Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#10860619April 20, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL SMELL INSIDE CAR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10860418April 19, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2004 CORVETTE - FUEL LEAK AT CROSSOVER TUBE. CRACKED FUEL TANK. TANK LEAKS WHEN FUELED. STRONG ODOR OF FUEL IN DRIVER COMPARTMENT. FUEL LEAK ON GROUND AT SERVICE STATION. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT AND GM SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT. HAS NHTSA MADE ANY EFFORT TO REQUIRE GM TO REPAIR OR RECALL THESE CARS? IF NOT, WHY?
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10860081April 18, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A THUMP SOUND ON THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO INSPECT, BUT FOUND NOTHING. WHILE PROCEEDING TO DRIVE AGAIN, THE CONTACT HEARD THE SAME NOISE AND AIR WHISTLING. THE CONTACT THOUGHT THE CONVERTIBLE ROOF WAS NOT LATCHED PROPERLY AND PULLED OVER ONCE AGAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THE ROOF WAS LATCHED CORRECTLY AND HE DECIDED TO REMOVE THE TOP. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRAME FOR THE TOP WAS SEPARATING FROM THE BODY PANEL. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ROOF NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10860153April 18, 2016
POWER TRAIN
AUTOMATIC SHIFTER GETS STUCK ON PARK AND WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK RANDOMLY LEAVING STRANDED DIFFERENT TIMES.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10860213April 18, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAVE FUEL SMELL FROM THE FUEL PUMP AREA. THE DEALER TELLS ME THAT THEY ARE ON BACK ORDER. THEY BELIEVE THAT THE PUMP MAY NEED REPLACING BUT THEY CANNOT TAKE THE CAR KNOWING THAT THEY CANNOT FIX IT. THEREFORE IT LEAKS IN MY CLOSED GARAGE. IT ONLY LEAKS WHEN THE TANK IS GREATER THAN HALF FULL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10859917April 17, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL SMELL COMING FROM DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL AREA. VERY STRONG FUEL SMELL INSIDE THE CAR. GARAGE SMELLS LIKE FUEL FROM CAR SITTING AFTER BEING PARKED. TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND HAD IT LOOKED AT. THE TECH SAID THE FUEL PUMP IS LEAKING ON DRIVER SIDE WERE THE FUEL LINE IS CRACKED ON THE FUEL PUMP MODULE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10859869April 16, 2016
POWER TRAIN
AUTOMATIC SHIFTER GETS STUCK IN PARK RANDOMLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10859846April 15, 2016
ENGINE
GM DENIES ANY SORT OF WIDE SPREAD ISSUE WITH RESPECT TO THE MANUFACTURING/ASSEMBLY OF THE CYLINDER HEADS FOR THE LS7 ENGINE. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURES AS A RESULT OF A BROKEN VALVE HEAD DROPPING INTO THE CYLINDER AND SUBSEQUENTLY BLOWING A HOLE THROUGH THE MOTOR, CAUSING FLUIDS TO LEAK ALL OVER THE ROAD, AND COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE SYMPTOMS ARE PREMATURE VALVE GUIDE WEAR, WHICH EVENTUALLY BECOME SO WORN THAT THE VALVE CLOSES ON THE WRONG ANGLE TO THE SEAT, AND OFF BREAKS THE VALVE HEAD. THE ISSUE APPEARS TO BE POOR VALVE GUIDE TO VALVE SEAT CONCENTRICITY, WHICH LEADS TO PREMATURE VALVE GUIDE WEAR. MY 2009 Z06 CORVETTE AT ONLY 15,000 STREET DRIVEN MILES WAS INSPECTED BY A REPUTABLE THIRD PARTY REPAIR FACILITY, AND DISCOVERED THAT 14/16 VALVE GUIDES WERE BEYOND GM'S SERVICE LIMIT, AND THE REMAINING 2/16 WERE RIGHT AT THE LIMIT. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULDN'T OCCUR UNTIL 150,000 MILES AT LEAST...NOT 15,000. THERE NEEDS TO BE AN INVESTIGATION BEFORE MORE CATASTROPHIC FAILURES OCCUR. THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF DOCUMENTED OCCURRENCES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10855588April 14, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKES LOCK UP IN REAR FRONT KEEPS SPINING WAS TOLD MY ABS MODULE WAS BAD UNABLE TO EVEN FIND REPLACEMENT.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10855002April 12, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKES FAILED WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE. AFTER INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THE BRAKE LINE TO THE LEFT REAR WHEEL DEVELOPED A HOLE DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUSTING OF THE STEEL BRAKE LINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10855099April 12, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING LOCKED UP WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. UPDATED 06/29/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, FREE OF CHARGE. UPDATED 08/03/16.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10854693April 11, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAD NOTICED THE FAINT ODOR OF GAS FUMES AFTER THE CAR WAS PARKED FOR A FEW DAYS BUT THE SMELL WAS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO TAKE ACTION. APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS LATER ON MARCH 24, 2016, NEW REAR TIRES WERE INSTALLED ON THE CAR AT A LOCAL TIRE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THE GAS LEAK NEAR THE DRIVERS SIDE FUEL TANK. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE GM DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE FUEL LEAK WAS NOT CAUSED BY ANY ABUSE, MODIFICATIONS, OR ACCIDENTAL CONTACT SUCH AS ROCKS. THE FAILURE WAS A FIT ISSUE BETWEEN THE TANK AND FUEL LINE CAUSED BY HEAT OVER TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10854115April 7, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IT FAILED TO SHIFT FROM THE PARK POSITION WITHOUT WARNING. THE SHIFTER CABLE WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853296April 4, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A WARNING LIGHT THAT ILLUMINATED FOR THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKING. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING) BECAUSE THE STATUTE TO HAVE THE REPAIR PERFORMED WAS EXPIRED. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN OF WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED AS THE FAILURE WAS RECENTLY PROGRESSING. THE VEHICLE WAS EITHER TO BE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 05/24/16*LJ *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853434April 4, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CAR HAS 20,000 MILES AND HAS DEVELOPED A GAS SMELL WHILE PARKED IN A GARAGE. IT SEEMS TO BE FROM THE RIGHT REAR OF THE CAR. WHEN THE SYSTEM IS BELOW 1/2 FULL THE SMELL IS LESS APPARENT.. THERE IS NO VISIBLE LEAK IN THE FUEL TANK AREA. I HAVE REPLACED THE CROSS OVER PIPE SEALS AND FUEL PUMP "O" RINGS. PROBLEM IS STILL PRESENT. WAS NOT AWARE OF HISTORY OF POSSIBLE DEFECTIVE PLASTIC ON THE FUEL PUMP FITTINGS. I WILL RUN TANK BELOW 1/2 TO SEE IF SMELL GOES AWAY. WILL MOST LIKELY REMOVE AGAIN OR ADDRESS WITH MY EXTENDED WARRANTY AS WITH MORE RESEARCH THIS SEEMS TO BE A QUITE COMMON PROBLEM AND POTENTIALLY SERIOUS. I MUST LET CAR SIT OUTSIDE FOR AWHILE AND ALLOW FUEL FUMES TO DIMINISH BEFORE I FEEL COMFORTABLE PUTTING CAR IN GARAGE. THIS SMELL CAN BE VERY HEAVY WHEN LEFT IN A CLOSED AREA RIGHT AFTER DRIVING. I CAN STILL SMELL FUEL FUMES WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853004April 1, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I HAVE OWNED A 2006 CORVETTE FOR ABOUT 4 YEARS NOW. THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" LIGHT COMES ON IN THE DIC. IT USED TO COME ON ONCE IN A WHILE. IT NOW OCCURS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. ABOUT 10% OF THE TIME ONE OF THE BRAKES WILL INSTANTANEOUSLY COME ON HARD THEN RELEASES IN ADDITION TO THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" LIGHT COMING ON. I LIVE IN WISCONSIN SO I DON'T DRIVE IT ALL YEAR, BUT IN THE SUMMER I DRIVE IT EVERY DAY (ITS MY PRIMARY SUMMER VEHICLE). I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON CORPORATE TYPE AIRCRAFT FOR 37+ YEARS SO I AM ACCUSTOMED TO INSPECTING COMPLEX SYSTEMS. I CHECKED UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN AND FOUND AN ORANGE "WEDGE" INSTALLED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR AND NOTICED THE ELECTRICAL LEAD GOING TO THE SENSOR APPEARS TO BE TOO SHORT WITH THE TILT / TELESCOPIC COLUMN ADJUSTED FULL AFT AND UP. I CALLED A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TO "FIX THE FIX" BUT THEY TOLD ME MY CAR ISN'T COVERED BY RECALL "N100118" BY VIN #. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY SHOW A RECORD OF A DEALERSHIP WORKING ON THIS SYSTEM BACK IN 2012? I CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT THE DEALERSHIP INSTALLED THE ORANGE WEDGE (RECALL # N100118) AT THAT TIME. I CONTACTED THE CHEVROLET OWNERS CENTER AND THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING, NO COVERAGE DUE TO VIN #. THEY DID DOCUMENT MY COMPLAINT WITH CASE # [XXX]. AT THE END OF LAST SEASON I WAS DRIVING WITH MY WIFE IN THE CAR AT NIGHT, ON A BUSY INTERSTATE, IN A POURING RAIN. I WAS IN THE CENTER LANE WHEN THE STABILITY SYSTEM SLAMMED ON MY LEFT FRONT BRAKE. IT HAPPENED FOR JUST AN INSTANT BUT THAT WAS LONG ENOUGH TO SEND ME PARTIALLY INTO THE LANE TO LEFT OF ME. BECAUSE OF THE RAIN THE CAR LOST TRACTION AND GOT A LITTLE "SQUIRRELLY" DURING RECOVERY. IT WAS A VERY SCARY RIDE THAT COULD EASILY HAVE ENDED UP AS A MULTI-CAR CRASH. I COULD USE SOME ASSISTANCE. PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*CC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853010April 1, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT AT ROUGHLY 10MPH, MY CAR JAMMED ON THE FRONT LEFT, THEN BOTH FRONT BRAKES, BRINGING ME TO A SUDDEN STOP. ACTIVE HANDLING WAS SHOWING IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION CLUSTER JUST LIKE WHEN YOUR CAR LOSES TRACTION FOR ANY REASON... I THOUGHT THIS WAS VERY ODD AS IT WASN'T RAINING, NO SAND OR FLUIDS WERE PRESENT ON THE ROAD IN FRONT OF ME, AND I WAS BARELY TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. I THEN CHECKED TO SEE IF I HAD RUN SOMETHING OVER OR IF ANYTHING WAS JAMMED IN THE WHEELS/BRAKES.... NOTHING VISIBLE. I GET BACK IN, REVERSE JUST FINE, BUT AS SOON AS I SHIFT BACK TO FIRST AND ATTEMPT FORWARD MOTION BOOM IT JAMS THE BRAKES ON AGAIN. I THEN RE-CLUTCHED, TRIED AGAIN WITH A LITTLE MORE GAS, THINKING MAYBE I DO HAVE SOMETHING STUCK UNDER THE CAR.... NOPE, IT STILL BRINGS ME TO A STOP IMMEDIATELY. AT THIS POINT, I WAS FREAKED OUT....(NEEDLESS TO SAY) I HELD THE ACTIVE HANDLING (TRACTION CONTROL) BUTTON DOWN UNTIL THE SYSTEM WAS FULLY DISABLED, AFTER DOING THIS I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR BACK TO WORK. I THEN FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL AND CALLED THE DEALER. THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS RECALL FOR ACTIVE HANDLING HAD BEEN COMPLETED IN 2010. I ASKED THEM TO PLEASE VERIFY THIS AS I HAD A HEADLIGHT RECALL TO DO ANYWAYS AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT. LONG STORY SHORT... THE SERVICE ADVISER TOLD ME THAT THE PREVIOUS REPAIR HAD FAILED AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE DONE AGAIN. HE THEN TELLS ME THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE TO FIX MY CAR BECAUSE THEY ALREADY REPAIRED IT BACK IN 2010 AND THAT IT WOULD BE UP TO ME TO COVER THE COST. AFTER TRYING FOR OVER A WEEK TO CONVINCE THEM TO DO THE RIGHT THING, I GAVE UP AND PAID THEM FOR THE REPAIR. IM VERY WORRIED THAT THIS WILL ALSO NOT HOLD UP. IF THIS REPAIR FAILED IN THE PAST, WHO IS TO SAY THAT IT WONT HAPPEN AGAIN, AND THIS TIME IT COULD CAUSE A CRASH, EVEN DEATH. PLEASE HELP, SOMEONE HAS TO HOLD THESE PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10851844March 28, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY 2007 CORVETTE HAS AN ISSUE WITH FUEL LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK, AND DRIPPING AROUND EXHAUST AREA. ANYTIME TANK IS FILLED OVER 1/2 TANK, I CAN SMELL FUEL FUMES VERY BADLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10852108March 28, 2016
POWER TRAIN
FOR 2 YEARS WHEN PARKED I HAVE BEEN PUSHING SHIFTER FORWARD TO GET IT TO RELEASE FROM PARK. HAPPENS 50 PERCENT OF THE TIME. HAVE 26000 MILES ON CAR. CHEVROLET FIXED ONCE AND LASTED 100 MILES. RESEARCH INTERNET SHOWS ME MANY PEOPLE HAVE AND CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. EXPENSIVE CAR AND CHEVROLET SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM. NEVER HAD ANY CAR DO THIS. PROBLEM SEVERITY IS ENOUGH TO SELL CAR AND AVOID CORVETTE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10851514March 24, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTER WILL LOCK IN PARK, CANNOT SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR DRIVE. REFERRED TO OPERATORS MANUAL BUT NO RESOLVE. CONDITION BEGAN WITH LESS THAN 6,500 MILES ON THE CAR. WILL SHIFT OUT OF PARK SOMETIMES; AND IS UNPREDICTABLE; WILL OCCUR ANYWHERE AT ANYTIME WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITHOUT REGARD AS TO WHERE THE DRIVER MAY BE LOCATED. EXTENSIVE RESEARCH HAS PROVEN THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE SHIFT INTERLOCK SOLENOID THAT WAS CORRECTED BY GM FOR THE 2006 MODELS. URGENT TO RECALL FOR ALL 2005 MODELS WITH THIS SHIFTER DESIGN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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