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1996 GMC C2500 — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

crash · 1053965 · 2014-04-07

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
C2500
Year
1996
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Miles at failure
128
Speed
55 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THIS WELL KNOWN PROBLEM OF THIS PART CREATING A WILD HORSE VEHICLE AT UNEXPECTED TIMES. SO FAR GM IS NOT HELPING, THE LAST VISIT WAS CONFIRMED THIS PUMP WAS THE PROBLEM AND A NEW PUMP. WAS NOT MADE AND GM ONLY OFFERS A OVERHAULED UNIT. THE CURRENT PUMP IS A ON GOING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE CUTTING OFF AND AT TIMES TURNING INTO A FULL THROTTLE. STANADYNE THE COMPANY MAKING THE PUMP IS IN DENIAL THE PUMP DOES THIS. I HAVE TALKED WITH OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. I HESITATE PUTTING ANYTHING USED ON THIS VEHICLE, THIS PROBLEM PART IS STILL MANUFACTURED NEW BY STANADYN CORP. I KNOW FOR A FACT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP REPEATEDLY TO GM AND NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY DIVISION. FORGET ANY MONEY FOR THE PROBLEM, AND THE IGNORANCE OF THIS FACTUAL PROBLEM, I WOULD JUST LIKE A SAFE VEHICLE WITH OUT ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS THAT GO BAD. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10577832
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