Other Fuel System Hoses Lines/piping, And Fittings problems of the 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer

Code 440, smell of gas on different occasions from the gas tank area. Replaced gas cap & purge valve. Smell continues. Not sure what is factor for the smell, yet it has gotten stronger. A few times I have smelled the gas while driving,, tho, most times it is upon exiting the vehicle it is most notable.

Ses light came on. Dealership had no apps brought to mechanic. Code was for fuel emission leak. Replace gas cap. Week later code ses came on again. Brought back to the mechanic, said fuel tank is cracked. Called chevy and was told there was a recall but not my VIN. . . . .

Plastic weld connecting fuel fill pipe to fuel tank has cracked. Contacted gm about this issue & was informed that this vehicle had just missed the campaign to fix this problem by one month. Why is this campaign (07099) a limited TSB & not a safety recall? vehicle would not pass state emissions inspection. Technician repaired leak with epoxy that sealed long enough to prevent vapor leakage to pass emission test. Now that has failed and once again vehicle will not pass emissions. More importantly the fuel vapors emitting from vehicle make it unsafe and impossible to park in an enclosed area. This is not due to a worn part or corrosion,this is due to a faulty design that eventually will cause an explosion. Worse yet gm offers no discount on this very expensive tank assembly to correct this problem. I can not think of a more dangerous condition that has been so ignored. Perhaps when the fires start there will be another congressional hearing about gm's ability to respond to such a serious and possibly loss of life hazard that they refuse to assist owners in correcting.

Like so many others, my 2003 Trailblazer began to reek of gasoline, permeating our garage & house with the smell. The dealership offered to replace the fuel pipes between the tank & the fill cap; however, they said I have to pay for the fuel filter myself. Note that prior to warranty work, there was no leaking, puddling of fuel, or any indication that it was leaking. There were just fumes. It has only 95k miles on it, so it's within the 120k/10 yr warranty for this problem. Unfortunately, when warranty work began, they "discovered" a leak when they removed the belt that holds the tank to the body of the vehicle. They are claiming that I "must have" gotten a rock or some debris underneath the belt to have caused the leak. Funny, it didn't leak until they touched it. Now the area rep is demanding "customer participation" in replacement of the fuel tank (which they admit is a safety hazard). Oh, & when they showed me the leak, I specifically asked if it was covered under the warranty and the service rep said "of course, you don't need to worry". But as soon as the gm area rep bailed on paying the escalated warranty work, the dealership recanted their promise to me. When I protested, the service manager suggested gm might not pay anything if I proceed with a warranty claim, costing me $1100+ for the fuel tank and $100+ for the fuel filter. I know the area rep has a fund to pay for it, but chooses not to. All service work including oil changes have been performed at the dealership on time, from day 1. The warranty service offered to me is less than others with the same problem have received (gm paid full repairs for others, incl. Fuel filter & fuel tank). I can prove that the vehicle was not leaking gasoline prior to the time warranty work began. History shows leaking gas tanks have a nasty tendency to blow up. Is that what it will take to make this right?.

I am the original owner of a 2003 Trailblazer. During the last couple of months, my husband and I have been smelling gas off and on. We were parked in a parking lot and as I got into the car, I told my husband I smelled a strong odor of gas. Our engine light went on. We took our vehicle to the repair shop and they found a crack between the gas tank and the filler pipe and cap. We took our vehicle to a Chevrolet dealer and they said there was not a recall notice on our VIN # and they were not responsible for the replacement of the tank. We had a new fuel tank replaced at our local repair shop. The cost of the fuel tank replacement was $1,215. 50. One spark in the road and we would have lost our lives. We understand that there was a recall notice on 2002 Trailblazer, but not 2003. What is the difference? safety is safety no matter what year. Does gm want to save a few dollars compared to lost lives? we were shocked on our internet research through tsbs which showed a great number of individuals owning a Trailblazer with this very same problem. Gm should stand by their "safety and quality first" which we found online and reimburse all Chevrolet owners with this dangerous problem. There should definitely be a safety recall notice on this problem.

I have been smelling gasoline in and around my vehicle for about a year. One mechanic told us to replace the gas cap, which we did in November 2012. It didn't help. Now we are being told that the gas tank needs to be replaced which will cost hundreds of dollars. I am very concerned for the safety of my grandchildren that I pick up from school. .