2008 Chevrolet Corvette

AFTER FILLING UP MY CAR WITH FUEL, I PARKED IT IN THE GARAGE WHEN I GOT HOME. THE NEXT DAY, MY WIFE WOKE ME UP AND TOLD ME THAT THE GARAGE WAS FULL OF FUEL VAPORS. SUSPECTING THAT IT WAS COMING FROM THE CORVETTE, I LOOKED AROUND THE VEHICLE BUT DID NOT SEE ANY GAS LIQUID ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. HOWEVER BECAUSE THE SMELL WAS SO STRONG, I TOOK THE CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE AND PARKED IT IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE NEXT DAY I CHECKED AND THERE WAS STILL STRONG GAS SMELL AROUND THE VEHICLE. AT THAT POINT I DECIDED TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM EVALUATE THE PROBLEM. AFTER LEAVING THE CAR WITH THEM, THEY CONTACTED ME THE NEXT DAY AND TOLD ME THAT THE SMELL OF GAS WAS COMING FROM A CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE CAR WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE FUEL TANK IS LOCATED IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE ABOVE THE EXHAUST PIPES. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK AND ANY OTHER ITEM IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE THAT NEEDED REPAIR. THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACE AT A COST OF $3056.97. I ALSO HAD THEM TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP SINCE THEY HAD THE TANK REMOVED AND HAD ACCESS TO THE FUEL PUMP. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO USE MY 10% MILITARY DISCOUNT OR THE COST WOULD HAVE BEEN HIGHER. AFTER THE CAR WAS REPAIRED, I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND SAW WHERE OTHER 2008 CORVETTE OWNERS HAD THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR CAR. IT IS EVIDENT THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THESE FUEL TANKS AND CHEVROLET SHOULD OFFICIALLY DO A RECALL ON THE 2008 CORVETTES AND ANY OTHER YEAR MODEL THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO DEVELOP CRACKS IN THE FUEL TANKS. IF THERE IS NO RECALL, SOMEONE COULD SERIOUSLY BE INJURED BY THE FUEL TANK PROBLEM. I HOPE BY DOCUMENTING THIS PROBLEM IT WILL BRING SOME TYPE OF POSITIVE RESOLUTION FROM CHEVROLET/GM. *TR

CRACK ON FILLER NECK ON LEFT FUEL TANK WHICH I BELIEVE IS A MFG DEFECT IN THE MOLDING OF THE TANK. GM IS OF THE OPINION THAT THIS IS A WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE. I DISAGREE AS THE RIGHT TANK IS STILL PERFORMING WITHOUT PROBLEMS. VEHICLE HAS ONLY BEEN USED FOR COMMUTING AND NEVER ABUSED IN ITS 91,000+ MILES OF LIFE. I AM OF THE BELIEF THAT GM SHOULD REPLACE TANK UNDER THEIR 10 YEAR 120,000 MILE WARRANTY AS THE TANK IS NOT A MOVING PART. ALSO, WHEN TANK IS MORE THAN HALF FULL, FUEL ODOR FROM LEAK IS EXTREMELY STRONG AND POSSIBLY COMBUSTIBLE. THANK YOU. *TR

CRACKED CROSS-OVER PIPE CONNECTING THE FUEL TANKS. NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR AFTER CAR WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE, TOOK VEHICLE TO YATES GMC WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED. TANKS WERE DROPPED AND A GM TECH DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A CRACKED CROSS-OVER PIPE THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS AN EXTREME HAZARD AND I WAS FORTUNATE THAT THE ISSUE DID NOT RESULT IN AN EXPLOSION, I HAVE A GAS WATER HEATER IN MY GARAGE WHICH WAS FILLED (TO THE EXTREME) WITH GAS FUMES WHILE PARKED OVERNIGHT CONTACT YATES GMC AUTO SALES (GOODYEAR AZ) FOR DETAILS OF THE ISSUE AND REPAIR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A STRONG FUEL ODOR EMITTED AROUND THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK ON THE TOP DRIVER SIDE FUEL TANK THAT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000.