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Difficult to Fill Fuel Tank

Subject:Difficult to Fill Fuel Tank

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When servicing the vehicle with the VIN you entered, the following diagnosis might be helpful if the vehicle exhibits the described symptoms.

Condition/Concern:

Some customers may have difficulty filling the fuel tank.

Recommendation/Instructions:

  1. Inspect for a kinked fuel hose.
  2. If kinked, replace and reposition the fuel hose which is located between the fuel fill pipe and fuel tank.

Please follow this diagnosis process thoroughly and complete each step. If the condition exhibited is resolved without completing every step, the remaining steps do not need to be performed. If these steps do not resolve the condition, please contact GM TAC for further diagnostic assistance. This diagnostic approach was developed for the vehicle with the VIN you entered and should not be automatically be used for other vehicles with similar symptoms.