Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#10080840July 12, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL HOURS, EXCESSIVE PRESSURE BUILDS IN THE GASOLINE TANK. PRESSURE IS HIGH ENOUGH THAT GASOLINE IS JETISONED FROM THE TANK. A PERSON UNAWARE OF THIS SITUATION COULD BE SPRAYED WITH GASOLINE. IN ADDITION, WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED IN HOME GARAGE, GASOLINE FUMES ARE EXCESSIVE. SINCE PILOT LIGHTS FOR WATER HEATER AND FURNANCE ARE ALSO LOCATED IN GARAGE, THIS COULD LEAD TO AN EXPLOSION. *LA
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0
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0
#10080653July 9, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AT 3,900 MILES MY NEW CAR WAS DOWN 1QUART OF OIL. UPON QUESTIONING I FOUND THIS WAS COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2001 CORVETTES. AT 15000 MILES GM REPLACE PISTONS BUT SAID THAT IT IS ACCEPTABLE BY GM STARDARDS FOR THE CORVETTE TO BURN A QUART OF OIL EVERY 900 MILES. HOWEVER THEY WON'T GIVE ME INFORMATION IN WRITING ONLY TO MY LAWGER WHICH I DON'T FEEL NEEDED YET. I ALSO HAD A FRIEND WHO HAS SAME YEAR CORVETTE AS MINE AND HE TWO IS BURNING OIL. IT IS A KNOW PROBLEM EVEN IN GM WEB SITES FOR IT MECHANICS. PLEASE HELP I'M TIRED OF CHECKING OIL AND REPORTING CONSUMPTION TO DEALERSHIP I DIDN'T PURCHASE A 50,000 CAR FOR THIS.*AK
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081612July 9, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED STEERING COLUMN LOCKED. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. RECALL O4V06000 WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080686July 9, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
CHEVROLET HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE NHTSA RECALL, (#04V060000), ON MY 1998 COVETTE. THEY SAY IT ONLY COVERS THE 1997 MODEL YEAR DESPITE MY QUOTING YOUR RECALL NOTICE WHICH COVERS 1997-2004. THE SPECIFIC ITEM AND FAILURES LISTED IN THIS RECALL OCCURRED IN AUGUST 2002. I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE I TRIED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND FOUND IT TO BE LOCKED! THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE REPAIRS TOTALED WELL OVER $650.00, (USING "GENUINE GM PARTS" WHICH DISABLE THE COLUMN LOCK.*AK
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080619July 8, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
RE: NHTSA ID 04V060000. MY 2000 CORVETTE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT RELEASE WHILE IN MY DRIVEWAY. THIS FAILURE IS SUPPOSED TO INITIATE A FUEL SHUTOFF TO PREVENT VEHICLE MOVEMENT. HOWEVER, I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE IT UP A TOW TRUCK RAMP FOR TRANSPORTATION TO A GM DEALER. FORTUNATELY, THE FRONT WHEELS WERE STRAIGHT WHEN THE COLUMN LOCKED UP. THE PROBLEM I HAVE WITH THIS SITUATION IS THAT MY VIN IS NOT LISTED IN THE CURRENT RECALL CAMPAIGN FOR THIS TYPE OF FAILURE. I WAS REQUIRED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS WHICH INVOLVED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE COLUMN LOCK SWITCH.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075633July 6, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
WHEN THE CONSUMER PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AT 2MP, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED IN PLACE WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE RELAY AND WIRING HARNESS. *NM THE COLUMN LOCKED WHILE IN DRIVE UNDER POWER. THERE WAS NO ENGINE SHUTDOWN. *SC *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071912July 6, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP. THE CONSUMER WOULD TRY NUMEROUS TIMES TO UNLOCK THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *LA THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT HE WAS 54 DAYS LATE TO HAVE THE RECALL WORK DONE. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080367July 5, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
SMELL GAS ODOR OUTSIDE THE CAR, MOSTLY ON THE DRIVER SIDE. GAS LEAKS FOUND BY THE DEALERSHIP ON THE DRIVERSIDE FUEL TANK, SEAL ON THE FUEL PUMP, AND THE INTERCONNCTING HOSES FOR BOTH TANK. ALL PARTS REPLACED.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080336July 2, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
RECALL 04V060000 CONCERNING STEERING COLUMN LOCKING. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT ONCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080250July 1, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN NHTSA RECALL# 04V060000 WHICH STATES THAT ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK SYSTEMS (ECL), WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH IS TURNED TO ?LOCK,? THE ECL PREVENTS TURNING OF THE STEERING SYSTEM. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, THE ECL UNLOCKS THE STEERING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE IS DESIGNED SO THAT IF THE COLUMN FAILS TO UNLOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED AND THE CUSTOMER TRIES TO DRIVE, THE FUEL SUPPLY WILL BE SHUT OFF SO THAT THE VEHICLE CANNOT MOVE WHEN THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE STEERED. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079058June 30, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
I OWN A 1997 CORVETTE WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION THAT HAS HAD TWO INSTANCES OF THE ELECTRONIC CLOLUMN LOCK SYSTEM FAILING. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED IN JUNE OF 2000 AND GM REPLACED THE MODULE AT NO CHARGE. THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED IN AUGUST OF 2003. I UNDERSTAND THAT GM HAS DONE A RECALL ON 1997 CORVETTE'S FOR THIS PROBLEM (RECALL CAMPAIGN #04V060). I WROTE A LETTER TO GM REQUESTING INFORMATION AND REINBURSEMENT FOR MY COSTS DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE ECM IN AUGUST OF 2003, BUT WAS TOLD BY THE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER THAT MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. I DON'T UNDERDSTAND HOW THERE CAN BE A RECALL FOR 1997 CORVETTE'S THAT EXCLUDES A VEHICLE CAR THAT HAS HAD TWO INSTANCES OF THE RECALLED PART FAILING. THE CAR ONLY HAD 32,000 MILES ON IT, THE SECOND TIME THE PART FAILED. FROM READING THE RECALL NOTICE, THERE IS A PROCEDURE TO PREVENT FURTHER LOCK UPS OF THE STEERING COLUMN, BUT APPRATENTLY MY CAR IS NOT COVERED. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO LOOK INTO LTHIS MATTER AND FORCE GM TO INCLUDE ALL 1997 MANUAL TRANSMISSION CORVETTES AS PART OF THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. *AK
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080230June 30, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
UPON STARTING VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT UNLOCK. DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079999June 28, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T MOVE, AND VEHICLE FAILED TO START WHEN THE KEYS WAS TURNED IN THE IGNITION. THIS OCCURRED DUE TO A DEFECT DESCRIBED IN THE ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK RECALL 04V060000. BUT, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078893June 27, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
SOMETIMES. AFTER TURNING INTO AN INTERSECTION, THE ABS ENGAGE AND SLOWS THE VEHICLE TO 5 MPH AND THERE IS ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078894June 27, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
AFTER A COMPLETE FILL-UP OF THE GAS TANK AND DURING A CONTINUOUS DRIVE OF 50 MILES OR MORE THE FUEL GAGE RECALIBRATES TO EMPTY. I HAVE PERIODICALLY STOP AND FILL-UP AGAIN AND AGAIN OUT OF THE FEAR THE VEHICLE MIGHT RUN OUT OF GAS. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079956June 25, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
CONSUMER VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN THE NHTSA RECALL 04V06000 CONCERNING STEERING COLUMN LOCKING. PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK SYSTEMS (ECL), WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH IS TURNED TO ?LOCK,? THE ECL PREVENTS TURNING OF THE STEERING SYSTEM. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, THE ECL UNLOCKS THE STEERING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE IS DESIGNED SO THAT IF THE COLUMN FAILS TO UNLOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED AND THE CUSTOMER TRIES TO DRIVE, THE FUEL SUPPLY WILL BE SHUT OFF SO THAT THE VEHICLE CANNOT MOVE WHEN THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE STEERED. MANUFACTURER INDICATED THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074395June 25, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
RECALL NO.#04V060000, STEERING COLUMN/ANTI THEFT DEVICE: WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN REVERSE AND BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED TWICE WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE PROBLEM AT COST TO THE CONSUMER. *NM *NM
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074155June 22, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN
WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED THE VEHICLE AND STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO UNLOCK IT BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT A RECALL ISSUED WAS NOT FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074234June 22, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN
WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED A LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED. THE DRIVER TRIED TO UNLOCK IT BUT WAS UNABLE TO. THE DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN LEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074238June 22, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN
THE STEERING MECHANISM LOCKED UP WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED TO INQUIRE ABOUT A SIMILAR PROBLEM WHICH WAS UNDER RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT HIS CAR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL DUE TO VIN. *NM *NM
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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