general problems of the 2001 Chevrolet C1500

Ran out of fuel on higway,fuel gauge all of a sudden drop to empty truck stalled out,just recently purchased truck. Previous car 2000 Buick lesabre had same issue cost about $500. 00 to repair,also have a 1996 chevy van that does the same thing gm can not tell me that they are unaware of this issue,this is a safety issue when you run out of fuel at highway speeds.