2008 Chevrolet Corvette Complaint Log

AFTER FUELING OVER 1/2 TANK FUMES ARE NOW NOTICEABLE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND INSIDE WHILE PARKED.

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.

STRONG GAS SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE

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

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.

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.

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 ACTIVE HANDLING ISSUES THE ONLY THING THAT MAKES SENSE TO ME THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS TYPE OF ACTION WOULD PROBABLY HAVE BEEN A HEAVY BRAKING OF THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL. MY SON RECORDED THIS PASS AND ACCIDENT ON HIS PHONE AND IT SHOWS THE CAR TURNING RIGHT BEFORE ANY BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON. ANY HELP OR INFORMATION YOU CAN SUPPLY WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU

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.

PURCHASED MY 2008 CORVETTE NEW AND AFTER 50K MILES THE THE CAB FILLED WITH RAW GAS FUMES, THE DRIVERS SIDE FUEL TANK LEAK FROM THE TOP. THE TANK AND PUMP WERE REPLACED. 8,000 MILE LATER THE SENDING UNITS WENT OUT. TANKS WERE DROPPED AND SENDING UNITS REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. LESS THAN 30,000 MILES LATER SAME TANK LEAK. NOW GM DOESN'T HAVE REPLACEMENT TANKS AND THE MANUFACTURE IS SAYING MAYBE IN 4 MONTHS. MY VET HAS ALREADY BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR OVER 3 MONTHS. RIDICULOUS! MANUFACTURE DEFECT FOR SURE ON A ITEM THAR SHOULD LAST FOREVER. VERY DANGEROUS.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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?

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.

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.

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 TRICKLE CHARGER ' SEE BELOW: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXTENDED STORAGE: REMOVE THE BLACK, NEGATIVE (−) CABLE FROM THE BATTERY OR USE A BATTERY TRICKLE CHARGER. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

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

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

Strong gas smell behind driver's seat area when fuel gauge shows more than approximately a half tank of fuel. I bought this car April 3, 2020, with 85,545 miles. It now has 87,570 miles. The strong gas smell appeared the first time that I filled the gas tank. It was apparently an issue for the previous owner but never repaired. Am told the gas appears to be coming out of the top of the fuel pump connection between the fuel tanks. From research, I have learned this is a known factory issue, but Chevy will do nothing about it. This is a "FIRE" and/or "EXPLOSION" issue since it is in the vicinity of the hot exhaust!!!

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.

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

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.

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.

EVERY TIME I'M DRIVING THE CAR SMELL FUEL INSIDE THE CAR.

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.

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!

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

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 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

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.

LEAKING FUEL TANK, WHILE SETTING IN MY GARAGE

A CONTINUED HEAVY SMELL OF FUEL AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK WHEN SITTING AND NOT RUNNING.

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.

STRONG ODOR OF GAS IN GARAGE FROM AN APPARENT GAS LEAK. NO DETECTABLE LEAKAGE, JUST A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR.

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.

WHEN I FILL THE CAR UP IT STINKS OF GAS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS WHEN PARKED.

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 THE MECHANIC DROPPED THE TANK AND SHIELD YOU COULD CLEARLY SEE FLUID MARKS WERE THE GAS WAS LEAKING. AT THE VERY LEAST CHEVROLET COULD INFORM THEIR CUSTOMERS. PERHAPS LIKE ME THEY WOULD CHOOSE TO REPAIR IT,ASSUMING THEY COULD AFFORD IT, RATHER THAN BEING TRAPPED IN A BURNING CAR. CUSTOMERS LIKE ME RELY ON ORGANIZATIONS LIKE YOU TO FORCE COMPANIES LIKE CHEVROLET TO DO THE RIGHT THING