Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#10411513July 8, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ROOF PANEL WAS SEPARATING FROM THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH THE FACTORY ROOF, THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V181000 (STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS THEN MADE AWARE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,000.
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10411269July 6, 2011
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON, SYSTEM APPLIED RIGHT FRONT BRAKE CAUSING THE CAR TO SWERVE AND TURN ABRUPTLY TO THE RIGHT. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO OTHER CAR IN THE NEXT LANE.
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410629July 5, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ON I 40 IN MEMPHIS, MY 2005 CORVETTE INITIATED A WARNING TO "SERVICE ACTIVEW HANDLING". THE WARNINGS THEN INDICATED A FLAT TIRE, AND AIRBAG FAULT, WHICH ALL CLEARED. THE WARNINGS ARE ERRONEOUS, AND CAN CAUSE THE SYSTEM TO REACT, SHUTTING DOWN TRACTION CONTROL, SLOWING THE VEHICLE AND OTHER MEASURES, WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN UNLESS EMERGENCY OPEN IS UTILIZED. *KB
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410191July 1, 2011
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL WHILE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR HAD IT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,000. UPDATED 08/01/11*LJ THE CONSUMER REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER AND THEY CLAIMED THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. UPDATED 08/11/11
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10410111June 30, 2011
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
CAR SPUN THE BACK TIRES WHEN MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN IN FRONT OF ON COMING TRAFFIC. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT WAS I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND CORRECTED THE CAR AT THE SAME TIME THE ACTIVE HANDING APPLIED THE FRONT BRAKES TO LOCKUP AND WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. I MESSED WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS & THEY DISENGAGES & I WENT ABOUT 200 FEET GOING STRAIGHT & THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE APPLIED TO LOCKUP & THE SAME THING I HAD TO MESS WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL & IT RELEASED. I NEVER SHUT THE CAR OFF & AS I RESUMED DRIVING I COULD FEEL THE STEERING WAS NOT RIGHT IT FELT LIKE THE VARIABLE ASSIST STEERING THOUGH THE CAR WAS GOING WAY FAST (THE STEERING WAS WAY TO HEAVY). I WENT ABOUT 2 MILES LIKE THIS AND IT DID NOT CHANGE. I PULLED OVER & SHUT THE CAR OFF & RESTARTED IT & THE PROBLEM WAS GONE. AS THIS WAS HAPPENING THE DIC WAS DISPLAYING SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING. THAT WAS THE ONLY TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX IT YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408983June 27, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
STRONG GASOLINE ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE AFTER FILLUP AND WHEN PARKED IN GARAGE THAT STARTED AROUND 05/15/2010. I REPLACED THE GAS CAP AND THAT DID NOT HELP. I HAD MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND SAID IT SEEMS TO BE A CRACKED FUEL TANK OR CROSSOVER PIPE LEAK . DRIVE-TRAIN MUST BE DROP TO VERIFY AND COST TO REPAIR UPWARDS AROUND $2K-$3K . AFTER A INTERNET SEARCH THIS IS A KNOW COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS YEAR CORVETTE. THIS SHOULD BE A MANUFACTURER RECALL! *TR
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407655June 20, 2011
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, STEERING
ON SHARP TURNS, FRONT RIGHT BRAKE PULSES AND TEMPORARILY LOSS OF STEERING OCCURS. SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING MESSAGE APPEARS ON DIC. VERY DANGEROUS. **TT
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407264June 17, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 40 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL WITHOUT ANY WARNING. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES, HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE BATTERY LINE HAD FRAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE COMPONENT WAS UNKNOWN. UPON LEAVING THE DEALER THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407299June 17, 2011
WHEELS
THIS CAR HAS HAD A PRIOR CRACKED RIM THAT WAS REPLACED OUT OF POCKET. NOW A SECOND RIM CRACKED. THERE ARE MULTIPLE REPORTS OF THE RIMS ON THE 2000-2004 CORVETTES MADE THAT HAVE NOT FOR WHAT EVER REASON SEEM TO NOT BE ADDRESSED BY THIS AGENCY BECAUSE THERE ARE NO RELATED DEATHS OR INJURIES. THERE IS LARGE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION ON THE CORVETTE FORUMS AND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AVAILABLE FROM AN EMAIL WHICH THE POSTER CLAIMS WAS SENT OUT BY NHTSA "CURRENTLY THERE ARE 9 REPORTS OF WHEELS CRACKING INVOLVING MODEL YEARS 2001 AND 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE VEHICLES IN OUR DATABASE. HOWEVER, AVAILABLE DATA INDICATES THAT THE CRACKS ARE MINOR AND THAT THERE NO REPORTS OF A DRIVER LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO CRACK WHEELS. THUS, THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A SAFETY-RELATED CONSEQUENCE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROBLEM. UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, THERE IS INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO WARRANT OPENING A SAFETY DEFECT INVESTIGATION AT THIS TIME. THE INFORMATION YOU HAVE PROVIDED HAS BEEN ENTERED INTO OUR DATABASE. WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS ISSUE AND WILL TAKE FARTHER ACTION AS NECESSARY." I MYSELF NOW HAVE A SECOND RIM THAT IS CRACKED AND GM IS REFUSING TO COVER THE REPLACEMENT DUE TO NON WARRANTY. DESPITE THE TSB 070310003 FROM NHTSA ITEM NUMBER : 10021451. IS IT THE POSITION OF NHTSA AND GM THAT A CRACKED RIM IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT IS OK TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE AT POSTED SPEEDS IN TEXAS UP TO 80 MILES PER HOUR WITH CRACKED RIMS? IS IT THE POSITION OF NHTSA THAT UNTIL THERE IS A LOSS OF LIFE OR SERIOUS BODILY INJURY THAT THERE IS NOT A SAFETY HAZARD OR IT IS NOT WORTH THE TIME TO INVESTIGATE AND RECALL THESE RIMS? *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407107June 16, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1999 CORVETTE PULL KEY WAIT 10 SECONDS, COLUMN SHIFT LOCK, FUEL SYSTEM SHUT OFF, STALLED FOR THE SECOND TIME, FIRST TIME 2008, COST ME 550.00, THIS TIME 3 DAYS AGO, STALLED AGAIN, 2 TOW TRUCK BILLS, CHEVY GARAGE STATES THIS WAS FIXED ON RECALL, WHAT CAN I DO? [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
#10405931June 10, 2011
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 CORVETTE IN TRAFFIC AND REALIZED I NEED TO BE IN THE NEXT LINE TO MAKE THE NEXT TURN. I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC IN THE LANE NEXT TO ME, SO I TURNED THE WHEEL SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT AND GAVE IT A LIITLE GAS. AS I WAS STRAIGHTENING OUT THE CAR SHOOK VIOLENLTY, IT FELT LIKE ALL FOUR BRAKES WHERE LOCKING UP AND RELEASING RANDOMLY. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, BUT THE CAR WAS STILL SHAKING. THE ACTIVE HANDLING ACTIVE WAS ON THE INFO CENTER. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY DID SOMETHING WITH STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405569June 8, 2011
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT KEPT ILLUMINATING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT WHEN SHE MOVED HER SEAT BACK AND FORTH, IT FRACTURED THE WIRE FOR THE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 27,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405610June 8, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK ABNORMALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR MOSTLY WHEN IN REVERSE OR FIRST STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS THEN CONTACTED BUT ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE) AND THAT THEY WERE NO LONGER LIABLE FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405471June 7, 2011
TIRES, TIRES:VALVE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 CHEVROLET CORVETTE WITH GOODYEAR EAGLE F1 ALL SEASON TIRES, SIZE 275/40ZR17 , DOT NUMBER: MKX26FHR10007. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR VALVE STEMS FRACTURED WHILE DRIVING OVER 5 MPH. AN AUTHORIZED GOODYEAR DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE STEMS WERE DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405342June 6, 2011
SEATS
1999 CHEVY CORVETTE 49000 MILES DRIVER SIDE SEAT BRACKET IS BROKEN. BROKE WITH A 170 LBS DRIVER. NO REASON NO ACCIDENT. THIS MAKES THE DRIVERS SEAT ROCK BACK AND FORTH. IT IS UNSTABLE UNDER BRAKING AND MOVES WHILE TURNING AND ACCELERATING. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404003June 1, 2011
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASH. I HAVE HAD THE ORIGINAL RECALL FIX PERFORMED ON MY CAR (ORANGE/RED CLIP) AND HAD THE STEERING WHEEL POSITIONING SENSOR REPLACED. THE PROBLEM IS NOW BACK AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404118June 1, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
AS I WAS DRIVING, COASTING MY CAR DOWN A HILL IN BUFFALO, NY MY 2002 CHEVROLET Z06'S MOTOR SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. I WAS MAKING A RIGHT-HAND TURN WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER-ASSISTED STEERING AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RE-STARTED. I LATER FOUND OUT FROM THE DEALER WHERE I HAD MY CAR TOWED THAT MY Z06 HAD BROKEN A VALVE SPRING IN ITS ENGINE. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2001 AND 2002 CORVETTE Z06 MODELS MADE BY CHEVROLET. THERE ARE MANY EXAMPLES NEARLY IDENTICAL TO MINE WHERE THE VEHICLE'S VALVE SPRINGS WILL SNAP AND PREVENT THE VALVES IN THE MOTOR FROM OPERATING SUCCESSFULLY AND THUS PREVENTING THE CAR FROM MOVING UNDER ITS OWN POWER. I BELIEVE THIS FREQUENT PROBLEM IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS MANY OF THESE FAILURES OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLES ARE BEING DRIVEN ON PUBLIC ROADS AND ARE RENDERED INOPERABLE BY THE FAILURE. MOREOVER, AFTER ONE OF THESE VALVE SPRINGS BREAKS, THE CAR LOSES ITS POWER STEERING FUNCTION (THAT MOST DRIVERS ARE ACCUSTOMED TO HAVING IN ASSISTING THEIR STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS); THE FUNCTION A DRIVER WOULD NEED MOST IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION WHERE THEIR CAR CANNOT MAINTAIN SPEED ON A PUBLIC ROADWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10403941May 31, 2011
WHEELS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I OWN A 2006 CORVETTE AND WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 270 IN GERMANTOWN, MD THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL OF THE CAR LOCKED UP FOR NO REASON. I WAS NOT BRAKING TURNING OR CHANGING SPEED. I WAS CRUISING AT A CONSTANT 60 MPH WHEN IT ALL OF A SUDDEN LOCKED UP THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL. IT CAUSED THE CAR TO RUN OFF THE ROAD INTO THE SHOULDER! I WAS VERY LUCKY TO BE EXACTLY WHERE I WAS AT THE TIME OR SOMEONE MAY HAVE BEEN KILLED! I LOOKED INTO GM RECALL INFO AND FOUND THERE HAS BEEN 3 DIFFERENT FIXES FOR THIS PROBLEM. I ALSO FOUND THAT 2 OF THE 3 FIXES HAVE BEEN DONE TO THIS CAR BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND NEITHER FIX HAS WORKED. I AM BRINGING THE CAR INTO THE DEALER TOMORROW AFTER SOME QUICK RESEARCH I FOUND THIS PROBLEM TO BE VERY COMMON TO THE 2005-2008 CORVETTES. I CAN'T BELIEVE GM HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT THIS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404651May 29, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS TANKS LEAKING FROM THE TOP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404767May 26, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TOPPED OFF GAS TANK AND DETECTED STRONG GASOLINE ODOR WITHIN VEHICLE. PARKED CAR IN GARAGE AND STRONG GASOLINE ODOR EMANATING FROM REAR HALF OF VEHICLE. UNABLE TO DETECT ANY GASOLINE LEAKS FROM VEHICLE ON THE FLOOR OR VISIBLE PARTS OF THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. OPENED GARAGE DOORS TO VENT OUT THE FUMES. FUMES DISSIPATED AFTER SEVERAL HOURS. I NO LONGER TOP OFF THE TANK IN AN EFFORT TO AVOID A POTENTIALLY VOLATILE SITUATION. ORIGINAL OWNER REPORTED FUEL TANK RELATED PROBLEMS AROUND 15,000 MILES BUT REFUSED TO FILL UP THE TANK DURING SERVICE AT DEALERSHIP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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