Tl-the electrical wires that goes into the fuel tank than makes the gas tank and the gas gauge work shorted out the fuel pump so that it won't work and the gas gaugae also. He had it repair in mo and after driving about a 100 miles the gas gauge would not work and he took ti to a dealer to get it serviced and they stated they will not fix it. What is the recourse if getting a reimbursement this is the third fuel pump he has put in the vehicle
1996 Chevrolet C1500: fuel pump failure
6 of the 227 complaints about the 1996 Chevrolet C1500 describe fuel pump failure.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Fuel pump failure by model year
- 19966
- 19941
- 19921
What owners say
Dt: contact stated the fuel pump burned up, the wires inside the fuel pump had meltd. The fuel pump was being replaced by a local mechanic. Contact stated he contacted the gm manufacturer, and they did not offer any resolution.
Due to the defective design of the fuel pump which caused the wires to burn together and cause the fuel pump to be inoperative, resulting the vehicle to stall which almost had an accident. Mfr has a new ly design fuel pump. Dealer stated that it's a wrong part in the fuel pump which it was the orginal in the vehicle.
Traveling at any speed the vehicle will cut off without prior warning, causing loss of all power . Consumer has contacted the dealer on a number of times. Dealer has replaced the fuel pump ,problem still occurs. Dealer unable to determine the cause. Please provide any further details.
Fuel pump noise.
Fuel pump failed.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1996 Chevrolet C1500 fuel pump
Is fuel pump failure a common problem on the 1996 Chevrolet C1500?
6 of 227 owner complaints about the 1996 Chevrolet C1500 (3%) mention fuel pump failure. The model year with the most reports is 1996.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1996 Chevrolet C1500?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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