I own a 1999 Pontiac Grand Am with 80,000 miles, that I bought new. About a month ago (Jan. 2006), the gas gauge failed. The needle dropped to empty (when the car tank was full). Now I don't know how much gas is in my tank, or when it will run out leaving me stranded. I called the dealership and they said it would cost $400 to repair. I called Pontiac division about them fixing it, and they said it was not on their recall list! I said I've owned cars for over 45 years and have never had a gas gauge fail! they said I should pay to have it repaired and if they ever decide to recall it, they would give me my money back. Well, I'm a retired disabled veteran and can't afford $400 for a stupid gas gauge...so now I get it filled up every day!

- New Berlin, WI, USA

Starting approximately August, 2003 whenever the fuel tank reaches about 1/4 tank or less the fuel gauge will fluctuate between 0% and 100% fuel. This fluctuation is frequent and can be observed 2-5 times within 10 minutes when the fuel level is below 25%. various fuel system cleaners/treatments have been attempted with no change. This problem has left me without gas and stranded in very cold weather. In addition this has caused the vehicle to stall unexpectedly in heavy traffic posing a hazard to myself and passengers. The hazard is most apparent when traffic is slow or stopped and the engine runs out of fuel. The driver and/or passengers have had to exit and/or push the vehicle out of the traffic flow when traffic is very congested and hazardous. The type of driving that I do (mountainous terrain, cold weather) renders the trip meter very inaccurate when trying to estimate available fuel. Thank you, michael muscato.

- Albuquerque, NM, USA

Fuel gauge, at 1/4 tank level or when idling for more than 5 minutes at any level, gauge will chime, quickly point to full, then point to empty, repeat a few times, and settle between the 1/2 and 3/4 tank range. This fault has left me in a position of resetting my trip meter and filling the tank completely when fueling in order to travel no more than 300 miles per tank and risk running out of gas due to an unreliable fuel gauge. This problem began in May 2002.

- Minooka, IL, USA

Consumer had problems with the fuel gauge. Fuel gauge would read a completely wrong writing when the gas tank can be either on a quarter tank or empty. Manufacturer was contacted as well as the dealer, but they had told the consumer that there was no recall, and that there was nothing they could do.

- Mooresville, NC, USA