Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#749131July 25, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START CAR, ENGINE WOULD NOT START AND DRIVER INFORMATION DISPLAY READ "REMOVE KEY AND WAIT 10 SECONDS". KEY WAS REMOVED, AND AFTER 15 SECONDS, ATTEMPTS MADE TO RESTART CAR. ENGINE THEN STARTED, BUT DRIVER INFORMATION DISPLAY READ "SERVICE STEERING COLUMN LOCK" AT WHICH TIME I ATTEMPTED TO TURN STEERING WHEEL AND FOUND IT WOULD NOT TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. ENGINE THEN STOPPED RUNNING AFTER ABOUT 15 SECONDS. I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART CAR A NUMBER OF TIMES, BUT SAME PROBLEMS PERSISTED. I REMOVED AND CHECKED FUZE #23 PER CHEVROLET REPAIR MANUAL, BUT FUZE WAS OKAY. AGAIN ATTEMPTED TO RESTART CAR, BUT SAME PROBLEM WAS STILL PRESENT (STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED AND COULDN'T BE TURNED). TOW TRUCK OPERATOR LATER ADVISED THAT HE HAD TOWED FIVE CORVETTES WITH SMAE APPARENT PROBLEM IN LAST TWO WEEKS. CHEVROLET DELAER SUBSEQUENTLY ADVISED THAT CHEVROLET INITIATED A RECALL THIS WEEK, BUT FOR 1999 CORVETTES (AND POSSIBLY NEWER, ONLY). MY 1998 IS APPARENTLY NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS IF IT OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING.*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748646July 17, 2001
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
AFTER READING ALL THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET ON THE SERVICE COLUMN LOCK PROBLEMS, THERE SHOULD DEFINETLY BE A RECALL ON THIS!*AK DID NOT COUNT IN NUMBERS DUE TO OWNER NOT EXPERIENCING HIMSELF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748531July 16, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
I UNDERSTAND YOU REVIEWED THIS PROBLEM FOR THE 1999 MODEL AND CHEVROLET HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR SPECIFIC VIN NUMBERS AND YEARS, BUT HAVE EXCLUDED 1997. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AND EXPECT IT WILL CONTINUE UNTIL GMC DOES SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748538July 16, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS, STEERING HAS LOCKED ON ME 2 TIMES WHICH I WAS LATE FOR WORK BOTH TIMES, AND IS A SAFTEY CONCERN , WHAT IF I WAS IN A BAD AREA TO BE STUCK??? THE DEALER SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR BUT WHEN CHECKING THE NHTSA.GOV SITES THERE ARE TONS OF CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. CHEVROLET HAS GOTTEN RID OF THE STEERING LOCK IN 2001 AND 2002 WHY IS THAT BECAUSE IT DOESNT OPERATE CORRECTLY. THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS ALWAYS OFF ON EACH TIRE. MY FUEL GAUGE IS ALWAYS WRONG. NOT TO INCLUDE MY ENGINE TICKS VERY LOUD AND THE DEALER SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THAT THERE IS ALSO OIL LEAKAGE AND CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. I JUST WANT MY $50K CAR FIXED. IF THIS DOES NOT GET RESOLVED I WILL HAVE TO TAKE THIS A STEP FUTHER AND REVIEW LEGAL OPTIONS. THANK YOU. NHTSA FOR YOUR HELP.*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892826July 16, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED. FIRE STARTED IN CATALYTIC CONVERTER. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ACCIDENT, FIRE REPORT STATED THAT CAUSE OF FIRE WAS UNINTENTIONAL AND IT STARTED ON EXTERIOR PART OF VEHICLE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892872July 16, 2001
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
WHEN FIRST STARTING VEHICLE STEERING WOULD NOT UNLOCK. CONSUMER UNABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE TO DEALER, WILL HAVE TO BE TOWED. THIS IS THE 3 TIME THAT COLUMN LOCK HAS GONE OUT, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING.*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748508July 15, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE CAR WAS ON THE FREEWAY AT 70MPH WHEN THE ANTI SKID LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR SUDDENLY DECELERATED TO 15MPH. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM TO NO AVAIL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748478July 15, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
ONCE AGAIN STEERING COLUMN LOCKED-UP FOR THE THIRD TIME. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS.REPAIRS ARE STILL BEING COVERED ON WARRANTY. I STILL FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE !*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748424July 13, 2001
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
AUTO HAS MOLD GROWING IN VENTILIATION SYSTEM. CHEVROLET ATTEMPTED TO FIX MANY TIMES. IT IS DANGEROUS AND MAKES PASSENGERS ILL. WHILE THERE IS STILL A WARRANTY ON AUTOMOBILE CHEVROLET REFUSES TO FIX PROBLEM. CAR STINKS AND IS A HEALTH HAZARD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748325July 12, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748339July 12, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
THE CAR'S TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ENGAGES EVEN WHEN WHEELS ARE NOT SLIPPING. IT DID THIS ONCE IN A GREAT WHILE AT FIRST, BUT NOW IT DOES IT EVERY TIME I TRY TO DRIVE THE CAR. WHEN THE TCS KICKS IN, THE ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED SO YOU CAN ONLY DRIVE ABOUT 15MPH. IT SLOWS THE CAR DOWN ABRUBTLY AND NEVER TURNS OFF UNTIL YOU TURN OFF THE CAR. THE DASH DISPLAYS MANY ERROR MESSAGES REPEATEDLY SUCH AS "SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM" "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" "SERVICE ABS SYSTEM" "CHECK ENGINE". THIS IS A SUPER SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN YOU HAVE A 345HP CAR, YOU TEND TO PULL OUT ON TO A HIGHWAY KNOWING YOU CAN GET UP TO SPEED QUICKLY. SEVERAL TIMES, I PULLED OUT AND THE CAR'S ENGINE CUT OUT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MANY OTHER 97 CORVETTE OWNERS AND GM SHOULD HANDLE THIS WITH A RECALL TO FIX THE FAULTY COMPONENTS. MY CAR ONLY HAS 14,000 MILES ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748346July 12, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION IN CORVETTE Z06. 2.5 QUARTS USED IN 2400 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748347July 12, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
2001 CORVETTE Z06- INTERMITTENT PROBLEM-ENGINE TURNS OVER WHEN STARTING BUT FAILS TO CONTINUE RUNNING WHEN STARTER DISENGAGED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892620July 12, 2001
STEERING
WHEN STARTING VEHICLE STEERING WOULD LOCK UP FOR NO REASON. PROBLEM WOULD HAPPEN AFTER VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR A WHILE AND TURNED OFF.*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748087July 8, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
THIS PROBLEM IS WIDE SPREAD. PLEASE REOPEN INVESTIGATION. NO SAFETY DEFEC T MENTIONED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748030July 7, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING COLUMN LOCKED, VEHICLE INOPERABLE. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747963July 6, 2001
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
DIFFERENTIAL SEIZES AND MAKES NOISE AT SPEEDS UP TO 50 MPH. COULD RESULT IN TOTAL LOCKUP AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747855July 4, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND WON'T UNLOCK. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747770July 3, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING COLUMN LOCKED WHILE DRIVING. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747575June 29, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT SPACE, MY STEERING COLUMN LOCKED. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP.*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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