Other Fuel System Hoses Lines/piping, And Fittings problems of the 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt

Got out of car and smelled strong gas oder. Car is in daughters name and mine, I put inside my garage and seen immediate pile of gas dripping. Felt like rusted out fuel lines running from filter up towards tank. Vehicle leaks steady when stationary after shutting off.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis and she was informed that the vehicle needed a new fuel cap. The fuel cap was replaced however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was returned to the mechanic and the contact was then informed that there was a fuel leak from the o-ring in the fuel tank. The vehicle was repaired yet the failure recurred once again. The vehicle was then taken to the dealer for diagnosis where the contact was advised that there was still a massive fuel leak. The leak was repaired however, the contact continued to smell an overpowering odor of gasoline when driving the vehicle. In addition, the vehicle would jerk abnormally when driving at various speeds. The failure mileage was 68,881 and the current mileage was 70,000.

In March, 2009, my daughter purchased a 2007 chevy Cobalt from a Chevrolet dealer in gilbert, az. The car has been well maintained, and there have been few maintenance issues until recently. In April, 2012 she noticed that she was having a hard time starting the vehicle, and when it did start it smelled strongly of gasoline. We took it to our local mechanic who determined that the car needed a new fuel pump and filter. The car then started ok, but when the gas tank was full we continued to smell gasoline outside the vehicle. We took it back to the mechanic in June for an oil change, and told him about the gasoline smell (plus the check engine light had come on). The vehicle was then diagnosed with an evaporative gas leak, so the gas cap was replaced. Again we thought that the issue was corrected until two weeks later my daughter filled up her gas tank, and when she parked at work smelled gas strongly again, and this time noticed fluid dripping from underneath the car. The next day we took the car back to the mechanic, and this time he found a crack in the port assembly. He repaired it with an epoxy repair kit to the best of his ability, but told me to check with general motors to see if there had been a recall of any sort. I checked with the NHTSA at safercar. Gov and there it was. There most definitely was a recall that we were never notified of regarding this fuel leak issue. I sent a letter to general motors requesting a copy of the recall, asking why I wasn't originally notified in February of 2010, and requesting reimbursement for my expenses, totaling $976. 00. Customer service at general motors denied my request, and refused to accept responsibility. They said that my vehicle VIN was not listed. They would not tell me why. All I know is that if my vehicle had been repaired at the time the recall occurred, I would not have had this issue.

The interior of the vehicle had a strong fuel odor. The Chevrolet dealership diagnosed a leaking fuel module and had to replace the gas tank, fuel module, and fuel pipe. While this defect is known to occur on some 2007 Cobalts, gm states that my VIN number is not part of the current known defect. The leaking fuel module recall should be expanded to include all 2007 Cobalts.