For the last couple weeks, i've noticed an increasing fuel smell emanating from my corvette's driver side rear wheel well. the fuel vapor smell is now at the point where i need to park my vehicle outside. after researching the issue, i've come across numerous reports of covette c6 owners reporting the same issue. the consensus seems to be that hairline cracks develop on the top of the fuel tanks causing fuel to leak on and down the side of the tank. obviously this could lead to a serious fire hazard if it were to leak on to the vehicles exhaust. with the amount of c6 owners reporting this same issue and the potential for extreme fire hazard, i feel that gm should address the issue.
Car has a smell of gasoline especially after i fill up my tank, i never over fill the tank, when i park in my garage my whole garage smells like gasoline.i smell it more when th care is stationery .
2009 corvette z06, very strong odor of fuel both in cab and outside of vehicle!!! looked under car on drivers side and was able to see wet/damp areas around fuel tank. what really sucks, is that i cant even park it in my garage. the fumes are so strong, i'm afraid something will cause the fumes to ignite and put everyone's lives in danger. i looked on alldatadiy and found a recall/service bulletin however, when i called the dealership, they said based on my vin# that my car was not affected....wtf!!!!! how can it not be? my car is doing exactly what the recall/service bulletin says.
Takata recall when the fuel tank is above 1/2 is smell like fuel in my garage there a recall i have it at the dealership service writer call gmc and told him that they only cover 30 %,it was do at the end of the year or 120,000mil i don't have none of those it below mil and time
There is a strong gas odor coming from the fuel filler tube (driver's side) area and an even stronger smell on the inside of the cockpit. but there are no visible leaks on the driver way (inclined) or garage floor. and there are no visible wet areas under the tanks or tank shields. gas odor is related to gm bulletin #15682 dated july 2016.
Constant smell of gasoline coming from the left rear of the car.
There is a strong smell of gas in the whole cockpit after filling up. i don't over fill the car and i try not to get any drops spewing when filling up. the smell is stronger on the rear side of driver. i can smell gas in my garage when i park it in.
Fuel leak
I'm purchased the vehicle a month ago and ever since i had it it gives out a fuel smell sometimes it smeel a lot and other times it's not as noticeable
Very strong gas smell when the tank is filled. filled garage with smell. was afraid to start car. pushed out of garage and let sit for 2 days. started and drove to dealership.
Fuel smell after fully filling the gas tank. know issue under special coverage bulletin 15682 by gm.
Fuel leak from top of tank drivers side - dangerous
Gas smell in and around car. usually after filling the gas tank.
Fuel leaking from around fuel tank. possibly from fuel pump area. strong gas smell fills garage over night. gas can also be smelt inside of the car while driving. this happens regardless of the amount of fuel in the gas tank, but is more noticeable when tank is 1/2 or more full.
Strong gasoline smell whenever the tank is more than half full. so strong that i can smell gasoline in the house if the car has been parked in the attached garage overnight. i am concerned that the high concentration of gasoline vapor might b e a fire hazard to the house. i am also concerned that gasoline could touch the exhaust and catch fire while driving. no odor whatsoever when the tank is below half full.
After fuel tank is filled past 1/2 full, smell of fuel in my garage until fuel capacity goes below 1/2 full.
Strong fuel smell in the garage when it's parked. even after days of being parked. no fuel leaking on the floor. car is 3/4 to full of gas when parked. only has 49000 miles on it.
I've noticed a fuel smell coming from the vehicle after driving. my mechanic found leaking fuel from the top of the gas tank. there was a recall for this defect.
This is my second complaint. when i fill my gas tank above 1/2 a tank i get a strong smell of gasoline in my garage and in my car. i filed a complaint with the ag and watson chevy had my car for 4 days and supposedly fixed the issue. it is now back. every time i fuel up and i do not fill my car to full only just above half a tank and i still get this strong smell
Car constantly smells like gasoline coming from under, inside and around car. there isn't any puddles but smells strong i recently bought the car and it smells like it already stationary when smell
Heavy fuel smell coming from the left fuel tank
Fuel odor in cabin every morning after being parked outside all night. 5 days in a row. smell is not apparent outside of vehicle. smell dissipates after driving a little with windows down. no check engine light. no flags on onstar diagnostics. no preceding event that would have caused damage. *tr
I have a 2009 chevrolet corvette with 30,000 miles. i started having highly gas fumes. i started reading some of the forums and noticed there were a lot of the same complaints. i brought in to a dealership for repair. they said it was a crack in the fuel module. cost me $2,000 to repair. it was fine for about 2 weeks now i'm having the same problem. this concerns me because the fumes are so bad. i'm having to park outside until i figure this out. i'm worried for it to cause a fire in my garage. *tr
Car parked in the garage and next morning, i smell gasoline order coming around gas filler neck and inside the car. i look under the car and found small amount of gasoline coming from the top of the tank.
Major gas smell coming into the car and outside the car. can smell it ten feet away in the parking garage. it appears to be a fuel leak in the fuel pump.
I recently filled car with fuel , after fueling i noticed extrem fuel smell inside the vehicle after parked for several hours i noticed a large area of fuel had ran out driver side fuel tank area onto the ground and smell of fuel was extensive . i called koons chevrolet in tyson corner virginia where i porched it and described the problem to them , i took the car to them . i was told they have dignoset the problem , after few days the contact me and told me that the fuel modul was leaking on driver side fuel tank and there is a special coverage bullten warranty for just that filar on 07-09 corvette of the same model as mine. they told they would order the parts and call me when the came in , parts were in week and made an appointment and took it back to be repaired under warranty . they called me the next morning and told me because my vin # was not included in special coverage bullten that they would not be repairing the car under warranty . i was very upset no worried about my safety and others by having a car that leaks all over the road . they told me it would cost me $2700 to be repaired and want me to pay for it . i told me that i don't have $2700 and what should i do ? they dealer told me to not to put much fuel in it unbelivable to me . i have contact gm customer service and opened a case with them but i haven't heard anything back but sorry for your luck emailes . i'm very frustrated and worried about my son driving it to school and work . leaking fuel is no joke especially if i'm in traffic a day somebody throws a cigarette under car i would lose my son or hurt others . please help me with this situation before it's too later . i don't know what else to do .
A strong fuel odor is coming out from the drivers side rear. whenever i fill up the odor is present. when i'm under 1/2 tank odor is gone. it's only when i have a full tank. gm has issued a "special coverage adjustment" for 2007-2013 corvettes.the # is n150682. gm said mine is currently not covered even though i have all the same symptoms. my car is a 2009 with only 37,000 miles.
Strong gas smell coming from the drivers side rear. (when parked in garage) my car is a 2009 corvette with 40,500 miles. car was at dealer for a month, still not fix, waiting for parts. call gm was told parts will be in by 10/17/2016 two more months of waiting.
Dealer indicates a leak in the driver side fuel tank. strong smell of gas every time vehicle is refueled. vehicle has approx. 39000 miles and has never been in an accident.
Purchased a 2009 corvette in feb.2016 from private sale. when purchased seller said he has been smelling gas for a long time so he parked it outside and covered it. i took vech. to fill up with fuel no gas smell drove home parked in my house garage. around 8:pm wife woke me up around 7:am next morning said gas smell in garage very bad can hardley breath. went out and sure enough bad open all doors. looked under car and hood no sign of gas or not a strong smell. soon as i get buy fuel filler drivers side smell very strong. went on corvette form they was a saftey alert about the whole thing dozen of complaint about the gas smell. still smells if you fill it over half a tank so have to keep car outside and cover. gm needs to do something about this before someone burns down there home or car up. i was told gm is well awhare of this don't understand why they don't have a recall. always trusted gm just bought new silverodo love it please try and get this fixed don't need to here about any more people getting hurt or worse because some dude sitting in his office dosent really care.
Purchased used 2009 corvette z06. immediately noticed gas smell in garage. dissipates after sitting for several days. immediately returns upon driving a few miles. this implies it is at least from a pressurized line (probably the fuel pump fitting.) researched corvette forums and found this is common problem on c6 corvettes usually with fuel pump fitting. contacted gm customer assistance. they authorized dealer to confirm leak. dealer did so. requested gm to provide repair or at least provide replacement parts. gm refused. these gas tanks and fuel pumps sit immediately behind the seats in a corvette and very close to the exhausts. come on nhtsa. do a recall on these fuel pumps before people die from fires or explosions.
Strong gasoline smell when tank is more than 1/2 full. can't leave vehicle parked in enclosed places, or drive with the windows up. gas smell is strongest around the drivers side rear tire.
Detect a strong gas odor after having been parked in a closed garage overnight. i have noticed this problem each morning for one week now the vehicle has 41,600 miles on it.
Strong smell if gas after filling up. gas is leaking after i fill up.
I have a 2009 corvette with about 68,000 miles. for my last three tanks of gas, i have noticed the smell of gas coming from within the driver side rear wheel area when the fuel tank is more than half full. the smell fills my entire garage at night, and the smell is very strong. even when parked outside, the smell of gas is recognizable from about ten feet away. the smell is also present while driving with the windows down. the dealership did a pressure test, smoke test, and visual checks. they were unable to find any issues, even though everyone agreed that they could smell gas from the rear driver side wheel area. after thoroughly researching this issue on the corvette forum, it seems that the problem is most likely related to the fuel pump, which is most likely cracked. a rather large number of people have reported identical symptoms. the problem is difficult to diagnose, because there are no visual signs of a leak, and the dealership seemed at a loss as to what might be causing this problem. moreover, this is a dangerous issue, because gas is highly flammable and very hot exhaust pipes run directly in between the two gas tanks.
After intermittently smelling fuel in our garage i crawled under the vehicle and noticed a wet spot on the fuel tank. the dealer found a cracked fuel tank. it separated along a seam. it was leaking fuel when it was over 1/2 full. the vehicle has less than 40,000 miles and i feel it should have been covered as a recall as i have seen many owners have reported a fuel smell. this is an extremely dangerous manufacturing defect.
When i park my vehicle in my garage i have a strong gasoline smell from car. especially when i fill my gas tank. afraid one of tanks is leaking may drip on hot exhaust and explode
2nd occurance in 6 months i went to fill my car with gas. filled it up and gas gauge went to 0. engine light came on, fuel system warning came on and then low fuel warning. drove a few miles and gas gauge went up and down over and over again. just called dealer and he wants $2000 to replace fuel sending unit. i have read a half dozen corvette forums and this is a popular problem for c-5 and c6 corvettes. you would think chevy would have figured out the fsu is defective and needs to be recalled
Fuel smell comming from gas tank went to dealer where i purchased the car from it ws a used car dealer told me it would it would about 4,000 doller to fix it was a cracked filler line and crossover tube after a lot of complaning about it ended up costing me 1200 dollers.
Smell gasoline
Significant gasoline fumes in garage after filling the gas tank and storing the car overnight. gasoline smell obvious when driving with the targa top is on. worse smell when the top is off. fumes are mostly gone after the gas tank level drops below half.
Smelling gas when i fill up my gas tank
After filling my car up with gas and parked it overnight in the garage, the next morning my entire garage smelled like gas. i didn't think anything of it but the smell was inside and outside of my car as i drove and/or parked it anywhere. i left it outside of my garage until i didnt notice the smell anymore at which point i parked it inside the garage. i noticed that the issue only starts when there is more than half a tank of gas. once the fuel gauge drops to under half a tank, the smell goes away. i took it to two separate dealerships that did smoke tests and visual checks and they do not see any issues, even though the smell is there with more than half a tank (in both occasions the tanks were more than half and the dealer noticed the smell but did not see any issues and attributed it to my vehicle running rich, even after i told them the smell went away when the fuel gauge was under half a tank). it is apparent to me that there is an issue, a dangerous one at that since gas fumes are highly flammable and the hot exhaust pipes run in between the tanks themselves. after further research, it appears that there is a plastic piece on the top of the fuel pump that seems to be the issue and ends up having small cracks. there are multiple corvette owners that have reported the same issue and have had to replace the part at their expense (an expensive proposition at that). please investigate this issue as soon as you can. i am concerned there may be a major fault which will/can cause an injury due to the nature of the problem (ie: gas fumes and hot exhaust pipes).
When i fill my car with gas above 1/2 a tank. i notice my fuel gauge goes to full and then to empty and i get a warning light that states service fuel system. i also notice a strong odor of gas when i park in my garage.
Strong gas smell after filling up gas tank. can be smelled in car and overwhelms garage if tank is over half full.
My fuel gauge would not record any fuel level after filling the tank and driving for approximately one quarter of the tank of fuel.the gauge would drop to "empty". this triggered the check engine light, and an error code, resulting in not being able to pass my car inspected in az, where it is registered. i was charged $2300.00 by the dealer to fix this problem in order to be able to use my car. this presents a problem of possibly running out of gas while in the passing lane of a highway. fortunately this did not happen to me. *tr
Hi, i bought the corvette used. the first time i filled it all the up with gas i noticed a very strong gas smell the next day in my garage. i hoped it would go away or it was just something i wasn't aware of about the car since i just bought it used. the next time i filled it up the same thing the whole garage smelled like gas the next day. did some research online and found out there are allot of the c6 corvettes with this defect. if you fill the car up over half full gas leaks from the top of the tank down the inside and on to the tailpipe. called the dealer and they refused to fix it or recall the defective part. im afraid of two possible things happening either the car catching fire or the fumes igniting my gas water heater thats in the garage as well. hope you guys can get something done about it. thanks for your time. *js
Gasoline smell really bad in cab. no evidence of fuel leak on garage floor. seems to be coming from top of tank, maybe.. garage fills with these gasoline fumes. i am concerned about the damage this could cause. seems an on going issue with 2008-2009 year models. waiting your reply..
Every time you fill up your gas tank to full there is some gas leakage and car smells of gas. i stop at 3/4 and do not seem to have a problem. i have 3 gm cars and this is the only one that has this problem.
Fuel pump stop working 5 years ago. and i never got it fix cost is high. well when i went in to have it fix this year 2017. i was told there is good news. there is a recall on the fuel pumps, but then next day. i was told my vehicle has to many miles. i never was sent a letter or new about this. it is not right. i need new fuel pumps. will you please take off the mile limit. and allow us or me to get my car fix