1991 CHEVROLET CAMARO Fuel System, Gasoline Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 CHEVROLET CAMARO. WHENEVER FUEL WAS ADDED TO THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A LEAK COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOO OLD FOR THEM TO LOOKUP THE VIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL; NHTSA#94V077000; COMPONENT: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY: FILLER PIPE AND CAP. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

Mileage: 101,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING ON THE IGNITION, HE SMELLED VAPORS AND FUMES EMITTING FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FOUND RECALL 94V077000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STORAGE, TANK ASSEMBLY, FILLER PIPE AND CAP) WHICH HE BELIEVED WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 189,000.

Mileage: 189,000

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT OBSERVED FUEL LEAKAGE DURING FUELING THE GAS TANK .GASOLINE VAPORS AND FUEL LEAKS CAN RESULT IN A FIRE IF EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED BY A REPRESENTATIVE THAT THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL# 94V077000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY: FILLER PIPE AND CAP). THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

HELLO, MY CAMARO HAS HAD A GAS LEAK FROM THE GAS TANK/FILLER NECK FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW. ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO, I WENT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY RECOGNIZED THAT IT HAD A PROBLEM, BUT COULDN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX IT UNDER THE OLD RECALL THAT 'APPEARS' TO HAVE EXPIRED. HOWEVER, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CAMARO HAS BEEN SITTING IN A GARAGE FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. I WAS SPEAKING TO MARTIN WHEELER AT GM CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER WHO SAID HE COULD NOT FIND A MANAGER TO SPEAK WITH ME (THEY WERE ALL OCCUPIED). I HAVE BEEN DIRECTED TO MAIL PAPER CORRESPONDENCE TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: GENERAL MOTORS PO BOX 33170 DETROIT, MI 48232-5170 THANKS, ROBERT WILKES *TR

Mileage: 93,000

THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF GAS COMING FROM MY 1991 CAMARO. AFTER DOING RESEARCH INTO THE PROBLEM, I BECAME AWARE OF A RECALL (#92C36) FOR THIS VEHICLE COVERING THE FUEL FILLER NECK/TANK SOLDIER JOINT(MAY 24, 1994). I WENT TO PALM CHEVROLET AND CALLED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE, ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT "NO VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OR ASSOCIATED OPEN CAMPAIGN INFORMATION MATCHING MY VIN WAS FOUND." I ASKED IF THE WORK WAS DONE TO THIS CAR AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT TELL ME SINCE THEY ONLY KEEP RECORDS FOR 10 YEARS. THE # IS . I KNOW THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND ALSO IT MAKES THE CAR VERY UNSAFE TO USE AS WELL AS RELEASING FUMES INSIDE OF THE ATTACHED GARAGE WHICH WOULD BE CONSIDERED UNHEALTHY. MY QUESTION TO YOU IS WHAT RECOURSE DO I HAVE TO GET THIS PROBLEM ADDRESSED, OR SHOULD I HIRE AN ATTORNEY? *TR

Mileage: 75,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 58,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. UPDATED 01/29/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE FILLER NECK SOLDER JOINT ON THE HAS TANK HAS PIN HOLES LEAK. UPDATED *JB

Mileage: 56,000

1991 CHEVY CAMARO - THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS BUT WHEN I CALL MANUFACTURER'S I AM TOLD THERE IS NOT? WHEN FILLING UP WITH GAS, ONCE IT HITS NEAR THE TOP OF THE TANK, GAS SPILLS ALL OVER IN SEVERAL AREAS UNDER THE VEHICLE. IT IS COMING OUT OF WHAT LOOKS LIKE SEVERAL SMALL HOLES. *JB

A FUEL SMELL EMANATED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE FILLING UP AT THE GAS STATION. DRIVER FELT THE SMELL WHILE DRIVING, AND DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WELDS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED INSIDE OF THE FILLER NECK. *AK

I NOTICED THAT WHEN THIS CAR WAS FILLED, FUEL WOULD LEAK FROM THE TANK RIGHT WHERE THE FILLER TUBE GOES IN. I ALSO COULD HEAR A RATTLE IN THE REAR WHILE DRIVING. I PULLED THE FUEL TANK TO HAVE IT SENT OUT FOR REPAIR. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION I REALIZED THAT THE RATTLE WAS COMING FROM THE LOOSE BAFFLES IN THE TANK AND THAT THE LOOSE FILLER NECK RATTLED AGAINST THE INTERNAL BAFFLES ALSO. I FELT THAT SOLDERING THE JOINT WOULD BE A QUICK FIX, BUT BECAUSE OF THE LOOSENESS, IT WOULD ONLY LEAK AGAIN IN TIME. AT THIS POINT I DECIDED TO JUST REPLACE THE TANK(AND FUEL PUMP). I WENT ON THE INTERNET TO SHOP FOR PRICES. WHILE USING '1991CAMARO FUEL TANK' AS SEARCH WORDS, I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL. WHEN I QUESTIONED A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER WITH MY VIN # THEY SAID IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CAMPAIGN. I CALLED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE WITH THE SAME RESULTS. IT SEEMED ODD THAT EVERYWHERE I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET THERE WAS INFORMATION THAT SAID MY CAR WAS INVOLVED, YET THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY CAR. I HAVE ALREADY ORDERED A NEW TANK AND PUMP FROM CHEVROLET. THIS IS MY SON'S CAR AND I WANT IT IN GOOD RUNNING ORDER BECAUSE HE LEAVES IN 2 WEEKS FOR COLLEGE. SO, WITH OR WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF THE RECALL THE REPAIR NEEDS TO BE DONE. I FEEL I SHOULD AT LEAST GET REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF THE TANK. *PH

WHEN FILLING FUEL TANK THERE IS A STRONG PRESENCE OF GAS FUMES. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THERE IS A FUEL LEAK AT THE FILLER NECK. ALSO, FUEL TANK CAN ONLY CONSUME FIVE DOLLARS WORTH OF FUEL WITHOUT THE TANK LEAKING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THERE IS A FUEL LEAK AT THE FILLER NECK. ALSO, FUEL TANK CAN ONLY CONSUME FIVE DOLLARS WORTH OF FUEL WITHOUT THE TANK LEAKING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

FUEL IS LEAKING FROM THE FILLER NECK EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR OVER TWO YEARS AGO. THE CAR SMELLS LIKE FUEL AROUND THE GAS TANK, AND YOU CAN SEE GAS RUNNING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE TANK FROM THE FILLER NECK. IF THE CAR IS PUT IN A GARAGE, THE GARAGE WILL SMELL STRONGLY OF GASOLINE. THIS SEEMS LIKE A SAFETY HAZARD. *AK

THE ORIGINAL SOLDERING OF THE FILLER PIPE BROKE CAUSING THE THE BRACKETS TO FAIL AND COLLAPSE ON THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS MAY CAUSE A GAS LEAK. *AK

IN 1994 WE TOOK OUR 1991 CAMARO TO BRACK ROWE CHEVROLET FOR A RECALL ON THE GAS TANK FILLER NECK. THERE WAS NO PROBLEM THEN, THE RECALL # WAS 92C36. IN 1995 WE NOTICED A FAINT GAS ODOR IN THE CAR AFTER FILLING UP. THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN MUCH WORSE, NOW GAS LEAKS FROM THE TANK ONTO THE EXHAUST PIPE. CHEVROLET SAYS THEY HAVE NO OPEN RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE AND THAT IT HAS TOO MANY MILES ON IT FOR THEM TO FIX. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IN THAT GAS IS LEAKING ONTO THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE BILL I GOT FOR THE RECALL SAYS "COMPLETED RECALL - INSPECTED - NO FURTHER WORK REQUIRED." DOES THIS MEAN THAT CHEVROLET IS NOT LIABLE FOR THEIR FAULTY WORK BECAUSE THEY INSPECTED MY CAR ONE TIME?

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY. SMELLED GASOLINE WHILE DRIVING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE LEAKS GASOLINE OUT OF THE FUEL TANK. THE CONSUMER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. THE DEFECTS DESCRIBED ARE LISTED IN RECALL NUMBER 94V077000. *AK

UNDER CAMPAIGN 94V077000, RECEIVED NOTICE IN 1994, BROUGHT INTO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, FOUND NO LEAKS, SMELLED FUMES AND LOSS OF FUEL PRESSURE, PRIVATE GARAGE DISCOVERED AFTER REMOVING FUEL TANK, PIN HOLE LEAKING FUEL FILLER NECK JOINT. MANUFACTURER WON'T FIX IT.( 94V-007). *AK

UNLOCKED DOOR TO GET INTO VEHICLE, SMELLED GAS, SHUT DOOR, CHECKED REAR, FUEL SPILLAGE WAS ON GROUND ABOUT 2 FT IN DIAMETER, FILLER TUBE SODER JOINT CRACKED.*AK

CHEVROLET/GEO ZONE 94V077. OWNER HAS BEEN TRYING TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED SINCE THE BEGINNING OF JANUARY. STILL DISATIFIED WITH THEIR RESPONSE. *AK CONSUMER STATES DEALER DOES NOT RETURN HER PHONE CALLS NO SERVICE HAS BEEN DONE.*JB

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY AND SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY TWO MONTHS AGO. DEALER CLAIMS THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE PARTS IN. PLEASE DESCRIBE *AK

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY AND SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY TWO MONTHS AGO. DEALER CLAIMS THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE PARTS IN. PLEASE DESCRIBE *AK

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY AND SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY TWO MONTHS AGO. DEALER CLAIMS THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE PARTS IN. PLEASE DESCRIBE *AK

FUEL IS LEAKING OUT OF FILLER PIPE RECEIVED RECALL NO 94V077000, DEALER INSPECTED FILLER PIPE AND REPLACED FUEL TANK ON 2/96, BUT PROBLEM REOCURRED. *AK

FUEL IS LEAKING OUT OF FILLER PIPE RECEIVED RECALL NO 94V077000, DEALER INSPECTED FILLER PIPE AND REPLACED FUEL TANK ON 2/96, BUT PROBLEM REOCURRED. *AK

THE RECALL LETTER STATES SHE IS TO GET A LOANER CAR AND THE DEALER IS NOT GIVING HER A CAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

THE RECALL LETTER STATES SHE IS TO GET A LOANER CAR AND THE DEALER IS NOT GIVING HER A CAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

THE RECALL LETTER STATES SHE IS TO GET A LOANER CAR AND THE DEALER IS NOT GIVING HER A CAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT TRYING TO GIVE HER A LOANER CAR WHICH IS STATED IN THE LETTER SHE IS SUPPOSED TO GET. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

DEALER/MFR REFUSES TO REPLACE FUEL TANK, DESPITE EXHIBITION OF PIN HOLE CRACKS, AND FUEL LEAKAGE, DEALER/MFR SAYS THEY ONLY HAVE TO REPLACE SOLDER JOINT. TT

WENT TO HAVE RECALL WORK DONE AND THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

INVOLVED IN RECALL NO. 94V077000 FOR A FUEL TANK PIPE PROBLEM, DEALER INSPECTED PIPE AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG, VEHICLE IS HAVING PROBLEM WITH FUEL PIPE. TT

INVOLVED IN RECALL NO 94V077000 FOR THE FUEL TANK, THEY REPLACED THE FUEL TANK, BUT STILL HAVING PROBLEM WITH STRONG FUEL ODOR. TT

FUEL TANK FAILURE, INVOLVED IN RECALL NO. 94V077000, DEALER REPAIRS BUT IT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. TT

FUEL TANK FILLER NECK FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL (94V-077).

FUEL INJECTOR LEAK. *AK