What 61 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette

INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM AND RADIO DISPLAY HAS INTERMITTENT FLICKERING OR ROLLING SCREEN WHILE CAR IS MOVING OR STATIONARY. THIS FLICKERING IS A CONCERN BECAUSE THE SCREEN CAN BE SEEN OUT OF THE CORNER OF YOUR EYES CAUSING DANGEROUS DISTRACTED VISION WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, THE BACK UP CAMERA HAS FLICKERING THAT MAKES BACKING UP DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. THIS STARTED IN OCTOBER 2018 AND HASN'T DISAPPEARED. GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE PROBLEM SINCE NOV. 2013 (#PIC5934 AND P1-1318NHTSA#10056464). I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS ABOUT THE PROBLEM ONLY TO GET A RUN AROUND OF DIFFERENT CUSTOMER SERVICE REPS AND DIFFERENT SERVICE REQUEST NUMBERS, BUT NO ACTION. THEY NEVER RETURN THEIR PHONE CALLS. THEY CLAIM THAT THEY GIVE COST ASSISTANCE, BUT ONLY AFTER I PAY A DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, WHICH I DID. TO REPLACE THE SYSTEM COSTS $1335. THEY BARELY OFFERED ANY COST ASSISTANCE EVEN THOUGH I OWN 2 GM VEHICLES, HAVE THEM SERVICED AT GM DEALERSHIPS, IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WHERE MOST PEOPLE DRIVE FOREIGN VEHICLES. THE FOREIGN CARS THAT I HAVE OWNED IN THE PAST STAND BY THEIR VEHICLES. I FEEL GM SHOULD DO THE SAME ESPECIALLY IF THEY WANT TO COMPETE IN THE CROWDED SO. CAL. MARKET. GM SEEMS TO BE ABANDONING THEIR DUTY OF NOT ISSUING A RECALL EVEN THOUGH THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THEIR INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM. THE DEALERSHIP THAT I TAKE MY VEHICLE TO IN THOUSAND OAKS, CA CLAIMS THAT THEY HAVE HAD 7 INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM COMPLAINTS (AND REPLACEMENTS) AND THAT'S JUST ONE DEALERSHIP OUT OF HUNDRED OF THOUSANDS OF DEALERSHIPS ACROSS THE US AND THEREFORE HUNDRED OF THOUSANDS COMPLAINTS. COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ARE ALL OVER THE INTERNET. IT'S A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND I NEED HELP. I HAVE A VIDEO OF MY FLICKERING SCREEN AND WOULD LIKE TO EMAIL IT. HOW DO I DO THIS?

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RADIO FLICKERS AND SCREEN ROLLS AS THE CAR IS DRIVING CAUSING YOU TO TAKE YOUR EYES OFF THE ROAD CONSTANTLY CREATING A BIG DISTRACTION. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME THE CAR IS OPERATING.

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FUEL TANK LEAKS AT UNDER 10,000 MILES. FILLS CAR AND GARAGE WITH FUMES. NEED HELP WITH COST OF REPAIR. FILED COMPLAINT WITH GM NO HELP. CASE #8-3686290968

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ON 12/07/2017 I PURCHASED A 2014 CHEV. CORVETTE C7 MODEL (WHITE) FROM JUD KUHN CHEVROLET 3740 HWY. 9 EAST, LITTLE RIVER SC. ON 01/02/2018 SAID CORVETTE WAS STATIONARY WHEN I NOTICED A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF DIFFERENTIAL OIL LEAKAGE UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER DOOR AND RIGHT REAR TIRE AREA. I TOOK A PHOTO DATED AND NOTIFIED DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE AFTER SNOW STORM CLEARED.IN LUIE, MECHANICAL PRELIMINARY REVIEW SHOWN A DIFFERENTIAL OIL LEAKS ON RIGHT REAR AXEL SEAL AT THE REAR END AND GAS/FUEL RIGHT SIDE LEAKS AT TOP OF GAS TANK. DEALER TOLD ME DIFFERENTIAL WAS UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER TRYING TO GET ME TO COVER FUEL LEAK COST. UNDER A FEDERAL MANGOUS LAW, SUCH ISSUES ARE CONSIDER SAFETY MANUFACTURE DEFECTS IN HAVING REGARDS TO FUEL AND REAR END. GM AND CHEVROLET ARE LIABLE, LIKEWISE I CONTEND THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD HAVE NOT HIDE THESE DAMAGES FROM ME DURING THE SELL. IF THE VEHICLE WENT THROUGH A CERTIFIED INSPECTION,SOME MECHANIC SHOULD HAVE DETECTED SUCH PROBLEMS. CAR IS STILL IN SHOP , MECHANIC CLAIMS 14HRS JOB AND WILL CALL ME TO SEE DAMAGES AT FUEL UPON IT BEING TORN DOWN FOR REVIEW. I HAVE ATTACHED A PHOTO OF GAS AND OIL LEAKAGES. I HEREBY REQUEST A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION AND ENFORCE COMPLIANCE ON ALL PARTIES TO REPAIR VEHICLE AND RECALL SUCH SAFETY ISSUES.IVE REVIEWED HUNDREDS OF ONLINE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUES I HAVE BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO OFFICIAL RECALLS. MY NAME IS [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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COMPLAINT NUMBER : 11062105 I'M ADDING THE RESULTS DEALERSHIP FOUND DAMAGES AS FOLLOWS; 2014 CHEVY VETTE STOCK # 2939A FUEL LEAK REAR DIFF HELLO THE CAR IS TORN DOWN. IT LOOKS LIKE THE BYPASS TUBE SEAL WAS/IS LEAKING. ALSO ON DRIVER SIDE TANK THE FILLER NECK TUBE APPEARS TO HAVE COLLAPSED THAT WOULD CAUSE LEAK UPON FILL UP. GM HAS TURNED DOWN INITIALLY THE WARRANTY REQUEST. WE HAVE SUBMITTED TO OUR DISTRICT MANAGER FOR FURTHER REVIEW. YOU ARE WELCOME TO STOP BY AND LOOK AT CAR. THANKS ALSO ATTACHED ARE (4) PHOTOS SHOWING VEHICLE FUEL TANK DAMAGES TO SUPPORT SAFETY ISSUES THAT WERE SENT ON TODAY FROM JUD KUHN DEALERSHIP WHO HAS MY CORVETTE WHICH IS THE SUBJECT MATTER IN DISPUTES. PLEASE INCORPORATE THIS SUMMARY TO THE ABOVE COMPLAINT ALREADY PENDING FOR REVIEW NUMBER: 11062105 THANKS? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM

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MY VEHICLE WHEN TURNING SLOWLY CLICKS AND POPS LIKE THE WHEEL IS ABOUT TO COME OFF. THE DEALER SAID ITS A NORMAL SOUND THATS MADE WHEN TURNING, I HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TWICE TO MY DEALERSHIP...

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HEAVY GASOLINE FUME SMELL BUILDING UP IN GARAGE/HOUSE. BIG PUDDLE OF GASOLINE WAS ON THE GROUND UNDER REAR DRIVER SIDE TANK. FUMES COME THROUGH VENTS IN CAR ALSO.

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I NOTICED YESTERDAY WHEN ENTERING MY POLE BARN, A STRONG FUEL ODOR..UPON EXTENSIVE SMELLING, I LOCATED A FUEL LEAK WHEN I HAD THE CAR ON MY LIFT, THE FUEL TANK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE HAS GASOLINE RUNNING DOWN THE PLASTIC TANK. I HAVE MODINE HEATERS IN THIS BLDG, SO I LOWERED THE CAR AND PUSHED IT OUTSIDE WITH HELP. I BOUGHT THE CAR PRE OWNED FROM BERSTROM CHEVY IN OSHKOSH, AND THEY NEVER GAVE ME SOME LETTER THAT I LEARNED WAS SENT TO ALL OWNERS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, JUST SHORT OF A RECALL. GM EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 6 YEARS FOR THIS PROBLEM IF YOU GET IT.. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS THE CAUSE OF THIS, BECAUSE IF THEY JUST REPLACE THE NEEDED PARTS, HOW DO I KNOW THIS WILL NOT RE OCCUR.. I READ MANY C7 VETTS FROM 2014 - 2017 HAVE THIS PROBLEM. WHAT SHOULD I DO?

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2014 CORVETTE STINGRAY FILL IT FULL OF FUEL AND NOW I KEEP SMELLING FUEL

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THE TORQUE TUBE (DRIVE SHAFT) FAILED AT 14,423 MILES. FIXED BY AUTHORIZED DEALER. FAILED AGAIN 1500 MILES LATER. TOTAL TIME IN SHOP 38 DAYS. WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE IT COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ROOF TOP BLEW OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

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WHEN I TURN THE STERLING WHEEL AT TIMES THE CAR WILL COMPLETELY LOSE POWER AND THE WHEEL WILL LOCK UP. ALSO IF I TURN ON MY TURN SIGNAL NO MATTER OF THE SPEED I'M TRAVELING THE POWER WILL CUT OFF.

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HAD C7 Z51 STICK 2014 AND HAD PROBLEM WITH TRACTION AND STABILITY CONTROL. AFTER PURCHASED THE CAR I RECOGNIZED THAT WHEN ACCELERATION BIT FASTER THERE WAS BACK AXLE, PARKING BRAKE AND SOME OTHER WARNINGS. IT HAPPENED ALWAYS WHEN ACCELERATED BIT FASTER. WINTER STAB WORKED OK. BUT NOW IN SUMMER I LOST CONTROL ON HIGHWAY DRIVING 50 MPH ACCELERATING ON WET ROAD AND LOST CONTROL AND HIT GUARD RAIL. THERE WAS NO STABILITY OR TRACTION CONTROL WHAT SO EVER. I WAS IN ECO MODE WHICH HAS NORMAL STAB/TRAC CONTROL. I BROUGHT TO DEALER WHEN WARNING LIGHTS COME UP, BUT DEALER SAID IT IS NORMAL NO WORRY EVERYTHING IS OK. BUT IT WAS NOT WORKING AT ALL!!

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LOW SP CRSH CAR SHATTERED AND FELL APART AT ALL WELD POINTS IN THE FRAME. OCCUPANTS WORE SEAT BELTS. I WAS FOUND IN THE ROAD, MY PASSENGER DIED. THE FRONT OF CAR BROKE OFF AND BACK BROKE OFF ALL AT THE WELDED CONNECTIONS LEAVING THE OCCUPANTS EXPOSED. CAST ALUMINUM SECTIONS OF THE FRAME IS WHERE ALL THE WELDS FAILED. CAST ALUMINUM CANNOT BE WELDED, UNKNOWN WHEN I PURCHASED CAR. WAS NOT IN MANUAL OR SPECS, OR I WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT THIS PIECE OF TRASH. CRASH AT SPEED OF 40-50, COUNTRY ROAD ON SLIGHT CURVE. FRONT WHEEL ON RIGHT HIT A CULVERT PIPE.

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EXTREMELY STRONG FUEL ODORS THAT FILL MY GARAGE AND SEEP INTO MY HOUSE. IM STANDING IN THE KITCHEN NOW NEXT TO THE GARAGE AND CAN BARELY FINISH TYPING THIS BEFORE HAVING TO MOVE TO THE LIVING ROOM I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICE TO THE CHEVY SERVICE DEPARTMENT NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY SAY THEY CAN'T SMELL OR FIND ANYTHING, SO ITS OBVIOUS THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT.

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THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED FROM DOING 25 MPH AT 1200 RPM, TO OVER 6500 RPM AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED CAUSE ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I DID NOT ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE ON MY OWN, AND PRESSING THE BRAKE DID NOTHING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. BECAUSE OF THIS, MY VEHICLE IS POSSIBLY TOTALLED AND LUCKILY MYSELF, OR NO ONE ELSE WAS SERIOUSLY HURT OR LOST OUR LIFE. I HAVE TRIES CONTACTING SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS TO SEE IF THERE IS A POSSIBLE RECALL ABOUT THIS ISSUE OR HAVE THEIR BEEN OTHER CASES OF THIS TO NO AVAIL. I DO ALSO PLAN ON CONTACTING CHEVROLET ABOUT THIS ISSUE ALSO.

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THE VEHICLE DIC DISPLAY GOES BLANK PERIODICALLY. THE ANALOG GAUGES WORK AT ALL TIMES. WHEN THE DISPLAY IS BLANK, AND WHILE DRIVING, THE ANALOGS WILL GO FULL SCALE AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE FOR A FEW SECONDS. THEN THE ANALOG GAUGES RETURN TO NORMAL OPERATION. WHILE DRIVING FOR A PERIOD OF ABOUT 30 MINUTES OR MORE, THE DISPLAY BECOMES OPERATIVE, AND ALL STEERING WHEEL COMMANDS FUNCTION. THE DISPLAY AND GAUGES OPERATE NORMALLY FOR DAYS. THEN AFTER SITTING IN THE GARAGE WHEN I OPEN THE LEFT DOOR, DAYS LATER, THE DISPLAY DOES NOT COME ON. AND REPEATS THE CYCLE. I HAVE INFORMED GM AND HAVE AN OPEN CASE. HOWEVER, THEY HAVE NO IMMEDIATE SOLUTION AND I WAS TOLD THAT THERE ARE NO REPLACEMENT INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF OWNERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THEIR DIC'S. A GM REP AT THE ACTION CENTER STATED THAT ALL OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM ARE WAITING FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS. THEY COULD GIVE NO EXPECTATION AS TO WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. GM KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2014 CORVETTE INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS.. I AM NOW ON A LIST OF OWNERS WAITING FOR THE WORD ON WHEN THE CLUSTERS WILL BECOME AVAILABLE. MY CAR IS NOT EVEN 3 YRS OLD AND GM DOESN'T HAVE THE PART TO FIX IT ANYWHERE IN THE GM SYSTEM? MILEAGE 813.0 I THOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE. I BROUGHT IT TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THEY ATTEMPTED TO UPDATE THE SOFTWARE 3 X AND EACH TIME IT FAILED. THEY STATED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. WHEN THEY RETURNED MY CAR, ALL GAUGES AND DISPLAYS WERE INOPERATIVE, INCLUDING THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM. I HAD AN INDEPENDENT TECH REPROGRAM THE SYSTEM, AND ALL RETURNED TO NORMAL. HOWEVER, THE DIC DISPLAY IS STILL INTERMITTENT. THE DISPLAY GOES OUT ONLY WHILE IT IS SITTING WITH POWER OFF.DOES NOT GO OUT WHEN DRIVING. *TR

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TAKATA RECALL: ON 11/1/16 I TOOK MY CAR TO FERMAN CHEV. FOR RECALL DEFECTIVE AIR BAGS. DEALERSHIP PHONE # 8136232411, EMAIL WWW.FERMANCHEVY.COM , 9751 ADAMO DR. TAMPA,FL 33619. TO DATE 11/27/16 MY CAR IS STILL NOT REPAIRED AND REMAINS AT FORMAN. I KEEP GETTING RUNAROUND BOTH FROM FERMAN AND GEN. MOTORS. I CANNOT GET ANY CONSUMER SUPPORT FROM ANYONE!

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MY CAR HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING IMPROPER (INTENSITY) AND SPEED CONTROL (ERRATIC CONTROL) BOTH OPERATED IMPROPERLY. I FINALLY FOUND A DEALER THAT AGREED THERE WAS A PROBLEM, THE PROBLEM WAS THE INTERFACE BETWEEN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND SEVERAL COMPUTERS IN THE CAR. IN AN ATTEMPT TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTERS IT WAS FOUND THE PANEL WAS SO DEFECTIVE THE COMPUTERS COULD NOT BE PROGRAMED. IT TURNS OUT THE PROBLEM IS SO PERVASIVE THAT THERE ARE NO REPAIR PARTS AVAILABLE ANYWHERE TO FIX MY CAR. IT WAS BEEN AWAITING A PART NOW FOR OVER 6 WEEKS WITH NO IDEA WHEN ONE WILL BE AVAILABLE. SO I AM WITHOUT THE CAR WHICH IS INOPERABLE UNTIL REPAIRS ARE COMPLETED. IT SEEMS THAT IF THIS PROBLEM SO LARGE THAT NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE NOR CAN IT BE DETERMINED WHEN THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE THERE MUST BE A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF. I HAVE TALKED TO CHEVROLET AS FAR UP THE LINE AS THE CUSTOMER SERVICE OFFICE WITH NO ANSWER AVAILABLE. THIS TOOK 2 YEARS OF EFFORT TO GET CHEVROLET TO LOOK AT THE CAR EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE MAINTENANCE ADVISORIES OUT ABOUT THE ISSUE.

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HID LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT COMPLETELY WITHOUT NOTICE OR WARNING. ONLY THE LOWER LIGHTS ARE OPERATIONAL. REGULAR LIGHTS ARE OUT AND HIGH BEAM LIGHTS ARE OUT. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND THE CAR MALFUNCTIONED WITHOUT WARNING. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE NEW MODEL. I HAVE A 2005 AND HAVE ONLY HAD TO REPLACE ONE LIGHT ONE TIME AND HAVE NEARLY 200K MILES. THE SERVICE CENTER STATED THEY'VE NEVER REPLACED THE HID LIGHTS ON A CORVETTE SINCE EMPLOYED WITH THE COMPANY AND THOUGHT SINCE BOTH WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME THERE MAY BE OTHER ISSUES. ONLINE RESEARCH DEMONSTRATES THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. THE CAR PROVIDED NO WARNINGS THAT THE LIGHTS WERE GOING TO GO OUT OR THAT THEY WERE OUT.

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FUEL LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE FUEL TANK DRIVER REAR SIDE. THE CAR IS IN MY GARAGE SND WHEN I WOKE UP IN THE MORNING, I FELT DIZZY AND STARTS VOMITTING, MY WHOLE HOUSE SMELLS GAS AND WHEN I OPEN MY GARAGE, I SAW A POOL OF GAS UNDERNEATH MY CORVETTE.

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LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL WHILE TRAVELLING AT UNIFORM HIGHWAY SPEEDS (67 MPH) IN A SLIGHT TURN AND RAIN. AFTER CRASHING, FOUND RIGHT REAR TOE LINK BROKEN AWAY FROM KNUCKLE, ALLOWING THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL TO ARTICULATE AND TOE-IN/OUT EASILY.

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THE CARS HUD IS NOT READABLE WHEN DRIVING INTO THE SUN.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MODEM AND WIRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,867. UPDATED 04/19/16*LJ *CN

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I JUST PURCHASED THE AUTOMOBILE FROM A CHEVROLET DEALER WITH 17,200 MILES AND I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FILL THE TAKE UP WITH GAS. TWICE I HAVE TRIED TO FILL THE TANK, BUT THE GAS KEEPS TURNING OFF AT THE PUMP. WHEN I RETURN HOME AND PARK THE CAR IN THE GARAGE, YOU CAN SMELL GAS AFTER AWHILE AND IT LINKERS FOR A FEW DAYS. I WAS LOOKING FOR A RECALL NOTICE ON THIS ISSUE BECAUSE I READ IN OTHER PLACES ON THE INTERNET SIMILAR ISSUES. JUST CURIOUS IF YOU WERE NOTIFIED OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE 2014 CORVETTE STINGRAY COUPE.

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