Fuel Hoses Lines/piping And Fittings problems of the 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer

The fuel tank flange on the filler line into fuel tank leaks and is defective at manufacturing it is a plastic flange that has broke allowing fuel to leak out of fuel tank. It is at chevy dealer in kissimmee florida and I have photo's of flange and area that has been leaking. I have call chevy and they are reviewing the case but I want an investigation due to the safety of fuel leaks near hot exhaust pipes. We have 2 Trailblazer in our family and both have leaks from the same flange. Case number 71-1021149846 for the 2006 model and 71-1021149850 for the 2004 model.

I am filing a complaint about my 2006 chevy Trailblazer 4 x 4. After filling the fuel tank up, I returned to the car and as soon as I started the car back up, the gas gauge showed empty and the low fuel light was on. I knew this was not true as I had just filled the fuel tank. The fuel gauge will sometimes show "full" when the vehicle is in park but then drops off to empty or anywhere in between as I travel. I had talked to my local GMC dealer and they said there is a know problem with the fuel sending unit in the fuel tat send the tank level information to gauge on the instrument panel. The delaer indicated a investigation has start but no recall has been issued yet. I now have to rely on the trip odometer to gauge how far I can travel on a tank of fuel. Everytime I need fuel, I fill up all the way so a have good base line of my avaiable mileage. This is really annoying issue. My concern is if the problem occurs with the fuel pump in the tank. If the fuel pump fails, I could be stranded some where or have a loss of power while operating the vehicle. This could be a huge safety issue that could cause a accident if the fuel pump fails.

In August, 2009, I filled my gas tank in my 2006 chevy Trailblazer and when I got into the car, the gas gauge read empty. When I restarted the car, the fuel guage read empty and the check engine light would turn on. I found several complaints online about the same issue, and began using the tripometer to measure the mileage, refueling at approximately 250-300 miles. Unfortunately, in August, 2010, while driving on a major freeway, the car ran out of gas and I barely avoided being hit from behind. I was able to coast to the side of the road, and was helped by a friend who happened to spot me in trouble. Friday, February 11, 2011: it appears that now my fuel pump has gone bad and I am unable to move fuel to the engine. The car turns over but there isn't fuel moving through the lines to keep the engine running. There are multiple complaints about the fuel sensor online about the gm models from 2004-2007. (513 as of today) gm needs to provide a recall on all vehicles with this issue, instead of charging it's customers $800. 00+ to drop the gas tank and replace parts that they are well aware are defective.

The problem originated around the 50000 miles on the odometer. The fuel gauge would bounce back between full and empty, then it stopped working all together. On several occasions I ran out of gas, fortunately I was in a safe area, but I can only imagine if I had been on the freeway or in the middle of a busy intersection. I have researched the problem on line and this is a common problem with this particular model.

My 2006 chevy Trailblazer has had inaccurate fuel gauge readings since 8/10. For the previous 10 months it has read empty on the gauge and gives an audible warning. We have run out of gas 3 times. Once in traffic. Dealership wants over $800. 00 to fix it. We had decided to diligently fill the car and check the tripometer regularly. We tried to register it and to no avail, won't pass. I have read numerous posts on line with the same problem. I am 45 years old and have owned 15 cars. Not 1 has had this problem and all were older vehicles. Additionally, 4 of the previous ones had been chevys. Their seems to be a problem with several years of these vehicles. Please conduct a recall ASAP.

Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6). 2006 chevy Trailblazer LS vehicle [xxx] . Fuel tank sensor failure. Sensor fails to send information to fuel gauge. Never know how much gas is in tank. Had vehicle to chevy garage, costs $400. 00 to get vehicle fixed and only guaranteed for 1 year or 12,000 miles. I have checked on line and there are hundreds of the same complaint for the same make and model vehicle. Some have stated that they already had vehicle fixed once and it has happened again. The man at the chevy garage told me there have been recalls on two other models of trucks for the same problem but not the Trailblazer. Doesn't seem quite fair. I have 73,000 miles on my vehicle.

No warning-- filled up gas tank with 19 gallons- no warning light and not below orange line-- warning light comes on and gas gauge reads empty; then reads erratically-- have to drive and get gas based on trip odometer; took to repair shop told was ascending unit and fuel pump will cost anywhere from $700 to $1,100 to repair; apparently this happens with 2006 Trailblazers between 40,000 & 50,000 miles (ours is at 57,000) --told will happen again at 100,000 miles-- have not had repaired waiting until can come up with to fix or completely quits working.

Last night I filled my tank up; originally the indicator was on the last line before empty. When I turned my car on after filling the car up completely, the indicator on the fuel gauge went below the empty symbol and the low fuel light came on. I drove the car home and continued to check it through the evening. The tank read empty and the low fuel light was on every time I checked it, but no other lights came on. This morning the indicator was still below the empty symbol, the low fuel light was on, and now the check engine light came on. While driving to work the indicator fluctuated between full and empty. At lunch, 4 hours later, when I turned the car on the indicator was at full. However, after driving 2 miles, it went down completely to empty and the low fuel light can on again. After doing research on the internet this morning I found out that this problem was most likely a fuel sensor problem and that there were many other complaints. All complaints having a fuel gauge problem involved 2005 or 2006 chevy Trailblazers that have reached mileage of 44,000-53,000 miles. When I called the chevy dealership where I bought the car I was told that I was correct, that this was most likely a fuel sensor problem. I was told that this was not a problem that Trailblazers have, it was a problem that all new cars have, because there are so many electronic components in new cars and that they fail. It would cost a minimum $800-900 to fix. My car is barely 3 yrs old (2006 model bought used with 10,000 miles in June 06) and has 51,900 miles on it.

After getting gas and getting back in truck, I noticed the fuel gauge read e. After driving 100 plus miles the gauge would slowly drift up to half, then fall back to e. Over time it got worse until the fuel gauge read e all the time. I finally convinced the dealership this was under CA emission warranty and they agreed to fix it. When they were doing the repair, they noticed the main connector for the fuel pump got hot and melted and was ready to short out. So they replaced the entire fuel pump assy. Also they noticed the clips that hold the fuel line to the tank were never installed by the manufacturer. So they installed those as well. The service dept knew about this problem right away, which tells me this has been a on going problem and they just do the repair under warranty to avoid any recalls. This is becoming a problem with more and more vehicles, and no one is willing to investigate this issue, unless the vehicle finally catches fire and someone loses their life before someone acts. If a fuel pump assy has a melted connector, there is something seriously wrong.

Fuel system: gasoline delivery, fuel pump the fuel tank level sensor is defective in my 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer. Every time if fill the tank, the gauge would slowly approach the full line, then drop to empty, activating the low fuel indicator light and warning tone. I must estimate my fuel consumption using the trip meter. I have not replaced any oem fuel system components in the vehicle yet.