2003 Duramax fuel gauge problem - Page 2

W J · 08-25-2010, 08:51 AM

I had similar problem on my 5.7 gas 2500, 8600 gvw Express van, only my gauge readings were erratic and sporadically bouncing everywhere, no matter how much fuel in tank....turned out moisture had gotten to PCM due to a plastic shrouding re-call above the PCM. PCM had to be replaced. I had never gotten the recall and had to pay, ouch. WJ

buzzinhalfdozen · 08-25-2010, 08:59 AM

Mike there is a special policy coverage for 7 years or 70,000 miles on the clusters. We've had several over the mileage that GM went ahead and covered any way. There seems to be quite a few issues with the stepper motors in the clusters. Joe

Mike Pearson · 08-26-2010, 02:48 PM

I guess I will check out the dealer. My truck has 163,000 miles on it though. I have gotten used to driving by the tach or the GPS for speed. What a great truck. Drives like a dream. Lots of power. The speedo has been the only mechanical issue so far.

SSDiv6 · 08-26-2010, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike Pearson

I guess I will check out the dealer. My truck has 163,000 miles on it though. I have gotten used to driving by the tach or the GPS for speed. What a great truck. Drives like a dream. Lots of power. The speedo has been the only mechanical issue so far.

If you search the NHTSA database, you will find lots of complaints on the subject. There are also some websites dedicated to complaints and there may be a class action lawsuit in works too.

http://www.petitiononline.com/chevy07/petition.html

http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_pe...ed.cgi?chevy07

http://www.gmspeedometerrecall.com/

Interesting that GM won a lawsuit against Delphi regarding this issue, however, they will not do a full recall.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_there_a...olet_silverado

08-25-2010, 08:51 AM	#11
W J Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Paxton, Massachusetts Posts: 638 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: 2003 Duramax fuel gauge problem I had similar problem on my 5.7 gas 2500, 8600 gvw Express van, only my gauge readings were erratic and sporadically bouncing everywhere, no matter how much fuel in tank....turned out moisture had gotten to PCM due to a plastic shrouding re-call above the PCM. PCM had to be replaced. I had never gotten the recall and had to pay, ouch. WJ

08-25-2010, 08:59 AM	#12
buzzinhalfdozen Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bellevue Ohio Posts: 984 Likes: 0 Liked 11 Times in 8 Posts	Re: 2003 Duramax fuel gauge problem Mike there is a special policy coverage for 7 years or 70,000 miles on the clusters. We've had several over the mileage that GM went ahead and covered any way. There seems to be quite a few issues with the stepper motors in the clusters. Joe __________________ Joe Buchanan SS/BX 3117

08-26-2010, 02:48 PM	#13
Mike Pearson VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,462 Likes: 620 Liked 1,948 Times in 589 Posts	Re: 2003 Duramax fuel gauge problem I guess I will check out the dealer. My truck has 163,000 miles on it though. I have gotten used to driving by the tach or the GPS for speed. What a great truck. Drives like a dream. Lots of power. The speedo has been the only mechanical issue so far. __________________ Mike Pearson 2485 SS