CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2002-2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer is known for many things, but perhaps it is most famous for its faulty fuel gauge.
This gauge flip-flops more than a politician during election season. Some report that the gauge says "empty" after a fill-up, while others report the gauge says "full" when they're running on fumes. Either way, there's one thing everyone seems to agree on: the darn thing is just wrong.
Following hundreds of complaints and a few accidents allegedly caused by the malfunction, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened an investigation into the issue in May 2011. Unfortunately for frustrated owners, no recall has been announced.
10.0
really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
7,980 miles
About These NHTSA Complaints:
This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
My 2005 Trailblazer with only 28,000 miles started whining loudly, the lights flicker & the heater turns itself on. A repair shop said it may need a new alternator. Of course, Chevy only put a 3 year warranty on it & this all started happening 1 month after the warranty expired.
The contact own 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The air bag warning indicator light illuminated. The dealer stated that the passenger side air bag suppression module burned and they replaced the module. The vehicle was towed to the dealer because it would not start. The power train control module was replaced and after the contact filled the gas tank. The engine idled after the she started the vehicle and the check engine warning light was illuminated. The cause of the failure was unknown and no repairs were made. The failure mileage was 13,000 and current mileage was 44,000.
The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The contact stated that the vehicle surged forward approximately four feet while in the idle position. The dealer inspected the vehicle four times and was unable to duplicate and diagnose the failure. The manufacturer informed the dealer to reprogram the computer. The computer was reprogrammed, but the failure still persisted. The current mileage is 37,000 and failure mileage was 900.
When I brought this car it started to give me problems. What type of problems you ask problems with the motor and injections. I called many times to the dealership I talked to a guy named henry palacios and he never gave me a solution to my problem. I had full cover on my vehicle but they told me that it didn't cover the problems that my car had. The same date that I brought the vehicle I went out of town and the car completely stop in the middle of the street.
My Chevy Trailblazer 2005 has been giving me problems not much after of leasing the SUV on 3/25/05. Not sure what day was when I got into the accident in August but it was cause do to the brakes. When backing up, I hit into my brother's truck and I couldn't stop so I kept on smashing more into my brother's truck. Not lately I am having eletrical problems too. My engine light comes on and when it does the whole SUV shakes badly. Don't understand why all of these problems are happening. I just want to get out of this lease and live!
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- Pittsburgh, PA, USA