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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005017384 | Incident Date: Apr, 24 2005 |
| Consumer's City: | Consumer's State: CT |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Hyundai Motor America |
| Model Name: ELANTRA | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: KMHDN55D72U | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 01 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 18 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: My 2002 hyundai elantra gt developed a fuel leak which dripped just behind the left rear wheel. associsted with this problem the engine began to stall and die. i took the car to my local dealer to have the problem investigated. the service department said that the leak could have been a result of my overfilling the fuel tank. i had just refuled the car but did not "top-off" the tank during the process. since i am the original owner and the car has over 100,000 miles, i feel that i know how to put gas in it by now. the following hyundai part#s were replaced: 31420, 31430, 31453, 31135, 31155, 31190 (basically all of the fuel valves/canisters in the system). when i spoke to the service manager, after calling hyundai customer affairs, he informed me that the valves were replaced due to fuel saturation and as a prevenative measure. he also informed me, during our conversation, that overfilling of the fuel tank can and has resulted in similar failures in the past. i feel this damage to a fuel system as a result of normal fueling or component failure is a extreme fire hazard and safety concern. |
