Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#10609703July 10, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES
WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND ACTIVE HANDLING MESSAGE SHOWED UP IN THE DIC ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SECONDS LATER THE ANTILOCK BRAKES SEEMED TO LOCK ON ONE SIDE ONLY AND TRIED TO PULL STEERING WHEEL OUT OF MY HANDS I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND AFTER CYCLING THE IGNITION SWITCH THE NOTICE WENT AWAY AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609295July 9, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
SINCE BUYING THIS CAR AT AUCTION. I NOTICED A FUEL SMELL COMING FROM LEFT REAR WHEELS. I HAVE ASKED THE DEALERSHIP IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS OR SPECIALS ANNOUNCEMENTS DEALING WITH CAR AND WAS TOLD NO. AFTER READING THE CORVETTE FORUM AND FINDING THERE WAS A REPAIR FOR THE FUEL TANK. NOW MY CAR IS OUT OF THE COVERAGE TIME FRAME AND MILEAGE HOWEVER WITH THE TANK BEING DEFECTIVE SHOULDN'T THEY AT LEAST COVER THE TANK. OR WHAT WAS THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN NHTSA AND CHEVROLET. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609446July 9, 2014
AIR BAGS
WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? THE C6 (2005-2013) CORVETTE HAS A SERIOUS CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT PROBLEM. THERE WERE 215,000 PRODUCED AND MOST ALL OF THEM HAVE THE PROBLEM AND THE DEALERS WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. MANY OWNERS DRIVE EVERY DAY WITH THE CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT ON 100% OF THE TIME MEANING THE SYSTEM WILL NOT WORK WHEN NEEDED. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS MANY TIMES AND OTHER OWNERS ON THE CORVETTE FORUM HAVE ALSO. THERE ARE AROUND 20,000 MEMBERS AND WE FEEL WE ARE BEING IGNORED BY THE NHTSA AND GENERAL MOTORS. THE BUICK RECALL IS FOR THE EXACT SAME THING AND THE EXACT SAME THING IS CAUSING IT. THE WIRING UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT. ARE WE WAITING FOR A SERIOUS ACCIDENT? PLEASE CALL ME FOR MORE INFORMATION. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609445July 9, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVEING. I LOOKED UP THE VIN NUMBER AND ACCORDING TO CHEVROLET MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THIS IS ODD DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR BUILT IN JANUARY 2006 HAS THE SAME ISSUE. CHEVROLET HAS REFUSED TO FIX THIS ISSUE WHICH ONLY TAKES A SMALL CLIP INSTALLED TO REPAIR. ACCORDING TO BLOGS IT COULD CAUSE THE CARS BRAKES TO MAKE THE CARE VEAR TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS DANGEROUS THAT IT MAY HAPPEN. *TR
Crash:
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Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609068July 8, 2014
POWER TRAIN
BRAKE SHIFT LOCK FAILS TO DISENGAGE AND LEAVES GEAR SHIFT STUCK IN PARK. LEAVES VEHICLE UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. GM IS AWARE OF THIS WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM BUT HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT IT. CHARGES UNREASONABLE FEES TO FIX BECAUSE THEY WILL ONLY REPLACE ENTIRE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY WHEN PROBLEM IS ONLY A MUCH CHEAPER SOLENOID THAT CAN BE REPLACED BY ITSELF. CAR WILL LEAVE YOU STRANDED WITH NO WARNING. *JS
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
#10608689July 7, 2014
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, POWER TRAIN
UNABLE TO GET THE AUTOMATIC TRANNY SHIFTER OUT OF PARK SOMETIMES. *JS
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608479July 6, 2014
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE, STEERING
THE HARMONIC DAMPER ON 2006 CORVETTE WITH LS2 ENGINE FAILED RESULTING IN POWER STEERING DRIVE BELT COMING OFF PULLEY CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE HIGH EFFORT REQUIRED TO STEER VEHICLE ALMOST RESULTED IN CRASH. THIS HARMONIC DAMPER ISSUE IS DOCUMENTED IN NUMEROUS INTERNET FORUMS AND IS BELIEVED TO BE A WIDESPREAD ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND CORRECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *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
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608375July 5, 2014
AIR BAGS
INDICATOR LIGHT WARNING THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING BEGAN APPEARING INTERMITTENTLY. IT SEEMS TO COME ON AND OFF WHILE HITTING BUMPS OR BY READJUSTING THE SEAT BELT. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608214July 4, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
1997 THRU 2000 CHEVY CORVETTES HAVE HAD ABS / TRACTION CONTROL PROBLEMS SINCE THEIR ORIGINAL PRODUCTION . THE PROBLEM IS GM NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEM UNTIL THE 2001 MODEL YEAR AND THIS PART DOES NOT FIT THE 1997 - 2000 AUTOS . THEY NO LONGER MAKE PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM, AND THE ABS MODULE CAN NOT BE REPAIRED BY AFTER MARKET REPAIR FACILITIES . SO NOW WE HAVE THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES ON THE ROAD WITH A PROBLEM THAT CAN NOT BE REPAIRED .THEIR ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON THE GM FORUMS SITES .I FEEL A BIG PROBLEM WITH THIS IS SINCE THIS IS A CORVETTE THESE CARS ARE NOT GOING AWAY AND WILL BE ON THE ROAD FOR MANY DECADES TO COME AS THEY ARE A COLLECTIBLE VEHICLE .I DO BELIEVE GM HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM OR AT LEAST RELEASE INFO TO AFTERMARKET REPAIR FACILITIES SO THEY CAN BE REPAIRED .OR MAKE A PART SO THESE CARS CAN BE REPAIRED AND BE ON OUR HIGHWAYS SAFE .IN THEIR OWN WORDS IN THEIR OWNERS MANUAL THEY SAY IF THE ABS / TRACTION / HANDLING CONTROL LIGHT IS ON TO SEE A DEALER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, THAT'S GREAT BUT THEY CAN NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AS THEY HAVE NO PARTS TO FIX IT . THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608210July 4, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING THE CAR THROUGH A RESIDENTIAL AREA WHEN THE RED AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT ON. I PULLED THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT IT OFF. UPON RESTARTING THE CAR, THE LIGHT STAYED ON AFTER THE LAMP TESTS COMPLETED. I THEN MOVED THE DRIVER'S SEAT FORWARD A BIT (THE CAR HAS POWER MEMORY SEATS) AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF. I CONTINUED DRIVING THE CAR ON A COUPLE OF ERRANDS W/O THE LIGHT COMING BACK ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608270July 4, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
IN MID FEBRUARY OF 2014 MY RIGHT LOW BEAM HEADLAMP ON MY 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE STARTING TURNING OFF WITHIN 5-10 MINUTES OF THE HEADLAMPS TURNING ON AND STAYING OFF. DAILY, EACH TIME THE HEADLAMPS CAME ON THE LOW BEAM WOULD WORK THEN GO OUT. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP EXPLAINING THE RIGHT LOW BEAM GOES OUT MINUTES AFTER IT COMES ON DAILY AT DAWN OR DUSK BELOW IS WHAT THE LOCAL CHEVROLET INVOICE C46040 DATED FEBRUARY 25, 2014 STATES: CONCERN: CUSTOMER STATES THE RIGHT LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHT IS INOP ADVISE CAUSE: RF LOW BEAM BULB INOP CORRECTION: REPLACE RF LOW BEAM BULB, ALL LIGHTS OPERATING AT THIS TIME PARTS: 000 025735604 BULB TECH: XXX I PAID $441.36 TO REPLACE A LOW BEAM HEADLAMP THAT GMC/CHEVROLET KNEW WAS CAUSING ISSUES SINCE MAY 2013 GMC/CHEVROLET HAS DONE NOTHING TO THIS DATE ABOUT ANNOUNCING A RECALL BUT ADMITS TO THE GOVERNMENT THAT THE INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FAILURE WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE ENGINE BAY. AT THIS SAME TIME MY LOW JACK TRACKING DEVICE STARTED HAVING ISSUES AND LOW JACK REPAIRED THE ISSUE AT NO COST BUT CHEVROLET CHARGED ME FOR THEIR EVALUATION OF THE ISSUE AND SAID IT WAS NOT THE FAULT OF THE CAR. I DISAGREE. I FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT THE ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE ENGINE BAY IS ALSO THE CULPRIT IN THIS SITUATION. I DRIVE COMMUTE THREE TIMES A WEEK ROUND TRIP 112 MILES, THE FIRST 30 ARE BEFORE DAWN AND THE LAST 56 ARE AT NIGHT. I WAS DRIVING WITH A FAULTY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT THAT COULD STOP WORKING AT ANY TIME AND PRESENTED A SAFETY RISK TO ME AND OTHER CARS. I HAVE CALLED GMC MULTIPLE TIMES ASKING FOR VERIFICATION OF THIS PARTICULAR RECALL AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL. I FEEL THAT GMC/CHEVROLET MUST PROVIDE A RECALL TO PREVENT MORE CORVETTE DRIVERS FROM EXPERIENCING SITUATIONS LIKE MINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608003July 3, 2014
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON, MAY GO OFF FROM TIME TO TIME BUT REMAINS ON WHILE DRIVING. AIR BAG MAY NOT DEPLOY WHILE LIGHT IS ON. NO CODE SHOWS UP WHEN LIGHT IS OFF, SO DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607458July 1, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE IGNITION SWITCH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000. UPDATED 8/28/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED A MESSAGE APPEARS ON THE DASH :SERVICE COLUMN LOCK" EACH THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONSUMER TO NOT BE CONCERNED. UPDATED 09/15/2014 *JS
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606908June 30, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE KEY WAS ABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE LOCK PLATE AND MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607149June 30, 2014
SEAT BELTS
PASSENGER SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. INTERMITTENT LOCKING OF SEATBELT NOTICED PRIOR TO INCIDENT ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATBELTS. FAILURE INDICATES THAT SEATBELT MECHANISM WILL NOT FUNCTION IN AN ACCIDENT AND COULD CAUSE INJURY OR A FATALITY. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607163June 30, 2014
SEAT BELTS
REFERENCE NUMBERS: ?CHEVROLET RECALLS 91C25 AND 91C26 ISSUED NOVEMBER 1991 ?NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #: 91V143000 ?CHEVROLET CLAIM# [XXX] (FROM RECENT CONVERSATIONS) ?VIN# [XXX]. OUR 1986 CORVETTE'S SEATBELTS INTERMITTENTLY LOCKUP AND DO NOT MOVE; THEN WHEN THEY DO EVENTUALLY RELEASE WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THEY DO NOT CONSISTENTLY GRAB WHEN NEEDED. AFTER ONE RECENT QUICK STOP THE PASSENGER BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN. THAT EXPERIENCE PROMPTED US TO SEARCH ONLINE FOR REPLACEMENT SEATBELTS. DURING THAT SEARCH WE FOUND A RECALL NOTICE, SO WE CHECKED OUR OWN RECORDS AND FOUND THE ORIGINAL RECALL NOTICE THAT CHEVROLET MAILED TO US IN 1991, AND AN APRIL 1991 NOTE THAT THEY REFUSED TO PERFORM THE SERVICE BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE ALL OF THE VEHICLE?S SERVICE RECORDS AND THERE IS NO RECORD, OR RECOLLECTION, THAT THE REPAIR WAS EVER PERFORMED. WE CALLED CHEVROLET?S CUSTOMER SERVICE AND LEARNED THAT ONE DATABASE SHOWS THAT OUR 1986 CORVETTE IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE REPAIR, BUT ANOTHER DATABASE (OPEN RECALL DATABASE?) DOES NOT SHOW OUR VIN# SO THEY WON?T PERFORM THE REPAIR. IN JUNE 2014 A LOCAL DEALER, WHO ALSO REFUSED TO PERFORM THE RECALL SERVICE, SURMISED THAT OUR VIN# DOES NOT APPEAR BECAUSE IN APRIL 1992, WHEN THE RECALL SERVICE WAS ORIGINALLY REFUSED, THE DEALER PROBABLY REMOVED IT FROM THE RECALL DATABASE (BUT WE WERE NOT INFORMED OF THIS NOR DOES CHEVROLET HAVE ANY RECORD OF IT.) OF COURSE THE MISSING VIN# MIGHT ALSO BE A DATA ACCURACY PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET?S DATABASE. ARE YOU IN A POSITION TO ADVISE/ENCOURAGE CHEVROLET TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE SEAT BELTS? IF NOT, AT LEAST FILE THIS AS A SAFETY COMPLAINT AGAINST CHEVROLET. THANK YOU. PS: WE HAVE A LOG OF ALL CALLS TO GM AND PICTURES OF THE SEAT BELT SERIAL NUMBERS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607194June 30, 2014
POWER TRAIN
WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK, IT WILL NOT MOVE TO DRIVE, REVERSE, OR NEUTRAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607187June 30, 2014
AIR BAGS
MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY ON WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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