Chevrolet Corvette Complaints (1999)

308 consumer complaints on file.

#751902September 8, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
MY FACTORY-INSTALLED DELCO BATTERY STARTED LEAKING ACID FROM THE POSITIVE TERMINAL RECENTLY. I DIDN'T REALIZE THE EXTENT OF THE LEAK UNTIL I DECIDED TO REPLACE THE BATTERY. UPON REMOVING MY OLD BATTERY, I NOTICED THE ACID HAD LEAKED UNDERNEATH THE TRAY. I DID SOME RESEARCH IN THE INTERNET, AND LEARNED THAT MANY CORVETTES (C5'S) SUFFER THE SAME PROBLEM. SOME OWNERS SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIRS. GM WILL COVER THE REPAIRS ONLY IF THE CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT DELCO IS PRODUCING A CAR BATTERY THAT CAN POTENTIALLY DAMAGE A CAR BY ACID LEAK AND CAUSE AN EXTREME HUMAN HEALTH HAZARD. IF SULFURIC ACID, WHICH IS CONTAINED IN THESE BATTERIES, COMES IN CONTACT WITH SKIN, IT WITHDRAWS WATER, LEAVING A BLACK CHARRED CARBON RESIDUE IN PLACE OF LIVING TISSUE. THE HIGHER THE CONCENTRATION, THE GREATER THE DANGER. IF SULFURIC ACID COMES IN CONTACT WITH LARGE AREAS OF HUMAN TISSUE, DEATH CAN OCCUR. IF ACID FUMES ARE INHALED, SERIOUS LUNG AND BRONCHIAL DAMAGE CAN OCCUR. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FOR ITS POTENTIAL HEALTH HAZARD. GM AND DELCO SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR ALL DAMAGES AS A RESULT OF THESE BATTERIES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750227August 11, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING COLOMN OF THE C5 CORVETTE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL OF THIS COMPONENT BY CHEVROLET. THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKS!!*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749322July 27, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
GMC RECALL ON THIS ITEM SEEMS TO BE AN INEFFICIENT WAY TO HANDLE THIS PROBLEM. NO SAFETY DEFECT STATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747770July 3, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING COLUMN LOCKED WHILE DRIVING. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747057June 19, 2001
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKING ASSEMBLY LOCKED...WHILE IN MOTION (REVERSE)...CAUSING THE CAR TO CUT OFF AND THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK IN PLACE...ONLY A QUICK REACTION PREVENTED ME FROM HITTING ANOTHER CAR THAT WAS TRAVELING BEHIND ME AS I WAS PULLING OUT ONTO A HIGHWAY, DOWN A HILL. YOU HAVE INVESTIGATED THIS CORVETTE PROBLEM AND CONLCUDED THAT THIS ISSUE DOES NOT HAPPEN WHILE IN MOTION. IT HAPPENED TO ME WHILE THE CAR WAS UNDER POWER. THIS MUST BE INVESTIGATED MORE FULLY. I HAVE A WITNESS TO THIS EVENT.*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746906June 15, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WITHOUT WARNING, SERVICE COLUMN LOCK DISPLAYED ON DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER-- BECAUSE OF ANGLE OF FROMNT WHEELS, TOOK FOUR HOURS TO GET TOW VEHICLE TO DOLLY VEHICLE FROM PARKING SPOT INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE BACKING FROM PARKING SPOT AND COULD HAVE LED TO AN ACCIDENT WITH PEDESTRIANS INVOLVED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890467June 15, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, WHEELS TURNED SLIGHTLY, AND STEERING COLUMN LOCKED. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO BACK AT AN ANGLE. CONSUMER NARROWLY AVOIDED RUNNING OVER A SMALL CHILD THAT WAS WALKING ACROSS DRIVEWAY. DEALER WAS REPLACING COLUMN LOCK MECHANISM AT THIS TIME. *AK *SLC REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746785June 13, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
THIS IS MY SECOND FAILURE IN 2 WEEKS. I AM ANGERED THAT MINE AND ORIGINAL PE99066 WHERE CLOSED. THIS WILL BECOME A FATALITY ISSUE SOON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890295June 13, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR
REAR SWAY BAR BUSHINGS ARE NOISY WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNING/STOPPING, OR ACCELERATING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE STEERING WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND ERRATIC WHEN CROSSING OVER A BUMP. DEALERSHIP INSTALLED A STABILIZER IN VEHICLE AND REPLACED SWAY BAR BUSHINGS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746584June 8, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR ACCELERATED WIDE OPEN THROTTLE ON ITS OWN. AT 115 MPH ON CITY STREET I PUT TRANS IN NEUTRAL AND TURN OFF KEY. HAD NO POWER BRAKES OR ABS; NO POWER STEERING. WAS ABLE TO STOP CAR AND TURN OFF TO SIDE ROAD AND STOP WITHOUT ACCIDENT. TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER AND GM TECH SUPPORT COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. DEALER PAID FOR TOW AND REPAIR ATTEMPT ALTHOUGH OUT OF FACTORY WARRANTY. TOOK VEHICLE AND NEXT EVENING [06/07/2001] DEFECT REOCCURED BUT I SHUT IT SHUT IT DOWN BEFORE HIGH SPEED WAS REACHED. CAR CANNOT BE SAELY DRIVEN WITHOUT CONCERN FOR PERSONAL SAFETY AND SAFETY OF PUBLIC. WHAT DO I DO?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746541June 7, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
REMOVE KEY WAIT 10 SEC; SERVICE COLUMN LOCK DISPLAYED ON DIC. UNABLE TO MOVE CAR. HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN 2 DAYS. DEALER CAN'T FIX. TOLD ME THAT THIS CANNOT HAPPEN IN MOTION AND RELEASED CAR BACK TO ME. CAR BEING TOWED BACK TODAY FOR SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889736June 4, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT FROM GARAGE AND WENT TO TURN VEHICLE TO RIGHT, AND STEERING WHEEL COLUMN LOCKED UP. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP.*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746239June 1, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
AS YOU KNOW, C5 CORVETTES HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE COLUMN LOCK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746202May 31, 2001
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
STEERING COLUMN LOCK ANTI-THEFT DEVICE LOCKS EVEN WHEN PROPER KEY IS INSERTED IN IGNITION. APPEARS AGGRAVATED BY HIGH CABIN TEMPERATURE WHEN CAR IS PARKED IN SUNLIGHT. STEERING WHEEL ACTUALLY LOCKED WHEN CAR WAS PUT INTO DRIVE. HAD TO SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND REMOVE KEY. WARNING MESSAGE OF "SERVICE COLUMN LOCK" IDENTIFIED. DEALER, AS YET, CAN IDENTIFY NO SPECIFIC FIX OR REASON FOR FAILURE AND IS BASICALLY GUESSING THAT ELECTRICAL GROUNDING MAY BE LOSE. CAR NO LONGER STARTS WHEN ERROR MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED. REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746207May 31, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AS CAR WAS BEING BACKED UP. THIS ALSO HAS HAPPENED TWICE TO A FRIEND WHO HAS THE SAME YR/MODEL. DEALER SAYS THEY ARE NOT SURE IF THIS CAN HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING. IS CHEVROLET GOING TO WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO GET KILLED BEFORE THEY FIX THIS DEFECT REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745653May 21, 2001
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
PARKED CAR NOSE IN WITH WHEEL TURNED ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT. WHEN I GOT BACK IN TO THE CAR THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK ENGAGED. IT WOULD NOT DISENGAGE, AND THE WARNING MESSAGE SERVICE STEERING COLUMN APPEARED.*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745537May 19, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING COLUMN LOCKS UP AFTER VEHICLE IS STARTED. DIC SAYS SERVICE STEERING COLUMN. AFTER VEHICLE RUNS FOR A WHILE STEERING COLUMN WILL UNLOCK ITSELF. TOOK VEHICLE TO 2 DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENTS FOR REPAIR. THE FIRST ONE (DAVID STANLEY CHEVROLET) STATED LOW VOLTAGE & SECURED THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE. TWO DAYS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO HUDIBURG CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPARTMENT THIS TIME. AFTER I LEFT THEY STATED THAT THE COLUMN LOCKED UP ON THEIR SERVICE DRIVE. THEY REPLACED THE COLUMN LOCK ACTUATOR. I PICKED UP MY VEHICLE ON 5/17/01, SO FAR PROBLEM HAS NOT OCCURRED AGAIN. TODAY IS 05/20/01.*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887849May 9, 2001
STEERING, STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
WHILE PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY AT 5 MPH STEERING LOCKED UP. *AK CONSUMER STATES STEERING WHEEL SECURITY LOCK ENGAGED, DEALER STATED WAS A SECURITY SYSTEM PROBLEM THEY HAVE HAD PREVIOUS OCCURANCES OF SAME PROBLEM. *SLC MOVED VEHICLE ABOUT 20 FEET BEFORE NOTICED THE STEERING WAS LOCKED. CAT REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887597May 7, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHEN CONSUMER WENT TO START VEHICLE COMPUTER STARTED TO WAIT TEN SECONDS. THEN WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE INSIDE AFTER TEN SECONDS, COMPUTER INDICATED THAT STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED FLAT BED. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744840May 2, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
DIC MESSAGE SAID "SERVICE COLUMN LOCK" NEVER LOCKED UP ON ME BUT HAD TO REPLACE AN ACTUATOR. WHY ISN'T THIS A RECALL?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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