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Duramax Fuel Guage Pegged

I filled up my wifes 04 Duramax late last week, today I get in and start it up and the fuel guage is pegged. More than the full mark it is way past. The truck has been driven and it shouldn't be at the full mark. Anyone ever have this problem or any hints were to start tracking it down. Thanks

the cluster is probably bad. im not sure if there is a rebuild kit that you can get and do it yourself. at our shop we just replace them. i know you can send them out and have them rebuilt as well.

Thanks for the reply Jake. When you say cluster what do you mean? The guage itself? Who rebuilds Them? If new is it a dealer item? Sorry about all the questions

yea the gauge itself. work at a dealer so i can try and find out who repairs them. dont know off the top of my head.

Originally Posted by Luvnlife

I filled up my wifes 04 Duramax late last week, today I get in and start it up and the fuel guage is pegged. More than the full mark it is way past. The truck has been driven and it shouldn't be at the full mark. Anyone ever have this problem or any hints were to start tracking it down. Thanks

Had the same thing happen to mine, very common issue. I called GM and was able to get mine covered because i had less than 50k miles. Fuel gauge went then oil pressure next.

Originally Posted by JakeC.

yea the gauge itself. work at a dealer so i can try and find out who repairs them. dont know off the top of my head.

That would be great. Let me know

Originally Posted by eliminator cat

Had the same thing happen to mine, very common issue. I called GM and was able to get mine covered because i had less than 50k miles. Fuel gauge went then oil pressure next.

Mine has 70k, gee I guess I have to watch that one also

you can call gm they may still cover your cluster. there is a special policy on them, im not sure what years it covers and for how long though.

just checked on the special policy. there is one that applies to your truck. it is for 2003-2004 trucks/subs/tahoes ...ect. it covers the clusters for the same problem you are having for 7 years or 70,000 miles. its gm Document ID: 2253005. i would call gm tomarrow to see if they will help you out.

Thanks Jake. I'll def check into it

coming back from sitc last year, the speedo in my '05 started going nuts, and it has over 80k. dealer didn't have to, but replaced it for labor cost. they know those clusters go bad for no reason... talk to your local dealer...

Just like Jake said. I stopped by the dealer and they wrote it up. Seven years or 70,000 miles. I fit right in as the truck has 69916 when they wrote it up and I bought it June 28 so I just made it. They ordered the cluster and it gets installed Wednesday. Thanks again and I'll update this after the appointment.

cool deal glad to hear they are takin care of you. what dealer is it?