Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#10954779February 15, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STRONG FUEL SMELL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10954824February 15, 2017
ENGINE
I RECENTLY HAD MY VALVES TESTED BY A LOCAL SHOP SINCE IVE HEARD FROM OTHER OWNERS THAT THE LS7 VALVES DROP AT ANY GIVEN TIME. I HAD TWO VALVES OUT OF SPECS AND HAVE TO GET IT FIXED IN ORDER TO SAVE ENGINE FROM FUTURE DAMAGE. MY CAR CURRENTLY HAS 52,241 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10954914February 15, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
HEAVY FUEL SMELL COMING FROM THE LEFT FUEL TANK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10954520February 14, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
HAVE GAS FUMES IN THE CAR AFTER FILLING THE TANK. WILL DISSIPATE AFTER 100 MILES WILL SMELL THE FUMES WHEN MOVING, TURNING CORNERS, AND STATIONARY AFTER USING THE CAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10954395February 14, 2017
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
GOT OFF WORK AT 6PM WAS DRIVING HOME ON REGULAR ROADS, AND OUT OF NO WHERE MY LOW BEAMS WENT OUT AND WOULDN'T TURN ON AGAIN. CHECK ALL THE FUSES AND RELAYS AND THERE ALL GOOD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10953979February 11, 2017
POWER TRAIN
WAITING IN TRAFFIC DUE TO ACCIDENT AHEAD. SHIFT AUTO TRANS. INTO PARK. THE TRANS. WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN OWNER OPERATIONS MANUAL. FINALLY ABLE TO SHIFT TO DRIVE. NOW WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF DRIVE CREATING POTENTIAL FOR CAR TO ROLL WITHOUT BREAK APPLIED. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS HAPPENING IN YEARS 2005 TO 2016.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10953687February 9, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GASOLINE SMELL WHEN YOU FILL THE TANK. IT IS MOST PREVALENT AT REAR PASSAGE SIDE OF THE CAR. WHEN PARKED IN GARAGE THE GAS SMELL FILLS THE GARAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10953703February 9, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY 2000 CORVETTE FUEL LEAKS, NOT TO SURE FROM WHERE. MY GARAGE HAS VERY STRONG FUME ODOR. SOMETIMES WHEN I AM DRIVING IT THE ODOR IS UNBEARABLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10950230February 8, 2017
ENGINE
I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT EXCESSIVE VALVE TRAIN NOISE AND AFTER READING SEVERAL CORVETTE FORUM THREADS ABOUT IMPROPERLY MACHINED HEADS BY GM'S SUPPLIER LINAMAR, AND THAT NUMEROUS VEHICLES HAVE HAD VALVES DROP AND RUIN THE ENGINES, I TOOK MY CAR WITH 9500 MILES ON IT TO A CORVETTE SPECIALTY SHOP TO HAVE MY VALVE GUIDE CLEARANCE TESTED. I HAD (2) INTAKE VALVE GUIDES OUTSIDE OF SERVICE SPECIFICATIONS, (4) EXHAUST VALVE GUIDES OUTSIDE OF SERVICE SPECIFICATIONS, AND A COMBINATION OF (10) OTHER INTAKE AND EXHAUST VALVE GUIDES AT OR NEAR THE MAXIMUM OUTSIDE OF SERVICE SPECIFICATIONS. THE CAR IS BEING REPAIRED WITH PROPER RE-MACHINING OF THE HEADS TO MAKE THE VALVE GUIDES CONCENTRIC, NEW INTAKE AND EXHAUST VALVE GUIDES INSTALLED, AS WELL AS NEW SEALS, VALVES, SPRINGS, ETC. 88% OF THE CORVETTE FORUM MEMBERS WHO HAVE HAD THEIR CYLINDER HEADS TESTED FOR EXCESSIVE VALVE GUIDE WEAR, WERE OUT OF SERVICE SPECIFICATIONS. SOURCE: HTTP://WWW.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/FORUMS/...-REGISTRY.HTML GM NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS ENGINE FAILURES AS A RESULT OF A DROPPED VALVE INTO A CYLINDER WHICH CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS AND FIRES. GM IS VERY AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, BUT REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS HUGE SAFETY RISK TO DRIVERS, PASSENGERS, AND NEARBY VEHICLES IF THE ENGINE FAILS GOING DOWN THE ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10950208February 7, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VERY STRONG SMELL OF FUEL IN THE CAR AND THE SURROUNDING AREA OF THE CAR.DRIVING THE CAR MAKES ME SICK.I GET HEADACHES AND NAUSEOUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10949543February 4, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING, SUSPENSION
CAR DID NOT RESPOND TO STEERING ON A TURN AT MODERATE SPEED ( 15-20 MPH) ON SLIPPERY ROAD SURFACE. THE TURN WAS TIGHT AND NEARLY A REVERSE IN DIRECTION. I APPROACHED THE TURN IN RAINY CONDITIONS TRAVELING AT 25 MPH ANTICIPATING THE TURN, LIFTED MY FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR. THE CAR WENT STRAIGHT. I INFORMED STATE FARM INSURANCE, VOLUNTEERING APPROVAL TO EXAMINE THE ON BOARD COMPUTER. I ALSO CONTACTED GM CORPORATION. STATE FARM CLAIM NO. [XXX]. GM CONTACT [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10949598February 4, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF MY 2011 C6 CORVETTE GRAND SPORT WITH NO VISIBLE FUEL LEAKS. THE SMELL IS EVIDENT AFTER FILLING THE CAR UP, WHILE DRIVING BELOW 40 MPH AND ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING ON A LONG SWEEPING LEFT TURN. THE LOCAL CHEVROLET SERVICE CENTER QUOTED $1,800 TO REPAIR. THE SERVICE WRITER STATED HE HAS SEEN NUMEROUS IDENTICAL ISSUES ON THE C6 CORVETTES.MY VEHICLE HAS 44,000 MILES. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING MY CAR BUT I HAVE OVERSPENT ON THE CAR AND CANNOT AFFORD WHIMSICALLY SPENDING NEARLY $2000 FOR A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD NOT BE OCCURRING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10948937February 1, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED FROM DOING 25 MPH AT 1200 RPM, TO OVER 6500 RPM AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED CAUSE ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I DID NOT ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE ON MY OWN, AND PRESSING THE BRAKE DID NOTHING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. BECAUSE OF THIS, MY VEHICLE IS POSSIBLY TOTALLED AND LUCKILY MYSELF, OR NO ONE ELSE WAS SERIOUSLY HURT OR LOST OUR LIFE. I HAVE TRIES CONTACTING SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS TO SEE IF THERE IS A POSSIBLE RECALL ABOUT THIS ISSUE OR HAVE THEIR BEEN OTHER CASES OF THIS TO NO AVAIL. I DO ALSO PLAN ON CONTACTING CHEVROLET ABOUT THIS ISSUE ALSO.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10948717January 31, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BRAKE-AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK OFTEN FAILS TO ALLOW SHIFTING OUT OF PARK. BRAKE LIGHT FUSE & SWITCH ARE OPERATIONAL. TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER SOLENOID DOES NOT CLICK/RELEASE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THIS RESULTS IN A CAR THAT CANNOT BE MOVED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10947029January 23, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK. I DO NOT SEE ANY DRIPS OR PUDDLES, BUT THE ODOR IS VERY STRONG. I DO NOT NOTICE THE ODOR WHILE DRIVING. I CAN ONLY DETECT IT IF THE VEHICLE IS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. I HAD THE CAR PARKED IN THE GARAGE THE DAY BEFORE WITH A NEARLY EMPTY TANK, AND THERE WAS NO ODOR. THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE WITH LATER VIN 2003 CORVETTE AND ALL 2004 CORVETTES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10947087January 23, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, WHEELS
TAKATA INFLATORS AND THE CAR DEALER WANTS MY CAR BACK BECAUSE HE IS SCARED HE IS FOUND OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10946877January 21, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAVE A VERY STRONG FUEL SMELL COMING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE NEAR THE REAR WHEEL. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM TO BE A LEAK FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP MODULE, MAYBE IT'S CRACKED AND SPRAYING FUEL ON TOP OF MY TANK. I AM AFRAID THE FUEL WILL RUN DOWN ONTO THE EXHAUST PIPE AND CATCH FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10946418January 19, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL ODOR IN CABIN EVERY MORNING AFTER BEING PARKED OUTSIDE ALL NIGHT. 5 DAYS IN A ROW. SMELL IS NOT APPARENT OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. SMELL DISSIPATES AFTER DRIVING A LITTLE WITH WINDOWS DOWN. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. NO FLAGS ON ONSTAR DIAGNOSTICS. NO PRECEDING EVENT THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10946544January 19, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STRONG GASOLINE SMELL COMING FROM VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING WHEN PARKED IN GARAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10946160January 18, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WARNING CHIME FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THERMOSTAT, SERPENTINE BELT AND TENSIONER BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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