Today for the 5th time my vehicle ran out of gas, this time on a busy highway right after I turned onto the highway. I had to be pushed out of the way of traffic. A truck came with fuel and I was able to get to a gas station. One of course pays a mark up on the fuel when it is brought to you. The dealership where I purchased it does not service chevrolet's any longer. Another dealership in town says there is nothing to be done until there is a recall. This is very dangerous. I would like to sell the vehicle but who would buy a vehicle like this? I missed a clinic appointment, someone had to come pick up my son to get him to school and I rearranged my morning. The previous times I have been on my way to work or in to town. Once my son and I had to walk into town to get a gas can and walk back with the fuel. Another time aaa came but I missed all morning of work. Another time I was at a stoplight and it ran out of fuel and my older son and some basketball players, also in my vehicle, pushed the vehicle up the block into the gas station. The other time it ran out while I was on a main street but I was able to coast into a nearby gas station. I was informed that the vehicle was out of warranty when it began at about 75,000. I was told it would be 700$ and maybe more to fix and that to evaluate it meant paying most of the 700$. I watch my fuel mileage very carefully so I know when to refill. Today it stopped sooner than it should have. So now I can' t rely even on the mileage. I would not feel safe taking this vehicle on any longer trip. Five times is too many in 15 months especially when it stops suddenly in intersections and on highways.
2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT fuel system complaints
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The fuel sending unit has quit working. Can not tell how much gas is in the gas tank by the gas gauge. When gas runs out, vehicle stops with no warning causing a possible accident especially in heavy traffic or at a stop light.
Fuel gauge sending unit failure.
Gas gauge does not work properly and is very sporadic in its readings.
I have a 2006 chevy trailblazer. Since my vehicle hit 69000 miles my fuel gauge has become inoperable. I have tried to get it fixed but it is $1300 and no guarantee that it will not happen again since the part has not been changed. It stalls on many occasions as if I have no gas. I have run out of gas so I know how many miles I can go.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet trailblazer ext. The fuel gauge displayed empty when the fuel tank was full. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 67,000 and the current mileage was 71,000.
I started having problems with the fuel gauge swinging between full and empty then my check engine light came on. I've been told that I need an whole new fuel pump assembly and that the fuel tank will have to be dropped to replace it. I've been just setting the trip meter and filling it up every 250 miles because the fuel gauge now just stays lit on empty all the time. I don't have any problems with it running, starting, etc. So I'm assuming that it's just the sensor that is out. 2006 chevrolet trailblazer ext.
I have a 2006 chevy trailblazer ext with a fuel sending gauge problem. When I fill the tank, the guage indicates a full tank but the "needle" stays locked on full until I've driven approximately 50 miles - then the needle shows the fuel level at about 3/4 of a tank. Further driving makes the needle fluctuate wildly until sometime in the next 50/100 miles the needle falls to the empty mark and stays there. Recently there has been a new development: the needle never moves off the empty mark when I fill up and today, after filling up yesterday, the needle sits on the empty mark with the low fuel light on. I have resorted to bringing a gas can with me and using the odometer to "guesstimate" the amount of fuel I have left. Not always the best solution.
The gas gauge first started by reading the wrong amount of fuel, then only after running for about 10 minutes would it read the correct amount of fuel. The about 15 days after initial issue it started to show only the correct amount of fuel when it was started up then it would go to empty, even if the tank was filled up. Now it currently does not move and the "low fuel level" shows up every time you start the car. After doing much research on this I realized there were other peopel who were having the exact same problem.
Fuel gauge does not register correct amount of fuel in tank, and at times blows fuel gauge fuse.
Fuel gauge will show gas left in car, no low fuel indicator light coming on and will run out of gas. Have ran out twice on expressway because indicating has fuel but doesn't.
Fuel gauage defective. Gauge was not accurate I ran out of fuel, now fuel guage non-operational.
I filled my vehicle with fuel and went to start it and it died. I restarted it and it lugged and died. I started it again and it was running ok, but I noticed the fuel gauge was stuck at empty and my low fuel warning kept dinging. Once my tank got to about 3/4 full the gauge would work again. After a few months, the gauge never works and I have to try to keep a really close eye on the mileage to know when I need to fill up. We took the car to an auto parts store and had them do a read on the computer because our service engine light is also on half the time. It came back as a "sending unit malfunction" it could be the float or the sending unit. The repair was quoted as $600.00 so we cannot afford to fix it yet. The vehicle was only at 45,000 miles when this occurred.
We have a 2006 chevy trailblazer we purchased new.......fuel guage will so full tank then empty. Guage is not accurate at all and most the time does registers nothing.
I own a 2006 chevy trailblazer ext. On april 17th 2011 I was driving on highway 1-96 in michigan with my 2 young kids. Gas gague read 48 miles till empty when the vehicle suddenly stalled,it was out of gas. My kids and I had to walk along a major highway to nearest gas station to get gas. The truck ran fine before stalling out at 70 MPH. I am thankful there were no cars close behind me when the vehicle suddenly stalled.
Erratic fuel level readings on fuel gate. Once this started it was regular and would read full, empty, partially full regardless of actual fuel level. Replaced fuel pump module and level sensor. Old part is not still available. I am reporting this because I heard there is an investigation I had a 2006 chevrolet trailblazer extended 2wd we had no safety issues as we discovered it was not working and monitored miles driven to prevent running out of fuel.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet trailblazer ext. The contact stated that the fuel gauge warning indicator illuminated after refueling and often , while driving at various speeds. The warning light remained illuminated until the engine was turned off. Additionally, the fuel gauge would not display an accurate fuel level reading. The contact notified the authorized dealer where they advised that the fuel tank senor would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000. Updated 5/24/11
As per incident number dp10001 I am on my third fuel sensor and the vehicle has left my family stranded in dangerous situations several times due to the faulty part. The faulty part is presently preventing me from passing emissions.
Erratic fuel gauge for couple of days and abrupt engine power loss, fuel gauge stayed below empty mark even after full fill up.
2006 chevy trailblazer gas gage is dropping to empty and gas alarm goes off when it has almost 1/2 a tank. There are thousands of complaints for this problem on line, and it has been dangerous. I think there needs to be a recall. If you can search this problem on line you would see how bad it has been.
The fuel gauge quite working at 75,000 and is caused by the fuel sending unit being defective. This causes a hazard since unable to determine amount of fuel available and could cause engine to quit on road. From all items I have read about this seems to be a defective part and even when repaired goes back out.
The fuel gauge on our 2006 chevy trailblazer has failed along with the check engine light coming on resulting from numerous codes. The entire fuel pump/filter/sending unit has to be replaced and the vehicle wont pass and inspection without it. Gm needs to recall this vehicle for this problem and refund owners who have spent money fixing the problem.
Fuel tank sensor went out on my 2006 chevy trailblazer with only about 36,000 miles on it. Was told by dealership that warranty would not cover it. Since then even though I track my mileage I have run out of gas multiple times, can't afford to have it replaced. Price quotes have been in the 550-600 dollar range.
Fuel gage at times drops to empty and has run out of gas when showing there was fuel in the tank.
2006 chevrolet trailblazer lt, ext fuel sensor does not register fuel level in tank after filling up. (a full tank reads empty). The fuel tank low fuel light comes on making it unusable.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet trailblazer ext. The contact stated that after refueling the vehicle, the fuel gauge displayed a reading of empty and the low fuel warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not repaired and the failure persisted. The failure mileage was 48,000 and the current mileage was 53,000. The VIN was unavailable.
This issue is with the 2006 chevrolet trailblazer ext ls model. The issue is with the fuel level sensor. This part will fail without notice and occurred on my vehicle at 50k miles. The failure is permanent and will make the vehicle fail any state required safety inspections. The issue can be corrected. It will cost approximately $100 for the part. Labor costs anywhere between $400-$500.
I have a 2006 trailblazer ext and the traction is no longer operational.. This is unacceptable and needs to be recalled as I am not the only one experiencing this issue. Does someone need to be killed before action is taken? Nothing has been done to correct due to the high cost for the repair. What is chevy going to do in that it is a serious defect with their vehicle? Secondly, the gas gauge stop working and I ran out of gas. This is another serious defect that will cause others to be killed. Once again a recall needs to be put in place before someone is harmed. Where is chevy's liability in these issues?
The fuel gauge stays on empty with light on all the time and have heard this is a big problem with this vehicle. Have to fill up SUV, set mileage to 0.0 and fill up around 225 miles driven since this costs a lot to fix. Another problem that is happening a lot to this vehicle is problems with the blower not working because the resistor and harness burn out.
Like thousands of other owners (since this happens to the gmc envoy too, so it's not just a chevy issue), one day the gas gauge works fine, the next it reads empty after filling it up. However, as a bonus, the friendly check engine light now comes on randomly to let me know the fuel gauge isn't working. I've had the codes read by two different places and this is the only error recorded. I now have to use the trip meter to "guess" when the truck needs filling up. Since it's going to cost me several hundred dollars I don't have to fix it, I'll just have to live with the inconvenience. In massachusetts, like many other states, they do an emissions test by plugging into the vehicle's computer. Well, since the check engine light has come on at some point, the computer says "not ready" and the vehicle fails the test. You have to wait until the light goes off and then drive about a week before the computer resets itself. However, without fail, the light always comes back on just before taking it back to get re-inspected, thus resetting the whole process. I've had this happen for the last 3 weeks in a row regardless of number of days/miles driven. Another week and another tank of gas wasted. So, in order to get the car to pass inspection, I either have to get real lucky with the check engine light or have the repair made. Since this issue prevents the vehicle from passing the state inspection, it should be considered a safety/emissions concern and all vehicles recalled to repair the combination fuel pump/sending unit. If gm doesn't consider this a concern and recall the vehicles for this repair, then they need to have the vehicles recalled to have the check engine light stop coming on so the vehicles can pass state inspections.
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