Q: Started my 2009 cobalt, smelled gas looked under car and gas was pouring out, replaced pump last October. Help!!
Replaced my fuel pump last October, was working perfectly until the other morning when I started it, smelled gas really bad. Put my car in neutral looked under it and saw the gas just pouring out, there was no sign of any problems with my car. Before I had it replaced, the engine light came on and it was having trouble starting, then it poured out all the gas like it did the other day but this time there weren't any signs of any that wrong. HELP!! I don't have the money to replace it again and I don't want to get screwed again
My car has 92000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.
Thank you
Lisa b
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