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Pontiac Grand Am Fuel System, Other Storage Fuel Gauge System Safety Report | Aug 01, 2003
Reported on Aug 01, 2003
| STARTING APPROXIMATELY AUGUST, 2003 WHENEVER THE FUEL TANK REACHES ABOUT 1/4 TANK OR LESS THE FUEL GAUGE WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 0% AND 100% FUEL. THIS FLUCTUATION IS FREQUENT AND CAN BE OBSERVED 2-5 TIMES WITHIN 10 MINUTES WHEN THE FUEL LEVEL IS BELOW 25%. VARIOUS FUEL SYSTEM CLEANERS/TREATMENTS HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTED WITH NO CHANGE. THIS PROBLEM HAS LEFT ME WITHOUT GAS AND STRANDED IN VERY COLD WEATHER. IN ADDITION THIS HAS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC POSING A HAZARD TO MYSELF AND PASSENGERS. THE HAZARD IS MOST APPARENT WHEN TRAFFIC IS SLOW OR STOPPED AND THE ENGINE RUNS OUT OF FUEL. THE DRIVER AND/OR PASSENGERS HAVE HAD TO EXIT AND/OR PUSH THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE TRAFFIC FLOW WHEN TRAFFIC IS VERY CONGESTED AND HAZARDOUS. THE TYPE OF DRIVING THAT I DO (MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, COLD WEATHER) RENDERS THE TRIP METER VERY INACCURATE WHEN TRYING TO ESTIMATE AVAILABLE FUEL. THANK YOU, MICHAEL MUSCATO. *JB | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Am |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 1999 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | ALBUQUERQUE NM |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2NE52E3XC |
| Mileage: | 65000 miles. |
| Speed: | 45 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | HERTZ AUTO SALES ALBUQUERQUE NM |
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