Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | |||
| 06/12/1995 | |||
| The gasoline vapors are being sucked into the passenger compartment and making passengers sick. please describe. *ak | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY | |||
| 11/08/1999 | 1 | 07/01/1995 | |
| The fuel pump in tank appears to have overheated causing the connection plug to overheat and melt the connector and wire. this vehicle is a police patrol car and was in being driven in regualr service when it began to stall. the officer restarted tha car sveral times as he drove it back to the station. our repair shop drove the car into the service bay and performed regular diagostic service. the fuel pressure was tested at 70 lbs. chevrolet spec is 41 to 47 lbs. we pulled the pump and found the pump powere wire and plug melted. our concern is that this wire being submersed inside the fuel tank could have caused an explosion if the fuel level had been low. the heat generated from this problem area should have caused an interuption in power to the pump before the wire and connector were hot enough to melt. we are calling in all caprices to inspect this problem. | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY - FUEL PUMP | |||
| 04/18/2001 | 1 | 09/01/1995 | |
| Fuel pump failure caused stall at highway speed, although the fuse was blown, wiring harness melted at the fuel pump and tank sending unit suggesting lethal concerns for safety. *ak | |||
| 03/09/2001 | 1 | 10/01/1999 | |
| Wiring harness to fuel pump (inside fuel tank)somehow shorted out causing wiring to get hot enough to melt the wire insulation and plastic connectors,which attach to the fuel pump.*ak | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | |||
| Vehicle experiences uncontrollable idling which results in excessive pressure to brakes. dealers states meets specifications. please describe details. *ak | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY | |||
| 07/17/2002 | 2 | 08/01/2095 | |
| Fuel leak at tank first occurred april 22 this year. fuel level sender seal replaced. may !7 fuel level sender defective, fuel leak. replaced fuel tank, sending unit seal, fuel pump. today-july 18, massive fuel leak at tank with gasoline puddling under car while engine idling. 20 minutes of idling caused over 1 gallon of fuel to be expelled from tank. inspection shows possible defect in fuel vapor recovery system causing excess fuel tank pressure, sufficient to cause fuel tank seal failure where sending unit mounts to tank. this is a very serious problem. a discarded cigarette could cause fuel vapors to ignite. this leak will continue to occur until source of excessive fuel tank pressure can be determined. it may be the result of failure to maintain fuel vapor recovery system or a component failure. if so, why should a failure result in massive fuel leakage? this is a problem with life threatening potential and should receive your highest priority in follow up.*ak | |||
| 03/20/2002 | 1 | 01/01/1995 | |
| Connector in fuel tank is deteriorating, fuel pump connector failed, the insulation on the wire melted, arcing at the connector leaving a carbon trail. *jg *ak | |||