Tank Assembly problems of the 1996 GMC Suburban

One problem related to tank assembly has been reported for the 1996 GMC Suburban. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Tank Assembly problem

Failure Date: 04/01/2000

Arcing connector inside fuel tank causes fuel pump to fail and loss of engine power. Gm technican reported that he performs at least 2 replacement senders + fuel pumps/week- indicating that " the sender/fuel pump connector is always fried when the pump goes". As an engineer, I believe there is an eminent danger of a fuel tank explosion provided proper air/fuel ratio is achevied. Vehicle has 42 gallon tank. Model years 1999 onward have this assembly encased in fiberglass cylinder which would prevent fire/explosion.


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