Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 200601 | 06/20/2001 | 623714 | This message states that the fuel gauge on certain vehicles may not read full whenthe fuel tank is full. *tt | 10/29/2001 | |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | |||||
| 220601 | 06/22/2001 | 623765 | Subject regarding fuel gauge calibration schedule. *tt | 10/30/2001 | |
| 130701 | 07/13/2001 | 623797 | Information regarding fuel gauges that won't read full with a full tank of fuel. *tt | 10/30/2001 | |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER - STORAGE - FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | |||||
| PIT-3046E | 08/01/2008 | 10026704 | Gmc: fuel gauge fluctuation in park or neutral, causing the low fuel light to illuminate. *pe | 12/04/2008 | |
| 57 | 07/01/2003 | 10016445 | Fuel gauge erratic or inaccurate. refer to bulletin 03-08-49-003. *tt | 09/12/2005 | |
| 3046A | 3046B | 10009382 | Fuel gauge fluctuation in park or neutral. *tt | 09/27/2004 | |
| 030849003 | 03/01/2003 | 10001283 | Inaccurate or erratic fuel gauge readings at 1/4 tank or lower. *tt | 04/25/2003 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | ||||||
| PE02066 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 09/06/2002 | 11/03/2003 | ENGINE STALL DUE TO FUEL STARVATION | ||
| Odi opened pe02-066 to evaluate the scope and consequence of engine power-loss due to fuel starvation induced by in-tank modular fuel pump strainer restriction.the subject pumps use an external | ||||||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY - FUEL PUMP | ||||||
| PE02066 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 09/06/2002 | 11/03/2003 | ENGINE STALL DUE TO FUEL STARVATION | ||
| Odi opened pe02-066 to evaluate the scope and consequence of engine power-loss due to fuel starvation induced by in-tank modular fuel pump strainer restriction.the subject pumps use an external | ||||||
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | ||||||
| PE02066 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 09/06/2002 | 11/03/2003 | ENGINE STALL DUE TO FUEL STARVATION | ||
| Odi opened pe02-066 to evaluate the scope and consequence of engine power-loss due to fuel starvation induced by in-tank modular fuel pump strainer restriction.the subject pumps use an external | ||||||
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER - DELIVERY - FUEL PUMP | ||||||
| PE02066 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 09/06/2002 | 11/03/2003 | ENGINE STALL DUE TO FUEL STARVATION | ||
| Odi opened pe02-066 to evaluate the scope and consequence of engine power-loss due to fuel starvation induced by in-tank modular fuel pump strainer restriction.the subject pumps use an external | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | |||
| 11/25/2010 | 100000 | ||
| I have been very lucky and not killed in an accident, my engine stalls due to fuel starvation. investgation pe02066 , i have had tune up new spark plugs, new throttle control sensor, and another sensor, fuel injectors, throttle body and still the truck does the stalling out. i feel that is a problem with the truck, and a real safety hazard. this is a daily occurance | |||
| 12/10/2004 | 57000 | 4 | 02/02/2004 |
| 1)motor mount broke. 2) day after purchasing used vehicle for dealership, truck was in gear and top speed was about 15mph for about 50 foot. engine would die then have a hard time starting. happened for 30 miles. after that, after running engine for more than 1 1/2 hour, the truck would die. i have to pull over and let it sit for a few seconds before it will start again. happens numerous times.*ak | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - CARBURETOR SYSTEM | |||
| 09/20/2005 | 2 | 02/12/2005 | |
| Dt: 2001 chevrolet s10. the consumer stated the throttle posted open while driving and the vehicle accelerated. this happened twice within a five minute period. the first time he thought the cruise control was stuck and pressed the accelerator. then turned the vehicle off. the second time he did the same thing. the consumer stated there was a loose restrictive plate in the carburetor, he took the plate off. since the plate was removed, and the problem has not occurred again. he had not taken the vehicle to the dealership, because he did not agree with dealer's pricing. he called gm to see if they would pay for the repairs.*ak | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY | |||
| 02/21/2005 | 92000 | 12 | 02/15/2004 |
| 2004 tail gate ass failed replaced after market parts 2004 back up lights in/op;004 interrior light will not turn off/ over ride botton used to save battery2005 left front hub ass replaced. 004 right front hub ass replaced;005 front end replaced/pittman/tie rods;2004 oil filter leak / tightened 2004 rear emergency brakes in/op 5 left emergency brake drum replaced;005 right emergency brake drum replaced 2005 gas sending unit replaced eradic behavior 2004 left brake shoe replaced ;004 right brake shoe replaced;005 left brake shoe replaced front;005 right brake shoe replaced front 2005 left brake shoe replaced rear;005 right brake shoe replaced rear;005 u joints replaced;04 battery replaced 2005 transmission showing signs of wear;005 rear end {3.42} locker clangs between 1st and revved. 004 4 tires 005 4 tires 2004 door hinges freeze up lube;005 tail gate hinges show wear 2005 parts 4 ea tie rods/o/ring type brake shoesand drums/u joints. i have for inspection.*ak | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY - FUEL PUMP | |||
| 06/08/2006 | 5 | 06/08/2006 | |
| I have an 2001 s-10 extended cab 4x4 truck. i have had to have this truck towed 4 times & 4 or 5 fuel pumps put in also a wire that goes to fuel pump & a new gas cap also. i bought this truck in june of 06 & drove it 3 days before the first break down. it was down for 2 months. the place of purchase led me to believe that the truck was in perfect condition with no problems or any wrecks. when the truck was towed to a chevy dealership for repair it cost over 500$ just in labor alone not to mention the cost of the fuel pumps & full diagnostics. i am still having problems with the gas tank. when i fill the truck up it runs out the top of the tank itself under the bed of my truck . isn't this a danger to my safety ? the chevy dealership doesn't want to stand by their work now so i'm stuck with a deadly vehicle. i plan to file any complaint i can & if possible i will get it on the news as well. within a few hours of my buying this junk the auto dealer where i bought it sold my contract to a finance company so now the dealer is not responsible for the things that were & are bad. the truck bed only had 1 bolt holding the whole bed on & the gas tank only had 1 strap on 1 side holding the gas tank up... the finance company won't help with this problem either. i have been researching this type of truck & have found that way to many people have the same problems as i do when it comes to the gas tank & fuel pump. shouldn't someone be held liable for this problem ? would the makers of the s-10 truck allow their kids or family to ride in a truck that could possibly one day cause their death ? when a gas tank leaks fuel from the tank under the truck what would happen if at a stop light someone throws a cigarette out & it hits the gas that's leaked out ? my opinion the truck would blow up. if there is anyone who can tell me where to complain i'd be ever so grateful for that info. cathy in ky. *nm | |||
| 02/18/2006 | 27600 | 1 | 06/21/2001 |
| Filled my s-10 truck up with gas in the evening and the next morning the fuel pump failed. this is the second vehicle that this has happened. the first one was my 1997 chevorlet lumina. *jb | |||
| 02/21/2005 | 92000 | 12 | 02/15/2004 |
| 2004 tail gate ass failed replaced after market parts 2004 back up lights in/op;004 interrior light will not turn off/ over ride botton used to save battery2005 left front hub ass replaced. 004 right front hub ass replaced;005 front end replaced/pittman/tie rods;2004 oil filter leak / tightened 2004 rear emergency brakes in/op 5 left emergency brake drum replaced;005 right emergency brake drum replaced 2005 gas sending unit replaced eradic behavior 2004 left brake shoe replaced ;004 right brake shoe replaced;005 left brake shoe replaced front;005 right brake shoe replaced front 2005 left brake shoe replaced rear;005 right brake shoe replaced rear;005 u joints replaced;04 battery replaced 2005 transmission showing signs of wear;005 rear end {3.42} locker clangs between 1st and revved. 004 4 tires 005 4 tires 2004 door hinges freeze up lube;005 tail gate hinges show wear 2005 parts 4 ea tie rods/o/ring type brake shoesand drums/u joints. i have for inspection.*ak | |||
| 04/16/2003 | 44106 | 99 | 06/29/2001 |
| My 2001 s-10 pick up stalls when driving down the road. acts similar to investigation pe02-066. took vehicle to dealer and explained problem. they could not find anything wrong. i still have the problem. truck was out of warranty when taken in had 44,106 miles. shouldn't the dealer been aware of your investigation and possibly looked at this filter?. i think you should reopen this case, i think that there is a severe defect in their design. tomorrow i am going to dealer armed with information from your website and i am going to put up a stink about this. please take another look at this case. thank you. sincerely, robert a. wright. *la | |||
| 10/28/2003 | 4 | ||
| Consumer stated that vehicle in the last 3 months in repair shop for transmission problems 9 times. after bringing vehicle to repair shop shop everything else started to break down. also, fuel pump was replaced 3 times. fuel gauge operated poorly, and vehicle died/stopped while driving on the road. *ak | |||
| 47003 | 2 | ||
| While driving at 55/70 mph vehicle will stall out without warning. the dealership has replaced the catalytic converter, fuel pump, and sending unit.*ak | |||
| 04/18/2003 | 40000 | 1 | 05/01/2002 |
| There are 40,000 miles on my 2001 s-10 and the fuel pump went out. i filled the tank full of gas and 8 miles down the road , the fuel pump went out. i had the vehicle towed to a chevrolet dealer and it cost over $900.00 to replace the pump. $500.00 for the pump, $60 for the diagnostic, 400.00 for the labor. this is unacceptable! . *jb | |||
| 09/11/2001 | 4 | ||
| Engine has stalled four times unexpectedly while driving at any speed. dealership has replaced the following components: catalytic converter/ fuel pump/ oxygen sensor, and ignition switch. all repairs have failed to effectively remedy the problem. please provide any additional information / documentation.*ak | |||
| 05/25/2001 | 3 | 05/01/2001 | |
| Fuel monitoring system does not work properly, gauge does not give proper reading on how much fuel is in the tank, contacted dealer and dealer made 3 attempts to fix vehicle, dealer replaced gas sending unit and module cluster, but still has not corrected problem, also dealer found out all 2001 crew cab, s10 have same problem, dealer was told by manufacturer that vehicles had a program problem in the electronic module. *ak *slc | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY - HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | |||
| 06/27/2001 | |||
| Vehicle had a fuel leak that set off service engine light. also smelled odor of gas. *ak | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY | |||
| 12/26/2001 | 2 | ||
| Vehicle running out of fuel with a 1/4 tank showing on fuel gauge. dealer was not notified at this time. *ak | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | |||
| 04/01/2001 | |||
| Gas gauge in my truck has been erratic since day 1. i have brought it back to the dealership numerous amounts of time. i thought it was lack of knowledgement from the dealership so i brought it to another gm service garage and they told me becasure of the design of the gas tank they would not be able to fix the problem. i have run out of gas twice and almost had a serious accident once. the needle reads fine u7ntil it reaches 1/4 of a tank and then it drops to empty and then you are on your own. when driving down the highway and the needle reaches 1/4 of a tank the needle doesn't move until you come to a stop and then it drops to empty and the gas gauge doesn't come on to let you know that you are low on gas. i have had it with this truck and the dealership. please help !!! i let the 1st dealership take my truck and drivie it because they said that they couldn't duplicate the same problem they put 400 miles on my truck and said that the gas gauge didn't do what i was saying. i drove it out of their yard and went 15 miles and the truck did what i was saying it was doing. i think that i have been more than patient with this garage. | |||
| 09/14/2001 | 1 | 05/01/2001 | |
| Fuel gauge does not accurately reflect fuel in the system(reads empty at any given time with or without fuel). dealer advises that i am at fault because i failed to keep the fuel tank more than half full. dealer will not fix fault. my wife now refuses to drive the truck because she never knows if it out of gas or not. *ak | |||
| 05/25/2001 | 3 | 05/01/2001 | |
| Fuel monitoring system does not work properly, gauge does not give proper reading on how much fuel is in the tank, contacted dealer and dealer made 3 attempts to fix vehicle, dealer replaced gas sending unit and module cluster, but still has not corrected problem, also dealer found out all 2001 crew cab, s10 have same problem, dealer was told by manufacturer that vehicles had a program problem in the electronic module. *ak *slc | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER - DELIVERY - FUEL PUMP | |||
| 02/21/2005 | 92000 | 12 | 02/15/2004 |
| 2004 tail gate ass failed replaced after market parts 2004 back up lights in/op;004 interrior light will not turn off/ over ride botton used to save battery2005 left front hub ass replaced. 004 right front hub ass replaced;005 front end replaced/pittman/tie rods;2004 oil filter leak / tightened 2004 rear emergency brakes in/op 5 left emergency brake drum replaced;005 right emergency brake drum replaced 2005 gas sending unit replaced eradic behavior 2004 left brake shoe replaced ;004 right brake shoe replaced;005 left brake shoe replaced front;005 right brake shoe replaced front 2005 left brake shoe replaced rear;005 right brake shoe replaced rear;005 u joints replaced;04 battery replaced 2005 transmission showing signs of wear;005 rear end {3.42} locker clangs between 1st and revved. 004 4 tires 005 4 tires 2004 door hinges freeze up lube;005 tail gate hinges show wear 2005 parts 4 ea tie rods/o/ring type brake shoesand drums/u joints. i have for inspection.*ak | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER - STORAGE - FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | |||
| 01/16/2006 | 3000 | 10 | 04/13/2001 |
| Inaccurate fuel gauge reading at 1/4 tank or less. since june 2001 (3,000 mi.)have complained to chevrolet about this problem. items replaced include sender/pump assembly. gauges, fuel level sensor, j3630 module. in may 2002 service manager informed me this was a self inflicted problem, that i kept throwing it in neutral, and they were done with it. embarrassed, i did not follow up on any more complaints. as of this date, still have problem, vehicle has over 50,000 mi. noticed that others have had this problem, too. *jb | |||
| 12/18/2005 | 80000 | 1 | 08/01/2004 |
| Dt: contact stated all of the gauges on the dashboard suddenly stopped working and were inaccurate. the speedometer was stuck at 100 mph. the tachometer showed a readout of zero. the fuel gauge indicated the fuel tank was empty, although there was fuel in the tank. *ak | |||
| 03/20/2005 | 39800 | 1 | 02/28/2005 |
| Fuel guage sticks in the full position all the time, this resultng in a stall vehicle on the highway requiring owner to move a disabled vehicle into the breakdown lane in the middle of a freeway. the vehicle had to be towed away. *ak | |||
| 10/20/2002 | 4 | ||
| While driving 45 vehicle stalled. consumer was unable to restart vehicle, and hadit towed to the dealer, and mechanic determined that the fuel gauge was inoperative, and needed to be replaced, and replaced it four times. however, the problem recurred. *ak | |||
| 02/03/2004 | 35 | 3 | |
| Gas gauge does not work (reads empty at all times now). the vehicle was taken to the dealership where it was purchased to have the problem fixed while under warranty (under 35k mi). there's a reoccurence of the problem. in one ocassion a close call collission in a highway was barely avoided due to the innacurate gas gauge reading. *ak | |||
| 04/27/2001 | 250 | 1 | 06/22/2001 |
| Fuel gauge is not calibrated properly and apparently cant be. the extended cab s-10 ls models have 19-gallon gas tanks standard. the gauge reads full when full but seems to gauge my fuel consumption faster than i am really using it. it was most concerning the first time the light came on. i thought at first i was getting about 13 miles per gallon when half of my driving is highway. when the gauge gets down to the 1/8 tank line the fuel light comes on. when i go to the station the tank will generally take only about 13 gallons meaning there is 6 remaining in the tank. it has been consistent since i bought it and over the almost 40,000 miles ive driven it. i still dont trust it completely and use my trip meter to gauge its accuracy. generally i just make it a practice to refuel when the light comes on. i know i have about 3/8 of a tank remaining when that occurs. *cb | |||
| 10/28/2003 | 4 | ||
| Consumer stated that vehicle in the last 3 months in repair shop for transmission problems 9 times. after bringing vehicle to repair shop shop everything else started to break down. also, fuel pump was replaced 3 times. fuel gauge operated poorly, and vehicle died/stopped while driving on the road. *ak | |||
| 01/22/2002 | 1 | ||
| Consumer states his auto has been in the shop 4 times, and each time he was told that it is a programming issue, and there is no fix for it at the present. consumer states when his gauges reaches 1/4 of a tank the gauge drops to empty. nlm | |||