2001 Chevrolet Tahoe Fuel System Problems

WHILE DRIVING ON A FOUR LANE DIVIDED ROADWAY AT 40 MPH, I NOTICED THAT THE TRUCK DID NOT ACCELERATE WHEN I DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND APPEARED TO BE LOSING SPEED. I WAS LESS THAN 1 MILE FROM MY HOME AND DECIDED TO TURN AROUND AND RETURN. I HAD 6 CHILDREN AGES 4-20 IN THE CAR TRAVELING TO A THANKSGIVING DAY FOOTBALL GAME. WHEN I CAME TO THE NEXT LIGHT ABOUT 200 YARDS FROM WHEN I NOTICED THE PROBLEM AND BEGAN TO TURN, THE CAR STALLED AND I LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE CAR TO A STOP, BUT WAS NOW PERPENDICULAR TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND COULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD. I ASKED THE THREE OLDEST CHILDREN TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN THE ACTIVE ROADWAY AND PUSH THE TRUCK SLIGHTLY UPHILL TO THE SIDE OF THE RIGHT MOST LANE TO CLEAR THE INTERSECTION. I THEN HAD TO TOW THE CAR BACK TO THE HOUSE. I FOUND THAT THE FUEL PUMP FUSE HAD BLOWN AND REPLACED IT. DESPITE THIS THE CAR WAS STILL HARD TO START. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND NUMEROUS REFERENCES TO THIS VEHICLE BLOWING FUSES, IN ALL CASES REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL PUMP. I NOTED IN ONE COMPLAINT THAT THERE WAS AN NHTSA CAMPAIGN (05V155000) RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM ON THE SAME MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET SUBURBAN THAT RESULTED IN A RECALL. I AM CONCERNED THAT A RECALL FOR ANOTHER NEARLY IDENTICALLY CONSTRUCTED VEHICLE AFFECTING THE SAME COMPONENT INSTALLED IN MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT WARRANT NOTICE TO ME THAT I COULD SUFFER THE SAME FAILURE PLACING OCCUPANTS IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. HAD I BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE LIKELIHOOD OF THIS OCCURRENCE THAT COULD RESULT IN MY VEHICLE AND ITS OCCUPANTS BEING STRANDED IN AN ACTIVE ROADWAY, I WOULD HAVE INITIATED PREVENTATIVE REPAIRS. THIS CAMPAIGN, OR AT A MINIMUM AN ADVISORY NOTICE, SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE TO OWNERS OF ALL VEHICLE EMPLOYING THE SAME FAULTY COMPONENT. *TR

BOUGHT THIS TRUCK USED IN 2007. SINCE DAY 1 THE FUEL GAUGE HAS NOT WORKED. IT SHOWS EMPTY WHEN IT'S FULL AND FULL WHEN IT'S EMPTY. I HAVE HAD TO KEEP TRACK OF MILEAGE TO KNOW WHEN TO FILL UP. MECHANIC SAYS THAT IT IS VERY COSTLY TO FIX. *TR

FUEL GAUGE - NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, APPEARS TO READ FULL WHEN NOT AND ALSO WILL APPEAR TO BE EMPTY WHEN NOT. LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON WHEN TANK IS FULL. *TR

WHEN I FILL MY GAS TANK UP WITH FUEL THE FUEL LIGHT SHOWS LOW FUEL WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. I AM UNABLE TO TELL WHAT THE ACTUAL FUEL AMOUNT IS. THE LIGHT COMES ON OFTEN. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS NOW. I AM NOT SURE HOW TO CORRECT IT. *TR

THE PROBLEM IS ONGOING, THE FUEL INDICATOR IS NOT STABLE, IT REGISTERS LOW FUEL WHEN THERE IS A FULL TANK. THE NEEDLE IS NOT REPORTING ACTUAL FUEL AMOUNT. THE SAFETY HAZARD WOULD BE RUNNING OUR OF GAS AND POSSIBLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. IS THIS A DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURE OR WEAR AND TEAR. VEHICLE:2001 CHEVY TAHOE MILEAGE NOW IS 98,000 PLUS MILES. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR OVER A YEAR. *TR

CAR SHUT-OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY ON SUNDAY, APRIL 16TH, 2006 WITH NO FOREWARNING. OTHER CARS IN THE LAND COULD HAVE VERY WELL COLLIDED WITH MY VEHICLE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE VALLEY STREAM, NY DEALERSHIP FOR THE 90,000 MILE SERVICE CHECK-UP THE NEXT DAY. THE TOLD ME THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THE FOLLOWING MORNING MY CAR WOULD NOT START. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR PART CAUSING THE PROBLEM. GM INFORMED ME THAT IT DID NOT PERTAIN TO MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE BECAUSE THE VIN # WAS NOT LISTED CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V155000 DATE: 2005-APR-14 COMPONENT: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP DEFECT SUMMARY: CERTAIN TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH FUEL MODULE RESERVOIR ASSEMBLIES THAT CONTAIN FUEL PUMP WIRES CONNECTORS MAY OVERHEAT UNDER CERTAIN OPERATING CONDITIONS. CONSEQUENCE SUMMARY: IF THE IGNITION CIRCUIT WIRE IS EXPOSED, THE FUEL PUMP FUSE WILL BLOW, DISABLING THE FUEL PUMP AND CAUSING AN ENGINE STALL OR NO-START CONDITION. IF SUFFICIENT HEAT IS CONDUCTED TO THE PASS-THROUGH CONNECTOR, A HOLE IN THE CONNECTOR MAY RESULT, WHICH MAY CAUSE A 'SERVICE ENGINE SOON' LIGHT TO BE ILLUMINATED DURING THE EMISSION SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC ROUTINE. FUEL VAPOR AND IN SOME CASES LIQUID FUEL MAY LEAK OUT OF THE FUEL TANK THROUGH THE HOLE IN THE CONNECTOR BODY. FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. ALSO IF THE IGNITION CIRCUIT OR GROUND WIRE IS EXPOSED AND SHORTS TO THE FUEL LEVEL SENDER CARD WIRES, INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READINGS MAY RESULT. CORRECTIVE SUMMARY: DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE FUEL TANK, AND REMOVE THE MODULE RESERVOIR ASSEMBLIES FROM THE TANK, AND INSTALL A NEW SERVICE KIT FREE OF CHARGE. AN INTERIM LETTER TO OWNERS WAS MAILED ON MAY 25, 2005. THE OWNERS WERE RE-NOTIFIED ON OCTOBER 19, 2005, SINCE PARTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 AND GMC AT 1-866-996-9463. *JB

2001 CHEV. TAHOE. THE GASOLINE EVAPORATIVE CANISTER VENT VALVE DRAWS IN DIRT AND CLOGS THE VALVE AND THE EVAPORATIVE CANISTER WHEN DRIVEN ON DIRT ROADS. THIS HAS BEEN ADDRESSED FOR 1999 TO 2002 PICKUPS WITH A NEW VALVE DESIGN THAT IMPROVES FILTERING AND ALLOWS EASIER CLEANING OF THE FILTER. (BULLETIN 02-06-04-037). *JB