Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#11299991January 16, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY CAR SMELLS LIKE GAS WHEN ITS ABOVE A HALF TANK. ONCE IT GOES BELOW A HALF TANK THE SMELL IS NOT AS STRONG. I TOOK IT TO LAKESIDE CHEVROLET IN ROCKWALL, TEXAS AND WAS TOLD THAT IT APPEARS THAT SEAL ON THE FUEL PUMP WAS BROKEN CAUSING GAS TO ESCAPE. I WAS ORIGINALLY TOLD THAT CHEV WOULD FIX IT AT NO COST TO ME THEN THEY CALLED ME 3 DAYS LATER AND TOLD ME WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER IT BECAUSE MY CARS AGE. WENDELL, IN THE SERVICE DEPT SAID THAT CHEV HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 10 YEARS OR 120,000 MILES WHICHEVER CAME 1ST BECAUSE OF THE ISSUES THEY WERE HAVING WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM. MY CAR HAS 63,000 MILES ON IT. I FELT THEY SHOULD FIX IT BUT THEY WONT UNLESS I PAY THE $2500 OR SO.
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#11299213January 14, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STRONG SMELL OF GAS. AT FIRST IT WAS NOT VERY STRONG BUT HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE. NOW THE WHOLE GARAGE SMELLS LIKE GAS AND EVERY TIME THAT I GET IN OR OUT OF THE CAR EVEN IN OPEN AIR I SMELL IT.
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#11298851January 12, 2020
WHEELS
I WAS TAKING A DRIVE ALONG THE COAST AND HIT A SMALL BUMP. THE NEXT DAY MY TIRE PRESSURE READ LOW SO I TOOK THE CAR TO A TIRE SHOP AND THEY SHOWED ME TWO CRACKS IN THE INSIDE OF THE RIM
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#11298500January 10, 2020
WHEELS
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 108 NEAR SONORA CALIFORNIA THE RIGHT REAR TIRE STARTED TO LOSE PRESSURE, UPON INSPECTION FOUND THE WHEEL TO BE CRACKED (1.5' LONG BY 1/16' WIDE) AT THE INNER BEAD AREA. WE HAD NOT HIT ANY POTHOLES OR OTHER OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE ROADWAY, ALSO NO DAMAGE TO TIRE WAS NOTED NOR WAS THERE A DENT IN THE AREA OF THE CRACK.I BELIEVE THAT IF THIS CRACK HAD GOTTEN ANY BIGGER THE TIRE COULD HAVE BEEN DAMAGED CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT IT IS A RUNFLAT TIRE A REASONABLE PERSON MAY HAVE DRIVEN IT FOR UP TO 50 MILES TO GET REPAIRED OR REPLACED THINKING THAT IT WAS A NAIL IN THE TIRE, THIS COULD'VE LED TO A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE WHEEL. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AT THE DEALERSHIP AMERICAN CHEVROLET IN MODESTO CALIFORNIA AND THEY STATED THAT THERE IS A CRACKED WHEEL AND ALL THREE OTHER WHEELS ARE BENT EVEN THOUGH WE NEVER HIT ANY OBJECTS ON THE ROAD. THEY CREATED A DEALER CASE NUMBER 9 - 5742425781. THEY CLAIM THAT GENERAL MOTORS IS UNAWARE OF THIS DEFECT, I BELIEVE THIS TO BE UNTRUE AS MANY FORUMS ARE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM THROUGHOUT THE MODEL YEARS OF THE C7 GENERATION GRAND SPORT AND Z06 MODELS.
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0
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0
#11298276January 9, 2020
WHEELS
I HAVE 2017 CORVETTE GRAND SPORT. I BOUGHT THIS CAR DEC 2018, AND I AM SECOND OWNER. THERE HAS BEEN PROBLEM ON MY REAR WHEEL. I HAD TO CHANGE THE REAR WHEEL 3 TIMES FOR 1 YEAR. WHEN TIRE PRESSURE IS DEPRESSED, THERE WAS CRACK ON IT. I COMPLAINT TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. BUT THEY SAID IT'S NOT COVERED BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. I PAID TO CHANGE NEW WHEEL ON MY CAR 3 TIMES. YESTERDAY I REALIZED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS DEFLATED AGAIN EVEN THE SAME WHEEL WHICH I CHANGED NEW WHEEL 1 MONTH AGO. FOR 1 YEAR , WHEEL BROKEN 3 TIMES IS TOO MANY AND NOT ACCEPTABLE. AND CUSTOMER HAS TO PAY ALL THINGS TO FIX AND CHANGE WHEEL.
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0
Deaths:
0
#11297257January 5, 2020
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I LOST THE DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ON MY 2005 CORVETTE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS PROBLEM CREATED THE UNSAFE CONDITION AND TRIGGERED THE HIGH BEAM WHICH OBSCURE INCOMING VEHICLE AND WAS A SAFETY RISK.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11292114December 30, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 2016 CORVETTE WITH 13000 + MILES HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP WITH THE ' SERVICE REAR AXLE LIGHT ' ON DESPITE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO FIX IT. AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THEY HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. THIS PAST WEEK, I WAS NOTIFIED BY (SERVICE SUPERVISOR) THAT THEY HAVE EXHAUSTED ALL EFFORTS IN THE ATTEMPT TO FIX MY CAR. I NOW HAVE TO WAIT FOR AN ENGINEER TO BE DISPATCHED PHYSICALLY TO LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE . ACCORDING TO SERVICE SUPERVISOR , THIS CAN TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS. I HAVE LOOKED AT THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND SEVERAL CORVETTE OWNERS HAVING/ EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. IS GM LOOKING INTO THIS ? DOES GM KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS SO THEY CAN SHARE IT HERE LOCALLY ? WHY CANT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP FIX MY PROBLEM DESPITE WORKING WITH GM ENGINEERS? WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS? THIS LIGHT SEEMS TO COME ON ON FIRST STARTS OR AFTER BEING OFF FOR HOURS.
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#11292148December 30, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CORVETTE HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH FUEL SMELL COMING FROM THE CAR AFTER YOU FILL THE TANK.THIS ISSUE IS VERY SERIOUS. FUEL LEAKS OUT THE TOP OF THE TANKS, AND WILL THEN DRIP DOWN THE BACK SIDE ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST. IF IGNORED THIS COULD RESULT IN A FIRE AND POSSIBLE DEATH. IF PARKED OVERNIGHT IN A GARAGE, THE VAPOR WILL FILL THE GARAGE AND COULD EASILY BE TRIGGERED INTO AN EXPLOSION AND FIRE FROM A GAS WATER HEATER OR OTHER IGNITION SOURCE. I CAN'T PARK MY C6 IN MY GARAGE WITHOUT IT FILLING THE ENTIRE GARAGE WITH FUMES SO STRONG THAT I CAN'T EVEN KEEP MY DOGS IN THERE. THE VAPORS THEN SEEP INTO THE HOUSE. THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, AND UNSAFE TO LEAVE PARKED.
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11292164December 30, 2019
WHEELS
MY REAR PASSANGER SIDE RIM HAS CRACKED FROM NORMAL DRIVING ON A 2017 WITH 6550 MILES ON IT. HAD THE TIRE REPLACED, NEXT MORNING THERE WAS NO AIR IN TIRE, TOOK TO GM DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD RIM WAS CRACKED, AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE B TO B WARRANTY
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Injuries:
0
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0
#11291713December 28, 2019
WHEELS
REAR OEM WHEELS OF HAVE LIP CRACKS AND CHEVROLET WILL NOT HONOR NEW RIMS UNDER THE FULL FACTORY WARRANTY. THEY HAVE STATED THAT THE RIMS HAVE DEVELOPED CRACKS FROM HITTING POT HOLES. THIS IS NOT CORRECT BECAUSE I HAVE NOT HIT ANY "POTHOLES" OR ANY OTHER ROAD IMPERFECTIONS THAT WOULD CAUSE ALL OF THESE LIP CRACKS. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE WHEELS THAT ARE ON THE GRAND SPORT MODEL. THREE DEALERSHIPS HAVE TOLD ME THAT I NEED TO BUY NEW RIMS AT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. I PAID $55,000 FOR A CAR THAT SHOULD NOT NEED NEW RIMS. THE ISSUE IS THAT IF I BUY NEW OEM RIMS, MANY OTHER CORVETTE OWNERS HAVE DONE THIS AND THE SAME CRACKS APPEAR ON THE NEW REPLACEMENT WHEELS. THIS IS JUST WRONG AND CHEVROLET KNOWS THEY HAVE A PROBLEM YET FAIL TO TAKE OWNERSHIP. VERY DISAPPOINTING AND FRUSTRATING TO SAY THE LEAST. BOTH WHEELS LOST AIR PRESSURE AND ONE WENT COMPLETELY FLAT. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE OF DEFECTIVE WHEELS ARE EXPRESSWAY SPEEDS. I WENT TO MANY SHOPS TO GET THEM REPAIRED AND NO-ONE WILL EVEN TOUCH THEM!
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0
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#11291528December 27, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FILLED GAS TANK..NEXT DAY GAS LEAKING WITH HEAVY GAS FUMES..MOVED CAR OUT OF GARAGE AND PARKED IN THE STREET..
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11291295December 26, 2019
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1985 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. UPON BRAKING, THE SEAT BELT SENSORS FOR BOTH SEATS DID NOT ENGAGE AND WERE INOPERATIVE. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 91V143000 (SEAT BELTS). THE MANUFACTURER AND GETTEL CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (1901 TAMIAMI TRAIL, PUNTA GORDA, FL 33950) WERE NOTIFIED, BUT COULD NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.
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0
Deaths:
0
#11291409December 26, 2019
WHEELS
AN INTERMITTENT, SLOW LEAK IN THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE WAS DETERMINED TO BE DUE TO A CRACK IN THE RIM. NO EVIDENCE OF A HARD IMPACT CAN BE SEEN ON THE TIRE OR RIM , FAILURE FOUND ON 12/26/19
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11291166December 25, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAVE A STRONG GAS ODOR COMING FROM LEFT REAR SIDE OF THE CAR WHEN I FILL THE TANK MORE THAN HALF FULL , THE CAR ONLY HAS 6000 MILES, I PURCHASED NEW IN NOVEMBER 2007
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0
Deaths:
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#11290714December 22, 2019
WHEELS
BOTH REAR RIMS (WHEELS) CRACKED, RESULTING IN REPEATED LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE. DISCOVERED AT 13,500 MILES, STILL UNDER BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY, GM DECLINES WARRANTY COVERAGE STATING IT MUST HAVE OCCURRED FROM A ROAD HAZARD. CORVETTE FORUMS DISCUSS MULTIPLE 2018 GRAND SPORTS WITH SIMILAR CRACKED RIMS. DOCUMENTATION FROM DEALER AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
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#11290724December 22, 2019
WHEELS
HAD NEW TIRES PUT ON CAR AS THEY SHOWED WEAR ON THE INSIDE ONLY 19000 MILES BUT WAS TOLD I HAD TWO BENT RIMS AND THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CAR HAS BEEN PAMPERED AND NO WAY SHOULD HAVE DAMAGED RIMS. CAR IS A WEEKEND DRIVER / SHOW CAR WITH ABOUT 6500 MILES A YEAR. THEY ARE UPGRADED ALUMINUM FACTORY RIMS. WARRANTY IS UP IN APRIL 2020 BUT ARE NOT COVERED AS DEALER SAYS ITS FROM MY USE.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11290574December 21, 2019
WHEELS
LEFT REAR TIRE HAD BEEN LEAKING ABOUT 1 POUND A WEEK, TOOK IT TO DEALER AND HE FOUND A CRACK IN THE WHEEL. GM AND DEALER SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY POT HOLE OR SPEED BUMP EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO TIRE DAMAGE. THE CAR IS STILL IN DEALER SHOP WAITING TO HAVE NEW WHEEL INSTALLED.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#11290582December 21, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ANY TIME VEHICLE HAS OVER 1/2 TANK OF FUEL I GET FUEL VAPORS FILLING MY GARAGE & INSIDE THE VEHICLE.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11290408December 20, 2019
WHEELS
AN INTERMITTENT, SLOW LEAK IN THE LEFT REAR TIRE WAS DETERMINED TO BE DUE TO A CRACK IN THE RIM. NO EVIDENCE OF A HARD IMPACT CAN BE SEEN ON THE TIRE OR RIM (INTERNALLY OR EXTERNALLY). NO SPECIFIC INSTANCE OF AN IMPACT WITH A ROAD HAZARD IS RECALLED OR ASSOCIATED WITH THE WHEEL FAILURE. FAILURE DISCOVERED ON 12/16/19
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#11290414December 20, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY 2009 CORVETTE (BASE MODEL) IS EXPERIENCING FUEL VAPOR LEAK. THERE ARE NO LIQUID LEAKS VISIBLE BENEATH THE CAR, OR ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. THE SMELL OF FUEL IS MORE INTENSE TOWARD THE DRIVERS REAR QUARTER PANEL, NEAR THE FILLER TUBE. I HAVE CHANGED MY GAS TANK CAP AND THIS MADE NO DIFFERENCE. THE SMELL OF FUEL PERSISTS. THE SMELL IS NOT PRESENT INSIDE THE CAR, OR WHILE IN MOTION. THE SMELL IS STRONGEST WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED AND SEEMS TO DIMINISH WHEN FUELS IS 1/2 TANK OR BELOW. I AM CONCERNED OF FIRE IN THE CAR, OR IN MY GARAGE, ATTACHED TO MY HOUSE.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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