NHTSA Complaint #10670072 — 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. AFTER FILLING THE TANK WITH FUEL, THE FUEL GAUGE CONTINUED TO INDICATE THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE EVENTUALLY RECURRED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED AN ADDITIONAL TWO TIMES SINCE THE INITIAL FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE INITIAL FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.