2008 Chevrolet Corvette

MY CAR FOR SEVERAL MONTHS HAD BEEN EMITTING A VERY STRONG GAS SMELL THAT I NOTICED WHEN IT WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. WHEN I TOOK IN MY CAR FOR A REGULAR OIL, LUBE AND FILTER THEY DETECTED THAT THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE FUEL TANK THAT WAS WET ON THE TOP AND LEAKING ALL DOWN THE SIDE. WHEN THE DEALERSHIP CALLED ME THEY SAID THEY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE BOTH FUEL TANKS AND BOTH FUEL PUMPS WITH LEVEL SENSORS A GAVE ME A QUOTE OF 3,468.89. I INQUIRED IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL OR COVERED UNDER AN EMISSIONS WARRANTY. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT A RECALL OR UNDER AN EMISSIONS WARRANTY. I INCURRED THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT OF BOTH FUEL TANKS AND BOTH FUEL PUMPS. LAST WEEK A FRIEND OF MINE HAD MENTIONED THAT THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER SOME SAFETY/EMISSIONS WARRANTY OR RECALL. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH FOUND THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL C6 CORVETTE OWNERS AND PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO GET REIMBURSED FOR THE COSTS INCURRED DUE TO MANUFACTURING ISSUE. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ MY COMPLAINT AND CONSIDERING REIMBURSEMENT THROUGH GM FOR THE GAS TANK AND FUEL PUMP LEAKS. THANK YOU. *TR

GASOLINE SMELL WHEN FUEL TANK IS ABOVE 1/2 FULL. FILLS THE GARAGE WITH DANGEROUS GAS FUMES WHEN CAR IS PARKED INSIDE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE 2008 CORVETTE. THE PLASTIC ON TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP CRACKS WITH AGE CAUSING A FUEL LEAK. FUEL THEN RUNS DOWN SIDE OF TANK ONTO THE EXHAUST. A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION! PLEASE RECALL!

I CONTINUE TO SMELL A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE COMING FROM MY VEHICLE, INSIDE AND OUT. IT SMELLS PARTICULARLY STRONG JUST AFTER REFUELING BUT NEVER REALLY GOES AWAY. I DON'T SEE ANY FUEL LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND BENEATH CAR WHEN I LOOK FOR IT. WHEN I PARK IN MY GARAGE, THE SMELL IS STRONGEST AND ON MANY OCCASIONS IT HAS BEEN NECESSARY TO OPEN BOTH MY GARAGE DOORS AND TURN ON A FAN TO AIR OUT THE ODOR. OF COURSE I AM CONCERNED THAT THE FUMES WILL FILL UP THE SPACE AND BECOME IGNITED BY AN IGNITION SOURCE AND BLOW UP MY HOUSE OR OTHER PLACE WHERE I PARK MY VEHICLE. MY CORVETTE IS NEVER DRIVEN HARD OR RACED ON A TRACK AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT THAT MAY HAVE DISLODGED FUEL LINES OR OTHERWISE DAMAGED THE FUEL SYSTEM. I HAVE READ IN ARTICLES AND OTHER REPORTS THAT MANY OTHER CORVETTE OWNERS OF MY VINTAGE ARE EXPERIENCING OR HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM WHERE IT HAS BECOME SERIOUS ENOUGH TO COMPLAIN ABOUT. IN MY OPINION, THIS IS A FACTORY PRODUCTION DEFECT AND MUST BE THE SUBJECT OF A VEHICLE RECALL FOR THE MAKE AND MODEL OF THIS YEAR CHEVROLET CORVETTE. LETS NOT WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR EVEN DIES DUE TO THIS VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE.

UPON FILLING THE FUEL TANK, THERE IS A VERY STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE WHILE PARKED. THIS ODOR DOES NOT DISSIPATE QUICKLY. THE ODOR IS PRESENT OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE AND INSIDE THE VEHICLE AS WELL. I FEAR THAT THIS WILL CAUSE A FIRE OR AN INHALATION ISSUE FOR THE OCCUPANTS. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE RECENTLY FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. IT HAS 49,000 MILES. I CANNOT LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR. THE FUEL CAP WAS TESTED A FEW DAYS AGO DURING DMV INSPECTION AND WAS NOT DEFECTIVE.

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED APPROXIMATELY 12 MONTHS AGO. EVERY TIME I FILL THE FUEL TANK THERE ARE GAS FUMES THAT COME OUT OF THE TOP OF THE THE DRIVER'S SIDE FUEL TANK AND THE ENTIRE GARAGE SMELLS LIKE GASOLINE. I AM CONCERNED MY HOUSE IS GOING TO CATCH FIRE WITH THE GAS WATER HEATER IN THE GARAGE AND ALL OF THE GAS FUMES. IT APPEARS TO BE THE CONNECTOR ON TOP OFF THE FUEL TANK WHERE THE FUEL PUMP INSERTS. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. HAS A RECALL BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE? WILL THE MANUFACTURER REPAIR THIS PROBLEM?

A FEW MONTHS AGO, I FILLED MY 2008 CORVETTE C6 WITH GAS. I ONLY FILLED IT UNTIL THE PUMP CLICKED OFF. I WAS ALREADY AWARE OVERFILLING IS NOT GOOD FOR THE CAR NOR IS IT A SAFE PRACTICE. I DROVE ABOUT 25-30 MILES BEFORE RETURNING HOME. EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE UNTIL THE FOLLOWING MORNING WHEN I WENT OUT TO MY GARAGE. THE SMELL OF GAS WAS OVERPOWERING. I IMMEDIATELY OPENED BOTH DOORS IN THE GARAGE TO ALLOW IT TO AIR OUT. I THEN CHECKED THE GAS CAP. THE SMELL WAS COMING STRONGLY FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR. I CHECKED UNDER THE FUEL TANK AND FELT GAS. I PARKED THE CAR FOR A FEW WEEKS UNTIL I COULD GET IT INTO A GM DEALERSHIP. AFTER THEY CHECKED IT OUT, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. I ASKED IF CHEVROLET HAD ISSUED ANY SAFETY RECALLS AND I WAS SHOCKED THAT ALTHOUGH CHEVROLET IS VERY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, THEY DON'T THINK THEIR CUSTOMERS SAFETY IS WORTH TAKING AWAY FROM THE BOTTOM LINE. TO REITERATE, THE FUEL SYSTEM IS LEAKING, GM IS AWARE OF THE FAULT, AND IT'S FELT THAT THEY SHOULD RECALL THIS. IF SOMEONE HASN'T BEEN KILLED YET, SOMEONE WILL SOON.