2003 Chevrolet S10 Fuel system Problems

TRUCK WAS PURCHASED 7/7/20. SEEMED TO WORK FINE, BUT STARTED NOTICING ENGINE TROUBLE ON 9/10/20. HAD ONLY DRIVEN IT ~150 MILES SINCE PURCHASE, NEVER ANY STRENUOUS DRIVING. TOOK IT IN TO GET SERVICED ON 9/21/20, WHERE SEVERAL PROBLEMS WERE SPOTTED, ONE OF WHICH IS TRACEABLE TO THE DEALER: 1) THE DISTRIBUTOR CAP WAS BEING HELD ON ONLY BY TWO ZIPTIES. THIS IS WHY IT SEEMED TO RUN FINE ON THE DATE OF PURCHASE, BUT CAUSED ENGINE MISFIRES WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OF LIGHT USE. THE DEALERSHIP NOTIFIED ME THE DAY BEFORE I PURCHASED IT THAT THE DISTRIBUTOR WAS BEING FIXED, BUT THEY FAILED TO NOTIFY ME THAT IT WASN'T FIXED PROPERLY. TRUCK NOW MISFIRES, HAS AN ARCING WIRE, AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. 2)TRUCK WAS SOLD WITH NO PARKING BRAKE, AND NO WARNING THAT IT WAS NOT INSTALLED. THIS INFORMATION HAS OMITTED WHEN I ASKED ABOUT SAFETY ISSUES BEFORE PURCHASING. NEVER NOTICED BECAUSE PHX IS SO FLAT. HAD I NEEDED TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE, NOT HAVING ONE INSTALLED IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE. 3) AN IMPACT SENSOR WAS LEFT HANGING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. A LARGE ENOUGH BUMP OR A ROCK COULD SET OFF AIRBAGS WHILE DRIVING, PUTTING MY PASSENGERS, MYSELF, AND OTHER DRIVERS AND PEDESTRIANS AT SERIOUS RISK. THIS TRUCK IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE, AND I WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF THE ISSUES THAT MADE IT UNSAFE. THE FIRST ISSUE WAS CAUSED BY A BAD REPAIR MADE BY THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE OTHER TWO NOTED ISSUES WERE NOT NOTED IN THE CARFAX OR BY THE SALESPERSON WHEN I ASKED ABOUT SAFETY ISSUES.

NHTSA ID

11360475

Incident

Sep 21, 2020

Mileage

133,998 mi

FUEL TANK LEAKING-NO IMPACT. NOTED THE FUEL TANK IS SEPARATING FROM THE FUEL FILLER NECK. PLASTIC FUEL TANK IS CRACKING WITHOUT ANY IMPACT TO THE TANK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10472838

Incident

Aug 28, 2012

Mileage

82,533 mi

I HAVE A 2003 S-10 WITH 28,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH CO2 SENSORS AND NOW IT WON'T START. IT JUST STARTED JERKING AND THE FUEL PUMP AND FILTER WORK FINE. ITS GETTING GAS AND HAS A NEW BATTERY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. IT WANTS TO START BUT IT DOESN'T. ALSO THE RADIO COMES ON WHEN I TURN IT OFF. WHAT GIVES? THIS IS MY 3RD S-10.... *TR

NHTSA ID

10263928

Incident

Mar 15, 2009

Mileage

28,000 mi

2003 CHEVROLET S-10. TRUCK DIDN'T START, DEALER REPLACE FUEL PUMP (CLOSE TO $400 ) FOR PUMP. TRUCK DOESN'T HAVE 90,000. LAST TIME I BUY CHEVROLET. *TR

NHTSA ID

10252111

Incident

Dec 8, 2008

Mileage

88,900 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET S-10. WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE REACHED 1/4 OF A TANK, IT FAILED TO GO ANY HIGHER AND CAUSED A MISCALCULATION OF THE AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT RAN OUT OF GAS ONCE BECAUSE OF THE INCORRECT READING ON THE FUEL GAUGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE SENSORS WERE CHANGED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,593 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

NHTSA ID

10217361

Incident

Oct 12, 2003

Mileage

20,000 mi

I COULDN'T GET GAS INTO IT THE VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO MY REPAIRMAN. WHICH COST 169.38 TO REPLACE THE GAS FILLER NECK. I CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD IF I HAD TAKEN IT TO THEIR AUTHORIZED DEALER THEY MAY HAVE CONSIDERED REIMBURSING ME. THEY SAID IF A RECALL COMES UP I CAN FILE TO GET MY MONEY BACK. MEANWHILE THIS TRUCK IS A 2003 WITH ONLY 37000 ON IT. ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. I SAW ON YOUR SITE THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM I HAD AND FILED A COMPLAINT. SO IF THEY HADN'T PAID FOR IT TO GET FIXED I WOULD OFF HAD A BIGGER BILL FROM A DEALERSHIP. *JB

NHTSA ID

10177197

Incident

Dec 20, 2006

Mileage

37,000 mi

DT: CONTACT STATES HE TRIED TO START VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT START. HE HAD IT TOWED AND FOUND THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AT MANUFACTURER'S EXPENSE ,AND CHARGED CONTACT FOR LABOR. MANUFACTURER SAID THEY HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL PUMP, AND OFFERED TO PAY FOR FUEL PUMP. *AK

NHTSA ID

10139857

Incident

Oct 10, 2005

Mileage

34,400 mi

GASOLINE SPIT-BACK"WHILE REFUELING. GASOLINE WILL SPIT-BACK FROM THE FILLER NECK BEFORE THE PUMP STOPS OR JUST AFTER THE PUMP STOPS. GASOLINE SPILLS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE TO THE GROUND ,AND GETS ON THE OPERATORS HANDS AND SHOES. THE FUEL TANK AND ASSOCIATED ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY IN SPRING 2004. PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED TO BE ANTI SPILL VALVE MALFUNCTION. ?SPLIT-BACK RECURRED, AND NOT RELATED TO A SPECIFIC GAS STATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

10118522

Incident

Apr 17, 2005

Mileage

100 mi

EVAP HOSE ON FUEL TANK CHEWED UP BY RODENT , WHEN 1ST HAD TRUCK IN SHOP WAS TOLD HAT SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BECAUSE FUEL CAP WAS NOT TIGHT,HAVE A FRIEND THAT WORKS AT ANOTHER CAR DEALER AND HAVE HAD THEM CLEAR CODE FOR GAS CAP,WHEN BROUGHT TO CHEVROLET DEALER LAST TIME THEY DO A SMOKE TEST AND TELL ME THE EVAP HOSE WAS CHEWED UP BY SOME KIND OF RODENT AND THET IT WOULD COST ME $1500.00 TO FIX OR MY TRUCK WOULD NEVER PASS EMISIONS THIS IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. *AK

NHTSA ID

10110643

Incident

Jan 26, 2005

Mileage

600 mi

THIS HAS JUST STARTED IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK SINCE IT WAS NEW. WHEN I TRY TO PUT GAS IN MY 2003 CHEVROLET S-10 THE GAS PUMP NOZZLE WILL KEEP CLICKING OFF NO MATTER HOW SLOW I PUMP THE GAS IN. THE LAST TWO TIMES I PUT GAS IN IT, IT WILL OVERFLOW EVEN IF THE TANK IS EMPTY. I TAKE THE NOZZLE OUT OF THE TANK AND THE GAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUBBLE OUT. I TOOK IT TO OUR MECHANIC AND HE LOOKED IT OVER AND COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG.*AK

NHTSA ID

10095983

Incident

Oct 14, 2004

Mileage

53,000 mi

PROBLEMS WITH THE NEW PURCHASE OF 2004 CHEVROLET S10.*MR WHILE DRIVING SOMETHING HIT THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE, POSSIBLY A STONE. THIS CONTACT ENTIRELY DAMAGED THE VEHICLE'S GAS TANK. THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY A MECHANIC THAT THE VEHICLE'S FUEL TANK WASN'T AN INCH OFF THE GROUND AND WAS EVEN BELOW THE FRAME OF THE CAR WITH NO PROTECTION. THE CONSUMER IS CONSUMER ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUE OF THE TANK BEING SO LOW TO THE GROUND AND NOT BEING PROTECTED BY THE FRAME. THE CONSUMER HAD TO RIDE AN HOUR AND A HALF TO OBTAIN A NEW TANK AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ONE SHE PURCHASED WAS THE LAST ONE IN THE COUNTRY. *NM

NHTSA ID

10083371

Incident

Jan 1, 1901

GAS TANK OVERFILL PROTECTION. WHEN YOU FILL THE GAS TANK ON MY 2003 CHEVY S-10 CREW CAB IT WILL NOT AUTO SHUT OFF THE PUMP LEVER BEFORE THE TANK IS TOO FULL AND GAS SPRAYS OUT AND DOWN THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK. HAPPENS ON EVERY FILL UP THAT IS NOT MANUALLY CONTROLLED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10063956

Incident

Feb 15, 2003

I PURCHASED A MODEL 2003 CHEVROLET S10 CREW CAB IN DECEMBER OF 2002. SOMETIMES WHEN I FILL THE TANK IT OVERFLOWS, RUNS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK AND MAKES A SPOT OF GASOLINE ON THE GROUND. IT HAS OVERFLOWED MANY TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK, USING BOTH THE HIGHEST AND LOWEST FILL SETTINGS ON THE FUEL PUMP NOZZLE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FUEL TANK, VENT LINES, CHARCOAL CANISTER, AND OTHER PARTS. THE CHEVROLET REGIONAL SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT CHEVROLET WILL NOT DO ANY MORE WORK ON THE TRUCK. I TRY TO FILL THE TANK WITH THE LOWEST FILL SETTING ON THE GAS NOZZLE, BUT SOMETIMES IT STILL OVERFLOWS. I AM CONCERNED IT WILL RUIN MY PAINT AND/OR BECOME A FIRE HAZARD. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS THAT CHEVROLET REDESIGNED THE FUEL TANK FOR THIS TRUCK, WHICH REMOVED THE VENT LINE THAT GOES FROM THE TANK TO THE TOP OF THE FILL PIPE. *PH

NHTSA ID

10031026

Incident

Aug 7, 2003

Mileage

30 mi

FUEL GAGE DOES NOT READ CORRECTLY. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10016537

Incident

Jan 10, 2003

Mileage

5,315 mi