Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#10462356June 20, 2012
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
MY SERVICE COLUMN LOCK (MANUAL TRANSMISSION) CAME ON IN MY DIC AND I COULD NOT START MY CAR I FEEL THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE ON THE RECALL LIST I HAVE CHECK ON CORVETTE FORUM AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO GET THIS FIX. CORVETTE SHOULD COME UP WITH SOMETHING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462257June 19, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
DRIVING DOWN A 4 LANE CITY STREET A CHILD CHASING HIS BALL RAN OUT IN FRONT OF MY CAR. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES NOT KNOWING THAT THE ABS SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING, IT CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR AND SPIN OUT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I CALLED THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER TO FIND OUT ABOUT REPAIRS AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ABC CONTROL MODULE IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE AND IT CAN NOT BE REBUILT OR REPAIRED. WHAT IM I GOING TO DO NOW WITH AN UNSAFE CAR. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THESE CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462168June 18, 2012
WHEELS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPOKES ON BOTH REAR WHEELS HAD CRACKED. AS A RESULT, BOTH REAR TIRES WOULD LOSE AIR. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT REPLACED BOTH REAR WHEELS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460883June 7, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE UPON RECONNECTING THE BATTERY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460891June 7, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LOSS ILLUMINATED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT IT NEEDED A NEW EBT-ABS BRAKE MODULE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THE PARTS WERE DISCONTINUED AND THEY COULD NOT GET THE PARTS FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460750June 6, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. THE LIGHT BULBS ARE FINE AND WILL WORK IN THE MORNING AND IT SEEMS THAT IT IS A DEFECT WITH THE FUSE BOX. IN THE MORNING WHEN THE FUSE BOX IS COLD THE LIGHTS WILL TURN ON. AFTERNOON AND EVENING THEY FAIL DUE TO TEMPERATURE CHANGE. THE FUSE BOX NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460495June 5, 2012
STEERING:COLUMN
2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL CONCERNING STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE EXPERIENCED THE SAME STEERING COLUMN FAILURE AS OUTLINED IN THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THE RECALL WAS FOR THE 2005-2006 MODELS ONLY. RECALL# 10V172000 *JB THE CONSUMER STATED IF SHE TURNED OFF THE ACTIVE HANDLING SWITCH ON THE CONSOLE, THE SERVICE INDICATOR WOULD GO OUT. UPDATED 06/26/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460674June 5, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLAMPS QUIT WORKING WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. BOTH HEADLAMPS DID NOT TURN ON AND I HAD TO DRIVE WITH THE FOG LIGHTS. I CHECKED THE RELAY AND FUSES WHICH WERE ALL OKAY. THIS MORNING, THEY DID WORK. I'VE RESEARCHED OTHER OWNER FORUMS OF WHICH THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED FROM A BAD GROUND FROM AN OVERHEATED FUSE BOX IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, WITH OWNERS DRIVING AT NIGHT AND DRIVING LIGHTS GOING OUT INEXPLICABLY, WHICH COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460450June 4, 2012
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
WHILE TURNING IN A CORNER ON THE HIGHWAY, I LOST POWER STEERING AND I HAD SMOKE AND DEBRIS FLYING OUT OF THE BACK OF THE CAR. LUCKILY THERE WAS NOBODY NEAR ME, AND I MANAGED TO STEER OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. LOOKED IN THE ENGINE AND THE ACCESSORY BELT WAS SHREDDED, WHICH ALSO DESTROYED THE HEAT SHIELD MATERIAL ON THE INSIDE OF THE HOOD. GOT A FRIEND TO PICK ME UP AND WE INSTALLED A NEW BELT. DROVE 0.5 MILES AND THE BELT FLEW COMPLETELY OFF THIS TIME. POWER STEERING COMPLETELY DIED, AND I COULD BARELY TURN THE WHEEL WHILE BEING TAILGATED BY CARS. COOLING SYSTEM FAILED, COOLANT FLYING ALL OVER THE ENGINE BAY, UNDER THE CAR, AND ON THE HIGHWAY. I'M GLAD I WASN'T KILLED. CHECKED ALL THE PULLEYS AND FOUND THAT THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT HAD BACKED OUT, WHICH I LATER FOUND OUT CAUSED WOBBLE ON THE BELT AND LED THE ENGINE/CAR TO FAIL. GOT A TOW TO THE NEAREST GM DEALER. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON INTERNET CORVETTE FORUMS, AND GM IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE (TSB #05-06-01-001A). IT SEEMS LIKE CRASHING AND CAUSING ACCIDENTS WOULD WARRANT A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460074May 30, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
[XXX]: AT MY REQUEST, THE MVA DIVISION OF INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES HAS UNDERTAKEN TO RECONSTRUCT ITS INVESTIGATIVE REPORT ON YOUR COMPLAINT AGAINST [XXX] FROM 2006. THE REASON FOR HAVING TO RECONSTRUCT THE REPORT IS THAT THE EXHIBITS LISTED ON PAGE 4 OF THAT REPORT NO LONGER EXIST IN ORIGINALS OR COPIES WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE WITHIN THE MVA OR OUR ARCHIVES. THAT BEING THE CASE, THE MVA INVESTIGATOR CONTACTED OURISMAN ROCKMONT CHEVROLET TO OBTAIN COPIES OF WHAT DOCUMENTATION STILL REMAINED IN ITS FILES. ATTACHED IS A PDF FILE CONTAINING COPIES OF THOSE RECORDS PROVIDED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THAT IS ALL WE HAVE AT THIS POINT. IF ANY MORE DOCUMENTS BECOME AVAILABLE, [XXX] OR I WILL PROVIDE THEM TO YOU. VERY TRULY YOURS, [XXX] WE STILL HAVE NO RECIEVED DOUCUMENTATION FROM THE ATTORNEY GENENERAL OFFICE AND THE CONFIDENCE WE HAVE IS BECAUSE THERE IS NO DOUCUMENTS CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS GOVERNING ODOMETER FRAUD AND FALSE ADVERTISING. 10/20/11 SHOW DETAILS HIDE DETAILS [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459589May 24, 2012
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED AS THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED A SLIGHT TURN. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. SINCE HE HAD NO STEERING, SO HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND SOON AFTER, THE VEHICLE WENT FROM 25 MPH TO 60 MPH. HE HIT A CURB AND THE VEHICLE WENT AIRBORNE. THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND LANDED ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE DITCH. THREE TIRE WERE BLOWN OUT, THE FRAME WAS BENT AND THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THE CONSUMER STATED HE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL REGARDING A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. ALSO, THE BATTERY WOULD GO DEAD, IF THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE JUMP STARTED ON FIVE OCCASIONS. UPDATED 07/19/12
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459268May 22, 2012
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
MY SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WARNING CAME ON ABRUPTLY. THIS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED IN THE LAST 2 YEARS. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS HANDLED BY MY LOCAL DEALER. SUPPOSEDLY, IT WAS A TSB WHICH REQUIRED REPLACING A CLIP AT AN ELECTRICAL COUPLING. THIS WAS REPORTEDLY THE SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. THIS MOST RECENT INCIDENT OCCURRED 500 MILES FROM HOME AND HAS ME WORRIED THAT A SERIOUS MALFUNCTION OF MY BRAKING SYSTEM MAY OCCUR. I DO HAVE AN APPOINTMENT FOR SERVICE ON JUNE 4 2012 FOR THIS RECURRING ISSUE. THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF ABRUPT AND INADVERTANT BRAKING OCCURRING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANK YOU INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459095May 21, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
SERVICE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM LLIGHTS CAME ON AND OFF MULTIPLE TIMES, WHEN I GOT HOME THE BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. I HAVE REBUILT THE BRAKING SYSTEM, CALIPERS, ROTORS AND PADS AND RE BLED THE SYSTEM AND CANNOT MOVE THE CAR. KEEP GETTING MESSAGE TO SERVIVCE THE SYSTEM. THE LOCAL DEALER JUST RECENTLY PUT A CLIP INSIDE THE STEERING WHEEL UNDER A GM CALLBACK. *DUPLICATE TO 10459099*SMCH *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459099May 21, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS DRIVING 65 MPH BEFORE RETURNING HOME. UPON RETURNING HOME AND EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THAT THEY WERE SEIZED. THE SASC WARNING LIGHTS THEN BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEABLE AND COULD NOT BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. SM. DUPLICATE TO 10459095 *SMCH
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459197May 21, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VISIBILITY/WIPER
UPON COMPLITION OF THE RECALL SERVICING MY CAR WOULD NOT START THE CAR'S DIGITAL IMFORMATION CENTER SAID SERVICE COLUME LOCK.....THIS PROBLEM WAS CREATED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT PERFORMED THE RECALL NOW FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS WHEN EVER I EXCELLERATE QUICKLY I GET AN SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING MESSAGE AND THE BRAKES DO APPLY AND I GET AN UNSTABLE RIDE FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, AFTER I COME TO A STOP AND CUT THE MOTOR OFF THE (DIC) DIGITAL IMFORMATION CENTER WILL NO LONGER SHOW THE MESSAGE. AS A RESULT OF THE RECALL SERVICING I HAVE HAD CONSTANCE ERROW MESSAGES STATING....SERVICE COLUME LOCK, AND SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING. WHEN THE MASSAGE CENTER READS SERVICE COLUME LOCK THE CAR WON'T START, THESE PROBLEMS STARTED IMMEADILY AFTER THE RECALL SERVICING. PLEASE ADVISED ME OF WHAT CAN BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS MOST DISTRUBING PROBLEM....THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT OWNING THE PROBLEM THEY SURELY CAUSED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458956May 18, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED UPON RESTART. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE RECALL VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V060000 (STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,301.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458872May 17, 2012
WHEELS
TL* THE OCNTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED A CRACK ALONG SIDE THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE WHEEL WAS REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MIELAGES WERE 29,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458676May 16, 2012
SEATS
UPON ACCELERATION AND BRAKING THE DRIVERS SEAT MOVES APP. 1/2 INCH FRONT TO BACK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458749May 16, 2012
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES
WARNING LIGHTS IN DASH ALERTED ME TO THE ACTIVE HANDLING/TRACTION CONTROL NOT WORKING. THIS IS THE SECOND FAILURE OF THE EBTCM MODULE. CALLED THE GM DEALER FOR THE MODULE ONLY TO FIND OUT IS IT NO LONGER AVAILABLE & THERE IS NO ALTERNATIVE OR REPLACEMENT AVAILABLE. I AM CURRENTLY DRIVING THE CAR WITH THE FUSE PULLED TO RENDER THE SAFETY BRAKING SYSTEM INOPERATIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458291May 14, 2012
WHEELS
THE RIGHT FRONT OEM WHEEL ON THE VEHICLE HAD SEVERAL SPOKES THAT WERE BUSTED COMPLETELY IN HALF. THERE WAS NO ABUSE TO THE WHEEL, NO IMPACT OR CURB RASH OF ANY KIND. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN RACED OR OPERATED ON ANY KIND OF TRACK ENVIRONMENT. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL REPORTS OF THE SAME FAILURE ON THE WWW.CORVETTEFORM DISCUSSION BOARDS. GM HAS IGNORED THE PROBLEM AND DENIED ANY TYPE OF COMPENSATION OR OWNERSHIP OF THE PROBLEM. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE WHEEL WITH ANOTHER OEM WHEEL. THIS TYPE OF CATASTROPHIC FAILURE COULD RESULT IN A LIFE AND DEATH SITUATION. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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