Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#10420777August 19, 2011
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE POWER WINDOW REGULATORS KEEP FAILING. WINDOW WILL EITHER NOT ROLL DOWN AT ALL, OR SOMETIMES THE REGULATOR CABLE WILL FRAY AND WINDOW WILL PARTIALLY GO DOWN. I HAVE HAD TWO REGULATORS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THE CURRENT ONE NO LONGER WORKS. AND I HAVE JUST INSTALLED THE THIRD ONE ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 48,000 MILE ON IT AND IT IS BABIED. YET THESE PARTS KEEP FAILING AND THE REPAIR COST IS $550.00 PER INCIDENT. 5 REGULATORS IN UNDER 50,000 MILES SEEMS LIKE A PROBLEM TO ME SINCE I HAVE OWNED 20 CARS IN MY LIFE AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM UNTIL NOW. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10419151August 12, 2011
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE PARKED THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE) AND WAS REPAIRED BEFORE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE COVERED BECAUSE THE RECALL REPAIRS HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 38,000. ..UPDATED 09/29/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING COLUMN PROBLEM HAD TO BE REPAIRED TWICE. UPDATED 10/11/11
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#10419225August 12, 2011
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK ACTIVATED AND WOULD NOT TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE STEERING. LOCK MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN (01044) IN JULY 2002. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING LOCKED UP, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL DRIVABLE. THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THE PROBLEM, BUT THE DEALER STATED HER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. GM THEN INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 08/30/11 UPDATED 10/18/11*LJ UPADTED 12/02/11
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#10418518August 11, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ROOF DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND FELL ONTO THE FREEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE HINGES WERE FAULTY AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. UPON SEARCHING THE INTERNET, THE CONTACT WAS ALSO MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V181000 (STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000.
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0
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0
#10418388August 10, 2011
STEERING, STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
CALLED CHEVROLET ABOUT CAMPAIGN NHTSA ID # 04V060000, ACTION # EA02031 INVOLVING STEERING COLUMN LOCKS UP DUE TO MALFUNCTION IN ANTI THEFT DEVICE. CHEVROLET INDICATED THEY PERFORMED RECALL ALREADY BY REPROGRAM OF MODULE CONTROLLING THAT PROBLEM AND WOULD TAKE NO FURTHER ACTION EVEN THOUGH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURRING. I INDICATED THAT A SIMPLE ADDITIONAL REPROGRAMMING OF THE SAID MODULE WOULD MORE THAN LIKELY SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND THEY INDICATED IT HAD BEEN DONE AND WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO HELP. *TR
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0
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#10416999August 4, 2011
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AT 68 MPH THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE LOCKED UP CAUSING CAR TO TURN LEFT AND REAR END START TO SWING AROUND. A MOMENT LATER BRAKE IS RELEASED AND I REGAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. CHIME AND LIGHT ON DASH GO ON AND STATED "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING". THE NEXT DAY I TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL DEALER THEY ADVISED I NEEDED A STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR AND A YAW SENSOR FOR A COST OF $1100.00. MY CONCERN IS AFTER I REPLACE THESE SENSORS WHAT HAPPENS THE NEXT TIME THEY FAIL AND A FRONT BRAKE LOCKS UP. SHOULDN'T THIS BE A FAIL SAFE SYSTEM. WHEN IT FAILS A LIGHT SHOULD COME ON TO WARN ME BUT NOT TRY TO WRECK ME. CONTACTED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY THEN PUT ME IN TOUCH WITH THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DISTRICT OFFICE. ALL I GOT FROM THEM WAS THEY CUT THE ESTIMATE TO $550.00. THEY WOULD NOT ADDRESS THE SAFETY FACTOR OF LOCKING ONE FRONT WHEEL. THERE WAS A RECALL LAST YEAR WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS OF ONE FRONT BRAKE LOCKING. I HAD THE CAR SERVICED LAST YEAR FOR THIS. IT DEALT WITH WIRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THEY PUT A CLIP ON IT TO STOP CHAFFING. DEALER SAID THIS IS NOT RELATED TO MY CURRENT PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417094August 4, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING: COLUMN LOCKING: ANTI-THEFT DEVICE) REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AND IT FAILED AFTER 30,000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THE REPAIR CONSISTED OF PUTTING A K-HARNESS IN PLACE TO EMULATE THE LOCKING MECHANISM SO THAT THE STEERING WOULD NOT LOCK. THE REPAIR FAILED AND THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE AGAIN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416639August 2, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING LOCKED ABNORMALLY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING: COLUMN LOCKING: ANTI-THEFT DEVICE) AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE WITH THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
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#10416693August 2, 2011
STEERING:COLUMN, STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
I WANT TO REPORT A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH CHEVY CORVETTES 97-04 MODEL YEARS. THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK ON THESE CARS MALFUNCTIONS AND RENDERS YOUR CAR IMMOBILIZED. MY 1999 MODEL WITH 46000 MILES HAS BEEN THROUGH 2 RECALLS IN 2001 AND 2004 AND LOCKED UP AGAIN THIS PAST SATURDAY. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A GM DEALER AND ACCORDING TO CHEVY I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. WHAT IS THE USE OF A RECALL IF IT DOESN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. IT IS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE. CAN YOU IMAGINE DRIVING AT INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND YOUR STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND YOU HAVE NO CONTROL? THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS TO ALL CORVETTES IN THESE YEARS BUT IT IS MORE PREVALENT WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS. CHEVROLET NEEDS TO FIX AT THEIR EXPENSE THIS SERIOUS DEFECT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY. THIS IS A MAJOR INCONVENIENCE, EXPENSE AND SAFETY ISSUE FOR CORVETTE OWNERS. CHEVROLET SHOULD HAVE CORRECTED THIS PROBLEM 2 RECALLS AGO. *KB
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0
Deaths:
0
#10416531August 1, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
MY HEADLIGHTS SPONTANEOUSLY STOPPED WORKING AT NIGHT ON MY 2005 C6 CHEVY CORVETTE. *KB
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#10415603July 29, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BOTH HID LOW BEAM LIGHTS TURN OFF SIMULTANEOUSLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. COULD NOT REACTIVATE BY TURNING SWITCH OFF AND ON. ALL OTHER LIGHTS FUNCTIONED SO I MANAGED TO USE FOG LIGHTS TO CONTINUE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. TESTED THE LOW BEAMS NEXT MORNING, NO ISSUE. TRIED THEM LATER IN THE DAY AND THEY WOULD NOT WORK. NO ACCIDENT, NO WET WEATHER AND BATTERY IS ONLY A COUPLE MONTHS OLD. HEADING TO DEALERSHIP TO GET RESOLVED. *TR
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0
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#10416029July 27, 2011
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
CPSC# I1170451A 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED NOT ALLOWING HIM TO TURN THE WHEELS. ALSO STATED THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS. *LN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED AND COMPLETED AS DIRECTED BY GM. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THE STEERING DEFECT. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE RECALL HAD BEEN CORRECTED AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE STEERING DEFECT IS STILL IN EXISTENCE OR WAS NEVER ADEQUATELY REPAIRED. *JB
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0
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#10415867July 26, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. CONSUMER STATES LOSS OF HEADLAMPS WHEN ENGINE HEATS UP. *TGW
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#10415073July 25, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I OWN, AS DO 75 OTHER CUSTOMERS OF TONY'S CORVETTE SHOP IN MARYLAND, A 2000 C-5 CORVETTE. ( CURRENTLY 32,000 MILES)THE ABS/TRACTION CONTROL MODULE FOR THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED BY GM. MY MODULE AS WELL AS THE OTHER OWNERS HAS FAILED AND IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR REPLACEMENT. FURTHER OPERATION OF THESE VEHICLES INVITES SAFETY RELATED RAMIFICATIONS AS THEY WILL NOT PERFORM AS DESIGNED FOR SAFE OPERATION. THE SHOP OWNER SEARCHED ACROSS THE NATION AND THERE ARE NO REPLACEMENTS AVAILABLE. WHY HAS GM FAILED TO MEET THE SAFETY NEEDS OF THE PUBLIC FOR ITS VEHICLES? *TR
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#10414919July 24, 2011
WHEELS
ALUMINUM WHEELS OF SPEEDLINE MANUFACTURE AS SUPPLIED ON GM CORVETTES EXHIBIT CRACKS IN PARTS OF THE STRUCTURE SERIOUSLY COMPROMISING THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLES. PREDOMINANT MODEL YEARS AFFECTED ARE THE 2002-2004 SERIES. THE WHEELS ARE IDENTIFIED AS THE THIN-SPOKE DESIGN. THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG CAN BE FOUND IN COMPLAINTS ON THE "CORVETTE FORUM". SOMETIMES FAILURE IS REFERENCED BY A LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE DUMB LUCK INSPECTION. MUST THERE BE DEATHS BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN? *TR
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0
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0
#10414591July 21, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I OWN A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE I SMELLED A STRONG FUEL ODOR. I CHECKED AND HE REPLACED THE GASOLINE CAP, AND NOTICED A GAS PUDDLE ON THE GROUND WASHED THE VEHICLE BUT COULD STILL SMELL FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CHEVROLET MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL TANK PIPE CONNECTORS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE FUEL TANK CONNECTORS COULD NOT BE REPLACED; THEREFORE, THE FUEL TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WASN'T REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,400. THE CHEVROLET DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FOLLOWING ISSUES: NEEDS LEFT SIDE FUEL TANK AND SENDING UNIT $3,887.50, REAR BRAKES PADS AND ROTORS $517.50, FRONT BRAKES PADS AND ROTORS $482.50, BRAKE FLUSH $165.00, INDUCTION AND INJECTOR SERVICES $350.00. SERVICE REAR POSI DIFF. $165.00. CURRENTLY I AM A CANCER PATIENT AND DUE TO MEDICAL COST I AM UNABLE TO AFFORD THE REPAIRS. THIS VEHICLE IS THE ONLY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION THAT I HAVE.ANY ASSISTANCE THAT YOU COULD AFFORD ME WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED SHOULDN'T THE ISSUES BE A RECALL/SAFETY ISSUE. THANKS IN ADVANCE..R. THOMAS
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0
Deaths:
0
#10413846July 20, 2011
STEERING
I PURCHASED A 2000 CHEVY CORVETTE, VIN # [XXX], WITH LESS THAN 12,000 MILES ON IT ON 31 MAY 2011. ON JULY 19, I ENTERED AND STARTED THE CAR AND AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE INTO MY DRIVEWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. I STOPPED TO AVOID HITTING MY TRUCK, PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND PULLED FORWARD INTO THE GARAGE AND SHUT-DOWN. LATER THAT DAY I BECAME AWARE OF A SAFETY RECALL AFFECTING THE CAR, THE FIRST, V0743, DEALT WITH THE ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK (ECL) AND THAT HAD BEEN COMPLIED WITH. I ALSO BECAME AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN 04V060000 AND THE MANDATE TO REMOVE THE LOCK PLATE MECHANISM FROM THE CAR TO PREVENT THE SITUATION THAT HAPPENED TO ME. TODAY, 20 JULY, I BECAME AWARE THAT GMS RESPONSE TO THIS ISSUE WAS TO ISSUE A SAFETY BULLETIN, NOT A RECALL, IN FEB 2006 THAT EXPIRED IN FEB 2008. CURRENTLY I HAVE A GM CAR THAT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, A KNOWN MATERIAL SAFETY PROBLEM FROM THE FACTORY AND KNOWN SOLUTION, AND GM UNWILLING TO FIX THE VEHICLE (AT THEIR COST) BECAUSE IT DIDN'T HAPPEN TO ME BETWEEN FEB 2006 AND FEB 2008. A GM CASE FILE HAS BEEN OPENED, REP # 71-698-549-092 BUT ALL INDICATIONS ARE LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THAT I?LOL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TOWING OF MY VEHICLE AND ALL REPAIRS. I DID NOT KNOW SAFETY RECALLS AND CAMPAIGNS WERE ONLY VALID FOR 2 YEARS. ANY ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *KB
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413440July 18, 2011
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" WARNING ACTIVATES ON MY DASH AND CAR DRIVES ERRATIC. IF I PULL OF THE ROAD AND TURN CAR OFF AND THEN TURN THE CAR BACK ON, THE SYSTEM WILL RESET ITSELF. UNFORTUNATELY THE WARNING RE-ACTIVATES A DAY OR SO LATER. THE CAR ONLY HAS 16,500 MILES ON IT. *KB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10411817July 11, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT WAS ENTERING A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE STEERING MOTOR AND RELAY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS THEN CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 75,000.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10411858July 11, 2011
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
MY ACTIVE HANDLING COMES ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON IN MY CORVETTE CAUSING IMMEDIATE UNCONTROLLABLE BRAKING. IT RESULTS IN SWERVING AND DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. *TT
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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