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Question posted by artphil on August 16th, 2012

Range Indicator Goes Up Instead Of Down As You Drive. Why?

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Answer #1: Posted by mukhan92 on August 16th, 2012 11:38 PM

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The fuel level sensor in the fuel tank may fail causing erratic fuel gauge operation. Our technicians tell us that on high mileage vehicles you may wish to replace the complete fuel pump module assembly if this condition occurs. On certain 2005 - 2007 vehicles, General Motors has provided a special service policy covering the fuel level sensor, agreeing to pay 50% of the repair cost. This coverage extends for 10 years or 120,000 miles from the original "in service" date of the vehicle. Please contact your local GM dealer for more information

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Answer #2: Posted by djzegers on October 19th, 2012 7:50 AM

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In these vans its very common for the fuel level sensor to fail. I had the same thing happen in our van. We drove it for about 2 years by simply watching the mileage and making sure we got gas every 300 miles, knowing that the fuel guage was inaccurate. Eventually the fuel pump died completely and we had to tow it to the mechanic.

The fuel pump and fuel level sensor are all one unit so you might as well replace everything all at once. It was a fairly pricy repair ($600+ at our discount mechanic) because the part is several hunderd dollars plus the repair involves removing the fuel tank to access the part which is several hours of labor. Not a DIY job unless you have the right tools and a fair amount of experience underneeth cars.

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