Chevrolet Corvette Complaints (2007)

386 consumer complaints on file.

#10456462April 25, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 1 MPH HE HEARD A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE ROOF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V491000 (STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,500.UPDATED 05/24/12*BF U[DATED 06/05/12
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0
Deaths:
0
#10454919April 11, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE LOW BEAMS RANDOMLY STOP WORKING, AFTER THE ENGINE HEATS UP TO OPERATING TEMPERATURE, AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE BEHAVIOR THEN REPEATS EVERY TIME THE CAR IS USED (NOT A ONE-TIME EVENT). I, AND OTHER OWNERS HAVE IDENTIFIED A COMMON CIRCUIT ISSUE IN THE HEADLAMP CONTROLS, WHICH IS ONLY FIXABLE BY REPLACING THE WHOLE BOARD. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10454538April 9, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE APPROACHING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED A SMELL OF GASOLINE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED DUE TO A LEAK AT THE FILLER NECK. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448915February 22, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THIS PROBLEM STARTED SOON AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR USED. I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE SWITCH AND ADDED FOUR INCHES OF WIRE TO THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE TELESCOPIC STEERING WHEEL. I RECENTLY REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND THE SERVICE HANDLING SYSTEM SOON COMES ON. THERE IS NO RECALLS ON MY CAR AND HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT. I AM READING THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE BEEN TO THE CORVETTE FORUM AND TRIED NUMEROUS THINGS TO FIX THIS. I AM CURRENTLY CHECKING ELECTRICAL GROUNDS TO SEE IF THAT HELPS. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444064January 17, 2012
EQUIPMENT, WHEELS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE WITH OE CONCEPT ALUMINUM WHEELS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER PUT STEEL IN THE WHEELS, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRES TO BECOME OUT OF BALANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT BECAUSE TWO UNLIKE METALS WERE PLACED TOGETHER, THE TIRES WOULD CERTAINLY DISINTEGRATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE EQUIPMENT WAS RETURNED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
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0
Deaths:
0
#10443715January 13, 2012
SUSPENSION
NO BOLTS ON THE REAR LEAF SPRING. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I HAVE PICTURES.. THE CAR LEAF SPRING DISLODGED AN INCH AND LOCKED UP THE LEFT SIDE SUSPENSION CAUSING THE CAR TO BOUCE ON BUMPS IN THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441483December 28, 2011
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STEERING
DRIVING ALONG AND CAR STARTS SWERVING AND BRAKES SEEM TO APPLY, THEN I NOTICE SERVICE ABS, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING IS ON. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FREQUENTLY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND NOW GETTING WORSE. HAVE TIGHTENED ALL CONNECTIONS BY INTERNALLY TIGHTENING THE POOR LOOSE CONNECTORS AND REROUTING THE WIRES TO THE SWPS TO GIVE MORE LENGTH. NOW LIGHTS ARE ON AND WILL NOT GO OUT, SHOWS NO CODES WITH A SCAN READER. THIS IS AN 07 AND I DO NOT SEE THAT AS A RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THE 05 & 06. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439120December 9, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
STRONG SMELL OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE AFTER FILL UP. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10435274November 11, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
POPPING NOISES COMING FROM ROOF PANEL AT LOW RATE OF SPEED AS WELL AS FAST RATE. RECALL # 090230 FOUND VIA INTERNET. DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS GM BOTH NOTIFIED. THEY BOTH STATED THAT THIS VIN # WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. RECALL STATES 2005-2007 CORVETTE ROOF PANEL RECALL. APPARENTLY OTHER VIN #'S SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL TO AVOID POSSIBLE INJURY OR FATALITIES FROM ROOF PANELS THAT FLY OFF. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415603July 29, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BOTH HID LOW BEAM LIGHTS TURN OFF SIMULTANEOUSLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. COULD NOT REACTIVATE BY TURNING SWITCH OFF AND ON. ALL OTHER LIGHTS FUNCTIONED SO I MANAGED TO USE FOG LIGHTS TO CONTINUE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. TESTED THE LOW BEAMS NEXT MORNING, NO ISSUE. TRIED THEM LATER IN THE DAY AND THEY WOULD NOT WORK. NO ACCIDENT, NO WET WEATHER AND BATTERY IS ONLY A COUPLE MONTHS OLD. HEADING TO DEALERSHIP TO GET RESOLVED. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407655June 20, 2011
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, STEERING
ON SHARP TURNS, FRONT RIGHT BRAKE PULSES AND TEMPORARILY LOSS OF STEERING OCCURS. SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING MESSAGE APPEARS ON DIC. VERY DANGEROUS. **TT
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10389888March 11, 2011
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM ERROR APPEARS ON THE DASH AND A BELL SOUNDS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER 6 TIMES IN THE 4 YEARS THAT WE HAVE OWNED THIS 2007 CORVETTE STARTING IN SEPT 08. WE HAVE TAKEN IT IN 6 TIMES TO BE FIXED. THEY SAY THE COMPUTER SHOWS CODE C0710 AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION E7690 SENSOR FIVE TIMES. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF MY WIFE. FORTUNATELY SHE WAS DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED. THEY SAID THEY REPLACED THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR CONNECTOR RETAINING CLIP. COME TO FIND OUT, THERE HAS BEEN A GM SERVICE BULLETIN #060235002B OUT ON THIS CONDITION SINCE OCT 19, 2007. WE WERE NEVER INFORMED OF THIS FACT. WE FOUND OUT BY GOING TO THE CORVETTE FORUM AFTER THIS LAST INCIDENT. THEY ALSO SAID THE "FIX" WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY MAJOR GUARD GM PROTECTION PLAN, BUT THEY DIDN'T CHARGE ME BECAUSE I HAD BROUGHT IT TO THEM 6 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. HOW MAGNANIMOUS OF THEM! THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL TO PROTECT PEOPLES LIVES. I JUST HOPE WHAT THEY DID FIXES IT, BUT I AM DOUBTFUL! HERE IS THE LINK TO THE CORVETTE FORUM ON THIS PROBLEM: HTTP://FORUMS.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/C6-TECH-PERFORMANCE/2336065-SERVICE-ACTIVE-HANDLING-CONSUMER-ACTION.HTML UPDATED 03/15/11 *BF *TR UPDATED 1/5/12 *CN
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384067February 22, 2011
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2007 CORVETTE 41,000 MILES. "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEMS" KEEPS COMING ON.. ON THE DIC. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE BRAKE LIGHTS GET STUCK IN THE "ON POSITION" I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED TWICE BECAUSE OF THIS. I HAVE HAD THE SWPS AND BRAKE SWITCH REPLACED TWICE. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKE SWITCH RECALIBRATED AND I HAVE INSTALLED THE ORANGE COMB GM USED ON THE SW WIRING HARNESS. STILL NOT FIXED . UPDATED 03/03/11 *BF *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374720January 5, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED SHE SMELLED A STRONG FUEL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AS THE FUEL TANK LINER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER FILED REPORT 71-904-403-313, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365317November 10, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING:COLUMN
MY CAR IS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE THE EXACT SAME THING THAT IS DETAIL ON ONE OF YOUR CURRENT RECALLS HAPPENED TO ME AND NOW THE DEALER DOES NOT WANT TO FIX IT BECAUSE IT IS NOT THE YEAR THE RECALL IS THIS IS THE RECALL IM REFERRING TO: VEHICLE MAKE / MODEL: MODEL YEAR(S): CHEVROLET / CORVETTE 2005-2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V172000 SUMMARY: GM IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005 AND 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE PASSENGER CARS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN MARCH 2004 AND JANUARY 2006 EQUIPPED WITH A TILT AND TELESCOPING STEERING COLUMN (RPO N37). IN RARE CASES, REPEATED MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING COLUMN MAY CAUSE A SIGNAL INTERRUPTION WITHIN THE COLUMN. IF THIS OCCURS, THE MESSAGE, "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" WILL APPEAR IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER, AND ONE OR MORE OF THE BRAKES MAY APPLY, POSSIBLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360580October 14, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06." SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" MESSAGE APPEARS ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AT RANDOM INTERVALS. SOMETIMES MESSAGE PRECEDES AN APPLICATION OF ONE OR BOTH FRONT BRAKES WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION CAUSING A VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING SCENARIO. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 3800 MILES AND HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP (LONE STAR CHEVROLET..HOUSTON, TEXAS) ONE BEFORE FOR A FIX. A SLEEVE WAS INSTALLED IN THE STEERING COLUMN AS PER A GM DIRECTIVE. THE PROBLEM RETURNED WITHIN 500 MILES OF DRIVING. I HAVE ASKED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO REMOVE THE ACTIVE HANDLING FROM THE CARS COMPUTER AND THEY SAY THEY CANNOT. THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO OPERATE WITH THIS ISSUE IF THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS ISSUE WITH NUMEROUS OTHER CORVETTE OWNERS (ONLINE AT THE CORVETTE FORUM) WHO HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS SAME ISSUE AND ONLY A FEW HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM FINALLY CORRECTED. OTHERS, LIKE MYSELF, MUST CONTINUE TO TAKE THE VEHICLES BACK FOR ANOTHER FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357764September 27, 2010
STEERING
WE HAVE A 2007 C6, 3 LT WITH ONLY 9,400 MILES.ITS OVER 3 YEARS OLD SO ITS OUT OF WARRANTY. WE WERE DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS AND HEARD A CLUNK AND SOMETHING FALL WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN. WE NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL GOT LOOSE AND WAS SORT OF SAGGING DOWN. GOT HOME AND PULLED THE LOWER KICK PANEL LOOSE AND FOUND A PIVOT PIN THAT GOES IN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TILT PART OF THE STEERING COLUMN. WHEN I PULLED THE COVERS OFF THE STEERING COLUMN, I FOUND THE OTHER PIN ABOUT TO FALL OUT. I REINSTALLED THEM AND EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE OKAY NOW. SCARY THOUGHT TO BE DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS, ESPECIALLY COLORADO MOUNTAINS, TO THINK THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD FALL OFF IN YOUR LAP. I PUT THE PINS IN 2 TIMES THE LAST TIME I PUT LOCTITE ON THEM. IT HAS LASTED ABOUT 7000 MILES. NOW THE ARE LOSE AGAIN. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355645September 14, 2010
STEERING
I NOTICED MY STEERING COLUMN WAS LOOSE. I PULLED THE LOWER COLUMN COVER OFF AND THE LEFT STEERING COLUMN TILT PIVOT PIN FELL ON THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. I LOOKED AT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COLUMN, AND THE RIGHT PIVOT PIN WAS HALFWAY OUT. I TAPPED THEM BACK INTO PLACE, AND THEY WENT BACK INTO PLACE EASILY. I HAVE DISCOVERED ANOTHER DRIVER OF THE MAKE AND MODEL WHO HAS TOLD ME THAT HIS PIVOT PINS HAVE FALLEN OUT MORE THAN ONCE. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352365August 27, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE REMOVABLE ROOF WOULD CONTINUOUSLY POP AND THERE WAS ALSO EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT. THE CONTACT LOCATED A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V491000 (STRUCTURE: BODY: ROOF AND PILLARS) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURED ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD CLAIM THE LIABILITY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000.
Crash:
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336912June 18, 2010
STRUCTURE
WAS DRIVING 45 DOWN HIGHWAY AND THE TOP FOR MY 2007 CORVETTE COUPE STARTED CAME OFF. IT BROKE OFF ONE OF THE LATCHES, BEFORE I COULD GRAB IT AND UNLATCH THEM BOTH TO BRING INTO THE CAR. THE TOP THEN BROKE THE BACK LATCH AND FLEW OFF ONTO HIGHWAY STREET. NO VEHICLES WERE ON THE ROAD AT THE TIME OTHER THAN MINE THANKFULLY. CURRENTLY LOOKING TO HAVE TOP REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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