NHTSA Campaign 05V155000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
NHTSA campaign 05V155000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 05V155000 with NHTSA on April 14, 2005; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 05V155000, NHTSA lists up to 316,508 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 1, 1999 and July 31, 2000.
The 05V155000 report reached NHTSA 5 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V155000 were scheduled from October 19, 2005, 188 days after the report.
05V155000 covers 2 models from Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2000–2001.
Owners of the model years 05V155000 covers have filed at least 90 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 05V155000 vehicles, the 2001 Chevrolet Suburban has the most (46).
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V155000 ranks 25 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 05V155000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 23 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 05V155000 was 04V376000, reported on August 2, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- 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.
- The risk
- 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.
- The fix
- 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 AVAILABE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 AND GMC AT 1-866-996-9463.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 05027.
Reported April 14, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V155000 (3)
Chevrolet (2)
GMC (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V155000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: April 14, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted