1997 astro van. Fuel tank always reads full. Running out of gas in traffic can be very dangerous. I know of others with same vehicle who had this same problem. Called gm and opened trouble ticket. They said no recalls or bullitens are open for this problem. Fuel level sensor on fuel pump is bad.
1997 Chevrolet Astro: wrong fuel gauge reading
8 of the 359 complaints about the 1997 Chevrolet Astro describe wrong fuel gauge reading.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Wrong fuel gauge reading by model year
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What owners say
Fuel gauge reads full all the time. I realize that it is not as important as other things. This happened about 3 months after the warrenty ran out. This is a common problem with gm vechicals and not with just the astro vans. When I called the dealer they said that people normaly just use there trip odometer. The reason I was given was that it was a $500 fix. I know 5 other people that have or had this same problem. Most just get by until they get rid of the vechical.
Upon removal of defective fuel pump assy contained within the gas tank the fuel pump ground wire had melted and shorted to the positive lead to the fuel gauge sender. It seems to me that if the wiring inside the gas tank is not housed in sometype of protective assy to prevent such failures it would not only be a faulty design but pose a very serious safety issue. Fortunately excessive heat or sparks did not occur due to this failure. Had there been enough heat or sparking from the shorted wiring, most likely there would have been a resulting fire and/or explosion. I am also concerned on how such failures resulting in a fire and/or explosion could ever be determined since the evidence of poor design would most likely be destroyed by fire and/or explosion. Have there been many unexplained fires or explosions on this model vehicle? I do hope someone will contact me on this issue!
Coolant line rubbed up against the engine block and wore a hole in it. The new line has been redesigned to avoid the contact. The windshield wipers intermittently stops and has happened at least 15 times. The fuel gauge stopped working, reads full for 20 minutes then slowly comes down, dealer replaced the tank gauge
Fuel gauge stopped working. Air conditioner and transmission broke.
While traveling at highway speed of 60 MPH or more vehicle lurched forward twice. Also, fuel gauge moved from full to emtpy and continued to move back and forth. Vehicle taken to dealer, and informed consumer that the fuel tank sender unit has melted down, and could have started a fire in the tank.
Power window. Fuel gauge. Auto door locks.
Fuel gauge reading is incorrect. Reading constantly indicates a full tank, even when tank is almost empty. Consumer has contacted the dealer, dealer has yet to replace parts. Please provide any further details.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1997 Chevrolet Astro fuel gauge
Is wrong fuel gauge reading a common problem on the 1997 Chevrolet Astro?
8 of 359 owner complaints about the 1997 Chevrolet Astro (2%) mention wrong fuel gauge reading. The model year with the most reports is 1997.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1997 Chevrolet Astro?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1997 Chevrolet Astro
Wipers 30Brake failure 15Jerking 13Transmission failure 13Loss of power 12Power steering loss 11Pulling 10Fuel pump 9ABS 8No deployment 7Power windows 7Fire or smoke 6Harsh shifting 6Slipping 6
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