2009 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

FUEL LEAKING FROM DRIVER'S SIDE REAR OF VEHICLE. PIPES WERE CORRODED AND THE FUEL LEAK WAS CREATING PUDDLES IN MY GARAGE AND ON THE GROUND EVERYWHERE I WOULD GO. BOTH FUEL LINES & THE FUEL FILTER HAD TO BE REPLACED.

SAW FUEL DRIPPING FROM IN FRONT OF MY BACK LEFT TIRE.AFTER I PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY.

SOMETIME IN EARLY FEBRUARY OF 2018 I NOTICED THE SMELL GASOLINE ANYTIME I APPROACHED THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR TO GET IN THE CAR. I ALSO NOTICED THE GASOLINE WHEN I EXITED THE CAR AFTER DRIVING. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND I WAS ADVISED THE FUEL LINES WERE LEAKING DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION. I HAD TO HAVE THE FUEL LINE AND VAPOR RETURN REPLACED IMMEDIATELY DUE TO THE DANGER PRESENTED BY LEAKING FUEL LINES. THE APPOINTMENT WITH MY MECHANIC WHEN THE FUEL LINES WERE REPLACED OCCURRED ON 2/19/2018. WHY AM FILING A COMPLAINT NOW? I SAW AN ARTICLE PUBLISHED BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PUBLISHED ON 7/7/2020 STATING THE US WAS LOOKING INTO FUEL LEAKS IN OLDER CHEVY COBALTS AND CHEVY HHRS. AT THE TIME THE ISSUE WITH MY FUEL LINES HAPPENED, I DIDN'T BELIEVE I HAD ANY RECOURSE, SO I TOOK NO ACTION. AFTER SEEING THE ARTICLE, I WANTED THE NHTSA TO HAVE THIS INFORMATION SO THE INVESTIGATION IS AS ACCURATE AS POSSIBLE. I CAN PROVIDE A RECEIPT SHOWING I HAD THE FUEL LINES REPLACED IF NEEDED.

I HAD THE SAME LEAKING FUEL LINE PROBLEM THAT YOU ARE INVESTIGATING. REPLACED RUSTED FUEL LINES FOR $781.59 AT 199,699 MILES.

THIS VEHICLE HAS ONLY 46,134 ACTUAL MILES. I AM THE 2ND OWNER AND PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A CHEVROLET DEALER AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND AFTER I STOPPED THE CAR, I SMELLED GASOLINE AND ABOUT A PINT OF GAS LEAKED OUT OF THE GROUND JUST IN FRONT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEELS. FORTUNATELY, I WAS PARKING IN THE OPEN DRIVEWAY AND NOT IN MY GARAGE. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LICENSED MECHANIC AND HE WAS ABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. IT IS BACK ON THE ROAD. I READ IN THE NEWSPAPER THAT OTHER COBALT OWNERS HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I ENCOURAGE YOUR DEPARTMENT TO LOOK INTO THIS AS A MORE SERIOUS PROBLEM THAN JUST ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. I HAVE UPLOADED THE BILL FOR REPAIRS. $952.09. THANK YOU, [XXX] REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING NEAR THE REAR WHEEL ,WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, TO THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

FUEL LEAK AT LEFT REAR WHEEL. FUEL LINE CORRODED AND LEAKING FUEL ON GROUND. FUEL LINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. FUEL LEAK IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION. LEAK WAS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO HOT EXHAUST PIPE. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE VEHICLE UNTIL REPAIRED. OWNER REPLACED FUEL PIPE WITH REPLACEMENT PURCHASED AT DEALER. INVOICE ATTACHED.

MY VEHICLE HAS A FUEL LEAK EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED BY THIS STORY: HTTPS://WWW.FREEP.COM/STORY/MONEY/CARS/GENERAL-MOTORS/2020/07/07/GM-FUEL-LEAK-CHEVY-COBALT-HHR/5389267002/

KEEP SMELLING FUEL VAPORS ON THE REAR LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. CHECKED THE FUEL FILTER AND IT SEEMS TO BE WORKING DESPITE MY GAS MILEAGE GETTING WORSE AND WORSE. I'VE BEEN BURNING A FULL TANK OF GAS GOING LESS THAN 250 MILES WHEN I SHOULD GET NEAR 400 MILES A TANK.