1991 Chevrolet Caprice Fuel system Problems

“Plastic fuel tank is leaking. Tank is manufactured with two cone shaped depressions in the bottom of the tank. Straps hold the tank in place. These straps almost cover these depressions, the tank leaks at the depression on the right hand side allowing fuel to escape. Contacted GM, file number 1-109-911-920, but was told that GM would not cover the cost to replace at this time since insufficient complaints had been received to date.”

“Tuesday morning, august 17, 1999, I stopped and put $10.00 worth of gasoline in this vehicle, and drove to work. At lunch, I drove the vehicle to lunch, parked in the parking lot on a slight incline, and went to lunch. Upon returning, we found a small group of anxious people looking at my car from a short distance. Gasoline was leaking out from under it, and had run about 15' down the pavement, forming a puddle. The fire department had been called, and was on their way. We manually pushed the car away from that spot, onto level ground, and the dripping fuel stopped. …”

“Vehicle was parked and the gas was leaking from under the hood. Took vehicle to dealer and they said that it has 3 different cracks in the fuel tank. Dealer has had vehicle for 3 days. Before taking the vehicle to dealer had to drain half of the gas out of the tank to drive the vehicle to the dealer, so that the gas would not leak so badly.”

“Consumer was filling the vehicle with fuel noticed gas leaking from the tank, consumer contacted the dealer and he replaceed the plastic gas tank broke leaks due to a cut in the seam the tank.”

“The plastic fuel tank has a split, causing fuel to leak. Consumer has yet to have the tank replaced. Gas tank is manufactured with twon cone-shaoed depressions in the bottom of the tank , when the tank is installed in the vehicle, the straps holdig it in place run underneath the tank and almost cover these depressions, the tank split at the top of the right side depression and would leak gasoline if the tank was momre than about 1/3 full of fuel, consumer states the gasoline fumes were so strong he would not put the vehicle in the garage.”