8.1
pretty badTypical Repair Cost:
$716.00
Average Mileage:
57,644 miles
Total Complaints:
31 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (17 reports)
- replace fuel level sensor (12 reports)
- new fuel pump (2 reports)
electrical problem
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Chevrolet dealer.
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2009Jun 23
Trailblazer LT V6
- Automatic transmission
- 65,000 miles
I had my fuel gauge stop working. I still had an extended warranty on it so it only cost me a $100 deductible but I was without a car for 4 days while they worked on it. I heard that alot of other trailblazer owners have had the same problem. It would have cost close to $600 if it was not under warranty. This sounds like a Mfg defect and it should have been under recall.
2008Oct 20
Trailblazer LX 6 cyl
- Automatic transmission
- 60,000 miles
No wonder GM is in such a mess. I have had a lot of other problems with this car. Tach, speedo, wind noise, the list goes on. I traded in a 99 Monte Carlo with 110,000 miles on it . I never had ANY problems with it. This vehicle has pissed me off enough to end a life-long relationship with GM products.
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2008Sep 01
Trailblazer LX V6
- Automatic transmission
- 79,000 miles
I work as a CNA and I go home to home, so I completely rely on this vehicle to get me to and from my clients.Its really awful that every time I fill my tank, all of a sudden two days later if I haven't gone back to the gas station to fill up again my SUV Dies!!! This has cost myself a WRITE UP at work!!! And has cost my job financially!!!! I had purchased this vehicle in June 2008 and the Fuel indicator broke in September 2008! The dealer refused to fix it! I had gone over my Mileage Warranty!! This company knew what kind of job I did!!!There are so many more complaints that follow this including to 13 codes in the computer and just stalling out in traffic!!! I'll get back on tomorrow to rant about this stupid GM SUV!!!The Government should have never given GM a Bailout!!!!
2008Jun 10
Trailblazer V6
- Automatic transmission
- 51,000 miles
I looked up 2005 Chevy Trailblazer recalls today as this is the 3rd time I ran out of gas and as with everyone elses complaints I'm amazed that Chevy isn't recalling this problem. The first time my gas gauge stopped working it was under warranty the second time it stopped working it was just after the 50,000 mile warranty expired. I purchased the extended warranty when I purchased my vehicle but I was told it only covered it up to 50,000 miles, (what a rip off) anyway, shortly after that my speedodometer stopped working as well. Later when I had to replace the battery I realized that, that gauge didn't work either since it never registered anything other then being normal. My Temperature gauge doesn't work either and the only reason I found that out is that I started to have an oil leak and when I took it in they told me my water pump wasn't working. I have 77,000 miles on the truck right now with all of these problems I'm having you would think that would be enough but a couple of months ago my air conditioning unit went out also. How does Chevy intend to stay in business if they can't produce a decent running vehicle. I am a third generation of die hard Chevy family members but I don't think I can stay loyal to a company that doesn't stand behind their product.
2009Jan 14
Trailblazer LT 4.2lt V6
- Automatic transmission
- 75,000 miles
This is a real pain because I never know how much gas I have. I have run out of gas 8 times and every time I thought I put enough gas in it. this again is a real pain in the as_. I was on my way to work and as I said before I am a single Mom I need my Job.
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2009Jul 01
Trailblazer V6
- Automatic transmission
- 49,000 miles
this is the worst truck i have ever owned. the minute the 3 year warranty was over, it started sucking money from my pocketbook.
i will not purchase a Chevrolet again.
2009Jul 01
Trailblazer LT 4.3L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 45,000 miles
have the same problem, what a pain, never trust how much gas I have in the auto, should be a recall
2009Jun 10
Trailblazer LS V6
- Automatic transmission
- 55,000 miles
It's ridiculous that it cost $500.00 to fix a fuel sensor. What a pain?
2009Jan 03
Trailblazer LS 3.2L
- Automatic transmission
- 85,000 miles
This is ridiculous but we should buy American. PLEEEEASE
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2008Dec 10
Trailblazer V6
- Automatic transmission
- 53,000 miles
My husband is in the military. My children's father is in Missouri which is a 22 hour drive from el paso texas which is where we are currently stationed. We got the car serviced right before our trip and right after it got out of the service station the gas gauge stopped working. We had to stop every 2 to 2 1/2 hours to fill our tank up to make sure that we did not run out of gas on our 22 hour journey back to missouri to drop the kids off with their dad. The car is not that old and it is pretty sad that chevy is going to put in a product that doesn't work and make the consumers pay an incredible amount to fix it.
2008Jun 15
Trailblazer LT V6
- Automatic transmission
- 84,000 miles
I don’t know how fast I am going or how much gas I need. Why no recall on this?
I won’t by a FORD so I went to Chevy – these American auto makers don’t want my return business. What’s going on with Chevy & Ford? The condition of our U.S automobile, the service problems, the cost and the unwillingness to satisfy customers, what Mr. Ford would think of today’s issues? Why are Chevy & Ford so greedy at the expense of losing customers to Honda, Nissan and Mercedes? Here’s your fix action Chevy and Ford. Make a great car, stand behind it, for $20,000.00 or under and cover it for up to 100,000 miles at no cost to your customers. When they need a new car and hand down one to their kids. Just maybe you’ll get your customer base back. You won’t need so many sale gimmicks to push what we all know is currently rubbish. Start listening to your customers again I love the USA!
2009Apr 03
Trailblazer LTZ 4.2L
- Automatic transmission
- 62,357 miles
I was on my way to a funeral in West Virginia, when I stopped for gas. I filled the truck up and the gauge stopped working. I thought it just had a brain fart and needed a minute to sit. We go and eat... come back a half hour later and it's still doing the same thing. Get to the funeral and the truck sits for an hour and a half or so, start it up and it works fine and has been ever since. WTF?
2007Nov 25
Trailblazer LS V6
- Automatic transmission
- 35,000 miles
It is awful that we have to track the amount of fuel that we have by keeping track of the mileage since the Fuel Gauge quit working. At least some can say that the fuel gauge does work at times but I have to say it has not worked for a very long time. The dinging noise that it makes showing absolutely no fuel just reminds me of how much Chevrolet does not know how to make a reliable vehicle. We've have been told that it may be some cluster that must be replaced and how convenient that it quit working soon after our warranty was up! Why if there are so many complaints about the same issues is Chevy not willing to come forward and add another recall to the list that should already be in place? Will I buy another Chevy? Absolutely not!!!!
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2008Jan 07
Trailblazer LS V6
- Automatic transmission
- 55,000 miles
Fuel gauge quit working one day after filling up. Continuously goes up and down. Have to keep track of gas with trip odometer.
2006Mar 10
Trailblazer LS V8
- Automatic transmission
- 19,000 miles
I bought my trailblazer new in 2005 it was September 1st and I thought a purchase a great deal � boy was I wrong�. It worked fine for 5 months and then the first problem hit. The fuel sensor was acting screwy. It was covered under the manf. warranty so of course they fixed it with no problems asked. Then about 3 weeks later the ignition switch went out I took it back and again they put their meaty claws on it. That lasted about a week before it left me stranded in the heart of Los Angeles on a business conference. I called the dealer and mentioned lemon law and boy were they quick to arrange a pick up and rental. Then things went okay for about 2 years and then the fuel sensor started acting up a again. This time when I took it in they said that my extended warranty did not cover it and it would cost about $520.00 dollars. From that point on I knew I would never buy Chevy Again. My advise to everyone is don�t buy a car from Chevy they do not stand behind there products.
2008Mar 06
Trailblazer LS V6
- Automatic transmission
- 52,315 miles
This is my second complaint about my Trailblazer. I fill up with gas, go to leave the station and my gas light comes on. I turn off my car, turn it back on and it fixed. A few days later it did it again. It has now been nearly a year since my gas gauge has worked properly. I have ran out of gas at least five times. Nearly everytime I was pregnant with my two children in my car. It is not very safe to be stranded on the side of the highway with your children in the car. I now reset my trip mileage and fill up every 350 miles. I have seen the other complaints and refuse to pay the $500+ to fix this problem. I have never hated a car as much as this one. I can't wait until I can get a new one (and it will not be a Chevy). Unfortunately I will have to take a financial hit when I finally dump this piece of crap!! Look for my other complaints.
2008Dec 15
Trailblazer EX V6
- Automatic transmission
- 77,000 miles
filled up last night with gas. got back in the car and started it and the gas gauge went to full to empty and dinged at me. turned off the car got out checked to make sure the cap was on tight on the tank. it was. started the car again went from full to half full to empty again. turned off the car started it again. went to full and then 3/4 full. drove home. husband took it for a spin did the same thing...got in the car today and drove to work gauge read full for the drive in but fluctuated a bit....why isn't there a recall on this? I researched the internet and it seems this is a big problem.
2008Nov 22
Trailblazer LS EXT 4.2L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 54,150 miles
Filled up and the needle dropped to empty and has been bouncing all over since then. That constant dinging from when it hits empty is so annoying. I'm glad I got the extended warranty I would probably have to get this fixed even if I didn't.
2006Jan 06
Trailblazer LS V6
- Automatic transmission
- 45,000 miles
I've also had a fuel gauge problem with my 2005 TrailBlazer. The needle started bouncing all over for a while, but would correct itself if I turned the car off and restarted it. Now it doesn't move off of "E." This has been going on for almost 2 years!!! I've complained to the Chevy hotline numerous times and have spoken with the local dealership. The dealership said it was most likely the sending unit and would be about $500 or so to fix. I told them to screw because a vehicle that was only a year old at the time shouldn't be having that problem. (the car was out of warranty due to mileage). The customer service hotline was useless. I pleaded with the woman to do something because I have to drive my infants around and it was dangerous to not know how much fuel I had in my tank. She had the nerve to tell me that if it were of that much concern to me then I would just suck it up and pay the $500 to have it fixed. "F" her and Chevy!!! Now I have to reset my trip each time I fuel up. I'm screwed once that part of my gauge fails, considering my speedo doesn't work now either!
2008Nov 05
Trailblazer LS
- Automatic transmission
- 68,000 miles
Here is something else that has gone wrong with the trailblazer. Chevy use to stand behind it's cars but all they are building these days are a bunch of lemons. But they complain about Japanese manufacturers. Let's build good American cars if you want to stay in competition.
2008Oct 13
Trailblazer EXT LT 4.2L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 53,000 miles
Same problem as everyone else. The fuel gauge just stays on empty all the time. I actually ran out of gas today in the middle of no where. It's $600 to repair it, which is replacing the fuel level sensor. This is a VERY common problem with Chevrolet vehicles. They really need to make a better part and issue recalls.
2008Oct 01
Trailblazer
- Automatic transmission
- 51,200 miles
Same problem of malfunction gas gauge, not sure if it's empty or not even though you filled up or put gas just a couple of days ago, wasting too much money putting on gas just to make sure you have enough.
2006Feb 01
Trailblazer LT V6
- Automatic transmission
- 40,000 miles
WELL IN 06' MY GAS GAUGE STARTED TO FLUCTUATE. I TOOK IT TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. IT WAS WORKING FINE AFTER THEY FIXED IT UNTIL...........................................
2008Aug 01
Trailblazer LT V6
- Automatic transmission
- 75,000 miles
THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED TO ME AGAIN. i FILLED MY GAS TANK UP AND THE GAUGE WENT DOWN TO "E" FOR EMPTY. I WAS REALLY UPSET ABOUT IT BECAUSE I GOT THE SAME PROBLEM FIXED IN 06' FIRST ONSTAR NOTIFIED ME BY EMAIL AND TOLD MY FUEL LEVEL SYSTEM WAS MALFUNCTIONING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I HAD TO PAY $100 TO TELL ME THE SAME THING ONSTAR TOLD ME AND IT COST $500 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IT PISSED ME OFF BECAUSE THE $100 I USED TO GET THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE COULDN'T BE USED UNLESS I GET THE CAR FIXED THAT DAY. I COULDN'T AFFORD TO GET THE CAR FIXED THAT DAY BECAUSE I LIVE IN LOUISIANA(JEFFERSON PARISH) AND I HAVE TO KEEP MONEY TO EVACUATE FOR STORMS. I FELT LIKE CHEVY SHOULD HAVE PAID FOR THAT BECAUSE THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SYSTEM WENT OUT. I KEEP THE MAINTENANCE DONE ON MY CAR SO I SHOULD NOT HAVE THOSE KINDS OF PROBLEMS.
2008Jun 01
Trailblazer LS 6
- Automatic transmission
- 65,000 miles
I own a 2005 Trailblazer. Its a great vehicle but problem's of great concern have risen. I would like to petition to have Chevrolet to display a campaign for the recall and correction of a fuel Gage problem which myself and many,many trailblazer owners are having. It involves the fuel Gage not functioning properly displaying empty and or a variety of levels of the fuel tank. The amount of complaints which I have found on the Internet of trailblazer owners should warrant an action from Chevrolet to repair the problem with no costs to the owners of these vehicles. Please investigate and you will see the situation. I hope an action to correct is the responsibility of Chevrolet because it is definitely an design issue. Why do the owners have to pay something that is not functioning properly and definitely an issue from the manufacturer.
2008Jan 15
Trailblazer LT V6
- Automatic transmission
- 45,000 miles
Same problem as others have had. Apparently this is a factory problem with make and model. Chevy should provide fix for free as this is apparently a common problem.
2008Feb 18
Trailblazer V6
- Automatic transmission
- 40,000 miles
I bought this SUV verse a Japanese model because my wife has always been a Chevy fan. Needless to say this has been the worst purchase of my life I know we have to list problems separately so this is the latest problem in a laundry list of issues that are making me decide to never buy American again. a few months ago my fuel gauge started staying on empty when I filled up. as I used about a quarter of a tank it would show 3/4 full and work fine. I figured it would be pretty costly and not something I wanted to deal with myself as I don't have a lift to remove the tank so I dealt with it. Now it starts at empty and then goes up to a half tank and just stays there till the engine runs out of fuel. I would use the trip meter to gauge a tank full but since my wife uses this car sometime she forgets to reset the trip when she fills then I get stuck somewhere with no gas. I am pissed off and disgusted with this car and worst of all since gas is $4.50 a gallon the blue book on this piece of sh*t has dropped so far down in the course just two months I cant afford to get rid of it not that anyone would buy it. I want to push it off a cliff and report it stolen
2008Jun 02
Trailblazer V6
- Automatic transmission
- 81,000 miles
Filled my tank and low fuel light came on and dinger went off. Since then I never know how much gas I have in my vehicle. Tank will sometimes show 1/4 tank, but then go right back to empty. This is very dangerous in the aspect that I not only travel a distance to work but also have three children who I transport.
2008Apr 14
Trailblazer LT V6
- Automatic transmission
- 64,000 miles
My gas gage quit working so I have to watch my miles to see how much gas I have left before I need to fill up again. The gage stays on empty and the light stays on. The dinging noise goes off periodically. It will cost me $400 to fix it.
2008Feb 08
Trailblazer
- Automatic transmission
- 38,934 miles
The first time I noticed the fuel gauge no longer worked, was when it showed 1/2 full and I ran out of gas 3 miles from my house. The gauge continued to show 1/2 full, before we figured out it was out of gas. We then filled the tank and the gauge then stayed on empty and the dinger continued to notify us that the gauge read empty. Two days later the gauge finally read 3/4 full (yeah! no more dinger). Next fill up it went back to empty as before. It continues to do this. You have to rely on the trip gauge to determine if your tank is full or empty. It will go approx. 250-304 miles before you need to fill up again. Very annoying. Worst yet, It feels planned because it started this only 2,000 miles over warranty. Bummer! Haven't fixed it yet afraid of the cost.
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2009Mar 25
Trailblazer EXT V8
Most frequent complaint on this vehicle. We live in a county with emissions testing, so even though I am perfectly capable of watching my mileage to gage the amount of fuel in the tank, the simple fact that the light was on caused my car to fail inspection due to stupid EPA simplistic guidelines. This was one of many electrical problems . Prior to this the ignition shorted out, the radio, the ignition a second time, the brake lights, the trunk latch control, and finally the main fuse panel for the entire electrical system.
currietx
Austin, TX, USA
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