Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#10252571December 22, 2008
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SERVICE COLUMN INDICATOR WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT HAS NOT DRIVEN THE VEHICLE SINCE THIS OCCURRENCE. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V060000 (STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE). THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE FOR $400. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251985December 16, 2008
STRUCTURE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD THUMPING SOUND. HE DISCOVERED THAT THE ENTIRE ROOF PANEL HAD TORN OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED HIM TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER REVIEW. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AND THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS NO ROOF. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 7,723. UPDATED 01/06/09. *LJ UPDATED 01/06/09. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252046December 16, 2008
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING ERROR APPEARS ON MY DIC AT RANDOM TIMES ALTHOUGH NOTHING SEEMS TO BE WRONG. I CAN SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND TURN IT BACK ON AND THE ERROR DOES NOT APPEAR. THERE ARE OTHER TIMES THAT IT WILL REAPPEAR BUT THE VEHICLE DRIVES OK. I WILL TURN ACTIVE HANDLING OFF WHEN THE ERROR APPEARS. IT SEEMS TO APPEAR ONLY WHEN I HAVE KEY FOB NO 2 IN MY POCKET. BECAUSE I'VE HEARD HORROR STORIES ABOUT ACTIVE HANDLING "TAKING OVER THE VEHICLE" I'M VERY CAUTIOUS ABOUT THIS FUNCTION IN THE VEHICLE. I MENTIONED THIS TO A DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME TO IGNORE IT SINCE THEY COULDN'T GET IT TO DISPLAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251075December 8, 2008
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 55 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE NEAREST DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED INCORRECTLY ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V060000 (STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE). UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY THE DEALER, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE INITIAL RECALL REMEDY WAS SURPASSED AND THE PIECES NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE RECALL WERE MISSING. THE DEALER FROM WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE COULD RETURN THE VEHICLE FOR A FULL REFUND. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 53,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249780November 25, 2008
STRUCTURE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V181000 (STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS). THE ROOF DETACHED FROM THE TOP OF HIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER REFUSED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND REFERRED HIM TO A BODY SHOP, WHERE HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE MANUFACTURER, HOWEVER, ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE DEALER REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249548November 22, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2004 CORVETTE, COUPE. STRONG ODOR OF GAS ON EVERY FILL UP. PARTICULARLY STRONG ODOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. NO INDICATIONS OF GAS LEAKING ON THE GROUND, GAS ODOR IS STRONG INSIDE THE VEHICLE ALSO. ODOR DISAPPEARS WHEN THE TANK IS ABOUT 1/2 FULL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249397November 20, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, BUT THE ELECTRONIC KEYLESS ENTRY WOULD NOT WORK. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGERS WERE LOCKED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. HE ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE THE ONSTAR FEATURE, BUT IT ALSO WOULD NOT WORK. SEVERAL DEALERS WERE NOTIFIED, BUT NONE COULD PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGERS WERE LOCKED IN THE VEHICLE FOR 15 MINUTES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 1,200. UPDATED 1/6/09 *CN UPDATED 01/14/09. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249066November 18, 2008
STEERING
I EXPERIENCED THE STEERING COLUMN ON MY 1999 CORVETTE LOCK UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. I WAS ONLY IN A RESTAURANT PARKING LOT AND WAS ABLE TO STOP AND CALL FOR HELP. I CALLED MY LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY AND THEY HAD INFORMED ME THAT I MUST HAVE MY CAR TOWED IN FOR THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. UPON ARRIVING AT THE REPAIR FACILITY, THEY INFORMED ME THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED TO REMEDY THIS ISSUE. THEY CHECK MY VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AND QUICKLY REALIZED THAT THE RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED ON MY CAR. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE PARTS ONCE AGAIN AND I WAS CHARGED ALMOST $700 FOR THE REPAIR. I ASKED WHY I NEEDED TO PAY FOR THE RECALL AND THEY SAID I WAS PAYING FOR IT BECAUSE THE RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED. I RESEARCHED THE EXACT RECALL PERTAINING TO THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT (04V0600000) AND DISCOVERED SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HAPPEN IF THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE RECONFIGURED AS TO DISABLE IT FROM BEING DRIVEN WHILE THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED UP. ON THE MODELS EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, THE LOCK WAS REMOVED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND A LOCK WAS INSTALLED ON THE SHIFTER SO IT COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE PARK POSITION. THIS WAS ALSO INTENDED TO KEEP THE ANTI-THEFT FEATURE. ON MODELS EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS, THE LOCK ON THE STEERING COLUMN COULD NOT BE REMOVED BECAUSE THIS WAS THE ONLY ANTI-THEFT DEVICE. INSTEAD THE FUEL TO THE ENGINE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE INTERRUPTED IF THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP. ON MY VEHICLE, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR INTO A PARKING SPOT AT THE RESTAURANT. I WAS NOT ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE STEERING COLUMN BEING LOCKED UP. I CALLED THE GENERAL MOTORS REIMBURSEMENT DEPARTMENT AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED AND THEY SAID MY CLAIM WAS DENIED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, MILEAGE OR WARRANTY DOES NOT APPLY TO SAFETY RECALLS. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248989November 17, 2008
STRUCTURE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE CO5 HARDTOP COUPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO WARNING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO INDICATE THAT THE HARDTOP IS NOT LOCKED. OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, THE AIR PRESSURE CAUSES THE UNLOCKED HARDTOP TO BECOME AIRBORNE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE HARDTOP HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES AND HAS COST THE CONTACT A LOT OF MONEY. HE STATED THAT THE FAILURE IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE HARDTOP COULD DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE AND STRIKE ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 25,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248470November 11, 2008
STEERING
2001 CORVETTE MANUAL TRANSMISSION--HAD CAMPAIGN 004006 DONE FOR COLUMN LOCKING PROBLEM JAN 06--ONE MONTH LATER, THE SERVICE PROCEDURE FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION CARS WAS CHANGED, AND THE NEW PROCEDURE NOT OFFERED TO ME/NEW INFORMATION NOT GIVEN TO ME. NOW NOV '08, COLUMN LOCKING PROBLEM RETURNS, AND DEALERSHIP IN SCOTTSDALE WILL NOT PERFORM THE NEWER RECALL PROCEDURE UNTIL THEY "FIND OUT WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT THIS TIME" THAT IS NOT APPROPRIATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248289November 10, 2008
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
DRIVING BACK FROM LUNCH TO THE OFFICE I WAS CHANGING LANES ON A HEAVILY TRAFFIC AREA. WAS GOING ABOUT 30MPH WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO FISH TAIL OUT OF CONTROL GOING SIDEWAYS INTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SLAMMING INTO A ELECTRICAL POST. BOTH MYSELF AND MY PASSENGER WERE IN AWE. I COULD NOT CONTROL THE CAR AND IT SEEMS EVENTHOUGH I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS IT KEPT INCREASING. THE HIT WAS SO HARD IT DAMAGED THE POST AND THE CAR SEVERELY. I STILL DO NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED SINCE IT HAS TRACTION CONTROL IT SHOULD HAVE NEVER FISHTAILED AND AT THAT LOW SPEED. NO TIRE MARKS OR ANY SIGN OF ACCELERATION WERE FOUND. I AM TRYING TO FIND ANSWERS TO WHAT HAPPENED. ITS SCARY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247959November 7, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THERE WAS A HEAVY GAS SMELL AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CHEVROLET DEALER TO CORRECT. THEY SAID THE GAS TANK HAD A LEAK ON THE TOP OF THE TANK. I THOUGHT THIS STRANGE BUT HAD THEM REPLACE IT. THERE WAS MUCH BACK AND FORTH AND THE DEALER SAID HE WOULD GIVE ME THE TANK AS A CHEVROLET GOOD WILL GESTURE, BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY LABOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247631November 4, 2008
EQUIPMENT, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
#1 , I LOVE THE CHEVY 2004 CORVETTE IT IS A BEAUTY, INSIDE THE BRAIN OR COMPUTER , ITS A DANGER. ON AUG 12TH , I HAD AN ACCIDENT THAT DID NOT HAVE ANY FAILURE OF MY DRIVING ABILITIES AS PER THE FOLLOWING CODES THAT GM HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH, AND HAVE MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR A GM MECHANIC TO FIX, I DID NOT LOSE ANYTHING EXCEPT MONEY AND RESPECT FROM GM. #2 I WENT TO AN INDEPENDENT CORVETTE RACE CAR AND MECHANICAL CORVETTE SPECIALIST THAT CONFIRMED THAT THE CODES ARE MEANT TO COME AND GO, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE AS PER A GM CERTIFIED MECHANIC , AND SERVICE ADVISOR, I'VE TAKEN MY 2004 CORVETTE TO TWICE AND HAVE BEEN CHARGED OVER 3K USD. VARA CHEVROLET MADE MANY ERRORS, NOT CHECKING A CODE COULD END IN A FATALITY , AS PER THE ABOVE I TALKED TO ABOUT ALL THE CODES I HAVE RECEIVED ON MY CAR, AND THE TRAGEDY IS THAT GM KNOWS THIS. I RECENTLY WAS ON A TRIP TO MIDLAND, TEXAS FROM CORPUS CHRISTI, NERVOUSLY I MADE IT WITH A INSPECTION DONE CORRECTLY, NOT IN THE MANNER DESCRIBED TO THE TEXAS DOT, I PUT 4 NEW TIRES IN WHICH I HAD TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE FROM VARA TO APPROX. 20 MILES OF FREEWAY TO GET NEW REAR TIRES AS THEY WERE BALD, FOR SOME REASON,MY CAR IS LISTED BY QUICK CHECK, A VEHICLE INFORMATION SERVICE , THAT HAS NO PHONE NUMBERS THAT MY VEHICLE WAS REPORTED IN AN ACCIDENT ON AUG 12TH AND A THEFT, WHICH HAS A CASE NUMBER, THE POLICE SAID THERE WAS NO SUCH CASE, I HAVE THE COPY THAT WAS MAILED TO ME BY ODESSA ALL AMERICAN CHEVY , I ONLY WANT MY MONEY BACK , NO CORVETTE NEEDED. I WAS TOLD I WOULD BE CHARGED WITH HARASSMENT, BY ODESSA POLICE DEPT, AND I HAVE AVOIDED ANY PHONE CONTACT. IM NOT SURE WHAT HARASSMENT IS IN THE LEGAL SYSTEM, I KNOW NOW, I AM POWERLESS. PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CODES DIAGNOSED AFTER MY CAR FAILED ON SAT, AND 8 TIMES ON A TRIP LAST WEEK, I HAVE BEEN OUT OF POCKET SO MUCH MONEY, AND GM HAS EVEN ADMITTED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM, CODE IS DTC C1287 OR C1288 CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION MY EMAIL IS HACKED PLEASE CONTACT . *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10247187October 29, 2008
STEERING
BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY IN MY 1999 CORVETTE, STEERING COLUMN LOCKED CAUSING ME TO GO OVER A CURB. WARNING LIGHT CAME ON DASH BOARD. I HAD CAR TOWED TO NEAREST CHEVY DEALER WHERE THEY PROCEEDED TO CHANGE THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK MOTOR. THEY TOLD ME THAT A RECALL (#04006B ON FEB/2004)ON THIS CAR WAS PERFORMED AND IT WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. WHEN I INQUIRED AS TO A SECOND POSTED RECALL #04006C) SERVICE MGR TOLD ME HE KNEW NOTHING ABOUT SECOND RECALL. THEY CHARGED ME $579.79 TO REPAIR AND DID NOT FOLLOW THE GUIDE LINES STATED IN THE SECOND RECALL, WHERE AS THE COLUMN LOCK ASSEMBLY IS TO BE RENDERED INOPERATIVE. I FEEL I WAS TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF AND CHEVROLET REFUSES TO REIMBURSE ME AND DISABLE THE LOCK ASSEMBLY. TALKING TO OTHER PEOPLE ON LINE, THIS PROBLEM HAS RETURNED ON MANY VEHICLES AFTER RECALL WAS PERFORMED. I AM WEARY OF DRIVING MY CAR BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW IF AND WHEN MY STEERING COLUMN WILL LOCK CAUSING AN ACCIDENT OR POSSIBLE LOSS OF LIFE. GM MUST BE FORCED TO DO THE RIGHT THING HERE AND I WANT MY MONEY BACK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246550October 23, 2008
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SPONTANEOUSLY STOPPED WORKING. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY A TECHNICIAN TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. HE SPECULATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED BECAUSE THE COMPARTMENT THAT HOLDS THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR IS IMPROPERLY SEALED, WHICH ALLOWS WATER TO REACH THE MOTOR AND CAUSE IT TO FAIL. SECONDLY, HE CONCLUDED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER UTTERS DO NOT PROPERLY DRAIN THE WATER IN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ASSEMBLY, WHICH PROMOTES WATER BUILD UP. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246198October 21, 2008
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND NOTICED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER RECALL FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY INOPERABLE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE RECALL REMEDY HAS NOT CORRECTED THE SAFETY DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245332October 14, 2008
STEERING
I OWN A 2000 CORVETTE. I STOPPED TO FUEL UP THE VEHICLE. WHEN I GOT BACK IN AND STARTED THE VEHICLE I RECEIVED A WARNING ON MY DASH TO SERVICE THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK. THIS OF COURSE LOCKED THE STEERING WHEEL SO IT COULD NOT BE TURNED AT ALL. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A DEALER. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL RECALLS ON THIS ISSUE. THE DEALER CLAIMS THE ITEM SHOWS IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED IN 2004. HOWEVER THE FIX IN 2004 DID NOT ACTUAL REPAIR THE PROBLEM SO IN 2006 ANOTHER RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THIS SAME COMPLAINT ON THE VETTE. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR TWO YEARS SO THE REPAIR WAS SUPPOSEDLY DONE BEFORE I PURCHASED IT. IF THE RECALL HAD BEEN REPAIRED PROPERLY I WOULD NOT BE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AGAIN. THE DEALER AND CHEVY ARE TELLING ME THAT SINCE THIS REPAIR HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE THE RECALL NO LONGER EXISTS FOR MY VEHICLE. YET THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THE CHEVY IS MORE THAN AWARE OF. IF THIS WOULD HAVE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING I OR SOMEONE I HIT COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. HOW CAN THEY CLOSE A RECALL THAT HAS NEVER BEEN REPAIRED PROPERLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245156October 11, 2008
TIRES, TIRES:VALVE
SNAP IN VALVE STEM HTTP://BLOGS.CONSUMERREPORTS.ORG/SAFETY/2008/06/TIRE-VALVE-STEM.HTML. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244934October 9, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE AND WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY ISSUES BEFORE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 134,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244316October 3, 2008
STRUCTURE
BRAND NEW 2008 CONVERTIBLE CORVETTE. ROOF TORE OFF DRIVING ON HIGHWAY FROM DEALERSHIP. GM CURRENTLY STATING NOT A WARRANTY ITEM BECAUSE 'CABLES CAN NOT BREAK SIMPLY FROM THE WIND'. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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