2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Fuel Gauge System Problems
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- Owner complaint records in our dataset
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- fuel gauge · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 3 |
| 60–100k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Fuel Gauge System
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet silverado 1500. The fuel gauge indicated that the vehicle was low on fuel when it was actually full. The failure occurs while driving 50 mph and also when the vehicle is stopped. The dealer stated that the failure was common among other vehicles of the same make and model. The failure and current mileages were 97,800.
ODI 10218720
Fuel Gauge System
Fuel gauge alternates between full and empty with low fuel light when empty purchased used recently. *tr
ODI 10208613
Fuel Gauge System
Fuel gauge failure when vehicle is in "park". Low fuel signal goes on. Then when the vehicle is in drive, the gauge goes to full. Then eventually the gauge goes to the level of the fuel. *jb
ODI 10202263
Fuel Gauge System
I own a 2000 chevy silverado (4.3) with 92k miles. My problem is with the faulty fuel sending unit that left me stranded on the expressway and almost caused an accident. The gas gauge indicated 1/2 tank full. Now the gauge indicates empty when i fill the tank completely. This is a very expensive repair that i think chevy should replace i am not the only one with this unstable problem. The fuel gauge is erratic at…
ODI 10175937
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip · Fuel Gauge System
2000 chevrolet silverado 1500 pickup 12/30/05 i called to make an appointment for the abs recall. 12/31 the abs light on the dash came on. The dealer completed the recall work and stated the abs light was an "active failure" code in the computer and was not related to the recall. Repair of this fault was estimated $1,400-1900. I have also paid to have the fuel gauge fixed. It went from empty to full at random and…
ODI 10147141
Fuel Gauge System
Low fuel light comes on even when the tank was just filled up. Mainly when idiling and after starting vechicle.*ak
ODI 10088873
Fuel Gauge System
I own a 2000 chevy silverado z71. When i start my truck my gas gauge will stay on empty even with a full tank of gas. It will also show a half a tank of gas when i am actually empty. This caused me to run out of gas on a busy interstate nearly causing an accident with my two children in the truck with me. My sister owns a 2000 gmc truck like mine and her gas gauge will not work at all. She has ran out of gas several…
ODI 10219918
Fuel Gauge System
Gas gauge does not operate, has not for years , on most chevrolet trucks. *tr
ODI 10215600