Fuel Pump, Alternator, and Air Bag problems
Can I start off by saying being an owner of a Chevy is expensive. I bought my car with 31,000 miles on it. I drive a lot for my job and have put almost 100,000 miles on my car in 3 years. I would say about 6 months after I got my car my check engine light came on.
I took my car to my local Chevy dealership. I had a fuel pump problem. Luckily I was still under warranty. I got it fixed and went on my way. Well a few short months later my check engine light as well as my service stabilitrak light came on. So I took it back to the dealership. My fuel pump had to be replaced yet again. My husband noticed that my car was using oil so we had an oil consumption test performed on it. And sure enough it was using oil. So a few months later they basically rebuilt my engine and gave me yet another fuel pump. It lasted about a year and here I am with my check engine light back on with my service stabilitrak light coming back on. Now I am without warranty and will have to pay a lot of money out of pocket for the same issue that's been addressed and "fixed" 3 times already!
On top of all of this I was told my airbag control unit in my steering wheel was out and that would be $500-$600 to fix. Also, my Battery Saver active light has recently started coming on. I did some research and found that it is most likely related to my Altenator so I had that tested and it was still good.
Is this normal for Chevy vehicles? It is incredible frustrating to have so many issues with a car that is only 5 years old.
I took my car to my local Chevy dealership. I had a fuel pump problem. Luckily I was still under warranty. I got it fixed and went on my way. Well a few short months later my check engine light as well as my service stabilitrak light came on. So I took it back to the dealership. My fuel pump had to be replaced yet again. My husband noticed that my car was using oil so we had an oil consumption test performed on it. And sure enough it was using oil. So a few months later they basically rebuilt my engine and gave me yet another fuel pump. It lasted about a year and here I am with my check engine light back on with my service stabilitrak light coming back on. Now I am without warranty and will have to pay a lot of money out of pocket for the same issue that's been addressed and "fixed" 3 times already!
On top of all of this I was told my airbag control unit in my steering wheel was out and that would be $500-$600 to fix. Also, my Battery Saver active light has recently started coming on. I did some research and found that it is most likely related to my Altenator so I had that tested and it was still good.
Is this normal for Chevy vehicles? It is incredible frustrating to have so many issues with a car that is only 5 years old.
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Based on what you wrote, I'd have to prioritize on the charging system warning first. If there is a system power issue then all bets are off when it comes to any other trouble codes or system faults. Can you be specific about what the symptoms are, and what codes have been retrieved?