2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer 360 fuel system problems

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 360. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE BATTERY AND ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT INSPECTED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND NOTICED THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS LEAKING FLUID ONTO THE GROUND. IN ADDITION, THE SERPENTINE BELT DISCONNECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. ...UPDATED 04/19/16 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED RIGHT AFTER SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION AND ALTERNATOR FAILED THE AIR CONDITION NEVER WORKED PROPERLY AND THE GAS CAP HAD TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 04/20/16.

NHTSA complaint #10851967 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 360. THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO WITNESSED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V59000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 223,852.

NHTSA complaint #10810957 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

MY FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY, WHEN I FILL IT UP IT WILL READ EMPTY. AFTER ABOUT SEVERAL HOURS THE GAUGE WILL START TO GO UP. SPOKE TO CHEV. DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT TIME HAS PASSED FOR THEM TO FIX AT ON CHARGE TO ME. I ONLY HAVE 86968 MILES ON IT THIS SHOULD BE CHANGED TO COVER MORE TIME

NHTSA complaint #10788498 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

AFTER FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL, THE FUEL GAUGE WILL FLUCTUATE, NOT PROVIDING AN ACCURATE INDICATION OF THE ACTUAL FUEL LEVEL. NOT HAVING AN ACCURATE FUEL LEVEL MAY RISK THE VEHICLE STALLING WHILE DRIVING. NUMEROUS SIMILAR CONSUMER COMPLAINTS NOTED FOR THIS VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #10662305 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

FUEL GAUGE HAD TO BE REPLACED, GAS CAP KEEPS COMING LOSE AND MAKES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF OCCASIONALLY WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING IT. THE RADIO BUTTONS THAT LIGHT UP AT NIGHT ONLY A FEW WORK. THE WHOLE RADIO SYSTEM SEEMS TO HAVE A SHORT IN IT. YOU CAN HEAR THE SPEAKERS COME ON WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP, BUT DON'T STAY ON. IT WILL ONLY HAVE 1 SPEAKER THAT WORKS WHEN THE REST OF THEM SHUT OFF. THE BACK WINDSHIELD WIPER WON'T STAY ON TRACK SO IT WON'T WORK. THE PASSENGER WINDOW MECHANISM COMPLETELY BROKE AND HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE PIECE. THE TRAILBLAZER IS TOO LIGHT WHEN A CROSS WIND HITS YOU ON THE ROAD IN THE WINTER IT WILL PUSH YOU RIGHT OFF THE ROAD. VERY DISCOURAGED WITH GENERAL MOTORS, THEY USUALLY HAVE BETTER WORKING VEHICLES THAN THE ONES THEY HAVE BEEN PRODUCING LATELY.

NHTSA complaint #10637967 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

THE FUEL GAUGE DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY I HAVE TO RESET THE TRIP METER EVERY TIME I FILL IT UP WITH GAS. I KNOW OTHERS HAVE HAD COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE JUST LIKE TO SEE GM HELP WITH THIS ISSUE WITH A RECALL ON THEM AND PAY FOR THE COSTS SINCE THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE.

NHTSA complaint #10545170 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

MY 05 TRAILBLAZER LS STALLED OUT AT INTERSECTION MILE FROM MY HOME. I'M GETTING FALSE READING FROM MY FUEL GAUGE.

NHTSA complaint #10525997 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

FUEL GAUGE NOT READING RIGHT. RAN OUT SEVERAL TIMES AND HAVE GOT STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF BUSY STREETS, AT INTERSECTIONS, AND ON HIGHWAY. HAVE CHILDREN AND IS VERY DANGEROUS.

NHTSA complaint #10450181 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

GAS GAUGE QUIT WORKING.

NHTSA complaint #10441774 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

FUEL GAUGE DEFECT; READS EMPTY WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS GAS IN IT. ALSO READS A HIGHER LEVEL OF GAS THAN WHAT IS ACTUALLY IN IT. EVERY MORNING WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE THE FUEL GAUGE LIGHT COMES ON EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS GAS. I NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE VEHICLE, I AM WORRIED IT WILL SHUT OFF WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS BEGAN AT 80000 MILES, AND HAS BEEN CONSTANT EVER SINCE.

NHTSA complaint #10432502 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

THE FIRST PROBLEM I HAD WITH MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER WAS RIGHT AFTER I PURCHASED IT. THERE WAS A PROBLEM WHEN YOU TRIED TO PUMP GAS IT WOULD KEEP KICKING THE PUMP OFF. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHICH I HAD BOUGHT IT. THEY WORKED ON IT SAID IT WAS FIXED, BUT IT WOULD DO IT AT CERTAIN PUMPS. THEN I HAD A PROBLEM WITH HE PASSENGER SEAT'S SIDEPIECE POPPED OFF AND THEY FIXED THAT BUT NOW THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAS DONE THE SAME ALONG WITH THE LUMBAR SUPPORT QUIT WORKING.THEN THE SPEEDOMETER WENT CRAZY, IT WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE AND MADE A REAL BAD NOISE. THE DEALERSHIP QUOTED OFF IT WOULD BE OVER $400.00 TO FIX IT. THEN THE GAS GAUGE POPPED UP THE "DUMMY LIGHT" AS WE CALL IT WHEN GAS IS GETTING LOW. THE GAUGE QUIT REGISTERING THE AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE TANK. THEN DURING THE HEAT OF SUMMER THE FRONT FAN QUIT WORKING, THE AIR CONDITIONER WORKED AND THE OTHER FANS WORKED. I GOT A LETTER ABOUT THE GAS SENSOR AND HOW I WOULD HAVE TO PAY HALF OF IT. THAT IS A LOT OF MONEY NOT COUNTING THE COLLISION INSURANCE AND TAXES AND OTHER EXPENSES I HAVE PAID. THEY SHOULD BE GLAD TO HELP THE WORKING PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALWAYS BOUGHT CHEVROLETS. I WILL SAY THIS IF THEY DO NOT UPHOLD SOME KIND OF QUALITY ON THIS HIGH END AUTOMOBILE THE NEXT CAR I BUY WILL NOT BE AN AMERICAN BECAUSE THEY WON'T STAND BY THEIR PRODUCTS. IT IS JUST INAPPROPRIATE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS AS I HAVE ABOUT MY CAR. I CALLED THE NUMBER ON THE PAPER THAT CAME OUT ABOUT THE GAS SENSOR AND SPOKE WITH A NICE LADY NAMED[XXX], SHE SET IT UP FOR ME TO BRING MY CAR IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. I SHOULD KNOW WHAT ALL IS DAMAGED AND IN NEED OF REPAIR AND HOW MUCH WILL COME OUT OF MY POCKET. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA complaint #10426552 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. FUEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT IS WORKING SOME TIMES AND OTHER TIMES IT DOESN'T. AFTER ABOUT 60000 MILES IT WOULDN'T WORK RIGHT, OF COURSE DEALERSHIP WANTED TO FIX RIGHT AWAY FOR ABOUT 600.00 DOLLARS. MY SONS GIRL FRIEND HAS A 2003 TRAILBLAZER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WHAT IS GOING ON.YOU MAY REACH ME E-MAIL [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA complaint #10398447 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

RECENTLY, THE GAS GAUGE IN MY VEHICLE HAS STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY. IT NO LONGER ACCURATELY REPORTS HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE. IN RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE (2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER). ALTHOUGH NOTHING HAS HAPPENED TO ME PERSONALLY, I HAVE READ OF INSTANCES WHERE THE CAR RAN OUT OF GAS WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE THE DRIVER ASSUMED THAT GAS GAUGE WAS WORKING CORRECTLY. THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE. WITH IT OCCURRING SO FREQUENTLY, THERE ARE OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE PARTS BEING USED. IT SEEMS TO OCCUR MOST OFTEN IN 2005 - 2006 VEHICLES BASED ON THE GMT360/370 PLATFORM (CHEV. TRAILBLAZER, GMC ENVOY, ETC). IF NEEDED, I CAN PROVIDE A LINK TO SEVERAL SITES WHERE PEOPLE ARE REPORTING THIS PROBLEM. OR, A QUICK SEARCH ON GOOGLE.COM FOR "2005 TRAILBLAZER GAS GAUGE PROBLEMS" WILL PROVIDE A LIST.

NHTSA complaint #10315461 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.