Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#747577June 29, 2001
SUSPENSION
WHEN PARKED ON AN INCLINE, ESPECIALLY WHEN FRONT OF CAR IS LOWER THAN REAR, CAR WILL SLOWLY ROLL DOWN HILL, AS MUCH AS 5-7 FEET IN A FEW HOURS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747544June 28, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747470June 27, 2001
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
COLUMN LOCK ON THE C5 CORVETTE IS ALL TO COMMON AND A RECURRING ISSUE STRANDING CAR AND PASSENGERS IN REMOTE LOCATIONS PUTTING THEM AT RISK. CAR MUST BE TOWED TO BE REPAIRED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747501June 27, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP ON EASTER SUNDAY. THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THE CORVETTE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747504June 27, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
COLUMN LOCKED UP WHEN I STARTED VEHICLE. DESPITE MANY ATTEMPTS TO UNLOCK THE COLUMN, IT FAILED TO WORK. I HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AS I WAS AT WORK AWAY FROM HOME. THIS DEALER WAS SEWELL CHEVROLET IN NEW ORLEANS, WHICH WAS FANTASTIC WITH THE SERVICE. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE C5'S, AND CHEVY WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL OR BE HELPFUL IN SOLVING THIS MATTER. THE LOCKUP CAME AT A GREAT INCONVENIENCE TO ME, AS I HAD TO TAKE A SICK DAY FROM WORK AND I ALMOST MISSED SUPPORTING MY SISTER IN PERSON AT THE MISS LOUISIANA PAGEANT. WHILE THAT MAY SOUND SMALL, WHAT IF I GET STRANDED IN A "NOT SO NICE" PART OF TOWN. GM COULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SOMEBODY HAVING TO DEAL WITH A REALLY DIFFICULT SITUATION. AND FOR THAT REASON I AM WRITING YOU AND CHEVROLET. PLEASE DO ALL YOU CAN TO HELP ME AND OTHERS RESOLVE THIS RIDICULOUS MATTER. THANKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747263June 22, 2001
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
THIS CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH A MOTORIZED COLUMN LOCK WHICH WILL SEND AN ERROR CODE AND DISABLE THE CAR REQUIRING A TOW. WHILE I HAVE ONLY GOTTEN AN ERROR CODE, I WILL EVENTUALLY RECEIVE A LOCK UP AND REQUIRE A COSTLY AND INCONVENIENT TOW JOB. I AM TOLD THAT THERE IS NO OCCURANCE OF A LOCK UP DURING MOVEMENT OF THE CAR. MANY OTHERS HAVE PURCHASED A KIT WHICH NEGATES THIS DEVISE BUT IT WOULD MOST LIKELY VOID MY WARRANTY, FOR THIS REASON I'M REPORTING THIS CONDITION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747175June 20, 2001
AIR BAGS
COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THE AIR BAG RESTRAIN SYSTEM HAS MALFUNCTION. A LIGHT HAS COME ON THE DASH. I CAN'T SEEM TO GET A REPLACEMENT PART. I HAVE CONTACT GM . APPEARS GM. DOES NOT HAVE A VENDOR TO SUPPLY THE PART. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE 800-222-1020 EXT 57379 SERVICE NUMBER C04306084. MY CONCERN IS THE AIR BAG ACCORDING TO GM COULD DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. HOW MANY ADDITONAL CARS THAT GM MAKES HAS THE SAME COMPUTER MODULE THAT TODAY IS NOT AVAILABLE. I CAN'T SEEM TO GET THEM CONCERN.THEIR COMMENT TO ME IS IT WILL ONLY INFLATE FOR 20 SECONDS. 20 SECONDS IS A LONG TIME DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747022June 19, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STARTED CAR, PROCEEDED TO PUT IN GEAR AND DRIVE OFF, COULD NOT TURN VEHICLE, GOT A MESSAGE ON DIC STATING "SERVICE STEERING COLUMN LOCK" HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO DEALER TO RESET COMPUTER CODES TO UNLOCK COLUMN. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747057June 19, 2001
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKING ASSEMBLY LOCKED...WHILE IN MOTION (REVERSE)...CAUSING THE CAR TO CUT OFF AND THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK IN PLACE...ONLY A QUICK REACTION PREVENTED ME FROM HITTING ANOTHER CAR THAT WAS TRAVELING BEHIND ME AS I WAS PULLING OUT ONTO A HIGHWAY, DOWN A HILL. YOU HAVE INVESTIGATED THIS CORVETTE PROBLEM AND CONLCUDED THAT THIS ISSUE DOES NOT HAPPEN WHILE IN MOTION. IT HAPPENED TO ME WHILE THE CAR WAS UNDER POWER. THIS MUST BE INVESTIGATED MORE FULLY. I HAVE A WITNESS TO THIS EVENT.*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746927June 16, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE EXHIBITS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, OVER 1 QUART PER 1000 MILES, AND HAS DONE SO SINCE NEW. EXHAUST PIPES CONTAIN BLACK OILY RESIDUE. COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED WITH THE CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER. THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT A REPAIR FOR THE VEHICLE WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL FALL 2001, WHICH IS UNACCEPTABLE TO ME. I REQUESTED A BUY-BACK WHICH THEY DENIED. I REQUESTED THAT CHEVROLET WRITE ME A LETTER EXPLAINING THEIR POSITION AND THEY REFUSED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746881June 15, 2001
TIRES
THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR (THE LEFT FRONT SENSOR, ALSO KNOWN AS GREEN #44 OR PART NUMBER 1016 1856) IS NOT AVAILABLE NEW OR USED ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY. REFERRING TO PAGE 6-47 OF THE MANUAL, THE FOLLOWING WARNING APPEARS: WHEN THE LOW/FLAT TIRE WARNING LIGHT IS ON YOUR VEHICLE'S HANDLING CAPABILITIES WILL BE REDUCED DURING SEVERE MANEUVERS. IF YOU DRIVE TOO FAST, YOU COULD LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. YOU OR OTHERS COULD BE INJURED. DON'T DRIVE OVER 55 MPH (90 KM/H) WHEN THE LOW/FLAT TIRE WARNING LIGHT IS ON. DRIVE CAUTIOUSLY AND CHECK YOUR TIRE PRESSURE AS SOON AS YOU CAN." NOW, NOTING THE RECENT HEADLINES ABOUT FIRESTONE TIRE FAILURES AND THE RESULTING TRAGIC CONSEQUENCES, IT WOULD SEEM HIGHLY APPROPRIATE FOR CHEVROLET TO IMMEDIATELY ADDRESS THE FACT THAT THIS PART IS DISCONTINUED AND NO LONGER AVAILABLE. BASICALLY, ALL WE (MY WIFE JOY RENDE, WHO ACTUALLY OWNS THE CAR, AND I) ARE LOOKING FOR IS FOR CHEVY TO START MANURAFTURING THE PART AGAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746906June 15, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WITHOUT WARNING, SERVICE COLUMN LOCK DISPLAYED ON DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER-- BECAUSE OF ANGLE OF FROMNT WHEELS, TOOK FOUR HOURS TO GET TOW VEHICLE TO DOLLY VEHICLE FROM PARKING SPOT INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE BACKING FROM PARKING SPOT AND COULD HAVE LED TO AN ACCIDENT WITH PEDESTRIANS INVOLVED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890467June 15, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, WHEELS TURNED SLIGHTLY, AND STEERING COLUMN LOCKED. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO BACK AT AN ANGLE. CONSUMER NARROWLY AVOIDED RUNNING OVER A SMALL CHILD THAT WAS WALKING ACROSS DRIVEWAY. DEALER WAS REPLACING COLUMN LOCK MECHANISM AT THIS TIME. *AK *SLC REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746785June 13, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
THIS IS MY SECOND FAILURE IN 2 WEEKS. I AM ANGERED THAT MINE AND ORIGINAL PE99066 WHERE CLOSED. THIS WILL BECOME A FATALITY ISSUE SOON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746792June 13, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890295June 13, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR
REAR SWAY BAR BUSHINGS ARE NOISY WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNING/STOPPING, OR ACCELERATING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE STEERING WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND ERRATIC WHEN CROSSING OVER A BUMP. DEALERSHIP INSTALLED A STABILIZER IN VEHICLE AND REPLACED SWAY BAR BUSHINGS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746729June 12, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746734June 12, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE SUBMITTED THIS FORM. DISREGARD THE FIRST FORM SENT EARLIER WHICH WAS ON ODI #746729. IT WAS ACCIDENTALLY SENT WITH INCOMPLETE INFORMATION. ON 6/11/01 WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY PARKING PLACE AT WORK, MY STEERING LOCKED UP. I CALLED TWO LOCAL DEALERS WITH NO SOLUTION. I CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE IN DETROIT AND THEY WERE NO HELP AT ALL. SINCE MY 1998 C5 CORVETTER WAS IN MOTION WHEN IT LOCKED UP, I ASSUME IT CAN HAPPEN WHEN GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 60 MPH. THIS IS VERY, VERY SCARY. CAN YOU HELP? *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746584June 8, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR ACCELERATED WIDE OPEN THROTTLE ON ITS OWN. AT 115 MPH ON CITY STREET I PUT TRANS IN NEUTRAL AND TURN OFF KEY. HAD NO POWER BRAKES OR ABS; NO POWER STEERING. WAS ABLE TO STOP CAR AND TURN OFF TO SIDE ROAD AND STOP WITHOUT ACCIDENT. TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER AND GM TECH SUPPORT COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. DEALER PAID FOR TOW AND REPAIR ATTEMPT ALTHOUGH OUT OF FACTORY WARRANTY. TOOK VEHICLE AND NEXT EVENING [06/07/2001] DEFECT REOCCURED BUT I SHUT IT SHUT IT DOWN BEFORE HIGH SPEED WAS REACHED. CAR CANNOT BE SAELY DRIVEN WITHOUT CONCERN FOR PERSONAL SAFETY AND SAFETY OF PUBLIC. WHAT DO I DO?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746541June 7, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
REMOVE KEY WAIT 10 SEC; SERVICE COLUMN LOCK DISPLAYED ON DIC. UNABLE TO MOVE CAR. HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN 2 DAYS. DEALER CAN'T FIX. TOLD ME THAT THIS CANNOT HAPPEN IN MOTION AND RELEASED CAR BACK TO ME. CAR BEING TOWED BACK TODAY FOR SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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