Issue ID | 1124795 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10650135 |
Manufacurer | General Motors LLC |
Brand | CHEVROLET |
Model | SILVERADO |
Model Year | 2008 |
File date | 26/10/14 |
Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | I bought this vehicle used with about 66,000 miles on the odometer. Shortly thereafter, the check engine light came on, and i found an evaporative emissions code stored. I cleared the code and went about my business. Not long after, i went to fill the truck with fuel and gasoline spilled out from the top of the gas tank without coming up the filling neck. When i got around to taking the tank off the trunk to look for the cause of the issue, i found that the top plate of the fuel sending unit had rusted through and left an approximate 1" x 1/2" hole where fuel and vapor was able to escape. As far as i know, this was the original sending unit for the vehicle. I am replacing the unit with a delphi sending unit with a plastic top; hoping that this will prevent future leaks of this nature. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 68500 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV |
VIN pattern | XXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
Was medical attention required? | N |
Was part original equipment? | |
No. of injured persons | 0 |
No. of fatalities | 0 |
Date of purchase | 05/12/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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Vehicle speed | 0 |
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