Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#547955August 16, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
AT TIME OF STARTING ENGINE THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKS UP. NLM REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709905August 12, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SUDDEN ACCELERATION/VEHICLE COMING TO A STOP WHEN ACCELERATED INTO A BRICK HOUSE /STALLING PROBLEMS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#844780August 10, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
AT THE GAS STATION CATALYTIC CONVERTER CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED UP DUE TO RAW FUEL BEING DUMPED INTO THE LEFT SIDE EXHAUST. VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE DEALER'S AFTER 3 WEEKS AND WAITING ON PARTS.VEHICLE IS RUNNING ON 4 CYLINDERS INSTEAD OF 8. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709793August 10, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK ENGAGED AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER AS ORDERED BY CHEVROLET HOT LINE..NOTE> CAR WAS IN MOTION, THAT MEANS MOVING BACKWARDS..IT HAD GONE ABOUT 6 FEET AND I HAD TURNED THE WHEEL TO CHANGE DIRECTIONS WHEN LOCK ENGAGED.. REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709813August 10, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING COLUMN LOCK FAILED IN "UNLOCK" POSITION...HAVE TALKED WITH OWNERS OF SIMILAR VEH. THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED FAIL IN "LOCK" POSITION WHILE IN MOTION!! REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844272August 4, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON/ STEERING WHEEL COLUMN LOCKS UP, AND VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY. CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MOVE VEHICLE ABOUT 1 FT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709589August 4, 1999
SEAT BELTS
THE SEAT BELT FOLDED INSIDE AND JAMED, WOULDN'T MOVE IN OR OUT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709618August 4, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE SEATBELTS GET EASILY TWISTED AND FAIL TO RETRACT, RENDERING THEM USLESS. DEALER IS AWARE OF MANY CUSTOMER COMPLATINS BUT STATED THAT GM DOESN'T HAVE A FIX. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE TRAVELING WHEN YOU GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND THEN CAN'T WEAR THE SEATBELT FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP, UNTIL YOU GO TO THE DEALER TO GET THEM TO FIX IT. THEY WONT REPLACE THE PART SINCE THEY DON'T HAVE FIX FOR IT. KNOW MANY 1998-1999 CORVETTE OWNERS THAT HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO FORCE GM TO FIX THIS DESIGN PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709456August 1, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM SERVICE LIGHT FIRST CAME ON IN JUNE 1999. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS AND THEY REPLACED 2 ELECTRONIC BRAKE AND TRACTION CONTROL (EBTCM) MODULES. THEY FOUND AN INTERNALLY SHORTED EBTCM. IN JULY 1999, THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM SERVICE CAME ON AGAIN. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND AGAIN THEY FOUND AND REPLACED ONE INTERNALLY FAULTY ABS ELECTRONIC BRAKE AND TRACTION CONTROL MODULE (EBTCM). I PICKED THE CAR UP ON 07/29/99. ON 07/30/99 I STARTED THE CAR IN THE MORNING AND THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON A FEW SECONDS AFTER STARTING. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY DON'T KNOW THE CAUSE OR WHAT TO DO. APPEARS TO ME TO BE HEAT RELATED-COMBINATION OF OUTSIDE TEMP. AND TEMP. OF SYSTEM. THREE MODULES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TO DATE AND HAVE FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ALSO DESCRIBED AS "YAW RATE SENSOR CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION" ON SERVICE INVOICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#782578July 29, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
CONSUMER VERY CONCERNED THAT BRAKES COULD FAIL DUE TO CRACKED ROTORS, CONSUMER HAS BEEN THROUGH 4 SETS OF ROTORS IN LESS THAN 13000 MILES. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842899July 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN A PANIC STOP THE PEDAL BECOMES HARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKE BOOSTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708869July 21, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I FIND IT SIMPLY AMAZING THAT AFTER 7K MILES THE BRAKES PULSATED AND THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AT 13K AND NOW AT 18K MILES, MALL CHEVROLET (IN CHERRY HILL) IS ALWAYS WHERE IT IS SERVICED, CLAIMS THE BRAKE PADS ARE WORN AND THAT IS WHAT IS CAUSING THE PULSATING. I AM NOT ABLE TO FILE A LEMON LAW SINCE THE CAR JUST TURNED 18K MILES. BUT I WOULD HAVE SOMEONE LOOK INTO THE ROTORS & BRAKE PADS PLACED ON THESE VEHICLES.! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708779July 18, 1999
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
PARKING BRAKE REFUSED TO ENGAGE - NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#546564July 14, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842279July 14, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP WHILE GOING IN REVERSE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUT IN PARK AND THE KEY HAD TO BE PUT IN THE IGNITION AGAIN. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED THE VEHICLE LOCKED UP, IT WOULDN'T COME LOOSE. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841701July 6, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
PASSENGER'S SEATBELT GETS STUCK IN THE RETRACTOR WHICH CAUSES SEATBELT TO BE INOPERABLE, AND WON'T PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF A CRASH. DEALER REPLACED THE SEATBELT SYSTEM, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841447June 30, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE ENIGINE DIES, AND THE BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION. DEALER SAYS THAT BRAKES AR NORMAL, BUT CANT FIND SOLUTION FOR THE ENGINE STALLING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#546021June 28, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE CONTINUALLY SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING 70-80 MILES PER HOUR, SEVERAL REMEDY ATTEMPTS (GAS TANKS, MODULARS, COMPUTER REPLACEMENTS) REPLACEMENTS, HOWEVER NO REMEDY AT THIS TIME. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707901June 25, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THIS IS REGARDING A RECALL ISSUED BY CHEVROLET - 91C25 AND 91C26 - FOR THE FAILURE OF THE SEAT BELT/RETRACTOR MECHANISM. THE RECALL WAS ISSUED IN 1991, AND I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET MY CAR FIXED SINCE THE DATE OF FAILURE WHICH WAS IN 92 OR 93. THE RECALL IS IN YOUR ARCHIVES AS NHTSA CAMPAIGN 91V143000. EACH TIME I TRY TO HAVE THIS CORRECTED BY A CHEVROLET DEALER, I AM TOLD THEY WILL HAVE TO ORDER THE PARTS AND WILL CONTACT ME WHEN THEY ARRIVE, THEN I NEVER HEAR FROM THEM AGAIN. UPON THE MOST RECENT OCCURANCE OF THIS CYCLE, I CALLED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE. I WAS EVENTUALLY TOLD BY A SUPERVISOR THAT CHEVROLET WOULD NOT CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH THE RECALL NOTICE SAYS "IF EITHER SAFETY BELT IN YOUR CORVETTE IS CURRENTLY LOCKED-UP - OR EVER LOCKS-UP IN THE FUTURE - WE WILL REPLACE THE SAFETY BELTS AT NO CHARGE". THIS IS RECORDED BY CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AS CASE NUMBER 990326932. I AM ASTONISHED THAT CHEVROLET CAN CLAIM THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE TO REPAIR A KNOWN SAFETY DEFECT WHEN THEIR RECALL NOTICE STATES THAT THEY WILL "CURRENTLY ... OR EVER ... IN THE FUTURE". *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707691June 20, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS "LUXURY" VEHICLE THAT I PURCHASED WITH ONLY 48 MILES ON IT BRAND NEW IN OCTOBER OF 1998 FIRST BROKE DOWN ON DECEMBER 17, 1998. SINCE DECEMBER 19, 1998 MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN OFF THE ROAD 42 DAYS AND IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WITH 15 REPAIR ORDERS ALL ON THE COMPUTER/ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP NOW TELLS ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING MORE THEY CAN DO FOR ME I HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE CHEVROLET CORPORATION AND WAS ADVISED TO RETAIN LEGAL COUNSEL. MY SITUATION MEETS TWO-FOLD THE NORTH CAROLINA LEMON LAW REQUIREMENTS. THE GAS NEEDLE MOVES DOWN TO PAST THE EMPTY MARK AND THE COMPUTER SOUNDS ITS WARNING SIGNAL , THE COMPUTER READ LOW FUEL, LIMITED HANDLING, ALSO THE COMPUTER READS MY RIGHT REAR TIRE AS BEING FLAT AND SOUNDS ITS ALARM WHILE DRIVING. THIS VEHICLE SENDS FALSE SIGNALS. ONE DAY AFTER ONLY HAVING HAD PURCHASED IT FOR 6 MONTHS IT WOULDN'T EVEN START IN A SHOPPING LOT. THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT ON THE INTERSTATE, ESPECIALLY AS A FEMALE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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