Fuel gauge started displaying erratic gas level displays. soon, when tank was filled, it would show empty. on one occasion it left us stranded on the interstate. i had no warning, the engine died, and i had to safely navigate from the fast lane on the far left to the shoulder on the right. luckily, i avoided other traffic contact while doing this. i asked my mechanic and he thought it was the sensor in the tank. he said the chevy trail blazers were notorious for this. i checked carcomplaints.com and saw where my vehicle, a 2005 buick rainier, was also in this grouping. my mechanic thought the manufacturer had offered some financial assistance in making the repairs. i am about to find out. they should! i see there has been a petition for the nhtsa to investigate and consider a recall. i think they should. my scenario could have been very bad if i had been struck by other cars as i tried to move off the interstate with no engine power - just my coast and forward momentum. my vehicle is due for it's safety inspection, and my mechanic cannot pass it without this repair. doesn't that say something in itself about the safety issue involved. he suggested i go to my buick dealership, which i will tomorrow. if the dealer and buick give me trouble with the repair, you can bet you folks will here about that too! the nhtsa action number is dp10001. *tr
I have been doing research and i have noticed that there are many people that are dealing with the same issues i am which includes gas gauge failure (false readings) and speedometer reading incorrectly. the amount of people dealing with these issues should be enough to place a recall on those clusters i would think. i have never had so many problems with a 2005 vehicle before like i have had with my 2005 buick rainier. i have ran out of gas many times because of this issue leaving me stranded on the side of the road. something has to be done. *js
Fuel gauge reads empty after tank has been filled. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 buick rainier. the contact stated that the fuel gauge sensor read zero despite the fuel tank being empty or full. the contact also stated during the failure the low level light indicator was illuminated. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer, and the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 75,000 and the current mileage was 85,376.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 buick rainier. the contact stated the fuel gauge on the vehicle was providing inaccurate fuel level readings. when refueling to maximum capacity, the fuel gauge would read the fuel tank as empty or half full. the contact took the vehicle in for a routine oil change when he was informed of an open investigation into the fuel gauge failure, but the contact was not told what caused the failure. the failure mileage was 60,000 and the current mileage was 85,000. updated 8/30/11 *cn updated 09/28/11
I had filled up the gas tank , then it showed empty, the gauge has been jumping back and forth ever since. it goes empty every time it is filled up now. *tr