Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#10074249June 22, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
THE STEERING LOCK REMAINED LOCKED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON. THE MFR HAS RECALLED THIS DEFECT, HOWEVER THE VIN# FOR THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. *NM *NM
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079564June 21, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
WHILE PARKING STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10078571June 21, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
STEERING COLUMN LOCKED - LOCKING PIN DID NOT RELEASE DURING KEY TURN BUT ENGINE TURNED OVER. THIS OCCURED THE SAME WAY THREE TIMES. FIRST TIME WAS A YEAR AGO. HAD DEALER REPAIR IT BUT THEY CLAIMED IT WAS A WEAK BATTERY, THEY CHARGED IT AND SIMPLY SAID THEY RESET IT.. DUE TO HOW LONG THEY HAD IT, I HAD TO RENT A CAR WHICH ULTIMATELY COST ME $350. SECOND TIME, A DIFFERENT DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS THE BCM NEEDING REPROGRAMMING AND THAT IT WAS NOT THE SAME THING AS THE CURRENT RECALL AT THE TIME (SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THE PCM) DESPITE THE SEEMINGLY SIMILAR EXPLAINATION OF THE RECALL. IT WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY AND LEAD TO A COST OF $275. THE THIRD TIME, SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED AGAIN AND THIS TIME THE SAME DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK ACTUATOR OR OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE SOLENOID. THEY ARE NOW IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE WHOLE LOCKING ASSEMBLY FOR $315 ($175+LABOR). ALL THREE INCIDENCES OCCURED WITH A WEAKENED BATTERY YET THE ENGINE HAD NO PROBLEMS TURNING OVER SUGGESTING THAT DAMAGE COULD HAVE OCCURED. EACH TIME, I WAS STRANDED WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND THE TOTAL COST IS NOW ROUGHLY $1000 OUT OF MY POCKET. I SHOULD ALSO MENTION THAT SINCE TOW TRUCKS ARE NOT DESIGNED WITH THE CORVETTE IN MIND, EACH AND EVEY TIME MY VEHICLE GETS TOWED, I HAVE TO ASSIST THE TOW TRUCK SO AS TO AVOID FURTHER DAMAGE WHILE THEY BARELY GET THE VEHICLE ON THE FLAT BED. THIS ALONE IS ENOUGH STRESS LET ALONE THE COST OF THE TOWS. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078446June 18, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN
STEERING WHEEL LOCK UP INDICATIONS ARE BEING EXHIBITED. DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER MESSAGE "REMOVE KEY AND WAIT 10 SECONDS" HAS APPEARED A HALF DOZEN TIMES OVER THE PAST 3 MONTHS. CAR IS ONLY DRIVEN ONCE OR TWICE PER WEEK. KNOWLEDGEABLE PEOPLE IN THIS AREA ADVISE ME THIS IS A PRECURSOR TO FAILURE OF THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK. LOCAL DEALER AND GM CUSTOMER SERVICE TELL ME MY VIN # IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. MY READING OF RECALL CAMPAIGN # 04V060000 INDICATES MY 1997 THRU 2000 WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS ARE SUBJECT TO THIS DEFECT. LOCAL DEALER AND GM CUSTOMER SERVICE REFUSE TO HELP WITH PROBLEM. *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078403June 17, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
I HAVE A BRAND NEW 2004 CORVETTE 1 1/2 MONTHS OLD WITH ONLY 1341 MILES ON IT. WHILE DRIVING HOME IN RUSH HOUR DALLAS TRAFFIC ON A VERY BUSY FAST MOVING ROAD, MY ENGINE DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I COULD NOT RESTART THE CAR & WAS IN A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION RISKING THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING REAR ENDED. LUCKILY A POLICEMAN CAME BY AND PARKED BEHIND ME TO SHIELD ME FROM THE TRAFFIC. IF I HAD BEEN ON THE FREEWAY, I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THE GM DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR (RAY HUFFINES CHEVROLET OF PLANO) IS ACTING LIKE IT IS NO BIG DEAL. THEY SAID IT IS THE FUEL PUMP & THEY WILL REPLACE IT WHEN THEY CAN GET A FUEL PUMP AND IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN, TO BRING IT BACK. IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN & I WOULD BE ON THE FREEWAY, I MORE THAN LIKELY WOULD NOT BE ALIVE TO TAKE THE CAR BACK IN. I DRIVE 50+ MILES A DAY TO & FROM WORK MOSTLY FREEWAY DRIVING. I FEEL THE DEALERSHIP IS TRYING TO PUT MY LIFE IN JEOPARDY. I WANT MY MONEY BACK AND OUT OF THIS CAR. IN RESEARCHING, I HAVE FOUND THAT 127,000 2004 CORVETTES HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR STEERING PROBLEMS. I WAS NEVER ADVISED OF THIS WHEN I PURCHASED THIS CAR OR OF ANY FUEL PUMP ISSUES. I HAVE PURCHASED A BRAND NEW CAR EVERY 3 YEARS FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS & I HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS, ESPECIALLY WITH A BRAND NEW $50,000 CAR AND I HAVE OWNED 280ZX, 300ZX, RX7, SUPRA, AND LEXUS. I NEED HELP FROM GM OR SOMEONE TO RESOLVE THIS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078308June 16, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
I HAVE A 2000 CORVETTE AND IT HAS 18,000 MILES ON IT; AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP YESTERDAY BECAUSE OF A STEERING COLUMN LOCK MAKING MY CAR NOT DRIVEABLE. THEY WERE GOING TO CHARGE ME $556.00 TO FIT IT. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER INFORMED ME THAT LAST YEAR HE PICKED UP 21 CORVETTES IN THE SOUTH HOUSTON AREA WHERE I LIVE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT IT WOULD HAPPEN TO SOME OF THEM MORE THAN ONCE AFTER BEING FIXED. ON THE INTERNET I FOUND THAT 127,000 CORVETTES FROM THE YEAR 1997 TO 2004 HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP AND GENERAL MOTORS SAID THAT BECAUSE MY CORVETTE WAS NOT MADE AT THE PARTICULAR FACTORIES NOTED, THAT MY CORVETTE WOULD NOT BE CORVETTE. AFTER COMPLAINING, THEY SAID THEY WOULD GO 50/50 WITH THE DEALERSHIP SO I HAD TO PAY HALF OF $556.00. I STILL DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE HAD TO PAY ANYTHING. IT IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM IN OTHER FACTORIES. I PLAN TO WRITE GM A LETTER WITH MY RECEIPTS, ETC. TO SEE WHAT ELSE I CAN DO. THANK YOU.
Crash:
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079525June 14, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOWS ON 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE BECAME INOPERATIVE. *MR THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A BURNED OUT MOTOR. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10076185June 14, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
WHILE STARTING UP THE VEHICLE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP. CONSUMER TRIED TO UNLOCK STEERING COLUMN, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC REPLACED A STEERING COLUMN MECHANISM DUE TO A WORN OUT PART. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073872June 14, 2004
WHEELS:RIM
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONSUMER FELT A VIBRATION COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ALL FOUR RIMS WERE BENT. *AK THE RIMS WERE BENT FROM NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075042June 9, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS. THE STEERING COLUMN SYSTEM LOCKED UP 3 TIMES. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE THE TRACTION MASTER, AND ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM SEVERAL TIMES. THIS FAILURE HAS RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. THERE'S A RECALL FOR THE ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK 04V06000 BUT THE VIN NUMBER ISN'T INCLUDED. CHARGED SYSTEM ONCE. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY SETTING IN MY GARAGE WITH ALL FOUR OF THE ABOVE LISTED PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075939June 9, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. RECALL O4V060000 WAS ISSUED FOR THE ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075838June 8, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED. RECALL 04V060000) WAS ISSUED. DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL, STATING THAT THE YEAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074978June 8, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
1998 CORVETTE MT VIN:[XXX]. WHILE DRIVING CAR I EXPERIENCED STEERING COLUMN LOCKUP AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID: 04V060000 WAS TOLD BY LOCAL DEALER I AM NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. IT WAS SUGGESTED I PAY THE $650 REPAIR AND SUBMIT BILL TO GM. CALLS TO GM STATE I AM ALSO NOT PART OF RECALL EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM MATCHES GM RECALL 04006. GM INFO PROVIDED WAS VERY VAGUE AND EVASIVE. WOULD NOT SHOW ME RECALL NOTICE 04006 EVEN THOUGH I HAVE FOUND COPIES ON INTERNET. VERY FRUSTRATED CAN NOT DRIVE CAR NOR CAN I GET GM TO FIX IT WITHOUT PAYING.*AK UPDATED 07/25/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10075800June 7, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A STEERING COLUMN PROBLEM. THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED. THIS YEAR 'S VEHICLE WAS BEING RECALLED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075726June 4, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE BACKING OUT STEERING LOCKED. VEHICLE SCREEN INDICATOR READ PULL KEY AND WAIT TEN SECONDS. DEALER STATED ELECTRICAL SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071905June 4, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHEN TURNING TOWARDS THE RIGHT, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE INSPECTED. *LA *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061137June 4, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
THE VEHICLE LOCKED UP WHEN THE CONSUMER BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE ALSO FAILED TO UNLOCK TWICE WHILE PARKED. *PH THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADE THE VEHICLE FOR A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE WITH NO PROBLEMS. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075567June 2, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
RECALL 04V060000, WHILE REVERSING AT LOW SPEEDS VEHICLE STALLED. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075587June 2, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP. CONSUMER TRIED TO UNLOCK IT BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, AND HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075462June 1, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS MENTIONED IN NHTSA RECALLS 04V060000 ,THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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