accessories - interior problem
7.9
pretty badTypical Repair Cost:
$650.00
Average Mileage:
67,468 miles
Number of complaints:
22 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (14 reports)
- stop making lousy cars (5 reports)
- reads in opposite direction (1 reports)
- sending unit needs to be replaced (1 reports)
- should be a recall!!! (1 reports)
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2006Jul 06
(reported on)Blazer S10
- 130,000 miles
AVS LIGHT COMES ON, BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON, SPEEDOMETER STOPS ,RPM GOES UP TO 4500RPM.
2005Aug 31
(reported on)Blazer S10
- 68,000 miles
The fuel gauge is accurate for the first 3/4 tank. During the last quarter tank, the fuel gauge is completely inaccurate. It goes up to full then below empty then to half, and it like never stops moving until its nearly running on fumes.
2005Jan 01
Blazer LS
- Automatic transmission
- 30,000 miles
IT'S MY WIFE'S CAR & THE GAS GAUGE IS NOT WORKING. IT ALWAYS READS 1/2 TANK!!! TIME TO TRADE IN FOR SOMETHING OTHER THAN CHEVY/GM. ALSO, THE REAR WINDOW OPENER ONLY WORKS SPORADICALLY. JUST ANOTHER REASON NOT TO BUY CHEVY/GM!
TIME TO GO SHOPPING FOR ANOTHER SUV!
2008Feb 01
Blazer
- Automatic transmission
- 75,000 miles
Why the hell wont they send a recall. Its obviously a very frequent problem with blazer owners.
2007Jan 01
Blazer LS
- Automatic transmission
- 80,000 miles
When I took my car in to have a standard tune up, I asked the repair guys to check
on this for me. They said it was a "known problem by Chevy" with the float in the
fuel tank. It would cost $1300 to have it fixed... What the HE#)$*#! I could replace
the entire tank for 1/3 of that, including labor!
2007Nov 05
(reported on)Blazer LT
- Automatic transmission
- 90,000 miles
I am a single mother of two with ADD. Remembering to hit the reset button every time I fill up is a challenge. I am irritated to see this is a common occurrence and there has been no recall. Besides that, resetting the trip o meter just reminds me that I have a gas guzzler.
2007Aug 06
(reported on)Blazer V6
- Automatic transmission
- 96,000 miles
If Chevy wants to stay in business, they better come up with a solution, quick! because I'm getting tired of all this bull with car and SUV's, if these dealers wants us to pay for theses out of this world prices, they better get their crap together, because I'm sick of it, tired of all the break down!
2006Oct 19
(reported on)Blazer V6
- Automatic transmission
- 70,000 miles
This problem with the gas gauge started not too long ago. My husband and I share the car so if one of us forget to reset the trip odometer we are in trouble cause we never know how much gas we have. Also we just had a baby and it gets very cold in Michigan. This is very upsetting. I love my blazer but I am running into lots of problems
2006Oct 16
(reported on)Blazer LS
- 75,000 miles
It reads in the opposite direction. No wonder Toyota is passing GM
2007Feb 22
(reported on)Blazer LS V6
- Automatic transmission
- 60,000 miles
Another Fuel Gauge problem and I am about to report 10 more problems on this blazer, DO NOT BUY CHEVY PRODUCTS, let them go out of business. good riddance
2007Jan 26
(reported on)Blazer LX V6
- Automatic transmission
- 61,000 miles
I'm not sure what they did to fix this one. A week after i purchased the vehicle I noticed that the gas needle was bouncing all over the place. This was covered under warranty.
2006Nov 16
(reported on)Blazer LS 4,3
- Automatic transmission
- 51,300 miles
I worked as a GM technician for over two decades. Erratic gas gages is not a new thing with GM. In fact this has been a constant "DRIP" in many of GM models but somehow more pronounced in Chevrolet products. As a technician I could never figured out why hasn't GM corrected this problem. The only reasoning that makes sense is that GM dealerships have a 400% plus mark up in their parts. So it is convenient for GM Dealerships not to fix this problem (They know exists and has existed for YEARS). They want to make sure you spend your money in their parts department. Buy your parts elsewhere but the dealership as much as they are not dealer item. The records speak for themselves. The average in tank sending unit breaks down at aprox. 50,000 miles. Conveniently that is when your warranty expires.
2007Jan 08
(reported on)Blazer
- Automatic transmission
- 100,000 miles
I dont understand why this is happening to so many and Chevy hasnt fixed the fuel gauge problem. I will not purchase another Chevy product again. And that is not the only problem, the auto seats are shit too.
2007Jan 08
(reported on)Blazer LS 4.6L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 60,000 miles
THIS IS SUCH A PAIN, THE GAS GAUGE DOESNT WORK. ERRATICALLY MOVES AROUND, I WAS USING THE TRIP METER TO GUESS HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE BLAZER UNTIL THAT STOPPED WORKING TOO. NOW NOT ONLY DO I NOT KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE, I DONT KNOW HOW MANY MILES ARE ON MY VEHICLE
2006Dec 02
(reported on)Blazer LS L35 4.3L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 50,000 miles
Add one more gas gauge complaint. I fill the tank then use the trip meter. When I've driven 200 miles I fill it again. At one time I was considering trading in on a Trailblazer but I don't think my next vehicle will be a Chevy. No, definitely will not be a Chevy!
2006Sep 05
(reported on)Blazer
- 74,000 miles
I thought I was alone in this issue. The gauge is all over the place, and I never know how much fuel I have in the tank. I reply on the trip meter like many folks here. Ridiculous! I hate my Blazer!!
2006Aug 25
(reported on)Blazer LT
- 58,000 miles
Just wanted to add my gas gauge problem to the list, so that people know that this seems to be a common problem on GM vehicles. I've been told to "live with it" as it will cost between $600 - $700 to repair, as it must have the whole unit replaced. I have been watching my tripometer and filling up on a regular basis. What a pain!!
2006Apr 09
(reported on)Blazer
- 50,000 miles
After a year of trying to get the dealer to fix the odometer/trip meter, the gas gauge decided to read full or empty at random. Fill the tank, a few minutes later watch the needle drop to empty, Wait 30 seconds, you're full again.
Chevy lost all hope of EVER having me as a customer again as I sat on the NY thruway with the outside temp at -6 F and me outa gas. BTW - it costs $40 for 4 gallons of gas from when this happens.
We have been setting the trip meter to figure out how much gas is left. And every time I push the trip reset button, I renew my vow to NEVER buy a Chevy again.
I wonder why the Lordstown plant shut down? You say that there are no customers? I wonder why????
2006Apr 11
(reported on)Blazer
- 35,000 miles
My fuel gauge started becoming erratic at 35000 miles. I do a lot of driving as I have a fairly long commute to work each day. I never know how much fuel is in the Blazer. I can fill it up, and in 5 minutes, the low fuel light comes on. The gauge constantly goes from full to empty. I'm surprised the damn light hasn't burned out yet. Its quite a pain and I end up wasting time everyday stopping at gas stations to top off the tank. Chevy has been no help on the problem. It is a known problem for them and faulty craftmanship on their part. Needless to say, I've always been a Chevy fan, but no longer. I'm in the market for a new vehicle, and for the first time in my life, Chevy will not be a consideration. They should have recalled this product a long time ago, whether a consumer had 10 miles or 100000 miles on the vehicle. It is faulty craftmanship. I don't even want to go into the wheel bearings.
2006Mar 22
(reported on)Blazer
- 66,000 miles
I never know when I am running out of fuel because the gauge is all over the place. I am constantly having to stop for gas even when it is full because it may show that it's empty, vice versa. This is very troublesome especially for someone like me who is always traveling long distances and never mind the fact that I have to pay to have it repaired.
2005Jan 16
(reported on)Blazer
- 40,000 miles
I now have to set my trip odometer to tell me when to fill my tank. What a lousy made car. This is the worse auto I have ever owned. problem after problem after problem. I will never own a GMC product again. I spen more on theis new Blazer than I did on my 1989 Blazer with 165000 miles!!!!
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2007May 08
(reported on)Blazer LS 4.3
This thing could quite possibly be the biggest PIECE OF SHIT ever made!!!!! Besides the fuel gauge not working I will list the problems I've had with this pile! #1 FUEL GAUGE DOESN'T WORK FOR SHIT! #2 2 FUEL INJECTORS WENT BAD #3 BOTH HUB BEARINGS WENT BAD $300.00 EACH!!! #4 EMERGENCY BRAKE DOES NOT WORK #5 REAR GATE HYDRAULICS WENT BAD #6 REAR LIFT GATE ACTUATOR BROKE #7 ALL FRONT BALL JOINTS WENT BAD #8 SOME FUNKY KNOCKING NOISES IN THE FRONT END THAT NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT IT IS EVEN THE DEALER! #9 ENGINE LIGHT ON AND YET AGAIN AFTER $1000.00 STILL NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT WHICH SENSOR IS BAD! GUESS WHAT IT WON'T PASS INSPECTION DUE TO THAT! #10 EVER TRY TO DO A TUNE UP ON THIS THING GOOD LUCK. THE PEOPLE WHO DESIGN THESE THINGS SHOULD HAVE TO WORK ON THEM #11 PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW AND DOOR LOCK BUTTONS FALL OUT CONSTANTLY Bottom line DO NOT BUY THIS VEHICLE I have had this and a S-10 both of them were the biggest pieces of shit I HAVE EVER OWNED! I will NEVER own a CHEVY EVER AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
John D.
East Moriches, NY, USA
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