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Smell of Gasoline in Chevy TrailBlazer
I have this continual gas smell coming from somewhere in the vehicle while it is parked and while driving. It has only just recently started. I'm not sure if it has anything to do with a recent Valvoline oil and tranny fluid change. Does anyone have a clue?
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I’m sorry that you’ve got this concern with your Envoy. If Customer Assistance can help you work with your dealer towards resolving this, please email Christina with your name, contact information, VIN, and dealer name.
Best,
Sarah
GM Customer Service
Best,
Sarah
GM Customer Service
Take care,
Sarah
GM Customer Service
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Is there a recall on this? I have a 2004 Chevy Trailblazer which has a gas smell. I live in Maine
My vehicle sits now at a GM dealership as they were the ones that told me that I have a fuel sending unit NOT the fuel pump, but I have to purchase the pump (550+) dollars and the fuel tank which is another 800 dollars. All told I would have to shell out 1700 dollars just to be able to drive my vehicle safely. I don't have that just lying around.
I contacted GM and was promptly told that there are NO recalls, were no recalls that pertain to this situation. Even though I bought this vehicle used, at 120,000 miles on it, it was in great shape and to this day love the vehicle. I did purchase a warranty through the dealer that sold me the car and contacted the warranty company that informed me that the fuel tank, sending unit AND the pump were NOT covered in the warranty due to corrosion, rust OR wear. Kind of crappy on their part. So now basically I'm going to have a lawn ornament that is a Chevy Trailblazer posted with a sign DON'T Buy GM cars. It's sad to be sure. An American car company that really doesn't stand behind their products especially when it's a safety issue, and where mileage should NOT be a basis of coverage.
Does it crank over but not catch and start running?
Does it have the sound of the fuel pump running in the tank for a short second when the key is first turned on? Then it turns off automatically after having primed the fuel pressure?
The smell of gasoline in the oil could be
1) a symptom of worn rings (how many miles are on this puppy?)
2)Could be a result of short trips and not getting up to full engine temperature and being run at that temperature
which clears the condensed fuel and other contaminants out of the oil as it hits the hot upper cylinder part of the engine?
3)Could be the result of too much fuel from fuel injectors letting fuel past them
Or a fuel pressure module that is on higher pressure setting due to broken diaphragm or vacuum line to it that is cracked or broken.
Or oil that has been run too many miles and not changed.
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Could this be the same recall issue with the resovoir?