Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#10511517May 11, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
AT APPROXIMATELY 30MPH THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT IN AUTO MODE. I IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO GO TO MANUAL MODE BUT THEY WERE STILL OUT. I PULLED OVER AT AN AUTO PARTS STORE, CHECKED FUSES (ALL FINE) AND FINALLY HAD TO RESORT TO USING FOG LIGHTS. THE NEXT MORNING I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THEY WERE FOUND TO BE WORKING FINE. THEY FOUND NO ISSUE. ABOUT A WEEK LATER I WAS DRIVING ON THE 405 FREEWAY WHEN THEY WENT OUT AGAIN. I AGAIN USED THE FOG LIGHTS. I WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS AND WHEN I GOT BACK IN THE CAR THE LOW BEAMS WORKED AGAIN. AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES OF DRIVING, HOWEVER, THEY WENT OUT AGAIN. AFTER USING THE FOGS TO GET HOME, THE LOW BEAMS HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS BUT I'M SURE IT WILL KEEP HAPPENING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511438May 10, 2013
AIR BAGS
I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO LUCK. THE C6 CORVETTE WAS PRODUCED FROM LATE 2004 UNTIL EARLY 2013 AND APPROXIMATELY 215,000 WERE PRODUCED. THE CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FROM DAY ONE. MANY OWNERS HAVE HAD OR HAVE THE PROBLEM. MANY DEALERS SAY THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT. IN MY CASE I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND WAS TOLD IF THE LIGHT WASN'T ON WHEN I TOOK IT IN THEY COULDN'T HELP ME. FINALLY AFTER MY THEE YEARS WARRANTY WAS UP THEY WERE ABLE TO GET A CODE. A PRE-TENSIONER WAS REPLACED AND ALL WAS WELL FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. BY THIS TIME MEMBERS OF THE CORVETTE FORUM DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS DEFECTIVE CONNECTORS UNDER THE SEAT. AS THE SEAT MOVED IN AND OUT THEY WOULD COME LOOSE. I CAME UP WITH A PLAN TO ZIP TIE THE CONNECTORS. MANY MEMBERS USED MY METHOD AND WERE HAPPY. AFTER SEVERAL YEARS I HAD TO REDO MINE WITH HEAVER ZIP TIES BECAUSE THE CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT CAME BACK. MANY MEMBERS STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM AS DO MANY OTHERS. DO A GOOGLE SEARCH AND YOU WILL SEE WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. WHEN WILL SOMEONE BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED? I SEE MANY OTHER AUTOS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE. PROBABLY BECAUSE THEY ARE HIGHER PRODUCTION AUTOS. I HOPE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMETHING SERIOUS HAPPENS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511227May 9, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I'VE HAD REPEATED FAILURES THAT HAVE REQUIRED MULTIPLE REPAIRS 1. ENGINE KNOCKING- REPEATED REPAIRS, UPPER END REPLACED KNOCKING AND ENGINE ROUGHNESS STILL THERE 2. TRANSMISSION- FAILURE OF CLUTCH PLATES, REPLACED PROBLEM NOT RESOLVED, TRANSMISSION SLIPPING IS INCREASING 3. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE: THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN, NOTHING OPERATES EVEN THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS- THIS HAS OCCURRED A MINIMUM OF 8 TIMES. RELAYS, SWITCHES WIRING BATTERY GET EXTREMELY HOT UNTIL BATTERY BLEEDS DOWN. HIGH POTENTIAL FOR ELECTRICAL FIRES AND CAR CESSATION OF OPERATIONS HAVE LEFT US IN PERILOUS CONDITIONS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511159May 8, 2013
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510631May 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 TIGHTENED THE CONNECTORS WITH WIRE TIES WHICH MADE THE PROBLEM LESS LIKELY, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL ON OCCASION OCCURS. I'M VERY 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. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510399May 2, 2013
STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE COMPUTER DISPLAY PANEL READS, "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" ACCOMPANIED BY A SWERVING CAR ICON AND AN ALERTING DING SOUND. THE MESSAGE COMES ON PERIODICALLY, LASTING UP TO 15 OR 20 MINUTES AT A TIME, THEN SHUTTING OFF. SOMETIMES UPON STARTING THE ENGINE THE MESSAGE WILL APPEAR AND OTHER TIMES THE MESSAGE WILL BE OFF FOR DAYS AT A TIME. IT ALWAYS REAPPEARS. OVER THE YEARS THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AND BRAKE SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED (4/18/11; 10/8/11; 12/4/12) AS WELL AS REPLACEMENT OF THE FOB (12/18/12). ALTHOUGH THIS DISPLAY MESSAGE HAS APPEARED NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE YEARS, THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCES ARE AS FOLLOWS: 5/1/13; 4/30/13; 4/25/13; 3/28/13; 10/30/12. TWO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE THIS MALFUNCTION TO DATE (5/2/13). SINCE 10/30/12, THIS CAR HAS BEEN SEEN SIX TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AT TWO DIFFERENT CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS. THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2005 FOR THIS PROBLEM: "STEERING RECALL 2005-2006" "... IN RARE CASES, REPEATED MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING COLUMN MAY CAUSE A SIGNAL INTERRUPTION WITHIN THE COLUMN. IF THIS OCCURS, THE MESSAGE, "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" WILL APPEAR... AND ONE OR MORE OF THE BRAKES MAY APPLY...". THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN DISPLAY MESSAGES ON MY CAR READING, "PRESS BRAKE TO START ENGINE", SO THIS PROBLEM, IN MY MIND, IS RELATED TO THE "ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510052April 30, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN FIRST STARTING THE CAR THE HEAD LIGHT COME ON, AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 20 MIN. AND THE ENGINE GETS HOT THE HEAD LIGHTS GO OUT AND WILL NOT COME BACK ON. DASH BOARD STES HEAD LIGHTS SUGGESTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509452April 24, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING) BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000. UPDATED 6/21/13 *CN UPDATED 07/18/2013 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508507April 17, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLAMPS INTERMITTENT DUES TO WHAT IS REPORTEDLY A FAULTY CIRCUITBOARD WITHIN THE FUSE-BOX... SO FAR ONLY THE HEADLAMPS ARE AFFECTED (AS WELL AS THE DRIVER'S DOOR OPENING SYSTEM)... REPAIR-SHOP AND ONLINE FORUMS INDICATE IT A COMMON-PROBLEM WITH MANY C6 CORVETTES AND EXPENSIVE: $600+. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10506056April 12, 2013
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS MY TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT COMES ON FOR NO REASON, AND THE VEHICLE FEELS LIKE ITS TRYING TO ENGAGE THE ABS SYSTEM. IT NOW COMES ON JUST ABUT EVERYTIME I GET I DRIVE MY VEHICLE. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO THOUSANDS OF CORVETTES AT AN ALARMING RATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508063April 12, 2013
STEERING
STEERING COLUMN LOCK RECALL: DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE AND REPROGRAMMED AND PERFORMANCE TEST. DATE ACCOMPLISHED - AUGUST 31, 2004. APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO, THIS VEHICLE BEGAN DISPLAYING COLUMN LOCK ERROR MESSAGE "REMOVE KEY FOR 10 SECONDS" WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STALL IF YOU SHOULD TRY TO START IT. THE VEHICLE WILL START WITHOUT HAVING REMOVED THE KEY FOR 10 SECONDS,HOWEVER, IT WILL STALL UPON BEGINNING DRIVING. THIS MESSAGE OCCURS EVERY TIME VEHICLE IS STARTED AND MAY RECUR SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE CAR CAN BE DRIVEN. DEALER INFORMS US THAT GENERAL MOTORS WILL NOT PERFORM NECESSARY REPAIR AT THEIR COST. WE STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH THIS AS IT IS A RECURRING RECALLED SAFETY CONDITION. PLEASE ADVISE ON NHTSA'S POSITION WITH REGARD TO THIS MATTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505643April 9, 2013
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1989 CHEVROLET CORVETTE EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN TIRES, TIRE LINE SIZE: 275/40Z/R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN AROUND AND CRASH INTO A DITCH. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO TEMPORARILY REPAIR THE TIRE USING FIX-A-FLAT SOLUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAD DEVELOP BUBBLES AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,700. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505606April 8, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAM LIGHTS STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING, LEAVING ONLY THE PARKING LIGHTS ON UNLESS YOU HAVE THE HIGH BEAMS ON. LOW BEAMS WILL COME BACK ON BRIEFLY AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF & LOCKING THE CAR. THEN PUSHING THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE FOB WILL CAUSE THE LOW BEAMS TO WORK BUT ONLY UNTIL THE TIMER EXPIRES NO MATTER IF THE SWITCH IS IN AUTO OR ON POSITION. THIS PROVES THE BULBS ARE STILL FUNCTIONAL & IT HAS AN ELECTRONIC DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505582April 3, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PERFORMED ONLINE RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V172000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HIM THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,700. UPDATED 6/14/13 *CN UPDATED 07/11/2013 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505395April 2, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING 65 MPH AND ABOVE DOWNHILL, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED TO FUNCTION IN THAT MANNER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 23,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504658March 27, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FILLED VEHICLE WITH GAS ON MARCH 22ND. DROVE CAR HOME AND PARKED IT IN GARAGE. THE NEXT DAY, I SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GAS. WHEN I BACKED IT OUT OF THE GARAGE, THERE WAS A SMALL PUDDLE OF GAS ON THE FLOOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504304March 24, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS AGO MY 1998 C5 CORVETTE COUPE EXPERIENCED FAULT CODES AND WARNING LIGHTS ASSOCIATED WITH A FAILURE OR FAILURES WITHIN THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE TRACTION CONTROL MODULE (EBTCM). I TRIED TO REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC MODULE THAT MOUNTS TO THE ABS PUMP A FEW TIMES WITH USED MODULES AND THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER RESOLVED. LAST SUMMER I PUT THE CORVETTE INTO THE SERVICE CENTER AT THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND CLEAR THE FAULT CODES. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR AND STARTED IT THE CODES AND WARNING LIGHT WAS STILL THERE. I ENQUIRED WHY AND WAS TOLD THAT GM NO LONGER SUPPORTS THE ABS/TRACTION CONTROL MODULE FOR THE OLDER CORVETTES. I WAS TOLD BY THE CHEVY "CERTIFIED" TECHNICIAN THAT THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE WITHOUT ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL. I ADDED THAT IT WAS SAFE AS LONG AS I DIDN'T DRIVE IN RAIN OR SNOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504252March 23, 2013
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG READINESS LIGHT COMES ON. THIS PROBLEM HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. A SEARCH OF THE CORVETTE FORUM INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 TO 2013 CORVETTE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504106March 22, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE BRAKES LOCKED. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE BRAKES LOCKED HE NOTICED A WARNING LIGHT THAT STATED SERVICE ACTION HANDLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 13,600. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 13,700. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502764March 14, 2013
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS MY TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT COMES ON FOR NO REASON, AND THE VEHICLE FEELS LIKE ITS TRYING TO ENGAGE THE ABS SYSTEM. IT NOW COMES ON JUST ABUT EVERYTIME I GET I DRIVE MY VEHICLE. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO THOUSANDS OF CORVETTES AT AN ALARMING RATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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