Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#608111February 1, 1999
STEERING
STEERING SENSOR FAILED. NM REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607877February 1, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
EXPERIENCING WIND NOISE FROM SUNVISOR, CANVAS TOP NOT SET PROPERLY. *YC
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607750February 1, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE FAILED. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834182January 28, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THIS VEHICLE WILL JUST SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WHILE MOVING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834030January 27, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEAT BELTS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOCK UP. NOT ABLE TO USE THEM DUE TO THE BELTS NOT RELEASING. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833866January 21, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT KEEP FLASHING. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THERE WERE BAD CONNECTOR ON THE AIR BAG. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833776January 20, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR ISN'T WORKING PROPERLY. ALSO, GEAR SHIFT IS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 4TH, LEADING TO AN UNPREDICTABLE SLOWING OF THE VEHICLE. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702341January 18, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE O-RING AT PUMP FAILED 4 TIMES, DUE TO VIBRATION. BLOWS FLUID ON CATALYTIC CONVERTERS CAUSING FIRE HAZARD. '96 VETTE HAS RE-ENGINEERED HOSE & RESTRAINT BRACKET TO CORRECT PROBLEM. '96 PARTS FIT/FIX '93 VETTE. CHEVROLET PLEADS IGNORANCE, NO BULLETIN. WASTED $600 FOR '93 STYLE PARTS (PUMP & 4 HOSES) DEALER RECOMMENDED, BEFORE I DISCOVERED PROPER '96 RETROFIT ($175). CHEVROLET SAYS IT'S MY PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701739December 30, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, FOR NO PARTICULAR REASON, THE CAR'S CHECK ENGINE/REDUCED ENGINE POWER/SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM LIGHTS ALL COME ON AT THE SAME TIME. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR SERVICED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM 6 TIMES, AT 3 DIFFERENT DEALERS. OUR MAJOR CO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701462December 18, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLAMPS DO NOT ROLL UP AT TIMES
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542989December 2, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
SEAL BETWEEN THE GLASS AND THE CONVERTIBLE TOP FAILED, REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE CONVERTIBLE TOP IS NECESSARY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700886November 24, 1998
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD ON INCLINE. WILL NOT STOP CAR WHEN APPLIED. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT BRAKE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY BUT INDICATES BRAKE CAN NOT BE ADJUSTED AND HAS NO REMEDY. MANUFACTURER SAYS IT HAS NO REMEDY SINCE IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE SELF ADJUSTING. CAN ONE SELL A CAR WITH BRAKES THAT DON'T WORK?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700766November 20, 1998
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY CAR IN 1991 AND ALL I WANT TO KNOW IS THERE ANY WAY I CAN FIND OUT IF THEY FIXED MY CAR AND IF THEY DIDN'T FIX IT ARE THEY STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THE PROBLEM...I BOUGHT MY CAR USED IN LATE 1991 AND NEVER HEARD OF THE RECALL.....MAYBE IT WAS FIXED BEFORE I BOUGHT IT....
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700747November 19, 1998
SUSPENSION
I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT THAT TOTALED MY 1997 CORVETTE. I WAS DRIVING AROUND A CORNER AT 45 MPH WHEN WHEN I LOST CONTROL AND SPUN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE ROADS WERE WET AND THE CAR WAS STRUCK ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. I READ YOUR REPORT ON THE CRACKED A-ARM OR RADIUS ARM AND WAS CURIOS AS TO WHEATHER MY CAR COULD HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THAT. ANY INFORMATION ON THIS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. 3 PEOPLE WERE CRITICALLY INJURED IN THIS ACCIDENT, MYSELF BEING ONE OF THEM AND I'M LOOKING FOR ANSWERS. SINCERLY, SCOTT ROGGENBECK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700645November 16, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
10/14/97 RECALL- REPLACE BOTH SEAT BELT RETRACTORS 10/14/97 SPEAKERS RATTLE WHILE DRIVING, PARTS REPLACED ON 3/9/98. 3/9/98 WAS IN SERVICE FOR 'SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM, ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED' MSG THAT WAS RECEIVED ON CAR'S SYSTEM. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY, THE CAR LOST SIGNIFICANT ENGINE POWER AND THE CAR'S SYSTEM VERY SUDDENLY REDUCED WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE I355 EXPRESSWAY. I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED. THE DEALER DID NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. (I HAVE A SERVICE RECORD INDICATING THIS.) 4/6/98 WAS IN SERVICE FOR 'SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM, ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED' MSG THAT WAS RECEIVED ON CAR'S SYSTEM AGAIN. VEHICLE DID THE SAME THING AGAIN, AND I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT WHEN TURNING LEFT; NEARLY GOT SIDE SWIPED BECAUSE OF THE REDUCED SPEED. WAS ACCELERATING NORMALLY TO TURN LEFT. SERVICE DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE & SAID THAT THIS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. 7/3/98 I COMPLAINED TO DEALER SVC DEPT ABOUT BURNING GAS SMELL. ALSO, SAME MSG CAME UP 'ENGINE POWER REDUCED. '11/5/98 SAME MSG' SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM, ENGINE POWER REDUCED' CAME UP. THEY ARE REPLACING A PART & THEY ARE NOT SURE IF THIS WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. CHEVROLET TROUBLE TICKET :ON 4/17/98 I OPENED UP A TROUBLE TICKET WITH CHEVROLET REF # 980225396. 4/17/98 CALLED CUST SVC NUMBER (800) 222-1020 & TALKED TO ERNST AT X3797 HE SAID I WOULD BE CONTACTED WITHIN 2 DAYS TO DISCUSS STATUS OF THIS RECURRING PROBLEM. NOBODY EVER CONTACTED ME. 11/5/98 TALKED TO PATRICK AKANDU. HE SAID HE WOULD LEAVE A MESSAGE RICK WASHINGTON WHO IS REVIEWING MY FILE & HE WOULD GET BACK TO ME. NOBODY EVER DID. ON 11/5/98 I CALLED THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE- IN ILLINOIS AT 312-814-3000 TO FIND OUT IF LEMON LAW APPLIES- APPARENTLY NOT BECAUSE IT'S OVER 1 YEAR OLD. ON 11/16/98 CALLED & TALKED TO CUST SVC (800) 222-1020 TO ASK STATUS OF MY TICKET. THEY HAD NOTHING TO TELL ME. JOHN MCDONOUGH FROM CELOZZI ETTLESON SERVICE INDICATED THAT HE CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT THIS PROBLEM W
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700244November 1, 1998
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN THE CAR WAS 3 OR 4 MONTHS OLD, I WAS ENTERING THE FREEWAY ON THE ON RAMP. I ACCELERATED, BUT DIDN'T PUT MY FOOT TO THE FLOOR, AND THEN EVERY LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON AND THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. STOPPED. I TURNED THE KEY OFF AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND IT PROCEEDED NORMALLY. I REPORTED IT TO SCOTT IRVIN CHEVROLET SOON AFTERWARD BUT THEY FOUND NOTHING. THE LASTEST INCIDENT HAPPENED A FEW DAYS AGO. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 2:30AM. I WAS GOING ABOUT 70 WHEN THE WARNING BELLS STARTED TO SOUND. THEN ON THE DASH, THE WARNING...REDUCED POWER ALTERNATING WITH SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH. THE YELLOW EMISSIONS LIGHT WAS ALSO ON. I HAD JUST HAD THE CAR IN THE SHOP 3 WEEKS AGO BECAUSE THAT YELLOW EMISSIONS LIGHT WAS LIT ON THE DASH. ANYWAY, WHEN ALL THIS STARTED HAPPENING, I COULD FEEL THE CAR LOSE POWER. I HAD NO CONTROL. I WAS COMING TO A FREEWAY INTERCHANGE WHERE THERE IS A HAIR PIN CURVE TO CONNECT TO THE NEXT FREEWAY. I HAD TO SLOW, BUT COMING OUT OF THE INTERCHANGE TO ENTER THE NEW FREEWAY, I COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO DO MORE THAN 20MPH. I STEPPED ON THE GAS BUT THERE WAS NOTHING. NO POWER. I PULLED OVER ON THE FREEWAY AND STOPPED THE CAR FEARING I WOULD BE HIT FROM BEHIND. I RESTARTED MY CAR, BUT STILL NO POWER. I PROCEEDED TO THE NEAREST OFF RAMP AT 20MPH, AND EXITED THE FREEWAY. MIND YOU, I AM A WOMAN, IT WAS 2:30AM AND I HAD TO STOP ON A DESERTED STREET. I WAITED FOR ABOUT 1 MINUTE AND RESTARTED MY CAR. IT PROCEEDED NORMALLY HOWEVER THE YELLOW EMISSIONS LIGHT REMAINED LIT ON THE DASH. I AGAIN ENTERED THE FREEWAY TO GET HOME AND SET THE CRUISE CONTROL AT 69. I GOT HOME AND PARKED THE CAR. I AM GOING TO TAKE IT IN TOMORROW FOR SERVICE. I PURCHASED THE CAR AT MARTIN CHEVROLET BUT NOW TERRY YORK CHEVROLET HAS BEEN SERVICING IT BECAUSE IT IS CLOSE TO MY HOME. I HAVE LOST ALL TRUST IN THIS CAR. IT SCARES ME TO THINK THAT AT ANYTIME WHILE I AM DRIVING, THE CAR CAN MALFUNCTION WHERE I HAVE NO CONTROL BEHIND THE WHEEL. HAD IT BEEN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829789October 29, 1998
PARKING BRAKE
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE. WHEN PARKED VEHICLE AND PUT EMERGENCY BRAKE UP, THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO DRIFT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781503October 21, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE NOISE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828918October 14, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WHEN RAISING OR LOWERING IT MAKES A SCREECHING NOISE. DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828920October 14, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT, WHEELS
VEHICLE IS VIBRATING WHEN DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED AND UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. DEALER CONTACTED AND FOUND THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WAS FACING THE WRONG WAY. REPAIR WORK DONE, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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