2008 Chevrolet Corvette: wrong fuel gauge reading

Filed Dec 11, 2025 · Fuel system · NC

Fuel sending unit in gas tank behind the drivers side is leaking gas making it impossible to park the car in the garage. There is a great possibility of fire due to this issue. No, I have not taken it to the dealer as of today but I am going to schedule it. No. No.

Filed Jan 17, 2025 · Fuel system · AL

After refilling my car with gas, there was a strong fuel smell. As the fuel level dropped, the smell of gas went away. With this fuel smell there were strong vapors in my garage. I had to open the garage doors and let the garage air out before starting any of my vehicles I have in the garage. It got to the point I had to part the Corvette outside. I finally took it to a mechanic (Christain Brothers Automotive Huntsville Alabama), they found the fuel boost pump (driver's side) was cracked on top. I did not have the tools or capability to change the boost pump.

Filed Jun 30, 2023 · Fuel system · NV

I have a 2008 Chevrolet Corvette. The current mileage (as of July 1, 2023) is 26,200 miles. I have a strong odor of gas every time I fill the gas tank to above 1/2 the tank. This is a fairly common condition, as evidenced by the hundreds of the federal safety agency related complaints, and the Corvette forums. Two Chevrolet Dealerships told me I need a new Fuel Pump. The most recent diagnosis at a Dealership was on June 5, 2023. They want $3,500.00 to replace the fuel pump. Chevrolet realized there is a faulty part causing the fuel odor condition. Chevrolet issued a few Bulletins about it, and offered to make the repair at no cost if you met certain conditions. I’ve enclosed the Letter that was sent to me in 2016. As you can see, it’s about the odor of fuel and fuel droplets appearing below the left-hand fuel tank when the fuel gauge is above ½. The Letter contained an underlined sentence that directed me not to take the vehicle to the dealer unless I had the above-mentioned condition. Verbatim, it says: Do not take your vehicle to your Chevrolet dealer as a result of this letter unless you believe that your vehicle has the condition as described above. Being an honest person, I did not take my Corvette to the Dealer at that time because I did not detect an odor of gas at that time. Now, a few years later, I’m experiencing the described condition on my 2008 Corvette with mileage of 26, 200. If this condition surfaces around the time mileage reaches 26,000, I can only assume that my car’s mileage was too low back when the…letter to repair… was in effect My primary complaint is that Chevrolet should not have had "time constraints". The mileage limit is 120,000, but the time constraint is around 2018. I feel Chevrolet should repair this known problem at No Cost primarily due to the fact that the vehicle has less than 120,000 miles on it. I'm attaching 2 documents produced by Chevrolet. Thank you.

Filed Dec 22, 2021 · Fuel system · NC

Strong gas smell behind driver's seat area when fuel gauge shows more than approximately a half tank of fuel. I bought this car April 3, 2020, with 85,545 miles. It now has 87,570 miles. The strong gas smell appeared the first time that I filled the gas tank. It was apparently an issue for the previous owner but never repaired. Am told the gas appears to be coming out of the top of the fuel pump connection between the fuel tanks. From research, I have learned this is a known factory issue, but Chevy will do nothing about it. This is a "FIRE" and/or "EXPLOSION" issue since it is in the vicinity of the hot exhaust!!!

Filed Feb 20, 2021 · Fuel system · 45,000 miles · AL

When the car is completely fueled, there's an extremely strong gas smell and fuel leaks under the left fuel tank. This happens until the fuel level is below half tank.

Filed Aug 26, 2019 · Fuel system · 36,000 miles · MS

Car has a condition where a fuel odor is detected, fuel droplets appear below the left-hand fuel tank with fuel gauge level above 1/2, or a malfunction indicator lamp illuminates.

Filed Feb 22, 2018 · Fuel system · 40,000 miles · CA

Top of fuel tank covered with raw fuel. Don't know exact source yet as car is in repair shop now. Will follow up with more later. Depending on fuel level in the tank, gas fumes are heavy or light. Possible fire or explosion if left in confined space.

Filed Feb 5, 2018 · Fuel system · 72,000 miles · TX

There is a very strong fuel smell coming from the rear driver side of the car. It can be heavily concentrated inside the car if the windows are up and the fuel tank is full. With the car parked in my closed garage you could smell fuel inside my house. No fuel leak is visible. The smell us reduced as fuel level decreases. Excessive fuel consumption rate is also observed. The fuel smell is present at all times but is even worse when the car is in motion.

Filed Nov 18, 2017 · Fuel system · 160,000 miles · CA

Any time I fill up the car with gasoline, I smell a strong gasoline smell for days, in the garage and inside the car while driving. The smell subsides once the fuel level gets below half tank. The root of the problem is usually a leak in the plastic fuel pump that sprays gasoline on top of the fuel tank and runs down the side of the tank very close to the hot exhaust pipes. This is likely a fire hazard. There are hundreds of reports of this around the internet. Example: https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums/c6-corvette-general-discussion/3563123-danger-fuel-leaks-safety-recall-9.html gm has extended the warranty to 10 years, but my car is at 10 years and one month, so gm does not want to cover it. Here is the gm bulletin stating the 10 year warranty: https://redirect.viglink.com/?format=go&jsonp=vglnk_151104044978215&key=5e9e33f20bf41d5a669cc4838c2690e9&libid=ja5udjf901000b28000dlg5apleoa&loc=https%3a%2f%2fwww.corvetteforum.com%2fforums%2fc6-corvette-general-discussion%2f3563123-danger-fuel-leaks-safety-recall-10.html&v=1&out=http%3a%2f%2fwww.corvetteactioncenter.com%2ftech%2fknowledgebase%2ffile.php%3fid%3d130&ref=https%3a%2f%2fwww.corvetteforum.com%2fforums%2fc6-corvette-general-discussion%2f3563123-danger-fuel-leaks-safety-recall-9.html&title=*%20*%20*%20*%20danger%20fuel%20leaks%20-%20safety%20recall%20*%20*%20*%20*%20-%20page%2010%20-%20corvetteforum%20-%20chevrolet%20corvette%20forum%20discussion&txt=http%3a%2f%2fwww.corvetteactioncenter.com%2f...ile.php%3fid%3d130 this is a serious safety issue and should be covered for the life of the vehicle. It is also an emissions issue, and it should be covered as such as well. Thank you for your serious consideration.

Filed Sep 12, 2017 · Fuel system · 65,000 miles · MO

While driving, the car's gas gauge will drop to zero and the service fuel system light will come on. After a while, it would go back tand normal. To add to this issue, when the car is parked in the garage, there is a strong gas smell that fills the garage. This has been on going since last year.

Filed Nov 1, 2016 · Fuel system · 45,000 miles · TX

After filling tank with gas, fuel leaks out and leads to overwhelming gasoline smell within closed structure and within cabin. Problem dissipates after fuel level drops below 3/4 full. Dealer estimate on 11/1/2016 says: fuel coming down on left side of left tank, needs fuel pump, internal hoses and crossover

Filed May 16, 2016 · Fuel system · 37,035 miles · IN

The vehicle emits a strong odor of gasoline when it is parked in my garage. Regardless of fuel level the smell of gasoline is present, but the odor is more substantial when the vehicle has been filled full fuel. The odor is so overwhelming that I can no longer park my car indoors for fear of the gas fumes may be ignited by a spark.