1998 Chevrolet Camaro Fuel system Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET CAMARO Z28. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP FIVE TIMES WITHIN FOUR MONTHS. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE WHY THE FUEL PUMP CONTINUOUSLY FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD POTENTIALLY EXPERIENCE ELECTRICAL FAILURE, BUT THE DEALER VERIFIED THAT THIS DID NOT OCCUR. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 85,000.

NHTSA ID

10259953

Incident

Aug 15, 2008

Mileage

85,000 mi

1998 Z28: HAVE EXPERIENCED FUEL PUMP FAILURE (REPLACED BY DEALER CIRCA JUNE 99) ALSO, EXPERIENCING AN ERRATIC FUEL GAGE...READING FUEL FOR A LENGTHY PERIOD OF TIME, THEN SUDDENLY DROPS TO LESS THAN 2/3. INTERMITTENT HORN FUNCTION: COMPLETE HORN FAILURE; HOWEVER, IF YOU SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTART HORN WILL WORK. FRONT ROTOR WARPING REPEATEDLY. MANUFACTURE DENIES THERE IS A PROBLEM, SAYS DRIVER IS OVERHEATING BRAKES. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS ROTORS ARE POORLY DESIGNED. ALSO FOUND IF YOU DON'T DRIVE THROUGH WATER WHEN ROTORS ARE HOT THAT THIS WILL HELP. SLOW ACCELERATION AFTER COLD STARTUP. HOWEVER, IF YOU SHUT ENGINE DOWN AND RESTART ACCELERATION WILL BE NORMAL. *JB

NHTSA ID

10056578

Incident

Feb 5, 2004

NYLON LINE WAS PINCHED WHEN CAR WAS ASSEMBLED RESULTING IN A FUEL LEAK WHICH PROGRESSED OVER MONTHS UNTIL FUEL WAS DRIPPING ONTO PAVEMENT. LEAK WAS SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE FIRE AND A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF POLLUTION. MANUFACTURER HAD NO TSB NOR WARRANTY COVERAGE. THIS WAS A DANGEROUS FAILURE WHICH WAS DIFFICULT TO "CATCH."*AK

NHTSA ID

755705

Incident

Nov 1, 2001

FUEL LINE RUBS ON DRIVERS SIDE FRONT COIL PACK CAUSING LEAK ON EXHAUST OF ALL 98 LS1 MODELS. *AK

NHTSA ID

725028

Incident

Jul 3, 2000

THERE IS A FUEL LINE WHICH RUNS OVER THE #1 COIL PACK ON MY 1998 CAMARO Z28. THERE ARE TWO SCREWS WHICH HOLD DOWN THE #1 COIL PACK. ONE OF THE SCREWS HAS A POINTED CONE SHAPED TOP. A FUEL LINE AND AIR LINE RUN DIRECTLY OVER THIS SCREW. THERE WAS A POST ON LS1.COM NOTIFYING OWNERS OF 1998 Z28 CAMAROS OF THIS POTENTIAL DESIGN DEFECT AND FOR OWNERS TO CHECK THEIR VEHICLES FOR PREMATURE WEAR AND POSSIBLE RUPTURE OF THE FUEL LINE. I INSPECTED MY VEHICLE AND THE FUEL LINE. THE SCREW HAD WORN THROUGH THE INSULATION AND EITHER INTO THE AIR LINE OR FUEL LINE. I WENT TO SUPERIOR CHEVROLET IN SHAWNEE KANSAS AND SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AND INFORMED HIM OF THE PROBLEM. TO PROVE THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS DEFECT WE RANDOMLY SELECTED ANOTHER 1998 Z28. IT HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. HE HAD ME LEAVE MY VEHICLE THE NEXT DAY. UPON RETURNING HE SAID THE FUEL WAS INSPECTED AND THAT IT WAS OK. THE FIX WAS TO RELOCATE THE FUEL AND AIR LINE WITH A PLASTIC WIRE-TIE. I VOICED MY CONCERNS WITH FIX, BUT WAS ASSURED THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN CORRECTED. IT STILL CONCERNS ME HOWEVER, THAT THE LINES COULD HAVE BEEN INSPECTED WITHOUT REMOVING THE INSULATION FROM THE LINES TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF THE WEAR AND PENETRATION OF EITHER THE AIR LINE OR FUEL LINE. THE FUEL LINE AND AIR LINE ASSEMBLY HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I BELIEVE THAT THIS DEFECT CAN HARM THE PUBLIC BECAUSE THE DESIGN DEFECT CAN WEAR ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE FUEL LINE AND CAUSE GASOLINE TO LEAK ONTO THE HOT ENGINE, OR EXHAUST MANIFOLD, CAUSING A FIRE OR EXPLOSION, WITH THE POTENTIAL TO OBVIOUSLY BURN UP THE CAR AND ALSO HARM OR KILL PASSENGERS IN THE CAR. I WOULD HOPE THAT THE NHTSA WILL EXAMINE THIS PROBLEM AND DEMAND THAT GM ISSUE A RECALL TO CORRECT THIS MAJOR DESIGN DEFECT AND (NOT WITH A CHEAP WIRE-TIE). THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS VENUE AVAILABLE SO I CAN EXPRESS MY CONCERN. *AK

NHTSA ID

724913

Incident

Jun 27, 2000

THERE IS A FUEL LINE WHICH RUNS OVER THE #1 COIL PACK IN MY 1998 CAMARO Z28. THERE ARE TWO SCREWS WHICH HOLD DOWN THE #1 COIL PACK. ONE OF THE SCREWS HAS A CONE SHAPED TOP, AND THE FUEL LINE RUNS DIRECTLY OVER THIS SCREW. AFTER CHANGING MY SPARK PLUGS AND INSPECTING THE FUEL LINE, THE SCREW ON THE #1 COIL PACK HAS WORN THROUGH THE INSULATION AND PART OF THE FUEL LINE. I WENT TO BUD ALLAN CHEVROLET IN HAYWARD AND TALKED TO GEORGE RODRIGUEZ, A SERVICE CONSULTANT AND INFORMED HIM OF THIS PROBLEM. HE INFORMED ME THAT MY PREMIUM EXTENDED WARRANTY (FACTORY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED SINCE 36,000 MILES) DOES NOT COVER THE WORN THROUGH FUEL LINE. I BELIEVE THAT THIS MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT CAN HARM THE PUBLIC BECAUSE THE SAID SCREW CAN WEAR ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE FUEL LINE AND CAUSE GASOLINE TO LEAK ONTO A HOT COMPONENT SUCH AS THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, CAUSING A FIRE OR EXPLOSION AND HARMING OR KILLING PASSENGERS IN THE CABIN AS WELL AS BYSTANDERS AND SERIOUSLY DAMAGE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY. I HOPE THAT THE NHTSA WILL LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM AND SUGGEST THAT CHEVROLET ISSUE A RECALL TO CORRECT THIS MAJOR PROBLEM. THE LIVES OF MANY INDIVIDUALS ARE AT STAKE, AS MANY OWNERS MAY NOT KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO COMMENT ON CHEVROLET'S EXTENDED WARRANTIES WHERE THEY WOULD NOT COVER SUCH AN ITEM. I WAS EXTREMELY DISPLEASED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT MY FUEL LINE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY, WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE LOSS OF MY LIFE, THE LIFE OF MY PASSENGERS AND THE LIVES OF ANY INDIVIDUALS AROUND MY VEHICLE IF MY VEHICLE MAY CATCH FIRE OR EXPLODE WHEN THAT FUEL LINE BECOMES RUPTURED FROM A SCREW. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. *AK

NHTSA ID

724834

Incident

Jun 30, 2000

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY HIT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND VEHICLE HESITATED/STALLED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID

863095

Incident

Jul 1, 1999

ENGINE--FUEL INJECTOR.

NHTSA ID

609178

Incident

Dec 10, 1998

FUEL TANK GAUGE MALFUNCTIONING. *YC

NHTSA ID

607086

Incident

Sep 1, 1998

FUEL PUMP FAILED. NLM

NHTSA ID

605900

Incident

Dec 10, 1998