Chevrolet Corvette Complaints (2007)

386 consumer complaints on file.

#10662061December 3, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THERES A STRONG GAS SMELL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF CAR AFTER EVERY GAS FILL UP. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10654549November 12, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V251000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10652076November 3, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY FAILED. THE DRIVER HAD TO USE THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS IN ORDER TO VIEW THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V2510000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , EXTERIOR LIGHTING) BUT A NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650872October 28, 2014
AIR BAGS
YELLOW CONNECTOR UNDER DRIVERS SEAT LOST CONTINUITY. AIRBAGS WERE DISABLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649456October 23, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE BEGAN SMELLING OF FUEL UPON FILL-UP ON 8/15/2014. CHEVROLET DEALER IN CARY, NC CLAIMED TO HAVE DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AND CHARGED FOR DIAGNOSTIC FEE, SAID END RESULT WAS FAULTY FUEL CAP SO IT WAS REPLACED. TOTAL FOR THIS WAS $42.08. UPON NEXT FILL-UP, THE SMELL PERSISTED WITHOUT ANY CHANGE FROM BEFORE DIAGNOSIS AT CHEVROLET DEALER. APPROXIMATELY 7 WEEKS LATER, FUEL SMELL HAD WORSENED SLIGHTLY AND ALSO THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A "CHATTERING" SOUND. SINCE CHEVROLET DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE FUEL SMELL ISSUE CORRECTLY, I CHOSE A HIGHLY REPUTABLE INDEPENDENT SHOP AND THEY IMMEDIATELY FOUND THE PROBLEMS. THE "CHATTERING" SOUND WAS A FAULTY HARMONIC BALANCER, A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE CHEVROLET CORVETTE ENGINES AND COST ~$1,100 TO REPAIR USING CHEVROLET PARTS. THE FUEL SMELL WAS DUE TO A CRACKED DRIVER SIDE FUEL TANK (CORVETTES USE TWO FUEL TANKS) WHICH WAS EASILY FOUND BY THIS INDEPENDENT SHOP ONCE THE CAR WAS LIFTED. THE FACTORY-INSTALLED DRIVER SIDE FUEL TANK HAD SHRUNK AND CRACKED, TRAPPING THE FUEL PUMP INSIDE, THUS FORCING THE TANK AND PUMP TO BE REPLACED, ALONG WITH ALL RELATED SEALS AND PARTS. TOTAL TO REPAIR THESE FUEL RELATED ISSUES WAS ~2,700, FOR A GRAND TOTAL OF $3,803.27. UPON PERFORMING FURTHER RESEARCH, MANY CORVETTE OWNERS HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM--DRIVER SIDE FUEL TANK CRACKS OVER TIME AND EVERY ONLINE REFERENCE FOUND INDICATES THAT GM COVERS THE ISSUE. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND WAS TOLD THAT I ONLY HAD A 2-YEAR/24-MONTH WARRANTY ON THESE ISSUES. I FIND THAT TO BE RIDICULOUS, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE SAME ISSUE IS OCCURRING ON CARS OF THIS TYPE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IT SEEMS AS IF CHEVROLET AND CHEVROLET DEALERS PICK AND CHOOSE WHO THEY COVER THESE ITEMS FOR, WHICH IS EVEN MORE RIDICULOUS BECAUSE I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD BE NECESSARY THAT I HAVE TO KEEP FIGHTING JUST TO BE TAKEN CARE OF THE WAY I SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE FIRST PLACE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10648914October 20, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WHEN I START THE CAR ON THE DASH A WARNING APPEARS "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" I READ IN THE OWNERS BOOK I LOOSE HANDLING CONTROL AND OTHER PROBLEMS THE DEALER IS NO HELP? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10644324October 13, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY CAR IS SUBJECT TO A RECALL FOR THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS, AND CHEVY (THE MANUFACTURER) WILL NOT FIX IT. THE DEALER SAYS THEY CAN FIX IT BY REPLACING THE FUSE BOX, BUT CHEVY WILL NOT AUTHORIZE IT. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT MY CAR FOR OVER A MONTH. THE DEALER GAVE ME LOANER CAR, AND I DO APPRECIATE THAT. HOWEVER, I WOULD LIKE TO GET MY CAR BACK. I AM GETTING ABSOLUTELY NOWHERE WITH CHEVY, THE MANUFACTURER. I HAVE NO COMPLAINTS WITH RESPECT TO THE DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10641769October 6, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2007 CORVETTE AND THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" LIGHT COMES ON. I WENT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER AND HE WAS OF LITTLE HELP. THE CURRENT INVESTIGATION NUMBER IS EA09-002. IS THERE NOW OR WILL THERE BE IN THE FUTURE A RECALL NOTICE ON THIS PROBLEM SINCE IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND EVEN A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE MATTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10640646October 1, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN MAKING A SLOW LEFT TURN THE FRONT BRAKES ON THE CAR LOCKED UP. "SERVICE STABILITY SYSTEM" MESSAGE CAN ON. CAR WOULDN'T GO OVER 5-6 MPH UNTIL SYSTEM WAS TURNED OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10639560September 27, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS (LEFT/RIGHT) HAVE INTERMITTENT OUTAGES AFTER THE CAR WARMS UP. THE LOW BEAMS FAIL WITHOUT WARNING LEAVING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE VEHICLE AND OPERATE THE VEHICLE DURING EVENING, DUSK AND NIGHT DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10638588September 23, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAMS SUDDENLY GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AND WON'T COME BACK ON.ALL FUSES, RELAYS, AND SWITCHES HAVE BEEN TESTED AND FOUND TO BE GOOD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629569August 30, 2014
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF INTERMITTENTLY AS YOU DRIVE. SPEED REALLY HAS NO EFFECT ON WHEN. HAS COME ON/OFF AS LOW AS 20MPH OR AS HIGH AS 80MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10614746July 19, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. ORIGINAL PROBLEM WAS IN 2009 WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER ON THE FREEWAY. FUEL GAUGE INDICATED FUEL IN THE TANK, BUT IT WAS EMPTY. HAD VEHICLE TOWED AND REFUELED. FROM THAT TIME TO THE PRESENT, FUEL GAUGE HAS NEVER BEEN ACCURATE. SINCE 2013, THE FUEL GAUGE NO LONGER WORKS AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610892July 16, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT TO REVERSE OR PARK WHEN I WANT TO PARK THE CAR. CHEVY DEALER DID TEMP. FIX IN APRIL 2014 (OUT OF TOWN AND EXTENDED PERIOD TO GET PART). PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN JULY 2014. I CAN DRIVE THE CAR AND WHEN PARKED I SIMPLY PARK WHERE I CAN DRIVE FORWARD AND APPLY THE HAND BRAKE AS IT WILL RESTART IN NEUTRAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608783July 7, 2014
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON INTERMITTENTLY. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608474July 6, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS PULLING OUT OF A GAS STATION, ALL OF SUDDEN MY FRONT BREAKS LOCKED UP. THIS SCARES ME WHAT IF I AM ON THE HIGHWAY. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10604752June 20, 2014
STEERING, ENGINE
THIS CAR INTERMITTENTLY LOCKS THE STEERING COLUMN. NO REASON. THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF AT SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597233June 9, 2014
POWER TRAIN
AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO MILES I STOPPED THE CAR TO PARK. AFTER STOPPING, THE SHIFTING CONTROL LEVER WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE OR PARK. THE SHIFTER SAFETY SYSTEM IN THE LEVER FAILED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596957June 8, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FOLLOWING A HIGH PERFORMANCE DRIVER EDUCATION EVENT, MY 2007 CORVETTE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEED (APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH) ON A 2-LANE COUNTY ROAD, WITH THE FIRE ORIGINATING IN THE AREA SURROUNDING THE PASSENGER REAR (RIGHT REAR) WHEEL WELL. AS SOON AS I WAS AWARE OF THE FIRE, I STOPPED THE CAR, SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE, AND OBSERVED THE FIRE ON THE TOP OF THE TRANSMISSION AND GEARBOX FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. I OBTAINED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE BY DEPLOYING THE CONTENTS BENEATH THE CAR ON THE AREA OF VISIBLE FLAME. I WAS UNABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE UNDER THE FIRST ATTEMPT AND I BEGAN TO REMOVE THE REAR CARPETING FROM THE VEHICLE IN THE REAR HATCH AND TRUNK AREA AS THE CARPET HAD BEGAN TO SMOLDER. A SECOND FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS BROUGHT TO THE SCENE AND THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT. THE FIRE HAD CONSUMED A 2" X 6" SECTION OF THE HATCH (TRUNK) FLOOR, WHICH HAD MELTED ONTO THE REAR EXHAUST PIPE. AFTER THE CAR WAS TOWED HOME AND PUT UP ON JACK STANDS, IT APPEARS THAT THE CHARCOAL CANISTER AND SECTIONS OF THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM WERE CONSUMED IN THE FIRE. IT IS INCONCLUSIVE IN MY OBSERVATION IF THESE COMPONENTS WERE CAUSAL TO THE FIRE OR MERELY CONSUMED IN THE FLAMES. MUCH OF THE REAR WIRING SURROUNDING THE DIFFERENTIAL AND TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN DESTROYED BY THE FIRE. THERE ARE ALSO VISIBLE REMNANTS OF LIQUID "DRIPS" ON THE RIGHT REAR EXHAUST PIPE TRAVELLING OVER THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL BUT NO CONCLUSIVE SOURCE OF THE LIQUID WAS FOUND. I WOULD LIKE TO ENSURE THAT THIS FAILURE WAS NOT SYSTEMIC TO THE VEHICLE DESIGN OR MANUFACTURER SO THAT OTHER OWNERS MAY BE PROTECTED FROM SIMILAR FAILURES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594106May 26, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
ACTIVE HANDLING CAME ON AND CAR PULLED TO THE RIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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