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5.0
fairly significant- Typical Repair Cost:
- $170
- Average Mileage:
- 106,500 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 2 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- not sure (1 reports)
- replace fuel pressure regulator (1 reports)
fuel system problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
This is a common problem on many GM vehicles from this era. The engine either all at once, or progressively gets harder and harder to start. On my vehicles once it was started it ran as smooth as when it was new but on many you will see rough idle as well. The most common cause for this is typically a failing FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. It is fairly easy to diagnose on most vehicles. But on an 03 Chevy you need to remove the upper intake to get to a normally external part. Once your in its pretty easy to see if it has a problem or not. You should not have fuel in the upper intake. If you see gas everywhere you know you were looking in the right place. If you don't it still doesn't hurt to replace the fuel pressure regulator since they are only made to go about a hundred thousand miles. Thanks GM. Mine was a text book example and failed at 105,000. Its typically one of the first places a good home mechanic will look since it is cheap and has a high failure rate. Should cost less than $50 although when you see it it looks like it should cost 50 cents.
- quadrunner, Randolph, US