Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#10543677September 15, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY REMOTE CONTROL WOULD NOT ACTIVATE THE DOOR LOCKS. I TOOK THE BATTERY OUT OF THE REMOTE AND TAPPED IT ON THE GROUND A FEW TIMES AND THE REMOTE WORKED. UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE REMOTE STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. THIS MEANS THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE ME BEING IN THE VEHICLE. I WAS TRAPPED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES WITH NO AIR IN THE VEHICLE. I KEPT HITTING THE REMOTE AND THE VEHICLE RECOGNIZED MY REMOTE AGAIN. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE REMOTE AND HAD THE BATTERY CHANGED. UPON GETTING THE REMOTE CHANGED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RECOGNIZE MY REMOTE CONTROL AGAIN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE SOMEONE TO SUFFOCATE IF THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO CLIMB THROUGH THE BACK HATCH OF A Z06 CORVETTE TO PULL THE HATCH RELEASE. I AM NOT SURE AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE EMERGENCY LEVER WOULD WORK, AS TECHNICALLY THE VEHICLE STILL HAD BATTERY POWER. I STILL DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS A BATTERY ISSUE, ELECTRICAL ISSUE, OR REMOTE CONTROL ISSUE. AGAIN, THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IN A HOT CAR WITH NO AIR DUE TO EVERYTHING BEING ELECTRONIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543351September 12, 2013
SEATS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT SLIDES WITH OUT ANY WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. HE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543187September 11, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, MY LOW BEAM DRIVING HEADLIGHTS WILL SIMPLY TURN OFF AND I WOULD HAVE TO RESORT TO THE HIGH BEAMS TO CONTINUE DRIVING. AT OTHER TIMES, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL WORK AND AFTER ARRIVING AT MY DESTINATION, I WOULD TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND UPON MY RETURN THE LOW BEAM DRIVING HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT TURN ON. THIS HAS BEEN A DAILY OCCURRENCE SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT. I READ IN ONE OF THE CAR MAGAZINES THAT THE NHTSA WAS IN THE PROCESS OF APPROVING A RECALL FOR THE INCIDENT SO I FELT IT WAS BEST TO REGISTER MY COMPLAINT IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF THE DATA BEING COLLECTED BY THE AGENCY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543206September 11, 2013
AIR BAGS
SEVERAL YEARS INTO OWNERSHIP (I PURCHASED NEW) I NOTICED INTERMITTENT AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WHILE DRIVING. IT WOULD NOT STAY PERSISTENT. THIS WOULD HAPPEN INFREQUENTLY. SEVERAL YEARS LATER THE AIRBAG LIGHT MORE FREQUENTLY WOULD FLASH BUT NOT STAY PERSISTENT. NOW THE LIGHT IS PERMANENTLY ON. NO ACCIDENTS HAVE TRIGGERED THE AIR BAG LIGHT. NO MODIFICATIONS TO THE AIR BAG SYSTEM HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED. NO MODIFICATIONS TO THE SAFETY SYSTEMS AT ALL. EVERY DAY DRIVING AND USE AND FOR NO APPARENT REASON THE AIR BAG SAFETY SYSTEM HAS BEEN RENDERED DISABLED BY THE CARS SYSTEMS. FOR THE 2005-2013 CORVETTES OWNERS BELIEVE THAT ONE OR SEVERAL OF THE FOLLOWING MAY CONTRIBUTE TO THE FAILING AIR BAG SYSTEM: SEAT PRETENSIONER, UNDER SEAT WIRING HARNESS, UNDER SEAT WIRING CONNECTORS, THE POWER SEAT CONTROLS HAVING AN INFLUENCE ON THE FUNCTIONING OF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542576September 9, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE TRAVELING TO MACON GA ABOUT 11 PM IN THE EVENING, THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS JUST WENT OUT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. THE DEALER STATED THE FIX WOULD BE NEARLY $1,400 TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS (REQUIRED REMOVAL OF THE BUMPER). THEY NEVER STATED THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE LIGHTS OR THE LOW BEAM SYSTEM OR IN GENERAL, ASSUMED ANY RESPONSIBILITY WHATSOEVER. VERY DISAPPOINTED TO DATE; SOUNDS LIKE NOT ONLY A SAFETY ISSUE BUT ONE THAT WILL COST ME TO CORRECT. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED GM ACKNOWLEDGED THE ROOT CAUSE AS A DEFECTIVE WIRE IN THE UNDERHOOD BUSSED ELECTRICAL CENTER, YET NO DIRECTIVE HAS BEEN ISSUED TO RECALL THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. UPDATED 01/08/14
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542708September 9, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF WITHOUT MANUAL FORCE, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO HAVE TO USE THE FOG LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542726September 9, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING A PARKING SPACE, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542468September 8, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS JUST SPORADICALLY SHUT OFF WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542540September 8, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN TRAFFIC AT NIGHT, MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF AND MY ONLY OPTION WAS TO USE MY HI BEAMS. PEOPLE WERE FLASHING THEIR BRIGHT LIGHTS AND I WAS BLINDING OTHER DRIVERS. THE NEXT DAY THE HEADLIGHTS CAME ON, THEN SWITCHED OFF 5 MINUTES AFTER DRIVING. FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS THEY HAVE RARELY EVEN CAME ON, AND WHEN THEY DO, THEY WILL TURN OFF QUICKLY. I DRIVE MY CORVETTE EVERY DAY, AND THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. A POLICE OFFICER STOPPED ME AND GAVE ME A VERBAL WARNING LAST NIGHT WHEN MY LIGHTS SWITCHED OFF AND I HAD TO TURN MY BRIGHT LIGHTS ON RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542128September 5, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, SMOKE EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND BRAKE FLUID ON THE ENGINE MANIFOLD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THE METAL BRAKE LINES WERE RUBBING ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE REAR BRAKE LINES AND BRAKE CLIP DIFFERENTIAL WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V525000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29, 497. UPDATED 10/29/13*CN ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE INVOICE, THE BRAKE LINE HAD A PIN HOLE IN IT AND WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. UPDATED 11/06/13
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10541935September 4, 2013
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO AIR BAG CONNECTOR BENEATH DRIVERS SEAT. MOVING THE SEAT POSITION WILL CAUSE THE WARNING LAMP TO COME ON OR TURN OFF. I'M AFRAID THAT ONE DAY I'M GOING TO NEED MY AIR BAG AND IT'S NOT GOING TO DEPLOY. IT APPEARS, FROM COMPLAINTS ON AN CORVETTE OWNERS FORUM, TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THE C6 CORVETTE AND THE MANUFACTURER DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ADDRESSING IT.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10541749September 4, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AT AROUND 8:45 PM AND WHILE DRIVING THROUGH WINDY ROADS MY HEAD LIGHTS SIMULTANEOUSLY TURNED OFF WHICH CAUSED ME TO DRIVE STRAIGHT INTO A K-RAIL, BEING THAT THERE WERE NO STREET LIGHTS SO IT WAS PITCH BLACK OUT. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10538184August 31, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF FOR NO REASON AND WILL NOT TURN ON TILL THE CAR IS STONE COLD VERY DANGEROUS. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537703August 28, 2013
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AIR BAG LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY. CAN ELICIT LIGHT BY JUST MOVING SEAT AROUND. IT WILL SPONTANEOUSLY COME ON AND TURN OFF. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537612August 28, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
AFTER ABOUT 30MINS OF RUN TIME LOW BEAM LIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR A MIN 30MINS LOW BEAMS WOULD WORK AGAIN. FEB2013 LOW BEAMS WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537478August 27, 2013
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 CHEVY CORVETTE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" AND ABS ALERT CAME ON, NO PROBLEMS WITH DRIVING OR BRAKING WERE INITIALLY NOTED, SYSTEM WILL NOT RESET, AND I HAVE NOTED OCCASIONALLY WHILE BRAKING THE ABS DOES SEEMS TO ACTIVATE FOR NO APPARENT REASON DURING NORMAL BRAKING. IF I DEACTIVATE THE TRACTION CONTROL THE BRAKING ISSUE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE AS RECURRING, BUT THE ALERTS CONTINUE ADVISING TO SERVICE BOTH SYSTEMS. TAKING THE CAR INTO MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER FOR REPAIRS BUT FROM MY RESEARCH THIS APPEARS TO BE A RE-OCCURRING PROBLEM WITH MANY CORVETTE OWNERS OF VARIOUS YEARS, POTENTIAL ISSUES HAVE BEEN CITED AS THE WIRE HARNESS IN THE TELESCOPING/TILT STEERING WHEEL AND/OR THE ELECTRONIC BRAKING CONTROL MODULE, (EBCM) ARE FAULTY. SOME HAVE REPORTED SERIOUS ACCIDENTS, HOWEVER I SUSPECT MANY HAVE NOT REPORTED THE PROBLEM AND/OR HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED IT YET BECAUSE ALOT OF VETTES ARE LOW MILEAGE. SEEMS THIS IS A SERIOUS CONSISTENT PROBLEM THAT WOULD TRIGGER A NATIONAL RECALL INORDER TO PREVENT FUTURE POTENTIAL ACCIDENTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537561August 27, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
SOME TIMES THE LOW BEAM COMES ON SOME TOMES IT DOESN'T JUST STARTED TO HAPPEN A MTH AGO. ALSO ACTIVE HANDLING STILL GIVES PROBLEM FROM PRIOR RECALL GOIN IN AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536835August 22, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
STARTED CAR ONE NIGHT BACK IN JULY AND NOTICED LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DID NOT WORK, DROVE WITH HIGH BEAMS ON. OVER SEVERAL WEEKS NOTICED THEY ONLY WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER SEVERAL VISITS TO DEALER, ABOUT 12 HOURS OF DIAGNOSING, IT WAS DETERMINED IT WAS THE FUSE BOX AND THAT IT WAS LIKELY OVER HEATING. I PAID A TOTAL OF $886.83 (PARTS & LABOR) FOR REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536145August 19, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE IGNITION, THE ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V060000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REMEDY REPAIR EXPENSE EVEN THOUGH THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, THE FUEL SUPPLY BEGAN TO SHUT OFF AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536196August 19, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
WHEN PRESSING IN THE CLUTCH TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE CLUTCH PEDDLE REMAINED ON THE FLOOR AND I HAD TO HOLD DOWN HARD ON THE BREAK PEDDLE TO STOP AND STALL THE ENGINE. THE CAR WAS IN GEAR AND AFTER STOPPING I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO NATURAL (SIX SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION). I WAS GRATEFUL THIS OCCURRED AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED AND NO TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT COULD OF HAPPEN IF THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE IN TRAFFIC AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A CHEVY DEALER AND THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAID THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER INTERNAL SEAL WAS RUPTURED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HE ALSO INDICATED THAT THE SLAVE CYLINDER MAY ALSO NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS CAR HAS LESS THAN 12,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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