Consumer Complaint Detail
CHEVROLET / SILVERADO 2500 / 1999
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006066238 | Incident Date: May, 23 2006 |
| Consumer's City: LYONS | Consumer's State: KS |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: SILVERADO 2500 | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:delivery:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1GCGK24R4XR | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 25 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: We have a 1999 chevy 2500 with approximately 52,000 miles on it. we've noticed all along that the gas gauge has not functioned correctly. yesterday, i approached the vehicle and smelled gas. i looked under the pickup and saw gas dripping from the fuel tank area. i took the pickup to my local dealer (young motor) here in lyons. the service manager told me that the emission control unit that vents the gas tank was plugged thus causing the fuel pump to suck in the fuel tank. as the tank collapsed, it pushed the sending unit/fuel pump upwards. i just checked our 2000 chevy pickup and the same thing is happening to it. reading through the owners manual, there is nothing stating that this vent needs to be cleaned. we also have a 1998 chevy 2500 that had the same problem and we had to replace the gas tank on it. within our company, there have been reports of other chevy pickups having the same problem. we have 3 at this location: a 1998 sn:[xxx], the 1999 sn:[xxx], and a 2000 sn:[xxx]. i find it more than a coincidence that all 3 of these vehicles are having the same problem and there is nothing in the owner's manual addressing the issue. *jb updated 07/16/2012*js information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) |