2005 chevy trailblazer fuel gauge flucxuating even when there is a full tank of gas. This can cause the vehicle to stop, stall, cause an accident. Causing extra amounts of money to put in the tank when not really necessary. There have been more than enough complaints regarding this issue, and should not take someone getting hurt in order for the recall to be passed. You expect us to pay $800-900 to have it repaired but when it is recalled, it will take months to even get refunded for the $$ we paid out for the problem. I didn't have an accident, however, I did have my small children in the car when it stopped in 90 degree weather in charlotte nc. We had to wait for over an hour for help to arrive.
2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT 370 fuel system complaints
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The fuel gauge is inaccurate - randomly fluctuates from moment to moment from empty/low fuel light on, full, to somewhere inbetween. This has been ongoing since approximately april, 2010. Check engine light is on, and onstar indicates that an electrical problem is present. Vehicle will not pass emissions testing with check engine light on. Safety concern if vehicle runs out of gas - we are forced to drive it now for only a few hundred miles between fill-ups to ensure adequate fuel in tank. We have researched potential repairs, and they will cost approximately $600-$800 to fix.
When I finished fueling up my 2005 chevy trailblazer the fuel gauge still showed empty. This problem is still happening. Have run out of fuel once while on the highway. Not a very safe situation.
Defective fuel level sender in 2005 chevy trailblazer.
The fuel level sensor in my 2005 chevrolet trailblazer has stopped working. It happened immediately after I filled the gas tank. Once I began to drive the fuel needle began to fluctuate. Now it stays on empty & the check engine light is on. I had a report run on my vehicle & found that the fuel tank level sensor connection is bad or needs replaced this is a concern because I have three young children & to drive it could result in the vehicle running out of fuel, stalling, or being rear ended by another vehicle.
2005 chevy trailblazer ext fuel pump/fuel sensor problems, fuel gauge quits working and then problems with the fuel pump begins. Bought my truck in 2005, replaced it under warranty in8/ 2007, went out again in12/ 2009...so every 2 years. Chevrolet wants $800-1500 to fix the problem. 3 fuel pump/fuel sensors in 5 years and you don't think there in a defect. Over 100 problems reported on carbeef.com about it.
I have a 2005 extended chevy trailblazer. At 37,000 miles the fuel gauge quit working. I went to the dealer and they would not cover with the warranty. Told me it would cost $1200.00!!!! The gauge quit working 6 months after I bought the trailblazer and I paid $25000 for it. The dealer told me they haven't heard of any issues with the fuel gauge not working, but then I found many many other people who's fuel gauge quit working also. I know there should be a recall on this fuel gauge. I want something done.!!!! I have run out of gas on a busy road, and my 4 kids could have been hurt!!! Please do something about this 2005 chevy trailblazer!!
Fuel sending unit quit working.
I have a 2005 chevy trailblazer what a hunk of junk about 6 months ago the fuel gauge stopped working , which I read is a known problem with many of the 2005 models its a problem but I am dealing with it until I run out of gas late on night with my kids and some terrible happens to us! But that is not the major complaint now. On 2 seperate occasions my speedometer just stops working, either I am going zero or I am going 120 miles a hour, what a major problem for a person who does a great deal of highway traveling. So what are my options it seem that there are numerous complaints regarding both of these issues I know gm doesnt probably see them as a saftey issue but I do. I terrified of running out of gas I usually traveling alone or with my teenage daughter. But o wont be able to afford the gas because I have to pay all of those speeding tickets.
I own a 2005 chevy trailblazer ext ls and am worried about my wife when she is driving because the fuel gauge does not work all the time. I am scared that the vehicle will run out of gas and she could get into an accident with my kids in the car. I read many complaints about the level sensor going out and I think that this is a defect in the part.
My fuel gauge is not working properly. When I fill up with gas, it states I am on empty immediately after fueling. Takes several days to register. I don't trust it and am currently judging how full the tank is by miles driven.
I own a 2005 chevy trailblazer in dec. 2009 I filled the car with gas and the fuel gauge immediately registered empty the fuel sensor has failed it will cost $558.00 to repair. In february the speedometer registered 120 MPH while sitting still for a stop sign now the speedometer does not work. I contacted gen motors in detroit, michigan and was asked to have diagnostic done at ed bozart chevorlet. By a representative in consumer complaints they contacted district representative for chevy and they both said that there is nothing they can do to help us. The total cost to fix our car is $1,258.00. We were told to fix the car for safety reasons and if they decided to recall the trailblazer we might be reimbursed. There are several complaints in the computer concerning the same problems with this car.
2005 chevrolet trailblazer ext ls i6. 1st. My gas gauge started to go haywire. 2nd. Thought is was just a fluke. 3rd. Was not a fluke, got me stranded in the middle of a whiteout. 4th. Endanger lives of my children and me. 5th. Gauge, fuel pump and receiving unit are defective. 6th. Had gauge fixed, cost $800.
Started the car one day and the gas gauge showed empty, have been keeping track of the mileage ever since. Still waiting for gm to take care of the problem (recall). You would think a car which is only a few years old and low mileage shouldn't be having expensive problems, which is left up to the owner to pay.
Fuel gauge stopped working on 2005 chevy trailblazer. After a google search, I discovered this is a problem that has been experienced by many gmc products.
I have a 2005 trailblazer ext purchased new in july 05. Recently while driving, the car had reduced engine power, the check engine light then came on then my car just shut off. It started back up after pulling off the road but had to endure this the entire time while driving home. When I took it in for diagnosis I was told the accelerator pedal sensor needed to be repaired after having that repaired I drove home and the same thing happened with the check engine light and the car shutting off while driving. When I took it back again they noticed an additional problem " the fuel level sensor wiring was chaffing on fuel pump ground terminal" or in layman's term the wire was sitting in fuel so they had to remove the fuel tank and reroute the wires. This sounds very dangerous and if this is happening please report it. There are tsb reports on the issue with the accelerator pedal but gm has not issued a recall on this. The question is why not? I have also had to have the output shaft seal on the transmission replaced last year and again this year. Not very happy with this vehicle. In my opinion these are vehicle defects not problems you should be having with the normal maintenance issues. Gm needs to issue recalls to have these issues resolved. Oh in addition to the other problems I also just had to have the thermostat replaced in early june.
2005 trailblazer fuel gauge out of order a lot of people who has same car like me has same trouble happen also chevy knows about this trouble from fuel pump and level sensor trouble they just want to make money out of this issue that's really bad idea and my car make this trouble only it was 40k mile can you believe this.
A few months ago, I stopped to fill up my gas tank. When I restarted the car, I noticed the gas gauge was reading empty and the light was on. Since then, the gas gauge is erratic and does not read correctly. Researching this issue on the internet, there are many others with the same issue.
Gas gauge stays on empty and the bell rings even when full.
The gas gage in my 2005 chevrolet trailblazer has been replaced 2 times and it's out again. I've been told by quite a few people that this is a very common problem with chevrolet.
I started my car up this morning when I noticed that I had only 1/4 tank of gas left, so I drove down to the gas station and filled up until it clicked. I got back in and started the car and the needle was moving very slow then it stopped at 1/4 of a tank and I was like that is impossible. At first I was pissed because I just spent $77 filling up. Then I was scared I thought maybe I had a hole in my fuel tank so I pulled over and saw that there was nothing leaking. Immediately driving to the auto shop I am informed that the fuel gauge isn't working and would need to be replaced. Since we are stationed overseas I would be paying about 400 to 500 euros which isn't happening anytime soon. I was told to keep track of my mileage by setting the odometer everytime I filled up. Running out of gas is not an option in germany there are fines and even jail time because its called not being responsible. It can also cause accidents and traffic jams if my car was to just run out of gas on the autobahn. This is a very common problem and needs to be fixed by gm. I guess that isn't an option until someone gets hurt or worse actually dies.
On today I went to fill up my tank due to hurricane ike. Before I went to the gas station all gauges were fine but when I returned to work I noticed that the gas gauge was one with the light lit. I turned off the engine and turned it back on and it stayed the same. This should be fixed and covered some type of recall.
The fuel gauge does not accurately represent the true amount of gas in the tank. After talking with chevrolet owners and doing research on this issue, it seems to be a common theme. The gas gauge indicates that the vehicle's gas tank is either empty after being recently filled or only slightly above the "e" on the gas gauge. It takes about two days or 12 statutory miles before the gas gauge begins to display an accurate reading, if that is even true! On 30 april 2008, during a family road trip, the gas gauge began to display that the gas tank was a quarter full after being filled. After driving another hour and a half, the gauge read empty and then went back to a quarter full. I guess chevrolet doesn't care about the quality of their work, just its quantity of sales.
I started noticing that my gas needle would float after filling the gas tank on two occasions. The first time I stopped one day to fill the gas tank thinking I was on empty. As I pulled off the needle went to e again after stopping on full before I turned on the engine. A gentleman at the gas station knew what was going on with my car as he was driving a chevrolet pickup and said it was a common thing with chevrolets. He also told me the problem was with the gas gauge wire. I called to make an appointment with service department to find out that no recalls were made regarding this issue. If it was a common problem in chevrolets then why was this not a recall or a safety issue..I would assume if someone would drive and experience what I was experiencing with the floating needle or worse run out of gas unaware that the needle was not registering properly while driving . Discussing the same problem I was experiencing with a friend and she indicate to me that a coworker was having the same problem.. The second timei have ran out of gas was while travelling in high rush hour traffic due to the needle not working properly. Chevrolet should take care of this dangerous issue with its customers. A recall should be made before something terrible occurs. I keep track of my mileage as I did not believe this was an issue I should have to pay to fix. This appeared to be a common problem for this manufacturer.
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