Chevrolet Corvette Complaints (2007)

386 consumer complaints on file.

#11210735May 29, 2019
POWER TRAIN
AUTOMATIC SHIFTER WILL LOCK IN PARK AND WILL LOCK AND NOT MOVE. CAR CAN BE RUNNING, IN PARK, AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO MOVE THE SHIFTER. RESTARTING OR USING ACCESSORY MODE WILL SOMETIMES UNLOCK. OFTEN YOU ARE JUST STUCK AND CAR MUST BE TOWED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11210044May 26, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
RETURNED FROM A DRIVE. BACKED CAR INTO PARKING SPOT AND TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO INTO PARK. AS A RESULT, CAN NOT RESTART CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11172432January 27, 2019
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY STREET READY TO DOWNSHIFT MY CLUTCH AS I PREPARED TO ENTER MY DRIVEWAY. I LOST CONTROL OF MY CLUTCH AS THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND DID NOT RETURN. I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE SINCE I WAS NOT SURE IN THAT SPLIT MOMENT ON HOW TO SLOW DOWN MY VEHICLE AS I WAS PREPARING TO ENTER MY DRIVEWAY. I IMMEDIATELY HAD TO HIT MY BRAKE PEDAL VERY HARD TO SLOW DOWN MY VEHICLE AND CAME TO A STOP INCHES FROM HITTING MY HOME. I ONLY WONDER IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY OR AT SOME HIGH RATE OF SPEED, WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE IF COULD NOT ENGAGE MY CLUTCH AND DRIVE MY VEHICLE. SINCE MY POWERTRAIN BECAME INOPERABLE, I FELT LIKE I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION AND GM SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THE VEHICLE. GM IS VERY AWARE THAT THE CLUTCH COULD FAIL. THEY SENT ME A LETTER 4 YEARS AGO (COPY ATTACHED) TELLING ME THEY FOUND AN INTERNAL FAILURE IN THE MASTER CLUTCH CYLINDER. BUT GM WOULD NOT REPLACE THE CLUTCH. THAT IS DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE DRIVING AND NOT SURE WHEN YOUR YOU COULD LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE AND UNHARMED TODAY DESPITE GM'S FAILURE TO REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE CLUTCH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11171705January 23, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STRONG GAS ODOR COMING FROM REAR DRIVERS SIDE NEAR GAS TANK BUT NO LEAKS ANYWHERE TO BE FOUND UNDER THE CAR. FUMES UP THE ENTIRE GARAGE AND IN PARTS OF THE HOUSE. SEEMS VERY HAZARDOUS IF EVER THERE WAS A SPARK OF SOME KIND EVER OCCURRED! I REALLY ONLY NOTICE THIS OCCURANCE WHEN PARKED AND SLIGHTLY WHEN DRIVING WITH WINDOWS UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11171759January 23, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
BEGAN TO NOTICE A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL EMITTING FROM THE GARAGE. THIS WOULD OCCUR EVERY TIME I FILLED UP MY VEHICLE AND PARKED IN THE GARAGE. SINCE MY WATER HEATER IS LOCATED IN THE GARAGE AND FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY, VEHICLE WAS MOVED OUTDOORS. RECEIVED NOTICE FROM GM THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF ISSUE AND THAT REPAIRS WOULD BE COVERED. DROVE VEHICLE TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP, WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT THE NOTICE HAD EXPIRED. WOUND UP PAYING $2600 IN REPAIR COST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11166455January 11, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY CORVETTE EMITS A VERY STRONG FUEL SMELL BOTH WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE STATIONARY. IT IS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED IN THE GARAGE AND SHORTLY AFTER DRIVING. THE ISSUE IS ONGOING AND OCCURS MOST FREQUENTLY WHEN THE TANKS ARE FULL OR NEAR FULL. THE FUMES ARE SO STRONG IN MY GARAGE THAT I GET LIGHT HEADED AND NAUSEOUS. I TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALER MECHANIC TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. ISSUE WAS IDENTIFIED AS A LEAK IN THE LEFT FUEL TANK. FROM THE INVOICE I RECEIVED "FOUND FUEL LEAK AT LEFT TANK. REMOVE DRIVE LINE AND REMOVE LEFT TANK. FOUND FUEL MODULE LEAKING. REPLACE MODULE AND TANK HOSES WITH DRIVE LINE REMOVED. REMOVE RIGHT TANK AND REPLACE SENDING UNIT AND ALL PLASTIC HOSES. ALSO NECESSARY TO REPLACE LEFT TANK HARNESS DUE TO FUEL CONTAMINATION." THIS REPAIR COST $3,300. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT DISCOUNT ANY MONEY OFF OF THE REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVEABLE IN ITS CURRENT STATE AND WOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE TO OPERATE OR STORE. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT HE SEES MANY 2007 CORVETTES IN FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS LOGGED ABOUT THIS ISSUE. IT SEEMS LIKE A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE TO SOLVE THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11164421January 2, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE SMELLS LIKE FUEL WHEN FUEL TANK IS FULL REGARDLESS IF THE VEHICLE IS ON OR OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11162115December 17, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
COULD SMELL GAS IN MY GARAGE BUT DIDNT SEE ANY GAS ON THE FLOOR TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID FUEL TANK SEEMS TO HAVE A LEAK BUT CAN SEE IT! IT SEEMS TO BE ON TOP OF FUEL TANK. MY CORVETTE HAS 46,285 MILES ON IT. IT SEEMS TO SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS PRETTY DANGEROUS SETTING IN GARAGE OVER NIGHT. IT SEEMS GM AS ON RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11161251December 13, 2018
POWER TRAIN
AUTOMATIC SHIFTER STICKS IN PARK WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT IT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11155426December 2, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STRONG FUEL SMELL ON THE OUTSIDE AND INSIDE OF THE CAR THEN YOU FILL UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11154166November 27, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN I FILL THE CAR UP WITH GAS IT LEAKS OUT ON THE GROUND AND I CAN SMELL IT VERY BAD INSIDE THE CAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11144764November 1, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK AND HASN'T FOR QUITE SOME TIME. I PURCHASED THE CAR BRAND NEW. IT IS SEVERAL YEARS OLD NOW, BUT IT ONLY HAS 10,000 MILES. THIS PROBLEM PRESENTED MUCH SOONER THAN THIS MILEAGE. I AM TOLD IT IS THE RE-SENDING UNITS IN THE GAS TANKS. IRONIC PART AND FRUSTRATING POINT IS THAT I HAD ANOTHER CORVETTE, THE MODEL BEFORE THIS ONE -C5. IT HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM! I'M POSITIVE THAT OTHER OWNERS ARE AFFECTED. I CANNOT GET THE WARRANTY TO COVER THE REPAIR AS IT EXPIRED DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. I'M WORRIED ABOUT THESE DEFECTIVE SENSORS CAUSING A FUEL FIRE OR OTHER SERIOUS PROBLEMS. REGARDLESS, THE SENSORS ARE A DEFECTIVE DESIGN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11131685September 26, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WAS DETECTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. EVEN WHEN THERE WAS FUEL IN THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR SHOWED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EMPTY. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES OCCURRED PERIODICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11131522September 25, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHENEVER I PUT MORE THAN A HALF OF TANK OF GAS INTO THE CAR I AM OVERWHELMED WITH THE STRONG SMELL OF GAS. I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY SPOTS FROM GAS LEAKING BUT HE SMELL IS VERY STRONG! IT SMELL WHEN IT IS PARKED AND WHEN I DROVE IT THIS PAST WEEKEND I COULD SMELL IT ON THE INSIDE WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND I HAD TO CRACK MY WINDOW TO GET THE FLUMES OUT!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11120822August 18, 2018
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER READING ALL OVER AND TRYING TO FIGURE WHAT'S WRONG IT APPEARS TO BE A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE. IT HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES, SLOW SPEED AROUND TOWN OR DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WHAT I DON'T LIKE IS IT DISABLE'S THE AIRBAG WHEN THE AIRBAG WHEN ON. THANK YOU
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11119638August 13, 2018
SEAT BELTS
WHEN I BAUGHT THE VEHICAL THE SEAT BELT ALWAYS LOCKED AND NOW IT SAYS BUCKLE SEAT BELT WHEN IT IS, DEALER IS NOT GOING TO FIX. AMONG OTHER ISSUES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11118894August 10, 2018
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
OVERWHELMING FUEL ODOR AFTER SHUTTING CAR OFF AND HOUSING IT IN THE GARAGE OR OUTSIDE. ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE IN SUMMER WHEN ETHANOL IS ADDED TO FUEL - HEAVY SMELL OF NAIL POLISH REMOVER INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CAR. FUEL VAPOR LEAK FROM GAS TANK REQUIRES $2,678.87 REPAIR. FUEL VAPOR BUILDUP INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND/OR GARAGE AND HOUSE ARE A FIRE HAZARD AS WELL AS A HEALTH HAZARD. OTHER OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED OF SIMILAR PROBLEM ON THE CORVETTE FORUM. CHEVROLET NEEDS TO RECALL AND REPLACE THIS COMPONENT ON ALL C6 CORVETTES. *BF *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11118221August 7, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
MY BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11114430July 29, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
UPON STARTING THE SHIFT LEVER FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CANNOT BE MOVED OUT OF PARK. CAR DIED ONCE IN A HIGHWAY AND COULD NOT BE MOVED OFF THE STREET. THIS ISSUE IS RECURING, WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS FIRST STARTED. INTERMITTENT NO SHIFT OUT OF PARK ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11110385July 9, 2018
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG IDIOT LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYS ON. THERE IS NO OBD CODE SET. CAR WAS STATIONARY IN PARKING LOT AND WAS FINE, CAME OUT TO RESTART IT AFTER SHOPPING AND THE WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON, AND STAYED ON. OTHER OWNERS SEEM TO BE REPORTING VERY SIMILAR IF NOT IDENTICAL FAILURES,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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