAS OUT OF FUEL. BECAUSE MY VEHICLE HAD JUST GONE OUT OF WARRANTY (50,000 MILES), IT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE DEALER AND I COULD NOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THE GAUGE, OR FUEL SENSOR, WHATEVER THE PROBLEM MAY BE. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE TO FOLLOW THE NUMBER OF MILES I PUT ON THE VEHICLE PER FILL UP.

A COUPLE MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT MY USED SUV I NOTICED THE GAS GAUGE JUMPING AROUND. SOMETIMES IT WOULD READ APPROPRIATE (GUESSING NOW) AND SOMETIMES IT WOULDN'T MOVE OFF 'E'. THE GAUGE JUMPED AROUND FOR A COUPLE WEEKS THEN JUST QUIT WORKING. I HAD TO START KEEPING TRACK OF MY MILEAGE ON PAPER SO I COULD GUESSTIMATE WHEN TO PUT GAS IN. I GOT A QUOTE ON FIXING THIS ISSUE AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST ME BETWEEN $400-$800 TO FIX. I CALLED THE DEALER I BOUGHT SUV FROM AND ASKED THEM IF THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY TOLD ME FLAT OUT 'NO'. THEY TOLD ME I COULD BRING IT IN AND HAVE IT FIXED AND PAY FOR IT BUT THEY WOULDN'T STAND BEHIND IT. I WAS ON MY OWN. SINCE I COULDN'T AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED I HAD TO DRIVE IT THIS WAY FOR MONTHS, ALWAYS WRITING DOWN MILEAGE AND GAS FILL-UPS. I FINALLY HAD THIS REPAIRED ON 1/11/11 - IT COST ME $379.83 TO GET IT FIXED. I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD'VE BEEN RESPONSIBLE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS PLACES ABOUT THE '07 TRAILBLAZERS HAVING THIS PROBLEM, ALONG WITH CONFIRMATION FROM THE GARAGE THAT "THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE '07 TRAILBLAZER". THE DEALER I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE FROM WOULDN'T RETURN MY PHONE CALLS OR INQUIRIES ABOUT HOW TO REPORT THE PROBLEM OR ANYTHING, THEY JUST SHRUGGED THEIR SHOULDERS AND DIDN'T CARE AND I HAD ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 3 MONTHS...

MY FUEL GAUGE HAS QUIT WORKING. IT STARTED OUT AS A SPORADIC PROBLEM, NEVER SHOWING THE CORRECT FUEL LEVEL. NOW, IT HAS QUIT WORKING COMPLETELY. *TR

STARTED NOTICING THAT WHEN I WOULD FILL UP, IT WOULD SHOW THAT I WAS EMPTY. THEN AFTER PUTTING ABOUT 40 MILES ON THE TANK OF FUEL IT WOULD START SHOWING CORRECTLY. I DEALT WITH THIS FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND THEN IT SHOWED THAT I HAD A 1/4 TANK OF FUEL BUT I ACTUALLY RAN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. AFTER THAT I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND IT WAS $300 TO REPAIR. *TR

THE FUEL GAUGE READS WRONG. I HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS MULTIPLE TIMES BECAUSE THE GAUGE READS HAVING MORE FUEL IN THE TANK THAN IT DOES. SOMETIMES THE GAUGE WILL READ FULL THEN GO TO EMPTY AND BACK AGAIN WITHIN A FEW MILES OF DRIVING. I'M AFRAID TO GO ON ANY LONG TRIPS BECAUSE OF THE FEAR OF RUNNING OUT OF GAS. IT HAPPENED TO ME IN AN INTERSECTION AND WAS ALMOST T-BONED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO SWERVE AND AVOID A COLLISION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GAS AS A RESULT OF A DEFECTIVE FUEL GAUGE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000.