2002 Chevrolet Corvette Fuel system Problems

The ignition key started the car but the car continued to stall out when the clutch was released failing to propel the car leaving me stranded with a running(ideling) but non functional vehicle.I could not move the vehicle and it was subject to traffic crash. I need to have the vehicle retrieved by the dealer for repait. It is non-operable. There weree no warnings to me on the vehicle that the p roblem existed

NHTSA ID

11509749

Incident

Mar 1, 2023

AFTER FUELING VEHICLE AND PARKING IN GARAGE THE VEHICLE FOR DAYS WILL SMELL VERY STRONGLY OF GASOLINE UNTIL GALLONS ARE CONSUMED VIA DRIVING TO APPROX. 3/4 OF TANK. VEHICLE IS NOT OVER FILLED ! NO VISUAL INDICATIONS OF FUEL LEAKING ON GROUND. THIS ALSO HAPPENED SINCE ON JULY 12, 2016 LAST TIME VEHICLE WAS FUELED.

NHTSA ID

10884633

Incident

Oct 5, 2015

Mileage

54,462 mi

CAR HAS FUEL LEAK. ONCE I TURN ON THE CAR IT STARTS LEAKING GAS. I COULD BE STATIONARY OR IN MOTION, IT STILL LEAKS GAS. IT ALSO SMELLS TERRIBLE INSIDE MY CAR. I AM WORRIED ABOUT MY HEALTH AND OTHER CORVETTE OWNERS. SOME CORVETTE OWNERS MAY NOT EVEN NOTICE AND NEXT THING YOU KNOW THERE CAR IS ON FIRE. WORSE CASE SCENARIO THEY COULD BE INJURED OR EVEN DEATH. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND GM SHOULD RECALL THIS. IM LUCKY TO BE EVEN WRITING THIS I COULD'VE BLOWN UP WHILE DRIVING THE CAR.

NHTSA ID

10795286

Incident

Nov 20, 2015

JULY 19TH 2014 I PURCHASED A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 FROM AUTONATION FORD IN LITTLETON COLORADO.JULY 26TH AFTER RETURNING HOME I PARKED THE CAR IN MY GARAGE. WHEN I CAME OUT TO MOVE THE CAR LATER THAT AFTERNOON THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THERE WAS A MESSAGE ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER THAT SAID "SERVICE COLUMN LOCK". I IMMEDIATELY CALLED AUTONATION CHEVROLET, SINCE THE VEHICLE IS CHEVROLET, TO SEE IF I COULD GET SOME ADVICE ON HOW TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE SERVICE MANAGER CHECKED WITH A TECHNICIAN AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR WOULD NEED SERVICE. AUTONATION CHEVROLET REFERRED ME TO AUTONATION BUICK GMC. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO AUTONATION BUICK GMC ON THE MORNING OF JULY 27TH 2014. AFTER DETERMINING THAT THEIR DEALERSHIP WAS INCAPABLE OF DOING THE REPAIR AUTONATION BUICK GMC HAD THE CAR TOWED TO ED BOZARTH CHEVROLET PARK MEADOWS FOR REPAIR. I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE & FOUND OUT THAT THE "SERVICE COLUMN LOCK" ISSUE WAS A RECALL ISSUE IN 2004 FOR CORVETTES. THE "SERVICE COLUMN LOCK ISSUE ALSO EFFECTS THE FUEL SYSTEM AND LIMITS THE CAR TO 2 MPH. FIRST NOTIFICATION OF THE RECALL WENT OUT TO OWNERS ON AUGUST 2ND 2004. I CONTACTED GM ON AUG. 1ST 2014, 1 DAY SHORT OF THE 10 YEAR LIMIT ON RECALL WORK. ED BOZARTH INFORMED ME THAT THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I THEN CONTACTED GM CORPORATE TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE RECALL. GM CORPORATE INFORMED ME THAT THE RECALL WORK HAD BEEN DONE ON MY CORVETTE IN 2006. SINCE THE SAME "SERVICE COLUMN LOCK" ISSUE AROSE, THE RECALL WORK FAILED. I ASKED GM CORPORATE IF THEY WOULD COVER THE FAILED RECALL REPAIR AND I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULDN'T. I WOULD ASK THAT SINCE GM'S RECALL WORK DID NOT SOLVE THE "SERVICE COLUMN LOCK" ISSUE THAT THEY COVER THE APPROXIMATELY $1500 REPAIR THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR TO GET MY CAR BACK IN A DRIVABLE STATE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10622520

Incident

Jul 26, 2014

Mileage

33,167 mi

FUEL TANK JUST FILLED, GAUGE WENT TO EMPTY & CHECK GAUGES LIGHT ON. SEEMS TO RETURN TO NORMAL AFTER 1/2 TANK OF FUEL USED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10574311

Incident

Mar 24, 2013

Mileage

83,000 mi

FILLED VEHICLE WITH GAS ON MARCH 22ND. DROVE CAR HOME AND PARKED IT IN GARAGE. THE NEXT DAY, I SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GAS. WHEN I BACKED IT OUT OF THE GARAGE, THERE WAS A SMALL PUDDLE OF GAS ON THE FLOOR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10504658

Incident

Mar 23, 2013

Mileage

138,700 mi

FUEL TANK LEAKED GASOLINE INTO GARAGE OF MY HOME. WAS AFRAID OF THE HOUSE CATCHING ON FIRE FROM THE FUMES AND AFRAID TO DRIVE CAR BECAUSE OF FUEL LEAKING ONTO EXHAUST SYSTEM. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CORVETTES. IT WOULD BE NICE IF GM WAS MADE TO REIMBURSE CUSTOMERS FOR THIS RATHER EXPENSIVE REPAIR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10492922

Incident

Dec 20, 2012

Mileage

19,000 mi

I HAVE A 2002 CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE. EACH TIME THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED THERE IS A STRONG FUEL ODOR SMELL IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE CAR. EVEN WITH THE TOP DOWN THE SMELL CAUSES HEADACHES AND NAUSEA! ALL IT WILL REQUIRE IS A SINGLE SPARK TO CAUSE DEATH! IT IS TIME TO FORCE A RECALL ON ALL 1997 TO 2004 C5 CORVETTES! *TR

NHTSA ID

10369085

Incident

Jan 1, 2010

Mileage

52,000 mi

FUEL TANK LEAKS WHEN FUELING CAR. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE CHEVROLET CORVETTE IN THE YEARS 2000-2004. ON ALL PUBLIC FORUMS THIS DEFECT IS REPORTED BY MANY CORVETTE OWNERS. WHY ISN'T THE EPA OR THE NHTSA INVESTIGATING ALL OF THE YEARS INSTEAD OF JUST THE 2004 MODELS? THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED. WHAT IS THE DELAY? SHOULD SOMEONE DIE IN A FIRE FIRST? OR SHOULD WE BAND TOGETHER AND FILE A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST ALL PARTIES, INCLUDING THE NHTSA. *TR

NHTSA ID

10364268

Incident

Mar 1, 2010

Mileage

62,000 mi

2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE FUEL LEAK/SMELL NEAR LEFT SIDE OF FUEL TANK. FUEL IS VISIBLE AND ACCUMULATES NEAR FUEL NECK HOSE. OCCURS FREQUENTLY THROUGH DAILY DRIVING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10334585

Incident

Jun 1, 2010

Mileage

50,500 mi

I OWN A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE THAT HAS RECENTLY DEVELOPED A SERIOUS FUEL LEAK WHEN REFUELING CAR. NOT ONLY IS THIS A FIRE HAZARD BUT ALSO THE LEAK ALLOWS RAW GAS TO BE RELEASED INTO THE ATMOSPHERE, A POLLUTION PROBLEM. I DID A SEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM ON A CORVETTE WEB SITE ( CORVETTEFORUM.COM ) AND FOUND THIS TO BE A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM IN THE C5 VERSIONS OF THE CORVETTE. THE CAR WAS BUILT ON 4-3-02, AND FIRST DELIVERED ON 7-19-02. I AM THE SECOND OWNER, CAR HAS 51,156 MILES, HAS HAD ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AND IS KEPT IN LIKE NEW CONDITION. SINCE THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE, AND THE SAFETY AND POLLUTION HAZARDS IT PRESENTS I FEEL GM SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO REPAIR AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER THESE BLATANT DESIGN ERRORS. IF NOTHING ELSE, THE REPAIR SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER POLLUTION LAWS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10308725

Incident

Jan 1, 2010

Mileage

51,000 mi

AT ABOUT 15000 MILES THE FUEL TANK BEGAN LEAKING/SMELLING OF GAS AFTER A FILL UP. DEALER DID REPLACE TANK UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. DEALER DESCRIPTION: 25565 LEAKING FUEL TANK LINE L1280 2.1 (GMPP) INSPECTED THE FUEL SYSTEM FOR A LEAK AND FOUND THE HARD LINE TO THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK IS LEAKING AT THE CONNECTION TO THE TANK. REMOVED THE FUEL TANK AND DRAINED THE TANK. SWAPPED THE SENDING UNIT AND INSTALLED THE NEW TANK. REPAIRS WERE DONE ON THE RIGHT SIDE TANK. TECH 2310. *TR

NHTSA ID

10300074

Incident

Jan 25, 2008

Mileage

25,565 mi

1. EACH TIME THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED UP THERE IS A STRONG FUEL ODOR SMELL. 2. RECENTLY THERE IS FUEL LEAKAGE ON MY GARAGE FLOOR DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE & FUEL ON THE SIDE AND BOTTOM OF THE FUEL TANK. 3. GM SAID CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10298988

Incident

Jan 11, 2010

Mileage

54,020 mi

FUEL TANK LEAK DUE TO A SPLIT IN NON METAL TANK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10296849

Incident

Dec 13, 2009

Mileage

55,000 mi

STEERING COLUMN LOCK-UP ON 2 CORVETTES ( 97 & 02 ) LOCKED UP 3 TIMES ON THE 2002 CORVETTE & 1 TIME ON 1997. BOTH MIRRORS BROKE ON 97 & HAD TO BE REPLACED. FUEL GAUGE WOULD GO FROM HALF TO EMPTY & LATER BACK TO HALF ON 2002 & PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK W / REMOTE & SOMETIMES PASSENGER WINDOW WOULD NOT GO DOWN WHEN CONVERTIBLE WAS PUT DOWN . READ-OUT ON HEATER / TEMP. GAUGE & RADIO DISPLAY WOULD FADE IN AND OUT. *NM

NHTSA ID

10181164

Incident

Jan 2, 2002

Mileage

58,000 mi

THE GAS GAUGE ON MY 2002 CORVETTE GOES TO EMPTY WHILE DRIVING, THE DIC FLASHES " LOW FUEL" & THE CHECK GAUGES LIGHT COMES ON. JUST AS SUDDENLY, IT WILL START WORKING AGAIN SEVERAL DAYS LATER. I PAID A LOCAL DEALER ~$700 TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK SENSOR UNIT ABOUT A YEAR AGO. SINCE THEN THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. NOW THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME TO ADD A GAS ADDITIVE, ONLY AVAILABLE FROM CHEVROLET AT $25 A TREATMENT, TO FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER ADDING A BOTTLE OF THE GAS TREATMENT, MY GAS GAUGE WENT TO EMPTY & STAYED THERE FOR 3 DAYS. I UNDERSTAND NHTSA INVESTIGATED A SIMILAR PROBLEM FOR THE 2000 MALIBU (EA02028), BUT NO RECALL WAS ORDERED. SURFING THE WEB, THIS LOOKS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM ON CHEVY AUTOS & TRUCKS. HAVE CONTACTED CHEVY OWNER ASSISTANCE WHO CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALER & PARROTED THEIR "OLD" GASOLINE EXPLANATION FOR FOULING THE SENSOR. WHY DO YOU USE A SENSOR THAT IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE FUEL AVAILABLE TO YOUR CUSTOMERS? I ONLY USE FUEL FROM BRAND NAME SUPPLIERS. THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECT IN THE GAS SENSOR & NEEDS TO BE TREATED AS SUCH BY CHEVROLET. *JB

NHTSA ID

10176269

Incident

Jan 13, 2006

Mileage

37,426 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED CRACKS WERE DISCOVERED IN THE SPOKES ON BOTH REAR WHEELS OF THE VEHICLE. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. UPDATED 3/9/2006 - THE WHEELS WERE INSPECTED BY FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE WHO AUTHORIZED THE DEALER TO REPLACE BOTH REAR WHEELS AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP WAS ALSO REPLACED. *NM

NHTSA ID

10150413

Incident

Feb 16, 2006

Mileage

55,700 mi

1. WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE READS JUST BELOW HALF, SOMETIMES THE GAUGE WILL SUDDENLY JUMP TO EMPTY. NOTE THAT I NORMALLY REFILL THE TANK (COMPLETELY FULL) WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE READS ABOUT ONE EIGHTH OF A TANK REMAINING.*AK 2. WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURS, THE VEHICLE CAN ONLY BE DRIVEN A FEW MILES BEFORE RUNNING OUT OF FUEL. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES, ALL IN THE LAST FOUR MONTHS. 3. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THEREFORE THEY WOULD DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. I CALLED THE GM SERVICE COMPLAINT NUMBER AND THEY STATED THEY WOULD DO NOTHING TO ASSIST ME IN GETTING THIS PROBLEM FIXED.

NHTSA ID

10067687

Incident

Apr 16, 2004

WHILE DRIVING 85 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED SEVEN TIMES DUE TO STALLING ONCE THE FUEL GAUGE REACHED 3/8. THE DEALERSHIP WAS GOING TO REPLACE THE FUEL GAUGE AGAIN.*AK

NHTSA ID

10061113