Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#721513April 15, 2000
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
"SERVICE COLUMN LOCK" INDICATION CAME UP ON THE DIGITAL DRIVER'S INFORMATION CENTER (DIC). THIS HAS BEEN AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 1997-2000 CORVETTES. ALTHOUGH THE INCIDENT WITH MY CAR TOOK PLACE UPON START-UP, MEANING THE CAR WAS NOT IN MOTION, IF IT HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION, IT COULD BE CATASTROPHIC. YOU SIMPLY CANNOT STEER THE CAR, SINCE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721517April 15, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING COLUMN LOCKED RENDERING VEHICLE INOPERABLE. HAPPENED IN GARAGE RIGHT AFTER I STARTED THE CAR. IT'S BEEN REMOVED AND REPLACED BY A LOCAL CHEVY DEALER, MAC HAIK CHEVROLET 281-497-6600. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721402April 13, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY
ACRYLIC TARGA ROOF HAS DEVELOPED SMALL CRACKS THROUGHOUT ENTIRE ROOF - FROM INSIDE THE CAR IT LOOKS LIKE FROST IS ON THE ROOF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860303April 13, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKES WERE DRAGGING TO THE POINT OF LOCKING UP, AND ROTORS GOT REAL HOT. PULLED OVER, AND DISENGAGED ACTIVE HANDLING OF VEHICLE. DEALER WILL ORDER ALL NEW PARTS & RUN TESTS TO FIND OUT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711203April 7, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, SEATS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859668April 4, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHEN STARTING UP CAR STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED, CONSUMER TRIED ALL GEARS, IT STILL WOULD NOT UNLOCK . HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED. CONSUMER FELT THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT COULD HAVE LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING. TOOK TO DEALER, AND IT WAS A BAD SOLENOID SWITCH. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859670April 4, 2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WATER LEAKS INTO PART OF THE ENGINE FROM LATCH MECHANISM HOUSING OF THE HOOD, WHICH DRIPS ONTO THE FUSE BOX. THIS COULD CAUSE A SHORT CIRCUIT. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720994April 4, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS CONSTANTLY JAM, CAUSING SEAT BELTS TO BE INOPERABLE. TOOK TO DEALER WHO "LUBED" RETRACTORS, WHICH HAD NO EFFECT. CAUSED BY SEATBELT IMPROPERLY FEEDING INTO RETRACTOR AND RATCHET MECHANISM PREVENTING BELT FROM BEING PULLED BACK OUT TO CORRECT. RETRACTOR SPRING IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO COMPLETELY WIND IN THE BELTS WHEN FOLDED, CAUSING A JAMMED SITUATION WHERE THE BELT WILL NEITHER RETRACT FULLY OR PULL OUT. THIS RENDERS THE BELTS UNUSABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720791March 30, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. CAR LOST ALL POWER INSTANTLY. CAR WOULD START BUT WOULD NOT RUN FOR MORE THAN 30 SECONDS. THROTTLE HAD NO EFFECT. IF THE PUMP AHD FAILED IN TRAFFIC, DURING AN EVASIVE MANEUVER OR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CROSS A BUSY ROAD, THE CAR WOULD HAVE BEEN WITHOUT POWER AND UNABLE TO AVOID ANY OTHER ONCOMING VEHICLES. OTHER LATE MODEL CORVETTE OWNERS HAVE REPORTED FUEL PUMP PROBLEMS ON THE INTERNET; THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. THIS FAILURE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT IF NOT CORRECTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9000588March 29, 2000
TIRES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
TIRE PRESSURE GAUGE ALWAYS LOW, WOULD NOT SHOW IF TIRES TOO LOW OR OVER INFLATED UNTIL TOO LATE AT ANY SPEED. ABS/ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM LIGHT ON, TURNED ENGINE OFF 1 MILE LATER LIGHT GOES OFF. CLUTCH PEDAL TOO STIFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720333March 19, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
1. THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WEIGHTS FLEW OFF ON THE DRIVE HOME FROM THE DEALER AFTER PURCHASE. THE REAR WHEEL WEIGHTS FLEW OFF , FIRST THE LEFT AND THEN THE RIGHT, WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, SLAMMING INTO THE INNER FENDER LINERS. THE REAR END BEGAN TO BOUNCE DRAMATICALLY, AS EACH WHEEL HAD OVER 4 OUNCES OF WEIGHTS ON THEM. WHEELS ARE THE EXTRA COST MAGNESIUM WHEELS. 2. ON A TRIP, THE GAS GAUGE SUDDENLY DROPPED TO EMPTY, FROM 3/4 FULL, AND THE DIC ALARM (LOW FUEL) WENT ON. PULLED INTO A GAS STATION, THINKING I WAS OUT OF FUEL. I COULD ONLY PUT IN 4 GALLONS! 3. STEERING COLUMN LOCK WOULD NOT RELEASE AND COULD NOT STEER CAR, BUT CAR DID START AND GO INTO GEAR ! I THINK THIS IS THE MOST SERIOUS FAILURE AS ONE MAY NOT NOTICE THAT THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK WAS ON AND ACTUALLY DRIVE OFF, BUT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN VEHICLE COULD ONLY GO STRAIGHT, AS STRAIGHT INTO SOMBODY!! HELP!!!! REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858648March 16, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE TRYING TO START VEHICLE STEERING LOCKED , MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR CONSUMER TO START VEHICLE. ALSO, INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720151March 15, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELT RETRACTORS JAM REPEATEDLY, CAUSING SEAT BELTS TO BECOME UNSABLE, WHICH COULD CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH IN A CRASH. I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WH SAID THER HAD BEEN NO PROBLEMS REPORTED WITH THIS DESIGN. HE "LUBED" THE ASSEMBLIES, WHICH HAD NO EFFECT. I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH RESPECT TO THE LOCKING/RATCHETING MECHANISM THET IS SUPPOSED TO ALLOW THE SEAT BELT TO BE LOCKED IN A TIGHT POSITION TO HOLD THE OCCUPANTS IN THE SEATS BETTER FOR HIGH LATERAL FORCES. UNFORTUNATLY, THE DESIGN OF THE ASSEMBLY FREQUENTLY ALLOWS (AND CAUSES DUE TO RETRACT ANGLES) THE BELT TO FEED INTO THE RETRACTOR FOLDED OVER. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE RETRACT SPRING DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO PULL THE THE BELT ALL OF THE WAY IN, WHICH IT MUST DO TO RELEASE THE RATCHETING MECHANISM. THE RESULT IS A JAMMED BELT THAT IS PREVENTED FROM BEING PULLED OUT BY THE LOCKING MECHANISM AND PREVENTED FROM RETRACTING FROM THE FOLDED BELT. SINCE I KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM, I AM VERY CAREFULL WHEN TAKING OFF THE BELT, BUT IT STILL HAPPENS OCCASIONALY. THE PASSENGER SIDE JAMS MUCH MORER FREQUENTLY DUE TO VARYING PEOPLE NOT FAMILIER WITH THE CARE THAT MUST BE TAKEN TO PREVENT A JAM. I CAN CLEAR THE JAM BY GETTING OUT OF THE CAR, KNEELING ON THE GROUND AND WORKING THE BELT IN AND JERKING OUT UNTIL IT WRAPS ALL OF THE WAY IN TWISTED. THIS USUALLY TAKES AROUND 20 - 30 MINUTES TO ACCOMPLISH. I HAVE HAD TO DO THIS AROUND 50 TIMES NOW. SINCE IT IS ILLEGAL AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH OUT A SEAT BEALT PROPERLY FASTENED AROUND ALL OCCUPANTS, I AM CONSIDERING HAVING THE VEHICLE TRANSPORTED TO THE DEALER ON A FLATBED EACH TIME IT JAMS. I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE SOME HELP ON THIS MATTER. PLEASE CALL FOR MORE DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857996March 6, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING COLUMN LOCKS UP DUE TO FAULTY STEERING WHEEL LOCKING MECHANISM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BY THE DEALER TO REPAIR. CONSUMER NOW ASKEING THAT CHEVROLET REPURCHASE THE VEHICLE. *AK *ML REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551176March 1, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN ARE DEFECTIVE. YH REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550989February 17, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
VEHICLE HAS HAD CONTINUED NO START CONDITON AND VEHICLE NOT BEING ABLE TO GO OVER 5 MPH SEVERAL REPLACEMENTS AND REPAIRS. (BATTERY,ELECTRICAL CONTROL UNITS(TCM,EBTCM,TAC) REPLACED TWO TIMES, FOR LEAK AND FAILURE,TP SENSOR REPLACED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718898February 17, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS HAS BEEN RECALLED. IF THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN FOR THIS RECALL IS IT STILL ELIGIBLE TO BE FIXED?NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550937February 15, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
VEHICLE SHAKES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED BECAUSE ROTORS ARE WARPED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718512February 9, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THIS VEHICLE HAS A LOCKOUT ON THE STANDARD TRANSMISSION THAT REQUIRES THE DRIVER TO SHIFT FROM 1ST GEAR DIRECTLY TO 4TH GEAR AT INTERVALS I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE. A LIGHT COMES ON THE DASH TELLING THE DRIVER TO SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 4TH AND IF IT IS NOT EXPECTED OR NOTICED ( MOSTLY WHEN TURNING AND YOUR EYES ARE FOCUSED ON THE ROAD) CAUSES A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN SPEED. THIS HAS CAUSED DRIVERS BEHIND ME TO STAND ON THEIR BRAKES TO KEEP FROM HITTING MY VEHICLE IN THE REAR ,AND HAS RESULTED IN SEVERAL DRIVERS BECOMING QUITE IRATE WITH ME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718384February 6, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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