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Premature Pump Shut Off When Refueling - keywords 4.3 4.8 5.3 6.0 8.1 fill filler fuel hard hardtofill L18 L33 L35 L59 L76 LC9 LM7 LMG LQ4 LQ9 LR4 LY5 nozzle

Subject:Premature Pump Shut Off When Refueling

Models:2002-2007 Cadillac Escalade Models
2002-2007 Chevrolet Avalanche
1999-2007 Silverado, Suburban, Tahoe
1999-2007 GMC Sierra, Yukon Models
Equipped with a Gasoline Engine



The following diagnosis might be helpful if the vehicle exhibits the symptom(s) described in this PI.

Condition/Concern:

Some customers may comment that when refueling at certain fuel stations / pumps that the fuel pump shuts off prior to completely filling the fuel tank. This is not a concern with the GM fuel system but is an industry wide issue with variation in OPW 11B fuel nozzles throughout the fuel station industry.

Recommendation/Instructions:

Until the fuel station industry can replace these nozzles with an improved versions, advise customers with this concern to try either another pump and/or another fuel station.

Please follow this diagnostic or repair process thoroughly and complete each step. If the condition exhibited is resolved without completing every step, the remaining steps do not need to be performed.