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Pontiac G5 Fuel/propulsion System Safety Report | Nov 02, 2012
Reported on Nov 02, 2012
| VEHICLE STARTED SMELLING WITH HEAVY GAS FUMES BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. IT WAS SO BAD YOU COULDN'T DRIVE THE CAR. CHECKED ALL COMMON AREAS FOR LEAKS, NOTHING WOULD SHOW ON THE GROUND AND NO OTHER AREAS SHOWED ANY SIGNS OF LEAKAGE. TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND THAT THE GAS SMELL WAS COMING FROM THE FUEL PUMP MODULE LOCATED ON TOP OF THE GAS TANK BETWEEN THE TANK AND THE FLOOR IN THE BACK SEAT. THEY EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AS IT IS LOCATED IN SUCH A CONFINED PLACE THAT NOTHING COULD HAVE GOT UP THERE TO BREAK THE PLASTIC 90% LINE COUPLER. SO TO REPAIR IT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL PUMP MODULE AS THE LITTLE 50 CENT PIECE OF PLASTIC WAS ATTACHED AND COULD NOT JUST REPLACE IT. THE REPAIR COST ME A TOTAL OF $691.03 FOR A SMALL PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT WAS DEFECTIVE. THIS IS TOTALLY UNCALLED FOR, IT'S POOR ENGINEERING AN DESIGN AND IT'S ANOTHER WAY THE AUTO MANUFACTURES ROB THE PUBLIC TO SUPPORT THEIR DEALERSHIPS. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS PROBLEM AND I JUST GET STONED WALLED FROM GM. I'M JUST GLAD THAT IT HAPPENED WHEN WE WERE IN TOWN.IF WE WERE ON INTERSTATE THIS WOULD HAVE COST US A SMALL FORTUNE AS WE COULD NOT HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR HOME AND WOULD HAVE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. *TR | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | G5 |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | TOPEKA KS |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2AL18F487 |
| Mileage: | 91251 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 4 |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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