2001 Chevrolet Suburban Fuel System

WITH ENGINE RUNNING, THERE IS ALWAYS A LOUD WHINE NOISE FROM FUEL TANK. I SUSPECT MAYBE FUEL PUMP. 52000 MILES. HTTP://WWW.AUTOMOTIVEFORUMS.COM/F1451-SUBURBAN.HTML YOU SHOULD ADD "AUTOMOTIVE FORUMS" TO YOUR SOURCE LIST ON THIS WEBSITE.

FUEL PUMP FAILURE ON A 2001 SUBURBAN. *JB

THIS IS MY 2ND COMPLAINT. FIRST WAS ODI # 10088120. SINCE POSTING THAT COMPLAINT, MY FUEL PUMP HAS FAILED 2 MORE TIMES. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO RESEARCH THIS ON THE WEB, AND HAVE FOUND QUITE A NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS IN AUTOMOTIVE FORUMS ABOUT FUEL PUMPS FAILING IN SUBURBANS AND CHEVY TRUCKS FROM MANY DIFFERENT YEARS. THESE COMPLAINTS DON'T SEEM TO HAVE MADE IT TO THE NHTSA. IT ALSO SEEMS THAT ONCE THE PROBLEM ARISES, IT CONTINUES. THERE MUST BE SOME UNDERLYING DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE THAT IS CAUSING THESE PUMPS TO FAIL. I THINK IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT I WILL HAVE TO TRADE THIS CAR IN BECAUSE I CAN'T KEEP IT RUNNING, AND IT ISN'T EVEN PAID FOR YET. *NM

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 45 MPH AND VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE AND HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO MELTED WIRES. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BARE WIRES MELTED INSULATION ON THE FUEL PUMP IN THE GAS TANK. FAILURE DUE TO A BAD CONNECTION CAUSING HEAT. ONE WIRE MELTED INTO THE ADJACENT WIRE CAUSING THE FUSE TO BLOW WHILE EMERGED IN FUEL. *TC

DT: THE CONTACT STATES RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V155000 ON NOVEMBER 17, 2005 CONCERNING THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE, AFTER SHE PICKED UP THE VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED , THEY ADVISED HER THAT IT WAS BECAUSE THEY WORKED ON THE FUEL PUMP AND IT WOULD GO OFF IN ABOUT A WEEK. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE BACK FIRED, AND THE CHECK LIGHT ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON NOVEMBER 30, 2005. THE DEALERSHIP CONTACTED HER ON DECEMBER 1, 2005 STATING THAT THE FUEL PUMP/ FUEL FILTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THE INJECTORS NEEDED TO BE FLUSHED. THE REPAIR WOULD BE OVER $1000 IN DAMAGE. *AK

FUEL LEAK DUE TO FUEL PUMP WIRING AND CONNECTOR. LOST 3/4 TANK OF GAS.*AK

GAS TANK LEAK AS DESCRIBED IN PREVIOUS REPORTED CLAIMS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT FUEL PUMP COULD CATCH ON FIRE AND MELT THE WIRES. *AK

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. ALSO FAILED TO START. THESE FAILURES WERE DUE TO DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP. WHEN THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED FUEL PUMP WASN'T HOLDING PRESSURE. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED 11 TIMES BY EIGHT DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS FOR THIS ISSUE. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH VEHICLE LOST POWER . AS A RESULT, CONSUMER HAD TO ENGAGE THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. DEALER STATED THAT FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED.*AK

AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS AT SAM'S, I DROVE DOWN TO THE SAMS STORE TO MAKE PURCHASES. WHEN I RETURNED TO MY VEHICLE, A POOL OF GAS WAS UNDERNEATH AND BESIDE MY SUBURBAN CAUSING A HUGE FIRE HAZARD. THE FIRE DEPT. WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND OFFERED TO ESCORT US TO OUR CHOICE OF REPAIR LOCATION. THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FUEL MODULE WHICH THEY SAID HAD "GONE BAD" AND CAUSED FUEL TO BE PUMPED OUT OF THE TANK. THE POSSIBLE HAZARDS TO ME AND MY FAMILY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FUEL LEAKAGE TERRIFY ME.*AK

I RECENTLY HAD THE FUEL PUMP UNIT REPLACED ON MY 2001 SUBURBAN FOR THE 2ND TIME. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 2.5 YEARS OLD WITH 19,000 MILES. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM BECAUSE THE VEHICLE JUST SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND WILL NOT RESTART. THIS MOST RECENT TIME I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON THE UPSLOPE OF A HWY BRIDGE. LUCKILY I WAS NOT REAR ENDED WHILE WAITING FOR ASSISTANCE. I FEEL THERE IS SOME TYPE DEFECT IN THIS PRODUCT. I EVEN ASKED THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT THE DEALERSHIP IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND HE SAID YES. PLEASE INITIATE AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS ISSUE. TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM 2X WITHIN 2.5 YEARS IS DANGEROUS AND UNREASONABLE. I SAW THE WARRANTY PAPERS AND IT COST OVER $500 EACH TIME TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. WHEN IS IT GOING TO GO OUT NEXT? WHERE WILL I BE? AND WHO IS GOING TO PAY FOR IT WHEN THE CAR IS SOON OUT OF WARRANTY?*AK

FILLED TANK AND PARKED VEHICLE IN GARAGE. WHOLE HOUSE WAS PERMEATED WITH GAS FUME ODOR. FOUND A POOL OF GASOLINE BETWEEN THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT AND REAR DOORS. MECHANIC SAID THAT THE FUEL PUMP WIRE OVERHEATED AND MELTED AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK OUT.

FUEL PUMP WIRES EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. AS A RESULT, THE FUEL TANK PRODUCED A HOLE, CAUSING LEAKAGE WHEN PUTTING IN FUEL. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THE FUEL PUMP MODULE (CONNECTOR) WAS LEAKING FUEL DUE TO A FUEL PUMP WIRE THAT HAD MELTED INSIDE THE FUEL TANK. *AK GM REPLACED THE 10-AMP FUSE WITH A 20-AMP FUSE. THIS CAUSED A FUEL LEAK. CONSUMER WONDERED WHY THE FUSE DIDN'T BLOW TO PREVENT LEAKAGE. GM DID OFFER A 45/55 SPLIT BUT THE CONSUMER WOULDN'T BE INFORMED OF THE FINDINGS AFTER AN INVESTIGATION WAS COMPLETED. *PH *JB

THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED GAS LEAKING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THE ELECTRICAL OVER HEATING OF THE FUEL PUMP MODULE CAUSED THE LEAK. THE WIRES ENTERED THE FUEL TANK CHARGED AND CAUSED THE CAP TO MELT/DEFORM WHICH RESULTED IN THE LEAKAGE. *JB

THE FUEL PUMP FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN. *JB

DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP. MR CORRESPONDENCE IN REFERENCE TO A 2001 CHEVROLET SURBURBAN. *CB *JB

WHILE REFUELING VEHICLE FUEL STARTED SPILLING FROM THE FUEL TANK. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT FUEL PUMP SHORTED OUT, MELTING A SEAM, AND CAUSING THE LEAK. *AK

TWICE, CONSUMER NOTICED A LINE OF GAS ON THE GROUND IN PARKING LOT COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. ONCE WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL PUMP MODULE CONNECTOR AND ONCE FROM A FAULTY SEAL BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT AND THE GAS TANK. THIS PROBLEM ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE TANK WAS FULL.

ON MARCH 30 MY 2001 SURBURBAN QUITE RUNNING IN THE MIDDLE OF A 6 LANE HIGHWAY IN HATTIESBURG, MS. IT WOULD NOT CRANK AGAIN AND EVEN THOUGH I KNEW I HAD PLENTY OF FUEL THE GUAGE WAS SHOWING EMPTY. I WAS TOLD THAT THE FUSE CONTROLLING THE ENTIRE FUEL OPERATION HAD BLOWN AND AFTER REPLACING IT THE DEALERSHIP IN HATTIESBURG SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANOTHER PROBLEM. YESTERDAY, APRIL 11, I WAS ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY STOPPED FOR CONSTRUCTION WHEN IT SUDDENLY QUIT RUNNING AGAIN. I HAD AN EXTRA FUSE THIS TIME BUT I HAD TO GET OUT IN THE LINE OF TRAFFIC IN ORDER TO OPEN THE HOOD AND REPLACE THE FUSE. WHEN I TRIED TO CRANK IT AGAIN THE FUSE IMMEDIATELY BLEW. THE VEHICLE AGAIN HAD TO BE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THAT A WIRE WAS BURNT AND IT CAUSED THE FUEL PUMP TO SHORT AND BLEW THE FUSE. I HAVE NOT BEEN TOLD WHY THE WIRE BURNT AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM REPORTED WITH OTHER SURBURBANS.*AK

FUEL TANK THREE VALVE CAP PRONGS WERE CRACKED AND CAUSED THE FUEL TO LEAK OUT. THEY WERE LOCATED ON TOP OF FUEL TANK/ UNDER, AND TO REAR OF DRIVER'S SEAT. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC REPLACED VALVE CAP.

WHEN FILLING VEHICLE WITH FUEL, FUEL BLEW BACK OUT ON CONSUMER'S HAND. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING NOTICED A FUEL LEAK. *AK

CONSUMER SMELLED GAS IN AND OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE WITH BUBBLING SOUNDS FROM FUEL TANK. WHEN CONSUMER OPENED FUEL TANK A 12 FOOT STREAM OF FUEL SPRAYED OUT OF TANK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK