2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Complaints

FUEL SMELL COMING FROM DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL AREA. VERY STRONG FUEL SMELL INSIDE THE CAR. GARAGE SMELLS LIKE FUEL FROM CAR SITTING AFTER BEING PARKED. TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND HAD IT LOOKED AT. THE TECH SAID THE FUEL PUMP IS LEAKING ON DRIVER SIDE WERE THE FUEL LINE IS CRACKED ON THE FUEL PUMP MODULE.

I HAD NOTICED THE FAINT ODOR OF GAS FUMES AFTER THE CAR WAS PARKED FOR A FEW DAYS BUT THE SMELL WAS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO TAKE ACTION. APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS LATER ON MARCH 24, 2016, NEW REAR TIRES WERE INSTALLED ON THE CAR AT A LOCAL TIRE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THE GAS LEAK NEAR THE DRIVERS SIDE FUEL TANK. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE GM DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE FUEL LEAK WAS NOT CAUSED BY ANY ABUSE, MODIFICATIONS, OR ACCIDENTAL CONTACT SUCH AS ROCKS. THE FAILURE WAS A FIT ISSUE BETWEEN THE TANK AND FUEL LINE CAUSED BY HEAT OVER TIME.

OCASSIONALLY, THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE ENGINE WILL START AS NORMAL BUT IT'S HUNG IN PARK. AFTER WE TURN THE CAR OFF, GET OUT WAIT A FEW MINUTES WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND DRIVE HOME. SO FAR WE HAVE BEEN LUCKY AND NOT STRANDED, BUT REALIZE IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE WE ARE STRANDED IN A PARKING LOT OR REMOTE LOCATION AWAY FROM HOME OR HELP.

AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. CONNECTOR UNDER DRIVERS SEAT WIRING IS TOO SHORT AND WIRE BUNDLE PULLED WITH SEAT MOVEMENT. BUNDLE FRAYED AND ONE WIRE PULLED OUT. THE SEAT MOVES IN AND OUT EVERY TIME I GET INTO AND OUT OF THE CAR. OWNED THE CAR SINCE NEW AND DEALER HAD REMOVED THE SEAT FOR SERVICE SEVERAL YEARS AGO, POSSIBLY REINSTALLED INCORRECTLY.

FUEL SMELL ON DRIVER'S SIDE OF CAR...WHEN STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING. REPORTED TO DEALER DURING 1ST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP WHEN CAR WAS NEW.

FOLLOWING REFUELING, THE CABIN OF THE CAR FILLS WITH GASOLINE FUMES. IN MOST CASES, THE CAR MOST BE ALLOWED TO AIR-OUT FOR HOURS PRIOR TO DRIVING OR STORING IN THE GARAGE. THE QUANTITY AND CONCENTRATION OF FUMES SEEMS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT FIRE RISK. AS IT IS TRANSIENT, THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO PINPOINT, THUS FIX, THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE THAT WARRANTS REGULATORY INVOLVEMENT!

AFTER A FUEL FILL UP AND PARKING THE 2008 CORVETTE IN THE GARAGE THERE IS A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL IN THE GARAGE AND INSIDE THE VEHICLE. IF I DO NOT DRIVE FOR A FEW DAYS THE SMELL STARTS TO DISSIPATE, BUT AFTER I DRIVE IT WILL BE STRONG AGAIN UNTIL THE FUEL LEVEL DROPS. MY CONCERN IS THE SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A FIRE.

WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED, ESPECIALLY AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK, THE VEHICLE EMITS THE STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE. THE SMELL OF GASOLINE FILLS MY GARAGE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED OVERNIGHT. THE CONCERN IS THAT THE VEHICLE MAY CATCH FIRE IF EXPOSED TO A SPARK OR SOME OTHER TYPE OF HEAT SOURCE SUCH AS THE VEHICLE'S EXHAUST. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE.

FUEL TANK CRACKING. FUEL TANK CRACKED AT THE INTERFACE WITH THE FUEL MODULE. EMITS RAW GASOLINE FUMES WHILE DRIVING AND PARKED. SMELL SO BAD IN GARAGE THAT DOOR MUST BE OPENED. IN MY CAR, NO SPOTS ON FLOOR HAVE BEEN PRESENT. CHEVROLET NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS BURNED UP OR A HOUSE IS DESTROYED, INCLUDING OCCUPANTS. IS THAT WHAT IS TO BE REQUIRED BEFORE RECALL IS ISSUED?

WHEN I HAVE OVER HALF A TANK OF FUEL IN THE CAR IT WREAKS OF RAW FUEL. IT'S MOST NOTICEABLE AROUND THE GAS FILL OPENING AT THE LEFT REAR QUARTER PANEL. IF THE CAR SITS WITH THE WINDOWS UP I HAVE TO AIR OUT THE COCKPIT BEFORE I DRIVE IT DUE TO ACCUMULATED GAS FUMES. THESE FUMES ARE DUE TO AN ACTIVE LEAK THAT IS PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS ~1/2 FULL OR MORE. THIS CONDITION SEEMS TO BE PREVALENT AS THERE ARE COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS REGISTERED IN THE VARIOUS WEB FORUMS AND YOUTUBE. IT'S APPARENTLY DUE TO FUEL ACCUMULATING ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE FUEL TANK WHERE THE FUEL LINE EXITS THE TANK. THAT FITTING FATIGUES AND CRACKS OVER TIME. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS HASN'T BEEN ADDRESSED AS A SAFETY AND HEALTH CONCERN AND/OR CHEVROLET HAS NOT OFFERED TO REPAIR THIS CONDITION. NOT ONLY IS IT AN OBVIOUS FIRE HAZARD BUT GAS FUMES ARE A KNOWN CARCINOGEN. IT A SHAME THAT YOU HAVE TO RISK YOUR PROPERTY AND HEALTH OR SPEND $1000+ TO REPAIR A MANUFACTURER DEFECT.