Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#10395396April 10, 2011
SEATS
THERE APPEAR TO BE MANY VERIFIED COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SEATS MOVING UNDER ACCELERATION AND/OR BRAKING IN THE 1997-2004 CORVETTES. WHY HAVEN'T YOU REQUIRED CHEVROLET TO FIX THIS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395321April 9, 2011
WHEELS
2002 CORVETTE RIGHT REAR WHEEL CRACKED. RPO CODE QF5 STYLE WHEELS. IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE. IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE STYLE WHEELS. CAR HAS APPROX 75,000 MILES ON IT WITH NO OTHER DAMAGE OR ABUSE TO CAR OR WHEEL. DISCOVERED VIA TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR INDICATING TIRE WAS FLAT. ON INSPECTION THE WHEEL WAS CRACKED THROUGH RIM WHICH RESULTED IN THE FLAT TIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396168April 6, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
DEFECTIVE/CRACKED RIGHT FUEL TANK (WHERE FUEL PUMP CONNECTED TO FUEL TANK). STRONG FUEL SMELL NOTICED THIS PAST SUMMER, WHILE PARKED IN HOME GARAGE - SMELL WOULD ONLY BE NOTICEABLE AFTER TANK WAS FILLED. TANK REPLACED BY CARR CRAFT, INC., OF PORTAGE, MI., WITH 'ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT' TANK FROM CHEVROLET. CAR OWNER CALLED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE AND DELIVERED TANK TO KRUM/COLE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN VICKSBURG, MI FOR INSPECTION AND CONFIRMATION OF CRACK (AT REQUEST OF CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE). CHEVROLET SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE ADVISED THAT IT WAS DUE TO "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR", RATHER THAN A MANUFACTURING ISSUE AND WOULD NOT CONSIDER COMPENSATION FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE TANK. VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY KIND OF ACCIDENT AND IS OWNED BY ORIGINAL PURCHASER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393965April 1, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V172000 (STEERING:COLUMN) AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER MADE SEVEN ATTEMPTS TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BUT TO NO AVAIL AND THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ALSO INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH BECAUSE OTHER DRIVERS WOULD BE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN HE WAS BRAKING. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393863March 31, 2011
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS FOR RECALL 10V172000 (STEERING: COLUMN) IN JANUARY 2011. THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,009.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393885March 31, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY LOCKED UP. AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AT HIGHER SPEEDS WHEN HE THEN CRASHED INTO A DITCH, WENT AIRBORNE AND LANDED ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE POLICE WERE CALLED AND A REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY WERE ADVISED THAT A GM INVESTIGATOR WOULD COME AND INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THEY ARE WAITING THE OUTCOME, BUT IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000. UPDATED06/07/11*LJ UPDATED 08/17/11
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393640March 29, 2011
SEATS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE DRIVER SEAT WAS LOOSE AND WOULD JERK BACK AND FORTH WHEN HE ACCELERATED OR APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIANS STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THE SEAT BRACKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393024March 27, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL LEAK AT THE FUEL TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392906March 25, 2011
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC), STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT WAS PARKED WHEN THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING AND THE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED BOTH REAR WHEEL SENSORS AND THE STEERING COLUMN SENSOR TWICE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT WHEEL SENSOR WAS ALSO REPLACED BUT HE WAS UNAWARE IF IT WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE, DRIVERS SIDE OR BOTH. AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO ABNORMALLY JERK SIDEWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392521March 22, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WOULD LOCK SPORADICALLY. AFTER RECEIVING NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V060000(STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE) AND AFTER HAVING THE RECALLED REPAIR PERFORMED TWICE, THE FAILURE RECURRED A THIRD TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY CORRECTED THE ISSUE FOR THE RECALL AND WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PERFORM ANY FURTHER REPAIRS UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 18,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393192March 21, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
STRONG GAS SMELL BEHIND DRIVER'S SEAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392374March 21, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1986 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING ABNORMALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 86V120000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10391348March 14, 2011
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
INITIALLY CAR WAS INTERMITTENTLY NOT STARTING. DIC INDICATOR STATED STEERING WHEEL WAS "LOCKED". ON MARCH 11, 2011, I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. UPON MY RESEARCH 1997-2004 MODELS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE. MODELS 2006-2010 THE FEATURE - "STEERING COLUMN LOCK" WAS NOT INSTALLED ON THE CARS. MY CONCERN IS 2005 MODELS HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED AND COULD CAUSE POSSIBLE DEATHS OF OWNERS AND OR OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10389888March 11, 2011
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM ERROR APPEARS ON THE DASH AND A BELL SOUNDS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER 6 TIMES IN THE 4 YEARS THAT WE HAVE OWNED THIS 2007 CORVETTE STARTING IN SEPT 08. WE HAVE TAKEN IT IN 6 TIMES TO BE FIXED. THEY SAY THE COMPUTER SHOWS CODE C0710 AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION E7690 SENSOR FIVE TIMES. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF MY WIFE. FORTUNATELY SHE WAS DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED. THEY SAID THEY REPLACED THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR CONNECTOR RETAINING CLIP. COME TO FIND OUT, THERE HAS BEEN A GM SERVICE BULLETIN #060235002B OUT ON THIS CONDITION SINCE OCT 19, 2007. WE WERE NEVER INFORMED OF THIS FACT. WE FOUND OUT BY GOING TO THE CORVETTE FORUM AFTER THIS LAST INCIDENT. THEY ALSO SAID THE "FIX" WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY MAJOR GUARD GM PROTECTION PLAN, BUT THEY DIDN'T CHARGE ME BECAUSE I HAD BROUGHT IT TO THEM 6 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. HOW MAGNANIMOUS OF THEM! THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL TO PROTECT PEOPLES LIVES. I JUST HOPE WHAT THEY DID FIXES IT, BUT I AM DOUBTFUL! HERE IS THE LINK TO THE CORVETTE FORUM ON THIS PROBLEM: HTTP://FORUMS.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/C6-TECH-PERFORMANCE/2336065-SERVICE-ACTIVE-HANDLING-CONSUMER-ACTION.HTML UPDATED 03/15/11 *BF *TR UPDATED 1/5/12 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386894March 8, 2011
STEERING, STEERING:COLUMN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATLEY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL APPROXIMATELY EVERY FIVE FEET. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED. THE SERVICE STEERING COLUMN WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE FOLLOWING EVERY INSTANCE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000. UPDATED 4/4/11 *CN UPDATED 04/06/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386928March 8, 2011
WHEELS
2002 CORVETTE WHEELS CRACKING SPOKE UNDER DURESS WITH NOT EVEN 30,000 MILES ON WHEELS ALOT OF CORVETTE OWNERS HAVE THIS COMPLAINT CHEVY NEED TO RECALL BEFORE IT CAUSE A LOSS OF LIFE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386663March 7, 2011
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I DRIVE A 2006 CHEVY CORVETTE. I WAS DRIVING OUT OF A GAS STATION WHEN I APPLIED SOME EXTRA GAS, GIVING THE CAR SOME UNWANTED ACCELERATION AS I TURNED. THE "ACTIVE HANDLING" SIGN LIT UP AND THE CAR BUCKED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, AND BACK AGAIN. THANKFULLY I WAS ON A WIDE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP WITHOUT INJURY TO MYSELF OR OTHERS (OR THE CAR). AFTERWARDS, A MESSAGE POPPED UP READING "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" AND DID NOT GO AWAY UNTIL I HAD SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR A WHILE. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE, BUT IT DID WORRY ME ENOUGH TO SHARE THE STORY HERE. HOPE IT HELPS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386149March 2, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND AS HE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL PRIOR TO CHANGING LANES, THE TURN SIGNAL FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THE TURN SIGNAL BULB HAD OVERHEATED AND CAUSED THE WIRING HARNESS TO MELT. THE WIRING HARNESS, TURN SIGNAL BULB AND SOCKET WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,617. UPDATED 03/24/11*LJ UPDATED 1/5/12 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383948February 22, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VALVE SPRING FAILURES CORVETTE 2002 TO 2004
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383952February 22, 2011
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. UPON RESTART, THE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN, AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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