NHTSA Complaint #754427 — 1991 DUCATI 900S
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP issue reported to NHTSA
Vehicle Towed
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 754427 |
| Vehicle | 1991 DUCATI 900S |
| Component | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | Yes |
| State | SC |
Consumer Description
DURING AN INVESTIGATION OF A STRONG FUEL SMELL IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP WHICH AT SOME PREVIOUS TIME HAD BEEN PATCHED WITH A GREY SUBSTANCE. THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP, WHICH IS MOUNTED IN THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK, CONTAINED SOME GASOLINE WHICH HAD LEAKED OUT OF THE TANK UNDER PRESSURE. AS A FELT THE TOP OF THE PUMP (THE CAR WAS IDLING) I HAPPENED TO TOUCH THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ON THE TOP OF THE PUMP. THE CONNECTOR WAS EXTREMELY HOT AND WAS SIZZLING. WHEN I REMOVED THE PUMP I DISCOVERED THAT WIRES ON THE PUMP INSIDE THE FUEL TANK WERE BURNT AND THE INSULATION HAD MELTED. I REPLACED THE PUMP FROM SAAB AND I KEPT THE DAMAGED PUMP.*AK