Fuel Hoses Lines/piping And Fittings problems of the 1999 Chevrolet Venture

A major gasoline leak was caused by corrosion of the high-pressure fuel line along the underbody of my 1999 Chevrolet Venture Mini-van (mileage 80k). I lost about 10 gallons of gas in going about 30 miles, and maybe was lucky not to have suffered a fire or explosion. The chevy dealer, in grass lake michigan, replaced the fuel line for $602. Including labor. I have saved all of the old parts.

While parking, the consumer smelled fuel inside the vehicle. The dealership serviced the vehicle and the technician noticed fuel leaking from the engine. The fuel lines were corroded.

About one month after installation, replacement fuel filter started leaking. My wife noticed gasoline smell in garage but didn't take any action and pulled out of the garage and started to her destination. About 3 miles into her trip, she ran out of gas. Tow truck driver discovered leaky fuel filter located under the car, just under the driver's seat. Evidently when car was running gasoline was being sprayed on to the ground, as evidenced by discolored strip on my driveway, about 18 inches wide. Car was towed to dealership, which claimed replacement part was defective. Called gm customer service to get explanation for why part failed, but they were unable to provide any help. I feel that this failure represented the most serious type of safety problem. The vehicle could have caught fire at any time, especially with gasoline being sprayed under relatively high pressure by the rear fuel pump. This type of failure should never occur. Gm was unwilling to provide my any type of feedback other than I should trust them, that they would investigate this failure and that it should never happen again. Given the potential risk from this failure, I felt their response was totally inadequate.