2004 Chevrolet Corvette complaints

STRONG GAS FUME'S WHEN TANK IS HALF FULL. *TR

THIS FIRST HAPPENED LAST YEAR AND IT HAS NOW HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES THIS PAST MONTH. CHEVROLET SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM BUT I AM LIVING THE PROBLEM. WHEN USING THE TILT AND TELESCOPING STEERING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE APPEARS IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER ?SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM?. THE CAR THEN ACTS LIKE ONE OF THE BRAKES LOCK UP. FURTHER THIS JUST HAPPENED WHEN I WAS USING THE CRUISE CONTROL AT A SPEED OF 65 MPH. THE JERKING OF THE VEHICLE IS VERY DANGEROUS. EVEN WITH TWO HANDS ON THE WHEEL THIS UNEXPECTED BREAKING OF THE VEHICLE SCARES THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF YOU. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE GAS TANK HAS A LEAK NITA'S HAS OPEN INVESTIGATION ON THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

VEHICLE CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING @ APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. DASH INDICATOR READ "CHECK GAUGES". I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND FOUND THAT THE FUEL PUMP FUSE HAD FAILED. TRIED ANOTHER FUSE, BUT IT BLEW IMMEDIATELY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER WHO HAS DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS BOTH FUEL PUMPS HAVE SHORTS CAUSING THE FUEL PUMP FUSE TO BLOW. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT AFTER A DAY OF SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP, THE FUEL PUMP FUSE WAS REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE THEN STARTED ENABLING THE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. CHEVROLET ZONE REP WAS CONTACTED, BUT REFUSED TO HELP. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL PUMPS AS THE REPLACEMENT FUEL PUMPS FROM CHEVROLET HAVE BEEN REDESIGNED. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT VEHICLE HAS ONLY 18,316 MILES. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN IN ANY DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,221 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80, 331.

I HAVE RECENTLY BEEN TOLD BY REPRESENTATIVES OF YOUNG CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN DALLAS, TEXAS THAT I HAVE A GASOLINE FUEL LEAK AT THE CONNECTOR OF THE TWO GAS TANKS. IN MY OPINION THIS IS A "LIFE-SAFETY" ISSUE THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED BY GENERAL MOTORS (GM) IMMEDIATELY. I LOVE MY 2004 CORVETTE AND PLAN ON CONTINUING TO DRIVE IT DAILY UNTIL IT IS PROPERLY "FIXED" AT NO COST TO ME, OR I DIE DRIVING IT BECAUSE IT WAS AN UNSAFE CONDITION CAUSED BY GM AND NOT ADDRESSED WITHIN A TOTAL RECALL OF THE DEFECTIVE ASSEMBLY. I WILL GLADLY JOIN A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT FOR THIS UN-SAFE CONDITION CREATED BY GM.

2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE POWER WINDOW REGULATORS KEEP FAILING. WINDOW WILL EITHER NOT ROLL DOWN AT ALL, OR SOMETIMES THE REGULATOR CABLE WILL FRAY AND WINDOW WILL PARTIALLY GO DOWN. I HAVE HAD TWO REGULATORS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THE CURRENT ONE NO LONGER WORKS. AND I HAVE JUST INSTALLED THE THIRD ONE ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 48,000 MILE ON IT AND IT IS BABIED. YET THESE PARTS KEEP FAILING AND THE REPAIR COST IS $550.00 PER INCIDENT. 5 REGULATORS IN UNDER 50,000 MILES SEEMS LIKE A PROBLEM TO ME SINCE I HAVE OWNED 20 CARS IN MY LIFE AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM UNTIL NOW. *TR

I OWN A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE I SMELLED A STRONG FUEL ODOR. I CHECKED AND HE REPLACED THE GASOLINE CAP, AND NOTICED A GAS PUDDLE ON THE GROUND WASHED THE VEHICLE BUT COULD STILL SMELL FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CHEVROLET MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL TANK PIPE CONNECTORS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE FUEL TANK CONNECTORS COULD NOT BE REPLACED; THEREFORE, THE FUEL TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WASN'T REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,400. THE CHEVROLET DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FOLLOWING ISSUES: NEEDS LEFT SIDE FUEL TANK AND SENDING UNIT $3,887.50, REAR BRAKES PADS AND ROTORS $517.50, FRONT BRAKES PADS AND ROTORS $482.50, BRAKE FLUSH $165.00, INDUCTION AND INJECTOR SERVICES $350.00. SERVICE REAR POSI DIFF. $165.00. CURRENTLY I AM A CANCER PATIENT AND DUE TO MEDICAL COST I AM UNABLE TO AFFORD THE REPAIRS. THIS VEHICLE IS THE ONLY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION THAT I HAVE.ANY ASSISTANCE THAT YOU COULD AFFORD ME WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED SHOULDN'T THE ISSUES BE A RECALL/SAFETY ISSUE. THANKS IN ADVANCE..R. THOMAS

STRONG GASOLINE ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE AFTER FILLUP AND WHEN PARKED IN GARAGE THAT STARTED AROUND 05/15/2010. I REPLACED THE GAS CAP AND THAT DID NOT HELP. I HAD MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND SAID IT SEEMS TO BE A CRACKED FUEL TANK OR CROSSOVER PIPE LEAK . DRIVE-TRAIN MUST BE DROP TO VERIFY AND COST TO REPAIR UPWARDS AROUND $2K-$3K . AFTER A INTERNET SEARCH THIS IS A KNOW COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS YEAR CORVETTE. THIS SHOULD BE A MANUFACTURER RECALL! *TR

SMELL OF GAS NOTICEABLE WHEN CAR JUST SITTING IN GARAGE. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. VEHICLE BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE AND FOUND TO HAVE RIGHT FUEL TANK LEAK. (OF IMPORTANCE WAS THE FACT WE HAD THE LEFT GAS TANK REPLACED ABOUT A YEAR BEFORE THIS EVENT AT WHICH TIME I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A FREAK OCCURRENCE UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN)

STRONG GAS SMELL BEHIND DRIVER'S SEAT.

I HAVE A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE THAT IS LEAKING GAS. MECHANIC SAID IT IS THE "FUEL TANK CROSSOVER". AFTER MUCH RESEARCHING, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM FOR THIS YEAR. COST WILL BE OVER $2,000 TO REPAIR. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL! SOME OF THESE CORVETTES HAVE CAUGHT FIRE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE FIBERGLASS CROSSMEMBER BAR WAS CRACKING AND SEPARATING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO REFERRED HIM TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,787. UPDATED 02/18/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PART IN QUESTION. UPDATED 03/09/11

2004 CORVETTE OWNER. WHEN I PARK MY CAR IN THE GARAGE THERE IS A STRONG FUEL SMELL. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE HAD MULTITUDES OF ISSUES WITH OWNERS WHO HAVE 2004 CORVETTES ON THE FUEL SYSTEM, ESPECIALLY PERTAINING TO THE GAS TANK. THE CROSSOVER LEAKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,317.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE ON THE DRIVER SIDE BESIDE THE REAR TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

2004 CORVETTE Z06 LEAKS FUEL UNDER THE VEHICLE AND VERY LIKELY INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT JUDGING BY THE SMELL. CAR HAS 18,XXX MILES ON IT, COMPLETELY STOCK AND NEVER ABUSED. WHEN FILLING THE FUEL ENDS UP POOLED UNDER REAR DRIVER TIRE AREA. SMELL INSIDE IS VERY STRONG OF RAW GASOLINE. SMELL REMAINS FOR DAYS IF PARKED, AND SMALL PUDDLE FOUND UNDER THE LEFT FUEL TANK. THIS VEHICLE IS IN ALMOST BRAND NEW CONDITION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE STEERING COLUMN AND RELAY SWITCH WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE PREVIOUS RECALL REPAIR UNDER NHTSA 04V060000 (STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY WAS INSUFFICIENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,786.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO "DRIVE" THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE WIRING HARNESS KIT, AND STEERING COLUMN LOCK WERE REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER A PREVIOUS REPAIR UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V060000 (STEERING: COLUMN LOCKING: ANTI-THEFT DEVICE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,700.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE VEHICLE PULLED TOWARDS THE LEFT AND A SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

HAD TO HAVE THE GAS TANK REPLACED ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE AT A COST OF $2600 IN SEPTEMBER OF 2009. HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING THIS. PLEASE ADD THIS TO THE LIST. *TR

ACTIVE HANDLING ENGAGES UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS ON MY 2004 CORVETTE. I LEARNED THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS FOR VEHICLES MFG FROM MARCH 2004 TO JAN 2006 WITH TELESCOPIC AND TILT STEERING WHEELS. MY CAR WAS MFG IN MAY 2004 AND HAS THE TILT /TELESCOPIC STEERING WHEEL. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE RECALL WAS VIN SPECIFIC AND SINCE MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT LISTED I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR WHICH COST ME $581AND CHANGE. I DON'T KNOW WHY MY CAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND SAME DEFECTIVE PARTS WAS NOT COVERED. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE HARNESS IS TO SHORT AND THE TELESCOPIC MOVEMENT CAUSE WEAR IN THE CONNECTOR WHICH CAUSES THE STEERING WHEEL SENSOR TO SHOW AN OPEN CONNECTION TELLING THE COMPUTER TO ACTIVATE THE HANDLING SYSTEM.. MY DEALER SAYS WAS MY PROBLEM AN OPEN SENSOR AND NOT THE CONNECTOR AND CLAIMS THEY DID NOT HAVE THE REPLACED PART TO PROVIDE TO ME...SINCE I TOTALLY LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR BUT WAS FORTUNATE NOT TO HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT I PLAN ON REPORTING THIS COMPLAINT TO THE GMAC ,THE NEWSPAPERS IF NOT TO AN ATTORNEY TO PLEA THIS CASE FOR REIMBURSEMENT. I SUSPECT PEOPLE ARE BEING RIPPED OFF AND BEING CHARGED FOR A SENSOR REPLACEMENT INSTEAD OF OWNING UP TO THE CONNECTOR ISSUE... *TR

PROBLEM 1: GASOLINE SMELL WITH LEAK AND ULTIMATE FAILURE OF VALVE TO TRANSFER FUEL FROM ONE TANK TO ANOTHER. OCCURRED CONTINUALLY WITH FUEL TANK REGISTERING FULL TO 3/4 TANK THEN DROPPING TO EMPTY AND VEHICLE APPEARED TO BE OUT OF GAS (WOULD NOT RUN UNTIL FUEL ADDED TO TANK). SOLUTION: TOOK VEHICLE TO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. REPAIR INVOICE STATES: "REPLACED L/S GAS TANK AND PUMP AND SENDER AND REPLACED R/S FUEL PUMP AND SENDER. CHECK FUEL GAUGE AND TANKS FOUND L/S FUEL TANK LEAKING AT TOP OF TANK. WELD ALSO FOUND FUEL LEVEL SENSORS OPEN CIRCUIT AND FUEL SYSTEM NOT TRANSFERRING FUEL FROM TANK TO TANK. RETEST AFTER REPAIRS. OK" PROBLEM 2: A/C DISPLAY LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE AND CONTROLS ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT. SOLUTION: TOOK TO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. REPAIR INVOICE STATES: "CONTROLLER HAS INTERNAL FAILURE, REPLACED CONTROLLER." *TR

2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE: THIS PROBLEM BECAME EVIDENT AFTER A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR AND GASOLINE VAPORS BEGAN TO BE NOTICEABLE IN THE PASSENGER CABIN. NOW GAS HAS BEEN DETECTED LEAKING FROM UNDER DRIVER SIDE SEAT. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ON THE INTERNET IT IS CLEAR THIS IS WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE AND OR ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED USED ONE YEAR AGO. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM DUE TO LACK OF FUNDS TO HAVE THE DEALER ADDRESS THE ISSUE. MOST INFORMATION I HAVE SEEN PLACE THE REPAIR AT AROUND $2,000.00. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG FUEL ODOR. HE REPLACED THE GASOLINE CAP, WASHED THE VEHICLE BUT COULD STILL SMELL FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL TANK PIPE CONNECTORS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE FUEL TANK CONNECTORS COULD NOT BE REPLACED; THEREFORE, THE FUEL TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WASN'T REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,100.

2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE BEGAN LEAKING FUEL AFTER 5K MILES. DEALER SAID IT WAS A FAULTY FUEL TANK AND CROSSOVER TUBE BETWEEN THE TWO PARTS OF THE TANK. $1400 TO REPLACE FUEL TANK. THE CAR COULD HAVE BURNED TO THE GROUND, THERE WAS FUEL RUNNING EVERYWHERE AT THE GAS STATION! *TR

LEFT SIDE GAS TANK CROSSOVER TUBE LEAKING, 2004 CORVETTE Z06. CONFIRMED WITH A REPAIR BY AN AUTHORIZED GM REPAIR FACILITY. PAID OUT OF POCKET. FUEL TANK COULD ONLY BE FILLED UP 1/2 FULL OR A HEAVY FUEL SMELL AND/OR LEAKING WOULD OCCUR. *TR

04 CORVETTE ZO6 LEAKING FUEL WHEN I FILLED IT. I HAVE BEEN SMELLING FUEL FOR A WHILE NOW AND I GUESS THIS WHY. IT SEEMS WHEN I WAS ALMOST DONE FILLING IT UP IT STARTED DRIPPING FUEL ON THE GROUND IN FRONT OF THE L/R TIRE. TOOK IT TO DEALER NO RESULTS YET. *TR

MY 2004 CORVETTE HAS A PROBLEM WITH FUEL LEAKAGE WHEN I FILL IT I GET A HEAVY ODOR OF GASOLINE IM AFRAID IT MAY BURN MY HOUSE DOWN IF I LEAVE IT IN THE GARAGE NOW. *TR

1. TRAVELING IN HIGH SPEED LANE OF FREEWAY VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING WITHOUT ANY FOREWARNING. 2. FIRST AND ONLY TIME THIS OCCURRED 3. DEALER REPLACED THE IN TANK FUEL PUMP. *TR

OWN A 2004 CORVETTE Z06 WITH 66,000 MILES. AT ABOUT 63,000 STARTED TO SMELL GAS FUMES. BOUGHT A NEW GAS CAP BUT STILL SMELLED FUMES. TOOK IT TO A CERTIFIED CORVETTE MECHANIC AND FOUND THE LEAK TO BE THE LEFT FUEL TANK AT THE CROSSOVER PIPE. HE REPLACED BOTH FUEL TANKS AND CROSS OVER FOR AROUND $1900. MY BROTHER ALSO OWNED A 2004 CORVETTE WITH ABOUT THE SAME MILEAGE AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. HE TOOK HIS TO A DEALER AND THEY REPLACED BOTH FUEL TANKS AND CROSSOVER FOR AROUND $2700. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMALLY OVERPOWERING GASOLINE ODOR. THE CONTACT STATED THE ODOR WAS MOST PROMINENT WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS LESS THAN ONE HALF FULL. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE AND CAUSING DISCOLORATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THERE WAS A PREVIOUS DEFECT INVESTIGATION OF THE FAILURE (NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE10015- FUEL SYSTEM STORAGE TANKS) BUT DID NOT RESULT IN A RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 12,900.

CONSTANT FUEL SMELL AND FUEL LEAKING DRASTICALLY FROM REAR OF CAR IN TWO PUDDLES WHEN TANK IS FULL, OR AFTER SOMEWHAT SHARP TURNS ARE MADE. UPDATED 09/16-10 *BF PICTURES RECEIVED. UPDATED 09/20/10 *TR

I OWN A 2004 CORVETTE AND AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE MANY REPORTS OF A MFG. DEFECT IN THE FUEL TANK CROSSOVER QUICK CONNECT, CAUSING A FUEL LEAK AND POTENTIAL FIRE, LOSS OF LIFE. "THE CROSSOVER QUICK CONNECT IS AN INJECTION MOLDED COMPONENT MOLDED AT VIKING PLASTICS USING A MATERIAL PROVIDED BY POLYONE CORP. DURING THE COMPOUNDING PROCESS AT POLYONE CORP. ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2003, POLYONE CORP. MIS-PROCESSED A 3,000 POUND BATCH OF THE CROSSOVER QUICK CONNECT MATERIAL WHICH SIGNIFICANTLY DEGRADED THE MOLECULAR WEIGHT OF THE GLASS FILLED OLEFIN MATERIAL AND ULTIMATELY THE FRACTURE TOUGHNESS OF THE QUICK CONNECT." "POLYONE ALSO KNOWINGLY REPORTED INCORRECT PELLET SIZE ON THE MATERIAL CERTS." SUSPECT THAT COMPONENTS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN SCRAPPED, WERE RE-INTRODUCED INTO PRODUCTION ON AT LEAST TWO OTHER OCCASIONS." THIS IS FROM A GM LETTER FROM TERRY M. STONE TO DAVE REEK ON 10/08//2004 SUBJECT: FUEL LEAKS-ROOT CAUSE. ALSO IN ANOTHER LETTER PE 10-015 N100150 RESPONSE DATED JUNE 30, 2010 ON PAGE 13: "FUEL TANKS WITH SUSPECT QUICK CONNECTORS USING MATERIAL COMPOUNDED ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2003 AND JANUARY 7, 2004 WERE INSTALLED IN VEHICLES PRODUCED FROM APPROXIMATELY OCTOBER 22, 2003 THROUGH MARCH 19, 2004." "GM DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT THE ALLEGED DEFECT REPRESENTS AN UNREASONABLE RISK TO VEHICLE SAFETY." I STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH GM'S STATEMENT. ANY FUEL LEAK CAUSED BY A MFG. DEFECT POSES A MAJOR RISK TO VEHICLE SAFETY DUE TO THE POTENTIAL OF FIRE FROM LEAKING GAS. ONCE AGAIN, THERE HAVE BE

ON THURSDAY, AUG. 12, 2010, I STOPPED BY AT A GAS STATION TO FILL UP MY GAS TANK ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE COUPE. AFTER TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES FROM THE GAS STATION, I NOTICED A GAS LEAK UNDERNEATH COMING FROM THE LEFT DRIVER'S SIDE NEAR THE GAS TANK AREA. AFTER DISCOVERING THE PROBLEM, I IMMEDIATELY DROVE THE CAR TO A CHEVROLET SERVICE DEALERSHIP. AFTER HAVING A CERTIFIED GM MECHANIC LOOKING AT THE PROBLEM, THEY DISCOVERED IS WAS A DEFECTIVE TANK CONNECTOR (CROSSOVER PIPE) THAT CRACKS UNDER STRESS. WHAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WAS THE O-RING SEALS AND CONNECTOR PIPE ($250). THE LABOR CHARGE FOR REPLACING THESE PARTS ON A 2004 CORVETTE WAS $845. IT IS ALSO MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IN 2003 TO 2004, GM HAD THESE CROSSOVER PIPES CHANGED FROM A RUBBER TO A STEEL MATERIAL BECAUSE OF GAS AND HIGHWAY EMISSIONS. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE STATEMENT TO EVERY OWNER OF 2004 CORVETTE, THAT THERE IS IN FACT A DEFECTIVE CROSSOVER PIPE THAT WILL LEAK GASOLINE AND WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE A FIRE HAZARD IF IT IS NOT REPLACED. *TR

CHEVROLET CORVETTE 2004 START NOTICING A FUEL ODOR IN THE GARAGE BROUGHT TO THE SHOP THEY REMOVE THE DRIVER SIDE FUEL AND DISCOVER THAT IT WAS CRACK AROUND THE CROSSOVER PIPE. *TR

I BOUGHT THE 2004 VETTE COUPE ON 5-29-10 FROM A LOCAL DEALER. THE CAR SEEMED CLEAN. I HAVE PUT A LITTLE OVER 1,000 EASY MILES ON THE CAR IN 9 WEEKS. I STARTED TO NOTICE A SMELL COMING FROM THE CAR WHEN I WOULD GET HOME AND BEGAN TO RUN FANS TO GET IT OUT OF THE GARAGE. I FINALLY TOOK IT TO A LOCAL CADILLAC DEALER SINCE I WAS NOT SURE I COULD TRUST THE DEALER THAT SOLD ME THIS CAR WITH A PROBLEM AND THEY FOUND A GAS LEAK AT THE JOINT WHERE THE TUBE THAT CONNECTS THE TWO TANKS COMES OUT OF THE RIGHT TANK. IT ONLY DRIPS WHEN IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN BUT IS NOW QUITE BAD. I HAVE NOT DARED DRIVE IT FOR THE LAST WEEK. IT HAS NOT BEEN WORKED ON BECAUSE I WAS ADVISED TO CALL GM TO SEE IF THEY COULD HELP OUT ON THIS COSTLY REPAIR. I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM AS YET. THE GM REP DID ASK ME TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE ORIGINAL SELLER FOR ANOTHER INSPECTION EVEN THOUGH ANOTHER DIVISION OF THEIR COMPANY HAS ALREADY IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AND EVEN SHOWED ME THE LEAKING LOCATION. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS GAS NOW DRIPS ON THE GROUND IN FRONT OF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. ANY THING YOU CAN DO TO SEE TO IT THAT THIS SITUATION IS CORRECTED QUICKLY MAY SAVE SOMEONE'S LIFE. I CONSIDER MYSELF FORTUNATE TO HAVE FOUND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITHOUT BEING HURT OR KILLED. *TR

A 2004 CORVETTE COUP DEVELOPED A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL AND LEAKS ON THE DRIVER SIDE WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS ALMOST FULL. MILEAGE IS 45,836. REPLACED GAS CAP TO REDUCE GAS SMELL WITH NO IMPROVEMENT THEN NOTICED LEAK DURING REFUELING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE WHEN THE CONTACT NOTICED THERE WAS A STRONG, OVERPOWERING GASOLINE ODOR FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD RECENTLY REFUELED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND A LARGE, ABNORMAL PUDDLE OF GASOLINE UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE DRIVE SIDE FUEL TANK HAD FRACTURED AND WAS LEAKING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL TANK. THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,617 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,968.

EACH TIME I FILL THE GAS TANK THERE IS A STRONG GAS ODOR UNTIL THE FUEL LEVEL IS BELOW HALF A TANK AND THEN THE ODOR OF GAS IS NONEXISTENT. THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAR HAS A STRONGER ODOR OF GAS WHEN PRESENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY BEGAN TO SMELL GASOLINE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE TANK AND THAT SINCE THERE WAS A NHTSA INVESTIGATION, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DISCUSS THE SPECIFICS. NHTSA INVESTIGATION PE10015 WAS OPENED ON 5/12/2010. THE CONTACT HAD THE TANK, PADS AND INSULATOR REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68805 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68900.

LEFT SIDE FUEL TANK LEAKING GAS. *TR

SMELL OF GASOLINE WHEN STOPPED AND AFTER CAR IS PARKED OVERNIGHT. UPDATED 08/04/10 *BF THE CONSUMER NOTIFIED THE ESTABLISHMENT WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. AFTER INSPECTING THE FUEL TANK, THEY FOUND A WET AREA WITH FUEL ON THE TOP AND SIDE OF THE LEFT FUEL TANK. THEY REPLACED AN O-RING SEAL ON THE LEFT OF THE FUEL TANK CROSS-OVER TUBE. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. UPDATED IVOQ 08/05/10 *TR

FUEL TANK IS LEAKING VAPORS AND FUEL. 1. THERE ARE NO SPECIFIC EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE 2. FAILURE IS CONTINUOUS 3. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT. FIRST NOTICED ON OR ABOUT JUNE 1, 2010. *TR

I OWN A 2004 CHEVY CORVETTE AND GASOLINE AND FUEL VAPORS ARE LEAKING FROM MY CAR. ONE OF MY TWO GAS TANK IS THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. AFTER TAKING IT TO GEARHART CHEVROLET ON ROUTE 46 IN DENVILLE NJ, THEY EXPLAINED THAT THE ENTIRE TANK NEEDS TO BE REPLACE AND IT WILL COST OVER $2,000 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE WERE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH THE 2004 CORVETTE AND WANT TO KNOW IF THE ISSUE HAS CAUSE A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN OVERWHELMING ODOR OF GASOLINE IN THE VEHICLE. HE REPLACED THE FUEL CAP BUT CONTINUED TO SMELL THE ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR STATE INSPECTION AND DID NOT PASS DUE TO A GAS LEAK BEING FOUND AT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. HE NOTICED A GASOLINE ODOR AFTER HE REPLACED THE GASOLINE CAP, BUT THE ODOR REMAINED. THE VEHICLE FAILED THE STATED INSPECTION, DUE TO A GAS LEAK THAT WAS LOCATED NEAR THE REAR LEFT TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

FUEL LEAK ON 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. STRONG GASOLINE ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. TANK LEAKAGE IF FILLED FOR $20 OR MORE OF GASOLINE. *TR

STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF MY 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER AND HAD TO HAVE FUEL TANK AND CROSSOVER PIPE REPLACED AT COST OF $2,200. NHTSA APPEARS TO BE LOOKING INTO RECALL OF 2004 CORVETTE FUEL TANKS. *TR

EACH TIME I FILLED THE GAS TANK THERE IS A GAS ODOR. THE PASSENGER SIDE TANK ON MY 2004 CORVETTE SHOWED SIGNS THAT GAS HAD BEEN LEAKING FROM THE TOP. AFTER DRIVING A WHILE THE ODOR AND LEAK STOPPED. REPLACING THE TANK WAS THE ONLY WAY OF CORRECTING THE PROBLEM AND AVOIDING A FIRE. *TR