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Pontiac Torrent Fuel/propulsion System Safety Report | May 01, 2012
Reported on May 01, 2012
| IN MAY OF 2012, I NOTICED A STRONG FUEL SMELL COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR OF MY VEHICLE. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THAT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A BAD FUEL CAP, SO I REPLACED IT. THAT DID NOT HELP. SINCE I WAS PLANNING A TRIP ACROSS COUNTRY I HAD A MECHANIC FRIEND CHECK IT OUT. HE SAID THAT HE COULD NOT TELL WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF I HAVE A FULL TANK OR IF IT IS ALMOST ON EMPTY, THE SMELL IS THE SAME. IT HAS BEEN SIX MONTHS NOW AND I STILL HAVE THAT HORRIBLE SMELL. I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM GIVE ME SOME ADVICE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE TANK WOULD HAVE TO BE DROPPED TO SEE IT THEY CAN TELL WHERE IT IS COMING FROM. THERE IS A SMALL LEAK COMING FROM SOMEWHERE. THIS IS MY ONLY WAY OF TRANSPORTATION AND I CAN NOT AFFORD TO PUT IT IN THE SHOP FOR THEM TO KEEP FOR AN UNDETERMINED ABOUT OF TIME. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE ADVISE ME WHAT TO DO!!! IS THERE A DANGER OF AN EXPLOSION? IT IS AT THERE REAR OF THE VEHICLE NEAR THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *TR | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Torrent |
| 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: | ALBANY GA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 2CKDL33F786 |
| Mileage: | 73000 miles. |
| Speed: | |
| 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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