2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT Complaints

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT. I WAS DRIVING AROUND AND IT WAS PRETTY WINDY. I NOTICED THAT THERE SEEMED TO BE ALOT OF AIR COMING IN THRU THE REAR HATCH. WHEN I OPENED THE GLASS ON THE REAR HATCH I NOTICED THAT THE HINGE HAD COME UNGLUED FROM THE WINDOW. SINCE IT WAS WINDY IT ALSO CAUSED SOME OF THE OTHER HINGES TO CRACK AND BREAK WHERE THE 3RD BRAKE LIGHT IS LOCATED. I HAD TO FORCIBLY CLOSE THE REAR WINDOW AND NOW IT IS ONLY BEING HELD BY ONE HINGE ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND IN THE LOWER MIDDLE WHERE IT CLOSES AND LOCKS. CHEVY SAYS THAT IT'LL COST ME OVER $1,300 TO GET FIXED SINCE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. IT ONLY HAS 53,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. SINCE MY VEHICLE HIT 69000 MILES MY FUEL GAUGE HAS BECOME INOPERABLE. I HAVE TRIED TO GET IT FIXED BUT IT IS $1300 AND NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN SINCE THE PART HAS NOT BEEN CHANGED. IT STALLS ON MANY OCCASIONS AS IF I HAVE NO GAS. I HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS SO I KNOW HOW MANY MILES I CAN GO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED EMPTY WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL GAUGE SWINGING BETWEEN FULL AND EMPTY THEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT I NEED AN WHOLE NEW FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY AND THAT THE FUEL TANK WILL HAVE TO BE DROPPED TO REPLACE IT. I'VE BEEN JUST SETTING THE TRIP METER AND FILLING IT UP EVERY 250 MILES BECAUSE THE FUEL GAUGE NOW JUST STAYS LIT ON EMPTY ALL THE TIME. I DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT RUNNING, STARTING, ETC. SO I'M ASSUMING THAT IT'S JUST THE SENSOR THAT IS OUT. 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT WITH A FUEL SENDING GAUGE PROBLEM. WHEN I FILL THE TANK, THE GUAGE INDICATES A FULL TANK BUT THE "NEEDLE" STAYS LOCKED ON FULL UNTIL I'VE DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES - THEN THE NEEDLE SHOWS THE FUEL LEVEL AT ABOUT 3/4 OF A TANK. FURTHER DRIVING MAKES THE NEEDLE FLUCTUATE WILDLY UNTIL SOMETIME IN THE NEXT 50/100 MILES THE NEEDLE FALLS TO THE EMPTY MARK AND STAYS THERE. RECENTLY THERE HAS BEEN A NEW DEVELOPMENT: THE NEEDLE NEVER MOVES OFF THE EMPTY MARK WHEN I FILL UP AND TODAY, AFTER FILLING UP YESTERDAY, THE NEEDLE SITS ON THE EMPTY MARK WITH THE LOW FUEL LIGHT ON. I HAVE RESORTED TO BRINGING A GAS CAN WITH ME AND USING THE ODOMETER TO "GUESSTIMATE" THE AMOUNT OF FUEL I HAVE LEFT. NOT ALWAYS THE BEST SOLUTION. *TR

THE GAS GAUGE FIRST STARTED BY READING THE WRONG AMOUNT OF FUEL, THEN ONLY AFTER RUNNING FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES WOULD IT READ THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL. THE ABOUT 15 DAYS AFTER INITIAL ISSUE IT STARTED TO SHOW ONLY THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL WHEN IT WAS STARTED UP THEN IT WOULD GO TO EMPTY, EVEN IF THE TANK WAS FILLED UP. NOW IT CURRENTLY DOES NOT MOVE AND THE "LOW FUEL LEVEL" SHOWS UP EVERY TIME YOU START THE CAR. AFTER DOING MUCH RESEARCH ON THIS I REALIZED THERE WERE OTHER PEOPEL WHO WERE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM.

FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN TANK, AND AT TIMES BLOWS FUEL GAUGE FUSE. *TR

FUEL GAUGE WILL SHOW GAS LEFT IN CAR, NO LOW FUEL INDICATOR LIGHT COMING ON AND WILL RUN OUT OF GAS. HAVE RAN OUT TWICE ON EXPRESSWAY BECAUSE INDICATING HAS FUEL BUT DOESN'T. *TR

FUEL GAUAGE DEFECTIVE. GAUGE WAS NOT ACCURATE I RAN OUT OF FUEL, NOW FUEL GUAGE NON-OPERATIONAL. *TR

I FILLED MY VEHICLE WITH FUEL AND WENT TO START IT AND IT DIED. I RESTARTED IT AND IT LUGGED AND DIED. I STARTED IT AGAIN AND IT WAS RUNNING OK, BUT I NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGE WAS STUCK AT EMPTY AND MY LOW FUEL WARNING KEPT DINGING. ONCE MY TANK GOT TO ABOUT 3/4 FULL THE GAUGE WOULD WORK AGAIN. AFTER A FEW MONTHS, THE GAUGE NEVER WORKS AND I HAVE TO TRY TO KEEP A REALLY CLOSE EYE ON THE MILEAGE TO KNOW WHEN I NEED TO FILL UP. WE TOOK THE CAR TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE AND HAD THEM DO A READ ON THE COMPUTER BECAUSE OUR SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS ALSO ON HALF THE TIME. IT CAME BACK AS A "SENDING UNIT MALFUNCTION" IT COULD BE THE FLOAT OR THE SENDING UNIT. THE REPAIR WAS QUOTED AS $600.00 SO WE CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX IT YET. THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY AT 45,000 MILES WHEN THIS OCCURRED. *TR