Chevrolet SUBURBAN 2500 fuel problems
16 complaint narratives mention fuel terms.
Key facts
167 owner complaints analyzed
0 distinct recall campaigns
86,600 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1994 to 2011 model years. Data snapshot: . 153 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Fuel system concerns evidence
16 of 167 complaints match this topic (9.6%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10296234 · 2009-12-17 (December 17, 2009)
MY 1995 DIESEL SUBURBAN BEGAN RUNNING A LITTLE ROUGH. ONE MORNING JUST AFTER PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SURGED UP TO 3000 RPM AND JUMPED FORWARD. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL IT AND COAX IT BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT OR INJURY. RESEARCH WITH MY LOCAL DIESEL EXPERT SHOWED THAT THIS WAS DUE TO A FAILING INJECTOR PUMP AND FURTHERMORE IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE PUMPS. THE PROBLEM IS NOW EASILY REPRODUCED SIMPLY BY SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY AND RUNNING THE TRUCK. IT WILL START, AND THEN REV TO 3000+ R…
Owner-reported narrative. 170,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10296234 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10172066 · 2006-10-29 (October 29, 2006)
CONTINUAL FAILURE OF FUEL PUMP, WIRING HARNESS SOCKET HEATING UP TO THE POINT WHERE THE PLASTIC AROUND THE MALE PORTION OF THE ELECTRIC CONNECTORS IS MELTING. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON 3 SEPARATE FUEL PUMPS OVER THE LAST YEAR. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ONLINE IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE AMONG 99 SUBURBANS. *NM
Owner-reported narrative. 1 miles reported. Look up ODI 10172066 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10938873 · 2016-12-30 (December 30, 2016)
THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION IS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE GAS GAUGE READ ERRATICALLY AND INCORRECTLY FOR A NUMBER OF MONTHS. THEN THE ENGINE DIED IMMEDIATELY AFTER I PARKED THE VEHICLE ONE DAY AND FAILED TO RESTART. I DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FUSE HAD BLOWN. A NEW FUSE LASTED 30 SECONDS BEFORE BLOWING IN ITS TURN. ON REMOVING THE GAS GAUGE SENDER/FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY FROM THE GASOLINE TANK, I NOTICED THAT TWO OF THE WIRES WERE FUSED TOGETHER. SEPARATING THE WIRES TOOK SOME EFFORT AND REVEALED THAT THE INSULATION ON BOTH WIRES HAD COM…
Owner-reported narrative. 105,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10938873 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10705924 · 2015-04-15 (April 15, 2015)
FUEL WAS POURING OUT FROM THE TOP PORTION OF THE FUEL TANK, ON MY YEAR 2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2500 WHERE THE LINE GOES INTO THE PUMP AT THE TANK. THERE WAS A SERIOUS POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD FROM FUEL POURING ONTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WHILE DRIVING. I HAD A CERTIFIED SERVICE STATION REMOVE THE FUEL TANK, AND PERFORM A SMOKE TEST. THEY FOUND THE LEAK COMING FROM THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. REPLACED FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY, AND FUEL FILTER AS RECOMMENDED. REINSTALLED TANK, AND ROAD TESTED FOR ANY LEAKS, NONE FOUND. TOTAL PARTS, TAX, AND LABOR CAME TO $935.05…
Owner-reported narrative. 101,544 miles reported. Look up ODI 10705924 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10178920 · 2007-01-17 (January 17, 2007)
TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HIS 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN (FAILURE MILEAGE: 132000) AT 25 MPH THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL AND CAN WAVER BETWEEN FULL AND EMPTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT TIMES THE VEHICLE DOES NOT START. THE VEHICLE IS ALSO EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALL NUMBER 05V155000 FOR FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, CERTAIN TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH FUEL MODULE RESERVOIR ASSEMBLIES THAT CONTAIN FUEL PUMP WIRES CONNECTORS MAY OVERHEAT UNDER CERT…
Owner-reported narrative. 100,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10178920 at NHTSA ↗