2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Complaints

ALL EXHAUST VALVES OUT OF SPECIFICATION AT 9,500 MILES; 6 OF 8 INTAKE VALVE GUIDES OUT OF SPECIFICATION; SPENT $1,200 FOR CYLINDER HEAD REMOVAL AND REINSTALL; VALVE JOB, NEW VALVE GUIDES AND ASSEMBLY. *TR

THAT NIGHT I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE BLEW UP BECAUSE THE VALVE DROPPED THOUGH THE 8TH CYLINDER AND THE CAR SHOOK ALL THE EQUIPMENT STOPPED WORKING AND THE BRAKE NOT WORKING WELL ,I WAS SO SCARED THAT THE ROAD WAS VERY BUSY , THANKFULLY I DROVE THE CAR TO A SAFE PLACE,THE CAR MAKE 2008 ONLY 34 K MILE ,MY CAR HAD BEEN REPAIR AT CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP COST OVER 16 THOUSAND DOLLARS. *TR

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

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!

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.

WEAR ISSUE IS WITH THE VALVE GUIDES IN THE CYLINDER HEADS. IF THE ISSUE WAS NOT ADDRESSED, THE HOLLOW, SODIUM FILLED EXHAUST VALVE COULD BREAK AND DESTROY THE ENGINE. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE BEFORE THE CAR HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. MILEAGE ON THE CAR WAS AROUND 32,000.

THE VEHICLE DROPPED A CYLINDER HEAD VALVE AND WAS FIXED UNDER ORIGINAL FACTORY WARRANTY IN 2012. IT WAS FIXED BY THE DEALER USING FACTORY PARTS. IT WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND THE MOTOR LOST ALMOST ALL POWER. I HAD TO GET TOWED. IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN 2016 AFTER 20,000 MILES AND RELIGIOUS OIL CHANGES. THIS CAR WAS MAINTAINED METICULOUSLY. THEY CYLINDERS WERE FOUND TO BE AT FAULT OF DESTROYING AN EXHAUST VALVE BOTH TIMES. ADDITIONALLY, THE NUMBER 8 CYLINDER WAS FOUND TO BE CONSUMING OIL, WHICH DESTROYED MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THIS IS ALL WITH A VEHICLE WHICH HAD UNDER 40,000 MILES (WITHIN POWERTRAIN MILEAGE WARRANTY, BUT EXPIRED DURATION WARRANTY)

I CONTINUE TO SMELL A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE COMING FROM MY VEHICLE, INSIDE AND OUT. IT SMELLS PARTICULARLY STRONG JUST AFTER REFUELING BUT NEVER REALLY GOES AWAY. I DON'T SEE ANY FUEL LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND BENEATH CAR WHEN I LOOK FOR IT. WHEN I PARK IN MY GARAGE, THE SMELL IS STRONGEST AND ON MANY OCCASIONS IT HAS BEEN NECESSARY TO OPEN BOTH MY GARAGE DOORS AND TURN ON A FAN TO AIR OUT THE ODOR. OF COURSE I AM CONCERNED THAT THE FUMES WILL FILL UP THE SPACE AND BECOME IGNITED BY AN IGNITION SOURCE AND BLOW UP MY HOUSE OR OTHER PLACE WHERE I PARK MY VEHICLE. MY CORVETTE IS NEVER DRIVEN HARD OR RACED ON A TRACK AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT THAT MAY HAVE DISLODGED FUEL LINES OR OTHERWISE DAMAGED THE FUEL SYSTEM. I HAVE READ IN ARTICLES AND OTHER REPORTS THAT MANY OTHER CORVETTE OWNERS OF MY VINTAGE ARE EXPERIENCING OR HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM WHERE IT HAS BECOME SERIOUS ENOUGH TO COMPLAIN ABOUT. IN MY OPINION, THIS IS A FACTORY PRODUCTION DEFECT AND MUST BE THE SUBJECT OF A VEHICLE RECALL FOR THE MAKE AND MODEL OF THIS YEAR CHEVROLET CORVETTE. LETS NOT WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR EVEN DIES DUE TO THIS VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE.

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

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.