Chevrolet Corvette Complaints (2007)

386 consumer complaints on file.

#10330432May 14, 2010
STEERING:COLUMN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE WARNING PANEL. THE CONTACT REVIEWED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V172000 (STEERING, COLUMN); YET, WHEN CONTACTING THE DEALER, HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE RECALL DID NOT EXIST. THE DEALER DID NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE OR PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST SINCE THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A DIRECT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED AT HIS EXPENSE TO DETERMINE IF REPAIRS WERE NECESSARY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 10,640.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329676May 10, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2007 CORVETTE WITH TARGA TOP. THE TARGA TOP MAKES A SNAPPING NOISE AS DESCRIBED IN THE NHTSA RECALL INFORMATION. THERE IS A LOUD SNAPPING NOISE MADE WHEN CLOSING DOORS, ENGAGING IN GEAR, AND ESPECIALLY LOUD WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS OF ANY KIND. CHEVERLOT STATES THAT MY VIN, EVEN THOUGH A 2007 WITH THE TARGA TOP MAKING THE LOUD SNAPPING NOISE, IS NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329819May 10, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THERE IS AN ERROR MESSAGE ON THE DASH OF MY 2007 CORVETTE THAT SAYS "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM." I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT. SEE INVESTIGATION NUMBER EA09-002 . I NOTICE A NEGATIVE CHANGE IN THE CARS BRAKING AND HANDLING ABILITIES. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS PROBLEM COULD RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326003April 16, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFT CONTROL FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT CONTROL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; IT WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320389March 17, 2010
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
2007 CHEVY CORVETTE 40K MILES GETTING SPORADIC "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" WARNING ON DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER. NO CRASH (YET). I'M MERELY REPORTING A SAFETY CONCERN THAT IS APPARENTLY ALREADY UNDER INVESTIGATION. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319411March 13, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
IN MAY 2009 I MADE A ROAD TRIP FROM MY HOME IN NY TO TAMPA FL, WHEN I LEFT NY MY 2007 ZO6 CORVETTE HAD 1500 MILES DURING THE TRIP I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS, WHEN I ARRIVED IN FL THE NEXT DAY (DROVE STRAIGHT THROUGH) I NOTICED THAT BOTH FRONT HEADLAMP LENSES HAD NUMEROUS TINY CRACKS IN THEM, I CALLED A LOCAL GM DEALER, I EXPLAINED THE SITUATION, THEY STATED " I MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING" I WAS LIVID I THEN CALLED MY DEALER IN NY THEY SAID NOT TO WORRY AND WOULD LOOK AT THE VEHICLE WHEN I RETURNED. I ARRIVED HOME ON A SATURDAY NIGHT 1ST THING MONDAY I CALLED BECK CHEVROLET AND SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER, HE SAID BRING IT OVER ,I DROVE CAR OVER IMMEDIATELY, ONLY THE SERVICE MANAGER LOOKED AT CAR, NO 1 ELSE SAW MY VEHICLE THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THERE WAS NO CHEMICAL ON MY HEADLIGHTS, HE SAID THERE WAS A BULLETIN FROM GM AND THEY COULD DO NOTHING, IT WAS A MYSTERIOUS CHEMICAL THAT CAUSED THIS PROBLEM, I THEN CALLED GM AND ASKED FOR A REVIEW, WHEN I CALLED GM BACK SEVERAL DAYS LATER THEY SAID THEY SPOKE TO A MECHANIC @ BECK CHEVY WHO STATED " THAT HE INSPECTED MY CAR AND THERE WAS A CHEMICAL ON MY HEAD LIGHTS, THIS IS NO WAY TRUE I WAS PRESENT DURING THE ENTIRE TIME 20 MIN CAR WAS @ DEALER AND ONLY THE SERVICE MANAGER LOOKED AT VEHICLE. I THEN CALLED GM AGAIN AND WROTE A FEW LETTER EXPLAINING WHAT HAPPEN, THEY SAID CHEMICALS USED BY AUTO DETAILERS CAUSES HEADLIGHTS TO CRACK, I BROUGHT UP THE POINT THAT BECK CHEVY HAD AN OUTSIDE PERSON DETAILING MY VEHICLE WHEN I PICKED IT UP, BUT THEY COULDN'T TELL ME WHY AND WHAT CHEMICALS HE USED ( I PERSONALLY SAW THIS PERSON DETAIL MY VEHICLE), I GOTTEN NO OTHER RESPONSE FROM GM. I BELIEVE THAT THE LENSES CRACKED BECAUSE OF HEAT FROM THE LONG DRIVE TO FL FROM NY WITH THE DAYTIMERUNNING LIGHTS AND HAVE THE LIGHTS ON THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT, LIGHTS WERE ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 HOURS STRAIGHT. ON THE WAY HOME I TURNED THE DAYTIME LIGHTS OFF BUT TURNED THEM ON AT NIGHT, AS OF TODAY MY CORVETTE ( BABY ) HAS 4,013 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317684March 8, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS EXAMINING HIS VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE NUT AND WASHER ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE THAT HOLDS THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY AND AXLE WAS MISSING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 11000. UPDATED 5/10/10 *CN UPDATED 05/14/14
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310742February 16, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY
SNAPPING SOUNDS COMING FROM THE GLASS ROOF OF MY 2007 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET CORVETTE, PURCHASED IN AUGUST OF 2006. ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE IN TEMPERATURE CHANGES AND ROUGH ROAD SURFACES. RECALL ALREADY IN PROGRESS FOR 2005-2007 MODEL YEAR, BUT MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED AS TOLD TO ME BY GM REPRESENTATIVE. I CAN HAVE THE CAR DIAGNOSED BY CHEVY, BUT AT MY COST. CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT HAS THE SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL INFORMATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303979February 2, 2010
STRUCTURE
AS I WAS DRIVING AWAY FROM MY HOME TO WORK, I WAS STILL ON THE MAIN ROAD OF MY COMMUNITY. THE REMOVABLE TOP OF MY 2007 CORVETTE COUPE FLEW OFF. THIS OCCURRED ON MARTIN KING'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION IN 2009. I AM GLAD IT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY SINCE THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES WERE FEWER DUE TO SCHOOL AND GOVERNMENT OFFICES WERE CLOSED. ON JAN 2010, I DISCOVERED THAT GM HAD A RECALL WITH THE REMOVABLE TOP. I HAVE CALLED GM AND THEY HAVE STATED MY CAR IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. HOWEVER BEFORE THE TOP CAME OFF AND NOW, I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS AS NOTED IN THE RECALL. MY REMOVABLE TOP MAKES NOISE AS I DRIVE OVER BUMPS AND I HEAR WIND NOISES WHEN I DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298740January 8, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. HE STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH THE ROOF PANEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ALTHOUGH RECALL NUMBER 09V491000, STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FAILURE, HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296746December 22, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE VEHICLE HAS METAL BRAKE AND CLUTCH PEDALS. DURING RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS THE COMPONENTS BECOME VERY SLIPPERY. ON ONE INCIDENT THE FAILURE ALMOST CAUSED A VEHICLE CRASH. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. HE WAS THEN ADVISED THAT A WARRANTY COULD NOT BE PROVIDED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 12,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290339October 30, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CORVETTE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM FAILURE. 2007 CORVETTE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287056October 12, 2009
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THIS COMPLAINT IS REGARDING A STOCK 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE, UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AND SLOWLY DRIVING DOWN A ROAD THE CAR LOST CONTROL AND WENT LEFT BARELY MISSING A CURB. THE REASON FOR THIS COMPLAINT IS THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM OR STABILITY SEEMS AS THOUGH ITS OFF AND SAYS IN THE COMPUTER THAT ITS TURNING ON AFTER THE INCIDENT HAPPENED TO ME ABOUT 3 TIMES THIS LAST ONE CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO MY UNDERBODY. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE CHECKED IN THE COMPUTER OF THE CAR OR ANY ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. THIS ISSUE DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, THEREFORE THERE WAS ALOT OF TIME INBETWEEN EACH INCIDENT, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A DEFECT BUT IT IS CERTAINLY NOT GOOD IF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS AS I AM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279221August 3, 2009
SEAT BELTS:FRONT, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHEN THE SEAT BELT LOCKS DURING DRIVING, IT WILL NOT RELEASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 10,700. UPDATED 9/1/09 *CN UPDATED 09/03/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279222August 3, 2009
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, SEAT BELTS:FRONT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHEN THE SEAT BELT LOCKS DURING DRIVING, IT WILL NOT RELEASE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 25,000. UPDATED 9/3/09 *CN UPDATED 09/03/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277133July 17, 2009
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
FRONT LEFT BRAKE LOCKUP - SERVICE ACTIVE HANDING SYSTEM ERROR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10257353February 3, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ON 09/03/08 I BROUGHT MY CAR TO A CHEVY DEALER FOR NOISY LIFTERS , THEY REPLACED THE ROCKER ARMS AT THE #8 CYLINDER WHICH MADE THE LIFTER NOISE NOT AS LOUD. ON 11/07/08 AS I GOT ONTO THE THRUWAY , I ACCELERATED IN SECOND GEAR TO GET INTO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC ,I PUSHED IN THE CLUTCH TO SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR . AS I RELEASED THE CLUTCH WITH NO THROTTLE APPLIED , THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE VERY BADLY . I THEN PUSHED THE CLUTCH PEDAL IN LOOKED AT MY GAUGES WHICH WERE ALL DEAD. THEN I LOOKED INTO THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND THERE WAS A LARGE CLOUD OF WHITE SMOKE BEHIND ME . THEN I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY CALLED AND INFORMED ME THE NEXT DAY THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK AT THE #8 CYLINDER . THE DEALERSHIP AND GM REFUSE TO REPAIR THE CAR UNDER WARRANTY STATING THAT THE CAR IS USED COMPETITIVELY OF WHICH IT IS NOT . I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY MAJOR ENGINE FAILURES WITH THE Z06 CORVETTE . GM HAS A PROGRAM FOR 2007 AND 2008 Z06 CARS THAT HAVE MAJOR ENGINE FAILURES WHERE THEY SEND THE CAR BACK TO THE FACTORY WHERE THEY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE ENGINE . THE DOCUMENT ID # 2067130 AND #PIP4132B OF WHICH I HAVE A COPY OF . IF THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINES THEY WOULD NOT HAVE THE PROGRAM IN PLACE .*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242756September 18, 2008
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
MY VEHICLE IS A 2007 CORVETTE ZO6 WITH APPROX 5000 MILES. I NOTICED LOUD NOISES FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. I THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT OR SOMEONE HAD TAMPERED WITH MY VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE SIGN OF THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE NOISE STOPPED AFTER A SHORT TIME. I CALLED THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FLUID WAS THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM AND NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. I HAD THAT DONE BUT FOUND THAT A FRIEND OF MINE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM (2006 ZO6) IN WHICH THE FLUID HAS BEEN CHANGED TWICE IN LESS THAN 10000 MILES. I BELIEVE THIS COULD BE A MAJOR PROBLEM AND COULD RESULT IN FAILURE OF THE GEARBOX ESPECIALLY AT HIGH SPEED. CHEVROLET HAS NOT SATISFACTORILY ADDRESSED THIS POTENTIALLY SERIOUS PROBLEM OVER 2 MODEL YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233515July 8, 2008
TIRES, SUSPENSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRES. UPON INSPECTION OF THE TIRES, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TWO FRONT TIRES HAD EXCESSIVE TREAD WEAR, AS WELL AS SEVERAL BULGES ON THE INTERIOR SIDEWALL. THE DEALER REFUSED TO INSPECT THE TIRES IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT STILL HAS POSSESSION OF THE TIRES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 12,033. UPDATED 08/04/08. *LJ UPDATED 08/05/08
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10202493September 11, 2007
STEERING
I HAVE HAD MY NEW 2007 CORVETTE FOR ONLY A FEW DAYS AND HAVE ONLY 37 MILES ON IT (26 MILES AT PURCHASE), BUT I AM ALREADY VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE VEHICLES STEERING. I HAVE HAD 5 CORVETTES AND HAVE ALWAYS OWNED ONE AS AN ADULT AND I TRULY FEEL THAT THE STEERING IN THIS 2007 CORVETTE IS ?UNSAFE?. WHEN DRIVING HOME FROM THE GM DEALER, THE VEHICLE SKIPPED SIDEWAYS ON ROUGH ROADS AT A MODERATE SPEED (20-40 MPH). I GOT ONLINE TO THE CORVETTE FORUM AND WAS IMMEDIATELY REFERRED TO THE SEP 07, CAR AND DRIVER MAGAZINE ARTICLE SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSING THIS STEERING ISSUE. THE PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS IN THE ARTICLE, RATE THE 2007 CORVETTE STEERING AS ?UNSATISFACTORY AND MAKES THE DRIVERS UNDERSTANDABLY NERVOUS. GM HAS MADE HUGE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CHEVYS HANDLING AND HAS REDESIGNED THE STEERING IN THE 2008 CORVETTE WITH IMPROVED STEERING FEEL. *JB I WOULD REALLY LIKE SOMETHING DONE. I AM 59 YEARS OLD AND I WANT THIS TO BE MY LAST CORVETTE, BUT I WANT A SAFE, RESPONSIVE CORVETTE THAT IS STABLE ON THE MOUNTAIN ROADS WHERE I LIVE. I LIVE IN A SMALL MOUNTAIN TOWN THAT HAS ROUGH ASPHALT ROADS THAT HIGHLIGHT THE 2007 CORVETTE STEERING PROBLEM. FOR SOMEONE ELSE WITH A 2007 CORVETTE THAT HAS ACCESS TO GOOD ROADS AND INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS, THEY MAY NOT NOTICE THE ?SIDEWAYS SKIP? AND THE ?OUT OF CONTROL? FEELING THAT I GET IN THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED I HAVE REQUESTED THAT GM REPLACE THE STEERING IN MY 2007 WITH THE 2008 OR REPLACE IT WITH A 2008 CORVETTE. THE SERVICE REQUEST NUMBER (SRN) IS 71-550-870-246. THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT AND GM HAS SOLVED THIS PROBLEM IN THE 2008 CORVETTE. GM HAS REVIEWED THE PROBLEM AND HAS STATED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL AT THIS TIME AND HAS DETERMINED NOT TO HELP ME. THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL SOMEONE IS KILLED OR INJURED. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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