2008 Chevrolet Corvette

I RECEIVED A LETTER WHICH REQUESTED ME TO TAKE MY CORVETTE TO GET IT REPAIRED IF I SMELL GAS WHEN THE TANK WAS OVER HALF FULL. AT THE TIME I RECEIVED THE LETTER I DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. ABOUT FIVE OR SIX MONTHS LATER THE PROBLEM OCCURED. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER I WAS TOLD THATTHIS WAS A TIMED LETTER AND THAT THE TIME FOR A REPAIR HAD PASSED AND IT WOULD COST ME ABOUT $2,500 TO REPAIR BY TAKING OFF THE GAS TANK AND REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP AND LINE WHERETHE CRACK OCCURED. THIS CAUSED ME GREAT CONCERN AND I SHALLNEVER AGAIN HAVE A CHEVROLET OR GM CAR IN GARAGE.

ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON I FILLED MY 2008 CORVETTE 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. I CHECKED FOR ANY LEAKS BUT COULDN'T FIND ANY. I CALLED MY MECHANIC AND RELUCTANTLY DROVE 2 BLOCKS TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. HE SPENT ABOUT 2 HOURS LOOKING THE CAR OVER BUT COULDN'T FIND ANY LEAKS. HE THEN CALLED HIS CONTACTS AT THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER. HE WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. HE ASKED IF CHEVROLET HAD ISSUED ANY SAFETY RECALLS AND WE WERE BOTH VERY SHOCKED THAT ALTHOUGH CHEVROLET IS VERY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM THEY DON'T THINK THERE CUSTOMERS SAFETY IS WORTH TAKING AWAY FROM THE BOTTOM LINE. THIS REPAIR IS GOING TO COST $2700. THAT'S BAD ENOUGH BUT CAN YOU IMAGINE IF I HAD BEEN REAR ENDED OR T- BONED AFTER FILLING UP ? I'M THINKING THERE COULD HAVE BEEN AN EXPLOSION RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR EVEN DEATH. TO THINK THAT CHEVROLET IS FULLY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS INFURIATING. I COULDN'T SMELL THE FUEL WHEN I WAS DRIVING, ONLY AFTER I HAD PARKED IN THE GARAGE. I ALSO COULD ONLY DETECT A VERY SLIGHT ODOR WHEN IT WAS PARKED OUTSIDE AT THE MECHANICS SHOP THE FOLLOWING DAY. AFTER THE MECHANIC DROPPED THE TANK AND SHIELD YOU COULD CLEARLY SEE FLUID MARKS WERE THE GAS WAS LEAKING. AT THE VERY LEAST CHEVROLET COULD INFORM THEIR CUSTOMERS. PERHAPS LIKE ME THEY WOULD CHOOSE TO REPAIR IT,ASSUMING THEY COULD AFFORD IT, RATHER THAN BEING TRAPPED IN A BURNING CAR. CUSTOMERS LIKE ME RELY ON ORGANIZATIONS LIKE YOU TO FORCE COMPANIES LIKE CHEVROLET TO DO THE RIGHT THING

FUEL LEAK. CAN SMELL FUEL WHEN CAR IS PARKED IN GARAGE. FUEL SMELL LEAKS INTO VEHICLE CABIN AND INTO ATTACHED HOUSE. THIS PROBLEM IS BELIEVED TO BE CAUSED BY A BROKEN FITTING ON THE FUEL PUMP MODULE, LOCATED ON THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. GM DID A SERVICE BULLETIN 17469, BUT THIS ONLY COVERS VEHICLES LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD. THIS PROBLEM MAY PRESENT ITSELF ON VEHICLES THAT ARE OLDER THAN TEN YEARS, IT JUST DEPENDS ON HOW LONG IT TAKES FOR THE PLASTIC FUEL PUMP FITTING TO DETERIORATE.

TERRIBLE GAS FUMES SMELL WHEN I FILL TANK OVER HALF FULL! FUMES EVEN INSIDE CAR WHEN WINDOWS CLOSED AND WHEN GARAGED THE SMELL IS SO STRONG I THINK A OPEN FLAME WOULD CAUSE AN EXPLOSION! THIS HAS GONE ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND NOT GOTTEN FIXED BECAUSE OF REPORTED COST AND I THINK GM SHOULD FIX. I THINK THIS IS A HEALTH AND DANGER HAZARD AND WOULD HOPE GM WOULD DO THE RIGHT THING AND FIX THIS ON MY 2008 CORVETTE.