Chevrolet Corvette Complaints (2019)

148 consumer complaints on file.

#11352396August 31, 2020
WHEELS
MUCH LIKE MANY OF THE HUNDREDS OF OTHER CORVETTE GRAND SPORT (C7) OWNERS WITH BENT OR CRACKED WHEEL COMPLAINTS, MY CAR HAS FALLEN VICTIM TO GM'S DEFECTIVE DESIGN ACCORDING TO THE CORVETTE SPECIALIST AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND AN INDEPENDENT INSPECTOR HIRED BY MY THIRD PARTY WARRANTY COMPANY TO REVIEW MY DAMAGE CLAIM. ALL FOUR WHEELS ON MY VEHICLE HAVE SUFFERED, "CATASTROPHIC" DAMAGE ACCORDING TO THE INVESTIGATION DONE BY AN UNBIASED THIRD PARTY AND REPORTED TO THE WARRANTY COMPANY, WHO SUBSEQUENTLY HAVE DENIED MY CLAIM FOR COVERAGE. ALL FOUR WHEELS ARE BENT ON THE INSIDE OF THE BARREL, WITH ONE ALSO BEING CRACKED (LEFT REAR WHEEL). ACCORDING TO THE INDEPENDENT INSPECTORS REPORT, THE DAMAGE WAS NOT CAUSED BY A ROAD HAZARD, BUT BY A DEFECTIVE OEM DESIGN. NOT ONLY IS THIS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD THAT SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO A BRAND NEW $75,000 VEHICLE, GM AND OTHER REGULATORY / GOVERNING BODIES ARE DRAGGING THEIR FEET ON TAKING MEANINGFUL ACTION, PLACING LIVES AT DIRECT RISK. AS HUNDREDS OF OTHERS HAVE REPORTED, GM IS DENYING COVERAGE ACROSS THE BOARD, AND AVOIDING ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF A DESIGN ISSUE WHILE OWNERS ARE HUNG OUT TO FOOT A $3600 BILL TO REPLACE A SET OF WHEELS. THIS DAMAGE IS DUE TO REGULAR, DAILY DRIVING ON ROADS THAT ARE NOT MAINTAINED TO THE HIGHEST QUALITY, SUCH AS THOSE FOUND IN THE MIDWEST, WHICH IS WHERE THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN. I HAVE VIDEOS OF THE DAMAGE TO EACH WHEEL (WHEELS ON A ROADFORCE BALANCING MACHINE) I CAN PROVIDE ON REQUEST, AND I'M CERTAIN THE INDEPENDENT INSPECTORS REPORT (WHICH CONTAINED EXTENSIVE VIDEO AND PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE) CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED BY SOMEONE OF AUTHORITY.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11348426August 10, 2020
WHEELS
THE WHEELS ON MY 2019 CORVETTE GRAND SPORT ARE CRACKING. THE DEALERSHIP AND GM DON'T SEEM TO BE INTERESTED IN FIXING THEM. THIS CAR IS DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY, NEVER TRACKED AND NEVER DRIVEN HARD. THE WHEELS SHOULD BE ABLE TO STAND UP TO REGULAR DRIVING AS WELL AS THE TRACK SINCE THEY PROMOTED IT AS A TRACK READY CAR. SO FAR THE WHEELS ARE HOLDING AIR BUT FOR HOW LONG I DON'T KNOW. AND HOW SAFE IS IT TO BE DRIVING AROUND ON CRACKED WHEELS? I AM AWARE THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH GM AND THEY SHOULD BE TAKING CARE OF LOYAL CUSTOMERS.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11342780August 2, 2020
WHEELS
II WENT TO HAVE NEW TIRES INSTALLED AND THE TWO REAR WHEELS WERE CRACKED. TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND THAT THE WHEELS WERE BENT AND CRACKED. NOW THE TIRES WILL NOT MAINTAIN AIR PRESSURE. DEALERSHIP SAID THIS WAS NOT COVERED IN BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11342555July 31, 2020
WHEELS
RIGHT REAR TIRE WOULD NOT HOLD AIR TOOK TO SHOP THEY FOUND A 3 INCH CRACK ON INSIDE OF RIM TOOK TO CHEVY BECAUSE ITS A SAFETY ISSUE THEY SAY ITS NOT THERE PROBLEM ON A 2019 CORVETTE IF RIM BREAKS OR SPLITS APART COULD CAUSE DEATH
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11341772July 28, 2020
WHEELS
LEFT REAR RIM AND FRONT RIGHT RIM ARE WEARING OUT TIRES OM THE INSIDE TO WHERE TIRE IS NO GOOD BUT HAS PLENTY OF LIFE OVER 75 PERCENT OF TIRE HAD ALIGNMENT DONE ON CAR GARAGE SAID ALIGNMENT IS NOT OUT SAID ITS GOTTA BE THE RIMS WHERE THERE SO WIDE THEY WARP AND CAUSING WEAR ON INSIDE
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11340326July 20, 2020
WHEELS
STARTED FEELING A HARMONIC VIBRATION AT ABOUT 3000 MILES. REPLACED RIGHT FRONT TIRE DUE TO FOREIGN OBJECT IN TREAD. ASKED THE DEALER TO LOOK INTO THE VIBRATION AND WAS TOLD ALL 4 WHEELS WERE BENT. DEALER INDICATED THAT THEY HAD CONTACTED GM AND THAT IT WAS A NON WARRANTY ITEM. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN NORMALLY ON REGULAR ROADS WITHOUT POTHOLES OR HEAVES
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11340422July 20, 2020
WHEELS
3 BENT RIMS ON A CAR THAT IS PLEASURE DRIVEN WITH ONLY 6,555 MILES.
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11338148July 8, 2020
WHEELS:RIM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VADEN CHEVROLET POOLER LOCATED AT 300 OUTLET PARKWAY, POOLER, GA 31322, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SET OF WHEELS WERE BENT. THE DEALER SUBMITTED A CLAIM TO THE MANUFACTURER HOWEVER, THE WHEELS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE WHEELS WERE NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,597.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11337734July 6, 2020
WHEELS
TOOK MY NEW 2019 CHEVROLET GRAND SPORT CORVETTE, PURCHASED MAY 27 2020, TO THE DEALER FOR 500 MILE OIL CHANGE. INFORMED DEALER I HAD VIBRATION AT 65 MPH AND UP TO 75 MPH (MAYBE HIGHER). DEALER INFORMED ME THAT ALL 4 WHEELS ARE BENT OUT OF SPEC. DEALER REFERRED TO GM CORPORATE FOR WARRANTY CLAIM. GM DECLINED THE CLAIM. I FOLLOWED THE GM RECOMMENDED BRAKE IN PROCEDURE, DID NOT HIT ANYTHING, NO HARD BRAKING, NO WIDE OPEN THROTTLE, NO BURNOUTS, ETC. THE MAJORITY OF THE 500 MILE WAS ALL INTERSTATE VARYING THE SPEED FROM 55 MPH TO 75 MPH.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11327702June 8, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE THE VEHICLE AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE FRONT BRAKES FAILED TO RELEASE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE BRAKES BECAME WET FROM THE RAIN. ADDITIONALLY, THE SHIFTER CABLE FRACTURED AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS UNABLE TO BE SHIFTED INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SUBURBAN CHEVROLET OF CLINTON LOCATED AT 1070 WEST US 12, CLINTON, MI 49236, HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11323272May 4, 2020
POWER TRAIN
MY A8 TRANSMISSION IN MY 2019 CORVETTE BEGAN TO SHIFT IRREGULARLY AT 6K MILES, 10 MONTHS. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S GRINDING ROCKS WITH QUARTERS. IT AT THE DEALERSHIP WHO VERIFIED IT'S THE TORQUE CONVERTER WHICH HAS CAUSED 'COLLATERAL DAMAGE'
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11321553April 19, 2020
SEAT BELTS
THE LAP-SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT REMAIN IN THE SEAT BELT GUIDE AS IT SHOULD. THEREFOR THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT FIT OVER THE SHOULDER AND ACROSS THE CHEST OF SMALLER ADULTS OR OLDER CHILDREN AS REQUIRED TO KEEP THEM SAFE IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION. THE SEAT BELT COMES OUT OF THE GUIDE WHEN MOVING AND AT TIMES WHEN STATIONARY. THE GAP IN THE GUIDE IS TOO LARGE. THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE SO PREVALENT THAT AN AFTER MARKET CLIP IS ON THE MARKET TO HOLD THE SEAT BELT INTO PLACE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11319690March 30, 2020
WHEELS
NEW CORVETTE HAD BENT THE RIGHT REAR RIM ON A SMALL BUMP IN PAVEMENT. SPEED WAS 20-25 MPH. RIM AND TIRE BOTH LOOKED VISUALLY FINE UNTIL THE CAR WAS RAISED AND WHEEL TURNED BY HAND REVELING A WOBBLE IN RIM. THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO VIBRATE ON THE ROAD. MADE A REPORT WITH GM TO DOCUMENT KNOW ISSUES WITH WEAK RIMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11319130March 24, 2020
WHEELS
I PURCHASED MY CAR AS NEW FROM F.H. DAILEY (1ST TITLE WITH WARRANTY ON "CAPTURED TEST FLEET"). AS I DROVE HOME I REALIZED A LOT OF VIBRATION AND TRACKING ISSUES WITH THE CAR. THE NEXT MORNING I TOOK THE CAR TO COSTCO TO AIR UP THE TIRES. ALL PRESSURES WERE DIFFERENT AND FAR OFF THE REQUIRED 30 COLD PSI. I NOTICED THE BALANCING WEIGHTS WERE MISSING FROM THE FRONT WHEELS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ABEL CHEVROLET TO CHECK THE WHEELS FOR SAFETY, AND IT WAS DISCOVERED ALL (4) WHEELS WERE BENT AND COULD NOT BE TRUE BALANCED. THE DEALERSHIP AND GM REFUSED TO REPLACE THESE WHEELS, WHICH PRESENTS A SAFETY ISSUE ON A HIGH PERFORMANCE ZR1 CORVETTE. 3339 MILES HAD BEEN PLACED ON THIS VEHICLE, AS EXECUTIVE VALIDATION BUILT,CORVETTE. ABEL CHEVROLET DETERMINED THAT THE CORVETTE WAS LIKELY "TRACKED" , CAUSING THE BENT RIMS/WHEELS, DAMAGED BY THE RAISED APEX(S) OF THE TRACK SURFACE. I ATTACHED THE SERVICE INVOICE WITH TECHNICIAN OBSERVATIONS. IT WAS DEMONSTRATED TO ME, THE IRREGULAR GYRATION OF THE WHEELS ON THE BALANCING MACHINE. ABEL CHEVROLET IS A CORVETTE CENTRIC SERVICE CENTER FOR GM VEHICLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11286531December 3, 2019
WHEELS
WITH 4600 MILES ON THE CAR ON SMOOTH ROADS HERE IN AZ I HAVE 2 BENT FRONT RIMS. I HAVE NOT CHECKED THE REARS YET.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11282289November 25, 2019
WHEELS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE OF HAIRLINE CRACKS TO THE REAR RIMS DUE TO LOW TIRE PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RAY CHEVROLET (716 W SUMMERS DR, ABBEVILLE, LA 70510, (337) 385-9999) TO BE INSPECTED; HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE TIRE FROM THE RIM DUE TO ITS SIZE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO A TIRE SERVICE LOCATION THAT HAS THE PROPER TOOLS. THE WHEEL WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ONCE THE CONTACT ARRIVED HOME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279099November 9, 2019
WHEELS
2X FLAT TIRES ON THE REAR R WHEEL. DEALER SAYING RIM IS "CRACKED" DUE TO ROAD HAZARDS/DRIVER USE. GM BLAMING "WEAR AND TEAR", GM CURRENTLY IN LAWSUIT FOR FAULTY RIMS THAT "CRACK" WITH EVERYDAY USE. DEALER CHARGING ME FULL PRICE TO FIX WHEEL. MULTIPLE CALLS HAVE BEEN MADE TO GM FOR THIS ISSUE WITHOUT RESOLVE. NEW RIM COST:936$. VEHICLE HAS 10100 MILES, NO TRACK/STREET RACING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11277482November 1, 2019
WHEELS
I HAVE A CRACKED RIGHT REAR WHEEL ON MY CAR. IT IS CRACKED IN TWO PLACES ON THE INNER RIM. THE WHEEL IS ALSO WARPED. THE WHEEL IS LEAKING AIR FROM MY TIRE, THEREFORE MAKING IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11271118October 25, 2019
WHEELS
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT NIGHT, I HIT A POT HOLE WITH THE RIGHT FRONT AND RIGHT REAR TIRE. AFTER STRIKING THE HOLE AN IMMEDIATE VIBRATION THROUGH OUT THE CAR STARTED. NEXT DAY I RAISE THE FRONT AND REAR WHEELS OFF THE FLOOR AND SPUN THE WHEELS WITH A BOARD NEXT TO THE SIDE OF THE TIRE. BOTH WHEELS WHEN TURNING WOBBLE AGAINST THE BOARD INDICATING A BENT RIM. CLAIM # CM-1943186 HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO MY WHEEL INSURANCE POLICY. MANY W
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11270884October 24, 2019
WHEELS
I HAVE A NEW 2019 Z 06 CORVETTE PURCHASED NEW BY MYSELF. I HAVE 2400 MILES ON IT AND NOTICED A VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING. I WENT TO DISCOUNT TIRE TO HAVE TIRES BALANCED AND WAS TOLD MY RIGHT FRONT AND REAR RIMS WERE BENT AND IT WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AS THEY WILL LIKELY SPLIT IF I KEEP DRIVING ON THEM. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE REMEDIED! THERE ARE FAR TOO MANY RIMS WITH SAME PROBLEM TO BE JUST TO DRIVERS FAULT FROM HITTING A POTHOLE. THIS IS THE ONLY CAR I HAVE OWNED THAT HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE OWNED 5 OTHER LATE MODEL CORVETTES AND PUT A LOT OF MILES ON THEM WITH NO WHEEL PROBLEMS ON THESE SAME ROADS. I HAVE A 2016 CAMARO WITH FACTORY RIMS AS WELL WITH 15K MILES ON IT AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM EITHER. I HAVE A 2018 XT5 CADILLAC AS WELL WITH NO WHEEL ISSUES. ALL ON SAME ROADS DAILY. IT IS NOT JUST COINCIDENTAL THAT THESE WHEELS ARE FAILING FOR ME AND THOUSANDS OF OTHER OWNERS. ARE WE TO WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE HAS A WHEEL FAILURE AND CRASHES AND DIES BEFORE WE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE? EVEN LOSING AIR IN THE TIRE AND SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WAITING FOR ROAD SERVICE CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR GM NOT TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM NOW BEFORE ANYONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED AS A RESULT OF THIS DEFECT! PLEASE DO SOMETHING NOW! SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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