Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1999 Chevrolet S10 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
1999 CHEVROLET S10. CONSUMER STATES THAT HE HAD A FUEL PUMP REPLACED AFTER THE ORIGINAL FAILED. THE REPLACEMENT PART FAILED AFTER LESS THAN A YEAR. *KB THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE SECOND FUEL PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE SECOND DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP.*JB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET S10. WHILE DRIVING UP AN INCLINE AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD BEGIN TO STALL AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STALLING WAS CAUSED BY A FUEL INJECTION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 107,139.
NOTICED GAS GAUGE WAS DROPPING TO EMPTY WHEN I HAD A FULL TANK OF GAS. KEPT AN EYE ON IT AND THE PROBLEM BECAME WORSE. NOW MY GAS GAUGE DOES NOT READ AT ALL. I CAN BE ON EMPTY AND IT READS THAT I HAVE MORE THAN A HALF TANK LEFT. SEVERLY TIMES I HAVE ALMOST RUN OUT OF GAS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. I KNOW HAVE TO WATCH MY MILEAGE AND DETERMINE WHEN I NEED TO GET GAS.
THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED TWICE WITHIN EIGHT MONTHS. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GAS AND LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE OF FAILURES IN THE GAS GAUGE AND FUEL PUMP SYSTEM. GAS GAUGE FAILED TO READ THE CORRECT FUEL LEVEL IN TANK. THIS FAILURE ALSO CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FAIL STATE INSPECTION.*AK *MR
VEHICLE REFUSED TO START. IT WOULD TURN OVER JUST FINE BUT THE ENGINE REFUSED TO FIRE. SPENT 2 DAYS TRYING TO FIRE THE ENGINE. HAD TO GET VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE DEALERSHIP, THE ENGINE FIRED RIGHT UP. THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM & AFTER COMPLETING DIAGNOSTICS FOUND NO REASON FOR THE FAILURE. *NLM
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER SMELT GAS FUMES. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE SERVICE BY THE DEALERSHIP WHO INDICATED THAT THE FUEL LINE IS RUBBING AGAINST THE TRANSMISSION OR FRAME OF THE VEHICLE , THAT CAUSE A HOLE IN THE FUEL LINE, WHICH RESULTED IN A FUEL LEAK. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS
GAS GAUGE DID NOT SHOW PROPER AMOUNT OF FUEL IN TANK, EXAMPLE: JUST FILLED TANK AND GAUGE SHOWED 1/4 OR 1/2 TANK. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE FOUR TIMES, AND COULD NOT EFFECTIVELY REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FIRE, IT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A FAULTY FUEL LINE, CLAIM 06-5384-812. *SLC
PREVIOUS COMPLAINT OF NO START CONDITION-DEALER SUGGESTS NEW FUEL PUMP AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF 1000.00. I HAVE DETERMINED THAT FIX RELATES TO A FAULTY GAS CAP. IT PUTS THE FUEL SYSTEM IN A DEEP VACUUM ON A HOT OR WARM RESTART, THIS PART COST 6.60 AT THE LOCAL PARTS STORE. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THE DEALER OVERLOOKED THIS AND CHARGED ME 72.00 FOR A FUEL PRESSURE TEST AND THEN TRIED TO SELL ME A 1000.00 JOB BY SHOTGUNNING IN A PART! *AK
TRUCK REFUSES TO START WHEN ENGINA/OUTSIDE TEMP IS WARM-DEALER STATES FUEL PUMP NOT PUTTING OUT SUFFICIENT FLOW-CAR WILL START 10 MINUTES AFTER FAILED ATTEMPT-DEALER WANTS APPROX.1000.00 DOLLARS TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP ON THIS VEHICLE, WITH NO GUARANTEES THIS IS THE PROBLEM.PRBLEM IS SIMILAR TO OTHERS FOUND ON YOUR COMPLAINT POSTS. *AK
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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