2008 Chevrolet Corvette

STARTED NOTICING A STRONG SMELL OF GAS A FEW WEEKS AGO IN MY GARAGE WHERE I PARK MY CAR. I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS LAWN EQUIPMENT, OR MY MOTOR BIKE. I TOOK ALL THOSE OUT ONE AT A TIME OVER NIGHT, AND STILL NOTICED THE SMELL. LEFT MY CAR OUT OVER NIGHT, NO SMELL, PUT BACK IN THE GARAGE, AND THE SMELL CAME BACK! FILLS THE WHOLE GARAGE AND HOUSE AFTER ABOUT 12 HOURS!!! IN SEARCHING THE CORVETTE FORUMS, IT APPEARS THAT MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. IT APPEARS TO BE THE FUEL PUMP WHERE THE FUEL LINE HOOKS UP, GETS SMALL HAIR LINE CRACKS. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A HUGE FIRE HAZARD! *TR

STRONG GASOLINE FUEL SMELL WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE ENCLOSED GARAGE. SMELL GREATEST AFTER A RECENT FILL-UP. DEALER DID A SMOKE TEST AND CURSORY VISUAL CHECK OF FUEL TANKS WITHOUT FINDING CLEAR EVIDENCE OF A VAPOR OR LIQUID LEAK. FINALLY ON THE THIRD VISIT TO THE DEALERSHIP, DEALER WAS INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE BOTH FUEL TANKS FROM THE CAR FOR A DETAILED INSPECTION. DRIVER SIDE TANK FUEL PUMP WAS FOUND TO HAVE A CRACKED LIQUID FUEL LINE FITTING REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL PUMP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT STRONG FUEL FUMES EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FUMES WERE STRONGER IMMEDIATELY AFTER REFUELING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 4/21/15*CN UPDATED 6/26/2015 *JS

MY 2008 C6 CORVETTE HAS A PROBLEM WITH A FUEL SMELL COMING FROM CAR WHEN I FILL THE TANK. I PARKED THE CAR IN THE GARAGE AFTER A REFILL ONE EVENING. MY WIFE RETURNED HOME FROM WORK A COUPLE OF HOURS LATER AND WHEN SHE OPENED THE GARAGED SHE WAS OVERWHELMED BY THE GAS FUMES, AFTERWARDS I PARKED MY CAR OUTSIDE OF THE GARAGE. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT I HAD A LEAKING FUEL PUMP AND I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE PUMP AS WELL AS THE LEFT FUEL TANK (REPAIR COST ESTIMATE $2900). THE MECHANIC STATED THAT HE'D CHANGED SEVERAL OF PUMPS ON C6 CORVETTES IN THE PAST. SO I ASKED HIM IF THIS WAS SUCH A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE, WAS CHEVROLET AWARE OF THE THIS SAFETY ISSUE. THIS WAS THE RESPONSE " I CANNOT ANSWER THAT QUESTION SIR". I TRULY BELIEVE THIS A SAFETY DEFECT THAT MAY CAUSE SOMEONE THEIR LIFE ONE DAY. EITHER WITH SOMEONE PARKING THE CAR IN THE GARAGE IN THE FUMES MAY CAUSE THE HOT HEATER TO IGNITE THE FUMES OR IT LEAKS DOWN ONTO AN HOT EXHAUST WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER REFUELING, FUEL FUMES EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE AND GARAGE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

I BEGAN TO NOTICE A WAS SMELLING FUEL IN MY CAR. AS IT GOT WORSE I WENT TO GRAPEVINE CHEVY IN GRAPEVINE, TX. THEY DID A SMOKE TEST AND FOUND A LEAK IN THE DRIVERS SIDE FUEL TANK. INITIALLY THEY BELIEVED THE TANK WAS CRACKED BUT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIRS CITING A NON-WARRANTY ISSUE. WELL AFTER THE LEAKING GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE TO THE POINT YOU COULD SMELL IT INSIDE THE CAR WHILE DRIVING SO I DECIDED TO FIX IT MYSELF. WHEN I REMOVED THE TANK I FOUND THE FUEL PUMP SEALS RUPTURED. I REPLACE THE THING AND PROBLEM SOLVED. GM NEVER DID ANYTHING AT ALL TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. *TR