Chevrolet TRAILBLAZER fuel problems
684 complaint narratives mention fuel terms.
Key facts
7,131 owner complaints analyzed
28 distinct recall campaigns
70,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1999 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 5,426 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Fuel system concerns evidence
684 of 7,131 complaints match this topic (9.6%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10475456 · 2012-09-14 (September 14, 2012)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT A SENSOR IN THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.
Owner-reported narrative. 92,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10475456 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10000436 · 2002-12-31 (December 31, 2002)
AFTER NOTICING A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE AND DISCOVERING A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE UNDER THE FUEL TANK, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE FUEL TANK HAD A SPLIT IN THE TANK WHERE THE FILLER NECK JOINS THE TANK. TS
Owner-reported narrative. 6,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10000436 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10014059 · 2003-04-07 (April 7, 2003)
4 WHEEL DRIVE FAILURE LIGHT ON DASH BOARD AND "4 WHEEL DRIVE FULL" AND "4 WHEEL DRIVE LOW" LIGHT KEEP FLASHING AND WHEN I PLACED TRUCK IN PARK AND SHUT OFF TRUCK, IT LUNGED BACKWARD. GAS TANK WOULDN'T TAKE GAS AND THE LAST TIME IT SPIT GAS OUT AND OUT ONTO PAVEMENT. BRAKES DON'T SEEM TO STOP VERY WELL AND I NOW HAVE A PULSATING FEELING UNDER MY FOOT WHEN I BRAKE. *JB
Owner-reported narrative. 5,643 miles reported. Look up ODI 10014059 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10060552 · 2004-03-05 (March 5, 2004)
PURCHASED FEB 1, 2002. SINCE THEN HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. HAD INTO 4 DIFFERENT DEARLERSHIPS FIXING MANY PROBLEMS BUT AFTER EACH VISIT ANOTHER PROBLEM OCCURS. FROM TAIL LIGHTS BURNING OUT, WINDHSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURES, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REPLACED, HEATER CONTROL PANEL REPLACED ONCE, MEMORY MIRROR MODULES REPLACED 2 TIMES, HEATED SEAT SWITCHES REPLACED 2 TIMES, REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER/REPLACED ENTIRE REAR WINDOW 1 TIME, BATTERY REPLACED 1 TIME ( SAID BATTERY WAS AT FAULT FOR CURRENT PROBLEMS) BATTERY WAS FINE AND CHARGED ME $ 150 FO…
Owner-reported narrative. 19,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10060552 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10092153 · 2004-09-14 (September 14, 2004)
THE CONSUMER HAS HAD THE GAS TANK REPLACED TWICE. BOTH TIMES THE TANK CRACKED. FIRST CRACK OCCURRED AT A SEAM, AND THE SECOND CRACK OCCURRED AT THE FILLER NECK. HE SMELLED GAS INSIDE HIS GARAGE AND SAW GASOLINE DRIPPING ONTO THE FLOOR. THE SERVICE SOON LIGHT COMES ON. THE SERVICE SOON LIGHT IS ON AGAIN, AND THE TANK IS BEING REPLACED. THERE WAS NO REPAIR ON THE FUEL TANK OR REMOVAL OF THE FUEL TANK PRIOR TO THESE INCIDENTS.
Owner-reported narrative. 18,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10092153 at NHTSA ↗