Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#10883331July 7, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STRONG FUEL SMELL INSIDE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, MOST NOTICEABLE AFTER REFUELING. CAN BE NOTICED STATIONARY AND IN MOTION. NO VISIBLE FUEL LEAKS NOTICEABLE.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10883365July 7, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, STEERING
I HAVE OWNED MY 1998 CORVETTE FOR TWO YEARS. THE PULL KEY AND WAIT 10 SECONDS AND THE SERVICE STEERING COLUMN LOCK ERRORS ARE CRIPPLING ME ENJOYMENT OF THE CAR. I HAVE INSTALLED AN LMC5 MODULE LAST YEAR AND THE PROBLEMS WILL NOT GO AWAY. THE RECALL ON THE SERVICE COLUMN LOCK WAS PERFORMED ON THE CAR WHICH REMOVED THE ACTUAL LOCKING MECHANISM ON THE STEERING COLUMN. BUT THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE OVER TWO MILES PER HOUR WITH THE ERROR MESSAGE AND I HAVE FOUND NO FIXED THAT HELP ME. WHAT IS GM DOING ABOUT THE HORRIBLE HORRIBLE PROBLEM ON THEIR MOST DISTINGUISHED CAR MODEL.... ? ALL INSTANCES HAPPEN WHEN FIRST STARITING THE CAR NO MATTER HOW LONG IT HAS SAT. BATTERY IS PERFECT. I VERY RARELY DIVE THE CAR, BUT WHEN I DO I HAVE THIS HORRIBLE PROBLEM AND IT IS GETTING WORSE.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10883474July 7, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GAS VAPORS RISE FROM THE REAR WHEELS FOLLOWING A FILL UP. DOES NOT HAPPEN IF YOU ONLY FILL IT HALF WAY. FUMES ARE REALLY BAD WHEN VEHICLE IS IN THE GARAGE. NOTHING DRIPPED ON THE GROUND.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10882411July 4, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE CAR REEKS OF FUEL, PARTICULARLY NOTICEABLE AFTER PARKING IN THE GARAGE OVERNIGHT, AND AFTER FILLING IT WITH GAS. IT CAN ALSO BE SMELLED INSIDE THE CABIN WHILE DRIVING. THE SMELL IS EMANATING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE TANK AREA. IT'S BEEN WIDELY REPORTED THIS IS CAUSED BY INFERIOR PLASTIC USED IN A NIPPLE AT THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP. THE PLASTIC CRACKS AND ALLOWS FUEL TO BE SPRAYED ALL OVER THE TOP OF THE TANK AND ON THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. SINCE MY CAR HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, THE DRIVELINE HAS TO BE REMOVED TO ACCESS THE FUEL PUMP. THE COST OF REPAIR WILL BE IN THE $2500 TO $3000 RANGE, JUST TO REPLACE THE PUMP WITH A NEW ONE THAT WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL AGAIN SINCE GM HASN'T DONE ANYTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. GM SHOULD STEP UP AND RECALL THESE CARS BEFORE SOMEBODY'S HOUSE BURNS DOWN OR SOMEBODY IS KILLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10882185July 1, 2016
ENGINE
THE CYLINDER HEADS HAVE VALVES THAT ARE OUT OF SPEC WITH 23,000 MILES. THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO AGE, AND I WAS FORCED TO PURCHASE AFTERMARKET CYLINDERS HEADS TO FIX THE WORN VALVE ISSUE TO INSURE I DON'T DROP A VALVE AND HAVE A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10882190July 1, 2016
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STEERING
THIS REQUEST INVOLVES A SAFETY BULLETIN [#0400C6], DATED 2/8/2006 RELATING TO THE ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK (ECL) FOR APPROXIMATELY 96% OF ALL 220,000+ C-5 GENERATION CORVETTES. 2004 WAS THE LAST YEAR OF PRODUCTION FOR THE C-5 GENERATION. TOTAL PRODUCTION IN 2004 IS ESTIMATED TO HAVE BEEN ABOUT 35,000: OUT OF THIS, 20,861 VEHICLES WERE COVERED BY THE ABOVE SERVICE BULLETIN, BUT AS MINE WAS ASSEMBLED AFTER VIN #45120862 UNTIL ASSEMBLY BEGAN FOR THE 2005 MODEL YEAR (C-6 GENERATION), MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED ON PAGE 2 OF THE BULLETIN. PRIOR TO THE STEERING COLUMN ON MY CAR LOCKING ON 6/28/2016 I HAD NOT BEEN MADE AWARE THAT THIS PERILOUS CONDITION EXISTED. GM HAS INDICATED THAT IT WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY FUNDS TO OFFSET THE COST OF REPAIRING THIS FAULT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT INCLUDED ON ANY SERVICE BULLETIN. I BELIEVE THAT SERVICE BULLETIN #04006C WAS INTENDED FOR (OR SHOULD APPLY TO) THE ENTIRE C-5 PRODUCTION -- UNLESS THERE IS SOME REASONABLE EXPLANATION AS TO WHY MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXCLUDED (SUCH AS A DIFFERENT ECL CONFIGURATION WAS USED, ETC.) IN EITHER EVENT, I FEEL THE COMPANY SHOULD HONOR MY REQUEST FOR A FULL REIMBURSEMENT FOR FUNDS EXPENDED TO REPLACE THE FAULTY ECL. I HAVE WRITTEN A LETTER TO GM EXPLAINING THE FACTS SURROUNDING THIS REQUEST AND HAVE ATTACHED A COPY OF THAT LETTER FOR YOUR REVIEW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10881534June 29, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN I PARK MY 2008 CORVETTE IN MY GARAGE THERE IS A STRONG GAS SMELL WITHOUT EVIDENCE OF A GAS LEAK UNDERNEATH MY CAR. ACCORDING TO CORVETTE FORUM THERES AND ISSUE WITH FUEL LEAKING OUT THE TOPS OF THE FUEL TANK AND DRIPPING ONTO THE EXHAUST POSING A FUEL HAZARD. IS THERE A FACTORY RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE?
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10881653June 29, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THERE HAS BEEN HEAVY FUMES SMELL COMING FROM MY 07 CORVETTE WHEN THE TANK IS FUEL IT IS VERY UNSAFE TO PARK IT IN MY GARAGE BECAUSE OF THE STRONG ODOR AND MY WATER HEATER IS LOCATED IN THE GARAGE. I HAVE TO HAVE THE TANK ON LOW IF I WANT TO PARK IT INSIDE. THE SMELL ALSO COMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHEN IT'S FULL THIS HAZARD NEED TO BE ADDRESS BEFORE THE MATTER LEAD TO SOMEONE GETTING HURT. WHATEVER THE PROBLEM IS I WOULD THINK GM NEEDS TO GO BACK AND CHECK THE FUEL TANK AND THE COMPONENTS ATTACH TO IT FOR CRACKS THAT NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10877114June 28, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT IF THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, THE ENGINE WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. UPDATED 12/01/16*LJ UDATED 12/05/16.*JB
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10877020June 27, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
STRONG SMELL OF FUEL IN CABIN AND OUTSIDE OF CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10877026June 27, 2016
POWER TRAIN
1ST THE PLASTIC BUSHING THAT HOLDS THE SHIFT CABLE TO THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LINKAGE BROKE AND LEFT THE CAR INOPERABLE ( UNABLE TO SHIFT ) PARKED IN MY CARPORT ABOUT 4 MOTHS AGO , 2ND THE PLASTIC BUSHING THAT HOLDS THE SHIFT CABLE TO THE CENTER CONSOLE SHIFTER BROKE AND LEFT MY CAR IN REVERSE AND TOOK OFF AND ROLLED BACK INTO CARPORT WITH BOTH DOORS OPEN , NEEDLESS TO SAY WHAT HAPPENED I'VE ONLY SEEN IN THE MOVIES UNTIL NOW , BOTH DOORS ARE TOTALED , AND CHEVROLET KNOWS THIS TO BE A PROBLEM BUT DOES NOT FIX CHEAP PLASTIC BUSHINGS , ONLY OFFERS WHOLE CABLE WITH SAME CHEAP PLASTIC BUSHINGS ...
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10877024June 27, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY 2008 CORVETTE STARTED SMELLING OF FUEL WHENEVER I FILLED IT UP. IT GRADUALLY GOT WORSE OVER THE YEARS. THE GARAGE WOULD REEK. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE DRIVER'S SIDE GAS TANK IS LEAKING AND IT WOULD COST ME ABOUT $3,000 TO HAVE IT CHANGED OUT. MY VETTE ONLY HAS 52,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS NOT READY TO SPEND THAT AMOUNT SO I BROUGHT IT HOME. NOW IT HAS GOTTEN SO BAD WITH THE GASOLINE SMELL THAT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. I ALSO AM AFRAID TO PARK IT IN OUR GARAGE THAT HAS A GAS WATER HEATER IN IT. THIS IS A HUGE DEFECT AND THESE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED AS THIS IS A TRUE THREAT TO SAFETY. I AM READY TO HIRE AN ATTORNEY FOR A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BEFORE SOMEONE'S HOME BURNS DOWN OR DIES. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS ONLINE COMPLAINTS JUST LIKE MINE ABOUT THEIR 2008 VETTE. I WOULD THINK GM IS FULLY AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. THEREFORE IF THEY DO NOT ACT THERE COULD BE BLOOD ON THEIR HANDS. I LOVE MY CORVETTE BUT DRIVING IT IS NOT WORTH MY LIFE. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION FROM THE DEALERSHIP TO SHARE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10876662June 26, 2016
ENGINE
Z06 7.0L ENGINE VALVE GUIDES OUT OF SPEC AFTER 12K MILES. THIS IS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN MACHINING AND OR MATERIALS. FAILURE OF THE GUIDES RESULTS IN DROPPING A VALVE AND CATASTROPHIC ENGINE DAMAGE. AS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OFTEN CAUSES THE REAR WHEELS TO LOCK AND/OR THE ENGINE TO OIL DOWN THE ROAD AND POSSIBLY THE REAR TIRES WHICH COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT OR INJURY TO OTHERS. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY CONCERN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10876400June 24, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRANSMISSION SHIFTER AT TIMES IS STUCK IN PARK. HAVE TO RESTART ENGINE AND PRESS DOWN ON BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES TO GET IT OUT OF PARK. YOU CAN HEAR WHEN THE SOLENOID ENERGIZES AND FINALLY UNLOCKS THE SHIFTER. JUST STARTED THIS YEAR AFTER 51,000 MILES ON CAR. REQUEST RESEARCH HELP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10876254June 23, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE HAS BEEN INTO A DEALER 8 TIMES FOR THE SAME "COLUMN LOCK" SECURITY MESSAGE WHICH SHUTS DOWN THE FUEL LINE AND IMMOBILIZES THE VEHICLE. THERE HAVE BEEN 3 GENERAL MOTORS RECALLS AND NONE HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM. THIS SHUT DOWN CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN AT ANY MOMENT IN TIME POTENTIALLY CAUSING A FATAL ACCIDENT FOR ME, MY FAMILY, OR SOMEONE ELSE. THE PROBLEM BEGINS WITH A MESSAGE "PULL KEY WAIT TEN SECONDS". AFTER THIS OCCURS A FEW TIMES THE "COLUMN LOCK" MESSAGE COMES ON AND THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN RIGHT ON THE SPOT. ALL 7 OF THE 8 VISITS HAVE RESULTED IN "BAND AID" FIXES. GM HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. IF YOU LOOK ON LINE YOU WILL SEE SOME TEMPORARY FIXES AND IDENTIFY THAT THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. GM HAS APPARENTLY "WRITTEN OFF" THIS PROBLEM WHICH DATES BACK TO THE FIRST RECALL IN 1999. THIS ACTION CAN OCCUR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY OR WHEN YOU ATTEMPT TO MOVE THE VEHICLE WHEN YOU RELEASE THE CLUTCH. IMMEDIATELY UPON RELEASING THE CLUTCH THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF BECAUSE THE FUEL LINE IS SHUT DOWN. IT HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FIRST STARTED AS WELL. PERSONALLY I HAVE INCURRED TWO TOWING EXPENSES. MY CURRENT CHEVROLET DEALER HAS BEEN EXTREMELY UNDERSTANDING AND NOT CHARGED ME FOR "BAND AID" FIX. HOWEVER, THE LAST TIME HE INDICATED THAT THERE WILL NO MORE "GOODWILL" FIXES. MY CONCERN IS A FATAL ACCIDENT IF THE VEHICLE WAS TO STOP ON THE HIGHWAY OR WHILE MAKING A TURN OR ON A HIGHWAY. PLEASE HELP US OWNERS BY DEMANDING THAT GM FIX THIS PROBLEM. IT APPEARS TO BE ANOTHER "IGNITION" COVER UP OVER THE YEARS. I DO NOT WANT ANYONE IN MY FAMILY OR OTHER PERSON TO DIE BECAUSE OF GMS NEGLIGENCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10876038June 22, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
ELECTRONIC BRAKING CONTROL MODULE INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO FUNCTION GIVING THE ERROR SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM\ANTI-BRAKING SYSTEM. NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE TO REPAIR CAR. COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE BRAKING OR STEERING CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10875649June 21, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE CARS HUD IS NOT READABLE WHEN DRIVING INTO THE SUN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10875031June 18, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN I FILL THE CORVETTE WITH GAS AND PARK IN THE GARAGE THE GAS FUMES ARE EXTREMELY STRONG, I DO NOT OVERFILL, THIS WILL ALSO HAPPEN ABOVE A HALF FULL TANK. MY CONCERN IS FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. WITH ALL THE ISSUES GM HAS HAD WITH OTHER FAILURES TO RECALL A VEHICLE TO CORRECT A OBVIOUS PROBLEM, THE IGNITION SWITCH FOR ONE AND GMS COMMITMENT TO THE CONSUMERS SAFETY AS BEING THEIR MAIN CONCERN THIS SHOULD BE A AUTOMATIC RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE HAS TO BURY A LOVED ONE. BUT IT SEEMS THIS IS THE PROTOCOL FOR THE BIG AUTOMAKERS AND THE NHTSA BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE, LET'S FOR ONCE RECALL A KNOWN ISSUE BEFORE THIS HAPPENS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10874754June 17, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
"SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM HAS BEEN SHOWN ON THE DISPLAY SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR O 3/23/16 WITH 1238 MILES. CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR OVER A WEEK AND STILL NO FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10874109June 14, 2016
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE GETS STUCK IN PARK. IT WILL TAKE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS AT PUSHING THE SHIFT KNOB AND PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL BEFORE VEHICLE WILL FINALLY RELEASE AND SHIFTS OUT OF PARK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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