Nearly eight months after the purchase of the chevy trailblazer (april 2008) and while traveling from tennessee to new york the instrument panel that controls the RPM, odometer, speed, fuel gauge, oil level, temperature, etc. Completely stopped working. While traveling in the state of new york on I-90 e the driver had no indication of the vehicle speed. When shifting from the left passing lane to the nearest middle lane a ny state trooper clocked the vehicle speed at approximately 90+ miles per hour. The driver was sighted with a speeding ticket during the thanksgiving holiday weekend. The vehicle owner had the instrument panel replaced at a cost of more than $500. However, soon after the instrument panel was replaced the gas sensor stopped working. The owner complained to the chevy service department but was told that this was a separate issue and not caused by the replacement of the instrument panel. The owner checked for recalls on the internet but found more complaints of the same and no recall information. Since the gas sensor/gauge/fuel level indicator does not work the vehicle owners have run out of gas at least 3 separate times. Once on a friday night at 10:00 p.m. On a dark winding road. Another time on a very busy 4-lane thorough fare the vehicle owners with a passenger ran out of gas at a stop light. Most recently was approximately 3-weeks ago. The vehicle owners have purchased at least 3 new gas cans since we cannot tell with the vehicle is full of gas or not. When the gas tank is filled up there's no way of knowing and the owners cannot tell when the vehicle is running low on fuel since the "low gas" fuel light stays on most of the time or the gas gauge rarely moves passed "e". The owners were quoted that the cost to repair would be upwards of $500+.
2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer fuel system complaints
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Fuel gauge stopped working.
Fuel gauge quit working and sometimes it would work and now has stopped all together.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact stated that after refueling, the fuel gauge reading began working erratically and would not display an accurate fuel level reading. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostics. The manufacturer issued a special coverage program that covered half of the repair expenses for the replacement of the fuel sensor. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.
Fuel gauge was showing low fuel level, I filled up the tank and the gauge went to empty and said fuel level low warning.
Both the speedometer and gas gauge quit working. In doing research, this appears to be a problem with alot of other owners of this vehicle; this should be a recall. This could be a very dangerous combination with the speedometer not working and if fuel runs out on a busy highway for example. I was just quoted over $880 to fix and declined due to the cost.
Cluster instrument panel failed. Rpm odometer doesn't work, speed ranges from 80-off the charts, gas gauge not accurate. Apparently big problem w/over 300 complaints yet no recall. Firestone just quoted me $700 for a remove and replace instrument cluster gauge. $600 for the gauge itself. I can't afford that.
1 fuel level sensor not working 2. 70% of the time 3.by gm nothing 2005 trailblazer.
Speedometer quits working intermittently. It will work fine for awhile, and then all of a sudden it says we are traveling 0 miles per hour or the speedometer says we are going slower than our actual speed. *tr today I filled my gas tank and now my fuel gage says it is on e and the low fuel light is on.
Failure to give an accurate reading of amount of fuel.
When the gas tank is filled,. The fuel gauge reads empty and the low fuel lights will illuminate.
My fuel sensor and fuel pump have stopped working on my vehicle. I would like to have this fixed but I don't have the $1100.00 to pay for it.
Gas gauge fails. After completely filling gas tank, gauge still shows below empty and light stays on. This has been going on for several months. I have run out of gas twice - once at a busy intersection and was fortunate to coast thru the intersection and make it to the side. I now track my gas usage via mileage but this is not accurate and causes me to have to stop and put gas in every other day for fear of breaking down again with my four year old son in the car. I have a couple of friends that also own 2005 trailblazers and they are also having the same problem. I have found numerous online forums discussing this an I am surprised chevrolet has not issued a recall. If they have, I have never been notified. This is a serious issue and chevrolet should be responsible and resolve this before someone is seriously hurt because of this problem.
1) fuel gauge indicator shows an empty reading despite just being filled. After driving for 40-50 miles gauge will show about a quarter of a tank for a short time and then go back to empty. When problem first started the gauge was all over the dial. 2) speedometer erratically will show a speed at a greater speed than actually traveling. Recently showed going 110mph despite traveling along with traffic flow of approximately 65 MPH on major interstate highway.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact stated that the fuel gauge indicated a level of empty although the fuel tank was full. The low fuel warning light was also illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostics. The contact inspected the vehicle and noticed that the fuel tank sending unit was fractured and would have to be replaced. There was an investigation under the federal safety agency action number: dp10001 (fuel tank fuel system, other:storage:fuel gauge system) that could possibly have been related to the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 175,000.
Gas gauge stopped working which resulted in running out of gas on a major highway.
Fuel gauge does not work. Shows that there is fuel when it is empty and appears to show empty at random times as it's showing me empty when I just filled up.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact stated that the fuel gauge would erroneously provide an empty reading when the fuel tank was filled to capacity. The contact stated that the check engine light would sporadically illuminate when the failure occurred as well as the vehicle exhibiting sporadic stalling. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection or repairs. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 72,000 and the current mileage was 73,000.
I filled my gas tank full and it then the gas light comes on. I am having to keep track of my miles so that I don't run out of gas because the fuel needle keeps going up and down, not reading accurately. Now every single time that I put gas in this happens. Very frustrating, especially when I want to travel out of town and you are not sure when you'll see the next gas station. Are there any recalls on this? *js
The fuel gauge has stopped working and I never know how much fuel I have.....is there a recall?
I filled up my gas tank completely and the gas gauge registered "empty." the truck has also stalled a few times in both drive and reverse. This is extremely dangerous as I was backing into traffic when it stalled. I had to quickly re-start it to avoid being hit by oncoming traffic. Since my fuel gage sensor broke I have been watching the needle go from "full" to "empty" all within a minute. I've done some research on this matter and have found that chevrolet used a cheaper fuel sensor manufacturer (delco) in order to save money. The customer should not be responsible for any of the cost to repair the fuel sensor. Please advise chevrolet to recall this faulty part at their expense. Thank you.
My trailblazer's gas gauge has read empty for over 2 years now, the light is constantly on. It has caused breakdowns while driving. After reading other posts, this should be recalled no matter how many miles are on the truck.
I have a 2005 chevy trailblazer the gas gauge has stopped working. It is always on empty even when I fill it up. I received a letter that gm would pay for half only if it had less than 100,000 miles on it. I have seen this is a constant problem but still no recall.
Hi union boilermaker, new 2005 chevy, 2 computers gm undersized thanks gm ,, paid 558.00 to fix fuel gauge, sensor shot...
Fuel gauge stopped working, reads empty at any fuel level,
My speedometer does not work at all. The heater and A/C don't work. My fuel gauge does not work. The interior lights inside my car do not work, the right front passenger window does not work. Basically my entire dashboard does not work. What did chevy do about it?? Sent me a letter stating they are willing to pay half of the cost to repair the fuel gage but it would have to be fixed at a chevy dealership. I could get the same thing fixed at my mechanic and pay the full amount and it would still cost me less than having the dealership fix it and chevy paying half the costs. Don't think I will be buying another chevy anytime soon.
My gas gauge always reads empty even when the car is full. Engine light always goes on and off between a matter of days. Recently my heat went out in my car we changed the resistor and found out one of the prongs were burnt out. A week later the heat went out again. Looked at the resistor and the same prong was burnt out!! I'm getting really fed up with this vehicle!
Fuel sensor stopped working.
After filling up my tank prior to a long distance trip to florida I noticed that my fuel gauge read empty. I was forced to estimate the gas mileage and hoped I wouldn't run out of gas. Several weeks ago I ran out of gas on a major street in the atlanta area after I calculated that I had still approximately 30 miles before empty. I was able to pull over into a parking lot not without causing a major back up and potentially being involved in an accident due to speeding drivers in the area. I had contacted gm in the past regarding this problem and they apparently feel that this issue is normal wear and tear on the vehicle. It seems a bit far fetched that this is normal wear and tear when on every chevy blog and message board all you see is frustrated chevy owners complaining about the same issue. Several months ago I received a notification from gm recognizing the problem and offering to pay half of the repair costs. Now, how insulting is that??? You obviously now that there is a problem with the quality of your product and you have the audacity to make it seem like you're helping us out by paying for half of the repair? They should issue a recall on this problem and stand behind their supposed quality product. I hope that someone in the federal government can entice these scam artists to resolve this issue and stop putting people's lives on the line in an effort to save a buck!!
Fuel gauge remains at empty even with a full tank. Tt
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