CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2002-2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer is known for many things, but perhaps it is most famous for its faulty fuel gauge.
This gauge flip-flops more than a politician during election season. Some report that the gauge says "empty" after a fill-up, while others report the gauge says "full" when they're running on fumes. Either way, there's one thing everyone seems to agree on: the darn thing is just wrong.
Following hundreds of complaints and a few accidents allegedly caused by the malfunction, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened an investigation into the issue in May 2011. Unfortunately for frustrated owners, no recall has been announced.
This is our daughters car, she's 20 and like all kids, knows nothing about cars. She had told me it was making noise and using power steering fluid. Not uncommon for vehicles to leak little fluid, but this is beyond a little and frankly, I think ridiculous that can't get a good car from any manufacturer that isn't junk.
This is a common problem. Power steering pumps are super weak in Chevy. It blew apart driving through the city. I ended up replacing it 3 times in a two week period. The first replacement lasted 1 day when the pulley shaft started to come out and wore a large hole in the case.
- ct417,
Montague, MA, US
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This is our daughters car, she's 20 and like all kids, knows nothing about cars. She had told me it was making noise and using power steering fluid. Not uncommon for vehicles to leak little fluid, but this is beyond a little and frankly, I think ridiculous that can't get a good car from any manufacturer that isn't junk.
- mikew5432, Butler, IN, US