2008 Chevrolet Corvette

FOLLOWING REFUELING, THE CABIN OF THE CAR FILLS WITH GASOLINE FUMES. IN MOST CASES, THE CAR MOST BE ALLOWED TO AIR-OUT FOR HOURS PRIOR TO DRIVING OR STORING IN THE GARAGE. THE QUANTITY AND CONCENTRATION OF FUMES SEEMS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT FIRE RISK. AS IT IS TRANSIENT, THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO PINPOINT, THUS FIX, THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE THAT WARRANTS REGULATORY INVOLVEMENT!

AFTER A FUEL FILL UP AND PARKING THE 2008 CORVETTE IN THE GARAGE THERE IS A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL IN THE GARAGE AND INSIDE THE VEHICLE. IF I DO NOT DRIVE FOR A FEW DAYS THE SMELL STARTS TO DISSIPATE, BUT AFTER I DRIVE IT WILL BE STRONG AGAIN UNTIL THE FUEL LEVEL DROPS. MY CONCERN IS THE SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A FIRE.

WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED, ESPECIALLY AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK, THE VEHICLE EMITS THE STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE. THE SMELL OF GASOLINE FILLS MY GARAGE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED OVERNIGHT. THE CONCERN IS THAT THE VEHICLE MAY CATCH FIRE IF EXPOSED TO A SPARK OR SOME OTHER TYPE OF HEAT SOURCE SUCH AS THE VEHICLE'S EXHAUST. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE.

FUEL TANK CRACKING. FUEL TANK CRACKED AT THE INTERFACE WITH THE FUEL MODULE. EMITS RAW GASOLINE FUMES WHILE DRIVING AND PARKED. SMELL SO BAD IN GARAGE THAT DOOR MUST BE OPENED. IN MY CAR, NO SPOTS ON FLOOR HAVE BEEN PRESENT. CHEVROLET NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS BURNED UP OR A HOUSE IS DESTROYED, INCLUDING OCCUPANTS. IS THAT WHAT IS TO BE REQUIRED BEFORE RECALL IS ISSUED?

WHEN I HAVE OVER HALF A TANK OF FUEL IN THE CAR IT WREAKS OF RAW FUEL. IT'S MOST NOTICEABLE AROUND THE GAS FILL OPENING AT THE LEFT REAR QUARTER PANEL. IF THE CAR SITS WITH THE WINDOWS UP I HAVE TO AIR OUT THE COCKPIT BEFORE I DRIVE IT DUE TO ACCUMULATED GAS FUMES. THESE FUMES ARE DUE TO AN ACTIVE LEAK THAT IS PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS ~1/2 FULL OR MORE. THIS CONDITION SEEMS TO BE PREVALENT AS THERE ARE COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS REGISTERED IN THE VARIOUS WEB FORUMS AND YOUTUBE. IT'S APPARENTLY DUE TO FUEL ACCUMULATING ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE FUEL TANK WHERE THE FUEL LINE EXITS THE TANK. THAT FITTING FATIGUES AND CRACKS OVER TIME. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS HASN'T BEEN ADDRESSED AS A SAFETY AND HEALTH CONCERN AND/OR CHEVROLET HAS NOT OFFERED TO REPAIR THIS CONDITION. NOT ONLY IS IT AN OBVIOUS FIRE HAZARD BUT GAS FUMES ARE A KNOWN CARCINOGEN. IT A SHAME THAT YOU HAVE TO RISK YOUR PROPERTY AND HEALTH OR SPEND $1000+ TO REPAIR A MANUFACTURER DEFECT.

DRIVER'S SIDE FUEL TANK CRACKED AND LEAKING. DRIVE TRAIN HAD TO BE DROPPED TO ALLOW TANK TO BE REMOVED. TANK IS $900 + AND IS NOT COVERED BY ANY WARRANTY. NEW TANK IS ON BACKORDER WITH EDT OF 2-3 WEEKS. CHEVROLET WILL NOT COVER COST OF THE TANK UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THERE ARE LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF 2008 CORVETTES WITH THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM. LOANER CAR IS COVERED FOR ONLY 5 DAYS. THIS TANK SHOULD BE RECALLED AS IT IS A SERIOUS, DANGEROUS RECURRING PROBLEM. LEAKS INSIDE GARAGES AND COULD BURN DOWN HOME WITH CAR. SOMEONE NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY. CHEVROLET SHOULD NOT ONLY BE REQUIRED TO COVER COST OF THE REPLACEMENT TANK AND INCONVENIENCE CAUSED BY BACKORDER OF REPLACEMENT PARTS THAT MAY BE DEFECTIVE ALSO.

ON 01/10/2016 MY 2008 CORVETTE WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE OVERNIGHT WITH A FULL TO 3/4 FULL GAS TANK. THE NEXT MORNING THERE WAS STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN MY GARAGE. THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM MY CORVETTE. THE SMELL CONTINUED FOR 2 MORE NIGHTS. ON OR ABOUT 01/15/2016 I TOOK MY CORVETTE TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, GLENDORA CHEV. IT WAS DETERMINED THERE THAT FUEL LEAK WAS AT THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK. THIS WOULD COST $2300-$2500 TO REPAIR. DUE TO A LACK OF PARTS BY THE GM SUPPLIER DUE TO AN EXCESSIVE NUMBER OF FUEL TANK FAILURES SIMILAR TO MINE. I HAVE NOT HAD MY CAR NEARLY A MONTH AND PARTS THAT HAVE BEEN SENT HAVE FAILED OR DEFECTIVE. I FEEL THIS IS A GM'S FAILURE TO USE QUALITY PART SUPPLIERS AND MAINTAIN A HIGH LEVEL OF OVERSIGHT TO PREVENT THESE PROBLEMS FROM HAPPENING IN THE FIRST PLACE. SEEMS LIKE GM HAS NOT LEARNED FROM THEIR PAST MISTAKES.