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 2005 Chevrolet Corvette submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 24 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
I bought this2005 corvette 3months and when i park it in the garage it fills up with gas fumes and could spark a fire.I have investigated this problem and its related to the gas tanks plastic parts.
Fuel tank has a leak and the unburned fuel sits on top of the tank. The whole inside of the cabin smells strong of fuel and goes away about five minutes after driving. The unburned fuel and the smell only happen when the vehicle is parked and turned off. I have called the dealership about this issue multiple times and am still waiting for a call back to see what can be done. It has been about one month and still haven't received anything back. With the unburned fuel sitting on the top of the tank, while driving it could spill onto the exhaust pipes and cause a fire. There has been no warning lights of any kind that would have told me that something was wrong.
The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that the vehicle was leaking fuel from the fuel pump. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and the contact was awaiting a response. The failure mileage was approximately 82,000.
WHEN ADDING MORE THAN HALF A TANK OF GAS, THE CAR WILL HAVE GAS FUMES COMING OUT FROM THE DRIVER SIDE, SOMETIMES I CAN SEE GAS DROPLETS COMING DOWN FROM THE BOLT HOLDING ON THE DRIVER SIDE GAS TANK COVER. DID SOME RESEARCH IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR C6 CORVETTES. IT SHOULD BE RECALL FOR SAFETY PURPOSES.
VEHICLE HAS A VERY STRONG GASOLINE SMELL FOLLOWING REFUELING. THE GASOLINE VAPORS INVADE THE PASSENGER CABIN TO THE EXTENT THE WINDOWS HAVE TO BE DOWN FOR VENTILATION. IT REMAINS THAT WAY UNTIL THE FUEL TANK REACHES HALF FULL, AND DISAPPEARS AS THE TANK REACHES 1/4 FULL. NOW I ONLY FIL THE TANK TO 1/2 FULL TO MINIMIZE THE VAPOR. I AM CONCERNED THAT A SPARK MAY IGNITE THE VAPOR IF THE TANK WERE FILLED . I HAVE HEARD THIS CONDITION EXISTS ON THIS MODEL AND AM WONDERING WHY IT HASN'T BEEN ADDRESSED, OR IF IS HAS PLEASE ENLIGHTEN ME, THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS CONDITION CONCERNING THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS AT STAND STILL AND WAS UNABLE TO START THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, THE STEERING WHEEL CEASED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE DOOR UNLOCK BUTTON WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MOSS BROS CHEVROLET (12625 AUTO MALL DR, MORENO VALLEY, CA 92555), TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND FUSE BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
IF I PUT MORE THAN 1/2 TANK OF FUEL THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL COMING FROM THE CAR AND INSIDE THE PASSENGER CABIN. THE SMELL IS SO STRONG THAT I CAN'T DRIVE THE CAR WITH THE WINDOWS UP. IF I PARK THE CAR IN MY GARAGE, THE GARAGE FILLS WITH FUMES FROM THE GAS. I SEE FUEL PUDDLES UNDER THE CAR IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER REAR WHEEL. THE FUEL SMELL IS IN THE CAR WHETHER THE CAR IS MOVING OR NOT.
FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS LEAKING CAUSING GASOLINE FUMES. FUEL PUMP MODULE ASSEMBLY REPLACED MAY 2019.
MY 2005 CORVETTE C6 COUPE HAS A STRONG FUEL SMELL COMING FROM THE BACK, DRIVER'S SIDE FENDER WELL. FUEL SMELL IS PRESENT IN THE CABIN AND WITHIN 50' OF THE VEHICLE. DRIVER'S SIDE FUEL SENDING UNIT SHOWS SIGNS OF LEAKING BUT FUEL EVAPORATES BEFORE HITTING THE GROUND. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CORVETTES AND GM HAS ISSUED A SPECIAL SERVICE BULLTIN #15682 BUT ONLY FOR CORVETTES BY VIN FROM 2007-2013. MY VEHICLE HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THE EXACT SAME PARTS BUT I AM BEING TOLD THEY WILL NOT COVER IT AT THIS TIME. I WAS ISSUED A CASE NUMBER (# 8-4417928449). I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A MANUFACTURES DEFECT WITH HIGH SAFETY/ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED/PAID FOR BY GM...DOES NOT MATTER IF THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING, DRIVING OR OFF.
HEAVY FUEL FUMES WHEN CAR IS SITTING STATIC, THERE IS NO LEAKS, NO SPOTS UNDER THE CAR. THE FUMES ARE VERY HEAVY AND IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO PARK THE CAR IN THE GARAGE, I HAVE SPOKEN TO ABOUT 09 CORVETTE C6 OWNERS AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, DEALER ADMITS THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT GM WILL NOT ALLOW THEM TO REPAIR IT.
THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY IS MADE OF PLASTIC. THIS PLASTIC ON FUEL PUMP OUTLET HAS DEVELOPED A SMALL CRACK DUE TO THE INFERIOR PLASTIC, CAUSING HIGH PRESSURE FUEL TO SPRAY OUT, POOL ON TOP OF TANK, AND DRIP DOWN THE SIDE OF THE TANK NEAR THE HOT EXHAUST. APPARENTLY THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM ON MULTIPLE YEAR C6 CORVETTES AND GM DOESN'T NOT WANT TO ISSUE A RECALL.
FUEL LEAKS AND FUEL ODORS COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK, CONCERNS OF FIRE
STRONG GAS SMELL IN VEHICLE AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK. GAS SMELL STAYS WITH THE CAR UNTIL THE FUEL TANK IS HALF EMPTY. SMELL IN THE CAR WHEN DRIVING AND STATIONARY. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IN CORVETTES.
THE CAR LEAKS FUEL. WHEN PARKED OVER NIGHT IT LEAVES A PUDDLE OF FUEL IN FRONT OF REAR TIRE ON DRIVER SIDE
MY CORVETTE HAS A PROBLEM WITH FUEL SMELL COMING FROM THE CAR AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK.
AFTER FILLING TANK, STRONG SMELL OF GAS IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, LINGERS FOR 10-15 MINUTES. SECOND FILL UP AFTER PURCHASE.
FUEL TANK IS SPLITTING FILLING CABIN AND GARAGE WITH FUMES.MOST NOTICEABLE AFTER FILLING THE TANK FULL
GAS OVERFLOWS WHEN AN ATTENDENT TRYS TO FILL TANK FURTHER AFTER NOZZLE CLICKS GAS FLOW INSIDE FENDER AND OUT ABOVE ROCKER PANEL MELTS SOUND DEADENING
WITH APPROXIMATELY 38,000 MILES ON MY 2005 CORVETTE, I BEGAN SMELLING GAS FUMES WHENEVER I WOULD FILL THE GAS TANK. THE FUMES WOULD FILL MY GARAGE AND ALSO LEAKED INTO MY HOUSE. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER ABOUT 7 WEEKS, THEY INFORMED ME THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE ONE OF THE GAS TANKS AND THE REAR MAIN SEAL, WHICH COST $2,700. THE NIGHT I PICKED MY CAR UP FROM THE SHOP, I PARKED IT IN THE GARAGE. THE NEXT MORNING, MY GARAGE WAS ONCE AGAIN FILLED WITH FUMES, SO I DROPPED THE CORVETTE OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP AND LET THEM KNOW THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. ANOTHER TWO WEEKS, THE DEALERSHIP CALLED AND SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING, SO I PICKED UP THE CAR. I DROVE IT FOR A WEEK WITHOUT ANY ISSUE WITH GAS FUMES UNTIL I FILLED UP THE TANK FOR THE FIRST TIME. THAT NIGHT, MY GARAGE AND HOUSE WERE FILLED WITH GAS FUMES. I DROPPED THE CORVETTE OFF AT THE DEALER THE NEXT MORNING (TWO WEEKS AGO) AND I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM YET. THE GAS FUME ISSUE IS OBVIOUSLY A FAIRLY COMMON AND SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH CORVETTES, BASED ON ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN AND MY OWN EXPERIENCE. THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE OR PARK IN A GARAGE, AND APPARENTLY THE SOURCE OF THE ISSUE IS DIFFICULT TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR. BASED ON THE NUMEROUS OCCURRENCES OF THIS ISSUE BASED ON COMPLAINTS FROM CORVETTE OWNERS, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO FIX THIS ISSUE BEFORE PEOPLE ARE INJURED OR KILLED.
STRONG GASOLINE ORDER/FUMES IN CABIN OF CAR. SMELL SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM FUEL TANK AREA AND NOT UNDER HOOD.
THERE IS A FUEL LEAK FROM THE FUEL TANK ON MY 2005 C6 CORVETTE. YOU CAN SMELL IT IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING IT. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE IT IN CONFINED AREAS LIKE A GARAGE NEAR A WATER HEATER OF ANY KIND OR JUST ANY TYPE OF IGNITION SOURCE. THERE IS NOT A MANUFACTURER RECALL YET BUT THERE SHOULD BE ONE SHORTLY. FROM ALL THE CORVETTE OWNERS BLOG PAGES THIS SEEMS TO BE AFFECTING 2005-2008 C6 CORVETTES. GET YOUR VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY. IT'S NOT SAFE OUTSIDE YOUR GARAGE EITHER TO OTHERS. THE FUEL TANK NEEDS TO BE DRAINED FOR IT TO BE COMPLETELY SAFE. DO NOT ATTEMPT DRAINING YOURSELF.
VEHICLE TURNS OVER BUT WILL NOT START FUEL PUMP RELAY WAS CHANGED AND IT STARTED BUT THEN A WEEK LATER SAME THING HAPPENED I SWITCHED FUEL PUMP RELAY SEVERAL TIMES AND STIIL DID NOT START, FINALLY STARTING AFTER REAPEATED ATTEMPS AND SWITHING RELAYS. I THINK THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CONTACTS ON THE RELAY BOX. THIS HAS AND CONTINUES TO HAPPEN SINCE STATED DATE. *TR
ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS THE VEHICLE HAS FAILED TO START AFTER BEING TURNED OFF FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME (WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, ETC.). ON 2 OF THOSE 4 OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE HAS REQUIRED TOWING TO A DEALERSHIP'S REPAIR FACILITY. ON THE FIRST OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WOULD TURN OVER BUT FAILED TO START. IT THEN MYSTERIOUSLY STARTED AGAIN AFTER SITTING AT THE GAS PUMPS OF THE GAS STATION FOR APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES WHILE WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK. ON THE SECOND OCCASION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START BUT WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER PULLING AND REINSERTING THE FUEL PUMP RELAY LOCATED IN THE UNDER HOOD UBEC. ON THE THIRD OCCASION, PULLING AND REINSERTING THE FUEL PUMP RELAY HAD NO AFFECT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE VEHICLE REQUIRED TOWING TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP NOTED LOOSE CONNECTIONS ON THE UBEC AND ALSO REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP RELAY. ONE DAY LATER, THE VEHICLE AGAIN FAILED TO START AND REQUIRED TOWING TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY. UPON WRITING-UP THE SERVICE TICKET, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CIRCUITS WITHIN THE UBEC ON THIS VINTAGE CORVETTE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMATIC AND THAT THE UBEC WOULD MOST LIKELY REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. ON VISUAL INSPECTION, THE UBEC APPEARS TO BE LOCATED VERY CLOSE TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD ON THE VEHICLE WHICH WOULD MAKE IT VERY SUSCEPTIBLE TO INTERMITTENT FAILURES OF VARIOUS UBEC COMPONENTS CAUSED BY HEAT (HEADLIGHTS, FUEL PUMP, ETC.). GM SHOULD ISSUE A VOLUNTARY RECALL TO INCLUDE A HEAT SHIELD OR SOME IMPROVEMENT IN COMPONENT DESIGN OF THE UBEC ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM SERVICE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS LESS THAN HALF A TANK FULL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ALSO ILLUMINATE AND THEN THE FUEL TANK GAUGE WOULD INDICATE NO FUEL. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 11/13/13*LJ
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