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2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer fuel system problems

627 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer, which is 44% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
627 44% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
59,000 miles 548 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
5 and 8
Injuries and deaths
6 and 12

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When fuel system problems show up

Fuel system complaints by mileage, 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 59,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 7 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 65 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 208 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 133 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 88 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 29 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 13 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 3 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 59,000 miles
Based on 548 complaints that include mileage. 51% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles7
20k to 40k miles65
40k to 60k miles208
60k to 80k miles133
80k to 100k miles88
100k to 120k miles29
120k to 140k miles13
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles3
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 548 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 59,000 miles, and 51% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 5 crashes, 8 fires, 6 injuries, 12 deaths.

What owners wrote

I have seen the news when the 5 high school seniors in new york, may 2008 I believe, were killed and then just 3-4 weeks ago, oct 2008, the news reported a young mother was killed out west. Both accidents involved a front end collision and both where mid-size GM suvs (chevrolet trailblazer, GMC envoy, buick rainer). Both accidents resulted in fires and deaths. The news reported the fire was to intense to attempt a rescue in the new york case.

May 2008 CrashFireDeath

Fuel gauge went down to zero in the tank and alarm bell sounded. Tank was full at the time, then 2 days later it went back to full on the gauge. It is constantly changing. I called the dealer and they said this has been a problem on alot of trail blazers but there is no recall or free fix by GM. Repairs would be anywhere from $600 to $1200. This is dangerous and I could run out of gas with no warning. This should be fixed by GM free of charge.

Reported at 81,352 miles, April 2011

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