I noticed the heavy smell of gas fumes after putting gas in my vet. The smell is most prominent when the car is off and parked in the garage. I am sure that the smell is always present and that being parked in a parking lot or outside dissipates the smell. I have tried filling the tank half way to see if that would help but the smell of gas is still there. It is strongest in the rear hatch area on the drivers side. The smell in garage is so strong I have to leave the garage door open to vent. I am fearful that the fumes may ignite my gas water heater which is located about 7-8ft away or start a car fire if gas hits the hot exhaust pipe. This is truly something that chevy needs to review to see if faulty equipment was placed in the c6 models. I have had the vet for 4 years it is a 2010 and the mileage is just over 55k. I just noticed this issue about 3 months ago, but it seems to be getting worse. I hope that my property is not damaged by a fuel source originating from the car or worse yet, a death related to an explosion or fire.
2010 Chevrolet Corvette fuel system complaints
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I have a strong odor of fuel inside the cabin of the vehicle and also outside by the gas tank filler area. It is very prevalent when vehicle is parked after running it.
Fuel vapors coming from the fuel tank ;possible crack in fuel pump spraying fuel everywhere;I can close my garage door because I can't breathe because of the gas odor.it's worse when I put ten gallons or more
Fuel vapors coming from gas cap- even after replacing cap.
Severe fuel smell when fuel level is high and especially when parked in enclosed space.
A gas odor coming from the gas fill tube.
Strong gas smell when car gets filled up. Then after I go out of the gas station car accelerates by itself after stopping and engine stops. After turning the car on again very strong gas smell. This will go on after some of the gas is wasted.
Bought 2010 corvette on 4/29/2020 out of town. Last 2 days have had strong gas smell in garage. Saw online about an issue and possible recall?
Went to fill up tank and drove off with a very bad gas smell inside the car, put car in garage and smell was so bad had to open garage and put car out. It only smells when I fill up tank.
When the vehicle sits in an enclosed garage, it fills the garage with raw fuel odor. This happens most often when it is around 3/4 tank. No fuel leaks on the floor visible but odor is very strong. Gas mileage has dropped significantly as well.
After fueling and for at least 100 miles afterward there is a distinct gasoline smell inside the car and in the garage. No leakage noticed under the car. Took it to a chevrolet dealer who performed the smoke test which it failed. They replaced the pump and sending unit at no charge. This offer from chevrolet expires after 10 years or 120000 miles currently. This remediation should be a recall or a permanent technical solution for any corvette of this model that experiences this increasingly serious problem, no matter when it occurs.
Gas smell when tank is filled
After filling up my tank, I smell a strong gas smell primarily from the left rear (where I fill up) side of the car. It fills my garage with strong fumes and I don't feel save starting it, much less driving it. I don't smell anything in the cabin, only when it's in the garage. Also leads me to believe I'm loosing gas and fuel economy so that's a drag. I've looked at possible causes, and it could be many different things so it's currently uknown as far as what part is exactly wrong. I smell the fumes when the car is stationary.
Gas smell after fill up of tank appears to be the high pressure line from the top of the fuel pump
Fuel smell emitting from vehicle. Fills garage with fumes.
My car has a very bad gas smell in cabin and in garage if car has more then a half of tank of gas in it
Fuel vapors leaking from evap system causing check engine light to come on, code p0455. I took it to the dealership and the service rep informed me that the leak was from coming from gas tank. I was told to drive the car until check engine comes back on and then call the dealership so he could contact gm.
Fuel pumps on left and right side . Cracks in fuel I lines and pumps not working. Replaced both fuel pumps because of gas leakage and gas smell in garage.plus pumps would not equalize fuel so it would't start. Cost $c2666.54 to fix!!
Have a strong fuel odor after driving the car. Garage is inundated with fuel smell and I have to open the garage door and use a floor fan to ventilate it to make it habitable. Suspect a fuel leak.
Overwhelming fuel odor after shutting car off and housing it in the garage or outside. Especially noticeable in summer when ethanol is added to fuel - heavy smell of nail polish remover inside and outside the car. Fuel vapor leak from gas tank requires $2400 repair. Other owners have complained of similar problem on the corvette forum. Chevrolet needs to recall and replace this component on all c6 corvettes. *bf
There was/is a strong fuel smell emitting from the rear left side of the car. It is very noticeable when the car is running and then parked in an enclosed area or if standing near it especially on that side. After some light inspection it seems the fuel pump high pressure line is leaking at the pump exit fitting/junction to the high pressure fuel line. This has only recently come to my attention. I assured I had the fuel cap secured and the tank is only half fuel. I can only conclude this is a faulty design or materials and is a severe safety hazard. The fuel tank or fuel system has not been worked on and shows no sign of damage. The car has just over 85,500 miles and is stored in a closed and secure private garage. Gm has no recall but has updated parts and will gladly sell them to you and have their dealer repair the defective design at the owners full expense. They accept no direct responsibility for this problem and resulting repair costs yet they saw to it to update the replacement parts.
Very strong fuel vapor order when parkedp
The car smells of fuel continuously in side and out. This started happening within the last 5 weeks without cause. It seems more pronounced on the drivers wheel well. It seems that is a more pronounced problem when the tank is 1/2 full or higher. I can not park the car in the garage as it stinks up the house. I've learned from research that there is a plastic elbow connector that deteriorates over time on top of the tank, cracks and sprays fuel. If this is not a safety recall, it certainly should be.
When you put gasoline in the car the smell in the drivers compartment is almost unbearable. It is worse once you start driving.
I have a very strong fuel smell coming from the drivers side near the rear wheel. I believe the problem to be a leak from the top of the fuel pump module, maybe it's cracked and spraying fuel on top of my tank. I am afraid the fuel will run down onto the exhaust pipe and catch fire.
Overwhelming fuel odors.. At first I assumed it might be a bad fuel cap. Replaces with oem fuel cap and smell if still very much present.. 1 thing to note.. Smell is present only when fuel tank is filled past half a tank. When I only put about 5-6 gallons from empty; there is no smell or odor.. Have tried it on several occasions and has proven positive on each fill up over 6 gallons..
I have a 2010 chevy corvette base model with a gas leak it was parked in my garage for a two weeks . I went and put gas and noticed a strong smell of gas. I drove the car for a while and put it back in the garage the gas smell got worse I took it to the shop they said that the fuel pump is leaking wanting to charge me 2000 to fix it.
Fuel / gas smell ...no leaks detected. Most apparent when vehicle is stationary or garaged. Vehichle can not be garaged due to excessive gas smell and possible explosion caused by gas vapors coming from vehicle.
Strong odor / smell of fuel.. Noticed after filling fuel tank and stationed vehicle in enclosed garage..
Strong fuel smell coming from fuel cap area, caused by small fuel pump leak. Fumes could cause a fire.
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