2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT ADDED FUEL AND THE FUEL GAUGE BEGAN FLUCTUATING BETWEEN EMPTY AND FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP10001 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY, FUEL GAUGE BEGAN MOVING RADICALLY FROM EMPTY TO FULL AND NEVER STABILIZED. EACH TIME THE GAUGE APPROACHED THE "EMPTY" THE WARNING LIGHT AND ALARM WOULD SOUND. CONSTANT MOVEMENT OF FUEL GAUGE AND ALARM IS DISTRACTING TO DRIVER. INACCURATE FUEL MEASUREMENT CAUSES CONCERN FOR DIVER WHICH IS AN UNNECESSARY DISTRACTION FROM DRIVING THAT COULD LEAD TO ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE CONSTANTLY DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE READING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000. UPDATED 07/20/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE RAN OUT OF FUEL ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL GAUGE READ FULL, WHEN THERE WAS NO GAS AND IT READ EMPTY, WHEN THERE WAS GAS. UPDATED 12/02/11

ERRATIC FUEL GAUGE, REPORTS NO FUEL EVEN WHEN FUEL AVAILABLE, REPORTS 1/4 TANK OF FUEL AVAILABLE AND NO FUEL MAY BE AVAILABLE OR I MAY HAVE JUST FILLED THE TANK; ALSO REPORTS NO FUEL OR LOW FUEL WHEN TANK HAS BEEN FILLED. VEHICLE HAS STALLED OUT AND WOULD NOT START; WAS OUT OF FUEL BUT GAUGE INDICATED 1/4 TANK OF FUEL. OIL GAUGE HAS ALSO BECOME ERRATIC; AND GOES FROM SHOWING NO OIL PRESSURE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE TO VERY HIGH PRESSURE. HAVE TO PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY AND CHECK OIL LEVEL AT SIDE OF ROAD OR WHERE EVER AVAILABLE TO DO SO AT TIME. NOT ALWAYS SAFE AREA TO PULL OFF. BOTH ISSUES CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS AND DANGEROUS SITUATIONS FOR THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GASOLINE GAUGE AND THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED. SHE WAS UNABLE TO SEE HOW FAST SHE WAS TRAVELING OR WHETHER OR NOT SHE HAD A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD ALSO SHUT OFF ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS WHICH CAUSED HER TO CHANGE THE BULBS FREQUENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR HAD IT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HER THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 104,000.

2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER CONSISTENTLY REGISTER INCORRECT FUEL LEVEL CAUSING AN UNSAFE CONDITION WHERE THE DRIVER CANNOT DETERMINE CURRENT FUEL LEVEL. GAUGE INSTANTLY READS EMPTY UPON FILLING , AND THEN MOVES ERRATICALLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS CONDITION IS UNSAFE AS IT CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL AT SPEED WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THIS ACCORDING TO RESEARCH IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS VEHICLE AND LIKE GM MODELS. *TR

1.) NOTHING I CAN THINK OF THAT I DID CAUSED THE PROBLEM TO START. 2.) THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER SIMPLY DOES NOT TELL THE CORRECT SPEED. NEARLY EVER TIME I DRIVE THE TACK WILL EITHER STAY AT 0 OR WILL GO UP TO AND BEYOND 120 MPH. I HAVE RESORTED TO USING MY GPS TO TELL MY SPEED, BUT IT IS A LARGE INCONVENIENCE TO ME AND MAY OTHERS THAT I HAVE FOUND ONLINE. 3.) I HAVE JUST BEGUN TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM SO I HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TO FIX THE ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO MOVE ERRATICALLY. THE SPEEDOMETER READING FLUCTUATED AND DISPLAYED THE INCORRECT SPEEDS. THE FUEL GAUGE ALSO DID NOT DISPLAY THE ACCURATE AMOUNT OF GASOLINE IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP10001 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) WHICH MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND AGREED TO COVER THE REPAIR COST FOR THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.