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 2000 Chevrolet S10 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 29 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.
The 25 most recent of 29, in the owner's own words
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET S10. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR WAS NOTICED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED A LEAK FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 262,870.
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM OUR LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER ON 10/04/2014. I FILLED THE FUEL TANK ON 10/06/2014 AND DROVE IT TO MY RESIDENCE (ABOUT 15 MILES.) WHEN I GOT HOME, I NOTICED THERE WAS A STREAK OF A LIQUID ON MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I WAS BACKING INTO MY GARAGE. I GOT OUT OF MY TRUCK AND NOTICED A FUEL SMELL AND GOT A TROUBLE LIGHT TO SEE IF I COULD DETERMINE THE SOURCE. IT WAS RUNNING OUT BELOW THE FUEL TANK. I THEN TOOK MY FLOOR JACK AND JACKED UP THE VEHICLE SO I COULD GET A BUCKET UNDER IT TO CATCH THE FUEL THAT WAS RUNNING ON TO THE FLOOR. I COLLECTED ABOUT 1 1/2 GALLONS. I CALLED THE DEALER THE NEXT MORNING AND THEY SAY I AM OBLIGATED TO PAY TO REPAIR THE TRUCK. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET S10. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. UPDATED 11/20/14*LJ..UPDATED 11/24/14 *BF UPDATED 05/4/02015 *JS UPDATED 08/30/2017*CT
IT JUST STALLED AND THE RADIO KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF ONCE IN A WHILE, ALSO THE TIRES KEEP GOING FLAT ON ME AND I PUT FIX A FLAT IN THEM AND THEY STILL DO THE SAME. ELECTRIC PROBLEM I THINK IT MIGHT BE THE RELAY NOT SURE. BUT IT HAS ELECTRIC PROBLEMS. *TR
FUEL SENDER UNIT GIVES INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL,INDICATES > 3/4 TANK WHEN EMPTY. *TR
I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY S-10, 4.3 LITER WITH 69300 MILES ON IT. THE ENGINE ON THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT WANT TO TURN OVER AND RUN. I 'VE HAD THIS HAPPEN ON 5 OCCASIONS WITHIN THE PAST MONTH. I KNOW IT IS A GAS PROBLEM GETTING TO THE CARBURETOR SINCE I HAVE SPLASHED A LITTLE GAS OR STARTING FLUID IN THE CARBURETOR TO SEE IF THE ENGINE WILL FIRE UP. THE ENGINE DOES START BUT SHUTS DOWN BECAUSE OF A LACK OF FUEL TO KEEP IT RUNNING. I HAVE REPLACE FUEL FILTER 2 TIMES, MAP SENSOR AND HAVE RECENTLY READ THAT GM USED A SOCK STRAINER ON THE FUEL PUMP THAT TENDS TO GET CLOGGED UP. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT GM HAS RESOLVED THIS PROBLEM WITH A DIFFERENT STYLE OF STRAINER. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS SINCE THE LAST TIME MY ENGINE FAILED I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY CLEVELAND, OHIO INTERSTATE (I-77 BY PERSHING AVE EXIT RAMP). I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO TURN THE ENGINE OVER. I HAVE SEEN CARS ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE GET HIT AND CONCERNED FOR MY OWN SAFETY AND HEALTH IF THIS SHOULD OCCUR AGAIN. I BELIEVE SINCE GM HAS AND HAS KNOWLEDGE OF THIS DEFECT ON THEIR PART THAT THEY SHOULD RECALL ALL VEHICLES THAT USE OR USED THIS TYPE OF STRAINER ON THE FUEL PUMP UNIT. IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS IRRESPONSIBLE ACTION ON GM TO HAVETHE VEHICLES THAT ARE ON THE ROAD WITH THE PROBLEM FUEL PUMP STAINER. *TR
MY 2000 S10 WOULD NOT START LAST WEEK. HAD IT TOWED TO GARAGE. FIGURED IT WAS FUEL PUMP. IT WAS, BUT UPON INSPECTION, THE FUEL TANK WAS RUSTED OUT ALONG WITH THE BANDS HOLDING THE TANK ON. PAID $1,000.74 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. *TR
FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO REGISTER. INTERMITTENT OPERATION,WRONG READING,FAILED ALL TOGETHER. NOTHING. TOO EXPENSIVE. *AK
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, BUT STALLED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO DETERMINED THE FUEL INJECTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
ON 9-18-2004 FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AFTER I WAS LEFT STUCK IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC THE NIGHT BEFORE. ON 9-23-2005 FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AFTER COMPLAINED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE BOUNCES UP AND DOWN. THEY THEN REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP BUT I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR REPAIR BECAUSE I WAS 6 DAYS BEYOND WARRANTY. ON 3-1-06 WHILE AT THE DEALERSHIP IN VA THE CAR WOULD NOT START YET AGAIN DUE TO THE FUEL PUMP AND I HAD TO FIND YET ANOTHER WAY HOME. *NM
DT: THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER HAS HAD IT TWICE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THIS HAPPENED FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND WAS INTERMITTENT. IT STARTED ON AUGUST 1, 2005. NO WARNING GIVEN, IT JUST QUIT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER AND THE FUEL PUMP.*AK
WHILE MAKING A FULL STOP ON OCCASION , AND THEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, I HAVE HAD NO POWER AS IF IT IS FUEL STARVATION. HAVE REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER WHICH IS OVER PRICED FOR THE SECOND TIME. UPON INSPECTION OF THE FUEL FILTER, A BLACK SUBSTANCE SEEMS TO BE BLOCKING THE FUEL FILTER FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IT MUST BE COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK OR A FUEL LINE. AFTER RECENTLY REPLACING THE FILTER AND MAKING A QUICK STOP AND BACKING RAPIDLY, I EXPERIENCE THE SAME POWER FAILURE. TURNING OFF THE TRUCK AND RESTARTING SEEMS TO HELP MOMENTARILY. *NM
TRUCK WOULDN'T START AND WOULD OFTEN STALL AFTER IT FINALLY STARTED. ACTED LIKE IT HAD NO FUEL IN TANK. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP SYSTEM TWICE, WHICH WAS VERY COSTLY.
2000 S-10 EXTREME SUDDENLY CUTS OFF AND WILL NOT START AGAIN EVEN THOUGH TANK IS FULL. 2 MECHANICS SAY IT IS FUEL SENDING UNIT INSIDE GAS TANK. GREAT EXPENSE TO REPLACE. RESEARCHING ON WEB FIND MANY, MANY OTHER S-10 OWNERS WITH EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM
I WAS DRIVING WHEN VEHICLE ENGINE JUST STOPPED. NO WARNING AT ALL. I WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE TRAFFIC LANES SAFELY. I WAS LUCKY THAT THE TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AT THAT TIME. THE VEHICLE IS A 2000 CHEVROLET S10 PICKUP WITH ONLY 41000 MILES. INITIAL PROBLEM WAS THE FUEL PUMP ACCORDING TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER. SINCE THIS HAPPENED TO ME I'VE HEARD OF TWO OTHER CHEVY PICKUPS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE ENGINE STALLED. TECHNICIAN SERVICED VEHICLE AND REPLACED FUEL PUMP. *AK
VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS OFF OR ON ONE OCCASION WILL NOT START I SUSPECT A FUEL PUMP OR FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM INTERMITTENT FAULT. *LA
I PURCHASED A 2000 CHEVROLET S10 IN JANUARY 2001. THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT IN FEBRUARY 2001. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND ALERTED ME THAT THERE WERE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL PUMPS ON THESE VEHICLES. MY TRUCK WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY WITH ONLY 18,000 MILES ON IT. I CURRENTLY HAVE 101,000 MILES ON IT AND AFTER THE FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT I HAVE NOT HAD ANY TROUBLE WITH THE FUEL PUMP. THERE IS A REAL PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMPS IN THESE VEHICLES. *AK
EMAIL FWD FM FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION FM MAURICE TWITCHELL(WA) RE THE DEFECTIVE GAS FILTER IN HIS 2000 S-10 CHEVROLET PICKUP.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, WITH A HALF A TANK OF GAS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY QUIT RUNNING AS IF IT WERE OUT OF GAS. THE VEHICLE STARTED AFTER SITTING FOR A FEW MINUTES. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND AFTER IT WAS INSPECTED, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE FUEL PUMP AND GAS FILTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER DISAGREED AND STATED THE PROBLEM WAS THE FILTER IN THE GAS TANK, THE FILTER BENDS UP SO THE PUMP SUCKS AIR INSTEAD OF PUMPING GAS. THE CONSUMER FIXED THE GAS FILTER HIMSELF AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM AGAIN. *JB *CB
I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY S10 PICKUP WITH 15,000 MILES ON IT. THESE VEHICLES ARE MADE TO RUN ON GAS OR ETHANOL. CHEVY PUT AN EXPERIMENTAL LINING INTO THE GAS TANK TO PREVENT CORROSION BY THE ETHANOL. THIS LINING FLAKES OFF INTO THE GAS, CAUSING STAGGERING AND STALLING WHILE DRIVING. REQUESTS FOR A NEW GAS TANK HAVE BEEN REFUSED BY GMC, ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE IS NOW IN FOR WHAT WILL PROBABLY BE THE THIRD TANK AND FUEL SYSTEM CLEANING. IT TOOK A LETTER FROM THE CT STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE TO GET AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO BE ON THE ROAD WITH THIS GAS TANK ON IT, AND SINCE THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER THAT TOWED IT IN LAST NIGHT COULD ACCURATELY DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM WITHOUT DRIVING IT, I SHOULD THINK THAT THERE ARE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF UNSAFE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. I FEEL IT IS ONLY PRESSURE FROM YOUR OFFICE THAT WILL FORCE GMC TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES FOR GAS TANK REPLACEMENT BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED WHEN THEIR VEHICLE DIES AS THEY ARE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I DO NOT KNOW HOW MANY YEARS IF VEHICLES RECEIVED THESE GAS TANKS, BUT IF EVER A PROBLEM WARRANTED YOUR ATTENTION, I THINK THIS ONE DOES. *LA
FAULTY FUEL PUMP UNIT. I DRIVE A 2000 CHEVROLET S-10 PICKUP WITH LESS THAN 51,000 MILES. I JUST RECENTLY HAD THE FUEL PUMP UNIT REPLACED FOR AROUND $830., WHICH INCLUDED THE NECESSARY TOWING. MY MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY AND TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE REPLACING THESE FUEL PUMP UNITS LEFT AND RIGHT. HE SAID THAT IT APPEARS TO BE A REAL PROBLEM WITH LATER MODEL GM VEHICLES. HE HAD ANOTHER VEHICLE IN HIS SHOP AT THE SAME TIME, AND IT HAD ONLY 46,000 MILES ON IT. MY MECHANIC ALSO SAID THAT THESE UNITS SHOULD NOT BE FAILING LIKE THEY ARE, AND THAT GM HAS A REAL PROBLEM UNIT HERE.*AK
THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHEN THE FUEL LEVEL WAS BELOW 3/8 OF A TANK (RELATED TO INVESTIGATION PE 02-066). *NLM
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. CONTACTED DEALER. MRAFTER THREE FAILURES THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AT ALL. *JG
DEBRIS FROM FREEWAY HIT PLASTIC FUEL TANK CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE AS THERE IS NO FRONT SIDE PROTECTION.*AK
WHILE DRIVING A OBJECT PUNCTURED THE GAS TANK, THE TANK IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND HAS NO SAFE GUARDS OR PROTECTION, CONSUMER BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY/FIRE HAZARD. NLM
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