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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004307536 | Incident Date: Nov, 06 2004 |
| Consumer's City: LIMA | Consumer's State: OH |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: SUBURBAN | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1GNFK16R1XJ | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 08 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: In may 2004 i noticed a gasoline smell in my garage. upon investigating it was coming from inside the gas tank guard on my 1999 chevrolet suburban. after removing the guard a small pinhole leak was detected in the tank. the tank had rusted through due to an inability of water, salt, and debris to be cleared from the guard because it contains no drain holes. i repaired the tank with an over the counter repair kit due to the need of the vehicle. i contacted chevrolet but was told that since i fixed the tank myself there was nothing they could do for me. on 11/07/04 i again noticed gas fumes in the garage. upon looking i discovered two new holes rusted through the tank. at this point i don't know what to do because i fear the tank is rusted too thin to rely on for safety reasons. i believe a general engineering oversight would allow a plastic bowl shaped guard to be strapped below a metal tank without at least some drain holes to allow water to escape. i'm writing because we keep the suburban in excellent repair and i'm possitive there are other such designed tanks with the same problem. *ak |
