Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#10916003October 13, 2016
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY LIGHTS, WHEN I HAVENT ADJUSTED THE SEATS AND NOT SPEEDING. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON OCCURENCE WITH CORVETTE OWNERS. SAW IT A FEW TIMES BEFORE BUT IT STOPPED BEFORE I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERS FOR SERVICE.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10915128October 10, 2016
POWER TRAIN
AFTER INITIAL START, AND WHILE HOLDING BRAKE PEDAL DOWN, THE AUTOMATIC SHIFT LEVER STAYS LOCKED IN "PARK," AND CANNOT BE SHIFTED TO OTHER GEARS. THE SOLENOID SEEMS NOT TO BE ENGAGING. THIS IS AN ANNOYING OCCURRENCE, WHICH HAPPENS TOO OFTEN. I CAN SEE SAFETY ISSUES ARISING FROM THIS PROBLEM. PROBLEM BEGAN @ 2,500 MILES. VEHICLE NOW HAS ONLY 3,100 MILES, AND STILL OCCURRING. VEHICLE IS ALWAYS STATIONARY, AND MOSTLY OCCURS DURING INITIAL START, WHEN OPERATION OF VEHICLE BEGINS. ALSO OCCURS AFTER A FEW HOURS OF VEHICLE OPERATION, WHEN PARKED, IGNITION TURNED OFF, THEN RESTARTED MINUTES OR HOURS LATER. VEHICLE IS ALWAYS GARAGED, AND THIS PROBLEM IS NOT WEATHER RELATED.
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10914979October 9, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STRONG FUEL ODOR IN THE GARAGE, AROUND THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL AND INSIDE THE VEHICLE AFTER PARKED FOR SOMETIME. GM CHEVROLET DEALER DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM TO CRACK FUEL PUMP MODULE LEFT SIDE BEHIND THE DRIVER SEAT. GM CHEVROLET HAS HAD THE FUEL MODULE ON BACKORDER FOR THE LAST WEEK.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10914415October 7, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SHIFTER STUCK IN DRIVE OR NEUTRAL. THIS PREVENTS PROPERLY SHUTTING CAR DOWN AND EXITING THE CAR.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10914319October 6, 2016
SEAT BELTS
I HAVE CALLED SEVERAL DIFFERENT DEALERS AND THEY SAY THEY CANNOT GET THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPLACE MY SEAT BELTS.
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10913935October 5, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
BAD FUEL SMELL COMING FROM INSIDE OF CAR WHEN I FILL UP THE TANK.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10910925October 1, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL SMELL WHEN I FILL THE TANK.
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10910962October 1, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
A STRONG FUEL ODOR IS COMING FROM THE FUEL FILLER PIPE. THE FUEL ODOR FILLS THE GARAGE WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING IN THERE OVERNIGHT, AND COMPLETELY TURNED OFF. THE AUTHORIZED CHEVROLET DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS TRIED TO FIX IT TWICE, BUT HAS NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL. VEHICLE IS STATIONARY.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10910706September 30, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
PURCHASED A 2009 CORVETTE IN FEB.2016 FROM PRIVATE SALE. WHEN PURCHASED SELLER SAID HE HAS BEEN SMELLING GAS FOR A LONG TIME SO HE PARKED IT OUTSIDE AND COVERED IT. I TOOK VECH. TO FILL UP WITH FUEL NO GAS SMELL DROVE HOME PARKED IN MY HOUSE GARAGE. AROUND 8:PM WIFE WOKE ME UP AROUND 7:AM NEXT MORNING SAID GAS SMELL IN GARAGE VERY BAD CAN HARDLEY BREATH. WENT OUT AND SURE ENOUGH BAD OPEN ALL DOORS. LOOKED UNDER CAR AND HOOD NO SIGN OF GAS OR NOT A STRONG SMELL. SOON AS I GET BUY FUEL FILLER DRIVERS SIDE SMELL VERY STRONG. WENT ON CORVETTE FORM THEY WAS A SAFTEY ALERT ABOUT THE WHOLE THING DOZEN OF COMPLAINT ABOUT THE GAS SMELL. STILL SMELLS IF YOU FILL IT OVER HALF A TANK SO HAVE TO KEEP CAR OUTSIDE AND COVER. GM NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE BURNS DOWN THERE HOME OR CAR UP. I WAS TOLD GM IS WELL AWHARE OF THIS DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY DON'T HAVE A RECALL. ALWAYS TRUSTED GM JUST BOUGHT NEW SILVERODO LOVE IT PLEASE TRY AND GET THIS FIXED DON'T NEED TO HERE ABOUT ANY MORE PEOPLE GETTING HURT OR WORSE BECAUSE SOME DUDE SITTING IN HIS OFFICE DOSENT REALLY CARE.
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10910850September 30, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STRONG GAS ODOR IN GARAGE AND CAR AFTER PARKING. DEALER SAID FUEL PUMP MODULE IS CRACKED, WHICH MEANS RAW GAS IS BEING SPRAYED IN AREA AROUND FUEL TANK AS YOU DRIVE. DEALER SAYS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AS HE HAS 2 OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH SAME PROBLEM.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10910492September 29, 2016
AIR BAGS
DURING HARDER ACCELERATION, THE AIRBAG WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON. AFTER THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, THE INDICATOR IS OFF. THIS CONDITION HAS ONLY OCCURRED WITH HEAVY ACCELERATION, BUT HAPPENS EVERY TIME.
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10910694September 29, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN MY VEHICLE SITS I SMELL GAS OUTSIDE.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10909987September 27, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AUTOMATIC SHIFTER CONTROL FAILURE: SHIFTER FAILS SUDDENLY AND ONLY ALLOWS DRIVER TO SELECT N (NEUTRAL) OR D (D) DRIVE. WILL NOT ALLOW VEHICLE TO BE PUT INTO (P) PARK OR (R) REVERSE. THIS DISABLES THE DOOR CONTROLS AND THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE EXITED IN A FAST MANNER.AND PREVENTS THE DRIVER FROM PARKING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT TAKING ALTERNATIVE MEASURES TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM ROLLING. PROVIDES A UNSAFE SITUATION FOR THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10910033September 27, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE CAR HAS A OVERWHELMING GASOLINE VAPOR ODOR AFTER FILLING THE TANK.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10909813September 26, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
HELLO MY NAME IS [XXX] I AM 64 YEARS OLD. ON SUNDAY 9/18/2016 WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 CORVETTE WITH MY WIFE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WE NEARLY HAD AN ACCIDENT. I WAS GOING AROUND 70 WHEN THE CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN BRAKE AND PULLED TO THE LEFT. WE WERE BOTH SHOOK UP BY THIS. WE RIGHT AWAY PRESSED OUR ON-STAR BUTTON. WE HAD THEM RUN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. ON-STAR WAS UNABLE TO GET A READING ON THE CAR. WE TOLD ON-STAR THAT THE DASH BOARD DISPLAYED THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM". AS SOON AS WE GOT HOME MY WIFE LOOKED UP THIS ISSUES AND NOTICED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM IN 2010 #[XXX]. MY CAR IS A 2006 CORVETTE VIN# [XXX]. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THAT MONDAY 9/19. THE DEALERSHIP IS ANCIRA WINTON 6111 BANDERA RD SAT 78238. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THIS RECALL FIXED. SO BASICALLY I WAS OUT OF LUCKY BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN FIXED. WELL I SAY NO IT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED I HAVE A PICTURE OF WHAT APPEARED ON MY DASH BOARD WHICH I HAVE ATTACHED. MY WIFE THEN CALLED THE NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLIANT AS TO THE FACT THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPAIR THIS .I HAVE ONLY 22,700 MILE ON THIS CAR. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT SINCE THIS INCIDENT WHICH CAN BE CONFIRMED BY ON-STAR. MY WIFE WAS GIVEN A COMPLIANT CASE # 10908378. SHE WAS INFORMED TO SIGN ONTO WWW.SAFETYCAR.GOV. AS OF TODAY WE CAN NOT LOCATE THIS COMPLAINT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10909643September 26, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL TANK IS SPLITTING FILLING CABIN AND GARAGE WITH FUMES.MOST NOTICEABLE AFTER FILLING THE TANK FULL
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10909550September 25, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I BOUGHT THE CAR ON 9/8/16. I SMELLED GAS AS IT SAT IDLING AT DEALERSHIP ( RICK HENDRICKS OF BUFORD GA. ) AND THOUGHT IT WAS JUST FUMES. I GOT HOME AND PARKED IT, 1/2 TANK. I DID NOT SMELL GAS THEN. I LEFT FOR WEEK LONG TRIP AND RETURNED ON 9/15/16. I FILLED THE CAR TO DRIVE AND WENT TO A MEETING THAT NIGHT. A FRIEND WAS CHECKING HIS CAR AFTER I PARKED NEXT TO HIM SAYING HE SMELLED GAS. I TOLD HIM I HAD AFTER I FILLED MINE. I HAS A PUDDLE UNDER ME CAR AS LARGE AS A SEMI TRUCK TIRE. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO GLENN SMITH CHEV IN OPELIKA AL. THEY STILL HAVE CAR AND HAVE ORDERED THE LEFT SIDE TANK TO REPLACE. CAR HAS AROUND 335 MILES ON IT. I AM WAITING TO GET MY CAR BACK.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10909561September 25, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GAS SMELL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10909562September 25, 2016
ENGINE
JUST AS YOU ACCELERATE, AROUND 1200 TO 1500 RPM, WITH A LIGHT TOUCH, YOU HEAR WANT IS BEING DESCRIBED AS A "WARBLE" SOUND. IT HAS A METALLIC RING AND LASTS A FEW SECONDS. LOADING THE ENGINE ON A HILL MAKES THE SOUND MORE INTENSE. IT IS HAPPENING TO A STOCK 2015 STINGRAY COUPE. THOUGHT THIS WAS ONLY HAPPENING TO ME BECAUSE OTHERS DO NO HAVE THIS ISSUE BUT FOUND A GROUP OF CORVETTE OWNERS ON THE CORVETTE FORUM WITH THE SAME ISSUE.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10909476September 24, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL SMELL COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ONLY HAPPENS WHEN FUELED ABOVE 3/4 OF A TANK. CHEVROLET DEALER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROBLEM DURING AN OIL CHANGE AND TRIED TO GET GM TO CORRECT THE ISSUE BUT THEY WOULD NOT CITING THAT THE VEHICLE PASSED ALL FUEL PRESSURE AN LEAK TESTS. THE VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS TO PARK IN A GARAGE OR CLOSED AREA DUE TO THE VERY GOOD CHANCE OF IGNITION FROM STRONG FUMES. JUST AS DISTURBING IS THE FACT THAT THE EXHAUST SYSTEM IS BY THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK AND COULD IGNITE AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING. MANY OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVE COMPLAINED OF THIS ISSUE WITHOUT A RESOLUTION FROM THE MANUFACTURER OR IF GM HAS AGREED TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART (FUEL PUMP) THEY DO SO WITH THE SAME TYPE THAT HAS ALREADY FAILED. EVENTUALLY ONE OF THESE CARS IS GOING TO EXPLODE OR CATCH FIRE AN I GUESS THAT ONLY THEN WILL THE MANUFACTURER AND THE GOVERNMENT DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE ATTACHED THE SERVICE REPORT WHERE THE DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THE SMELL AND THE NOTICE FROM CHEVROLET. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS BEFORE THERE ARE INJURIES OR DEATHS BECAUSE OF THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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