2000 Chevrolet Tahoe Fuel System Problems

DT:THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL PUMP SHORT CIRCUITED INSIDE THE FUEL TANK WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH AND IT LOST POWER. HE MANAGED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT ANY POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. HE FOUND THE FUSE THA BLEW OUT AND CHANGED IT. HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AT CONTACT'S COST. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THERE WAS RECALL, BUT DID NOT INCLUDE THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. *AK

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED, AND THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. WHILE SITTING AT A STOP SIGN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THIS HAPPENED ONLY ONCE. THE FUEL GAGE HAD NOT BEEN WORKING PROPERLY FOR ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN# 05V155000 CONCERNING FUEL PUMP FAILURE WAS ISSUED. THE AFOREMENTIONED SYMPTOMS WERE TYPICAL FOR FAULTY FUEL PUMP WIRING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE CONSUMER MADE CONTACT BY PHONE WITH BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER IN AN ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER'S REQUEST WAS DENIED BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK (12/02/05) *SC

I HAVE A 2000 TAHOE CHEVROLET LTD. SINCE 3/04 IT HAS FAILED TO START ABOUT 7 OR 8 TIMES. IT USUALLY OCCURS IN THE MORNING WHEN I'M LEAVING FOR WORK. ONCE WE WERE ON OUR WAY TO THE HOSPITAL FOR MY 14 MONTH OLD'S BROKEN ARM. IT TURNS OVER BUT WILL NOT START. I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN THE SHOP CHECKS IT SEVERAL HOURS LATER, IT STARTS. THEY HAVE REPLACED SEVERAL ITEMS. NONE OF WHICH HAVE WORKED. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT AND THEY WERE JUST REPLACING THINGS THAT MIGHT BE CAUSING THE PROBLEM. IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING. *AK

DT: 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE . THE CAR WOULD BACK FIRE THROUGH THE FUEL INJECTION. THE FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT LESS THAN 2 YEARS AGO. *AK

I TOOK MY CHEVY 2000 TAHOE LTD, FOR ITS FIRST CALIF. SMOG TEST AND WAS TOLD "EVERYTHING WAS FINE EXCEPT THE GAS TANK CAP." "THE CAP FAILED THE PRESSURE TEST AND ESCAPING FUMES COULD CAUSE AN EXPLOSION." I HAD THE CAP REPLACED AND WAS FURTHER TOLD, "THIS TEST FAILURE IS HAPPENING TO ALL 2000 MODEL YEAR TAHOES, SURBURBANS & SLIVERADOS" THIS TECHNICIANS HAS TESTED. IS THIS POSSIBLE HAZARD AND CORRECTING IT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CHEVROLET/GM??? *JB

AFTER FUELING VEHICLE AND DRIVING SHORT DISTANCE, THEN PARKING ON FRONT-END-DOWN SLOPE, A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL (APX 1 GALLON) BEGAN DRIPPING ON GROUND FROM TOP OF FUEL TANK. I TURNED VEHICLE AROUND SO FRONT OF TANK WAS HIGHER THAN REAR OF TANK AND DRIPPING SLOWED AND STOPPED. MECHANIC SAID FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY ON TOP OF FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING. MECHANIC NOW IN PROCESS OF REPLACING FUEL PUMP, AND WILL GIVE ME OLD PUMP. MEHCANIC SAID POSSIBLE CAUSE THAT HE HAS SEEN BEFORE IS DUE TO CORROSION, HOWEVER, VEHICLE HAS BEEN OPERATED AT ALL TIMES IN ARID, DRY DESERT TEMPERATURE THAT IS NOT CONDUCIVE TO VEHICLE CORROSION. *AK

WHILST DRIVING HOME FROM UPSTATE NY TO MY HOME IN NJ, THE FUEL PUMP ON MY CHEVROLET TAHOE FAILED SUDDENLY AND CATASTROPHICALLY. I WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH AT THE TIME AND WITH THE FAILURE OF THE PUMP, I LOST ALL POWER, INCLUDING STEERING AND BRAKES. I VERY NARROWLY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT AND OTHER TRAFFIC. THIS WAS VERY SCARY AND TRYING TO STEER AND BRAKE WITHOUT POWER IS NOT EASY. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THAT A FUEL PUMP HAS FAILED ON A TAHOE OWNED BY MYSELF, ALTHOUGH THE OTHER 2 TIMES THE FAILURE WAS WHILE PARKED AND NOT AT HIGH SPEED. MY CURRENT CAR HAS 72,000 MILES. THE PREVIOUS INCIDENTS WERE AT APPROX THE SAME MILEAGE. IS THIS NORMAL? HAVE ANY OTHER ACCIDENTS BEEN CAUSED BY SUDDEN AND CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF TAHOE FUEL PUMPS? *JB

WHILE DRIVING COULD SMELL FUEL INSIDE OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS, BUT SMELL WILL STILL BE THERE. NO LEAK HAD BEEN FOUND. HOWEVER, TECHNICIAN SAID THAT CAUSE OF THE SMELL HAD BEEN A BURNING ON DIFFERENTIAL.*AK

THE TRUCK WAS EQUIPPED WITH FEDERAL EMISSIONS INSTEAD OF CALIFORNIA EMISSIONS. HE WAS INFORMED OF AN WRITTEN ANNOUNCEMENT /LETTER THAT WAS SENT TO SOME TAHOE OWNERS. THE TRUCK EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURES AS THE CONSUMER'S WHICH RECEIVED THE INFORMATION FOR "SEQUENTIAL FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM". THE MANUFACTURE ZONE REP AGREED TO FIX IT AT FIRST BUT IS NOW DENYING. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ALONG WITH MISFIRING OF THE INJECTORS. *JB

FUEL TANK LEAKS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY. HAD FUEL TANK REPLACED 4 TIMES,AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK