Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#10786533October 27, 2015
POWER TRAIN
8 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTS AT A STOP WITH SUCH FORCE IT FEELS AS YOU HAVE BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER CAR WHILE COMING TO A STOP. TRANSMISSION ALSO WILL NOT ALWAYS ENGAGE PROPERLY AND WILL OVER REV AND SLAM INTO GEAR POSSIBLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. TRANSMISSION AT TIMES WILL DISENGAGE WHILE GOING FORWARD THEN SLAM INTO GEAR WITH GREAT FORCE. I WAS TOLD BY A GM INSIDER THAT GM IS AWARE SOME TRANSMISSIONS ARE DEFECTIVE AND IS WORKING ON A KIT TO FIX THE FLUID STARVATION PROBLEM INTERNALLY BUT HAS DONE NOTHING TO INFORM OWNERS OF THE POTENTIAL DANGERS OF ERRATIC SHIFTING THAT IT'S CAUSING WHILE DRIVING. THIS ALSO CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION TO OVER HEAT AND TO ILLUMINATE A WARNING LAMP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10785939October 26, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH OVER A BUMP, A LOUD NOISE SNAPPING AND WIND NOISE EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE LOOSE FIT OF THE ROOF PANEL. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V491000 (STRUCTURE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10786135October 26, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR PRESENT. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,996.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10786140October 26, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TOOK CAR IN FOR A DIAGNOSE GENTLEMAN SAID THERE WAS A RECALL FOR LOW BEAMS SO I SAID IT WAS FINE TOOK CAR HOME 3 WEEKS LATER WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY CARS LOW BEAMS WENT OUT AFTER ENGINE HEATS UP WENT BACK TO DEALER AND LET THEM KNOW THE THE SITUATION AND THE WENT AND CHECKED THE CAR TURNS OUT THAT NOW I HAVE A FAULTY FUSE BOX KEEP IN MIND I HAD CAR FOR 3 YEARS AND NEVER HAD A LOW BEAM PROBLEM TILL THE RECALL WAS PREFORMED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10785253October 22, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STRONG GASOLINE ODOR COMING FROM LEFT REAR SIDE OF VEHICLE AT FUEL FILLING AREA AND BELOW. USUALLY NOTICE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF IN THE GARAGE. ODOR LINGERS EVEN INTO OVERNIGHT, NEXT DAY GARAGE HAS GASOLINE ODOR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10785254October 22, 2015
POWER TRAIN
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND SLUGGISH SHIFTING BETWEEN 2ND/3RD/4TH GEARS. WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN THE REFERENCED GEARS THE TRANSMISSION SLIDES INTO THE NEXT GEAR. GM HAS LOOKED AT IT ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND REPAIRS WERE MADE YET CONDITION REMAINED. GM THEN NOTED THE PROBLEM BUT SAYS ITS WITHIN FACTORY TOLERANCES AFTER GM'S INDIFFERENCE I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MULTIPLE PRIVATE TRANSMISSION SHOPS. ALL CONCLUDED THE SAME CONDITION. THE GM "VALVE BODY" IS MALFUNCTIONING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10785256October 22, 2015
ENGINE
ENGINE KNOCK ON 6.2 LITER ENGINE. WHEN THE VEHICLE SITS A KNOCKING OCCURS IN THE ENGINE UPON STARTUP. IT IS NOT A LIFTER KNOCK, BUT A KNOCK DEEPER IN THE ENGINE GM HAS NOTED THE PROBLEM AND MADE MULTIPLE REPAIRS (6+) CAM SHAFT CHANGED BUT NO LIFTERS. THOUGHT THIS WAS ODD AS THE WEARING SURFACES ARE NOW DISSIMILAR .GM SAID THIS IS ALL THEY AUTHORIZED. KNOCK STILL PRESENT GM THEN REMOVED UPPER END OF ENGINE. NOTED EXTREME CARBON BUILD UP ON MULTIPLE PISTONS. ONE PISTON HAD SO MUCH BUILDING APPARENTLY CLOSE TO VALVES HITTING. GM TECH ADVISED ENGINE REPLACEMENT, GM AUTHORIZED CLEANING OF PISTONS: GUESS WHAT, KNOCK STILL PRESENT THE KNOCKING IS A PISTON OR LOWER END KNOCK. SIMILAR TO WRIST PINS OR ROD BEARING CAPS OR BEARINGS. WHEN KNOCKING OCCURS ENGINE IS ROUGH AND PULSATES. TIME RANGES FROM 30 SECONDS TO COUPLE OF MINUTES AFTER MULTIPLE GM REPAIRS KNOCK IS STILL PRESENT, NOTICED ENGINE PERFORMANCE IS NOT THE SAME AND WITH LACK OF STABILITY FUEL ECONOMY HAS DROPPED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10785259October 22, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILS, SHORT CIRCUITS REQUIRING BLEED DOWN OF BATTERY BEFORE RELAYS RESET THEMSELVES NOTED AS AN EXAMPLE, WHEN USING THE ACCESSORY FUNCTION WHILE WASHING VEHICLE OR MAINTENANCE AFTER 1 TO NO MORE THAN 2 CYCLES THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHORT CIRCUITS. WHEN THIS OCCURS NOTHING WORKS, TRANSMISSION IS FROZEN , HAZARDS/HEADLIGHTS EVERYTHING BECOMES INOPERATIVE, START/ACCESSORY SWITCH BECOME EXTREMELY HOT TO TOUCH. NOTHING ELECTRICAL IN THE CAR IS OPERATIONAL. EVEN HAVE TO USE THE EMERGENCY MANUAL RELEASES TO EXIT VEHICLE MULTIPLE (4) BATTERIES HAVE BEEN REPLACED STRANDED AT LEAST 6 TIMES WHERE AAA OR GM TOW SERVICE HAD TO COME OUT. WHEN TOW SERVICES ARRIVED ATTEMPTED TO BOOST START FAILED, NOTHING WOULD WORK. THE SYSTEM BLEEDS DOWN BY THE TOW SERVICE SENSORS USED. THE TOW SERVICES ALL NOTED THAT THE SYSTEM WAS BLEEDING DOWN INTERNALLY AND APPARENTLY RELAYS OR OTHER DEVICES HAD SHORTED CIRCUITED WHEN THE VOLTAGE REACHED APPROXIMATELY 5.4 VOLTS REMAINING IN BATTERY, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RESET ITSELF ? AND A CABLE BOOST WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR WHEN THIS OCCURS AS NOTED EVEN THE TRANSMISSION IS LOCKED OUT SO THE TOW SERVICES COULD NOT PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO PLACE ON TOW VEHICLE GM ID'S THAT WHEN THEY MOVED ELECTRICAL AND BATTERY TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT THE HEAT BUILDUP MIGHT BE THE CULPRIT STRESSING ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AND RELAYS GM ALSO STATED THE CORVETTE SYSTEM DEMANDS HEAVY ELECTRICAL LOADS. DON'T USE ACCESSORIES OR OTHER DRAINING DEVICES STANDARD IN THE CAR WAS THEIR ADVICE THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD FOR WHEN IT OCCURS YOU BECOME VERY VULNERABLE, EVEN TO THE POINT WHERE HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS DON'T OPERATE. ONE TIME SYSTEM SHUTDOWN OCCURRED IN JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL FOREST DRIVE. OVER TWO HOURS IN REMOTE LOCATION, ABANDONED, NO CONTACT BEFORE THE SYSTEM WOULD SHUNT ITSELF AND A BOOST START COULD OCCUR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783789October 20, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN THE GAS TANK IS FILLED HALF WAY OR MORE THE ODOR OF GAS IS OVERWHELMING OUT SIDE THE VEHICLE DRIVER SIDE AND THE SMELL OF GAS PERMIATES THROUGHOUT THE GARAGE WHICH IS ATTACHED TO MY HOME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783816October 20, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2009 CORVETTE WITH ABOUT 68,000 MILES. FOR MY LAST THREE TANKS OF GAS, I HAVE NOTICED THE SMELL OF GAS COMING FROM WITHIN THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL AREA WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS MORE THAN HALF FULL. THE SMELL FILLS MY ENTIRE GARAGE AT NIGHT, AND THE SMELL IS VERY STRONG. EVEN WHEN PARKED OUTSIDE, THE SMELL OF GAS IS RECOGNIZABLE FROM ABOUT TEN FEET AWAY. THE SMELL IS ALSO PRESENT WHILE DRIVING WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN. THE DEALERSHIP DID A PRESSURE TEST, SMOKE TEST, AND VISUAL CHECKS. THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY ISSUES, EVEN THOUGH EVERYONE AGREED THAT THEY COULD SMELL GAS FROM THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL AREA. AFTER THOROUGHLY RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ON THE CORVETTE FORUM, IT SEEMS THAT THE PROBLEM IS MOST LIKELY RELATED TO THE FUEL PUMP, WHICH IS MOST LIKELY CRACKED. A RATHER LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED IDENTICAL SYMPTOMS. THE PROBLEM IS DIFFICULT TO DIAGNOSE, BECAUSE THERE ARE NO VISUAL SIGNS OF A LEAK, AND THE DEALERSHIP SEEMED AT A LOSS AS TO WHAT MIGHT BE CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. MOREOVER, THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE, BECAUSE GAS IS HIGHLY FLAMMABLE AND VERY HOT EXHAUST PIPES RUN DIRECTLY IN BETWEEN THE TWO GAS TANKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783835October 20, 2015
ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY STREET AT 35 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND HEARD A METALLIC SOUND. THE ENGINE LOCKED UP AND THE REAR END SKIDDED TILL I PUT IN THE CLUTCH AND COASTED TO A PARKING LOT. I WAS AWARE OF THE VALVE PROBLEMS SO I TOOK THE HEAD OFF THE ENGINE AND SURE ENOUGH DROPPED A VALVE TAKING OUT THE PISTON AND BREAKING THE BLOCK. I TOOK THE CAR TO KOOL CHEVY AND WAS TOLD IN WOULD COST 22,000 DOLLARS TO FIX IT. KOOL TOLD ME GM WOULD NOT COVER ANY OF IT BECAUSE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AT 59,000 MILE ON THE CAR. I COULD NOT AFFORD TO FIX THE CAR SO I SOLD THE CAR AS IS LOSING MORE THAN HALF WHAT THE CAR WAS WORTH. I AM STILL SICK ABOUT THIS A YEAR LATER AS I WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO HAVE ANOTHER CAR LIKE THIS. I FEEL LIKE GM SHOULD HAVE WORKED WITH ME AS THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE LS7 ENGINE. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE THAN IT WAS. LOST POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, AND SKIDDED WHEN THE ENGINE LOCKED UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783193October 19, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY CAR IS NOT ABLE TO BE PARKED WITHIN THE GARAGE, THE FUEL SMELL IS BLATANT AND OVERWHELMING, MAKING ME DIZZY AT TIMES. THIS MUST BE FIXED. IT IS EVIDENT AT ALL TIMES, AND IS VERY TOXIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783501October 19, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
OVERWHELMING FUEL SMELL WHEN LEAVING THE CAR PARKED IN THE GARAGE OR WHEN LEFT PARKED OUTSIDE THE SMELL BUILDS IN THE INTERIOR. UPON INSPECTION THERE IS A LEAK FROM THE TOP OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE FUEL TANK THAT DRIPS DOWN THE REAR OF THE TANK NEAR THE HOT EXHAUST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10782981October 16, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE USED IN 2005, I ALWAYS SMELLED GASOLINE FUMES AFTER A FILL UP. I ALWAYS ATTRIBUTED IT TO SPILLAGE AND THE FACT THAT THE FILLER TUBE WAS ABOUT A FOOT FROM MY HEAD. THIS YEAR THE FUMES BEGAN TO PERSIST, REGARDLESS OF THE QUANTITY OF GAS IN THE TANK. AFTER RETURNING FROM A 3 WEEK VACATION IN JULY, WE WERE GREETED BY OVERPOWERING GASOLINE FUMES WHEN WE OPENED OUR GARAGE. I AM CERTAIN THAT THE FUMES WERE CONCENTRATED ENOUGH TO START A FIRE, HAD THERE BEEN A SPARK FROM A LIGHT SWITCH OR SOME OTHER IGNITER. AFTER VENTILATING THE GARAGE I SEARCHED FOR THE SOURCE AND FOR THE FIRST TIME SAW A SMALL GASOLINE LEAK ON THE FLOOR OF THE GARAGE UNDER MY 2004 CORVETTE. I IMMEDIATELY SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR A SIMILAR PROBLEM HAD BEEN ADDRESSED BY THE NHTSA AND CHEVROLET, SO I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER, WHO VERIFIED I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY REPLACED THE LEFT FUEL TANK AND CROSSOVER PIPE. THE COST FOR PARTS, LABOR AND TAX WAS $3,676 AND THE DEALER SAYS THAT THE REPAIR FOR THIS KNOWN MANUFACTURING DEFECT IS OUTSIDE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT CHEVROLET AGREED TO, AS NOTED IN NHTSA ACTION #: PE10015. I NEVER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF THE PROBLEM IN 2010 OR I WOULD HAVE HAD CHEVROLET SERVICE CHECK THE VEHICLE FOR THE PROBLEM AT THAT TIME. I AM CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF CONTACTING CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE, SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT OF ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10782582October 15, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL ODOR IN THE GARAGE RIGHT SIDE GAS TANK HAS FUEL LEAKING DOWN THE TANK AFTER FILL UP THERE IS A GAS WATER HEATER IN THE GARAGE IF THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE WHAT IS? AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WHY NO RECALL BY GM? NOTICED ODOR FOR OVER A YEAR TOOK IT TO DEALER AND FOUND THE LEAK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10782329October 15, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE SERVICE STEERING COLUMN LOCK WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AN ERROR MESSAGE ADVISING TO "WAIT TEN SECONDS AND PULL KEY" DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE ERROR MESSAGE DISPLAYED AGAIN. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT AN UNKNOWN COMPUTER MODULE RELATED TO THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10782109October 14, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE PLASTIC PIECE ATTACHING THE HEADLIGHT VERTICAL ADJUSTING MECHANISM TO THE HEAQDLIGHT FRAME BROKE AND FELL OFF, CAUSING LARGE SHIFTS IN THE HEADLIGHT AIM DUE TO ROAD IRRREGULARITIES. CHEVROLET DOES NOT MAKE AVAILABLE DETAIL PARTS OF THIS RATHER COMPLICATED MECHANISM, MAKING IT NECESSARY TO BUY A COMPLETE RETRACTABLE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY FOR $1,000+. THIS DISCOURAGES PROPER REPAIR OF THIS SAFETY RELATED ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10781855October 13, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2010 CORVETTE GRAND SPORT WITH 46000 MILES THAT HAS STRONG GAS FUMES COMING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE BY THE GAS TANK WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE. EVEN AFTER SITTING FOR 2 DAYS THE GAS SMELL DIDN'T GO AWAY. I TOOK THE CAR INTO CHEVROLET AND THEY REPLACED THE GAS TANK AND THE FUEL PUMP ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING. THE REPAIR COST 2900.00. I ASKED THE SERVICE REP AT CHEVROLET IF THE NEW GAS TANK DESIGN FLAW HAD BEEN FIXED AND HE REPLIED THAT HE DIDN'T KNOW. I ALSO HAD A 2006 CORVETTE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM SO I HAVE TO ASSUME IT HASN'T BEEN FIXED. CHEVROLET HASN'T FIXED THE PROBLEM AND I'M AFRAID IT WILL KEEP HAPPENING AND MY HOUSE OR CAR WILL CATCH FIRE AND SOMEONE MAY GET HURT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND WE SHOULD GET REIMBURSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10781491October 12, 2015
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT ON CONSTANTLY. NEVER TURNS OFF. SO AIRBAG IS NOT WORKING. THIS IS A LIFE OR DEATH SITUATION THAT IS GMS RESPONSIBILITY. I HAVE RESEARCHED IT AND IT IS A VERY WIDELY KNOWN PROBLEM THAT THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR. HOW MANY DEATHS IS TOO MANY?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10781264October 10, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
RARELY, DURING LOW SPEEDS (UNDER 15 MPH), WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT, THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WILL LOCK UP, INDUCING A HARSH LEFT TURN, UNSTABLE MANEUVERING, AND CAUSING THE MOTOR TO ATTEMPT TO STALL. STEERING IS EXTREMELY UNSTABLE AND VIOLENT AND OPERATOR HAS TO FIGHT AGAINST THE CAR WANTING TO TURN LEFT BY APPLYING EXTREME RIGHT TO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ONLY REMEDY IS TO ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE THE CLUTCH SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL THE LEFT REAR WHEEL UNLOCKS. SYMPTOMS HAVE NOT OCCURRED DURING NORMAL TRAFFIC SPEEDS (ABOVE 15 MPH). AUTO HANDLING/TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS LIGHTS ARE ACTIVATED DURING THIS EVENT. VEHICLE IS IN FACTORY CONDITION. ONLY EXCEPTION IS ALTERNATE BRAND OF TIRE (NITTO INVOS) - BUT MAINTAINING FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS (FRONT: 275/35ZR18; REAR: 325/30ZR19). HAVE NOT REPORTED TO MANUFACTURER YET (IT IS TOO RANDOM AND RARE TO REPRODUCE ON A PREDICTABLE OCCURRENCE). ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS: NORMAL (SUNNY, DRY PAVED SURFACE).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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