2013 Chevrolet Corvette complaints

STRONG GAS SMELL WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED AFTER RETURNING FROM DRIVING. SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM THE GAS TANK AREA. NO EVIDENCE OF ANY GAS LEAKING, JUST A STRONG SMELL. CAN'T PARK THE CORVETTE IN THE GARAGE FOR FEAR THE GAS FUMES MAY IGNITE. HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER SET FOR 7/9/18.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. VERY STRONG GASOLINE ODOR. CHECKED UNDER VEHICLE, NO EVIDENCE OF ANY LEAKS. CHECKED GAS CAP, CAP IS SECURE. ODOR SEEMS TO BE STRONGER NEAR RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL. CHECKED INTERNET. SEEMS TO BE A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM RELATED TO FUEL TANK EVAP OR CROSSOVER LINES.HAVE TO PARK VEHICLE OUTDOORS DUE TO GAS WATERHEATER IN GARAGE. IS FUEL SYSTEM COVERED UNDER EMISSIONS WARRANTY? VEHICLE MILEAGE IS 33K.

THE CAR ALWAYS HAS THE SMELL OF GASOLINE. WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED, THE SMELL IS EXTREMELY STRONG BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE.

THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AT STARTUP AND STAYS ON. JIGGLING THE YELLOW CONNECTOR UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT WILL MAKE IT GO OFF SOMETIMES. THE CAR HAS AN EASY ENTRY FEATURE THAT SOMEHOW DISRUPTS THE YELLOW CONNECTOR UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER SEAT. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IF THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT IS ON, THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS SEEMS LIKE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE.

THERE IS A SMELL OF GAS AFTER FILLING THE TANK. WHETHER USING HOLD THE HANDLE OR THE AUTO FILL, WHEN THE NOZZLE CLICKS OFF, BEFORE REMOVING THE NOZZLE FROM THE TANK FILLER NECK, I REACH OVER AND MANUALLY SHUT THE PUMP OFF IN ONE OF TWO WAYS: 1) MULTIPLE HANDLE PUMPS: MOVE THE SELECTED GRADE "PUMP LEVER" FROM THE "UP" (TO PUMP) TO THE "DOWN" (SHUT OFF) POSITION, OR 2) SINGLE HANDLE PUMP FOR DISPENSING MULTIPLE GRADES OF GASOLINE: USE A FINGER TO PUSH THE ACTUATOR UP TO SHUT OFF THE PUMP BEFORE REPLACING THE HANDLE ON THE PUMP. I NEVER "TOP OFF" OR "ROUND UP TO THE NEXT CENT OR DOLLAR" BUT THERE IS STILL AN ODOR OF GAS.

MY FUEL TANK CRACKED ON TOP, CAUSING FUEL TO RUN DOWN ON TO MY EXHAUST SYSTEM, VERY SCARY. I WAS IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY, DIDN'T NOTICE UNTIL I PULLED INTO MY FRIENDS CARPORT, GAS THEN LEAKED ONTO HIS DRIVEWAY, CAUSING FUMES TO GET INTO HIS GARAGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE THE VEHICLE'S OIL WAS BEING CHANGED AT SUBURBAN CHEVROLET (36936 US-26, SANDY, OR 97055), THE DEALER NOTICED THAT THE THREADS ON THE STUD BOLTS ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL HAD STRETCHED, FAILED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,700.

2013 CHEVY CORVETTE VALVE GUIDE OUT OF SPEC AFTER 4000 MILES.

VERY STRONG FUEL SMELL FROM LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL. GOES AWAY IF TANK IS 1/2 FULL OR LESS. AFRAID TO LEAVE IN GARAGE OVERNIGHT BECAUSE FUMES ARE SO BAD I'M WORRIED ABOUT FIRE! VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS OR ABUSED.

THERE IS A FUEL ODOR IN THE COCKPIT AND THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE ODOR IS HEAVIER WHEN THE GAS TANK IS OVER HALF FULL. THE ODOR APPEARS STRONGER WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED.

STRONG GAS SMELL WHEN ABOVE HALF FULL. TESTED MANY TIMES AND IS LIKELY RELATED TO GM SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT 15682, WHICH DESCRIBES PROBLEM PERFECTLY (FUEL PUMP FITTING CRACKS), A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX. MANY OTHERS LIKE THIS POSTED HERE. HOWEVER, DEALER SAYS MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN SPECIAL ADJUSTMENT EVEN THOUGH IT IS WITHIN THE DESCRIBED YEAR RANGE (2007-2013). THIS IS NOT RIGHT. PLEASE HELP GM REALIZE THEY DIDN'T GET ALL VINS INCLUDED THAT NEED TO BE. I BOUGHT MY CAR IN MAY 2013, SO UNLIKELY IT SHOULD BE PRECLUDED.

STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE COMING FROM REAR OF CAR.

STRONG FUEL ODOR IN THE GARAGE, AROUND THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL AND INSIDE THE VEHICLE AFTER PARKED FOR SOMETIME. GM CHEVROLET DEALER DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM TO CRACK FUEL PUMP MODULE LEFT SIDE BEHIND THE DRIVER SEAT. GM CHEVROLET HAS HAD THE FUEL MODULE ON BACKORDER FOR THE LAST WEEK.

STRONG GAS ODOR IN GARAGE AND CAR AFTER PARKING. DEALER SAID FUEL PUMP MODULE IS CRACKED, WHICH MEANS RAW GAS IS BEING SPRAYED IN AREA AROUND FUEL TANK AS YOU DRIVE. DEALER SAYS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AS HE HAS 2 OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH SAME PROBLEM.

EVERY TIME I FILL UP WITH GAS I SMELL A STRONG ODOR OF GAS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS UNTIL THE FUEL LEVEL GOES DOWN (DRIVEN DAILY). I CAN SMELL THE GAS ODOR IN AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND IT ALSO FILLS UP MY GARAGE WITH GAS FUMES. I DO NOT OVERFILL WHEN PUTTING GAS IN. AFTER LOOKING INTO THIS IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH LEAKS IN THE FUEL PUMP TO FUEL TANK AREA OR CRACKS AROUND TANK FITTINGS, AND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO AS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.

STRONG GAS ODOR COMING FROM VEHICLE.

12000 MILES, ABRUPT AND TOTAL FAILURE OF CLUTCH SYSTEM WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON MAJOR HIGHWAY. FELT VERY VULNERABLE AND UNSAFE WHILE GETTING TO SAFE AREA. CAR HAS MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND I WAS SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD BUT COULD NOT. TOWED AND REPAIRED WITH SAME PART #(NORMAN FREED, HOUSTON, TX). AT 18000MI, RECEIVED A LTR FROM CHEV(SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT, NOT RECALL) THAT DESCRIBED MY FAILURE EXACTLY. GOT COPY OF DEALER INSTRUCTION(DOC ID 4261587, #14717) WHICH SAYS TO "REPLACE THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER WITH A REVISED UNIT THAT IS MORE ROBUST(DIFFERENT PART #). SINCE I HAD ALREADY HAD THE FAILURE, I ASSUMED THAT THEY(BOB STEELE, SELLING DEALER, COCOA FL) WOULD REPLACE MY PART WITH THE MORE ROBUST ONE. THEY WOULD, BUT AT MY COST SINCE THIS WAS A SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT-CLUTCH ACTIVATION SYSTEM, NOT A RECALL. THEY KNOW THEY HAVE A UNACCEPTABLE PART, AND I AM CONSTANTLY AWARE AND WORRIED THAT I WILL HAVE ANOTHER ABRUPT AND TOTAL FAILURE. THE ALTERNATIVE IS TO PAY $674.75 TO HAVE THE "MORE ROBUST" INSTALLED. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEIR LEGAL, MORAL OR ETHICAL REQUIREMENTS ARE, BUT SOMETHING IS CLEARLY WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE.

STRONG FUEL SMELL COMING FROM LEFT SIDE OF CAR. FUEL LEAKS FROM FITTING AT TOP OF FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY IN LEFT SIDE TANK. MANY OF US CORVETTE FORUM OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN. THERE'S EVEN A YOU-TUBE VIDEO SHOWING WHERE THE "CRACK" OCCURS. NOT ACCEPTABLE TO HAVE TO REPAIR THIS AFTER ONLY 3 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. AFTER THE CONTACT FILLED THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL CAP CLICKED CLOSED; HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT CLOSED AND COULD BE LIFTED WITHOUT APPLYING ANY PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL CAP WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

CONSTANT FRESH FUEL FUMES FILLING THE CAR AND THE GARAGE. NOT RECONGNIZED BY THE DEALER.

THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL SITUATIONS WITH THE CORVETTE LS7 ENGINE THAT RESULTED IN DROPPED VALVES AND BLOWN ENGINES. MY SOURCE IS THE CORVETTE FORUM WHERE SEVERAL OWNERS HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM. THE FAULTY VALVE GUIDES HAVE BEEN TRACED BACK TO THE ENGINE HEAD SUPPLIER . WHEN THE VALVE DROPS THE ENGINE STOPS AND THE CAR BECOMES A SAFETY RISK AS THERE IS NO POWER BREAKS OR STEERING AND THERE IS DANGER OF A FIRE AND OR ACCIDENT. GENERAL MOTORS MUST BE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AS THEY HAVE REPLACED MANY ENGINES. THEY SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL TO CHECK THE VALVE GUIDE CLEARANCE (WOBBLE ) AND REPLACE THE FAULTY HEADS. THIS WOULD BE CHEAPER THAT REPLACING BLOWN ENGINES AND SAFER FOR THE TRAVELING PUBLIC. *TR

MANY STRANGE THINGS STARTED HAPPENING -- SOME INTERMITTENTLY. THE OPTIONS BUTTON SOMETIMES SHOWS "UNAVAILABLE"; AT OTHER TIMES, IT WORKS! THE PASSENGER WINDOW SUDDENLY STOPPED ROLLING UP COMPLETELY WHEN THE DOOR IS SHUT, AND MUST NOW BE CLOSED MANUALLY. THE "HEADS UP" SPEED PROJECTION STOPPED WORKING, BUT THEN STARTED WORKING AGAIN WITH A DIFFERENT CONFIGURATION THAN WE HAD SET BEFORE. THE ENTIRE LEFT BANK OF BUTTONS STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. DURING AN OIL CHANGE, THE DOORS LOCKED AND WOULD NOT OPEN WITH THE KEY FOB APPROPRIATELY INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE; THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO SEND A DRIVER TO OUR HOME TO PICK UP THE OTHER KEY FOB IN ORDER TO MAKE THE LOCKS OPEN -- THEY SAID THERE WAS NO OTHER WAY TO GET INTO THE VEHICLE. A LOCAL DEALERSHIP/SERVICE CENTER IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE VEHICLE, AND WE HOPE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS/ISSUES WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. *TR

AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR A RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME (30 TO 60 MINUTES), THE CENTER CONSOLE AREA IS EXTREMELY HOT TO THE TOUCH. I WOULD ONLY BE GUESSING AT THE TEMPERATURE OF THE CONSOLE WHEN IT IS SO HOT, BUT IT GETS SO UNCOMFORTABLY HOT, THAT I CANNOT KEEP MY HAND ON IT FOR MORE THAN JUST A FEW SECONDS! *TR

SINCE OWNERSHIP STARTING 09/28/12 I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE INCIDENTS OF THE AIR BAG LIGHT FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE ILLUMINATE. IT IS INTERMITTENT AND COMES AND GOES RANDOMLY. I JUST GOT IT BACK FROM THE DEALER AFTER COMPLAINING ABOUT IT AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING SINCE THERE WERE NO CODES IN THE COMPUTER. I'M A MEMBER OF THE CORVETTE FORUM AND HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS POSTINGS CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO BE THE CONNECTOR UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT THAT IS DESIGNED SO IT DRAGS AND CATCHES ON THE CARPET THUS MOVING THE CONNECTOR AND ITS WIRING. THE DEALER MADE NO ATTEMPT TO CONTACT CHEVROLET TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ABOUT THIS AND JUST SENT ME ON MY WAY OUT THE DOOR. THEY DID NOT ATTEMPT TO CHECK THE WIRES UNDER THE SEAT WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THAT. ON ONE TRIP ABOUT A MONTH AGO I HAD A PASSENGER ON BOARD AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR SAID IT WAS STILL OFF WHEN HE WAS SITTING THERE. *TR

CENTER CONSOLE ON 2013 CORVETTE GRAND SPORT GRAND GETS VERY HOT WHEN DRIVING MORE THAN HALF HOUR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. WITHOUT WARNING, THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 900.

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT APPEARS EVERY TIME I START THE CAR AND ILLUMINATES RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. *TR

INDICATOR LIGHT WARNING THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING BEGAN APPEARING INTERMITTENTLY. IT SEEMS TO COME ON AND OFF WHILE HITTING BUMPS OR BY READJUSTING THE SEAT BELT. *TR

PASSENGER SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. INTERMITTENT LOCKING OF SEATBELT NOTICED PRIOR TO INCIDENT ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATBELTS. FAILURE INDICATES THAT SEATBELT MECHANISM WILL NOT FUNCTION IN AN ACCIDENT AND COULD CAUSE INJURY OR A FATALITY. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON MOST OF THE TIME. DID A SEARCH THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ON GOING PROBLEM. *TR

CAR PURCHASED IN MICHIGAN 01/21/2013. WHILE ON VACATION FROM MICHIGAN TO MONTANA TO CALIFORNIA BACK TO MICHIGAN VIA ROUTE 66 I ENCOUNTERED A REAR INTERIOR EXCESSIVE OVERHEATING PROBLEM. EXTERIOR TEMPERATURE UPPER 80'S TO UPPER 90'S THE TEMPERATURE OF THE CARPET AND ARM REST STORAGE AREA WOULD EXCEED 120 DEG. LIFT UP A SUITCASE OR PUT ARM ON CONSOLE STORAGE AREA WOULD BURN YOUR ARM OR HAND. IF YOU LIFTED THE SUITCASE AND TOUCHED THE BOTTOM OR ARM ON ARMREST WOULD BURN YOU HAND OR ARM. HEAT INSIDE STORAGE AREA EXCEEDED EST. OF 130 DEG AND BURNED SPOTS IN CELL PHONE SCREEN AND COMPUTER IN SUITCASE MELTED HARD DRIVE AND RUINED COMPUTER. THE AC ON INTERIOR HEAT WAS APPROX 75 DEGS, I HAVE A PRIVACY CURTAIN COVERING THE REAR STORAGE AREA THUS MAKING IT MUCH COOLER THAN ONE WITHOUT IT. ANYTHING TOUCHING CARPET IN REAR, INSIDE ARM REST OR PUTTING YOUR ARM ON THE REST WOULD BURN IT. YOU COULD NOT TOUCH UNDER SUITCASE OR HAVE SKIN TOUCHING THE REST WOULD BE VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. EXCESSIVE HEAT COMING FROM UNDER VEHICLE INTO THE TUNNEL WHERE TRANSMISSION AND EXHAUST ARE LOCATED DAMAGED THOSE ITEMS. THERE IS NOT SUFFICIENT INSULATION UNDER CARPET OR UNDER VEHICLE TUNNEL CAUSES EXCESSIVE OVERHEATING. THERE NEEDS TO HAVE MORE INSULATION UNDER CARPET OR UNDER VEHICLE IN THE TUNNEL. ALL OTHER SURFACES IN CAR WERE NOT EFFECTED. UNDER FLOOR MATS WAS BARELY WARM TO THE TOUCH. *JS

FAILURE BY GENERAL MOTORS TO DISCLOSE THAT THE OEM TIRES DELIVERED WITH A NEW 32013 CORVETTE GRAND SPORT ARE UNSAFE IF USED WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 42 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. FAILURE TO CORRECT THIS DEFECTIVE CONDITION AFTER BEING PUT ON NOTICE AND REQUESTS FOR SAFE TIRES IGNORED. I KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM SO I CAN AVOID THE DANGER. YOU MUST RECALL ALL THESE CARS BECAUSE NOT ALL OWNERS ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM (I STUMBLED UPON IT BY ACCIDENT--IT IS DISCLOSED NO WHERE IS ANY SALES LITERATURE OR THE OWNERS MANUAL FOR THE CAR OR ANYWHERE ELSE THAT I AM AWARE OF AND I HAVE LOOKED AND ASKED CHEVROLET AND THEY IGNORED MY QUESTION) AND THEY TAKE THEIR LIVES AND THOSE OF INNOCENT BYSTANDERS IN THEIR HANDS IF THEY USE THE CAR BELOW 42 DEGREES F. WHERE I LIVE THAT IS 6 MONTHS OF THE YEAR. I HAVE EXTENSIVE CORRESPONDENCE WITH CHEVROLET IN WHICH THEY ADMIT THE PROBLEM EXISTS AND THAT THERE IS NO FIX FOR IT SO I AM OUT OF LUCK AND INNOCENT PEOPLE WILL BE KILLED AND GM COULD CARE LESS. I WILL BE HAPPY TO SHARE THIS CORRESPONDENCE WITH YOU, AND ENCOURAGE IT. THIS IS ABSOLUTE UNMITIGATED ARROGANCE ION GM'S PART AND SHOWS A CALLOUS AND WILLFUL DISREGARD FOR THE LIVES OF THEIR INNOCENT PURCHASERS AND BYSTANDERS AND MUST BE STOPPED. *TR