2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT Complaints

MY 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT IS JUNK! WE PURCHASED IT USED IN 06 IT HAD AROUND 20,000 MILES IT NOW HAS 75,000 THE FRONT DOORS MAKE LOUD POPPING NOISES WHEN OPENED AND SHUT. THEY ARE COMING LOOSE FROM THE FRAME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. EVER SINCE APRIL OF 2009, THE LOW FUEL INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL EVEN WHEN THE TANK IS FILLED WITH GASOLINE. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL GAUGE NEVER REACHES THE FULL MARK, BUT STAYS BETWEEN THE EMPTY AND QUARTER TANK MARKS. THERE WERE NO PRIOR INCIDENTS LEADING UP TO THIS ISSUE. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

MY VEHICLE IS ALWAYS SHOW OUT OF GAS OR FUEL LOW. I WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR IS BAD AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. COST $600.00. I NOTICED THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN COMMON FOR MANY YEARS WITH CHEVY TRUCKS. WAS IS GOING TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. I THINK IT SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM DATING BACK SEVERAL YEARS. *TR

2006 TRAILBLAZER EXT, 12/08 EXITING FREEWAY ONTO 50 MPH ROADWAY AND ACCELERATING FROM STOP SIGN AT TOP OF RAMP, WHEN ENGINE LOST POWER AND SLOWED TO A STOP, WITH ENGINE RUNNING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, ALL AT ONCE. ALMOST BROADSIDED ON DRIVERS DOOR BY APPROACHING TRAFFIC.. ONSTAR SAID IN WAS A THROTTLE VALVE BODY ISSUE AND HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER FOR NIGHT DROP OFF. NEXT MORNING NO CODE FOUND, BUT THEY CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY VALVE ASSEMBLY AND LINKAGE. NO CHARGE FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR CLEANING! 4/21/09, 3000 MILES LATER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WITH VEHICLE OPERATING NORMALLY. ONSTAR SAYS GET IT TO A DEALER IN ONE DAY, ITS THE THROTTLE VALVE BODY AND LINKAGE. $100 FOR DIAGNOSIS ALREADY SENT TO DEALER BY ONSTAR. DEALER SAYS THE ELECTRONIC RADIATOR FAN CLUTCH IS NOT ENGAGING AND ENGINE RUNS COLD, TECHNICIAN SAID NO, IT RUNS HOT, NEITHER OF WHICH WAS OCCURRING. DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE A HISTORY CODE FOR THROTTLE VALVE AND LINKAGE, SO ITS OBVIOUSLY CARBONED UP AND THOUGH ITS NOT LISTED ANYWHERE IN OWNERS MANUAL FOR SUCH SERVICE, THEY SAY ITS A MAINTAINING ISSUE, DON'T VOID YOUR WARRANTY. IF YOU DON'T LET US DO IT FOR $149, IT'S $52 FOR READING THE HISTORY CODE. THEY REMOVE THE AIR CLEANER DUCT AND THEY TRY TO SELL ME A BILL OF GOODS, I.E. LOOK AT THE CARBON BUILD UP, WHICH IS NOTHING MORE THAN A VERY THIN, THIN COATING OF DARKENED OIL VAPOR RESIDUE WHICH IS PULLED IN FROM THE CRANK CASE VENT HOSE ATTACHED BELOW THE INTAKE HORN, AFTER HE AIR FILTER AND SENSOR. RIP OFF! THE VEHICLE RAN PERFECT BUT FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, NEVER RAN COOL OR OVER HEATED AND WAS GETTING GOOD MILEAGE. I LET THEM REPLACE THE $600 PLUS FAN FOR THE $100 DIAGNOSTIC FEE. TO KEEP FROM VOIDING MY WARRANTY, I HAD TO SPEND THE $149 FOR AN OLD HISTORY CODE, TO PROVE THAT I MAINTAINED THE VEHICLE PER DEALER RECOMMENDATIONS. RIP OFF !!! *TR

FUEL SENSOR FAILURE ON 2006 TRAILBLAZER. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN TWO YEARS. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY, NOW IT IS NOT FOR THE EXACT SAME FAILURE. *TR

2006 TRAILBLAZER EXT 4.2 6CYL...IS HAVING FUEL GAUGE PROBLEMS. AS FAR AS I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY TRAILBLAZER OWNER WITH THIS PROBLEM. FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY WITH LOW FUEL LIGHT ON. AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WHEN TANK IS FULL. *TR

2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT GAS TANK DOES NOT READ AFTER FILLING UP. A FULL TANK READS EMPTY. THE FUEL TANK LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON MAKING IT UNUSABLE. *TR

I OWN A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT AND THE FUEL GAUGE NEVER REGISTERS THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL. IT ALWAYS FLUCTUATES BETWEEN EMPTY AND 3/4 FULL EVEN AFTER FILLING THE TANK COMPLETELY. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR AT LEAST ONE MONTH NOW AND THE REPAIRS WILL BE AT LEAST $500.00 TO COMPLETE. THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING PLEASE SEE WEBSITE HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2006/CHEVROLET/TRAILBLAZER+EXT I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM OVER THE INTERNET TO DETERMINE IF OTHERS ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A TREND THAT HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR A FEW YEARS NOW. THIS WOULD BE A HUGE COURTESY IF THE MANUFACTURER WOULD DO A RECALL FOR THIS FUEL SENSOR PROBLEM AND AVOID LEGAL ACTION AS WELL AS TO CONTINUE UPHOLDING A GREAT AMERICAN LEGACY SUCH THAT CHEVROLET HAS BUILT. *TR

AT AROUND 53,000 MI I FILLED MY GAS TANK AND WHEN I STARTED THE TRAILBLAZER UP THE FUEL GAUGE READ EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WAS ON. AFTER ABOUT 20 MILES THE GAUGE STARTED TO REGISTER, BUT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY DROP TO EMPTY. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL UP. NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND SHUTS OFF RANDOMLY. I HAVE NOT HAD IT CHECKED OUT FOR A SOLUTION YET. *TR

THERE WERE NO EVENTS THAT LED TO THE PART FAILURE. I OWN A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT AND HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE THE MOST RECENT BEING, HAVING TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY DUE TO A BAD/FAULTY DIODE IN THE ALTERNATOR. *TR