I bought this 2007 chevy trailblazer and baby it like there was no tomorrow. Now everything is breaking. First it was the racking pinion steering. Some how the seal busted. Second, the fuel gauge began to register empty even though it was full and joint ball went bad making some vibration and squealing sound. I got the fuel gauge fixed and joint ball, now the struts that lift rear window doesn't work. I was so eager to get this trailblazer but it is costing me more money than what it is worth.
2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer fuel system complaints
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The fuel gauge quickly drops to empty after less than 1/4 of the fuel has been used. The dealer states that the fuel sender unit will need to be replaced costing $575.00. With only 43k miles on the car, it seems a little premature for this type of repair.
Fuel gauge fluctuates erratically. Tank can be full but the indicator light will come on and start "binging" while driving.
Fuel light on 2007 chevy trailblazer continually reads empty. Even after being filled up.
After fueling our 2007 trailblazer, the gas gauge very slowly started to intermittently go to empty and/or 'ding' and turn on the low fuel light. Now, the low fuel light stays on at all times. We have been told that it is the fuel gauge sensor and will cost $500-$1000 to fix and that many, many others have been having this same issue.
Fuel gauge falls to empty fewer than 100 miles after filling the tank. The tank is 22 gallons and the fuel economy is 17.8 mpg. I reset the trip meter so I can fuel up within 300 miles, just to be safe.
Fuel level sensor fails in such a way as to indicate the car has fuel when it does not. This could result in a breakdown on a busy highway leading to a crash with injury or loss of life.
I have a 2007 chevrolet trailblazer ls, the gas gauge at 52,000 miles began to fluctuate from e to f. This does not give an accurate reading. I understand this may not seem like a pressing safety issue but it can lead to stranded motorist which can be safety related. It now occurs every day. I have not repaired the part yet but reading various forums online state it is a common occurrence that ranges from a 600.00 to 800.00 procedure. I also looked at the complaint results in the last 3 years on this year model alone vehicle and the ntsa has received several complaints. I am positive if you researched every year model of the trailblazer you will find a trend. Please do the job of the government and make sure general motors rectifies the situation.
I have a 2007 chevrolet trailblazer ls and the fuel gauge began to fluctuate between full and empty 0 ultimately staying on empty... This I found is a common problem with the trailblazers and has been for awhile - many business associates have the same problem with different years of trailblazer... What a rip-off, I feel that chevrolet should have a recall to correct this - they are worse than toyota.
The gas gauge on my 2007 chevy trailblazer will not read above empty and the light stays on constantly. I have searched several online forums and found that this is apparently a very common problem that gm charges $500 or more to fix even though they are well aware of the problem.
Filled my tank and drove away the morning of the incident. While driving later that day my fuel gauge started going down while driving. It went to empty the low gas indicator light came on and it stayed that way for a few minutes before returning to full. This only happened 1x so far recently. I've also had problem with all the gauges going out while driving. Speedometer/fuel/ electrical/tach etc. Had to turn off the vehicle and restart to reset these functions in the past. 2-3x an had onstar run diagnostics. The electric stability control has also been coming on/off intermittently quite frequently at startup and at other times while driving. I've seen similar complaints on chat boards but few have take the steps to document them beyond the postings. There are many similar complaints on the web. Thank you
Fuel gauge working incorrectly.
This trailblazer was purchased as a demo from a local md dealer. Around 36000 miles I noticed was fuel gauge was continually moving, it would go from a full tank to empty, for no reason. That problem lasted about 2 weeks, from then on my fuel gauge did not work at all, the gauge sits on empty, regardless of how much fuel is in the tank. Also the low fuel indicator rings constantly a random times. Also the check engine light goes on and off. I took my truck to a local dealer and they quoted a price of approx $600.00 to fix. I have researched this problem, apparently it is a very common one.
At 36,101 miles I went to the gas station and filled up. Started the vehicle and the gas gauge read empty. I spoke with gas attendant and he said this is a common problem with trailblazers. I have had the vehicle shut off on the highway because the gauge will read half full and be empty. Multi chevrolet in union nj. Told me that it was a common problem and the warranty was up at 36,000 miles and it would cost 800.00 dollars. If it is common it is a defect that should be recalled.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet trailblazer which was purchased on march 2007. She stated that the fuel gauge became inoperable. She added fuel to the vehicle and upon starting it, she noticed that the fuel gauge indicated empty and the low fuel warning light illuminated on the warning panel. The dealer stated the fuel sending system needed to be replaced. There were no recalls for the failure. The vehicle will be repaired. The failure mileage was 93,115 updated 02/17/10. *lj updated 02/18/10
I own a 2007 chevrolet trailblazer 6 cylinder. Recently the gas gauge begin to malfunction showing empty sometimes when it was not. Within 2 weeks the gas gauge has quit working completely. Now today the check engine light came on. The result is that I never know how much gas I have left and unless I keep filling it up every couple of days I risk running out of gas. In researching this on the internet it appears to be a faulty fuel sending unit and scores of people who own trailblazers from 2005 on are having this problem.
Fuel gauge will not rise past empty indicator. Low level fuel light is stuck on. Tank has a full tank of fuel.
I have only owned my "07" trailblazer for one year. Purchased it from a dealer in augusta maine. Two things are a problem with this vehicle already and one of which several have complained on your site about. The fuel gauge is now dropping even when full, not allowing me to know when I have enough gas or possibly someone has tapped into my tank overnight and helped themselves & the second is my passenger side tires are wearing quite rapidly. I have taken the vehicle into be looked at and discovered my ball joints need to be replaced! I was quite shocked as again, I have only had this vehicle 1 year. I am in hopes that what is written here is enough to drive chevy to a recall. I found this site through my insr. Company and will alert many to check it before purchasing what they think may be a great vehicle. If I had known, I would have done so myself.
Fuel gauge starts to drop rapidly after driving 100 miles after a fill up then the low level indicator turns on. If I shut the vehicle off and restart, the tank will go back up to half full and then drop back down to the low level indicator after 5-10 minutes. When filling up the tank it only allows me to put in no more than 13 gallons. Gauge is obviously broken. My company has a fleet of 20 trailblazers and I am the 8th person to have this problem.
I have a 2007 chevy trailblazer which I just purchased in september of 2008. For the past couple of days here, I am having problems with the fuel gage fluctuating on me. I just put a full tank in 2 days ago and it is still reading past full. On occasion it will go all the way down to empty, and then back up to full and then back down again. This is all when either running or driving when this all happens. This is very irritating to me, considering this is our only vehicle right now. It seems to me that this problem is very popular in the 05-06, but now I am having problems in my 07 and I have 47,000 miles on mine. I think chevy should recall this. It's ridiculous!
I have a 2007 chevy trail blazer. I filled up with gas and a few days later thinking I had gas went on my way. Not 20 minutes later my whole truck shut down on the toll road, with my 8 and 5 year old children. Due to the fact my gas gage is now no longer working? I had to call my husband to go get gas and put some in. I almost crashed into a stone cinder block due to this.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact stated that the fuel gauge indicator remains illuminated no matter how much fuel is in the vehicle. The gauge stated that there was a "low gasoline level". As a result, the contact is never fully aware of the amount of gasoline in her fuel tank. She called the dealer, but they refused responsibility for any repairs. The vehicle is still experiencing the failure and the contact believes that it was caused by a manufacturer defect. The failure mileage was 49,000 and current mileage was 62,337.
Throttle body does not kick down when coming off freeway. You have to put a lot of pressure on the brakes to slow vehicle down. Driving in the city is fine but idle stays high when coming off of the freeway.
My wife filled the trailblazer up with gas and when she got back in and started the vehicle the low fuel warning sounded and the message came across on the message center. After driving for a while she noticed that the fuel sensor was moving up and the low fuel message had gone away. Although, when she reentered her SUV after work the same thing happened again the same day just a few hours later.
Fuel gauge detect on 07 chevrolet trailblazer (40,000).
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact stated that the fuel gauge failed on the instrument panel. When fuel is in the vehicle, the gauge indicates that the tank is full. However, after the vehicle has traveled between 20-30 miles, the gauge indicates that the tank is empty. The contact has not called the manufacturer about this issue, but feels that it is a safety issue because the amount of fuel in the vehicle is misleading. The VIN was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 39,000.
2007 trailblazer fuel sensor problem. Chevy knows about the problem with the fuel level sensors, fuel from any vendor causes the fuel sensor to gum up with sulfur and other chemicals making it stick and read empty most of the time. It also sends a code to the monitoring system (check engine light). This light will not allow the vehicle to pass inspection at any time. Chevy knows about the problem due to the 35 dollar bottle of cleaning fluid that was only carried by the chevy itself, their response states that this should cure the problem. Understanding should cure the problem tell me (a mechanic) that this is absolutely not the first time this has occurred.
1. Fuel gauge fails to read correctly drop to empty when fuel still in tank 2. As soon as the fuel level drop below 1/2 tank 3. Contacted dealer informed not covered by warranty.
My 2007 new trailblazer started on fire while it was off and parked for over 12 hours in may of 2008. After 2 and 1/2 months of not having my truck it was determined to be an electrical short. Gm admitted it was a fault of theirs seeing as my truck was not even a year old and purchased new. Ever since the car was returned back to me the indicator lights go on and off and today I was driving and the check engine came on. I immediately took it in to have it looked at and was told that there is an electrical short and a fire could have started again had I not brought this in sooner. So for the 2nd time I am risking my life everytime I drive this truck!
While operating my 2007, chevrolet trailblazer , I notice that the vehicle was leaning on the right side ,I stopped the vehicle and after checking the tires I found no flats ,and no air missing, as I drove away I began to feel a wobble in the front tires , which LED me to meyer chevrolet , where he found that the shock absorbers where still good several weeks later the leaning and the wobble continued and I took it to my mechanic where he found that all the shocks where leaking and had worn out at 33000, miles , before replacing the shocks I called general motors to see if they can set up an appointment with another dealer which they stated that I should return it to the dealer I purchased it from . I then returned the vehicle again to meyer chevrolet where again I was told that they where good and not bad , I continued to drive the vehicle and the tires where so bad that I decided to take it to my mechanic for an inspection of the front end which he found that the four shocks where bad the tires , and the alignment where bad , I then called chevrolet to ask for there assistance in the costly repairs and they stated that because I had my repairs done elsewhere they could not help , so 1400 dollars later my car is running good again lets see how long before something else goes wrong . Last year while driving to virginia beach , I stopped to refuel and when I got in the car again the gauge had stopped working , the little yellow light came on and would not shut off giving me false gas readings that the tank was empty , when I arrived in virginia beach I called the dealers for an appointment and no one would repair it they said take it back to new york city for repairs . I then placed a call to on-star and they said unless you get stuck you will have no choice but to take it back to new york for repairs , we will send you a tow truck at that point and left me with a car that I didn't know whether there was gas inside or not . Gm get it together .
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