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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007121010 | Incident Date: Aug, 31 2007 |
| Consumer's City: FAIR OAKS | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: LS | Model Year: 2002 |
| 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#: 1G8JU54F62Y | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 26 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 12 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: There were no special events (accidents, unusual road conditions, etc) precipitating this problem. we have a 2002 saturn l200 with 75.5k mi.s on it. we have been increasingly smelling gasoline odor coming from this car after parking it. i got underneath the car and found that liquid gasoline is coming from on top of the gas tank and soaking the sides of the tank. when i called the dealer, the service dept seemed familiar with the problem. they said it is likely a leaking fitting on the fuel pump; requiring a new fuel pump $400+. we own an 2002 ford f-150 that had a recent recall on a cruise control device that they said could cause a fire after engine shutdown-we had that recall done although we had no problems. the gas leak we are having on our saturn seems much more volatile than the ford's problem. the odor has bad enough that we have been afraid to park the car inside our garage (near our water heater), but no recall. this seems like a very serious safety hazard that saturn is well aware of (i found multiple references to fuel pump problems on this model with the 2.2l 4-cyl eng on the internet). i'd like to know if your agency is aware of this problem and if you have considered compelling saturn to do something about repairing this leaking fitting. can you recommend what my immediate action or recourse on this matter should be at this point? *tr |
