Many Chevrolet and General Motors owners are upset over a fuel pump recall that failed to fix the actual problem. As a result of dealing with an alleged faulty fuel pump twice in a row, they filed a lawsuit to settle the matter in court. 

Lawsuit claims Chevy fuel pump recall didn’t fix anything 

Plaintiffs involved in a class action lawsuit against General Motors claim that a fuel pump recall failed to repair any problems. Plus, it didn’t cover all impacted Chevy and GMC SUVs. 

In February 2023, General Motors issued a recall of 2021 – 2022 Chevrolet Equinox and 2022 GMC Terrain models. They may have had defective fuel pumps that didn’t provide enough fuel to the engine. As a result, the engine could stall. 

GM agreed to replace the fuel pumps at no cost to owners. However, according to CarComplaints, the plaintiffs allege that the repair only prolonged problems. 

Replacing the defective fuel pump with the same pump or module leads to repeated repairs for the same issue. It costs $1,200 to $2,000, and they claim General Motors knows that there is no permanent repair. As a result, their vehicles have decreased in value. 

Also, the lawsuit claims that General Motors knowingly sold defective vehicles without repairs. After a couple bought a used Equinox, the fuel pump failed, and a dealership said they couldn’t do anything until the SUV died. 

Then the dealership claimed it was out of fuel pumps, and they had to buy the part from an independent supplier and replace it themselves. The other plaintiffs have similar stories of failed or incomplete repairs.