2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Complaints

ON SEVERAL OCCASION WHEN I HAVE FILLED MY CAR I HAVE HAD GAS RUN OUT INSIDE THE FENDER. I HAVE ALSO SMELLED GAS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AFTER FILLING UP

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY AT ALL SPEEDS AND ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS.

THE GAS TANK LEAKS FUEL AND DRIPS DOWN THE BACK SIDE OF THE TANK. I CAN SMELL GAS FUMES VERY BADLY WHEN I PARK MY CAR IN CONFINED SPACE

MY VEHICLE IS PRODUCING A STRONG FUEL ODOR WHEN PARKED IN MY GARAGE. SO MUCH SO, THAT THE FUEL ODOR PERMEATES THE ENTIRE HOUSE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM SUFFERED BY MANY C6 OWNERS AND IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON MANY CORVETTE FORUMS AND THERE IS EVEN A YOUTUBE VIDEO (HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/P9E3MD122MG) REVEALING THE PROBLEM. A CRACK DEVELOPS IN THE PRESSURE SIDE OF THE FUEL PUMP. GM HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL OTHER 2007 MODEL VEHICLES AND PROMPTLY ORDERED A RECALL BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM OF FIRE OR EXPLOSION IF EXPOSED TO AN IGNITION SOURCE......................... SOURCES: RECALL: 2007-2009 CHEVROLET COBALT / PONTIAC G5; 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX / PONTIAC TORRENT / SATURN ION - FUEL PUMP CAMPAIGN ID #: 12V459000 [NHTSA]....................... GM RECALLING 40,859 CARS FOR POTENTIAL FUEL LEAKS [FOX NEWS]...................... GM RECALLING NEARLY 41,000 VEHICLES OVER FUEL-LEAK RISK [LOS ANGELES TIMES].................... WHAT MAKES THIS THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM ANY DIFFERENT FROM THOSE RECALLED VEHICLES. WILL IT TAKE A DEATH, SERIOUS INJURY OR CATASTROPHIC LOSS FOR THESE PROBLEMS TO BE ADDRESSED. I HOPE NOT. I THINK I CAN SPEAK FOR ALL CONSUMERS THAT RELY ON YOUR AGENCY TO PROTECT US FROM THE SHORTCOMINGS OF MANUFACTURERS OF FAULTY PRODUCTS....WE NEED YOUR INTERVENTION IN THIS C6 FUEL PUMP PROBLEM !!! *TR

VALVE TRAIN ROCKER ARMS BROKEN LEAVING NEEDLE BEARINGS IN THE OIL, AND ALL VALVE GUIDES WERE OUT OF TOLERANCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM DID NOT ALERT WHEN THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS LOW OR WHEN A TIRE WAS FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY CORVETTE AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. WHEN COMING OUT OF A CURVE ACCELERATED AND THE CAR PULLED TO THE RIGHT. WHEN APPLIED BRAKES PRESSURE IT HAD NO AFFECT ON STEERING AND STOPPING THE CAR. THE CAR CONTINUED TO GO TO THE RIGHT IN A CIRCLE UNTIL VEHICLE HIT THE GUARD RAIL. IT APPEARED THAT IT WAS IN A LIMP MODE THE CAR HAD A MIND OF ITS OWN THROUGH ACCELERATION THE TRANSMISSION AND BRAKE CONTROLS WHERE IN SYNC WITH EACH OTHER AND TOOK OVER CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND WOULDN'T STOP THE CAR. I AM FORTUNATE THAT DIDN'T OCCUR ON THE HIGHWAY WITH OTHER VEHICLES AROUND ME, WHICH COULD HAVE CREATED A CATASTROPHIC SITUATION. *TR

WHEN I HAD THE MOTOR CHECKED PROACTIVELY THE EXHAUST VALVE GUIDES WERE OUTSIDE OF GM SPECIFICATIONS. THIS DEFECT CAN CAUSE THE HEAD OF A VALVE TO SNAP OFF AND DESTROY THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WILL STOP WORKING IMMEDIATELY, CAUSING THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES SYSTEMS TO FAIL. THE VALVE FAILURE CAN CAUSE AN OIL SPILL ONTO THE ROAD IF THE ENGINE IS COMPROMISED. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS DOCUMENTED CASES OF ENGINE FAILURE AS A RESULT OF A DROPPED VALVE INTO A CYLINDER. THIS CAN CAUSE A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT OR FIRE. GM IS VERY AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, BUT REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS HUGE SAFETY RISK TO DRIVERS, PASSENGERS, AND NEARBY VEHICLES IF THE ENGINE FAILS GOING DOWN THE ROAD. I WAS FORCED TO SPEND IN EXCESS OF $3K TO INSURE I DID NOT HARM ANYONE OR MYSELF. BEST REGARDS *TR

THE CAR HAS DEVELOPED A TERRIBLE GASOLINE ODOR. THE CAUSE IS THE FAULTY PLASTIC FITTING AT THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. THERE IS A VISIBLE FUEL LEAK RUNNING DOWN THE TANK. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE AND FILLS WITH FUMES. I CANNOT PARK THE CAR INSIDE AND FEAR THAT THE CAR IS DANGEROUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH NITROUS SEC FOOSE 8 1/2 BY 19 AND REAR 10 1/2 BY 19(NA) TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES FAILED AND THE SIDEWALLS SPLIT BEFORE THE CONTACT COULD PLACE 100 MILES ON THE TIRES. THE TIRES HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100. THE VIN AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.