| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007095716 | Incident Date: Jan, 31 2007 |
| Consumer's City: VICTORVILLE | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: SILVERADO | Model Year: 2005 |
| 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#: 1GCHC232X5F | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 17 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 15 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Driving trusting the fuel gauge since truck is fairly new. got on the freeway with 3/4 left on fuel. long stretch through mountains. when i got to 1/2 tank truck started pulling and turned off. no cell phone service to call roadside. waited for about 3 hours until highway patrol showed up and called roadside. when tank was filled up all the way needle marker was way over the "f". i then read an article on www.dieselplace.com similar problem on other trucks. it said to pull the fuse out for the gauges for 30 seconds and then put it back on and it fixed the problem. *jb |
