While driving on I-95 in my 1994 chevrolet c2500 with the 6.5 l naturally aspirated diesel, my truck suddenly stalled and I lost all my engine powered components (power steering, brakes, etc.) I pushed on the brake pedal very hard but was barely slowing down. I finally got the truck slowed down enough to get off on the shoulder of the freeway. I then had to sit there for 30 minutes to allow the pump mounted driver to cool down before I could turn around and garage my vehicle. It happened several (5-10) times over the course of a 30 mile trip. I have seen many instances of the same thing happening to other 6.5l diesel owners. This is unacceptable. Something needs to be done about the pump mounted drivers (pmds) on this engine. They overheat and cause the engine to fail. I will be replacing the pmd on my engine and that will take care of the problem. This could have caused a major accident if I would have needed to brake suddenly while my engine was stalled. It
Chevrolet C2500 stalling problems
15 of the 199 owner complaints about the Chevrolet C2500 describe engine stalls while driving, most of them for the 1994 model year.
- owner complaints
- 15
- worst model year
- 1994
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While driving down highway vehicle stalled several times. I feel this is very unsafe and could have caused an accident.
While driving vehicle stalled. Had tried to restart vehicle, but it failed to restart. Contacted dealership five times, but dealership was unable to resolve the problem. *ak
While driving or just when the engine is on fuel injection pump will stop working and vehicle will stall, causing loss of steering and brakes. Fuel injection pump has been replaced 3 times. *ak
Due to defective fuel injector pump vehicle stalled unexpectedly which may resultin a crash. Dealer replaced fuel injector pump twice. Common problem. Please provide further information.
While driving down fuel injection pump malfunctioned, causing vehicle to stall/ die. This can cause the driver to lose control because driver loses power steering and and power brakes. Took to dealer 3 times for same problem. Consumers warranty has expired, and dealer will not fix it again. Consumer feels that the dealer never really corrected the problem.
The vehicle stalls out and dies without warning. Engine check light illuminates just before the vehicle stalls. Dealer has replaced the fuel injection pump three times. Manufacturer has been notified.
The vehicle stalled out at 65mph and all power steering and power brakes went out. This was due to the vehicle needing a fuel injection pump. Dlr has replaced the pump twice. Problem still exist. Mjs
The vehicle completely stalled out because the fuel injection pump went out. Dealer has fixed 4 times.
Fuel injection pump failed several times, causing loss of control due to power steering and brakes lose, also engine hesitates/stalls.
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Which Chevrolet C2500 years have engine stalls while driving problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1994 (7 complaints), 1995 (6 complaints) and 1993 (1 complaints).
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