2003 Chevrolet Silverado: fuel pump failure

Filed Nov 5, 2015 · Brakes, Fuel system · 154,457 miles · OH

On october 22,2015 while driveing on interstate 75 the fuel pump stopped functioning and resulting in a near disasterous situation.results $751.81 repair cost plus tow. Then one week later,october 29 2015 at wilmington pike and inertstate 675 red light my brake lines burst and I narrowly avoided a wreck. Repair cost $870.17 .I was not noteafide of any recall. So be fair warning if I had known or been I would have fixed it

Filed Jul 24, 2013 · Fuel system · 42,000 miles · MI

Recently, my vehicle has had a hard time starting. I took my vehicle to the local chevrolet dealership to have it inspected/diagnosed. I was informed that my fuel pump/filter combo as well as all the injectors needed to be replaced and would cost me just under $6000.00 for the repair. It has come to my attention today after researching that this is and has been a known issue to the point that gm issued a service bulletin to repair this problem and modified the bulletin to extend the time frame and/or total mileage, but that time extension has expired before my vehicle developed the same issue that the bulletin addresses. With such a wide spread problem such as the nature of this magnitude, why does this not fall under a mandatory recall from the federal safety agency? I use my vehicle for only weekend recreation, and as such, I only have 42k miles on my vehicle, and for an engine that I paid a premium for, I think that it is just plain wrong to expect to pay such an outrageous bill for an engine that is advertised as a 'tough, long-lasting engine'. The federal safety agency should force gm to address this issue, because there are many like me out there, and I truly believe that is a safety issue for the people like me that own these vehicles.

Filed May 19, 2006 · Fuel system · 45,000 miles · CA

Anyone had their chevy truck fuel pump replaced? Apparently this is a default on lots of 2000 and later gm SUV's & trucks, a quick survey of people I know and their contacts has revealed that this is a common occurrence (4 confirmed). My 2003 truck (45k miles) is sitting in a dealership waiting for me to authorize +$1,000 in repairs (@10% of the value of the truck). There is a recall for tahoe's & suburbans etc. Regarding this issue. I want to escalate this issue and make it a recall item. A fuel pump that fails to deliver enough fuel to an engine will lean it out and eventually kill the motor, making this a larger financial and hazardous issue. Please let the federal safety agency know if this has happened to you. If it happened to an associate of yours, please have them email the ntsb directly. On craigslist.

Filed Mar 1, 2005 · Fuel system · 45,777 miles · OH

I own a 2003 chevrolet silverado 1500 pickup truck. The fuel pump quit and had to be replaced, when the vehicle had just under 45,000 miles. The cost of the repairs amounted to $642, and was not covered under warranty. I have talked with 2 other owners of gm vehicles of this type and year and they have also experienced fuel pump failure.

Filed Aug 13, 2004 · Electrical, Transmission · 35,500 miles · CA

2003 2500 silvarado with 36,000 miles. So far the transfer case shifting module (dropped itself inot 4 low at 70 MPH), transmission (became so sloppy that it slammed passengers around had to be rebuilt), air conditioner compressor (quit working and the new one works poorly), fuel pump (died in the middle of utah and took 4 days to get the part), radio (had multiple problems had to be replaced after 4 visits), keyless remote failures, and 4 recalls.

Filed Jan 27, 2004 · Fuel system · 10,266 miles · CA

Fuel pump failure. With only 10266 miles on odometer, the fuel pump failed causing the vehicle to stall in heavy highway traffic. We were nearly hit by other vehicles numerous times before making it to a shoulder.