2012 Chevrolet Express 3500 Fuel system Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 60%of 5 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 150,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the fuel system of the 2012 Chevrolet Express 3500, 60% of the 5 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 150,000 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Have a 2012 Chevrolet cut away van for a school bus use. Started leaking gasoline out of the pressure side line on the furl module. Had to have towed to chevy dealer for repairs. They had to remove fuel tank to make repairs . They replaced fuel module in the tank. The cost of repairs was 1166.41$.”
NHTSA complaint #11072667, filed 2018-02, 149,000 miles“The van is a 2012 cut away school bus. On 1-20-2018 developed a gasoline leak on the vent side of the fuel module on top of the fuel tank.took to chevy dealer for repairs. They replaced the fuel module inthe tank. They had to remove the tank to perform repairs. At a cost of 1188.39$.”
NHTSA complaint #11072658, filed 2018-02, 150,000 miles“Have 2 2012 chevy cut away van school buses with the fuel pump module start leaking. 1 leaked on the pressure line,the other on the vent line. Both buses have less than 150000 miles.”
NHTSA complaint #11064792, filed 2018-01, 150,000 milesRelated service bulletins
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About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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