Chevrolet AVALANCHE fuel problems
35 complaint narratives mention fuel terms.
Key facts
1,966 owner complaints analyzed
18 distinct recall campaigns
67,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2000 to 2013 model years. Data snapshot: . 1,334 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Fuel system concerns evidence
35 of 1,966 complaints match this topic (1.8%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10051383 · 2003-12-30 (December 30, 2003)
VERY DIFFICULT TO FILL FUEL TANK. MUST HOLD NOZZLED TIGHTLY AGAINST FILLER OPENING. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER ABOUT THIS SINCE I PURCHASED IT. THEY "FIXED" IT, BUT THE DIFFICULTY CONTINUES.
Owner-reported narrative. 10 miles reported. Look up ODI 10051383 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10088567 · 2004-08-25 (August 25, 2004)
GAS TANK AND FUEL SYSTEM BECAME CONTAMINATED WITH RUST AND WAS CLOGGING THE FUEL INJECTORS. CHEVROLET DEALER REPLACED 2 FUEL INJECTORS AND FUEL LINES AND CLEANED EXISTING GAS TANK. $1300 WORTH OF REPAIRS.*AK
Owner-reported narrative. 41,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10088567 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10107727 · 2005-01-22 (January 22, 2005)
VEHICLE HAS PROBLEM WITH FUEL SYSTEM. EITHER THE FUEL GAUGE GOES OUT INDICATING THAT YOU HAVE MORE GAS THAN YOU REALLY DO. THE FUEL PUMP GOES OUT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. FOR EXAMPLE, I WAS DRIVING UP A WINDING HILL WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY TRUCK STOPPED WITH NO WARNING ON A BLIND CURVE. THIS CREATED A SAFETY ISSUE AS THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE CAUSED A TRAFFIC COLLISION. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN TO RALLY CHEVROLET FOR THIS PROBLEM 4 TIMES IN LESS THAN 12 MONTHS. THE FIRST TIME WAS FEBRUARY 2003. THE SECOND TIME WAS APRIL 2003. THE THIRD TI…
Owner-reported narrative. 28,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10107727 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10121883 · 2005-05-23 (May 23, 2005)
FUEL PUMP HAS QUIT ON 3 CHEVROLET PRODUCTS OVER THE PAST 4 YEARS - EACH AT ABOUT 75,000 MILES. LAST ONE ON AN AVALANCHE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. FATHER-IN-LAW ALSO HAD FUEL PUMP FAILURE ON CHEVROLET PICKUP AT ABOUT 75,000 MILES.
Owner-reported narrative. 75,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10121883 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10148171 · 2006-01-20 (January 20, 2006)
I SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT LAST NIGHT (10148159) AFTER FINDING THE DEFECTIVE PART TO MY VEHICLE. I SEARCHED THE NHTSA SIGHT AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUE, THOUGH THE PERSON MAKING THE COMPLAINT DID NOT KNOW THE RESOLUTION TO THE ISSUE. I'M THINKING THE DEFECTIVE PART THAT SHOULD BE ISSUED A RECALL FOR IS GOING UN-NOTICED BY THE NHTSA BECAUSE THE PERSON MAKING THE COMPLAINT DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO RESOLVE AND CORRECTLY DESCRIBE IT. BECAUSE OF THIS THE NHTSA MAY OVERLOOK THAT THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE. THE FOLLOWING LINK WILL TAKE YOU TO TH…
Owner-reported narrative. 57,553 miles reported. Look up ODI 10148171 at NHTSA ↗