Gas gauge has not been reliable. Low gas light will come on and go off while driving and does not register addition of gas accurately.
2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT fuel system complaints
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I purchased my 04 trailblazer in may of 07. Up until july there where no problems. Since then my speedometer and gas gauges have been acting up. On many occasions they give the wrong readings. I have been stopped twice for speeding when I did not think I was because of the wrong reading. Last week on 5 sep 07 the speedometer completely froze giving me no reading at all. Since then the needle has started moving but is no where near the correct reading.
In the 2004 chevrolet trailblazer engine check light stayed on. Unfortunately, none of the 10 chevrolet dealers we took this vehicle to could diagnose the problem w until we were past the 70,000 miles extra warranty chevrolet added to cover all the vehicles with this problem. Warranty information was addressed in special policy adjustment- fuel tank inlet check valve fracture #05012 on march 14, 2005. Apparently, as we were told by a chevrolet dealer this vehicle had a fracture in the gas tank, and the only way to fix it was to replace the tank. There was no recall on this problem, but I have found number of articles of people complaining of the same problem on the internet. This was a huge safety issue, especially for us, as this vehicle was the primary transportation for my children to and from school.
The gas gauge does not work properly. I have talked to several owners of trailblazers and they have the same problem.
(1) fuel sensor went bad on my '04 chevy trailblazer ext ls 4wd 4.2 liter v6 engine which has (26,000 miles on it - excellent condition), thereby (2) causing the catalytic converter to become congested causing loss of power for use and towing on the vehicle. (3) told by the dealer where vehicle purchased that this item is not available for consumer use by gm parts and service. Told I would have to wait up to 3 months for item to be available for public release. This is not acceptable on a leased vehicle. Paying to not be able to use vehicle to full potential. Major loss. I am very dissatisfied with gm service. However, I was offered a rental vehicle to drive for this time period that is not equivalent to my own vehicle. This was finally offered after arguing with gm representative.
I purchased a chevrolet ext trailblazer on nov. 26, 2004. 2 months later on feb. 1, 2005 it was towed into the dealership after shutting down 5 times with 2 loud explosions. The malfuction of the vehicle came close to a couple of accidents occuring and an almost near death experience for my daugher and I when it shut down for on a 4 lane highway by attempting to cross it unto the residential area. The dealership informed me that the fuel injection valve had malfuctioned and remained open releasing all the gasoline unto the engine. They are replacing the injector, spark plugs/wires that were flooded with gasoline, and the intake gasket. I contacted gm which also confirmed to me that the series of events could have started a vehicle fire and the first time this happened I should have left the engine off and vacated it immediately. The dealership can not tell me how this occured nor promise that it will not happen again or other problems stem from this defect. This is a potentially life threating situation to anyone. I am not the first person with this complaint. I am pursuing other avenues to ensure that I will not keep this vehicle. Please inform the public of this life threating safety hazard.
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