general problems of the 2004 Chevrolet Corvette

- fuel tank leaks - gasoline puddles under car, heavy fumes - fire / explosion hazard - confirmed by local mechanic as existing problem in that year - inspected and confirmed by selling dealer - trying to repair - no auto warning, smell of fumes and gas on garage floor day after delivery of car.

Fuel tank leaking/fumes. Appeara to be crossover tube connection connecting the 2 tanks.

In 2011 Chevrolet acknowledged an issue with the fuel system as the the attached letter states. I was not the owner of the vehicle in 2011 and since the issue was not elevated to an official recall it did not show up on the car fax report and I thus was unaware of this potential safety hazard. My car has now developed all the symptoms of the fuel tank leak with fumes in the car and gas dripping on the garage floor when parked. Although my car only has 30,000 miles the end date for gm to provide repair was August 11, 2011. The significant risk to passengers, the car, and my home when the car is parked in the attached garage is unacceptable as caused by a faulty engineered fuel modification in this model year. The fuel leak is both a safety and environmental risk and should warrant a recall and gm to mitigate the costs. Their liability for a faulty engineered system should not have a time limit.

Purchased the vehicle in 2015. That same purchased date I filled the vehicle with fuel. The following day my garage was totally covered with gas fumes. No tech could find the problem. On Feb 22 2023 while filling up, gas was pouring out the bottom left side . This is very dangerous. Come to find out that many others have had the same problem. There is a manufacturer defect of the gas tank housing tube . I cannot drive the vehicle because it’s to dangerous and to costly to repair.

Drivers side fuel tank/system leak leaking fuel in this area can/will result in a catastrophic fire which could lead to injury or death the problem just occurred but is a common problem for this generation z06 Corvette the odd thing is no warning light, check engine light or messages displayed, just the smell of fuel and 18 inch puddle on the floor beneath the drivers side fuel tank. The fuel level according to the gauge is 1/2 tank.

A month after I purchased the car with approximately 40k miles, I took the car in for an oil change at the dealership and was told there was a major leak in the left fuel tank and at the crossover tube. This leaking fuel is leaking onto the exhaust. It would cost at least $4,000 to repair. I can not afford this. It is too dangerous to drive. I have no other car. Supposedly, my VIN number is 200 numbers away from being included in the recall for the same issue and that you have 43 pages of complaints about. Did I mention that the crossover tube is a backordered part because so many are needed because when you pull the current one out, it breaks and a new one is needed?.

The vehicle has a fuel leak. I just purchased this vehicle a few weeks ago, it's 16 years old and has only 36,000 miles on it. It smelled terribly of fuel when I purchased it. I had the vehicle looked at and it has a fuel leak where the quick connectors connect to the fuel tanks. Anyhow, there's a special coverage adjustment which extended the warranty to 10 yrs/100,000 miles. I'm obviously outside of those parameters, but I feel that since the manufacturer admitted fault and stated that my particular VIN is affected, they should be held accountable for fixing a safety issue with my vehicle. How they got away with issuing a special coverage adjustment for such an issue rather than a simple recall is beyond me.

Have been in contact with 2 employees from gm, called and left voicemails and sent emails. No reply after it was requested that I take the Corvette to my local dealership for diagnosis. The ecl motor is not working property, causing the steering wheel to lock up and fuel supply to shut off. Sent attachment with diagnosis; however, no reply. Gm indicated that this was previously fixed, but it obviously was not. My assertion is that there should not be a expiration date on safety recalls, and the ecl motor is not working properly creating a very dangerous situation. This happens every time that I drive the car. There have been several instances of me starting the car, pulling into traffic, and then the car shuts down. It has been very scary as I pull the key and wait 10 seconds to restart the car. Sometimes I have to do it twice. It is my contention that gm should be responsible for fixing this problem that was previously identified by gm as an issue/concern.

Leaking left fuel tank.

Gas smell coming from rear of car after driving. No visible leaks, but leaking fuel vapor.

Left side fuel tank developed a leak- this is a problem known to gm- they offered warranty repairs for ten years-I purchased the vehicle after this additional warranty had expired- my complaint is this is a known defective part which I would replace at my expense however gm has discontinued this part- I feel that while gm will no longer cover the cost of parts and labor the replacement parts should be available.

Gasoline smell.

Gasoline vapors are leaking from fuel vent and transfer lines, creating an explosion hazard. The problem is more of an issue when parked allowing a spark to ignite the fuel vapors.

I have owned this vehicle the last 6 years. When the amount of fuel is over one-half tank, there is an abnormal odor of fuel. When pulling into the garage, there's fuel leaking if over one-half tank. Once the engine is cut off the fuel leak ceases. To control the issue, I keep the fuel level at less than one-half tank. A certified local mechanic determined the fuel tank and crossover tube cross connector needed to be replaced. The vehicle has not been repaired. The mechanic stated the failure was related to NHTSA action number: pe10015 (fuel system, gasoline). The approximate failure mileage was 26,500, when I bought the car. The mechanic stated that gm did issue a service bulletin around 2010 stating that gm would make repairs if the failure occurred within 10 years/100,000 miles. The local gm dealer will not repair my vehicle since it is out of time frame window. It's not fair to those who bought the car after the 10-year cutoff point. Or do not drive these vehicles very much.

Strong smell of gas when parked in garage,always used carport until now so I never noticed. But now have a garage, but I am afraid of strong fuel smell may be dangerous. Has new gas cap and no gas leak.

I had a strong fuel smell in my garage and a small puddle of fuel on my garage floor. I had gotten a recall notice from gm some time ago, took my car to the dealer at the time and they said they could do nothing unless there was a leak. Now, I have the leak, but gm refuses to fix the problem because some time period has expired. This leak has been repaired by another shop, but I am out over $2,000 for a problem gm knew could cause the car to burn up. I seek for gm to reimburse me for this repair of a critical safety issue.

Large fuel leak coming from drivers side rear tire area. Leak seems to coming from the top of the fuel cell.

This request involves a safety bulletin [#0400c6], dated 2/8/2006 relating to the electronic column lock (ecl) for approximately 96% of all 220,000+ c-5 generation Corvettes. 2004 was the last year of production for the c-5 generation. Total production in 2004 is estimated to have been about 35,000: out of this, 20,861 vehicles were covered by the above service bulletin, but as mine was assembled after VIN #45120862 until assembly began for the 2005 model year (c-6 generation), my VIN number was not included on page 2 of the bulletin. Prior to the steering column on my car locking on 6/28/2016 I had not been made aware that this perilous condition existed. Gm has indicated that it will not provide any funds to offset the cost of repairing this fault because it was not included on any service bulletin. I believe that service bulletin #04006c was intended for (or should apply to) the entire c-5 production -- unless there is some reasonable explanation as to why my vehicle has been excluded (such as a different ecl configuration was used, etc. ) in either event, I feel the company should honor my request for a full reimbursement for funds expended to replace the faulty ecl. I have written a letter to gm explaining the facts surrounding this request and have attached a copy of that letter for your review.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated while refueling the vehicle, fuel was leaking from under the vehicle. The contact mentioned that there was no fuel odor or leakage when driving the vehicle. The failure only occurred when the vehicle was being driven. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the filler neck needed to be replaced. No repairs was made to the vehicle. The failure mileage was 19,000.

Noticed gas leaking on ground after refueling the car. . . . I don't drive the car much and since then there is always a strong smell of gas. The car now has 39850 miles on it and the smell is getting worse.