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2009 Pontiac G5 won't accelerate properly on hwy when low on gas
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mytjo95
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Jul 29, 2015, 11:35 AM
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2009 Pontiac G5 won't accelerate properly on hwy when low on gas
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I took my car in to a GM dealer and they replaced the fuel tank due to a leak. The cost was under covered under a special recall via GM. Now when the car is low on gas .. (Say about 50-60 miles left on a tank, or lesss) and I'm on the highway the car will not accelerate. When I try to speed up the RPM's drop and it seems like the engine isn't getting gas? almost like i'm running out of gas. I can still drive on residential streets going up to 40-45 mph but when i get on the highway it won't continously drops and won't let me get up to speed. Brought it back in , they replaced the fuel sensor... but that still is not fixing the problem. Below is link to a video of what it does. Notice the RPM dropping..the whole time im trying to accelerate and pressing down on the gas pedal https://goo.gl/photos/XXkuAWXmyzMMCGQJ7
(This post was edited by mytjo95 on Jul 29, 2015, 11:39 AM)
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Hammer Time
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Jul 29, 2015, 12:10 PM
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Re: 2009 Pontiac G5 won't accelerate properly on hwy when low on gas
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I wouldn't be driving it that low on fuel in the first place. That's the best way I know to ruin a fuel pump. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We offer help in answering questions, clarifying things or giving advice but we are not a substitute for an on-site inspection by a professional.
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Tom Greenleaf
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Jul 30, 2015, 4:11 AM
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Same - you probably already killed the fuel pump. Low fuel, hot pump = failure, T
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Hammer Time
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Jul 30, 2015, 4:56 AM
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Re: 2009 Pontiac G5 won't accelerate properly on hwy when low on gas
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Obviously, you need a fuel pressure gauge to confirm anything. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We offer help in answering questions, clarifying things or giving advice but we are not a substitute for an on-site inspection by a professional.
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