NHTSA Complaint #11006257 — 2009 SATURN AURA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT, THE CONTACT DETECTED A FUEL ODOR. THE CONTACT CHECKED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, BUT DID NOT SEE A FUEL LEAK. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND, A MECHANIC, CHECKED THE CODE THAT READ LARGE EVAP LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTO ZONE (LOCATED ON MAIN ST IN COLONY, TX). THE SALESPERSON PRINTED A LIST OF EIGHTEEN DIFFERENT EVAP LEAKS THAT COULD BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HUFFINES CHEVROLET (LOCATED IN LEWISVILLE, TX) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAM VALVE GASKET FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE FUEL FAILURE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE FUEL TANK AND THEY WOULD HAD TO DROP THE FUEL TANK TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.