NHTSA Complaint #11360330 — 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT

I FIRST STARTED HAVING TROUBLE STARTING MY CAR ON 9/15/20. I WAS SMELLING A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE FROM MY CAR. I GOT OUT AND LOOKED AT IT BECAUSE IT HAD NEVER GIVEN ME TROUBLE BEFORE. I SAW THE CAR LEAKING GASOLINE NEAR THE DRIVERS REAR TIRE. IT WAS LEAKING VERY QUICKLY. I LOOKED IT UP AND MANY PEOPLE MENTIONED A RECALL FOR THE YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF MY CAR. THEY ALL SAID THEIR PARTICULAR CAR DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. I THINK MORE CARS ARE HAVING THAT PROBLEM THEN THE COMPANY REALIZES. I AM AFRAID TO HAVE THE CAR PARKED ON THE STREET OR TO EVEN DRIVE IT, AS IT ALWAYS LEAVES A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE IN ITS WAKE. ALSO THE MUFFLER HAS STARTED BEING LOUD AT THE SAME TIME. I THE COMPLAINTS I READ BEING THE EXACT SAME, SAID THE PROBLEM WAS CORROSION IN THE GAS LINE STEMMING FROM THE BRACKETS HOLD THEM UP.