Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#11043291November 4, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I NOTICED YESTERDAY WHEN ENTERING MY POLE BARN, A STRONG FUEL ODOR..UPON EXTENSIVE SMELLING, I LOCATED A FUEL LEAK WHEN I HAD THE CAR ON MY LIFT, THE FUEL TANK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE HAS GASOLINE RUNNING DOWN THE PLASTIC TANK. I HAVE MODINE HEATERS IN THIS BLDG, SO I LOWERED THE CAR AND PUSHED IT OUTSIDE WITH HELP. I BOUGHT THE CAR PRE OWNED FROM BERSTROM CHEVY IN OSHKOSH, AND THEY NEVER GAVE ME SOME LETTER THAT I LEARNED WAS SENT TO ALL OWNERS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, JUST SHORT OF A RECALL. GM EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 6 YEARS FOR THIS PROBLEM IF YOU GET IT.. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS THE CAUSE OF THIS, BECAUSE IF THEY JUST REPLACE THE NEEDED PARTS, HOW DO I KNOW THIS WILL NOT RE OCCUR.. I READ MANY C7 VETTS FROM 2014 - 2017 HAVE THIS PROBLEM. WHAT SHOULD I DO?
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#11040447October 27, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
2 OCCURRENCES I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE, WITHOUT NOTICE I LOOSE ALL POWER STEERING FUNCTION, POWER BRAKES FUNCTION AND ALL ABS/TRACTION CONTROL. SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS ARE DISPLAYED ON DASHBOARD. BOTH TIMES THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOWED TO THE NEAREST CHEVROLET DEALER FOR REPAIRS. BOTH THESE OCCURRENCES HAVE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON MAJOR STREETS, THE FIRST TIME I WAS GOING AROUND A CURVE ON THE STREET APPX 40-45 MPH, LOST ALL FUNCTIONS AND NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.
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#11039680October 25, 2017
STEERING
I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR A STEERING COLUM LOCK RECALL, THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE BEFORE I TOOK IT IN. ONCE I GOT THE CAR BACK TO MY HOUSE, TWO DAYS LATER THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE IN GEAR AND HAS NOT UNLOCKED TO THIS DAY. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP (WHICH WAS PENSKE CHEVROLET) AND SPOKE TO JOHN WHO TOLD ME "WELL WE ALREADY DID THE RECALL SO IT MUST'VE BEEN A PART OR SOMETHING ELSE". I WAS FURIOUS AND EXPLAINED THAT I'M NOT GOING TO PAY FOR SOME PART FOR THE SAME THING THAT SHOULD'VE BEEN FIXED. I COULD SEE IF MAYBE THEY FOUND SOME PART UNRELATABLE THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT NOT THE EXACT SAME THING THAT WAS FOR THE RECALL!! WHAT IF THE WHEEL LOCKED UP ON ME WITH MY SON IN THE CAR ON THE FREEWAY OR SOMETHING? I DON'T KNOW IF THE DEALERSHIP IS JUST TRYING TO GET MONEY OUT OF CUSTOMERS LIKE THIS OR WHAT, BUT THE CAR ONLY HAS 6 MILES ON IT SINCE I TOOK IT HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP THAT DAY. SO WITHIN THAT SIX MILES IT HAS BEEN LOCKED AND HASN'T UNLOCKED. I JUST SIMPLY WANT MY CAR TO BE SAFE TO DRIVE. ANY HELP YOU GUYS COULD GIVE ME I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. THANK YOU.
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#11039140October 24, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SMELL OF GAS CONSISTENTLY FILLS THE CABIN. I FEAR IT IS A CRACK IN THE GAS TANK LIKE MULTIPLE OTHERS HAVE REPORTED.
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#11039175October 24, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GAS FUMES GATHER IN GARAGE WHEN CAR IS PARKED. I'VE SEEN HUNDREDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINT ON THE C6 CORVETTE MODEL ON WEB SITES ETC. NO GAS IS DRIPPING AS MANY HAVE REPORTED IT GATHERS ON TOP OF TANK AND THEN EVAPORATES WHEN DRIVING. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT GM SHOULD BE CORRECTING.
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#11035601October 23, 2017
POWER TRAIN
UPON STOPPING MY VEHICLE, I PLACED IT IN PARK. WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, THE CAR WENT FORWARD. WHEN I PLACED THE CAR IN REVERSE AND TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, THE CAR WENT FORWARD AGAIN. I NEARLY PINNED AN INDIVIDUAL BETWEEN MY CAR AND THE ONE PARKED IN FRONT OF ME. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A CHEVROLET DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BROKEN CABLE BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION LEVER AND THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER INDICATED THIS WAS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM. MY CONCERN IS THIS MECHANICAL FAILURE COULD RESULT INVERY SERIOUS INJURY.
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#11035770October 23, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LEAKING FROM FUEL TANK WHEN I FUEL
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#11035436October 21, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STRONG GASOLINE SMELL WHENEVER THE TANK IS MORE THAN HALF FULL. SO STRONG THAT I CAN SMELL GASOLINE IN THE HOUSE IF THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED IN THE ATTACHED GARAGE OVERNIGHT. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE HIGH CONCENTRATION OF GASOLINE VAPOR MIGHT B E A FIRE HAZARD TO THE HOUSE. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT GASOLINE COULD TOUCH THE EXHAUST AND CATCH FIRE WHILE DRIVING. NO ODOR WHATSOEVER WHEN THE TANK IS BELOW HALF FULL.
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#11035463October 21, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC NOTED SOME GAS LEAKING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE FUEL TANK WHILE DOING MAINTENANCE. HE COULD NOT SEE THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK. I WILL TAKE THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. IS THIS COVERED UNDER EMISSIONS? THE GARAGE AND PASSENGER COMPARTMENT NOW HAVE A STRONGER SMELL OF GASOLINE IN THE LAST WEEK. I HAVE NOTED WEBSITE CORVETTE SITES WHICH STATE THIS IS A FREQUENT DEFECT. PLEASE ADVISE IF IT IS A EMISSIONS PROBLEM. IT CERTAINLY HAS RESULTED IN RAW FUEL BEING DUMPED INTO THE ATMOSPHERE, AND IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY CONCERN.
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#11035178October 20, 2017
WHEELS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS HAVING TIRES INSTALLED AT BILL STASEK CHEVROLET (700 W DUNDEE RD, WHEELING, IL), HE WAS INFORMED THAT ALL THE RIMS WERE CRACKED AND THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WAS LEAKING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 13,466.
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#11034504October 19, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE'S FUEL SYSTEM WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO SMELL LIKE GAS EVERY SINGLE TIME I FILLED UP THE TANK. LAST YEAR I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM STATING TO BRING IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED. THEY KEPT MY CAR FOR OVER 5 MONTHS. THEY SAID THEY REPAIRED THE PROBLEM BUT IT WAS NOT FIXED. I CALLED THEM TO TELL THEM THE CAR STILL SMELLED LIKE GAS. THIS YEAR I GOT HOLD OF GM AND THEY SENT ME BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK. THEY SAID THEY WOULD ONLY PAY FOR 60% AND I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR 40% AND THE PROBLEM I HAVE WITH THAT IS THE FACT THAT IT WAS NEVER REPAIRED AT ALL TO BEGIN WITH. I SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR AND CAN'T AFFORD IT.
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0
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#11034521October 19, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG FUEL ODOR AND WHILE DRIVEN THE FUEL ODOR PENETRATED THE VEHICLE INTERIOR. IN ADDITION, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE FUEL ODOR WAS STRONG. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHOM PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHICH LOCATED A FUEL LEAK AT THE DRIVER SIDE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT PARTS LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW THE NAME OF THE PARTS THAT WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,500.
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#11034754October 19, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
EVERY TIME A FILL THE GAS TANK TO 3/4 OR MORE I SMELL A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE INSIDE THE CAR AND INSIDE THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL WELL. THIS COULD POSSIBLY BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE THE ODOR IS NEAR THE EXHAUST PIPE. NOW I ONLY FILL THE TANK TO A MAX OF HALF-FULL TO TRY TO SAVE MYSELF FROM A DEADLY EXPLOSION. CHEVEROLET NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL ON THIS BECAUSE A FRIEND OF MINES HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. FURTHER INVESTIGATING THIS MATTER, I FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE 100'0'S OF C6'S ON THE ROAD WITH THIS PROBLEM. I BOUGHT THIS CAR AS USED AND DID NOT NOTICE THE SMELL BECAUSE THE TANK WAS ONLY A 1/4 FULL
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Deaths:
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#11034211October 18, 2017
STEERING
STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND WONT UNLOCK EVEN WITH ENGINE RUNNING AND IN GEAR FIRST CAR WOULDNT STAY RUNNING. FIGURED OUT IT WAS THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK. DISCONNECTED BATTERY AND AFTER HOOKING BATTERY BACK UP THE ENGINE WOULD STAY RUNNING BUT WHEN YOU TURN IT OFF WOULD GET THE MESSAGE STEERING COLUMN LOCK SERVICE REMOVE KEY AND WAIT 5 MINUTES. I INSTALLED A LMC 5 FROM COMPLIANCE PARTS WHICH IS A BYPASS BUT STILL CANT GET STEERING WHEEL UNLOCKED. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME.
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#11034036October 17, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL TANK CROSSOVER TUBE HAS A CRACK. I FOUND A SPECIAL COVERAGE #10150 THE NHTSA ISSUE IN AUGUST 2010, BUT HAS EXPIRED. I CONTACTED GM AND ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE, TO WHICH THEY REFUSED. MY CAR HAS 20K MILES ON IT. I HAVE PERFORMED ALL MAINTENANCE, KEEP IT METICULOUSLY CLEAN AND NOT DRIVE IT RECKLESSLY. IF I FILL UP THE CAR THERE IS A NOTICEABLE FUEL LEAK TO THE POINT THERE IS A PUDDLE UNDER THE CAR. AT THIS POINT I CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR FOR FEAR OF FIRE AND THE CAR WILL NOT PASS AN EMISSION TEST. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN ALASKA IN 2009 WITH 9K MILES ON IT. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY INFO REGARDING THE NHTSA #10150 SPECIAL COVERAGE. THE ESTIMATED COSTS OF REPAIR IS BETWEEN $3000 TO $4500. IS THERE ANY ASSISTANCE THE NHTSA CAN PROVIDE?
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#11034062October 17, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION IS LOCKED IN NEUTRAL OR DRIVE AND CANNOT SHUT OFF ENGINE OR PLACE CAR IN REVERSE OR PARK. HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. ONCE OFF, THE ENGINE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED AND HAD TO MANUALLY PUSH THE VEHICLE TO GET IT OFF THE STREET. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE--FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT ON A RAILROAD TRACKS WHEN THIS HAPPENED!
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#11034126October 17, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. VERY STRONG GASOLINE ODOR. CHECKED UNDER VEHICLE, NO EVIDENCE OF ANY LEAKS. CHECKED GAS CAP, CAP IS SECURE. ODOR SEEMS TO BE STRONGER NEAR RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL. CHECKED INTERNET. SEEMS TO BE A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM RELATED TO FUEL TANK EVAP OR CROSSOVER LINES.HAVE TO PARK VEHICLE OUTDOORS DUE TO GAS WATERHEATER IN GARAGE. IS FUEL SYSTEM COVERED UNDER EMISSIONS WARRANTY? VEHICLE MILEAGE IS 33K.
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#11033838October 16, 2017
STEERING
KEEP SHOWING " SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING." I CALLED MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND THEY SAID ALL OF THE RECALLS HAS BEEN DONE BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THEY DIDN'T DO A GOOD JOB FIXING IT. I BOUGHT 2 YEARS AGO, AND IT'S VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WHEN ITS SLIPPERY OR RAINING. I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BECAUSE THE WHEELS LOCKED UP.
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0
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#11033907October 16, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE CAR ALWAYS HAS THE SMELL OF GASOLINE. WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED, THE SMELL IS EXTREMELY STRONG BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE.
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#11033359October 14, 2017
POWER TRAIN
AFTER TAKING SHIFT HANDLE OUT OF PARK WILL NOT ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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