Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#10682600February 10, 2015
ENGINE
WIGGLE TEST ON ALL VALVES SHOWED ALL EXHAUST VALVES WITH EXCESSIVE GUID WHERE....SAFETY ISSUE....!!! THIS CAN AND HAS LED TO CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS....... *TR
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Deaths:
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#10682605February 10, 2015
ENGINE
THIS MODEL CORVETTE CAN SUDDENLY DROP AN ENGINE VALVE (EXHAUST OR INTAKE) AND UNEXPECTEDLY DEVELOP A HOLE IN THE BLOCK ACCOMPANIED WITH OIL SPILLED ON THE ROADWAY, SMOKE BILLOWING WITH RISK FOR VEHICLES BEHIND AND IN FRONT, AND THE RISK FOR TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING, BRAKING AND CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE OUTCOME IF THIS HAPPENED ON A FREEWAY WITH CARS TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED IS POTENTIALLY FATAL. ALL OF THIS IS DUE TO MACHINING ERRORS AND SUPPLIER DEFECTS FOR THE ASSOCIATED PARTS (VALVES, GUIDES, ETC.) ON ALL 2006-2013 CORVETTE C6 Z06'S MADE BY GM. *TR
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#10682679February 10, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES
THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL SYS. FAIL IN ALL OF THESE CARS. GM DOES NOT PROVIDE A FIX OR REPLACEMENT PART FOR THE 99-2000 EBCM WHICH MEANS I HAVE TO DRIVE MY CAR WITHOUT NEEDED SAFETY FEATURES REQUIRED BY THE STATE OF VA TO PASS VEHICLE STATE INSPECTION. THE MAJORITY OF 99-2000 CORVETTES ARE DRIVING AROUND WITHOUT ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL BECAUSE OF LACK OF SUPPORT FROM GM. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED. *TR
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Deaths:
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#10682184February 9, 2015
ENGINE
I STARTED THE CAR WHEN IT WAS COLD, IT BEGAN TO SQUEAL FROM THE BELTS. I GAVE IT A SMALL REV AND IT SQUEALED INTENSELY, I MEAN VERY LOUDLY! I OPENED THE HOOD AND BELTS WERE NOT MOVING. I COULD NOT MOVE THE CAR. THE HARMONIC BALANCER HAD LOST IT'S BOND. I AM JUST GLAD I WAS SITTING STILL. AT SPEED, THE STEERING WOULD HAVE BEEN LOST, IT COULD HAVE KILLED ME! I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE SHOP, AND IT COST ME $1000.00. NOT GOOD! I READ THAT THIS HAPPENS ALOT. BAD DESIGN FOR SURE. I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED. WHAT CAN I DO? CHEVY WON'T EVEN TALK TO ME ABOUT IT. IT'S A SHAME BECAUSE I LOVE MY CAR, BUT NOW I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT! *TR
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0
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#10682273February 9, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
UPON PARKING THE VEHICLE IN MY GARAGE I NOTICED A VERY STRONG FUEL SMELL EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. I SEARCH ALL AROUND THE CAR AND COULD NOT FIND A LEAK. THIS VERY POWERFUL FUEL/GASOLINE SMELL WOULD PERMEATE MY ENTIRE HOUSE CAUSING A BIT OF NAUSEA AT TIMES. I STARTED TO PARK THE CAR OUTSIDE BECAUSE I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD AS WELL AS THE NOXIOUS FUMES. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND THEY FOUND THAT THE MAIN FUEL PUMP (LOCATED IN THE LEFT SIDE FUEL TANK) HAD BEEN LEAKING FROM THE HIGH PRESSURE SIDE OF THE PUMP. THE PLASTIC THAT FUEL PUMP MODULE IS COMPOSED OF STARTED TO DETERIORATE ON IT'S OWN, AND BEGAN TO SPRAY FUEL ONTO THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THERE IS A LARGE SKID/SUPPORT PLATE THAT HOLDS UP THE FUEL TANK AND THIS PLATE WAS RETAINING A MAJORITY OF THE FUEL. THIS TANK IS ALSO VERY CLOSE TO THE EXHAUST AND I'M JUST FORTUNATE THAT THE FUEL DID NOT SPRAY INTO THAT DIRECTION. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH ALL 2005-2013 CORVETTES. SO MANY ISSUES IN FACT THAT AC DELCO (THE VENDOR THAT SUPPLIES THE FUEL PUMP MODULES TO GM) HAS ISSUED 3 UPDATES TO THIS PARTICULAR PART. HERE IS MY OEM PART NUMBER AS WELL AS THE SUBSEQUENT UPDATE PART NUMBERS. MY OE PUMP THAT LEAKED: 15785206 (IS NO LONGER A GOOD AC DELCO #) 1ST UPDATE: 19133441 2ND UPDATE: 19302042 3RD UPDATE: 19149687. *TR
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10681980February 8, 2015
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT HANDLE LOCKS IN PARK AND YOU CAN NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND GM EVEN NOTES HOW TO OVER-RIDE THE PROBLEM IN THE OWNERS MANUAL (SEE PAGE 2-31), WHEN IT HAPPENS. SINCE THIS HAPPENS SO OFTEN, AND TO SO MANY OWNERS (SEE INTERNET COMMENTS ON PROBLEM), A PERMANENT FIX SHOULD BE DONE AND COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER. IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION YOU MAY NOT HAVE TIME TO PLAY WITH THE SHIFTER AND THIS CAN LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT OR PERSONAL INJURY. WHILE GM DOES NOTE TO CONTACT A DEALER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN THE OWNERS MANUAL, NO RECALLS SEEM TO HAVE BEEN MADE? *JS
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0
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#10681927February 7, 2015
ENGINE
DURING MODERATE ACCELERATION AND MID RANGE RPMS, THE ENGINE CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY. A HOLE WAS BLOWN IN THE ENGINE BLOCK AND THE CAR SPEWED SMOKE, OIL AND CHUNKS OF METAL FROM THE ENGINE ALL OVER THE ROAD AS I VEERED OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER. THE SUSPECTED ISSUE WAS FAULTY HEADS AND IMPROPERLY MACHINED VALUE GUIDES. THIS ENGINE WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE SECOND ENGINE HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE CRANKSHAFT AND THE PISTON ARM. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 4500 MILES ON THE SECOND ENGINE, THE CAR LOCKED UP AND DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC CAUSING A MASSIVE TRAFFIC JAM FOR ABOUT HALF AN HOUR. I HAD TO PUSH THE CAR BY HAND IN TRAFFIC TO THE FARTHEST EDGE OF THE RIGHT HAND LANE SINCE THERE WAS NO SHOULDER. AFTER THE CAR COOLED DOWN FOR HALF AN HOUR I WAS ABLE START THE VEHICLE AND MAKE IT TO A DEALER. THIS ENGINE WAS ALSO REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *JS
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10681806February 6, 2015
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN FIRST GEAR, HE APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY JUMPED OUT OF GEAR. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED IN THE TRANSMISSION BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SERVICE STEERING COLUMN LOCK WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.
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0
Deaths:
0
#10681842February 6, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE CROSSOVER PIPE BETWEEN THE TWO FUEL TANKS STARTED LEAKING FUEL. THIS CAUSED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL TO HAPPEN INSIDE THE GARAGE AND INSIDE THE CAR ITSELF. FUEL ALSO SPLASHED ON VARIOUS PARTS UNDER THE CAR. THIS RESULTED IN A POSSIBLE UNSAFE CONDITION. *JS
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10681078February 4, 2015
AIR BAGS
FROM TIME TO TIME THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. IT WILL GO OFF IF I MOVE THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK AND FORTH A LITTLE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG EVEN AFTER TAKING THE DRIVER'S SEAT OUT AND COMPLETELY RE-INSTALLING IT. THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN FROM TIME TO TIME AND MY CONCERN IS THAT I HAVE COME TO IGNORE THE LIGHT AND ONE OF THESE DAYS THE LIGHT WILL BE ON FOR A REASON AND I WILL IGNORE IT . I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT MANY OTHER 2010 CORVETTE OWNERS HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT MY SUSPICION IS THAT THE ISSUE IS IN THE WIRING WHICH MAY BE GETTING PINCHED FROM TIME TO TIME AS THE SEAT MOVES BACK AND FORTH. *TR
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10681278February 4, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT STRONG FUEL FUMES EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FUMES WERE STRONGER IMMEDIATELY AFTER REFUELING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 4/21/15*CN UPDATED 6/26/2015 *JS
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0
Deaths:
0
#10680826February 3, 2015
WHEELS
BOTH REAR WHEELS ARE CRACKED AND WILL NOT HOLD AIR FOR MORE THAN A DAY! AFTER CONTACTING GENERAL MOTORS ABOUT THE PROBLEM THEY STATED THAT THERE ARE NO RECALL'S ON THESE WHEELS. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE FOR THESE WHEELS CAN BRAKE AT ANY TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10681030February 3, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY 2008 C6 CORVETTE HAS A PROBLEM WITH A FUEL SMELL COMING FROM CAR WHEN I FILL THE TANK. I PARKED THE CAR IN THE GARAGE AFTER A REFILL ONE EVENING. MY WIFE RETURNED HOME FROM WORK A COUPLE OF HOURS LATER AND WHEN SHE OPENED THE GARAGED SHE WAS OVERWHELMED BY THE GAS FUMES, AFTERWARDS I PARKED MY CAR OUTSIDE OF THE GARAGE. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT I HAD A LEAKING FUEL PUMP AND I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE PUMP AS WELL AS THE LEFT FUEL TANK (REPAIR COST ESTIMATE $2900). THE MECHANIC STATED THAT HE'D CHANGED SEVERAL OF PUMPS ON C6 CORVETTES IN THE PAST. SO I ASKED HIM IF THIS WAS SUCH A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE, WAS CHEVROLET AWARE OF THE THIS SAFETY ISSUE. THIS WAS THE RESPONSE " I CANNOT ANSWER THAT QUESTION SIR". I TRULY BELIEVE THIS A SAFETY DEFECT THAT MAY CAUSE SOMEONE THEIR LIFE ONE DAY. EITHER WITH SOMEONE PARKING THE CAR IN THE GARAGE IN THE FUMES MAY CAUSE THE HOT HEATER TO IGNITE THE FUMES OR IT LEAKS DOWN ONTO AN HOT EXHAUST WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10680061January 30, 2015
ENGINE
MY SON WAS DRIVING AND JUST COMPLETED A TURN WHEN HE APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE ENGINE STOPPED ABRUPTLY. THERE WAS A CLOUD OF SMOKE AND THEN A SMALL FIRE UNDERNEATH THE CAR FROM THE OIL THAT CAME OUT FROM A BASEBALL SIZE HOLE IN THE SIDE OF THE BLOCK BELOW THE NUMBER 8 CYLINDER. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, A VALVE IN THE NUMBER 8 CYLINDER SNAPPED BELOW THE VALVE GUIDE DROPPING THE HEAD OF THE VALVE ONTO THE PISTON WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. I HAVE THE ENGINE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. *TR
Crash:
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Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10679646January 29, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SMELL OF GAS IN CABIN AFTER FILL UP. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10679709January 29, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V251000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , EXTERIOR LIGHTING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
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0
Deaths:
0
#10679782January 29, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GASOLINE SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE IT SITS WITH THE WINDOWS UP. USUALLY MORE NOTICEABLE AFTER FILLING WITH FUEL. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10679435January 28, 2015
ENGINE
CHECKED ENGINE HEADS AND VALVES DUE TO THE ONGOING ENGINE FAILURES OF THE LS7 ENGINE. NUMBER 7 INLET VALVE WAS FOUND TO BE STRESSED TO THE POINT OF IMMINENT FAILURE DUE TO THE FACTORY MACHINING BEING OUT OF ALIGNMENT WITH THE VALVE STEM AND THE VALVE SEAT. 2 OTHER INLET VALVES WERE FOUND NOT CONCENTRIC AND WERE REPLACED ALSO. THE EXHAUST VALVES WERE FOUND TO BE OUT OF FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS WITH THE VALVE GUIDES SO ALL 16 VALVE GUIDES AND 8 EXHAUST VALVES WERE REPLACED ALSO AND THE HEADS MACHINED TO FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS. WHEN THESE ENGINES FAIL, THE ENGINE STOPS AND YOU HAVE NO POWER STEERING OR VACUUM POWER TO THE BRAKES SO YOU STRUGGLE TO STOP THE CAR AND STEER IT TO A SAFE PLACE. THE ENGINE BLOCK, BEING ALUMINUM, NORMALLY VENTILATES WITH A CONROD OUT THE SIDE AND OIL AND COOLANT IS DEPOSITED ON THE ROAD SURFACE. NOT A GOOD SITUATION IN MY OPINION AS WE DRIVE OUR CAR ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS FAIRLY REGULARLY. GENERAL MOTORS IS AWARE OF THE SITUATION AND SO FAR HAS DONE NOTHING TO SHOW ANY CONCERN FOR THE MOTORIST WHO OWNS THE CAR OR THE INNOCENT MOTORIST MINDING HIS/HER OWN BUSINESS ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10679215January 27, 2015
POWER TRAIN
AT APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES THE LINKAGE THAT CONNECTED THE SHIFTER TO THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED, I DO NOT HAVE THE SERVICE RECORD FOR THAT SERVICE. HOWEVER, I BELIEVE IT WAS FIXED UNDER THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY COVERAGE. APPARENTLY THERE IS A WEAKNESS IN THE GROMMET THAT CONNECTS THE CABLE. ON JANUARY 19, 2013, AT 71,126 MILES THE SAME OCCURRED WHILE I WAS PARKED AT A COSTCO GAS STATION IN LAKE WORTH, FLORIDA. IT REQUIRED A TOW TO MAROONE CHEVROLET IN LAKE WORTH, FLORIDA. THIS SERVICE COST ME $499.34 FROM MY PERSONAL FUNDS. SERVICE REQUIRES A NEW CABLE. ON JANUARY 21, 2015, AT 81,321 MILES THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN WHILE I WAS PARKED AT THE BASS PRO SHOP IN PALM BAY, FLORIDA. THIS REQUIRED A TOW TO ROSNER CHEVROLET IN MELBORUNE, FLORIDA. THE SERVICE COST ME $397.55 FROM MY PERSONAL FUNDS. SERVICE REQUIRED A NEW CABLE AND GASKETS AS YOU CAN SEE, I AVERAGE ABOUT 5,000 MILES PER YEAR. ALBEIT, THIS CAR IS 16 YEARS OLD AND IN LIKE NEW CONDITION. HAVING OWNED SEVERAL CARS WITH EXCESS OF 100,000 MILES AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10679334January 27, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY. "SERVICE STABILITY CONTROL" MESSAGE APPEARED. BRAKES APPLIED AUTOMATICALLY AND PULLED HARD TO THE RIGHT. I COULD NOT STEER. TURNED CAR OFF THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. CAR WAS "NORMAL" UNTIL THE STEERING WHEEL GET TURNED COMPLETELY. SCARED IT WILL HAPPEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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