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 1994 Chevrolet Silverado 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
A ROCK FELL FROM THE MOUNTAINS WHILE DRIVING AND HIT THE FUEL TANK. GASOLINE STARTED LEAKING FROM THE TANK. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
SINCE 1994 FOUR FUEL INJECTOR PUMPS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN THIS CHEVROLET 1 TON DIESEL PICKUP, IN JULY 2002 WE WERE TOLD BY CHEVROLET THAT IT NEEDS ANOTHER ONE. SINCE IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY THEY WOULD NOT PAY THE $2000.00 TO REPAIR IT. IT'S THE SAME CONTINUOUS PROBLEM SINCE PPURCHASE IN 1994.*AK
WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON, AND WILL LOSE CRUISE CONTROL. VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER HAS REPLACED PUMP SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS.*AK WHEN THE CRUISE DISENGAGES THE VEHICLE SLOWS ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT FROM THE VEHICLE IN THE BACK. THE FUEL PUMP SOLENOID HAS BEEN REPLACED. THERE WAS AN INJECTOR PUMP FAILURE. IT WAS REPLACED. CONSUMER FEELS THE VEHICLE IS GIVING POOR FUEL MILEAGE. SERVICE MAN SAYS THIS IS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE. THERE WAS A NOISE IN THE REAR END IN WHICH THE RING AND PINION BEARINGS WERE REPLACED. *JG
INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT AND DIE WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS REPAIRED FUEL PUMP AND THE PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. CHEVROLET HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THESE VEHICLES AND THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRING THE FAULTY FUEL PUMP, IN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY LETTER C00064, IT STATES THAT IF THE PUMP WAS REPAIRED OR REPLACED WITH LESS THAN 120000 MILES OR BEFORE 11 YEARS, CONSUMER SHOULD SEEK REIMBURSEMENT FROM DEALER. CONSUMER ALSO HAD REGULATER REPLACED. *AK *SLC
FUEL INJ. PUMP FAILED WHEN ONLY 900 MI. REPL. UNDER WARRANTY,ENGINE HAS EITHER STOPPED RUNNING OR WILL NOT RUN ABOVE IDLE PROBABLY 50 OR MORE TIMES SINCE NOV 1999 . WHEN ENGINE STOPS , YOU LOSE ALL STEERING & BRAKES (BAD NEWS ON TWO LANE ROAD WITH LOADED TRAILER) . DEALER REPLACED FUEL LIFT PUMP , DIDNOT FIX PROBLEM NOW WARRANTY IS OUT . G.M. HAS KNOWN THAT THE ELECTRONIC ( FLY BY WIRE) INJ. PUMP HAS PROBLEMS WHY DONT THEY FIX THE PROBLEM?FALL S. *AK
THE VEHICLE ONLY GETS 12 MILES TO THE GALLON CITY DRIVING AND 15 MILES PER GASLLON ON THE HIGHWAY. NLM
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, TRAVELING 65MPH, ALL OF SUDDEN VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. CONTACTED DEALER WHO SAID THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FUEL INJECTION PUMP FLAKING, AND GETTING INTO THE RETURN LINES OF FUEL TANK WHICH PUMPED THROUGH OTHER LINES AND PLUGGED THEM UP. IT WOULD COST ABOUT 3,000 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. *AK
IT DIES GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT ANY SPEED, OR PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAYS, OR AT INTERSECTIONS. NO ACCIDENTS YET, IT IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. THE PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES, AND NOW OUT OF WARRANTY, THEY SAY NOTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT, WE WILL JUST HAVE TO PAY OURSELVES. IT HAS BEEN A CONTINUED PROBLEM, AND FEEL THE COMPANY SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM AGAIN BEFORE SOMEONE GETS BADLY HURT OR IS KILLED. SINCE THERE IS NO WARNING, AND CAN DIE, JUST LIKE YOU ARE TURNING THE ENGINE OFF. PLEASE HELP. WE WANTED THIS NOTE ON RECORD BEFORE SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS. WE CAN NOT AFFORD TO BUY A NEW OR DIFFERENT TRUCK, OR AFFORD TO KEEP REPLACING THESE PUMPS. *AK
THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN OUR FAMILY SINCE IT WAS NEW, ORIGINALLY OWNED BY MY FATHER. ONE OF THE MAJOR CONCERNS WHEN PURCHASING THE DIESEL ENGINE FOR THIS VEHICLE WAS WHETHER OR NOT WE WERE GOING TO ENCOUNTER COSTLY REPAIRS DOWN THE ROAD. THE FIVE YEAR/100,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THE ENGINE AND ITS COMPONENTS WAS TAUNTED HEAVILY BY THE SALESPERSON, GIVING US THE IMPRESSION THAT CHEVROLET REALLY STOOD BY THIS ENGINE. THUS, IT WAS PURCHASED, AND OH WHAT A MISTAKE WE MADE. I JUST RETRIEVED MY VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER AFTER PAYING NEARLY $1600.00 TO HAVE THE THIRD AFTER MARKET FUEL INJECTION PUMP INSTALLED. THE PUMP SUDDENLY DECIDED TO QUIT WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING 68 MPH ON INTERSTATE 71 IN COLUMBUS, OHIO. DURING THIS SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE LANE, I ENCOUNTERED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING, A LOSS OF POWER BRAKES, AND A SUDDEN URGE TO NAVIGATE MY VEHICLE TO THE BERM. ALL WHILE TRYING TO MAINTAIN MY SENSES AND AVOID A COLLISION. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN TRAVELING AT THIS RATE OF SPEED AND SUDDENLY LOST YOUR ABILITY TO STEER AND BRAKE, BUT I MUST SAY IT WAS NOT A PLEASANT EXPERIENCE. NOR WAS IT THE PRIOR TWO TIMES THAT THE FUEL INJECTION PUMP WENT OUT. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD PUMPS REPLACED AT 9660 MILES ON 1-25-95, AT 13555 MILES ON 8-16-95, AND NOW AT 55835 MILES ON 10-01-99. I HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH VARIOUS CHEVROLET REPRESENTATIVES AT THE CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER IN TROY, MICHIGAN, AND THEY DO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, HOWEVER, THEY ARE REFUSING TO PAY THE COST OF THIS REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE AGE HAS GONE BEYOND THE FIVE YEAR POINT BY TEN MONTHS. THEY ALSO CONTINUE TO REPLACE THIS PART WITH, NOT A NEW REDESIGNED PUMP, BUT RATHER A REBUILT PUMP THAT I CAN BE ASSURED OF REPLACING IN AN UNCOMFORTABLY NOT SO DISTANT FUTURE. IT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BY CHEVROLET PERSONNEL WHO AT THIS TIME WILL REMAIN UNNAMED, THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM OF A GRAND SCALE AND INCLUDES EVERY 6.5 LITER TURBO DIESEL ENGINE GENERAL MOTORS HAS BUILT SINCE 1994.
WHEN STARTING UP THE VEHICLE THE FUEL PUMP WENT COMPLETELY OUT. CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR REPAIR SERVICE AND DID'T GET ANY ANSWER. *AK
THE FUEL LINE THAT COMES FROM THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM TO THE FUEL TANK (BETWEEN THE FIREWALL AND THE FLOOR PAN) HAS BEEN CUT BY A SHARP PIECE OF METAL, WHICH CAUSES THE FUEL TO RUN OUT. BOTH FUEL LINES HAS BEEN REPLACED BY OWNER.
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