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2006 Chevrolet Corvette fuel system problems

Owners reported fuel system problems in 50 complaints for the 2006 Chevrolet Corvette, 11% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
50 11% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
51,000 miles 36 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When fuel system problems show up

Fuel system complaints by mileage, 2006 Chevrolet Corvette Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 51,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 7 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 14 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 8 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 51,000 miles
Based on 36 complaints that include mileage. 64% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles2
20k to 40k miles7
40k to 60k miles14
60k to 80k miles8
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 36 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 51,000 miles, and 64% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the fuel system complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

I am smelling a strong gasoline odor from the car as it is parked in the garage. It just started at random a few days ago. No visible signs of gas are on the pavement,but the smell is very strong. I am worried about a fire hazard since the exhaust is close by. There are a lot of complaints on the internet of this being a huge problem, but to my knowledge GM is not doing anything about if, my corvette is 9'yrs old but only has 17,000 mile (a garage queen).

Reported at 17,100 miles, September 2015

After driving my car for a sufficient length of time to get the engine hot (normal driving) and then park it in the garage, a very strong smell of fuel vapor is emitted from the rear area of the car which fills the garage and permeates the house. The odor also invades the car's interior cabin. This dangerous condition was reported to the watson chevrolet dealership in tucson, august, 2015, mileage 67289. After lengthy inspection and communication with GM, certain components were replaced - an expensive repair.

Reported at 71,448 miles, March 2016

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