2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT Complaints

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 AS I CAN NOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THE PART AT THIS TIME AND HOPEFULLY NO FURTHER PROBLEMS WILL EMERGE IN THE MEANTIME. 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

AFTER GETTING GAS AND GETTING BACK IN TRUCK, I NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGE READ E. AFTER DRIVING 100 PLUS MILES THE GAUGE WOULD SLOWLY DRIFT UP TO HALF, THEN FALL BACK TO E. OVER TIME IT GOT WORSE UNTIL THE FUEL GAUGE READ E ALL THE TIME. I FINALLY CONVINCED THE DEALERSHIP THIS WAS UNDER CA EMISSION WARRANTY AND THEY AGREED TO FIX IT. WHEN THEY WERE DOING THE REPAIR, THEY NOTICED THE MAIN CONNECTOR FOR THE FUEL PUMP GOT HOT AND MELTED AND WAS READY TO SHORT OUT. SO THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE FUEL PUMP ASSY. ALSO THEY NOTICED THE CLIPS THAT HOLD THE FUEL LINE TO THE TANK WERE NEVER INSTALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER. SO THEY INSTALLED THOSE AS WELL. THE SERVICE DEPT KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM RIGHT AWAY, WHICH TELLS ME THIS HAS BEEN A ON GOING PROBLEM AND THEY JUST DO THE REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY TO AVOID ANY RECALLS. THIS IS BECOMING A PROBLEM WITH MORE AND MORE VEHICLES, AND NO ONE IS WILLING TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE, UNLESS THE VEHICLE FINALLY CATCHES FIRE AND SOMEONE LOSES THEIR LIFE BEFORE SOMEONE ACTS. IF A FUEL PUMP ASSY HAS A MELTED CONNECTOR, THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG. *TR

2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER V6, GAS GAUGE IS FAILING, READING EMPTY WHEN TANK IS FULL AND READING FULL WHEN TANK IS EMPTY. ON AN INTERNET DISCUSSION BOARD THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM . *TR

STOPPED AT A LOCAL EXXON STATION TO FILL UP WITH GAS AT 1/4 TANK LEVEL. I FILLED THE TANK TO FULL A NOW $90.00 EXPENSE. WHEN I GOT BACK IN AND STARTED MY 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT, THE GAS GAUGE INDICATED AN EMPTY TANK AND THE YELLOW WARNING LIGHT STAYED ON. I DROVE FOR A FEW MILES, STOPPED TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WITH NO INDICATED CHANGE TO THE FUEL LEVEL. I CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE GAS CAP MADE A GOOD SEAL. NOTHING SEEMS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. NOW THE GAUGE JUMPS FROM FULL TO EMPTY AND ALL LEVELS IN BETWEEN WITH NO RHYME OR REASON. AFTER SEEING HOW MANY PEOPLE AT HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-TRAILBLAZER/TH8JI6TEPO3VRJI3D ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM; I BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULD BE A MANDATED RECALL FOR GM. THIS HAS ALL HAPPENED WITHIN 1000 MILES OF MY MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY EXPIRATION. *TR

FILLED UP THE TANK AND WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT WORK. THE GAUGE WOULD GO TO E WHEN I TURNED ON THE ENGINE BUT WOULD NOT GO ANY HIGHER. THEN AFTER DRIVING IT WOULD SLOWLY GO BACK UP AND DRIFT DOWN TOWARDS E AGAIN. IT ACTS LIKE THE FUEL FLOAT IS SATURATED. AS THE FUEL LEVEL WOULD GET LOW. THE GAUGE WOULD START TO WORK NORMAL. ONCE I WOULD GET GAS THE NEXT TIME IT WOULD START TO DO THE SAME THING AGAIN. *TR

ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING. OIL LEVEL WAS FULL. TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER ADVISED THE MAIN ENGINE BEARINGS WENT OUT. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED NO ABUSE OR NEGLECT. GM WILL NOT REPLACE MOTOR. (2006 TRAILBLAZER). *TR

MAY 30, 2007-LEFT FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT, HOLE ON INNER SIDE RIGHT BELOW TREAD-COULD NOT BE FIXED-BOUGHT NEW TIRE JUNE 16, 2007-RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT ON HIGHWAY AND SHREDDED APART, HEAVY SMOKE-BOUGHT NEW TIRE JULY 5, 2007-RIGHT FRONT TIRE-HOLE BLOW TREAD ON INSIDE--CANNOT BE FIXED. *TR

GAS GAUGE IS NO LONGER WORKING AND GAS LIGHT STAYS ON NO MATTER WHAT THE FUEL LEVEL IS. *TR

I HAVE TIRES ON MY CHEVY TRAILBLAZER THAT ARE WEARING IN THE MIDDLE OF MY TIRE. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE FAR ON THESE TIRE SINCE I HAVE NEVER SEEN TIRES DO THIS. *TR

VEHICLE WAS ON AND BEING DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY/FREEWAY WHEN IT SHUT OFF AND LOST POWER. VEHICLE CAME A STOP AND RESTARTED VEHICLE AND IT DID NOT START IMMEDIATELY AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS IT STARTED AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED AND I DROVE IT HOME. LUCKILY I ARRIVED HOME AND ENTERED MY DRIVEWAY AND IT SHUT OFF AGAIN AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO BE RESTARTED SINCE. I HAVE NOT GOTTEN ANY RESOLUTION OR HELP FROM A CHEVROLET COMPANY AND THEY CAN NOT SAY WHAT IT POSSIBLY COULD BE. THERE ARE TRAILBLAZER FORUMS ONLINE THAT STATE THE SAME BY OTHER OWNER WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME. PLEASE HELP AS I AND MY KIDS COULD HAVE BEEN HURT OR KILLED. *TR