2008 Chevrolet Corvette complaints

ON 8/20/2015 I FILLED MY CAR UP WITH GAS AND AS SOON AS DROVE AWAY THE COCKPIT STARED TO SMELL LIKE GAS I THOUGHT I MAY HAVE SPILLED SOME OM SHOE, THE ODOR WAS GETTING OVERWHELMING . WHEN I GOT HOME NOTHING WAS ON MY SHOE SO I LOOKED AROUND THE CAR FOR A LEAK.I DIDN'T SEE OR FIND ANYTHING BUT DID FIND A BAD GAS SMELL FROM THE DRIVER SIDE REAR. THE NEXT MORNING I WENT OUT TO THE GARAGE, THERE WAS A ODOR OF RAW GAS IT WAS EXTREMELY BAD FOR I FEARED THAT MY HOUSE WOULD BLOW UP DO TO THE WATER HEATER HAVING A FLAME. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE . THE CAR IS NOW AT THE DEALER AND WAITING FOR THE PROGNOSIS 8/22/2015 I WILL REPORT MORE WHEN I FIND OUT WHAT THEY FOUND .

STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE AFTER FILL-UP. NO TROUBLE CODES LIKE EVAP, ETC. TURNING WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION (~20MPH) INCREASES GAS ODOR. I STOPPED DRIVING VEHICLE FOR FEAR OF A VEHICLE FIRE. I FEAR THIS IS THE DREADED FUEL PUMP FITTING CRACK/FAILURE THAT OTHER C-6'S HAVE EXPERIENCED. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE CORRECTIVE ACTION IS TAKEN?

STRONG FUEL SMELL COMING FROM VEHICLE

THE CAR HAD AN OIL PUMP FAILURE IN JULY (ZERO OIL PRESSURE IN THE ENGINE), AFTER WHICH IT WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP WHO IS CURRENTLY REPLACING THE OIL PUMP AND VERIFYING THAT NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE ENGINE FOR A COST OF ABOUT $2000. UPON INVESTIGATION ON MY PART, GM HAS KNOWN THAT OIL PUMPS CAN FAIL ON NOT ONLY MY CAR BUT ANY CAR WITH A "GENERATION 4" V8 INCLUDING A 6TH GENERATION CORVETTES. THEY HAVE RELEASED TO THEIR DEALERS DOCUMENT PIP4158G STATING THIS. I THINK PERSONALLY THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL, BUT AT THE VERY LEAST GM SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY SERVICE WORK DONE BECAUSE OF THIS "KNOWN" ISSUE. I REFUSE TO TAKE MY CAR TO A GM DEALER, DUE TO THE PAST TREATMENT OF MY CAR BY DEALERS (THEY ARE CARELESS) AND SO GM WILL DO NOTHING AS THEY SAY "IT CAN'T BE DIAGNOSED BY ANYONE BUT A GM DEALER." THAT'S HOGWASH

WHEN THE FUEL TANKS ARE MORE THAN HALF FULL, THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THIS IS APPARENTLY AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE C6 FUEL TANKS, AS IT HAS BEEN RAISED BY MANY PEOPLE IN VARIOUS ONLINE FORUMS. THIS PROBLEM ALSO OCCURRED IN THE C FUEL, AND I WAS TOLD WAS FIXED VIA A RECALL. HAS THIS PROBLEM PROMPTED ANY RECALL ACTIVITIES FOR THE C6. THE DEALER WANTS OVER $3000 TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

ENGINE WAS MISFIRING WITH CEL CODE SHOWING. MECHANIC DECIDED IT WAS A MECHANICAL ISSUE, WHILE CHECKING VALVES AND VALVE GUIDES ON CYLINDER 6, REMOVED SPRINGS AND EXHAUST VALVE WAS LOOSE IN VALVE GUIDE, EASILY MOVED SIDE TO SIDE IN VALVE GUIDE. IN CASES WHERE THE VALVE HEAD HAS BROKEN OFF, ENGINE SEIZES AND LOSS OF POWER BRAKES AND STEERING RESULTS AS WELL AS LOSS OF COOLANT AND OIL ONTO ROAD. VERY DANGEROUS COMBINATION OF EVENTS AT HIGHWAY SPEED. AFTER REMOVING HEADS TO HAVE THEM REPAIRED, FOUND THAT THE CASE HARDENING ON THE LIFTERS HAD BECOME COMPROMISED AND DAMAGED THE CAMSHAFT. ENGINE REPLACED

THE DRIVERS SIDE FUEL TANK HAD LEAK ON THE TOP CAUSING FUEL TO POOL AND LEAK ON TO THE HOT EXHAUST. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS FIRE OR DEATH COULD RESULT. TANK WAS DEFECTIVE. THIS WAS A $4,000 REPAIR. ....UPDATED 11/02/15*BF

WHEN THE CAR HAS OVER 1/2 A TANK OF GAS IN IT GAS VAPORS BEGIN TO FILL THE CABIN. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE SMELL IS SO POWERFUL I HAVE TO LET THE CAR AIR OUT FOR A MINUTE BEFORE I CAN OPERATE IT. UNFORTUNATELY, I CAN NOT WAIT FOR A RECALL TO FIX THIS SO I AM SENDING IT TO MY MECHANIC. I WOULD STRONGLY SUGGEST THIS GETS ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. THANKS ...UPDATED 09/22/15 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED STRONG FUEL FUMES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

AFTER FUELING MY 2008 C6 CORVETTE AND PARKING IN THE GARAGE THERE IS A STRONG FUEL SMELL. AS A TEST REMOVED IT FROM GARAGE AND SMELL STOPPED.

CORVETTE HAS FUEL LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE TANK DUE TO HAIRLINE CRACKS ON TOP OF FUEL PUMP ELBOW. CAR CAN NOT BE TOPPED OFF SPRAYS OUT UNDER PRESSURE. PRESENTS A FIRE HAZARD AND SHOULD BE LOOKED IN TO BY NHTSA FOR RECALL. SO IT DOES NOT HURT ANY ONE OR SOME ONES CAR CATCHES ON FIRE. GM SHOULD HAVE THIS FIXED THERE WAS ALSO AN ISSUES WITH THE C5 CORVETTES PREVIOUS GENERATION THAT WAS RECALLED.

MY 2008 CHEVY CORVETTE HAS A BAD GAS SMELL EVERYTIME I GET IN AND OUT OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE READ THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE AND ITS CAUSED BY THE PLASTIC USED FOR THE GAS TANK. GETS A CRACK AND LEAKS FROM THE BACK DOWN TO THE EXHAUST. POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. LET ME KNOW ASAP OF ANY RECALLS ETC. THANK YOU

SMELL OF RAW FUEL IN AND AROUND CAR.

FUEL SPILLED ON AUTO FILL SHUT OFF. THE C6 IS RALLY FULL WHEN THE PUMP SHUT OFF AND HAVE MINOR SPILLS ON FILL UPS. *TR

THERE IS A GASOLINE LEAK SOMEWHERE ON THE CAR THAT IS FILLING THE GARAGE WITH A VERY STRONG GASOLINE SMELL. THERE IS NO GAS ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. I SUSPECT A VAPOR LEAK AT THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK AT THE FUEL PUMP/GAGE SENDER LOCATION. CAR IS NOW PARKED OUTSIDE FOR FEAR OF FIRE IN THE GARAGE. HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE CHEVROLET DEALER ON MONDAY 5-4-15 TO FIND LEAK AND REPAIR. CURRENTLY BELIEVE THIS COULD BE A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM! *TR

EVERY TIME I FILL THE GAS TANK AND THE I START THE CORVETTE, THE DASH STARTS BEEPING, THE GAS GAUGE GOES TO ZERO, THE "SERVICE FUEL SYSTEM" WARNING COMES ON AND THE ENGINE LIGHT SYMBOL SHOWS IN INSTRUMENT PANEL. THIS REMAINS FOR APPROX 10 - 12 STARTS ON CAR AND THEN IT RETURNS TO NORMAL AND GAS GAUGE SHOWS PRESENT LEVEL OF FUEL. I HAVE TRIED FILLING CLOSE TO FULL AND STOPPING, FILLING LAST PART OF TANK VERY SLOW, BUT NO MATTER WHAT, EVERY TIME I FILL GAS TANK THE FUEL SYSTEM INDICATORS MALFUNCTION. FORUMS ONLINE SAY TO USE TECHRON FROM CHEVRON TO CLEAN FUEL SYSTEM AND HAVE TRIED OTHERS FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND STILL HAVE PROBLEM. *TR

I ENTERED GARAGE AFTER CAR BEING IN GARAGE ALL NIGHT, GARAGE WAS FILLED WITH GASOLINE FUMES. *TR

I DROVE FROM GADSDEN AL. TO CHATTANOOGA TN. FOR A CAR SHOW AT COKER TIRE. I HAD NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES WITH MY 2008 CORVETTE Z06 BEFORE. I PARKED THE CAR AND IT SAT FOR APPROX 5 HRS. AS THE GROUP OF PEOPLE I WAS WITH BEGAN LEAVING. I ENTERED THE CORVETTE SAT DOWN BUCKLED UP PUSH THE CLUTCH PEDAL DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR.WHEN I PRESSED THE START BUTTON THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD. I SLAMMED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND SHUT THE IGNITION OFF. I ALMOST RAN THRU A CROWD OF PEOPLE. WHEN I SETTLED DOWN I REALIZED THE CLUTCH PEDAL WAS STUCK ON THE FLOOR. THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER HAD FAILED.(BUT STILL ALLOWED THE CAR TO BE STARTED IN GEAR A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW) IT DID NOT RELEASE THE CLUTCH PRESSURE PLATE AS WAS DESIGNED TO DO. THE CAR WAS PUSHED DOWN BY HAND TO THE COKER GARAGE. I CAME BACK MONDAY .WITH MY TRAILER AND HAULED IT BACK TO GADSDEN AL.( I CALLED GM AND OPENED A CASE #[XXX]. I EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED THEY SEEM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE INCIDENT AND WANTED TO KNOW IF ANYONE WAS HURT. I TOLD THE GM REP THAT WAS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE DESIGN OF THE CORVETTE CLUTCH SYSTEM THEY DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS WAS AN ISSUE WAS VERY EVASIVE DID NOT ANSWER MY QUESTIONS. I DROPPED THE CORVETTE OFF AT CHEVROLET OF GADSDEN AND DISCUSSED THE INCIDENT WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER. HE SAID HE WOULD WAIT FOR A REPLY FROM GM. I WAS INFORMED THE NEXT DAY THAT GM WOULD NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE REPAIR OR ADMIT THERE WAS A SAFETY CONCERN I WAS TOLD THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER AND LA

DRIVING NORMAL CITYSTREETS 25MPH WHEN ENGINE NOISE STARTED,WENT ANOTHER 2 BLOCKS,ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING,TOWED TO CHEVY DEALER. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON MAJOR HIGHWAY,POSSIBLE CATASTROPHIC EFFECTS.NO POWER STEERING ,BRAKES,ENGINE OIL ON ROADWAY,STEERING WHEEL LOCK,WRECKS ,INJURIES OR POSSIBLE FATALITIES. ENGINE HEAD POOR WORKMANSHIP IN THESE LS7 ENGINES. *TR

RECENTLY BOUGHT A USE 2008 CORVETTE. WENT TO DEALERSHIP TO PICK UP AND AS I APPROACHED VEHICLE A VERY STRONG ODOR WAS EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE AND ONCE I OPENED THE DOOR THE ORDER WAS STRONGLY PRESENT INSIDE ALSO. I ORIGINALLY FIGURED THAT THE SALESMAN HAD OVER FILLED THE TANK SINCE HE SAID HE WOULD FILL THE VEHICLE WITH GAS AS PART OF THE SALE. THE ODOR CONTINUED FOR SEVERAL DAYS, EVEN AS THE GAS WAS USED. I DROVE THE VEHICLE AND TRIED SEVERAL REFILLS (ENSURING NOT TO TOP OFF) BUT THE ODOR IS STILL PRESENT. NO MATTER THE VOLUME OF GAS IN THE TANK THE STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE IS PRESENT OUTSIDE AND INSIDE. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET REVEALED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM FROM OTHER OWNERS OF THAT MODEL (C6) INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH A DEFECTIVE FUEL LINE (ELBOW ON THE TOP OF THE DRIVERS SIDE GAS TANK COMING FROM THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SEALS/GASKETS). THERE IS EVEN A YOUTUBE VIDEO BY AN OWNER SHOWING THE PROBLEM AND HIS PERSONAL REPAIR OF THE DEFECT. I SAW THAT THE REPAIR CAN COST AN OWNER UPWARDS OF $4K DOLLARS. SINCE THIS DEFECT IS SO PREVALENT AND OBVIOUSLY NOT SOMETHING THAT CAN BE CAUSED BY OWNERS NEGLIGENCE, THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND REPAIRED. THIS CONDITION IS A FIRE HAZARD AND SHOULD BE LOOKED AT IMMEDIATELY.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE ENGINE HAS STALLED WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 5 MPH. THE SECOND TIME IT WAS GONG 35 MPH. THE CAR WILL RESTART. NO MALFUNCTION WERE DETECTED BY AN OBD 2 TESTER. NO COMPUTER MALF. INDICATIONS NO CK ENG LIGHTS. THE CAR NOW IS COMPLETELY DEAD IN THE GARAGE. REQUIRES TOWING. BATTERY IS ONLY 2 TO 3 MONTHS OLD. *TR

GAS SMELL IN CAR AND GARAGE. *TR

COULD NOT GET MY CAR OUT OF PARK. *TR

VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING OUT OF REAR DRIVER SIDE. ODOR SEEMS STRONGER WHEN FUEL TANK IS AT 80% OR MORE. *TR

I BEGAN TO NOTICE A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL NEXT TO MY REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF MY 2008 CHEVY CORVETTE COUPE. I JUST DID A SEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND NUMEROUS OTHERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT FOR THE SAME MODEL. SEEMS THE FUEL TANK LEAKS AFTER CRACKS DEVELOP. *TR

I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT EXCESSIVE VALVE TRAIN NOISE AND AFTER READING SEVERAL CORVETTE FORUM THREADS ABOUT IMPROPERLY MACHINED HEADS BY GM'S SUPPLIER LINAMAR, AND THAT NUMEROUS VEHICLES HAVE HAD VALVES DROP AND RUIN THE ENGINES, LOOSING A VALVE WHILE DRIVING WILL RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER ASSIST FOR STEERING AND BREAKING WHILE ON THE ROAD . I TOOK MY CAR WITH 13500 MILES ON IT TO A CORVETTE SPECIALTY SHOP TO HAVE MY VALVE GUIDE CLEARANCE TESTED. I HAD (8) EXHAUST VALVE GUIDE AND (3) INTAKE VALVE GUIDES OUTSIDE OF SERVICE SPECIFICATIONS, AND A COMBINATION OF (5) OTHER INTAKE VALVE GUIDES AT OR NEAR THE MAXIMUM OUTSIDE OF SERVICE SPECIFICATIONS. THE CAR IS BEING REPAIRED WITH PROPER RE-MACHINING OF THE HEADS TO MAKE THE VALVE GUIDES CONCENTRIC, NEW INTAKE AND EXHAUST VALVE GUIDES INSTALLED, AS WELL AS NEW SEALS, VALVES, SPRINGS, ETC. I CAN PROVIDE DATA ON THE FAILED GUIDES FOR DOCUMENTATION 88% OF THE CORVETTE FORUM MEMBERS WHO HAVE HAD THEIR CYLINDER HEADS TESTED FOR EXCESSIVE VALVE GUIDE WEAR, WERE OUT OF SERVICE SPECIFICATIONS. SOURCE: HTTP://WWW.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/FORUMS/...-REGISTRY.HTML GM NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS ENGINE FAILURES AS A RESULT OF A DROPPED VALVE INTO A CYLINDER WHICH CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS AND FIRES. GM IS VERY AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, BUT REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS HUGE SAFETY RISK TO DRIVERS, PASSENGERS, AND NEARBY VEHICLES IF THE ENGINE FAILS GOING DOWN THE ROAD. *TR

AFTER REFUELING, THERE IS A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR IN THE PASSENGER CABIN. *TR

WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE AFTER DRIVING THERE IS A STRONG GAS ODOR EMANATING FROM THE VEHICLE. *TR

I HAVE WRITTEN BEFORE ON THIS PROBLEM. DO YOU FOLKS EVER ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF A COMPLAINT. THE CAR HAS A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE UNTIL THE TANK IS HALF EMPTY. THIS IS A LARGE PROBLEM AFFECTING MANY CORVETTE OWNERS AND THE FUMES ARE VERY BAD INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CAR. THERE WAS NO DATE OF INCIDENT AND IT DID NOT ARISE FROM ANY ACCIDENT. *TR

DRIVER SIDE FUEL TANK IS LEAKING FUEL. LIFTED DRIVER SIDE AND CAN VISUALLY SEE THE TANK IS WET FROM FUEL LEAK. *TR

DUE TO A CRACKED FITTING ON TOP OF THE DRIVERS SIDE FUEL PUMP, FUEL IS SPRAYED OUT AND SOME POOLS ON TOP OF THE TANK. IN THE MORNING THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. THIS WOULD NOT NORMALLY BE AN ISSUE ON MOST CARS, BUT BECAUSE THE FUEL TANKS ARE SO HARD TO REMOVE AND EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR THE FUEL PUMP IS A $2,000 OR MORE REPAIR BECAUSE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE CAR TO GET TO THE FUEL PUMP. ON A RELATED NOTE GM HAS A REALLY BAD PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL LEVEL SENSORS GOING BAD AT LOW MILEAGE. THIS SENDS AN ERROR CODE AND A OWNER CANNOT PASS A BI ANNUAL SMOG CHECK UNTIL THEY PAY THE LARGE SUM OF MONEY TO GET THE FUEL LEVEL SENSORS REPLACED, ONCE AGAIN HAVING TO DROP THE TRANSMISSION TO DROP THE FUEL TANK TO REPLACE A FIFTY DOLLAR PART COST AROUND TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS. SO MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE EPA OR FEDERAL AND STATE SMOG LAWS AND THE ERROR CODE, MAKE THE OWNER DO THE REPAIR, TO THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR ALTHOUGH IT REALLY DOES NOT AFFECT THE EMISSIONS OF THE ENGINE, WHILE IT IS PERFECTLY FINE TO DRIVE AROUND WITH GAS SPILLING OUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A SERIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE ON TOP OF THE OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT GM DOES NOT WANT TO BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR... THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED FOR ALL CORVETTE WITH THE LOW MILEAGE LEAKING FUEL PUMP AND THE OWNERS SHOULD NOT BE THE ONES AT FAULT... *TR

STARTED NOTICING A STRONG SMELL OF GAS A FEW WEEKS AGO IN MY GARAGE WHERE I PARK MY CAR. I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS LAWN EQUIPMENT, OR MY MOTOR BIKE. I TOOK ALL THOSE OUT ONE AT A TIME OVER NIGHT, AND STILL NOTICED THE SMELL. LEFT MY CAR OUT OVER NIGHT, NO SMELL, PUT BACK IN THE GARAGE, AND THE SMELL CAME BACK! FILLS THE WHOLE GARAGE AND HOUSE AFTER ABOUT 12 HOURS!!! IN SEARCHING THE CORVETTE FORUMS, IT APPEARS THAT MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. IT APPEARS TO BE THE FUEL PUMP WHERE THE FUEL LINE HOOKS UP, GETS SMALL HAIR LINE CRACKS. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A HUGE FIRE HAZARD! *TR

WHEN I FILL UP MY CORVETTE AT TIMES IS SMELLS LIKE GAS IN THE CAR. ALSO, MY FUEL GAUGE WILL AT TIME GO TO ZERO EVEN THOUGH FUEL IS IN THE TANK. THIS CORRECTS AT TIMES, BUT IS GETTING WORSE. *TR

STRONG GASOLINE FUEL SMELL WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE ENCLOSED GARAGE. SMELL GREATEST AFTER A RECENT FILL-UP. DEALER DID A SMOKE TEST AND CURSORY VISUAL CHECK OF FUEL TANKS WITHOUT FINDING CLEAR EVIDENCE OF A VAPOR OR LIQUID LEAK. FINALLY ON THE THIRD VISIT TO THE DEALERSHIP, DEALER WAS INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE BOTH FUEL TANKS FROM THE CAR FOR A DETAILED INSPECTION. DRIVER SIDE TANK FUEL PUMP WAS FOUND TO HAVE A CRACKED LIQUID FUEL LINE FITTING REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL PUMP. *TR

THE CROSSOVER PIPE BETWEEN THE TWO FUEL TANKS STARTED LEAKING FUEL. THIS CAUSED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL TO HAPPEN INSIDE THE GARAGE AND INSIDE THE CAR ITSELF. FUEL ALSO SPLASHED ON VARIOUS PARTS UNDER THE CAR. THIS RESULTED IN A POSSIBLE UNSAFE CONDITION. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT STRONG FUEL FUMES EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FUMES WERE STRONGER IMMEDIATELY AFTER REFUELING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 4/21/15*CN UPDATED 6/26/2015 *JS

MY 2008 C6 CORVETTE HAS A PROBLEM WITH A FUEL SMELL COMING FROM CAR WHEN I FILL THE TANK. I PARKED THE CAR IN THE GARAGE AFTER A REFILL ONE EVENING. MY WIFE RETURNED HOME FROM WORK A COUPLE OF HOURS LATER AND WHEN SHE OPENED THE GARAGED SHE WAS OVERWHELMED BY THE GAS FUMES, AFTERWARDS I PARKED MY CAR OUTSIDE OF THE GARAGE. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT I HAD A LEAKING FUEL PUMP AND I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE PUMP AS WELL AS THE LEFT FUEL TANK (REPAIR COST ESTIMATE $2900). THE MECHANIC STATED THAT HE'D CHANGED SEVERAL OF PUMPS ON C6 CORVETTES IN THE PAST. SO I ASKED HIM IF THIS WAS SUCH A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE, WAS CHEVROLET AWARE OF THE THIS SAFETY ISSUE. THIS WAS THE RESPONSE " I CANNOT ANSWER THAT QUESTION SIR". I TRULY BELIEVE THIS A SAFETY DEFECT THAT MAY CAUSE SOMEONE THEIR LIFE ONE DAY. EITHER WITH SOMEONE PARKING THE CAR IN THE GARAGE IN THE FUMES MAY CAUSE THE HOT HEATER TO IGNITE THE FUMES OR IT LEAKS DOWN ONTO AN HOT EXHAUST WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *TR

GASOLINE SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE IT SITS WITH THE WINDOWS UP. USUALLY MORE NOTICEABLE AFTER FILLING WITH FUEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER REFUELING, FUEL FUMES EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE AND GARAGE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

I BEGAN TO NOTICE A WAS SMELLING FUEL IN MY CAR. AS IT GOT WORSE I WENT TO GRAPEVINE CHEVY IN GRAPEVINE, TX. THEY DID A SMOKE TEST AND FOUND A LEAK IN THE DRIVERS SIDE FUEL TANK. INITIALLY THEY BELIEVED THE TANK WAS CRACKED BUT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIRS CITING A NON-WARRANTY ISSUE. WELL AFTER THE LEAKING GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE TO THE POINT YOU COULD SMELL IT INSIDE THE CAR WHILE DRIVING SO I DECIDED TO FIX IT MYSELF. WHEN I REMOVED THE TANK I FOUND THE FUEL PUMP SEALS RUPTURED. I REPLACE THE THING AND PROBLEM SOLVED. GM NEVER DID ANYTHING AT ALL TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. *TR

I NOTICED MY FUEL TANK LEAKING FUEL ON THE FLOOR IN MY GARAGE, MY GARAGE SMELLING LIKE FUEL, AND INCREASED FUEL CONSUMPTION. I TOOK MY CAR TO A SHOP AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP AND TANK (OUT OF WARRANTY) BECAUSE THE CAR WAS LEAKING FUEL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHERE THE FUEL PUMP CONNECTS TO THE FUEL TANK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 63 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BROKEN ANKLE, AND INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL INJURIES TO THE FACE AND HEAD THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE DRIVER OWNED A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DURING THE CRASH, THE DRIVER WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND SUFFERED TRAUMA TO THE HEAD, A FRACTURED RIGHT ANKLE, AND VARIOUS TRAUMAS TO THE BODY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, STRONG FUEL FUMES EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT IT WAS NO DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

THERE IS A VERY STRONG FUEL SMELL IN MY CORVETTE AFTER FUELING UP. THE CABIN SMELLS LIKE RAW FUEL, AND IT PERMEATES THE GARAGE FOR A FEW DAYS. THE ISSUE SEEMS TO SUBSIDE AFTER THERE IS LESS FUEL IN THE CAR. *TR

2008 CORVETTE HAS A FUEL LEAK WHEN THE TANK IS 3/4 TO FULL. THE GAS VAPORS PERMEATE THE GARAGE AND THE COCKPIT. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS IT CAN CAUSE FIRE/EXPLOSIONS. *TR

GAS TANK LEAK WHEN I PUT MORE THAN A HALF TANK OF GAS IN I SMELL GAS AND SOME TIME NOT EVEN A HALF TANK I SMELL GAS IF I FILL UP TODAY I SMELL GAS THEN AND THE NEXT MORNING I SMELL GAS BEFORE I GET IN THE CAR THIS IS A HAZARD GAS IS EVAPORATING I PRAY IT DOES NOT CATCH A FIRE I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR 08/07/2014. *TR

AFTER FILLING THE CAR WITH FUEL, I COULD SMELL GAS INSTANTLY AND I THOUGHT THERE WAS A LEAK. UPON PARKING MY CAR IN THE GARAGE THE WHOLE GARAGE SMELLED OF FUEL. AFTER TWO DAYS THE SMELL WAS GONE BUT IT DOES APPEAR EVERY TIME I FILL THE CAR TO SOME DEGREE. IT COMES AND GOES NOW SO YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. *TR

ENGINE STARTED MAKING NOISE, FEELING THERE COULD BE A FAILURE I DROVE TO MY SERVICING CHEVROLET DEALER. THEY LISTENED TO THE ENGINE AND SAID, THAT'S NORMAL. NOT TRUSTING THAT JUDGMENT, I HAD AN INDEPENDENT SHOP INSPECT THE ENGINE, AND HAD THE VALVE ISSUE RESOLVED AT MY EXPENSE. I WAS STILL UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY, WHICH MADE ME ANGRY. BUT IF THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTING WRONG, WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO? AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED AT MY EXPENSE, I TOOK THE FAILING PARTS BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THEM TO INSPECT. THEY ADMITTED THEY WERE WRONG, BUT WHAT GOOD DID THAT DO ME? KEEP IN MIND MY VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 10K MILES ON IT. THIS IS WHERE I FEEL SAFETY COMES INTO PLAY; HAD MY ENGINE FAILED AND LOCKED UP ON TODAYS CROWED INTERSTATES, I COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THE FAILURES I HAVE READ ABOUT, GAVE NO WARNING, WHEN THE ENGINE LET-GO. *TR

MY LOW BEAMS ON MY HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2008 CHEVY CORVETTE SUDDENLY TURN OFF ONCE THE CAR WARMS UP AFTER DRIVING A FEW MINUTES. WHEN I TURN ON MY CAR, THE LIGHTS TURN ON NORMALLY. BUT AS I DRIVE, THEY SUDDENLY TURN OFF.... I SEE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM HAPPENING ALOT IN VEHICLES LIKE MINE. *TR