Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#10745734August 3, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SMELL GASOLINE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745894August 3, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE GLASS ROOF TOP WAS MOVING OUT OF POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V491000 (STRUCTURE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744657July 29, 2015
POWER TRAIN
MY CAR PERIODICALLY GETS STUCK IN PARK AND SHIFT LEVER WITH NOT MOVE INTO DRIVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 50-75 TIMES....IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES WHEN I HAVE BEEN TO GAS STATION AND VARIOUS SHORT TRIPS AROUND TOWN....GM NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744802July 29, 2015
STEERING, SUSPENSION, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON INTERSTATE 95 IN MIAMI, FLORIDA, I CHANGED LANES AND COULD NO LONGER CONTROL STEERING, CAR SEEM TO GO THE WAY IT WANTED TO. IT STEERED TO LEFT TO THE RIGHT BACK TO THE LEFT ACROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC AND I ENDED UP GOING SOUTHBOUND IN THE NORTHBOUND LANES. WITH THE HELP OF GOD I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK, START IT UP AGAIN, BACK UP, TURN IT AROUND AND HEAD THE RIGHT WAY, WHICH WAS NORTHBOUND, CONSIDERING THE TRAFFIC ON I-95 I SHOULD HAVE BEEN HIT BY NUMEROUS CARS DURING THAT TIME, BUT WITH GOD'S HELP IT DIDN'T HAPPEN. I NOTICED ON DASHBOARD THAT IT STATED TO SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING. I DECIDED TO DO SOME RESEARCH AND THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS RELATED TO THIS SAME INCIDENT AND SOME RECALLS ALSO. MY LIFE COULD HAVE TAKEN DURING THIS INCIDENT. I HAD JUST PURCHASED 2 NEW FRONT TIRES AND 2 REAR SHOCKS FOR MY CAR BEFORE THIS HAPPENED ONLY 6 DAYS BEFORE, CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN KEPT IN GOOD RUNNING CONDITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743743July 27, 2015
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
WHILE DRIVING THE CORVETTE, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WITH NO NOTICE. THE DASH INDICATED THE VEHICLE HAD ENTERED ACCESSORY MODE. POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES AND ENGINE POWER WERE COMPLETELY GONE. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS, THE DIC WENT FROM 'ACCESSORY MODE' TO 'SHIFT INTO PARK'. IN ORDER TO DO SO, I HAD TO COAST TO A SAFE PLACE. ONCE I GOT TO A SPOT WHERE I COULD MOVE OFF THE ROAD, I SHIFTED TO PARK AND RESTARTED THE CAR. IT THEN DROVE ON AS USUAL, BUT THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR OTHER INDICATOR. THIS HAPPENED ONLY ONCE THIS DAY, HOWEVER OCCURRED THREE ADDITIONAL TIMES WITHIN 10 MILES ON THE 23RD OF JULY. I CONTACTED A GM SERVICE TECHNICIAN WHO WORKS AT A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND HE CHECKED FOR ANY SERVICE BULLETINS OR RECALLS. THERE WERE NONE FOR THE CORVETTE. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET, AND CORVETTE FORUM (I AM A 10 YEAR FORUM MEMBER). I FOUND NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF THE IGNITION SWITCH IN 2005-2007 CORVETTES FAILING IN THIS MANNER. I LOCATED AN IGNITION SWITCH AND REPLACED IT. THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM IN 15 MINUTES AND FOR LESS THAN $50 AT DEALER RETAIL. I KNOW FROM OTHER NHSTC RECALLS ON VEHICLES THAT IGNITION SWITCH FAILURES ARE CONSIDERED A CRITICAL AND DANGEROUS FAILURE. THE FAILURES IN THE CORVETTES SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THESE RECALLS. IF SUCH A FAILURE OCCURRED DURING CROSSING TRAFFIC OR WHILE DRIVING IN CLOSE PROXIMITY INTERSTATE TRAFFIC, THE RESULTS COULD EASILY BE (AND MAY ALREADY HAVE BEEN) DEADLY. PLEASE CONSIDER INITIATING A RECALL, OR INCLUDING THE AFFECTED YEARS OF CORVETTE IN AN EXISTING RECALL. MY CAR IS NOW FIXED DUE TO MY ABILITY TO SEARCH FORUMS AND OTHER WEB BASED INFORMATION, HOWEVER MOST CORVETTE OWNERS ARE NOT AS INVOLVED OR AS WEB SAVVY AND COULD BE INVOLVED IN A LONG DRAWN OUT PROBLEM/DIAGNOSIS PROCESS WHICH WOULD PUT THEIR LIVES AT RISK. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743454July 25, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FOLLOWING THE OWNER?S MANUAL INSTRUCTION TO BURNISH THE BREAKS, I TOOK MY CAR TO AN AREA WHERE I COULD GO FROM ZERO TO 60 MPH THEN BREAK, 50 TIMES IN 10 MINUTES. ON ABOUT THE 40TH CYCLE, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND STARTED TO ?REV LIMIT? AND A WARNING CAME ON THAT SAID TO CHANGE THE ENGINE OIL, WHICH I JUST HAD DONE. THE FINAL TEN CYCLES TOOK A LOT LONGER TO GET TO 60. THE HVAC SYSTEM WAS OFF DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE TEMP OF THE COOLANT GOT CLOSE TO 320F, AND THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE SAID 103F. AFTER THE 50TH RUN I DROVE THE CAR AT ABOUT 60 MPH UNTIL THE ENGINE GOT TO A SAFE TEMPERATURE THAN I TURNED ON THE AIR AND GOT THE SAME TOXIC ODOR I EXPERIENCED WHEN I FIRST TOOK DELIVERY. IT MADE ME SICK TO MY STOMACH AND I HAD TO OPEN THE WINDOWS. I HAD GONE THROUGH GREAT LENGTHS TO GET RID OF THAT ODOR AND THOUGHT IT WAS AT AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL BEFORE THE BURNISHING. I ALWAYS LEFT THE WINDOWS OPEN WHEN PARKED IN MY GARAGE, I PUT THE CAR IN THE DIRECT SUN FOR SEVERAL DAYS WITH DOORS AND BACK OPEN, AND THE TOP OFF, AND EVEN LEFT THE ENGINE RUNNING FOR SIX HOURS ONE DAY WITH THE AIR ON. I HAD ALSO DRIVEN THE CAR WITH THE WINDOWS OPEN FOR TWO HOURS WITH THE HEATER AT MAX TEMP. THE ODOR WAS OF SUCH A CONCERN THAT TWO DOCTORS SUGGESTED I SELL THE CAR. HERE IN CALIFORNIA 115F DEGREES OR MORE IS NOT UNCOMMON, AND OFTEN MUCH HIGHER ON BLACK PAVEMENT. I AM CONCERNED THAT I DON?T KNOW WHEN THE CAR MIGHT OVERHEAT AGAIN AND PRODUCE MORE TOXIC FUMES. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THE FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE IGNORED THE HEATING PROBLEM AND SAID HE COULD NOT SMELL ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE NEW CAR SMELL. THEY DID CHANGE THE OIL FREE OF CHARGE AND GIVE ME A ?2015 CORVETTE TRACK PREPARATION? FLYER THAT SPECIFIED DIFFERENT VISCOSITY OIL AND A DIFFERENT BURNISHING PROCEDURE. UNFORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO DATE OR NUMBER ON THAT FLYER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735963July 23, 2015
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE DRIVERS SIDE FUEL TANK HAD LEAK ON THE TOP CAUSING FUEL TO POOL AND LEAK ON TO THE HOT EXHAUST. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS FIRE OR DEATH COULD RESULT. TANK WAS DEFECTIVE. THIS WAS A $4,000 REPAIR. ....UPDATED 11/02/15*BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735470July 21, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE FROM A PARKING SPACE, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ONLY ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE BACK AND FORTH LESS THAN 15 TO 20 FEET. THE FRONT WHEELS WERE SPINNING AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL HARNESS, THE RELAY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, A HARNESS PLATE KIT AND A SMALL LOCK NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING) AND NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA02031 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,524.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735541July 21, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GAS FUMES CONSTANTLY COMING OUT FROM AROUND THE CAR MOSTLY FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR.....ENTERING INSIDE OF CAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735131July 20, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 17 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AS THE SERVICE STEERING COLUMN, PULL KEY, AND WAIT 10 SECONDS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOCK PLATE NEEDED TO BE TAKEN OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN FOR AN ELECTRONIC BYPASS HARNESS TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,472.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734686July 17, 2015
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN THE CAR HAS OVER 1/2 A TANK OF GAS IN IT GAS VAPORS BEGIN TO FILL THE CABIN. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE SMELL IS SO POWERFUL I HAVE TO LET THE CAR AIR OUT FOR A MINUTE BEFORE I CAN OPERATE IT. UNFORTUNATELY, I CAN NOT WAIT FOR A RECALL TO FIX THIS SO I AM SENDING IT TO MY MECHANIC. I WOULD STRONGLY SUGGEST THIS GETS ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. THANKS ...UPDATED 09/22/15 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735210July 16, 2015
STEERING
I RECENTLY DISCOVERED I HAVE A SERVICE COLUMN LOCK ON MY CAR AND HAVE DISCOVERED ITS A RECALL PROBLEM.NHTSA CAMPAGN NUMBER IS 04V060000 AND NHTSA ACTION NUMBER IS EA02031 AND GM RECALL NUMBER IS 04006. MOMENTUMCHEVROLET LOCATED IN SAN JOSE ARE DENYING THIS RECALL AND DON'T WANT TO FIX IT WHEN IT CLEARLY IS A RECALL. SO MY QUESTION IS ARE THEY ALLOWED TO NOT FIX IT WHEN ITS A RECALL?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734597July 16, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
FIRST OCCURRANCE WAS A MONTH OR TWO AGO. WE WERE EXITING A PARKING LOTAT ABOUT 5MPH WHEN THE CAR'S ACTIVE HANDLING LOCKED THE RIGHT SIDE BRAKES TO WHERE I COULD NOT KEEP THE CAR STRAIGHT. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE WITHOUT A HEAVY THROTTLE TO OVERCOME THE BRAKES. SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING ICON LIT. I HAD TO SHUT THE CAR DOWN FOR A MINUTE THEN RESTART TO CLEAR THE BRAKES. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE, ALMOST IDENTICALLY. THE CAR WAS CHECKED BY THE DEALER BUT THERE WERE NO STORED CODES FOR THEM TO FOLLOW UP ON. APPARENTLY THE "MECHANICS" CANNOT PHYSICALLY INSPECT CARS ANYMORE. RECENTLY AND AFTER THE DEALER SERVICED THE CAR, IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES WITH MY WIFE DRIVING. IT IS BACK AT THE DEALER AS WE SPEAK. WE ARE BOTH BEGINNING TO BE WORRIED ABOUT OUR SAFETY AND THAT OF OTHER MOTORISTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734622July 16, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER A RECENT FILL UP, I SMELLED FUEL IN MY GARAGE AFTER PARKING MY 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE FOR SEVERAL HOURS. I CHECKED ONLINE, AND DISCOVERED THAT MY CAR FALLS WITHIN THE VIN RANGE FOR THE SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT (#10150) ISSUED IN 2010. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A CRACKED FUEL TANK AT THE QUICK CONNECTOR. UNFORTUNATELY, THE 10-YEAR LIMIT HAS EXPIRED. MY VEHICLE HAS JUST OVER 40,000 MILES SO THE 100,000 MILE LIMIT HASN'T BEEN REACHED. THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WON'T REPLACE IT BECAUSE THE TIME LIMIT IS UP. SO FAR, GENERAL MOTORS HASN'T OFFERED TO REPLACE IT EITHER. THEY'LL ONLY CONTACT THE DEALER TO ATTEMPT TO WORK OUT A MORE FAVORABLE DEAL. THE QUOTE I RECEIVED FOR REPAIR WAS $3,472. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND A KNOWN DEFECT, BUT GM WILL NOT ADDRESS IT PROPERLY. THEY'LL OFFER FREE REPLACEMENT TO OTHER VEHICLES WITH FUEL LEAKS (06-09 COBALTS) REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE OR TIME, BUT NOT THEIR FLAGSHIP AUTOMOBILE. I WOULD LIKE THE NHTSA TO REEXAMINE THIS VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734395July 15, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE TARGA REMOVABLE PART FOR THE ROOF DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE RECALLS FOR THE COMPONENT, BUT THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733825July 14, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE SHIFT INTERLOCK FAILS HAS FAIL 3 TIMES SINCE I OWNED THE CAR. THE SELONOIDE THAT TELLS THE SHIFTER THAT THE BRAKE IS PRESSED LOCKS UP. (CANT SHIFT OUT OF PARK) THE DRIVER CANT PUT THE CAR IN ANY GEAR. GM FIXED IT BY REPLACING THE WHOLE SHIFTER AND NOT UPGRADING THE FAILED PART. THEY JUST PUT ANOTHER BAD SHIFTER IN ITS PLACE. I HAD ONE TIME WHERE I COULD NOT PUT THE CAR IN PARK, THIS THE ENGINE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. I HAD TO FORCE THE SHIFTER FORWARD ALMOST TO BREAKING POINT TO SHUT THE ENGINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734016July 14, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AS THE VEHICLE STARTED PULLING TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733696July 13, 2015
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK, INTERMITTENTLY, BUT CONSISTENTLY. NUMEROUS FIXES HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTED, SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS NOTIFIED, BUT THEY SEEM TO THINK IT IS NORMAL. USING "ALTERNATIVE METHODS" TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE DO NOT SEEM APPROPRIATE OR SAFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733708July 13, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
I WAS NEARLY INVOLVED IN 2 ACCIDENTS IN THE PAST WEEK AND I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR. I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY CORVETTE WHICH HAS VERY LOW MILEAGE ON IT (~42,000) FOR HOW OLD IT IS. THE PROBLEM I AM EXPERIENCING EXACTLY MATCHES A RECALL LISTED FOR 2005 CHEVY CORVETTES HOWEVER BECAUSE MY VIN NUMBER DOES NOT LIST THAT RECALL CHEVY REFUSES TO HONOR IT. THIS RECALL: HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/CARS/PROBLEMS/DEFECT/RELATEDDEFECTSSUMMARY.CFM?RCL_ID=10V172000&DEFECTIDLIST=EA09002&MODULETYPE=VEHICLES&TYPE=VEHICLE BELOW ARE BRIEF SUMMARIES OF THE NEAR ACCIDENTS THAT OCCURRED: 1. I WAS SWITCHING LANES IN THE CITY AND THE CAR LOCKED THE STEERING WHEEL, APPLIED THE BREAKS, DID DOES NOT LET ME ACCELERATE SUCH THAT I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF TWO LANE AND A CAR IN THE LANE I WAS TRYING TO CHANGE INTO NEARLY HIT ME AND HAD TO SWERVE AROUND ME. 2. I PULLED OUT OF THE GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT AND THE CAR DID THE SAME THING (LOCKED THE STEERING WHEEL /APPLIED THE BREAKS/REDUCED THROTTLE). ONCOMING TRAFFIC TURNING ONTO THE STREET ONCE AGAIN NEARLY HIT ME AS I COULD NOT ACCELERATE OR MOVE THE CAR WITHOUT RESTARTING IT. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED A FEW TIMES TO ME WHILE IN THE PARKING LOT. THE MESSAGE, "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I WOULD LIKE TO GO ON RECORD STATING THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM IN CASE FUTURE PROBLEM CAUSES AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733343July 10, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED STRONG FUEL FUMES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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