Tank Assembly Problems of Chevrolet Uplander

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I had just purchased my 2007 chevy Uplander with a full tank of gas, so I didn't know the tank capacity or the mileage range for a full tank in this vehicle. I was traveling on I-75 southbound near cincinnati, ohio. Traffic was heavy and I was in the passing lane going 65 mph while passing another vehicle, when my engine just simply cut out without warning. The gas gauge indicated that there was still over a quarter tank and the computer read out said, fuel range 120 miles. In order to safely get my van off the highway I had to cross over 3 lanes of traffic to get to the shoulder and pull off. I was positive I was going to be hit from behind as I tried to make it to the opposite side of the road without power. I was able to pull over and had to walk to the next exit and buy a can and gas. The entire experience was very dangerous as I was over 300 miles from home and all alone.

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2007 chev Uplander I attempted to send this same memo to gm via there website but I'm not sure if it went through or not because I was kicked out. I've been experiencing a continous problem with false readings on my gas gauge/fuel range. This has been going on for over a year (since early to mid 2009) and they supposedly changed the sensor twice now and it is still giving false readings. Sat. 2/12/11, the gauge was between 1/4 tank and 1/8 tank when I left my house , and the range stated 120miles. Before I went 10miles, the range fluctuated down to 56 then went back up to 89 and showed fuel range low when I got to my destination @ 7900 n. Shadeland av. I started back home and it showed between 90 and 100miles range when I pulled into my driveway, and the gas gauge was showing still between 1/8 and 1/4 tank. When I left the house again after shutting it off, the fuel gauge said I was empty (light was on) and stated low fuel. So I went and got gas. Yesterday, (last night), I was sitting at a stop light and in a service station parking lot, and the range went from 118 up to 133 and I had not moved. I'm continuously being told that this will happen from time to time and nothing can be done and as I said earlier, the sensor has been changed twice but that did not solve the problem. This is not normal behavior or due to wear and tear for this vehicle and it should give accurate readings or at least close. This is an issue that needs to be fixed because it is not only frustrating, but dangerous as well (being stranded and out of gas) because my wife and children have this vehicle most of the time. This is gm product and that was the reason I was trying to contact them to see if there is something that the dealership is missing. In the mycrstats. Com report, someone has been stranded before.

Gas gauge was reading inaccuratley on 2007 chevy Uplander. Traveling with a 5 year old and 18 month of twins when the vehicle was reading 1/4 tank of gas and 120 miles to emplty and lost power on a 4 lane highway. Had to have it towed to my mechanic and cost appox $500 to fix.

Our 2006 chevy Uplander first starting having problems at about 20,000 miles when our tires (continental brand that came installed on brand new vehicle from dealer) needed to be replaced due to severe cupping on all 4 tires. We were told it was an alignment issue, so we had the tires replaced and had a 4 wheel alignment. Tires needed to be replaced again at 45,000 miles due to same cupping issue. Again, another 4 wheel alignment was performed. Fuel sensor was reading empty on a full tank of gas and the float was replaced at 16,000 miles. Now at 50,000 miles, sensor reads consistently empty again on a full tank of gas. Severe rattling/vibration from under the vehicle at highway speeds that resonates from between the front driver and passenger seats. (possibly e-brake cable or heat shield?) both front and rear shocks and struts needed to be replaced at 54,000 miles. There is a severe issue concerning the steering. When turning either left or right steering has some slop. The rack and pinion need to be replaced. The electronic stability control sensor, abs sensor, and traction control sensor all illuminate at random times while normal driving is occurring.

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Have a 2007 Chevrolet Uplander van. When parked slightly downhill with gauge showing 1/3 full of fuel, vehicle will not start and will shut down if running. Gm states that this is a normal feature of this vehicle and nothing is wrong. I've been stranded 5 times with this problem. What if the engine quits while going down a long hill, engine stops so no steering or braking and I run off highway, investigators would never look to see if the vehicle was at fault only that the old man ran off of the road. I consider this a major problem and have spoken to other owners of this and related vehicles and they have the exact same problem. One should expect the vehicle to run with 1/3 or even less fuel in the tank.

I have a 2005 chevy Uplander and if have 1/4 tank of gas on downward slop it will not start. However, I have a NHTSA # but they say my van wasn't in the right month for that!!.

I've had a continuous problem with the fuel gauge of my 2007 Uplander for over a year and gm or the dealer can't get the repair right. It has been in the shop now 4 or 5 times and they have changed the sensor(s) 2 or 3 times and nothing has changed. It has actually gotten worse as far as reading correctly. I'm really afraid to put the van on the highway because you don't know how much gas you actually have or don't have until you fill it up. Gas mileage is also ridiculous (10mi/gallon or less--if I calculated it right. I have even sent pictures of the gauge readings and have been told that some of them are normal or common and nothing to worry about. The gas gauge was reading almost 1/2 tank and I put in about 15 gallons of gas which filled it up. The tank is only a 20 or 21 gallon tank. The fuel range showed I could go about 260 miles and then the next day it was reading over well over 400miles. I took it to the shop for a repair on something else and while I was in the shop bay it had changed by 60 miles and the fuel gauge even changed and I had not gone anywhere. The service man told me that his automobile does the same thing and they could not see that it was out of the ordinary. That is not normal.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Uplander. The contact stated that the fuel gauge indicated that no fuel was present while driving downhill. The failure occurred when the fuel tank was full. The dealer stated that there was no remedy for the failure. They further stated that the vehicle could run out of gasoline while driving downhill and then shut off. In addition, the vehicle would lose power steering and braking ability. The failure mileage was 41,074.

I was exiting the interstate and began to lose power; I had 1/4 tank of gas and my car stalled on the exit ramp, but I managed to coast the the side of the road. I was told after having my car towed that I may be out of gas so I put gas in the automobile and after several tries it restarted finally. . . . Now I'm having a problem with gasoline fumes entering the automobile cabin. (this was the fourth time that my car has stalled).

The contact owned a 2005 Chevrolet Uplander. The vehicle will stall if the gasoline tank is below a half a tank and on a hill. Contact's wife hit a garage because the vehicle stalled. She was pregnant, and also had a two month old son that was in the vehicle. The dealership acknowledged the problem, and their answer was not to let the vehicle go below a half tank. There was no way to correct the problem, and told him to call the manufacturer. The manufacturer said they could not correct the problem, and they will not pay for the damages. Gm did say they would send a representative to look at the car because they could not do anything until they look at it. Caused an accident. This happened two weeks ago. The vehicle hit the beam, but there was no property damage.