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2007 Chevrolet Corvette complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2007 record →

Structure › Body
Filed Dec 8, 202065,000 milesMD

FUEL POOLS ON TOP OF FUEL TANK WHEN YOU FILL UP. STRONG ORDER OF GASOLINE UNTIL FUEL LEVEL LOWS IN TANK. VAPORS ENTERS IN THE INTERIOR OF CAR. THIS HAPPEN WITH EACH FILL UP.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Dec 7, 202070,000 milesGA

WHEN I FILL MY CAR UP WITH GAS IT VERY LOUD LIKE GAS IS LEAKING

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Nov 16, 202030,000 milesCA

FUEL SMELL HAS BEEN GETTING STRONGER AND STRONGER

Power Train
Filed Nov 15, 2020GA

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE A FEW MONTHS AFTER TSB N150682 WAS ISSUED. IT COULD BE DANGEROUS WITH THE LEAKY FUEL AND SMELL.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Nov 10, 2020TX

WHEN I FILL UP VEHICLE OF COURSE WITH NOT OVER FLOWING OR TOPPING IT OFF THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF GAS ON DRIVER SIDE NO SIGNS OF LEAK AND SMELL IS VERY NOTICEABLE IN CABIN AS WELL. SMELL IS STRONG IN GARAGE WHEN LEFT IN OVER NIGHT EVEN WHEN NOT FILLING UP THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN THERE COULD HAVE HALF A TANK AND MAYBE PUT ADDITIONAL 5 DOLLARS TO GET TO 3/4 TANK ISSUE IS STILL THERE.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Oct 24, 2020112,000 milesWI

GAS LEAK AND SMELL FROM TOP OF DRIVERS SIDE GAS TANK WITH CAR ABOVE HALF FULL REPLACED SENDING UNIT AND FUEL PUMP CANISTER

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Oct 14, 202054,850 milesTX

FUEL SMELL IN THE CABIN

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Sep 25, 202034,000 milesMI

SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WARNING HAS BEEN ON NOW FOR BETTER THAN THREE WEEKS. WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Sep 21, 202039,000 milesTX

DUE TO USE OF PLASTICS THAT TEND TO CRACK, AM NOW EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH FUEL PUMP ON DRIVER'S SIDE. DRIVING CONTINUES TO PRODUCE GAS SMELL. EXTREMELY COMPLICATED FIX THAT REQUIRES DROPPING GAS TANK AND POSSIBLY TRANSMISSION TO REACH FUEL PUMP.

Service Brakes
Filed Sep 11, 202034,000 milesMI

SERVICE VEHICLE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WARNING IS ON IN VEHICLE. AFTER READING ONLINE THAT THE BRAKES CAN ACTIVATE ON THEIR OWN WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR. A CASE NUMBER HASE BEEN GENERATED WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Aug 18, 202059,308 milesFL

LAST MONTH WHEN I FILLED THE GAS TANK I HAD A STRONG ODER OF GAS WHEN I PARKED MY CAR IN THE GARAGE. NOW I SMELL GAS IN THE CAR AS I DRIVE IT. I DID NOT OVERFLOW THE GAS TANK UPON REFILL.

Engine
Filed Aug 7, 202060,100 milesSC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT INITIALLY SMELLED AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED SPOTS AROUND HIS LEFT REAR TIRE IN HIS DRIVEWAY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP, AND THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. SINCE THE REPAIR, THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS FUEL GAUGE HAD BECOME DEFECTIVE AND WOULD GIVE FALSE READINGS. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH BURNS CHEVROLET OF GAFFNEY (101 PEACHOID RD, GAFFNEY, SC 29341) WHERE HE ATTEMPTED TO PURCHASE A FUEL PUMP BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE MANUFACTURER HAD YET TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FUEL GAUGE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,100.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Jul 6, 2020AL

I HAVE A VERY LOUD ODOR OF GAS COMING FROM THE CAR (2007 CORVETTE) AFTER I FILL IT UP WITH GAS. I AM UNABLE TO PARK IT INSIDE MY GARAGE BECAUSE THE SMELL OF GAS WILL FILL MY HOME. THE SMELL OF GAS IS ONLY NOTICEABLE WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Jun 1, 202090,000 milesCO

SERVICE B. : 15682 GAS SMELL; DEALER TELLING ME REQUIRES LEFT FUEL PUMP AND CROSSOVER PIPE AND THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AS ITS VERY DANGEROUS. I NEVER GOT ANYTHING FROM CHEVY REGARDING THIS ISSUE. HAVE HAD SMELL ISSUES FOR YEARS. HAVE BARELY DRIVEN IN 2.5 YEARS BECAUSE OF ISSUE. *TR

Engine
Filed May 7, 202012,600 milesTN

I PURCHASED MY CORVETTE IN 2013. IT HAD 11050 MILES ON IT. I DROVE IT FOR 3 MONTHS. I WAS DRIVING ONE DAY AND IT DROPPED THE NUMBER #1 CYLINDER VALVE AND THREW A PISTON OUT THE MOTOR. IT HAD 12600 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS HAPPEN. THEIR HAS BEEN SEVERAL CORVETTE OWNERS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. I FEEL GMC IS RELIABLE FOR THIS IS ISSUE AND NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. *TR

Engine
Filed May 7, 202062,000 milesVA

I WAS PARTICIPATING IN A HIGH PERFORMANCE DRIVING EDUCATION (HPDE) EVENT AND WAS DRIVING MY CAR GOING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON THE VIRGINIA INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY (VIR) ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 27, 2017, WHEN IT SEEMED TO LOOSE ACCELERATION. I DROVE FURTHER ON THE TRACK AND STILL DID NOT HAVE NORMAL ACCELERATION AND I SAW BLUE SMOKE COMING OUT THE EXHAUST SO I EXITED THE TRACK AND WHEN I GOT IN THE ENGINE STOPPED. SEVERAL MECHANIC TYPE PEOPLE FAMILIAR WITH CORVETTES LOOKED AT MY CAR ENGINE AND INSTRUCTED ME TO TRY TO START IT, WHICH I WAS ABLE TO DO AND AGAIN BLUE EXHAUST SMOKE CAME OUT. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND HAD IT TOWED TO MY CAR DEALER, HOLIDAY CHEVROLET IN WILLIAMSBURG, VA. THEIR MECHANICS DETERMINED THAT THE EXHAUST VALVE IN CYLINDER #1 DROPPED FROM THE HEAD INTO THE CYLINDER AND EVENTUALLY EXITED THE ENGINE THROUGH THE EXHAUST PORT AND INTO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR AND AN ENTIRE ENGINE REPLACEMENT WAS REQUIRED, WHICH IS WHAT I DID. *TR

Power Train
Filed May 6, 2020795 milesNJ

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND A BIG BLACK CLOUD OF SMOKE STARTING SPEWING OUT SO I PULLED OVER. HAD IT TOWED TO A CORVETTE SPECIALIST AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT PISTON #7 WAS CRACKED. I STILL HAVE THE CRACKED PISTON IN MY POSSESSION, I'VE ATTACHED PHOTOS. *TR

Service Brakes
Filed Mar 31, 2020150,000 milesAR

EBCM FAILURE RESULTING IN LOSS OF ANTI SKID SYSTEM, ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHICH DIRECTLY IMPACTS THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND STEERING. APPARENTLY IT'S A COMMON FAILURE AND GM HAS STOPPED MANUFACTURING OF THE NEEDED MODULES. THE RESULT IS THAT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE ARE EITHER UNSAFE NOW OR WILL BECOME UNSAFE WITHOUT ANY WARNING.

Engine
Filed Mar 19, 202012,000 milesTN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EXHAUST VALVE AND NUMBER ONE CYLINDER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

Engine
Filed Mar 18, 202024,139 milesAL

2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE ZOS WITH LS7 ENGINE - EXCESSIVE ENGINE VALVE GUIDE WEAR - PER THE GM VALVE WIGGLE TEST MY CAR WAS FOUND TO HAVE UP TO 3 TIMES THE ACCEPTABLE ENGINE VALVE TO GUIDE CLEARANCE AT 24,139 MILES. SOME LS7 ENGINES HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE, BREAKING A VALVE DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE CLEARANCE CAUSING THE ENGINE BLOCK TO BREAK OPEN, SPILLING OIL ONTO THE REAR TIRES WHILE LN FORWARD MOTION CAUSING A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. DUE TO THE SAFETY CONCERN THE ENGINE WAS DISASSEMBLED AND REPAIRED. GM HAS KNOWN OF THIS ISSUE AND REPLACED MANY LS7 ENGINES WHICH DID EXPLODE DUE TO THE VALVE GUIDE WEAR ISSUE.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Jan 20, 202029,000 milesCA

CAR IS LEAKING GAS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S-SIDE FUEL TANK.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Dec 30, 201974,000 milesWA

CORVETTE HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH FUEL SMELL COMING FROM THE CAR AFTER YOU FILL THE TANK.THIS ISSUE IS VERY SERIOUS. FUEL LEAKS OUT THE TOP OF THE TANKS, AND WILL THEN DRIP DOWN THE BACK SIDE ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST. IF IGNORED THIS COULD RESULT IN A FIRE AND POSSIBLE DEATH. IF PARKED OVERNIGHT IN A GARAGE, THE VAPOR WILL FILL THE GARAGE AND COULD EASILY BE TRIGGERED INTO AN EXPLOSION AND FIRE FROM A GAS WATER HEATER OR OTHER IGNITION SOURCE. I CAN'T PARK MY C6 IN MY GARAGE WITHOUT IT FILLING THE ENTIRE GARAGE WITH FUMES SO STRONG THAT I CAN'T EVEN KEEP MY DOGS IN THERE. THE VAPORS THEN SEEP INTO THE HOUSE. THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, AND UNSAFE TO LEAVE PARKED.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Nov 24, 201913,000 milesNJ

SMELL OF FUEL IS OVERBEARING IN THE COCKPIT OF THE CAR WHILE DRIVING. IT'S A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE 2 DOOR. JUST PURCHASED THE CAR 3 WEEKS AGO.

Steering
Filed Nov 7, 201921,000 milesNC

WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE STEERING WHEEL POPPED OUT AND DROPPED INTO MY LAP. SEEMS AS IF ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN FELL, AS WELL AS SPRING LOADED ACTION OF ACTUAL STEERING WHEEL. I WAS ABLE TO LIFT UP AND APPLY PRESSURE FORWARD ONTO STEERING WHEEL TO REGAIN CONTROL OF STEERING, BUT HAD TO HOLD WHEEL IN PLACE.

Unknown or Other
Filed Oct 9, 201992,000 milesCA

THE SUBFRAME RADIATOR CORE SUPPORT BROKE. IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETE THE BATTERY WAS RECONNECTED. NOW THE RADIO DOESN'T DISPLAY THE GPS CLOCK. CLOCK DOESN'T WORK IT WILL NOT LET YOU SET THE CLOCK DISPLAY. I READ ONLINE THAT THE SATELLITE CODES WERE RESET FOR VEHICLES YEARS 2005-2011. SO WHEN THE BATTER IS DISCONNECTED THE RADIO SOFTWARE GOES HAYWIRE WHEN THIS PROBLEM IS BROUGHT TO CHEVROLET ATTENTION THE GARAGE SAID THAT REPROGRAMING THE RADIO COULD FIX THE PROBLEM COST $160.00 THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED AT CHEVROLET GARAGE ON THEIR DIME THEY CAUSED THE PROBLEM THEY SHOULD PROVIDE THE FIX COST FREE SEVERAL FORUMS IN THE CORVETTE COMMUNITY ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE NO ONE HAS A FIX LISTED FOR THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED WHILE STATIONARY PROBLEM IS CONSTANT DISCONNECT BATTERY THEN RECONNECT BATTERY REGARDLESS IF YOUR DOING A REPAIR OR REPLACING THE BATTERY THE RADIO SOFTWARE GOES HAYWIRE AND THE CLOCK DOESN'T DISPLAY AND WON'T LET YOU SET IT IT WON'T ENTER INTO ANY SET MODE

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Aug 15, 201998,000 milesTX

TAKAYUKI RECALL. STRONG GAS SMELL IN AND OUT OF CAR. SEEMS TO BE MORE LIKELY AFTER FILL UPS. CAN SMELL STATIONARY OR WHILE MOVING.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jul 24, 2019MA

I WAS SOLD A NON-FEDRAL EMISSIONS COMPLIANT CAR AND THE DEALER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED PDF FILE.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Jul 10, 2019NY

ANYTIME MY FUEL TANK IS MORE THAN HALF , THERE IS A STRONG DOOR OF FUEL. ITS VERY STRONG THAN IT SEEPS THROUGH THE INSIDES OF THE HOUSE MY ITS DARK IN THE GARAGE

Service Brakes
Filed Jun 3, 2019120,000 milesWA

WHEN TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS, THE ACTIVE SUSPENSION WILL EITHER ACTIVATE OR FORCE A DIC MESSAGE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM." SOMETIMES, THIS OCCURS SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH ABS ACTIVATION OF THE BRAKES. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO DRIVE INTO HEAD- ON LANES, OR FORCED ME TO STOP IN MOVING TRAFFIC WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS. IT SEEMS WORSE IN COLD OR WET WEATHER. RESTARTING THE CAR WILL RESET THE DISPLAY.

Power Train
Filed May 29, 201916,000 milesWA

AUTOMATIC SHIFTER WILL LOCK IN PARK AND WILL LOCK AND NOT MOVE. CAR CAN BE RUNNING, IN PARK, AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO MOVE THE SHIFTER. RESTARTING OR USING ACCESSORY MODE WILL SOMETIMES UNLOCK. OFTEN YOU ARE JUST STUCK AND CAR MUST BE TOWED

Electrical System
Filed May 26, 201923,000 milesCO

RETURNED FROM A DRIVE. BACKED CAR INTO PARKING SPOT AND TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO INTO PARK. AS A RESULT, CAN NOT RESTART CAR.

Power Train
Filed Jan 27, 201912,062 milesNY

I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY STREET READY TO DOWNSHIFT MY CLUTCH AS I PREPARED TO ENTER MY DRIVEWAY. I LOST CONTROL OF MY CLUTCH AS THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND DID NOT RETURN. I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE SINCE I WAS NOT SURE IN THAT SPLIT MOMENT ON HOW TO SLOW DOWN MY VEHICLE AS I WAS PREPARING TO ENTER MY DRIVEWAY. I IMMEDIATELY HAD TO HIT MY BRAKE PEDAL VERY HARD TO SLOW DOWN MY VEHICLE AND CAME TO A STOP INCHES FROM HITTING MY HOME. I ONLY WONDER IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY OR AT SOME HIGH RATE OF SPEED, WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE IF COULD NOT ENGAGE MY CLUTCH AND DRIVE MY VEHICLE. SINCE MY POWERTRAIN BECAME INOPERABLE, I FELT LIKE I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION AND GM SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THE VEHICLE. GM IS VERY AWARE THAT THE CLUTCH COULD FAIL. THEY SENT ME A LETTER 4 YEARS AGO (COPY ATTACHED) TELLING ME THEY FOUND AN INTERNAL FAILURE IN THE MASTER CLUTCH CYLINDER. BUT GM WOULD NOT REPLACE THE CLUTCH. THAT IS DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE DRIVING AND NOT SURE WHEN YOUR YOU COULD LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE AND UNHARMED TODAY DESPITE GM'S FAILURE TO REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE CLUTCH.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Jan 23, 201943,350 milesTX

STRONG GAS ODOR COMING FROM REAR DRIVERS SIDE NEAR GAS TANK BUT NO LEAKS ANYWHERE TO BE FOUND UNDER THE CAR. FUMES UP THE ENTIRE GARAGE AND IN PARTS OF THE HOUSE. SEEMS VERY HAZARDOUS IF EVER THERE WAS A SPARK OF SOME KIND EVER OCCURRED! I REALLY ONLY NOTICE THIS OCCURANCE WHEN PARKED AND SLIGHTLY WHEN DRIVING WITH WINDOWS UP.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Jan 23, 201941,500 milesTX

BEGAN TO NOTICE A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL EMITTING FROM THE GARAGE. THIS WOULD OCCUR EVERY TIME I FILLED UP MY VEHICLE AND PARKED IN THE GARAGE. SINCE MY WATER HEATER IS LOCATED IN THE GARAGE AND FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY, VEHICLE WAS MOVED OUTDOORS. RECEIVED NOTICE FROM GM THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF ISSUE AND THAT REPAIRS WOULD BE COVERED. DROVE VEHICLE TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP, WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT THE NOTICE HAD EXPIRED. WOUND UP PAYING $2600 IN REPAIR COST.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Jan 11, 201950,000 milesMO

MY CORVETTE EMITS A VERY STRONG FUEL SMELL BOTH WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE STATIONARY. IT IS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED IN THE GARAGE AND SHORTLY AFTER DRIVING. THE ISSUE IS ONGOING AND OCCURS MOST FREQUENTLY WHEN THE TANKS ARE FULL OR NEAR FULL. THE FUMES ARE SO STRONG IN MY GARAGE THAT I GET LIGHT HEADED AND NAUSEOUS. I TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALER MECHANIC TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. ISSUE WAS IDENTIFIED AS A LEAK IN THE LEFT FUEL TANK. FROM THE INVOICE I RECEIVED "FOUND FUEL LEAK AT LEFT TANK. REMOVE DRIVE LINE AND REMOVE LEFT TANK. FOUND FUEL MODULE LEAKING. REPLACE MODULE AND TANK HOSES WITH DRIVE LINE REMOVED. REMOVE RIGHT TANK AND REPLACE SENDING UNIT AND ALL PLASTIC HOSES. ALSO NECESSARY TO REPLACE LEFT TANK HARNESS DUE TO FUEL CONTAMINATION." THIS REPAIR COST $3,300. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT DISCOUNT ANY MONEY OFF OF THE REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVEABLE IN ITS CURRENT STATE AND WOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE TO OPERATE OR STORE. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT HE SEES MANY 2007 CORVETTES IN FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS LOGGED ABOUT THIS ISSUE. IT SEEMS LIKE A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE TO SOLVE THIS.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Jan 2, 201952,000 milesIL

THE VEHICLE SMELLS LIKE FUEL WHEN FUEL TANK IS FULL REGARDLESS IF THE VEHICLE IS ON OR OFF.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Dec 17, 201846,285 milesCA

COULD SMELL GAS IN MY GARAGE BUT DIDNT SEE ANY GAS ON THE FLOOR TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID FUEL TANK SEEMS TO HAVE A LEAK BUT CAN SEE IT! IT SEEMS TO BE ON TOP OF FUEL TANK. MY CORVETTE HAS 46,285 MILES ON IT. IT SEEMS TO SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS PRETTY DANGEROUS SETTING IN GARAGE OVER NIGHT. IT SEEMS GM AS ON RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM!

Power Train
Filed Dec 13, 201895,000 milesTX

AUTOMATIC SHIFTER STICKS IN PARK WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT IT

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Dec 2, 201861,000 milesMD

STRONG FUEL SMELL ON THE OUTSIDE AND INSIDE OF THE CAR THEN YOU FILL UP.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Nov 27, 201850 milesAR

WHEN I FILL THE CAR UP WITH GAS IT LEAKS OUT ON THE GROUND AND I CAN SMELL IT VERY BAD INSIDE THE CAR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Nov 1, 20187,000 milesNM

MY FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK AND HASN'T FOR QUITE SOME TIME. I PURCHASED THE CAR BRAND NEW. IT IS SEVERAL YEARS OLD NOW, BUT IT ONLY HAS 10,000 MILES. THIS PROBLEM PRESENTED MUCH SOONER THAN THIS MILEAGE. I AM TOLD IT IS THE RE-SENDING UNITS IN THE GAS TANKS. IRONIC PART AND FRUSTRATING POINT IS THAT I HAD ANOTHER CORVETTE, THE MODEL BEFORE THIS ONE -C5. IT HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM! I'M POSITIVE THAT OTHER OWNERS ARE AFFECTED. I CANNOT GET THE WARRANTY TO COVER THE REPAIR AS IT EXPIRED DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. I'M WORRIED ABOUT THESE DEFECTIVE SENSORS CAUSING A FUEL FIRE OR OTHER SERIOUS PROBLEMS. REGARDLESS, THE SENSORS ARE A DEFECTIVE DESIGN.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Sep 26, 2018126,000 milesAL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WAS DETECTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. EVEN WHEN THERE WAS FUEL IN THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR SHOWED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EMPTY. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES OCCURRED PERIODICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Sep 25, 201835,500 milesKY

WHENEVER I PUT MORE THAN A HALF OF TANK OF GAS INTO THE CAR I AM OVERWHELMED WITH THE STRONG SMELL OF GAS. I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY SPOTS FROM GAS LEAKING BUT HE SMELL IS VERY STRONG! IT SMELL WHEN IT IS PARKED AND WHEN I DROVE IT THIS PAST WEEKEND I COULD SMELL IT ON THE INSIDE WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND I HAD TO CRACK MY WINDOW TO GET THE FLUMES OUT!

Air Bags
Filed Aug 18, 201854,000 milesOK

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER READING ALL OVER AND TRYING TO FIGURE WHAT'S WRONG IT APPEARS TO BE A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE. IT HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES, SLOW SPEED AROUND TOWN OR DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WHAT I DON'T LIKE IS IT DISABLE'S THE AIRBAG WHEN THE AIRBAG WHEN ON. THANK YOU

Seat Belts
Filed Aug 13, 2018CA

WHEN I BAUGHT THE VEHICAL THE SEAT BELT ALWAYS LOCKED AND NOW IT SAYS BUCKLE SEAT BELT WHEN IT IS, DEALER IS NOT GOING TO FIX. AMONG OTHER ISSUES

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Aug 10, 2018AZ

OVERWHELMING FUEL ODOR AFTER SHUTTING CAR OFF AND HOUSING IT IN THE GARAGE OR OUTSIDE. ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE IN SUMMER WHEN ETHANOL IS ADDED TO FUEL - HEAVY SMELL OF NAIL POLISH REMOVER INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CAR. FUEL VAPOR LEAK FROM GAS TANK REQUIRES $2,678.87 REPAIR. FUEL VAPOR BUILDUP INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND/OR GARAGE AND HOUSE ARE A FIRE HAZARD AS WELL AS A HEALTH HAZARD. OTHER OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED OF SIMILAR PROBLEM ON THE CORVETTE FORUM. CHEVROLET NEEDS TO RECALL AND REPLACE THIS COMPONENT ON ALL C6 CORVETTES. *BF *TR

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 7, 201899,000 milesNJ

MY BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF.

Electrical System
Filed Jul 29, 201818,024 milesNC

UPON STARTING THE SHIFT LEVER FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CANNOT BE MOVED OUT OF PARK. CAR DIED ONCE IN A HIGHWAY AND COULD NOT BE MOVED OFF THE STREET. THIS ISSUE IS RECURING, WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS FIRST STARTED. INTERMITTENT NO SHIFT OUT OF PARK ISSUE.

Air Bags
Filed Jul 9, 201853,000 milesVA

AIRBAG IDIOT LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYS ON. THERE IS NO OBD CODE SET. CAR WAS STATIONARY IN PARKING LOT AND WAS FINE, CAME OUT TO RESTART IT AFTER SHOPPING AND THE WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON, AND STAYED ON. OTHER OWNERS SEEM TO BE REPORTING VERY SIMILAR IF NOT IDENTICAL FAILURES,

Power Train
Filed Jul 5, 201817,000 milesCA

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFTER LOCKED IN PARK.

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