Fuel Pump Problems of Chevrolet K2500

The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet K2500. The contact noticed fuel on the floor underneath the vehicle. When he pulled the fuel tank from the vehicle and removed the plastic cover, he noticed that it had collapsed and split the seam open on the tank. There were no warning indicators prior to the failure. The dealer was not notified. The manufacturer stated that there were no recalls for the issue. The current and failure mileages were 82,823. Updated 09/13/08. The evaporator canister was filled with dirt and debris and caused the fuel tank to collapse from the vacuum, which split the gas tank at the seam and released all the fuel. The fuel tank, fuel pump and evap canister had to e replaced. Updated 09/17/08.

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: the contact stated the vehicle fuel pump failed. The vehicle would not start after sitting for several hours. An independent repair shop mechanic inspected the vehicle and banged on the fuel pump to restart the vehicle, it was then driven to the repair shop for a fuel pump replacement. There is a NHTSA recall, # 05v155000, regarding the fuel system, fuel pump. The model year was not included in the recall. Updated 05/30/06 prior to this failure the fuel gauge had been giving erroneous readings for about 2 months. On inspection of the fuel pump, the wire coating was found to be melted near connection.

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