2011 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Complaints

EVERY TIME I FILL THE GAS TANK, THE CAR SMELLS HEAVILY OF GAS FUMES FOR DAYS. I WAS TOLD IT IS A LEAK FROM THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK, AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME HE HAS SEEN THIS A LOT WITH THIS MODEL/YEAR OF CORVETTES. IT'S CAUSED MY FUEL ECONOMY TO DROP, AND MY FUEL GAUGE WILL SOMETIMES SHUT OFF COMPLETELY.

WHEN I FILL UP WITH FUEL, I SMELL GAS IN THE CAR. FOR THIS TO OCCUR, SOMETHING MUST BE LEAKING SOMEWHERE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED.

AFTER EVERY TANK FILL UP , STRONG FUEL SMELL ODOR COMES FROM THE LEFT SIDE (DOVER SIDE ) WHEEL WELD. ALSO IS STRONG WHEN SITTING IN CAR . GOES AWAY AFTER FUELCLEVER STARTS TO DROP TO EMPTY

BOUGHT A 2011 CORVETTE . HAD A STRONG GAS SMELL WHEN PARKED . INSIDE AND OUT OF CAR . TOOK CAR IN FOR INSPECTION . TECH SAID IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM ON C6 SERIES CORVETTES THAT THE FUEL PUMP AREA HAS GAS LEAKS . I PARKED CAR INSIDE GARAGE AND THE GAS SMELL IS SO STRONG , I'M AFRAID TO PARK IT INSIDE BECAUSE OF FIRE HAZARDS . I HAVE PICTURES OF PROBLEM . CHEVROLET IS AWARE OF THESE CARS DOING THIS . IT'S IN THE WEB SIGHTS OF CORVETTE OWNERS FOR SAME PROBLEMS. THEY NEED TO RECALL THESE FOR REPAIR FOR FIRE HAZARD TO CAR , HOUSE AND INJURY TO PERSON OWNING THEM .

I BOUGHT THE 2011 CHEVROLET CORVETTE ABOUT A YEARS, DROVE IT LESS THEN 2000 MILE, ALWAYS FILL GAS CORRECTLY BUT THIS FOLLOWING WEEK I GOT A LEAK SOMEWHERE ON MY LEFT FUEL TANK AND IT SMELLING BAD IN MY PARKING GARAGE, FUEL LEAK ON THE DRIVER SIDE RANK.

ALL OF A A SUDDEN THERE IS A SMELL OF GAS NOT ONLY IN THE CAR BUT AROUND THE CAR. I THINK THAT CAN BE A SAFETY HAZARD. TO DATE I HAVE NO RECALL OF ANYTHING ON THE GAS PUMP OR FUEL TANK

THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY IS LEAKING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS A VERY STRONG SMELL OF GAS COMING FROM THE CAR WHEN PARKED. THE MANUFACTURER IS REFUSING TO COVER THIS REPAIR AND IT IS HAZARDOUS TO DRIVE THE CAR IN THE CURRENT STATE.

LS7 MOTOR INTAKE VALVES WERE OUT OF SPEC, AT 30,000 MILES, REPLACED HEADS AND VALVES, VALVE SPRINGS.

WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARM, THE UNDERHOOD BUSSED ELECTRICAL CENTER (UBEC) HOUSING WILL EXPAND, CAUSING THE HEADLAMP LOW-BEAM RELAY CONTROL CIRCUIT ROUTED WIRE TO BEND SLIGHTLY. AFTER THE WIRE IS REPEATEDLY BENT, IT HAS FRACTURED AND SEPARATED. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE LOW-BAEM HEADLAMPS WILL NOT ILLUMINATE. AS THE UBEC HOUSING COOLS AND CONTRACTS, THE LOW-BEAM HEADLAMP FUNCTION MAY RETURN. THIS CONDITION IS NOT AFFECTING THE HIGH-BEAM HEADLAMPS, MARKER LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS OR FOG LAMPS. LOSS OF LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS WHEN THEY ARE REQUIRED COULD REDUCE THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH .....WHICH WOULD BE FATAL. APPEARS THAT OTHER YEAR CORVETTES HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE (SEE DEC 2014 BULLETIN 13146 "RECALL BULLETIN" - LOW-BEAM HEADLAMPS INOPERATIVE." GM ADMITS TO A "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM" WHICH IS NOT A "RECALL." AND THAT THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. SWEET! HOW CONVENIENT FOR GM.

I AM EXPERIENCING A FUEL ODOR NEAR THE DRIVER DOOR AND INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED IN MY GARAGE, THE FUEL ODOR TAKES OVER THE GARAGE. THIS SMELL EXIST WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED AND IN MOTION.