2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Complaints

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.

STRONG SMELL OF GAS AROUND CAR, INSIDE CAR AND INSIDE GARAGE.. VEHICLE CONFIRMED BY DEALER TO HAVE CRACK IN PLASTIC ON FUEL PUMP. DEFECT IN PLASTIC.. GM WILL NOT COVER COST TO REPAIR SINCE NO RECALL ON THIS HAS BEEN ISSUED.

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.

9/2017. BEGAN TO SMELL GAS IN AND OUT OF OUR 2008 CORVETTE, TOOK CAR TO A CORVETTE SPECIALIST. I WAS TOLD THERE IS HAIRLINE CRACK WHERE THE NECK OF THE TACK MEETS THE TANK BODY. HAD TANK REPLACED WITH A USED TANK. THE CAR HAD NOT BEEN WRECKED OR RACED. HAS LESS THAN 35K ON IT. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION AT CORVETTES OF HOUSTON.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CLUTCH PEDAL FAILED TO DISENGAGE AND BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT ACCELERATED DUE TO THE CLUTCH BEING IN GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OF THE CLUTCH FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL AND DID NOT OFFER ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

FUEL LEAKING FROM GAS TANK AFTER FILLING WITH FRESH FUEL IN ADDITION TO STRONG FUEL ORDER FROM INSIDE OF VEHICLE CABIN. VEHICLE IS STATIONARY OR IN MOTION WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS. FUEL ODOR IS SO STRONG VEHICLE MUST HAVE WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN PRIOR TO ENTERING CABIN.

GEAR SHIFT RELEASE BUTTON LOCKS AND OPERATOR IS UNABLE TO SHIFT VEHICLE BACK INTO PARK OR EVEN REVERSE AT TIMES. VEHICLE MAY ALSO GET STUCK IN REVERSE AND NOT BE ABLE TO GO BACK INTO PARK NOR DRIVE. ISSUE HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND MAKES VEHICLE UNDRIVEABLE DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION