My gas gauge used to jump all over and now just read empty. It is triggering the gas light and check engine light. I have run out of gas with my 1 year old pregnant on a hwy bridge where my sons grandmother had to push the car while a police officer followed to warn oncoming traffic. It was a scary ordeal and I don't understand why something like this is failing in a 3 year old vehicle.
2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer fuel system complaints
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Fuel gauge failure, inaccurate reading. Fuel guage stays on empty. Driver has to rely on tripometer to guess range to determine when to fill gas tank.
My 2007 chevy trailblazer fuel indication (gauge) system intermittently stops working, it just started doing this 2 weeks ago. After filling up at a gas station and driving for approximately 30 minutes the fuel gauge goes to empty, and the low level fuel light illuminates, and remains this way so I have no idea how much fuel is in the vehicle. Occasionally when I start the vehicle in the morning it will momentarily give a fuel indication but I have no way of knowing if this is accurate, then the needle goes down to empty and the low level fuel light comes on within a few minutes. This is unacceptable. Everyday I get in the vehicle I have no idea how much fuel is in it, I keep an eye on how many miles I drive as a best guess as to how much fuel I have. If I run out of gas in heavy traffic in washington dc then it will create traffic backups/hazards. I have had similar problems in my 96 silverado, and 2001 blazer, so this seems to be a problem that chevy has known about for several years but refuses to fix it before someone gets injured or killed in an accident. Something needs to be done. My vehicle has not been repaired at this time.
Fuel level sensor gone bad. Can't tell how much gas is in the tank. Never know when I may run out. Known problem with the gm trailblazer.
Always states fuel low even after filling up. Check engine light stays on. Vehicle was 3 months out of warranty and only 30500 miles.
This morning when I got in to my car I had a quarter tank of gas. After I had turned my car off and back on it show my tank was empty and the gas light was on. I filled up my tank and it still showed empty with the gas and check engine lights on now. I am now not able to tell how much gas I have in my car.
Fuel gauge incorrect readings resulting in several 'out of gas' situations. This has happened on busy express ways, remote rural areas, etc. Safety issues. Vehicle also has random warning lights that seem to come and go at will.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact stated the fuel gauge failed and stopped displaying a reading. The contact also stated they did not know how much fuel was in the vehicle even after refueling. The vehicle was not inspected. The VIN was not accepted at the time of the complaint. The failure and current mileages were unknown. The VIN was unavailable.
The fuel gauge indicator comes on after about 150 miles with more than a half a tan of gas left. The gauge states that I am out of gas with the light on. For the time being I use the trip odometer and refuel about every 200 miles. It still worries me that my gas light is on and says empty. I haven't gone to a repair shop because my trailblazer is no longer under warranty, but have looked online and saw many complaints of the same problem with quotes ranging anywhere from $400-$1000. This problem started at about 60k miles. I currently have approximately 62k miles.
2007 chevrolet trailblazer. Fuel gauge indicator remains illuminated after filling with fuel. The gauge and message bar indicated that there is low fuel no matter how full the tank is. As a result, I have to use the trip meter and assume that I need to fill up at around 250 miles. I have run out of gas twice even before that amount of miles. I have called my local dealer and chevrolet corporate but they will not take responsibility for repairs and state that the vehicle is out of warranty. This is absolutely a manufacturers defect. The failure mileage was 50,000 and current mileage is 60,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact stated that the fuel gauge failed and after filling the tank, the gauge read empty. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer and they advised him that they were unable to diagnose the failure. The contact stated that the fuel gauge was interfering with the odometer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 45,000.
2007 chevrolet trailblazer - fuel gauge is not giving correct information, lead to vehicle stall with no restart until more fuel was put in the tank.
Fuel tank level sensor.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet trailblazer. When the contact started the vehicle, she noticed the fuel gauge displayed an inaccurate reading. The failure progressed and currently the fuel gauge was inoperable. In addition, the check engine warning indicator illuminated sporadically. The warning indicator remained illuminated until the engine was turned off. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The technician stated that the fuel tank sending unit needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not aware of the defect. The failure mileage was approximately 62,000. Updated 06/17/11*lj updated 06/27/11
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact stated that the fuel gauge became inoperable and she was unable to determine how much fuel was in the vehicle. After refueling the vehicle to its capacity, the fuel gauge read empty. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified. The current mileage was 45,000. The approximate failure mileage was 44,800. The VIN was unavailable.
Gas gauge has been very inaccurate. Gauge will read full after fill up for approx. 20 minutes of driving, after that it will read empty with the low fuel light on. For my safety I am filling up every few days because I have no idea how much fuel is in there. I have been using my trip odometer to use a some base line. My fear is I will be pulling into traffic and it will run out of gas. I believe there should be a recall on this as it is a major safety issue.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact stated the fuel tank sender was not sending the correct level of fuel and he was unable to determine how much fuel was actually in the vehicle. The dealer advised the contact that there were no related recalls. The manufacturer was aware of the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The current mileage was approximately 82,000. The failure mileage was 71,272.
Have had multiple sensing failures with fuel gauge on this vehicle causing one time to run out of gas on major expressway. I keep record of gas purchases and try to be aware how full the tank is. This is an intermittent problem now but cannot be relayed on.
Fuel gauge issues consistent with the thousands of complaints already out there. Car has 30k miles on it and fuel gauge now is always at empty.
My car quit reading out how much fuel I had. I had to write down on a piece of paper the miles on the car when I filled it up in order to keep track of when to put gas in again. With my husband being disabled this was not good. I took it to my dealership and they wanted closed to $100.00 just to tell what exactly was the problem then if it was what they thought it was it would be approximately another $600.00 to fix it. I took it to a reputable repair place it cost $0.00 to tell me the problem and it cost me $418.80 to fix it. The problem was the fuel sensor was not registering the amount of gas I had. They had to take the gas tank apart and replace that plus the fuel pump (as now these 2 items are built into 1).
On october 15, 2010 the fuel gauge on my 2007 chevy trailblazer abruptly went to empty after filling the tank for a 6 hour long trip. Shortly thereafter the gauge read empty, the check engine light came on. I immediately called the dealer and took the vehicle for repair. Fortunately I had the extended warranty and it was covered. The truck had approximately 31,350 miles when this occurred. Ever since the repair, the fuel gauge is not giving an accurate reading. I have noticed on several occasions when the gauge could be as much as a 1/4 tank different. For example, the gauge would read 3/4 full when I park at my office. When I leave for lunch the gauge will display 1/2 full.
Ran out of gas because the gas gauge had quit working approximately 2 months before this incident. The automobile becomes very difficult to steer because the power steering pump quits working. You must apply a tremendous amount of force to turn the steering wheel just to get the vehicle off the road and you can't turn it quickly. It is a very dangerous situation. It happened again approximately 11/10/2010
The gas tank is reading incorrect. When I filled up, after reaching 3/4 of a tank, the tank reading plummeted to empty.
The fuel gauge is faulty. At first it will read half full, or 3/4 full, and then the needle will go to empty triggering the low fuel light.
The fuel gauge on my 2007 chevy trailblazer is malfunctioning. Although there is plenty of fuel in the tank the fuel gauge randomly falls to empty and shows a low fuel message. It is difficult to know when the vehicle will be out of fuel without trying to estimate based on mileage.
I have a 2007 trail blazer and at 46,000 miles the fuel gauge quite working correctly. Could never tell how much gas I really had in tank. Now at 50,000 miles it stays on empty all the time when it has just been filled up.
My fuel gauge began to move sporadically. When my fuel tank was full it would register as empty or if I was low on gas it would register as full, or half a tank. Eventually it stopped working entirely. I had one incident, because of the gauge working incorrectly in which I did run out of gas on the highway and was forced to exit. Fortunately I had enough momentum to make it up the off ramp safely without incident, and it was early morning so traffic was light enough to allow and easy exit. However, I had to call my wife to bring me gasoline to refuel and make it to the nearest gas station. I have been using my trip odometer to track my mileage and refuel accordingly. I did contact the dealership regarding this issue; they informed me there was no recall. They did not inform me about this site or how to file a complaint. I was told that with parts (fuel sensor) and labor it would be a $400 repair and that the issue was common. I had no guarantee the new part would work any better, and after searching online, found that this part fails commonly after 50k miles. I do not want to spend $400 every 50,000 miles, for a part that should last the entire life of the vehicle.
I purchased a 2007 chevrolet trailblazer new in november of 2006. I currently have 41000 miles on it and have an issue with the fuel gauge. I filled the tank and the gauge now reads empty with the yellow fuel light illuminated. The check engine light is also illuminated. Due to its inaccurate readings, I ran out of gas on a major highway and had to push it onto a shoulder putting myself in an extremely dangerous position along with my wife and 2 children. I called the dealer and was advised that it is not covered under warranty and that there are no recalls on the vehicle and would cost approximately $1000 to fix. In researching this on the internet, I found that hundreds of customers have exactly the same problems with their 2007 chevrolet trailblazers putting their lives and their families lives in danger as well. This is an issue that chevrolet needs to address and that this problem needs to be recalled before someone or someone in their family is killed.
Gas gauge on 2007 trailblazer is only accurate when tank is completely full. After a few miles it registers empty so you never know how much gas you have.
The gas gauge on my trailblazer quit working in june of 2010. I was told at a dealership that I would have to have a diagnostic test that would cost me $90 before they could find out what was wrong with it and then of course it will be more money spent. I can't afford to have it fixed at this time. I keep track of my mileage by using one of the trip meters which tells we how many miles I have driven and figure out how far I can go before I need a fill up. I'd much rather have it fixed under a recall!
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