Nine problems related to other fuel system fuel gauge have been reported for the 1999 Chevrolet Silverado. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
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 Silverados that have same exact problem with their fuel sending unit. Im sure this is a defect.
Consumer states the fuel gauge reads incorrectly. As a result driver has to use the mileage to know how much fuel the vehicle has.
Fuel sending unit faulty. Many reports on web of same failure due to fuel additives damaging contacts.
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.
The fuel gauge indicator is showing incorrect readings. Consumer states as a result vehicle ran out of gas. Consumer feel this could be dangerous if stranded. Took to dealer and they replaced the fuel sending unit. Please provide any further information. Ts.
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.
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.
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.