5.2
fairly significant- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 18,575 miles
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Faulty fuel gauge/sensor: The '97 Chevy S10 I own recently experienced very erratic behavior with indicating the level of fuel currently in the vehicle. While depending upon the gauge I ran out of fuel when the gauge showed just under 1/2 tank. This vehicle has just over 40,000 miles on it so I thought it would be a good thing to check with the local Chevy dealer. After paying an insane amount of money ($100) just to run dianostics on it the end result was exactly what I had expected and seen by others on the internet with the same vehicle. The Chevy dealer says the minimum that it will cost is $550 to replace the "sending card, " if the module is bad then it will cost $1050. Not having that amount of $$ available I decided to not have it repaired at this time (probably never). Since technically this could be a safety issue I would like to report it. Running out of fuel in the winter months is not all that great. Luckily it didn't happen a week earlier when it was well below zero. GM please fix your so call glitches. This vehicle has not been a fun experience to own and most likely will be the last GM I will ever own....
- Anoka, MN, USA
Vehicle experiencing problem with intermittent stalling while driving. Vehicle taken to an independen tdealer for repairs. Problem was due to burning wiring noticed on fuel pump.
- Hamstead, MD, USA
While driving 60 mph vehicle completely shut down without warning cause unknown. The fuel pump inside the gas tank failed due to defective part.
- Burton, OH, USA
Fual tank pump gauge/exhaust line separated from manifold.
- Hearing, IL, USA
Consumer is unable to start vehicle due to malfunction of fuel pump.
- Beaver Dam, KY, USA
- Springville, IA, USA