Chevrolet Corvette Complaints (1999)

308 consumer complaints on file.

#723032May 22, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862045May 17, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY SPEED VEHICLE COULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722698May 15, 2000
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE
PARKING BRAKE DID NOT HOLD AND THE CAR, WHILE PARKED, ROLLED DOWN A SLIGHT INCLINE AND HIT ANOTHER PARKED CAR. THIS OCCURRED AT MY PLACE OF BUSINESS. UPON DEALER INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CABLE BRACKETS THAT SUPPORT THE CABLE AT THE REAR DISC ASSEMBLY WERE FATIGUED AND BENT WHICH RENDERED THE BRAKE EFFECT INOPERABLE. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT MY CAR WAS ONE OF SEVERAL THAT THEY HAD SEEN WITH THIS PROBLEM. THEY WERE GOING TO ORDER REPLACEMENT BRACKETS AND SEEK AUTHORIZATION FROM GMC TO WELD SUPPORT GUSSETS TO THE BRACKET TO PREVENT IT FROM COLLAPSING AGAIN. THESE REPAIRS HAVE NOT YET BEEN MADE - PENDING PARTS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722429May 9, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING COLUMN HAS FAILED TO UNLOCK ON 4 OCCASIONS. NO ACCIDENTS OR INCIDENTS, BUT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IF A PERSON STARTS $50000 CAR AND PROCEEDS TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC ONLY TO FIND THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED. GM HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM WITH TWO VISITS TO DEALER. NEED GOV'T INTERVENTION TO GET GM IN GEAR. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722452May 9, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
NONE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860561April 19, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
PE99-066, WHEN BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER KNEW OF THE PROBLEM, AND STATED THAT THEY HAVE REPLACED SEVERAL LOCK PINS. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721517April 15, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING COLUMN LOCKED RENDERING VEHICLE INOPERABLE. HAPPENED IN GARAGE RIGHT AFTER I STARTED THE CAR. IT'S BEEN REMOVED AND REPLACED BY A LOCAL CHEVY DEALER, MAC HAIK CHEVROLET 281-497-6600. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711203April 7, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, SEATS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720994April 4, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS CONSTANTLY JAM, CAUSING SEAT BELTS TO BE INOPERABLE. TOOK TO DEALER WHO "LUBED" RETRACTORS, WHICH HAD NO EFFECT. CAUSED BY SEATBELT IMPROPERLY FEEDING INTO RETRACTOR AND RATCHET MECHANISM PREVENTING BELT FROM BEING PULLED BACK OUT TO CORRECT. RETRACTOR SPRING IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO COMPLETELY WIND IN THE BELTS WHEN FOLDED, CAUSING A JAMMED SITUATION WHERE THE BELT WILL NEITHER RETRACT FULLY OR PULL OUT. THIS RENDERS THE BELTS UNUSABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720791March 30, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. CAR LOST ALL POWER INSTANTLY. CAR WOULD START BUT WOULD NOT RUN FOR MORE THAN 30 SECONDS. THROTTLE HAD NO EFFECT. IF THE PUMP AHD FAILED IN TRAFFIC, DURING AN EVASIVE MANEUVER OR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CROSS A BUSY ROAD, THE CAR WOULD HAVE BEEN WITHOUT POWER AND UNABLE TO AVOID ANY OTHER ONCOMING VEHICLES. OTHER LATE MODEL CORVETTE OWNERS HAVE REPORTED FUEL PUMP PROBLEMS ON THE INTERNET; THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. THIS FAILURE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT IF NOT CORRECTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858648March 16, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE TRYING TO START VEHICLE STEERING LOCKED , MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR CONSUMER TO START VEHICLE. ALSO, INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720151March 15, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELT RETRACTORS JAM REPEATEDLY, CAUSING SEAT BELTS TO BECOME UNSABLE, WHICH COULD CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH IN A CRASH. I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WH SAID THER HAD BEEN NO PROBLEMS REPORTED WITH THIS DESIGN. HE "LUBED" THE ASSEMBLIES, WHICH HAD NO EFFECT. I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH RESPECT TO THE LOCKING/RATCHETING MECHANISM THET IS SUPPOSED TO ALLOW THE SEAT BELT TO BE LOCKED IN A TIGHT POSITION TO HOLD THE OCCUPANTS IN THE SEATS BETTER FOR HIGH LATERAL FORCES. UNFORTUNATLY, THE DESIGN OF THE ASSEMBLY FREQUENTLY ALLOWS (AND CAUSES DUE TO RETRACT ANGLES) THE BELT TO FEED INTO THE RETRACTOR FOLDED OVER. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE RETRACT SPRING DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO PULL THE THE BELT ALL OF THE WAY IN, WHICH IT MUST DO TO RELEASE THE RATCHETING MECHANISM. THE RESULT IS A JAMMED BELT THAT IS PREVENTED FROM BEING PULLED OUT BY THE LOCKING MECHANISM AND PREVENTED FROM RETRACTING FROM THE FOLDED BELT. SINCE I KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM, I AM VERY CAREFULL WHEN TAKING OFF THE BELT, BUT IT STILL HAPPENS OCCASIONALY. THE PASSENGER SIDE JAMS MUCH MORER FREQUENTLY DUE TO VARYING PEOPLE NOT FAMILIER WITH THE CARE THAT MUST BE TAKEN TO PREVENT A JAM. I CAN CLEAR THE JAM BY GETTING OUT OF THE CAR, KNEELING ON THE GROUND AND WORKING THE BELT IN AND JERKING OUT UNTIL IT WRAPS ALL OF THE WAY IN TWISTED. THIS USUALLY TAKES AROUND 20 - 30 MINUTES TO ACCOMPLISH. I HAVE HAD TO DO THIS AROUND 50 TIMES NOW. SINCE IT IS ILLEGAL AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH OUT A SEAT BEALT PROPERLY FASTENED AROUND ALL OCCUPANTS, I AM CONSIDERING HAVING THE VEHICLE TRANSPORTED TO THE DEALER ON A FLATBED EACH TIME IT JAMS. I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE SOME HELP ON THIS MATTER. PLEASE CALL FOR MORE DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857996March 6, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING COLUMN LOCKS UP DUE TO FAULTY STEERING WHEEL LOCKING MECHANISM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BY THE DEALER TO REPAIR. CONSUMER NOW ASKEING THAT CHEVROLET REPURCHASE THE VEHICLE. *AK *ML REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551176March 1, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN ARE DEFECTIVE. YH REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718512February 9, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THIS VEHICLE HAS A LOCKOUT ON THE STANDARD TRANSMISSION THAT REQUIRES THE DRIVER TO SHIFT FROM 1ST GEAR DIRECTLY TO 4TH GEAR AT INTERVALS I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE. A LIGHT COMES ON THE DASH TELLING THE DRIVER TO SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 4TH AND IF IT IS NOT EXPECTED OR NOTICED ( MOSTLY WHEN TURNING AND YOUR EYES ARE FOCUSED ON THE ROAD) CAUSES A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN SPEED. THIS HAS CAUSED DRIVERS BEHIND ME TO STAND ON THEIR BRAKES TO KEEP FROM HITTING MY VEHICLE IN THE REAR ,AND HAS RESULTED IN SEVERAL DRIVERS BECOMING QUITE IRATE WITH ME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718177February 1, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
SINCE ORDERING THIS VEHICLE THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS FACTORY DEFECTS AND OVERSIGHTS WHICH CONTINUE TO PLAGUE THE AUTOMOBILE. NO SAFETY DEFECT (S) LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855085January 19, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RELEASE FROM THE RETRACTING MECHANISM, CAUSING THE SEAT BELTS TO BECOME INOPERABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717135January 10, 2000
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
STERING COLUMN DID MOVE, BUT DRIVERS INFORMATION CENTER (DIC) ON DASH REPORTED STEERING COLUMN LOCKED/FAILED. FIXED BY DEALER, BUT NOT FIRST COMPLAINT I HAVE HEARD OF. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY OCCUR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853726December 6, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, STEERING:COLUMN, STEERING
THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN LOCKED UP, CAUSING A COLLISION WHICH RESULTED IN INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED SEVERALTIMES FOR STEERING LOCKING UP PRIOR TO THE COLLISION. ALSO, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE IGNITION AND THE STEERING LOCK ACTUATOR. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *YC REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#715683December 6, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HIT TELEPHONE POLE HEAD ON HAD CONCUSSION AND AMENESIA
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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