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The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Uplander. The contact stated that when the vehicle had a half tank of gas or less the fuel gauge failed to show an accurate reading and the vehicle shut off. The dealer replaced the fuel sensor, but the failure continued. The dealer replaced the terminals, but the gas gauge continued to display an inaccurate reading. The vehicle was taken to a different dealer, and the instrument panel was reprogrammed. The failure continued to persist. The dealer and manufacturer stated that the failure was caused by a design defect and poor engineering. The current and failure mileages were 17,000. The reverse light was out, the rear hatch would not lock, the wiper blade fell off, the rotors had to be machined. Updated 07/06/07
Snow in cowl during snowstorm jams windshield wipers and causes them to stop working. Snow sliding down windshield into cowl jams windshield wipers and causes them to stop working until snow is manually removed from cowl.
- Dickson City, PA, USA
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- Johnstown, PA, USA