Other Fuel System Fuel Gauge problems of the 1997 Chevrolet Blazer

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.

Fuel gauge reads incorrectly.

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.

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 guage occasionally reads erratically .

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.

Gas guage does not read accurately. Ran out of gas when guage read full.

Fuel gauge displays incorrectly.

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.

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.

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. 00 fuel pump, not including labor. Also, windshield wipers stop working intermittantly. (another $75. 00 for parts).

Consumer states when she picked vehicle up from dealership, she noticed that the fuel gauge did not go down, vehicle was taken back to dealership to see if problem had anything to do with previous repairs, it was determined that it was not and consumer was told that she would be responsible for repairs.

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.

Fuel gauge failed causing consumer to run out of gas. Mjs.