2013 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Complaints

TWO MONTHS AGO, THE CAR WOULD CRANK, BUT NOT START. AFTER SEVERAL TRIES, AND WAITING OVERNIGHT TO CONTINUE TRYING, I HAD THE CAR TAKEN TO THE DEALER. TOW DRIVER DROPS CAR OFF FLATBED, SERVICE WRITER GETS IN TO CYCLE THROUGH TO GET MILEAGE, ETC, AND THE CAR STARTS. NO ERROR CODES. THEY KEEP IT FOR A FEW DAYS, BUT NO FURTHER PROBLEM. TEN DAYS AGO, SAME PROBLEM. TOW DRIVER TRIES TO START THE CAR TO DRIVE OFF FLATBED, WITHOUT SUCCESS. DEALER OBSERVES THE PROBLEM, BUT, AGAIN, CAR STARTS FOR THE SERVICE WRITER, AND NO CODES. LEAVE IT FOR SEVERAL DAYS, BUT NO REPEAT OF THE PROB. A FEW DAYS AGO, SAME PROBLEM, EXCEPT NOW THE CAR IS 'ON THE VERGE' OF STARTING, NOT JUST CRANKING, AND I CAN SMELL FUEL (THIS WAS NOT THE CASE PREVIOUSLY). THE CAR WAS LOW ON FUEL WHEN I LEFT, AND THE LOW FUEL WARNING HAD COME ON A FEW MILES BEFORE I STOPPED. SO, I GET SOME GAS IN THE CAR, EVENTUALLY 1/2 A TANK, AND NOW THE CAR IS JUST CRANKING, NOT 'ON THE VERGE', AND AAA IS CALLED TO TOW IT. AT THIS POINT, THE ATTEMPTS ARE TAKING THEIR TOLL ON THE BATTERY, BUT I CONTINUE TRYING, AND, WHILE THE TOW TRUCK IS EN ROUTE, IT STARTS JUST LIKE ALWAYS (PUSH BUTTON, ENGINE STARTS, NO LAG OR HESITATION). DEALER THINKS IT'S FUEL RELATED, BUT DOESN'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, SO HAS NO IDEA WHAT TO DO. ONLINE FORUMS SUGGEST THAT IT'S AN OVERHEATED FUEL PUMP RELAY, OR CONNECTORS THERETO, RESULTING ULTIMATELY IN A COMPLETE FUSE BOX REPLACEMENT.

STRONG GAS SMELL WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED AFTER RETURNING FROM DRIVING. SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM THE GAS TANK AREA. NO EVIDENCE OF ANY GAS LEAKING, JUST A STRONG SMELL. CAN'T PARK THE CORVETTE IN THE GARAGE FOR FEAR THE GAS FUMES MAY IGNITE. HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER SET FOR 7/9/18.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. VERY STRONG GASOLINE ODOR. CHECKED UNDER VEHICLE, NO EVIDENCE OF ANY LEAKS. CHECKED GAS CAP, CAP IS SECURE. ODOR SEEMS TO BE STRONGER NEAR RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL. CHECKED INTERNET. SEEMS TO BE A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM RELATED TO FUEL TANK EVAP OR CROSSOVER LINES.HAVE TO PARK VEHICLE OUTDOORS DUE TO GAS WATERHEATER IN GARAGE. IS FUEL SYSTEM COVERED UNDER EMISSIONS WARRANTY? VEHICLE MILEAGE IS 33K.

THE CAR ALWAYS HAS THE SMELL OF GASOLINE. WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED, THE SMELL IS EXTREMELY STRONG BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE.

THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AT STARTUP AND STAYS ON. JIGGLING THE YELLOW CONNECTOR UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT WILL MAKE IT GO OFF SOMETIMES. THE CAR HAS AN EASY ENTRY FEATURE THAT SOMEHOW DISRUPTS THE YELLOW CONNECTOR UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER SEAT. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IF THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT IS ON, THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS SEEMS LIKE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE.

THERE IS A SMELL OF GAS AFTER FILLING THE TANK. WHETHER USING HOLD THE HANDLE OR THE AUTO FILL, WHEN THE NOZZLE CLICKS OFF, BEFORE REMOVING THE NOZZLE FROM THE TANK FILLER NECK, I REACH OVER AND MANUALLY SHUT THE PUMP OFF IN ONE OF TWO WAYS: 1) MULTIPLE HANDLE PUMPS: MOVE THE SELECTED GRADE "PUMP LEVER" FROM THE "UP" (TO PUMP) TO THE "DOWN" (SHUT OFF) POSITION, OR 2) SINGLE HANDLE PUMP FOR DISPENSING MULTIPLE GRADES OF GASOLINE: USE A FINGER TO PUSH THE ACTUATOR UP TO SHUT OFF THE PUMP BEFORE REPLACING THE HANDLE ON THE PUMP. I NEVER "TOP OFF" OR "ROUND UP TO THE NEXT CENT OR DOLLAR" BUT THERE IS STILL AN ODOR OF GAS.

MY FUEL TANK CRACKED ON TOP, CAUSING FUEL TO RUN DOWN ON TO MY EXHAUST SYSTEM, VERY SCARY. I WAS IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY, DIDN'T NOTICE UNTIL I PULLED INTO MY FRIENDS CARPORT, GAS THEN LEAKED ONTO HIS DRIVEWAY, CAUSING FUMES TO GET INTO HIS GARAGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE THE VEHICLE'S OIL WAS BEING CHANGED AT SUBURBAN CHEVROLET (36936 US-26, SANDY, OR 97055), THE DEALER NOTICED THAT THE THREADS ON THE STUD BOLTS ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL HAD STRETCHED, FAILED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,700.

VERY STRONG FUEL SMELL FROM LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL. GOES AWAY IF TANK IS 1/2 FULL OR LESS. AFRAID TO LEAVE IN GARAGE OVERNIGHT BECAUSE FUMES ARE SO BAD I'M WORRIED ABOUT FIRE! VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS OR ABUSED.

THERE IS A FUEL ODOR IN THE COCKPIT AND THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE ODOR IS HEAVIER WHEN THE GAS TANK IS OVER HALF FULL. THE ODOR APPEARS STRONGER WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED.