UPON FILLING THE FUEL TANK, THERE IS A VERY STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE WHILE PARKED. THIS ODOR DOES NOT DISSIPATE QUICKLY. THE ODOR IS PRESENT OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE AND INSIDE THE VEHICLE AS WELL. I FEAR THAT THIS WILL CAUSE A FIRE OR AN INHALATION ISSUE FOR THE OCCUPANTS. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE RECENTLY FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. IT HAS 49,000 MILES. I CANNOT LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR. THE FUEL CAP WAS TESTED A FEW DAYS AGO DURING DMV INSPECTION AND WAS NOT DEFECTIVE.
2008 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 2008 record →
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE EXHAUST OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO WATSON CHEVROLET LOCATED AT 625 WEST AUTO MALL DRIVE, TUCSON AZ, 85705, (520)329-4097 TO BE INSPECTED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE WITH A CONNECTING ROD GOING THROUGH THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.
FUEL TANK LEAKING ON TOP WHEN TANK FILLED PAST 3/4. STRONG FUEL SMELL IN GARAGE AND CAR. LEAK STAINS ON BACK SIDE OF TANK.
I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED APPROXIMATELY 12 MONTHS AGO. EVERY TIME I FILL THE FUEL TANK THERE ARE GAS FUMES THAT COME OUT OF THE TOP OF THE THE DRIVER'S SIDE FUEL TANK AND THE ENTIRE GARAGE SMELLS LIKE GASOLINE. I AM CONCERNED MY HOUSE IS GOING TO CATCH FIRE WITH THE GAS WATER HEATER IN THE GARAGE AND ALL OF THE GAS FUMES. IT APPEARS TO BE THE CONNECTOR ON TOP OFF THE FUEL TANK WHERE THE FUEL PUMP INSERTS. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. HAS A RECALL BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE? WILL THE MANUFACTURER REPAIR THIS PROBLEM?
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, WHEN "DISABLE RIDE SERVICE CONTROL" MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT STATED SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, SPUN AROUND AND COLLIDING WITH A PARKED VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LEFT THE GROUND AS THERE WAS NO VISIBLE SKID MARKS ON THE ROADWAY. THE AIR BAGS DID DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT MENTION THAT PREVIOUSLY THE 'SERVICE RIDE CONTROL' MESSAGE DISPLAYED AS WELL AS 'IGNITION SWITCH' AS VEHICLE LAST ALL POWER. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED LOWER BACK, WHOLE LEFT SIDE AND RIGHT KNEE WAS INJURED WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AS OF YET. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,902.
CAR SMELLS LIKE GAS AROUND THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE, IN COCKPIT ALSO UNDER THE GAS TANK WHEN THE CAR IS FILLED UP, NOTICED A FEW SMALL DROPS OF GAS THE OTHER DAY UNDER SAID LOCATION. GM AS STOPPED FIXING THIS, I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A FULL RECALL.
A FEW MONTHS AGO, I FILLED MY 2008 CORVETTE C6 WITH GAS. I ONLY FILLED IT UNTIL THE PUMP CLICKED OFF. I WAS ALREADY AWARE OVERFILLING IS NOT GOOD FOR THE CAR NOR IS IT A SAFE PRACTICE. I DROVE ABOUT 25-30 MILES BEFORE RETURNING HOME. EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE UNTIL THE FOLLOWING MORNING WHEN I WENT OUT TO MY GARAGE. THE SMELL OF GAS WAS OVERPOWERING. I IMMEDIATELY OPENED BOTH DOORS IN THE GARAGE TO ALLOW IT TO AIR OUT. I THEN CHECKED THE GAS CAP. THE SMELL WAS COMING STRONGLY FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR. I CHECKED UNDER THE FUEL TANK AND FELT GAS. I PARKED THE CAR FOR A FEW WEEKS UNTIL I COULD GET IT INTO A GM DEALERSHIP. AFTER THEY CHECKED IT OUT, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. I ASKED IF CHEVROLET HAD ISSUED ANY SAFETY RECALLS AND I WAS SHOCKED THAT ALTHOUGH CHEVROLET IS VERY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, THEY DON'T THINK THEIR CUSTOMERS SAFETY IS WORTH TAKING AWAY FROM THE BOTTOM LINE. TO REITERATE, THE FUEL SYSTEM IS LEAKING, GM IS AWARE OF THE FAULT, AND IT'S FELT THAT THEY SHOULD RECALL THIS. IF SOMEONE HASN'T BEEN KILLED YET, SOMEONE WILL SOON.
MY CAR SMELLS LIKE GAS WHEN ITS ABOVE A HALF TANK. ONCE IT GOES BELOW A HALF TANK THE SMELL IS NOT AS STRONG. I TOOK IT TO LAKESIDE CHEVROLET IN ROCKWALL, TEXAS AND WAS TOLD THAT IT APPEARS THAT SEAL ON THE FUEL PUMP WAS BROKEN CAUSING GAS TO ESCAPE. I WAS ORIGINALLY TOLD THAT CHEV WOULD FIX IT AT NO COST TO ME THEN THEY CALLED ME 3 DAYS LATER AND TOLD ME WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER IT BECAUSE MY CARS AGE. WENDELL, IN THE SERVICE DEPT SAID THAT CHEV HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 10 YEARS OR 120,000 MILES WHICHEVER CAME 1ST BECAUSE OF THE ISSUES THEY WERE HAVING WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM. MY CAR HAS 63,000 MILES ON IT. I FELT THEY SHOULD FIX IT BUT THEY WONT UNLESS I PAY THE $2500 OR SO.
STRONG SMELL OF GAS. AT FIRST IT WAS NOT VERY STRONG BUT HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE. NOW THE WHOLE GARAGE SMELLS LIKE GAS AND EVERY TIME THAT I GET IN OR OUT OF THE CAR EVEN IN OPEN AIR I SMELL IT.
I HAVE A STRONG GAS ODOR COMING FROM LEFT REAR SIDE OF THE CAR WHEN I FILL THE TANK MORE THAN HALF FULL , THE CAR ONLY HAS 6000 MILES, I PURCHASED NEW IN NOVEMBER 2007
ANY TIME VEHICLE HAS OVER 1/2 TANK OF FUEL I GET FUEL VAPORS FILLING MY GARAGE & INSIDE THE VEHICLE.
THE CAR HAS A STRONG GAS SMELL THAT HAS A KNOW PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS WHEN TANK IS OVER HALF FULL. GM ISSUED A SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT 15682 PRIMARY TANK MODULE FLANGE FUEL AND VAPOR LEAK IN JULY 2016. BUT MANY OF US AS SECOND OWNERS DID NOT RECEIVE THE LETTER TO TAKE CAR BACK WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY, THE CAR HAS SMELL IS SO STRONG CANNOT PARK THE CAR IN GARAGE AND CAN SMELL WHEN IT OUTSIDE. I WOULD BELIEVE THERE COULD BE A RISK OF FIRE IF CAR WAS IN A SMALL ENCLOSED SPACE AND A SOURCE OF IGNITION WAS PRESENT. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A FULL RECALL BASED ON A GAS VAPOR LEAK NOT JUST A SERVICE ADJUSTMENT. I HAVE TRIED TO WORK WITH GM ON THIS BUT THEY CLAIM ITS TO LATE EVEN THOUGH THEY ISSUED A 3RD REVISION OF THE ADJUSTMENT IN JULY 2017. TO ME FOR A KNOWN FUEL VAPOR LEAK PROBLEM THERE SHOULD BE NO EXPIRATION LIKE A RECALL
AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK THERE IS A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR IN THE CAR. I FIRST STARTED NOTICING THIS MID-YEAR THIS YEAR (2019). AFTER SEVERAL DAYS, THE ODOR IS LESS. IF THE CAR SITS FOR A TIME WITH MORE THAN 3/4 FULL TANK, THE ODOR IS QUITE NOTICEABLE WHEN YOU GET IN THE CAR.
WE RECENTLY PURCHASED THE CAR AND IT IS A CONVERTIBLE AND WE CANT GET THE TOP WORKING AT ALL.WE TOOK IT WHERE WE PURCHASED IT AND THEY DON'T HAVE A CLUE HOW TO FIX IT.THIS IS THE SECOND THING THAT WAS WRONG. WE GOT THE FUEL PUMP LEAK REPAIRED.WE CANT ENJOY THE CAR IF THE TOP DOESN'T WORK.IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING IF YOU CANT ENJOY IT.
I NOTICE A STRONG FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE CAR WHEN TANK IS FILLED.. ONCE I GET TO LIKE HALF A TANK IT GOES AWAY. ALSO THE HEADLIGHT LENS HAS TO BE POLISHED FREQUENTLY.THEY ARE CHEAP PLASTIC.
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY IN 5TH GEAR #5 EXHAUST VALVE DROPPED INTO THE CYLINDER GOING THROUGH THE PISTON AND CAUSING CONNECTING ROD TO GO THROUGH SIDE OF THE BLOCK. ENGINE SEIZED AND CAUSED THE CAR TO GO INTO A 65 MPH SPIN. LUCKILY THIS OCCURRED LATE AT NIGHT ON A OPEN 4 LANE HIGHWAY WITH LITTLE TRAFFIC. I NEARLY CLIPPED AN ONCOMING PICKUP TRUCK BUT SQUEAKED BY HIM. THE CAR HAD 32,000 MILES ON IT BUT OUT OF WARRANTY BECAUSE OF THE YEARS. TOTAL COST FOR THIS LS7 REPLACEMENT COST ME 18,000 OUT OF POCKET. I HARDLY EVEN DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE I'M AFRAID OF IT HAPPENING AGAIN. I'M RELUCTANT TO SELL IT BECAUSE OF THE VALVE ISSUE HAPPENING TO POTENTIAL BUYER AND THEM COMING AFTER ME FOR THE FAILURE. GM NEEDS TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED LIKE I COULD HAVE BEEN THAT NIGHT.
A CONTINUED HEAVY SMELL OF FUEL AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK WHEN SITTING AND NOT RUNNING.
LEAKING FUEL TANK, WHILE SETTING IN MY GARAGE
VERY STRONG FUEL SMELL, AFTER FILLING UP WITH FUEL. FUEL SMELL WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. AFTER VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF, I CAN HEAR A SIZZLING SOUND ON REAR EXHAUST , AS WELL AS SMELLING FUEL. THERE ARE GAS LEAK MARKS ON LEFT REAR FUEL TANK, AS IF FUEL IS LEAKING SOMEWHERE ON LEFT FUEL TANK. I AM WORRIED ABOUT POSSIBLE FIRE OR EXPLOSION WITH DRIVING THIS VEHICLE.
WHENEVER THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED BEYOND 1/2 GAS FUMES FILL THE PASSENGER CABIN. I HAVE BROUGHT LAW SUIT AGAINST PREVIOUS OWNER FOR NON-DISCLOSURE.
WIRING HARNESS FOR DRIVERS SEAT FAILED CAUSING AIRBAG SYSTEM TO BE DISABLED. FAILS AT START-UP. STRONG FUEL SMELL FROM DRIVER'S SIDE. VEHICLE STATIONARY. NOT CURED BY REPLACING GAS GAP AND FUEL PUMP.
STRONG ODOR OF GAS IN GARAGE FROM AN APPARENT GAS LEAK. NO DETECTABLE LEAKAGE, JUST A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR.
I RECEIVED A LETTER WHICH REQUESTED ME TO TAKE MY CORVETTE TO GET IT REPAIRED IF I SMELL GAS WHEN THE TANK WAS OVER HALF FULL. AT THE TIME I RECEIVED THE LETTER I DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. ABOUT FIVE OR SIX MONTHS LATER THE PROBLEM OCCURED. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER I WAS TOLD THATTHIS WAS A TIMED LETTER AND THAT THE TIME FOR A REPAIR HAD PASSED AND IT WOULD COST ME ABOUT $2,500 TO REPAIR BY TAKING OFF THE GAS TANK AND REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP AND LINE WHERETHE CRACK OCCURED. THIS CAUSED ME GREAT CONCERN AND I SHALLNEVER AGAIN HAVE A CHEVROLET OR GM CAR IN GARAGE.
WHEN I FILL THE CAR UP IT STINKS OF GAS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS WHEN PARKED.
CAR HAS A CONDITION WHERE A FUEL ODOR IS DETECTED, FUEL DROPLETS APPEAR BELOW THE LEFT-HAND FUEL TANK WITH FUEL GAUGE LEVEL ABOVE 1/2, OR A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATES.
ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON I FILLED MY 2008 CORVETTE WITH GAS. I ONLY FILLED IT UNTIL THE PUMP CLICKED OFF.I WAS ALREADY AWARE OVERFILLING IS NOT GOOD FOR THE CAR NOR IS IT A SAFE PRACTICE. I DROVE ABOUT 25-30 MILES BEFORE RETURNING HOME. EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE UNTIL THE FOLLOWING MORNING WHEN I WENT OUT TO MY GARAGE. THE SMELL OF GAS WAS OVERPOWERING. I IMMEDIATELY OPENED BOTH DOORS IN THE GARAGE TO ALLOW IT TO AIR OUT. I THEN CHECKED THE GAS CAP. I CHECKED FOR ANY LEAKS BUT COULDN'T FIND ANY. I CALLED MY MECHANIC AND RELUCTANTLY DROVE 2 BLOCKS TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. HE SPENT ABOUT 2 HOURS LOOKING THE CAR OVER BUT COULDN'T FIND ANY LEAKS. HE THEN CALLED HIS CONTACTS AT THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER. HE WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. HE ASKED IF CHEVROLET HAD ISSUED ANY SAFETY RECALLS AND WE WERE BOTH VERY SHOCKED THAT ALTHOUGH CHEVROLET IS VERY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM THEY DON'T THINK THERE CUSTOMERS SAFETY IS WORTH TAKING AWAY FROM THE BOTTOM LINE. THIS REPAIR IS GOING TO COST $2700. THAT'S BAD ENOUGH BUT CAN YOU IMAGINE IF I HAD BEEN REAR ENDED OR T- BONED AFTER FILLING UP ? I'M THINKING THERE COULD HAVE BEEN AN EXPLOSION RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR EVEN DEATH. TO THINK THAT CHEVROLET IS FULLY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS INFURIATING. I COULDN'T SMELL THE FUEL WHEN I WAS DRIVING, ONLY AFTER I HAD PARKED IN THE GARAGE. I ALSO COULD ONLY DETECT A VERY SLIGHT ODOR WHEN IT WAS PARKED OUTSIDE AT THE MECHANICS SHOP THE FOLLOWING DAY. AFTER
MY 2008 CORVETTE HAS A STRONG ODOR OF GAS FUMES THAT FILLS MY GARAGE.. I HAVE TO LEAVE MY GARAGE DOOR UP ABOUT 2' AND THE SIDE DOOR OPEN TO GET THE FUMES OUT.. THIS STARTED A WEEK AGO WHEN I FILLED THE TANK UP..
AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK ON MY 2008 CHEVY CORVETTE A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE FILLED THE GARAGE AFTER PARKING IT. I TOOK IT TO A AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING. I'VE READ WHERE OTHER CORVETTE OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
FUEL LEAK. CAN SMELL FUEL WHEN CAR IS PARKED IN GARAGE. FUEL SMELL LEAKS INTO VEHICLE CABIN AND INTO ATTACHED HOUSE. THIS PROBLEM IS BELIEVED TO BE CAUSED BY A BROKEN FITTING ON THE FUEL PUMP MODULE, LOCATED ON THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. GM DID A SERVICE BULLETIN 17469, BUT THIS ONLY COVERS VEHICLES LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD. THIS PROBLEM MAY PRESENT ITSELF ON VEHICLES THAT ARE OLDER THAN TEN YEARS, IT JUST DEPENDS ON HOW LONG IT TAKES FOR THE PLASTIC FUEL PUMP FITTING TO DETERIORATE.
THE ODOR OF FUEL CAN BE SMELLED WHILE OUTSIDE AND INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE SMELL IS COMING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL AREA. RESEARCH ONLINE SHOWS THAT GM USED FAULTY FUEL PUMPS/SEALS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS FAULT.
TERRIBLE GAS FUMES SMELL WHEN I FILL TANK OVER HALF FULL! FUMES EVEN INSIDE CAR WHEN WINDOWS CLOSED AND WHEN GARAGED THE SMELL IS SO STRONG I THINK A OPEN FLAME WOULD CAUSE AN EXPLOSION! THIS HAS GONE ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND NOT GOTTEN FIXED BECAUSE OF REPORTED COST AND I THINK GM SHOULD FIX. I THINK THIS IS A HEALTH AND DANGER HAZARD AND WOULD HOPE GM WOULD DO THE RIGHT THING AND FIX THIS ON MY 2008 CORVETTE.
AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK, GAS AND/OR VAPOR IS LEAKING FROM THE TANK. IF I PARK THE CAR IN THE GARAGE IT SOON FILLS COMPLETELY WITH A STRONG GAS SMELL. I BELIEVE THIS IS A FIRE HAZZARD.
FUEL FUMES AND LEAKAGE FROM THE LEFT FUELTANK. STARTED DURING THE SPRING OF 2019 WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT OR MECHANICAL CHENGE/ REPAIR IN THE AREA. NOTICED FUEL LEAKAGE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE LEFT TANK. FIRST APPEARED AFTER TAKING THE CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE AND REPARKING IT IN THE GARAGE AGAIN.
WHILE PARKED, AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, EVEN WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR WON'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK.
JUST BOUGHT THIS 2008 C6 CORVETTE COUPE. ONLY 50K MILES. SEVERE FUEL SMELL WHEN GAS TANK IS 1/2 OR MORE FULL. PARKED IN GARAGE WITHOUT ENGINE BEING ON FOR MORE THAN A FULL DAY, AND THE GAS SMELL IS SO OVERWHELMING, THE SMELL PERMEATED THROUGH THE WALLS AND INTO THE HOUSE. CANNOT PARK IN THE GARAGE.
FUEL SMELL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CAR ON DRIVERS SIDE
VERY STRONG FUEL VAPOR SMELL, FUEL POOLS UP ON TOP OF FUEL TANK AND LEAKS ONTO HOT EXHAUST.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR OF FUEL EMERGING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK AREA AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.
I HAVE BEEN HAVING A STRONG GASOLINE ODER INSIDE MY VEHICLE
CONSISTENT FUEL SMELL COMING FROM VEHICLE. CAN NO LONGER PARK THE CAR IN THE GARAGE IN FEAR OF STARTING A FIRE AND BURNING THE HOUSE DOWN AND POTENTIALLY KILLING MY FAMILY AS IT SITS NEXT TO WATER HEATER. GAS SMELL COMES FROM WHEN VEHICLE IS STATIONARY IN THE GARAGE AND THERE ARE NO VISIBLE LEAKS (SPOTS OR PUDDLES UNDERNEATH THE CAR)
THE GAS FUMES LEAK INTO THE COCKPIT AND SMELL UP THE CAR SO BAD IT MAKES YOU DIZZY AND SMELL UP THE ENTIRE GARAGE, WORSE IS THE FACT THAT 2 DEALERS IN MY AREA STILL HAVE NOT FIGURED OUT HOW TO CORRECT IT, THIS IS DANGEROUS AND NEEDS A CLASS ACT FILED AGAINST MANUFACTURE.
NOTICE A FUEL LEAK SMELL COMING FROM LEFT-REAR OF VEHICLE WHEN FILLING GAS TANK UP MORE THAN 1/2 OF FULL TANK.
AFTER I PARK MY 2008 CORVETTE INSIDE, THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE. I UNDERSTAND IT IS PROBABLY FROM A FUEL LEAK AT THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. I THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE I MIGHT HAVE OVER FILLED THE TANK, BUT I DO NOT "TOP OFF" THE TANK. MOST RECENTLY, I FILLED THE TANK, THEN DROVE OVER 100 MILES. THE SMELL IS STILL THERE. THIS COULD POTENTIALLY BE A MAJOR HEALTH/FIRE HAZARD.
STRONG GAS SMELL WHEN CAR SITS OVERNIGHT IN GARAGE , NO FUEL ON THE GROUND , SMELL COMING FROM LEFT READ BY REAR TIRE. A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE . THIS IS A GM SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT 15682 , NEED HELP IN GETTING IT FIXED AT GMS COST. *JS
EXCESSIVE FUEL SMELLS IN AND AROUND CAR AFTER FILLING...
LEAKING GAS PUMP AT THE REAR OF THE CAR WHILE SITTING IN THE GARAGE WITH A HALF TANK OR MORE OF FUEL.
JUST NOTICED THE SMELL OF GASOLINE AFTER FILL UP IN MY GARAGE. CHECKED THE CORVETTE FOURM AND THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE IN THIS VEHICLE AND GM HAS BEEN FIXING THE ISSUE IF THE CAR IS UNDER 10 YEARS OLD AS A WARRANTY SADLY MY CAR IS NOW OVER 10 YEARS OLD AND ONLY HAS 75,000 MILES ON IT. I REALLY THINK THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE. I DID SCHEDULE A SERVICE CHECK TO TEST THE SYSTEM AND WAS QUOTED 900.00 TO DO A SMOKE TEST ON THE FUEL SYSTEM. IT LOOKS LIKE GM HAS CHANGED THE PLASTIC PART THAT IS CRACKING WITH A BETTER PLASTIC SEVERAL TIME. I'M REALLY WORRIED ABOUT THE CAR BURNING MY HOME DOWN AND I'M KEEPING THE FUEL AT HALF A TANK.
WHEN I FILL THE GAS TANK MORE THAN HALFWAY AND DRIVE IT AROUND I NOTICE A GAS SMELL ENTERING THE CABIN. AFTER PARKING IT OVERNIGHT THE FUEL SMELL IN THE CABIN IS OVERWHELMING.
VEHICLE CONTINUALLY IS STUCK IN PARK. VEHICLE HAS 26K MILES.IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS, SINCE APRIL OF 2018. RESEARCH FROM CORVETTE FORUM SHOWS THIS IS A CONTINUAL ISSUE WITH C6 CORVETTES (2005-2013), AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THEY WILL DO NOTHING...THEY SHOULD ISSUE A VOLUNTARY RECALL OR A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE
VERY STRONG FUEL SMELL WHEN GAS TANK OVER HALF FULL EXPLOSION HAZARD
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