2005 chevy trailblazer fuel level sensor malfunction causing gas gauge light to stay on all of the time. Wife ran out of fuel on highway. Very dangerous!!!
2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer fuel system complaints
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1.) no events took place dashboard cluster just failed. 2.) speedometer, oil gage, RPM, gas gauge everything went haywire, impossible to tell speed... 3.) my understanding is the dash board cluster is bad, its 450-600 dollars to repair, there has been alot of complaints but no recall yet? This should be a recall, this issue is well documented and known about... This is a safety issue, the speedometer should work, the instruments should work.
Fuel level sensor sticks at empty or just around 1/4 of a tank then falls back to empty and light comes on. Have researched and this seems to be a highly prevalent issue on '05 trailblazers at around 50k miles.
2005 chevy trailblazer fuel gauge light reads empty and alarms even when tank has gas in it. Initially it was occasionally then it read erroneously now it just stays on empty, even when tank has just been filled.
Requests that the federal safety agency open an investigation into the performance/reliability of the fuel level sensor installed in model year 2005 chevrolet trailblazer vehicles. The fuel tank level sensor is defective and could result in a subject vehicle running out of fuel, stall, and being rear ended by another vehicle.
Speedometer no longer registers correct speed. Gauge reads 110 MPH while vehicle is sitting motionless in drive way. While driving speedometer swings wildly. While traveling using GPS unit to give speed vehicle speedometer was consistently off by more than 50 MPH.
My 2005 chevrolet trailblazer's fuel tank level sensor is not working properly it started after I filled the vehicle up with gas on february 26th I am going to replace the part but just not had time to get to it just yet.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact was driving approximately 40 MPH and noticed that the fuel gauge displayed a reading of empty, after gasoline was added to the fuel tanks capacity, the fuel gauge consistently indicated that it was empty. The contact stated that whenever the vehicles computerized system was reset there would be an accurate reading. Currently, the fuel gauge does not provide an accurate reading after being reset. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 52,000. The current mileage was 58,000.
My 2005 chevrolet trailblazer ext. Fuel sensor quit working at 32,000 miles. I have called and it is around $600 to fix. I do believe that this is a safety hazard because the fuel gauge sometimes reads all the way full or all the way empty or sometimes 1/4 tank and this could lead to me running out of gas at worst times. If I ran out of gas on the interstate or highway it could cause a major accident and result in a fatality or injuries. I did not know I could report such problems that's why I am doing it now instead of when it actually happened.
I have a 2005 trailblazer ls. My fuel guage is reading incurrectly, despite filling my tank full with gas the dial goes back to empty. The dial on the guage moves some times but mostly either remains on empty and nevers read the correct amount of gas. This has happened to me before about 3 years ago while I had my extended warranty, not to mention my friend had the same issue with her trailblazer and gave the whole truck back. Needless to say I have family and the last thing I need to happen is to run out of gas because I can't tell how much gas is in my truck
2005 chevrolet trailblazer SUV fuel level sensor failed causing erratic fuel gauge operation. Gas light comes on when filled up .looked on internet and hundreds of people have the same problems.how many people will died from this safety failure?
I have a 2005 chevy trailblazer. My fuel gauge no longer works. The only way I can track how much gas I have is by keeping up with my mileage. When I took it to my local dealer I was told that this was a very common problem in trailblazers and that it would cost $500-$600 to repair. When I did a quick search online I found hundreds and hundreds of other trailblazer owners with the same complaint! I believe this is a safety issue and want to know why this wasn't a recall! I got no assistance from the general motors and was only told to "go through my dealer."
On 3-18-2010 we purchased a 2005 chevy trailblazer from a dealership. Upon driving it home, we noticed the gas gauge was almost to empty. Within a few miles the gas light came on. We stopped and got gas but the tank was not empty. The gas gauge continues to "bounce" around from full to empty many times during regular driving. This obviously needs to be a recall and stop letting consumers pay $600-$1000 to fix a problem with the part.
2005 trailer blazer fuel level sensor causing erratic fuel gauge operation
2005 trailblazer alternator voltage dips alot as you drive. Radio does not work unless it is 100deg, then only one speaker works. Gas gauge reads empty after I filled up. Ignition is very hard to turn, you have to keep inserting and removing key until it frees itself.
My gas gauge stop working in my 2005 trailblazer, gas light comes on even when filling up.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact was driving approximately 45 MPH, and observed that the fuel gauge displayed empty or a reading level close to empty. Whenever the vehicle was in operation, the failure fluctuated at any given speed being traveled. The vehicle has not been repaired for the malfunction. The failure mileage was 60,000. The current mileage was 72,425.
2005 chevrolet trailblazer fuel tank level sensor quit working . Gas gauge light always on and showing empty and always beeping. Never know how much fuel I have. Does the same thing when tank is full. I spend alot of money in fuel because it's aggravating to keep track of mileage constantly. Afraid I could get stranded or be hit if I run out while driving.
2005 trail blazer pedal seemed to stick*cw the consumer stated the vehicle accelerated on its own. The fuel gauge sensor worked intermittently and there were times when the consumer didn't know how much gas was in the vehicle. The consumer was informed the fuel gauge sensor failed.
I have a 2005 chevy trailblazer that's warranty just expired. In the last several days after getting gas the gas sensor light and sound alert stays on even after I completely fill the tank. In researching the problem online I have found out that this is a widespread problem with this vehicle, and that it is very costly to repair. This vehicle is marketed and used as a family car, which is what my wife and I use it for. It is very risky to try to guess how much fuel you are using, not to mention the cost of fuel today. I have heard of several incidents of people running out of gas in risky situations like on the interstate. As a consumer I wish you would investigate this situation, and if it is as widespread as I am hearing, encourage the manufacturer to issue a recall for safety purposes.
Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). Yesterday I filed a report #10316373 to amend a report I sent in to add my VIN number. I submitted the wrong VIN number. The number I sent in was on a 1998 chevy blazer. I am sending a new report with the proper VIN number. Sorry for the error I submitted.[xxx]
In regards to my complaint #1030331, dp10-001 regarding my complaint of my fuel sensor and gauge always reading empty and the fact that this has been going on for over a year on my 2005 chevrolet trailblazer, I didn"t have the VIN number at the time. I would like to provide it to you at this time in your form. Please add it to my previous complaint. This is a serious problem that seems to be prevalent in several years of the trailblazers existence and could be a very dangerous situation especially if the computer decides to shut the truck down at an inopportune time. I read where nissan is recalling one of their models because of the fuel gauge. Where is gm in this matter?
I have a 2005 chevy trailblazer ls and I have two complaints regarding part defects that should be investigated. 1. The speedometer sticks. I can be driving along and all of a sudden my speedometer is not moving at all. This is extremely dangerous being that I have no clue how fast or slow I'm going. 2. The fuel light gauge/sensor just completed stop working. The gas needle does not move at all, I have no idea how much fuel is in the tank. This is also extremely dangerous!. I have many friends that own chevy trailblazers who have encountered these same issues and I feel that chevy should fix the problem. I have also read many blogs online where trailblazer owners are complaining of the same issues so this is clearly a problem for thousands of trailblazer owners. I hope that this complaint will help jump start an investigation of these defects, because it is a major problem! I have contacted my local chevy dealer and they stated that it will be $1,200 to fix this issue.. This is outrages being that the problem is something that was caused by chevy.
Fuel just stopped working, driving down the road and headlights start dimming gauges go all over the board. Put a new battery in, changed the alternator and it continues to do this. Check engine light keeps coming on for oxygen sensor had that replaced 1 year ago needs replaced again.
2005-2006 chevy trailblazer experiencing problem w/ the fuel sensor. When the gas tank is filled the car is telling me there is no fuel in the tank, and the gauge reads empty.
2005 chevy trailblazer fuel gauge light is always on and fuel gauge is stuck at e. The issue occurred around 65k miles and is still occurring today with automobile at 75k.
My fuel gauge is not working on my 2005 trailblazer and the blower resistor went on my truck as well. It went from no heat blowing on level 5 to the entire thing not working.
Filled tank with gas & the fuel light came on and reads empty. This has happened twice, first time in november 2009. I stalled at an intersection. The 2nd time was feb 28, 2010. The needle fluctuates and low fuel light flickers on/off. I don't have the money to have this problem fixed.
Fuel gauge started functioning erratically - would go from empty to full or just start going between full and empty floating around. Eventually it just stayed on empty even when I had just filled up. From the time the problem started till it stopped working was only a matter of weeks. Now my oil gauge stopped working also.
I was driving to town on I-10 when I ran out of gas and was almost rear ended by a semi. My gas gauge didn't register empty. I took my 2005 chevy trailblazer to gateway chevrolet and was told it was the fuel level sensor and would cost me $525.00 to replace. I now personally know of 3 other chevys to have the same problem, 2 trailblazers and 1 envoy. This is a dangerous situation and from all the complaints I'm seeing, I'm far from being one of few this is happening to. From the questions I see below I wonder if people have to be killed or harmed before anyone takes a look at this problem?
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