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Old Dec 30, 2015 | 04:07 PM
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Default Re: Familiar Starting Problem
Originally Posted by chili
Thanks for all the input, I really appreciate it.

To clarify a bit -- the dealer first replaced the fuel level unit which is part #5127430AA and a fuel pump seal #5101733AA (they said they were bad, but it did not help the car to start), then replaced what they call a relay (I call it an engine control module) Part #5099007AA and the car started and runs but the gas gauge does not work.

In a 2006 with 15,000 miles (I live in Naples FL. where people often live part of the year and let cars sit for long periods) the fuel pump seal could have been bad. But it seems to me from what I've read on this forum the problem may have been the relay (maybe a solder point) to begin with. I still think I should be able to get a gas gauge to work without tearing up the dashboard. Anyone disagree?

Thanks again,
Greg
I checked the numbers and they did replace the fuel level sending unit, the other parts were the gasket for the sending unit and the Relay Control Module (RCM).
Why the sending unit was replaced is a mystery and if they replaced it and the gauge worked before it should work now.
I think that the dealer figures if you can live part time in Naples then you can afford to help him put his kids through Yale.
Get them to fix the connections to the sending unit or what ever it was they did. They would have a hard time explaining this to someone in the know.
The RCM could have been probably fixed by someone handy with a soldering iron for nothing. I guess you paid around $300 for a new one, plus labor and taxes.
 
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