Chevrolet SILVERADO 2500 fuel problems
173 complaint narratives mention fuel terms.
Key facts
3,926 owner complaints analyzed
43 distinct recall campaigns
69,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1994 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 2,710 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Fuel system concerns evidence
173 of 3,926 complaints match this topic (4.4%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10369864 · 2010-12-10 (December 10, 2010)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 DIESEL. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AS IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP INJECTOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP INJECTOR HAD BEEN REPLACED SIX TIMES AND THE FAILURE CONTINUOUSLY RECURRED. THE MOST RECENT REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL PUMP LASTED FOR TWO DAYS BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS N…
Owner-reported narrative. 74,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10369864 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10046855 · 2003-11-13 (November 13, 2003)
I OWN TWO 1997 CHEVY DIESEL VEHICLES. ONE IN A CK3500 AND THE OTHER IS A K2500 SUBURBAN, BOTH ARE CURRENTLY NOT RUNNING. THEY BOTH ARE DEMONSTRATING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CERTIFIED GM DEALERS ARE TELLING US THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE FUEL INJECTION PUMP AND THEY ARE COVERED BY WARRANTY. THE PROBLEM IS THEY ARE STATING THAT THE INJECTOR IS RUINED DUE TO THE FUEL PUMP AND FILTER. IN TURN I'M TO PAY FOR REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP, FUEL FILTER, FUEL TANK, ELECTRICAL FILTER HARNESS AND HAVE THE INJECTION CLEANED. ALL TOTAL $1354.84. THIS IS CURRENT…
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Owner report 10064654 · 2004-03-22 (March 22, 2004)
WHILE STARTING UP THE VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT START AT ALL. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL INJECTOR DUE TO WORN OUT PARTS. *AK
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Owner report 10463886 · 2012-07-01 (July 1, 2012)
I HAVE A1997 CHEVROLET 6.5T DIESEL, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK DOING ABOUT 45 MPH CROSSING A STOP LIGHT AND THE TRUCK JUST SHUT OFF FOR NO REASON AND A SEMI WAS BEHIND ME AND ALMOST PLOWED IN TO THE BACK OF MY TRUCK BUT HE WAS ABLE TO GO AROUND AT THE LAST SECOND. I WAS ON THE FREEWAY DOING 70 MPH AND THE TRUCK DID THE SAME THING JUST SHUT OFF FOR NO REASON AND A CAR ALMOST HIT ME BUT WAS ABLE TO STOP IN TIME. ON ALL OCCASIONS I LOST ALL POWER TO EVERYTHING BRAKES,STEERING AND ENGINE POWER. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE AND AFTER TH…
Owner-reported narrative. 125,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10463886 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10020140 · 2003-05-19 (May 19, 2003)
THE FUEL TANK COLLAPSED WHICH CAUSED IT TO LEAK GASOLINE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE TANK WAS UNAVAILABLE. *NLM
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