Other Fuel System Hoses Lines/piping, And Fittings problems of the 2004 Chevrolet Corvette

Gasoline leak from a crossover pipe connection connecting the two gas tanks. Drippig raw fwel onto a hot exhaust system and transmission. Commom problem on tnis year and model. Repair was covered for first 10 years and 100,000 miles by manufacturer. Still and issue with cars not repaired.

Put 15 gallons of gas into tank, immediately noticed gas smell inside car and outside, drove approximately 10 miles and smell increased. Stopped car and immediately saw gas dripping in front of left rear tire and forming a puddle, stopped dripping after 5 minutes or so. Drove to home and let sit until morning, had car towed to Chevrolet dealer that morning. Told by dealer that gas tank is cracked and crossover pipe is defective. Repairs to be near $3000.

Since purchasing the vehicle used in 2005, I always smelled gasoline fumes after a fill up. I always attributed it to spillage and the fact that the filler tube was about a foot from my head. This year the fumes began to persist, regardless of the quantity of gas in the tank. After returning from a 3 week vacation in July, we were greeted by overpowering gasoline fumes when we opened our garage. I am certain that the fumes were concentrated enough to start a fire, had there been a spark from a light switch or some other igniter. After ventilating the garage I searched for the source and for the first time saw a small gasoline leak on the floor of the garage under my 2004 Corvette. I immediately searched online and found that hundreds of complaints for a similar problem had been addressed by the NHTSA and Chevrolet, so I took it to my dealer, who verified I had the same problem and they replaced the left fuel tank and crossover pipe. The cost for parts, labor and tax was $3,676 and the dealer says that the repair for this known manufacturing defect is outside the extended warranty that Chevrolet agreed to, as noted in NHTSA action #: pe10015. I never received notification of the problem in 2010 or I would have had Chevrolet service check the vehicle for the problem at that time. I am currently in the process of contacting Chevrolet customer service, seeking reimbursement of all costs associated with this repair.

Strong odor of fuel inside and outside of my 2004 Chevrolet Corvette. Brought car to dealer and had to have fuel tank and crossover pipe replaced at cost of $2,200. Nhtsa appears to be looking into recall of 2004 Corvette fuel tanks.