Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#10578429April 9, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN I FILL MY CORVETTE FUEL TANK PAST 1/2 TANK OR MORE, I SMELL AND INGEST FUEL VAPORS/ODOR...ENOUGH TO CAUSE ME AND MY PASSENGER HEADACHES AND LIGHT HEADEDNESS, FEELINGS OF BEING SICK. MY GARAGE FILLS UP WITH THE FUEL FUMES/ODOR ALSO...I HAVE TO AIR IT OUT FOR A LONG TIME AND EVEN LEAVE THE GARAGE DOOR OPEN TO HELP DISSAPATE THE FUEL VAPOR/ODORS. INSIDE THE VEHICLE GETS AN INTENSE FUEL VAPOR/ODOR. I EXCHANGED THE FUEL CAP WITH AN OEM FUEL CAP WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. THE ODOR OUTSIDE THE CAR SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM DIRECTLY BEHIND THE DRIVER SIDE/FUEL CAP AREA. I DARE SAY THAT I CANNOT DOWN PLAY THIS FAINT FEELING AND HEADACHES FROM THE STRONG FUEL ODOR THAT THIS VEHICLE GIVES OFF, ESPECIALLY INSIDE THE COCK PIT/CAB OF THE VEHICLE....IT'S VERY INTENSE. THOROBRED CHEVROLET OF CHANDLER ARIZONA COULD NOT FIND THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR BEFORE THE CAR WENT OUT OF WARRANTY...GO FIGURE! THE FUEL FUMES ARE EVEN STRONGER WHEN THE WEATHER IS WARMER. HERE IN ARIZONA, WE HAVE TEMPERATURES IN THE 110 TO 120 DEGREE RANGE AND THE FUMES ARE BLUNTLY UNBEARABLE AT THAT POINT THIS FUEL DEFECT THING IS OCCURRING DAILY...DRIVING HOME WITH A CAR COOKED IN THE SUN AND FUEL INFUSED IN THE COCK PIT BEARS HEAVY UPON ME...THE SMELL NEVER GOES AWAY...LIFE SUCKS WITH A $740 CORVETTE PAYMENT I DON'T LIKE DRIVING IT ANYMORE BECAUSE GM WON'T RECALL OR FIX IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578594April 9, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THIS CAR WAS CONVERTED TO A RACE CAR. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT ROAD ATLANTA BEFORE TURN 10A. THE ACTIVE HANDLING APPARENTLY CAUSED THE RIGHT BRAKES TO ENGAGE CAUSING A CLOCKWISE SNAP SPIN THAT RESULTED IN HITTING THE INSIDE CONCRETE RETAINING WALL. A YOUTUBE VIDEO IS AVAILABLE AT: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=--X0TR5G_U8&FEATURE=YOUTU.BE ( THE ACCIDENT OBVIOUSLY OCCURS AT THE END OF THE VIDEO.) *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578346April 8, 2014
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT, COMES ON AND GOES OFF INTERMITTENTLY, ON DURING BRAKING AND OFF DURING BRAKING. SIMILAR TO NHTSA 10564432. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577932April 7, 2014
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ACTIVE HANDLING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SWERVE. 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 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577960April 7, 2014
POWER TRAIN
WON'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578116April 7, 2014
POWER TRAIN
THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. YOU HAVE TO SIT THERE WAITING FOR IT LET YOU MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577811April 6, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
AFTER DRIVING HOME APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES FROM WORK WITH THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WORKING, THEY QUIT WORKING AFTER PARKING FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN RETURNING TO THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE. ALL OTHER LAMPS WORK INCLUDING HIGH BEAMS FOG LIGHTS AND PARKING LAMPS. THE LOW BEAMS WILL NOT TURN ON WITH THE CONTROL SWITCH TURNED ON OR ON THE AUTO ON SETTING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577571April 5, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE LOW-BEAM LIGHTS KEEP CUTTING-OFF WHEN THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE REACHES NORMAL TEMPERATURE. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE COOLS-OFF AND THEN THE LIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON, ONLY TO AGAIN CUT-OFF WHEN THE ENGINE IS TURNED BACK ON AGAIN... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577574April 5, 2014
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
JUST BACK FROM THE DEALER. SERVICEMAN SAID "FRAYED WIRE AT SEAT BELT", CODE B0040. WRITTEN UP AS "DRIVER SEAT CONNECTOR UNPLUGGED". THEY ADDED DIELECTRIC GREASE, RE-MATED THE CONNECTOR AND NOW THE INTERMITTENT AIRBAG DASH WARNING LIGHT HAS CEASED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576658April 2, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING EARLY MORNING LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS SUDDENLY TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. I STILL HAD HIGH BEAMS, BUT BLINDED ONCOMING DRIVERS. AFTER PULLING OFF ROAD, CYCLING IGNITION AND HEADLAMP SWITCH LOW BEAMS STILL INOPERABLE. SEARCHING NHTSA WEBSITE LISTS POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH ENGINE BAY FUSE BOX. COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576759April 2, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), WHEELS
THERE IS A SERIOUS AN DEADLY PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN OF THE MICHELIN TIRES SPECIFIED FOR THE 2007 (AN OTHER) CORVETTE Z06. THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE COMPLETELY COLLAPSES WHILE EXECUTING A SHARP TURN EITHER GOING FORWARD OR BACKING UP. DETAILED DISCUSSION WITH SUPPLIER DISCOUNT TIRE AND SECOND HAND COMMUNICATION WITH THE MICHELIN LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT MICHELIN AND DISCOUNT TIRE ARE BOTH AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE ABSOLUTE FACT IS THE TIRES DO COLLAPSE WHEN MAKING A SHARP TURN. IF ONE MAKES A SHARP TURN WITH ANY SPEED OR ACCELERATION WILL CAUSE THE TIRE'S SIDEWALL TO COLLAPSE. DANGER DANGER DANGER!!! THE HOME LINK SYSTEM ALSO DOES NOT WORK AND I GOT THE RUN AROUND FOR YEARS WITH NO ACTION TAKEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576784April 2, 2014
STEERING
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE PURCHASED IN 2001 WHEN I WAS LEAVING IN TORONTO-CANADA AND MOVED TO WASHINGTON STATE IN 2011 (CAR WAS LEGALLY IMPORTED AND REGISTERED IN USA). IN JULY 2012 THE STEERING WHEEL/COLUMN LOCKED AS I WAS PULLING OUT (WITH THE CAR IN MOTION) OF A PARKING SPOT RENDERING THE CAR NOT DRIVABLE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND I PAID FOR REPAIRS TO BE DONE TO REPLACE THE LOCKING MECHANISM OF THE STEERING COLUMN. AT THE SAME TIME I CONTACTED NUMEROUS TIMES G.M. CUSTOMER SERVICE AND ASKED THEM TO AUTHORIZED THE WORK UNDER RECALL NUMBER 4006C ISSUED IN FEB 08 2006 (REMOVE THE LOCKING MECHANISM), HOWEVER GM FAILED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO ASSURE THAT THIS LATEST RECALL IS PROVIDED TO MY VEHICLE. THEIR ARGUMENT WAS THAT ALL WORK DONE IN CANADA ON THIS ISSUE HAD BEEN PERFORMED (ALTHOUGH THE CANADIAN RECALL NOTICE RESOLUTION IS DIFFERENT THAN THE USA RECALL RESOLUTION AND UNDER CANADIAN RECALL NOTICE THE LOCKING MECHANISM IS NOT REMOVED, JUST A WIRE HARNESS IS BEEN REPLACED) SINCE THIS REPAIR WAS PERFORMED I AM DRIVING JUST A FEW SHORT TRIPS BACK AND FORTH FROM THE OFFICE AND NOT AT ALL ON THE HIGHWAY AS I AM AFRAID BECAUSE THE THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM IS STILL IN OPERATION, MEANING THE STEERING COLUMN MAY LOCK WHEN DRIVING AND CRASH ( HIS IS FROM GM'S OWN SERVICE RECALL NUMBER 4006C). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576920April 2, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SEIZE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING) BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,025 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000. UPDATED 6/17/14*CN UPDATED 8/14/17*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576512April 1, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I EXPERIENCED SYMPTOMS SIMILAR TO THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING RECALL. IT WAS RAINING, AND A "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" MESSAGE APPEARED ON MY DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER (DIC) DISPLAY. THE ACTIVE HANDLING TROUBLE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. THE CAR STARTED MISSING AND WAS RUNNING ROUGH, LIKE IT WANTED TO STALL. THEN THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND A "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DIC. BOTH MESSAGES FLASHED ALTERNATIVELY AND CONTINUED TO DO SO UNTIL I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOPPED. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT; THE MESSAGES DID NOT CLEAR, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WAS STILL ILLUMINATED, AND THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING ROUGH. I WAS ABLE TO LIMP THE CAR HOME (15 MILES) SAFELY. ONCE I PULLED INTO MY GARAGE, I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTARTED IT. THE ENGINE IDLED SMOOTHLY THEN. THE BRAKES DID NOT ACTIVATE AS IS COMMON WITH OTHER CORVETTES COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. MY VIN IS ALSO NOT ONE THAT IS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL, BUT I SEEM TO HAVE MANY OF THE SAME SYMPTOMS, AND MY CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH THE TILT AND TELESCOPING STEERING COLUMN. I CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD MY CAR IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. HOW DO I KNOW THAT WHEN I CAN FIND NO PUBLICATION OF THE VINS INCLUDED ANYWHERE? YOUR INVESTIGATION NUMBER: EA09-002 GM RECALL NUMBER: 10118 APR 10 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575342March 28, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE COLUMN LOCK. THE LOCK WILL NOT REGISTER AS DISENGAGED AND WILL NOT ALLOW THE ENGINE TO START. THE ONLY THING THAT WILL RECTIFY IT IS PULLING A BATTERY CABLE FOR SEVER SECONDS AND REATTACHING IT. THIS RESETS THE LOCK AND ALLOWS THE ENGINE TO START. THE PROBLEM OCCURS REGULARLY (APPROX 2 TO 3 WEEKS). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575338March 28, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
AFTER THE ENGINE HEATS UP (APPROX. 15 MINUTES) THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. HIGH BEAMS WILL STILL WORK AS WELL AS FOG LIGHTS. ONCE THE CAR SITS FOR SEVERAL HOURS AND COOLS DOWN, THE LOW BEAMS WILL WORK AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575060March 27, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. VEHICLE SHIFT LEVER WILL NOT ALLOW MOVEMENT FROM PARK. VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO MOVE. REPEATING THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE, REPEATEDLY, WILL EVENTUALLY ALLOW SHIFT LEVER TO MOVE FROM THE PARK POSITION TO DRIVE: EXIT / RE-ENTER VEHICLE, WAIT 10 SECONDS, PLACE FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL, PRESS IGNITION SWITCH, MOVE SHIFT LEVER, REPEATEDLY UNTIL SHIFT LEVER MOVES OR PLACE VEHICLE IN "ACCESSORY" MODE AND ATTEMPT TO MOVE SHIFT LEVER. ALL STEPS MAY BE NEED REPEATED ATTEMPTS. NO FORCE, BEYOND TYPICAL USE OR PRESSURE TO MOVE SHIFT LEVER, IS APPLIED. PROBLEM IS PRESENT IN ANY TYPE OF WEATHER, TIME OF DAY. SURFACE IS FLAT AND LEVEL. VEHICLE NOT PARKED ON INCLINE SURFACE. VEHICLE IS NOT ABUSED, RACED, OR DRIVEN IN HIGH-PERFORMANCE MANNER. VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVEN ON A DAILY BASIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574570March 27, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE IGNITION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 2000, HE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH, ON A RANDOM BASIS, BUT WERE NOT CONSTANT. ON OCCASION, IT WOULD NOT START WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED, AND HE WOULD HAVE TO KEEP TRYING, UNTIL IT DID START. SOMETIMES IT WOULD SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERS, WHO SAID THE COULD NOT HELP HIM UNLESS THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE PROBLEM, WHILE IN THE SHOP. IT WASN'T UNTIL 3 YEARS AGO, WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH, BECAME A REGULAR PROBLEM, WITH STARTING AND STOPPING AND CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP. THERE WERE TIMES, WHEN THE ENGINE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF, AFTER THE KEY WAS REMOVED. HE DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY, HOPING THAT RESOLVE IT, BUT IT DID NOT. THERE WERE TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF, WHILE DRIVING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575175March 27, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
IN MY 2005 CHEVY CORVETTE, DRIVING NORTH ON HIGHWAY I55 NEAR THE LOUISIANA/ MISSISSIPPI LINE AT 10 PM MY LOWBEAM HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. USED HI BEAMS TO RETURN HOME. WHEN CAR SITS FOR SEVERAL HOURS AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT COOLS OFF LOW BEAMS WORK NORMALLY. WHEN ENGINE COMPARTMENT HEATS UP DURING NORMAL OPERATION LIGHTS EXTINGUISH AGAIN. RESEARCHED ON THE CORVETTE FORUM AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. THE ISSUE IS IN THE FUSE BOX LOCATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. A WIRE IN THE BOX BREAKS AT A BEND. I HAVE MADE THE SUGGESTED REPAIR AS PER THE FORUM BUT FELT IT IMPORTANT TO REPORT THE PROBLEM AS IT PUT ME IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574879March 26, 2014
AIR BAGS
MY SON PURCHASED THIS CAR IN MAY 2012 AND WRECKED IT IN JUNE 2012 WHILE DRIVING TO WORK IN THE RAIN. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DESPITE HIS HITTING A LAMP POST AND A TREE. HE WAS NOT INJURED AND NO OTHER CARS WERE INVOLVED. WE ALWAYS WONDERED WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BUT DIDN'T PURSUE THAT BECAUSE WE WERE JUST GLAD NO ONE GOT HURT. MY SON NEVER QUITE UNDERSTOOD HOW THE WRECK HAPPENED AND NOW THAT WE HAVE LEARNED OF PROBLEMS WITH AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING IN SOME GM CARS, WE WONDER IF THERE MIGHT BE A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED WITH REGARD TO CORVETTES AS WELL. WE GOT A CARFAX REPORT ON THE CAR BEFORE WE PURCHASED IT AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT IT HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY KIND OF INCIDENT THAT WOULD HAVE IMPACTED THE AIR BAGS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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