Legal options on gas tank recall

[vwdaun at yahoo.com (Daun Yeagley)]

--- Kareem <6keb1@qlink.queensu.ca> wrote:

 But it does not appear
> to be leaking from
> a "hair line crack adjacent
> to the seam weld" at the rear of the tank. It appears to
> be leaking from the
> top and front
> of the tank likely due to corrosion.   Legally speaking,
> are they required
> to change my
> tank?

No they are not.  If it was the crack mentioned in the
recall, well, that's open to debate - but due to
rust-through, no.

 Is it worth the
> hassle trying to
> find a sympathetic dealer in Ontario to
> replace it for free or will they balk when they find it
> leaking from the
> wrong spot?

They will inspect the car before covering it through the
recall anyway, so it'd be a waste of time.


=====
Daun Yeagley - Wilmington Ohio
'81 S, '85, '86 & '88 Sciroccos, '96 Passat GLX Wagon, '56 Cessna 172
For Sale: '82 Scirocco.
"My rabbit has a human foot on his keychain.  That's not the scary part.  What I wanna know is what those keys are for." - The Four Postmen

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