Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#10622529August 15, 2014
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SKID. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT BOTH FRONT TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED CAUSING ABNORMAL AND PREMATURE WEAR OF THE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,300.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10622557August 15, 2014
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG READINESS LIGHT STAYS ON INTERMITTENTLY WITH THE FREQUENCY INCREASING. AS OF TODAY, 08/15/14 IT IS ON CONSTANTLY. I HAVE NO IDEA IF THIS IS JUST A WARNING FAILURE OR IF THERE IS REALLY A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10622593August 15, 2014
ENGINE, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON SHIFTING GEARS IN REVERSE OR DRIVE, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ANTI-THEFT SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN CLEARED A COMPUTER CODE AS A TEMPORARY REMEDY BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,750.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10622520August 15, 2014
STEERING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
JULY 19TH 2014 I PURCHASED A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 FROM AUTONATION FORD IN LITTLETON COLORADO.JULY 26TH AFTER RETURNING HOME I PARKED THE CAR IN MY GARAGE. WHEN I CAME OUT TO MOVE THE CAR LATER THAT AFTERNOON THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THERE WAS A MESSAGE ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER THAT SAID "SERVICE COLUMN LOCK". I IMMEDIATELY CALLED AUTONATION CHEVROLET, SINCE THE VEHICLE IS CHEVROLET, TO SEE IF I COULD GET SOME ADVICE ON HOW TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE SERVICE MANAGER CHECKED WITH A TECHNICIAN AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR WOULD NEED SERVICE. AUTONATION CHEVROLET REFERRED ME TO AUTONATION BUICK GMC. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO AUTONATION BUICK GMC ON THE MORNING OF JULY 27TH 2014. AFTER DETERMINING THAT THEIR DEALERSHIP WAS INCAPABLE OF DOING THE REPAIR AUTONATION BUICK GMC HAD THE CAR TOWED TO ED BOZARTH CHEVROLET PARK MEADOWS FOR REPAIR. I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE & FOUND OUT THAT THE "SERVICE COLUMN LOCK" ISSUE WAS A RECALL ISSUE IN 2004 FOR CORVETTES. THE "SERVICE COLUMN LOCK ISSUE ALSO EFFECTS THE FUEL SYSTEM AND LIMITS THE CAR TO 2 MPH. FIRST NOTIFICATION OF THE RECALL WENT OUT TO OWNERS ON AUGUST 2ND 2004. I CONTACTED GM ON AUG. 1ST 2014, 1 DAY SHORT OF THE 10 YEAR LIMIT ON RECALL WORK. ED BOZARTH INFORMED ME THAT THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I THEN CONTACTED GM CORPORATE TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE RECALL. GM CORPORATE INFORMED ME THAT THE RECALL WORK HAD BEEN DONE ON MY CORVETTE IN 2006. SINCE THE SAME "SERVICE COLUMN LOCK" ISSUE AROSE, THE RECALL WORK FAILED. I ASKED GM CORPORATE IF THEY WOULD COVER THE FAILED RECALL REPAIR AND I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULDN'T. I WOULD ASK THAT SINCE GM'S RECALL WORK DID NOT SOLVE THE "SERVICE COLUMN LOCK" ISSUE THAT THEY COVER THE APPROXIMATELY $1500 REPAIR THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR TO GET MY CAR BACK IN A DRIVABLE STATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10621934August 13, 2014
AIR BAGS
THE RED AIRBAG / SRS INDICATOR WILL INTERMITTENTLY DISPLAY ON THE DASH (THIS BEGAN APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO). INITIAL DISPLAYS WOULD RESET UPON CYCLING THE IGNITION. THE DISPLAY HAS NOW BEEN ON FOR THREE DAYS AND HAS NOT RESET. THE DEALER ONLY SPECULATES AS TO THE PROBLEM AND IT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. AUTOMOTIVE FORUMS INDICATE THAT THIS IS A CHRONIC AND ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR VEHICLE. THE CONCERN IS THAT THE SRS SYSTEM IS NON-FUNCTIONAL DURING THESE INTERMITTENT TIMES AND PRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT DRIVER SAFETY CONCERN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10621107August 9, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD AT APPROX. 20 MPH WHEN RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE RIGHT. VEHICLE WOULD LOCK UP EVERY TIME I TRIED TO GO THEREFORE I HAD TO CUT IGNITION OFF AND RESTART. THIS HAS OCCURRED NOW THREE TIMES AND EACH TIME THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE RIGHT EACH TIME AND WOULD NOT GO! I WAS TRAVELING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED ON EACH OCCURRENCE AND WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN ON EACH OCCURRENCE. WE TOOK THE CAR TO YOUMAN'S CHEVOLET IN MACON ,GA AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT AND THE CHARGES TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM WERE GOING TO BE SO OUTLANDISH THAT WE DID NOT PURSUE. THEY DID NOT EVEN CONSIDER CHECKING TO SEE IF THERE COULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM OR ANY OTHER PROBLEMS WE HAVE GONE TO THEM WITH DURING THE LAST SEVEN YEARS. AT THAT POINT, WE WENT TO A CAR REPAIR PLACE THAT WE USE FREQUENTLY ON ALL OF OUR VEHICLES AND HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE CAR TO CHECK FOR AN ERROR CODE ON THE COMPUTER BUT NOTHING SHOWED UP. THE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT IT HAS NOT DONE THIS ENOUGH TIMES TO REGISTER THE PROBLEM YET. SINCE THAT TIME, WE GENERALLY DRIVE WITH THE TRACTION SYSTEM OFF WHEN DRIVING IN TOWN AS IT IS SOMEWHAT SCARY WHEN THE SITUATION OCCURS. THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED TO DATE WHEN THE TRACTION SYSTEM IS OFF AND HAS ALSO NOT HAPPENED WHEN TRAVELING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10621111August 9, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE COUPE STARTED MAKING POPPING AND CRACKING NOISES AT ANY AND ALL RATES OF SPEED SOME TIME AGO. AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED, THE WIND NOISE AND WHISTLING SOUNDS ARE ALMOST UNBEARABLE AS THE NOISES ARE SO LOUD. I CONSULTED WITH YOUMAN'S CHEVROLET IN MACON, GA AS THEY ARE THE ONLY CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN OUR ARE AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT THE TOP HAD STATED TO SEPARATE FROM THE LOWER PART AND THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE A ENTIRE NEW TOP. ONCE AGAIN, THEY DID NOT EVEN CONSIDER CHECKING TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. NATURALLY, OUR GREATEST CONCERN IS THE POTENTIAL OF THE UPPER PORTION FLYING OFF WHILE WE ARE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND CAUSING A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT TO OTHER VEHICLES OR INJURIES. I RECENTLY STARTING TAKING THE CORVETTE MAGAZINE AND MUCH TO MY SURPRISE, I READ THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE TOP. I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP DID NOT BOTHER TO CHECK ON THIS RECALL OR TO ADVISE US OF THE RECALL IF THEY WERE AWARE OF IT AS WE ARE REGULAR CUSTOMERS AND HAVE SPENT A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF WITH THEM ON THIS CORVETTE OVER THE LAST SEVEN YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10620798August 8, 2014
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, STRUCTURE
CENTER CONSOLE ON 2013 CORVETTE GRAND SPORT GRAND GETS VERY HOT WHEN DRIVING MORE THAN HALF HOUR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10620859August 8, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. WITHOUT WARNING, THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 900.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10619482August 7, 2014
SEAT BELTS
I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE LISTED ABOVE IN DEC. 2012. I RECENTLY TOOK IT TO A CHEVROLET DEALER FOR SERVICE WHO AT THAT TIME RAN IT THROUGH THEIR DATABASE TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY OUTSTANDING RECALLS. IN 1990 A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT NOT WORKING AS EXPECTED. WHEN THEY CHECKED WITH THE MANUFACTURER THEY WERE INFORMED THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART WAS NO LONGER IN PRODUCTION SO THEREFORE COULD NOT BE REPLACED. MY QUESTION IS SHOULD THE MANUFACTURER STILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THE DEFECTIVE PART OR HAS THE RECALL EXPIRED ON THIS ISSUE? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME CONCERNING THIS MATTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10619412August 6, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR CAME ON FOR SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM AND SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM AND WILL NOT RESET. NO REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AND DEALER HAS NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM OTHER THAN TO REMOVE THE FUSES ASSOCIATED WITH THESE SYSTEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10619268August 6, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V251000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10618881August 5, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AND WON'T GO BACK ON EITHER MANUALLY OR AUTOMATICALLY UNTIL THE CAR COOLS DOWN. THIS JUST STARTED HAPPENING RECENTLY. MY DEALER SAID THAT FOR SLIGHTLY OLDER CORVETTE YEARS, THERE WAS A RECALL TO REPLACE THE FUSE BLOCK ITSELF. APPARENTLY THERE WERE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS ABOUT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT FOR NO REASON. I HAD THE FUSE BLOCK REPLACED AND IT APPARENTLY HAS SOLVED THE PROBLEM - BUT AT A COST OF OVER $500. AFTER READING OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT 2008 CORVETTES, IT WOULD SEEM THAT THE RECALL SHOULD ALSO COVER THAT MODEL YEAR AS WELL. SIMI VALLEY, CA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10618946August 5, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BPMV NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH OTHER UNKNOWN FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS DISCONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. UPDATED 09/17/14*LJ UPDATED 02/3/2015 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10619017August 5, 2014
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET CORVETTE ZR1. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CLUTCH FAILED AND THE CLUTCH PEDAL REMAINED IN A DOWNWARD POSITION. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE FORCE TO SHIFT OUT OF FOURTH GEAR BUT, AFTERWARDS, WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR DUE TO THE CLUTCH FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000. ..UPDATED 09-09-14 *BF UPDATED 12/18/2014 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10619086August 5, 2014
STEERING:COLUMN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE SERVICE STEERING COLUMN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10618610August 4, 2014
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON THIS DAY, I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 100 MPH (GERMAN AUTOBAHN) WHEN THE VEHICLE FOR NO APPARENT REASON DECIDED TO LOCK UP THE BRAKES. I ALSO LOST POWER STEERING. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO CARS AROUND ME. THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" SENSOR HAS BEEN ON AND OFF SINCE THEN AND I AM LOOKING AT GETTING IT LOOKED AT TOMORROW. I HAVE JUST READ FORUMS OF OTHER 2005-2008 CORVETTES HAVING THIS SIMILAR PROBLEM. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO ABOUT GETTING THIS CAR SERVICED? I AM IN GERMANY AND I HAVE YET TO FIND A CORVETTE MECHANIC. WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ADVICE. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10618184August 1, 2014
SEATS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING AT LOW SPEEDS MOVING, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE ENGINE STALLED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A TRAILER. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE RIGHT ARM. THE DRIVER'S SEAT MOVED OUT OF POSITION AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SPECIALIZED MECHANIC, WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE IGNITION SWITCH. ADDITIONALLY, THE DRIVER'S SEAT RAIL MOUNTING WAS FRACTURED TO DUE TO DEFECTIVE METAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10617369July 29, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES
AS I WAS DRIVING THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING MESSAGE CAME ON THE DIC.THEN THE CAR BRAKES ENGAGED PULLING THE CAR TO THE LEFT. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616762July 28, 2014
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, MANY CORVETTE OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS SAFETY ISSUE, FOR NUMEROUS YEARS. MINE IS 2010. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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