The gas gauge on my 2006 chevrolet trailblazer began to show an empty tank when I filled up, after driving about 50 miles the gauge would properly show the amount of gas I had in the tank until the next fill up. The problem has gotten worse and I have read that other trailblazer owners are having the same problem. The defect seems to be common, expensive to repair, and should be the responsibility of chevrolet.
2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer fuel system complaints
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Purchased vehicle on 09-08, with roughly 45000, check engine light comes on and off, after several months of going back and forth at chevy dealer they determined it was a faulty cylinder head on the number four cylinder. Filed bbc complaint and spoke with chevy who refused to do anything. Couple months later and approx mileage 60000, the fuel gauge no longer works causing me to run out of gas a couple different times. About the same time, the stability control system dash lights would intermittently come on and off. I have not contacted chevy about the other two issues as I felt they would not do anything the same as the head problem.
The fuel tank flange on the filler line into fuel tank leaks and is defective at manufacturing it is a plastic flange that has broke allowing fuel to leak out of fuel tank. It is at chevy dealer in kissimmee florida and I have photo's of flange and area that has been leaking. I have call chevy and they are reviewing the case but I want an investigation due to the safety of fuel leaks near hot exhaust pipes. We have 2 trailblazer in our family and both have leaks from the same flange. Case number [xxx] for the 2006 model and [xxx] for the 2004 model. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Filled up the vehicle at the gas station and when vehicle was restarted fuel gauge was reading empty. Fuel gauge has since not functioned properly.
Fuel usually reads empty. Even after fill up. Sometimes wanders from 1/4 to 1/2 then drops again. Engine light comes on after fueling up, will go out after an hr of driving .. Give or take. Knowing that this many people all are having the same issues, gm should stand behind their product, step up and look after it!!!! Running out of gas is not only dangerous...but does not make for happy customers or repeat business.
Fuel gauge stopped working after fill up and now reads empty at all times.
Gas gauge reads empty even after vehicle has been filled up. This problem has occurred for a year. Have ran out of gas on the freeway on 4 occasions.
Got full tank of gas. Fuel gauge drops to empty. Appears to fix self then drops to empty more. Fuel gauge completely unreliable. Have to use trip meter now to judge gas level. Dangerous if I run out of gas in heavy traffic.
Driving down the road at 65 MPH fuel gauge drops from 3/8 full to zero. Other gauges such as oil pressure, coolant temperatures also drops to zero. Also several warning lights such as check engine and anti lock break turn on. I stopped the car shut off the engine and it would not start again. After adding 2 gallons of gas it started again but when I took it to gas station I could only add about 11 gallons into a 24 gallon tank. So I believe the reading at 3/8 full was correct before it went to zero. The same situation occurred again when we had 3/4 tank full, this time our family was stranded out of town.
Fuel gauge inoperable, fuel gauge indicates empty at all times. Even after a fill-up of the gas tank.
Chevrolet should be made to pay full price for the repair of the fuel sensor. Why should I have to pay half for replacing a faulty product. I purchased the vehicle for it to run perfectly. Since the problem we have twice been stuck on the road with no gas. Trying to estimate fuel consumption for our next fill up is ridiculous. I have heard of drivers running out of gas on the highway, a very dangerous situation.
Filled fuel tank full, and started to drive away. Fuel gauge suddenly dropped to empty and low fuel light came on. Moments later, fuel gauge returned to a full reading, and low fuel light went off. Moments later while driving, fuel gauge again dropped to empty and low fuel light again came on. Check engine light also then came on and has stayed on. Now fuel gauge intermittently drops to empty and low fuel light comes on, then gauge returns to full reading. Check engine light stays on. Dangerous potential to run out of fuel as have no idea as to actual gas in tank. Understand that this has been a common problem on this and similar gm vehicles.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 MPH the vehicle suddenly stalled without any warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who advised her that the gasoline sensor was not reading the fuel properly. The dealer also advised her that there was no oil in the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 145,000.
Fuel sending unit began sending intermittent false readings, resulting in running out of gas mid-intersection, while on freeways where the loss of speed might result in an obstruction of traffic, in mid-acceleration where the loss of acceleration might result in an immediate danger to the occupants and surrounding vehicles, or while driving while gauge indicator indicated the availability of fuel within the system to perform combustion.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact was driving 40 MPH when the vehicle ran out of fuel. The fuel gauge was reading a quarter tank of fuel yet the empty light was illuminated. The contact did not take the vehicle to a dealer nor was the manufacturer made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.
I was running low of fuel so I stopped at a gas station to refill. After completely filling the tank and starting the vehicle, the fuel gauge needle was on empty and the low fuel level light was lit. Since then, the fuel gauge fluctuates and does not display the actual fuel level. I have been relying on the trip odometer to estimate my fuel usage so that I do not run out of gas. About a month prior to this issue affecting me, I had received a letter from general motors describing this issue a offering to cover 50% of the repair cost. Obviously, this issue is affecting a great number of vehicles and the manufacturer should step up and fix their problem.
Four days ago, while driving I noticed the fuel gauge light was on and the needle was on empty. There was 3/4 tank of gas in the vehicle. Then the needle proceeded to slowly rise to half full, and go down and up sporadically. Since then it continues to fluctuate up and down. Even after filling the gas tank a day ago, the needle still sporadically fluctuates between empty and full. The vehicle has 49,000 miles on it.
After changing the vehicle's battery, the fuel system, air system and 4x4 system have all failed. Gmc is aware of my issue and hundreds of others. They refuse to fix this known issue, this vehicle is very dangerous to drive.
I own a 2006 chevy trailblazer. My fuel gauge sensor is going out. I just filled my tank and it tells me it is empty. I am told chevrolet will pay half the costs but it will still cost me $200. I have had more problems with this vehicle than any I have previously owned. If this is such a well known problem with these vehicles why has there not been a recall?
About 4-5 months ago my fuel sensor started saying that it was empty when I just filled and the engine light would come. After about 50 miles or so the lights would go off and seem like normal for a day or two and then the gas gauge would go back and forth. About a month ago my gas gauge quit working completely! Also the neck of the gas pump needs to be replaced and that is another $300.00!! I received what I thought was a recall notice but it is actually a limited warranty stating that they would pay for 50% to get this part fixed. Obviously gm is aware that this part is faulty and yet we are being forced to pay 50%!!!! They should be covering 100% of it.
I filled my gas tank. When I restarted the car the gas gauge no longer works. It has been this way for two weeks. I have been setting a trip mileage gauge to insure that I do not run out of gas. I received a notice a while back from chevrolet stating that this is a problem. They do not accept responsibility in the form of a recall, but will discount the repairs. I threw way the notice as I did not have any problems. I have yet to contact my chevrolet dealer, as I am considering my options.
The fuel gauge no longer provides an accurate reading. Vehicle stalled due to empty gas tank with gas gauge showing 1/2 tank. Occurred at 48,000 miles. The gas gauge can no longer be relied upon creating an extremely dangerous driving situation should fuel run out and a stall occur.
I have two 2006 trailblazer's and both have failed fuel tank sensors.
The fuel gauge in my 2006 trailblazer stopped working. Even after filling up the gas tank, it reads that it's on empty, the low fuel light comes on and there is a low fuel level message. This has been going on for several months; it started out with the needle bouncing around the gauge but now it just sits on empty. I am taking it in for repair because I don't feel safe not knowing how much gas I truly ever have.
My fuel indicator has all sorts of mis-readings. Examples: reads empty with low fuel light on when just filled, begins to read somewhere near 3/4 at a mileage point, (50), that it usually reads full. Very annoying and distracting to driver. Distracts the drivers attention to driving. Dangerous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The fuel gauge stopped registering the correct level. It constantly shows empty and then goes erratically from empty to full. The check engine light also is on and will not go out. Chevy has mailed me a letter stating they will cover 50% of the cost of repair even though they now have almost 1 million vehicles with the same issue. And they wonder why americans purchase foreign (dependable) cars! Gm needs to man up and pay for the entire repair!!!!!
The truck fuel sensor stopped working. The fuel gauge would show that the tank was empty even though it was full. The empty sensor light stays on constantly and occasionally, the check engine light would come on due to the empty tank indicator.
When refueling for gas, my gauge registered empty after the tank was completely full. It continued to fluctuate registering empty, half full, etc. This has caused the check engine light to come on every time the truck is refueled. The light can be turned off when you open and reclose the gas lid. This has to be done every time the truck is refueled in order to turn the light off. As a result you never know if there is something really wrong with the engine. I am unable to tell truly how much gas in the vehicle and I have to refuel every two to three days because of the distance I travel to and from work/ doctor's appt. Thank you
While driving our gas gauge went down to empty even though we had a full tank. This posed a safety hazard as we were then unable to determine how much gas we actually had. It seems the fuel gauge is faulty. This could lead to running out of gas while driving causing a potential accident.
Fuel gauge sensor inop. Started where it took awhile to read, now it no longer read and is stock on empty. Sometime causes erratic idle or stall.
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