1996 GMC Sierra fuel system problems
20 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 1996 GMC Sierra, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 20 7% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 1 fire.
What owners wrote
Hello, purchased vehicle new 7/96, in 9/96 in conversation with a fleet mechanic since fuel pump is located in gas tank I was advised to not go below 3/4 tank of fuel to prevent fuel pump failuer any thing lower than 3/4 will not keep pump cool and lead to failure I followed the advise. Failure #1 occured in 1997 "original pump" dont remember exact date but dealer repaired. Failure # 2 (of the pump that replaced the first one), occurd mar. Or may 1999 dealer replaced. Both failures resulted in total shut down.
As fuel pump began to fail (intermittent starting problems), it caused wires going to fuel pump (wires are inside the gas tank) to overheat. The fuel pump connector was completely melted, and three inches of insulation on each wire was burned off. Bare wires could spark and ignite fuel vapors.
Other problems reported for the 1996 GMC Sierra
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 86 complaints
- Brakes 57 complaints
- Seats 23 complaints
- Transmission 22 complaints
- Air bags 16 complaints
- Lighting 15 complaints