2007 Pontiac Torrent

GAS LEAK I CANT LOCATE BUT FILLS THE CAR WITH VERY STRONG GAS FUMES AND CAN ALSO BE SPELLED AS YOU APPROACH THE VEHICLE (APPROX.5 YARDS AWAY). THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A WHILE AND NO ONE CAN FIND A LEAK BUT CAN SMELL THE GAS ODOR STRONG. I PURCHASED A NEW GAS CAP AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS PROBLEM BUT THAT DIDN'T HELP EITHER. I SEE THERE WAS A RECALL THAT SOUNDS LIKE THE ISSUE I AM HAVING BUT THE DEALERS TELL ME THAT SINCE I AM NOT IN THE STATES LISTED I HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO PAY TO FIX MYSELF; WHICH I CAN NOT AFFORD AND IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION FOR MYSELF AND MY 2 1 YEAR OLD GRANDCHILDREN. I NEED HELP PLEASE

ON 11-10-16 WE SMELLED GAS OUTSIDE THE CAR AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE. WE TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL MECHANIC. THE NEAREST GM DEALER IS ABOUT 20 MILES FROM OUR HOME. THEY CHECKED THE PROBLEM, FOUND THE FUEL LINE ON THE FUEL PUMP MODULE CRACKED AND LEAKING. THEY SAID WE WOULD HAVE A FIRE SOON IF THIS WAS NOT REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY. THEY REMOVED AND REPLACED FUEL PUMP MODULE. WE PAID FOR THE REPAIR...$592 FOR PART & $200 LABOR. AFTER REPAIR, I CALLED THE DEALER TO SEE IF THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH OUR VEHICLE. THEY SAID, YES, THERE IS A "OPEN SERVICE BULLETIN" FOR THAT VEHICLE WITH A REIMBURSEMENT CLAUSE. WE TOOK THE REQUIRED PAPERWORK TO THE DEALER. THEY FOUND THAT THE REIMBURSEMENT CLAUSE EXPIRED 7-31-2014, BUT THERE IS NO EXPIRATION IF IT IS REPAIRED AT A DEALER. IF WE HAD BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM OR REQUIREMENT, WE WOULD HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER. THERE WAS NO COMMUNICATION TO US FROM GM REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. WE HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN OUR ATTEMPTS TO HAVE GM TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS REPAIR, EVEN THOUGH THEY FULLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM IN DOCUMENT 4233868.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. WHETHER WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED, AN ODOR OF FUEL EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,500.

VEHICLE WAS SLUGGISH TO START, SO I REPLACED THE BATTERY, THAT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC SAID HE SMELLED GAS, AND AFTER CHECKING IT, HE DETERMINED IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP. HE SAID THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THEN FOUND OUT IT WAS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS. MY CAR IS THE CORRECT YEAR, CORRECT MODEL AND HAS THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS LIMITED TO CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS, HOW IS THAT FAIR. AFTER A BILL OF 1700.00. I THINK THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER IF THIS IS HAPPENING TO OTHER VEHICLES BESIDES THE VIN NUMBERS LISTED. ANY HELP WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TUBE GOING TO THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS CRACKED. AS A RESULT, THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.