Chevrolet Corvette Complaints (2007)

386 consumer complaints on file.

#11003961July 10, 2017
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. AS SOON AS THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE TRACTION CONTROL, ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000. ..UPDATED 09/11/17 *BF *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11002978July 4, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
TRACK CONTROL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11000723June 22, 2017
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR/TONE RING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR AND OTHER WARNING INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLASHED. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND DECELERATED. THE FAILURE WOULD CORRECT ITSELF AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES AND THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROYAL CHEVROLET (4502 W BROAD ST, RICHMOND, VA 23230 (804) 441-9393) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FAULTY WHEEL SPEED TRACTION DETECTOR THAT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10995228June 14, 2017
POWER TRAIN
STATIONARY VEHICLE GETS STUCK IN PARK. NEVER CERTAIN THAT THE VEHICLE CAN BE PUT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. BEHAVIOR IS RANDOM-IT CAN TAKE SEVERAL TRIES OVER MINUTES TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. DEALER REPLACED BRAKE SWITCH-DIDN'T IMPROVE BEHAVIOR. SOMETIMES I USE THE RECOMMENDED "ACCESSORY MODE" TO SHIFT-THIS TAKES SEVERAL TRIES AS WELL & HAS FAILED AT TIMES TO GET VEHICLE INTO GEAR. BEHAVIOR STARTED IN 2016.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10994458June 12, 2017
AIR BAGS
DEPENDING ON THE POSITION OF THE DRIVERS SEAT THE AIRBAG INDICATOR ON THE DASH WILL INDICATE THAT THE AIRBAGS ARE DISABLED. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT IF THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IT COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. NO EVENT HAS YET TO HAPPEN FOR MY VEHICLE, BUT I FEEL UNSAFE KNOWING THAT THE AIRBAGS HAVE A DEFECT THAT MAY RESULT IN THEM NOT BEING DEPLOYED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10992918June 2, 2017
ENGINE
MY 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 DROPED A VALVE WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME. I WAS ON A REGULAR 45MPH SPEED LIMIT ROAD IN TRAFFIC WHEN I REALIZED THE CAR WAS LOSING POWER AND QUICKLY PULLED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE THERE WERE CARS IN FRONT AND BEHIND ME. LUCKILY NOBODY WAS HURT BUT IF I HAD BEEN ON A HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE LANE SOMEONE COULD HAVE LOST THEIR LIFE INCLUDING ME. FROM THE SECOND I REALIZED THE CAR WAS LOSING POWER TO THE POINT THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WAS A MATTER OF 5 SECONDS MAYBE. AFTER DOING MUCH RESEARCH ONLINE I FOUND OUT THERE IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH VALVE GUIDES BEING OUT OF SPEC IN THIS MODEL CORVETTE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10992451May 31, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL LEAKED FROM THE FUEL TANK WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REFUELED. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ODOR OF FUMES EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10992459May 31, 2017
ENGINE
#1 AZDANZ06'S AVATARAZDANZ06 , 01-06-2015 11:27 AM LINK TO FILE COMPLAINT: HTTPS://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/VEHICL...NT/INDEX.XHTML I JUST FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA ABOUT THE OUT OF SPEC VALVE GUIDE ISSUE, I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYONE ELSE TO DO SO AS WELL, MAYBE JUST MAYBE IT WILL FORCE GM TO FINALLY DO A RECALL AND QC ON PARTS. HERE IS MY COMPLAINT: I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT EXCESSIVE VALVE TRAIN NOISE AND AFTER READING SEVERAL CORVETTE FORUM THREADS ABOUT IMPROPERLY MACHINED HEADS BY GM'S SUPPLIER LINAMAR, AND THAT NUMEROUS VEHICLES HAVE HAD VALVES DROP AND RUIN THE ENGINES, 88% OF THE CORVETTE FORUM MEMBERS WHO HAVE HAD THEIR CYLINDER HEADS TESTED FOR EXCESSIVE VALVE GUIDE WEAR, WERE OUT OF SERVICE SPECIFICATIONS. SOURCE: HTTPS://WWW.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/FORUMS...-REGISTRY.HTML GM NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS ENGINE FAILURES AS A RESULT OF A DROPPED VALVE INTO A CYLINDER WHICH CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS AND FIRES. GM IS VERY AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, BUT REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS HUGE SAFETY RISK TO DRIVERS, PASSENGERS, AND NEARBY VEHICLES IF THE ENGINE FAILS GOING DOWN THE ROAD. #2 WHIS9'S AVATARWHIS9 , 01-06-2015 11:39 AM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10991779May 26, 2017
ENGINE
NEEDLE BEARINGS WERE FOUND IN OIL PAN. THIS IS VERY COMMON PROBLEMS IN GM VEHICLES AS DEFECTIVE UNCAGED ROCKER ARM DESIGN WHICH CAUSES ROCKER ARMS TO EASILY BREAK OFF BEARINGS. GM EVEN ISSUES A BULLETIN, BUT OWNERS HAVE TO BEAR THE COST OF DEFECTIVE FACTORY-PARTS. BROKEN NEEDLE BEARINGS COULD END UP IN ENGINE AND DESTROY ENGINE. EVEN OWNERS REPLACE BROKEN ROCKER ARMS, THEY WILL FAIL BECAUSE THEY'RE UNCAGED. TO REPAIR PERMANENTLY, OWNERS HAVE TO INSTALL CAGED ROCKER ARMS FROM NON-FACTORY PART, WHICH WILL NULLIFY WARRANTY. OWNERS ARE TRAPPED IN KEEP REPLACING ROCKER ARMS, OR INSTALL NON-DEFECTIVE NON-FACTORY CAGED ROCKER ARMS AND LOSE WARRANTY. GM SHOULD RECALL THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10991808May 26, 2017
STEERING
TRACTION CONTROL/ACTIVE HANDLING MALFUNCTION. "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" & "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" MESSAGES STARTED SHOWN IN DIC. FROM NUMEROUS WEB FORUMS, IT'S COMMON PROBLEM IN 2005-2008 CORVETTE. MANY DRIVERS EXPERIENCED THEIR BRAKE LOCKED UP AT HIGH SPEED. IT DIDN'T OCCUR TO MY CAR (JUST MESSAGES), BUT IT COULD POTENTIALLY FATAL ISSUE. YET, GM HASN'T ISSUES RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10985729May 15, 2017
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN AT THE DEALER FIVE OTHER TIMES FOR THE SAME WARNING INDICATOR. VARIOUS COMPONENTS WERE REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AWAITING AN APPOINTMENT DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. ..UPDATED 07/31/17 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10984982May 11, 2017
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DEALERS REFUSE TO REPAIR VEHICLE STATING THE EXTENDED SPECIAL COVERAGE HAS EXPIRED. AIRBAG LIGHT WILL NOT SHUT OFF DUE TO WIRE HARNESS PROBLEM AND GM KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I TRIED TO GET THE CAR REPAIRED BUT LOCAL DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS. AND THE COVERAGE EXPIRED. . I RECEIVE THE NOTICE IN MAY 2016. MY CAR MET THE MILEAGE STANDARD, LESS THAN 120 K MILES AND WITHIN 10 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10984173May 8, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THERE IS A LEAK AT THE TOP OF MY FUEL TANK. WHENEVER THE TANK IS 3/4 FILL OR GREATER, FUEL SLOSHES OUT OF THE TOP OF THE TANK AND POOLS ON TOP OF THE TANK AND SOMETIMES DRIPS DOWN ONTO THE EXHAUST.. PARKING THE CAR OVERNIGHT IN THE GARAGE IS FILLING MY GARAGE WITH FUEL VAPORS AND I AM CONCERNED THE DRIPPING FUEL MAY BE A FIRE RISK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10983740May 5, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. IN ORDER TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS BACK ON, THE CONTACT HAD TO CAP THE FUSE BOX. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WIRING SHORTAGE WAS UNDER THE FUSE BOX AND THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REWIRED IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE SHORTAGE. ALSO, THE FUSE BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ALREADY RECEIVED A RECALL REPAIR REGARDING THE HEADLIGHTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED EVEN AFTER RECEIVING THE REPAIR. THE RECALL DETAILS WERE UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10983504May 4, 2017
ENGINE
VALVE BROKE AND LOCKED UP ENGINE. CAR SKIDDED OFF HIGHWAY AND WAS DESTROYED. I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AND IT WAS RAINING. NO INDICATION OF PROBLEM BEFORE EVENT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10969411March 29, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
BAD FUEL SMELL AFTER FILLING UP VEHICLE. DID NOT OVERFLOW OR TOP OFF. SMELL FUEL IN CABIN WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION AND STOPPED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10966167March 15, 2017
ENGINE
WHILE PASSING A LARGE TRUCK ON A RURAL HIGHWAY (FM 2004) THE ENGINE DROPPED A VALVE WHICH AS I HAVE BEEN INFORMED IS A KNOWN ISSUE ON THESE CARS WITH THE Z06 LS7 ENGINE HAVING PREMATURE VALVE GUIDE WEAR. THE MOTOR LOCKED UP AFTER THE PISTON HIT THE VALVE RESULTING IN CATASTROPHIC ENGINE DAMAGE CAUSING THE REAR TIRES TO LOCK UP AS A RESULT OF THE ENGINE LOCKING. I WAS ABLE TO APPLY THE CLUTCH AND REGAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR AND THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OTHER THAN A CLOSE CALL WITH THE 18 WHEELER I WAS TRYING TO PASS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF THE SAME ISSUES I HAVE SEEN WHILE RESEARCHING WITH THIS CAR FROM 2007 TO 2013 7.0 LITER ENGINE FROM GM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10957656February 28, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
RECEIVED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY LETTER FROM CHEV IN MID FEB 2017 STATING MY VEHICLE MAY EXPERIENCE FUEL LEAK AND IF LEAK IS SUSPECTED TO HAVE VEHICLE INSPECTED AT CHEV DEALER AND IF VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SERVICE FOR LESS THAN 10 YRS AND HAS LESS THAN 120,000 MILES, CHEV WILL REPAIR AT NO CHARGE. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AT DEALER (DUE TO FUEL ODER) AND CONDITION WAS CONFIRMED. DEALER WILL NOT HONOR REPAIR AND QUOTED COST AT $1338. CHEV CUSTOMER SERVICE STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS IN SERVICE SINCE NOV 2006 AND EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS NO LONGER VALID BECAUSE IT HAD EXCEEDED THE 10 YR PARAMETER BY 3 MO WHEN ISSUE WAS REPORTED. MILEAGE WAS AT 55,552. I BELIEVE THE ISSUE WAS PRESENT BEFORE NOV 2006 BUT THE FUEL ODOR WAS NOT DETECTED UNTIL THE LETTER WAS RECEIVED AND UNTIL I CHECKED THE VEHICLE (BOTH STATIONARY AND IN MOTION). THIS VEHICLE IS GENERALLY NOT DRIVEN IN WINTER MONTHS. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT ANY FUEL LEAKAGE IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND THAT THE LEAKAGE IS CAUSED BY A DESIGN DEFICIENCY AND AFFECTED VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE BY THE MANUFACTURER REGARDLESS OF DELIVERY DATE (DUE TO DESIGN DEFICIENCY). I WILL SEND A COPY OF THIS HAZARD REPORT TO CHEVROLET. THEIR CASE # IS 8-2782315093. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10955398February 18, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
CAUSES THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING PUSHED; THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE PEDAL IS PUSHED; DIFFICULTY DISENGAGING THE CRUISE CONTROL; MOVING THE GEAR SHIFTER OUT OF THE 'PARK' POSITION WITHOUT PUSHING THE BRAKE; AND DISABLEMENT OF CRASH AVOIDANCE FEATURES SUCH AS TRACTION CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, AND PANIC BRAKING ASSIST FEATURES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10954520February 14, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
HAVE GAS FUMES IN THE CAR AFTER FILLING THE TANK. WILL DISSIPATE AFTER 100 MILES WILL SMELL THE FUMES WHEN MOVING, TURNING CORNERS, AND STATIONARY AFTER USING THE CAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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