2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Complaints

OUR CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE HAD A "RATTLE" IN THE BACK WE ID AS THE BACK WINDOW FROM THE CONVERTIBLE TOP HAD BECOME SEPARATED FROM THE ADHESIVE AND FELL OUT INTO THE BACK OF THE CAR. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM THAT IS BEING HANDLED THROUGH THE RECALL. *TR

ON JUNE 25, 2009 I POSTED THE FOLLOWING THREAD ON THE CORVETTE FORUM WEBSITE: I BEGAN PUMPING FUEL SLOWLY AND WHEN THE FUEL STARTED TO SPILL UNDER THE CAR I STOPPED AND I COULD NOT DETECT THE LEAK POINT. THE FUEL GAUGE READ OF A TANK. AFTER A SHORT TIME PERIOD THE FUEL QUITS LEAKING. I AM GUESSING THAT I HAVE A CRACK IN THE FILL TUBE. COULD SOMETHING ELSE BE GOING ON THAT I AM NOT AWARE OF BESIDES A FILL TUBE CRACK? WOW, OF ALL THE THINGS THAT COULD GO WRONG WITH A CAR, THIS IS A FIRST FOR ME. THE SECOND TANK CONNECTOR JOINT ON MY CAR IS SPLIT ALSO. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO CHECK IT OUT FOR MYSELF. THEY PRESSURED UP THE TANK WITH NITROGEN/SMOKE AND SMOKE WAS POURING OUT OF THE CONNECTION JOINT. BAD NEWS...........$2400 TO REPAIR WITH NEW PARTS AND 9 HRS. OF LABOR..........THE GREAT NEWS.. THANK GOD FOR MY GMPP, IT'S COVERED. MY ONLY COMPLAINT IS WHY GMPP WOULD NOT COVER TO HAVE THE PARTS OVERNIGHTED FOR $100?? THEY WILL PAY THE EXTRA THREE DAYS OF CAR RENTAL INSTEAD, FOR A TOTAL OF 5 DAYS. JUST DOESN'T SEEM TO MAKE GOOD BUSINESS SENSE, OH THAT'S RIGHT IT'S GM!! FURTHER MORE THE CAR ONLY HAS 34K MILES ON IT, NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE. *TR

GASOLINE SMELL/LEAK WHEN YOU FILL THE TANK ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE ALL... FAULTY FUEL TANK CROSSOVER CONNECTOR CRACKS AND ALLOWS FUEL TO SPILL PROFUSELY ONTO THE GROUND AND VAPORIZES ON COMPONENTS NEAR THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. LIMITED TO 2004 DUE TO MFG CHANGE IN THAT YEAR. *TR

2004 CORVETTE FUEL LEAKS ON CROSSOVER TUBES BETWEEN TANKS. FAULTY SEALS, ASSEMBLY. FUEL VAPORS, FUEL LEAKS WHILE FUELING AND AFTER. MAXIMUM TANK CAPACITY WITHOUT VAPORS AND LEAK IS 1/2 TANK. COST TO CORRECT IS UPWARDS OF 2K. A LARGE QUANTITY OF 04 CORVETTES HAVE THIS PROBLEM. STILL NOT REPAIRED AT THIS TIME DUE TO AWAITING IF GM WILL FINALLY ADMIT FAULTY SYSTEM DESIGN. *TR UPDATED 003/30/10 *BF UPDATED 10/05/10

IF YOU GO THE CORVETTE FORUM ONLINE YOU WILL SEE AN ONGOING DISCUSSION ON 2004 CORVETTES WITH FUEL TANK/CROSSOVER PIPES VENTING FUMES AND OR LEAKING. IT SEEMS LIMITED TO THE 2004 MODEL AND THE PROBLEM IS CRACKING FUEL TANKS OR BAD CROSSOVER PIPE SEALS THAT REQUIRE TANK REPLACEMENT TO REPAIR. THEY ARE CHARGING UPWARDS OF $2,400.00 TO REPAIR THIS! SINCE IT VENTS RAW FUEL AND OR FUMES INTO THE AIR I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR SAFETY REASONS BESIDES THE EMISSION VIOLATION! THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL AND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO BEFORE SOME ONES CAR EXPLODES! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP AS THE VEHICLE WAS BEING BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT 5 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, HE DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V060000 (STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE ). HE CALLED SEVERAL DIFFERENT DEALERS AND THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON HIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS STILL IN THE CONTACT'S DRIVEWAY AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. HE BELIEVES THAT THE DEALER SHOULD REPAIR HIS VEHICLE ACCORDING TO THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 27,786.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. AFTER GASOLINE WAS PLACED IN THE VEHICLE AND IT HAD BEEN PARKED FOR A WHILE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE FUEL WAS LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE HAD THIS COMPONENT PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED AND IT SHOULD NOT BE FAILING AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED BECAUSE SHE FEELS THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE REPAIRED IT CORRECTLY WHILE IT WAS UNDER RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 5,800.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SERVICE COLUMN INDICATOR WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT HAS NOT DRIVEN THE VEHICLE SINCE THIS OCCURRENCE. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V060000 (STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE). THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE FOR $400. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 30,000.

2004 CORVETTE, COUPE. STRONG ODOR OF GAS ON EVERY FILL UP. PARTICULARLY STRONG ODOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. NO INDICATIONS OF GAS LEAKING ON THE GROUND, GAS ODOR IS STRONG INSIDE THE VEHICLE ALSO. ODOR DISAPPEARS WHEN THE TANK IS ABOUT 1/2 FULL. *TR