Complaint 1193633
2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE • FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM • incident Jan 1, 2014
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 1193633
- Make
- CHEVROLET
- Model
- CORVETTE
- Model Year
- 2001
- Component
- FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- Incident Date
- Jan 1, 2014
- Date Received
- Jun 25, 2015
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Owner Narrative
UPON FILLING MY FUEL TANK FULL OF GASOLINE, I PARKED THE CAR IN MY GARAGE AND NOTICED A VERY PREDOMINATE FUEL VAPRO SMELL THAT SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE. THERE NEVER HAS BEEN ANY EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAKAGE OR POOLING ON THE FLORR BELOW THE CAR. WHEN I INADVERTENTLY FILL THE FUEL TANK FULL, I HAVE TO TAKE A DRIVE AND PUT ABOUT 30MILES ON THE CAR THEN THE FUEL VAPOR ODOR PROBLEM IS SOLVED FROM READING THE INTERNET BLOGS, IT WOULD APPEAR THAT I AM NOT ALONE IN THE SYMPTOMS FOR MY CAR
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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