2008 Chevrolet Corvette complaints

SMALL POOLS OF FUEL FORMING UNDERNEATH VEHICLE WHEN PARKED AFTER DRIVING UNDER DRIVERS SIDE REAR NEAR EXHAUST

AFTER DRIVING MY CAR I PARKED IT IN MY GARAGE THE NEXT MORNING MY GARAGE WAS FILLED WITH GAS FUMES CALLED DEALER AND BROUGHT CAR IN THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP MODULE AND MY CAR WAS OUT OF EXTENDED WARRANTY IT ONLY HAS 18000 MILES ON IT AND THEY SAID REPAIR WAS APPROXIMATELY 3000.00 DOLLARS

I FILLED THE CAR WITH GAS SEVERAL TIMES AND I BEGAN TO SMELL GAS IN MY GARAGE AND WHEN I STAND BESIDE THE CAR. A VERY HIGH AROMA EVEN WHEN DRIVING YOU CAN SMELL IT INSIDE THE VEHICLE.

UPON INSPECTION, THE DRIVER SIDE FUEL TANK IS LEAKING. THE SYSTEM HAS LEAN CODES AND WAS ADVISED TO DROP THE FUEL TANK TO VERIFY FUEL LEAK LOCATION.

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN HAVING A GAS FUME SMELL IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT THAT HAS BECOME MORE AND MORE SEVERE WITHIN THE LAST 12 MONTHS. I RESEARCHED THE SYMPTOMS AND I DISCOVERED THAT GM IDENTIFIED A DEFECT IN THIS MODEL OF CAR AND ISSUES A SERVICE BULLETING AND SPECIAL COVERAGE FOR AFFECTED VEHICLES. UNFORTUNATELY, GM DID NOT CONTACT ME AS REQUIRED BY LAW TO ADVISE ME OF THIS SPECIAL COVERAGE WITHIN THE APPROPRIATE TIME FRAMES FOR THIS REPAIR TO HAVE BEEN COVERED. I HAVE LIVED AT THE SAME ADDRESS SINCE 2012, AND HAVE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE 2014, WELL WITHIN THE COVERAGE PERIOD OF THIS MANUFACTURE DEFECT. I HAVE CONTACTED GM ABOUT THIS, AND I WAS LED TO BELIEVE THERE WOULD BE SOME COST ASSISTANCE, BUT I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO GET DIAGNOSED FIRST. IN DOING SO, I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR FOR 10 DAYS, AND NOW ON DAY 10 I AM INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT GM DENIED ANY COST ASSISTANCE, AND THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM GM HAS NOT EVEN BOTHERED TO CALL ME SO WE CAN DISCUSS THIS FURTHER. FRANKLY THIS HAS BEEN AN ENORMOUS WASTE OF TIME AND GM HAS MISLED ME, AND FURTHER WAS DECEPTIVE IN WILLFULLY NEGLECTING TO NOTIFY ME ABOUT MY SPECIAL COVERAGE IN TIME FOR ME TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT. NOW I AM ON THE HOOK FOR $1500 IN REPAIRS, WHICH IS FRUSTRATING TO SAY THE LEAST. EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED, I CURRENTLY OWN 3 GM VEHICLES, JUST BOUGHT A NEW ONE IN MAY 2020 AND AFTER BEING TREATED LIKE THIS I CAN ASSURE GM THEY HAVE LOST A CUSTOMER FOR LIFE.

MY SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM LIGHT KEEPS COMING UP ON MY MESSAGE CENTER, WHILE I'M DRIVING MY CAR ON ANY CITY STREET OR ROAD!

STRONG GAS SMELL COMING FROM VEHICLE WHEN PARKED. IT IS NOT AN ISSUE WITH GAS CAP - I HAVE HAD IT REPLACED AND VERIFIED THAT IT IS PROPERLY FIT. I CAN NOT SAY FOR CERTAIN WHEN THIS BEGAN TO BE AN ISSUE AS THE CAR PREVIOUSLY WAS PARKED OUTSIDE AND THE SMELL WAS NOT NOTICEABLE.

FUEL LEAK / FIRE HAZARD MY 2008 CORVETTE LS2 EMITS A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL AFTER I ADD MORE THAN A COUPLE OF GALLONS OF FUEL. THE ODOR IS STRONGEST NEAR THE FUEL DOOR AREA, INCLUDING INSIDE THE CAR. RECENTLY THE GASOLINE HAS BEGUN LEAKING ONTO MY GARAGE FLOOR, FILLING BOTH THE GARAGE AND MY HOUSE WITH FUMES. INTERNET RESEARCH REVEALS THIS IS A WIDELY REPORTED PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL, AND WEB FORUM POSTS AS WELL AS SERVICE TECHNICIANS I'VE JUST SPOKEN TO INSTRUCT ME NOT TO EVEN START THE CAR, AS THE LEAK POSES A SIGNIFICANT FIRE RISK. PREVIOUSLY, DRIVING THE CAR HELPED THE SMELL DISSIPATE, BUT IT RE-INTENSIFIES ONCE STATIONARY. TIMEFRAME: I STARTED EXPERIENCING THE ODOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. MILEAGE: ODOMETER CITED BELOW IN THIS FORM IS CURRENT; I DID NOT RECORD THE MILEAGE AT THE TIME THE ISSUE FIRST OCCURRED.

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON DUE TO FAULTY ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR UNDERNEATH DRIVER POWER SEAT. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON ISSUE THAT GM IS AWARE OF. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL BY GM DUE TO BEING A LIFE SAFETY SYSTEM.

THE CAR WAS PARKED I GOY A STRONG GAS SMELL. BROUGHT TO CORVETTE DEALER WAS ADVISED THIS PROBLEM WAS PART OF RECALL OR BULLETIN. I AM TRYING TO FIND OUT IF STILL COVERED UNDER ORIGINAL RECALL/BULLETIN.

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. STARTING ABOUT A MONTH AGO I WOULD OFTEN NOTICE THE SMELL OF GASOLINE IN MY GARAGE. AFTER INSPECTION, NONE OF MY OTHER VEHICLES ARE LEAKING FUEL. AFTER SEARCHING FOR A LEAK, I TURNED TO CORVETTE FORUM, WHICH HAS A DISCUSSION ON FUEL LEAKS IN THE 2008 MODEL YEAR CORVETTE. EVIDENTLY WHEN THE GAS TANK IS 1/2 OR MORE FILLED WITH FUEL, THERE IS A LEAK WHICH DEPOSITS RAW GAS ON THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK, FROM WHICH IT DRIPS OR EVAPORATES. I CONSIDER THIS LEAK A FIRE HAZARD, AND URGE NHTSA TO REQUIRE A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROMPT ATTENTION TO MY REQUEST.

STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE AROUND THE CAR WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. FUEL CAP REPLACED WITH NEW ONE. ODOR DISAPPEARS WHEN LESS THAN HALF A TANK IS LEFT AND APPEARS AGAIN WHEN THE TANK IS FULL.

GETTING A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN THE CABIN AND IN THE GARAGE WHEN PARKED. CANNOT SEE ANY FUEL ON THE GROUND, BUT THE AREA UNDER THE FUEL TANK NEAR THE FILLER AREA IS DISCOLORED AND MAY BE WICKING TO THAT AREA.

THE BATTERY ON MY CORVETTE PHYSICALLY EXPLODED WHEN I TRIED TO START IT AND LITERALLY BLEW PART OF THE BATTERY AWAY AND STARTED A FIRE. IT WOULD HAVE DEFINITELY KILLED ME IF I HAD THE HOOD OPEN AND WAS INSPECTING THE ENGINE. THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO GM AND TODAY I RECEIVED THE ACDELCO GENERIC FORM LETTER DATED 25 SEPTEMBER 2020 MAKING THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE BATTERY WAS BEING CHARGED FOR 8-YEARS, MAKE THE ASSUMPTION IT WAS OVER CHARGED AND INSTRUCT ME TO GO AND BUY AN AIR FRESHENER TO GET THE ACID SMELL OUT OF MY VEHICLE. AS A PROUD AND LOYAL GM VEHICLE OWNER FOR THE PAST 50 YEARS, I FIND YOUR ARROGANT RESPONSE TO OUR COMPLAINT NOTHING LESS THAN DISGUSTING AND IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION LIKE GENERAL MOTORS. FURTHERMORE, MAKING FALSE CLAIMS AND OUTRIGHT LYING DOES NOT HELP THE IMAGE OF YOUR COMPANY. ONE GETS THE IMPRESSION THAT YOU ARE READING A GENERAL RESPONSE FROM A Q-CARD WITHOUT ANY FEELING OR ANY INTENTION TO TRY AND ADDRESS THE ISSUE, NEVER MIND RESOLVING THE ISSUE. PROVIDE US WITH THE CONTACT DETAILS OF YOUR DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR TO TAKE IT UP DIRECTLY WITH HIM. DURING OUR CALL TODAY, 18 NOVEMBER 2020 YOUR OFFICE WAS ADAMANT THAT THERE IS A VERY CLEAR WARNING IN THE OWNERS MANUAL THAT STATES THAT A TRICKLE CHARGER SHOULD NOT BE USED AND THAT YOU WILL SEND US A COPY OF THE WARNING. WE REVIEWED THE GM EMAIL DATED 18 NOVEMBER 2020 AND IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY WARNING AGAINST USING A TRICKLE CHARGER. IN FACT, THE EMAIL RECEIVED RECOMMEND USING A TRICKL

THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. PARTICULARLY THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE. WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED IN A GARAGE, THE SMELL OF FUEL IS PRETTY ABUNDANT. IT IS MOST NOTICABLE WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS FULL OR NEAR FULL AND WHILE THE SMELL IS LESS INTENSE WHEN THE TANK IS AT LOWER LEVELS, IT IS STILL PRESENT. THIS SMELL CAN BE NOTICED WHILE DRIVING WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN AS WELL, I THINK THE AIR FROM AROUND THE VEHICLE GETS PULLED INTO THE COCKPIT, DURING PERIODS OF DRIVING AND THE ONLY WAY TO NOT HAVE THE FUEL SMELL IS TO CLOSE THE WINDOWS AND RUN THE CLIMATE SYSTEM. I'D ASSUME THE CLIMATE CONTROL DRAWS AIR IN FROM THE FRONT IF THE VEHICLE WHICH ISN'T WHERE THE SMELL IS EMITTING FROM. I'VE TRIED CLEANING EVERYTHING I KNOW HOW TO AND CAN SAFELY REACH, THE SMELL OF FUEL DOESN'T GO AWAY. I ALSO DO NOT OVERFILL WHEN REFUELING MY VEHICLE. SOME RESEARCH INDICATES SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME 2008 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES STEMMING FROM BRITTLE PLASTIC ON THE FUEL PUMP CRACKING AND SPRAYING/ VAPORIZING FUEL THROUGH THESE SMALL CRACKS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING. APPARENTLY, FUEL CAN POOL ON TOP OF THE GAS TANK AND DRIP DOWN THE SIDE OF THE TANK POTENTIALLY DRIPPING ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST. OBVIOUS SAFETY HAZARD.

FUEL SMELL AFTER FILL UP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MOST RECENT IS LISTED. STARTED ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO.

STRONG GAS SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE

STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE AFTER FUELING THE CAR, STRONG SMELL IN THE GARAGE WHERE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED. SMELL IS EVEN PRESENT WHEN DRIVING WITH AN OPEN WINDOW.

THIS 2008 CORVETTE HAD A DEFECTIVE FUEL TANK MODULE FLANGE FUEL AND VAPOR LEAK PER GM. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SELL THE VEHICLE THE NEW PURCHASER FOUND OUT FROM THE DEALER FUEL VAPOR LEAKS WHEN TANK IS FILLED OVER 1/2 WAY CAUSING UNHEALTHY ISSUES WHEN DRIVEN OR SITTING IDLE.

MY CAR REEKS OF GAS IF TANK IS FILLED MORE THAN HALF TANK FULL. FUEL SPRAYS FROM HIGH PRESSURE LINE AT THE TOP OF THE LEFT TANK, RUNS DOWN SIDES AND COLLECTS IN SHEETMETAL PAN THAT HOLDS TANK UP. THIS CAR HAS ONLY 20,000 MILES AND WAS OUT OF SERVICE FROM 2015 TO 2019 WITH A MASSIVE ELECTRICAL MELTDOWN OF THE ABS SYSTEM THAT COMPLETELY DESTROYED THE ECBM AND THE HARNESS PLUG. AFTER FIXING THE ABS SYSTEM IN 2019, AND DRIVING THE CAR AGAIN, I NOTICED STRONG FUEL SMELL INSIDE THE CAR. I UNDERSTAND GM HAD A RECALL ON THE FUEL TANK PROBLEM BUT IT ENDED IN 2018, BEFORE I STARTED HAVING THE FUEL ODOR PROBLEM.

FUEL SMELL COMING FROM THE CAR AFTER FUELING. HAVING STRONG FUEL SMELL IN GARAGE WHERE MY 2008 C6 CORVETTE IS PARKED.

FUEL FUMES GAS TANK FILLS THE GARAGE AND SEEPS INTO THE HOME. I HAVE TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE OUT SIDE AND WAS A ADVISED IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP AND NOT TO DRIVE UNTIL REPLACED. TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL AND TRYING TO FIND OUT HOW TO GET IT REPAIRED?

STRONG FUEL SMELL COMING FROM VEHICLE WHILE ENGINE ISN'T RUNNING. GOOGLED AND WAS TOLD IT'S A SAFETY RECALL ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL CAR AND THAT I SHOULD FILE A COMPLAINT.

ON OCTOBER 10, 2020. I WAS DRAG RACING MY 2008 CORVETTE (THAT I DRIVE DAILY ON THE PUBLIC ROADS) AT THE LOCAL TRACK AS I HAVE BEEN ALL THIS SEASON AND PART OF LAST YEAR'S TOO AFTER ACQUIRING THE CAR MID 2019. I HAVE BEEN DRAG RACING FOR THE BETTER PART OF 40 YEARS. I AM SAYING THIS TO ALLEVIATE ANY POSSIBLE THOUGHTS OF ROOKIE MOVES ON MY PART ON THE TRACK, ETC. THE LOCAL TRACK IS AN NHRA SANCTIONED TRACK THAT TAKES SAFETY VERY SERIOUSLY AND THEIR TRACK PREP IS SECOND TO NONE, ESPECIALLY AT THIS PARTICULAR EVENT, THAT IS ATTENDED BY HUNDREDS OF RACERS FROM MANY STATES. I STAGED MY CAR IN THE RIGHT LANE OF THE TRACK WITH "COMPETITION MODE" ENGAGED, AS I HAVE EVERY TIME IN THE PAST. THE CAR LAUNCHED STRAIGHT AND TRUE AS IT NORMALLY DOES. THE RUN WAS COMPLETELY NORMAL AND STRAIGHT UNTIL AFTER CROSSING THE QUARTER MILE FINISH LINE, WHEN I LET OFF THE GAS, THE CAR MADE AN IMMEDIATE HOOK TO THE RIGHT, DIRECTLY INTO THE CONCRETE RETAINING WALL. I BOUNCED OFF THAT WALL, CROSSING THE PATH OF MY OPPONENT IN THE LEFT LANE, IN A NEAR COLLISION, BOUNCING OFF THE LEFT WALL, AND THEN BACK OVER AGAIN INTO THE RIGHT WALL. I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR ON MY OWN. I WAS COMPLETELY STUNNED, BECAUSE AT THE TIME I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA WHAT CAUSED ANY OF THIS. NOTHING MADE SENSE. BY THE TIME YOU CROSS THE FINISH LINE, UNLESS THERE'S SOMETHING ON THE TRACK, LOSS OF TRACTION IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY. IN MY OWN INVESTIGATION I RAN ACROSS MULIPLE EVENTS OF THIS PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL THAT HAS HAD ACTI

AN INSTANCE OCCURRED WHERE THE BATTERY LEAKED ACID DOWN PAST THE BATTERY TRAY AND ONTO THE WIRING HARNESSES BELOW. SUBSEQUENT CORROSION OF WIRINGS WITHIN THE HARNESS (OF WHICH CONTAIN APPROXIMATELY FORTY INDIVIDUAL WIRES), CAUSING BREAKS AND SHORTS IN SEVERAL CREATING A HAZARDOUS SITUATION. A NO START CONDITION OCCURRED RESULTING FROM THE AFFECTED WIRES LEADING TO THE ECM AS WELL AS OTHERS CONTAINED IN THE HARNESS. EITHER THE BATTERY TRAY SHOULD BE MODIFIED TO CONTAIN OR ROUTE POSSIBLE ACID FROM LEAKING DOWN PAST IT OR THE FABRICATION OF A LIQUID TIGHT COMPARTMENT BE INSTALLED TO CONTAIN THE WIRING HARNESS ITSELF. SINCE THE HARNESS IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE FROM GM THE CHEVROLET SERVICE TECHNICIAN SPLICED IN NUMEROUS LENGTHS OF NEW WIRES TO BYPASS THE AFFECTED AREAS WITHIN THE HARNESS. LABOR COST OF APPROXIMATELY $3000 FOR THE REPAIR. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO SOLUTION TO PREVENT FUTURE OCCURRENCES OF THIS ISSUE. THUS MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE OR HOUSE IN PROXIMITY TO PEOPLE AND THEIR PROPERTY.

THE VEHICLE SMELLS VERY STRONGLY OF GAS AND HAS BAD LINGERING ODOR OF GAS WHEN PARKED IN GARAGE. LESS NOTICEABLE WHEN PARKED OUTDOORS, LIKELY DUE TO VENTILATION. IT IS A CONSTANT AND ONGOING PROBLEM.

I'M GETTING A STRONG ODOR OF RAW GASOLINE WHICH SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM THE GAS TANK AREA OF MY 2008 CORVETTE. I NOTICE IT AS BEING ESPECAILLY STRONG WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING IN THE CLOSED GARAGE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME

STRON FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE CAR WHEN IT IS RUNNING OR PARKED. OVERNIGHT, IT WILL FILL THE GARAGE WITH THE SMELL OF FUEL WHICH I BELIEVE IS BECOMING A SAFETY HAZARD. NO NOTICEABLE LEAK, WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE IT IS LOCATED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE TANK OR FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY.

I SMELL FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND CAN'T SEE ANY LEAKS NON IN MOTION

RECENTLY I WAS DRIVING HOME AND MY AUTOMATIC LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DID NOT COME ON. TRIED TO TURN THEM ON MANUALLY, NOTHING. HAD ONE WORKING FOG LIGHT TO GET HOME. PEOPLE FLASHING ME TO TURN MY LIGHTS ON. VERY DANGEROUS.

CATASTROPHIC ABS SYSTEM FAILURE. WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 30 MPH ON DRY PAVEMENT, THE TAIL END OF THE CAR SUDDENLY FISHTAILED LEFT THEN RIGHT, TURNING AROUND 180 DEGREES, TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL. THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL STRUCK THE CURB OF THE MEDIAN, SEVERELY BENDING THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL, AND DAMAGING THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARING TOO. UPON EXAMINATION OF THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE AND MAIN ENGINE HARNESS PLUG THAT CONNECTS TO IT, I FOUND MASSIVE ELECTRICAL DAMAGE WITH A HOLE BURNED COMPLETELY THROUGH THE PLUG AND RECEPTACLE, AND PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD OF THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE. THE ENTIRE ABS PUMP ASSEMBLY AND EBCM HAD TO BE REPLACED AND A NEW PLUG SPLICED INTO THE MAIN ENGINE HARNESS. I NOTIFIED GM BUT THEY REFUSED TO STAND BEHIND THE PRODUCT OR HELP WITH THE REPAIR.

STRONG SMELL OF FUEL INSIDE VEHICLE ALL THE TIME, ESPECIALLY WHEN TANK IS FULL. VISIBLE FUEL ON TOP OF LEFT FUEL TANK, AND STAINS OF FUEL RUNNING DOWN SIDES OF LEFT FUEL TANK AND INTO SHEETMETAL PAN THAT SUPPORTS TANK.

THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT FUEL IS LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK, AND THE CAR SMELLS OF GASOLINE VERY STRONGLY. CAR SMELLS WHILE SITTING AND WHILE RUNNING.

LLOW BEAM LIGHTS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING ON WAY HOME ON A BUSY HIGHWAY IN THE DARK. HIGH BEAMS WORK, PARKING LIGHTS WORK. AFTER COOL DOWN RELAY ALLOWS LOW BEAM TO COME BACK ON. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE.

WHEN GAS TANK IS FULL IT SMELLS. GAS. ODOR REALLY BAD. INSIDE MY GARAGE

I FILLED THE CAR UP WITH FUEL , PARKED IT IN THE GARAGE. NEXT DAY I COME OUT TO START IT, AND A VERY VERY STRONG FUEL SMELL WAS COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. NO VISIBLE LEAKS ON FLOOR OR VEHICLE FROM WHAT I COULD SEE, BUT EVEN IN THE CABIN IT SMELT HORRIBLE. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT IT BEING A FIRE HAZARD AND POSSIBLE RESULT IN DEATH. I KNOW FOR SURE THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN IN REGARDS TO THIS AMONGST C6 CORVETTES BUT MINE HAS EXPIRED SINCE MY VEHICLE IS A 2008, AND IT ONLY COVERS 10 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. ALTHOUGH I ONLY HAVE 46K MILES. I WENT ON THE CORVETTEFORUMS AND TO MY SURPRISE THERE HAVE BEEN THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME EXACT SYMPTOMS AND ISSUE.

AFTER FILLING TANK WITH GASOLINE THERE IS A LEAK. THE FUMES FROM THE LEAK ARE VERY STRONG IN MY GARAGE, REQUIRING ME TO VENTILATE THE AREA TO PREVENT AN EXPLOSION. I DO NOT OVERFILL. THE AUTO-TURNOFF AT THE PUMP WON'T ALLOW THAT. APPARENTLY THE LEAK IS WHERE THE TWO TANKS ARE CONNECTED.

AIR BAG READINESS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY ON DASH. JUST PURCHASED VEHICLE. CAR IS VERY LOW MILES SHOWROOM CONDITION. THIS ISSUE HAPPENED WHEN TURNING VEHICLE ON. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THESE CARS FOR AT LEAST 10 YEARS AND GM CHOOSES NOT TO RECTIFY PROBLEM. IT CAN MAKE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

PARKED CAR IN THE GARAGE AFTER A SHORT DRIVE. I CAME BACK INTO THE GARAGE ABOUT 2 HOURS LATER AND THERE WAS A VERY STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. I WHEELED OUT MY POWER WASHER AND LAW MOWER BUT THE ODOR REMAINED. I LEFT EVERYTHING OUT OF THE GARAGE BUT THE 2008 CORVETTE Z06 FOR THREE DAYS AND THE ODOR SEEMED TO BE WORSE. AFTER INSPECTING THE 2008 CORVETTE Z06, THE FUMES WERE COMING FROM THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAR. THE FUMES ARE SO STRONG THAT I CANNOT TRUST ANY IGNITION SOURCE IN THE GARAGE, SO I MOVED THE CAR OUTSIDE BUT PUSHING THE CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE. THE 2008 CORVETTE Z06 WAS PARKED IN MY PERSONAL GARAGE THE ENTIRE TIME UNTIL I PUSHED IT OUT INTO MY DRIVEWAY. *TR

MY CAR FOR SEVERAL MONTHS HAD BEEN EMITTING A VERY STRONG GAS SMELL THAT I NOTICED WHEN IT WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. WHEN I TOOK IN MY CAR FOR A REGULAR OIL, LUBE AND FILTER THEY DETECTED THAT THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE FUEL TANK THAT WAS WET ON THE TOP AND LEAKING ALL DOWN THE SIDE. WHEN THE DEALERSHIP CALLED ME THEY SAID THEY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE BOTH FUEL TANKS AND BOTH FUEL PUMPS WITH LEVEL SENSORS A GAVE ME A QUOTE OF 3,468.89. I INQUIRED IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL OR COVERED UNDER AN EMISSIONS WARRANTY. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT A RECALL OR UNDER AN EMISSIONS WARRANTY. I INCURRED THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT OF BOTH FUEL TANKS AND BOTH FUEL PUMPS. LAST WEEK A FRIEND OF MINE HAD MENTIONED THAT THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER SOME SAFETY/EMISSIONS WARRANTY OR RECALL. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH FOUND THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL C6 CORVETTE OWNERS AND PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO GET REIMBURSED FOR THE COSTS INCURRED DUE TO MANUFACTURING ISSUE. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ MY COMPLAINT AND CONSIDERING REIMBURSEMENT THROUGH GM FOR THE GAS TANK AND FUEL PUMP LEAKS. THANK YOU. *TR

THAT NIGHT I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE BLEW UP BECAUSE THE VALVE DROPPED THOUGH THE 8TH CYLINDER AND THE CAR SHOOK ALL THE EQUIPMENT STOPPED WORKING AND THE BRAKE NOT WORKING WELL ,I WAS SO SCARED THAT THE ROAD WAS VERY BUSY , THANKFULLY I DROVE THE CAR TO A SAFE PLACE,THE CAR MAKE 2008 ONLY 34 K MILE ,MY CAR HAD BEEN REPAIR AT CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP COST OVER 16 THOUSAND DOLLARS. *TR

ALL EXHAUST VALVES OUT OF SPECIFICATION AT 9,500 MILES; 6 OF 8 INTAKE VALVE GUIDES OUT OF SPECIFICATION; SPENT $1,200 FOR CYLINDER HEAD REMOVAL AND REINSTALL; VALVE JOB, NEW VALVE GUIDES AND ASSEMBLY. *TR

STRONG GAS SMELL INSIDE THE CAR AND OUTSIDE THE REAR OF THE CAR. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAVING ISSUES SHIFTING OUT OF AND INTO PARK. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN A PARKING LOT.

GASOLINE SMELL WHEN FUEL TANK IS ABOVE 1/2 FULL. FILLS THE GARAGE WITH DANGEROUS GAS FUMES WHEN CAR IS PARKED INSIDE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE 2008 CORVETTE. THE PLASTIC ON TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP CRACKS WITH AGE CAUSING A FUEL LEAK. FUEL THEN RUNS DOWN SIDE OF TANK ONTO THE EXHAUST. A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION! PLEASE RECALL!

2008 CORVETTE WITH 119000 HAS A STRONG ODOR OF GAS AFTER FILLING UP OVER A HALF OF TANK, BUT IS SHOWING NO LEAKS. THE GAS CAP IS FIRMLY IN PLACE AND WORKS CORRECTLY. I READ THAT I SHOULD FILL THIS OUT BECAUSE IT IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL CORVETTE AND COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. I THOUGHT I HAD BOUGHT CHEAP GAS BUT THIS HAS HAPPENED AGAIN IN THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS. I DID SEE A RECALL LETTER FROM CHEVY BUT THE CAR IS OVER 10 YEARS OLD BUT IS UNDER 120,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD IT SINCE JUNE OF 2018. THE VEHICLE IS PARKED IN A GARAGE AND THE ODOR IS VERY STRONG. WHEN THE VEHICLE'S GAS SUPPLY DROPS BELOW A HALF A TANK, THE ODOR GOES AWAY. I FIRST NOTICED THIS IN THE FALL OF 2019, BUT HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE CAR VERY MUCH UNTIL THIS PAST WEEK. I HAVE HAD A POT HOLE ISSUE IN DEC WHERE A CLAIM WAS FILED BUT THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT. I WAS WONDERING IF MY VEHICLE WOULD STILL BE COVERED AT NO CHARGE TO ME BY THE DEALER OR ANOTHER CHEVY DEALERSHIP CLOSER TO MY HOME? I READ WHERE THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE. I DID GUESS AT THE SEPT DATE I FIRST NOTICED IT BUT IT WAS ON WEDNESDAY MARCH 25 THAT I FILLED UP AND SMELLED IT AGAIN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.

WEAR ISSUE IS WITH THE VALVE GUIDES IN THE CYLINDER HEADS. IF THE ISSUE WAS NOT ADDRESSED, THE HOLLOW, SODIUM FILLED EXHAUST VALVE COULD BREAK AND DESTROY THE ENGINE. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE BEFORE THE CAR HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. MILEAGE ON THE CAR WAS AROUND 32,000.

THE VEHICLE DROPPED A CYLINDER HEAD VALVE AND WAS FIXED UNDER ORIGINAL FACTORY WARRANTY IN 2012. IT WAS FIXED BY THE DEALER USING FACTORY PARTS. IT WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND THE MOTOR LOST ALMOST ALL POWER. I HAD TO GET TOWED. IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN 2016 AFTER 20,000 MILES AND RELIGIOUS OIL CHANGES. THIS CAR WAS MAINTAINED METICULOUSLY. THEY CYLINDERS WERE FOUND TO BE AT FAULT OF DESTROYING AN EXHAUST VALVE BOTH TIMES. ADDITIONALLY, THE NUMBER 8 CYLINDER WAS FOUND TO BE CONSUMING OIL, WHICH DESTROYED MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THIS IS ALL WITH A VEHICLE WHICH HAD UNDER 40,000 MILES (WITHIN POWERTRAIN MILEAGE WARRANTY, BUT EXPIRED DURATION WARRANTY)

I CONTINUE TO SMELL A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE COMING FROM MY VEHICLE, INSIDE AND OUT. IT SMELLS PARTICULARLY STRONG JUST AFTER REFUELING BUT NEVER REALLY GOES AWAY. I DON'T SEE ANY FUEL LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND BENEATH CAR WHEN I LOOK FOR IT. WHEN I PARK IN MY GARAGE, THE SMELL IS STRONGEST AND ON MANY OCCASIONS IT HAS BEEN NECESSARY TO OPEN BOTH MY GARAGE DOORS AND TURN ON A FAN TO AIR OUT THE ODOR. OF COURSE I AM CONCERNED THAT THE FUMES WILL FILL UP THE SPACE AND BECOME IGNITED BY AN IGNITION SOURCE AND BLOW UP MY HOUSE OR OTHER PLACE WHERE I PARK MY VEHICLE. MY CORVETTE IS NEVER DRIVEN HARD OR RACED ON A TRACK AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT THAT MAY HAVE DISLODGED FUEL LINES OR OTHERWISE DAMAGED THE FUEL SYSTEM. I HAVE READ IN ARTICLES AND OTHER REPORTS THAT MANY OTHER CORVETTE OWNERS OF MY VINTAGE ARE EXPERIENCING OR HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM WHERE IT HAS BECOME SERIOUS ENOUGH TO COMPLAIN ABOUT. IN MY OPINION, THIS IS A FACTORY PRODUCTION DEFECT AND MUST BE THE SUBJECT OF A VEHICLE RECALL FOR THE MAKE AND MODEL OF THIS YEAR CHEVROLET CORVETTE. LETS NOT WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR EVEN DIES DUE TO THIS VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE.

STRONG FUEL SMELL COMING FROM THE LEFT REAR. ALSO STRONG FUEL SMELL IN CABIN WHEN FUEL TANK IS OVER 1/2 FULL.