Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY - PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES | ||||||||||||||||
| 07E021000 | DELPHI | E (Equipment) | 742 | 04/27/2007 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 03/12/2007 | 03/12/2007 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain delphi fuel pressure regulators, p/nos. fp10020-11b1, fp10026-11b1, and fp10027-11b1, sold after january 9, 2007, as aftermarket equipment for various passenger vehicles listed above. the universal pressure regulators (upr) were produced without an o'ring and retainer. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Fuel may leak, possibly resulting in a fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Delphi will notify owners and replace the upr free of charge. the recall began on april 23, 2007. owners can contact delphi at 877-411-8770. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to aftermarket delphi fuel pressure regulators and has no relation to any original equipment installed by general motors.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | |||||
| 031103 | 03/11/2003 | 10001904 | Complaints that are root caused to the fuel module and complaints of gauge accuracy that are root caused to the fuel level sensor. *tt *jb | 07/25/2003 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | |||
| 01/15/2012 | |||
| This is the second time i am having this problem...the same problem everyone else is having....car wont start due to anti theft issue....luckily my car was in a parking lot at a grocery store. this really needs to be addressed by gm because everyone i know is aware and if i am injured in an accident because this fails while driving - i will find a very good lawyer and collect all the other complainers online for this same issue and file a class action lawsuit - there are plenty enough to do so....this is getting rediculous. how many people have to die before gm steps up and actually fixes the problem? they recalled for the cruise control accelerator and while i did respond and take my car in they told me mine was not an issue...only to discover a year later it is an issue...i just deal with it like i will this one i guess....unbelievable that no one cares except the family members of the people driving these 23k dollar vehicles....i cant sell the car because everyone out there knows about this problem and i would be selling a lemon....now what? | |||
| 12/01/2011 | 110000 | ||
| I bought a chevy malibu new in 2003. i never knew it had any anti theft device. three weeks ago the anti theft light came on. i ignored it. after a few days the car would not start. the engine started to run but sputtered out. i looked in the instruction manual that came with the car. it says if the anti theft light comes on (for no reason) turn ignition to on position wait ten minutes turn car off and the car will start. i followed instructions and car started. same thing happened again yesterday. i followed instructions and car runs again. problem i have is why would the anti theft system be activated for no reason? chevy knew this happens and this is why they have it written up in the instruction manual. if the anti theft system is faulty ie comes on for no reason and prohibits the car from starting, chevy should not have installed it in the first place. | |||
| 09/14/2011 | 62300 | ||
| Car will not start fuel pump shuts down, car thinks it is being broken into. have to sit in car for 10 minutes with key in ignition to override system. has happened 4 stimes in last month. also, fuel pump shut down while driving on parkway- lucky to get to side of road without an accident. by the way, new fuel pump and module replaced at 60,000 so that is not the issue.. how many people need to get into accidents or die before the nhtsa gets involved and makes chevy do the right thing and replace this ignitiions and passlock parts that are defective!!!! oh, and they got a bail out- but the consumers dont get any and have to continute to pay them for repairs that they caused in the first place gm makes an astronomical amount of money on these repairs. i hope the nhtsa gets a share of that money because you certainly arent interested in correcting the situation. how many years and tens of thousands of complaints does it take??????? | |||
| 10/02/2011 | 80000 | ||
| My 2003 chevy malibu would not start. i learned that the reason it would not start was due to the theft system pass lock. somehow the theft system was triggered and cut the fuel supply to the engine. i did what the manual said and waited 10 minutes with the key in the on position. the car started after that; however two weeks later, the car does the same thing. the process is repeated to reset the theft system. but now i wonder how many more times this problem will occur and why hasn't anything been done about a recall. over 30 incidents have reported online at http://www.carcomplaints.com/chevrolet/malibu/2003/ so why hasn't there be a recall for this problem!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i am sure that more people have had problems with this they just have not reported it. this problem is very inconvenient and you never know when your car is actually going to start. something needs to be done!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | |||
| 09/14/2011 | 62300 | ||
| Car will not start fuel pump shuts down, car thinks it is being broken into. have to sit in car for 10 minutes with key in ignition to override system. has happened 4 stimes in last month. also, fuel pump shut down while driving on parkway- lucky to get to side of road without an accident. by the way, new fuel pump and module replaced at 60,000 so that is not the issue.. how many people need to get into accidents or die before the nhtsa gets involved and makes chevy do the right thing and replace this ignitiions and passlock parts that are defective!!!! oh, and they got a bail out- but the consumers dont get any and have to continute to pay them for repairs that they caused in the first place gm makes an astronomical amount of money on these repairs. i hope the nhtsa gets a share of that money because you certainly arent interested in correcting the situation. how many years and tens of thousands of complaints does it take??????? | |||
| 10/02/2011 | 80000 | ||
| My 2003 chevy malibu would not start. i learned that the reason it would not start was due to the theft system pass lock. somehow the theft system was triggered and cut the fuel supply to the engine. i did what the manual said and waited 10 minutes with the key in the on position. the car started after that; however two weeks later, the car does the same thing. the process is repeated to reset the theft system. but now i wonder how many more times this problem will occur and why hasn't anything been done about a recall. over 30 incidents have reported online at http://www.carcomplaints.com/chevrolet/malibu/2003/ so why hasn't there be a recall for this problem!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i am sure that more people have had problems with this they just have not reported it. this problem is very inconvenient and you never know when your car is actually going to start. something needs to be done!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | |||
| 09/14/2011 | 62300 | ||
| Car will not start fuel pump shuts down, car thinks it is being broken into. have to sit in car for 10 minutes with key in ignition to override system. has happened 4 stimes in last month. also, fuel pump shut down while driving on parkway- lucky to get to side of road without an accident. by the way, new fuel pump and module replaced at 60,000 so that is not the issue.. how many people need to get into accidents or die before the nhtsa gets involved and makes chevy do the right thing and replace this ignitiions and passlock parts that are defective!!!! oh, and they got a bail out- but the consumers dont get any and have to continute to pay them for repairs that they caused in the first place gm makes an astronomical amount of money on these repairs. i hope the nhtsa gets a share of that money because you certainly arent interested in correcting the situation. how many years and tens of thousands of complaints does it take??????? | |||
| 10/02/2011 | 80000 | ||
| My 2003 chevy malibu would not start. i learned that the reason it would not start was due to the theft system pass lock. somehow the theft system was triggered and cut the fuel supply to the engine. i did what the manual said and waited 10 minutes with the key in the on position. the car started after that; however two weeks later, the car does the same thing. the process is repeated to reset the theft system. but now i wonder how many more times this problem will occur and why hasn't anything been done about a recall. over 30 incidents have reported online at http://www.carcomplaints.com/chevrolet/malibu/2003/ so why hasn't there be a recall for this problem!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i am sure that more people have had problems with this they just have not reported it. this problem is very inconvenient and you never know when your car is actually going to start. something needs to be done!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | |||
| 09/14/2011 | 62300 | ||
| Car will not start fuel pump shuts down, car thinks it is being broken into. have to sit in car for 10 minutes with key in ignition to override system. has happened 4 stimes in last month. also, fuel pump shut down while driving on parkway- lucky to get to side of road without an accident. by the way, new fuel pump and module replaced at 60,000 so that is not the issue.. how many people need to get into accidents or die before the nhtsa gets involved and makes chevy do the right thing and replace this ignitiions and passlock parts that are defective!!!! oh, and they got a bail out- but the consumers dont get any and have to continute to pay them for repairs that they caused in the first place gm makes an astronomical amount of money on these repairs. i hope the nhtsa gets a share of that money because you certainly arent interested in correcting the situation. how many years and tens of thousands of complaints does it take??????? | |||
| 10/02/2011 | 80000 | ||
| My 2003 chevy malibu would not start. i learned that the reason it would not start was due to the theft system pass lock. somehow the theft system was triggered and cut the fuel supply to the engine. i did what the manual said and waited 10 minutes with the key in the on position. the car started after that; however two weeks later, the car does the same thing. the process is repeated to reset the theft system. but now i wonder how many more times this problem will occur and why hasn't anything been done about a recall. over 30 incidents have reported online at http://www.carcomplaints.com/chevrolet/malibu/2003/ so why hasn't there be a recall for this problem!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i am sure that more people have had problems with this they just have not reported it. this problem is very inconvenient and you never know when your car is actually going to start. something needs to be done!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | |||
| 07/07/2005 | |||
| After a year the lights on the dashboad/radio and window wouldn't come on right away. then the engine light would come on but there's was nothing wrong with it. then the service light would come on month after i had a oil change done. while i was driving, the car just slowed up and stop. told by my mechanic it was the fuel pump but while he had it for half the day; the car started right up with no problem. also sometimes there's a clicking noise like my signal is on but its not. i was told it was my alarm key. every time there is a incident computer shows it but can't explain the problem and it stop for awhile but comes back. been like this since i had it and i have taken it to the dealer they keep it over night same thing. | |||
| 08/12/2004 | 15000 | ||
| Passlock system is defective due to nickel plating on starter tumbler causing oxidation. dealers are able to make a killing on this defective connector because they have to troubleshoot a full fuel pump system and wiring harness before they will replace the passlock system. occurs once every few months intermittently and becomes more serious as the oxidation worsens. potentially dangerous situations occur when vehicle would stall in an unsafe location (ie: railroad tracks or highway) and vehicle will not restart. coupled with the recall these vehicles had with the accelerator sticking (which mine did on a highway) this could be a very dangerous problem. i have researched thr problem online (all you have to do is goole passlock problem and you will get thousands of results and consumer fixes complaining about how gm ignores every service request for a solution that doesn't gouge customers. there is practically an underground club designed to handle this problem.) according to the shop foreman at colonial chevrolet in norfolk, va, after his 14 years of experience with service this is a problem he is intimately acquainted with and recommends replacing the key tumbler (passlock chip integrated inside) and the connector that leads to the body control module. | |||
| 01/19/2009 | 97000 | 1 | |
| In our case, what could have happened is more extreme! after running to and from the store, our car would not restart. it happened in our own driveway--- thank god!!! from what i have read as to similar complaints on our exact vehicle's defect, we could have been in traffic! several other complaints were in life-threatening positions when their car broke down! we were fortunate!! we have since had it looked at by a friend who knows cars and is a mechanic, and he tells us that it is a defective fuel pump. he also tells us that it may also include replacing the fuel relay, but will definitely include replacing the fuel filter! with his labor cost and parts, we are looking at a cost (minimum--- barring no further complications) of around $400.00!! the dealership would be much more!!! at this time, due to financial distress, we cannot afford to get it fixed! my wife works 20+ miles away, and i am out of work due to a heart condition! this could not have happened at a worse time financially for us!! *tr | |||
| 06/27/2008 | 61000 | 1 | |
| The anti-theft system in my 2003 chevrolet malibu is defective, apparently this is a problem for just about every owner of a chevy malibu. this needs to be recalled by gm!!!! about once or twice a week when i attempt to start my car i pray the anti-theft system does not blink, because when it blinks that means the car isn't going to start. the owner's manual states that if this occurs then turn the key to the on position and let it sit for 10 minutes and then turn the key to off and start the car as normal. well for about 1 year this worked, it was a hassle, but it worked. now after about a year of this pain in the butt routine twice a week to start my car, finally it died on me while driving and will no longer start. gm is obviously aware of this malfunction because they have given instructions on how to deal with it in the owner's manual, the problem is they haven't done anything to correct the problem, after their suggestion fails to start the car. this malfunction needs to be recalled!!!!!!! *tr | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY - FUEL PUMP | |||
| 02/13/2009 | 94000 | 1 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet malibu. the contact stated that the electronic fuel pump had to be replaced in his vehicle. while driving 25 mph, the vehicle shut off in the middle of the road. there were no warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel other than the battery indicator, which remained illuminated. he stated that this failure has been occurring for quite some time. the vehicle was towed by a mechanic and then repaired. the dealer stated that there were no recalls for his vehicle. the failure mileage was 94,000. updated 6/8/09 *cn updated 06/11/09.*jb | |||
| 06/18/2008 | 117000 | ||
| Tl*the contact's spouse owns a 2003 chevrolet malibu. the vehicle shut off without warning, failed to restart, and had to be towed to the contact's residence. the contact suspected that the fuel pump failed. there is an open investigation (pe07033) regarding the fuel pump. the speed was unknown. the current and failure mileages were 117,000. | |||
| 05/12/2007 | 84000 | 1 | 03/23/2004 |
| Fuel pump failure on highway. *ak | |||
| 06/17/2005 | 66405 | 2 | 01/28/2005 |
| 06/17/05 car stopped with no warning on a hot day with 4 kids not good! cylinder 2.188/ bcm 2.560 08/01/05 car stopped with no warning hot day 3 kids heading out of town! module3.107/fuel filter 3.890 just purchased the vehicle 01/28/05. *nm | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 1 | ||
| Defect with electronic fuel pump system on 2003 chevrolet malibu.*mr the vehicle would stall unless the gas pedal was continuously pump down. when this was necessary the driver had to keep one foot on the gas and the other foot on the brake to keep the vehicle from stalling. the vehicle was taken to the dealer on two separate occasions. the first time they could find the cause of the problem. the second time they replaced the fuel pump. after the pump was replaced the problem recurred. since the stalling is intermittent the manufacturer refuses to address and permanently rectify the problem. *nm | |||
| 4 | |||
| While driving 65 mph, the vehicle stalled. the driver tried to restart the vehicle and was able to start it. the driver drove the vehicle to the dealer for inspection. the mechanic informed the driver that the fuel pump needed to be replaced and replaced it, but the problem still continued. please provide further details. *jb | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | |||
| 09/12/2010 | 100367 | ||
| 2003 chevy malibu passlock passive security system failure. the passlock system engages on my car frequently. it costs over $245 to reset and $800 to fix. i did an internet search and thousands of other gm car owners with passlock systems are having the problem. my car will suddenly stop while driving and i've narrowly avoided serious accidents because of it. other times it will simply not start. | |||
| 01/07/2007 | 46000 | 1 | |
| I own a 2003 chevy mailbu. i have had numerous problems with the anitfreeze draining out. i have had it in the shop a couple times and have had the manifold intake gasket replaced. this was very expensive for a single mom on a budget. the problem still persists. i have also started having problems with the theft system light coming on and preventing the car from starting. i can turn it to on and get it started after 10 minutes, but this is bothersome when i am in a hurry. i think that gm should have these problems under recall and pay to have them fixed. *tr | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER - DELIVERY | |||
| 01/10/2004 | 40 | 6 | 01/06/2003 |
| Driving down the road at 60 mph the car won't get any gas and stalls then dies. it won't restart. towed back to dealership. they can't figure out what is wrong with the car. this has happen 6 times since the original incident date listed here.*ak | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER - STORAGE - FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | |||
| 08/22/2006 | 11200 | 5 | 12/18/2004 |
| Component: fuel system, other:storage:fuel gauge system details: dt*: the contact stated the fuel gauge read empty when the fuel tank was just filled up. the dealership was alerted, and the fuel sensor was replaced when a inspection was made and fixed. i have had five incidents prior to getting it repaired. i have had no problems after the fuel sensor was replaced by the factory warranty. *jb | |||
| 05/03/2006 | 70995 | 1 | 02/01/2005 |
| Dt*: the contact stated the fuel gauge read empty when the fuel tank was full. although the dealership was alerted, no inspection was made. | |||