Fuel Hoses Lines/piping And Fittings Problems of Chevrolet Trailblazer - part 1

I smelled gas strongly from my vehicle, I searched under my vehicle and found that where the filler hose was welded to the fuel tank was broken off of the tank. Read some forums and its a common problem someone told me to report it here.

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I had gone to a friends house and on the way home my power steering malfunctioned. I took the vehicle to a local auto repair shop and was told the power steering cooler had rusted through. I also had to replace this part on my 2003 Trailblazer not realizing there was a problem. If this part rusts out on different years of the same model there seems to be a problem. The vehicle became very hard to steer. I know for a fact that I and many other people have had problems with transmission lines gasoline lines and power steering lines. I had to replace the gasoline line and fuel pump on the 2003 , and just replaced transmission line on the 2007. I think there needs to be an engineering change on these vehicles. I also received a recall notice on the 2007 Trailblazer for the electric window switch. The notice said I would be notified when to bring my vehicle in. It has been several months since I received the notice and I am still waiting for notification. It cost me $350. 00 to have the power steering repaired. .

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The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer ext. The contact stated there was a massive fuel leak coming from under the vehicle. The contact noticed the leak as the vehicle was idling. The contact turned the vehicle off and had it towed to the dealer. The contact stated that the vehicle was at the dealer but he had not spoken with the dealer to determine the diagnosis of the failure. The manufacturer was notified who advised that when the dealer inspected the vehicle, then they would contact him. The contact filed a complaint with the manufacturer. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 185,000. The consumer stated the fuel tank, fuel mount, and fuel lines were all replaced for $2000. 00. If the vehicle had set on fire it would have exploded under the driver's seat. Updated 08/20/2012.

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.

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2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer. Consumer writes in regards to fuel tank and rust holes the consumer was informed the fuel tank was leaking, due to rust holes and pitting. There was also a defect with the filler tube. The consumer was informed the fuel pump would need to be replaced due to the other problems with the fuel system. Also, the transmission cooling lines were replaced, due to a leak .

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!!.

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Slight gas leak developed shortly into a major total failure of the fuel system, lines and tank.

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The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The contact stated that there was a fracture in the fuel neck line, causing a fuel leak. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer where the dealer stated to the contact that the fuel tank needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 103,000.

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The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The contact stated while the local mechanic inspected the vehicle they found that the fuel pump was leaking. The mechanic advised that the fuel pump liner was made with defective metal that caused the fuel pump to corrode. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 72,943.

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After filling my car up with gas, the fuel light began blinking and dinging with the gauge dropping to the empty level. I called a service center in victoria to inquire as to what they thought it could be and made an appointment to have it checked out. The center called me back telling me my warranty would not cover the visit and it wuld cost me approximately $140 just for them to look at it. I then made some calls to several auto parts stores to inquire the same and looked up online any recalls that may have been done in re to this issue. I cannot afford to get this fixed on my own. There is a smell of gas at times and it continues to fluctuate from empty to full, etc. I am a home health nurse and am on the road constantly. The car is also using more gas than usual and it is very difficult to determine how much I actually have in the tank. The smell of gas is nauseating and causes headaches. The idea fo running out of gas in a secluded area is frightening. I don't even know where to start as far as parts because technicians have told me it could be multiple things I feel like gms should be responsible for fixing this defect before something tragic happens. After going on line I noticed numerous consumers withthe same complaints and no resolution. The engine also had been on.

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.

On my 2004 Trailblazer, my wife complained about gas fumes in the car. I noticed gas streaming from around the top of gas tank. I dropped the gas tank down and noticed the leak was streaming from one of the metal lines exiting from the fuel pump. The corrosion was so bad I only had to lightly push on the metal line and it broke into. If my wife didn't smell the fumes this could have burst into a fire if it eventually sprayed onto the exhaust system.

Chevrolet Trailblazer has has check engine light on. I can smell gas when vehicle is in garage. Looked underneath and found a crack in the fuel tank filler hose flange. Called chevy and found there is a service bullitin, #05012 and TSB 07076. Chevrolet told me the same problem has been found and fixed on models as the Trailblazer, but my vehicle would not be covered. The reason is my vehicl is registered in tennessee and is not on the "corrosion list of states". I did not see the diffrence as there are vehicles documented having the same problem as mine.

I have a fuel line leak and my husband got on-line and saw that there is possibly going to be a recall. I called chevy and the guy told me that there is a possibility of "special coverage" for this. He asked me my mileage and the VIN number then put me on hold. Then he came back on line and told me that my Trailblazer was 10,000 miles over the limit for the coverage. I think this is ridiculous. It's only 7 yrs. Old and I don't think that mileage should have anything to do with it. It's a safety hazard and I have 3 children that are passengers in this vehicle. So therefore I have no vehicle until this is fixed and the cost is so outrageous that I have no idea when I'll be able to get it fixed and I have no way of getting myself to and from work and I'm going to have to try to rely on other people to take me to and from places. I think this problem should have absolutely nothing to do with mileage of a vehicle and that chevy should fix this. I have read on-line of alot people having the same issue with their Trailblazer.

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.

The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The contact stated that he smelled an unusually overpowering fuel odor. He inspected the vehicle and noticed that fuel was on the rear of the fuel tank and the fuel lines were rusted. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact called the manufacturer who offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000 and the current mileage was approximately 141,000. Gm sent consumer a letter regarding extended coverage on the fuel tank modular reservoir. Updated 01/21/11.

The Chevrolet Trailblazer has several complaints on-line about the fuel gauge not operating accurately and the need for the fuel sending unit needing to be replaced on several vehicles that are relatively new. This is an incredible nuisance. I have owned several vehicles in my life and have never had to replace this part in any car. I now have a 2007 Trailblazer and had to spend almost $600 on this part. I am curious why there are so many complaints on line and why there isn't a recall on this?.

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.

I have a 2004 Trailblazer lt with 94,931 miles and am the original driver. The check engine light came on 2-3 years ago and I have taken to several different mechanics to diagnose with no success. In June 2010 I took into the local chevy dealership for 100k service and was told I had a cracked fuel tank filler neck which I had to replace at a cost of ~$1000. This fixed the check engine light as well. Chevrolet is aware of this fuel tank issue and denies there is an issue with any model except 2002-2003 Trailblazer ext's and GMC envoy xl models under TSB 05012. In reviewing the NHTSA website it is apparent the scope of this problem goes beyond these models. The local dealership advised they were aware the Trailblazer models had issues with the fuel tank but referred us to general motors as there was no TSB from gm for this model. I spoke to 3 separate people at gm customer assistance who advised they would investigate and came back within 3 business days and denied any responsibility. I questioned gm about the numerous occurrences of cracked or corroded fuel tank filler neck issues and referenced the NHTSA website. They advised the NHTSA website, where many of these cases are documented, is not a gm recognized website for this type of issue and was essentially told they (gm) ignored complaints from this website. I was advised by the gm rep nothing else would be considered and when I asked for someone "higher" at gm to speak with was told they couldn't provide anymore information. When asked for the corporate address and ceo info I was told they wouldn't give that information out but I could look it up on the internet. Bottom line is Chevrolet does not stand behind their safety claims or vehicle issues and I feel compelled to have this documented on the NHTSA website.

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.

On January 25, 2010, the "check engine" light came on. I took my car in to the dealer on January 28. They said there was a crack where the filler tube attaches to the fuel tank, and the entire tank/filler tube assy would have to be replaced, at a cost of over $1300. Three mechanics at the dealership told me this is a very common failure, they have seen it many times. They said I could look for a used tank to save money on the repair, but they did not recommend it because "all those tanks fail. " I did some checking on line and found that this is indeed a common failure. I called the gm consumer help line and asked for some help on the repair cost, since this is apparently a design flaw and a common failure. The assigned me service request, but a few days later called back and said that gm would not help out on the repair cost. My car is a 2004 Trailblazer with 67,500 miles, and thus out of warranty, but I believe gm should still be at least partially responsible for a common failure.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer. Two fuel lines were leaking fuel. This failure could cause a fire within the fuel tank. The vehicle was repaired at a local repair facility. The failure mileage was 47,000. Updated 01/29/10. Both fuel lines had multiple pin hole leaks. Fuel was leaking near the engine and catalytic converter. Both areas where extreme heat was prevalent. The consumer stated the lines should have been made of stainless steel. Updated 01/29/10.

2004 chevy Trailblazer leaking gasoline from the fuel line. Gasoline is leaking out of tank constantly all over the garage and anywhere the car is driven. Huge fire or explosion hazard. Same problem as special code 07099 and TSB #05012 where extended warranty was issued on ext models only.

Noticed strong fuel odor around the vehicle, found out a crack in the tank around the tube connecting the hose coming from the filler neck, quite dangerous it could lead to a fire, ask gm and the have a safety policy adjustment, but it expires when the car is 7 years old or 70000 miles, there are many many cases like this so this must be a recall issue at my point of view.

The nipple part of the fuel tank that connects the filler line to the fuel tank has cracked and leaks fuel when we fill up and when we drive and do to the fact that we park in the garage with the (wet) leaky side of the fuel tank within five feet of our gas water heater we are lucky people to be alive. (this is a faulty piece of plastic and by the way the reviews/complaints look on this site we are not the first to experience this issue).

About a month ago I started to smell gas vapors when I drove my car. One day I was on the highway and a person next to me honked his horn and told me that he saw gas leaking under my car. I was near pep boys and pulled in the parking lot. I shut my car off and looked underneath it. I saw a lot of gas dripping from under my fuel tank and falling onto the ground. I went inside pep boys and told them the problem. It was nearly closing time so I left the car overnight and called for a ride home. Pep boys called me the next morning and gave me an estimate of $270 just to drop the tank and look at what may have caused the leak. They said it was likely a bad fuel pump or bad fuel lines. I asked them another estimate on how much it would cost to fix my gas leak. They said it would cost around $600 to $800 to fix my car if the fuel pump or bad fuel lines were really the problem. I told them to not work on the car and said that I would pick it up. So I towed the car back home and pulled it into the garage. This is the first time that my car has leaked gas. The next day I took off the fuel tank to check where the leak was coming from. When I looked at the top of the tank, the fuel pump was corroded and there was gas on the outside of the pump. Also when I took the tank off, the filler neck hose was cracked and was not connected to the gas tank. I called a junk yard and ordered a fuel pump for $150. I also called my local dealer and told them my issue. They said that my car had too many miles on it and was not covered by warranty anymore. Since the dealer could not help me, I called general motors customer service and issued a safety defect on my vehicle. They said that there was a extended special coverage on my vehicle that might cover the repair. I called another dealership and I am waiting for them to call me back. Right now my car has been in the garage for almost a month. The only way to fix it is to buy a new gas tank for $500.

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 lines from fuel pump rusted, causes gasoline leakage.

Gas tank leaking. I have two children (safety issue) I think there is something that gm needs to do about this problem. . Obviously it is a problem. I guess we need to take further actions ourselves.

Several times happening in the outside vicinity of my vehicle I could smell gasoline. Took my vehicle to the dealer and described my problem to them and expressed my safety concerns about the gas smell. They advised me my vehicle should not be driven until they could inspect and diagnose the nature of the gasoline smell. Dealer inspected and found the fuel sending unit and line to be corroded on top of the gas tank and it was leaking fuel onto the tank. Dealer in process of replacing fuel sending unit with a new unit. Cost of repair quoted at $840 dollars. Dealer gave me a discounted quote "to help make things right" of around $340. Vehicle is a 2003 chevy Trailblazer with 65,000 miles. Seems unacceptable to me for a 4 year old vehicle to develop a problem of this nature.

I was smelling gas fumes coming from my '04 chevy Trailblazer. After some investigation found that the fitting going into the fuel tank from the fill line is leaking. The check engine has been on for a while.