NHTSA Complaint #10445715 — 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER

GAS GAUGE JUST STOPPED WORKING ALL OF THE SUDDEN. EVEN AFTER I FILL THE TANK ALL THE WAY UP, THE GAS GAUGE IS UNRESPONSIVE. IT READS AS EMPTY AND THE WARNING SIGN/BEEPS CONTINUE THROUGHOUT MY DRIVE. I HAVEN'T CALLED CHEVY YET BECAUSE I WANTED TO LOOK ONLINE TO SEE THE ESTIMATED COST AND POSSIBLE CAUSES. MUCH TO MY SURPRISE, THERE ARE ABOUT A MILLION OTHER CHEVY CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. IS THERE A REASON A RECALL HASN'T BEEN ISSUED YET? I READ CHEVY DOESN'T CONSIDER THIS A "SAFETY" ISSUE THEREFORE NO RECALL HAS BEEN EXTENDED. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? I WOULD THINK YOUR CAR DYING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESERT AND BEING STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE WOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. OR YOUR CAR DYING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 75MPH..AGAIN PRETTY SERIOUS SITUATION. HOW ABOUT IF I'M DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AND MY CAR DIES BECAUSE I HAVE NO CLUE HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE. THEN I GET T-BONED AND AM AT BEST IN CRITICAL CONDITION AT THE HOSPITAL. AM I THE ONLY ONE THAT THINKS THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BECAUSE IT IS IN FACT A SAFETY ISSUE. IS IT NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE UNTIL WE HAVE REPORTED DEATHS BECAUSE OF IT. I'M ABOUT TO DEPLOY TO AFGHANISTAN AND WILL UNFORTUNATELY BE LEAVING THIS ISSUE FOR MY WIFE TO DEAL WITH. I PRAY THAT NOTHING HAPPENS TO HER OR MY 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER BECAUSE SOMEONE WASN'T MAN ENOUGH TO ADMIT THEY WERE AT FAULT AND ISSUE A RECALL TO FIX A PROBLEM SO MANY CONSUMERS ARE HAVING. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM CHEVROLET OR GM FOR THAT. SO DISAPPOINTED. *TR