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2007 Chevrolet Tahoe Fuel System Other Problems

4 owner-reported fuel system other complaints from NHTSA data

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Apr 2011Jul 2011
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Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.

Owner Complaints (4)

mediumFUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
Filed: Jul 2011

I HAVE A FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM NOT READING CORRECTLY,IT REGISTERS SOME GAS IN THERE WHEN THERE IS NO GAS IN THERE. I CAN PUT 20.00 DOLLARS OF GAS IN THERE, BUT IT WILL NOT REGISTER THAT WHICH I JUST PUT IN THERE, THEN SOMETIMES IT REGISTERS MORE, I'M NOT GETTING ACCURATE READINGS FROM MY GAS GAUGE *KB

NHTSA #: 10413799
mediumFUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
Filed: May 2011

I OWN A 2007 CHEVY TAHOE WITH ABOUT 46000 MILES. ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO THE FUEL GAUGE BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION AND READ INACCURATE FUEL LEVELS. I CALLED TWO OF OUR LOCAL DEALERS AND WAS TOLD BY ONE THAT THE MALFUNCTION WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY UNIT INSIDE OF THE TANK. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE ABOUT A 400.00 REPAIR. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE MALFUNCTIONS WERE WIDE SPREAD, AND THEY HAD BEEN MAKING MANY WARR REPAIRS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE I WAS AMAZED TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH OUT OF WARR GM VEHICLES. CONSIDERING THE WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL GAUGES I WOULD HOPE THAT GM WOULD VOLUNTARILY ISSUE A RECALL AND MAKE THE COSTLY REPAIR, EVEN FOR OUT OF WARR VEHICLES. *TR

NHTSA #: 10400562
mediumFUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
Filed: May 2011

MY 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE WILL OFTEN SHOW THAT I HAVE MORE THAN A QUARTER TANK OF FUEL, BUT WILL SUDDENLY STALL. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, BUT RARELY DO I LET THE TANK DROP BELOW A QUARTER DUE TO THE ISSUE. IT HAS STALLED OUT BOTH IN MY AREA NEIGHBORHOOD AS WELL AS ON THE HIGHWAY. ALSO, THE DIGITAL READOUT SHOWING ESTIMATED MILEAGE LEFT, HAS SHOWN ABOVE 100 MILES WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLS. THE ONLY WAY TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IS TO ADD 2 GALLONS OF FUEL OR MORE. *TR

NHTSA #: 10398481
mediumFUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
Filed: Apr 2011

I OWN 2007 CHEVY TAHOE AND MY FUEL GAUGE IS MIS LEADING,IT MAKES IT LOOK LIKE I HAVE MORE GAS THAN I DO.I TAKEN TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES AND THEY CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG,MY FUEL GAUGE IS NOT REGISTERING RIGHT. *TR

NHTSA #: 10398338

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