91 Ragtop

Did you just try one dealership? Give another one a call and see what they come up with. I had no issues at all when I took mine in. I called and they looked it up and showed it had not been done. Got it in and fixed and back to me in a week. In fact one of the guys there said "hadn't seen one of those recalls in 15 years. " I don't think that lady at the NHTSA knows what she is talking about either. I think that since this is a "saftey" issue, it is for the life of the car, not this 10 year window she mentinoed. Hopefully you'll find a dealership that will get your fixed for you under the recall.

1991Formula350

Thanks, on there website they have the Vin breakdown to which cars are recalled, my 2nd one was recalled. It was at dealer before many years ago for this and they did nothing, sucker has bad smell. I will have to call around and see. Andy

jer4251

i'm going to have my 91 checked as soon as i can, my neighbor is the Gm at my chevy dealership, i shouldnt have a problem getting it fixed, i worked there a while back too.

2B4CruZin

Go To: www.nhtsa.gov.......once on the home page, click the link for "Recalls From Office of Defects Investigation". That should take you to the ODI Search page. Once you're there, do a TYPE seach for the vehicle of choice. In this case, 1992 CHEVROLET CAMARO. Then select the TANK ASSEMBLY/FILLER PIPE as the component and click "Retrieve Recalls" button. Then click on the Document Seach button and you will be able to download/open a .PDF (Adobe) file with lots of information about the vehicles included, the test the dealer is supposed to do, and what parts are to be replaced if a defect is found. Can't hurt to be armed with information the next time you approach the dealer.

jer4251

vslled my dealership and they couldn't tell me if there was a recall or not. so they had me call customer service for chevy 1-900-222-1020. went through, she couldnt find it and called me back and said theirs no open recalls for my car. its a 1991 camaro rs convertible.

aperfectcircle

thats jsut about the same response i got, i called and gave them the last 8 on my vin and they said there was no recall for my car..

CrAzYcUsToM

On Monday I am going to call the dealer and see if I can get it...The fumes are getting me high...lol...

jer4251

i'm also going to call again, but this time it will be for my 91 Z28 i just bought. i can smell the fumes on it but not my rs

CrAzYcUsToM

I was reading the paper work on the recall and it states that the vehicles in quest is 1991 to 1992 camaros and firebirds built in van Nuys. Or the other way of knowing is your vin has the the letter "L" as the eleventh number

Here is the shortcut for the letter:
http://199.79.180.163/prepos/files/A...-94V077-NN.PDF

It also clearly states that the dealership can not charge you or exlcude you because of:

Ownership - No matter how many people the car was sold to.
Mileage - Mileage is not the issue at hand...
Age - They must comply regardless of age of vehicle

Also they must provide you with a loaner car during the repair at no extra cost. And if the repair is not made within a timely manner. They must give you another car of equal value.....


I hope this helps...

jer4251

thanks for the info, if that is infact true it looks like i'll be getting a new gas tank, my 11th letter is L and my car smells like i washed it in gas lately. first thing in the morning is a call to the dealership.

thanks again.
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thanks for the info, if that is infact true it looks like i'll be getting a new gas tank, my 11th letter is L and my car smells like i washed it in gas lately. first thing in the morning is a call to the dealership.

thanks again.

but i just looked and my rs also have the L as the 11th digit, and they told me no on it. unless it had been fixed already.

CrAzYcUsToM

Update so far...

I called the dealer and they said their is no such recall...Or in their word " Maybe general Motors has not aknowledged the recall"

Sound like a load of crock...

So I called General Motors Corp. I argued with the guys over there and what they are doing is a case in regards to this matter.

I told them that I know a number of people with the same problem.
Then I told them...You guys should take this into consideration since all these people including myself have all this documentation regarding this matter and all GM is giving everyone the runaround. If anything happens to these people while driving..Question is, Is GM going to wait to be sued before they really decide to look into it.
Then I told them if I do not get the response by the end of the week..I told him that I think I should forward ALL the information that I have to my Lawyer and see what he says.....

He said that he is going to call me tomorrow in regards to this matter...

I will keep you posted...

jer4251

took my car in today, and once again no recalls at all. usually they look deeper into it but this time they just said there was no open recalls.

dont know what to do about it now.

.... just called GM and they said to have the car inspected and if it shows the same problems that the recall was suppose to fix then they could help with the cost of repair.

but still showed no recalls on the car.

jer4251

Just had the car inspected and this is the result on my paperwork

Check for gas tank leak.
Advise
Found Fuel Tank Leaking At The Filler Neck, Needs Tank Asembly


and my car is not included in the recall, so obviously they missed some of the band tanks out there.

So if your having the same problem as me and its not on recall, call GM and tell them and they should advise you to have it checked and let them know, they will take some of the fee's. I dont know what their going to cover yet but i was told a gas tank is 300 bucks. about to call and find out what their going to cover, and see if i can get them to cover it all.

DonaldRS1992

i have a 1992 RS camaro i think ima check it out thanks alot for the info on that apperiate it

2B4CruZin

Red1992V6Rs

We have two cars that reaked of gas. The 88 vert, and the 89 iroc. We just dropped the tanks and patched the filler neck. So far it has worked on both, but the vert has been sitting for 2+ years. I didnt do the patching, my dad did. I can ask him what he used.

flyitlikustolit

some of you guys are missing a valuable point... yes it's a safety issue, but damn, it's a 16 year old car or older in some cases. my bird is 25 years old this year. if the gas tank leaks, I'm buying a new one. period! i don't expect GM to replace a gas tank that's 25 years old. it's just unreasonable. but good luck finding your answers, i hope you all find what you're looking for.

buell0303

1. Windshield seal recall
2. safety belt recall
3. fuel tank
4. recliner screws are too long.

Should i print these out and bring them to the dealer. Im going to go to John Hall chevrolet in Daytona Beach, FL tomarrow. They are a big dealer and should fix it for me. I talked to Tom Gibbs Chevrolet and they said they all expired. I was pissed. my friends told me to go to john hall. Did you guys bring the paperwork? Recall numbers? How did you approach them. The first dealer acted like he couldn't even look up my vin. like my car was TOO OLD he said. Im sorry that you can't keep a car nice but i can. ITS CALLED MAINTANCE. and i hung up.

jer4251

ive got 3 camaros that are at least 16 years old and only one, the nicest of them all, has a smelly, leaky gas tank,

and thats because it was a mess-up from GM, or else it would be fine like the other 91 i have or my 88. things last when their built right. thats why they should replace the tanks.

i didnt get anywhere with gm or my dealership, so i have my neighbor the general manager of the dealership wonking on it for me, hopefully i can atleast get a discount. they cheapest tank they have is 400 plus labor.

Kandied91z

lol... i just bough 3 91 rs parts cars. they are parts cars but they run and drive, i'm taking them to get my new $400 gas tank, pulling the tanks and scrapping the cars.



if you have a nice enough thirdgen that you would consider a recall such as this i can't believe you would trust it in the hands of a dealership.

good luck with it though.. good info at least as it's always good to know things that are for sure broken from gm. it happens.

matt_p

Strange. Safety recalls never expire, they are not allowed to. My car is still eligible for a new gas tank. I am gonna get it done soon.

1991 Z28

some people were saying that the recall expires in 10 years from when the first owner buys the car. Since the recall was posted in may of 1994, its well over 10 years, almost 13 years. And do i just print out the recall paper from online and show it to the dealer?

GeeJenn91RSV8

I found the original paperwork on the net that all chevy dealers had recieved about this recall and it gives them detailed instructions on how this recall should be delt with. It clearly says that it does not matter the age milage or ownership of th car,it is covered from this day forward. It tells you what is owed to the customer, all the vin numbers that were recalled and even says that gm owes you a new car if yours is not fixed in a certain time period. I myself own a 91 RS which vin is one of those recalled. I just bought the car and never even put a full tank of gas in it yet, but as soon as I get it out I'll fill it up to see if it leaks and if it does I'm going to the dealership prepared with all 36 pages of the original documents so I don't get the run around.

vernw

Any chance you can post up a copy of those papers, or mail me a copy of them? Or tell me how to get a copy? I'd be willing to pay copy and postage fees!!!!

rwdtech

lol after a certain period of time, recalls are NOT free. that just wouldnt be possible. if you havent fixed it in this long, thats your own damn fault

slohand

I know it is kind of a moot point now but a couple of years ago I kept smelling gas by my back wheel on the driver side. I was having some work done at the dealer and they called. not only where there holes in this thing the entire neck pulled out of the gas tank!!!! it took me about a day to find a shop that would weld it and then they would not take it unless it was completely dry and didn't reak of gas. that took another day of washing this thing out and using a fan to dry it over and over again.

the short of it is that it is fixed now but the dealer never said a word about any recalls. on the birght side my car didn't catch fire. things can always be worse.

Brainderailment

I think my car has already been fixed, because it holds a good deal of pressure in the tank. Every time I open the gas cap it lets out a lot of gas, like a bottle of soda.

david068513

I have a 92 z28 camaro that smells like gas does this effect the 92's also?