2007 Chevrolet Colorado FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,918.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE STARTER FAILED TO START THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

FUEL LEAKING FROM TOP OF FUEL TANK. SMELLED GAS WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. OBSERVED FUEL DRIPPING FROM FRONT OF FUEL TANK. APPEARS TO BE LEAKING FROM TOP OF TANK AND FLOWING OFF FRONT OF TANK.

[XXX][MAILTO:[XXX]] TO: SAFE CAR. GOV SUBJECT: FIRE HAZARD 2007 CHEVY COLORADO TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I OWN A 2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO PICK-UP TRUCK, WITH 86,000 MILES. RECENTLY I NOTICED A GASOLINE SMELL COMING FROM UNDER THE VECHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, I OBSERVED A STREAM OF GAS SPRAYING FROM THE METAL ELBOW COMING OFF THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY, WHICH CONNECTS TO THE FUEL LINE. AFTER REMOVING THE GAS TANK, I SAW THE ENTIRE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY WAS BADLY RUSTED. TO ME, THIS IS AN EXTREME FIRE HAZARD CAUSED BY PREMATURE RUSTING OF THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. I FEEL THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO GIVEN THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE MATTER. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TRUCK WILL NOT START FOR TEN MINUTES DUE TO FAULTY PASSLOCK. THIS SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK AND GM SHOULD FIX IT ASAP. GM ACTS AS IF THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED ALMOST DAILY AND ONCE IT HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN ONE DAY. *JS