This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Consistent fuel smell coming from vehicle. Can no longer park the car in the garage in fear of starting a fire and burning the house down and potentially killing my family as it sits next to water heater. Gas smell comes from when vehicle is stationary in the garage and there are no visible leaks (spots or puddles underneath the car)
The gas fumes leak into the cockpit and smell up the car so bad it makes you dizzy and smell up the entire garage, worse is the fact that 2 dealers in my area still have not figured out how to correct it, this is dangerous and needs a class act filed against manufacture.
After I park my 2008 Corvette inside, there is a strong smell of gasoline. I understand it is probably from a fuel leak at the top of the fuel tank on the driver's side. I thought it was because I might have over filled the tank, but I do not "top off" the tank. Most recently, I filled the tank, then drove over 100 miles. The smell is still there. This could potentially be a major health/fire hazard.
Strong gas smell when car sits overnight in garage, no fuel on the ground, smell coming from left read by rear tire. A huge safety issue. This is a GM special coverage adjustment 15682, need help in getting it fixed at gms cost.
Just noticed the smell of gasoline after fill up in my garage. Checked the Corvette fourm and this is a known issue in this vehicle and GM has been fixing the issue if the car is under 10 years old as a warranty sadly my car is now over 10 years old and only has 75,000 miles on it. I really think this should be a recall issue. I did schedule a service check to test the system and was quoted $900 to do a smoke test on the fuel system. It looks like GM has changed the plastic part that is cracking with a better plastic several time. I'm really worried about the car burning my home down and I'm keeping the fuel at half a tank.
When I fill the gas tank more than halfway and drive it around I notice a gas smell entering the cabin. After parking it overnight the fuel smell in the cabin is overwhelming.
When I fill the tank I get a strong smell of fuel. My garage is attached to my townhouse ans the smell of fuel and be smelled throughout the garage and house.
"takata recall" for some reason I have noticed when I go in my garage where my Corvette is parked there is a strong smell of gasoline and there are times when it's in a closed area I get the smell I have read that it's a common problems in these C
2008 Corvette with 34,000 miles has terrible, noxious fuel smell in cabin. The smell is so bad that I have to drive the car with the windows down and the ac on. I was informed that I had a fuel leak at the top of the car's left side fuel tank. When I'm parked in the garage the fuel smell becomes unbearable. Apparently the fuel leaks down the tank onto the exhaust pipe. Extreme dangerous conditions. The fuel vapors could be ignited by the water heater. Was informed that the repairs would be $5000. There are numerous similar complaints. GM has been ignoring the complaints. I assume that they are waiting for something serious to occur before they'll take action.
The last two times that I filled up the car with fuel, there has been a strong odor of gasoline in the car that diminished as the gas tank emptied. The mechanic said there is gasoline leaking from the tank onto the under carriage of the car and that it a problem (defective parts) that GM is aware of. This clearly is a safety issue but no recall was ever issued, instead in July of 2016, I received a letter from GM stating that if I detected a fuel odor I should take the car in for repair at no charge. At that time there was no odor. The car is now over ten years old and only has 27,000 miles on it, but GM says that they have no responsibility to fix the problem. I am not sure how GM could get away with this, but in my opinion there should have been and there still should be a recall. Someone really dropped the ball on this.
Left side fuel tank still leaking after repair at Chevy dealer during summer 2018. Cracked fuel tank on top of left fuel tank. Dealer replaced sending unit which also was faulty.many other Corvette owners have this issue, Chevy claims wear and tear, fuel tank is plastic and not a moving part. After start up cabin reeks of fuel and so does surrounding area. I.e garage under childs bedroom. Many 2008 Corvette owners have complained or have seeked help of this issue, but Chevy only issued a 10 year 120K mile limited warranty. Chevy cobalts have a recall for faulty leaking fuel tanks Chevy are replacing them but not Chevy's flagship car. No incidents or accidents have happened, but its unsettling to know fuel is leaking on a hot exhaust and the smell of fuel in cabin while occupied and while stored in a garage after use.
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- Sanford, FL, USA