Today I was driving like normal and all of a sudden my truck ( 01 1500 ) started missing and jerking and I looked at the fuel gaauge and It showed 1/4 of a tank. Well about a min later the truck died. I checked the tank with a rod and it showed dead empty. Could this be the guage or the fuel reader inside the tank? I know about zero when it comes to trucks so I figured I would ask here for some advice. Thx in advance.

BTW Ive had the truck only a month and it was only the second time I was around 1/4 of a tank. The first time was when I bought the truck it was around 1/8 and was fine..then I topped it off from there.

 

Sending unit would be my guess.

 

Usually the sending unit is the problem. Either the float arm on the sending unit is bent down too far or there is a bad spot in the rheostat element on the sending unit. You can bend the float arm on the sending unit if you jam a hose into the fuel tank during an attempt to siphon fuel, provided you can even get the hose in past the anti-siphon mechanism in the fuel fill neck.

I would plan on replacing the sending unit or just remember that you are nearing empty at 1/4 tank!!!

 

my 95 does the same thing...i think i gonna replce the sending unit good place to buy www.rockauto.com