2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Complaints

DRIVER'S SIDE FUEL TANK CRACKED AND LEAKING. DRIVE TRAIN HAD TO BE DROPPED TO ALLOW TANK TO BE REMOVED. TANK IS $900 + AND IS NOT COVERED BY ANY WARRANTY. NEW TANK IS ON BACKORDER WITH EDT OF 2-3 WEEKS. CHEVROLET WILL NOT COVER COST OF THE TANK UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THERE ARE LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF 2008 CORVETTES WITH THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM. LOANER CAR IS COVERED FOR ONLY 5 DAYS. THIS TANK SHOULD BE RECALLED AS IT IS A SERIOUS, DANGEROUS RECURRING PROBLEM. LEAKS INSIDE GARAGES AND COULD BURN DOWN HOME WITH CAR. SOMEONE NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY. CHEVROLET SHOULD NOT ONLY BE REQUIRED TO COVER COST OF THE REPLACEMENT TANK AND INCONVENIENCE CAUSED BY BACKORDER OF REPLACEMENT PARTS THAT MAY BE DEFECTIVE ALSO.

DOCUMENTS ATTACHED DETAILING PROBLEM AND GM'S RESPONSE - THIS IS NOT A TYPICAL LENS FOGGING WITH AGE THAT CAN BE CLEANED WITH A STORE BOUGHT PRODUCT. I PUT 1/15/16 AS THE DATE BELOW AS THAT IS THE DATE I FIRST CONTACTED GM BUT THIS HAS FORMED OVER THE LAST NUMBER OF MONTHS.

STRONG FUEL SMELL INSIDE CAR AND IN GARAGE WHENEVER FUEL TANK IS FILLED ABOVE HALF. NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL ON THE GROUND BENEATH CAR. SMELL IS STRONGEST AROUND THE AREA ABOVE THE DRIVER'S SIDE FUEL TANK. NEW GAS CAP DID NOT FIX. NO CODES DISPLAYED FOR FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEM.

ON 01/10/2016 MY 2008 CORVETTE WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE OVERNIGHT WITH A FULL TO 3/4 FULL GAS TANK. THE NEXT MORNING THERE WAS STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN MY GARAGE. THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM MY CORVETTE. THE SMELL CONTINUED FOR 2 MORE NIGHTS. ON OR ABOUT 01/15/2016 I TOOK MY CORVETTE TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, GLENDORA CHEV. IT WAS DETERMINED THERE THAT FUEL LEAK WAS AT THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK. THIS WOULD COST $2300-$2500 TO REPAIR. DUE TO A LACK OF PARTS BY THE GM SUPPLIER DUE TO AN EXCESSIVE NUMBER OF FUEL TANK FAILURES SIMILAR TO MINE. I HAVE NOT HAD MY CAR NEARLY A MONTH AND PARTS THAT HAVE BEEN SENT HAVE FAILED OR DEFECTIVE. I FEEL THIS IS A GM'S FAILURE TO USE QUALITY PART SUPPLIERS AND MAINTAIN A HIGH LEVEL OF OVERSIGHT TO PREVENT THESE PROBLEMS FROM HAPPENING IN THE FIRST PLACE. SEEMS LIKE GM HAS NOT LEARNED FROM THEIR PAST MISTAKES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, THE SHIFTER COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE PARK POSITION. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

WHEN FILLING THE CAR WITH FUEL ABOUT THE HALF WAY MARK A SRRONG OGOR OF GAS CAN BE SMELLED

STRONG SMELL OF GAS ONCE THE TANK IS FILLED OVER THE 1/2 WAY MARK. MECHANIC ADVISES ME OF A LEAK IN DRIVER SIDE TANK. NUMEROUS POSTING OF SAME PROBLEM ON CORVETTE FORUM.COM. CANNOT PARK CAR IN GARAGE DUE TO HIGH GAS VAPORS. CANNOT OPERATE CAR WHEN TANK IS FULL DUE TO STRONG VAPORS INSIDE CAR. GOOGLE ADVISES MANY PEOPLE HAVING SAME ISSUES. ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR IS $2500-3000. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN EARLY 2015 AND HAS PROGRESSED TO ITS CURRENT STAGE. NOTE: CORVETTE'S USE A SADDLE BAG GAS TANK AND IS 2 BAGS CONNECTED. IT APPEARS THE LEAK IS WHERE THE 2 TANKS CONNECT.... UPDATED 08/23/16 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 3/30/2017*JS THE CONSUMER REQUESTED IFORMATION CONCERNING A PAR SUBMITION. *JS

PARKING MY COUPE INSIDE MY ATTACHED GARAGE, AFTER DRIVING HER (VETTE) THE DAY BEFORE. THE NEXT MORNING I OPEN MY ENTRY DOOR THAT LEADS INTO GARAGE. AFTER OPENING DOOR I IMMEDIATELY SMELL THE UNIQUE AROMA OF GASOLINE/FUEL EMMITING THROUGHOUT MY ENTIRE GARAGE. I DID OBSERVE DROPLETS OF GASOLINE ON MY GARAGE FLOOR BELOW COMING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE FUEL TANK.

WHEN FILLING THE CAR WITH FUEL ABOVE THE HALF WAY MARK A STRONG ODOR OF GAS CAN BE SMELLED. OVER NIGHT THE SMELL IS SO STRONG IN THE GARAGE YOU NEED TO LEAVE THE DOOR CRACKED OPEN TO VENT THE FUMES. NO VISIBLE LEAK IS DETECTED ON THE GROUND OR NEAR FILLER NECK. AFTER DRIVE THE CAR AND GAS IS LESS THAN HALF A TANK THE ORDOR CAN NOT BE DETECTED.

AIRBAG READINESS RED WARNING LIGHT ON DASH STAYS LIT. CAUSE APPEARS TO BE FAULTY OR LOOSE WIRING/CONNECTOR UNDERNEATH SEAT.