Pontiac Montana fuel smell problems

Filed Apr 19, 2023 · Engine, Fuel system · IA

When I start the engine & try to put in another it it nearly impossible. With engine on, it smells of gasoline! I'm afraid I will die from the fumes. Transmission only goes up to 20 mph. I know there is a gas leak and I want others to be notified before my family or someone else's family catch fire and burn to death! If I have to run the heater then it takes power from the engine/transmission and I can only go 10mph. When I am in on on the highway the van will shut off. It shut off out of nowhere and I almost lost my life that day!

Filed May 3, 2016 · Fuel system · 120,949 miles · ND

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 pontiac montana. The contact stated that there was an abnormal fuel odor coming from the rear of the vehicle. Upon inspection, the contact noticed that the fuel tank was fractured at the inlet. The vehicle was previously repaired; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 07v349000 (fuel system, gasoline). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 120,949.

Filed Apr 18, 2016 · Fuel system · 149,000 miles · CA

Takata recall the federal safety agency campaign # 07349000 gm recall #06230 my van is leaking gas at the inlet valve and I see is recalled and cause a fire. I need to know how I get this recal fixed asap. Have children and do not feel safe driving the van or letting the children ride in my van. Smells like gasoline throughot vehicle and you can see the crack at the inlet valve.

Filed Apr 19, 2014 · Electrical, Transmission · 165,000 miles · MS · crash

I backed up to the laundry to wash clothes and proceeded to put the car in park and get out to get clothes out of the back. I pushed the brake and thought I had put the car in park because the key came out. When I started to step out of the van to get my clothes out of the back and my foot came off the brake, the car was still running and backed into a block wall. The wall was destroyed, but no one was hurt. The back door of the van is crushed. After a close examination of the ignition lock I found that the key will come out in any position, including running. I had thought the key was not supposed to come out except in the off position. Is this correct? I attempted to find out if it was in the gm recall from my local gm dealer and they claimed ignorance of anything and everything. Including even what constitutes a defective switch and what it is supposed to do and not do. It's like pulling teeth trying to get them to say anything. They say the factory sends them a list affected cars and they will not touch anything else no matter what the circumstances. The smell of gasoline is strong at times but a cursory examination by a mechanic doesn't show anything. After viewing the recalls concerning gas leaks I am worried. Can you tell me by the VIN how many of the recalls shown on your page this vehicle has had and what it has missed before it burns me to death?

Filed Sep 25, 2012 · Fuel system · 105,000 miles · AZ

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 pontiac montana. While parked, the contact noticed a strong fuel odor and discovered fuel leaking from under the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The mechanic stated that there was a recall under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 07v349000 (fuel system, gasoline:storage) that could have been related to the failure. The contact stated the recall indicated all vehicles registered in arizona were included in the recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised that the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 105,000. Update 10/10/12

Filed Sep 12, 2012 · Fuel system · 104,255 miles · GA

Early saturday morning on september 8, 2012, I smelled strong gas fumes in my kitchen which is by my carport. I went outside to check and see where the overwhelming smell was coming from. Time I stepped out the door to my carport where my van is parked, I went to my 2002 pontiac montana minivan and began looking and sniffing around and under it. To my shock and surprise there was a puddle of gas on the ground from gas leaking out of the fuel tank where the inlet connects to the fuel tank. I began to panic and cry because I was afraid of anything that could ignite or start a fire and the exposure to the fumes that would endanger my family. I immediately called my mechanic for help and he can over to look at the problem. He informed me that the valve connection between the inlet and tank was leaking. He then went online to check on a possible part for the fuel tank and came across a recall check. We both read the information and I called pontiac on monday september 10,2012 and explained to them my deepest concern about the leak from my fuel tank. They contacted a dealer and he talked with a area representative, she said my special warranty expired july 27, 2012 for 10 years or 150,000 miles claiming they sent it out in january 30, 2008 in which I never received at all. At the dealer I got a estimated replacement fuel tank price at $800.00 including labor cost. The area representative offered at first $1500.00 toward a new car, then offered to pay half the cost of a fuel tank and labor. I now need advice to move forward with this matter as soon as possible.

Filed Feb 2, 2011 · Fuel system · 90,342 miles · LA

I own a 2002 pontiac montana extended version. I noticed a strong smell of gas coming from the rear of the vehicle and upon further investigation, I found that the fuel tank was wet from gasoline under fuel tank inlet tube. I searched the internet for recalls and found the federal safety agency campaign # 07v349000 which had the description of the problem I had. I brought the vehicle to the dealership and was initially told that the problem was covered under this recall and the tank was removed and a new gas tank was ordered. I was called by the service manager the next day and I was told that my vehicle was not covered under this recall because it was the extended model and I was told that it could be repaired for $1,100.00. I asked the service manager if this was the same problem that was covered under the recall and he replied that it appeared to be, but that the extended length montana was not covered under the recall. I had the dealership install the old tank and called the manufacturer and received the same answer.

Filed Jan 21, 2009 · Fuel system · 88,400 miles · LA

I filled my tank with gas and noticed the gas odor inside the vehicle immediately. Within the next two to three days the smell increased and I noticed it while walking around the vehicle outside. I took it for an oil change and they checked and found that there is a leak in the gas tank. There was no accident or injury preceding this leak.

Filed Oct 2, 2007 · Fuel system · 4,700 miles · OH

Wife detected a gas smell from the rear of her van. She let it go due to the recent fill up. I noticed a puddle under my wife's van and investigated the source of the puddle. I determined that the liquid was gas and it was streaming from around the inlet fuel valve and the fuel tank. I looked up the repair procedure on line and came across a recall for this issue on my particular van. (recall id# 07v349000) come to find out this recall was segregated to three mos. In 2002.(june-august) my particular date of assembly is oct. 2002, in turn does not qualify for the recall. However reflects the same issue.

Filed Sep 30, 2007 · Fuel system · 135,000 miles · SC

We first noticed fuel smell in the garage. Found a small puddle of gas under the rear of the vehicle. The leak was coming from a crack around the fuel tank inlet. I was not able at that time to take the vehicle in, so I repaired with some epoxy putty. This worked for about 3 months but then it began leaking again. This time I went online to look for replacement fuel tanks. I found a recall for this problem but it states that for the dealer to replace the manufacture date is june thru aug 2002. My vehicle was manufactured 11/2001.