mmorse
Active member
I have a 2008 coupe that developed the gas smell some months ago. I let it go because the car is out of warranty and didn't really want to deal with the dealer. Finally, I decided to take it in after reading up on the issue on various forums. That was in Feb of this year. I told the service writer what I had learned online about 08s with this problem were almost always due to fuel pump in the left tank leaking. the writer just nodded nod said they would see. after a few days they said the car was done Nd ready to be picked up. they said it was not the pump but was the crossover pipe. I was surprised because that was an 04 issue and had been addressed by GM. but I had to accept their diagnosis. It cost me just shy of $1000 to get the crossover pipe fixed, most of it labor. the smell returned a couple weeks later when I filled up the car. I figured I would give a little time. But over the next couple of months the smell would return anytime the tank was over half full. I was going to live with it but my wife was on me to do something about it and I began to wonder if it would cause the cRe to fail an emissions test in CA. So I took it back and said the same problem was still there. after nearly two weeks they informed me the pump was leaking and needed to be replaced. ExACTLY what I told them in Feb! So now they want to charge me another $1100 to fix what they should have fixed the first time. I have only put 1000 miles on the car since Feb. Obviously, a leaking fuel pump was the problem from the start. Any advice on how to deal with the dealer? Bottom line is that they already have my money and did not fix the problem the first time. I'm willing to pay for the pump ($564) and a new sending unit ($120) but no labor charge. I also want them to deduct the $150 I paid them for the crossover pipe parts that were not the problem. Either that or give me back my money paid for the original botched repair and I will go elsewhere. any advice is appreciated.