Affected Component: EQUIPMENT

Date Published
JUL 24, 2015
NHTSA TSB #
10089889
TSB Document
Summary
14728 - SPECIAL COVERAGE. CERTAIN 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT, PONTIAC PURSUIT, PONTIAC G4, AND SATURN ION VEHICLES AND CERTAIN 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT, PONTIAC G5, AND SATURN ION VEHICLES AND CERTAIN 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT AND PONTIAC G5 VEHICLES MAY HAVE A CRACKED FUEL TANK INLET CONTROL VALVE. VEHICLES THAT HAVE HAD A FUEL-TANK REMOVAL PROCEDURE ARE ESPECIALLY AT RISK FOR THIS CONDITION, AS THE TANK-REMOVAL PROCESS CAN DAMAGE THE INLET CONTROL VALVE. THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE FUEL OR FUEL VAPOR TO LEAK FROM THE FUEL TANK. A VEHICLE WITH THIS CONDITION MAY DISPLAY AN ILLUMINATED SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) LIGHT, LEAK FUEL ONTO THE GROUND UNDER THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BETWEEN THE REAR TIRES DURING OR AFTER FUELING, OR EMIT A STRONG FUEL ODOR FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. DEALERS ARE TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK AND COMPATIBLE FILL PIPE TO CORRECT THE CONDITION.