2008 Chevrolet Corvette

THERE IS A GASOLINE LEAK SOMEWHERE ON THE CAR THAT IS FILLING THE GARAGE WITH A VERY STRONG GASOLINE SMELL. THERE IS NO GAS ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. I SUSPECT A VAPOR LEAK AT THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK AT THE FUEL PUMP/GAGE SENDER LOCATION. CAR IS NOW PARKED OUTSIDE FOR FEAR OF FIRE IN THE GARAGE. HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE CHEVROLET DEALER ON MONDAY 5-4-15 TO FIND LEAK AND REPAIR. CURRENTLY BELIEVE THIS COULD BE A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM! *TR

EVERY TIME I FILL THE GAS TANK AND THE I START THE CORVETTE, THE DASH STARTS BEEPING, THE GAS GAUGE GOES TO ZERO, THE "SERVICE FUEL SYSTEM" WARNING COMES ON AND THE ENGINE LIGHT SYMBOL SHOWS IN INSTRUMENT PANEL. THIS REMAINS FOR APPROX 10 - 12 STARTS ON CAR AND THEN IT RETURNS TO NORMAL AND GAS GAUGE SHOWS PRESENT LEVEL OF FUEL. I HAVE TRIED FILLING CLOSE TO FULL AND STOPPING, FILLING LAST PART OF TANK VERY SLOW, BUT NO MATTER WHAT, EVERY TIME I FILL GAS TANK THE FUEL SYSTEM INDICATORS MALFUNCTION. FORUMS ONLINE SAY TO USE TECHRON FROM CHEVRON TO CLEAN FUEL SYSTEM AND HAVE TRIED OTHERS FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND STILL HAVE PROBLEM. *TR

RECENTLY BOUGHT A USE 2008 CORVETTE. WENT TO DEALERSHIP TO PICK UP AND AS I APPROACHED VEHICLE A VERY STRONG ODOR WAS EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE AND ONCE I OPENED THE DOOR THE ORDER WAS STRONGLY PRESENT INSIDE ALSO. I ORIGINALLY FIGURED THAT THE SALESMAN HAD OVER FILLED THE TANK SINCE HE SAID HE WOULD FILL THE VEHICLE WITH GAS AS PART OF THE SALE. THE ODOR CONTINUED FOR SEVERAL DAYS, EVEN AS THE GAS WAS USED. I DROVE THE VEHICLE AND TRIED SEVERAL REFILLS (ENSURING NOT TO TOP OFF) BUT THE ODOR IS STILL PRESENT. NO MATTER THE VOLUME OF GAS IN THE TANK THE STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE IS PRESENT OUTSIDE AND INSIDE. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET REVEALED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM FROM OTHER OWNERS OF THAT MODEL (C6) INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH A DEFECTIVE FUEL LINE (ELBOW ON THE TOP OF THE DRIVERS SIDE GAS TANK COMING FROM THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SEALS/GASKETS). THERE IS EVEN A YOUTUBE VIDEO BY AN OWNER SHOWING THE PROBLEM AND HIS PERSONAL REPAIR OF THE DEFECT. I SAW THAT THE REPAIR CAN COST AN OWNER UPWARDS OF $4K DOLLARS. SINCE THIS DEFECT IS SO PREVALENT AND OBVIOUSLY NOT SOMETHING THAT CAN BE CAUSED BY OWNERS NEGLIGENCE, THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND REPAIRED. THIS CONDITION IS A FIRE HAZARD AND SHOULD BE LOOKED AT IMMEDIATELY.