Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#744840May 2, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
DIC MESSAGE SAID "SERVICE COLUMN LOCK" NEVER LOCKED UP ON ME BUT HAD TO REPLACE AN ACTUATOR. WHY ISN'T THIS A RECALL?*AK
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#887121April 30, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE STARTING VEHICLE STEERING COLUMN ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED SHORTLY AFTER STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT UNLOCK, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
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#744646April 27, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
UPON STARTING CAR STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND "SERVICE COLUMN LOCK" MESSAGE DISPLAYED. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
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#744526April 25, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING COLUMN LOCKED, BRAND NEW CAR STRANDED.*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
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#785400April 17, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CONSUMER STATES HAS BEEN A VICTIM OF AUTOMOBILE FRAUD, SHE STATES UPON RECEIVING TITLE IT READ RETURN TO MANUFACTURER, LEMON LAW THIS WAS NOT DISCLOSED TO HER ABOUT THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WILL NOT START DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *JB
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#743525April 4, 2001
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
THIS PART IS AVAILABLE AT CHEVROLET - THEY ARE AWARE THAT IT IS A FLAWED CHARACTERISTIC AS THER CUSTOMER SERVICE TEAM SAYS - THE FIX IS TO ADD THE ADDITIONAL FRAME SUPPORT TO THE COUPES THAT CAME STANDARD ON THE CONVERTABLE - SOME PEOPLE REFER TO IT AS THE X FRAME. IT MAKES THE CAR SHUTTLE AT ALL SPEEDS WHEN YOU REMOVE THE GLASS TOP ON COUPES - THERE IS NO SUPPORT TO THE BODY AND THE CAR BOUNCES ALL OVER THE ROAD. I REPORTED IT TO CHEVROLET BUT WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANY OTHER CASES AND IF SOMETHING CAN BE DONE IN ORDER FOR THEM TO RECALL THE VEHICLES AND FIX THEM.*AK
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#884864April 2, 2001
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE OPERATES ERRATICALLY. WHEN PARKING ON A HILL, PARKING BRAKE WILL ALLOW CAR TO ROLL FORWARD, BUT CONSISTENTLY STOPS VEHICLE FROM MOVING BACKWARDS ON A HILL. *AK ALSO THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH RELEASING AND ENGAGING THE HANDLE OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. *YH
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#785380March 31, 2001
SEATS, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
THE LEATHER ON THE SEATS EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE WEAR AND THE LEATHER REQUIRES REPLACEMENT, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FOR THE DRIVERS SEAT MALFUNCTIONED. *MJS
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#884656March 30, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION STEERING WHEEL COLUMN LOCKED UP . *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
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#743175March 28, 2001
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
I HAVE JUST LEARNED THAT MY CAR USES THE SAME BOSE AMPLIFIERS THAT THE 1991 Q45 AND 1991 ACURA LEGEND HAVE. THEY HAVE BOTH BEEN RECALLED DUE TO FIRE HAZARD IDENTIFIED BY A POPPING OR HISSING NOISE, BOTH OF WHICH OCCURRED ON 2 OF MY 4 AMPS SO FAR. IF THESE AMPS ARE MANUFACTURED BY THE SAME COMPANY, SHOULDN'T THE CORVETTE AMPS BE RECALLED ALSO ?*AK
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#743169March 27, 2001
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
BOSE SPEAKERS OVERHEAT AND FILL PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WITH SMOKE. THESE AMPLIFIERS ARE IDENTICAL TO THE ACCURA AMPLIFIERS WHICH WERE RECALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER.*AK
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#742905March 22, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
I INSERTED THE KEY AND THE DIS STATED "REMOVE KEY WAIT 10 SECONDS". AFTER WAITING 10 SECONDS I INSERTED THE KEY AGAIN AND THE DIS STATED "SERVICE COLUMN LOCK". I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK
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#742911March 22, 2001
SEATS
BOTH FRONT SEATS HAVE EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS IS A 1998 CORVETTE WITH JUST 5,800 MILES. I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE BECAUSE BOTH SEAT AND SAFETY BELTS MOVE FORWARD DURING ORDINARY BRAKING. BOTH THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND GM AT 1 800 222 1020 REQUEST # C03551435 REFUSE TO FIX THE PROBLEM UNLESS I PAY TOTAL PRICE.
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#883816March 22, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THERE IS A TOTAL LOSS IN ACCELERATION POWER DUE TO TRANSMISSION LINE NOT BEING INSTALLED PROPERLY. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THIS BY AN MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP.*AK WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER NOTICED A PUFF OF SMOKE FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF ACCELERATION, THE ONLY RESPONSE WHILE PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR WAS HIGH RPM'S, DEALER IS REFUSING TO REFUND THE PURCHASE PRICE OR EXCHANGE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT A SUBSTANTIAL FINANCIAL PENALTY. *SLC
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#742523March 16, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
ON OCCASSION THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT HAS STUCK IN A LOCKED POSITION SUCH THAT YOU CANNOT PULL IT OUT AND SECURE IT. ALSO, THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS TANGLED AND NOT RETRACTED PROPERLY. I HAD RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE NUMBER 00034. I TURNED THIS CARD INTO JOE MACPHERSON CHEVROLET AND AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS AND CALLING BACK I WAS TOLD THE PART WAS IN AND TO BRING MY CAR IN SO THE REPAIR COULD BE MADE. I DID. THAT WAS IN JANUARY. FOR A WHILE IT WORKED FINE BUT LATELY THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT APPEARS TO LOCK AND I CANNOT SECURE IT AND HAVE HAD TO DRIVE WITHOUT A SEAT BELT. SOMETIMES IT WORKS FINE AND SOMETIMES IT SIMPLY WON'T RELEASE. TODAY I TOOK MY CAR IN AND TOLD THEM ABOUT IT, THAT IT WAS STILL LOCKING AND NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE ADVISOR, DAVID BRUNN (7173) TOLD ME IF I WANTED TO PAY FOR A NEW SEAT BELT THEY WOULD FIX IT. I AGAIN EXPLAINED THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ITEM, A PREVIOUS RECALL THAT ALTHOUGH REPAIRED WAS STILL NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. HE BECAME VERY DEFENSIVE. *AK
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#883170March 15, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING AND VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 20MPH. HE WAS ABLE TO PULLL OVER TO SHOULDER S TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT DEALERSHIP MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WENT INTO LEAP MODE TO PROTECT ENGINE. PROBLEM IS STILL EXISTS. *AK
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#742225March 10, 2001
TIRES
THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING SENSOR INDICATES A LOW TIRE PRESSURE CONDITION IN THE TIRE, OTHERWISE UNNOTICABLE, WHICH COULD LEAD TO CATASTROPHIC TIRE FAILURE IF YOU CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH OUT CHECKING THE TIRE PRESSURE - ESSENTIALLY YOU CAN BE DRIVING AROUND WITH A FLAT TIRE, AND DUE TO THE EXTENDED MOBILITY RUN FLAT TIRES HAVING NO DIFFERENT HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS WHEN FLAT VERSES PROPERLY INFLATED YOU WILL CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT, AND IF YA GO FAST ENOUGH, COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT FOR SURE - THE PART I NEED TO FIX IT, THE LEFT FRONT LTPWSYSTEM SENSOR, HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED/IS UNAVAILABLE FROM CHEVROLET, AND AS FAR AS I KNOW, ANYONE ELSE - THEY SAY TO JUST DRIVE THE CAR EVEN THOUGH THE 'CHECK LTPWS SYS' LIGHT COMES ON CONTINUOUSLY, AND I AM NOT SURE THAT THIS SENSOR DOES NOT INTERACT IN SOME WAY WITH THE ABS SYSTEM, ALL IN ALL CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN MY HUMBLE OPINION- I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH HENNA ON THIS SINCE JUNE '99 WITH NO END IN SIGHT - THEY HAVE A DIFFERENT STORY AS TO THE PART EVERY TIME I TALK WITH THEM - HAL MATHEWS THE PARTS MANAGER TRIES TO BE HELPFULL, BUT GM IS JUST STONEWALLING HIM - ALL OF THE OTHER SENSORS ARE AVAILABLE, (IE RIGHT FRONT, REAR, LEFT REAR) I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW FROM HENNA IN 1995, AND I BELIEVE THAT GM NOT PRODUCING OR MAKING THIS PART AVAILABLE COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY FATAL CONSEQUENCES TO THE DRIVER OF A HIGH PERFORMANCE CAR LIKE A CORVETTE WHICH IS DESIGNED FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE DRIVING, BY CAUSING A TIRE TO LITERALLY EXPLODE FROM THE HEAT PRODUCED FROM DRIVING IT AT SPEEDS WITH THE TIRE FLAT AND THE DRIVER CANNOT TELL IT FROM THE CARS HANDLING - A TIRE EXPLOSION LIKE I MENTION AT SPEED WOULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE VERY POSSIBLY, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/ AND OR INJURY - I JUST THOUGHT THIS MATTER SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO YOUR ATTENTION, AND MAYBE YOU CAN DO SOME THING ABOUT THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION, I DONT BELIEVE I SHOULD JUST IGNORE THE LIGHT, AND I AM NOT GOING TO JUST FORGET ABOUT IT I NR).
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#882036March 5, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING COLUMN MOTOR LOCKS UP, IT GOES OUT EVERY 5000-8,000 MILES. PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY STEERING LOCKED, VEHICLE CUT OFF, AND CONSUMER HAD TO PRESS DOWN VERY HARD ON BRAKE TO STOP. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED GMC, BUT GMC HASN'T RESPONDED ENOUGH TO SHOW CONCERN. PLEAE VIN# TO FORM. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
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#741303February 22, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
COPY OF COMPLAINT TO DEALER: I BROUGHT MY 2001 CORVETTE IN FOR SERVICE YESTERDAY. ONE OF MY COMPLAINTS WAS THE IMPROPER OPERATION OF THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT. YOU REPLACED THE RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY. THE NEW ONE IS FAR WORSE. IM NOT BLAMING YOU BECAUSE IT WAS OKAY WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR. BY THE END OF THE DAY IT WAS ALL MOST IMPOSSIBLE TO PROPERLY EXTEND THE BELT TO BUCKLE IT. EVEN MORE DANGEROUS WAS THE FACT THAT IT LOCKS UP ON ME WHILE IM DRIVING, PINNING ME TO MY SEAT AND MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO MANEUVER (LIKE CHECKING TO THE REAR WHEN BACKING UP)..... I WENT THROUGH ALMOST 3 YEARS WITH THIS NONSENSE WITH MY 1998 CORVETTE BEFORE CHEVY FINALLY RECALLED THE CAR. . *AK
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#880769February 20, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DRIVER & PASSENGER SEATBACKS HAVE A 6-8 INCH PLAY IN THEM. DEALER INDICATES THEY CAN'T DUPICATE PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAS A BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. SEATS DON'T LOCK IN PLACE WHICH IS A HAZARD WHILE DRIVING.*AK
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