NHTSA Complaint #10039754 — 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU

ENGINE STALLED 3 TIMES. DEALER FOUND A LEAK IN THE GAS TANK AND REPLACED IT. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A CONDITION IN WHICH IT WOULD EITHER NOT START OR ONCE STARTED IT WOULD HESITATE OR STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE FUEL TANK AND FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS AND WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS PROBABLY FROM VANDALISM OR SOMETHING IN THE TANK. THESE CONDITIONS WERE NOT COVERED BY THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY THEREFORE THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR THE ENTIRE SERVICE ASSESSMENT. A GM BULLETIN WAS LOCATED WHICH RECOMMENDED THAT THE TECHNICIAN REPLACE THE EXISTING FUEL SENDER STRAINER AS A POTENTIAL CAUSE OF THE ENGINE SYMPTOMS. *NLM