Other Fuel System Tank Filling/charging Problems of Chevrolet Corvette - part 1

Fuel leaking from tank after filling with gas.

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Recently, 03/01/2021, filling gas tank to over 1/2 full on my parked 2007 c6 Corvette, with 30,360 miles, parked vehicle caused strong interior gas odor. On further investigation and communication with gm, I was informed fuel pump was a known issue. The fuel pump was then redesigned to solve this issue; however, replacement of faulty fuel pump was only given a warranty extension instead of recall. Consequently, I was never given a notice of the dangerous condition that existed in my vehicle, which is now beyond that extended warranty period for specific parts; and, as an owner, I was never noticed of this known issue because it is not required unless it is a recall. Apparently the car has two tanks that are shared. When over 1/2 filled, gasoline can leak and puddle on top of the tanks. When moving, the gasoline can then leak down on the hot exhaust and cause a fire. I am now fearful of driving my car due to the gasoline vapors, and was advised by van Chevrolet to have the car towed for repair, as this issue could cause a fire or explosion, or the fumes could cause the driver to pass out and have an accident. The cost of this repair is over $2500! I would have had it repaired if it were a recall because I would have been notified of the hazard. Car was parked when I first noticed the problem and have not driven it since. The risk of a fire, explosion, or accident is too great until it is repaired! gm assigned case# 9-6616976804, but is currently informing that it is no longer covered. Since no notification was given to owners, owners were not aware of the issue until too late, saving gm millions of dollars, as they would have been responsible for replacing large numbers of the faulty fuel pump had a recall been issued which requires registering recalls with the gm dealers, and notifying the owners.

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I am a one-time owner of a 2011 Corvette grand sport vehicle. I have noticed that following a filling of the gas tank to full, a significant and persistent gasoline smell appears in my garage. I eventually brought my vehicle in for service on February 3, 2021 in order to determine the cause. I was told that a gas leak was observed from the top of the tank. In addition, I was told that the expensive replacement of the gas tank could not be found. I am now very reluctant to drive the vehicle.

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After filling up my 2008 Chevrolet Corvette the car has a distinct gas smell when walking up to it. The smell is strong but goes away while driving it and is not that strong once parked. After sitting for a few hours I come back and the scent is back. It seems to only emit this gasoline smell when the fuel tank is filled over half full. It has done this since I took ownership of the car in December 2020, and could have been going on for a while before that.

I noticed the heavy smell of gas fumes after putting gas in my vet. The smell is most prominent when the car is off and parked in the garage. I am sure that the smell is always present and that being parked in a parking lot or outside dissipates the smell. I have tried filling the tank half way to see if that would help but the smell of gas is still there. It is strongest in the rear hatch area on the drivers side. The smell in garage is so strong I have to leave the garage door open to vent. I am fearful that the fumes may ignite my gas water heater which is located about 7-8ft away or start a car fire if gas hits the hot exhaust pipe. This is truly something that chevy needs to review to see if faulty equipment was placed in the c6 models. I have had the vet for 4 years it is a 2010 and the mileage is just over 55k. I just noticed this issue about 3 months ago, but it seems to be getting worse. I hope that my property is not damaged by a fuel source originating from the car or worse yet, a death related to an explosion or fire. ## #vpic# 1 - check digit (9th position) does not calculate properly #vpic#.

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After filling up the fuel tank, a strong gas smell in the cabin of the vehicle. The smell remained and hasn't dispersed.

Fuel smell after filling up gas tank. Apparently the gas pump on drivers side made of plastic has tendency to crack. Gm had previously paid for this repair but limited coverage to 10 yrs and/or 120 thousand miles. Bought new to me 2009 vette with 132k miles, delaer now wanting to charge $3300 for parts/labor. Cannot park in garage due to gas fumes, also dangerous to drive.

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After filling the gas tank and driving home there is a very strong smell of gasoline in my garage. I think the fuel is leaking out when the fuel tank is full.

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After filling the gas tank there is a noticeable smell of gas that's exists. When garage kept the smell fills the entire garage with a gas smell. The gas cap is fully secured and there are no noticeable leaks or puddles on the ground.

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After filling tank with gasoline there is a leak. The fumes from the leak are very strong in my garage, requiring me to ventilate the area to prevent an explosion. I do not overfill. The auto-turnoff at the pump won't allow that. Apparently the leak is where the two tanks are connected.

I bought this car last year on September, the car for just 3500 miles, on November that year I put my car in storage, I picked my car up this year on March. Two months ago, I realized that after fueling my car a really strong smell like gas was present, I checked underneath both I couldn't see any leakage, but I checked the driver's side gas tank and it was kind of wet, I saw traces of gas droplets. I found online that GMC posted a bulletin to get fixed this issue on lots of c6 Corvettes, I took that bulletin to the dealer and they said that the time for that bulletin expired last year on June, I explained to them that I got the car on September and also my car just had 3500 miles, but the said that if I want my car to get fixed I have to pay. I told me that it's not fair because this issue is GMC fault. This is why I'm filling this complain with you. I was able just to upload one pic but I have more, showing the gas tank wet.

When I fill up vehicle of course with not over flowing or topping it off there is a strong smell of gas on driver side no signs of leak and smell is very noticeable in cabin as well. Smell is strong in garage when left in over night even when not filling up this issue has been there could have half a tank and maybe put additional 5 dollars to get to 3/4 tank issue is still there.

Upon filling the fuel tank, there is a very strong odor of gasoline while parked. This odor does not dissipate quickly. The odor is present outside the vehicle and inside the vehicle as well. I fear that this will cause a fire or an inhalation issue for the occupants. I purchased this vehicle recently from the original owner. It has 49,000 miles. I cannot locate the source of the odor. The fuel cap was tested a few days ago during dmv inspection and was not defective.

Any time vehicle has over 1/2 tank of fuel I get fuel vapors filling my garage & inside the vehicle.

Corvette has had a problem with fuel smell coming from the car after you fill the tank. This issue is very serious. Fuel leaks out the top of the tanks, and will then drip down the back side onto the hot exhaust. If ignored this could result in a fire and possible death. If parked overnight in a garage, the vapor will fill the garage and could easily be triggered into an explosion and fire from a gas water heater or other ignition source. I can't park my c6 in my garage without it filling the entire garage with fumes so strong that I can't even keep my dogs in there. The vapors then seep into the house. The car is unsafe to drive, and unsafe to leave parked.

A few months ago, I filled my 2008 Corvette c6 with gas. I only filled it until the pump clicked off. I was already aware overfilling is not good for the car nor is it a safe practice. I drove about 25-30 miles before returning home. Everything seemed fine until the following morning when I went out to my garage. The smell of gas was overpowering. I immediately opened both doors in the garage to allow it to air out. I then checked the gas cap. The smell was coming strongly from the driver's side rear. I checked under the fuel tank and felt gas. I parked the car for a few weeks until I could get it into a gm dealership. After they checked it out, I was told that this was a common problem with the car. I asked if Chevrolet had issued any safety recalls and I was shocked that although Chevrolet is very aware of the problem, they don't think their customers safety is worth taking away from the bottom line. To reiterate, the fuel system is leaking, gm is aware of the fault, and it's felt that they should recall this. If someone hasn't been killed yet, someone will soon.

Car has a very strong fuel odor when filling tank over half full. The fuel gauge will sometimes go to empty prompting a " service fuel system" message on display screen for 30-40 seconds, then goes back to previous level reading. I've owned car for 4 years, I remember getting a g. M. Recall notice in the mail about a fuel system recall shortly after buying it, but I can't find it now.

A continued heavy smell of fuel after filling the gas tank when sitting and not running.

After filling the gas tank there is a strong gas smell present. Once the gas level is below half tank, the odor is gone. Online research points to the crossover tube, fuel pump, evap system etc.

On Sunday afternoon I filled my 2008 Corvette with gas. I only filled it until the pump clicked off. I was already aware overfilling is not good for the car nor is it a safe practice. I drove about 25-30 miles before returning home. Everything seemed fine until the following morning when I went out to my garage. The smell of gas was overpowering. I immediately opened both doors in the garage to allow it to air out. I then checked the gas cap. I checked for any leaks but couldn't find any. I called my mechanic and reluctantly drove 2 blocks to have it looked at. He spent about 2 hours looking the car over but couldn't find any leaks. He then called his contacts at the local Chevrolet dealer. He was told that this was a common problem with the car. He asked if Chevrolet had issued any safety recalls and we were both very shocked that although Chevrolet is very aware of the problem they don't think there customers safety is worth taking away from the bottom line. This repair is going to cost $2700. That's bad enough but can you imagine if I had been rear ended or t- boned after filling up ? I'm thinking there could have been an explosion resulting in serious injury or even death. To think that Chevrolet is fully aware of this problem and refuses to fix the problem is infuriating. I couldn't smell the fuel when I was driving, only after I had parked in the garage. I also could only detect a very slight odor when it was parked outside at the mechanics shop the following day. After the mechanic dropped the tank and shield you could clearly see fluid marks were the gas was leaking. At the very least Chevrolet could inform their customers. Perhaps like me they would choose to repair it,assuming they could afford it, rather than being trapped in a burning car. Customers like me rely on organizations like you to force companies like Chevrolet to do the right thing.

After filling the gas tank there is a strong gasoline odor in the car. I first started noticing this mid-year this year (2019). After several days, the odor is less. If the car sits for a time with more than 3/4 full tank, the odor is quite noticeable when you get in the car.

The fuel tank leaks when the engine is running. In 2010, this condition resulted in an additional warranty for the issue that expired in 2014, but I have a lower mileage car (less than 18,000 miles) so the issue did not occur until now. The problem emerged suddenly after fully refilling the fuel tank recently.

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After filling the fuel tank on my 2008 chevy Corvette a strong smell of gasoline filled the garage after parking it. I took it to a auto repair shop and they told me the fuel tank was leaking. I've read where other Corvette owners have had this problem. Very dangerous situation.

After filling the gas tank, gas and/or vapor is leaking from the tank. If I park the car in the garage it soon fills completely with a strong gas smell. I believe this is a fire hazzard.

Fuel system leak from tank and or fuel pump. Car cranks, wont start, strong odor of fuel coming from tank. Mostly happens after filling tank and at times while car is in motion.

Notice a fuel leak smell coming from left-rear of vehicle when filling gas tank up more than 1/2 of full tank.

After filling up the tank on my Corvette, I started smelling gas fumes inside the car, and later in my garage. I left the car parked outside for a day, and after putting it back inside the garage, it continued to have a strong smell of gas. I checked the gas cap and it was secure. Dealer said to bring it in immediately.

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I smell gas coming from my gas tank, especially after a fillup. The cap has been replaced. No spillage occurs when filling up but yet the smell persists until I get below a half a tank. Others in the Corvette world who own a c6 Corvette have complained of the same thing and have discovered it is due to a faulty seal in between the tank and filler, perhaps the whole assembly. Very dangerous fire hazard.

I smell gas after filling up. Goes away after the tank is below half full. Spoke with other c6 Corvette owners with the same problem and it has to do with a faulty gas tank filler cause by plastic parts of the neck filler cracking.

Very strong fuel smell, after filling up with fuel. Fuel smell while driving vehicle. After vehicle is turned off, I can hear a sizzling sound on rear exhaust , as well as smelling fuel. There are gas leak marks on left rear fuel tank, as if fuel is leaking somewhere on left fuel tank. I am worried about possible fire or explosion with driving this vehicle.

Strong fuel smell after filling the gas tank. Goes away once tank is less than 1/2 full as read by the gauge.

After filling the gas tank strong gas smell coming from fill area but no visible fuel leak the gas smell does not go away after days and many miles driven.

Fuel leaking from gas tank after filling with fresh fuel in addition to strong fuel order from inside of vehicle cabin. Vehicle is stationary or in motion when this problem occurs. Fuel odor is so strong vehicle must have windows rolled down prior to entering cabin.

After filling up my vehicle, drove home sat in driveway for a few minutes, adjusted radio stations, I smelled a strong odor of gas, turn vehicle off still smelling gas, looked under driver's side of vehicle and seen a puddle of fluid, put my finger in it and it was gas!, I'm thinking now that's why the used car dealership only put a half a tank of gas in it! purchased this 2004 Corvette back in March 2018 have only put 60 miles on it, it now only has 14,936 miles on it! what could have happened if I parked the car in shopping center parking lot, with a cigarette that just been thrown down?.

After filling fuel tank. Parked vehicle in garage and noticed a fuel leak on passenger side underneath fuel tank.

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