2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaint Log

WITHOUT WARNING CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO GAS PEDAL, THE MOTOR WOULD JUST REV UP. I HAD TO SHIFT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTO LOWER GEAR TO GET IT TO GO. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO DEALERSHIP BY MANUALLY SHIFTING TRANSMISSION. SERVICE DEPARTMENT INFORM ME THAT TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR ABOUT $3,000.00 DOLLARS. MY 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICE AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP AND ONLY HAS 28,783 MILES ON THE ODOMETER; I DID NOT THINK THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD FAIL WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. GM DID SAY THAT THEY WOULD COVER THE PARTS BUT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO PAY FOR LABOR. I REALIZED THAT CHEVY DID NOT OFFER 100,000 MILE POWER TRAIN WARRANTIES ON TRAILBLAZERS UNTIL 2007 BUT I BELIEVE THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE FROM THE START AND CHEVY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO COVER REPLACEMENT COST. *TR

GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. NEEDLE JUMPS FROM FULL TO EMPTY TO HALF, ETC. WHILE DRIVING. UNABLE TO GAUGE HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE TANK. *TR

FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES AFTER FILL UP. USUALLY RETURNS TO NORMAL IN A FEW DAYS. *TR

THE FUEL GAUGE WAS GIVING FALSE READING SAYING EMPTY WHEN IT WAS NOT OR FULL WHEN IT WAS EMPTY AND SOMETIMES IN BETWEEN. THIS CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL WHEN DRIVING ON A PUBLIC ROAD MAKING IT VERY HARD TO PULL OVER AND STOP BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES QUIT WORKING. I HAVE SEARCHED ON THIS ISSUE AND IT IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH TRAILBLAZERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE HEATING SYSTEM FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR HOWEVER, THE HEADLIGHT AND HEATING SYSTEM CONTINUED TO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 700 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED ON THE ROAD TRUCK SHUT OFF COULD NOT BE PUSHED WOULD NOT GO OUT OF PARK ONCE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART. HAD TO BE TOWED OFF ROAD.

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

THE RPM GAUGE STOPPED WORKING TODAY. THE CAR HESITATED AND IS ACTING NOT RIGHT. I HAVE READ OF NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. GM NEEDS TO DO A FULL RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MAIN POWER SWITCH IN THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SWITCH WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT THEY WOULD BE UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000. UPDATED 05/08/12*LJ

GAS GAUGE DOES NOT OPERATE HAS A REUSLT OF DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP

AFTER TAKING MY VEHICLE IN FOR YEARLY INSPECTION MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE ALTERNATOR BEARINGS ARE BAD AND THAT IT NEEDS IMMEDIATE REPAIR. I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS SERIOUS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE MAY GIVE ME PROBLEMS AT ANY TIME WITHOUT WARNING. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSETTLING TO ME BECAUSE I HAVE TO HAVE A VEHICLE I CAN DEPEND ON TO DRIVE MY HUSBAND TO AN OUT OF TOWN HOSPITAL AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT, AND DRIVE ON AN EXTREMELY BUSY HIGHWAY.(THE SCHUYKILL EXPRESSWAY) MY MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS IS VERY UNUSUAL BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 30,000 MILES AND THIS DOESN'T USUALLY TILL AT LEAST 100,000 MILES. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS THE GAS GAUGE HAS NOT WORKED FOR TWO YEARS, AGAIN THIS IS UNSETTLING BECAUSE OF DRIVING OUT OF TOWN AT ANY TIME OF DAY OR NIGHT ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. GENERAL MOTORS SAID THEY WOULD PAY HALF OF THE REPAIR BUT WHY MUST I PAY ANYTHING WHEN IT IS APPARENT THAT THE PART THEY USED WAS FAULTY. *TR

THE FUEL TANK FLANGE ON THE FILLER LINE INTO FUEL TANK LEAKS AND IS DEFECTIVE AT MANUFACTURING IT IS A PLASTIC FLANGE THAT HAS BROKE ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK OUT OF FUEL TANK. IT IS AT CHEVY DEALER IN KISSIMMEE FLORIDA AND I HAVE PHOTO'S OF FLANGE AND AREA THAT HAS BEEN LEAKING. I HAVE CALL CHEVY AND THEY ARE REVIEWING THE CASE BUT I WANT AN INVESTIGATION DUE TO THE SAFETY OF FUEL LEAKS NEAR HOT EXHAUST PIPES. WE HAVE 2 TRAILBLAZER IN OUR FAMILY AND BOTH HAVE LEAKS FROM THE SAME FLANGE. CASE NUMBER [XXX] FOR THE 2006 MODEL AND [XXX] FOR THE 2004 MODEL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE AN 06 TRAIL BLAZER & I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW CONTROLS I AM UNABLE TO USE THE KEYLESS ENTRY OR UNLOCK THE DOORS WITH DRIVER DOOR OR EVEN PUT DOWN THE WINDOWS IN MY TRUCK & THIS IS NOT A GOOD THING IF I HAVE TO WONDER IF MY DRIVER DOOR IS GOING TO START ON FIRE OR NOT. ALSO THE DRIVE SIDE MODULE HAS BURN MARKS ON IT AS OF RIGHT NOW I HAVE BEEN LUCKY WITH NO FIRES IN THE DOOR BUT IF THIS DID ME OR SOMEONE IN MY FAMILY COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED BECAUSE OF THIS FAULTY PART & FOR THIS ONE PART TO CAUSE SO MANY PROBLEMS TO SO MANY PEOPLE I THINK THAT THIS NEEDS TO GET LOOKED AT & FIX NOW BE FORE SOMETHING TRAGIC HAPPENS TO SOMEONE. *TR

RAN OUT OF GAS, BECAUSE THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. *TR

FILLED UP THE VEHICLE AT THE GAS STATION AND WHEN VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED FUEL GAUGE WAS READING EMPTY. FUEL GAUGE HAS SINCE NOT FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. *TR

GOT FULL TANK OF GAS. FUEL GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY. APPEARS TO FIX SELF THEN DROPS TO EMPTY MORE. FUEL GAUGE COMPLETELY UNRELIABLE. HAVE TO USE TRIP METER NOW TO JUDGE GAS LEVEL. DANGEROUS IF I RUN OUT OF GAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR

FILLED FUEL TANK FULL, AND STARTED TO DRIVE AWAY. FUEL GAUGE SUDDENLY DROPPED TO EMPTY AND LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON. MOMENTS LATER, FUEL GAUGE RETURNED TO A FULL READING, AND LOW FUEL LIGHT WENT OFF. MOMENTS LATER WHILE DRIVING, FUEL GAUGE AGAIN DROPPED TO EMPTY AND LOW FUEL LIGHT AGAIN CAME ON. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO THEN CAME ON AND HAS STAYED ON. NOW FUEL GAUGE INTERMITTENTLY DROPS TO EMPTY AND LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON, THEN GAUGE RETURNS TO FULL READING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. DANGEROUS POTENTIAL TO RUN OUT OF FUEL AS HAVE NO IDEA AS TO ACTUAL GAS IN TANK. UNDERSTAND THAT THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS AND SIMILAR GM VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT THE GASOLINE SENSOR WAS NOT READING THE FUEL PROPERLY. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED HER THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 145,000.

FUEL GAUGE INOPERABLE, FUEL GAUGE INDICATES EMPTY AT ALL TIMES. EVEN AFTER A FILL-UP OF THE GAS TANK. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED AN EMPTY READING EVEN THOUGH FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER STATING THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE IT COMPLETELY FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THIS FAILURE COULD LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000. UPDATED 07/13/12 *BF UPDATED 07/18/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW BUT THE WINDOW WOULD NOT RESPOND. ALL OF THE REMAINING WINDOWS ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 8/28/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS DRIVING WHEN THE WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING. THE ENTIRE DASH CLUSTER SHUT DOWN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON BY THEMSELVES, THE SIDE MIRRORS STARTED MOVING, AND ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON, THE VENT BLOWERS STOPPED AND THE WINDOWS ROLLED UP ON THEIR OWN. AFTER 30 MINUTES, THE DASH CLUSTER STARED FUNCTIONING AGAIN, AND THE MIRRORS STOPPED MOVING, BUT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR PANEL WAS NOT WORKING AS THE VENT BLOWERS DID NOT COME BACK ON. THE CONSUMER WAS QUOTED $200 JUST TO TAKE THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR PANEL OFF AND LOOK AT IT. UPDATED 08/29/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL. THE FUEL GAUGE WAS READING A QUARTER TANK OF FUEL YET THE EMPTY LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER NOR WAS THE MANUFACTURER MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP10001 FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. GAUGE WILL SHOW EMPTY WHEN VEHICLE IS FULL; GAUGE WILL SHOW FULL WHEN THE VEHICLE IS EMPTY. THE GAUGE INDICATOR STARTED FLUXING BETWEEN FULL, EMPTY AND LEVELS IN BETWEEN. NOW IT TYPICALLY STAYS AT EMPTY ALL THE TIME REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF FUEL. *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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR PANEL AND FOUND THAT THE DOOR WIRES AND SENSOR WAS BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,000. ..UPDATED 09-19-12 *BF UPDATED 09/19/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE WOULD DISPLAY A READING OF EMPTY AFTER REFUELING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK COULD BE FULL BUT THE LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

GAS GAUGE READS EMPTY EVEN AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN FILLED UP. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED FOR A YEAR. HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS ON THE FREEWAY ON 4 OCCASIONS. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 65 MPH FUEL GAUGE DROPS FROM 3/8 FULL TO ZERO. OTHER GAUGES SUCH AS OIL PRESSURE, COOLANT TEMPERATURES ALSO DROPS TO ZERO. ALSO SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS SUCH AS CHECK ENGINE AND ANTI LOCK BREAK TURN ON. I STOPPED THE CAR SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. AFTER ADDING 2 GALLONS OF GAS IT STARTED AGAIN BUT WHEN I TOOK IT TO GAS STATION I COULD ONLY ADD ABOUT 11 GALLONS INTO A 24 GALLON TANK. SO I BELIEVE THE READING AT 3/8 FULL WAS CORRECT BEFORE IT WENT TO ZERO. THE SAME SITUATION OCCURRED AGAIN WHEN WE HAD 3/4 TANK FULL, THIS TIME OUR FAMILY WAS STRANDED OUT OF TOWN. *TR

FOUR DAYS AGO, WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGE LIGHT WAS ON AND THE NEEDLE WAS ON EMPTY. THERE WAS 3/4 TANK OF GAS IN THE VEHICLE. THEN THE NEEDLE PROCEEDED TO SLOWLY RISE TO HALF FULL, AND GO DOWN AND UP SPORADICALLY. SINCE THEN IT CONTINUES TO FLUCTUATE UP AND DOWN. EVEN AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK A DAY AGO, THE NEEDLE STILL SPORADICALLY FLUCTUATES BETWEEN EMPTY AND FULL. THE VEHICLE HAS 49,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

EVERYTIME I WOULD FILL UP THE CAR, IT WOULD GO TO E WITH THE LIGHT ON AND NOW IT STAYS ON EMPTY. CAN'T TELL HOW MUCH GA IS IN IT. IT SHOULD BE A CHEVROLET RECALL SINCE IT IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF CHEVROLET OWNS. *TR

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

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. MY FUEL GAUGE SENSOR IS GOING OUT. I JUST FILLED MY TANK AND IT TELLS ME IT IS EMPTY. I AM TOLD CHEVROLET WILL PAY HALF THE COSTS BUT IT WILL STILL COST ME $200. I HAVE HAD MORE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE THAN ANY I HAVE PREVIOUSLY OWNED. IF THIS IS SUCH A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL? *TR

CONTROL PANEL IN DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR SHORTING OUT: WINDOW MOSTLY WOULD NOT GO DOWN, BUT IF IT DID GO DOWN, IT WOULD NOT GO UP TILL YOU SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED. HEATED SEAT WOULD COME ON ALL BY IT'S SELF. DISCOVERED 1 MORNING SIDE REARVIEW MIRROR "RE-ADJUSTING" IT'S SELF, CAR WAS OFF. OCCASIONAL SMELLS OF HOT WIRE. THE FUSE TO CONTROL PANEL WAS TAKEN OUT BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE WENT WRONG. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFT GATE DID NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, HE NOTICED THAT THE LATCH HAD RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE LATCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

FUEL GAUGE STARTED TO FLUCTUATE IN OCTOBER 2011. I TRIED ALL KINDS OF FUEL TREATMENTS BY RECOMMENDATION OF MY MECHANIC, BUT NOTHING SEEMED TO WORK. NOW, MARCH 2012, IT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. I'M AFRAID SOME DAY I WILL RUN OUT OF GAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHICH CONCERNS ME FOR MY SAFETY AND MY PASSENGERS SAFETY. *JS

DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SWITCH HAD A BURNING SMELL AND THE FUNCTIONS OF THE WINDOW, DRIVER SIDE MIRROR AND AUTOMATIC DOOR DO NOT WORK. UPON INSPECTING THE SWITCH IT WAS NOTICED THE BOTTOM OF THE CIRCUIT BOARD HAD MELTED ON THE LEFT SIDE PORTION. *TR

THE FUEL GAUGE IN MY 2006 TRAILBLAZER STOPPED WORKING. EVEN AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK, IT READS THAT IT'S ON EMPTY, THE LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON AND THERE IS A LOW FUEL LEVEL MESSAGE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS; IT STARTED OUT WITH THE NEEDLE BOUNCING AROUND THE GAUGE BUT NOW IT JUST SITS ON EMPTY. I AM TAKING IT IN FOR REPAIR BECAUSE I DON'T FEEL SAFE NOT KNOWING HOW MUCH GAS I TRULY EVER HAVE. *KB

GAS GAUGE JUST STOPPED WORKING ALL OF THE SUDDEN. EVEN AFTER I FILL THE TANK ALL THE WAY UP, THE GAS GAUGE IS UNRESPONSIVE. IT READS AS EMPTY AND THE WARNING SIGN/BEEPS CONTINUE THROUGHOUT MY DRIVE. I HAVEN'T CALLED CHEVY YET BECAUSE I WANTED TO LOOK ONLINE TO SEE THE ESTIMATED COST AND POSSIBLE CAUSES. MUCH TO MY SURPRISE, THERE ARE ABOUT A MILLION OTHER CHEVY CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. IS THERE A REASON A RECALL HASN'T BEEN ISSUED YET? I READ CHEVY DOESN'T CONSIDER THIS A "SAFETY" ISSUE THEREFORE NO RECALL HAS BEEN EXTENDED. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? I WOULD THINK YOUR CAR DYING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESERT AND BEING STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE WOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. OR YOUR CAR DYING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 75MPH..AGAIN PRETTY SERIOUS SITUATION. HOW ABOUT IF I'M DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AND MY CAR DIES BECAUSE I HAVE NO CLUE HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE. THEN I GET T-BONED AND AM AT BEST IN CRITICAL CONDITION AT THE HOSPITAL. AM I THE ONLY ONE THAT THINKS THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BECAUSE IT IS IN FACT A SAFETY ISSUE. IS IT NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE UNTIL WE HAVE REPORTED DEATHS BECAUSE OF IT. I'M ABOUT TO DEPLOY TO AFGHANISTAN AND WILL UNFORTUNATELY BE LEAVING THIS ISSUE FOR MY WIFE TO DEAL WITH. I PRAY THAT NOTHING HAPPENS TO HER OR MY 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER BECAUSE SOMEONE WASN'T MAN ENOUGH TO ADMIT THEY WERE AT FAULT AND ISSUE A RECALL TO FIX A PROBLEM SO MANY CONSUMERS ARE HAVING. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM CHEVROLET OR GM FOR THAT. SO DISAPPOINTED. *TR

THE FUEL GAUGE NO LONGER PROVIDES AN ACCURATE READING. VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO EMPTY GAS TANK WITH GAS GAUGE SHOWING 1/2 TANK. OCCURRED AT 48,000 MILES. THE GAS GAUGE CAN NO LONGER BE RELIED UPON CREATING AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATION SHOULD FUEL RUN OUT AND A STALL OCCUR. *TR

I FILLED MY GAS TANK. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR THE GAS GAUGE NO LONGER WORKS. IT HAS BEEN THIS WAY FOR TWO WEEKS. I HAVE BEEN SETTING A TRIP MILEAGE GAUGE TO INSURE THAT I DO NOT RUN OUT OF GAS. I RECEIVED A NOTICE A WHILE BACK FROM CHEVROLET STATING THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM. THEY DO NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY IN THE FORM OF A RECALL, BUT WILL DISCOUNT THE REPAIRS. I THREW WAY THE NOTICE AS I DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS. I HAVE YET TO CONTACT MY CHEVROLET DEALER, AS I AM CONSIDERING MY OPTIONS. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW SWITCH HAS FAILED. WINDOWS, DOOR LOCKS, POWER MIRRORS WILL NOT OPERATE. *JS

I WAS RUNNING LOW OF FUEL SO I STOPPED AT A GAS STATION TO REFILL. AFTER COMPLETELY FILLING THE TANK AND STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE NEEDLE WAS ON EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL LEVEL LIGHT WAS LIT. SINCE THEN, THE FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATES AND DOES NOT DISPLAY THE ACTUAL FUEL LEVEL. I HAVE BEEN RELYING ON THE TRIP ODOMETER TO ESTIMATE MY FUEL USAGE SO THAT I DO NOT RUN OUT OF GAS. ABOUT A MONTH PRIOR TO THIS ISSUE AFFECTING ME, I HAD RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GENERAL MOTORS DESCRIBING THIS ISSUE A OFFERING TO COVER 50% OF THE REPAIR COST. OBVIOUSLY, THIS ISSUE IS AFFECTING A GREAT NUMBER OF VEHICLES AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD STEP UP AND FIX THEIR PROBLEM. *TR

THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK AND IS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED WAS AT THE GAS STATION AFTER I FILLED UP. OVER THE PAST 8 MONTHS IT BECAME WORSE AND NOW IT STAYS ON EMPTY EVEN WITH A FULL TANK. I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED FROM A BMW DEALER JUST LAST JULY. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND HAVE SEEN WHERE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AMONG CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS THAT MAY INVOLVE A FUEL SENSOR. *JB

THE GAS GAUGE ON THE VEHICLE HAS STOPPED WORKING. I CALLED GM AND THEY STATE THAT THERE IS NO RECALL EVEN THOUGH THIS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE LINE. GM NEEDS TO DO A FULL RECALL AND NOT ONLY OFFER TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING OUR GAS GAUGE WENT DOWN TO EMPTY EVEN THOUGH WE HAD A FULL TANK. THIS POSED A SAFETY HAZARD AS WE WERE THEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH GAS WE ACTUALLY HAD. IT SEEMS THE FUEL GAUGE IS FAULTY. THIS COULD LEAD TO RUNNING OUT OF GAS WHILE DRIVING CAUSING A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT. *TR

MY FUEL INDICATOR HAS ALL SORTS OF MIS-READINGS. EXAMPLES: READS EMPTY WITH LOW FUEL LIGHT ON WHEN JUST FILLED, BEGINS TO READ SOMEWHERE NEAR 3/4 AT A MILEAGE POINT, (50), THAT IT USUALLY READS FULL. VERY ANNOYING AND DISTRACTING TO DRIVER. DISTRACTS THE DRIVERS ATTENTION TO DRIVING. DANGEROUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *KB

WHILE TRAVELING OUT OF TOWN ON 9/29/11, I NOTICED WHEN IT GOT DARK THAT I DID NOT HAVE ANY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. I WAS TRAVELING OVER 800 MILES ON INTERSTATE WHICH CAUSED ME TO HAVE TO USE ONLY MY HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS FOR THE DURATION OF THE TRIP. WHILE ON THE TRIP, I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WHEN A GENTLEMEN PULLED UP NEXT TO ME TO LET ME KNOW THAT I DID NOT HAVE ANY BRAKE LIGHTS EITHER. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND CHECKED THE LIGHTS AND FOUND THAT NONE OF MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE WORKING. THE BLINKERS AND FLASHERS WORK, BUT THAT WAS ALL. DURING THE TRIP MANY DRIVERS BECAME VERY AGITATED DUE TO US HAVING TO DRIVE WITH OUR HIGH BEAMS, ONE PERSON BECAME SO ENRAGED THAT THEY TURNED AROUND AND FOLLOWED US WHILE TRYING TO RUN US OFF OF THE ROAD. I FOUND ONLINE THAT MANY TRAILBLAZER OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS, BUT CHEVROLET HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THOSE PROBLEMS. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET'S HEADQUARTERS AND WAS TOLD THAT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED AND THE COST WOULD BE MY RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

THE FUEL GAUGE READ 3/4 OF A TANK SO WE DID NOT STOP TO GET GAS, THINKING WE HAD ENOUGH TO GET HOME. 3MIN LATER WE RAN OUT ON THE HWY WITH 4 CHILDREN IN THE CAR 2 THAT ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 2 . *TR

ACTUALLY THE ISSUE JUST STARTED TODAY AND I GOT THE LETTER FROM GM STATING THEY INSTALLED A FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR AND ARE OFFERING TO PAY 50% IF WE HAVE IT FIXED AT A CHEVY DEALERSHIP. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND IT SOUNDS LIKE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR TRAILBLAZER OWNERS. SOUNDS LIKE CHEVY IS JUST TRYING TO DO DAMAGE CONTROL WITH THERE 50% OFFER. I THINK ITS MAKING THINGS WORSE BECAUSE THEY SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS SINCE THEY ARE ADMITTING TO THE FAULTY SENSOR. WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN FOR THIS TO BECOME A RECALL? THANKS *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