Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#10031977August 1, 2003
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP CAUSING VEHICLE TO CROSS THE MEDIAN AND HIT AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. BOTH CARS WERE TOTALED. CONSUMER SUGGEST A RECALL ON CHEVY CORVETTE. *MR *CB SEE ODI# 10029388 FOR ADD'L DETAILS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10031853August 1, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE RIGHT TANK FUEL SENDING UNIT AND GASKET FAILED AND LEAKED FUEL WHICH CAUSED FUEL TO ENTER THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031933August 1, 2003
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:BELL HOUSING, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CLUTCH INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT RETURN TO THE HOUSING UNIT. TRANSMISSION WILL BECOME STUCK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031742July 31, 2003
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
THE BOTH EXTERIOR VIEW MIRRORS RETAINER CLIP BROKE. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030428July 30, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
STEERING WHEEL COLUMN LOCKED WHEN STARTING CAR. DIC MESSAGE SAID TO REMOVE KEY FOR 10 SECONDS THEN TRY AGAIN. SAMETHING HAPPENED WHEN KEY REINSERTED. THE CAR STARTED AND MOVED FORWARD OR BACKWARDS, BUT THE STEERING WHEEL COULD NOT BE MOVED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031622July 30, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE LOCKING PIN ,BUT PROBLEM RECURRED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030307July 29, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
FUEL GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY WHEN FUEL GAUGE READS 1/2 TANK TO 1/4 TANK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030270July 28, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
SERVICE COLUMN LOCK DIC MESSAGE. UNABLE TO DRIVE. TOWED TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS.OWNER WAS TOLD VEHICLE NOT COVERED BY RECALL BECAUSE VIN OUTSIDE BREAKPOINT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029228July 26, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
I HAVE A 1999 CORVETTE W/TARGA TOP. BOUGHT FROM A DEALERSHIP 6MOS AGO AND THIS EVENING WHILE TRYING TO BACK OUT AT A RESTRAUNT THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP. CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE FOLLOWED ALL INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDING UNHOOKING THE BATTERY TO NO AVAIL. STEERING STILL DIDNT BUDGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029889July 22, 2003
WHEELS:HUBCAP/COVER
WITHIN 1ST YEAR OF PURCHASE, THE REAR LEFT WHEEL DEVELOPED A CRACK IN THE SPOKE. THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL HAS A CRACK IN THE SPOKE ALSO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028907July 22, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
I OWN A 2000 CHEVY CORVETTE MN6. AT 26000 MILES I GOT A COLUMN LOCK ERROR WHERE THE COLUMN LOCK DOES NOT DISENGAGE WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED TO START. I'VE SEEN MANY SIMILIAR COMPLAINTS ON THE CORVETTE FORUM AND AM ADDING MY NAME TO THE LIST OF CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO CHEVY MY CAR IS NOT IN THE VIN GROUP THAT WOULD HAVE GOTTEN A FREE FIX IF I HAD THE PROBLEM PRIOR TO 1-7-03. THIS OBVIOUSLY SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028806July 22, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
STEERING COLUMN LOCK KEEPS LOCKING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO NOT RESPOND . THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THREE TIME IN 3 MONTHS. VEHICLE HAS TO BE TOWED TO SHOP TO RESET AND REPAIR. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED 7/21/2003 THE RECALL WORK HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028754July 21, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
BATTERY LEAKAGE CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO WIRING HARNESS AND TCM COMPONETS.THE BATTERY POST FAILED AND ACID WAS RELEASED THRU BATTERY HOLDER TO COMPONETS BELOW.THIS ITEM IS A HAZARD SINCE IT TOTAL DISABLE CAR ELECTRONICS.AND IS OF POOR DESIGN PUTTING COMPUTER AND MAIN WIRING HARNESS DIRECTLY BELOW BATTERY CASE. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FIND THIS HAS BEEN MANY SUCH INSTINCES OF THIS HAPPENING AND THE COST IS NOT CHEAP AT ABOUT $3000 TO $4000.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028600July 18, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES
STEERING COLUMN LOCK UP. ON 7/17/03 I WENT TO START MY 1999 CORVETTE AND THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NOT UNLOCK, AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS IT UNLOCK. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE IF IT DOESN'T UNLOCK FULLY IT MAY ENGAGE WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING. CHEVY KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM ,THEY REPLACED IT ONCE ALL READY, IF IT WAS A SAFETY CONCERN THEN IT SHOULD BE A SAFETY CONCERN NOW BY LOOKING AT THE NHTSA WEB SITE YOU HAVE GOTTEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ,IT'S NOT AN ASHTRAY OR THE RADIO THIS IS A MAJOR CONTROL PART OF THE VEHICLE GM SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED OR KILLED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025083July 18, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLES STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP WITHOUT WARNING. THE PART WAS REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *NLM GM HAD NO CONCERN TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY MANY GM REPRESENTATIVES, THE STEERING COLUMN PROBLEM WAS AN ISSUE AND WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL HAD GOTTEN STUCK ON 69 DEGREES, THE FOUND THE SENSOR HAD SHORTED. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029451July 16, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO STOP VEHICLE BY DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL. THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN VEHICLE NOT STOPPING. DEALER DIAGNOSED COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10027323July 15, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
CONSUMER NOTICED AFTER STARTING VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL WAS STILL LOCKED, AND CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO MAKE ANY TURNS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026042July 14, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
ON MY 1997 CORVETTE THE COLUMN LOCK FAILED IN THE LOCKED POSITION. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 1998 AND UP. THE 1997 IS THE SAME AS THE LATER MODELS AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025989July 13, 2003
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, SUSPENSION
CONSTANT LEAK AND FAILURE OF REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND SUSPENSION SYSTEM BECOMING NON OPERATIONAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025887July 11, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
STEERING COLUMN LOCK ON 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE WHILE PARKED. ONCE THE KEY WAS TURNED ON IN THE IGNITION, THE MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE DASH SAID SERVICE COLUMN LOCK AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED. REPEATED ATTEMPTS STILL YIELDED THE SAME RESULTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEABLE AND REQUIRED TOWING TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A POPULAR DEFECT WITH THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL BUT THAT A RECALL HAD NOT BEEN ISSUED YET.IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT ODI AND THE NHTSA HAVE RECEIVED AT LEAST 344 SIMILAR REPORTS OF THIS DEFECT OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS (SEE INVESTIGATION #EA02-031). I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THE SAME PROBLEM BECAME A DEFECT IN THE 2000 CHEV. CORVETTE (SEE RECALL #CO 1044). CAN SOMEONE IN YOUR OFFICE WITH THE PROPER AUTHORITY PLEASE INSTIGATE A RECALL ON THIS DEFECT SO THAT OTHERS WILL NOT HAVE TO SUFFER THE INCONVENIENCE AND EXPENSE ($600 TOTAL OUT OF POCKET) THAT I HAD TO ENDURE. FORTUNATELY I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS EVENT OCCURRED. I WOULD HATE TO THINK OF THE SAFETY ISSUE SURROUNDING A MOVING VEHICLE HAVING THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK. I UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR THE STEERING COLUMN TO LOCK ON SUBSEQUENT REPAIRS. I URGE YOU TO PLEASE INITIATE A RECALL. I WOULD ALSO BE APPRECIATIATIVE IF GM WOULD STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND REIMBURSE ME, AND OTHERS BEFORE ME, FOR THE COSTS ON REPAIRING THIS DEFECT. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR PROMPT ATTENTION AND CONSIDERATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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