2008 Chevrolet CORVETTE Z06 - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

"i purchased this car just 10 days ago. the first night that i got it i went in the garage and smelled a lot of gas smell. many people including myself have their gas water heater in the garage and i started to really panic. i googled the issue and it's apparent that this is a very common issue on the 2008-2013 corvettes and gm has used a faulty fuel pump module that started deteriorating over short period of time. i had a very sleepless and stressful night that night in fear of me waking up to a garage fire. i beg of you to please start a recall on this before anyone loses their life and their house"

"our local chevrolet dealer service department has found the fuel pump housing to be cracked causing fuel vapors to leak out the fuel pump/tank. these vapors have found their way into the cabin of the car effecting the air quality. this issue also has the potential for the vapors and spray in some cases to settle around hot exhaust. chevrolet notified a number of of owners with notification letters regarding a fix for this condition, however i was never notified by any such campaign notice/letter. i'm compelled to write this grievance as i will have to pay out of pocket thousands of dollars to correct a defect the manufacturer has allowed to go on. thank you!"

"the car is giving off a strong smell of gas."

"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 nhtsa 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."

"gas vapors caused by leaking gas tank see service bulletin 15682."

"fuel leaks out the top of the tanks, and will then drip down the back side onto the hot exhaust. if parked overnight in a garage, the vapor will fill the garage and could easily be triggered into an explosion and fire from a gas water heater or other ignition source."

"there is a strong fuel odor after a gas tank fill up, and is noticable after the vehicle is parked in the garage. i have experienced this fuel odor over the past 18 months."

"everytime the car is filled with fuel, i smell a strong odor of gasoline for days after. the following day, my garage is so strong of fuel odor, it is almost unbearable. it seems there was a recall at one point to fix this, but i cannot find it anymore."

"car reeks of gasoline on rear driver side and in driver side cockpit after refueling. car emits strong gasoline odor. no visible gas on garage floor but suspect fuel tank leaking from the top and pooling on the hot exhaust pipes. whole garage reeks of gasoline."

"strong fuel smell coming from the gas tank after filling the tank full. i have replaced the gas cap. it happens when the tank is over 1/2 full."