NHTSA Complaint #11389527 — 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT

THE FUEL LINES HAVE CORRODED CAUSING A HAZARDOUS GAS LEAK BY THE FUEL TANK WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A SEVERE FIRE AND OR EXPLOSION WHILE DRIVING. I NOTICED A GAS SMELL IN THE VEHICLE WHEN PARKED AND UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION RECOGNIZED A GAS DRIP BY THE THE CORRODED FUEL LINES AND GAS TRAVELING DOWN THE LINES FROM THE LEAK. THANKFULLY I NOTICED THIS BEFORE A FIRE WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. HAD I HAD A DISABILITY WITH NO SENSE OF SMELL OR COVID19 AND NO SENSE OF SMELL THIS ISSUE COULD HAVE GONE UNNOTICED POSSIBLY CAUSING A FATAL HAZARD SHOULD THE CAR HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING. MY GARAGE COULD HAVE ALSO CAUGHT FIRE. STAINLESS STEEL SHOULD NOT RUST AND THIS IS CLEARLY A DANGEROUS DEFECT BY THE MANUFACTURER. THIS MATTER SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AND A RECALL ADDRESSED.