Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#10767444September 22, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SMELL OF FUEL WHEN ENTERING GARAGE. AFTER GETTING A TIRE CHANGED, MECHANIC SAW FUEL LEAK NEXT TO DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE. ALSO SMALL DROP OF FUEL ON FLOOR NEAR DRIVER REAR TIRE. SAW FUEL TRIP THROUGH FUEL TANK PAN HOLDER.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10767553September 22, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10766310September 21, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR SPONTANEOUSLY OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10765284September 19, 2015
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AFTER STARTING VEHICLE, IT WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. IT IS LOCKED INTO PARK. VEHICLE COULD LEAVE YOU STRANDED AND IN DANGER DUE TO THIS FAILURE.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10765171September 18, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AFTER CAR PURCHASE , ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHILE TURNING RIGHT AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD ALMOST LOCK-UP AND THE BRAKES WOULD APPLY AND KIND OF PUMP THEMSELVES AND THE THE SERVICE "TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM " LIGHT WOULD COME ON .ONCE DURING A RT. TURN ON A GREEN ARROW IT HAPPENED AND THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME BECAUSE THE CAR ALMOST STOPPED DURING THE TURN .I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH AN 05 CORVETTE ONLY NOT AS BAD . THE PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED 5 OR 6 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR , IN VARYING DEGREES . I BOUGHT THE CAR USED AS IS OR I WOULD HAVE RETURNED IT TO THE DEALER SINCE I'M SURE THEY KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM . I TOOK IT AND HAD THE CAR FIXED. IT COST ME $371. THE REPAIR SHOP FOUND THEABS & TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR AND STEERING ANGLE SENSOR NOT WORKING RIGHT AND REPLACED THEM. ONLY 30000 MILES !!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10765144September 18, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
I READ IN THE NEWSPAPER TODAY THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS TAKING ACTION AGAINST GENERAL MOTORS FOR THE IGNITION KEY PROBLEM. I EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH MY CORVETTE. THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF WHILE IN GEAR AND IN MOTION, DISABLING POWER STEERING, BRAKES AND THE ABILITY TO MOVE THE CAR OUT OF THE WAY. A MESSAGE "SERVICE STEERING COLUMN LOCK" APPEARS. THE CAR HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES. THIS HAS BEEN DONE LONG AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AT NO COST TO ME. LAST YEAR THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN IN MELBOURNE NEAR THE VETTE DOCTOR CORVETTE REPAIR SHOP. THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM, FISCHER IN TITUSVILLE WAS NOT A CHEVROLET DEALER ANYMORE. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED FOR ABOUT $800 AND I CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD TO MAKE A CLAIM AT THE BOB STEELE DEALERSHIP IN COCOA. THE CLAIM WAS REJECTED. GM HAD CONTINUED TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND ONE TIME WHEN I WAS IN SARASOTA I WAS REIMBURSED FOR RENTAL CAR EXPENSES TO GET HOME, THIS WAS WHEN THE CAR WAS SEVEN YEARS OLD. I WOULD LIKE TO GET HELP WITH MY EXPENSES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10764307September 16, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE AUTOMATIC SHIFT LEVER LOCKS IN THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR DRIVE. THE OWNERS MANUAL LISTS A PROCEDURE TO FOLLOW IN THE EVENT OF THIS HAPPENING. IT MAY OR MAY NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM ON EVERY OCCASION. THERE ARE REPORTS OF TOTAL FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE NEEDING A TOW TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THE ULTIMATE SOLUTION IS A COMPLETE SHIFTER REPLACEMENT DUE TO A FAULTY SOLENOID NOT AVAILABLE AS SEPARATE PART IN THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. THERE IS A GM SERVICE PROCEDURE FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THE ULTIMATE COST TO THE OWNER IS IN THE $800.00 TO $1200.00 RANGE WITH MANY OWNERS REPORTING ISSUES FOR THE 2005-06 MODEL YEARS. A DESIGN CHANGE WAS INSTITUTED AFTER THE 2006 BUILD YEAR. THERE HAS BEEN NO PARTICIPATION FROM GM FOR THE FAILURES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10764347September 16, 2015
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT ON BECAUSE OF FAULTY CONNECTOR DISABLING VEHICLE AIR BAGS. NOT SAFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10762624September 14, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING- LETTER TO THE SECRETARY FROM CONSTITUENT RE COPY OF A LETTER TO GENERAL MOTORS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICE MARY BARRA REGARDING A SAFETY ISSUE WITH A CHEVROLET CORVETTE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS MODULE FAILED. THE ONLY WAY TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM, WAS TO FIND A USED ONE FOR AS MUCH AS 1,500 TO $2,000 BECAUSE THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. NO ONE CAN REPAIR THE MODULE, BECAUSE IT WAS FILLED WITH RESIN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10763006September 10, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10762738September 9, 2015
ENGINE
I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT EXCESSIVE VALVE TRAIN NOISE AND AFTER READING SEVERAL CORVETTE FORUM THREADS ABOUT IMPROPERLY MACHINED HEADS BY GM'S SUPPLIER LINAMAR, AND THAT NUMEROUS VEHICLES HAVE HAD VALVES DROP AND RUIN THE ENGINES CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE ENGINE STOPPING ABRUPTLY. 88% OF THE CORVETTE FORUM MEMBERS WHO HAVE HAD THEIR CYLINDER HEADS TESTED FOR EXCESSIVE VALVE GUIDE WEAR, WERE OUT OF SERVICE SPECIFICATIONS. SOURCE: HTTP://WWW.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/FORUMS/C6-Z06-DISCUSSION/3386141-THE-OUT-OF-SPEC-GUIDE-WEAR-REGISTRY.HTML GM NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS ENGINE FAILURES AS A RESULT OF A DROPPED VALVE INTO A CYLINDER WHICH CAN CAUSE SEVERE ACCIDENTS AND FIRES. GM IS VERY AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, BUT REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS HUGE SAFETY RISK TO DRIVERS, PASSENGERS, AND NEARBY VEHICLES IF THE ENGINE FAILS GOING DOWN THE ROAD. IT HAS BEEN NOTED ON THE FORUM THAT GM IS VERY AWARE OF THE ISSUES AND I ASSUME THEY THINK NO ONE WILL REPORT THEM FOR NOT HANDLING IT CORRECTLY. THE ISSUE IS THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE FOR ANYONE DRIVING A 06-13 Z06 MODEL ON THE ROAD. I AM TO THE POINT I DON'T FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE ANYMORE DUE TO THE LOUD 'TICKING' VALVE-TRAIN AS IT IS (SYMPTOM) MEANING IT IS LIKELY TO FAIL AT ANY MOMENT SEIZING THE ENGINE WHILE ON THE ROAD. I HAVE WAITED ON GM FOR 6 YEARS TO DO THE CORRECT THING ON THEIR OWN BUT I AM NOW REPORTING IT DUE TO THEIR GROSS NEGLIGENCE AND DISREGARD OF THEIR CUSTOMERS SAFETY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10762514September 9, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STRONG GASOLINE ORDER/FUMES IN CABIN OF CAR. SMELL SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM FUEL TANK AREA AND NOT UNDER HOOD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10762023September 8, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SHIFTER STICKS IN PARK INTERMITTENTLY. DEFECTIVE SOLENOID ON SHIFTER THAT CAN NOT BE REPLACED. NEED TO REPLACE ENTIRE SHIFTING UNIT TO REPAIR. DEFECTIVE SOLENOID ON NEW SHIFTERS FAIL ALSO. $700 TO $1000 TO REPAIR. ONLY HAS 10,000 MILES ON CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761767September 5, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
REAR PARKING LIGHTS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761026September 2, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
DURING THE JULY TIME FRAME I PARKED MY CAR IN MY GARAGE. THE NEXT MORNING I WENT INTO THE GARAGE AND SMELLED AN OVERWHELMING ODOR OF GAS FUMES. I IMMEDIATELY REMOVED THE CAR FROM THE GARAGE AND PARKED ON THE STREET. I WENT TO WORK THAT DAY AND WHILE DRIVING I SMELL GAS FUMES IN THE COCKPIT. I PARKED MY CAR AND OPENED THE TRUNK. I SMELLED GAS FUMES THERE AS WELL. IT HAS COME TO THE POINT I WILL NOT PARK MY VETTE IN THE GARAGE FOR FEAR OF THE HOUSE BURNING DOWN. I DO NOT DRIVE MY CAR TO WORK FOR FEAR OF THE CAR EXPLODING AND KILLING ME. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THEY DID NOT DETECT THE SMELL OF GAS FUMES EITHER. I FEAR PARKING THE CAR IN THE GARAGE BECAUSE I DO NEED A PLACE TO LIVE. THE CAR WILL REMAINED PARKED OUTSIDE UNTIL THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION IS RESOLVED. LETS BE PROACTIVE NOT REACTIVE. THANK YOU.....[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761132September 2, 2015
ENGINE
VALVES OF SPECIFICATIONS. I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO GET THIS FIXED. IF I WOULD HAVE DROPPED A VALVE WHILE DRIVING I COULD HAVE LOSS CONTROL OF MY CAR. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT CHEVROLET REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE 2007 Z06 23884 MILES 1 INT .008" #1 EXH .006" #3 INT .0085" #3 EXH .005" #5 INT .0085" #5 EXH .010" #7 INT .009" #7 EXH .005" #2 INT .010" #2 EXH .011" #4 INT .010" #4 EXH .012" #6 INT .008" #6 EXH .017" #8 INT .007" #8 EXH .006" MAX GM SPEC IS .0037" WHICH WOULD ROUGHLY BE .0075" ON THE WIGGLE TEST. SO BASICLLY IF THE WIGGLE TEST IS OVER .0075" THE GUIDES ARE OUT OF SPEC.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760613September 1, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CONSTANT FRESH FUEL FUMES FILLING THE CAR AND THE GARAGE. NOT RECONGNIZED BY THE DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760864September 1, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS, I HAVE BEEN NOTICING A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR EMANATING FROM THE LEFT REAR PORTION OF MY 2008 CORVETTE. WITHOUT HAVING THE CAR ON A LIFT, VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE DRIVER SIDE FUEL TANK REVEALS A "WET" LOOK CREEPING DOWN THE REAR SIDE OF THE TANK. AGAIN, WITHOUT THE AID OF A LIFT, I WAS ABLE TO FIX A RAG ON THE END OF A DEVICE AND SWIPE THE "WET" AREA. THE RAG PICKED UP A BIT OF THIS "WET" AND A SIMPLE SNIFF LEFT NO DOUBT THAT THE "WET" IS A GASOLINE LEAK THAT APPEARS TO BE COMING OUT THE TOP OF THE TANK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760366August 31, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE KEY WAS REMOVED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10759990August 28, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE ENGINE SHOOK AND THE HARMONIC BALANCER WOBBLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HARMONIC BALANCER NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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