Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#11187383March 17, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN I FILL UP WITH FUEL, I SMELL GAS IN THE CAR. FOR THIS TO OCCUR, SOMETHING MUST BE LEAKING SOMEWHERE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11187287March 16, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
EBCM WAS RECALLED ON SEVERAL OTHER GM PRODUCTS BUT NOT THE CORVETTE, BUT THE FORUM SAID A PROBLEMS EXISTS. I HAVE 100,030 MILES AND THE' SERVICE HANDLING SYSTEM ' WARNING IS ON WHICH CAN BE IMITATED FROM THE EBCM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11186379March 13, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I SMELL GAS AFTER FILLING UP. GOES AWAY AFTER THE TANK IS BELOW HALF FULL. SPOKE WITH OTHER C6 CORVETTE OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT HAS TO DO WITH A FAULTY GAS TANK FILLER CAUSE BY PLASTIC PARTS OF THE NECK FILLER CRACKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11185892March 11, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
NOTICE A FUEL LEAK SMELL COMING FROM LEFT-REAR OF VEHICLE WHEN FILLING GAS TANK UP MORE THAN 1/2 OF FULL TANK.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11185918March 11, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER I PARK MY 2008 CORVETTE INSIDE, THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE. I UNDERSTAND IT IS PROBABLY FROM A FUEL LEAK AT THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. I THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE I MIGHT HAVE OVER FILLED THE TANK, BUT I DO NOT "TOP OFF" THE TANK. MOST RECENTLY, I FILLED THE TANK, THEN DROVE OVER 100 MILES. THE SMELL IS STILL THERE. THIS COULD POTENTIALLY BE A MAJOR HEALTH/FIRE HAZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11184224March 4, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
DEFECTIVE FUEL TANK. MOST OWNERS HAVE REPORTED CRACKS IN THE FUEL TANK THAT RESULT IN GAS LEAKAGE AND STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE WHEN THE AUTOMOBILE IS PARKED AFTER FUELING. FIRST NOTICED 3 WEEKS AGO AFTER PURCHASING GASOLINE AND RETURNING TO COVERED GARAGE FOR STORAGE. GASOLINE CAN BE SMELLED INSIDE THE RESIDENCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11183598March 2, 2019
WHEELS
FACTORY WHEELS CRACKED FROM NORMAL DRIVING ON THE INNER LIP, TIRE MECHANIC ADVISED HE'S SEEN MANY OF THESE ON THE Z06 WHEELS AND IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM HOWEVER GM WON'T COVER THE DEFECTIVE WHEELS UNDER WARRANTY. THE CRACKED WHEEL CAUSES A SLOW LEAK END EVENTUALLY CAN BREAK IF GONE UNDETECTED RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11183573March 1, 2019
WHEELS
ON OR ABOUT SEPTEMBER 11, 2018 I NOTICED MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS LOW ON AIR. I TOOK IT TO LES SCHWAB TIRE AND THEY REPAIRED A LEAK FROM A SCREW. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER I NOTICED THE TIRE WAS STILL GOING LOW I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT HAD A CRACKED WHEEL. I PURCHASED A NEW WHEEL FROM CHEVROLET AND HAD LESS SCHWAB INSTALL IT FOR ME . I JUST RECENTLY 2/22/2019 PUT NEW TIRES ON THE CAR AND THE DEALERSHIP NOTED THE BRAND NEW WHEEL I PUT ON THE RIGHT REAR HAS CRACKS IN IT NOW AS WELL AS THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WHICH IS LOSING AIR. THESE WHEELS ARE EXPENSIVE I BELIEVE THEY RETAIL FOR $800 EACH AT THE DEALER AND ARE DEFECTIVE AND DANGEROUS. MOST OF OUR MILES ARE HIGHWAY MILES DRIVING BETWEEN SAN JOSE CALIFORNIA AND ELK GROVE CALIFORNIA BETWEEN MY OFFICES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11182604February 26, 2019
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STEERING
THE CAR HAS DEVELOPED A CONDITION WHERE THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK FAILS TO UNLOCK THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. A MESSAGE APPEARS IN THE DIC DISPLAY TELLING YOU TO PULL THE KEY AND WAIT 10 SECONDS. IT SHUTS OFF THE FUEL SUPPLY IF YOU ATTEMPT TO DRIVE IT. CHEVROLET ACKNOWLEDGED THIS CONDITION EXISTED IN 2006 VIA A LETTER. THE CAR ONLY HAD A LITTLE OVER 5K MILES ON IT AT THE TIME AND NOW HAS ONLY 43K ON THE ODOMETER. PER MY PHONE CALL WITH THEM TODAY THEY FEEL THEY ARE NO LONGER RESPONSIBLE. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I HAD BACKED INTO THE ROAD AND THE CAR DIED LEAVING ME IN DIRE JEAPORDY. CAN ANYTHING BE DONE TO MAKE THEM HONOR THIS DEFECT IN THIS VERY EXPENSIVE AUTOMOBILE? NOTE....THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE SUMMER OF 2018 INTERMITTENTLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11175478February 25, 2019
TIRES, WHEELS
2017 Z06 CORVETTE. CONSUMER WRITES WITH CONCERNS TO SAFETY DEFECT AND MANY MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE VEHICLES TIRES. *AS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11182027February 22, 2019
WHEELS
MY CORVETTE GRAND SPORT WITH 4900 MILES HAS EXPERIENCED THREE BENT OR OUT OF ROUND WHEELS. THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IDENTIFIED THIS DURING ALIGNMENT PROCESS. I AM STILL WORKING WITH THEM TO FIND A FINANCIAL SOLUTION. BUT I HAVE COME TO LEARN FROM FORUMS AND FROM TALKING WITH OTHER OWNERS THIS IS A COMMON AND PERHAPS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. WHEELS CAN EVENTUALLY CRACK AND TIRES CAN LEAK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11181387February 20, 2019
WHEELS
2017 CORVETTE GRAND SPORT, PURCHASED IN JUNE OF 2017, ONLY USED ON WEEKEND AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS ONLY 930. JUST NOTICED A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END WHEN TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY AT SPEED 55+. BRING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION AND THE SERVICE MANAGER INFORM ME ALL 4 WHEELS HAS BEEN BEND AND NEED TO BE REPLACE. FILE A CASE (9-5019078980) WITH GM CUSTOMER CARE CENTER AND AFTER 1 WEEK, GM CENTER CALLED AND TOLD ME THIS IS NOT COVER UNDER THE FACTORY WARRANTY. VERY DISAPPOINT AND LOOSING TRUST IN GM PRODUCT RELATED TO QUALITY, RELIABILITY AND SAFETY CONCERN FOR THE CONSUMERS. THIS PROBLEM WITH THE FACTORY WHEEL BENDING OR CRACKING HAS BEEN REPORT AND LISTED IN SEVERAL CORVETTE FORUM AND MOST ARE RELATED TO THE 2017-2019 GRAND SPORT MODEL. HOPEFULLY THERE WILL BE AN INVESTIGATION OPEN SOON TO PREVENT ANY FURTHER DAMAGE CAUSING SERIOUS ACCIDENT SIMILAR TO THE AIR BAG PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11181259February 19, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STRONG GAS SMELL WHEN CAR SITS OVERNIGHT IN GARAGE , NO FUEL ON THE GROUND , SMELL COMING FROM LEFT READ BY REAR TIRE. A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE . THIS IS A GM SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT 15682 , NEED HELP IN GETTING IT FIXED AT GMS COST. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11180962February 18, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
EXCESSIVE FUEL SMELLS IN AND AROUND CAR AFTER FILLING...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11180116February 14, 2019
STEERING
VEHICLE MAKES A BUMPING , GRINDING METALIC NOISE WHEN TURNING SLOWLY IN EITHER DIRECTION. OR IN REVERSE. IT HAS BEEN SEEN BY TWO DEALERS ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE LAST TIME I WAS GIVEN A BULLETIN (#14-03-10-001D) 3-2-17, FROM CHEVROLET STATING THAT THIS WAS TYPICAL OF MANY CORVETTES DUE TO "ACKERMANN EFFECT" CAUSING TIRE CHATTER WHEN TURNING SLOWLY AT A TIGHT ANGLE. MY VEHICLE DID NOT EXHIBIT THIS PROBLEM UNTIL APPROX.1,000 MILES AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE AND IT NOW HAS OVER 4,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I HAVE DRIVEN THIS CAR IN A DRIVING RAIN WITH SLICK PAVEMENT, AND THE NOISE IS EVEN LOUDER, SO THAT IF TIRE CHATTER WERE THE PROBLEM, I WOULD THINK THAT THE NOISE WOULD GO AWAY, OR AT LEAST LESSEN SOMEWHAT. IT DID NOT. IT IS MY OPINION THAT AT SOME POINT, THIS CAR'S FRONT SUSPENSION WILL BREAK, POSSIBLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11179836February 13, 2019
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON FREQUENTLY DURING NORMAL DRIVING. CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION OTHERWISE. AIR BAG LIGHT WILL TURN OFF INTERMITTENTLY DURING NORMAL DRIVING WITH NO EXPLANATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11179916February 13, 2019
WHEELS
WE HAVE HAD TO REPAIR THEN REPLACE 2 REAR CRACKED RIMS IN THE 1.5 YEARS WE HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST ONE WAS 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING IT AND THE SECOND ONE WAS IN JANUARY 2019. AFTER NOTICING BOTH TIMES THAT FIRST THE LEFT TIRE WAS LOSING AIR A HAIRLINE CRACK WAS NOTICED ON THE INSIDE OF THE RIM. WE HAD IT REPAIRED AND IT DID NOT LAST SO FOR SAFETY REASONS WE NEEDED TO REPLACE IT. THE SAME THING HAPPENED WITH THE RIGHT SIDE IN LATE 2018. IT WAS AGAIN SUGGESTED WE REPAIR IT, THEN AGAIN THE REPAIR DID NOT HOLD AND WE NEEDED TO REPLACE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11175950February 9, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
LEAKING GAS PUMP AT THE REAR OF THE CAR WHILE SITTING IN THE GARAGE WITH A HALF TANK OR MORE OF FUEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11174877February 6, 2019
WHEELS
FRONT LEFT AND REAR LEFT WHEELS CAUSING VIBRATION IN VEHICLE AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH. VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 3000 MILES ON ODOMETER AND WHEELS WERE NOT DAMAGED BY STRIKING ANYTHING. VIBRATION BECOMES MORE PRONOUNCED AS SPEED INCREASES. DEALER CONFIRMED BOTH WHEELS OUT OF MANUFACTURERS SPEC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11174587February 5, 2019
WHEELS
WHEN WE STARTING LOSING AIR IN THE LEFT REAR TIRE, WE HAD IT CHECKED AND A CRACKED RIM WAS DISCOVERED. DID NOT HIT ANY OBVIOUS ROAD HAZARDS, CURBS OR DEBRIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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