Complaint 1615160
2003 CHEVROLET CORVETTE • FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM • incident Oct 24, 2019
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 1615160
- Make
- CHEVROLET
- Model
- CORVETTE
- Model Year
- 2003
- Component
- FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- Incident Date
- Oct 24, 2019
- Date Received
- Oct 24, 2019
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Owner Narrative
A VERY STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN THE CABIN AREA AND IN THE TRUNK AFTER FILLING THE CORVETTE WITH GASOLINE. THE STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE WAS AT IT'S STRONGEST SCENT WHEN THE DECK LID WAS OPEN. I STOOD ON THE REAR RIGHT OF THE CORVETTE WITH MY HEAD BARELY INSIDE THE TRUNK. SO BASICALLY REAR RIGHT SECTOR OF THE CORVETTE, JUST PASSED THE REAR RIGHT WHEEL WELL. THE CORVETTE WAS PARKED ON A LEVEL CONCRETE PAD AT THE GAS STATION. I DID NOT OVERFILL. PUMP NOZZLE STOPPED. APPROXIMATELY 14.6 GALLONS OF FUEL WAS PUMPED INTO THE CORVETTE.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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