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2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

crash · 547913 · 2005-08-04

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
UPLANDER
Year
2005
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

DT: THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE VEHICLE WILL STALL IF THE GASOLINE TANK IS BELOW A HALF A TANK AND ON A HILL. CONTACT'S WIFE HIT A GARAGE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE STALLED. SHE WAS PREGNANT, AND ALSO HAD A TWO MONTH OLD SON THAT WAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM, AND THEIR ANSWER WAS NOT TO LET THE VEHICLE GO BELOW A HALF TANK. THERE WAS NO WAY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, AND TOLD HIM TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER SAID THEY COULD NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM, AND THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE DAMAGES. GM DID SAY THEY WOULD SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO LOOK AT THE CAR BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL THEY LOOK AT IT. CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAPPENED TWO WEEKS AGO. THE VEHICLE HIT THE BEAM, BUT THERE WAS NO PROPERTY DAMAGE. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10131568
Machine
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