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7.5
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- $770
- Average Mileage:
- 51,600 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 4 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- replaced fuel pump (3 reports)
- replaced fuel pump module (1 reports)
fuel system problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
So on Easter Sunday.....drove to church, from church to store, shopping for Easter dinner, then the car is just dead in the parking lot. No warning lights or sign of any kind. Wrecker was unable to jump start. Towed to local garage then contacted Chevy USA who said it had to be towed to a Chevy garage in case what ever was wrong was under warranty. Chevy USA arranged one of their contracted wreckers to pick up my car on Monday from where I had it towed and towed it to a Chevy garage in Reed City. We went over the remaining warranty information with two still valid until July this year and one valid until July next year.
The dealer I bought the car from had a 3 month warranty which expired 15 days prior to my car just dying. So the Chevy garage tells me Monday night that it is the fuel pump which will need to be replaced for $615.67. They do not take payments but will be happy to take a credit card for the repair. There were a few exclusions on the remaining warranties, one of which is of course the fuel pump. Not covered. Dead in the water at 56,000 miles on a mint car.
I find it hard to believe that fuel pumps the same as other major vehicle issues. This car has a clean car fax with no accidents or repairs other than regular maintenance and wiring recall and seat belt recall repairs. How does the fuel pump just stop working without warning? And why is such a pricey repair NOT covered? I just got into my first car payments in years because the car I had was costing me $400-$800 every month for repairs. this is not turning out to be any cheaper but actually more expensive with the added car payment and insurance.
Update from Mar 30, 2016: So the technical details on the fuel pump going out on my 2011 Malibu: the problem was a melted electrical connector inside on module so they replaced the fuel pump module.
- Lisa S., Paris, MI, US