Fuel leak 2004 cracked crossover connector smells
12-05-2009, 02:34 PM
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12-07-2009, 02:02 AM
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12-07-2009, 09:14 PM
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Checked my mail and there was a 3yr 36k mile card for oil changes,,,,
since this dealer charges me 98 dollars for an oil change i figured i would be visiting a different dealer and use the card for all its worth ,,,, i guess at 36000 thats at least 7 oil changes.....
I will be exploring the possibility of emissions end of this thing as well
AND AND AND
SO................... guess who called today ????
DOT
asked for my entire file,,,, and photos of the tank,,,, and asked if i would be willing to donate the tank to their research facility....
Now we're having some fun !
I have the DOT agent's email address and phone #s
he asked that who ever has has this similar issue please fill out the HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV form and leave an email and or phone #
this includes all who have had this issue fixed under warrantee. If there is a way to put this request on the web login page it would help those of us who have had the bad luck of having it happen just after the warantee ran out...
;-)
since this dealer charges me 98 dollars for an oil change i figured i would be visiting a different dealer and use the card for all its worth ,,,, i guess at 36000 thats at least 7 oil changes.....
I will be exploring the possibility of emissions end of this thing as well
AND AND AND
SO................... guess who called today ????
DOT
asked for my entire file,,,, and photos of the tank,,,, and asked if i would be willing to donate the tank to their research facility....
Now we're having some fun !
I have the DOT agent's email address and phone #s
he asked that who ever has has this similar issue please fill out the HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV form and leave an email and or phone #
this includes all who have had this issue fixed under warrantee. If there is a way to put this request on the web login page it would help those of us who have had the bad luck of having it happen just after the warantee ran out...
;-)
12-08-2009, 12:11 AM
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looks like 2004 CE on fire
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BCrQ...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BCrQ...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BCrQ...eature=related
Last edited by rnengnr; 12-24-2009 at 12:56 AM.
12-08-2009, 10:01 PM
#52
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rnengnr and company -- thanks for fighting the fight!! I have a 2004 but I only have 7K miles on it. I hope they take this problem seriously and fix the damn problem before it becomes a major (and potentially fatal) issue. I'll stay in touch with this thread to see where it goes.
Thanks again!
CatCam
Thanks again!
CatCam
12-09-2009, 11:03 PM
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Nice Z06 johnusa.....
ideveloped my smelly car around 40k ,,,, any smell of fuel is a hint so be carefull ,,,,,, it starts very slowly and dripps off the tank protector under the drivers seat.
if you stick yur hand rite under the car where you sit,,,, touch the metal just behind it and you hand smells like fuel,,, you can bet thats whats starting....
good luck hope it never happens to you,,,, one of us is going to have a fire and hopefully nobody gets hurt..
RN
ideveloped my smelly car around 40k ,,,, any smell of fuel is a hint so be carefull ,,,,,, it starts very slowly and dripps off the tank protector under the drivers seat.
if you stick yur hand rite under the car where you sit,,,, touch the metal just behind it and you hand smells like fuel,,, you can bet thats whats starting....
good luck hope it never happens to you,,,, one of us is going to have a fire and hopefully nobody gets hurt..
RN
12-10-2009, 11:00 AM
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Here is a phone number and contact name you can use to report this also to the NHTSA. Nathan Ong 1-202-366-5224.Give him a call as he says the more reports the better!
12-10-2009, 12:44 PM
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I filed just this week and got a call yesterday from someone at the DOT.
That is amazing response time if you ask me.
Unfortunately he caught me at a bad time and I asked him to call back.
I'll let you know.
That is amazing response time if you ask me.
Unfortunately he caught me at a bad time and I asked him to call back.
I'll let you know.
12-10-2009, 03:38 PM
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Nice Z06 johnusa.....
ideveloped my smelly car around 40k ,,,, any smell of fuel is a hint so be carefull ,,,,,, it starts very slowly and dripps off the tank protector under the drivers seat.
if you stick yur hand rite under the car where you sit,,,, touch the metal just behind it and you hand smells like fuel,,, you can bet thats whats starting....
good luck hope it never happens to you,,,, one of us is going to have a fire and hopefully nobody gets hurt..
RN
ideveloped my smelly car around 40k ,,,, any smell of fuel is a hint so be carefull ,,,,,, it starts very slowly and dripps off the tank protector under the drivers seat.
if you stick yur hand rite under the car where you sit,,,, touch the metal just behind it and you hand smells like fuel,,, you can bet thats whats starting....
good luck hope it never happens to you,,,, one of us is going to have a fire and hopefully nobody gets hurt..
RN
