I have a 2004 pontiac, grand am. For approximately 1 week and 3 days the past week as I warm up my car in the mornings, an upon returning to leave for work every morning there are strong overpowering fumes. So strong my eyes burn and get an upset stomach. I have to roll down the windows to remain in the car. I searched the internet to assess what the problem may be and I saw that there had been a recall on 2004 pontiac grand am for the same problem that I am experiencing. I have not received a recall letter.
2004 Pontiac Grand Am fuel system complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 2004 pontiac grand am. The contact stated that oil has been sprouting out under the hood and the undercarriage. She noticed a gasoline smell when she initially purchased the vehicle. General motors informed her of the federal safety agency campaign id number 07e021000 (fuel system, other:storage:tank assembly:pressure relief devices); however, her VIN was not included in the recall. The dealer also stated that the regulator was a manufacturer defect and nothing could be done because the warranty expired. As a result, her children became violently ill due to the fumes. The current mileage was 54,000 and failure mileage was 50,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 pontiac grand am. The contact stated that she smelled fuel in and outside of the vehicle. She took the vehicle to the dealer and they were unable to diagnose the failure however, they replaced the gas tank. There is a recall for the fuel system, gasoline: storage (the federal safety agency campaign id #04v301000) however, the manufacturer stated that her VIN number was not included. The failure and current mileages were 48,000.
Gas tank rupptured traveling on a road free of debri at a speed of 20-25 MPH/ I heard a loud thump in rear of vehichle upon arriving home when getting out I smelled a very strong gas aroma, looking under the car gas was streaming out of bottom of gas tank in about 6 streams approximately 1-1 1/2 inches in front of my exhaust system. No one with gm seems to feel this was an unusual occurrence for the gas tank to fail at this speed or that there was a safety issue. I had been in the hairdresser for about 2 hr so the car was cold at the time of the incident. I am scared to think what could have happened if I had been running a normal day of my errands and the exhaust system was warm with gas streaming over it. They are making me pay $750.00 to replace the tank. I feel that this is unfair also anyone owning this car like myself is in danger, as they are making light of the situation and could happen again to myself and other owners.
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