NHTSA Complaint #10197530 — 2003 GMC ENVOY

I OWN A 2003 GMC ENVOY. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO WE VISITED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. UPON TESTING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A CRACK FOUND AT THE STEM OF THE FUEL TANK. IT HAD BEEN LEAKING FUEL AND LOOSING PRESSURE CAUSING THE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE REPAIR BILL IS AROUND $1400 FOR A SAFETY HAZARD THAT WAS NO FAULT OF MINE. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT IT WAS A BAD DESIGN DUE TO EPA REGULATIONS ON VENTING THE CAP AND THAT HE HAD SEEN MANY OF THESE. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO HELP. THEY OFFERED A DISCOUNT ON A NEW OR USED CAR. THERE IS NO CURRENT RECALL BUT THE MORE I LOOK INTO THIS, THERE HAVE BEEN MANY ISSUES OF THIS HAPPENING. THIS PROBLEM COULD KILL MANY PEOPLE. *JB