At about 80,000 miles brake failure due to rusted through brake lines.a leaking fuel line was replaced due to rust. Grounding cable to the engine block needed to be replaced due to excessive corrosion. Exhaust system from engine block to tail pipe has been replaced, including both manifolds, due to rust. The front and rear bumpers are rusting through. None of these defects have resulted in any accidents.
2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500: fuel leak
5 of the 449 complaints about the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 describe fuel leak.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Fuel leak by model year
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What owners say
Brake line burst do to rust. Had vehicle towed and found all the brakelines very bad. Also the fuel lines are rotted with the return line leaking fuel. I had 1 rear brake line replaced in 2012 which was also rusted out.
On exceptionally warm days and the vehicle is in normal operating temp. The vehicle fuel system will loose its prime while parked for a short period of time. When starting the vehicle, the vehicle will not start due to the fuel system losing its prime. During the time while pushing down on the primer plunger, desiel fuel leaks around the plunger making priming the fuel system difficult. Several attempts to prime the fuel system, the vehicle will eventually start. Again, this happens on warm to hot days and after the vehicle sits for less than an hour or so. Once the vehicle is primed and finally started, the vehicle will run normally. This only happens after the vehicle has been parked for a period of less/more than an hour.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 2500. The contact stated that there was a fuel leak causing the vehicle to smoke abnormally. The dealer repaired the defect numerous times, but the failure continuously recurred. The manufacturer was notified, but denied any assistance with repairs to the vehicle. The failure mileage was 25,000 and the current mileage was 196,000.
Fuel line failure,fuel leaking,fuel supply and return hose rubbed trough on body (bed) replaced part #15044352 hose3.163 c $ 334.10 replaced part #15044356 hose 3.163 $257.96. The parts were not returned as requested, they were thrown away.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 fuel leak
Is fuel leak a common problem on the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500?
5 of 449 owner complaints about the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 (1%) mention fuel leak. The model year with the most reports is 2003.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
Brake failure 95ABS 31Loss of power 15Tire blowout 13Fuel gauge 9Stalling 9Check engine light 8Ball joint 6Fire or smoke 6
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