Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#11058056January 2, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY VEHICLE WHEN TURNING SLOWLY CLICKS AND POPS LIKE THE WHEEL IS ABOUT TO COME OFF. THE DEALER SAID ITS A NORMAL SOUND THATS MADE WHEN TURNING, I HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TWICE TO MY DEALERSHIP...
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#11057505December 30, 2017
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A BAD RATTLE NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE CAR. IT SOUNDS LIKE SOME BEARING, OR MARBLES ARE LOOSE. IT HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS IN DRIVE AND AT A STOP LIGHT OR PARKED. MY PERSONAL MECHANIC PINPOINTED THE ISSUE TO THE TORQUE TUBE/ FLEX PLATE BEARINGS.
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#11057116December 28, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THIS IS A FOLLOW UP TO A COMPLAINT I FILED ON DEC 26 2017 COMPLAINT NUMBER 11056152. IT SEEMS I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN JUNE OF 2016 ABOUT A GAS SMELL PROBLEM WITH CERTAIN CORVETTES. THE LETTER SAID IF YOU ARE HAVING THAT ISSUE TAKE YOUR CAR TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR. IN 2016 I DIDN'T HAVE THAT ISSUE AND FILED THE LETTER. NOW IN 2017 I HAVE THAT PROBLEM BUT THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER INFORMED ME THAT MY CAR WAS ONLY COVERED UNTIL LAST AUG. THIS REPAIR IS APPROXIMATELY $5000.00. HOW CAN GENERAL MOTORS EXEMPT THEMSELVES FROM A POTENTIAL EXPLOSIVE CONDITION FROM A FAULTY GAS VALVE. THEY WERE AWARE THERE VALVES WERE FAILING AND HOPING THEY COULD GET THE EFFECTED AUTOMOBILES BEYOND THE 10 YEAR LIMIT. IF THEY TRULY HAD THEIR CUSTOMERS SAFETY IN MIND THE WOULD HAVE INSTRUCTED ALL OWNER OF THE CORVETTES WITH THIS FAULTY GAS VALVE TO HAVE THEIR CAR REPAIRED IN JUNE OF 2016, BEFORE THE "SMELL" OCCURRED. I CANNOT BELIEVE THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH A DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I CANNOT PARK MY CAR IN MY GARAGE WITH OUT LEAVING A DOOR OPEN FOR FEAR OF A FIRE OR WORSE. THIS WAS NOT CAUSED BY ANY THING AN OWNER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR. NOT LACK OF PROPER MAINTENANCE, OR VEHICLE ABUSE. I'VE TRIED CALLING GENERAL MOTORS BUT ONLY GET SOME COMPUTER THAT SCREENS CALLS. ITS VERY FRUSTRATING. I HOPE SOME ONE AT NHTSA CAN GIVE ME SOME ADVICE AND MY ISSUE SOME CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU
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#11056817December 27, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THIS VEHICLE HAS 30,000 MI. JUST STARTED NOTICING FUEL SMELL COMING FROM RIGHT REAR SIDE AFTER PARKING INSIDE MY GARAGE. CAN'T SEE ANY LEAKS ON THE FLOOR, YET CONCERNING !
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#11056152December 22, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN I FILL THE GAS TANK THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN AND AROUND THE CAR, WHEN PARKED IN THE GARAGE IT BE COMES OVERWHELMING. I'M AFRAID IT COULD BE A FIRE HAZARD. I RESEARCHED THE INFO AND WAS ADVISED TO GO TO THIS WEB SITE. IM TRYING TO FIND OUT IF THERE IS A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.
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#11055834December 20, 2017
POWER TRAIN
SHIFTER OF AUTO. TRANS. STICKS IN PARK. THIS IS DANGEROUS IF YOUR STUCK IN TRAFFIC, EMERGENCY VEHICLE IS BEING BLOCKED, OR AT RAILRAY CROSSING WITH TRAIN COMING, OR TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM A FOREST FIRE. OVER 3000 HITS ON YOU-TUBE FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH 2006 AND 2007 CORVETTES AND MAYBE OTHERS. CHEVROLET WILL NOT FIX PROBLEM. ONLY 14,000 MILES ON MY CAR!!! CAR IS STATIONARY IN PARK, AND WON'T MOVE!!!
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#11055553December 19, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
PUT 15 GALLONS OF GAS INTO TANK, IMMEDIATELY NOTICED GAS SMELL INSIDE CAR AND OUTSIDE, DROVE APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES AND SMELL INCREASED. STOPPED CAR AND IMMEDIATELY SAW GAS DRIPPING IN FRONT OF LEFT REAR TIRE AND FORMING A PUDDLE, STOPPED DRIPPING AFTER 5 MINUTES OR SO. DROVE TO HOME AND LET SIT UNTIL MORNING, HAD CAR TOWED TO CHEVROLET DEALER THAT MORNING. TOLD BY DEALER THAT GAS TANK IS CRACKED AND CROSSOVER PIPE IS DEFECTIVE. REPAIRS TO BE NEAR $3000.
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#11055217December 18, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE PROGRAMMING THAT CONTROLLED THE HEATING INDEPENDENTLY FUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT ALLOW THE OCCUPANT TO MANUALLY OPERATE IT. WHEN THE SWITCH THAT CONTROLLED THE ROOF WAS PRESSED, THE MANUAL CONTROL FEATURE RETURNED; HOWEVER, THE HEATING ELEMENT FUNCTIONED AT APPROXIMATELY 151 DEGREES INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PROGRAMMING THAT CONTROLLED THE SWITCH USED FOR THE ROOF INDEPENDENTLY CONTROLLED THE HEATING ELEMENTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VERBIAGE IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL DID NOT INDICATE THAT IN THE CLIMATE CONTROL SETTING SECTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHARLES AUTO FAMILY IN GARRETTSVILLE, OH, 330-577-5089, WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS AN UNKNOWN ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO PLAN TO REMEDY THE FAILURE OR UPDATE THE OWNER'S MANUAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100.
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#11055119December 17, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
I RECEIVED A MESSAGE ON THE INFORMATION SCREEN ON THE DASH, IT SAYS SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM. IS THERE A RECALL FOR THIS. WHAT MAY HAPPEN, WHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND I DO, I BELONG TO A CORVETTE FORUM HERE IS THE WEB ADDRESS FOR THE FORUM HTTP://NHTHQNWWS111.ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GO, HTTPS://WWW.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/FORUMS/C6-TECH-PERFORMANCE-101/ HTTPS://WWW.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/FORUMS/C6-TECH-PERFORMANCE/2336065-SERVICE-ACTIVE-HANDLING-CONSUMER-ACTION.HTML,, I WAS JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 45 MPH
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#11055135December 17, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ONLY 36,000 MILES ON THIS CAR AND THERE IS A VERY STRONG GAS SMELL COMING FROM THE EXTERIOR OF THE CAR WHEN IT'S PARKED. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR. THE GAS SMELL STARTED ABOUT A WEEK AGO. I DID NOT OVERFILL THE TANK, AND THE GAS CAP IS SECURE. TAKING IT TO THE DEALER THIS WEEK TO FIND OUT WHAT'S WRONG, THIS IS AN EXTREME FIRE HAZARD.
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#11055162December 17, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL SMELL FILLING THE COMPARTMENT AND ALSO MY GARAGE AFTER PARKING.
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#11054856December 15, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN
OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR. MY TRANSMISSION IN MY CORVETTE WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK. I PUT IT INTO REVERSE AND BACKED IT OUT AND THEN COULD NOT PUT IT UP INTO PARK. I THEN PUT IT INTO DRIVE AND MOVED FORWARD SOME AND TRIED TO PUT IT INTO PARK. THIS TIME IT WOULD NOT GO EVEN INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE HAS 56220 MILES ON IT. I STAYS IN A GARAGE CLIMATE CONTROLLED AND HAS SEEN BAD WEATHER MAYBE 6 TIME (SNOW OR RAIN). SO OFF THE CAR WENT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER TO GET REPAIRED. I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM TO DO A LITTLE RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE HAS BEEN LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH OUT ANY RESULTS. SO THERE IS A PLASTIC PIECE IN THE SHIFTIER MECHANISM THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY MUST BE REPLACED. SO AT $1068.00 LATER THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. DID GM KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM, THEY SURE DID. THE SERVICE PERSON TOLD ME HE HAS REPLACED 2 THE SAME WEEK AND MORE THROUGH THE YEAR. MY GUT FEELING IS THAT THIS IS A HAZARD TO NOT ONLY THE OWNER BUT TO OTHER DRIVERS OUT THERE. I EVEN FEEL THAT IT COULD BE LIFE THREATENING TO EVERYONE. THE PIECE GETS STUCK IN THE UNIT AND ONE COULD DRIVE STRAIGHT INTO A WALL OR RUN OVER SOMEONE IN THE VEHICLES PATH.
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#11054648December 14, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LEAKING FROM AROUND FUEL TANK. POSSIBLY FROM FUEL PUMP AREA. STRONG GAS SMELL FILLS GARAGE OVER NIGHT. GAS CAN ALSO BE SMELT INSIDE OF THE CAR WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE GAS TANK, BUT IS MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN TANK IS 1/2 OR MORE FULL.
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#11054229December 12, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THERE IS A GAS LEAK, PROBABLY FROM THE FUEL PUMP. I CAN SMELL GAS ODOR. I'M WORRIED THAT THE GAS FUMES IS CLOSE TO THE WATER HEATER AND DON'T WANT AN EXPLOSION TO HAPPEN. I CAN SMELL IT WHEN I'M INSIDE OF THE CAR AND DRIVING.
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#11053742December 10, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LEAK FROM CRACK IN FUEL PUMP. STRONG GASOLINE ODOR CAN BE DETECTED FROM DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE. THIS IS A KNOWN COMMON PROBLEM WITH C5 AND C6 CORVETTE AND CAN CAUSE FIRE AS FUEL LEAKS IS COLLECTED IN PAN NEXT TO HOT EXHAUST PIPE.
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#11053424December 8, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THE CAR SUDDENLY VEARED TO THE LEFT. IT WENT INTO THE OTHER LANE BEFORE I COULD CORRECT IT. THE STABILITY INDICATOR THEN ILLUMINATED. THE SERVICE BULLETIN HAS ALREADY BEEN ACCOMPLISHED FOR THIS CAR.
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#11052785December 6, 2017
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CLUTCH FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE PEDAL FAILED TO RISE BACK IN POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NORFOLK GM AUTO CENTER (1123 S 20TH ST, NORFOLK, NE 68701) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 8-3631978340. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.
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#11052499December 5, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL FUMES OUT AND INSIDE THE CAR WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED, FUEL AT ANY LEVEL WITH NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF LEAKING.
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#11052203December 4, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SMELL OF GAS IN THE COCKPIT.
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#11052120December 3, 2017
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ON WHILE DRIVING THEN GO OFF WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. HAPPENS STOPPED OR MOVING. HAVE HEARD A FAULTY BCM (BODY CONTROL MODULE) CAUSES THIS.
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