Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#10513427May 24, 2013
STEERING, STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
WAS GETTING IN VEHICLE TOO DRIVE N STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AFTER ENGINE WAS CRANKED N RUNNING. VEHICLE HAS A RECALL FROM NHTSA 04V060000 DEALERSHIP SAID RECALL HAS BEEN FIXED BEFORE, N THEY HAVE TOO CHARGE ME 600 DOLLARS TO FIX PROBLEM AGAIN. JUST WANTING TOO LET SOMEONE KNOW GM IS STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH STEERING WHEEL LOCKING UP WHEN VEHICLE WILL CRANK UP N RUN N YOU CANT STEER VEHICLE, MAY CAUSE DEATH OR INJURY IF IT KEEPS UP NOT FIXING PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513088May 22, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND HE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE KEY HAD TO BE TURNED TO ACCESSORY IN ORDER TO SHIFT FROM PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL DEALERS TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE BRAKE SWITCH, THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE, AND THE BRAKE SWITCH WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10513101May 22, 2013
STEERING
MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHEN PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR THE FACTORY RECALL. THEY SAID THAT THE FACTORY RECALL PROCEDURE HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE ON THE CAR ONCE. THEY SAID THAT BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN 12 MONTHS SINCE THE FIRST REPAIR WAS DONE THEY WILL NOT COVER THE EXPENSE OF FIXING THE PROBLEM. I NOW HAVE THE CHOICE OF DRIVING A CAR THAT HAS A STEERING COLUMN THAT MAY LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING OR HAVING TO FORK OVER CLOSE TO $1000 TO HAVE THEM FIX SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE RIGHT THE FIRST TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512856May 20, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND THEN FAILED TO OPERATE UNEXPECTEDLY. THE FOG LIGHTS WERE THEN ACTIVATED IN ORDER TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE HEADLIGHTS WERE IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. UPDATED 08/06/13*LJ UPDATED 08/05/2013*JS
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512899May 20, 2013
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, STEERING
COMPUTER MESSAGE: SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING. PER GM NEED PART #26058286 STEERING POSITION SENSOR WHICH IS DISCONTINUED FOR 1999/2000 CORVETTES. THEY STILL MAKE THIS PART FOR ALL OTHER MODEL YEARS INCLUDING FOR 1997-98 CORVETTES. THIS COULD CAUSE THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND/OR PERFORM OTHER FUNCTIONS, WHEN IT SHOULDN'T, CAUSING ERRATIC UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AND CANNOT SELL IT AS IS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512533May 17, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE VEHICLES HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON OR WOULD COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AND/OR PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE AND I WAS ADVISED THAT THEIR HAD BEEN A FUSE BLOCK SHORT AND THE FUSE BLOCK WAS REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512540May 17, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING) AND THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE SERVICED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SIX MONTHS AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THERE WERE UNKNOWN REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512341May 16, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
IT WAS SUNDAY NIGHT AND AS I WAS DRIVING HOME A CAR FLASHED IT LIGHTS AT ME. I GOT HOME AND PUT THE CAR IN THE GARAGE. SHORTLY AFTER, I WENT TO LEAVE AGAIN AND NOTICED WHEN LEAVING, SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY, THAT MY HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT ON. I HAD THEM SET ON AUTOMATIC. I TRIED TO FORCE THEM TO COME ON AND THEY WOULD NOT COME ON. I ALREADY WAS TAKING MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP (LONE STAR CHEVROLET IN CYPRESS TEXAS) AND ADDED THIS TO MY LIST OF PROBLEMS ON MONDAY WHEN I TOOK IT IN. ON MONDAY WHEN I DROVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE LIGHTS WERE WORKING AGAIN. WHEN THEY WENT TO TEST THE CAR, THEY ONCE AGAIN HAD THE PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHTS AND COULD NOT TURN THEM ON. WHEN THEY CALLED WITH THE REPAIR COSTS, THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO REPLACE THE INTERMITTENT SWITCH ON THE LIGHTS. THEY HAD THE CAR FOR 3 DAYS. THEY SAID OTHER THAN ON THAT INITIAL INSPECTION THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AGAIN SO IN GOOD FAITH THEY COULD NOT JUSTIFY THAT REPLACING THE SWITCH WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM SO THEY DID NOTHING TO THE CAR TO FIX THE LIGHT PROBLEM. THE EVENING I GOT THE CAR BACK, WEDNESDAY 5/15, THE LIGHTS ONCE AGAIN WOULD NOT WORK. THIS MORNING, THURSDAY 5/16 THEY WORKED AGAIN. I WAS SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF OTHERS HAD EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM AND TO SEE WHAT THE FIX WAS, AND I NOTICED THAT THE NHTSB WAS RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM CURRENTLY. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU WERE AWARE OF MY CAR AS WELL. I ALSO NOTICED THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE ON THE CORVETTE FORUM ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS WELL. I WILL LET THEM KNOW TO COME TO THIS WEBSITE TO FILE A COMPLAINT AS WELL. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THANKS YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512292May 15, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AROUND SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR THE HIGH BEAMS AND FOG LAMPS DO WORK. IF THE CAR IS NOT TURN ON FOR ABOUT TWO OR THREE WEEKS THE LIGHTS DO TURN ON FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES MAX AND THEN SHUT DOWN WITH ANY WARNING. *TR..UPDATED 09/08/15 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512065May 15, 2013
ENGINE, EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
ACCORDING TO CORVETTE FORUM, THIS IS ANOTHER WIDESPREAD PROBLEM- THE HARMONIC-BALANCER BECOMES WARPED AND REQUIRES REPLACEMENT... IF NOT DONE TIMELY, OTHER "PARTS" COULD BE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED AS WELL... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512072May 15, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE RELAY BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000. *TR...UPDATED 07-24-13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE LIGHTS WERE FAILING REGULARLY AND STAYING ON ABOUT 20 MINUTES, BEFORE GOING OUT.
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512093May 15, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I RARELY DRIVE MY CORVETTE AT NIGHT,BUT ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS ONE OF MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BULBS HAS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE HIGH BEAM BULBS WILL OPERATE. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT I REPLACED THE LOW BEAM BULBS. AFTER THE SECOND FAILURE I CHECKED THE LOW BEAM BULBS THE FOLLOWING MORNING AND THEY BOTH WORKED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511837May 14, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAM LIGHTS FAILURE AFTER 15 MINUTES DRIVING AT NIGHT. TOOK A BUMP AND THE WENT ON AGAIN AND THEN OFF. LIGHTS WORKED AFTER VEHICLE WAS COLD. HIGH BEAM AND ALL OTHER LIGHTS WORK WITH NO PROBLEMS. IT HAPPENS EVERY DAY. I STOPPED USING CAR AT NIGHTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511994May 14, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I READ THAT YOU ARE INVESTIGATING THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GOING OUT ON 2005-2007 CORVETTES. THIS HAPPENED TO ME 3 TIMES, ONCE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 10PM AT NIGHT. THAT WAS THE LAST STRAW AND I BROUGHT IT IN TO GET REPAIR ABOUT 4 WEEKS AGO AT A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. THE COST WAS $680 TO REPAIR. HOPEFULLY THIS GETS A RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS HAVING THE LIGHTS GO OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511696May 13, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY INTO THE ENTRANCE ROAD OF MY APARTMENT COMPLEX, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. OTHER LIGHTS CONTINUED TO WORK. THE DASH INDICATOR THAT LIGHTS WERE WORKING REMAINED ON. THE LIGHTS WORKED PROPERLY ON THE FOLLOWING DAY, HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT WORK THE DAY AFTER LATE. THE NEXT DAY, THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS WORKED PERFECTLY AND HAVE CONTINUED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY SINCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511699May 13, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR A REPAIR SHOP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000. ...UPDATED 07-10-13 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511789May 13, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE CAR WAS SITTING IN A PARKING LOT WHILE WE WERE SHOPPING. WHEN WE GOT BACK IN THE CAR IT WAS DARK. I BEGAN TO MOVE AND REALIZED THAT THE AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT ON. I COULD NOT TURN THEM ON MANUALLY, BOTH LOW AND HIGH BEAMS WOULD NOT TURN ON. THE ONLY HEADLIGHTS I COULD USE WERE HIGH BEAMS WHEN USING THE "FLASH TO PASS" BY PULLING THE LEFT HAND STALK TOWARD ME. I DROVE HOME IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH MY RUNNING LIGHTS AND FOG LIGHTS ON AND USED MY FLASH TO PASS HIGH BEAMS WHEN I COULD NOT SEE FORWARD. THE NEXT MORNING THE LIGHTS OPERATED NORMALLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512154May 12, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
JULY 03, 2012 9PM - LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO TURN ON EITHER AUTOMATICALLY OR MANUALLY BY SWITCH. FOR NEXT SEVERAL DAYS/NIGHTS THE LOW BEAMS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY TURN ON WHEN THE CAR WAS COLD AND TURN OFF AFTER THE CAR WAS WARM. SEARCHING THE INTERNET IDENTIFIED THE UNDERHOOD FUSE BLOCK AS THE MOST LIKELY CAUSE, MANY CORVETTE OWNERS HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE LOW BEAMS AND ISOLATED THEIR PROBLEM TO THIS FUSE BLOCK. I REPLACED MY FUSE BLOCK JULY 15 AND THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. I DISASSEMBLED THE REMOVED FUSE BLOCK WITH THE INTENT OF REPAIRING IT SO I WOULD HAVE A SPARE FUSE BLOCK IF THE NEW FUSE BLOCK FAILED. AFTER EVALUATING THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE FUSE BLOCK I CONCLUDED THAT THE FUSE BLOCK WILL HAVE POOR LONG TERM RELIABILITY. I COULD REPAIR THE PROBLEM THAT CAUSED THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT FAILURE BUT ANY AND EVERY OTHER CIRCUIT IN THE FUSE BLOCK IS VULNERABLE TO THE SAME FAILURE CAUSE. EVERY COMPONENT/SYSTEM THAT RECEIVES POWER THRU THIS FUSE BLOCK IS VULNERABLE TO EVENTUALLY EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT POWER PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511576May 12, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
AFTER TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES, WE ENTERED THE TUNNEL FROM THE YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK ENTRANCE TO THE VALLEY FLOOR, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO COME ON FROM THE AUTOMATIC SETTING EVEN THOUGH THE HEADLIGHT ICON ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. AFTER SOME CONFUSION, THE FOG LIGHTS WERE TURNED ON. THE INITIAL TUNNEL ENTRANCE FROM FULL DAYLIGHT TO DARKNESS WAS PROBLEMATIC FOR ASCERTAINING THE SIDES OF THE ROADWAY. HIGH BEAMS WERE NOT ADVISABLE DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR BLINDING THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE AUTOMATIC SYSTEMS ARE STRONGLY SAFETY ORIENTED DUE TO THE DRIVER DEPENDENCE AND CONFIDENCE IN THE SYSTEMS. THE COMPLETE AND RANDOM FAILURE OF THE SYSTEM AND RESULTANT FAILURE OF BOTH HEADLIGHTS AS OPPOSED TO A SINGLE FAILURE EXPECTED OF A MANUAL SYSTEM PUTS THE DRIVER AND ADJACENT TRAVELERS IN A DANGEROUS AND UNEXPECTED SITUATION. A SECOND FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED ABOUT ONE WEEK LATER ON EXITING FROM A WELL LIGHT PARKING AREA ONTO AN URBAN ROADWAY. AGAIN THE FAILURE WAS NOT IMMEDIATELY PERCEIVED DUE TO THE ILLUMINATION OF THE DASHBOARD ICON INDICATING THAT THE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE LIGHTS OF THE ADJACENT HEAVY TRAFFIC MINIMIZED THE ABILITY TO PERCEIVE THE LIGHTING FAILURE BUT CLEARLY THE ADJACENT DRIVERS PERCEPTION OF THE APPROACHING CAR WAS AFFECTED. ONCE AGAIN, THE REMEDIAL ACTION WAS TO ILLUMINATE THE FOG LIGHTS AFTER CYCLING THE MANUAL CONTROL TO NO EFFECT. THE NEXT MORNING, THE SYSTEM WAS PERFORMING NORMALLY. RANDOM FAILURES HAVE A MUCH STRONGER SAFETY IMPACT DUE TO THE UNEXPECTED NATURE OF THE FAILURE. A TRIVIAL INVESTIGATION ON THE INTERNET REVEALED THAT THIS FAILURE HAS BEEN REPORTED BOTH TO THE NHTSA AND THE MANUFACTURER, CHEVROLET, TO NO EFFECT. FAILURE HAS BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO A FUSE BLOCK. THE FAILURE THEN APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW IN THE PACKAGING OF THE FUSE BLOCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511467May 11, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS BOTH SHUT OFF AT THE SAME TIME. MY FOG LIGHTS AND HIGH BEAMS STILL WORKED. GLADLY THERE WAS NO ONE AROUND, BUT THIS WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I HEADED HOME IMMEDIATELY INTERMITTENTLY PUTTING MY HIGH BEAMS ON. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET INJURED IN THE FUTURE IF THIS IS NOT ADDRESSED BY GM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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