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2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer fuel/propulsion system problems

85 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer cite fuel/propulsion system, 6% of all 1,347 complaints for this model year.

Complaints
85
6% of all complaints
Crashes
2
Reported by owners
Fires
2
Reported by owners
Injuries
5
Reported by owners
01 —Owner reports

What owners say about the fuel/propulsion system

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“Driving vehicle turn it off turn back on drive somewhere and turn it off and go swimming for an hour came back go to go start it and would not start I believe it's the anti-theft system as we replaced the ignition switch and the ignition cylinder but my illumination selector for my gear selector nor my tachometer works nor do my front two windows or locks”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled May 19, 2022Electrical system, Engine, Fuel/propulsion systemODI 11465236
“FUEL GAUGE CONSISTENTLY SHOWED "EMPTY" AND EXTERNAL LIGHTS WERE ALWAYS VERY DIM. LACK OF AWARENESS OF FUEL STATUS LED TO BREAKDOWN ON HEAVILY TRAFFICKED ROAD AND DIM HAZARD LIGHTS CONTRIBUTED TO POOR VISIBILITY AND A FATAL ACCIDENT.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Nov 21, 2019Electrical system, Fuel/propulsion systemCrash reportedODI 11281608
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. AFTER FUEL WAS ADDED TO THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO DISPLAY THE CORRECT FUEL LEVEL AND THE LOW FUEL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Aug 30, 2019Fuel/propulsion systemODI 11252405
“THE GAS SENSOR IN MY GAS TANK IS FAULTY. CHEVROLET ADMITTED TO THIS BY OFFERING A PARTIAL COVERAGE ON THE REPAIR BUT NOW THAT PROGRAM HAS ENDED. I️ AM FORCED TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR IN ITS ENTIRETY TO THE TUNE OF $1,000. CHEVY HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND EXPIRED THE PROGRAM TO HELP COVER THE COST TO REPLACE THEIR DEFECTIVE PART.?”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Nov 9, 2017Fuel/propulsion systemODI 11044864
“VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR A FAULTY FUEL LEVEL FLOAT SENSOR, WHICH WAS REGISTERING THAT THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE GAS TANK WHEN THE TANK WAS FULL. 7 DAYS LATER, WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY FREEWAY, ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE GAUGE CLUSTER STARTED SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE LOST COMPLETE POWER WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. I HAD TO MEREGE ACROSS 4 LANES ON THE FREEWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND NEARLY GOT RUN OVER. NO POWER TO THE ENGINE AT ALL - IT JUST DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. OF COURSE, ONSTAR AND THE CHEVROLET DEALER THAT PERFORMED ALL OF THE SERVICE ON THE VEHICLE WERE NO HELP. WHILE WAITING FOR ONSTAR, MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED OFF THE FREEWAY.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Feb 16, 2017Vehicle speed control, Engine, Fuel/propulsion systemODI 10955072
“" TAKATA RECALL" GM SAID MY RECALL HAD EXPIRED ON THE FUEL SENSOR IN 2015..I HAD IT REPLACE TWICE...2007 AND 2009...SO MANY RECALLS COULD NOT REMEMBER UNTIL GOING THROUGH FILES AND FOUND I DID HAVE THESE REPLACED”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 18, 2016Fuel/propulsion systemODI 10916777

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Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.