Vehicle took longer than normal to start. Smelled fuel found fuel leak coming from fuel line near drivers side rear wheel. Saw fuel leaking out on to the floor of garage while pulling the car inside.
2009 Chevrolet Cobalt fuel system complaints
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After finding her car hard to start in the morning accompanied by the smell of gasoline (the longer it sits, the worse the smell) my daughter took her car to a local garage. He found gasoline on top of the tank. He advised her to take the car to a dealership because of a previous issue on the cobalt for a fuel pump module (see the federal safety agency campaign 12v459000). They pulled the tank down and found the fuel lines rusted through allowing the fuel to come out in an enclosed, inaccessible area. This is a serious risk because of the chance of a spark from the pump contacting these fuel vapors. It is also a very expensive repair (over $1000 charged) that will cause people to delay in having it fixed.
The car lights will flicker on and off while driving. Strong smell of gas after I put the car in park. Been going on for the flickering 2 months now. For the fuel 2 weeks now
I'm smelling a loud gas smell coming from the back of car and light smell coming hrough the vents occasionally. I can smell it will driving and it's louder when it's still
I smelled a faint gasoline smell and my six year old daughter and I would get headaches during car trips. The smell got worse over a few days and then I noticed a gas dripping from under the rear driver's side area. There is a current recall, however pennsylvania state is not included under the recall / expansion 09v‑419 (gm campaign number 12190). My daughter sits right above this leak and I had the fuel pump replaced years ago due to faulty wiring which caused a melted mess inside gas tank where pump is located gm has yet to respond about that issue). The leak is now constant and the car is not safe.
Car starts hard, smells like gas inside and out. Wet with gas near gas tank when running. After sitting a long while, no gas is apparent on gas tank.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet cobalt. While the vehicle was stationary, fuel leaked from the fuel tank onto the ground. The fuel leak came from under the driver's seat of the vehicle. It was diagnosed that the fuel line disintegrated and the vehicle needed new fuel lines and a new fuel tank. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 88,000.
Fuel leakimg from the gas lines, leaving puddles of fuel underneith vehicle and a strong fuel odor while vehicle is running and turned off. Engine hesitant to start as well.
I am experiencing a very strong gas smell and now it takes multiple times to start. I am seeing a puddle of gas just below the rear passenger seat on the ground when the car sits for a while. My mechanic says that he is also going to have to drop the fuel tank to fix this. I see that other states have this as a recall and am wondering why ohio isn't included in the recall. It seems like the right thing to do since it is the same model and year as the recall in other states and it is obviously a related issue!
Smell of fuel, wiring harness in tank at fuel pump burnt causing car to stall, and towed to steves auto repair, burlington washington. Vehicle has been there for 5 days cannot find replacement oem parts.
Rusted fuel line leeking gasoline
I have recently had my cobalt to the chevy dealership in redlands ca due to a horrible gas smell. The dealership looked if my car was under recall for the fuel pump however it was not. I indeed had a crack on the fuel pump having to replace it as the fuel smell was over the top. I paid for the part and labor out of pocket yet wonder why my VIN was not recalled when I have a 2009 chevy cobalt with the exact same fuel pump issue???
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet cobalt. After parking the vehicle, a fuel odor emitted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the pressure fuel line and the return fuel line needed to be replaced, due to rust forming. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 60,000. Updated 06/14/16*lj updated 06/29/16.
I started to notice a gas smell when my car was parked in the garage. Looking all over the car I don't any indications of a fuel leak, no drips, nothing. The smell is most definitely coming from the rear of the car. Googling around I found bulletin no.: 12190a which talks about certain cars in particular states, of which my state is not included. I called gm to see if there was anything they could do to help me but they said that there were no recalls for my car and that I would have to cover the cost, point blank despite other cars having the very same problem.
My 2009 cobalt began jerking when accelerating over the last few months and just 3 days ago, as I was driving down the road, my car stalls and won't turn back on. After looking at symptoms, it is very apparent that the fuel pump has gone out
Fuel pump had to be replaced due to a leak of a plastic part on the pump , when I contacted g.m. The recall was only in certain states. With this being a fire hazard why was ohio not part of recall
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet cobalt. While the vehicle was parked, a strong odor of fuel was noticed. The contact observed fuel leaking onto the ground. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the fuel pump failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 12v459000 (fuel system, gasoline). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that there was a fuel line failure in front of the rear passenger side tire. The fuel line vibrated on the clamp of the tire, which caused a hole in the fuel line. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 71,000.
Smelt fuel near the car when leaving work about 6:30 pm on 10/3/15. Car did not initially start. Took car to auto zone to have battery, alternator and started checked, which were all in proper working condition. The auto zone worker could smell fuel also and inspected for a leak. He found the leak near the left rear tire. The next day firestone inspected the car and provided the following: "found hard fuel lines rotted out above the lr tire. Recommend taking to dealership to have new line assembly installed." a local auto mechanic informed me that the part leaking on my car is the same part recalled on other gm vins. He told me to stop driving the car immediately. He told me the only reason my car didn't catch on fire is because of all the recent rain we have had.
I'm emailing you in regards to problems I had with my car.. All this was repaired and I called back and forth to the manufacture and was treated like I was stupid.. It was a bad time in my life and the car situation didn't help.. Now I'm reading this on line, because my fuel line is leaking.. Seen this recall, but was told there wasn't a recall on it and that time.. My car was at dealerships on and off for over a month.. Then I had to pay... . I listed the VIN#. Above and this was the case # 71-1160509209.. Gm will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump module, free of charge. Notification to owners began on on november 21, 2012. Owners were instructed to not bring their vehicles in for repair until january 2013. Additional info:gm's campaign number is 12190.this recall is an expansion of recall.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet cobalt. After refueling the vehicle and driving at 35 MPH, the contact arrived at the intended destination and upon exiting the vehicle, the contact smelled a strong odor of fuel. The contact discovered excessive fuel leaking from the fuel tank. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 64,000. Updated 11/09/15*lj the consumer stated the fuel pump failed and needed to be replaced. Vehicle was repaired. Updated 1/20/2016* js safety defect that should be addressed updated 4/16/18*jb consumer stated electric fuel pump failure: due to deteriorated plastic fuel lines leading out of the pump & return lines? Replaced with a new pump leaking badly onto ground while driving vehicle high volume of lost fuel and a hazardous condition to driver and his family. It's a safety defect that should be addressed. Updated 10/12/18
Extremely noticeable gas odor coming from car when engine running, even at idle. Previous recalls do not list georgia as state for registered/purchased vehicles covered by recall. Gas leak exists in fuel system somewhere and have found numerous other postings stating the same for the same 2009 chevy cobalt ls sedan model. Highly concerned that car fire or explosion might occur. Was going to take dealership for diagnostic.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet cobalt. After the vehicle was serviced, a fuel odor emitted from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure and the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 09v419000 (fuel system, gasoline). The failure mileage was 73,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet cobalt. While parked, the vehicle failed to start and the contact noticed fuel fumes outside the vehicle. Upon further inspection, the contact noticed that there was a fracture on the fuel tank. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 126,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that there was an abnormal odor emitting from the vehicle. Shortly after, the contact had to merge over to the side of the road because there was a fuel leakage coming from the rear of the vehicle without warning. The vehicle was not taken to an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.
Gas smell inside and outside of vehicle. Gas dripping on driver side under rear door. This is a major safety issue and should be a recall on all cobalt's not just in certain states.
Recently smelled a gas odor. Started looking under car and found a leak in the fuel line. The leak is right underneath the rear side of the drivers door. The fuel lines run through a plastic clip that attaches the lines to the chassis of the car. The recall that previously came out was for the fuel pump module not the line itself. The leak in the fuel line is right at this plastic clip which is less than an inch away from a pipe that gets extremely hot while driving. There are numerous complaints of this all over the internet. I found numerous complaints of the issue that some had posted a picture of it and it is the exact same spot as on my vehicle. Here is a link to one of the complaints that shows the picture: http://www.cargurus.com/cars/discussion-t33495_ds573685 I just feel like a fuel leak that is about a half inch away from a steaming hot pipe on numerous vehicles of the same model/make/year is a huge safety issue. Last thing I need is my car catching on fire with my daughter and I inside of it.
Took my car in for smell of gas and leaking fuel, discovered a cracked fuel pump and mechanic said there were 2 other chevy cobalts on the lot with the exact same issue. Checked with recalls and in 2012 there was a recall for cracked fuel pumps however my VIN did not qualify. The recall was a very large one and my car did not make the list. I feel if the recall was as large as it was, the issue could've been bigger than chevy was willing to admit at the time. Would like for this to be investigated again.
Strong smell of fuel leaking from rear of car. Fuel pump module is leaking. This is a known issue with cobalts but my VIN number doesnt fall into any known recalls. They said the same thing about the key switch I fixed out of pocket.
There was a sudden overwhelming smell of gas fumes coming all the way into the interior of the vehicle. I took the vehicle to dealership immediately and they confirmed I have a cracked fuel pump module with consequences of fuel leaking and causing a fire and or explosion. They explained this is a recall thru gm, I never received any notification, recall ext# 09v‑419/12190. I have no means of transportation outside of my vehicle and the dealership will not offer me a courtesy vehicle they also cant get my car repaired in over two weeks.
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