2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Complaints

GASOLINE VAPORS ARE LEAKING FROM FUEL VENT AND TRANSFER LINES, CREATING AN EXPLOSION HAZARD. THE PROBLEM IS MORE OF AN ISSUE WHEN PARKED ALLOWING A SPARK TO IGNITE THE FUEL VAPORS.

STRONG FUEL SMELL AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK. GOES AWAY ONCE TANK IS LESS THAN 1/2 FULL AS READ BY THE GAUGE.

AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK STRONG GAS SMELL COMING FROM FILL AREA BUT NO VISIBLE FUEL LEAK THE GAS SMELL DOES NOT GO AWAY AFTER DAYS AND MANY MILES DRIVEN.

TAKATA RECALL VISIBLE GASOLINE LEAKAGE AFTER VEHICLE HASN'T BEEN PARKED OVER A PERIOD OF MONTHS. THEN I BEGAN TO TAKE NOTES OF WHAT , WHEN , WHERE THIS LEAK WAS OCCURRING, I WOULD FILL THE TANK, PARK THE AUTO IN THE GARAGE . THE NEXT TIME I USED THE VEHICLE, A NOTICEABLE GAS ODOR, SPOT ON THE GARAGE FLOOR WAS NOTED. I STARTED TO PLACE A CARDBOARD UNDER THE FRONT END TO MORE READILY BE ABLE TO OBSERVE THE SUBSTANCE LEAKING. THE ODOR WAS UNMISTAKABLE. SEVERAL OCCURRENCES N SPOTTING IS EVIDENT AFTER HAVING PARKED IN MY GARAGE . THE AUTO WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT IN MY GARAGE. I AM LISTING THE LATEST CALENDAR DATE AND PHOTO. I HAVE OTHER DATES IN MY NOTEPAD. 2) MY SEATBELT OCCASIONALLY WILL NOT LOCK. I HEAR THE CLICK OF A SEATBELT LOCK THEN UPON DRIVING AWAY FROM MY HOME ~ ,25 MILES ~ MY SEATBELT UNLOCKED THROUGH NO FAULT OF MY OWN. 3) AIRBAG CANNOT BE CHECKED FOR EFFECTIVENESS .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GALLES CHEVROLET (2801 UNIVERSITY BLVD NE, ALBUQUERQUE, MN 87107) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

AFTER FILLING UP MY VEHICLE, DROVE HOME SAT IN DRIVEWAY FOR A FEW MINUTES, ADJUSTED RADIO STATIONS, I SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GAS, TURN VEHICLE OFF STILL SMELLING GAS, LOOKED UNDER DRIVER'S SIDE OF VEHICLE AND SEEN A PUDDLE OF FLUID, PUT MY FINGER IN IT AND IT WAS GAS!, I'M THINKING NOW THAT'S WHY THE USED CAR DEALERSHIP ONLY PUT A HALF A TANK OF GAS IN IT! PURCHASED THIS 2004 CORVETTE BACK IN MARCH 2018 HAVE ONLY PUT 60 MILES ON IT, IT NOW ONLY HAS 14,936 MILES ON IT! WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I PARKED THE CAR IN SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT, WITH A CIGARETTE THAT JUST BEEN THROWN DOWN?

PUT 15 GALLONS OF GAS INTO TANK, IMMEDIATELY NOTICED GAS SMELL INSIDE CAR AND OUTSIDE, DROVE APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES AND SMELL INCREASED. STOPPED CAR AND IMMEDIATELY SAW GAS DRIPPING IN FRONT OF LEFT REAR TIRE AND FORMING A PUDDLE, STOPPED DRIPPING AFTER 5 MINUTES OR SO. DROVE TO HOME AND LET SIT UNTIL MORNING, HAD CAR TOWED TO CHEVROLET DEALER THAT MORNING. TOLD BY DEALER THAT GAS TANK IS CRACKED AND CROSSOVER PIPE IS DEFECTIVE. REPAIRS TO BE NEAR $3000.

FUEL TANK CROSSOVER TUBE HAS A CRACK. I FOUND A SPECIAL COVERAGE #10150 THE NHTSA ISSUE IN AUGUST 2010, BUT HAS EXPIRED. I CONTACTED GM AND ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE, TO WHICH THEY REFUSED. MY CAR HAS 20K MILES ON IT. I HAVE PERFORMED ALL MAINTENANCE, KEEP IT METICULOUSLY CLEAN AND NOT DRIVE IT RECKLESSLY. IF I FILL UP THE CAR THERE IS A NOTICEABLE FUEL LEAK TO THE POINT THERE IS A PUDDLE UNDER THE CAR. AT THIS POINT I CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR FOR FEAR OF FIRE AND THE CAR WILL NOT PASS AN EMISSION TEST. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN ALASKA IN 2009 WITH 9K MILES ON IT. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY INFO REGARDING THE NHTSA #10150 SPECIAL COVERAGE. THE ESTIMATED COSTS OF REPAIR IS BETWEEN $3000 TO $4500. IS THERE ANY ASSISTANCE THE NHTSA CAN PROVIDE?

DRIVER SIDE GAS TANK HAS BEEN LEAKING FOR ABOUT A MONTH AM HAVING HEAVY FUEL SMELL WHEN CAR IS PARKED AND AFTER FUELING UP

CRACK ON REAR WHEEL POLISHED ALUMINUM ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WHEEL LEAKING AIR FROM CRACK ON OUTER INNER RIM TPMS ALERTED ME TO LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE NEVER HIT A CURB. WHEEL SHOWS NO OTHER DAMAGE