gas gauge

1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU
6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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ZELLDOG93
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why would the gas gauge stop working and is there any way i could possibly fix it with out spending too much it will go from the correct level and then drop down to E
Jun 13, 2011 at 11:32 AM
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FIXITMR
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whats the mileage on car?
Jun 13, 2011 at 3:23 PM
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ZELLDOG93
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somewhere around 120000 it has a new fuelpump that was put in about 1.5 years ago and never had this problem b4
Jun 13, 2011 at 3:49 PM
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FIXITMR
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do you ever use fuel with ethanol? known to cause sensor in tank degradation. also could be cluster issue. gm gauge clusters are a big rebuild business. try ebay for lowest price. maybe do web search for do it your self fix?
Jun 14, 2011 at 6:05 AM
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ZELLDOG93
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ok thanks and idk its my gfs car and she always fills up regular from hess and BP
Jun 14, 2011 at 4:23 PM