Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2008 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 15 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
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FILLED GAS TANK TO FULL & HAD STRONG GAS ODORS INSIDE & OUTSIDE VEHICLE. GAS & GAS SMELL COMING FROM EXHAUST WHEN CAR IS STARTED & RUNNING. DEALER IDENTIFIED LEFT SIDE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
PRIMARY TANK MODULE FLANGE FUEL AND VAPOR LEAK ON TOP OF PRIMARY FUEL PUMP CAUSING HAZARDOUS FUMES IN GARAGE AND CAR.
SEVERE GAS SMELL LEFT IN A CLOSED AREA AFTER CORVETTE USE. WHEN THE CAR IS DRIVEN AND THEN PARKED IN A GARAGE, THE GARAGE SMELLS SEVERELY OF FUEL. IF AIRED OUT, THE SMELL DISSIPATES. IF NOT, THE ODOR IS OVERWHELMING. UPON REVIEW, IT APPEARS THE SMELL IS COMING FRONT THE DRIVERS SIDE LEFT-HAND FUEL TANK. THE LEAK AFFECTS THE SAFETY OF THE CAR PASSENGERS AS THE GASOLINE LEAK FROM THE TANK DRIPS ONTO THE EXHAUST. MY MOTHER IS 94 YEARS OLD AND HAS RIDDEN WITH ME WHILE THIS ISSUE WAS OCCURRING. LITTLE DID I UNDERSTAND THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS ON MY FAMILIES WELL-BEING. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD WITH THIS CAR. UPON CURSORY REVIEW OF ONLINE CORVETTE CHAT GROUPS, THIS SEEMS TO SPECIFICALLY AFFECT THIS MODEL CORVETTE. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH, THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE PREVALENT IN PAST CORVETTE MODELS EXTENDING BACK TO 1997. UPON CONTACTING GM/CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPARTMENT WE WERE TOLD THAT OUR SPECIFIC VIN NUMBER DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR A RECALL. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THERE IS AN EXTENSION OF THE WARRANTY ON THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE DUE TO ITS PREVALENCE. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THE EXTENSION INCLUDED MILEAGE TO 80,000 MILES AND THROUGH AUGUST 17, 2017. MY MILEAGE CURRENTLY SITS AT 49,000 MILES AND WE SUPPOSEDLY MISSED THE DEADLINE BY 11 DAYS AS WE REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON AUGUST 28, 2017. WHILE WE DID PURCHASE THE CAR USED, WE NEVER WERE TOLD OF THE ISSUE NOR RECEIVED PAPERWORK TO THAT AFFECT SO WE WERE COMPLETELY UNAWARE OF SUCH A HAZARD. I STRICTLY USE DEALERSHIPS FOR MY SERVICE AND AM DISAPPOINTED THAT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY THIS ISSUE IN MY OPINION, IT DOESN'T APPEAR THAT THE COMPANY IS NOT INTERESTED IN ADDRESSING MY PROBLEM.
SEVERE GAS SMELL LEFT IN A CLOSED AREA AFTER CORVETTE USE. WHEN THE CAR IS DRIVEN AND THEN PARKED IN A GARAGE, THE GARAGE SMELLS SEVERELY OF FUEL. IF AIRED OUT, THE SMELL DISSIPATES. IF NOT, THE ODOR IS OVERWHELMING. UPON REVIEW, IT APPEARS THE SMELL IS COMING FRONT THE DRIVERS SIDE LEFT-HAND FUEL TANK. THE LEAK AFFECTS THE SAFETY OF THE CAR PASSENGERS AS THE GASOLINE LEAK FROM THE TANK DRIPS ONTO THE EXHAUST. MY MOTHER IS 94 YEARS OLD AND HAS RIDDEN WITH ME WHILE THIS ISSUE WAS OCCURRING. LITTLE DID I UNDERSTAND THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS ON MY FAMILIES WELL-BEING. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD WITH THIS CAR. UPON CURSORY REVIEW OF ONLINE CORVETTE CHAT GROUPS, THIS SEEMS TO SPECIFICALLY AFFECT THIS MODEL CORVETTE. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH, THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE PREVALENT IN PAST CORVETTE MODELS EXTENDING BACK TO 1997. UPON CONTACTING GM/CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPARTMENT WE WERE TOLD THAT OUR SPECIFIC VIN NUMBER DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR A RECALL. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THERE IS AN EXTENSION OF THE WARRANTY ON THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE DUE TO ITS PREVALENCE. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THE EXTENSION INCLUDED MILAGE TO 80,000 MILES AND THROUGH AUGUST 17, 2017. MY MILAGE CURRENTLY SITS AT 49,000 MILES AND WE SUPPOSEDLY MISSED THE DEADLINE BY 11 DAYS AS WE REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON AUGUST 28, 2017. WHILE WE DID PURCHASE THE CAR USED, WE NEVER WERE TOLD OF THE ISSUE NOR RECEIVED PAPERWORK TO THAT AFFECT SO WE WERE COMPLETELY UNAWARE OF SUCH A HAZARD. I STRICTLY USE DEALERSHIPS FOR MY SERVICE AND AM DISAPPOINTED THAT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY THIS ISSUE IN MY OPINION, IT DOESN'T APPEAR THAT THE COMPANY IS NOT INTERESTED IN ADDRESSING MY PROBLEM.
STRONG GASOLINE SMELL COMING FROM VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING WHEN PARKED IN GARAGE. *TR
STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE ON LEFT SIDE OF CAR. NO VISIBLE LEAK ON THE FLOOR
FUEL SMELL COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ONLY HAPPENS WHEN FUELED ABOVE 3/4 OF A TANK. CHEVROLET DEALER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROBLEM DURING AN OIL CHANGE AND TRIED TO GET GM TO CORRECT THE ISSUE BUT THEY WOULD NOT CITING THAT THE VEHICLE PASSED ALL FUEL PRESSURE AN LEAK TESTS. THE VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS TO PARK IN A GARAGE OR CLOSED AREA DUE TO THE VERY GOOD CHANCE OF IGNITION FROM STRONG FUMES. JUST AS DISTURBING IS THE FACT THAT THE EXHAUST SYSTEM IS BY THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK AND COULD IGNITE AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING. MANY OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVE COMPLAINED OF THIS ISSUE WITHOUT A RESOLUTION FROM THE MANUFACTURER OR IF GM HAS AGREED TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART (FUEL PUMP) THEY DO SO WITH THE SAME TYPE THAT HAS ALREADY FAILED. EVENTUALLY ONE OF THESE CARS IS GOING TO EXPLODE OR CATCH FIRE AN I GUESS THAT ONLY THEN WILL THE MANUFACTURER AND THE GOVERNMENT DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE ATTACHED THE SERVICE REPORT WHERE THE DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THE SMELL AND THE NOTICE FROM CHEVROLET. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS BEFORE THERE ARE INJURIES OR DEATHS BECAUSE OF THIS.
WHEN FUEL TANK IS FULL THERE ISAVERY STRONG SMELL OF FUEL. SO FAR NO LEAK ON GROUND. SMELL SO BAD CAN BE NOTIED FOUR CARS AWAY.
CAR HAS 20,000 MILES AND HAS DEVELOPED A GAS SMELL WHILE PARKED IN A GARAGE. IT SEEMS TO BE FROM THE RIGHT REAR OF THE CAR. WHEN THE SYSTEM IS BELOW 1/2 FULL THE SMELL IS LESS APPARENT.. THERE IS NO VISIBLE LEAK IN THE FUEL TANK AREA. I HAVE REPLACED THE CROSS OVER PIPE SEALS AND FUEL PUMP "O" RINGS. PROBLEM IS STILL PRESENT. WAS NOT AWARE OF HISTORY OF POSSIBLE DEFECTIVE PLASTIC ON THE FUEL PUMP FITTINGS. I WILL RUN TANK BELOW 1/2 TO SEE IF SMELL GOES AWAY. WILL MOST LIKELY REMOVE AGAIN OR ADDRESS WITH MY EXTENDED WARRANTY AS WITH MORE RESEARCH THIS SEEMS TO BE A QUITE COMMON PROBLEM AND POTENTIALLY SERIOUS. I MUST LET CAR SIT OUTSIDE FOR AWHILE AND ALLOW FUEL FUMES TO DIMINISH BEFORE I FEEL COMFORTABLE PUTTING CAR IN GARAGE. THIS SMELL CAN BE VERY HEAVY WHEN LEFT IN A CLOSED AREA RIGHT AFTER DRIVING. I CAN STILL SMELL FUEL FUMES WHILE DRIVING.
AFTER FILLING CAR WITH GAS, THE CAR SMELLS LIKE IT HAS A LEAK. THE GARAGE SMELLS SO BAD I HAVE TO PUT THE CAR OUTSIDE IN THE DRIVE WAY UNTIL IS COOLS DOWN BECAUSE I'M WORRIED ABOUT IT STARTING A FIRE. THE SMELL OF GAS IS STRONG. I'VE TALKED TO OTHER 2008 C6 OWNERS AND THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.
STRONG GASOLINE SMELL COMING FROM REAR OF CAR AROUND GAS TANK AREA. STRONG SMELL WHEN PARKED IN GARAGE. *TR
VEHICLE HAD 1/4 TANK OF FUEL IN THE TANK BEFORE FILLING ON FRI.AFTER FILLING TANK TO FULL NOTICED STRONG GAS SMELL FROM REAR OF VEHICLE,HAD TO ROLL WINDOWS DOWN TO DRIVE,ODOR WAS SO STRONG COULD NOT PARK CAR IN GARAGE DUE TO FIRE HAZARD,DID NOT SEE ANY EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAKAGE ON GROUND,BROUGHT CAR TO DEALERSHIP ON MON.THEY STATED NOT COVERED UNDER FEDERAL EMISSIONS WARRANTY,ALTHOUGH IN CALIFORNIA IT WOULD HAVE BEEN,(SAME FUEL TANK USED IN ALL ZO6'S)ESCALATED IT TO GM WARRANTY CUSTOMER SERVICE,LEFT CAR AT DEALERSHIP AS ITS UNSAFE TO USE,WAITING ON WORD WEATHER THEY WILL HONOR EMISSIONS WARRANTY AND FIX POOR GM CRAFTSMANSHIP. BTW 42000MILES,NON TRACKED,NO ACCIDENTS,100% STOCK,SITS IN GARAGE 5 DAYS A WEEK. SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR A RECALL AS I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE W/THIS ISSUE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A GASOLINE ODOR WAS OVERPOWERING AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.
THE OTHER DAY I SMELLED GAS IN MY GARAGE. THE SMELL IS BAD UNTIL THE FUEL LEVEL DROPS BELOW 1/2 TANK. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY CANNOT FIND A LEAK. I MENTIONED IF THIS IS COVERED UNDER THE 80K MILE EMISSION WARRANTY AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THE SOLUTION IS TO DROP THE TANKS BECAUSE THE ISSUE MAY LIE IN THE FUEL PUMP AND LEAKING TANKS ON THE TOP. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE REGARDING LEAKING FUEL TANKS AND THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT PAY FOR A FAULTY ITEM BEING A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I KNOW THIS WAS AN ISSUE ON THE C5 CORVETTE AND GM REPLACED THOSE TANKS FREE OF CHARGE. THE C6 FUEL CELL IS THE SAME AS THE C5 AND IT APPEARS LIKE ITS ALSO FAULTY AS WELL. PLEASE REVIEW ALL C6 CORVETTES (2005-2013) COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL OR A FIX BY GM TO COVER THE COSTS. *TR
ALMOST EVERY TIME I FUEL THE VEHICLE GAS SHOOTS OUT OF THE FILLER NECK WHEN THE PUMP STOPS. THE FIRST TIME , GAS WAS GUSHING OUT AND DOWN THE SIDE OF THE CAR ONTO THE GROUND BECAUSE THE PUMP DID NOT STOP. LUCKILY IT DID NOT CATCH FIRE. THIS IS ON A NEW 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z 06 ! IT IS VERY CRITICAL THAT I DO NOT TRY TO PUT IN MORE GAS WHEN THE PUMP STOPS OR IT SHOOTS OUT OF THE FILLER NECK. MY 2001 CORVETTE Z06 NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. I HOPE THIS NEVER RESULTS IN A FIRE , I DO NOT WANT TO SEE MY CAR BURN. THANK YOU EDWARD LIPMAN *TR
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