Other Fuel System Fuel Gauge problems of the 2002 Chevrolet Corvette

The gas gauge on my 2002 Corvette goes to empty while driving, the dic flashes " low fuel" & the check gauges light comes on. Just as suddenly, it will start working again several days later. I paid a local dealer ~$700 to replace the fuel tank sensor unit about a year ago. Since then the problem has recurred several times. Now the dealership is telling me to add a gas additive, only available from Chevrolet at $25 a treatment, to fix the problem. After adding a bottle of the gas treatment, my gas gauge went to empty & stayed there for 3 days. I understand NHTSA investigated a similar problem for the 2000 malibu (ea02028), but no recall was ordered. Surfing the web, this looks like a common problem on chevy autos & trucks. Have contacted chevy owner assistance who contacted the local dealer & parroted their "old" gasoline explanation for fouling the sensor. Why do you use a sensor that is not compatible with the fuel available to your customers? I only use fuel from brand name suppliers. This is clearly a defect in the gas sensor & needs to be treated as such by Chevrolet.

1. When the fuel gauge reads just below half, sometimes the gauge will suddenly jump to empty. Note that I normally refill the tank (completely full) when the fuel gauge reads about one eighth of a tank remaining. 2. When this failure occurs, the vehicle can only be driven a few miles before running out of fuel. This has happened four times, all in the last four months. 3. I took it to the dealership that I purchased it from and they said they could not duplicate the problem and therefore they would do nothing about it. I called the gm service complaint number and they stated they would do nothing to assist me in getting this problem fixed.

While driving 85 mph vehicle stalled. Vehicle has been serviced seven times due to stalling once the fuel gauge reached 3/8. The dealership was going to replace the fuel gauge again.