Chevrolet Corvette Complaints (2007)

386 consumer complaints on file.

#10761767September 5, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
REAR PARKING LIGHTS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761132September 2, 2015
ENGINE
VALVES OF SPECIFICATIONS. I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO GET THIS FIXED. IF I WOULD HAVE DROPPED A VALVE WHILE DRIVING I COULD HAVE LOSS CONTROL OF MY CAR. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT CHEVROLET REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE 2007 Z06 23884 MILES 1 INT .008" #1 EXH .006" #3 INT .0085" #3 EXH .005" #5 INT .0085" #5 EXH .010" #7 INT .009" #7 EXH .005" #2 INT .010" #2 EXH .011" #4 INT .010" #4 EXH .012" #6 INT .008" #6 EXH .017" #8 INT .007" #8 EXH .006" MAX GM SPEC IS .0037" WHICH WOULD ROUGHLY BE .0075" ON THE WIGGLE TEST. SO BASICLLY IF THE WIGGLE TEST IS OVER .0075" THE GUIDES ARE OUT OF SPEC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10758631August 23, 2015
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG DISENGAGED LIGHT ON DASH COMES ON WHEN HITTING A BUMP. NOT SURE WHETHER AIRBAGS ARE REALLY NOT WORKING OR NOT. CODE SHOWS SEAT BELT TENSION AT FAULT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10747282August 9, 2015
POWER TRAIN
2007 CORVETTE Z06 WITH LS7 ENGINE E. VALVE TRAIN BEGAN MAKING USUAL NOISES. FACTORY VALVE GUIDES FOUND TO BE OUT OF SPECIFICATIONS. HEADS REMOVED AND FACTORY VALVE GUIDES AND EXHAUST VALVES REMOVED AND REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746094August 4, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE CLUTCH TO SHIFT FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. WHEN THE CLUTCH WAS RELEASED, THE VEHICLE JERKED AS IF THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE CLUTCH AND MANEUVERED TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A VALVE HAD FALLEN INTO CYLINDER ONE. AS A RESULT, THE PISTON AND CYLINDER WALL WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743743July 27, 2015
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
WHILE DRIVING THE CORVETTE, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WITH NO NOTICE. THE DASH INDICATED THE VEHICLE HAD ENTERED ACCESSORY MODE. POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES AND ENGINE POWER WERE COMPLETELY GONE. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS, THE DIC WENT FROM 'ACCESSORY MODE' TO 'SHIFT INTO PARK'. IN ORDER TO DO SO, I HAD TO COAST TO A SAFE PLACE. ONCE I GOT TO A SPOT WHERE I COULD MOVE OFF THE ROAD, I SHIFTED TO PARK AND RESTARTED THE CAR. IT THEN DROVE ON AS USUAL, BUT THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR OTHER INDICATOR. THIS HAPPENED ONLY ONCE THIS DAY, HOWEVER OCCURRED THREE ADDITIONAL TIMES WITHIN 10 MILES ON THE 23RD OF JULY. I CONTACTED A GM SERVICE TECHNICIAN WHO WORKS AT A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND HE CHECKED FOR ANY SERVICE BULLETINS OR RECALLS. THERE WERE NONE FOR THE CORVETTE. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET, AND CORVETTE FORUM (I AM A 10 YEAR FORUM MEMBER). I FOUND NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF THE IGNITION SWITCH IN 2005-2007 CORVETTES FAILING IN THIS MANNER. I LOCATED AN IGNITION SWITCH AND REPLACED IT. THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM IN 15 MINUTES AND FOR LESS THAN $50 AT DEALER RETAIL. I KNOW FROM OTHER NHSTC RECALLS ON VEHICLES THAT IGNITION SWITCH FAILURES ARE CONSIDERED A CRITICAL AND DANGEROUS FAILURE. THE FAILURES IN THE CORVETTES SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THESE RECALLS. IF SUCH A FAILURE OCCURRED DURING CROSSING TRAFFIC OR WHILE DRIVING IN CLOSE PROXIMITY INTERSTATE TRAFFIC, THE RESULTS COULD EASILY BE (AND MAY ALREADY HAVE BEEN) DEADLY. PLEASE CONSIDER INITIATING A RECALL, OR INCLUDING THE AFFECTED YEARS OF CORVETTE IN AN EXISTING RECALL. MY CAR IS NOW FIXED DUE TO MY ABILITY TO SEARCH FORUMS AND OTHER WEB BASED INFORMATION, HOWEVER MOST CORVETTE OWNERS ARE NOT AS INVOLVED OR AS WEB SAVVY AND COULD BE INVOLVED IN A LONG DRAWN OUT PROBLEM/DIAGNOSIS PROCESS WHICH WOULD PUT THEIR LIVES AT RISK. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735541July 21, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GAS FUMES CONSTANTLY COMING OUT FROM AROUND THE CAR MOSTLY FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR.....ENTERING INSIDE OF CAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733825July 14, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE SHIFT INTERLOCK FAILS HAS FAIL 3 TIMES SINCE I OWNED THE CAR. THE SELONOIDE THAT TELLS THE SHIFTER THAT THE BRAKE IS PRESSED LOCKS UP. (CANT SHIFT OUT OF PARK) THE DRIVER CANT PUT THE CAR IN ANY GEAR. GM FIXED IT BY REPLACING THE WHOLE SHIFTER AND NOT UPGRADING THE FAILED PART. THEY JUST PUT ANOTHER BAD SHIFTER IN ITS PLACE. I HAD ONE TIME WHERE I COULD NOT PUT THE CAR IN PARK, THIS THE ENGINE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. I HAD TO FORCE THE SHIFTER FORWARD ALMOST TO BREAKING POINT TO SHUT THE ENGINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731497July 1, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE AN ABNORMAL SNAPPING SOUND AND A WIND NOISE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,888.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10723514June 4, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. DEALER REPLACED BRAKE SWITCH. STILL HAVE SAME ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722564June 1, 2015
ENGINE, STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD AT APROX. 45MPH, MY CAR EXHAUST VALVE DROPPED IN THE MOTOR CAUSING IMMEDIATE ENGINE FAILURE ALSO CREATING POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES TO STOP WORKING IMMEDIATELY. THIS SAME EXHAUST VALVE ISSUES OCCURRED WITH MANY OTHER GM CORVETTES WITH THE 7.0LITER Z06 MOTOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721132May 23, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE SHIFT BUTTON WILL NOT DEPRESS AND WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. INTERMITTEN ISSUE. IT CAN TAKE UPTO 50 ATTEMPTS BEFORE IT WILL WORK. DEALER CLAIMS IT ISNT AND ISSUE IF THEY CANNOT REPEAT THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716714May 15, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ON SEVERAL OCCASION WHEN I HAVE FILLED MY CAR I HAVE HAD GAS RUN OUT INSIDE THE FENDER. I HAVE ALSO SMELLED GAS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AFTER FILLING UP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716104May 13, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER REFUELING, I CAN SMELL GASOLINE IN THE VEHICULE COMPARTMENT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715925May 12, 2015
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY AT ALL SPEEDS AND ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715453May 9, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE GAS TANK LEAKS FUEL AND DRIPS DOWN THE BACK SIDE OF THE TANK. I CAN SMELL GAS FUMES VERY BADLY WHEN I PARK MY CAR IN CONFINED SPACE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712179April 22, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY VEHICLE IS PRODUCING A STRONG FUEL ODOR WHEN PARKED IN MY GARAGE. SO MUCH SO, THAT THE FUEL ODOR PERMEATES THE ENTIRE HOUSE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM SUFFERED BY MANY C6 OWNERS AND IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON MANY CORVETTE FORUMS AND THERE IS EVEN A YOUTUBE VIDEO (HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/P9E3MD122MG) REVEALING THE PROBLEM. A CRACK DEVELOPS IN THE PRESSURE SIDE OF THE FUEL PUMP. GM HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL OTHER 2007 MODEL VEHICLES AND PROMPTLY ORDERED A RECALL BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM OF FIRE OR EXPLOSION IF EXPOSED TO AN IGNITION SOURCE......................... SOURCES: RECALL: 2007-2009 CHEVROLET COBALT / PONTIAC G5; 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX / PONTIAC TORRENT / SATURN ION - FUEL PUMP CAMPAIGN ID #: 12V459000 [NHTSA]....................... GM RECALLING 40,859 CARS FOR POTENTIAL FUEL LEAKS [FOX NEWS]...................... GM RECALLING NEARLY 41,000 VEHICLES OVER FUEL-LEAK RISK [LOS ANGELES TIMES].................... WHAT MAKES THIS THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM ANY DIFFERENT FROM THOSE RECALLED VEHICLES. WILL IT TAKE A DEATH, SERIOUS INJURY OR CATASTROPHIC LOSS FOR THESE PROBLEMS TO BE ADDRESSED. I HOPE NOT. I THINK I CAN SPEAK FOR ALL CONSUMERS THAT RELY ON YOUR AGENCY TO PROTECT US FROM THE SHORTCOMINGS OF MANUFACTURERS OF FAULTY PRODUCTS....WE NEED YOUR INTERVENTION IN THIS C6 FUEL PUMP PROBLEM !!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704661April 9, 2015
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM DID NOT ALERT WHEN THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS LOW OR WHEN A TIRE WAS FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704762April 9, 2015
ENGINE
VALVE TRAIN ROCKER ARMS BROKEN LEAVING NEEDLE BEARINGS IN THE OIL, AND ALL VALVE GUIDES WERE OUT OF TOLERANCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703279April 2, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING MY CORVETTE AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. WHEN COMING OUT OF A CURVE ACCELERATED AND THE CAR PULLED TO THE RIGHT. WHEN APPLIED BRAKES PRESSURE IT HAD NO AFFECT ON STEERING AND STOPPING THE CAR. THE CAR CONTINUED TO GO TO THE RIGHT IN A CIRCLE UNTIL VEHICLE HIT THE GUARD RAIL. IT APPEARED THAT IT WAS IN A LIMP MODE THE CAR HAD A MIND OF ITS OWN THROUGH ACCELERATION THE TRANSMISSION AND BRAKE CONTROLS WHERE IN SYNC WITH EACH OTHER AND TOOK OVER CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND WOULDN'T STOP THE CAR. I AM FORTUNATE THAT DIDN'T OCCUR ON THE HIGHWAY WITH OTHER VEHICLES AROUND ME, WHICH COULD HAVE CREATED A CATASTROPHIC SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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