2008 Chevrolet Corvette

What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? The driver's side fuel pump develops a crack which causes fuel to spray the area around the fuel tank. It is available for inspection. How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? The fuel sprays inside the vehicle body producing fuel fumes and is a fire hazard. Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? The dealer has confirmed this problem. Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? The vehicle has not been inspected. Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? There were no warnings or messages.

A few weeks ago I started smelling gas in my garage where my 2008 Corvette VIN: 1G1YY26W485105635 is parked. My vehicle has a little over 72k miles on it and has never been in an accident. As time went on the smell had gotten worse. I took the vehicle to my mechanic today and he says the fuel pump has a crack in it. There was a service bulletin issued by General Motors for this issue previously, according to your NHTSA site there’s currently no recalls or bulletins associated with this vehicle that have not been remedied. If my Corvette had this service bulletin completed why am I having this issue right now? Was it completed incorrectly? All I know is this is a pretty big job and GM should help out on it. This is a serious safety issue.

Strong fuel smell after a fill up in my 2008 99,900 mile corvette. drove it 20 miles hoping it would go away. Parked it in the garage and in the morning the whole garage smelled and the inside of the car was very strong fuel smell. took to mechanic and they discovered top of fuel pump was cracked on left tank. Cost bit over $1800 to repair.

I'm smelling fuel on the left hand side of the vehicle. Problem has started in April/May 2022 time frame. The car has roughly 43,000 miles on the odometer as it is a summer "fun car" for me. I took it to the dealership for repair and was told that the left hand fuel pump module is leaking. The repair estimate was $4,700 for parts and labor and I was advised to have the right hand fuel pump repaired at this time and the cost for both sides would be approximately $5,600. I am concerned with parking my car in my garage at home and having my house catch on fire.

There is very strong odor of fuel fumes after filling the vehicle. No gas appears to be leaking onto the ground. Fuel cap has been checked and replaced, odor still present. Odor seeps into interior and fumes are overwhelming for the driver. Research indicates that this is a known problem (there are over 300+ NHTSA complaints), however GM will only repair to 10 years. When the problem was finally diagnosed on my car, it was over 10 years old. My car has approximately 88,000 miles on it. This leak is a potential FIRE hazard and health hazard as breathing in gasoline fumes is a known health risk. Chevrolet should extend the repair period over to the life of the vehicle.