2008 Chevrolet Corvette Complaint Log

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.

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 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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

I have the smell of fuel in the cabin of my 2008 Corvette whenever I fill my gas tank above Half of a tank .I,m not the only one who has complained of this .I,ve seen hundreds of other people across the United States Reporting the same Thing .A strong Smell of Fuel after filling the gas tank over Half a tank

WHILE PARKED, AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, EVEN WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR WON'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK.

VERY STRONG FUEL VAPOR SMELL, FUEL POOLS UP ON TOP OF FUEL TANK AND LEAKS ONTO HOT EXHAUST.

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.

2008 CORVETTE C6 Z06. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VALVE GUIDE MACHINING ISSUES. *LD *JS

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 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.

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.

The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated upon purchasing the vehicle and driving at 25 MPH, the headlights flickered on and off. The contact was able to continue to drive. The contact later received an unknown recall notification from the manufacturer regarding the headlight failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who completed the recall repair; however, the failure reoccurred several times while driving. The dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure but provided no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 1.

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)

FILLED GAS TANK TO FULL & HAD STRONG GAS ODORS INSIDE & OUTSIDE VEHICLE. GAS & GAS SMELL COMING FROM EXHAUST WHEN CAR IS STARTED & RUNNING. DEALER IDENTIFIED LEFT SIDE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

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.

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.

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.

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.

EXCESSIVE FUEL SMELLS IN AND AROUND CAR AFTER FILLING...

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.

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.

I HAVE BEEN HAVING A STRONG GASOLINE ODER INSIDE MY VEHICLE

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.

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.

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.

FUEL SMELL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CAR ON DRIVERS SIDE

THE LAST TWO TIMES THAT I FILLED UP THE CAR WITH FUEL, THERE HAS BEEN A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE IN THE CAR THAT DIMINISHED AS THE GAS TANK EMPTIED . THE MECHANIC SAID THERE IS GASOLINE LEAKING FROM THE TANK ONTO THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE CAR AND THAT IT A PROBLEM (DEFECTIVE PARTS) THAT GM IS AWARE OF. THIS CLEARLY IS A SAFETY ISSUE BUT NO RECALL WAS EVER ISSUED, INSTEAD IN JULY OF 2016, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM STATING THAT IF I DETECTED A FUEL ODOR I SHOULD TAKE THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR AT NO CHARGE. AT THAT TIME THERE WAS NO ODOR. THE CAR IS NOW OVER TEN YEARS OLD AND ONLY HAS 27,000 MILES ON IT, BUT GM SAYS THAT THEY HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I AM NOT SURE HOW GM COULD GET AWAY WITH THIS, BUT IN MY OPINION THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN AND THERE STILL SHOULD BE A RECALL. SOMEONE REALLY DROPPED THE BALL ON THIS.

FUEL FUMES/LEAKAGE AFTER FILL UP AND WHILE VEHICLE SITS IN A GARAGE FOR A FEW DAYS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS

2008 CORVETTE WITH STRONG SMELL OF GAS FUMES NEAR GAS TANK WHEN GAS TANK IS MORE THAN HALF FULL. SEEMS TO BE A LEAK AT THE IN TANK FUEL PUMP

WHEN I FILL THE TANK I GET A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL. MY GARAGE IS ATTACHED TO MY TOWNHOUSE ANS THE SMELL OF FUEL AND BE SMELLED THROUGHOUT THE GARAGE AND HOUSE.

2008 CORVETTE WITH 34,000 MILES HAS TERRIBLE, NOXIOUS FUEL SMELL IN CABIN. THE SMELL IS SO BAD THAT I HAVE TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN AND THE AC ON. I WAS INFORMED THAT I HAD A FUEL LEAK AT THE TOP OF THE CAR'S LEFT SIDE FUEL TANK. WHEN I'M PARKED IN THE GARAGE THE FUEL SMELL BECOMES UNBEARABLE. APPARENTLY THE FUEL LEAKS DOWN THE TANK ONTO THE EXHAUST PIPE. EXTREME DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. THE FUEL VAPORS COULD BE IGNITED BY THE WATER HEATER. WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD BE $5000.00. THERE ARE NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. GM HAS BEEN IGNORING THE COMPLAINTS. I ASSUME THAT THEY ARE WAITING FOR SOMETHING SERIOUS TO OCCUR BEFORE THEY'LL TAKE ACTION.

VERY STRONG FUEL SMELL WHEN GAS TANK OVER HALF FULL EXPLOSION HAZARD

LOUD TICKING COMING FROM VALVES, WORRIED TO DROP A VALVE WHEN DRIVING

TAKATA RECALL FUEL TANK SMELL WHEN FULL

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.

AFTER FILL UP THERE HAS BEEN A CONTINUOUS GAS SMELL, THE GAS SMELL FILLS UP THE CABIN

VEHICLE WON'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK INTERMITTANTLY. DEALER STATES THIS IS COMMON THE SHIFTER NEEDS REPLACED FOR $700. SAFETY CONCERN FOR BEING STRANDED IN DANGEROUS SITUATION.

STARTED TO EXPERIENCE A STRONG FUEL SMELL IN MY GARAGE OVERNIGHT SEPTEMBER 2018. TOOK MY CAR TO LOCAL MECHANIC MADE ME AWARE OF GM SERVICE CAMPAIGN BULLETIN #15682-03 PRIMARY TANK MODULE FLANGE FUEL AND VAPOR LEAKS. ONLY COVERS 10 YEARS OR 120,000 MILES. MY EXACT 10 YEARS EXPIRED THE MONTH PRIOR (AUG 2018, MY MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 58,000. GM WILL NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY BECAUSE OF THE ONE MONTH EXPIRATION. I CONTACTED CHEVY CUST ASSISTANCE AND GM CUST SERVICE, OPENED THREE CASES AND EACH TIME TOLD THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE ISSUE EVEN IF ONE DAY PASSED THE WARRANTY. HOW IS GM GETTING AWAY WITH THIS AND NOT MAKING IT A RECALL FOR SUCH A DANGEROUS AND SENSITIVE ISSUE. MY GARAGE AND HOUSE SMELLED OF GAS FUMES, THE INSIDE OF MY CAR WAS UNBEARABLE FROM THE FUEL SMELL AND THE POTENTIAL FOR AN EXPLOSION. AND THE COST TO REPAIR -- OUT OF POCKET IS APPROX. $1500-$2000. I HOPE THERE IS SOMETHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP PUSH THIS TO SAVE LIVES AND GET OUR HARD OWNED MONEY REFUNDED FOR THE REPAIR. IT'S NO WONDER PEOPLE DON'T BUY USA CARS.

DEFECTIVE VALVE GUIDES. THIS FIRST HAPPENED AT 13,500 MILES, AND CHEVROLET DID REPLACE THE HEADS UNDER WARRANTY. NOW IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN AT 28500 MILES AND I HAVE SPENT OVER $3100 IN PARTS ALONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM, WHICH HAS BEEN VERIFIED BY THE COMPANY WHO SOLD ME THE REPLACEMENT HEADS. I PROVIDED THE LABOR OR THE COST WOULD HAVE BEEN $1700 HIGHER. FOUR INTAKE VALVE GUIDES WERE BEYOND THE CHEVROLET REPLACEMENT SPEC AND ANOTHER FOUR WERE ALREADY AT THE CHEVROLET SERVICE LIMIT WITH ONLY 15000 MILES ON THE REPLACEMENT HEADS. OBVIOUSLY THE PROBLEM OCCURRED DURING CITY AND HIGHWAY DRIVING.

TAKATA RECALL MY VEHICLE HAS HAD A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL COMING FROM IT ONCE THE TANK IS FILLED UP AND WHILE THE VEHICLE SITS. THIS ODOR HAS BECOME SO STRONG THAT IT FILLS UP MY WHOLE GARAGE AND SLIGHTLY THE INTERIOR OF MY HOUSE. IT ALSO GETS INTO THE VEHICLE THEREFORE FORCING ME TO OPEN MY WINDOWS TO AIR MY VEHICLE OUT BEFORE DRIVING AWAY. I EXPERIENCE BEING LIGHT HEADED WHEN I DRIVE THE VEHICLE WHICH IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE. I HAVE CHANGED OUT MY GAS CAP AND I DO NOT OVERFILL MY TANK THEREFORE I HAVE ELIMINATED THOSE FACTORS.

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

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN STARTING TO SMELL LIKE FUEL FROM THE LEFT REAR TIRE. WHEN I LEAVE THE CAR IN THE GARAGE OVERNIGHT IT WILL FILL THE GARAGE UP WITH A FUEL SMELL AND IS VERY UNBEARABLE.

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.