Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#10052558January 7, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT ROAD AT APPROX. 55 MPH THE ACTIVE HANDLING CAME ON AND JERKED THE CAR HARD TO THE RIGHT. IT WENT IN THE DITCH BUT HIT NOTHING. WHEN I LOOKED AT THE COMPUTER DISPLAY IT SAID "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING".*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052037December 29, 2003
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)
CONSUMER STATED ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM ENGAGED PREMATURELY WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH. WHEN THIS OCCURRED VEHICLE MADE A SEVERE RIGHT TURN AND WENT INTO A DITCH. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051889December 10, 2003
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, SEATS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
PROBLEMS WITH OIL LEAKS, DRIVER SEAT WAS BROKEN AND ELECTRIC ANTENNA STOPPED WORKING.*MR THREE WEEKS AFTER HAVING PURCHASED THE CAR THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AS WELL. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY $2500.00 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE DEALERSHIP DENIED HIM OF A WARRANTY AFTER BEING PROMISED ONE. THE CONSUMER STATED NO ONE INFORMED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED BRAKES, A NEW CLUTCH, VALVE COVERS, GASKETS, INTAKE GASKETS AND TRANSMISSION SEALS. *CB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050184December 8, 2003
SEATS
THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS SHIFT FORWARD ABOUT A HALF INCH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THIS HAS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO ACCELERATE UNINTENTIONALLY. *AK 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS SHIFT FORWARD WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO ACCELERATE UNINTENTIONALLY.*MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049432December 8, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
UPON RETURNING TO MY VEHICLE, THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED, AND THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER DISPLAYED A MESSAGE SAYING "SERVICE STEERING LOCK". I INITIALLY BROUGH MY VEHICLE TO TOM JUMPER CHEVROLET IN ROSWELL, GEORGIA. THE SERVICE ADVISOR CLAIMED IT WAS A DEFECTIVE BATTERY AND OFFERED TO CHANGE MY BATTERY FOR THE MEAGER SUM OF $357.00. HAVING NO CONFIDENCE WHATSOEVER THAT HIS DIAGNOSIS WAS PROPER, I REMOVED MY VEHICLE FROM HIS PREMISES AND TRANSFERRED IT TO NALLEY, CHEVROLET IN ATLANTA. IT TURNED OUT THAT THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK ACTUATOR HAD FAILED, AND HAD ALSO BLOWN FUSES IN THE CIC COMPUTER. THE REPAIR COST WAS $450.78. GIVEN THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK ACTUATOR IS THE SUBJECT OF NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA02031, I DO NOT FEEL IT WAS APPROPRIATE FOR GM TO CHARGE ME FOR THE REPAIR GIVEN THE WIDESPREAD NATURE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050118December 5, 2003
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AND REVERSING. DEALERSHIP REPLACED A STEERING SENSOR, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049164December 4, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN
STEERING COLUMN LOCK ON MY 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE COUPE. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN AUGUST 2003 FROM A LOCAL DEALER. ON TUESDAY 11/25/03 MY CAR'S STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT UNLOCK AFTER I INSERTED THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION. THE CAR STARTED BUT THE STEERING WHEEL COULD NOT BE MOVED IN EITHER DIRECTION. SINCE I COULD NOT STEER THE CAR I HAD IT TOWED ABOUT 5 MILES TO HENDERSON CHEVROLET. THEY SAID I HAD TWO CHOICES. 1) FOR $498 I COULD HAVE THE PROBLEM REPAIRED BUT THE REPLACED PARTS COULD FAIL CAUSING THE PROBLEM TO OCCUR AGAIN, OR 2) FOR $595 THE DEALER WOULD INSTALL A MECHANISM THAT WOULD RENDER THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK INOPERABLE. I OPTED FOR OPTION 2. ON WEDNESDAY 11/26/03, AFTER I PICKED UP MY CAR FROM HENDERSON CHEVROLET, I CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE AT GM AND EXPLAINED MY PROBLEM. GM SAID THEY WOULD CONTACT GM'S SERVICE MANAGER FOR MY AREA AND CALL ME BACK. ON TUESDAY 12/2/03 GM CALLED ME. I TOLD GM I HAD TO PAY $595 TO GET MY CAR "REPAIRED." THE LADY AT GM SAID SHE WOULD CALL GM'S AREA SERVICE MANAGER AGAIN AND THEN CONTACT ME ON FRIDAY 12/5/03. I HAVE MY DOUBTS, BUT EVEN IF GM AGREES TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE $595 REPAIR BILL PLUS THE $32 RENTAL CAR COST, THE POINT IS THAT THERE'S A DEFECT IN THE CAR AND GM SEEMS UNABLE/UNWILLING TO FIX IT PROPERLY. YOUR WEB SITE SHOWS A TSB FOR THIS PROBLEM AND I THINK THERE WAS A LIMITED RECALL DONE BY GM. HENDERSON CHEVROLET PUT MY CAR'S VIN IN THEIR COMPUTER BUT THEY SAID MY CAR DID NOT MEET THE RECALL CRITERIA TO BE REPAIRED AT NO CHARGE. IT MAKES NO SENSE TO HAVE TO PAY ANY MONEY, LET ALONE $595, TO DISABLE MY CAR'S THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM. I WOULD LIKE GM/CHEVROLET TO FIX MY CAR, AT NO CHARGE, SO THAT THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK WORKS PROPERLY WITHOUT HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT A FUTURE FAILURE THAT MAKES STEERING IMPOSSIBLE. GM AND THEIR DEALERS ARE WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE BEEN FOR QUITE SOME TIME, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THEY MUST BE TOO BUSY PROFITING FROM CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE TO PAY TO DISABLE A SECURITY FEATURE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050072December 4, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN
WHILE STARTING, THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL FOR SAME PROBLEM, WHICH HAS RECURRED. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044225December 2, 2003
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, STRUCTURE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, VISIBILITY, STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS
THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK AFTER LEAVING THE VEHICLE IDLING FOR A PERIOD OF THREE TO FIVE MINUTES. WHEN PLACING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE WARNING INDICATOR SUGGESTED TAKING THE KEY OUT AND TRY AGAIN IN TEN SECONDS. THE DEALER MADE SOME REPAIRS TO THE STEERING COLUMN, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. *AK OTHER PROBLEMS ARE AS FOLLOWED: THE RIGHT WINDOW LEAKED WATER WHERE THE TOP MEETS THE WINDSHIELD(BADLY), THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AREA LEAKED FLUID WHEN SAT OVERNIGHT, THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINERS BEING MISADJUSTED, THERE WAS A RATTLE IN THE ENGINE WHEN ACCELERATED UP A HILL OR WHEN TAKING OFF, THE DRIVER DOOR LEAKED WHEN IT RAINED AND SCRAPES WHEN ROLLED DOWN, THERE WAS A GRINDING IN THE REAR END WHEN BACKED UP OR WHEN IT'S COLD, THE RIGHT DOOR GLASS RATTLED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, AND THE WIPERS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE CONVERTIBLE TOP WAS REPLACED. *SCC THE FOG LAMP WAS REPLACED AND THE SPOILER WAS LOOSE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048474November 21, 2003
STEERING
LOCK (2ND INCIDENT OCCURRED 2 MONTHS LATER FIRST INCIDENT (SEE VOQ 10044868): (ABOUT 3000 MILES AFTER 1ST INCIDENT) DRIVING CAR ABOUT 15 MINUTES AT ABOUT 35-40 MPH. TURNED RIGHT INTO RESTAURANT PARKING. WENT TO TURN RIGHT INTO PARKING SPACE, BUT WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN AT ALL. HAD TO PARK CAR IN ROADWAY OF PARKING LOT. ENGINE DID NOT TURN OFF. TURNED OFF ENGINE, RESTARTED CAR, BUT WHEEL WAS STILL LOCKED. HAD CAR FLAT-BEDDED TO DEALER (BOB HOOK CHEVROLET).DEALER HAD CAR A FEW DAYS AND SAID IT WAS REPAIRED. (DRIVER TO SEND PAPERWORK). PER PHONE CALL WITH CHERYL TUOSTO (CAT). *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048119November 18, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
WHILE DRIVING TURN SIGNALS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048209November 18, 2003
STEERING, STEERING:COLUMN, STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON A 55 MPH ROAD CONSUMER GOT ONTO ANOTHER ROAD GOING ABOUT 35 MPH. TURNED RIGHT INTO WORK PARKING LOT AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. AFTER TRYING UNSUCCESSFULLY TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE WHEELS HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE. DISC DISPLAYED A MESSAGE. DID NOT HIT ANYTHING, BECAUSE NOTHING WAS IN VEHICLE'S PATH. SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED VEHICLE TO TRY TO GET WHEELS TO UNLOCK. ALSO TRIED TO TURN WHEEL BACK AND FORTH, BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE. TOWED VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER SAID HE FIXED THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER SOLD VEHICLE SO HE DID NOT KNOW IF PROBLEM HAS RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044535November 12, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ANALYSIS.*AK CONSUMER WASN'T DRIVING AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045864November 10, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
FROM A STOP, WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AS IF THE GAS PEDAL HAD BEEN PUSHED TO THE FLOOR AND HIT THE CAR AHEAD. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, OVER A YEAR LATER, THE CAR DID THE SAME THING, BUT FORTUNATELY DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. IN BOTH INSTANCES, WHEN THE CAR WAS SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL, THE ENGINE RETURNED TO IDLE. ON BOTH OCCASIONS, IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO HOLD THE CAR WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING PRESSED WITH BOTH FEET. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT FOUND ANY REASON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. I HAVE FOUND MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF THIS HAPPENING IN CORVETTES FROM 1984 TO 1996, SOME OF WHICH RESULTED IN ACCIDENTS AND EVEN DEATH. THIS IS THE DATE OF THE SECOND INSTANCE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046693November 10, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
WHILE DRIVING ON HWY AT 65-70 MPH STARTED TO TURN INTO CONVIENCE STORE, AND TURNED WHEEL FROM 12 TO 2 O'CLOCK POSITION, BUT DECIDED NOT TO GO INTO STORE. DRIVER TRIED TO TURN WHEEL LEFT TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE CAR, BUT WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN, AND STAYED LOCKED FOR 10-15 SECONDS BEFORE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GET IT UNLOCKED. DRIVER ENDED UP WITH 2 WHEELS IN A DITCH, AND DAMAGE TO FRONT END. DEALER CONTACT: MATT JOHNSON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046600November 7, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
INTERMITTENTLY EMERGENCY HAND BRAKE DID NOT WORK. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE HAND BRAKE HAD NOT BEEN SET. CONSUMER HAD TO RUN TO CATCH THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT COLLIDED WITH SOMETHING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044868October 28, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, STEERING:COLUMN
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH VEHICLE WENT ONTO AN EXIT RAMP, SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 35 MPH, AND IT TURNED RIGHT. THEN, WENT TO STRAIGHTEN OUT VEHICLE AND STEERING LOCKED UP. RAN VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD INTO EMERGENGY LANE; DID NOT HIT ANYTHING, BUT HURT SHOULDER, POPPED IT, TRYING TO TURN STEERING. COULD NOT GET STEERING UNLOCKED. GMC SENT INVESTIGATOR OUT TO CHECK OUT CAR, AND THEY FIXED EVERYTHING. REPLACED STEERING COLUMN E7680/ PART 267460, COLUMN LOCK/10424050S WHEEL, AND SC4X 267460 (COUNT 2). CLAIM TYPE E OM. REPLACED N4800 533WC0.60, MODULE 1 AT 9381389, SC4X 9381389. CUSTOMER TO SEND INVOICE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10043525October 24, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS SERVICE LIGHT GOES ON. ABS SYSTEM FAILURE. RESULTS IN DISABLING OF ABS, TRACTION CONTROL AND ACTIVE HANDLING. HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. CHEVY HAD INITIALLY ADVISED SHUTTING OFF CAR AND RESTARTING: IT GETS RID OF CODE AND CAR WILL FUNCTION NORMALLY. IF THE RANDOM EVENT OCCURS DURING EMERGENCY SITUATION IT CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF CAR, I.E., THAT BRAKES CAN LOCK. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043432October 23, 2003
SEATS
DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEATS MOVE 1 TO 2 INCHES WHEN DRIVING AND BRAKING. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043371October 22, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
VEHICLE TYPE: 1998 CORVETTE. FAILURE OF ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN TO UNLOCK DURING INITIAL KEY IN/VEHICLE START. FORTUNATELY, IF THE REST OF THE SYSTEMS WORK, THE ENGINE WILL SHUT DOWN AFTER THE VEHICLE MOVES A SHORT DISTANCE. I PURCHASED THIS CORVETTE IN JUNE 2003 (I HAVE OWNED OLDER CORVETTES) NOT KNOWING THERE IS THIS DEFECT WITH NOT ONLY THE 1998 CORVETTE BUT ALSO WITH THE 1997, 1999, 2000, AND 2001 CORVETTES. BEGINNING WITH THE 2002 MODEL YEAR, THIS FEATURE WAS REMOVED. GENERAL MOTORS HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS SITUATION FOR SOME TIME. THEY ISSUED A "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION BULLETIN" DURING SEPT. 2001. THIS BULLETIN COVERED ABOUT THE LAST THIRD CORVETTES MANUFACTURED DURING 1998 (SERIAL #S 23355-31069), ALL OF 1999 CORVETTES (SERIAL #S 000001-33283) AND THE FIRST HALF CORVETTES MANUFACTURED DURING 2000 (SERIALS #S 000001-16233). THEY ALSO HAVE A REPAIR KIT AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM (GM PART # 88952427 OR 88952428 OR 88952428 DEPENDING ON TRANSMISSION AND EXPORT). THIS INDICATES TO ME THAT THEY KNOW THE CAR HAS A DEFECT AND ARE WILLING TO PASS FIXING THE DEFECT ON TO THE VEHICLE OWNER. UNFORTUNATELY, THE SERIAL # OF MY 1998 CORVETTE IS 11791. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED, IRONICALLY, JUST AFTER TOURING THE CORVETTE FACTORY IN BOWLING GREEN, KY. IT COST ME $250.00 AND TWO NIGHTS IN A LOCAL MOTEL TO GET MY CAR OPERATIONAL. THE CAR IS STILL NOT FIXED PROPERLY. AFTER DISASSEMBLING THE STEERING COLUMN, THE STEERING LOCKING SYSTEM WAS RESET AND DISABLED. THE CAR'S COMPUTER SHOWS AN ERROR CODE EVERY TIME THE CAR IS STARTED. NHTSAS WEB SITE SHOWS THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION OPEN ON THIS VERY PROBLEM WITH NO CONCLUSION. THIS DEFECT MAY EXIST IN OTHER GM CARS WITH THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLIES. I DO KNOW THEY DON'T USE IT AFTER 2002. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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