Fuel sending unit is not accurate and is failing to register correctly.
2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer fuel system complaints
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I was running low on gas so I pulled over to a gas station. Filled up, started to pull away, saw that my fuel gauge was still reading empty. Gauge slowly started to read full as I was driving. Problem persisted next time I filled up. The problem eventually got worse and the fuel gauge stopped working till I had to have the dealer fix it.
When driving, noticed that the fuel gauge would be moving toward the empty position. When I stop to refuel( gauge read 1/2 tank) ended up putting 20 gallons in it. Went to dealership, they said fuel gauge sensor was bad. I had it replaced.the vehicle had 52,000 miles on it.
At 61000 miles, vehicle's fuel level gauge began behaving erratically. Upon filling tank the gauge would read "empty". After a few days indicator would go up to 3/4 full then would drop to "empty" the next day. Vehicle ran out of gas unexpectedly on interstate during rush hour where I had to coast across 3 busy lanes to the shoulder. Had vehicle taken to dealer for diagnosis which returned "fuel sender" faulty. Replacement estimate over $400! I declined as I am a retired senior citizen on a fixed income. Will attempt to use odometer to guess fuel level.
For the past several months, my gas gauge has registered "empty" regardless of how much gas was in the tank. Also, the "check engine" light periodically comes on in the dashboard message center. I cannot tell if this is related to the fuel gauge malfunction or if there is another problem that needs attention. This has resulted in a great deal of inconvenience, anxiety, and big safety concerns. My daughter was driving my car one week while hers was being repaired. She ran out of gas and was stranded until another family member could leave work to come help her. When I contacted the dealer from whom I purchased the vehicle, I was told the gas tank would need to be removed to repair the dysfunctional sensor (at a cost of $500 to $600). I can see that this has been a recurring problem in several model years of this same vehicle and general motors has not corrected the problem. The failure of the manufacturer to correct the defect despite multiple complaints and safety concerns is unacceptable. I trust the u.s. Dept. Of transportation will act to order gm to recall affected vehicles for appropriate repairs.
Fuel gauge stopped reading accurately. I started monitoring my fuel by mileage because I could not afford the $1000 replacement cost. I stopped at a stop sign, tried to accelerate again, and the car died in the middle of the intersection. I was almost hit by multiple cars and I blocked traffic in all directions.
2006 chevy trailblazer fuel gauge does not accurately show correct level. When fuel tank is filled it shows empty, then constantly shows different levels or empty. The only way to know about how much fuel is in the tank is by tracking mileage and that is not always accurate. This can be dangerous because you never know how much fuel you have and could potentially run out of fuel in remote or dangerous areas.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact stated that the fuel gauge did not display an accurate reading. As a result, the contact never knew how much fuel was in the vehicle. No warning lights were illuminated on the instrument panel. Neither the dealer, nor the manufacturer were made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 58,000. Updated 09/21/11*lj updated 10/03/11
Fuel gauge registers empty even after filling the tank full. Have ran out of gas on the highway in the dead of winter. Very dangerous. The gas gauge goes all over the place and you never know how much gas you have in. Very frustrating. This should be a recall considering the number of chevy trailblazers that it has happened to.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact stated that the fuel gauge was not reading properly. Whenever the fuel tank was full, the fuel gauge would display an empty reading. After waiting a few days, the fuel gauge would adjust to a proper reading, but the failure would recur once the vehicle was refueled. The contact also stated that the failure began after the dealer flushed the fuel injection system. The failure mileage was 75,000 and the current mileage was 80,000. The VIN was not available.
Fuel level sensor has failed. Fuel guage showing empty all the time. Also causing "check engine light" to be illuminated all of the time. Had check engine light fault read, and was told that code indicates it is because of the faulty fuel level reading, and that when inspection is due in march of 2012, if the fuel level sensor is not replaced eliminating check engine fault, the vehicle will fail nys emission test and therefore nys safety inspection.
I have read thousand's of complaints about this online. I have a 2006 chevy trailblazer that needs an immediate recall to get this situation fixed. Many 05-08 trailblazers have a faulty fuel indicator gauge that gives false readings on how much fuel is in the vehicle. On my specific 2006 chev trailblazer sits on empty after I completely fill the tank. It also moves around from empty, half full, almost full, then down to empty again while driving. Between my spouse and myself we have ran out of gas 4 times so far, once while on the freeway. This is a public safety hazard.
First - relay resistor module for manual heating/HVAC. Certain blower settings do not work in 2006 trailblazer. This same problem is a recall for 2004 chevy silverados. Will this be a recall for the trailblazer as well? Second - gas gauge have failed and does not work. I know of 3 others that have the same problem, is there a recall on this?
There was a burning smell in the car and then the high setting on the air fan speed stopped working. Then about a month later the second to highest speed stopped working also. I opened my glove when my wife was driving and then the highest setting started working again, then stopped working a few minutes later. I looked in the dash behind the glove box and found that there was a connector for the fan motor controller was heating up and started melting. I checked the connection and inside the connector was burnt and blackened. I contacted general motors about my 2006 chevrolet trailblazer. They setup an appointment at the nearest chevrolet dealer and had it checked. They found that the fan motor connector was bad and that the fan motor controller was bad also, they contacted general motors and told them it wasn't a defect and it was not a safety hazard. I cannot believe that the connector almost catching fire is not a fire hazard or a defect. They wanted to replace the connector and the motor controller. I denied the service because they wanted to charge me $365.00 to do so. When I found the parts elsewhere for $75.00 and im going to do the repairs myself. I have pictures of the burnt connector and fan motor controller. I will be repairing the issue once the parts are delivered. I am also experiencing the fuel level problem also , the fuel gauge says its empty when I fill it up.
Fuel gauge in 2006 chevy trailblazer went out while driving home from work on highway. Was stranded on highway until help arrived with fuel to refill vehicle. Now fuel gauge in trailblazer shows empty at all times even after a fill up. Nothing has been done to correct the failure due to car just being out of warranty and high price of fix. Currently have to guess on fuel levels by keeping track of mileage.
I have a 2006 chevrolet trailblazer ls. The gas gauge stopped working over a year ago. After checking with the chevrolet dealer, this seems to be a common, well known problem. Gm needs to recall these vehicles and fix this problem.
Gas gauge on chevy trailblazer is very inaccurate. It stops working each time you fill up with gas. This can be fixed but will cost $600. This needs to be a recall.
Fuel gauge stopped working around 40,000 miles. Reads empty all the time. 2006 chevy trailblazer. Diagnosed as bad fuel level sensor....shocking.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact stated that the fuel sensor failed and the fuel gauge would display a reading of empty even though fuel was present within the tank. As a result, the vehicle would stall on an intermittent basis. No warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, who stated that the fuel gauge sensor needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 95,000.
The gas gauge on my 2006 chevy trailblazer read incorrectly. The problem just started happening. The car was being driven like normal and no work had been done on the car. The problem is still occuring because I don't have the $800 dollars I was told it would take to fix the problem other probem was noticed in december of 2010. The heater stopped working. Prior to the heater stop working the blower stopped working on 5 then stopped working on 4 then it just completly stopped working. I pulled the blower motor resistor out of the carr and noticed that the connector to the blower motor resistor pack was melted to the connector. I removed some of the melted plastic and tried the heater again and one of the wires was glowing orange when the heater was running. I replaced the blower motor resistor and melted connector. On april 22, 2011 speed 5 on the blower stopped working. I pulled the blower motor resistor on april 27 2010. I noticed the same problem was starting to occur again. The two of the wires leading into the blower motor resistor were melted together. This car is not diven very far, putting less than 5,000 miles a year on it. Is the melting wires a problem that I should worry about? Is this car safe to let my wife drive with the kids in the back?
When I would file up my 2006 trail blazer with gasoline, the gauge would not work properly. Never knew for sure how much gas I had. Now fuel gage does not work at all an d periodically check engine light comes on. Have had it tested and it comes up as issues with fuel gage.
The fuel gauge in my 2006 chevy trailblazer has been acting erratically. Within a few miles of filling up the gas tank the low fuel light comes on. Sometimes it will start working again and sometimes it wont. The service station scanned the check engine codes and it showed a bad fuel level sensor.
I have a 2006 trailblazer the gas gauge quit working. It is an expensive fix. I have read many complaints of this and I am shocked there has not been a recall.
Chevrolet trailblazer (2006) fuel gauge does not work. Gives no indication of amount of fuel in tank.
Have a 2006 chevy trailblazer that only has 36,000 miles and the fuel gauge is not working properly. If I fill it up, it will show empty and the empty alert will start sounding while the light comes on. Eventually it will start working after about 80 or so miles. Then when the tank gets to about 1/4 it starts acting up again. I have seen many complaints, in fact hundreds if not thousands, of people having the same issue online.
1.fuel gauge on our 2006 chevrolet trailblazer ls sport with 6 cyl. Engine became erratic going up and down without relation of how much gas was in the gas tank. This started when vehicle mileage was below 40,000 miles. 2. Now the fuel gauge always reads empty, and we have to go by trip mileage to determine when to fuel up. Once june 18, 2011) when we hadn't filled the tank fully, the distance on it was misjudged and ran out of fuel on a main thoroughfare during heavy traffic. Thankfully an accident didn't happen. 3. We had checked the internet about this problem and found it wasn't rare, but quite prevalent on our vehicle and similar ones, due to defective fuel sending units having contacts corrode. We put in a bottle of gm fuel treatment, with no change. The expense to replace the combined sensor/fuel pump unit that is located in the gas tank isn't worth spending as the replacement part is identical to the original and the problem will happen again. If the fuel runs out in an intersection or rush hour traffic a crash could result that could cause injury or death..
The gas gauge reads empty when gas is present. Continues to beep indicating the low fuel. When you first turn engine on it will register an amount of gas then fall to trigger the low fuel light. You are never sure how much gas is in the fuel tank.
Fuel gauge started fluctuating last week. Drove approx. 4 more times and no problem. Yesterday and today fuel gauge fluctuating again. This only occurs after I've had the car running and then shut it off, run in a store etc.start it up and it shows empty with the idiot light on- as I am driving the needle slowly goes back up.
At around 50,000 mi on odometer,while I was driving in winter weather on a highway my gas gauge suddenly dropped to empty and the chime went off and the car acted like it was going to stall on what is normally a busy highway.I had filled up my tank before I'd left for my trip so I knew that I couldn't be out of gas.. By the time I got to my destination the gauge went back to full, but on the return home again the gauge continued to act up. A mechanic friend told me it was probably the float in the tank and to use the trip odometer. After a few more trips the gauge was acting normal again, but when I filled up it started the same thing. It is now stuck on empty and my engine light remains on and I've had a few stalls due to this. I never know how much gas I really have and if my car stalls or runs out of gas I am in danger of having or causing an accident.
My fuel gauge started acting up about a year ago. I have not fixed it because it will cost me at least 500.00. I am a teacher and my husband has been laid off for over 2 years. My fuel gauge always reads empty now with my check engine light going on and off as it likes. I have to make sure my 2006 chevy trailblazer does not go over 300 miles being I live in a remote area. I feel that chevy should have to pay for its defects. I paid a nice amount of money for a reliable vehicle and I am not getting any part of reliable from it. I am not asking for the moon just for chevy to treat its customers right and do the right thing and fix the 865,000 vehicle that they have done wrong to.
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