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1997 Chevrolet CAVALIER Fuel System, Gasoline Storage Tank Assembly Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	133433
Internal NHTSA #	701443
Manufacurer	General Motors LLC
Brand	CHEVROLET
Model	CAVALIER
Model Year	1997
File date	21/11/98
Component	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I peviously called this in but just received it thru the mail and it was not correct. What happened was i was driving the car about 7 minutes, it was very low on gas i have never let it get that low before, the road curved then came to a stop sign when i did stop the light that said "check gages" came on, i looked the only gage that was low was the gas i had to drive about 2-4 more minutes to the gas station. I pulled it stopped, turned off car, got out my credit card "texaco" put it in the slot, waited for it to approve, pulled out pump, pressed button, uncapped my gas tank, put in pump and pressed the handle so it would pump automatically, went to drivers side of car put my credit card back in my purse, came back around to pump and started to hold the handle down so it would pump faster, all the sudden flames started coming out of the gas tank, i yanked out pumped and moved away. The employees at the station came out and put the fire out with fire extinguishers. The police showed up but did not ask any questions except was that my car and was i alright. The fire department came out and looked around i guess to make sure that all the fire was put out, they did make a remark about possibly the gas tank was not grounded, which could of caused it to get very hot because it was low on gas. But again they did not have a forensic mechanic with them to look over the car, so that was more or less a "guess" on their part. I then finally got a hold of a tow truck so that they could tow my car to the dealership. The reference no. For the previous questionaire that was mailed to me is 831265.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	AURORA, CO
VIN pattern	1G1JC1246V7XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	01/08/97
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
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Drive train type	FWD
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Vehicle speed	0
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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1997 Chevrolet CAVALIER Fuel System, Gasoline Storage Tank Assembly Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

1997 Chevrolet CAVALIER Fuel System, Gasoline Storage Tank Assembly Problems, Complaints and Defects

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