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The contact owns a 1999 Chevrolet Venture. The contact stated while driving 40 mph and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to the contacts home. A mechanic diagnosed that the fuel line and fuel tank melted due to the exhaust. The contact patched up the fuel tank and the fuel line since it was defective. The mechanic stated the fuel tank and the fuel lines needed to be replaced. The failure mileage was 140,000.
My wife smelled gasoline upon entering the car on October 7, 2012. I checked under the car from where the smell was coming from, and saw gasoline dripping from a pipe near the gas tank. I brought the car to the local Chevy dealership. I had to replace four fuel and evaporation lines due to corrosion. It cost me over $1,000 to replace these lines. I feel very fortunate that I was able to correct this problem before a disaster could have occurred. I could have been driving on the highway with gasoline leaking onto my exhaust pipe. I think that these vans should be recalled immediately before someone is seriously injured. It is an absolute disgrace that Chevy would put in fuel lines that had any possibility of corroding. They should be made aware of this serious problem and correct it immediately.
- Staten Island, NY, USA
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