2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Complaints

I SMELL GAS COMING FROM MY GAS TANK, ESPECIALLY AFTER A FILLUP. THE CAP HAS BEEN REPLACED. NO SPILLAGE OCCURS WHEN FILLING UP BUT YET THE SMELL PERSISTS UNTIL I GET BELOW A HALF A TANK. OTHERS IN THE CORVETTE WORLD WHO OWN A C6 CORVETTE HAVE COMPLAINED OF THE SAME THING AND HAVE DISCOVERED IT IS DUE TO A FAULTY SEAL IN BETWEEN THE TANK AND FILLER, PERHAPS THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY. VERY DANGEROUS FIRE HAZARD.

EVERY TIME I PUT FUEL IN THE CAR THERE IS A STRONG GAS SMELL BY THE CAR THAT LINGERS FOR A LONG TIME.

I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK AND WHEN GETTING BACK INTO THE CAR I NOTICED A STRONG GAS ODOR, SO STRONG THAT I HAD TO ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN IN THE RAIN. THE SMELL WAS ESPECIALLY BAD WHEN I CAME TO A STOP. I JUST LOOKED ONLINE TO SEE IF OTHERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THE C6 CORVETTE. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSETTLING, CONSIDERING MANY OF US PARK OUR CARS IN GARAGES WITH PILOT LIGHTS AND OTHER SOURCES OF SPARK/FLAME. I'LL BE CONTACTING GM.

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE AND IT HAS A PART THAT IS IN THE PROCESS OF FAILING. THE DASH CONTROL UNIT (PART # 25938052) IS FLASHING, WHICH MY CHEVROLET DEALER TELLS ME IT IS GOING TO FAIL. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE, AS I COULD LOOSE MY DEFROSTER CAPABILITY, FRONT AND BACK WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE VISITED 5 DIFFERENT GM DEALERS AND THEY ALL SAY THE PART IS EITHER BACK ORDERED OR DISCONTINUED. I CAN'T GET A STRAIGHT ANSWER. SINCE THIS PART WAS INSTALLED IN CORVETTES UP TO 2012 MODEL YEAR, I FIND CHEVROLETS INDIFFERENCE TO THIS SAFETY ISSUE DISTURBING. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT CHEVROLET ONLINE SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY RECENTLY CUT ME OFF AND HAVE FAILED TO RESPOND TO E-MAILS. I HAVE HEARD ANECDOTALLY, THAT CHEVROLET HAS MANY PARTS "BACK-ORDERED" WINK, WINK. THEY KEEP TRYING TO SELL ME A NEW CAR, BUT WHY WOULD I BUY ANOTHER CAR FROM THEM WITH THIS BEHAVIOR? THE PART STILL WORKS FOR NOW, BUT IT BLINKS CONSTANTLY AND I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO FAIL. ISN'T GM REQUIRED BY LAW TO SELL REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR A REASONABLE TIME?

MY AUTOMATIC SHIFTER GETS STUCK IN PARK. I ALREADY HAD THE DEALERSHIP REPLACE THE SHIFTER A FEW YEARS AGO BUT THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINS. ONCE I START THE CAR, THE SYSTEM DOES NOT TELL THE SHIFTER TO UNLOCK AND THEREFORE I CAN NOT GET IT IN GEAR. I HAVE TO PLAY WITH IT SEVERAL TIME. IT MAY TAKE LESS THAN 1 MINUTE TO ENGAGE WHILE AT OTHER TIMES IT MAY TAKE 5 MINUTES. I HAVE READ IN THE CORVETTE FORUM THAT IT IS HAPPENING TO QUITE A FEW CORVETTE OWNERS. THIS IS HAPPENING MUCH MORE FREQUENTLY THAN BEFORE.

4/2015 CAR WAS AT DEALERSHIP FOR BODY WORK, WHILE IT WAS THERE, RECALL WORK WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DONE, GM RECALL 123146, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS DONE AND IT WAS REPORTED TO GM AS "WORK DONE" FAST FORWARD TO 8/2018 CAR WAS DRIVEN AT NIGHT AND LOSS OF LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WAS EXPERIENCED, SAME THING HAPPENED NEXT DAY. THESE ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALL BEFORE "THE FIX" UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE RECALL WAS NOT DONE. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE FUSE BOX AND I HAVE PICTURES OF WHAT ITS SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE WHEN THE FIX IS DONE.

OVERWHELMING FUEL ODOR AFTER SHUTTING CAR OFF AND HOUSING IT IN THE GARAGE OR OUTSIDE. ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE IN SUMMER WHEN ETHANOL IS ADDED TO FUEL - HEAVY SMELL OF NAIL POLISH REMOVER INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CAR. FUEL VAPOR LEAK FROM GAS TANK REQUIRES $2,678.87 REPAIR. FUEL VAPOR BUILDUP INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND/OR GARAGE AND HOUSE ARE A FIRE HAZARD AS WELL AS A HEALTH HAZARD. OTHER OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED OF SIMILAR PROBLEM ON THE CORVETTE FORUM. CHEVROLET NEEDS TO RECALL AND REPLACE THIS COMPONENT ON ALL C6 CORVETTES. *BF *TR

3 DAYS AGO I FILLED UP MY C6 AT THE GAS STATION AND EVER SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN I VERY STRONG SMELL OF GAS AND IT HAS YET TO GO AWAY EVEN WHEN THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN IT STILL SMELLS LIKE GAS

DRIVERS AIRBAG RED LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL STAYS ON FREQUENTLY. MOST OF THE TIME IT STAYS LIT AFTER STARTING THE CAR. I HAVE HAD IT POP ON AFTER HITTING A BUMP A COUPLE TIMES.

I BOUGHT THIS CAR THE OTHER DAY AND ON THE WAY HOME I STOPPED AT THE GAS STATION AND FILLED MY CAR UP TO 3/4 OF A TANK. WHEN I GOT HOME THERE WAS A VERY STRONG SMELL OF GAS COMING INTO THE CAR. I PARKED IN THE GARAGE AND WHEN I WOKE UP THE NEXT MORNING THE SMELL WAS UNBEARABLE. I HAVE IT AT THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP RIGHT NOW HAVING IT LOOKED AT. I JUST SAW A FORUM WITH SOMEONE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND SENT ME TO THIS LINK. IS THIS A RECALL? ALSO THE SMELL IS STRONG AT ALL TIMES DRIVING/PARKED/IDOLING