Is anyone else having problems with their fuel guage

check fuel shut off valve, to make sure it is getting power, when trying to start

If air gets into the Fuel line you will naturally have a problem. The fuel mix is incorrect causing a coughing effect, stutter, and hesitation. Hot air may expand in a line and create short bursts of fuel and then a gap whereby not fuel mist can ignite.

sounds like a fuel sending unit issue from your description.
see if this fits the bill.

Link Here!!

that is for the

2001 - 2003 Chevy Silverado 2500 Fuel Tank Sending Unit for V8 8.1L

good luck.

by the way the issue may be one or more things to be honest. the fuel in the tank may be moving around and as it shushes from side to side the electrical resistance in the variable potentiometer of the fuel sending unit will either increase or decrease.

an example would be a full tank of gas will cause a floater attached to a lever to float to the top of the gas tank. now as the gas gets lower the level wil drop and so will the float. now remember it's attached to a pot so as it moves it's electrical value decreases. and the gas gauge reads the value as a fuel level.

if the gauge dose not move when the vehicle is idle then id say it;s just the gas moving around within the tank. it's worth a shot to test this before spending any money on it.

good luck.

sender wire grounded somewhere between tank & guage

fuel injection pump is failin or has issues--getta haynes manual for pro car maintenance

either your fuel guage is not reading properly and you have less fuel than you think or your fuel pickup nedds to be adjusted sometimes the pickup looses the ability to pull the fuel from a certain level which would indicate that the pick up is going bad or is already bad if you replace just the pickup see if you can get one thats a little longer than the one that you have already so that it can go deeper into the tank. maybe the pickup tube has fallen off also and the pump can only pull the fuel when the tank is full. hope this gives you some ideas as to where to start.

you need to verify that you have voltage going to the sending unit,about 5volts=dim test light,if you do now jump the two wires together and see if your gauge goes to full,if your gauge goes to full its not gauge or wires but only your new sending unit.

Sounds like you have a problem with the crank sensor.They can have an intermitant fault.like an open curcuit Try changing the sensor.good luck hope that was helpfull.

this problem is caused by a defective fuel gauge sending unit in the fuel tank.

The float that helps detect fuel level is most likely broken. You or a mechanic will have to remove the fuel pump from the gas tank and check and possibly replace the float. Merry Christmas.