2008 Chevrolet Corvette

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN HAVING A GAS FUME SMELL IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT THAT HAS BECOME MORE AND MORE SEVERE WITHIN THE LAST 12 MONTHS. I RESEARCHED THE SYMPTOMS AND I DISCOVERED THAT GM IDENTIFIED A DEFECT IN THIS MODEL OF CAR AND ISSUES A SERVICE BULLETING AND SPECIAL COVERAGE FOR AFFECTED VEHICLES. UNFORTUNATELY, GM DID NOT CONTACT ME AS REQUIRED BY LAW TO ADVISE ME OF THIS SPECIAL COVERAGE WITHIN THE APPROPRIATE TIME FRAMES FOR THIS REPAIR TO HAVE BEEN COVERED. I HAVE LIVED AT THE SAME ADDRESS SINCE 2012, AND HAVE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE 2014, WELL WITHIN THE COVERAGE PERIOD OF THIS MANUFACTURE DEFECT. I HAVE CONTACTED GM ABOUT THIS, AND I WAS LED TO BELIEVE THERE WOULD BE SOME COST ASSISTANCE, BUT I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO GET DIAGNOSED FIRST. IN DOING SO, I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR FOR 10 DAYS, AND NOW ON DAY 10 I AM INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT GM DENIED ANY COST ASSISTANCE, AND THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM GM HAS NOT EVEN BOTHERED TO CALL ME SO WE CAN DISCUSS THIS FURTHER. FRANKLY THIS HAS BEEN AN ENORMOUS WASTE OF TIME AND GM HAS MISLED ME, AND FURTHER WAS DECEPTIVE IN WILLFULLY NEGLECTING TO NOTIFY ME ABOUT MY SPECIAL COVERAGE IN TIME FOR ME TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT. NOW I AM ON THE HOOK FOR $1500 IN REPAIRS, WHICH IS FRUSTRATING TO SAY THE LEAST. EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED, I CURRENTLY OWN 3 GM VEHICLES, JUST BOUGHT A NEW ONE IN MAY 2020 AND AFTER BEING TREATED LIKE THIS I CAN ASSURE GM THEY HAVE LOST A CUSTOMER FOR LIFE.

FUEL LEAK / FIRE HAZARD MY 2008 CORVETTE LS2 EMITS A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL AFTER I ADD MORE THAN A COUPLE OF GALLONS OF FUEL. THE ODOR IS STRONGEST NEAR THE FUEL DOOR AREA, INCLUDING INSIDE THE CAR. RECENTLY THE GASOLINE HAS BEGUN LEAKING ONTO MY GARAGE FLOOR, FILLING BOTH THE GARAGE AND MY HOUSE WITH FUMES. INTERNET RESEARCH REVEALS THIS IS A WIDELY REPORTED PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL, AND WEB FORUM POSTS AS WELL AS SERVICE TECHNICIANS I'VE JUST SPOKEN TO INSTRUCT ME NOT TO EVEN START THE CAR, AS THE LEAK POSES A SIGNIFICANT FIRE RISK. PREVIOUSLY, DRIVING THE CAR HELPED THE SMELL DISSIPATE, BUT IT RE-INTENSIFIES ONCE STATIONARY. TIMEFRAME: I STARTED EXPERIENCING THE ODOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. MILEAGE: ODOMETER CITED BELOW IN THIS FORM IS CURRENT; I DID NOT RECORD THE MILEAGE AT THE TIME THE ISSUE FIRST OCCURRED.

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. STARTING ABOUT A MONTH AGO I WOULD OFTEN NOTICE THE SMELL OF GASOLINE IN MY GARAGE. AFTER INSPECTION, NONE OF MY OTHER VEHICLES ARE LEAKING FUEL. AFTER SEARCHING FOR A LEAK, I TURNED TO CORVETTE FORUM, WHICH HAS A DISCUSSION ON FUEL LEAKS IN THE 2008 MODEL YEAR CORVETTE. EVIDENTLY WHEN THE GAS TANK IS 1/2 OR MORE FILLED WITH FUEL, THERE IS A LEAK WHICH DEPOSITS RAW GAS ON THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK, FROM WHICH IT DRIPS OR EVAPORATES. I CONSIDER THIS LEAK A FIRE HAZARD, AND URGE NHTSA TO REQUIRE A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROMPT ATTENTION TO MY REQUEST.