I have a 2000 stratus, and every time it looks like it has a little more than a 1/4 tank in gas left, and I park the car, it will not start after. If I push the car to an uphill, where the gas can get to the fuel pump, it starts. It seems like the gas gauge is working good, because there is gas in the tank, and that is why it starts.
I don't understand why it will not start with a 1/4 of tank?
I have installed a new fuel pump, myself. But it was doing it before and after the new fuel pump.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

I can't speak specifically for your car but:

On other older cars, the pick up tube in the fuel tank could have a rust hole at a certain point. Whenever the fuel get's below that point, the fuel pump sucks air rather then fuel and the car won't start until fuel is added to cover the hole in the pick up tube.

Also on different cars, again where the main fuel pump is located outside of the fuel tank, a problem with the 'primer pump' would keep the car from starting until enough fuel was added that bring the fuel level in the tank higher then the lowest part of the fuel system.

I don't think that either of these are your specific problem, but perhaps knowing what can go wrong will help you 'zone in' on your problem.

-Ken

 

Thanks for the reply, but I have a new fuel pump and it is located in the fuel tank.
That is what it seems like to me but I don't know where it is sucking the air from. I don't have any leaks anywhere, and I took the fuel pump out a couple of times just to make sure it was seated in there right.