When I fill up my gas tank there are strong gas fumes in the garage. The fumes are not there when the tank is 3/4 full or less. This is a continuing issue.
2001 Chevrolet Corvette: gas smell in the cabin
10 of the 205 complaints about the 2001 Chevrolet Corvette describe gas smell in the cabin.
- owner complaints
- 10
- of this car's complaints
- 5%
- typical mileage
- 55,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Gas smell in the cabin by model year
What owners say
When you fill up the fuel tanks you get a very strong smell of gas in the car as well as in the garage. General motors knows about this complaint and will help their customers. In fact there is a class action lawsuit against gm for year corvette 2004. It will cost about $ 2,000.00 to $ 2,500.00 to make the repairs. A lot of times the right tank is cracked or the crossover tube is cracked . I have called gm and asked for help and they will not accept this as a warranty issue. There are many complaints about this issue . By the way all the gm dealers are aware of the issue. Can you help me out ? You smell the fuel when the car is stopped.
Gasoline smell when you fill the tank. It is most prevalent at rear passage side of the car. When parked in garage the gas smell fills the garage.
Gas fumes after filling. Fills the garage over night. Happens all of the time.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet corvette. The contact stated the fuel tank would leak and exhibited gasoline fumes inside the vehicle. The vehicle was repaired one year prior to the most recent failure where the dealer sealed the fuel tank to stop the leak but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to have the fuel sending unit and pump seal replaced a second time. The VIN was not available. The failure and the current mileages were 55,000.
Topped off gas tank and detected strong gasoline odor within vehicle. Parked car in garage and strong gasoline odor emanating from rear half of vehicle. Unable to detect any gasoline leaks from vehicle on the floor or visible parts of the underside of the vehicle. Opened garage doors to vent out the fumes. Fumes dissipated after several hours. I no longer top off the tank in an effort to avoid a potentially volatile situation. Original owner reported fuel tank related problems around 15,000 miles but refused to fill up the tank during service at dealership.
Defective/cracked right fuel tank (where fuel pump connected to fuel tank). Strong fuel smell noticed this past summer, while parked in home garage - smell would only be noticeable after tank was filled. Tank replaced by carr craft, inc., of portage, mi., with 'original equipment' tank from chevrolet. Car owner called chevrolet customer service and delivered tank to krum/cole chevrolet dealership in vicksburg, mi for inspection and confirmation of crack (at request of chevrolet customer service). Chevrolet service representative advised that it was due to "normal wear and tear", rather than a manufacturing issue and would not consider compensation for replacement of the tank. Vehicle has never been in any kind of accident and is owned by original purchaser.
2001 corvette gas tank odor. I read that you have opened a case on the 2004 corvettes. My 2001 is identical to the 2004 model and has the exact same problem. If the gas tank is filled full, a very bad gasoline odor is present. The odor goes away as the gas tank empties.
Immediately after gas fill-ups, car and garage smells of gasoline. Continues to smell until approximately 50 miles are registered on vehicle. Has been a constant problem since purchase of pre-owned 2001 vehicle in september of 2007 from gm dealership.
2001 corvette convertible, with less than 66k miles -- defect/crack in gasoline tank -- resulting in strong smell of fuel and visible leaking from under rear of vehicle -- in front of left rear wheel. Vehicle was taken in for problem on august 21 2006 for repair. Customer was told by both dealership and gm that no 2001 gasoline tank available for immediate repair. Gm and dealership informed customer that 2001 gasoline tank manufacturers were switched -- but no gas tanks have passed inspection, as yet, to allow for customer repair. It has now been 4.5 months that my 2001 corvette is still sitting at the dealership -- awaiting a safe gasoline tank to be installed.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2001 Chevrolet Corvette fuel smell
Is gas smell in the cabin a common problem on the 2001 Chevrolet Corvette?
10 of 205 owner complaints about the 2001 Chevrolet Corvette (5%) mention gas smell in the cabin. The model year with the most reports is 2008.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2001 Chevrolet Corvette?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2001 Chevrolet Corvette
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