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2008 Gmc SIERRA Fuel System, Gasoline Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1142563
Internal NHTSA #	10668062
Manufacurer	General Motors LLC
Brand	GMC
Model	SIERRA
Model Year	2008
File date	02/12/14
Component	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Began to smell faint raw gas fumes around the vehicle in the summer. In the autumn months the raw gas odor smell intensified and was very strong with an overcoming presence in the cabin while driving. I brought the vehicle to my shop for diagnostic. The mechanic (non gmc garage) called back several hours later and said i had been driving a potentially disaster. He asked me to see for myself. I was able to view this first hand after he had removed the fuel tank from the vehicle. The fuel pump is mounted into a deep sump on the top of the gas tank. The sump well is rather deep and collects mud, silt, debris and water while driving and that collects and build up over time into the sump and that stays moist at all times. Over the course of 6 years the fuel pump housing and mount ring rusted, rotted out and started leaking raw gas that was spilling onto the hot exhaust pipe alongside the fuel tank. I do not go off road with the vehicle nor do i plow snow with it. The vehicle is used principally in highway driving. A few weeks later i was talking to a friend who owns a 2010 gmc suburban and he had the exact same problem. I subsequently went on line, searched on google, and discovered a number of other owners that had the same problem with their vehicles. This is a design flaw in which the tank is designed with the deep circular depression (a perfect sump condition) for the mounting of the fuel pump and with normal road driving (most notably in the northeast or northwest where rain and snow is prevalent) the sump will stay moist with mud and debris collecting causing rust in the fuel pump housing/mounting ring.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	130000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	WESTPORT, CT
VIN pattern	2GTEK19J781XXXXXX
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	19/09/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	8
Drive train type	4WD
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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2008 Gmc SIERRA Fuel System, Gasoline Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Gmc SIERRA Fuel System, Gasoline Problems, Complaints and Defects

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