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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 999088028 | Incident Date: Jul, 29 1999 |
| Consumer's City: FALLS CHURCH | Consumer's State: VA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: LESABRE | Model Year: 1994 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:delivery |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 1 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1G4HP52L7RH | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 02 1999 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 31 1997 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While driving on an urban highway, my wife noted the strong smell of gasoline in the car. she was the only occupant at the time. she thought the smell might be coming from a source external to the car so she shut the air vent and started the air conditioner. she started to feel faint and nauseas so she looked for the nearest exit to safely get off the highway. the odor of gasoline at this point was causing blurred vision and difficulty with her motor controls. she stopped on a side street and immediately exited the car to get some fresh air. she was helped by several bystanders who ensured that she was a safe distance from the car as the gasoline odor was extremely strong. she declined an ambulance but in retrospect should have accepted as she had health problems for the next 12 hours. her husband, writing this report, arrived at the scene within one half hour. what i found was the hood up and just a faint smell of gasoline. after helping my wife and getting her comfortable, i went back to the buick lesabre to see if the problem was obvious. seeing nothing, i attempted to start the car with the hood up. before the car started, a spray of gasoline was observed under the hood and i immediately abandoned any further attempts to start the vehicle. after the gasoline vapors dissipated, i inspected the engine for fuel line leaks. directly above the engine exhaust manifold, i could see leakage coming from the gasoline return line. there was some type of failure of the line which allowed gasoline to spray into the engine compartment. the car was repaired by the dealership identified on this form. they have the part as i asked them to try and determine why the line failed. the consequences of this failure could have been significant. i still cannot believe that the car didn't catch on fire! any further information on this failure, you can contact me at my stated phone numbers. as an aside, the car had just received (one month earlier) an engine tune up |
