Chevrolet fuel system problems
Across all Chevrolet models in NHTSA's complaint database, 16,375 complaints involve fuel system. The Trailblazer accounts for the largest share (13%). The single worst model year is the 2005 Trailblazer with 628 fuel system complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 16,375 about fuel system, all Chevrolet models
- Most affected
- Trailblazer 13% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 9,865 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 204 and 345
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Chevrolet models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Trailblazer | 2,089 | 13% |
| Cobalt | 1,623 | 10% |
| Corvette | 1,173 | 7% |
| Malibu | 1,152 | 7% |
| Equinox | 1,092 | 7% |
| Silverado 1500 | 775 | 5% |
| Cavalier | 641 | 4% |
| Blazer | 630 | 4% |
| Tahoe | 623 | 4% |
| Volt | 504 | 3% |
Worst model years for fuel system
- 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer628 complaints
- 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer627 complaints
- 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt487 complaints
- 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt445 complaints
- 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier406 complaints
Fuel system complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 33 |
| 1991 | 98 |
| 1992 | 100 |
| 1993 | 97 |
| 1994 | 258 |
| 1995 | 376 |
| 1996 | 318 |
| 1997 | 565 |
| 1998 | 307 |
| 1999 | 337 |
| 2000 | 642 |
| 2001 | 532 |
| 2002 | 581 |
| 2003 | 1,049 |
| 2004 | 659 |
| 2005 | 1,212 |
| 2006 | 1,615 |
| 2007 | 1,481 |
| 2008 | 960 |
| 2009 | 594 |
| 2010 | 380 |
| 2011 | 376 |
| 2012 | 326 |
| 2013 | 320 |
| 2014 | 297 |
| 2015 | 318 |
| 2016 | 322 |
| 2017 | 518 |
| 2018 | 352 |
| 2019 | 250 |
| 2020 | 213 |
| 2021 | 300 |
| 2022 | 242 |
| 2023 | 168 |
| 2024 | 114 |
| 2025 | 43 |
| 2026 | 19 |
| 2027 | 3 |
Among the 9,865 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.