Chevrolet Cobalt, Equinox; Pontiac G5, Torrent and 1 more (2007-2009): Fuel system, gasoline
Recall 12V459000 · Sep 19, 2012 · General Motors LLC
49,768
vehicles affected
49,768
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 12V459000
- Date
- Sep 19, 2012
- Maker
- General Motors LLC
- Units affected
- 49,768
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Fuel system, gasoline > Delivery > Fuel pump
- Model years
- 2007-2009
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Fire
What is wrong
General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2007 Chevrolet Equinox and Pontiac Torrent vehicles originally sold or currently registered in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Texas; model year 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt, Pontiac G5, and Saturn ION vehicles originally sold, or currently registered in, Arizona, California, Florida, Nevada, or Texas; model year 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt and Pontiac G5 vehicles originally sold, or currently registered in, Arizona; and model year 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt and Pontiac G5 vehicles originally sold, or currently registered in, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Nevada, Oklahoma, or Texas. Some of these vehicles have a condition in which the plastic supply or return port on the fuel pump module may crack, which could cause a fuel leak.
What can happen
Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source may result in a fire.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump module, free of charge. Notification to owners began on on November 21, 2012. Owners were instructed to not bring their vehicles in for repair until January 2013. Owners may contact General Motors at 1-800-521-7300.
Vehicles covered
5 models, 9 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 12V459000?
5 models: Chevrolet Cobalt (2007-2009), Chevrolet Equinox (2007), Pontiac G5 (2007-2009) and 2 more, about 49,768 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 12V459000?
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump module, free of charge. Notification to owners began on on November 21, 2012. Owners were instructed to not bring their vehicles in for repair until January 2013. Owners may contact General Motors at 1-800-521-7300.
What can happen?
Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source may result in a fire.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.