2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer

WE ARE EXPERIENCING A DEFECTIVE GAS GAUGE--IT REGISTERS EMPTY OR IT MAY MOVE UP A BIT OR GO DOWN SOME. WE ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH FUEL WE ACTUALLY HAVE. I GO ON A TRIP OF 350 MILES ONE WAY EVERY MONTH TO VISIT MY MOTHER AND IT IS A CONSTANT WORRY. I AM SO AFRAID I WILL RUN OUT OF GAS ON THE TURNPIKE--WE JUST NEVER KNOW. WE DID GET A LETTER FROM GM SAYING THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM-INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, THOUGH THEY WILL NOT PAY TO HAVE THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION AFFECTING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES FIXED--ONLY HALF, WHICH WE FEEL IS UNFAIR. THIS IS A PROBLEM AFFECTING A GREAT NUMBER OF PEOPLE, SIMPLY BY THE FACT THEY SENT THE LETTER--THEY NEED TO MAKE IT RIGHT BY PAYING FOR THE WHOLE REMEDY BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED AS A RESULT OF THIS FAULTY GAS GAUGE. WE WOULD LIKE TO BE A PART OF A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST GM FOR THE FULL PAYMENT. *KB

THE GAS GAUGE QUIT WORKING, FOR NO APPARENT REASON. FIRST IT WOULD WORK ONCE IN A WHILE THEN IT QUIT ALL TOGETHER. WHEN I QUESTIONED THE GM/CHEVY DEALER, THEY QUOTED ME A HUGE PRICE. NOW THAT GM IS OFFERING TO PAY 1/2 THE PRICE HAS WENT DOWN DRASTICALLY. THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON, I THINK THIS VEHICLE HAS MORE ISSUES THAN A PERSON WILL EVER KNOW. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH WHEEL HUB BEARINGS EARLIER THAN I EXPECTED. THIS ENTIRE THING HAS COST ME MORE THAN IT SHOULD EVER. THEY (GM) SAY THAT THE FUEL SENSOR IS A WEAR AND TEAR, BUT HOW DO THEY KNOW THAT, WE CAN'T CHECK IT LIKE WE DO TIRES, WIPERS, ETC. THIS IS THE ONLY WAY THAT GM IS GETTING SOME CUSTOMERS HAPPY, AND YET STILL TAKING ADVANTAGE OF US. FORD FINDS A PROBLEM THEY FIX IT. WITH ALL THE BAIL OUT MONEY THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN- OUR TAX DOLLARS THEY -GM SHOULD BE PAYING FOR THE WHOLE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FUEL GAUGE FAILED AND THE FUEL GAUGE WAS READING AS EMPTY WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FILLED TO CAPACITY. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000. UPDATED 11/03/11 *BF

MY GAS GAUGE LIGHT CAME ON TODAY RIGHT AFTER I FILLED MY TANK AND FUEL SHOWS EMPTY. LIGHT WENT OFF AND FUEL GAUGE MOVED TO HALF MARK, THEN LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND WENT BACK TO SHOW EMPTY. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND OUT THAT OVER 895,000 OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND OVER 600 HAVE REPORTED IT TO THE NHTSA. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT, BUT HAVE READ REVIEWS OF MANY THAT HAVE DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. MANY HAVE ASKED TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM AND I AGREE DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF VEHICLES THIS HAS HAPPENED TO, INCLUDING MINE. SOME FIXED IT AND THE SAME PROBLEM RECURRED THE NEXT YEAR. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY ENDED IN JUNE SO I'M NOT COVERED AND THE COST IS VERY HIGH. PLEASE MAKE THIS A RECALL SO WE ALL CAN FIX THIS PROBLEM AND NOT GO BROKE. THE DEALER SHOULD FACE UP AND TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THE FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM BY RECALLING THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FUEL GAUGE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE GAUGE WOULD DISPLAY THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY RIGHT AFTER REFUELING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO OFFERED TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,780. THE DASH LIGHT WILL GO ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES THE DOOR CHIME DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK THE RADIO DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK GOES ON AND OFF AND LOUD THEN QUITE. UPDATED 11/03/2011 *LN *TR

TWO DAYS AFTER FILLING TANK, I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS GAUGE. I HAD DRIVEN ABOUT 250 MILES, BUT THE GAUGE STILL READ 3/4 FULL. MY WIFE THEN TOOK THE TRUCK TO WORK THAT AFTERNOON, THINKING THERE WAS 3/4 TANK OF FUEL LEFT SHE DID NOT FILL UP FOR THE 80 MILE ROUND TRIP. HALF WAY HOME AT 3:00 AM SHE RUNS OUT OF GAS IN THE WORST SECTION OF PHOENIX YOU CAN IMAGINE. AS SHE WORKS IN AN INNER CITY HOSPITAL, SHE DRIVES THROUGH THIS SECTION OF THE CITY DAILY AND WE HAVE ALWAYS MADE SURE SHE HAS A RELIABLE VEHICLE FOR THE TRIP. FORTUNATELY A POLICE OFFICER STOPPED AND STAYED WITH HER UNTIL AAA SHOWED UP. I WOULD HATE TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO A WOMAN ALONE IN A DRUG INFESTED AREA OF THE CITY WHILE HER VEHICLE BREAKS DOWN FOR A FAULTY FUEL GAUGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED A FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER ASSISTED THE CONTACT WITH REPAIRING THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,838.