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Pontiac G6 Fuel/propulsion System Safety Report | Oct 01, 2012
Reported on Oct 01, 2012
| FAMILY NOTICED A VERY STRONG ODOR OF FUEL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. INSIDE THE CAR, THE SMELL WAS LESS STRONG, BUT STILL NOTICEABLE. IN TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE FOUND BOTH A FUEL LEAK AND A COOLANT LEAK AND REPAIRED BOTH. WHEN I TOOK BACK THE VEHICLE, I COULD STILL SMELL IT AND THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT WAS RESIDUAL. AFTER A WEEK, THE SMELL WAS JUST AS STRONG AND I RETURNED IT. THEY WASHED THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND SAID THAT WOULD DO IT. IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I RETURNED IT AND THEY DROPPED OUT THE FUEL TANK (AND FORGOT TO REATTACH IT!), BUT STATED THEY STILL COULD NOT FIND THE SOURCE. THEY WASHED IT AGAIN AND SAID IT WAS THE BEST THEY COULD DO. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT PONTIAC'S FUEL PUMP. I NOTICED THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH MULTIPLE YEAR MODELS (RECALL 09V-419), BUT NOT 2006 (YET). ACCORDING TO OUR RESEARCH AND CONTACT WITH GM THE 2006 G6 HAS NOT BEEN ADDED TO THE CURRENT RECALL 09V-419. I AM SURPRISED THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT LOOK FOR THIS PROBLEM SPECIFICALLY, BUT APPARENTLY, IT IS A LOT OF WORK TO GET TO THE FUEL PUMP AREA. PLEASE ADD 2006 TO THE RECALL! *TR | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | G6 |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 2006 |
| 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: | SAN ANTONIO TX |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2ZM361564 |
| Mileage: | 86000 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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