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The contact owns a 1999 Chevrolet Silverado. Whenever the contact drove various speeds, he heard a squeaking sound coming from the front passenger side suspension. The sound has been present ever since the vehicle was purchased. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 114,000. Updated 8/7/09 the consumer stated the right front upper control arm was the reason for the noise. Also, the gas gauge malfunctioned. It would come on and go off reading low fuel. Updated 08/11/09.
Fuel gauge sending unit faulty.fuel gauge erractic.fuel gauge does not respond after filling tank and low fuellight comes on. Im not only one experiencing this problem I knew 3 people with 1899 and 2000 Silverado that have same exact problem with their fuel sending unit.im sure this is a defect.
The transmission was serviced more than four times while under warranty for the vehicle revving and sticking in gear. The vehicle has been maintained as it should have been. The manufacture offered no help. The engine had come on, the fuel gauge did not read correctly, transmission slipped, the C control would not engage and a green and white wire at the pin circuit was loose, and the sensor in the washer jug was bad.
There is a chronic fuel level sending unit failure, fuel gauge fails. This unit located in the fuel tank fails due to "contaminated fuel in the area attacking and corroding the unit causing it to fail." This is the same response dealers are instructed to give when customers complain about this problem. I have heard this from different parts of the country from dealers from el paso, Texas to northern New Mexico.
- El Paso, TX, USA
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The fuel guage on the 1999 Chevrolet Silverado would become erratic and would read incorrect fuel readings. Cause of this defect is a faulty fuel sending unit, built into the Silverado's fuel pump assembly.
My fuel gauge does not read correctly. It either reads full (most of the time) or just after I fill up it flips to empty intermitently. This has caused me to run out of fuel a couple of times before I discovered the problem. I now have to use the trip meter to gage how far I have gone.
Consumer had taken vehicle into dealer for routine maintenance and was told that vehicle had a cracked frame. ABS module failed. Sending unit module failed.
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- Simpsonville, SC, USA