NHTSA Complaint #10915670 — 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER

THE AREA AROUND THE FUEL TANK FILLER NECK, WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE FUEL TANK, IS LEAKING. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH 2002 - 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT'S AND GMC ENVOY XL'S. IT IS COVERED UNDER GENERAL MOTORS SPECIAL COVERAGE PROGRAM #14423 FOR 15 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES. MY TRAILBLAZER NOW HAS 180,000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE BEEN SMELLING GASOLINE FUMES IN THE AREA OF THE FILLER NECK FOR A LONG TIME, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM. I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS PROGRAM AND CHECKED THE FILLER NECK AREA AND FOUND THE LEAK. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE'S MILEAGE IS OUTSIDE THE MILEAGE LIMIT OF THE PROGRAM, GM WILL NOT COVER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL TANK AND FILLER ASSEMBLY. I AM STUCK WITH A VEHICLE THAT MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO DRIVE, BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE.