NHTSA Complaint #10488725 — 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER

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. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED GM AGREED TO REIMBURSE THE FULL AMOUNT FOR THE PREVIOUS REPAIR. UPDATED 02/06/13