Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#735534October 31, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
DEFECT #1: BRAKES STICK CLOSED AT RANDOM TIMES. SEEMS RELATED TO ENGINE RPM AND TO DECELERATION. DEFECT #2: DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT & HARNESS WILL NOT EXTEND AT RANDOM INTERVALS. INERTIA REEL APPEARS TO LOCK SEVERAL TIMES AS THE BELT IS DEPLOYED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735304October 27, 2000
SEATS
BOTH FRONT SEATS BROKE UPON IMPACT WITH TREE. A DEER JUMPED OUT AND CAR WENT INTO A SKID AT 28MPH. IT HIT A TREE WHILE GOING IN REVERSE. BOTH SPORT SEAT FRAMES BROKE AT THE UPPER OPENING IN SEAT BACK AND WERE TORN OFF TRACKS. SINCE REAR BACK SEAT FAILURE IS IN THE NEWS, THIS REPORT WAS SUBMITTED. CAR WAS NOT REPAIRED AND WAS TOTALLED. THE INSURANCE SOLD IT OFF FOR 'PARTS'
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#735175October 26, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873815October 25, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
UPON STARTING VEHICLE, A MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP. BEFORE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, STEERING COLUMN UNLOCKED. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. OWNER WAS WORRIED BECAUSE THIS COULD HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING OR WHILE TRAVELING IN A DANGEROUS AREA. THIS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN ONE MONTH.*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873208October 17, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY LOCKED UP. HAD NO PRIOR WARNING. PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER & INFORMED CONSUMERT TO TAKE TO DEALERSHIP. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER & PLACED ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. NO CODES WOULD APPEAR DUE TO BEING ERASED. PROBLEM NOT RELATED TO SPEED. ITS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION & BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR STEERING WHEEL LOCK UP. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872894October 12, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, INSURANACE INVESTIGATOR BELIEVED CAUSE WAS DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL BECAUSE OF STEERING COLUMN FAILURE/ OR ELECTRICAL FAILURE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872691October 11, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
CONVERTIBLE TOP REAR GLASS FELL OUT. UNABLE TO RESTORE IT UNLESS THE WHOLE TOP WOULD BE REPLACED. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE, PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. *AK THE CONVERTIBLE REAR WINDOW FELL OUT WHILE DRIVING DUE TO FALULTY BONDING PROCESS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733801October 9, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STARTED CAR UP AND STEERING WHEEL REMAILED LOCKED. STARTED TO DRIVE AWAY FROM A PARKED STATE BUT STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE. DEALER REPLACES LOCKING MECHANISM. I'M HEARING OF SEVERAL OTHER CHEVROLET CORVETTE (1997-2000) THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. ONE ACCOUNT WAS THAT HE WAS TRAVELING AT 40MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED. MANY HAVE HAD THE FIX I'VE HAD AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I'M CONCERNED THAT THIS MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN...OR WHILE DRIVING ALONG AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I'M EVEN MORE CONCERNED THAT YOU FOLKS ARE NOT ALL OVER THIS ONE!! REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733655October 7, 2000
TIRES
FAILURE OF THIS COMPONENT, WHICH IS NO LONGER REPLACED BY GENERAL MOTORS, CAN RESULT IN A TIRE BEING UNSAFELY OPERATED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733598October 6, 2000
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
MY STEERING WHEEL COLUMN LOCKED WHEN MY CAR WAS PARKED. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER BAY CHEVROLET TO BE FIX. WHEN IT LOCKED THE COMPUTER OR (DIC) READ SERVICE COLUMN LOCKED. I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE MY CAR. THE CAR STARTED BUT I COULD NOT USE MY STEERING WHEEL TO GUIDE THE CAR. LUCKY FOR ME I WAS PARKED AT HOME. IF I WAS ON THE ROAD AND THIS HAPPEN , I HATE TO EVEN THINK ABOUT THE LOSS OF MY LIFE AND THE OTHERS ON OUR HIGHWAYS. THIS PROBLEM CAME WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER SAID THAT AN ACTUATOR FAILED. SOME REPORTS ON THE NET HAS INDOCATED THAT THIS LOCKED STEERING UNIT FAIL S EVEN WHILEL DRIVING THE CAR. THIS IS A DANGER AND A HAZARD. PLEASE TO DEMANDED THAT GM RECALL THIS SAFETY DEFECT BEFORE SOMEONE LOSS THEIR LIFE NEEDLESSLY. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733150October 2, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL COLUMN LOCK FAILS AND ENGAGES THE WHEEL IN A LOCKED POSITION. THE CAR BECOMES UNDRIVEABLE AND MUST BE TOWED. MY CONCERN IS IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING. I WAS PARKED. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. THERE IS. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732733September 28, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
REPORTED AIR AND WATER LEAK TO DEALERSHIP, TOP HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE TOP ALSO, CONTINUES TO HAVE BLACK STAINS WHEN PUT DOWN, DEALERSHIP SAID IT IS A FLAW IN THE MANUFACTURING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732539September 26, 2000
AIR BAGS
DURING THE LIFETIME OF THE VEHICLE I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG SENSORS AT LEAST 5 TIMES. OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM YET GM DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEFECT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732559September 26, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHILE IN MOTION. "STEERING COLUMN LOCK" APPEARS IN THE DASH BOARD . I WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE CAR. THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. THIS IS WHILE DRIVEING. TWO OTHER TIMES IT OCCURED WHILE PARKED IN MY GARAGE. THE DEALER REPARED THE "MOTOR" THAT CAUSES THE STEERING COLUMN TO LOCK.SPEED AT FAILURE WA S20-25 MPH. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#555386September 25, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
CONSUMER BECAME AWARE OF RECALL 00V-111, HOWEVER IS HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME RECEIVING THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF THE RECALL. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871471September 25, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE FILLING FUEL TANK FUEL WAS LEAKING. WHILE DRIVING A SECURITY LIGHT WILL POP ON SOMETIMES. WHEN PULLING OUT SEAT BELT IT WILL RETRACT AND LOCK WITHOUT RELEASING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732260September 22, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
DISC BRAKE ROTORS WEAR PREMATURELY, 1ST TIME: <10,000 MILES, 2ND TIME: <2,000 MILES. "NOT COVED UNDER WARRANTY"
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732273September 22, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871286September 22, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
FRONT LAP BELTS JAM IN THE RETRACTOR. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE MAKE AND MEDEL; BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE THE OWNER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731928September 19, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP AND CAR DIED WHILE BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE ON FRIDAY EVENING. DEALER COULD NOT WORK ON IT UNTIL MONDAY AND CAR WAS READY MONDAY EVENING. THEY 'REPLACED THE STEERING LOCK SOLENOID AND RELAY PIER TAC' (THEIR WORDS AND SPELLING). I AM CONCERNED THAT IF THIS HAPPENS WHILE I AM PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, I COULD BE INVOLVED IN A TRAFFIC FATALITY. I'VE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND COUNTLESS SIMILAR PROBLEMS REPORTED ON THE WEB SITE WWW.CORVETTEFORUM.COM. IT SEEMS TO RE-OCCUR AFTER REPAIR. GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE DEFECT SINCE 1997 AND DONE NOTHING TO FIX IT. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS WILL IT TAKE BEFORE THE NHTSA FORCES GM INTO A RECALL? REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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