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2007 CHEVROLET COBALT — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

1 injured · 920715 · 2012-05-30

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
COBALT
Year
2007
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Miles at failure
40,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WITHIN 20 MILES AFTER REFUELING TO CAPACITY, THE FUEL TANK HAD BURNED ONE QUARTER OF A TANK OF GASOLINE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING ODOR OF GASOLINE FROM WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE OVERPOWERING ODOR WOULD CAUSE THE CONTACT HEADACHES WHENEVER SHE OPERATED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST WITH THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10460054
Machine
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