gas smell while in garage
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From: magee ms
gas smell while in garage
I been smelling gas when I park my (08 C-6) car in the garage. I took it to Chevy and they said gas tank was cracked. So they replaced the gas tank and x-over tube $2100 and now I got it back and it still smells in my garage. The odor is strong and I don't know what to do. Has anyone else had this issue and if so what did you do? Any help would be highly appreciated.
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No it only smells like gas when I park the car in there. When I go in the garage the next morning the gas smell is very strong. While the car was in the shop we never smelled the gas. Thats the only car that was in the garage and theres no gas cans in there. I read on some forums that the gas tank is know to crack. So I told my dealer that and showed it to them. Now I think they just did the repair based off what I told them and there was nothing actually wrong with my gas tank. I just want to get it resolved asap.
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Let me point out something simple and see if this helps. When you fill up the car, just let the pump click off when it wants to and never add another drop of gas to top it off. When you close the cap, just tighten it - if you turn it so it clicks, clicks, clicks, you will have problems.
I know I smell gas if I fill up and do not follow the above.
I know I smell gas if I fill up and do not follow the above.
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From: magee ms
The gas cap is new, I started with the most simple thing before i took it to the dealer. I never put more in it when it kicks off when fueling. I think we found the issue today. Like I stated before they changed the passenger tank and x-over pipe for 2k last week. Well today i get under the car just to look and see gas all down the back of drivers side tank. So i guess I'll be going back to dealer Monday and raising hell b/c obviosuly they didn't fix the problem and now I will be out of pocket more money. This is my 3rd c6 and never had this happen before. I just hope my dealer will work with me to fix the problem that should have been addressed when I brought it up there the first time.
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The key is properly done in a controlled, and if necessary, escalating manner, in front of the audience that is most likely to provoke the expected response.
Feel free to roll over and be polite to the exclusion of results.
lisa
Feel free to roll over and be polite to the exclusion of results.
lisa
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That works in the vast majority of cases when there has been a dispute, but sometimes putting pressure on someone in the right way, in the right place, is effective when all else fails. Which it does on occasion. I'm assuming you zeroed in on the the term "hissy." Don't mistake that term for "infantile" or "uncontrolled."
Sometimes this is an email, maybe a call, or it's showing up and disrupting their version of "Don't rock the boat in front of someone who I'm still trying to impress."
This is not the first line of defense, but rather, what has been effective when other less "polite, professional" approaches have not worked.
lisa
Sometimes this is an email, maybe a call, or it's showing up and disrupting their version of "Don't rock the boat in front of someone who I'm still trying to impress."
This is not the first line of defense, but rather, what has been effective when other less "polite, professional" approaches have not worked.
lisa