NHTSA Complaint #10134064 — 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE STALLED. UPON CHECKING THE FUSE BOX THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT FUEL PUMP FUSE HAD BLEW OUT. AS LONG AS THE CONTACT KEPT THE FUEL TANK BELOW A HALF A TANK THIS PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR. THE FUEL PUMP FUSE HAD TO BE REPLACED FOUR TIMES. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WILL SHOW INACCURATE FUEL READINGS. HE PURCHASED TWO FUEL PUMPS TO MAKE SURE EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS BEFORE HE DID THIS WORK ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP. ONE OF CONTACT'S FRIENDS NOTICED ON THE INTERNET SEVERAL OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. HE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS. THE WAY HE DEALS WITH THIS PROBLEM IS TO KEEP FUEL BELOW A HALF A TANK. *AK