2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Complaints

STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF MY 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER AND HAD TO HAVE FUEL TANK AND CROSSOVER PIPE REPLACED AT COST OF $2,200. NHTSA APPEARS TO BE LOOKING INTO RECALL OF 2004 CORVETTE FUEL TANKS. *TR

EACH TIME I FILLED THE GAS TANK THERE IS A GAS ODOR. THE PASSENGER SIDE TANK ON MY 2004 CORVETTE SHOWED SIGNS THAT GAS HAD BEEN LEAKING FROM THE TOP. AFTER DRIVING A WHILE THE ODOR AND LEAK STOPPED. REPLACING THE TANK WAS THE ONLY WAY OF CORRECTING THE PROBLEM AND AVOIDING A FIRE. *TR

I OWN A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE AND IT HAS A STRONG FUEL SMELL WHEN I DRIVE IT - THE SMELL EMANATES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *TR

NOTICED PUDDLE OF FUEL UNDER CAR AFT OF DRIVER DOOR. TOOK TO DEALER WHO REPLACED CROSSOVER PIPE WHICH THEY SAID WAS CRACKED. UNDER ORIGINAL WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACTED NOTICED AN UNUSUALLY OVERPOWERING GASOLINE ODOR. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THEY WOULD RETURN HIS CALL LATER TO DETERMINE IF THEY WOULD ASSIST WITH REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 33,000.

STRONG SMELL OF FUEL AND OCCASIONAL DRIPPING OF GAS. I AM ON VACATION IN ILLINOIS FROM ARIZONA AND AM NOW FACING A $1500 BILL JUST TO GET BACK HOME. I SEE GM DOESN'T CARE SO MAYBE FORD WOULD LIKE A VETTE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING CAUSING A SMALL FIRE ON THE GROUND BUT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THERE WAS A SMALL CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK AND IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED, AT HIS EXPENSE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000. UPDATED 06/21/10 *BF RECEIVED PICTURES. UPDATED 09/27/10*JB UPDATED 12/01/10. *LJ GM PROVIDED 50% OF THE INITIAL COST AND LATER THE OTHER 50%. UPDATED 12/07/10

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) OWN A 2004 CORVETTE THAT HAS BEEN LEAKING FUEL AND VAPORS. TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEED A NEW FUEL TANK. WE ONLY HAVE APPROX. 5200 MILES. CURRENTLY BEING WORKED ON AT SCHUMACHER CHEVROLET 8 MAIN ST, LITTLE FALLS, NJ 07424 973-256-1065. WE TOLD THEM WE WERE GOING TO WRITE TO YOU AND TO KEEP ALL THE PARTS FOR INVESTIGATION. PLEASE LOOK INTO TO THIS FOR US. [XXX] *TR UPDATED 06/24/10 *BF RECEIVED PHOTOS. UPDATED 06/25/10.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN EMISSIONS STATIONS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SECONDARY AIR DUCT ION SYSTEM WAS THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE AIR DUCT SYSTEM WAS THE CAUSE. THE CONTACT PAID FOR THE REPAIRS BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. IT HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AGAIN AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,550. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,600. UPDATED 08/17/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED EMISSIONS FAILURE FOR THE SECOND TIME. UPDATED 08/23/10*JB

STRONG SMELL OF GAS WHENEVER I FILL UP. UNABLE TO LOCATE ANY LEAKS RIGHT NOW. STRONG GAS ODOR WILL LAST UNTIL I DRIVE FOR 50 MILES OR MORE. *TR