2011 Chevrolet Corvette

STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF MY 2011 C6 CORVETTE GRAND SPORT WITH NO VISIBLE FUEL LEAKS. THE SMELL IS EVIDENT AFTER FILLING THE CAR UP, WHILE DRIVING BELOW 40 MPH AND ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING ON A LONG SWEEPING LEFT TURN. THE LOCAL CHEVROLET SERVICE CENTER QUOTED $1,800 TO REPAIR. THE SERVICE WRITER STATED HE HAS SEEN NUMEROUS IDENTICAL ISSUES ON THE C6 CORVETTES.MY VEHICLE HAS 44,000 MILES. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING MY CAR BUT I HAVE OVERSPENT ON THE CAR AND CANNOT AFFORD WHIMSICALLY SPENDING NEARLY $2000 FOR A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD NOT BE OCCURRING.

I HAVE A VERY STRONG FUEL SMELL IN MY GARAGE AFTER I DRIVE MY CAR. I REPLACED THE GAS CAP AND IT DID NOT GO AWAY. IT IS STRONGER WHEN I HAVE FILLED THE TANK (I DO NOT OVERFILL). I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT QUITE A FEW OWNERS OF C6 CORVETTED HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. MY FEAR IS THAT FUEL IS BEING SPRAYED FROM A CRACK IN THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP JUST OUTSIDE THE TANK AND COULD RESULT IN A FIRE AND INJURY. SEE THE YOUTUBE VIDEO AT HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=P9E3MD122MG.

I BEGAN NOTICING A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR COMING FROM THE CAR. I RESEARCHED THIS SYMPTOM AND DISCOVERED IT WAS A COMMON AND WELL KNOWN PROBLEM RELATED TO DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMPS FOR MY MODEL YEAR CAR. SPECIFICALLY, THE FUEL PUMPS DEVELOP CRACKS IN THE SUPPLY OUTLET OF THE PUMP, AND THEN LEAK FUEL ALONG THE TOP OF THE TANK, WHICH THEN FLOWS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE TANK. I HAD TO REPLACE THE PUMP, WHICH THE DEALER NOW SHOWS HAVING A DIFFERENT PART NUMBER THAN THE ORIGINAL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, A FUEL ODOR EMITTED IN AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FRACTURED AND LEAKING FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,860.

STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF MY 2011 C6 CORVETTE GRAND SPORT WITH NO VISIBLE FUEL LEAKS. THE GARAGE IS FILLED WITH THE SMELL OF GAS ANYTIME THE CAR IS PARKED WITH OVER 1/2 A TANK OVERNIGHT. THE LOCAL CHEVROLET SERVICE CENTER QUOTED $1,600 TO PULL THE FUEL TANK AND REPLACE THE LEFT FUEL PUMP. THE SERVICE WRITER STATED HE HAS SEEN NUMEROUS IDENTICAL ISSUES ON THE C6 CORVETTES AND EVEN SHOWED ME PHOTOS ON HIS PHONE OF WHERE THE FUEL PUMP CRACKS ON THE THE TOP. MY VEHICLE HAS 46,000 MILES. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE PARKING MY CAR IN MY GARAGE NEXT TO MY GAS WATER HEATER.