2009 Cadillac Cts

The fuel pump is leaking gas on top of the fuel tank. I just bought the car and didn’t know about the consistent problem with second generation CTS. The problem is stated to ba a plastic elbow attached to the fuel pump that ruptures.There is a fuel smell inside while I’m driving and around the car when the car is motionless. This a fire and explosion hazmats that is common to this model year. I can see some fuel on the side of the fuel tank. From reading , I can see that GM has recalled other vehicles for the same problem. I believe that the first generation CTS was recalled and the second generation was not included. Replacing the fuel pump is a very expensive a labor intensive process and I would like to have 2009 CTS included in the recall.

My 2009 has 112,000 miles on it. Over a period of time we started to smell gasoline . Thought it may be simply from putting gas in the car. The smell got stronger. Fortunately we had to have a tire replaced. The tire service owner advised we had a major gas leak and advised us not to drive it far. End result was we had a fuel feed pipe that was leaking. Please know we had been driving our 4 year old nephew and 1 year old niece in the car. Final bill was over $2300. Leaking gas !! How can that not warrant a safety recall? Searching the web for information about others having the same problem I discovered others did. Please go to Cadillac Forums for starters. Please review and advise. More safety issues for the CTS involved a seat belt that was worn down and a passenger front door that would not open from either the inside or outside. Cell [XXX] Email [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY LEAKS FROM THE PLASTIC "PVC" 90 DEGREE ELBOW LOCATED ON THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP. NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION WILL CAUSE THE PLASTIC "PVC" ELBOW TO CRACK WHICH IN TURN LEADS TO A PERVASIVE AND DANGEROUS FUEL LEAK. THE FUEL LEAK THEN BEGINS TO PUDDLE ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK WHICH THEN FLOWS DOWN THE FUEL TANK TOWARDS EXHAUST AND EVENTUALLY THE GROUND. A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL IS PRESENT WHILE VEHICLE IS ON OR OFF. THE LEAK BECOMES GREATER AS MORE FUEL IS SENT TO THE MOTOR. THIS IS A PERVASIVE ISSUE ON MANY 2009-2015 CTS AND CTS-V VEHICLES WHICH CAN BE SEEN ON MANY MESSAGE BOARDS AND FORUMS. THIS ISSUE HAS THE HIGH POTENTIAL TO CAUSE A FIRE IN WHICH INJURY OR DEATH CAN OCCUR. IN ADDITION, THIS LEAK DOES CAUSE A FUEL SHORTAGE TO THE MOTOR AFFECTING DRIVABILITY OF THE VEHICLE. THE PIECE THAT LEAKS IS INFERIOR AND SHOULD BE REPLACED TO AVOID ISSUE. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED TO RESOLVE THIS POTENTIALLY DEADLY ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, AN ODOR OF FUEL EMITTED FROM THE FUEL PUMP INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, DURING A VIOLENT RAIN STORM, MY CARS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND THE DIC MESSAGE "REDUCED ENGINE POWER MESSAGE CAME ON" WHICH IMMEDIATELY LIMITED THE TO APPROX. 2500 RPM. THIS ACTION CREATED A TOTALLY UNSAFE DRIVING SITUATION. THE REDUCED POWER SLOWED THE CAR IMMEDIATELY, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, IN A HEAVY RAIN STORM , WITH LOW VISIBILITY. LUCKY FOR MYSELF AND MY WIFE, I WAS ABLE TO AVOID CREATING A SERIES OF COLLISIONS AND TRAVERSED ACROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. BY IMMEDIATELY REDUCING THE ENGINE POWER CREATED A VERY DANGEROUS SCENARIO THAT SHOULD NEVER, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE BE CREATED. *TR