My car smells like gas when its above a half tank. once it goes below a half tank the smell is not as strong. i took it to lakeside chevrolet in rockwall, texas and was told that it appears that seal on the fuel pump was broken causing gas to escape. i was originally told that chev would fix it at no cost to me then they called me 3 days later and told me warranty would not cover it because my cars age. wendell, in the service dept said that chev had extended the warranty to 10 years or 120,000 miles whichever came 1st because of the issues they were having with the fuel system. my car has 63,000 miles on it. i felt they should fix it but they wont unless i pay the $2500 or so.
The car has a strong gas smell that has a know problem that happens when tank is over half full. gm issued a special coverage adjustment 15682 primary tank module flange fuel and vapor leak in july 2016. but many of us as second owners did not receive the letter to take car back while still under warranty, the car has smell is so strong cannot park the car in garage and can smell when it outside. i would believe there could be a risk of fire if car was in a small enclosed space and a source of ignition was present. this should have been a full recall based on a gas vapor leak not just a service adjustment. i have tried to work with gm on this but they claim its to late even though they issued a 3rd revision of the adjustment in july 2017. to me for a known fuel vapor leak problem there should be no expiration like a recall
I have a strong gas odor coming from left rear side of the car when i fill the tank more than half full , the car only has 6000 miles, i purchased new in november 2007
A few months ago, i filled my 2008 corvette c6 with gas. i only filled it until the pump clicked off. i was already aware overfilling is not good for the car nor is it a safe practice. i drove about 25-30 miles before returning home. everything seemed fine until the following morning when i went out to my garage. the smell of gas was overpowering. i immediately opened both doors in the garage to allow it to air out. i then checked the gas cap. the smell was coming strongly from the driver's side rear. i checked under the fuel tank and felt gas. i parked the car for a few weeks until i could get it into a gm dealership. after they checked it out, i was told that this was a common problem with the car. i asked if chevrolet had issued any safety recalls and i was shocked that although chevrolet is very aware of the problem, they don't think their customers safety is worth taking away from the bottom line. to reiterate, the fuel system is leaking, gm is aware of the fault, and it's felt that they should recall this. if someone hasn't been killed yet, someone will soon.
Leaking fuel tank, while setting in my garage
A continued heavy smell of fuel after filling the gas tank when sitting and not running.
Strong odor of gas in garage from an apparent gas leak. no detectable leakage, just a strong gasoline odor.
On sunday afternoon i filled my 2008 corvette with gas. i only filled it until the pump clicked off.i was already aware overfilling is not good for the car nor is it a safe practice. i drove about 25-30 miles before returning home. everything seemed fine until the following morning when i went out to my garage. the smell of gas was overpowering. i immediately opened both doors in the garage to allow it to air out. i then checked the gas cap. i checked for any leaks but couldn't find any. i called my mechanic and reluctantly drove 2 blocks to have it looked at. he spent about 2 hours looking the car over but couldn't find any leaks. he then called his contacts at the local chevrolet dealer. he was told that this was a common problem with the car. he asked if chevrolet had issued any safety recalls and we were both very shocked that although chevrolet is very aware of the problem they don't think there customers safety is worth taking away from the bottom line. this repair is going to cost $2700. that's bad enough but can you imagine if i had been rear ended or t- boned after filling up ? i'm thinking there could have been an explosion resulting in serious injury or even death. to think that chevrolet is fully aware of this problem and refuses to fix the problem is infuriating. i couldn't smell the fuel when i was driving, only after i had parked in the garage. i also could only detect a very slight odor when it was parked outside at the mechanics shop the following day. after the mechanic dropped the tank and shield you could clearly see fluid marks were the gas was leaking. at the very least chevrolet could inform their customers. perhaps like me they would choose to repair it,assuming they could afford it, rather than being trapped in a burning car. customers like me rely on organizations like you to force companies like chevrolet to do the right thing
Wiring harness for drivers seat failed causing airbag system to be disabled. fails at start-up. strong fuel smell from driver's side. vehicle stationary. not cured by replacing gas gap and fuel pump.
My 2008 corvette has a strong odor of gas fumes that fills my garage.. i have to leave my garage door up about 2' and the side door open to get the fumes out.. this started a week ago when i filled the tank up..
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.
The odor of fuel can be smelled while outside and inside the vehicle. the smell is coming from the drivers side rear wheel area. research online shows that gm used faulty fuel pumps/seals. this is a very dangerous fault.
After filling the gas tank, gas and/or vapor is leaking from the tank. if i park the car in the garage it soon fills completely with a strong gas smell. i believe this is a fire hazzard.
Very strong fuel vapor smell, fuel pools up on top of fuel tank and leaks onto hot exhaust.
Just bought this 2008 c6 corvette coupe. only 50k miles. severe fuel smell when gas tank is 1/2 or more full. parked in garage without engine being on for more than a full day, and the gas smell is so overwhelming, the smell permeated through the walls and into the house. cannot park in the garage.
Fuel fumes and leakage from the left fueltank. started during the spring of 2019 without any incident or mechanical chenge/ repair in the area. noticed fuel leakage on the left side of the left tank. first appeared after taking the car out of the garage and reparking it in the garage again.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet corvette. the contact stated that there was an abnormal odor of fuel emerging from the vehicle. the contact also noticed fuel leaking from the fuel tank area and the check engine indicator was illuminated. the local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the failure mileage was 81,000.
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)
Fuel leak. can smell fuel when car is parked in garage. fuel smell leaks into vehicle cabin and into attached house. this problem is believed to be caused by a broken fitting on the fuel pump module, located on the top of the fuel tank. gm did a service bulletin 17469, but this only covers vehicles less than 10 years old. this problem may present itself on vehicles that are older than ten years, it just depends on how long it takes for the plastic fuel pump fitting to deteriorate.
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.
Notice a fuel leak smell coming from left-rear of vehicle when filling gas tank up more than 1/2 of full tank.
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.
I received a letter which requested me to take my corvette to get it repaired if i smell gas when the tank was over half full. at the time i received the letter i did not have this problem. about five or six months later the problem occured. when i took it to the chevrolet dealer i was told thatthis was a timed letter and that the time for a repair had passed and it would cost me about $2,500 to repair by taking off the gas tank and replacing the fuel pump and line wherethe crack occured. this caused me great concern and i shallnever again have a chevrolet or gm car in garage.
Excessive fuel smells in and around car after filling...
I have been having a strong gasoline oder inside my vehicle
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.
Whenever the fuel tank is filled beyond 1/2 gas fumes fill the passenger cabin. i have brought law suit against previous owner for non-disclosure.
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 900.00 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.
Fuel smell inside and outside the car on drivers side
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.
Fuel fumes/leakage after fill up and while vehicle sits in a garage for a few days on several occasions
2008 corvette with strong smell of gas fumes near gas tank when gas tank is more than half full. seems to be a leak at the in tank fuel pump
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.
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 $5000.00. 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.
Very strong fuel smell when gas tank over half full explosion hazard
Takata recall fuel tank smell when full
After fill up there has been a continuous gas smell, the gas smell fills up the cabin
Started to experience a strong fuel smell in my garage overnight september 2018. took my car to local mechanic made me aware of gm service campaign bulletin #15682-03 primary tank module flange fuel and vapor leaks. only covers 10 years or 120,000 miles. my exact 10 years expired the month prior (aug 2018, my mileage is approximately 58,000. gm will not honor the warranty because of the one month expiration. i contacted chevy cust assistance and gm cust service, opened three cases and each time told they would not fix the issue even if one day passed the warranty. how is gm getting away with this and not making it a recall for such a dangerous and sensitive issue. my garage and house smelled of gas fumes, the inside of my car was unbearable from the fuel smell and the potential for an explosion. and the cost to repair -- out of pocket is approx. $1500-$2000. i hope there is something you can do to help push this to save lives and get our hard owned money refunded for the repair. it's no wonder people don't buy usa cars.
Takata recall my vehicle has had a strong odor of fuel coming from it once the tank is filled up and while the vehicle sits. this odor has become so strong that it fills up my whole garage and slightly the interior of my house. it also gets into the vehicle therefore forcing me to open my windows to air my vehicle out before driving away. i experience being light headed when i drive the vehicle which is extremely unsafe. i have changed out my gas cap and i do not overfill my tank therefore i have eliminated those factors.
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. *js
My vehicle has been starting to smell like fuel from the left rear tire. when i leave the car in the garage overnight it will fill the garage up with a fuel smell and is very unbearable.
Very strong fuel smell, after filling up with fuel. fuel smell while driving vehicle. after vehicle is turned off, i can hear a sizzling sound on rear exhaust , as well as smelling fuel. there are gas leak marks on left rear fuel tank, as if fuel is leaking somewhere on left fuel tank. i am worried about possible fire or explosion with driving this vehicle.
Strong smell of gas around car, inside car and inside garage.. vehicle confirmed by dealer to have crack in plastic on fuel pump. defect in plastic.. gm will not cover cost to repair since no recall on this has been issued.
Strong fuel smell, fuel leaks back in shop for massive fuel leak. was in shop a couple weeks ago and the evap valve was replaced, new gas cap installed.
Fuel leaking from gas tank after filling with fresh fuel in addition to strong fuel order from inside of vehicle cabin. vehicle is stationary or in motion when this problem occurs. fuel odor is so strong vehicle must have windows rolled down prior to entering cabin.
Fuel smell inside the vehicle. shop inspected and found a fuel leak from the top of left fuel tank. tested and found elbow out of fuel pump cracked. removed and replaced left fuel pump assembly.
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.
Very strong fuel smell if the fuel tank is 3/4 to completely full. i have filled the tank up and have driven it, parked it in the garage, and then the next morning the garage smells like fuel. very strong odor.
Fuel pump forms leak on top of tank creating heavy fuel smell that fills garage and enters home. fuel believed to also leak downward onto exhaust pipes. occurs while running and fumes occur as parked with motor off.
Strong fuel smell coming from car after fillup, seems like fuel leak. it fills up garage with very very very strong smell of fuel. does not appear to be coming from the gas cap, but smell is strong. worried that the leak onto exhaust will cause a fire