Consumer Complaint Detail
CHEVROLET / TRAILBLAZER EXT / 2003
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006087250 | Incident Date: Nov, 28 2006 |
| Consumer's City: STEUBENVILLE | Consumer's State: OH |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: TRAILBLAZER EXT | Model Year: 2003 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:delivery:fuel pump |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1GNET16S636 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 30 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 14 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I own a 2003 chevrolet trailblazer ext. i smelled a strong odor of gas emanating from my vehicle recently. after some investigating, i discovered that there was fuel leaking out of the top of my fuel tank only while the engine was running. i dropped the fuel tank and discovered that the metal nipples from the top of the fuel pump that connect the fuel lines to the fuel pump were completely rusted and when the vehicle was running, fuel was jetting all over the under carriage of my vehicle. the metal ring that holds the fuel pump to the tank was also severely rusted. gm should know better than to put exposed metal fittings in a recessed tank where it is subject to rust, salt, corrosion etc. i had to replace the fuel pump at a significant cost. i also believe that this could be a potential fire hazard as the fuel was jetting all over the undercarriage and its proximity to the exhaust. my fittings were so brittle that you could crush them with your bare hands. left unchecked, undoubtedly i would have experienced a loss of power and would have been a hazard to the other vehicles on the road-yet alone probably would have been stranded when the vehicle died. the old parts are available for inspection. a fuel pump should last more that (3) years in my opinion. this is a design and/or product failure. *jb |