i have a 2004 chevy venture that the fuel guage is juming around and not accurate. what could cause this?

2004 CHEVROLET VENTURE
160,000 MILES
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SEANDICARE
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fuel gauge jumps around
Feb 16, 2012 at 2:45 AM
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RASMATAZ
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Have the fuel sending unit checked-
Feb 16, 2012 at 2:59 AM
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SATURNTECH9
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Sounds like a bad fuel sending unit do you have a multimeter to do some testing?
Feb 16, 2012 at 3:01 AM
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