Gas tank is broke and it is expensive to fix. From what my mechanic said there should be a recall on this. We have to keep track of our mileage constantly so we won't run out of gas.
2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT 370 fuel system complaints
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Gas hand don't work, told need a fuel sensor for 2005 chevy trailblazer ext.
Vehicle has 145,000 miles. This is the second time the dashboard's gas gauge has stopped working. First time occurred around 50,000 miles and it was replaced.
Fuel gauge will read wrong. The gauge will suddenly drop down to empty and then will slowly start to rise back up after sitting on empty for a while. Also my vehicle will just stall out at red lights or when I am stopped in traffic. I will have to put my car into park and restart it quite often. This is obviously a major problem and there should be some recalls on this. This is a safety issue. I have read of peoples cars stalling out while they are driving down the highway and am personally scared of this happening to me while I am transporting my children around.
Today, 02/28/2012, I noticed that the fuel gauge on my 2005 chevrolet trailblazer ext was fluctuating between half full and full after adding 19 gallons of gas to the truck. This is the first time I have noticed this problem and am aware that many other individuals have had this problem on their trailblazers. I am hoping there will be a recall in the near future.
My gas gauge suddenly does not work properly. Even if I know the tank is full when I first start the engine the fuel light goes on and give the audible signal that it's low on fuel. As I begin to drive the gauge will eventually move a little bit so the light will go off. I have a full tank today and after driving only 13 miles it registers less that half a tank. I got a letter from gm acknowledging that this problem persists but will only offer to pay for half of the repair??? What? Didn't we just bail them out? "too big to fail"??? Well use some of the money we already gave to gm to fix the problem!!
Fuel gauge is erratic. Reads empty most of the time even after a fill-up. Gauge needle bounces from empty to full while driving. Faulty sender causes check engine light to stay on constantly. I received a notice from gm explaining that they would pay for half of the repair, but only if my trailblazer was under 120,000 miles. I don't know of too many vehicles on the road that are 7 years old that have less than 120,000 miles.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet trailblazer ext 370. The contact stated that the fuel gauge would not register how much fuel was in the vehicle. The contact received notification of a manufacturers safety campaign in which the manufacturer would cover fifty percent of the repair costs if the vehicle has less than 110,000 cumulative miles. The contact stated that the vehicle was at 145,000 miles and the manufacturer denied any assistance with repairs to the vehicle. There was a concurrent investigation pertaining to the failure under the federal safety agency action number: pe11014 (fuel system, other: storage: fuel gauge system). The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 70,000 and the current mileage was 145,000.
Gas guage reads empty even though full tank, battery and temp gauge also go up and down, check engine light is on. I know of more than 8 people with similar vehicles of different model years with same issue. Chevy sent a letter saying that they would pay 50% for the repair of the of the instrument cluster if the vehicle had less than 120,00 miles or was 10 years old or less. My vehicle now has 146,000 miles, but the problem started a year ago when there were only approx. 120,000 miles on it. I feel that this is a safety issue being that my wife transports my children in this vehicle and should I neglect to tell her she needs fuel, she runs the risk of being stranded somewhere with my family, or worse on a heavily traveled road where the vehicle could stall with no warning. Thank you for your time.
Fuel gauge quit working. Now the oil pressure gauge works only some of the time.
I own a 2005 trailblazer, the first problem had to do with the gas not pumping. It would cause the pump to cut off. The passenger seat's plastic side broke off and now the driver's seat is broke. The driver's lumbar selector quit working.the speedometer has stopped working. I use my GPS.then the fuel gauge quit working, the "dummy light" stays on all the time. Cd is hung up in the radio. The front fan for AC/heating quit working.the other fans work and the AC cools.evidently there are alot of complains with this certain make/model gm should fix the problems. If they don't fix my problems my nest car will certainly not be an american made one because I haven't seen alot of pride when we have to beg to get our cars fixed when shoddy parts are used on our cars.
I purchased this car new and less then 3 years and only about 1,000 miles over the warranty the fuel gage stopped working. Gm just sent a letter stating that they will reimburse for only 50% when they know this is a defect and should be recalled.
My 2005 chevrolet trailblazer ext fuel gauge just stayed on empty eventhough I always filled up the tank. I went on research forums if there's any recall for this model since I've seen a number of complaints. I am still paying for the truck monthly and cannot pay for an expensive repairs.
I received a letter from chevrolet stating in some vehicles, the fuel level sensor may wear prematurely causing the fuel gauge to read empty after filling the tank. It also states the gauge will eventually stop working. This is exactly what has happened to my truck. It also states that gm will pay 50% of the total cost for an authorized chevrolet dealer to repair my vehicle. I believe this should be a recall and I should not have to pay anything for it since I am not the only one with a 2005 trail blazer with the same problem.
Fuel gauge failure on 2005 chevy trailblazer ext. My two girls have both been in potentially dangerous situations when they ran out of gas in traffic. I have not had it repaired because it is estimated by 2 mechanics at @ $850.00.
The dash board cluster stop working so the amount of gas I put in the car does not show how much. The speed of the car I can't tell how fast I'm going.
Filled up with gasoline. Fuel gauge said empty and fuel light remained on and warning bell sounded. After quite some time, usually with multiple start ups, the fuel light went off and gauge worked although intermittently and not necessarily accurately. It would go up and down at different times. It was not noticeable if any particular action affected it, such as acceleration.
My 2005 chevy trailblazer fuel gauge does not work. It says its empty when I fill the tank and any other time for that matter. I have to use the "fuel used" data in the driver information center to figure how much fuel was used to know when to fill up. Then I reset it everytime I fill up. Very dissapointing.
My 2005 chevrolet trailblazer gas gauge doesn't work properly. I never know how much fuel I have in my tank because the the gauge goes up and down like crazy. Sometimes when I know I have less than half a tank of gas due to the miles I've driven it says that it's full. Other times right after a fill up it will say that it's empty.
I have owned my 2005 trailblazer ext ls since january 2005. In august of 05 I noticed my gas gauge going haywire.then I noticed my speedometer wasnt working correctly also as soon as my fuel gauge stopped working completely my speedometer has been fine. My fan for heat and sir stopped working shortly after that.I also go through head lights and taillight frequently which have lead to a few tickets. I love my trailblazer but I am disgusted that there hasnt been recalls on these obvious defects!!!! I will not buy another chevy. I feel the company doesnt care weather they have a trust worthy reliable vehicul as long as they are making money!!!!
On mon. June 20, 2011 I stopped to get gas with the gas gauge registering between 1/4 and empty w/gas light on. After filling the gas tank the gage continued to register the same w/gas light on. The following day the gas gauge started inching up to the full mark and remained there and started registering as gas usage decreased. Not sure if was accurate. Upon fueling again, the same process started all over again. The gage will periodically fluctuate up and down.
2005 trailblazer, just out of warranty, gas gauge quits working, apparently a fuel level sensor, no warnings, just runs out of gas. Very expensive to replace. Have to always fill up tank and use the trip mileage to the best of my knowledge to avoid running out of gas, very annoying and dangerous.
A week ago, my gas gauge light came on like normal indicating I needed fuel. I filled up my gas tank. When I started my engine, the gas gauge light was still on and the gas gauge indicated empty. In fact, it showed less gas than prior to the fill-up. Over the week, the gas gauge appeared to correct itself. However, I again filled my gas tank yesterday because my gas gauge indicator was on. Once again, the light remained on after filling my tank and the gauge showed less gas than prior to fill up. I am very concerned about this as I could easily run out of gas without realizing I needed fuel. I will be making a trip to parris island, sc in august to see my daughter graduate from the us marine corps basic training program. That is a 16 hour drive, one way. If I cannot gauge the amount of fuel I have for the trip, my family could be stranded in the middle of nowhere. I heard about the possible recall due to this investigation; therefore, I have not tried to repair or replace the vehicle at this point.
2005 trailblazer fuel gauge not properly working.when SUV is filled with gasoline it will indicate the tank is empty. Then after filling it will jump from half to empty not properly reading has cause me to run out of gas several times. Almost caused an accident do to a complete stall on the interstate. Really concerned and feel this should be addressed by gm before someone is seriously injured or possible killed.
Chevrolet '05 trailblazer, fuel gauge shows empty no matter how much gas is in the tank. After a fill still shows empty.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet trailblazer ext370. The contact dispensed fuel into the fuel tank and the fuel gauge displayed an inaccurate empty reading. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired and the manufacturer was not made aware of the problem. The failure was approximately 44,000. Updated 07/08/11*lj updated 07/15/11
Fuel gauge is never right. It goes to empty when you fill it; and then reads other readings intermittently throughout the day.
Fuel gauge quit working in 2010.
The fuel gauge doesn't work on my 2005 trailblazer ext.
2005 chevy trailblazer - malfunctioning fuel gauge, erratic reading, safety issue, was stuck on highway out of fuel due to gauge error. I work for a company that supplies gm so know well they are aware, but choose to mislead and say they do not know the cause, they do know but choose to be irresponsible an unethical. Thousands of issues nationwide on trailblazers and other models using this gauge.
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