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Pontiac Grand Am Fuel System, Gasoline Storage Tank Assembly Safety Report | Mar 09, 1999
Reported on Mar 09, 1999
| STARTING IN 1996 APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THE CAR A LEAK DEVELOPED IN THE FUEL TANK, THE TANK WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY 8 MONTHS LATER ANOTHER LEAK DEVELOPED; THE TANK WAS PATCHED THEN EVENTUALLY REPLACED. TWO ADDITIONAL TANKS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR. THE DEALER PROVIDING SERVICE NOTED IN EACH CASE THAT THE TANK HAD BEEN STRUCK BY AN OBJECT, CAR LIFTS HAD PRESSED UP ON THE TANK FROM BELOW OR THAT THE GAS CAP WAS DEFECTIVE. IT HAS BEEN MY OPINION THAT STRESSES THE FUEL TANK CAUSED THE LEAK TO OCCUR DUE TO TANK DEFECTS, POOR INSTALLATION OR BY THE FACT THAT AT EACH DEVELOPMENT OF A LEAK THE FUEL TANK HAD JUST BEEN FILLED. | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Am |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 1992 |
| Was a crash reported? | |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | AUSTIN TX |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2NE5431NC |
| Mileage: | |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
| Vehicle type: | RWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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