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Pontiac G6 Fuel System, Gasoline Delivery Fuel Pump Safety Report | Apr 16, 2012
Reported on Apr 16, 2012
| IN APRIL I STARTED TO NOTICE A FAINT SMELL OF GASOLINE EMANATING FROM THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE. THINKING NOTHING OF IT I PAID LITTLE MIND. AS THE MONTHS HAVE GONE BY I HAVE NOTICED THE SMELL HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND NOW FUEL DRIPS FROM THE BACK OF THE FUEL TANK IN SMALL QUANTITIES AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR EVEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF TIME. RESEARCHING ON FORUMS I HAVE FOUND MUCH TALK OF THIS SAME PROBLEM AS SHOWN: HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2006/PONTIAC/G6/FUEL+SYSTEM HTTP://WWW.G6OWNERSCLUB.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=2647 THIS SEEMS TO THE AVERAGE OBSERVER TO BE DIRECTLY LINKED TO THE CURRENT EXPANSION CAMPAIGN 12V459000 WHICH ORIGINALLY ADDRESSED IN RECALL 09V-419 A QUICK GLANCE OVER OF THE PARTS SHOWS THAT THEY HAVE DIFFERING MODEL NUMBERS, HOWEVER HAVE AN DESIGN IN THE AREA IN WHICH THE BREAKAGE IS OCCURRING. MY PRIMARY CONCERN AS A CONSUMER IS THAT THIS IS A NON MOVING PART THAT IS NOT IN AN AREA THAT COULD BE EXPOSED TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AS SUCH IT CAN BE DEDUCED THAT THIS INCIDENT IS TIED TO A FAULTY DESIGN AND NOT USER ERROR. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD CAUSED BY A DESIGN FLAW THAT THE COMPANY HAS ALREADY RECOGNIZED IS IN ERROR IN MULTIPLE OTHER VEHICLES AND AS SUCH THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO COVER THE 2006 PONTIAC G6. *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: | TEMECULA CA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2ZM171X64 |
| Mileage: | 52000 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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