2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Fuel System, Gasoline Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EITHER STALL WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OR FAIL TO START. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V155000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,229.

Mileage: 141,229

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK) AND FOR 05V155000(FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE FIRST RECALL REPAIRED THE FAILURE THAT OCCURRED SEVEN MONTHS LATER WHEN THE ABS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE BRAKING MODULE AND THE EBCM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE SECOND RECALL NOTICE WAS ISSUED THE FAILURE OCCURRED LATER IN 2010 WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL FILTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FUEL PUMP AND FILTER WERE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGES WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,600. UPDATED 03/24/11*LJ UPDATED 04/28/11

Mileage: 120,600

FIRST INCIDENT: VEH. WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START. TURNED OUT TO BE FUEL DELIVERY FUSE. REPLACED, AND RAN FINE FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. SECOND INCIDENT: DRIVING AT APPROX. 55 MPH, VEHICLE LOST POWER, STARTED SPUTTERING AS IF OUT OF GAS ALTHOUGH IT WAS 1/4 FULL. UNABLE TO EXCEED 25 MPH DUE TO LITTLE/NO POWER. WAS TOWED TO AUTOPARTS STORE, CLEARED CODES, VEH RAN FINE FOR ABOUT 2 DAYS, THEN LOST POWER. TOWED HOME. LOOKED UP INFO ON INTERNET, FOUND RECALLS FOR FUEL PUMP. CALLED LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP, INQUIRED ABOUT RECALL, WAS TOLD THAT RECALL WAS ONLY ON HALF-TON SUBURBANS AND SINCE MINE IS 3/4 TON, IT WAS NOT COVERED BY RECALL. I REPLACED FUEL MODULE MYSELF AND DISCOVERED THE COVERING OF THE WIRES INSIDE THE FUEL MODULE ASSEMBLY HAD MELTED, ALLOWING THE BARE WIRES TO RUB AGAINST EACH OTHER, SHORTING OUT THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM (WHICH LIKELY CAUSED THE BLOWN FUSE TO BEGIN WITH). I AM VERY UPSET THAT MY SUBURBAN IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH IT IS VIRTUALLY THE SAME SYSTEM AS WHAT IS IN THE THE 1/2 TON SUBURBANS, AND THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTS (AS EVIDENCED BY NOT ONLY MY OWN EXPERIENCE, BUT MANY OTHERS' EXPERIENCES AS WELL). I AM EXTREMELY DISTURBED THAT UNDER THE RIGHT CIRCUMSTANCES, FUEL VAPORS, PLUS SPARK OF BARE WIRES TOUCHING, COULD IGNITE, CAUSING FIRE AND/OR EXPLOSION. POSSIBLY WITH MY FAMILY OF SIX IN THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 143,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED EMPTY WHICH WAS INACCURATE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BY REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP MODULE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,000. UPDATED 08/24/10 *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE ELECTRICAL WRING IN THE FUEL PUMP MODULE HAD MELTED THE INSULATION AND WAS CAUSING A SHORT IN SEVERAL PLACED. UPDATED 08/24/10

Mileage: 69,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAS FAILED TWICE. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY AT 35,852 MILES. DURING THE SECOND FAILURE, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FAILING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT IS WAITING ON AN ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,852 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,000. UPDATED 05/08/09 *BF UPDATED 05/12/09.*JB UPDATED 06/09/09.*JB

Mileage: 35,852

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN K2500, IT TAKES ME 45 MINUTES TO FILL UP THE GAS TANK, I BELIEVE THE AIR DOES NOT ESCAPE FROM THE GAS TANK AND IT CAUSES IT TO OVERFLOW WHEN FILLING AND MAY CAUSE FIRE IF UNATTENDED SINCE WHEN YOU PRESS THE GAS PUMP TO PUMP FASTER IT OVERFLOWS AND LEAKS ON THE EXHAUST PIPE AND COULD CAUSE FIRE, ALSO GASOLINE MIGHT DO HARM TO ENVIRONMENT WHILE OVERFLOWING, SO, PLEASE HELP, ITS WINTER HERE WHERE WE LIVE AND 45 MINUTES AT THE GAS PUMP IS REALLY SOMETHING, THANK YOU-VALENTIN *TR

Mileage: 159,000

GM CURRENTLY HAS A RECALL FOR WIRING ON THE FUEL SYSTEM FOR 2001 SUBURBANS. MY FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED RECENTLY DUE TO THIS SAME ISSUE. THE VIN NUMBER OF MY SUBURBAN WAS NOT COVERED, HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM WAS THAT AS DESCRIBED BY THE RECALL NOTICE. THE REPAIR SHOP CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, AND THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR AS NOT AN APPROVE RECALL VIN FOR MY SUBURBAN. BASED ON WHAT IS PUBLISHED, THIS REPAIR APPEAR TO BE THE SAME THING. WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THIS ITEM. *JB

Mileage: 89,690

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE ON THE VEHICLE IS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY A MECHANIC. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V155000, REGARDING THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

Mileage: 77,000

DT: THE CONTACT NOTICED A VERY STRONG SMELL IN GARAGE THAT WOULD ALMOST BURN THE EYES, AND LEAVE A STAIN ON THE FLOOR. HE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, BUT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY WOULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE MAIN PLASTIC FUEL TANK CRACKED. THERE IS A HOSE THAT GOES BETWEEN THE TWO TANKS IT WAS NOT CRACKED AT THE HOSE, BUT IT WAS CRACKED AT THE TOP OF THE PLASTIC TANK. THE MAIN TANK WAS REPLACED AT CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT, AND NEVER WAS USED AS AN OFF ROAD VEHICLE. ALSO, THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED , AND THEY PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH A CASE NUMBER AND EXPLAINED TO HIM THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. THIS WAS ALWAYS NOTICED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS FILLED UP. *AK UPDATED 1/11/2006 - THE CONSUMER FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. *NM

Mileage: 62,707

DT: THE CONTACT STATES RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V155000 ON NOVEMBER 17, 2005 CONCERNING THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE, AFTER SHE PICKED UP THE VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED , THEY ADVISED HER THAT IT WAS BECAUSE THEY WORKED ON THE FUEL PUMP AND IT WOULD GO OFF IN ABOUT A WEEK. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE BACK FIRED, AND THE CHECK LIGHT ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON NOVEMBER 30, 2005. THE DEALERSHIP CONTACTED HER ON DECEMBER 1, 2005 STATING THAT THE FUEL PUMP/ FUEL FILTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THE INJECTORS NEEDED TO BE FLUSHED. THE REPAIR WOULD BE OVER $1000 IN DAMAGE. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATES RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V155000 ON NOVEMBER 17, 2005 CONCERNING THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE, AFTER SHE PICKED UP THE VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED , THEY ADVISED HER THAT IT WAS BECAUSE THEY WORKED ON THE FUEL PUMP AND IT WOULD GO OFF IN ABOUT A WEEK. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE BACK FIRED, AND THE CHECK LIGHT ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON NOVEMBER 30, 2005. THE DEALERSHIP CONTACTED HER ON DECEMBER 1, 2005 STATING THAT THE FUEL PUMP/ FUEL FILTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THE INJECTORS NEEDED TO BE FLUSHED. THE REPAIR WOULD BE OVER $1000 IN DAMAGE. *AK

RECALL REPAIR DONE ON CHEVY SUBURBAN 2001 WHICH INVOLVED TAKING DOWN THE FUEL TANK (NEW WIRING HARNESS INSTALLED). HAS SERIOUS CONCERN NOW, THAT THE CAR IS NOW LESS SAFER DUE THE FUEL TANK MOUNTING AND DISMOUNTING. IN FACT MY FUEL GAUGE STARTED NOT WORKING AFTER THIS AND NOW THEY HAVE TAKE DOWN THE FUEL TANK AGAIN. IS THERE ANY EVIDENCE THAT THIS TYPE OF SERVICE WORK MAY ACTUALLY CAUSE FURTHER SAFETY ISSUES WHICH MAY INVOLVE A VEHICLE FIRE ? IS THIS REALLY THE PROPER WAY TO CORRECT A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH HAS ALREADY CREATED A RECALL ? *NM

Mileage: 24,320

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS RECALL 05V155000 FOR THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE. WHEN HE CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEALER THEY SAID IF THIS VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE A DEFECTIVE FUEL TANK THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF THE DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY SUPPORTED THE SERVICE DEALER'S DECISION. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE THROUGH THE MAIL INFORMING HIM OF THE RECALL. *AK UPDATED 11/16/05. *JB

Mileage: 68,000

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2005 VEHICLE THE FUEL MODULE MELTED WIRES THAT TRIPPED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WHICH SHUT THE CAR OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED UNDER THE HOOD. NO CRASH REPORTED. VEHICLE DID GO INTO OTHER LANES. *AK A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE FUEL MODULE BUT THE RECALL KIT WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE OLD FAULTY MODULE WITH A NEW FAULTY MODULE WHICH MEAN THAT THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE COULD STALL AGAIN. THE DEALER DOESN'T KNOW WHEN THE RECALL KIT WILL ARRIVE. *NM

Mileage: 29,400

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. IN OCTOBER 2004 THE VEHICLE QUIT. A FUSE WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $137.75. THIS AMOUNT INCLUDED THE TOWING FEE. ON 12-07-04, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY $306.00 TO HAVE ANOTHER FUSE REPLACED. THIS INCLUDED DIAGNOSTIC FEES. ON 12-14-04, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AT A COST OF $567.55. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL CAMPAIGN# 05V155000 CONCERNING THE FUEL PUMP ABOUT THREE-FOUR MONTHS AGO. THE DEALER AND GENERAL MOTORS REFUSED TO REIMBURSE THE CONSUMER FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED WORK PERFORMED BECAUSE THE RECALL HADN'T OCCURRED. THE RECALL STATED THAT THE CONSUMER WOULD BE NOTIFIED ON 10-19-05 BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS A VERY UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF TIME FOR HIM TO WAIT FOR REIMBURSEMENT. *AK (11/22/05) *SC

Mileage: 52,000

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN THAT SIMPLY WOULD NOT START. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR INCIDENTS AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP. THE MECHANIC NOTED THERE WAS AN INTERNAL FUEL PUMP LEAK. THE CONTACT PAID OUT OF POCKET FOR THE REPAIRS FOR WHICH THE MECHANIC PERFORMED. AFTER REPAIRING THE INTERNAL FUEL PUMP LEAK THERE WERE NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION LETTER PRIOR TO A NHTSA RECALL BEING ISSUED, WHEN THE CONTACT TRIED TO SEEK REIMBURSEMENT GM DENIED HIS REQUEST CITING THAT THIS VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY AND THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. GM WILL NOT REIMBURSE FOR THE REPAIRS. *AK.

Mileage: 100,000

DT: THERE IS RECALL # 05V155000 FOR THE FUEL MODULE RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY WHERE THE WIRE BREAKS THE SEAL IN THE GAS TANK. CONTACTED THE DEALER. THEY TOOK THE GAS TANK OFF AND THAT THE FUEL MODULE WAS BAD. THE WIRE GOT WARM AND CAUSED A HOLE IN THE CONNECTOR, AND FUEL VAPORS LEAKED OUT, AND ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON AUGUST 25, 2005 . THAT WAS WHY I THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER. WHEN THE GAS GOT LOW THE GAS GAUGE WOULD GO ALL THE WAY TO AND BACK TO THE ACTUAL AMOUNT OF GAS THAT WAS IN IT. *AK

Mileage: 46,000

FUEL LEAK DUE TO FUEL PUMP WIRING AND CONNECTOR. LOST 3/4 TANK OF GAS.*AK

Mileage: 70,000

I STOPPED TO GET GAS 1 MILE FROM MY HOUSE ON THE WAY TO WORK. I FILLED THE TANK AND GOT BACK IN THE CAR. WHEN I TRIED TO START THE ENGINE IT CONTINUED TO TURN OVER BUT WOULD NOT START. I TRIED 3 TIMES. A PERSON BEHIND MY 2001 SUBURBAN NOTICED GASOLINE LEAKING BENEATH THE CAR. IT INITIALLY WAS LEAKING ABOUT A 1/4 GALLON PER MINUTE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND HAZARD RESPONSE TEAM WAS CALLED. THE SPILL WAS LIMITED TO 2 GALLONS. A TOE TRUCK TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT A SHORT HAD OCCURRED INSIDE THE FUEL TANK WHICH CAUSED THE FUEL PUMP TO MELT AND LEAK TO THE ATMOSPHERE. THE SERVICE REP (TRENT) TOLD ME HE HAD NOT SEEN THIS BEFORE. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT IT WAS UNLIKELY TO CAUSE A FIRE BECAUSE IT IS IN A LOW OXYGEN ENVIRONMENT. HOWEVER, I FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH 2001 SUBURBANS ON THE INTERNET IN LESS THAN 5 MINUTES OF SEARCHING AFTER RETURNING HOME.*AK THE 2001 SUBURBAN HAS ONLY $44,000 MILES ON IT. I BELIEVE THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS INCIDENT NEEDING IMMEDIATE REMEDY FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE COST OF THE REPAIR WAS $731.01. A NEW FUEL PUMP MODULE 25315983 AND FILTER 25171792 WAS INSTALLED. COST OF PARTS ALONE WAS $441.88. THE REST WAS TAX AND LABOR. IN ADDITION I PAID TOWING COST IN THE AMOUNT OF $ 99.84.

Mileage: 44,222

WITH ENGINE RUNNING, THERE IS ALWAYS A LOUD WHINE NOISE FROM FUEL TANK. I SUSPECT MAYBE FUEL PUMP. 52000 MILES. HTTP://WWW.AUTOMOTIVEFORUMS.COM/F1451-SUBURBAN.HTML YOU SHOULD ADD "AUTOMOTIVE FORUMS" TO YOUR SOURCE LIST ON THIS WEBSITE.

Mileage: 51,000

FUEL PUMP FAILURE ON A 2001 SUBURBAN. *JB

Mileage: 62,000

THIS IS MY 2ND COMPLAINT. FIRST WAS ODI # 10088120. SINCE POSTING THAT COMPLAINT, MY FUEL PUMP HAS FAILED 2 MORE TIMES. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO RESEARCH THIS ON THE WEB, AND HAVE FOUND QUITE A NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS IN AUTOMOTIVE FORUMS ABOUT FUEL PUMPS FAILING IN SUBURBANS AND CHEVY TRUCKS FROM MANY DIFFERENT YEARS. THESE COMPLAINTS DON'T SEEM TO HAVE MADE IT TO THE NHTSA. IT ALSO SEEMS THAT ONCE THE PROBLEM ARISES, IT CONTINUES. THERE MUST BE SOME UNDERLYING DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE THAT IS CAUSING THESE PUMPS TO FAIL. I THINK IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT I WILL HAVE TO TRADE THIS CAR IN BECAUSE I CAN'T KEEP IT RUNNING, AND IT ISN'T EVEN PAID FOR YET. *NM

Mileage: 71,000

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 45 MPH AND VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE AND HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO MELTED WIRES. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BARE WIRES MELTED INSULATION ON THE FUEL PUMP IN THE GAS TANK. FAILURE DUE TO A BAD CONNECTION CAUSING HEAT. ONE WIRE MELTED INTO THE ADJACENT WIRE CAUSING THE FUSE TO BLOW WHILE EMERGED IN FUEL. *TC

GAS TANK LEAK AS DESCRIBED IN PREVIOUS REPORTED CLAIMS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT FUEL PUMP COULD CATCH ON FIRE AND MELT THE WIRES. *AK

WIRING TO FUEL PUMP INSIDE OF GAS TANK GETTING HOT ENOUGH TO MELT WIRE INSULATION AND PLASTIC CONNECTOR RESULTING IN GAS LEAK AT FUEL PUMP MODULE. HAD REPLACE FUEL PUMP MODULE, BUT ITS MY CONCERN THAT A FIRE COULD BE CAUSED BY OVERHEATED WIRES INSIDE OF FUEL TANK. *JB

Mileage: 79,000

FUEL PUMP WIRING MELTED INSIDE GAS TANK AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL AT HIGHWAY SPEED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WERE LOST MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL VEHICLE AND SAFELY GET TO THE SHOULDER. MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE PUMP OWNS AN OLDER SUBURBAN AND HAD HIS FUEL PUMP FAIL MULTIPLE TIMES UNTIL HE REPLACED IT WITH AN AFTERMARKET PUMP. *JB

Mileage: 60,000

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. ALSO FAILED TO START. THESE FAILURES WERE DUE TO DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP. WHEN THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED FUEL PUMP WASN'T HOLDING PRESSURE. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED 11 TIMES BY EIGHT DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS FOR THIS ISSUE. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED.*AK

Mileage: 24,000

AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS AT SAM'S, I DROVE DOWN TO THE SAMS STORE TO MAKE PURCHASES. WHEN I RETURNED TO MY VEHICLE, A POOL OF GAS WAS UNDERNEATH AND BESIDE MY SUBURBAN CAUSING A HUGE FIRE HAZARD. THE FIRE DEPT. WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND OFFERED TO ESCORT US TO OUR CHOICE OF REPAIR LOCATION. THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FUEL MODULE WHICH THEY SAID HAD "GONE BAD" AND CAUSED FUEL TO BE PUMPED OUT OF THE TANK. THE POSSIBLE HAZARDS TO ME AND MY FAMILY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FUEL LEAKAGE TERRIFY ME.*AK

Mileage: 43,464

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH VEHICLE LOST POWER . AS A RESULT, CONSUMER HAD TO ENGAGE THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. DEALER STATED THAT FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED.*AK

Mileage: 55,000

FUEL PUMP WIRES EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. AS A RESULT, THE FUEL TANK PRODUCED A HOLE, CAUSING LEAKAGE WHEN PUTTING IN FUEL. *AK

Mileage: 70,000

I RECENTLY HAD THE FUEL PUMP UNIT REPLACED ON MY 2001 SUBURBAN FOR THE 2ND TIME. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 2.5 YEARS OLD WITH 19,000 MILES. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM BECAUSE THE VEHICLE JUST SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND WILL NOT RESTART. THIS MOST RECENT TIME I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON THE UPSLOPE OF A HWY BRIDGE. LUCKILY I WAS NOT REAR ENDED WHILE WAITING FOR ASSISTANCE. I FEEL THERE IS SOME TYPE DEFECT IN THIS PRODUCT. I EVEN ASKED THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT THE DEALERSHIP IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND HE SAID YES. PLEASE INITIATE AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS ISSUE. TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM 2X WITHIN 2.5 YEARS IS DANGEROUS AND UNREASONABLE. I SAW THE WARRANTY PAPERS AND IT COST OVER $500 EACH TIME TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. WHEN IS IT GOING TO GO OUT NEXT? WHERE WILL I BE? AND WHO IS GOING TO PAY FOR IT WHEN THE CAR IS SOON OUT OF WARRANTY?*AK

Mileage: 18,900

FILLED TANK AND PARKED VEHICLE IN GARAGE. WHOLE HOUSE WAS PERMEATED WITH GAS FUME ODOR. FOUND A POOL OF GASOLINE BETWEEN THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT AND REAR DOORS. MECHANIC SAID THAT THE FUEL PUMP WIRE OVERHEATED AND MELTED AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK OUT.

Mileage: 45,000

2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN VIN# [XXX] DEALER REPORTED COOLANT LINE FAILURE CAUSED BY FRICTION OF METAL COOLANT LINE RUBBING AGAINST FUEL TANK. DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR AND REMOVE/REPAIR CAUSE OF LINE COMING INTO CONTACT WITH FUEL TANK. *LA INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 62,000

WHILE REFUELING VEHICLE FUEL STARTED SPILLING FROM THE FUEL TANK. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT FUEL PUMP SHORTED OUT, MELTING A SEAM, AND CAUSING THE LEAK. *AK

Mileage: 40,000

TWICE, CONSUMER NOTICED A LINE OF GAS ON THE GROUND IN PARKING LOT COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. ONCE WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL PUMP MODULE CONNECTOR AND ONCE FROM A FAULTY SEAL BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT AND THE GAS TANK. THIS PROBLEM ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE TANK WAS FULL.

Mileage: 43,000

CONSUMER STATES THE FUEL PUMP MODULE (CONNECTOR) WAS LEAKING FUEL DUE TO A FUEL PUMP WIRE THAT HAD MELTED INSIDE THE FUEL TANK. *AK GM REPLACED THE 10-AMP FUSE WITH A 20-AMP FUSE. THIS CAUSED A FUEL LEAK. CONSUMER WONDERED WHY THE FUSE DIDN'T BLOW TO PREVENT LEAKAGE. GM DID OFFER A 45/55 SPLIT BUT THE CONSUMER WOULDN'T BE INFORMED OF THE FINDINGS AFTER AN INVESTIGATION WAS COMPLETED. *PH *JB

Mileage: 44,251

THE FUEL PUMP FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN. *JB

THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED GAS LEAKING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THE ELECTRICAL OVER HEATING OF THE FUEL PUMP MODULE CAUSED THE LEAK. THE WIRES ENTERED THE FUEL TANK CHARGED AND CAUSED THE CAP TO MELT/DEFORM WHICH RESULTED IN THE LEAKAGE. *JB

Mileage: 42,000

DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP. MR CORRESPONDENCE IN REFERENCE TO A 2001 CHEVROLET SURBURBAN. *CB *JB

ON MARCH 30 MY 2001 SURBURBAN QUITE RUNNING IN THE MIDDLE OF A 6 LANE HIGHWAY IN HATTIESBURG, MS. IT WOULD NOT CRANK AGAIN AND EVEN THOUGH I KNEW I HAD PLENTY OF FUEL THE GUAGE WAS SHOWING EMPTY. I WAS TOLD THAT THE FUSE CONTROLLING THE ENTIRE FUEL OPERATION HAD BLOWN AND AFTER REPLACING IT THE DEALERSHIP IN HATTIESBURG SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANOTHER PROBLEM. YESTERDAY, APRIL 11, I WAS ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY STOPPED FOR CONSTRUCTION WHEN IT SUDDENLY QUIT RUNNING AGAIN. I HAD AN EXTRA FUSE THIS TIME BUT I HAD TO GET OUT IN THE LINE OF TRAFFIC IN ORDER TO OPEN THE HOOD AND REPLACE THE FUSE. WHEN I TRIED TO CRANK IT AGAIN THE FUSE IMMEDIATELY BLEW. THE VEHICLE AGAIN HAD TO BE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THAT A WIRE WAS BURNT AND IT CAUSED THE FUEL PUMP TO SHORT AND BLEW THE FUSE. I HAVE NOT BEEN TOLD WHY THE WIRE BURNT AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM REPORTED WITH OTHER SURBURBANS.*AK

CONSUMER SMELLED GAS IN AND OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE WITH BUBBLING SOUNDS FROM FUEL TANK. WHEN CONSUMER OPENED FUEL TANK A 12 FOOT STREAM OF FUEL SPRAYED OUT OF TANK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

FUEL TANK THREE VALVE CAP PRONGS WERE CRACKED AND CAUSED THE FUEL TO LEAK OUT. THEY WERE LOCATED ON TOP OF FUEL TANK/ UNDER, AND TO REAR OF DRIVER'S SEAT. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC REPLACED VALVE CAP.

WHILE DRIVING NOTICED A FUEL LEAK. *AK

WHEN FILLING VEHICLE WITH FUEL, FUEL BLEW BACK OUT ON CONSUMER'S HAND. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER CAN HEAR TRUCK PERCOLATING. ALSO, CAN SMELL GAS COMING FROM VEHICLE, AND IT GOES ALL THROUGH HOUSE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK