CONCERN: FUEL SMELL / LEAK AND FUEL SYSTEM CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WHEN CAR IS PARKED. ON 1/05/2016 I TOOK MY 2008 CORVETTE TO OUR LOCAL DEALER, COURTESY CHEVROLET IN PHOENIX, AZ BECAUSE OF A FUEL LEAK AND FUEL SMELL I DISCOVERED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE GAS TANK. AFTER THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEMS THEY TOLD ME THE FUEL PUMP ON THE DRIVE…
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CONCERN: FUEL SMELL / LEAK AND FUEL SYSTEM CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WHEN CAR IS PARKED. ON 1/05/2016 I TOOK MY 2008 CORVETTE TO OUR LOCAL DEALER, COURTESY CHEVROLET IN PHOENIX, AZ BECAUSE OF A FUEL LEAK AND FUEL SMELL I DISCOVERED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE GAS TANK. AFTER THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEMS THEY TOLD ME THE FUEL PUMP ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS CRACKED AND LEAKING FUEL DOWN THE SIDE OF THE TANK. ADDITIONALLY, THE FUEL SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SIDE GAS TANK WAS DEFECTIVE CAUSING A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND CAUSING THE FUEL GAUGE TO READ ZERO GAS IN THE TANK INTERMITTENTLY (TANK IS ACTUALLY HALF FULL). THE DEALER ALSO SAID THE CROSSOVER TUBE THAT CONNECTS THE LEFT AND RIGHT GAS TANKS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER SAID THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE AND TO NOT DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL THE FUEL SYSTEM IS REPAIRED BECAUSE THE HOT EXHAUST PIPE ROUTES RIGHT NEXT TO WHERE THE GAS IS LEAKING DOWN THE GAS TANK. THEIR REPAIR ESTIMATE IS $3187. MY CAR HAS 80K MILES ON IT AND IS OUT OF STANDARD WARRANTY SO GM WON'T COVER THE REPAIR COSTS. IT APPEARS THAT MANY C6 GENERATION CORVETTES HAVE THIS SAME FUEL SYSTEM SAFETY ISSUE FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON THE ONLINE CORVETTE FORUMS. GM/CHEVROLET NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS WELL DOCUMENT FUEL SYSTEM ISSUE, IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN.
NHTSA ODI #10818713
64,000 miles · Jan 1, 2016
Fuel/propulsion System
FUEL SMELL COMING FROM FUEL TANK, WHEN TANK IS MORE THAN 1/2 FULL, INSIDE OF CAR SMELLS OF GASOLINE. WHEN CAR SITS IN GARAGE IT FILLS THE GARAGE WITH FUMES, VERY DANGEROUS AND IT SEEMS LIKE I AM 1 OF MANY WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE C6 CORVETTE. SEEMS LIKE THE FUEL TANK SEEMS ARE SPLITTING FROM WHAT EVERYONE HAS SAID.
NHTSA ODI #10817323
42,000 miles · Dec 28, 2015
Fuel/propulsion System
WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED AND THE ENGINE IS OFF, THERE IS A STRONG AND PERSISTENT FUEL VAPOR/FUEL ODOR COMING FROM LEFT REAR QUARTER PANEL AREA OF THE CAR NEAR THE FUEL FILLER DOOR AND LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL. ODOR DOES NOT SEEM TO BE COMING FROM THE FUEL FILLER PORT OR FUEL FILLER CAP. FUEL FILLER NECK HOSE AND VAPOR RETURN LINE BE…
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WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED AND THE ENGINE IS OFF, THERE IS A STRONG AND PERSISTENT FUEL VAPOR/FUEL ODOR COMING FROM LEFT REAR QUARTER PANEL AREA OF THE CAR NEAR THE FUEL FILLER DOOR AND LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL. ODOR DOES NOT SEEM TO BE COMING FROM THE FUEL FILLER PORT OR FUEL FILLER CAP. FUEL FILLER NECK HOSE AND VAPOR RETURN LINE BEHIND THE FUEL FILLER PORT APPEAR TO BE DRY AND CONNECTIONS ARE SECURE. NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL FILLER NECK OR LEFT FUEL TANK; NO FUEL LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. NO PREVIOUS FUEL SPILLS FROM REFUELING. FUEL VAPOR ODOR FILLS UP THE GARAGE WHEN PARKED IN THERE FOR SEVERAL HOURS.
NHTSA ODI #10816440
30,000 miles · Dec 28, 2015
Fuel/propulsion System
AFTER FILLING TANK, THERE IS A VERY STRONG SMELL OF GAS FOR OVER A WEEK AFTER FILLING. SEEMS LIKE THERE IS LEAK AT THE TOP OF THE TANK WHICH SPILLS OUT AND ONTO THE EXHAUST PIPES. GAS MUST BE SITTING SOMEWHERE ON THE CHASSIS THE SMELL IS STRONG ENOUGH TO FILL MY GARAGE AND HOUSE.
NHTSA ODI #10816396
108,000 miles · Dec 27, 2015
Fuel/propulsion System
AFTER FILLING UP MY CAR WITH GAS, I NOTICED A STRONG FUEL SMELL WHEN IT WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE. WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR, I NOTICED A SMALL PUDDLE OF GAS ON THE FLOOR. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE CAR AND NOTICED THE SMELL AND LEAK WENT AWAY WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE RED UNDER HALF-FULL. I THEN ADDED MORE GAS, BUT DID NOT COMPLETELY F…
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AFTER FILLING UP MY CAR WITH GAS, I NOTICED A STRONG FUEL SMELL WHEN IT WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE. WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR, I NOTICED A SMALL PUDDLE OF GAS ON THE FLOOR. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE CAR AND NOTICED THE SMELL AND LEAK WENT AWAY WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE RED UNDER HALF-FULL. I THEN ADDED MORE GAS, BUT DID NOT COMPLETELY FILL UP. THE SMELL AND LEAK RETURNED. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS, THEY INDICATED A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE TANK FILL NECK AND THE FUEL PUMP, BUT NO RECALL ISSUED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED.
NHTSA ODI #10816327
Mileage unknown · Dec 23, 2015
Fuel/propulsion System
TAKATA RECALL, I NOTICED A FUEL SMELL IN MY GARAGE AND WHEN I CHECK UNDER THE CAR I FOUND A SPOT OF FUEL UNDER THE DRIVER TANK SIDE.
NHTSA ODI #10811846
60,000 miles · Dec 20, 2015
Fuel/propulsion System
ONLY OWNER OF 2008 C6 COUPE. GARAGE KEPT. 60,000 MILES. GAS FUMES CAN BE SMELLED NEAR BACK OF CAR AFTER CAR IS FILLED WITH FUEL. FUEL SYSTEM TESTED AND CRACKS FOUND IN LEFT FUEL TANK. TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED AT COST OF $3,000.
NHTSA ODI #10811329
36,500 miles · Dec 19, 2015
Fuel/propulsion System
FUEL PUMP CRACKED AND SPRAYING GAS OUTSIDE GAS TANK AND ONTO CAR BODY. HEAVY SMELL OF GAS10
NHTSA ODI #10811244
60,000 miles · Dec 16, 2015
Fuel/propulsion System
ONLY OWNER OF 2008 C6 COUPE. GARAGE KEPT. GAS FUMES CAN BE SMELLED NEAR BACK OF CAR AFTER CAR IS FILLED WITH FUEL. SMELL DISAPPEARS WHEN GAS TANK IS LESS THAN HALF FULL. I CAN'T KEEP MY CAR IN THE GARAGE. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE GAS TANK. $3,000 REPAIR!
NHTSA ODI #10810732
39,000 miles · Dec 16, 2015
Fuel/propulsion System
STRONG SMELL OF GAS WHEN THE CAR WAS SITTING. SMELL BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF CAR. TOOK IN FOR SERVICE AND FOUND CRACKS IN THE DRIVER SIDE FUEL TANK AT THE SEEMS OF THE PLASTIC GAS TANK.
NHTSA ODI #10810698
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