Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#10585742April 30, 2014
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT CONTINUOUSLY TIGHTENED AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE SEAT BELT RELEASED ONLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE SEAT BELT HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,100. UPDATED 06/09/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT'S RECLINER LEVER WOULD NOT ADJUST THE SEAT TO AN UPRIGHT POSITION. THE SEAT HAD TO BE PULLED UP BY THE BACK MANUALLY. UPDATED 06/11/2014 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10585626April 30, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE CAR STARTED TO LOCK UP JUST THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE ONLY AND THE DRIVERS INFORMATION CENTER STATED "ACTIVE HANDLING". THE CAR CONTINUED TO LOCK THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE ABOUT EVERY 10 FEET OF MOVEMENT UNTIL I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED THE IGNTION OFF THEN BACK ON AGAIN. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10585364April 28, 2014
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON OFTEN. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR ALL C6 CORVETTES (2005 THROUGH 2013). THE PROBLEM IS THE CONNECTOR UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT. IF IT IS ZIP TIED TIGHTLY BY THE OWNER, THE LIGHT WILL GO OUT FOR A WHILE. WHEN IT COMES BACK ON, THE ZIP TIE MUST BE REPLACED TO GET THE CONNECTIONS TO WORK AGAIN. BAD CONNECTOR SHOULD BE RECALLED IN MY OPINION. WORRIED THAT WHEN THE LIGHT COME ON THAT THE AIR BAGS ARE DISABLED. VERY DANGEROUS. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584982April 25, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING, WHEELS
THE "ACTIVE HANDLING" ANNUNCIATOR WARNING OCCURS SPORADICALLY DURING DRIVING AT 60 - 65 MPH. WHEN THIS CONDITION OCCURS, THE CAR SWERVES RIGHT OR LEFT AND YAWS CAUSING SOME LOSS OF CONTROL. THE CONTROL LOSS VARIES PER EACH OCCURRENCE, SOME BEING MORE VIOLENT THAN OTHERS. I HAVE HAD A GM TRAINED TECHNICIAN TROUBLESHOOT THE CAR WITH A SCAN TOOL AND THE RESULT WAS A "STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR" (SWPS) FAILURE INDICATION ON THE SCAN TOOL. WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND THE SCAN TOOL CONNECTED, THE INDICATION OF STEERING WHEEL ANGLE WAS ZERO IRRESPECTIVE OF ACTUAL STEERING WHEEL POSITION. REGARDLESS OF ACTUAL STEERING WHEEL POSITION THE INDICATOR SHOWED ZERO. I HAVE RESEARCHED YOUR WEBSITE AND HAVE FOUND VARIOUS SERVICE BULLETINS REFLECTING THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A CLEAR SAFETY HAZARD WITH RESPECT TO THIS CAR. IT IS ALSO CLEAR THAT THE FAULT IS EITHER AN ENGINEERING OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT AS THERE IS NOTHING THAT A DRIVER COULD DO OR INPUT TO CAUSE THIS FAULT. I AM ALSO AWARE OF GM'S CURRENT PUBLICITY REGARDING THEIR COVERING UP OF SAFETY CONDITIONS IN THEIR VEHICLES WITH RESPECT TO IGNITION SYSTEMS AND WOULD LIKE THIS PROBLEM TO BE ADDRESSED AND REPAIRED AND NOT COVERED UP. REPEAT, THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFELY HAZARD AND GM SHOULD REPAIR THIS DEFECT. IT IS ALSO CLEAR THAT GM HAS BEEN PUT ON NOTICE OF THIS SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584689April 24, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC SEVERAL TIMES WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584505April 23, 2014
STEERING, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN PERFORMED THE REPAIRS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V172000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584423April 23, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POSI TRACTION AND ABS WARNING INDICATORS. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN UNTIL THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE STEERING HARNESS AND AN UNKNOWN PART RELATED TO THE FRONT ENGINE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT DEALER WHERE THE MASTER COMPUTER AND ALTERNATOR WERE BOTH REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,722.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584432April 23, 2014
STEERING
COLUMN DOESN'T UNLOCK SOMETIME MESSAGE SERVICE COLUMN LOCK OR VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584111April 22, 2014
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT WENT OFF. SEARCHED FORUMS AND IT IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE CORVETTE (AND OTHER GM VEHICLES, APPARENTLY). USED A ZIP TIE TO TIGHTEN CONNECTOR TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT THE VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED TO FIX THE CONNECTORS UNDER THE SEATS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583860April 21, 2014
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG MALFUNCTION LIGHT TURNS ON INTERMITTENTLY WHEN CAR GOES OVER A BUMP, OR DURING QUICK STOP, OR SHARP TURN. THIS LIGHT INDICATES THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. POSSIBLY RELATED TO THE WIRING HARNESS UNDERNEATH THE SEATS. *TR SINCE THE LIGHT COMES ON DURING HARD STEERING MOTION, BUMP, OR RAPID DECELERATION, I ASSUME THE AIR BAGS ARE UNLIKELY TO DEPLOY DURING A CRASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583937April 21, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS CRACKED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO VIEW THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD PROPERLY WHEN DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,322.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583984April 21, 2014
AIR BAGS
WHEN THE ENGINE IS RUNNING (AFTER STARTING) THE AIR BAG LIGHT DOES NOT DE-ENERGIZE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583464April 18, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
CAR STICKS IN PARK. WILL NOT GO IN GEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583367April 17, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY LOWBEAM LIGHTS WENT OFF MY HIGHBEAMS AND FOG LIGHTS CONTINUED TO WORK. THE NEXT DAY I CUT MY LIGHTS ON THEY WORKED FOR A SHORT TIME BUT WENT OUT AGAIN. THIS MAY HAVE BEEN OVER A PERIOD OF TIME BUT I JUST NOTICED RECENTLY I HAVE RODE DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND EVERYTHING LOOKED DARK AND I TURNED MY FOG LIGHTS ON TO COMPENSATE FOR THE DARKNESS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583092April 16, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE GOING OVER A SPEED BUMP, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 58,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10582867April 15, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V172000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" WARNING INDICATOR WILL APPEAR INTERMITTENTLY ON THE CONTACTS INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE FAILURE. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 05/28/14*LJ UPDATED 06/2/2014 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579741April 14, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT VERY DANGERIOUS THE NEXT MORNING THEY WORKED FOR A WHILE. LATER THAT DAY THEY WERE NOT WORKING COULDNT DRIVE HOME AFTER WORK. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579340April 12, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES
SEVERAL TIMES WHILE I AM DRIVING THE FRONT TIRES WILL LOCK UP, MAKING MY CAR TURN SHARPLY EITHER TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT, OR WHEN I AM MAKING TURNS, THIS BRINGS ME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE COMPUTER TELLS ME TO SERVICE THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM, WELL I LOOKED INTO IT AND GM HAD A RECALL ON THIS, THE SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER IS TSB-06-02-35-002B. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY SAID THAT THE RECALL ON MY VEHICLE WAS ACCOMPLISHED, WELL, (IF IT WAS) IT IS NOT WORKING AS IT WAS INTENDED TO WORK. I CANNOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE !!! DO YOU THINK GM HAS SAID THIS WAS COMPLETED, BUT WASN'T!! I DO NOT WANT TO TAMPER WITH MY CAR, BECAUSE IF IT WAS NOT CORRECTED I WOULD NEED PROOF, IS THERE SOMEWHERE I CAN GO TO SEE IF THIS SB WAS IN FACT COMPLETED? GM SAID TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER, I CALLED THE DEALER, BUT THEY WE NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS LIKE THIS, SO I SURE DON'T WANT TO GO BACK TO THEM, JUST TO HAVE THEM CHARGE $ ME FOR SOMETHING THAT THEY SAID THAT THEY HAVE ACCOMPLISHED ALREADY, OR IF IT WAS ACCOMPLISHED IT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. CAN YOU HELP, BECAUSE I CAN NOT PUT THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD, AND TAKE THE CHANCE OF HURTING SOMEONE!! *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579259April 11, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, THE LIGHTS ON THE CAR WENT OUT. AFTER PULLING OFF THE ROAD TO A SERVICE STATION, I NOTICE ALL THE LIGHT WERE WORKING EXCEPT FOR THE DRIVE LIGHT. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE LIGHT ON AND OFF, CHECKING THE FUSES AND FINDING OUT THE HIGH BEAM WERE WORKING. I DROVE HOME WITH HIGH BEAMS. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID THE LIGHT WERE WORKING. THEN THAT EVENING, AGAIN THE LOW BEAM WHEN OUT WHILE DRIVING, I REALIZED THAT THEY WORK FOR ABOUT 30 TO 45 MINUTES BEFORE THE CUT OUT EVERY TIME. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND SPOKE WITH THEM. THEY HAVE SAID THAT THIS IS ON GOING ISSUE AND THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF. FOR THEY KEEP FUSE BOXES FOR CORVETTES IN STOCK, MAKING A COMMENT THAT THEY DON'T KEEP FUSE BOXES IN STOCK FOR HIS TRUCK. I HAVE CHECK OUT A FEW FORUM AND FOUND OUT THAT HIS HAS BEEN A CONSISTENT ISSUES FOR THIS MODEL OF CORVETTES. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, AS YOU DEPEND ON THE DEPENDABILITY OF HAVING LIGHTS WHILE DRIVING. IF SOMEONE IS UNPREPARED WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THERE COULD BE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT THAT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. I BELIEVE THAT IT IS A RESPONSIBILITY OF INDIVIDUALS TO ENSURE THAT THE VEHICLE IS SAFE AND IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY WHEN THERE A MULTIPLE RELATED ISSUES ABOUT THE SAME COMPLAINT. THE MANUFACTURE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT THE PRODUCT A SAFE AND RELIABLE PRODUCT FOR THE CONSUMER. AGAIN, THIS NEED TO BE ADDRESS BEFORE SOMETHING SERIOUSLY HAPPENS TO SOMEONE, IF IT HASN'T ALREADY HAPPEN..UPDATED 05-09-14 *BF *JS .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579307April 11, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TRANSMISSION IS LOCKING IN PARK. SAFETY REQUIRES PRESSING THE BRAKE TO START ENGINE, THEN INTERLOCK SHOULD ALLOW THE CAR TO BE PLACED INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. INSTEAD THE SHIFTER LOCK IS PREVENTING THE CAR FROM BEING PLACED INTO ANY GEAR. THE SHIFTER IS LOCKED IN PARK. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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