Full-Size GM SUVs Recalled Due To Possibility Of Fuel Pump Failure
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A recall has been issued for certain 2021 model-year GM SUVs due to a control module problem that may lead to a fuel pump failure.
The problem: in affected GM SUVs, the fuel pump power control module may have an issue that can cause the fuel pump to fail or operate intermittently. This condition may interrupt fuel flow to the engine and cause a sudden and unexpected engine stall.
The hazards: an engine stall would shut off certain power electronics in the vehicle and cause the vehicle to decelerate suddenly. This would therefore increase the risk of a crash.
The fix: dealers will be instructed to replace the fuel pump power control module in affected GM SUVs. These repairs will be performed at no cost to the vehicle owner.
Affected components: fuel pump, fuel pump power control module.
Affected vehicles:
- 2021 Cadillac Escalade
- 2021 Cadillac Escalade ESV
- 2021 Chevy Tahoe
- 2021 Chevy Suburban
- 2021 GMC Yukon
- 2021 GMC Yukon XL
Number of affected vehicles: a total of 14,939 units are believed to have this condition.
Owners should: owners of affected GM SUVs will be contacted by the automaker and instructed to make an appointment with their dealer. Notification letters will be mailed to these owners starting on November 8th, 2021. Those who may be unsure whether or not their vehicle is affected by this recall can visit my.gm.com/recalls and type in their VIN to view any open recalls or other actions that may be active on it. Affected owners can also reach out to GM or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration directly with any questions and concerns they may have using the contact information included below.
Contacts:
- GM recall number: N212332040
- NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V739000
- Chevrolet Customer Service: 1-800-222-1020
- GMC Customer Service: 1-800-462-8782
- Cadillac Customer Service: 1-877-248-2080
- NHTSA Toll Free: 1-888-327-4236
- NHTSA (TTY): 1-800-424-9153
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Does the penny pinching ever end?
Leave it to GM to make a very expensive vehicle and still use made in China fuel pumps. Do you ever hear of a failure like this for Toyota?
Actually Toyota has recalled a massive number of vehicles for fuel pumps that can fail while you’re driving. Including the 2019 Highlander I own. I love how all these armchair experts think auto makers should just be able to make something with thousands of parts, and there should never ever be a single thing wrong. Considering how complex today’s cars are, the auto makers are doing a pretty darn good job making quality products.
My 2018 Sienna has a recall to fix a fuel pump issue.
According to NHTSA paperwork, the failure is due to an American made electronic fuel pump driver, supplied by the German Vitesco Technologies (formerly Continental Powertrain).
While you’re being wrong, Google “Denso fuel pump recall” as mentioned. Hit Toyota, Subaru, Honda, and others. They used the wrong plastic on 2 million fuel pumps.
what engine is this in???? 6.2……or Duramax
Yeah, good question, the article needs more detail as it is obviously a certain engine type. The number of affected units is small in comparison to the total produced for that model year.
Wonderful, another recall!!! It would have been helpful if they supplied the build month range. Although, as we’ve found out already, every time they do it’s never a wide enough range to include all vehicles affected!
I buy a new Yukon XL Denali every 2-3 years. The 2021 is hands down the one with the most recalls!!
Buying cheap parts has to end! If they want to keep building them that cheap, they should knock 50K off the price!!
“I buy a new Yukon XL Denali every 2-3 years”
That’s your problem because you don’t know how to keep an old car that works and keep buying new trash that doesn’t. I bought my one and only car new in 89 for $15k and have never driven anything else because I take care of it.
Get off my lawn, dangnabit!
GM WILL BEAT CHRYSLER SOON ON BEING THE RECALL KING OF THE BIG 3. i HAVE SAID IT BEFORE AND ILL SAY IT AGAIN, GM MAKES CHEAP TRUCKS AND SUVS, AND THEY ARE RATTLE BOXS WITH ALL THE BLOWN PLASTIC
My fiance owns an MKZ 2019 Lincoln, he came out of a supermarket and could not start his car had to have it towed to the dealer and they could not find a thing wrong with it. We went out one day shopping and as we were entering a main road with traffic coming both ways at us his car stalled out and would not start. We could have been killed. It turned out to be a faulty fuel pump.
Add the 2021 Savana vans with the gas 6.6 engine to this list. 3000 miles on my new passenger Savana van and it has been out of service now for over a month waiting for a fuel pump control module. They say at least another 2 weeks. I could have rowed to China and back with a new module by now
I have a 2021 Tahoe and had the fuel pump control module fail today. Flatbedded to the dealership. They already have five other trucks waiting for the fuel pump control module which is on backorder. They said one of the trucks has been waiting there for weeks. I checked my vin against the recall on the national Highway safety website and on GM’s website and my truck is not included in the recall. Somebody should tell my fuel pump.
Could you tell me how long you ended up waiting? I had the same thing happen with my 2021 suburban, has been at the dealership for 3 weeks now and doesn’t seem to have an end in sight?
Same issue on my wife’s 2021 GMC Yukon. Sputtered out and died one morning on her way to work. It has been at the dealership waiting for the backordered part for over a month. Parking a car for a month usually leads to more problems down the line and we will likely just sell it once we get it back. Hard to believe there are over 15 trucks at this dealership waiting for this same part. We were told there is no ETA. Called GM, all they do is give you an “update” every three days. Incredible.
I have a 2020 Chevrolet Equinox. Dealer worked on fuel system which had factory miswire that would flood and short due to rain water leaking into area. Parts removed and re-connected per GM instructions in March 2021. Now in first of August fuel pump failed. When pump failed electronics did not shut down killing the battery. Bought new battery . Had car towed to dealer. Best estimate was end of August for new parts. Seems no GM parts available. (probably due to posted recall) I received no recall letter. Search of GM site reveals no recall on my VIN number. Only 24,000 miles.
No parts, car at dealer for past two weeks. No solid info re parts. No warranty from GM on this problem.
Bill was $1,600 plus a prior $350 for a new battery. Had only 24,000 miles on this 2020 Equinox. No warranty on the fuel pump nor any recall on my VIN number. The pump and control unit came from Georgia dealer stock and not from GM parts which were out. Now I wonder if and when the replacement pump will fail? Seems like there should be some kind of extended warranty. The dealer did find a pump to their credit. Most of the charge was labor or about $800. The dealer never said to me that GM had a pump problem. When the car stalled the battery remained connected and I think this killed the battery. Car was in shop about 3 weeks.
OK I have a failed Fuel Pump Control Module, but it’s in a 2020 GMC Truck. Same part number as the modules used in the SUVs. Why hasn’t GM recall the Trucks?
I have a 2021 ACADIA with less than 20,000 miles and this has been replaced twice on my vehicle. It should be recalled as we;;l. The service dept told that it is now a common problem. The car just stalls and will not start. Had to have it towed. Thank goodness I just got back from Dallas and it didn’t happen on the intersstate in this heat!
We have a 2021 Chevy Express, Four Winds, Class C RV, with less than 5,000 miles on it. It’s happened 4 times now. The fuel pump module has been replaced once, in June of last year ago. In September of last year, the same thing happened, the vehicle just shut itself down. This time, they said it was the wiring from the fuel pump. Now, 11 months later, it happened again. We are struggling with GM Customer Care to find somewhere to work on it. No one wants to work on a big vehicle. Chevy doesn’t want to tow it very far. I’ve been waiting for 5 days for them to get back to me. Today is the day that they promised to have some answers.
My husband’s 2021 GMC Sierra 1500 was bought new and now has about 17,000 miles on it. The check engine light came on, took it to a dealership, and it was the high pressure fuel pump. The service department said they could not find the part (pre-strike of the UAW). So, his truck was not drivable and apparently not repairable for 3 weeks while the GMC service department said they could not find the part. (I found some online via google, but they could not according to their sources.) It appears the recall maybe should have included the trucks as well if it is malfunctioning at 17,000 miles.