Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#10821160January 20, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN FILLING THE CAR WITH FUEL ABOVE THE HALF WAY MARK A STRONG ODOR OF GAS CAN BE SMELLED. OVER NIGHT THE SMELL IS SO STRONG IN THE GARAGE YOU NEED TO LEAVE THE DOOR CRACKED OPEN TO VENT THE FUMES. NO VISIBLE LEAK IS DETECTED ON THE GROUND OR NEAR FILLER NECK. AFTER DRIVE THE CAR AND GAS IS LESS THAN HALF A TANK THE ORDOR CAN NOT BE DETECTED.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820768January 18, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR IN A BUSINESS SECTION OF TOWN ,I STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN ON RED AS THE CAR STRAIGHTEN OUT I ACCELERATED AND THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP CAUSING ME TO LOOSE CONTROL HITTING THE CURB AND ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED. A MESSAGE ON MY INFORMATION DISPLAY SAID SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED OFF IGNITION THEN RESTARTED MESSAGE WAS GONE AND THE BRAKES RELEASED. THANK GOODNESS NO ONE WAS INJURED. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820662January 17, 2016
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG READINESS RED WARNING LIGHT ON DASH STAYS LIT. CAUSE APPEARS TO BE FAULTY OR LOOSE WIRING/CONNECTOR UNDERNEATH SEAT.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820719January 17, 2016
ENGINE
VALVE GUIDES ON HEADS WERE OUT OF SEPCIFICATION AND WIGGLED VISIBLY WITH SLIGHT SIDE PRESSURE, EVEN WHEN LOADED. HEADS R&R'D AT A COST OF $2500
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820601January 16, 2016
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND ONLY GOES OFF AFTER RESTARTING IN THE CAR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820398January 15, 2016
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL GOES ON AND OFF . CAME ON YESTERDAY THEN WENT OFF AGAIN . SEEMS LIKE THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY THE SEAT MOVING TO DIFFERENT POSITIONS. I CONTACTED OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME STYLE VEHICLE AND THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. ALL THE DEALER WANTS TO DO IS CHANGE PARTS FOR A LOT OF MONEY. WITH AS MANY COMPLAINTS THEY ARE GETTING THIS SHOULD BE CORRECTED. LIGHT CAME ON WHEN CAR WAS STARTED. THE CAR HAS A MEMORY SEAT THAT MOVES BACK WHEN THE DRIVER EXITS THE VEHICLE..
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820410January 15, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THERE IS A BAD FUEL LEAK THAT PRODUCES HORRIBLE AMOUNTS OF GAS VAPOR THAT FILL ANY AREA THE VEHICLE IS PARKED IN AS WELL THE FUEL LEAKS DOWN THE DRIVER REAR QUARTER PANEL TO THE HOT EXHAUST. THIS SITUATION HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE VERY DEVASTATING NOT ONLY TO PROPERTY BUT ALSO TO THE OPERATOR WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. IT IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY GETTING INSPECTED AT THE DEALERSHIP
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820314January 14, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY 09 CORVETTE BASE MODEL LT1'S TAIL LIGHTS WENT OUT AFTER I REMOVED AND REINSTALLED THE FUSE BLOCK. I CHECKED ALL FUSES AND RELAYS AND THEY SHOW TO BE GOOD. BRAKE LIGHTS WORK AS SHOULD AS WELL AS TURN SIGNALS BUT ALL FIVE TAIL LIGHTS WILL NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN TURN ON. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH THIS SHOWS TO BECOMING A MORE COMMON PROBLEM AMONG EARLY C6 MODEL CORVETTES. TAILIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY GO OUT AND PROCESS TO BE A TAIL LIGHT HARNESS ISSUE. I HAVE TALKED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY SHOW TO NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS OF SAFETY RECALLS ON FILE FOR THE ISSUE. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE DRIVERS AND FELLOW DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO DOES NOT KNOW THE ISSUE OR SOLUTION TO THE ISSUE. I WANT TO AT LEAST NOTE THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO ADDRESSED FOR SAFETY CONCERNS AND LOOKED INTO FOR POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO THE ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820335January 14, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
PURCHASED USED 2009 CORVETTE Z06. IMMEDIATELY NOTICED GAS SMELL IN GARAGE. DISSIPATES AFTER SITTING FOR SEVERAL DAYS. IMMEDIATELY RETURNS UPON DRIVING A FEW MILES. THIS IMPLIES IT IS AT LEAST FROM A PRESSURIZED LINE (PROBABLY THE FUEL PUMP FITTING.) RESEARCHED CORVETTE FORUMS AND FOUND THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM ON C6 CORVETTES USUALLY WITH FUEL PUMP FITTING. CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE. THEY AUTHORIZED DEALER TO CONFIRM LEAK. DEALER DID SO. REQUESTED GM TO PROVIDE REPAIR OR AT LEAST PROVIDE REPLACEMENT PARTS. GM REFUSED. THESE GAS TANKS AND FUEL PUMPS SIT IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE SEATS IN A CORVETTE AND VERY CLOSE TO THE EXHAUSTS. COME ON NHTSA. DO A RECALL ON THESE FUEL PUMPS BEFORE PEOPLE DIE FROM FIRES OR EXPLOSIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10819846January 12, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I BEGAN NOTICING A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR COMING FROM THE CAR. I RESEARCHED THIS SYMPTOM AND DISCOVERED IT WAS A COMMON AND WELL KNOWN PROBLEM RELATED TO DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMPS FOR MY MODEL YEAR CAR. SPECIFICALLY, THE FUEL PUMPS DEVELOP CRACKS IN THE SUPPLY OUTLET OF THE PUMP, AND THEN LEAK FUEL ALONG THE TOP OF THE TANK, WHICH THEN FLOWS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE TANK. I HAD TO REPLACE THE PUMP, WHICH THE DEALER NOW SHOWS HAVING A DIFFERENT PART NUMBER THAN THE ORIGINAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10819483January 11, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE DIC SHOWED "SERVICE STEERING WHEEL LOCK", REMOVE KEY AND WAIT 10 SECONDS. THERE WAS A RECALL ON 97-2004 CORVETTES FOR THIS. MY VIN DOES NOT SHOW UP BUT GM SERVICE BULLETIN LOUIEINLI #04006CC (ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK) COVERS VEHICLE VINS FROM W5100001 TO W5131069. MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP COMING OUT OF MY GARAGE. I HAVE LESS THAN 37,000 ON IT. WHY WAS MY VIN OMITTED FROM YOUR RECALL?? IT HAS COST BE $600 FOR REPAIRS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10819026January 8, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STRONG FUEL SMELL BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CAR WHEN THE GAS TANK IS OVER HALF FULL. IT APPEARS TO COME FROM THE LEFT SIDE AT THE FUEL TANK AREA. THERE IS NO VISIBLE LEAK UNDER THE CAR. THE CAR HAS 17980 MILES PRESENTLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818713January 7, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CONCERN: FUEL SMELL / LEAK AND FUEL SYSTEM CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WHEN CAR IS PARKED. ON 1/05/2016 I TOOK MY 2008 CORVETTE TO OUR LOCAL DEALER, COURTESY CHEVROLET IN PHOENIX, AZ BECAUSE OF A FUEL LEAK AND FUEL SMELL I DISCOVERED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE GAS TANK. AFTER THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEMS THEY TOLD ME THE FUEL PUMP ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS CRACKED AND LEAKING FUEL DOWN THE SIDE OF THE TANK. ADDITIONALLY, THE FUEL SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SIDE GAS TANK WAS DEFECTIVE CAUSING A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND CAUSING THE FUEL GAUGE TO READ ZERO GAS IN THE TANK INTERMITTENTLY (TANK IS ACTUALLY HALF FULL). THE DEALER ALSO SAID THE CROSSOVER TUBE THAT CONNECTS THE LEFT AND RIGHT GAS TANKS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER SAID THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE AND TO NOT DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL THE FUEL SYSTEM IS REPAIRED BECAUSE THE HOT EXHAUST PIPE ROUTES RIGHT NEXT TO WHERE THE GAS IS LEAKING DOWN THE GAS TANK. THEIR REPAIR ESTIMATE IS $3187. MY CAR HAS 80K MILES ON IT AND IS OUT OF STANDARD WARRANTY SO GM WON'T COVER THE REPAIR COSTS. IT APPEARS THAT MANY C6 GENERATION CORVETTES HAVE THIS SAME FUEL SYSTEM SAFETY ISSUE FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON THE ONLINE CORVETTE FORUMS. GM/CHEVROLET NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS WELL DOCUMENT FUEL SYSTEM ISSUE, IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818469January 6, 2016
ENGINE
I WAS INTERNING THE INTERSTATE 15 IN CALIFORNIA AND WAS PICKING UP SPEED TO INTER THE HWY AND MY CORVETTE Z06 STARTING MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND AND LOST POWER AND I TURNED IT OFF AND HAD IT LOOKED AT MY A VERY WELL KNOW AUTOMOTIVE SHOP WHO SPECIALIZES IN GM VEHICLES. THEY TOLD ME IT DROP AN EXHAUST VALVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818294January 6, 2016
ENGINE
I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT A NOISE THAT I WAS HEARING IN MY 2006 Z06 THAT IS UNLIKE ANY OTHER NOISE I HAVE HEARD WHILE CURRENTLY OWNING MY THREE OTHER GM VEHICLES. I DECIDED TO BRING IT TO A WELL KNOW CORVETTE SPECIALITY SHOP NEAR ME. THE TOLD ME ABOUT THE VALVE GUIDE ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN LINKED TO THE LS7 HEADS. I IMMEDIATELY TOLD HIM TO TAKE THE HEADS OFF THE CAR AND CHECK THEM. I HAD 4 EXHAUST VALVES THAT WERE WAY OUT OF GM SPECS. I HAD THE HEADS RE-MACHINED PROPERLY AND INSTALLED NEW INTAKE AND EXHAUST VALVE GUIDES, VALVE SPRINGS AND SEALS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818171January 5, 2016
ENGINE
ENGINE DROPPED EXHAUST VALVE WHILE THE ENGINE WAS TURNING 6800 RPM IN THIRD GEAR AT 118 MPH. THE ENGINE STOPPED RIGHT AT THE TIME I WENT TO SHIFT TO 4TH GEAR AND THE TACH DROPPED TO ZERO. I PULLED THE CAR INTO A RUN OFF AREA AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE ON FIRE DUE TO ALL OF THE SMOKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818254January 5, 2016
ENGINE
THE EXHAUST VALVE BROKE OFF, AND ENGINE BLEW UP. I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818258January 5, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AUTO SHIFTER GETS STUCK IN PARK. SHIFTER LOCK WILL NOT DISENGAGE WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10817360January 2, 2016
POWER TRAIN
UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10817386January 2, 2016
ENGINE
CAR WAS BEING FILED WITH GAS AT STATION, I WAS 25 FT AWAY WITH MY KEYS AND THE ENGINE STARTED BY ITSELF. NO ONE IN CAR, NOT NEAR CAR, KEYS IN MY JACKET POCKET. CAR WAS NOT IN MOTION AND ENGINE WAS OFF WHILE PUMPING GAS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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