This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The fuel gauge does not read properly. The vehicle has run out of gas numerous times because of the false reading. The consumer was told the fuel tank would need to be removed to determine the problem.
97 S10 Blazer fuel gauge failed to read correctly causing running out off gas on highway and wipers failing to work but only when they feel like it almost causing me to slam into a semi in a sudden down pour.
Fuel gauge ceases to function. Will correctly register full tank. As fuel is burned, the gauge level goes down until it reads half full, then starts going back up. When the tank is nearly empty, the gauge will read full. This is a common defect among Blazer owners, and GM acknowledges it in their service bulletins but no service solution is provided.
Consumer stated that fuel gauge was giving wrong readings. She ran out of gas on a busy highway because fuel gauge indicated that she had full tank when she did not. Also, consumer complained about windshield wipers. Windshield wipers worked intermittently. Windshield wipers could come on, and then stop. Consumer could not get them started again. She had to wait.
Fuel gage was reading full and we ran out of gas. I thought my wife had filled the car up and she thought I had. So, fortunately we were only 10-15 miles from help. We added a couple gallons of gas and filled up at the gas station. The problem hasn't been fixed yet. Gage seems to read ok till half a tank, then it seems to stay around a half a tank.
1997 Chevrolet Blazer. Fuel gauge stopped working 3 years ago. Truck was out of warranty at that time. Approximate milage was 20,000. Current milage is 30,000. This requires a $350 fuel pump, not including labor. Also, windshield wipers stop working intermittantly.(another $75 for parts)
Windshield wipers lose intermittent function and stick in low speed. Usually happens in a light rainstorm. Wipers, when malfunctioning, also will stay on going at low speed even with the switch turned off. Gas gauge also is not functioning right and has a tendency to bounce from extreme to extreme without warning.
The transmission in my vehicle has a defective valve body and it caused my transmission to break, I went to the dealer when I first had the problem of a hard shift from first to second gear when the vehicle was being driven long distances. The dealer said the vehicle is shifting fine and to bring it back when it does it again. This was back on 08/19/02 and now I have a code 1870 on the computer and the transmission is shot. I found out the transmission is a 4L60E and it is very unreliable. Also I already had to change my water pump and alternator and my gas gauge does not work and there is a problem with my windshield wipers also.
Fuel gauge doesn't read below a half of tank. It's been confirmed from a former chevorlet employer that there's a problem with sending unit. Consumer has found a dealership that will look into a goodwill gesture manufacturer.
Gas gauge gives wrong readng when reading half of tank. Vehicle tank was on empty. Gas guage does not read fuel remaining below half tank. As the result the driver run out of gas twice. Sending unit/ fleat has been replaced but the problem remains.
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