1995 Chevrolet C2500 Fuel system Problems

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. I FEEL THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10436655

Incident

Nov 17, 2011

Mileage

67,380 mi

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 1995 CHEVROLET CK2500 4 X 4 TRUCK WITH THE 6.5 LITER DIESEL ENGINE. DUE TO LIFT PUMP FAILURE, THE TRUCK DIES WITH NO WARNING. THE LIFT PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES (CURRENTLY AT REPAIR SHOP FOR THIS AGAIN). THE DEALER HAS REPLACED IT WITH A NEW LIFT PUMP SUPPOSEDLY EACH TIME, BUT I WAS NOT SHOWN OR GIVEN THE OLD LIFT PUMP. THERE IS A MAJOR SAFETY FACTOR INVOLVED WITH THIS PART FAILURE/DESIGN. THE TRUCK HAS DIED 2 OUT OF 3 TIMES IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE '95 CHEVY TRUCK IS USED TO PULL A HORSE TRAILER. I AM TO THE POINT I AM AFRAID TO PULL THE HORSE TRAILER LOADED WITH OUR HORSES WITH THIS CHEVY TRUCK. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT COULD HAPPEN WHEN YOU HAVE A TRAILER BEHIND THIS TRUCK WHEN THE LIFT PUMP STARTS GOING OUT AND YOU TRY TO STEER WITHOUT POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES, BECAUSE THE TRUCK HAS QUIT. I FOUND A GM TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN #77-63-06AB ON THE INTERNET IN REGARDS TO A "FIX" FOR THIS. THIS ARTICLE ALSO STATES THE POTENTIAL DANGER OF THIS FAILURE SUCH AS PULLING INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC OR DESCENDING A STEEP HILL AND LOSING THE USE OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. *JB

NHTSA ID

10167329

Incident

Aug 26, 2006

Mileage

105,000 mi

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH MY 1995 CHEVROLET C-2500 PICKUP WITH THE 6.5 TURBO DIESEL ENGINE. THERE IS A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW WITH THE PUMP MOUNTED DRIVER AND INJECTION PUMP. THE PUMP MOUNTED DRIVER IS MOUNTED TOM THE INJECTION PUMP AND THE HEAT FROM BOTH THE PUMP AND ENGINE IS DESTROYING THE DRIVER. WHEN THE DRIVER FAILS THE ENGINE WILL QUIT AT ANY SPEED AND YOU HAVE COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES,POWER STEERING, WAS PULLING A TRAILER LAST TIME MY PUMP DRIVER FAILED AND LUCKILY WAS NOT GOING UP OR DOWN A HILL BECAUSE I HAD TO USE THE ELECTRONIC TRAILER BRAKES TO STOP MY TRUCK INJECTION PUMP IS ALSO A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE ENGINES AND THE REPLACEMENT IS OVER 1200 DOLLARS. GM EXTENDED THE WAR FOR THESE TWO PARTS TO 11 YEARS OR 120K. UNFORTUNATELY ALMOST ALL OF THE TRUCKS WERE PAST THE WAR PERIOD DUE TO MILLAGE.THESE ARE DIESEL TRUCKS AND RACK UP A LOT OF MILES.MY TRUCK IS A 1995 BUT IS OVER THE MILEAGE LIMIT.GM NEEDS TO EXTEND THE MILLAGE PART OF THE WARR TO HELP OWNERS KEEP THEIR CARS ON THE ROAD, AND NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR GM'S DESIGN FLAW.I HAVE SPENT CLOSE TO 3000 JUST BY REPLACING THESE TWO PARTS SEVERAL TIMES.THERE ARE SEVERAL MESSAGE BOARD FOR THE 6.5L TURBO DIESEL DISCUSSING THIS ISSUE.( THEDIESELPAGE.COM,DIESELPLACE.COM) MANY VENDORS HAVE STARTED TO MAKE KITS THAT MOVE THE PUMP DRIVER OFF THE PUMP AND OUT THE ENGINE VALLEY TO A LOCATION THAT HAS MORE AIRFLOW AND INCLUDE A HEAT SINK TO HELP KEEP THE TEMPS DOWN.THIS DRIVER IS NOTHING MORE THAN 2 RESISTORS BUT COST OVER $500.*AK

NHTSA ID

10074620

Incident

Mar 8, 2004

Mileage

123,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE LOCKED UP,EMITTING WHITE SMOKE. MECHANIC STATED THAT FUEL PUMP DUMPED A LOT OF FUEL INTO THE BLOCK , CAUSING THE ENGINE TO LOCK UP.*AK

NHTSA ID

859450

Incident

Mar 15, 2000

FUEL INJECTION PUMP FAIL DUE TO DESIGN DEFECT.

NHTSA ID

541476

WHILE DRIIVNG VEHICLE FAULTY FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM CAUSED ENGINE TO QUIT, FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM HAS BEEN REPLACED 6 TIMES, BUT PROBLEM REMAINS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK ALSO THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. *JB

NHTSA ID

825964

SOMETIMES VEHICLE SURGES WHILE SITTING AT STOP SIGN OR GOING UNDER 1000 RPMS, BUT MOST OF THE TIME IT LOSES POWER WHILE TRAVELING AT 50-75 MPH.

NHTSA ID

534900

Incident

Dec 22, 1997

FUEL INJECTION PUMP FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

531343

THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED OUT BECAUSE THE FUEL INJECTION PUMP WENT OUT. DEALER HAS FIXED 4 TIMES. *AK

NHTSA ID

821179

FUEL INJECTION PUMP FAILED.

NHTSA ID

526791

Incident

Mar 19, 1996

WHEN TRAVELING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FUEL INJECTION PUMP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

819994

Incident

Aug 1, 1997

ENGINE STALLS AT HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS. DEALER REPLACED FUEL INJECTION PUMP 3 TIMES OUT OF 6 VISITS, STILL STALLING. *AK

NHTSA ID

812829

WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK DIES. *AK CONSUMER STATES STALLING PROBLEM IS DUE TO THE DIESEL FUEL SYSTEMS IN ALL LIGHT DUTY GM PICKUPS, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, CRANK CASE REGULATOR, INJECTOR PUMP, AND AN OIL LEAK WAS FOUND. TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. *SLC

NHTSA ID

802584

Incident

Dec 15, 1995