53 problems related to other fuel system tank assembly have been reported for the 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Instrument cluster replaced replaced 1 1/2 years ago because of faulty instrument and speedometer readings. January of 2011 gas gauge malfunctioning reads empty when tank has been filled, and continues to misread levels at all times.
Last night (11/01/2010) I went to fill my gas tank. It showed I had 1/4 tank full. I added $50. 00 of gasoline at $2. 52/gal. That should've been more than enough. I turned the car on and it crept to 1/2 tank. I figured it'd take a few seconds. . . . Wrong!!!! as I continued to drive, it crept down to 1/4 tank again and stayed there. I made it to my first destination and asked the kids to get down and look under the car and see if there was anything, anywhere leaking. Nothing. I turned the car off and turned it back on. The fuel gauge started to swiftly rise and made it to 3/4 of a tank when it suddenly dropped to empty where it stayed. Chimes are going off that I have no gas. I shut the car off again and restarted it. Gauge rose to only 1/4 tank. I drove home. This morning, I started the car and it rose to 3/4 tank and stayed that way all the way to work (15 min. Ride). This has never happened to me before. I came online trying to make sense of what may be happening and seems like this is a fairly common phenomenon even though gm refuses to do anything about this. My car is only 5 yrs old and has 62,000 miles on it. It is barely broken in and it should definitely not be having these kinds of issues already.
2005 chevy Trailblazer fuel level sensor malfunction. The fuel gauge doesn't indicate the right fuel level, and reports fuel level low even just 10 minutes after I have refill my tank.
The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The contact stated that the fuel gauge always read empty although the fuel tank was completely full. The dealer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was no longer under warranty. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000 and the current mileage was 156,000.
My fuel gauge completely stopped working. The highest it would go was 1/4 tank of gas after putting in $70 worth of gas. And that fluctuated everyday. One moment it would have 1/4 then nothing. I had to use my trip meter until I had the money to have it fixed. According to the dealer the fuel sensor shorted. I know that my car is a 2005 with 87k miles, but this should not happen. There are so many complaints out there, I am shocked there is no recall yet. Are we waiting for someone to get seriously hurt?.
05 Chevrolet Trailblazer fuel gauge shifts back and forth between empty and half a tank. It started doing this at about 60000 miles. We never know how much gas we have in the tank, and have to set the trip meter every time we fill up. I know several people with the same problem in their Trailblazers. We need a recall!!.
My gas gauge in my 2005 chevy Trailblazer LS 4. 2l v6 does not work properly. It stays at empty even after I fill the tank. I have no idea how much gas I have left in my tank and am forced to constantly put gas in.
I have a 2005 chevy Trailblazer. The fuel gauge keeps showing empty when the tank is full. I almost got into and accident on the beltway today because my car just shut off of the highway. Luckily I was able to glide to the side of the road without killing anyone or myself. Some friends from work brought me some gas which got me home as soon as I was a block away from my house the car shut off again. Again I had to refuel just to get to the complex where I live. I had my two children in the car and only god knows what could happen if I just shut down and I have a speeder behind me. I have seen many other chevy owners voicing their complaints about this same issue. I hope that someone does not have to die for them to do something about it like the Toyota dealers. Is their anyway that chevy can be held accountable for these defects. Concerned parent.
2005 Trailblazer with 50k miles gas guage went crazy and now stays on "empty" with the gas guage light on all the time. They say it's the sensor/pump and it's a $600 fix b/c they have to drop the tank. 1,000s of complaints and no recall????? bad business gm!!!.
Requests that NHTSA open an investigation into the performance/reliability of the fuel level sensor installed in model year 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer vehicles. The fuel tank level sensor is defective and could result in a subject vehicle running out of fuel, stall, and being rear ended by another vehicle.
2005 chevy Trailblazer fuel gauge light reads empty and alarms even when tank has gas in it. Initially it was occasionally then it read erroneously now it just stays on empty, even when tank has just been filled.
The fuel gauge of our 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer, fluctuates and seldom gives an accurate reading. On one particular day while my wife was on her way to work, the vehicle ran out of fuel while reading a quarter of a tank. She was on a 2 lane road that is posted at 55 mph and was nearly rear-ended. This seems to be a major and expensive problem with many gm vehicles. It is a matter of time before this problem results in a fatality whether directly or indirectly.
When my mileage on my 2005 chevy Trailblazer was approximately 50,000, the fuel gauge suddenly stopped working and reads that there is an empty tank despite being filled to capacity. From my understanding, this is a systemic fault with the fuel sending unit in the 2005-06 chevy Trailblazer models that has the potential of putting consumers at great risk due to the potential of running out of gas on expressways, highways, etc. And, as a result of an unexpected loss of mobility, being unnecessarily subject to imminent personal harm from other vehicles. I have lodged a personal complaint with gm and understand that they are aware of this defect in the fuel sending unit as being a system problem, but have failed to issue any voluntary recall of the part. Due to the individual cost of approximately $800 for a consumer to procure this repair (which almost always seems to occur when these vehicles have surpassed 40,000 miles and are therefore outside of the warranty period), I believe it is very likely that a sufficient number of those consumers affected by this part failure, especially in the current economic climate, will be financially unable to afford the cost of repairing this defective part on their own and will, accordingly, be suject to unnecessary and substantial risk given the potential for them to find their vehicles out of gas without any warning whatsoever. Moreover, the potential for collisions due to the sudden deceleration or stranded vehicles on the roadways also poses a substantial threat to other drivers that is entirely unecessary and extremely dangerous.
I filled my tank up and the fuel light stayed, this happens every time I put gas in my truck ,fuel gauge does not register correct fuel level. This is a 2005 vehicle I have already spent money on the 02 fuel sensor, I have also requated gm to check my light for my 2,4 and all wheel drive that blinks while driving and switches, I was told their was nothing wrong but it still occurs,after 3 years now my 4 wheel drive maintenance light comes on. Being a single lady as well as a single mother it is hard to trust mechanics as they always try to get over and I don't have the finances to keep major work done on such a new vehicle.
I am the owner of a 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer. My vehicle has recently reached 41,000 miles. , and the gas gauge has started floating. I usually do a fill up at least once a week. No matter what level the gas is at, the gauge does not read properly. At this point, I have to maintain more than a half of a tank of gas. If I don't, the needle floats over to "e" causing my low fuel light to come on. I know a few others who own a chevy Trailblazer who are having the same issue. However, I have been told by chevy that this is not a recall issue.
The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer. While driving approximately 55 mph on normal road conditions, the vehicle stopped because it unexpectedly ran out of fuel. The fuel gauge displayed inaccurate readings and the driver was unable to determine the vehicle's fuel tank capacity. Assistance was called to the scene and the vehicle was taken to the authorized dealer for inspection. The technician stated that the failure was related to the fuel sensor. The vehicle was repaired. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on a separate occasion for the same failure and a part was ordered for the failed component. The vehicle cannot be repaired again until the part is available. The failure mileage was 36,000.
I have a 2005 Trailblazer whose fuel gauge does not work. It happened back in 08 and I refuse to pay to repair a vehicle that is still fairly new. It constantly reads empty when I fill up the tank. I've had to rely on the odometer so I don't run out of gas. There is also a problem with the braking system. As I press on the brakes while going over a bump the vehicle will skip or skid and the steering locks up.
I have a 2005 chevy Trailblazer and I noticed the fuel gauge was showing empty the last two months. At first it would show empty and a few minutes later it would show the correct reading. Now it remains on empty and if the gauge does move it only goes as far as 1/4 tank full, if that. I have yet to take the car in to the dealership as I have noticed that there are many more vehicles of the same model and type that are having the same problems.