NHTSA Complaint #10302630 — 2004 BUICK RAINIER

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10302630
Vehicle	2004 BUICK RAINIER
Component	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Date of Incident	January 22, 2010
Date Filed	January 27, 2010
Mileage	97,400 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	AZ

Consumer Description

2004 BUICK RAINIER WITH 97,000 MILES AND NO HISTORY OF ACCIDENT, DAMAGE OR SERVICE ISSUES PASSED STATE OF ARIZONA EMISSIONS TEST IN DECEMBER 2009, INCLUDING EVAPORATION TESTING. WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WAS DIAGNOSED BY CODE AS AN EVAPORATION ISSUE. ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER SERVICE CENTER THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCEPT GAS, INSTEAD THE GAS PUDDLED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND CAUSED THE PUMP TO AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE GAS TANK IN THE AREA OF THE GAS FILLER NECK. THE DEALER ALSO CONFIRMED THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AREA. DEALER INDICATES THAT THE GAS TANK AND FILLER NECK NEED TO BE REPLACED. NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN YET. *CN

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