Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#10443387January 11, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE BLINKERS STOP WORKING SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING. THE ABS LIGHTS COMES ON STABILITY CONTROL. HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF AND ON WHILE AUTOMATIC TWILIGHT IS ON. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SEEMS TO HAVE PROBLEMS. THE BRAKES, BLINKERS AND GAUGES MALFUNCTION. I'VE LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND IT SEEMS A LOT OF CORVETTE OWNERS FROM MODEL YEAR 1997-2004 ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROLEMS. THE ALARM SYSTEM ALSO FAILS. I FIND THIS TO BE DANGEROUS PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING WHEN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILS TO OPERATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10443369January 10, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE (EBCM) CONTROLS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, & STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM. MY EBCM MODULE HAS FAILED, AS WITH THE VAST MAJORITY OF MOST ALL CORVETTES MADE FROM 1997 THROUGH 2004. THE MODULE REQUIRES ELECTRONIC RE-SOLDERING OF THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD. MODULE FAILURE HAS NO CORRELATION WITH CARE OF CAR, AGE OF CAR, USE OF CAR, MILEAGE OF CAR, OR ANY OTHER KNOW FACTORS, JUST A BAD ELECTRONIC COMPONENT. GENERAL MOTORS CHARGES APPROXIMATELY $ 2000.00 FOR THE REPAIR. THERE ARE NOW MANY "AFTER MARKET COMPANIES" THAT WILL DO THE REPAIR, THOUGH GENERAL MOTORS DENIES THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS ELECTRONIC MODULE. THIS COMPANY: HTTP://WWW.ABSFIXER.COM CAN DO THE REPAIR. CONTACT THIS COMPANY FOR MUCH MORE INFORMATION SUCH AS THE PROBLEM NATURE & HOW MANY CAR EBCM MODULES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED BY THEM SO FAR ... THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442521January 5, 2012
WHEELS:RIM, WHEELS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND HE NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER?S SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT. IN ADDITION, BOTH REAR WHEELS WERE CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 27,000. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE LEFT REAR TIRE WAS LOSING AIR. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL SHOP, TO SEE IF THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE TIRE. THE TECHNICIAN DID NOT SEE A HOLE. HOWEVER, A CLOSER EXAMINATION REVEALED, AIR WAS LEAKING THROUGH CRACKS IN THE WHEEL, WHERE THE SPINDLE ATTACHED TOT HE RIM. MORE CRACKS WERE FOUND AND BOTH REAR RIMS WERE CRACKING IN THE SAME FASHION. UPDATED 09/06/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441578December 29, 2011
STEERING, STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ACCIDENT ON 8/9/2008 FRONT IMPACT HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN VIRGINA, 2/2/2011 ACCIDENT LEFT SIDE IMPACT HIT A CURB, AND AN OBJECT. 12/15/2011 CONSUMER BOUGHT. FOUND OUT THAT COOLING FAN HAS BEEN GLUED, COOLING FAN HAS BEEN WIRED WHICH MAKES THE FAN TO BE ALWAYS ON, AIR FILTER MISSING BOLTS, STEERING WHEEL LOCKS AND CAR GIVES ERROR MESSAGE AND THEN JUST STOPS, INFORMED DEALER AND THEY STATED JUST TO DOUBLE CLICK UNLOCK B/C IS JUST A SECURITY ISSUE. CAR WAS SOLD WITH BROKEN RACK AND PINION. DEALER STATED THAT IS WHY YOU BOUGHT A 18K CAR AND NOT A 60K CAR, YOU GET IT AS IS. THEY ARE USING A BBB AWARD AND ON WEBSITE THEY ARE RATED AND F. HAD ONE OF THEIR APPLICATION PROCESSORS CHECK THE CAR AND STATED EVERYTHING WAS FINE, HE DOES NOT HAVE CERTIFIED MECHANIC LICENSE AND WAS TOLD THAT ON 12/28/2011. MORE ISSUES... *KB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441483December 28, 2011
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STEERING
DRIVING ALONG AND CAR STARTS SWERVING AND BRAKES SEEM TO APPLY, THEN I NOTICE SERVICE ABS, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING IS ON. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FREQUENTLY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND NOW GETTING WORSE. HAVE TIGHTENED ALL CONNECTIONS BY INTERNALLY TIGHTENING THE POOR LOOSE CONNECTORS AND REROUTING THE WIRES TO THE SWPS TO GIVE MORE LENGTH. NOW LIGHTS ARE ON AND WILL NOT GO OUT, SHOWS NO CODES WITH A SCAN READER. THIS IS AN 07 AND I DO NOT SEE THAT AS A RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THE 05 & 06. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440493December 19, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THIS VEHICLE (CORVETTE) WAS PARKED , GEAR IN REVERSE, WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FULLY ENGAGED , VEHICLE NOT RUNNING .WHILE REACHING IN TO PRESS ACESS. BUTTON INADVERTENTLY PRESSED THE START BUTTON WHICH PUT THE CAR INTO A STRONG VIOLENT MOVING REVERSE ACTION, THE CORVETTE HIT MY TRUCK WHICH WAS PARKED TWO-THREE FEET BEHIND CORVETTE AND DROVE MY VEHICLE A GOOD TEN FEET BEFORE THE CORVETTE STALLED, THE TRUCK WAS NOT RUNNING ,TRUCK WAS PARKED IN GEAR WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE APPLIED --THE SKID MARKS FROM MY TRUCK BEING PUSHED ARE STILL IN MY DRIVEWAY AND ROAD. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440252December 17, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER FUELING A CAR ON GAS STATION I CAN SEE A LARGE PUDDLE OF GASOLINE UNDER THE CAR, ALSO GASOLINE IS DRIPPING FOR A SHORT TIME FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR ON THE DRIVER SIDE. LATER DISPLAY SHOW CODE 0442 (SMALL LEAKING IN EVAP SYSTEM). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440211December 16, 2011
WHEELS:RIM
LR TIRE BEGAN LOOSING AIR (OVERNIGHT WHILE SITTING IN MY GARAGE), I FILLED THE TIRE ONLY TO FIND IT LOW AGAIN THE NEXT DAY. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE TIRE SHOP EXPECTING TO FIND A NAIL IN THE TREAD, NO HOLES WERE FOUND IN THE TIRE SO THE TECHNICIAN SPRAYED HIS SOLUTION ON THE RIM ONLY TO FIND AIR LEAKING FROM A CRACK IN THE CHROME RIM. FURTHER INVESTIGATION UNCOVERED MULTIPLE CRACKS ON THE RIMS AT THE REAR OF THE CAR WHERE THE SPOKES ATTACHED TO THE RIM. I THOUGHT IF THESE RIMS ARE IN THIS CONDITION THERE MUST BE MORE. THIS CAR IS IN BRAND NEW CONDITION 27,000 MILES GARAGE KEPT AND WELL CARED FOR. THE MANAGER AT PALMEN'S CHEVROLET SENT PICTURES TO CHEVROLET WITH AN EXPLANATION NO BRUISES ON THE RIM NO IDEA OF HOW IT HAPPENED. I AM GUESSING BAD HEAT TREATMENT, CHEVROLET TOLD ME I AM ON MY OWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439120December 9, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
STRONG SMELL OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE AFTER FILL UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437422November 27, 2011
STEERING
THIS CAR WAS RECALLED BY GM UNDER RECALL BULLETIN # 04006 (4/19/2004). WEBER CHEVY INSTALLED A HARNESS KIT ON 10/28/04 ALTHOUGH THE BULLETIN SAID "AUTOMATICS ONLY". THIS CAR IS A MANUAL 6 SPEED. IN FEBRUARY 2006 GM ISSUED A NEW PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL (GM RECALL BULLETIN # 04006C) ON THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK SYSTEM FOR 1997-2000 CORVETTES WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS. THIS BULLETIN STATED THAT IT CANCELS AND REPLACES BULLETIN 04006B FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES. THIS NEW RECALL STATES THAT DEALERS SHOULD REMOVE THE COLUMN LOCK PLATE BECAUSE "A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING". MY LOCAL GM DEALER REFUSED TO DO THIS RECALL BECAUSE HE SAID THAT THE CAR WAS ALREADY REPAIRED UNDER THE FIRST RECALL # 04006 (A) AND THAT GM WOULD NOT PAY FOR IT. PLEASE ASSIST ME IN HAVING THE CAR REPAIRED PROPERLY BY GM UNDER THE CURRENT RECALL WHICH CLEARLY STATES THAT THE ORIGINAL REPAIR WAS NOT ADEQUATE FOR VEHICLE SAFETY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436228November 17, 2011
STEERING
THIS FIRST HAPPENED LAST YEAR AND IT HAS NOW HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES THIS PAST MONTH. CHEVROLET SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM BUT I AM LIVING THE PROBLEM. WHEN USING THE TILT AND TELESCOPING STEERING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE APPEARS IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER ?SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM?. THE CAR THEN ACTS LIKE ONE OF THE BRAKES LOCK UP. FURTHER THIS JUST HAPPENED WHEN I WAS USING THE CRUISE CONTROL AT A SPEED OF 65 MPH. THE JERKING OF THE VEHICLE IS VERY DANGEROUS. EVEN WITH TWO HANDS ON THE WHEEL THIS UNEXPECTED BREAKING OF THE VEHICLE SCARES THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10435274November 11, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
POPPING NOISES COMING FROM ROOF PANEL AT LOW RATE OF SPEED AS WELL AS FAST RATE. RECALL # 090230 FOUND VIA INTERNET. DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS GM BOTH NOTIFIED. THEY BOTH STATED THAT THIS VIN # WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. RECALL STATES 2005-2007 CORVETTE ROOF PANEL RECALL. APPARENTLY OTHER VIN #'S SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL TO AVOID POSSIBLE INJURY OR FATALITIES FROM ROOF PANELS THAT FLY OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10435162November 10, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
DRIVERS SIDE GAS TANK HAS A LEAK NITA'S HAS OPEN INVESTIGATION ON THIS COMPLAINT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10435112November 9, 2011
WHEELS
REAR FACTORY SPEEDLINE CHROME 5 SPOKE WHEEL CRACKED AT THE JOINT OF SPOKE AND OUTER RIM CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF AIR. CAR WAS SITTING IN THE WALMART PARKING LOT AND WHEN RETURNING FROM STORE NOTICED FLAT TIRE. ATTENDANT FROM OIL & LUBE CENTER CAME OUT AND INSPECTED TIRE AND RIM AND DETERMINED CRACK IN RIM WHEN HE SPRAYED SOAPY SOLUTION ON TIRE THINKING THERE WAS A NAIL OR FOREIGN OBJECT CAUSING THE LEAK. I HAVE ASKED SEVERAL OTHER VETTE OWNERS IN THE AREA AND THEY SAY THEY ALL EITHER EXPERIENCED THIS OR KNOW OF SOMEONE THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH CORVETTE FACTORY RIMS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR MANY REASONS AS C5 VETTES HAVE NO PROVISION FOR SPARE TIRES AND AT HIGHWAY SPEED SUCH CATASTROPHIC FAILURE COULD PROVE INJURIOUS OR FATAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10433887November 1, 2011
POWER TRAIN
THE SUPPORT BEARINGS IN THE TORQUE TUBE FOR THE DRIVE SHAFT FAILED. THIS CAUSES A VIBRATION NOISE OF VARIABLE INTENSITY. A SIMPLE INVESTIGATION OF THE PROBLEM REVEALED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE C6 MODELS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10433558October 29, 2011
STEERING
MY STEERING LOCK WOULD NOT DISENGAGE UNDER ANY CONDITION. CAR WOULD DRIVE BUT WOULD NOT STEER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10433096October 28, 2011
SEATS
I SEE A FEW FOLKS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SEATS MOVING A 1/4 TO A 1/2 INCH WHEN STOPPING AND GOING. I PURCHASED MY CAR FROM CARMAX AND THEY TOLD ME THAT WAS NORMAL. I TOLD THEM TO TAKE IT TO THE CHEVY DEALER AND THEY DID AND CHEVY AGREED WITH ME THAT IT WAS NOT NORMAL. CHEVY REPLACED THE TRACKS AND ALL ID GOOD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432750October 25, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SEIZE WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN MOTOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432752October 25, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NECESSARY TO REMEDY THE FAILURE WERE NO LONGER MANUFACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432361October 21, 2011
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY HUSBAND WAS PUMPING GAS AT A GAS STATION ON AN INTERSTATE ACCESS ROAD. CAR WAS NOT RUNNING AND WAS LOCKED. HE HAD BEEN AT THE PUMP FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND THEN WALKED INTO THE STORE FOR SOMETHING TO DRINK. ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD PEOPLE YELLING AND TURNED TO LOOK AND THEN SAW MY HUSBAND'S UNMANNED CAR SLOWLY ROLLING OUT OF THE GAS STATION INTO THE ACCESS ROAD DURING RUSH HOUR. A COUPLE OF INDIVIDUALS TRIED TO STOP THE CAR BUT IT WAS LOCKED AND MY HUSBAND HAD THE KEYS IN HIS POCKET. SEVERAL VEHICLES SWERVED TO MISS THE CAR BUT IT EVENTUALLY HIT AN INDIVIDUAL'S VEHICLE IN THE CENTER LANE OF THE ACCESS ROAD CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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