2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD READ INACCURATE FUEL LEVELS. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED TO ASSIST WITH THE COST OF REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I RAN OUT OF GAS ON EXPRESSWAY ON WAY HOME FROM WORK WHILE GAUGE SHOWED 1/4 TANK. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN MONTHS LATER WITH TANK SHOWING JUST UNDER 1/4 TANK. GAUGE AROUND THE TIME OF FIRST INCIDENT STARTED BOUNCING AROUND OFF AND ON AT ANY READING WHILE SUV WAS RUNNING. IT WOULD GO FROM EMPTY TO 1/2 A TANK AND BOUNCE AROUND BACK AND FORTH EVENTUALLY STOPPING AT A RANDOM AMOUNT. THE GAUGE WOULD GO TO EMPTY WHEN IT WAS FULL UNTIL IT WAS DRIVEN ENOUGH THAT I WAS DOWN TO AROUND 3/4 OF A TANK THEN IT WOULD GIVE THE CORRECT READING UNTIL GUESSING AROUND 1/4 OF A TANK WHEN THE INCIDENTS HAPPENED WITH ME RUNNING OUT OF GAS. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE GAUGE COMPLETELY QUIT WORKING AND HAS YET TO WORK SINCE THEN. I STARTED RESEARCHING ONLINE ABOUT THE GAUGE AND FOUND MULTIPLE INCIDENTS WITH SAME YEAR AND MAKE AND MANY PEOPLE STATING THEY PAID OVER $700 TO HAVE REPAIRS DONE AND MULTIPLE PEOPLE STATING THEY HAD IT FAIL AGAIN. SINCE READING THOSE REMARKS I HAVE YET TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AND HAVE HAD TO KEEP TRACK OF MY MILEAGE SO THAT I DON'T RUN OUT OF FUEL AGAIN. *TR

FUEL GAUGE STOP WORKING AND OUT OF FUEL LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN WITH A FULL TANK OF FUEL. *TR

THE BEARINGS ON THE ALTERNATOR ARE WEARING AND NEED TO BE REPLACED, THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 29,000 MILES AND ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC THEY SHOULD NOT BE WORN THIS EARLY AND SHOULD BE REPLACED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE; THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND A FAULTY PART THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE REPLACED. THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR HAS STOPPED WORKING OVER 2.5 YEARS AGO. I DID RECEIVE A LETTER SAYING THAT THE PART MAY WEAR OUT PREMATURELY AND THEY ARE WILLING TO PAY 50% OF THE REPLACEMENT BUT IF IT WEARS OUT PREMATURELY THEN THE PART IS FAULTY AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE THE PART. THE BACKUP LIGHT PANEL IS BAD, I TRIED TO REPLACE THE BULB BUT THE PROBLEM LIES WITH THE PANEL, FAULTY PART AGAIN. *TR

FUEL SENSOR FAILURE, DOES NOT READ TRUE FUEL TANK LEVEL. GENERALLY WHEN FULL READS EMPTY THEN AS TANK DECREASES GAUGE MAY READ CORRECT. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2006 TRAILBLAZER IN 2006. IT RAN GREAT UNTIL ABOUT 36000 MILES WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE BEGAN ACTING UP. AT ABOUT 36500 MILE, THE GAUGE QUIT WORKING AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE 800.00 TO REPAIR. I HAVE TO TRY TO GAUGE HOW MANY MILES I CAN GET ON A TANK OF GAS. IT HAS BEEN LIKE THIS FOR OVER A YEAR AND A HALF. I HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS TWICE, ONCE IN THE SUMMER WITH TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND ONCE IN THE WINTER. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY GM. I UNDERSTAND THEY SAY THEY WILL DISCOUNT THE REPAIR 50 %, BUT THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THE CONSUMER HAS CONTROL OVER. WE CAN NOT CAUSE THE DAMAGE AS IT IS INSIDE THE GAS TANK. WE HAVE 2 GM PRODUCTS AND IF IT IS NOT REMEDIED THEY MAY BE OUR LAST. MAYBE IT IS TIME FOR SOMEONE TO FILE A CLASS ACTION SUIT. AND WE MIGHT ALL END UP WITH NEW VEHICLES. I WOULD THINK THE RECALL WOULD BE LESS EXPENSIVE. *KB

WENT TO GET GAS FOR MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. WHEN I DID I GOT BACK IN THE VEHICLE AND STARTED THE CAR. THE EMPTY SENSOR FOR THE GAS DINGED ALERTING ME THAT I WAS ALMOST OUT OF GAS AND WOULDN'T GO ABOVE THE EMPTY LEVEL. IT NOW PLAYS TRICKS RANGING FROM FULL TO EMPTY AT ANY GIVEN POINT IT CAN BE FULL 1 TIME THEN GO TO 1/4 FULL THEN BACK UP TO FULL IN 1 TRIP TO THE STORE. IT APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE FROM RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET. *TR

THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR WENT OUT AND SAID THERE WAS NO GAS IN THE CAR WHEN THERE WAS WHEN IT WAS STILL PRETTY NEW. SOMETIME DURING THE TRIP, IT WOULD SAY IT WAS FULL WHEN PREVIOUSLY IT SAID IT WAS NEAR EMPTY. UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AND I HAD NO IDEA HOW MUCH GAS I HAD OR HOW MUCH TO PUT IN THE CAR. I COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN STRANDED ALONE ON THE INTERSTATE AND PUT IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I ALSO COULD NOT RENEW MY LICENSE TAG WITHOUT GETTING IT REPAIRED IN THE STATE OF GA. I THOUGHT THE $400 EXPENSE AFTER HAVING A NEW CAR FOR LESS THAN 2 YEARS FOR AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WAS RIDICULOUSLY UNRELIABLE QUALITY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE EVAPORATOR VENT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. UPDATED 10/12/11 *BF UPDATED 3/30/12 *CN

FUEL GAUGE SHOWED I WAS EMPTY AFTER FILLING UP THE CAR. THE GAUGE NOW READS ERRATICALLY AND DOES NOT SHOW THE PROPER AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK. MY WIFE IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THIS CAR AND I FEAR THAT SHE WILL RUN OUT OF GAS DUE TO THE "FAILURE" OF THE GAUGE. WE ARE DOING OUR BEST TO DRIVE BY MILEAGE BUT OUR MPG VARIES QUITE A BIT DEPENDING ON OUR DRIVING SITUATION. JUST RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM ADVISING THEY WILL PAY 50% OF REPAIR COSTS. HOWEVER, I FEEL THAT THIS SAFETY RELATED ITEM FAILURE SHOULD BE COVERED ENTIRELY BY GM VIA A RECALL. ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANKS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *KB