Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / SILVERADO 1500 / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003034571 Incident Date: Nov, 30 2003
Consumer's City: PUYALLUP Consumer's State: WA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SILVERADO 1500 Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, other:storage:fuel gauge system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2GCEK19V8X1 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 17 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 28 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The fuel sending unit on my truck is defected. the fuel gauge is sporadic. it jumps from full to empty whether it is full, or half-full, or near empty. i've talked with several chevrolet/gmc truck owners who have the same problem. on a chevrolet internet forum (http://www.gm-trucks.com), the majority of chevrolet/gmc truck-owners have reported the same failure. some have replaced the sending unit and the problem was remedied. i have not fixed the problem due to the cost of replacing the unit and the labor required to do so. i believe that with a problem so wide-spread, the device is defective and should be recalled.*jb