Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#10144518December 5, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH COMPUTER READOUT MESSAGE: SERVICE ABS, SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. DEALER HAS FOUND THAT COMMUNICATION IS BEING LOST BETWEEN THE STEERING SENSOR AND COMPUTER. NO REASON WHY. POSSIBLE LOOSE PIN CONNECTION? ALL OTHER EQUIPMENT CHECKS OUT OK. HAD LOSS OF CONTROL AND LOSS OF BRAKING TEMPORARILY. *JB
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#10143602November 24, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE THE TOPS ON THESE CARS HAVE A PROBLEM. WITH THE PROCESS THEY USE TO SECURE THE TOPS TO THE FRAME ASSEMBLY. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING MY THIRD TOP INSTALLED. THESE TOPS WILL PEEL OFF AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THESE ARE LARGE PIECES I HAVE HEARD REPORTS OF THEM FLYING OFF ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH WITH NO WARNING. THERE WERE FIVE CORVETTES WAITING TOP REPLACEMENTS WHEN I TOOK MINE IN. *JB
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0
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#10143134November 18, 2005
WHEELS:RIM
I HAVE A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE IT HAS 31,000 MILES ON IT I WAS GOING TO HAVE TIRES PUT ON IT FOR THE FIRST TIME AND NOTICED BOTH REAR WHEELS ARE CRACKED I DID NOT HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED YET BUT THE DEALER CENTER CHEVROLET GOT AHOLD OF THE GM REP AND THEY WILL ONLY BUY ONE RIM IF I BUY THE OTHER RIM .THIS CAR IS MY WIFE'S AND HAS BEEN VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF , DOES THIS SOUND LIKE THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THESE WHEELS ( IT IS BOTH BACK WHEELS)?? PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF I NEED TO REPORT THIS ELSEWHERE. *JB
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#10142713November 15, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
CAR WAS SHUT DOWN AS PER INSTRUCTIONS...WITH GEAR IN REVERSE AND HAND BRAKE ON. AFTER ONLY 6 DAYS OF INACTIVITY THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. I HAD TO GAIN ENTRY VIA THE EMERGENCY HATCH ACCESS. BATTERY SHOWED ZERO VOLTS. *JB
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No
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No
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0
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#10141742November 4, 2005
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
DT:DITTO CONTACT STATES THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO USE THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT BELT THE LAP PORTION OF THE BELT BECAME STUCK WITHIN THE FRONT ANCHORAGE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE SEAT BELT AND OFFERED TO PUT ON ANOTHER STRAP. THE STRAP WAS IN A DIFFERENT COLOR THAN THE PREVIOUS STRAP, AND HE DID NOT WANT IT. THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL 91V143000 ON A SIMILAR PROBLEM THAT THE DEALER HAD PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED REPAIRS. HOWEVER THE CONTACT WANTED THIS PROBLEM TO BE COVERED BY THE RECALL AS WELL. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AT TIME. *AK UPDATED 01/04/06. *JB
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No
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0
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#10141567November 2, 2005
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. HE STATED THAT HE PARKED, WENT INTO THE GROCERY STORE, AND WHEN HE CAME BACK OUT TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AND THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NOT UNLOCK. HE WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS RECALL 04V060000 ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. BUT THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE HIS VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM THAT AFTER DOING THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST IT WAS EVIDENT THAT IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH DRIVER'S ERROR. IT MAY HAVE BEEN AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE RECALL STATED THAT IT COULD LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM NOW THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS TO BE DONE.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141591November 2, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND ACTIVE HANDLING INDICATORS STARTED COMING ON WHEN STARTING VEHICLE. VEHICLE IS 2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE WITH 32,000 MILES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST $3,189 TO REPLACE A VALVE AND A MODULE (BPMV AND EBCM). I THOUGH THIS WAS UNUSUAL FOR TWO PARTS TO GO OUT ON A VEHICLE WITH SUCH LOW MILES. THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT THERE HAD BEEN OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY THE FULL PRICE FOR THE FAILURE OF A DEFECTIVE SAFETY DEVICE ON MY VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT FAILS AT 32,000 MILES. ALTHOUGH I HAVE ONLY HAD TO RELY ON ABS ONCE SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN 2001, I FEEL THAT IT SAVED ME FROM GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT. NOW, THE FEATURE DOESN'T WORK AND GM HAS MADE IT NEARLY COST PROHIBITIVE TO GET IT FIXED! WHEN I HAD A DEFECTIVE SEAT BELT ON ANOTHER GM VEHICLE, GM WAS FORCED TO FIX IT FOR FREE. I FEEL THE SAME SHOULD OCCUR ON ANY VEHICLES WHOSE SAFETY DEVICES, SUCH AS ABS, FAIL AT LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. *JB
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0
Deaths:
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#10141483November 1, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PRESENTLY OWN A 2005 C6 CORVETTE. MY CONCERN IS NOT ONE OF A SAFETY ISSUE BUT ONE OF A PROBLEM THAT CONTINUES TO EXIST WITH THE CAR DESPITE NUMEROUS TOWS (6 - 7) TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE RESPONSE IS THERE IS NO PROBLEM. MY CAR CONSISTENTLY "DIES" OR WILL NOT CRANK AFTER SITTING FOR 5 -12 DAYS. THERE APPEARS TO BE A BLIND EYE TO THIS PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS I HAVE OBSERVED ON NUMEROUS FORUMS. *NM
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10141347October 31, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
VEHICLE BATTERY DEAD WITHIN 4 DAYS OF BEING PARKED IN GARAGE. OFFICIAL CHEVROLET "SHUT-DOWN" PROCEDURE WAS FOLLOWED. *JB
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0
Deaths:
0
#10141215October 29, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
DEAD BATTERY SYNDROME. AFTER SETTING FOR A FEW DAYS THE BATTERY ON THIS CAR DRAINS TO A POINT OF NOT BEING ABLE TO START THE CAR. THERE IS A VERY DETAILED SHUT DOWN SEQUENCE FOR THIS 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION CAR THAT SEEMS TO BE THE CULPRIT. HOWEVER, I HAVE HAD THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES AND THEY HAVE YET TO BE ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED 5 TIMES IN 10 MONTHS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141061October 26, 2005
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
AFTER RECALL WAS DONE ON 2003 CHEVROLET CORVETTE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE IN MOTION. *TS THE RECALL THAT WAS PERFORMED ON 8/18/2004 WAS INTENDED TO PREVENT THE STEERING WHEEL FROM LOCKING UP. THERE WAS NO RESULTING ACCIDENT OR INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER ON 12/21/2004. THE REPAIR ORDER SHOWED THAT THE PROGRAMMING DID NOT TAKE ON RECALL REPAIR.(RECALL NUMBER 04V060000, RECALL 04006). *NM
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0
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#10140502October 22, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:LEAF
FRONT END OF CAR FALLS DOWN DUE TO BROKEN LEAF SPRING WHEN TAKEN THROUGH A CAR WASH. SECOND OCCURRENCE. PART WAS JUST REPLACED A MONTH AGO AND BROKE AGAIN. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140378October 20, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ENGINE STALLING. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
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0
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0
#10139571October 13, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SAME AS COMPLAINT #'S 757075 & 10124963 "ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM MALFUNCTION". WHILE MOVING AT SPEED (APPROX 75 MPH) IN A STRAIGHT LINE ON EVEN PAVEMENT, THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM ACTIVATES THE LEFT SIDE BRAKES HARD FOR ABOUT TWO SECONDS. THIS CAUSES MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IN MY CASE THE VEHICLE DEPARTED THE RIGHT LANE AND FORCED ME ACROSS THE LEFT LANE ONTO THE SHOULDER. NO CODES. ADDITIONAL DETAIL: I ORIGINALLY TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE BECAUSE I WAS GETTING A FAULT IN THE AHS, "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING". THE AHS WOULD AUTOMATICALLY DISABLE ITSELF AT THE TIME OF THE CODE WARNING. THIS HAPPENED ONCE PER DRIVING CYCLE WHILE MOVING AT SPEED (EXACTLY THE SAME AS ABOVE, ONLY IT DIDN'T TRY TO WRECK THE CAR). THE DEALER REFERENCED A GM SERVICE BULLETIN AND SAID THE SOFTWARE FOR THE AHS NEEDED TO BE UPGRADED. AFTER THE UPGRADE, UNDER THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES IT NOW ACTIVATES THE AHS AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO VEER WILDLY. THE DEALER CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE. THE AHS SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL. *NM
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139637October 13, 2005
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
CRANE CHEVROLET IN WAYNE NJ PERFORMED THE ELECTRONIC COLUMN SYSTEM RECALL AND 1500 MILES LATER IT LOCKED UP AGAIN SO THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED FOR THE SECOND TIME AND TO MY SURPRISE THEY GAVE ME A BILL FOR$382. THEY CLAIMED IT WAS ECL MOTOR THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED AND IT WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL ,THE SYSTEM WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DISABLED SO THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN, SHAME ON GM FOR PUTTING A SYSTEM ON THIS CAR THAT KEEP FAILING AND TRYING TO MAKE US PAY FOR IT .THERE ARE COUNTLESS AMOUNTS OF COMPLAINS HERE ALSO ON EVERY CORVETTE FORUM ,WHY ISN'T THE GOVERNMENT STEPPING IN AND MAKING GM TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FAILURE, UNTIL THEY DO WE CAN NOT DRIVE THIS CARS WITH CONFIDENCE THAT WE WILL NOT GET STRANDED. *JB
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0
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0
#10134904October 6, 2005
STEERING
DT: NO PROBLEMS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, AND THEN WHILE BACKING CAR OUT OF GARAGE, STEERING COLUMN LOCKED, REMOVED KEY, WAITED 10 SECONDS AS SHOWN ON DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE STARTED. WENT FOR A FEW FEET AND THE FUEL LINE SHUT CAR OFF. HAD TO PUSH CAR INTO THE GARAGE AND THEN HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY. THEY REPLACED THE LOCKING PARTS, RACK/ SECTOR/ LOCK BOLT THAT LOCKED THE STEERING COLUMN, WHICH HAD BEEN RECALLED 04V06000 IN 2004. THE DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE A DEDUCTIBLE BECAUSE THE RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE, BUT GM AUTHORIZED THE REPAIR WITH NO DEDUCTIBLE CHARGED. *AK *NM
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10138837September 29, 2005
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
CONSUMER STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND WAS UNDRIVEABLE. *TS THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE ISSUE, HOWEVER THE RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED 90 DAYS PRIOR AND THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT THEIR EXPENSE, EVEN THOUGH THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER STATED TWICE THAT THE RECALL HAD BEEN PERFORMED IMPROPERLY BY THE FIRST DEALER. HE STATED FURTHER, THAT HAD THE RECALL BEEN PERFORMED PROPERLY, THE STEERING WOULD NOT HAVE LOCKED UP ON THE VEHICLE. CHEVEROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE DENIED THE RECALL REPAIR AS WELL AS THE GM EXTENDED WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THE FAILURE WAS IDENTICAL. *JB
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133018September 22, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
DT: THE CALLER COMPLAINED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD WARNING FLASHER LIGHT DID NOT WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER SAID THAT THE SWITCHES WERE DEFECTIVE AND OVERHEATED. THE CALLER WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THEM FIXED. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136900September 19, 2005
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
DT: THE STEERING LOCKED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2005 WHILE GOING 30 MPH, THERE WAS RECALL, AND HAD THE RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED ON JUNE 10, 2005. CONTACTED GM, AND LEFT A MESSAGE WITH THE GENERAL MANAGER. THIS HAPPENED BEFORE WHILE BACKING THE VEHICLE OUT. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THAT WAS WHEN THE CONSUMER FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136819September 17, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
VEHICLE WITH FAILURE - MY 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE 2D HARDTOP 6MT MILEAGE - 35,972 (AFTER ACCIDENT) (1) PANIC STOP IN CENTER LANE OF CONGESTED TRAFFIC. DRIVER APPLIES BRAKES WITH MAXIMUM EFFORT AND CLUTCH IS DISENGAGED. IMPACT WITH THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AHEAD WAS AVOIDABLE GIVEN THE INITIAL VELOCITY AND DISTANCE FOR SEPARATION. (2) DRIVER FEELS A NOTICEABLE "POP" THROUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WITH MAXIMUM EFFORT APPLIED, THE PEDAL DROPS QUICKLY TO THE VEHICLE FLOOR. THE BRAKE SYSTEM UP TO THIS POINT HAD DECREASED VEHICLE SPEED TO AT MOST 10 MPH. DRIVER MAINTAINS PEDAL EFFORT BUT THE REMAINING MOMENTUM CAUSES AN IMPACT WITH THE VEHICLE AHEAD DUE TO THE NEARLY 100% LOSS OF BRAKE PERFORMANCE. POST-IMPACT DRIVING AND INSPECTION LEADS TO THE DISCOVERY OFA RUPTURED FLEXIBLE BRAIDED HOSE, 1 OF 2 HOSES ROUTED ALONG THE DRIVER-SIDE FRAME RAIL, ADJACENT TO THE FRONT DRIVER-SIDE OF THE ENGINE. THESE TWO HOSES CONNECT THE STEEL TUBING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ABS CONTROLLER AND ARE PERMANENTLY ATTACHED TO THE STEEL TUBING. (3) THE COMPLETE BRAKE TUBING AND HOSE ASSEMBLY (WITH THE RUPTURED HOSE) FROM MASTER CYLINDER TO ABS CONTROLLER WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ASSEMBLY BY THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE FAILED COMPONENT, DESPITE THE VEHICLE OWNER REQUESTING OTHERWISE, WAS NOT KEPT FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. DIGITAL PICTURES AND VIDEO ARE AVAILABLE FROM IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT DIAGNOSED THE CAUSE OF THE RUPTURE AS ABRASION BETWEEN FRAME RAIL AND HOSE. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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