2013 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Complaints

STRONG GAS SMELL WHEN ABOVE HALF FULL. TESTED MANY TIMES AND IS LIKELY RELATED TO GM SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT 15682, WHICH DESCRIBES PROBLEM PERFECTLY (FUEL PUMP FITTING CRACKS), A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX. MANY OTHERS LIKE THIS POSTED HERE. HOWEVER, DEALER SAYS MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN SPECIAL ADJUSTMENT EVEN THOUGH IT IS WITHIN THE DESCRIBED YEAR RANGE (2007-2013). THIS IS NOT RIGHT. PLEASE HELP GM REALIZE THEY DIDN'T GET ALL VINS INCLUDED THAT NEED TO BE. I BOUGHT MY CAR IN MAY 2013, SO UNLIKELY IT SHOULD BE PRECLUDED.

STRONG FUEL ODOR IN THE GARAGE, AROUND THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL AND INSIDE THE VEHICLE AFTER PARKED FOR SOMETIME. GM CHEVROLET DEALER DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM TO CRACK FUEL PUMP MODULE LEFT SIDE BEHIND THE DRIVER SEAT. GM CHEVROLET HAS HAD THE FUEL MODULE ON BACKORDER FOR THE LAST WEEK.

STRONG GAS ODOR IN GARAGE AND CAR AFTER PARKING. DEALER SAID FUEL PUMP MODULE IS CRACKED, WHICH MEANS RAW GAS IS BEING SPRAYED IN AREA AROUND FUEL TANK AS YOU DRIVE. DEALER SAYS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AS HE HAS 2 OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH SAME PROBLEM.

EVERY TIME I FILL UP WITH GAS I SMELL A STRONG ODOR OF GAS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS UNTIL THE FUEL LEVEL GOES DOWN (DRIVEN DAILY). I CAN SMELL THE GAS ODOR IN AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND IT ALSO FILLS UP MY GARAGE WITH GAS FUMES. I DO NOT OVERFILL WHEN PUTTING GAS IN. AFTER LOOKING INTO THIS IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH LEAKS IN THE FUEL PUMP TO FUEL TANK AREA OR CRACKS AROUND TANK FITTINGS, AND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO AS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.

12000 MILES, ABRUPT AND TOTAL FAILURE OF CLUTCH SYSTEM WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON MAJOR HIGHWAY. FELT VERY VULNERABLE AND UNSAFE WHILE GETTING TO SAFE AREA. CAR HAS MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND I WAS SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD BUT COULD NOT. TOWED AND REPAIRED WITH SAME PART #(NORMAN FREED, HOUSTON, TX). AT 18000MI, RECEIVED A LTR FROM CHEV(SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT, NOT RECALL) THAT DESCRIBED MY FAILURE EXACTLY. GOT COPY OF DEALER INSTRUCTION(DOC ID 4261587, #14717) WHICH SAYS TO "REPLACE THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER WITH A REVISED UNIT THAT IS MORE ROBUST(DIFFERENT PART #). SINCE I HAD ALREADY HAD THE FAILURE, I ASSUMED THAT THEY(BOB STEELE, SELLING DEALER, COCOA FL) WOULD REPLACE MY PART WITH THE MORE ROBUST ONE. THEY WOULD, BUT AT MY COST SINCE THIS WAS A SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT-CLUTCH ACTIVATION SYSTEM, NOT A RECALL. THEY KNOW THEY HAVE A UNACCEPTABLE PART, AND I AM CONSTANTLY AWARE AND WORRIED THAT I WILL HAVE ANOTHER ABRUPT AND TOTAL FAILURE. THE ALTERNATIVE IS TO PAY $674.75 TO HAVE THE "MORE ROBUST" INSTALLED. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEIR LEGAL, MORAL OR ETHICAL REQUIREMENTS ARE, BUT SOMETHING IS CLEARLY WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE.

STRONG FUEL SMELL COMING FROM LEFT SIDE OF CAR. FUEL LEAKS FROM FITTING AT TOP OF FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY IN LEFT SIDE TANK. MANY OF US CORVETTE FORUM OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN. THERE'S EVEN A YOU-TUBE VIDEO SHOWING WHERE THE "CRACK" OCCURS. NOT ACCEPTABLE TO HAVE TO REPAIR THIS AFTER ONLY 3 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. AFTER THE CONTACT FILLED THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL CAP CLICKED CLOSED; HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT CLOSED AND COULD BE LIFTED WITHOUT APPLYING ANY PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL CAP WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

CONSTANT FRESH FUEL FUMES FILLING THE CAR AND THE GARAGE. NOT RECONGNIZED BY THE DEALER.

THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL SITUATIONS WITH THE CORVETTE LS7 ENGINE THAT RESULTED IN DROPPED VALVES AND BLOWN ENGINES. MY SOURCE IS THE CORVETTE FORUM WHERE SEVERAL OWNERS HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM. THE FAULTY VALVE GUIDES HAVE BEEN TRACED BACK TO THE ENGINE HEAD SUPPLIER . WHEN THE VALVE DROPS THE ENGINE STOPS AND THE CAR BECOMES A SAFETY RISK AS THERE IS NO POWER BREAKS OR STEERING AND THERE IS DANGER OF A FIRE AND OR ACCIDENT. GENERAL MOTORS MUST BE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AS THEY HAVE REPLACED MANY ENGINES. THEY SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL TO CHECK THE VALVE GUIDE CLEARANCE (WOBBLE ) AND REPLACE THE FAULTY HEADS. THIS WOULD BE CHEAPER THAT REPLACING BLOWN ENGINES AND SAFER FOR THE TRAVELING PUBLIC. *TR

AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR A RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME (30 TO 60 MINUTES), THE CENTER CONSOLE AREA IS EXTREMELY HOT TO THE TOUCH. I WOULD ONLY BE GUESSING AT THE TEMPERATURE OF THE CONSOLE WHEN IT IS SO HOT, BUT IT GETS SO UNCOMFORTABLY HOT, THAT I CANNOT KEEP MY HAND ON IT FOR MORE THAN JUST A FEW SECONDS! *TR