Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#752499September 24, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
BOTH REAR TIRES AFTER DEMOUNT FOUND TO HAVE 6 TO 7 INCH INTERNAL CRACKS IN SIDEWALLS AFTER ~8,500 MILES OF NORMAL ON-ROAD USE!!!*AK (DOT NUMBER: EJ7JH TIRESIZE: 275/45ZR18)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752413September 20, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHEN GOING INTO DRIVE. ONCE IN DRIVE WHILE MOVING THE ENGINE STOPPED AND I HIT THE CURB TAKING OFF SOME PAINT. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY I WOULD HAVE DIE. I CALLED GMC, BUT THEY SAID THAT MY CAR DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM SO THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AT THIS TIME. ON THE WEB AND ON YOUR SITE I SEE THAT MY MODEL YEAR DOES HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I SAID TO GM I SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS WILL ONLY BE A PROBLEM FOR YOU WHEN I AM KILL IN THIS CAR AND MY FAMILY WILL SUE YOU FOR MILLION OF DOLLARS WHICH YOU WILL PAY ONLY TO KEEP IT OUT OF COURT AND THE NEWS PAPERS. I FEEL THAT YOU AT THE NHTSA SHOULD DO WHAT YOU SAY PEOPLE SAVING PEOPLE. IF I WAS THE ONLY PERSON THAT YOU SAVE MAYBE YOU WILL HAVE DONE WHAT YOU SAY. I THINK THE ONLY WAY THAT GM WILL DO ANYTHING IS IF YOU GET INVOLED.*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896526September 19, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL HAS LOCKED UP, AND DRIVER CAN NOT TURN STEERING WHEEL. *AK *YH REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896528September 19, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT TURN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896359September 14, 2001
SEATS
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT ROCKS LIKE A ROCKING CHAIR WHILE DRIVING. WHEN PUTTING ON BRAKES CHAIR GOES FORWARD, CAUSING DRIVER TO PRESS BRAKE HARDER. CONSUMER FEELS ITS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752107September 12, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING COLUMN COMPLETELY LOCKED RESULTING IN VEHICLE BEING TOWED TO DEALER AND HAVING STEERING LOCK, CYLINDER, IGNITION, LOCK ACTUATOR REPLACED AT THE TUNE OF $591.61. IN AUGUST OF 2001 SAME EXACT PROBLEM AND PART REPAIRED. NO ASSISTANCE WHAT SO EVER FROM THE MANUFACTURER. REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752044September 10, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR
WITH ORIGINAL TYPE GOODYEAR TIRES, THE CAR SEEMS TO GO INTO AN OVERSTEER CONDITION WHEN FOOT TAKEN OFF OF ACCELERATOR AND STEERING TURNED SLIGHTLY. CAR SPINS OUT. FIRST TIME ACCIDENTAL. I CAN BE ON A FREEWAY GOING STRAIGHT, TURN THE STEERING SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT, THEN TO THE LEFT A LITTLE AND LET UP ON THE GAS AND THE CAR GOES INTO A SPIN DOWN THE FREEWAY. A FELLOW I WORKED WITH IN CALIFORNIA SAYS THIS IS NORMAL, NOT FOR THE YEAR, BUT FOR ALL CORVETTES OF THIS BODY STYLE. HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. CONTACTED CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751902September 8, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
MY FACTORY-INSTALLED DELCO BATTERY STARTED LEAKING ACID FROM THE POSITIVE TERMINAL RECENTLY. I DIDN'T REALIZE THE EXTENT OF THE LEAK UNTIL I DECIDED TO REPLACE THE BATTERY. UPON REMOVING MY OLD BATTERY, I NOTICED THE ACID HAD LEAKED UNDERNEATH THE TRAY. I DID SOME RESEARCH IN THE INTERNET, AND LEARNED THAT MANY CORVETTES (C5'S) SUFFER THE SAME PROBLEM. SOME OWNERS SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIRS. GM WILL COVER THE REPAIRS ONLY IF THE CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT DELCO IS PRODUCING A CAR BATTERY THAT CAN POTENTIALLY DAMAGE A CAR BY ACID LEAK AND CAUSE AN EXTREME HUMAN HEALTH HAZARD. IF SULFURIC ACID, WHICH IS CONTAINED IN THESE BATTERIES, COMES IN CONTACT WITH SKIN, IT WITHDRAWS WATER, LEAVING A BLACK CHARRED CARBON RESIDUE IN PLACE OF LIVING TISSUE. THE HIGHER THE CONCENTRATION, THE GREATER THE DANGER. IF SULFURIC ACID COMES IN CONTACT WITH LARGE AREAS OF HUMAN TISSUE, DEATH CAN OCCUR. IF ACID FUMES ARE INHALED, SERIOUS LUNG AND BRONCHIAL DAMAGE CAN OCCUR. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FOR ITS POTENTIAL HEALTH HAZARD. GM AND DELCO SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR ALL DAMAGES AS A RESULT OF THESE BATTERIES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751905September 8, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THIS CAR HAS BURNED SEVERAL QUARTS OF OIL SINCE I'VE OWNED IT. IT BURNS APPROXIMATELY 1 TO 1 1/2 QUARTS EVERY ONE THOUSAND MILES. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE 2001 CORVETTES ALL HAVE THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE OF BAD PISTON RINGS. THEY SIAD SOME CARS CONSUME AS MUCH AS 3 QUARTS OF OIL PER 1000 MILES. THE AMOUNT OF OIL BURNED IS RELATIVE TO HOW HARD THE CAR IS DRIVEN. THERE ARE KNOW REPLACEMENT PARTS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. I THINK THE WHOLE ENGINE SHOPULD BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE OIL SOAKED CATALITIC CONVERTER AND MUFFLERS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751137August 26, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WENT TO START CAR - CAR WOULD START - STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN - MESSAGE TO REMOVE KEY AND WAIT 10 SECONDS CAME ACROSS DASHBOARD - ALSO MESSAGE OF SERVICE COLUMN LOCKED - TRIED FOR 30 MINUTES - CALLED DEALER FOR INFO - WAS TOLD TO TAKE TO CHEVY DEALER - HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED - CHEVY DEALER TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751049August 24, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING COLMUM HAS FAILED TO UNLOCK ON THREE OCCAISIONS, ONCE AT THE DEALER, TWICE AFTER BEING PARKED. VEHICLE HAS REQUIRED FLATBED TRANSPORTATION TO DEALER 2 TIMES. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750908August 22, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING COLUMN LOCKS AND WILL NOT RELEASE. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750227August 11, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING COLOMN OF THE C5 CORVETTE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL OF THIS COMPONENT BY CHEVROLET. THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKS!!*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893829August 8, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
WAS PARKED, ENGINE NOT RUNNING, AND VEHICLE STARTED BURNING. FIRE MARSHALL STATED FIRE WAS STARTED BYAN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION IN BATTERY FUSE BOX AREA. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893844August 8, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE IN 1995 CORVETTE CAUGHT FIRE ON 20 JULY 2001, SHE HAD THIS VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CHECKED. BATTERY ACID HAD EATEN AWAY THE COVER TO THE FUSE BOX AND THE PLASTIC COATING COVERING THE WIRING HARNESS. THE FIRE MARSHALL DETERMINED IN THE FIRE OF THE 1995 CORVETTE THAT THIS WAS THE CAUSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749921August 6, 2001
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
ON AT LEAST 3 OCCASIONS THE STEERING WHEEL ON MY 1998 CORVETTE WOULD NOT UNLOCK AFTER THE CAR WAS CRANKED. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS OF REMOVING THE KEY AND RESTARTING THE CAR THE STEERING WHEEL FINALLY UNLOCKED. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER WHO DID NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM OR HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. ON JULY 18, 2001, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHEVROLET ( RECALL C01044) STATING THAT "YOUR CORVETTE MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH A CONDITION IN WHICH THE STEERING WHEEL MAY NOT UNLOCK WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION." I WAS RELIEVED TO FIND OUT THAT MY PROBLEM WAS GOING TO BE FIXED. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER, CARTER CHEVROLET, TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL WAS FOR MY 2000 CORVETTE (WHICH IS NOT HAVING THE PROBLEM) NOT MY 1998 CORVETTE (WHICH IS HAVING THE PROBLEM). I ALSO WAS INFORMED THAT SOME 1998 MODELS WERE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT NOT MINE. NEXT, I CONTACTED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE WHICH INFORMED ME THAT MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND NOTHING WOULD BE DONE. THEY COULD NOT TELL MY WHY SOME 1998 MODELS WERE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND NOT MINE. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT CHEVROLET KNEW THAT THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE ALL THE MODELS WHICH HAS THIS PROBLEM. I AM SURE THERE ARE NUMEROUS CORVETTE OWNERS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL WHICH ARE AFFECTED BY THE PROBLEM. WOULD YOU PLEASE INVESTIGATE WHY ALL 1998 MODELS WITH THIS PROBLEM WERE NOT RECALLED. THANKS FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749443July 30, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749379July 28, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
COLUMN LOCK - WHEN I WENT TO START MY CAR COLUMN LOCK WOULD NOT UNLOCK. TRIED JIGGLING WHEEL, ETC FOR 45 MINUTES THEN CALLED A TAXI.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749322July 27, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
GMC RECALL ON THIS ITEM SEEMS TO BE AN INEFFICIENT WAY TO HANDLE THIS PROBLEM. NO SAFETY DEFECT STATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749356July 27, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
I HAVE READ REPORTS OF MANY INCIDENTS CONCERNING THE STEERING COLUMN-LOCK PROBLEM ON THE CORVETTES BY THE OWNERS THEMSELVES. SOME HAVE EVEN REPORTED THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED WHILE IN MOTION, WHICH SCARES THE HELL OUT OF ME! I DID HAVE MINE IN FOR THIS REPAIR AND I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT IT DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. LUCKILY, MINE HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED!!!*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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