Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#10402668May 25, 2011
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD A RECURRING FAILURE WITH THE STABILITY CONTROL IMMEDIATELY AFTER 6,500 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE, NUMEROUS TIMES BUT THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NORMAL; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE BECAME SEVERE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,750.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401001May 16, 2011
SUSPENSION:REAR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH THE VEHICLE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AND WOULD NOT STAY IN THE LANE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE UPPER CONTROL ARM ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE CHASSIS. THE CONTACT STATED ONE OF THE UPPER BOLTS WERE MISSING FROM THE UPPER CONTROL ARM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE UPPER CONTROL ARM AND BOLTS WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. UPDATED 6/8/11 *CN UPDATED 06/24/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401190May 16, 2011
WHEELS
I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 CORVETTE Z06 THAT HAS 12500 MILES ON IT. I WAS MERGING ONTO I-94 AT LITTLE MACK WHEN MY RIGHT REAR WHEEL BROKE OFF AT THE LUG NUTS. WHEN THE WHEEL BROKE OFF THE CAR VIOLENTLY TURNED TO THE RIGHT AND SLAMMED INTO THE CONCRETE RETAINING WALL. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL. GM'S CONTENTION IS THAT THE WHEEL BROKE OFF ON IMPACT, THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO THAT PART OF THE VEHICLE AND I HAVE MANY PHOTOS TO SUPPORT WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED. BECAUSE MY CAR HAS NO DAMAGE IN THE AREA WHERE THE WHEEL CAME OFF THE PROBLEM IS OBVIOUS. IT MAY NOT BE APPARENT IN OTHER VEHICLES THAT HAVE HAD A SIMILAR CATASTROPHIC WHEEL FAILURE DUE TO DAMAGE SUSTAINED AS A RESULT OF IMPACT IN AN ACCIDENT AND GM'S WILLINGNESS TO COVER IT UP. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10401748May 13, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
SMELL OF GAS NOTICEABLE WHEN CAR JUST SITTING IN GARAGE. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. VEHICLE BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE AND FOUND TO HAVE RIGHT FUEL TANK LEAK. (OF IMPORTANCE WAS THE FACT WE HAD THE LEFT GAS TANK REPLACED ABOUT A YEAR BEFORE THIS EVENT AT WHICH TIME I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A FREAK OCCURRENCE UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400308May 8, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING, AT NIGHT, BOTH LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY AND COULD NOT BE SWITCHED BACK ON. I USED THE FOG LIGHTS TO DRIVE HOME ON SURFACE STREETS. I LATER DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS AN INTERMITTENT CONNECTION IN CIRCUIT NO. 1970, WITHIN THE MAIN FUSE/RELAY BACKPLANE ITSELF. THE CIRCUIT OPENS AT OPERATING TEMPERATURES, BUT WORKS WHEN THE CAR FUSE BOX IS COLD, MAKING DIAGNOSIS MORE DIFFICULT. THE BACKPLANE CANNOT BE SERVICED AND MUST BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399273May 5, 2011
WHEELS
I HAVE A 2002 CHEVY CORVETTE. BOTH OF THE 18" REAR WHEELS HAVE CRACKS AT THE CORNERS OF THE FIVE SPOKES. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 40,000 MILES. THE FRONT WHEELS ARE 17", THERE ARE NO APPARENT CRACKS ON THE FRONT WHEELS. THESE ARE FACTORY WHEELS WITH ORIGINAL TIRES, NO ABUSIVE DRIVING SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398586May 2, 2011
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE - ABS BRAKING AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM FAILURE. SYSTEMIC AND RECURRING PROBLEM WITH ECBM ELECTRONIC FAILURE. LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL IN WET WEATHER AND NO ABS BRAKING. RESEARCH SHOWS REPEATED PROBLEM WITH C5 CORVETTES. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH A HIGH PERFORMANCE VEHICLE. THIS NEEDS MANUFACTURER'S CORRECTION OF THIS DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING FLAW. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398006April 27, 2011
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM WAS DISENGAGING WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSING THE BRAKES TO MALFUNCTION WHEN DRIVING AT LEAST 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397075April 21, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V172000 (STEERING:COLUMN) AND WAS AWAITING A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL POP FROM THE ROOF. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V491000 (STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS) AND WAS ADVISED BY BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396880April 20, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE WITH A SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING, ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL ISSUE. I FEEL IT IS A QUALITY/SAFETY CONCERN ON GENERAL MOTORS' PART AS THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STOP ABRUPT AT TIMES AT ANY SPEED. CURRENTLY NO HIGH SPEED ISSUES HAVE OCCURRED BUT FEAR THAT IT MAY HAPPEN. I SEE NO MOVEMENT ON GM'S PART TO REMEDY THIS OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT CAN CAUSE INJURY TO MYSELF AND MAYBE OTHERS IN THE EVENT THAT THE SYSTEM COMPLETELY FAILS OR FAILS AT THE WRONG TIME. THE CURRENT INVESTIGATION NUMBER I AM TOLD ASSOCIATED WITH THIS IS EA09-002. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397674April 19, 2011
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I HAVE A 2008 CORVETTE COUPE, BASE MODEL WITH APPROXIMATELY 21,000 MILES THAT I PURCHASED NEW IN APRIL 2008. RECENTLY ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS I HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING ISSUES: 1) TWICE WHILE GOING SLOW AND TURNING, THE "TRACTION SYSTEM ACTIVE" MESSAGE CAME ON AND THE CAR / BRAKES STUTTERED. 2) THIS ALSO HAPPENED TWICE WHILE GOING SLOW AND NOT TURNING. 3) ONCE WHILE GOING SLOW, THE "ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" MESSAGE CAME ON WITH THE SAME RESULTS AS ABOVE. AT ALL TIMES THE ROADS WERE DRY, FLAT AND NORMAL PAVED ROADS. THE CAR HAS NOW BEEN BROUGHT TO THE DEALER TWICE WITH NO RESOLUTION. THEY SAID THE CAR GAVE OFF NO CODES AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM SO THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE AT WILL. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS WILL ACTIVATE WHEN I AM DRIVING FASTER, PUTTING ME IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396692April 18, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED UNLESS THE TURN SIGNALS ARE BEING USED, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR AN OPERATOR TO KNOW WHEN THEY ARE OPERABLE. THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARDS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR A FEW YEARS. THE FREQUENCY OF THE FAILURES HAS INCREASED AND THE FAILURE DURATION HAS LENGTHENED . INITIALLY, THE FAILURE LASTED FOR ONLY A FEW SECONDS. THE SOLUTION THE CONTACT DISCOVERED WAS TO PUNCH THE HAZARD LIGHTS BUTTON A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THIS WOULD SOMEHOW CAUSE THE TURN SIGNALS TO START OPERATING. THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO AGE AND WEAR AS WELL AS BAD PARTS. THE HEADLIGHTS, WINDOW MOTORS AND DRIVER'S SEAT MOTOR HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,500. UPDATED 5/24/11 *CN UPDATED 06/13/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396710April 18, 2011
SEAT BELTS
DRIVER SEAT BELT MECHANISM REPEATEDLY JAMS MAKING IT INOPERABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396601April 17, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL TANK LEAK RIGHT SIDE TOP OF TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395823April 14, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 08 CORVETTE HAS LEFT ME STRANDED 3 TIMES, ONCE ON THE FREEWAY. THE CAR QUITS PULLING,SERVICE BRAKES AND FUEL SYS. LIGHTS COME ON. THANKFULLY I HAD TIME TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD,BUT,IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395738April 13, 2011
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL REMAINED STUCK AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO MOVE IT. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE). THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ALREADY REPAIRED UNDER THE PREVIOUS RECALL AND OFFERED NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395779April 13, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT HE HAD TO REPLACE THE PUMP AND THE MODULE. THE REMEDY PROVIDED BY THE DEALER WAS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX SINCE THE PROBLEM RECURRED TWO YEARS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395815April 13, 2011
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE 79,000 MILES, SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHT COMES ON THE DISPLAY AND ALSO THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AT SAME TIME, ONCE THE REAR WHEEL SEIZED AT 5MPH, I WAS TOLD BY OTHER CORVETTE OWNERS THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH 2005-2009 CORVETTES WITH TILT AND TELESCOPIC STEERING COLUMN , HOWEVER MY CAR ONLY HAS TILT STEERING AND THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE THE SAME AS THE RECALL THAT GENERAL MOTORS APPLIED TO THE CARS WITH TILT AND TELESCOPIC STEERING COLUMN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396310April 12, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT AND ANTI-LOCK CIRCUIT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED GM PLACED THE ANTI-LOCK CIRCUIT AGAINST THE RADIATOR AND THE ENGINE DURING MANUFACTURING. THE CONSUMER STATED THE COST TO REPAIR THE BROKEN CIRCUIT WAS $2000.00. HOWEVER, SEVEN MONTHS LATER, THE ANTI-LOCK CIRCUIT BROKE AGAIN. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE MAIN PROBLEM WAS THE LOCATION OF THE ANTI-LOCK CIRCUIT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395518April 11, 2011
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WHILE DRIVING ON A PRIVATE ROAD, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE CAR TO FIRST VEER TO THE RIGHT AND THEN IMMEDIATELY TO THE LEFT, IMPACTING A GUARD RAIL. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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