Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#10592261May 18, 2014
SEAT BELTS
ON MARCH 28, 2014, I WAS DRIVING OUR 2003 CHEVROLET CORVETTE WHEN I FAILED TO SEE THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND CRASHED INTO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. FOR ME THIS AMOUNTED TO A FRONT END COLLISION. THE FRONT OF THE CORVETTE WAS DAMAGED, BUT THAT WAS ALL. THE PIER AND ROOF WERE NOT DAMAGED. I HAD THE SEAT BELT PROPERLY FASTENED AND ON IMPACT THE SHOULDER STRAP DID NOT HOLD. I WAS THROWN OVER THE AIR BAG AND INTO THE WINDSHIELD ACTUALLY BREAKING THE WINDSHIELD WITH MY HEAD, WHICH CAUSED ME HEAD AND NECK INJURIES. ON IMPACT I SUSTAINED A FRACTURED CERVICAL SPINE, FOR WHICH I HAVE SUFFERED SEVERE PAIN AND MAY STILL HAVE TO HAVE SURGERY AT THIS POINT IN TIME. I HAVE LOST VALUABLE WORK TIME AND HAVE BEEN CONFINED TO THE HOUSE SINCE THEN. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE ROD THAT ACTUALLY IS STICKING OUT OF THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO HOLD THE HARDWARE SECURE. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS WHY THE SHOULDER STRAP DID NOT HOLD. I NOW HAVE TONS OF MEDICAL BILLS AND AM UNABLE TO WORK. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO MAKE THESE PICTURES AVAILABLE TO YOU. *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10592278May 18, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I AND OTHER CORVETTE OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS THE MOST RECENT RECALL OF OTHER GM MODELS. MY BRAKE LIGHTS WILL CONSTANTLY BE ON. THE ACTIVE HANDLING WARNING LIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO SHOW ON DASH AND CRUISE CONTROL WILL DISENGAGED AND REENGAGE ON ITS OWN. THE FIX SEEMS TO BE REPLACING THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE SENSOR AND THAT DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. AFTER READING BLOGS I LOCATED OTHER CORVETTE OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES AS I. HTTP://FORUMS.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/C6-CORVETTE-GENERAL-DISCUSSION/3016191-SERVICE-ACTIVE-HANDLING-BRAKE-LIGHT-ISSUES.HTML ------ HTTP://FORUMS.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/C6-CORVETTE-GENERAL-DISCUSSION/3458738-BRAKE-LIGHTS-STAY-ON-WHILE-DRIVING.HTML ------ I RECENTLY CONTACTED GM AND EXPRESSED MY CONCERN AS I BELIEVE THE C6 CORVETTE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. MY CAR HAS SPENT WEEKS AT AUTONATION CHEVROLET IN ALPHARETTA, GA UNTIL I TOOK IT BACK FROM THEM AND BROUGHT IT TO A CORVETTE DEALER IN ATLANTA, GA TO REPLACE THE BCM AND HOPE TO FIX THE ISSUE FOR NOW. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588835May 16, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING? HAPPENS DAILY THEN LIGHTS COME BACK ON AFTER HOURS? STRANDED 5 HRS ON INTERSTATE AT REST STOP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588966May 16, 2014
STEERING, STEERING:COLUMN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE COLUMN LOCK WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER.THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECCURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588986May 16, 2014
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON DASH STAYS ON, FOUND CONNECTOR UNDER DRIVERS SEAT WORKS ITSELF LOOSE AFTER REPEATED SEAT MOVEMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588809May 16, 2014
SUSPENSION, STEERING, WHEELS
AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN YOU HAVE THE WHEELS TURNED IN EITHER DIRECTION ALL THE WAY THE TIRES SEEM TO HOP HAPPENS REALLY BAD IN REVERSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588824May 16, 2014
POWER TRAIN, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT FROM PARK INTO DRIVE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000. UPDATED 8/28/14*C UPDATED 09/16/2014 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588508May 15, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588608May 15, 2014
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG SAFETY LIGHT CONTINUES TO GO OFF BETWEEN 2000 AND 2500 RPMS. GM KNOWS ABOUT THE ISSUE, BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A SAFETY RECALL. THE FIX IS TO REGROUND A WIRE UNDER THE SEAT, BUT NO DIAGRAM HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY GM DETAILING HOW TO DO THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588657May 15, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP ( AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH) THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED RESULTING IN HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF MINE. AS MY CAR WAS ACCELERATING I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS POSSIBLE BUT IT ONLY SLIGHTLY SLOWED THE VEHICLE. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AS IT WAS ABOUT 3 FEET FROM THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND I HIT THAT VEHICLE AT A MUCH SLOWER SPEED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED. IT OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY ON APPROXIMATELY JUNE 2008. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588249May 14, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING. THE INTERIOR LIGHT MONITOR ON THE DASH SHOWS THE LOW BEAMS AS WORKING. THE FOG LIGHTS AND THE HIGH BEAMS CONTINUE TO WORK. I HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH MY HIGH BEAMS ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587785May 12, 2014
STEERING
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET COREVETTE. HE STATED THAT AFTER THE REPAIR FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 COMPONENT(S): STEERING. THE FAILURE REOCCURED AND THE DEALER HAD TO REPROGRAM THE ELECTRONIC LOCK WIRING HARNESS AND LOCK KIT WERE REPLACED. THE SECOND REMEDY HAS CEASED THE FAILURE FROM HAPPENING. SR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587940May 12, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN FROM A STOPPED POSITION THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKES STARTED TO PULSE AND GRAB NOT ALLOWING ME TO ACCELERATE MORE THAN A CRAWL. WARNING LIGHT ON DASH TRACTION CONTROL / ACTIVE HANDLING ILLUMINATES. I WAS ABLE TO LIMP OUT OF THE INTERSECTION AND COME TO A STOP IN A PARKING LOT. WITH THE STEERING WHEEL AND WHEELS STRAIGHT, I AGAIN TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE BRAKES STILL GRABBED. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TRIED TURNING OFF THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ACTIVE HANDLING BY PRESSING THE BUTTON ON THE CENTER ARM REST AREA. STILL SHOWING THE SAME MESSAGE AND STILL NOT DRIVING CORRECTLY. I THEN SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED. BACK TO NORMAL DRIVING. TWO DAYS LATER WHILE TURNING LEFT AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME WHILE GOING 10 MPH, I FELT THE BRAKES AGAIN START TO PULSE AND GRAB BUT IT CORRECTED ITSELF WITHOUT ME HAVING TO RESTART THE CAR. I DO HAVE POWER TELESCOPING WHEEL THAT DOES RETRACT EVERY TIME I EXIT THE CAR. I BROUGHT IT IN TO VAN CHEVY TODAY BUT THEY FOUND NO CODES AND DID SAY THE CLIP THAT WAS INSTALLED AS PART OF A RECALL WAS STILL IN PLACE. OTHER THAN REPLACING THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO OR WHAT IS WRONG. I HAVE HAD MANY GM CARS BEFORE BUT THIS ISSUE REALLY SCARES ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586870May 6, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHT CAME ON AND I WAS MAKING A TURN AND RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BRAKE LOCKED UP. CHECKED AND THEIR WAS A RECALL ON THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL RECORDING MALFUNCTION OF ACTION HANDLING ISSUED IN 2010. CHEVROLET DEALER SHIP TOLD ME MY CAR WASN'T COVERED UNDER RECALL BUT WOULDN'T TELL ME WHY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586273May 2, 2014
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE RETRACTABLE SEAT BELT BECAME JAMMED AND WOULD NOT FUNCTION, MAKING THE SEAT BELT UNUSABLE AND LEAVING THE DRIVER UNSECURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WAS FAULTY. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS TO REPAIR THE DEFECT WERE NO LONGER AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS RESPONDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 91V143000 (SEAT BELTS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586281May 2, 2014
SEATS
DRIVER SEAT ADJUSTMENT MALFUNCTION, SEAT CONTROLS DID NOT RETURN TO NORMAL POSITION TRAPPING THE DRIVER BETWEEN SEAT AND STEERING WHEEL CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND POSSIBLE ACCIDENT. SEATS WILL GO FORWARD BUT DO NOT RETURN OR MOVE BACK TO NORMAL POSITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10585827May 1, 2014
POWER TRAIN
AFTER STARTING CAR, TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO PRESS BRAKE LEVER AND TO SHIFT FROM PARK, FINALLY WORKS. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND IT WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10585936May 1, 2014
AIR BAGS, STEERING
FOR THE PAST YEAR AND HALF I HAVEN'T DRIVEN MY CORVETTE MUCH DUE TO STEERING WHEEL MODULE INFLATABLE COVER BEING STICKY. ONCE YOU TOUCH IT WITH YOUR FINGER ITS ATTACHES TO THE STEERING WHEEL COVER. I WENT TO MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER TO SEE WHAT COULD BE DONE. NOT A THING. HIS REMARK WAS THIS IS (PART OF LIVING IN FLORIDA) IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE PROBLEMS YOU SHOULD HEAR HOW MANY COMPLAINTS WE GET ON OUR TRUCK STEERING WHEELS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL SINCE IT INVOLVES STEERING THE VEHICLE AND INFLATABLE AIR RESTRAINT. THE VEHICLE HAS 39,135 MILES. I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 2006 SRX CADILLAC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10585960May 1, 2014
AIR BAGS
CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT. WHAT IS TAKING SO LONG. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH THE 2005 THRU 2013 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WE HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE NHTSA BY THE HUNDREDS IF NOT MORE. THE DEALERS DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. GM ENGINEERING SENT ME A LETTER (I SENT IT TO YOU) ADMITTING THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT HAVE NO PLANS ON A RECALL. ARE WE WAITING FOR A DEATH? GM RECALLED THE BUICK FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS THE CORVETTE. THEY ARE REMOVING A DEFECTIVE CONNECTOR UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT AND SOLDERING THE WIRES. WE CORVETTE OWNERS CAME UP WITH THAT PLAN MANY MONTHS AGO. I AM RELUCTANT TO DO IT MYSELF FOR LEGAL REASONS. I'M A MEMBER OF THE CORVETTE FORUM WITH OVER 26,200 POST AND THIS ISSUE IS DISCUSSED EVERY DAY. HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586012May 1, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR IS STUCK IN PARK AND WONT GO IN GEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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