Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#10794488November 17, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STRONG FUEL ODOR AFTER FILLING CAR WITH GAS, ALMOST UNBEARABLE IN CLOSED SPACE (LIKE A GARAGE). DEALER READILY NOTICED ODOR WHEN CAR WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE. ODOR ORIGINATES NEAR FUEL FILL DOOR (DRIVER'S SIDE, REAR WHEEL WELL). DEALER DIAGNOSED FAULT AS LEAKING FUEL TANK, POSSIBLY DUE TO CROSS-OVER PIPE CONNECTING LEFT AND RIGHT HALVES OF TANK OR FUEL PUMP; PROBABLY HIGH ON THE TANK; NO GAS DRIPS ON GARAGE FLOOR, EVAPORATES BEFORE DRIPPING. ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR >$1550 NOT INCLUDING PARTS. FUEL VAPOR LEAKS ARE DANGEROUS. THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM HAS BEEN DESCRIBED FOR CORVETTES AS EARLY AS THE 1996 MODEL YEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10790526November 16, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WITH APPROXIMATELY 38,000 MILES ON MY 2005 CORVETTE, I BEGAN SMELLING GAS FUMES WHENEVER I WOULD FILL THE GAS TANK. THE FUMES WOULD FILL MY GARAGE AND ALSO LEAKED INTO MY HOUSE. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER ABOUT 7 WEEKS, THEY INFORMED ME THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE ONE OF THE GAS TANKS AND THE REAR MAIN SEAL, WHICH COST $2,700. THE NIGHT I PICKED MY CAR UP FROM THE SHOP, I PARKED IT IN THE GARAGE. THE NEXT MORNING, MY GARAGE WAS ONCE AGAIN FILLED WITH FUMES, SO I DROPPED THE CORVETTE OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP AND LET THEM KNOW THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. ANOTHER TWO WEEKS, THE DEALERSHIP CALLED AND SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING, SO I PICKED UP THE CAR. I DROVE IT FOR A WEEK WITHOUT ANY ISSUE WITH GAS FUMES UNTIL I FILLED UP THE TANK FOR THE FIRST TIME. THAT NIGHT, MY GARAGE AND HOUSE WERE FILLED WITH GAS FUMES. I DROPPED THE CORVETTE OFF AT THE DEALER THE NEXT MORNING (TWO WEEKS AGO) AND I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM YET. THE GAS FUME ISSUE IS OBVIOUSLY A FAIRLY COMMON AND SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH CORVETTES, BASED ON ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN AND MY OWN EXPERIENCE. THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE OR PARK IN A GARAGE, AND APPARENTLY THE SOURCE OF THE ISSUE IS DIFFICULT TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR. BASED ON THE NUMEROUS OCCURRENCES OF THIS ISSUE BASED ON COMPLAINTS FROM CORVETTE OWNERS, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO FIX THIS ISSUE BEFORE PEOPLE ARE INJURED OR KILLED.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10790469November 15, 2015
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR NO APPARENT REASON
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10790094November 13, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE VISITED THE DEALERSHIP TWICE AND GOING ON THE THIRD TIME AND THEY HAVE FAILED/REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS IN REGARDS TO A EMISSION SYSTEM RECALL. GM SET UP AN APPOINTMENT, I SHOWED UP AND THEY GAVE ME THE RUN AROUND AND SAID THEY COULD NOT WORK ON THE CAR. CALLED GM AND COMPLAINED AND SET UP A SECOND APPOINTMENT AND I SHOWED UP AGAIN AND AFTER TWO HOURS WAS TOLD TO COME BACK ON ANOTHER DAY AS THEY COULD NOT LOOSEN THE BOLTS. THE CAR IS IN NEW SHAPE AND GARAGED. THIS IS A DEALERSHIP. WHAT AN EXCUSE. GM HAS BEEN OF NO HELP AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS FAILED/REFUSED TO DO THE RECALL WORK. I HAVE TRIED AND LOST TWO DAYS TRYING AND GOING ON THREE. PLEASE HELP. I VISITED THE DEALERSHIP ON OCT 17 AND 31ST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10790235November 13, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STARTED NOTICING AN EMITTING OF GASOLINE ODORS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BY THE REAR WHEEL WELL. REPLACED THE GAS CAP, ODOR STILL THERE NOTICED ODOR AFTER FILLING GAS TANK. ODOR REMAINS UNTIL GAS TANK FALLS AT BELOW 1/2 TANK. ADVISED POSSIBLY FUEL CROSS OVER LINE BETWEEN TWO TANKS THIS SEEMS TO BE A MORE TYPICAL OCCURRENCE ON C5 AND C6 CORVETTES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789469November 10, 2015
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD APPEARS DURING VEHICLE ACCELERATION, WHILE IN MOTION, INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY, I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO GORDON CHEVROLET (ADDRESS BELOW) FOR SERVICE. THE DEALER CHANGED THE FRONT IMPACT SENSORS OF THE VEHICLE AT MY COST. UPON RECEIVING THE VEHICLE BACK, IT IMMEDIATELY REPORTED THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WAS STILL NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY (AIR BAG LIGHT). TO THIS DATE THE DEALER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE, WOULD NOT REFUND ME FOR MISDIAGNOSES AND WILL NOT RETURN MY PHONE CALLS REGARDING A REMEDY TO THE ISSUE. GORDON CHEVROLET (904) 272-2200 1166 BLANDING BLVD, ORANGE PARK, FL 32065
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789679November 10, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DIMMED. THE CONTACT COULD NOT SEE ANY OF THE INDICATORS, INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SCREEN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500. UPDATED 01/07/16*LJ *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789139November 9, 2015
POWER TRAIN
SHIFT SOLENOID LOCKS AND DOES NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO BE RELEASED FROM PARK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789440November 9, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF GAS INSIDE THE CAR. THERE IS ALSO A STRONG SMELL OF GAS IN THE GARAGE AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED FOR AWHILE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789100November 8, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY CAR STARTED TO SWERVE LEFT THEN RIGHT, RESULTING A TOTAL WIPEOUT. I WAS DRIVING AT SAFE SPEED AND WITH CONTROL. THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING' WARNING CAME UP AFTER I TOOK CONTROL OF THE CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHTWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10788624November 5, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STRONG FUEL SMELL COMING FROM LEFT SIDE OF CAR. FUEL LEAKS FROM FITTING AT TOP OF FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY IN LEFT SIDE TANK. MANY OF US CORVETTE FORUM OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN. THERE'S EVEN A YOU-TUBE VIDEO SHOWING WHERE THE "CRACK" OCCURS. NOT ACCEPTABLE TO HAVE TO REPAIR THIS AFTER ONLY 3 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10788629November 5, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS NOT ABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF THE DRIVE POSITION. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE'S MOVEMENT BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT THE GEAR SHIFTER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER BECAME LOOSE AFTER CHANGING POSITION TO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,211.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10788664November 5, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, THE SERVICE COLUMN LOCK WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 183,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10788482November 4, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STARTED NOTICING FUEL SMELL INSIDE CAR IF GAS TANK FILLED OVER HALF. WHEN FUEL LEVEL BELOW HALF TANK THERE IS NO FUEL SMELL INSIDE CABIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10788113November 3, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF MY 2011 C6 CORVETTE GRAND SPORT WITH NO VISIBLE FUEL LEAKS. THE GARAGE IS FILLED WITH THE SMELL OF GAS ANYTIME THE CAR IS PARKED WITH OVER 1/2 A TANK OVERNIGHT. THE LOCAL CHEVROLET SERVICE CENTER QUOTED $1,600 TO PULL THE FUEL TANK AND REPLACE THE LEFT FUEL PUMP. THE SERVICE WRITER STATED HE HAS SEEN NUMEROUS IDENTICAL ISSUES ON THE C6 CORVETTES AND EVEN SHOWED ME PHOTOS ON HIS PHONE OF WHERE THE FUEL PUMP CRACKS ON THE THE TOP. MY VEHICLE HAS 46,000 MILES. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE PARKING MY CAR IN MY GARAGE NEXT TO MY GAS WATER HEATER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787176October 30, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRACTION DOES NOT PREVENT WHEEL SPIN AT ANY SPEED. THE CAR WILL LOOSE REAR WHEEL TRACTION AT ANY SPEED. ENGINE SPEEDS OF 5,000 RPM AND ABOVE CAUSE TIRES TO LOOSE TRACTION UNDER MODERATE ACCELERATION. CAR IS STOCK AND STILL UNDER WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787178October 30, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS LEAVING TO GO TO WORK AND WAS IDLING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT TO THE STOP SIGN BEFORE I PULLED OUT ONTO A VERY BUSY AND DANGEROUS STREET. THE STOP SIGN WAS AT THE BOTTOM OF A SMALL HILL, SO NO NEED FOR GAS BECAUSE IDLING AND GRAVITY WOULD GET ME TO THE STOP SIGN. I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL! MY BRAKES WERE IN GOOD CONDITION AND NOT DUE FOR ANY MAINTENANCE PREVIOUS TO THIS EVENT. I ROLLED RIGHT OUT ONTO THE BUSY STREET WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO STOP. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE NEXT STREET OFF THE BUSY ROAD AND CRASHED INTO SOME SHRUBBERY TO STOP MY CAR. I CALLED AAA AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. HE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT I LITERALLY HAD NO BRAKES. HE ALMOST HIT THE WALL OF HIS REPAIR SHOP BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T STOP. HE EMPHATICALLY STATED THAT, "NO MATTER WHAT, YOUR MECHANICAL BRAKES SHOULD HAVE WORKED, EVEN IF THE ABS WAS MALFUNCTIONING." HE TOOK THE FUSES OUT AND MY MECHANICAL BRAKES STARTED WORKING AGAIN. HE TOOK A QUICK LOOK AND LET ME KNOW RIGHT AWAY THAT THE ABS MODULE HAD FRIED. HE SAID IT WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM DOCUMENT THE PROBLEM AND TAKE IT FROM THERE. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE BOB STALL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN LA MESA, CALIFORNIA. THEY VERIFIED THAT THE MODULE WAS FRIED BUT THEY WOULD NOT COMMENT ON THE BRAKE SITUATION. THEY JUST KEPT INSISTING THAT THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THE BRAKES WORKED FINE WHEN THE CAR CAME IN. THEY KEPT MY CAR FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS AND THEN FINALLY TOLD ME THAT THE PART THAT I NEEDED WAS NO LONGER MADE AND THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO REPAIR MY CAR. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THAT COULD HAPPEN AND NEITHER DOES ANYONE ELSE THAT I TALK TO, BUT I DO HAVE A WITNESS WHO DROVE THE CAR RIGHT AFTERWARDS AND WHO CAN ATTEST TO THE FACT THAT I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787227October 30, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
A RECALL WAS TAKEN CARE OF 7/17/14. I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AGAIN. STEERING COLUMN LOCKS, AND STALLS. CAR CANNOT BE MOVED. THE DEALER AND THEIR SUPPORT ADVISERS CANNOT FIND A FIX. THEIR SOLUTION IS TO REMOVE THE LOCK KIT, BYPASS THE SAFETY MECHANISMS, CHARGE ME $450.00. A HARNESS AND LOCK KIT ARE AT FAULT. THEY WILL NOT COVER THE ISSUE. I AM LEFT WITH THE CAR WITHOUT THE SAFETY FEATURE. CAR CAN BE EASILY STOLEN, STEERING WHEEL TURNS WITHOUT A KEY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787232October 30, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF MY 2008 C6 CORVETTE WITH NO VISIBLE FUEL LEAKS. THE OVERPOWERING VAPORS LEAK INTO THE HOUSE WHEN PARKED IN THE GARAGE MAKING A HIGHLY DANGEROUS FLAMABLE SAFETY ISSUE . THE LOCAL CHEVROLET SERVICE CENTER QUOTED $1,400 TO PULL THE FUEL TANK AND REPLACE A CHARCOAL CANISTER, AND THEY INDICATED THIS WAS A KNOWN CONCERN. IN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ON OPEN FORUMS, FOUND NUMEROUS IDENTICAL ISSUES. MY VEHICLE HAS ONLY 48,000 MILES. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL AT A MINIMUM BEFORE A VEHICLE CATCHES FIRE OR EXPLODES IN A CLOSED SPACE NEAR GAS WATER HEATER WITH PILOT LIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10786427October 27, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STRONG, OVERBEARING SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE CAR AT ALL TIMES. I CANNOT DRIVE IT BECAUSE OF THE FUMES. I CANNOT PARK IT IN MY GARAGE BECAUSE IT FILLS THE ENTIRE AREA WITH THE SMELL OF FUEL. THIS IS DANGEROUS. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I CANNOT DRIVE IT DUE TO THE SAFETY RISKS ALONGSIDE THE NAUSEATING FUMES, AND CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THE PROBLEM. (CHEVROLET DEALER QUOTED ME $1,600 JUST TO LOOK FOR THE PROBLEM, THEN UNKNOWN COSTS TO FIX IT) THIS MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE ARE NOT WRONG. GM NEEDS TO DO A SAFETY RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR WORSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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