Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#10525107July 16, 2013
ENGINE
CORVETTE 2008 HAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MILES. THE IGNITION COIL ON CYLINDER 6 FAILED. AFTER REPAIRS AND APPROXIMATELY 500 MILES THEREAFTER, IGNITION COIL ON CYLINDER 8 FAILED.
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0
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0
#10524052July 10, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM APPEARED AND MY BRAKES FELT DIFFERENT. THE CAR IDLED DIFFERENTLY TOO. FELT LIKE IT WAS MISSING A CYLINDER. I BELIEVE THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND IS DANGEROUS. *TR
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0
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#10524220July 10, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE ROOF BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 09V491000 (STRUCTURE) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,678.
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#10523550July 7, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN I WAS FILLING UP MY CAR AT A GAS STATION I NOTICED A RATHER STRONG SMELL OF GAS. I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR TO SEE THAT IT WAS LEAKING FUEL. I FINISHED THE CAR TRIP AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID THE GAS TANK WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10523288July 5, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING. *TR
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No
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No
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0
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#10523190July 4, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
OWNER OF 2007 CORVETTE COUPE. VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY.THE NEXT DAY HEADLIGHTS WORKED UNTIL THE CAR WAS WARMED UP THEN FAILED AGAIN. AFTER REVIEWING ONLINE CORVETTE FORUM THERE WERE MANY MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE PROBLEM WHICH IS ATTRIBUTED TO THE FAULTY WIRING INSIDE THE FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD. HAD TO REPLACE THE FUSE BOX AT A COST OF $400. BUT THIS ISSUE WILL LIKELY RE OCCUR BECAUSE THE NEW FUSE BOX WILL DEVELOP THE SAME PROBLEM OVER TIME SINCE IT HAS NOT BEEN REDESIGNED. *TR
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No
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0
Deaths:
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#10523199July 4, 2013
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIT UP AND WILL NOT GO AWAY. I READ ABOUT THIS ISSUE FROM 100S OF PEOPLE ON THE CORVETTE FORUMS, SO IT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. *TR
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No
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0
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0
#10523064July 3, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY DRIVING LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING, COULD HAVE LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. I THEN TRIED MY HIGH BEAMS AND THOSE WORKED SO I CONTINUED DRIVING WITH MY HIGH BEAMS ONLY TO GET MY SELF HOME. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523059July 3, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO UTILIZE THE FOG LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE FUSE BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523114July 3, 2013
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE VEHICLE IS A 2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. UPON DRIVING THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED PREVENTING THE CAR FROM BEING CONTROLLED AT SPEED. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE AND INVESTIGATING THE MATTER WITH CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE I FOUND THAT THIS STEERING LOCK ANTITHEFT DEVICE WAS FOUND TO BE DANGEROUS AS I DESCRIBED. THE NHTSA FORCED GM TO RECALL VEHICLES, MINE IN 2003, RECALL NUMBER 4006. SUBSEQUENTLY GM CONCLUDED THAT THIS RECALL WAS NOT EFFECTIVE AND ISSUED TWO MORE RECALLS HOWEVER CUSTOMERS WERE NEVER NOTIFIED BY MAIL. RECALL NUMBER 4006C ISSUED IN FEB 08 2006 SUPERSEDES ALL PREVIOUS RECALLS INSTRUCTING DEALERS AND SERVICE TECHNICIANS TO REMOVE THE LOCKING MECHANISM. HOWEVER GM FAILS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO ASSURE THAT THIS LATTER RECALL IS PROVIDED TO MY VEHICLE. AFTER NUMEROUS CALLS TO CUSTOMER SERVICE 866 790 5700 THEY WILL NOT AUTHORIZE REPAIR OF MY VEHICLE. AFTER $1700 OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES MY CAR IS STILL IN A SITUATION THAT THE STEERING COLUMN CAN LOCK WHILE BEING DRIVEN AND GM FAILS TO RESPOND. I HAVE BEEN BOUNCED AROUND TO 8 TO 9 REPRESENTATIVES IN CUSTOMER SERVICE FROM PERU , TEXAS AND DETROIT ALL WITH NO ACTION. ALL OWNERS OF 1999 TO 2004 CORVETTES WHOSE THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM IS STILL IN OPERATION, MEANING THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKS WHEN THE KEY IS REMOVED SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THE CAR MAY LOCK WHEN DRIVING AND CRASH. THIS IS FROM GM'S OWN SERVICE RECALL NUMBER 4006C. THESE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522734July 1, 2013
TIRES
FAILURE BY GENERAL MOTORS TO DISCLOSE THAT THE OEM TIRES DELIVERED WITH A NEW 32013 CORVETTE GRAND SPORT ARE UNSAFE IF USED WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 42 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. FAILURE TO CORRECT THIS DEFECTIVE CONDITION AFTER BEING PUT ON NOTICE AND REQUESTS FOR SAFE TIRES IGNORED. I KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM SO I CAN AVOID THE DANGER. YOU MUST RECALL ALL THESE CARS BECAUSE NOT ALL OWNERS ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM (I STUMBLED UPON IT BY ACCIDENT--IT IS DISCLOSED NO WHERE IS ANY SALES LITERATURE OR THE OWNERS MANUAL FOR THE CAR OR ANYWHERE ELSE THAT I AM AWARE OF AND I HAVE LOOKED AND ASKED CHEVROLET AND THEY IGNORED MY QUESTION) AND THEY TAKE THEIR LIVES AND THOSE OF INNOCENT BYSTANDERS IN THEIR HANDS IF THEY USE THE CAR BELOW 42 DEGREES F. WHERE I LIVE THAT IS 6 MONTHS OF THE YEAR. I HAVE EXTENSIVE CORRESPONDENCE WITH CHEVROLET IN WHICH THEY ADMIT THE PROBLEM EXISTS AND THAT THERE IS NO FIX FOR IT SO I AM OUT OF LUCK AND INNOCENT PEOPLE WILL BE KILLED AND GM COULD CARE LESS. I WILL BE HAPPY TO SHARE THIS CORRESPONDENCE WITH YOU, AND ENCOURAGE IT. THIS IS ABSOLUTE UNMITIGATED ARROGANCE ION GM'S PART AND SHOWS A CALLOUS AND WILLFUL DISREGARD FOR THE LIVES OF THEIR INNOCENT PURCHASERS AND BYSTANDERS AND MUST BE STOPPED. *TR
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0
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0
#10522692July 1, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SUSPENSION
SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING APPEARED ON MY DIC. THE LIGHTS FOR THE ABS WERE ALSO LIT. THERE WAS NO TRACTION CONTROL ON MY VEHICLE. *TR
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10522383June 29, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 CORVETTE THE ACTIVE HANDLING MESSAGE COME ON AT THE DASH AND WHILE DRIVING THIS CAUSES THE BRAKES TO PULL THE CAR FROM ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER SUDDENLY AND THIS HAPPENS VERY OFTEN. I AM AFRAID THIS COULD CAUSE THE CAR TO HAVE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10522237June 28, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
A VARIOUS TIMES THE MESSAGE, "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" APPEARED ON THE DISPLAY. THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WAS AUTOMATICALLY TURNED OFF BY THE COMPUTER. I READ ABOUT THE ISSUE ON THE CORVETTE FORUM AND THE CHEVROLET SERVICE BULLETIN CONCERNING THE ISSUE (BULLETIN # 06-02-35-002B). SINCE THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE I WANTED THE REPAIR DONE. HENDRICK CHEVROLET OF CARY, NC COMPLETED THE REPAIR. THE SERVICE CODE HAD BEEN SET AND THE REPAIR INVOLVED PUTTING A LITTLE PLASTIC COMB AT THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION OF THE TELESCOPING STEERING COLUMN. THIS WAS NOT A RECALL ITEM, SO I WAS CHARGED. WHILE IT WAS $47.87 IT WAS TOO MUCH FOR A DEFECTIVE DESIGN ON CHEVROLET'S MOST ICONIC AUTOMOBILE, THE CORVETTE. *TR
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10522260June 28, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN STARTED FOR SOMETIME, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,460.
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0
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#10521989June 26, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE COUPE HAS SINCE ORIGINAL PURCHASE HAS MADE POPPING NOISES. IT HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES. I EVEN TOOK IT ONCE AND TOLD THEM THERE WAS A RECALL ON SOME TOPS. THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FIRST COUPLE OF TIMES I TOOK IT IN THE DEALERSHIP DID DO SOMETHING THAT MADE AN IMPROVEMENT BUT THE NOISES COMES BACK. NOW IT IS A CONSTANT AND EMBARRASSING NOISE FROM THE TOP. EVEN THOUGH IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN YOUR RECALL I QUESTION WHETHER A TOP MIGHT HAVE BEEN PUT ON TO MAKE THE SALE SINCE I WANTED A PAINTED TOP INSTEAD OF A GLASS TOP. THIS IS MY 4TH CORVETTE AND HAVE NOTHING BUT BAD EXPERIENCES WITH GLASS TOPS. MY QUESTION IS: WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THESE NOISES. *TR
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Injuries:
0
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0
#10521585June 24, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE HAD SINCE THE FIRST OCCASION APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO, THE LIGHTS WOULD SHUT OF OR NOT TURN ON AT ALL WHEN THE CAR WOULD WARM UP. ONCE THE CAR COOLS THE LIGHTS WILL TURN ON, OR THE LIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING WHEN THE CAR REACHES A WARMER TEMPERATURE. *TR
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No
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0
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#10521036June 21, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM YOU ARE INVESTIGATING WHEN THE CAR WARMS UP I HAVE NO LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS. *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10520383June 18, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND COULD NOT BE TURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.
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0
Deaths:
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#10520131June 17, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE JUST STARTED A NEW ISSUE THAT YOUR DEPT IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING. THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" CAME UP ON THE DISPLAY AND THE FRONT RIGHT BRAKE LOCKED UP FOR A FEW SECONDS AT HIGHWAY SPEED. AFTER PULLING OVER, A CONCERNED DRIVER BEHIND ME SAID THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS HAD BEEN AND STILL ARE ILLUMINATED THE WHOLE TIME SHE WAS BEHIND ME (AT LEAST 5 MILES) AND DO NOT GO OFF UNTIL I TURN THE CAR OFF. I BOUGHT THIS CAR THE END OF MARCH AT MALL CHEVROLET IN CHERRY HILL NJ, AND MY PRIMARY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER IS REEDMAN-TOLL IN LANGHORNE PA. THERE IS NOTHING LISTED IN THE CARFAX OR AUTOCHECK HISTORY FOR ANY RECALL WORK DONE OR EVEN ANY OPEN RECALLS. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A QUITE COMMON ISSUE WITH SERIOUS SAFETY REPERCUSSIONS. I AM AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE CORVETTE FORUMS AND THIS IS A TOPIC THAT HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT IN NUMEROUS THREADS: HTTP://FORUMS.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/C6-TECH-PERFORMANCE/2336065-SERVICE-ACTIVE-HANDLING-CONSUMER-ACTION.HTML HTTP://FORUMS.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/C6-TECH-PERFORMANCE/3234567-SERVICE-ACTIVE-HANDLING-SYSTEM.HTML HTTP://FORUMS.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/C6-CORVETTE-GENERAL-DISCUSSION/3270586-SERVICE-ACTIVE-HANDLING-AND-WHEEL-LOCKUP.HTML HTTP://FORUMS.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/C6-Z06-DISCUSSION/3109818-08-Z-BRAKE-LIGHTS-STAY-ON.HTML HTTP://FORUMS.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/C6-TECH-PERFORMANCE/3190509-2008-C6-HAVING-REAR-BRAKE-LIGHT-ISSUES.HTML IF YOU DO A SEARCH OF THE FORUMS YOU WILL FIND MANY MORE OF THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE SAME CARS. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVIENANCE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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