| Subject: 2008-10 Chevrolet Cobalt / HHR fuel Leak |
Summary: The office of defects investigation (odi) has received 208 complaints of fuel leaks from owners of model year (my) 2008-2010 cobalt and my 2008-2009 hhr vehicles manufactured by general motors (gm).the fuel leaks are the result of corrosion of the metal fuel lines underneath the vehicle near the left rear wheel well. the corrosion occurs at the polymer blocks that attach the fuel lines to the underbody and underneath an insulation wrap-heat shield adjacent to the exhaust pipe and muffler. thirty-nine of the complaints specifically state that puddles or drips were observed. nine of the complaints correspond to four unique vin's.odi has opened this preliminary evaluation to assess the scope, frequency, circumstances, and safety consequences of the alleged defect.the odi complaints cited above can be viewed at www.nhtsa.gov under the following odi identification numbers: 11132261, 11279807, 11196726, 10466899, 11121534, 10470068, 11153475, 10479866, 11246376, 10495997,11323026, 10532275, 11128754, 10584951, 11144558, 10639088, 11164754, 10671284, 11222353, 10672346, 11255855, 10704760, 11298629, 10706019, 11118459, 10724652, 11123908, 10725469, 11131428, 10745827,11140063, 10778048, 11151128, 10778398, 11161868, 10779954, 11183484, 10781309, 11210072, 10790272, 11233865, 10819001, 11254354, 10822365, 11266424, 10822806, 11288774, 10823075, 11315981, 10824760,11114552, 10860426, 11119345, 10888650, 11122058, 10892132, 11124127, 10893550, 11129688, 10895010, 11132002, 10895486, 11133393, 10898564, 11141396, 10907677, 11145003, 10908024, 11152219, 10910058,11160632, 10916477, 11163125, 10929813, 11176242, 10940071, 11192551, 10954880, 11205331, 10957122, 11221494, 10957170, 11230033, 10967949, 11240484, 10969925, 11253193, 10971091, 11255596, 10981458,11256712, 10984800, 11277635, 10992742, 11281631, 10994510, 11290483, 11005838, 11303064, 11011645, 11320239, 11012757, 11112985, 11014847, 11115395, 11015482, 11118591, 11016082, 11119875, 11016221,11121803, 11023913, 11123116, 11025023, 11123926, 11025335, 11128243, 11030723, 11129687, 11032907, 11130006, 11032933, 11131929, 11033191, 11132194, 11033958, 11132856, 11034006, 11139135, 11034097,11140785, 11034569, 11141563, 11034756, 11144570, 11043867, 11149761, 11044343, 11151226, 11046195, 11153239, 11046448, 11154749, 11047471, 11160763, 11048825, 11163082, 11051259, 11164483, 11051376,11171621, 11051443, 11180283, 11052387, 11183614, 11056772, 11194062, 11057042, 11197049, 11057428, 11207369, 11064578, 11217814, 11066025, 11221729, 11072181, 11228702, 11075396, 11230154, 11075688,11234616, 11076038, 11243495, 11076073, 11252320, 11076282, 11253241, 11078235, 11255089, 11083849, 11255833, 11085184, 11255994, 11093300, 11258203, 11096841, 11266701, 11097097, 11278165, 11098353,11280520, 11099582, 11283131, 11100702, 11289960, 11101747, 11298320, 11103439, 11302832, 11103703, 11307768, 11104035, 11319220, 11104148, 11320872, 11109596, 10459462, 11109978
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