Complaint 411368
2001 CHEVROLET EXPRESS • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION • incident May 2, 2003
- Complaint ID
- 411368
- Make
- CHEVROLET
- Model
- EXPRESS
- Model Year
- 2001
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
- Incident Date
- May 2, 2003
- Date Received
- Jun 6, 2003
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
Owner Narrative
EMC FUSES BLOWN / FUEL PUMP FAILURE...CURRENTY 3 OF OUR 15 CHEVROLETRENTAL VANS HAVE EXPERIENCED BLOWN EMC FUSES, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING & REPLACING THE RECOMMENDED FUSE, WE CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS. EACH TIME WE TURNED ON THE IGNITION ANOTHER BLOWN FUSE! WE THEN REMOVED THE GAS TANK & INSPECTED THE FUEL PUMP. WHAT WAS FOUND THE FIRST TIME, WAS ACCEPTABLE. BUT FINDING THE SAME PROBLEM ON ANOTHER 2 VANS HAS GOT US WORRIED. THE "BLACK" AND "GRAY" WIRE FUSED THEMSELVES TOGETHER WHILE INSIDE THE GAS TANK! COULD THIS BE A FIRE/EXPLOSION POTENTIAL? WHAT IF A HIGHER AMP FUSE WAS USED IN COMBINATION WITH A THE FUEL TANK THAT WAS LESS THAN FULL..*AK
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