Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#10520155June 17, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS GO OUT (LOW BEAMS). *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520009June 16, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
AS I LEFT THE GROCERY STORE I STARTED TO HEAD HOME WHEN THE 11 CORVETTE GS SENT A MESSAGE TO THE DIC ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, IT SAID TO SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING, THE PROBLEM IS IT LOCKS UP THE FRONT BRAKES, WHILE THIS MAY NOT SOUND TOO SERIOUS AT LOW SPEEDS, IMAGINE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND THE BRAKES LOCK UP ON YOUR CAR. IT OCCURS PULLING ONTO GRASS OR LOOSE GRAVEL ALSO, ESPECIALLY IN TURNS. I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT FOR IT TO MOVE AGAIN. MY WIFE STARTED READING THE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON SERVICE THE ACTIVE HANDLING ON THE CORVETTE FORUMS AND WHAT IT HAS DONE TO THE VEHICLES FROM PEOPLE THAT HAD ISSUES WITH THERE VEHICLES WHEN THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING MESSAGE APPEARED ON THERE (DIC) DIGITAL INFORMATION CENTER THAT SHE NO LONGER RIDES IN THE CAR WITH ME. THIS VEHICLE HAS SEEN MORE DEALER SERVICE THAN ANY OTHER VEHICLE THAT I HAVE OWNED. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
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0
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0
#10520049June 16, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN YOU DRIVE FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES, LIGHTS GET HOT AND GO OFF. THEY SAY IT IS THE FUSEBOX. DEALER WILL NOT COVER BY WARRANTY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519879June 14, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT STOP WORKING AFTER CARS ENGINE COMES TO RUNNING TEMPERATURE. I HAVE SPENT MANY WEEKS LOOKING ONLINE AND SPEAKING WITH OTHER OWNERS AND THE INFORMATION COMING BACK IS CONSISTENT. FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD IS FAULTY AND WILL REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. NO RUNNING HEADLIGHTS IS A VERY SERIOUS VAULT IN MY BOOK AND THOUGHT I SHOULD REPORT THE ISSUE. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY WERE OF VERY LITTLE HELP. I AM STILL TRYING TO WORK WITH THEM IN REGARDS TO RESOLVING THE THIS MATTER. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519563June 12, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE, THE STEERING ASSIST SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY COLUMN HARNESS. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 04V060000 (STEERING) AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,555. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 131,010.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519426June 12, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAMS TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515821June 8, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF IN 2012. EVEN WITH THE KEY OFF THE LOW BEAMS WOULD NOT TURN OFF. REPLACED THE FUSE BOX. IN MAY 2013 LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD COME BACK ON LATER. DROVE WITH HIGH BEAMS TO GET THE VEHICLE HOME. FUSE BOX INCLUDING LOW BEAM RELAY GETS VERY HOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515665June 7, 2013
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WHILE DRIVE STRAIGHT AND AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM ENGAGED CAUSING THE CAR TO VIOLENTLY VEER RIGHT. I FOUGHT FOR CONTROL FOR ABOUT 4 SECONDS UNTIL THE SYSTEM FINALLY DISENGAGED. HAD A MESSAGE OF SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE AND BOTH TIMES COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. THERE HAS BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE AND GM DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. I BELIEVE IT IS TIME FOR OUR GOVERNMENT TO STEP IN AND SAVE OUR LIVES. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ACTION TAKEN BEFORE WE HAVE INNOCENT PEOPLE KILLED. PLEASE HELP US! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515473June 6, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT AFTER DRIVING TWO MILES THE SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM AND REDUCE POWER WARNING MESSAGES ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART AFTER TEN MINUTES. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,500. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515456June 6, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE FAILED WHILE AT A CHEVY DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THAT GM NO LONGER PRODUCED THE PART. IN THE MEANTIME, I AM DRIVING A VEHICLE WITHOUT ANTI-LOCKS AND WITHOUT TRACTION CONTROL, SAFETY OPTIONS I PAID FOR THAT ARE NOW INOPERABLE. SHOULD AN ACCIDENT OCCUR AS A RESULT OF THESE FAILINGS, WOULD GM ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY?? *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515162June 5, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2007 CORVETTE LIGHTS WILL STOP WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN 10 TIMES. ALL THE TIMES EXCEPT ONE WERE ON FAMILIAR ROADS WHERE I COULD STOP. ONCE WAS AS CLOSE TO A DISASTER AS POSSIBLE. SOMEONE WILL BE KILLED IF THIS GM ISSUE IS NOT RESOLVED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515311June 5, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AT NIGHT, SUDDEN LOSS OF BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WITHOUT WARNING. ALMOST WENT OFF THE ROAD. I HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY. NEARLY MISSED GETTING REAR ENDED IN THE PROCESS. THIS IS NOT SAFE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515369June 5, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER
AC INOP SPEED ONLY ONE SETTING. DEALER PULLED DASH AND REPLACE BAD MODE VALVE ACTUATOR AND CONTROLLER. 10 MONTHS LATER 08/11 SAME ISSUE AC ONLY ONE SPEED AND CAUSING MOISTURE TO APPEAR ON FRONT WINDSHIELD. DEALER REMOVE DASH AND REPLACED 2 ACTUATORS AND VALVE. 7 MONTHS LATER 03/12 SAME ISSUE AGAIN DEALER PULLED DASH AND REPLACED MODE VALVE AND ACTUATORS AGAIN. 4 MONTHS LATER 07/12 SAME ISSUE ONLY ONE SPEED AND NO AUTO SPEED . PULLED DASH AGAIN AND REPLACED THE ENTIRE HVAC CASE SAYING IT WAS WARPED. 3 MONTHS LATER 10/12 SAME ISSUE PULLED DASH AND MODE VALVE AND ACTUATORS AND VALVES..06/13 SAME ISSUE GOING INTO DEALER SERVICE AGAIN. AL THIS AND HAVE ONLY DRIVEN CAR FOR 10,000 MILES. SO FAR EVERYTHING HAS BEEN COVERED BY WARRANTIES AND ALWAYS GET A LOANER BUT I WANT TO DRIVE MY CORVETTE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514978June 4, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WILL SUDDENLY TURN OFF DURING OPERATION. THE ISSUE APPEARS TO CORRELATE TO ENGINE TEMPERATURE. WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD AND/OR FIRST STARTS THE HEADLIGHTS FUNCTION CORRECTLY EVEN IN THE AUTOMATIC SETTING. BUT, WHEN THE ENGINE REACHES OPERATING TEMPERATURE THE LIGHTS GO OUT AND WILL NOT COME ON AGAIN UNTIL THE ENGINE HAS COOLED. SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING DOES NOT RESET THE LIGHTS. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED THAT THE LIGHTS MAY BE ON BUT AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND STOPPING THE ENGINE THE LIGHTS WILL NOT COME BACK ON WHEN RESTARTED. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE VAN CHEVROLET IN CARROLLTON TEXAS AND THEY SAY THEY CAN NOT CORRECT OR EVEN DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514802June 3, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAM OPERATION IS INTERMITTENT, HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR SOME TIME OVER THE PAST YEARS, NEVER RESOLVED CAUSE AS LOW BEAMS ALWAYS WORKED WHEN VEHICLE WAS AT DEALERSHIP, DID NOT RELATE TO CAR BEING HOT OR COLD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514616June 1, 2013
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SINCE SHORTLY AFTER THE CAR WAS NEW, I HAVE HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAG MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHTING UP. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO VARIOUS AUTHORIZED DEALERS NUMEROUS TIMES TO HAVE THE PROBLEM REPAIRED. IN ALL CASES, THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO GET CORRECTED BUT THEN REAPPEARS ANYWHERE FROM SEVERAL WEEKS TO SEVERAL MONTHS LATER. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WHEN THE AIRBAG MALFUNCTION INDICATOR IS ILLUMINATED THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS NON-FUNCTIONAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514576May 31, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT NIGHT ON MY WAY HOME AROUND 11PM WHEN MY LOW BEAM LIGHTS WENT DARK AND WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON.I'VE CHECKED ALL THE FORUMS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS HAPPENING A LOT, BUT APPARENTLY GM WONT INCLUDE THE 2008 VEHICLES EVEN THOUGH ONES LIKE MINE HAVE THE SAME EQUIPMENT AS EARLIER MODELS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. A FEW DAYS PRIOR, MY GIRLFRIEND WAS DRIVING THE CAR, AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO OPERATE THE CAR. ONCE I GET IT FIXED, HOW DO I KNOW THE LIGHTS WONT MYSTERIOUSLY GO OFF AGAIN?! I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN ALL THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, AND THIS IS THE LAST STRAW. (AFTER ONLY 38K MILES THE FUEL TANK GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. AT 60K MILES THE CAR WAS HAVING ISSUES WITH OVERHEATING BECAUSE THE FANS WOULDN'T TURN ON. AT 75K MILES A CLUNKING NOISE STARTED COMING FROM THE DIFFERENTIAL. IT'S A STOCK CAR MIND YOU. AND NOW AT 85K MILES 2008, THE HEADLIGHTS WONT TURN ON. GM SIMPLY WON'T STAND BEHIND THE CAR, AND SO I'VE BEEN LEFT TO FIGURE IT OUT ON MY OWN. SO MUCH FOR BUYING MY DREAM CAR. IT SEEMS MORE LIKE A NIGHTMARE.) *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514356May 30, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
LAST SUMMER STARTED TO SMELL FUEL IN THE CAR AFTER IT HAD BEEN SITTING, SMELL WASN'T NOTICEABLE DURING WINTER. NOW THAT SUMMER IS APPROACHING, I GET A BAD FUEL SMELL AFTER THE CAR HAD SAT FOR A FEW HOURS. IT PERMEATES THE PASSENGER CABIN. I TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER WITH 44K MILES, TECH FOUND THE DRIVER SIDE FUEL TANK HAS LEAK IN PLASTIC SEAM WHERE THE FILLER NECK IS ATTACHED TO THE MAIN BODY OF THE TANK. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS (2005 THRU 2012). SEARCH ONLINE FOR "C6 CORVETTE FUEL SMELL", YOU WILL SEE NUMEROUS EXAMPLES REPORTING FUEL SMELL WHENEVER THE TANK IS MORE THAN HALF FULL ON THE GAUGE. GM STATED THE FUEL TANK IS NOT COVERED UNLESS THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH CAL EMISSIONS (7YR/70K MILES) OTHER WISE ONLY 2YR/24K MILES. THE TANK IS THE SAME TANK USED ON ALL MODELS. GM IS SELECTIVELY COVERING SOME REPLACEMENTS AND REFUSING OTHERS. WITH A LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE, I WOULDN'T EXPECT TO NEED TO REPLACE A FUEL TANK. I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH ROUGHLY 25000 MILES ON IT LAST JUNE. I BELIEVE THE TANK HAS BEEN LEAKING EVER SINCE AND MAYBE BEFORE I OWNED IT. SINCE GM WILL NOT COVER IT, I'M NOW LEFT WITH A $3000 REPAIR ESTIMATE TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE TANK. I HAVE A 2007 GM 4WD PICKUP WITH 117,000 MILES OF ROUGH ROADS, OFF ROAD, ETC AND NOT A DROP OF FUEL LEAKING FROM IT. HOW DOES A VEHICLE ONLY DESIGNED TO DRIVE ON THE STREET, THAT IS ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE VEHICLES GM MAKES, NOT HAVE BETTER FUEL TANKS. THIS IS A FIRE/EXPLOSION RISK AS THE FUEL RUNS DOWN THE BACK OF THE TANK, THEN DRIPS ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST RUNNING RIGHT BEHIND THE TANKS. THIS SEEMS VERY SIMILAR TO THE C5 CORVETTE FUEL TANK PROBLEMS (ALMOST SAME BODY STYLE). I DON'T KNOW WHY GM HASN'T DESIGNED A FIX FOR THIS AND RECALLED ALL THE TANKS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC OTHER THAN PROFIT REASONS. I WILL PAY TO CHANGE THE OLD TANK OUT THIS WEEKEND TO MAKE IT SAFE TO DRIVE AGAIN AT MY OWN EXPENSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513729May 28, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGED AND THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDING SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL AND RESUMED DRIVING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513422May 24, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAMS WENT OFF. AFTER MULTIPLE VISITS TO DEALER, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST A SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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