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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003260382 | Incident Date: Dec, 28 2003 |
| Consumer's City: LIVONIA | Consumer's State: MI |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: SUNFIRE | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, other |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1G2JB1248W7 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 15 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 11 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: This concerns the fuel system on '98 (and similar year) pontiac sunfires. on december 29, 2003 this vehicle was taken in for replacement of the in-line fuel filter. the vehicle had been losing acceleration and has 78,000 miles on it. it was taken to a pontiac dealer for the service. the filter is connected to the fuel line with a 'snap' fitting. upon trying to service the filter, either the dealer broke the snap fitting or the previous owner had damaged it (vehicle was purchased with 45,000 miles on it, and there were no leaks so i suspect that it wasn't damaged). also, there was a fair amount of corrosion on and in the fitting. in the end, the filter could not be replaced without correcting the 'snap' fitting. to my surprise the fuel line could not be replaced as a separate piece, you have to purchase the entire fuel delivery module. this cost (with the technician time) was $ 425 vs. $50 for a filter replacement. it would seem to me that since the filter is a critical part of the system (a clogged filter could result in vehicle stalls and/or no starts, emission issues etc.) that it should have some sort of reasonable way to replace it without paying for an entire module that was not needed. the filter is a recommended service item. *ak |
