2008 Chevrolet Corvette

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE THIS FALL WITH ABOUT 12500 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. STARTING SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE I WOULD OFTEN NOTICE THE SMELL OF GASOLINE IN MY GARAGE. AFTER INSPECTION, NONE OF MY OTHER VEHICLES ARE LEAKING FUEL. AFTER SEARCHING FOR A LEAK, I TURNED TO CORVETTE FORUM, WHICH HAS A DISCUSSION ON FUEL LEAKS IN THE 2008 MODEL YEAR CORVETTE. EVIDENTLY WHEN THE GAS TANK IS 3/4 OR MORE FILLED WITH FUEL, THERE IS A LEAK WHICH DEPOSITS RAW GAS ON THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK, FROM WHICH IT DRIPS OR EVAPORATES. I CONSIDER THIS LEAK A FIRE HAZARD, AND URGE NHTSA TO REQUIRE A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROMPT ATTENTION TO MY REQUEST. *TR

IT IS A VERY WELL DOCUMENTED OCCURRENCE ON C6 CORVETTES THAT ON MANY CARS, WHEN THE TANK IS FULL, FUEL LEAKS OUT ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CROSSOVER PIPE BETWEEN THE TWO TANKS BEGINS TO LEAK. YOU WILL NOT FIND ANY FUEL ON THE GROUND, BECAUSE IT SITS ON TOP OF THE TANK. WHEN YOU BEGIN DRIVING IT WILL FALL OFF ONTO THE EXHAUST PIPE AND BURN OFF. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD, AT ANY TIME IT COULD CATCH FIRE AND LEAD TO INJURY AND/OR DEATH. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS THREADS ON CORVETTEFORUM.COM REGARDING THE ISSUE AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. THIS AFFECTS MANY CORVETTE OWNERS, MYSELF INCLUDED. THE FUEL SMELL WHEN I WALK INTO THE GARAGE IS EXTREMELY POTENT, IT EVEN BEGINS ENTERING MY HOME! THE VAPOR CAN CAUSE A FIRE IN THE GARAGE, BEING A WATER HEATER IS PRESENT, AND CAUSE SEVERE PROPERTY DAMAGE. THIS IS A HUGE ETHICAL CASE FOR CHEVROLET; WELL DOCUMENTED SAFETY DEFECT, AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THIS! NOTHING THE OWNERS HAVE DONE TO CAUSE THE ISSUE, A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN AND/OR MANUFACTURING IS TO BLAME. SOMEONE COULD DIE FROM THIS SAFETY ISSUE, SOMETHING MUST BE DONE! *TR

I SMELLED GASOLINE IN THE CABIN OF MY 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE COUPE BASE MODEL. I TOOK IT TO LONESTAR CHEVROLET TO CHECK OUT THE PROBLEM. THEY KEPT IT OVERNIGHT AND REPORTED NOT TO BE ABLE TO SMELL WHAT I SMELLED. THEY REPORTED TO HAVE DONE A "SMOKE TEST" AND CHECK ALL CONNECTIONS BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT SMELLED IT AS MUCH SINCE BUT VERY FAINTLY A COUPLE OF TIMES. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE FUEL TANK STARTED LEAKING AT THE TOP OF THE TANK. ANYTHING OVER 1/2 TANK (THE CORVETTE USES TWO FUEL TANKS, A DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE) WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY STRONG FUEL ODORS AND GAS LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE TANK. THE GAS PUDDLED ON TOP OF THE TANK, FROM LEAKING, COULD POTENTIALLY DRAIN OR FALL ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST WHILE DRIVING CREATING AN ENORMOUS FIRE HAZARD. THE FUEL ODOR IS OVERWHELMING IF THE VEHICLE IS PARKED IN AN ENCLOSED SPACE, SAY A GARAGE, CREATING ANOTHER FIRE HAZARD WITH THE GAS FUMES. I AM FEARFUL TO EVEN DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENT THAT THE WORST COULD HAPPEN AND THE CAR CATCH ON FIRE. *JS