2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer

AFTER FILLING UP MY TANK PRIOR TO A LONG DISTANCE TRIP TO FLORIDA I NOTICED THAT MY FUEL GAUGE READ EMPTY. I WAS FORCED TO ESTIMATE THE GAS MILEAGE AND HOPED I WOULDN'T RUN OUT OF GAS. SEVERAL WEEKS AGO I RAN OUT OF GAS ON A MAJOR STREET IN THE ATLANTA AREA AFTER I CALCULATED THAT I HAD STILL APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES BEFORE EMPTY. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER INTO A PARKING LOT NOT WITHOUT CAUSING A MAJOR BACK UP AND POTENTIALLY BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO SPEEDING DRIVERS IN THE AREA. I HAD CONTACTED GM IN THE PAST REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND THEY APPARENTLY FEEL THAT THIS ISSUE IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE VEHICLE. IT SEEMS A BIT FAR FETCHED THAT THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR WHEN ON EVERY CHEVY BLOG AND MESSAGE BOARD ALL YOU SEE IS FRUSTRATED CHEVY OWNERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO I RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FROM GM RECOGNIZING THE PROBLEM AND OFFERING TO PAY HALF OF THE REPAIR COSTS. NOW, HOW INSULTING IS THAT??? YOU OBVIOUSLY NOW THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE QUALITY OF YOUR PRODUCT AND YOU HAVE THE AUDACITY TO MAKE IT SEEM LIKE YOU'RE HELPING US OUT BY PAYING FOR HALF OF THE REPAIR? THEY SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM AND STAND BEHIND THEIR SUPPOSED QUALITY PRODUCT. I HOPE THAT SOMEONE IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN ENTICE THESE SCAM ARTISTS TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE AND STOP PUTTING PEOPLE'S LIVES ON THE LINE IN AN EFFORT TO SAVE A BUCK!! *TR

MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER HAS BEGUN TO HAVE SEVERAL PROBLEMS AND IN SPEAKING TO OTHER CHEVY OWNERS THE SAME PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN FOUND IN OTHER MODELS AND YEARS OF CHEVY TRUCKS AND SUVS. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED TO SEE THAT CHEVY CHOOSES NOT TO RECALL, WHICH IS WHY I'LL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER CHEVROLET. BEGINNING A FEW MONTHS AGO MY GAUGES BEGAN TO BE ERRATIC. STARTING WITH MY SPEEDOMETER STICKING AT ZERO AND THEN LATER STICKING AT 60MPH EVEN WHILE SITTING STILL. SOMETIMES IT WORKS AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. NEXT WHILE SITTING AT TRAFFICE LIGHTS OR STOPS SIGNS MY ENGINE BEGAN TO SURGE FORWARD WITHOUT APPLYING THE GAS. WHEN THE VEHICLE SURGES THE RPM GAUGE ALSO JUMPS UP. I ALREADY REPLACED ONE TRANSMISSION AT 50K MILES AND NOW SINCE PASSING 100K MILES HAVE BEGUN TO HAVE ROUGH SHIFTING AGAIN IN MY VEHICLE. I DO NOT DRIVE MY VEHICLE IN A ROUGH MANNER, SPEED, OR HAUL A TRAILER, SO THERE IS NO REASON TO BE GOING THROUGH TRANSMISSIONS. NOW MY FUEL GAUGE HAS STOPPED WORKING AND I'M HAVING TO TRACK MY MILEAGE WITH MY ODOMETER. I'VE NEVER SEEN A VEHICLE WITH SO MANY PROBLEMS AND NO HELP OFFERED FROM THE MAKER. * TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED AND WAS PROVIDING INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READINGS. WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS EITHER FULL OR EMPTY, THE GAUGE WOULD REMAIN AT ZERO, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO HAVE TO ADD FUEL TO THE VEHICLE OFTEN. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 02/13/12 *BF UPDATED 02/29/12

AT APPROX 36,800 MILES THE GAS GAUGE NO LONGER FUNCTIONED. THE LOW FUEL LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON AND THE GAS GAUGE ALWAYS SHOWS EITHER EMPTY OR 1/2 FULL EVEN AFTER A FILL UP. IN ORDER TO NOT RUN OUT OF GAS, YOU NEED TO KEEP TRACK OF MILEAGE WITH TRIP METER AND FILL UP AT 150 TO 175 MILES. THE COST TO FIX THIS MALFUNCTION IS OVER $500. IN ADDITION, THE THERMOSTAT FROZE OPEN AND NEEDED REPLACED ALONG WITH THE SENSOR INSIDE THE THERMOSTAT. THIS HAPPENED AT 48,000 MILES. *TR

THE FUEL GAGE READS INACCURATE READINGS. THIS CAUSES PROBLEMS AS TO KNOW HOW MUCH GASOLINE IS AVAILABLE IN THE VECHICLE. UPON FILLING TANK THE GAGE WILL READ EMPTY. WHEN DRIVING THE GAGE WILL READ A QUATER OF A TANK THEN DROP DOWN TO SHOW AS EMPTY. THERE IS NEVER A TRUE READING AS TO HOW MUCH GASOLINE IS IN THE VECHICLE. ALSO NOT SURE IF LETTING THIS ISSUE GO WILL CAUSE FUTURE ISSUES. *TT

LAST SUMMER MY FUEL GAUGE STARTED ACTING POORLY WITH MISREADINGS. MY VEHICLE IS A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. AT THE ONSET OF THE ERROR I RAN OUT OF FUEL IN A POOR PART OF TOWN CAUSING ME MUCH DISTRESS. A COUPLE MONTHS LATER GM SAID THEY ARE AWARE OF THEIR FAULY EQUIPMENT AND ONLY OFFERED TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE FIX. THE ERROR THEY CLAIM IS A FAULTY FUEL SENSOR. *TT