The vehicle has a fuel leak. I just purchased this vehicle a few weeks ago, it's 16 years old and has only 36,000 miles on it. It smelled terribly of fuel when I purchased it. I had the vehicle looked at and it has a fuel leak where the quick connectors connect to the fuel tanks. Anyhow, there's a special coverage adjustment which extended the warranty to 10 yrs/100,000 miles. I'm obviously outside of those parameters, but I feel that since the manufacturer admitted fault and stated that my particular VIN is affected, they should be held accountable for fixing a safety issue with my vehicle. How they got away with issuing a special coverage adjustment for such an issue rather than a simple recall is beyond me.
2004 Chevrolet Corvette fuel system complaints
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leaking left fuel tank
Have been in contact with 2 employees from GM, called and left voicemails and sent emails. No reply after it was requested that I take the Corvette to my local dealership for diagnosis. The ECL motor is not working property, causing the steering wheel to lock up and fuel supply to shut off. Sent attachment with diagnosis; however, no reply. GM indicated that this was previously fixed, but it obviously was not. My assertion is that there should not be a expiration date on safety recalls, and the ECL motor is not working properly creating a very dangerous situation. This happens every time that I drive the car. There have been several instances of me starting the car, pulling into traffic, and then the car shuts down. It has been very scary as I pull the key and wait 10 seconds to restart the car. Sometimes I have to do it twice. It is my contention that GM should be responsible for fixing this problem that was previously identified by GM as an issue/concern.
The contact owns a 2004 chevrolet corvette. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the contact smelled an abnormal fuel odor coming from the engine compartment. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the fuel tank crossover pipe needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The contact related the issue to an unknown manufacturer’s recall. The manufacturer was informed of the failure but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 36,000.
Gas smell coming from rear of car after driving. No visible leaks, but leaking fuel vapor.
Gasoline leak from a crossover pipe connection connecting the two gas tanks. Drippig raw fwel onto a hot exhaust system and transmission. Commom problem on tnis year and model. Repair was covered for first 10 years and 100,000 miles by manufacturer. Still and issue with cars not repaired.
The fuel tank leaks when the engine is running. In 2010, this condition resulted in an additional warranty for the issue that expired in 2014, but I have a lower mileage car (less than 18,000 miles) so the issue did not occur until now. The problem emerged suddenly after fully refilling the fuel tank recently.
Tl* the contact called on behalf of an owner of a 2004 chevrolet corvette. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic due to a fuel leak. The mechanic determined that the plastic opening of the fuel tank, which connected a primary tank to the secondary tank hose, was fractured and fuel was leaking. The vehicle needed a new fuel tank and crossover components. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 39,000.
I bought a 2004 corvette used with 67k miles on it. The dealership had only filled the tank to less than half full.,after my first fill up gas poured out from underneath, behind drivers side tire. I paid $ 16,500 for the car , so I took it back to dealer and they said they would repair. After about 10 days I went to dealer and noticed the car had not even moved. He said they did not know how to fix it and they had another dealership in another state that they would need to take it to. I left with the car unrepaired.is there anything I can do ? I believe it is a recall on the crossover tube and the recall has expired. Close to a $1500 to $1800 repair
There is a known leak in the left fuel tank. My vehicle has symptoms but was never fixed. Vehicle is 15 years old but only 76,000 miles.
One day I noticed that my garage had a strong gas smell. Over time, I realized that if my gas tank was approx. Below 1/3 full it did not smell. Chevrolet informed me it was covered for 100,000 miles/10 years whichever comes first. However, I never knew a recall could have a time limit because obviously this is a safety issue. I wrote chevrolet a certified letter describing my problem with no response. This is a common problem which is confirmed by looking at your site.
Gasoline vapors are leaking from fuel vent and transfer lines, creating an explosion hazard. The problem is more of an issue when parked allowing a spark to ignite the fuel vapors.
Strong fuel smell after filling the gas tank. Goes away once tank is less than 1/2 full as read by the gauge.
After filling the gas tank strong gas smell coming from fill area but no visible fuel leak the gas smell does not go away after days and many miles driven.
Takata recall visible gasoline leakage after vehicle hasn't been parked over a period of months. Then I began to take notes of what , when , where this leak was occurring, I would fill the tank, park the auto in the garage . The next time I used the vehicle, a noticeable gas odor, spot on the garage floor was noted. I started to place a cardboard under the front end to more readily be able to observe the substance leaking. The odor was unmistakable. Several occurrences n spotting is evident after having parked in my garage . The auto was parked overnight in my garage. I am listing the latest calendar date and photo. I have other dates in my notepad. 2) my seatbelt occasionally will not lock. I hear the click of a seatbelt lock then upon driving away from my home ~ ,25 miles ~ my seatbelt unlocked through no fault of my own. 3) airbag cannot be checked for effectiveness .
After filling up my vehicle, drove home sat in driveway for a few minutes, adjusted radio stations, I smelled a strong odor of gas, turn vehicle off still smelling gas, looked under driver's side of vehicle and seen a puddle of fluid, put my finger in it and it was gas!, I'm thinking now that's why the used car dealership only put a half a tank of gas in it! Purchased this 2004 corvette back in march 2018 have only put 60 miles on it, it now only has 14,936 miles on it! What could have happened if I parked the car in shopping center parking lot, with a cigarette that just been thrown down?
Put 15 gallons of gas into tank, immediately noticed gas smell inside car and outside, drove approximately 10 miles and smell increased. Stopped car and immediately saw gas dripping in front of left rear tire and forming a puddle, stopped dripping after 5 minutes or so. Drove to home and let sit until morning, had car towed to chevrolet dealer that morning. Told by dealer that gas tank is cracked and crossover pipe is defective. Repairs to be near $3000.
Fuel leaking from fuel tank when I fuel
Fuel tank crossover tube has a crack. I found a special coverage #10150 the federal safety agency issue in august 2010, but has expired. I contacted gm and asked for assistance, to which they refused. My car has 20k miles on it. I have performed all maintenance, keep it meticulously clean and not drive it recklessly. If I fill up the car there is a noticeable fuel leak to the point there is a puddle under the car. At this point I cannot drive the car for fear of fire and the car will not pass an emission test. I purchased the car in alaska in 2009 with 9k miles on it. I never received any info regarding the federal safety agency #10150 special coverage. The estimated costs of repair is between $3000 to $4500. Is there any assistance the federal safety agency can provide?
Gasoline smell
Driver side gas tank has been leaking for about a month am having heavy fuel smell when car is parked and after fueling up
Car began gushing fuel out of top of tank once fuel system pressurized. Hired rollback to take to mechanic who informed that crossover line was bad. Mechanic also stated that there was a recall for this issue. I am second owner of car, which only has 2150 miles on it, so knew nothing about it. I would like to be reimbursed for this expense!
Strong smell of gas when parked in garage,always used carport until now so I never noticed. But now have a garage, but I am afraid of strong fuel smell may be dangerous. Has new gas cap and no gas leak.
I had a strong fuel smell in my garage and a small puddle of fuel on my garage floor. I had gotten a recall notice from gm some time ago, took my car to the dealer at the time and they said they could do nothing unless there was a leak. Now, I have the leak, but gm refuses to fix the problem because some time period has expired. This leak has been repaired by another shop, but I am out over $2,000 for a problem gm knew could cause the car to burn up. I seek for gm to reimburse me for this repair of a critical safety issue.
Leaving service station after filling car with fuel gas fumes were filling the car. Parked it in garage and next morning garage stunk of gas fumes. Backed car out of garage and saw no fuel leaking but fumes still very bad in car. Called local chevrolet dealer and they said there was not a recall for this. Husband took car to auto shop and put on hoist, where a wet spot was found. Mechanic said the connector tube between the two gas tanks was wet from the gasoline. No way to take a photo because the area to look up and see the connector is so small.
Fuel tank leak after filling tank. Sends cel code for evap system. Fuel leaks from tank onto exhaust pipe. Dealer will not fix. I never received a "recall" notice or bulletin.
Fuel leak from fuel lines or fuel tank. Dealer chevrolet won't cover the charges,that it expired in 2014. I just bought the car last july.previous past away and didn't know anything about this problem.
Large fuel leak coming from drivers side rear tire area. Leak seems to coming from the top of the fuel cell.
Fuel leak from passenger side tank. If tanks show anymore than 1/2 full I get dripping of fuel on the pavement. This happens right after the car has been running.. Stationary or in motion. This is a severe fire hazard. The chevrolet dealer explains that this complaint had an extended warranty but that has expired. Gm should have a social obligation to fix a faulty design that is causing a fire hazard like this.
This car has 23,000 miles on it and I am the original owner. It has developed some sort of fuel leak one of the two fuel tanks or the connecting tube while sitting parked the garage. Gm has know about this issue for years. They did not warn owners of these cars of this problem. Now that I have this issue I have discovered the gm would fix this if you discovered this problem in ten years or 100,000 miles. This is a major safety issue, the car could explode if a person walks by it in a parking lot, in an accident or parked in a parking structure. This car is now a ticking bomb due to the failure of gm to notify owners or this potential problem. All corvettes are not daily drivers that is why the mileage is low. There are many cars out there with this problem. It is important that gm should have to notify all owners of this vintage of car of this issue and fix them before people get hurt or killed. Not only the owners of these vehicles are at risk, so is the general public.
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