NHTSA Complaint #10659446 — 2004 VOLVO XC90

I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED A FEW DAYS AGO AND NOW NOTICE THERE IS A SMELL OF GASOLINE WHEN WE GET OUT OF THE CAR. I WENT ON LINE AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FUEL PUMP WHICH SITS ON TOP OF THE GAS TANK. I CONTACTED VOLVO AND THEY SAID TO TAKE IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER IN WATERBURY CT. THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD BE $800 TO REPAIR THE PART BECAUSE THE WARRANTY RAN OUT IN MAY OF THIS YEAR, AND THIS IS NOVEMBER. THIS IS A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE AND FEEL THAT VOLVO SHOULD REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART FREE OF CHARGE. VOLVO SAID THAT THE RECALL ONLY APPLIES TO THAT MODEL LOCATED IN THE SOUTH OR SOUTHWESTERN US. I AM THE SECOND OWNER AND HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING IF THIS CAR WAS DRIVEN FOR LONG PERIODS IN THOSE REGIONS. ALSO, HOW CAN THEY KNOW IF THEIR KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS FUEL PUMP HAS NOT SPREAD TO OTHER AREAS AS WELL? *TR