Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#10628981August 27, 2014
AIR BAGS
DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DASH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *ITR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10628639August 27, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
AFTER HAVING THE HARMONIC BALANCER REPLACED. AFTER LEAVING BAIERL AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE (WEXFORD, PA) AND 1/8 MILE DRIVE, THE FOLLOWING WARNING MESSAGES APPEARED WITH ALARM ON MY D.I.C. ACTIVE HANDLING WARMING UP' THEN "SERVICE VEHICLE SOON " THEY HAVE KNOW THEY BROKE IT WHEN THEY DROPPED THE STEERING BUT CAN'T GET THE PART TO FIX IT. I FOUND THE PARTS, (USED) REQUIRED AND PAID WAY TO MUCH MONEY FOR LABOR TO HAVE THEM INSTALL THEM. AFTER AROUND 200 MILES MY D.I.C. NOW ANNUNCIATE, ACTIVE HANDLING ,SERVICE ABS, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. DO I NEED TO GET A LAWYER FOR HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10628304August 26, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), EXTERIOR LIGHTING
NO HIGH BEAM HEAD LIGHTS. FUSE DID NOT BLOW, BULBS CHECKED AND ARE GOOD, BUT WILL NOT LIGHT. HAD CHECKED, AND FOUND SHORT IN WIRING HARNESS AND FUSE BOX. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10628412August 26, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SUSPENSION
THE PROBLEM STARTED AS A HIGHLY INTERMITTENT WARNING THAT THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND ACTIVE HANDLING SUSPENSION SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE SERVICED. IT WOULD USUALLY GO OFF BY SHUTTING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING IT. COULDN'T LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THIS YEAR WHEN I TOOK THE CAR OUT IT RESET ONCE AND THEN STAYED ON. DIAGNOSED IT, GENERATED DTC ERROR CODE C1214, INDICATING A BAD POWER RELAY INSIDE THE ABS UNIT. THE CAR NOW HAS JUST OVER 40,000 MILES. TO ANSWER AN OBVIOUS QUESTION, YES THE PROBLEM DID OCCUR A FEW TIMES WHILE DRIVING BUT IT OCCURRED PRIMARILY WHEN STARTING THE CAR. SEARCHING THE INTERNET IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ACROSS A LARGE RANGE OF GM VEHICLES USING THIS SPECIFIC ABS SYSTEM MADE BY DELPHI. IT REQUIRES REPLACEMENT F THE ABS UNIT TO REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10628599August 26, 2014
AIR BAGS
AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR TWO HOURS IT WAS PARKED FOR SEVEN HOURS. UPON RESTARTING THE AIR BAG READINESS LIGHT CAME ON FLASHING AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG STATUS INDICATOR HAS ALSO STOPPED WORKING.SO THE SYSTEM DOES NOT KNOW IF SOMEBODY IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL IT ALSO INDICATES THAT THE AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10628067August 25, 2014
AIR BAGS
MY AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT COMES "INTERMITTENTLY". THIS HAPPENS AT LEGAL OPERATING SPEEDS AND NORMAL CONDITIONS. IT WILL EVEN HAPPEN WHILE STANDING STILL. GM RECALLED A NUMBER OF BUICKS AND GMCS THAT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYING ON (SOME 2008-2009 AND ALL 2010-2013 BUICK ENCLAVE AND GMC ACADIA, SOME 2009 AND ALL 2010-2013 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE, AND SOME 2008-2009 AND ALL 2010 SATURN OUTLOOK TO REPAIR THE WIRING HARNESS OF SEAT MOUNTED SIDE AIR BAGS). THE FIX WAS TO SPLICE THE HARNESSES AND SOLDER THE WIRES TOGETHER! COULD THIS BE A FIX FOR THE CORVETTE TOO? SHOULD THE CORVETTE HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS RECALL? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10628082August 25, 2014
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON FOR WHILE DRIVING THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES TOTAL. AFTER CAR SHUTDOWN AND RESTART IT RESETS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. IF IT SHORTS PRIOR TO AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAG DOES NOT DEPLOY SOMEONE MAY BE INJURED OR EVEN WORSE DIE FROM THIS ONGOING PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10628167August 25, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE
FIRST THE ROOF BLEW OFF.THE COMMUNICATION MESSAGE CENTER GIVES MIS INFORMATION.THE CAR HAS ALWAYS MADE A GRINDING SOUND UNDER HOOD AT START UP.PROBLEMSM ACTIVATING EELECTRICAL STABILITY SYSTEM.ALSO AFTER ROOF REPAIR ROOF RATTLES AND ALWAYS SOUND LOOSE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10627805August 24, 2014
AIR BAGS
RED AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY AND HAS CONTINUED DOING IT FOR THE PAST 6 YEARS. THE PAST 6 MONTHS OR SO IT NOW STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10627806August 24, 2014
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG GO ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY - CHEVY DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO KNOW PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10627816August 24, 2014
POWER TRAIN
OPERATING VEHICLE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, STOP AND GO FOR 30 MINUTES. ACCELERATING FROM TRAFFIC LIGHT, MAKING GEAR CHANGE FROM SECOND TO THIRD AT 25 MPH CLUTCH PEDDLE WENT TO FLOOR HARD, UNABLE TO COMPLETE GEAR CHANGE. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH NO POWER, TRAFFIC BEHIND VEHICLE MADE HARD STOP TO AVOID HITTING MY CAR. CAUSED MAJOR TRAFFIC JAM UNTIL VEHICLE COULD BE PUSHED OFF ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10627762August 23, 2014
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON, WHEN I STARTED THE CAR. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, WHO REPORTED BOTH THE DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT AIR BAGS HAD INTERNAL FAILURES AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10627796August 23, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I WAS LEAVING MY FRIENDS HOME THIS EVENING AND MY HEADLIGHTS WOULDN'T COME ON. MY HIGH BEAMS AND FOG LIGHT WORK BUT I HAVE NO HEADLIGHTS. I WAS AN HOUR FROM HOME AND HAD TO DRIVE THE ENTIRE WAY WITH MY HIGH BEAMS ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10627575August 22, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMP STOP WORKING. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V251000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE RECALL WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE FUSE BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10627628August 22, 2014
POWER TRAIN
AFTER HAVING THE CAR FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS START THE ODYSSEY OF GETTING OUT THE PARK FOR REVERSE OR DRIVE, OVER THE TIME AND USE HAS BEEN COMPLICATED, ALSO FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS ON THE OWNERS MANUAL HAVE TO TURN OFF THE CAR FOR COUPLE TIMES TO RESOLVE AND CONTINUOUS, HAVE TRIED LOTS OF RECOMMENDATIONS AND NOTHING BETTER IF NOT WORSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626958August 21, 2014
STEERING:COLUMN, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BRAKE INTERMITTENTLY SEIZED AND PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AN UNKNOWN WARNING SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT A STARE WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626896August 20, 2014
POWER TRAIN
A KNOWN GM DEFECT EXISTS ON 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTES. MY AUTOMATIC SHIFT WAS STUCK IN PARK, HUNDREDS OF CORVETTE OWNERS HAVE SUFFERED THIS EXACT DEFECT PREVENTING THE VEHICLE TO BE MOVED, STRANDING THE DRIVER FOR HOURS IN PARKING LOTS, GARAGES ETC. ON A HIGHWAY 215 BELTWAY IN LAS VEGAS NEVADA MY CORVETTE WAS STUCK IN PARK, I COULD NOT GET IT IN DRIVE TO MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER 10 TIMES. I CONTACTED GM. THEY DID RESPOND, NOW ARE IGNORING MY ISSUE. THEY HAVE MADE NO ADMISSION NOR OFFERING A RESOLUTION IN THIS MATTER. MY CORVETTE IS NOW BEING REPAIRED AT ED BOZARTH CHEVROLET IN LAS VEGAS NEVADA AT MY EXPENSE FOR A BILL OF OVER $1,100. A DEFECTIVE SHIFTER SOLENOID IS PART OF THE DEFECT WITH A BENDING OF THE SHIFTING CABLE & PLASTIC SHIFT ASSEMBLY LOCATED UNDER THE CENTER CONSOLE. MY CORVETTE IS EXTREMELY WELL MAINTAINED BY ME. YOU MAY GOOGLE-" 2005 CORVETTE AUTOMATIC SHIFTER DEFECT" FOR FURTHER PROOF A SERIOUS DEFECT COMMON ON THIS MODEL CREATING A SAFETY ISSUE. YOU MAY VIEW ONE OF MANY BLOGS,PHOTO LINKS & DETAILED DATA ON THIS DEFECT HERE: HTTP://M.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/C6-TECH-PERFORMANCE/3196793-2005-C6-AUTOS-STUCK-IN-PARK-SOLUTION-WITH-PICS.HTML. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626480August 19, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" ERROR MESSAGE FOR MORE THAN 2 YEARS. SERPENTINI CHEVROLET IN STRONGSVILLE OHIO HAS LOOKED AT THE PROBLEM NUMEROUS TIMES AND HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE IT. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING, THE RECALL SERVICE WAS PERFORMED FOR THE TELESCOPIC STEERING WHEEL YEARS AGO! WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR THE VEHICLE THROWS THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" MESSAGE. THIS ONLY OCCURS DURING RAPID ACCELERATION WHEN HIGH SPEED DRIVING IS EXPERIENCED. PLEASE NOTE THE BELOW DATA AND HELP ME RESOLVE THIS. 2005-2008: SERVICE BULLETIN: STABILITRAK/ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHT ON, SERVICE STABILITRAK/ACTIVE HANDLING MESSAGE ON DIC SUBJECT: STABILITRAK/ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHT ON, SERVICE STABILITRAK/ACTIVE HANDLING MESSAGE ON DIC, DTC C0710 STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR (SWPS) SIGNAL SET (INSTALL CLIP IN SWPS CONNECTOR) #06-02-35-002B - (10/19/2007) MODELS: 2004-2008 CADILLAC XLR 2005-2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE WITH STEERING WHEEL - TILT, TELESCOPING (RPO N37 OR N38) CONDITION: SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ON A STABILITRAK OR ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM LIGHT BEING ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THIS WARNING LIGHT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A SERVICE STABILITRAK OR SERVICE ACTIVE HNDLG MESSAGE ON THE DIC. DIAGNOSIS WITH A SCAN TOOL MAY REVEAL A DTC C0710. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626043August 18, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMED. THE HIGH BEAMS WERE ENGAGED IN ORDER TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOT A REMEDY FOR THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:14V251000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,846.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10625744August 16, 2014
AIR BAGS
CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. IT GOES OFF AND ON RANDOMLY. WHEN IS THIS GOING TO BE CORRECTED? MY CORVETTE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE. THEY JUST MOVE THE WIRES UNDER THE SEAT AND THE LIGHT GOES OUT FOR AWHILE. AT ONE POINT THEY SAID THE PRE-TENSIONER WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED IT. I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AT THE TIME AND PAID MY $200 DEDUCTIBLE. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE LIGHT WAS BACK AND MY DEALER WAS SHUT DOWN BY GM. IT WENT OUT BECAUSE THEY MOVED THE WIRES NOT BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE TENSIONER. THEIR TECH 11 SAW AN OPEN CIRCUIT, NOT A DEFECTIVE TENSIONER. THEY OWE ME $200. THAT'S A LAUGH. I ZIP TIED THE CONNECTOR'S UNDER THE SEAT. THAT LAST FOR AWHILE AND THE LIGHT COMES BACK. THIS PROBLEM IS THE EXACT PROBLEM THAT THE BUICK WAS RECALLED FOR. THE SAME FIX IS REQUIRED FOR THE CORVETTE. A CONNECTOR UNDER THE SEAT NEEDS TO BE REMOVED AND THE WIRES SOLDERED TOGETHER ARE WE WAITING FOR A DEATH? IT WILL HAPPEN SOONER OR LATER. THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON. I HAVE FILED MANY COMPLAINT'S WITH THE NHTSA AND SO HAVE MANY MEMBERS OF THE C6 CORVETTE FORUM WITH NO LUCK OR RESPONSE TO LET US KNOW THAT YOU EVEN READ THEM. I CONTINUE TO HOPE TO GET A CHANCE TO TALK TO YOU. PLEASE CALL OF EMAIL ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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