My 2006 chevy trailblazer's fuel gauge gives false fuel levels. When I fill it up the needle moves up a little and goes back to empty and the low fuel light comes on. I brought this vehicle when it was brand new. I've had so many problems with this vehicle from the dash indicators, radio, and now the fuel gauge. This is really dangerous because I can run out of gas while traveling and may have an accident. I've seen on the internet where a other trailblazer owners are having the same problems with their fuel sensors. Feel that this part must have been defective from the factory and should be replaced by gm.
2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer fuel system complaints
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I have a faulty fuel level sender. It started as reading empty when I first fill up. And then after the fuel level would go down some, it would function normally. Now it shows empty about 90% of the time no matter how much fuel is in the tank. No corrective measures done at this time.
My gas gauge began failing several months ago. Could not afford to get fixed. Ran out of gas 2x. Using tax retur money for repair. Cost is $900!!!
While traveling down a town road at 40 MPH, my trailblazer stalled in traffic. The vehicle would not start. The gas gauge was on 1/4 of a tank. We pushed the trailblazer into a parking lot. We discovered that there was no gas in the tank. After putting in 3 gallons of gas it started. Since then everytime we fill up the tank, it reads empty and the light on the dash is lit with the engine symble. After about 5 gallons are used, it will work with no light eratically. We never know how much gas is in the tank with the gauge. We have run out of gas twice since then with autos hitting their brakes suddenly(not very happy).
While driving the vehicle on the highway my trailblazer ran out of gas. The fuel gauge still indicated between 1/8th to 1/4 of a tank of gas left. This left my family stranded on the side of the road for approximately 30 minutes. Ever since this incident the fuel gauge readings are very sporadic and inaccurate.
Gas gauge began to give inaccurate readings until it finally failed and showed only empty had to replace level sensor and fuel seal in gas tank ttl cost 569.05.
Gas gauge in 2006 trailblazer is erratic and inaccurate. When filled, the gauge goes to empty prompting a chime for low fuel. We never know how much fuel is left.
Gas gauge stopped working and engine lights stays on.
My vehicles gas gauge simply ceased working with no apparent reason or warning causing me to run out of gas on a very busy highway. I took my vehicle to a repair shop who informed me that, more than likely, one of the three sensors in my gas tank had ceased working and that it would cost me approximately $1200.00 to repair the same, which I cannot afford and which has yet to be repaired causing me no end of grief and aggravation.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact noticed that the fuel gauge sender was reading inaccurately and he was unable to determine how much gasoline was actually in the vehicle. He also noticed that the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact did not inform the dealer or manufacturer nor was the vehicle diagnosed or repaired. The current mileages were 101,636 and the failure mileages were unknown.
I own a 2006 chevy trailblazer with what I believe to be a faulty gas gauge. I was driving home last night and the gas light came on (which signals that fuel is needed) and within 5 minutes the car had stalled on a major highway (route 81). I "googled" trailblazer and gas gauge and I saw the that the federal safety agency has opened a probe of this issue, as it may be widespread. Therefore, I am submitting my issue so that the number can be properly tracked in the event a recall is opened.
Spring of 2010, I encountered an erratic malfuncting fuel gas. I actually ran out of gas just once! Gauge would show full, empty, fuel light on, gauge moving up and down. Some days it worked fine. I finally had the "fuel pump assy / sender unit" replaced at a cost of $762. That fixed the problem. Not happy!
My gas gauge has been fluctuating. Sometimes the gauge would show empty when there was gas. Other times it would show there was fuel in the tank and there wasnt. I called my chevy dealer and told them what happened. They said that they had heard of other people having this problem, but there was no recall. I was told that the repair would be very expensive because the fuel tank would have to be dropped. I was told to use my trip odometer to keep track how many miles was driven on a tank so that I wouldnt run out of gas. I work for gm and I contacted our local customer service rep. I was told to have the repair made, pay for it and maybe something could be worked out. I am filing this complaint because I heard the usagency was investigating this same issue. I wanted someone to know there are more of out here with the same problem.
While driving on the highway the 2006 chevrolet trailblazer stalled. I pulled over to the side of the road safely and was unable to start the vehicle. We had it towed to a garage and had to pay over $500 in parts and labor to get it fixed. In the end the mechanic stated that they could not find the fault, it just finally started. The fuel gauge has since failed and reads empty all the time. Before the fuel gauge failed it would give inaccurate fuel readings. We have also had numerous stalls since that are resolved by waiting for 30 minutes and trying again.
2006 chevrolet trailblazer. The gas gauge has stopped working completely. This is a safety hazard because it is impossible to know how much gas is left in the gas tank. This is a danger as I could run out of gas while driving. Although I can use the odometer to "guess" about gas, it is not a definite measure of the amount of gasoline I have left. I know that this has been an issue with other chevrolet suvs and trucks. I checked on fixing the problem but because the entire gas tank has to be pulled from the vehicle, it will cost approximately $800 to fix the problem. Because this appears to be a recurring problem with chevrolet and gmc suvs and trucks, I believe that this is an issue that should be addressed by chevrolet and gmc.
Inaccurate gas gauge. Unexplained stalls. The gas gauge initially would show more gas than was available and later digressed to always showing empty. Continuous problem. 6 stalls in which the vehicle would not start after staling. All stalls occurred in parking lost with no accidents. Waiting 30 minutes to restart the vehicle. From november 2010 to present.
I have a 2006 chevrolet trailblazer 4-wheel drive SUV and the fuel gauge started reading half full or empty when the tank was full. Now, the fuel gauge simply doesn't work. I have not yet paid the expensive sum to replace the fuel gauge sending unit and am now simply relying on odometer mileage to know when to fuel.
After completely filling up my gas tank I restarted the vehicle. The gas light came on, low fuel warning chimed and the gas gauge read empty. I immediately restarted and got the same indications. Within a minute or so of driving the light went out and the gauge began to slowly rise. While driving the gauge would continue to slowly swing up and down, occasionally swinging low enough to trigger the low fuel warning (every 3-5minutes while moving). After about 1/4 tank of gas had been used the gauge seemed to stabilize and read accurately. The period of erratic behavior returned every time the tank was filled and appeared to be worsening (lasting longer with each cycle). On 12/09/2008 vehicle was serviced under warranty at a dealer and the fuel level sending unit was replaced. There have been no incidents since.
In mid-2010 the fuel gauge on my 2006 trailblazer became erratic and soon after stopped working. The gauge is on empty, the fuel light stays on and the check engine light remains on continuously. The vehicle had about 40k miles on it when the problem started.
Gas gauge began fluctuating then failed. Needle goes between full and empty at any given time. (caused by faulty fuel level sensor/sender) I have had two other gm vehicles in the past ten years that have had their gas gauges fail. Obviously a common problem with gm vehicles that they have failed to correct.
Fuel gauge does not work properly and fluctuates between being empty or being full. Must use trip odometer to monitor miles in order not to run out of gas. Originally when problem started, fuel gauge would read empty after filling up tank and then after approximately 25-30 miles of driving gauge would read as being full. Now gauge just constantly fluctuates between empty or full.
I was traveling on four-lane divided highway which is one of the major thoroughfares for our city when the vehicle suddenly shut off. The gas gauge read above empty, however the vehicle ran out of gas. Traffic was fairly heavy at the time and had I not been traveling in the right lane and able to readily reach the emergency lane the safety of my passenger and myself could have been in jeopardy,
Fuel level sensor quit working so that gas tank always showed empty. An exhaustive internet search turned up a lot of other people with the same problem. Tried to get chevy to replace under warranty as a known failure but they would not. Finally paid a dealer to fix it. This is a well known problem to chevy that they failed to recall or fix.
Was reading a news article today that the federal safety agency is investigating fuel gauge issue on gm SUV's. Considering my experience, I thought the federal safety agency would want to know of this issue and the resolution. Back in february 2010 the fuel gauge on my government issued 2006 chevy trailblazer started to act in a strange way. Upon fueling up it would read full, then go to empty in a minute, then go back to 1/2 full, then back to empty and then after 20 minutes it would stay on empty for a day or so, then go back to a "normal" reading. During the time this happened, and until it was repaired at a gov authorized repair garage, I had to use approximate milage to confirm how much fuel remained. It turned out, according to the repair facility, that a pump in or at the fuel tank had to be replaced. Have not had that issue since the repair. Repair was done outside of warranty and cost $457 ($300 in labor, $157 for the gauge unit) to have it fixed.
Fuel gauge reads empty when it is full.
Over the past few months, the fuel gauge on makes false readings on a 2006 chevy trailblazer ss 6.0l. Upon filling up to a full tank the gage will say 'full' however while riding over bumps or accelerating/decelerating the gauge will bounce to empty and full regardless of the actual fuel level. This has occurred for the past 20,000 miles continuously after fill up until approximately half the tank is emptied. Once the gauge stops bouncing between full and empty the reading is no longer accurate. In once case I ran out of fuel while on a highway while the gauge read 1/4 tank moments prior to running out of gas and stalling out. I was told there is an electrical short occurring in the fuel sending unit and is a known problem and would require replacing the entire sending unit to fix the issue.
2006 chevy trailblazer fuel gauge stops working.
I have replaced the fuel gauge,fuel pump on my 2005 trailblazer after it quit working. I also have a 2006 trailblazer and my wife ran out of gas, when we filled it up, the gas gauge did the same thing as the 2005, so we have to use the odometer to know when to fill up. When I called my mechanic, he explained the situation was the same as my 2005. This is a very expensive repair.
Fuel gauge started to fluctuate about a month ago. The vehicle has approx 135k miles on it. Had onstar run diagnostic and showed "high fuel sensor" error to take the car in for service...service engine light came on as well. When the tank is full, same issue as others have had, the gauge registers empty then starts to go up after several hours. To this date, the engine light goes on and off; every time put gas in registers empty to half when full. I have ran out of gas once last week on way to work, luckily I was not on interstate yet when gauge read I had almost half tank. When I took to dealer for regular oil change asked them to check it. They confirmed bad sensor and $600 repair cost to drop tank and fix issue. The part costs $45 at local auto parts store - crazy! Since this is an issue that all drivers are having gm should issue the recall and fix the issue!
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact stated that the fuel gauge would provide inaccurate fuel level readings sporadically. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but was not repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 50,000 and the current mileage was 73,000.
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