Chevrolet Corvette Complaints (2007)

386 consumer complaints on file.

#10548668October 21, 2013
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT CAME, CHECKED CONNECTORS UNDER BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SEATS AND USED A ZIP-TIE TO ENSURE THE CONNECTORS WERE TIGHT. AFTERWARDS, THE AIRBAG LIGHT WENT OFF, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547600October 11, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON 2007 CORVETTE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. FOG AND HIGH BEAMS CONTINUE TO WORK. IT APPEARS THE LOW BEAMS WORK INITIALLY BUT THEN STOP WORKING AFTER THE ENGINE HEATS UP. THIS HAPPENS VERY OFTEN. LAST TIME THEY STOPPED WORKING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10545516September 26, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE HEADLIGHT RELAY WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544083September 17, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. ...UPDATED 11-01-13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS THE FUSE BLOCK UNDER THE HOOD AND WAS HEAT RELATED, DUE TO POOR DESIGN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542576September 9, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE TRAVELING TO MACON GA ABOUT 11 PM IN THE EVENING, THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS JUST WENT OUT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. THE DEALER STATED THE FIX WOULD BE NEARLY $1,400 TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS (REQUIRED REMOVAL OF THE BUMPER). THEY NEVER STATED THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE LIGHTS OR THE LOW BEAM SYSTEM OR IN GENERAL, ASSUMED ANY RESPONSIBILITY WHATSOEVER. VERY DISAPPOINTED TO DATE; SOUNDS LIKE NOT ONLY A SAFETY ISSUE BUT ONE THAT WILL COST ME TO CORRECT. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED GM ACKNOWLEDGED THE ROOT CAUSE AS A DEFECTIVE WIRE IN THE UNDERHOOD BUSSED ELECTRICAL CENTER, YET NO DIRECTIVE HAS BEEN ISSUED TO RECALL THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. UPDATED 01/08/14
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10541935September 4, 2013
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO AIR BAG CONNECTOR BENEATH DRIVERS SEAT. MOVING THE SEAT POSITION WILL CAUSE THE WARNING LAMP TO COME ON OR TURN OFF. I'M AFRAID THAT ONE DAY I'M GOING TO NEED MY AIR BAG AND IT'S NOT GOING TO DEPLOY. IT APPEARS, FROM COMPLAINTS ON AN CORVETTE OWNERS FORUM, TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THE C6 CORVETTE AND THE MANUFACTURER DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ADDRESSING IT.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536196August 19, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
WHEN PRESSING IN THE CLUTCH TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE CLUTCH PEDDLE REMAINED ON THE FLOOR AND I HAD TO HOLD DOWN HARD ON THE BREAK PEDDLE TO STOP AND STALL THE ENGINE. THE CAR WAS IN GEAR AND AFTER STOPPING I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO NATURAL (SIX SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION). I WAS GRATEFUL THIS OCCURRED AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED AND NO TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT COULD OF HAPPEN IF THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE IN TRAFFIC AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A CHEVY DEALER AND THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAID THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER INTERNAL SEAL WAS RUPTURED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HE ALSO INDICATED THAT THE SLAVE CYLINDER MAY ALSO NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS CAR HAS LESS THAN 12,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535814August 16, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT SMELLED GAS INSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE SEALS IN THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535602August 14, 2013
ENGINE
SUBMISSION FROM CONSTITUENT RE REPAIRS ON HIS 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE (THE ENGINE "DROPPED A VALVE") *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, THE ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $18,722. INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE ENGINE, AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER, GENERAL MOTORS OFFERED TO PICK UP 45% OF THE COST, LEAVING THE CONSUMER TO PAY THE BALANCE OF $10,630. THE CONSUMER STATED GM ISSUED AN INTERNAL BULLETIN AS FAR BACK AS FEBRUARY 2008, THAT SHOWED THEY WERE AWARE OF THE Z06 ENGINE FAILURES AND SHORT LIFE EXPECTANCY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535428August 14, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
USUALLY AFTER INITIAL START AND DURING LOW SPEED DRIVE AND OCCASIONALLY ON HIGHWAY SPEED THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING MESSAGE CAME ON THE DASH. SOMETIMES I COULD STOP, JUST SHUT THE MOTOR OFF AND RESTART IT AND THAT WOULD CLEAR THE MESSAGE. AFTER A FEW DAYS IT BEGAN WARNING MORE FREQUENT AND TOOK LONGER FOR THE MESSAGE TO CORRECT ITSELF. ON 3/26/2013... I HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED, NEW TIRES AND THE WARNING MESSAGE LOOKED AT BY MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND THE FOLLOWING IS WHAT THEY REPORTED AND ASSUMED THE NEEDED REPAIR.: 3/27/2013 44876 CHECKED DTCS FOUND C0710 PERFORMED BULLETIN 06-02-35-002B AND INSTALLED "CLIP" IN STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR AND CLEARED CODES AND TEST DROVE NO FURTHER REPAIR. COST FOR REPAIR WAS $107.63 (CLIP WAS $2.63) I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ISSUE SINCE REPAIR MADE BUT HAVE HEARD OTHERS COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. STEERING TO ME WOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE AND A $3 CLIP CURED THE PROBLEM... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532439July 29, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SIMULTANEOUSLY STOPPED WORKING. HIGH BEAM AND FOG LIGHTS CONTINUED TO WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10531969July 26, 2013
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS GAUGE IS SHOWING ERRATIC LEVELS AND THEN SHOWS EMPTY WHEN THERE IS IN FACT FUEL IN THE TANK,...WORKS ERRATICALLY AND THEN STOPS WORKING AFTER MORE THAN 1/2 TANK OF GAS HAS BEEN USED, IF LEVEL OF GAS TANK IS BELOW 1/2,...GAS GAUGE SHOWS NO GAS/EMPTY,... THIS CAUSES DRIVER TO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS LEFT IN TANK AND SO CAUSES A VERY, VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WHEN TRAVELING ON GEORGE BUSH TOLLWAY HERE IN PLANO TEXAS USA, MY CAR ENGINE DIED COMPLETELY CAUSING ME TO DRIVE TO SIDE WITH NO POWER IN HEAVY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT/ FUEL SENSORS IN THE GAS TANKS OF NUMEROUS CORVETTES FOR YEARS 2005-2007. THE COST TO REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE SENSOR DUE TO IT BEING IN THE GAS TANK IS >$1500 AT DEALER. UNACCEPTABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523190July 4, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
OWNER OF 2007 CORVETTE COUPE. VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY.THE NEXT DAY HEADLIGHTS WORKED UNTIL THE CAR WAS WARMED UP THEN FAILED AGAIN. AFTER REVIEWING ONLINE CORVETTE FORUM THERE WERE MANY MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE PROBLEM WHICH IS ATTRIBUTED TO THE FAULTY WIRING INSIDE THE FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD. HAD TO REPLACE THE FUSE BOX AT A COST OF $400. BUT THIS ISSUE WILL LIKELY RE OCCUR BECAUSE THE NEW FUSE BOX WILL DEVELOP THE SAME PROBLEM OVER TIME SINCE IT HAS NOT BEEN REDESIGNED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522692July 1, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SUSPENSION
SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING APPEARED ON MY DIC. THE LIGHTS FOR THE ABS WERE ALSO LIT. THERE WAS NO TRACTION CONTROL ON MY VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522237June 28, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
A VARIOUS TIMES THE MESSAGE, "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" APPEARED ON THE DISPLAY. THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WAS AUTOMATICALLY TURNED OFF BY THE COMPUTER. I READ ABOUT THE ISSUE ON THE CORVETTE FORUM AND THE CHEVROLET SERVICE BULLETIN CONCERNING THE ISSUE (BULLETIN # 06-02-35-002B). SINCE THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE I WANTED THE REPAIR DONE. HENDRICK CHEVROLET OF CARY, NC COMPLETED THE REPAIR. THE SERVICE CODE HAD BEEN SET AND THE REPAIR INVOLVED PUTTING A LITTLE PLASTIC COMB AT THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION OF THE TELESCOPING STEERING COLUMN. THIS WAS NOT A RECALL ITEM, SO I WAS CHARGED. WHILE IT WAS $47.87 IT WAS TOO MUCH FOR A DEFECTIVE DESIGN ON CHEVROLET'S MOST ICONIC AUTOMOBILE, THE CORVETTE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521989June 26, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE COUPE HAS SINCE ORIGINAL PURCHASE HAS MADE POPPING NOISES. IT HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES. I EVEN TOOK IT ONCE AND TOLD THEM THERE WAS A RECALL ON SOME TOPS. THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FIRST COUPLE OF TIMES I TOOK IT IN THE DEALERSHIP DID DO SOMETHING THAT MADE AN IMPROVEMENT BUT THE NOISES COMES BACK. NOW IT IS A CONSTANT AND EMBARRASSING NOISE FROM THE TOP. EVEN THOUGH IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN YOUR RECALL I QUESTION WHETHER A TOP MIGHT HAVE BEEN PUT ON TO MAKE THE SALE SINCE I WANTED A PAINTED TOP INSTEAD OF A GLASS TOP. THIS IS MY 4TH CORVETTE AND HAVE NOTHING BUT BAD EXPERIENCES WITH GLASS TOPS. MY QUESTION IS: WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THESE NOISES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521585June 24, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE HAD SINCE THE FIRST OCCASION APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO, THE LIGHTS WOULD SHUT OF OR NOT TURN ON AT ALL WHEN THE CAR WOULD WARM UP. ONCE THE CAR COOLS THE LIGHTS WILL TURN ON, OR THE LIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING WHEN THE CAR REACHES A WARMER TEMPERATURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520155June 17, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS GO OUT (LOW BEAMS). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519426June 12, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAMS TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515162June 5, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2007 CORVETTE LIGHTS WILL STOP WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN 10 TIMES. ALL THE TIMES EXCEPT ONE WERE ON FAMILIAR ROADS WHERE I COULD STOP. ONCE WAS AS CLOSE TO A DISASTER AS POSSIBLE. SOMEONE WILL BE KILLED IF THIS GM ISSUE IS NOT RESOLVED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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