Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#10352321August 27, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
04 CORVETTE ZO6 LEAKING FUEL WHEN I FILLED IT. I HAVE BEEN SMELLING FUEL FOR A WHILE NOW AND I GUESS THIS WHY. IT SEEMS WHEN I WAS ALMOST DONE FILLING IT UP IT STARTED DRIPPING FUEL ON THE GROUND IN FRONT OF THE L/R TIRE. TOOK IT TO DEALER NO RESULTS YET. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352365August 27, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE REMOVABLE ROOF WOULD CONTINUOUSLY POP AND THERE WAS ALSO EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT. THE CONTACT LOCATED A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V491000 (STRUCTURE: BODY: ROOF AND PILLARS) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURED ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD CLAIM THE LIABILITY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000.
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351521August 24, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 CORVETTE PUSH BUTTON START INTERMITTENTLY WORKS . PASS KEY THAT ALLOWS YOU TO WALK UP ON THE CAR AND THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK DOESN'T WORK EITHER. NO OVER RIDE TO THE SYSTEM TO GET THE CAR TO START. HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED FROM AN AIRPORT AREA TO 5 MILES AWAY AND THE VEHICLE STARTED RIGHT UP . THIS IS NOT SAFE BECAUSE I AM AFRAID TO TAKE THE CAR SOMEWHERE AND HAVE IT NOT START. MY 80K BMW HAS A PUSHBUTTON START AND SMART KEY AND IT DOESN'T HAVE THESE ISSUES. AS A SIDE NOTE, WHEN THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER PICKED UP MY CAR TO TOW IT, HE ASKED IF IT WAS A GM VEHICLE WITH A PUSH BUTTON START AND I SAID YES IT IS . HE SAID HE KNEW IT, BECAUSE OF THE AREA AND HE TOWS ABOUT 20 - 30 CARS A WEEK FROM THE SAME AREA ALL GM VEHICLES . *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351629August 24, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2004 CORVETTE HAS A PROBLEM WITH FUEL LEAKAGE WHEN I FILL IT I GET A HEAVY ODOR OF GASOLINE IM AFRAID IT MAY BURN MY HOUSE DOWN IF I LEAVE IT IN THE GARAGE NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351262August 23, 2010
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE (EBCM) CONTROLS FAILED ON A 2001 CORVETTE WITH 37,000 MILES. TO CORRECT THIS MODULE, THE GM DEALER WILL CHARGE $1250 FOR THE REPLACEMENT PART AND 2.5 HOURS LABOR OR ABOUT $300 FOR A TOTAL OF $1650. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351074August 21, 2010
STEERING
2005 CORVETTE STEERING COLUMN LOCK WOULD NOT ALLOW ENGINE TO START BUT WOULD ALLOW STEERING WHEEL TO MOVE. DEALER REPLACED COLUMN LOCK SYSTEM, WORKED OK FOR 10 DAYS. CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN, COLUMN LOCK WOULD NOT RELEASE STEERING WHEEL. I UNDERSTAND EARLIER MODEL VETTES RECALLED TO FIX THIS WITH A BYPASS. LATER MODEL VETTES DO NOT HAVE THIS LOCKING SYSTEM. PART IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE FOR 2005. I AM CONCERNED THAT COLUMN LOCK WILL ENGAGE WHILE I AM DRIVING. HAVE THERE BEEN ANY CRASHES RESULTING FROM THIS? I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350481August 19, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1. TRAVELING IN HIGH SPEED LANE OF FREEWAY VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING WITHOUT ANY FOREWARNING. 2. FIRST AND ONLY TIME THIS OCCURRED 3. DEALER REPLACED THE IN TANK FUEL PUMP. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350291August 18, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
MY 2010 CORVETTE ZR1 DISPLAYS THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" MESSAGE EVERY FEW DRIVES. IT IS SPORADIC, AND INTERMITTENT... THE PROBLEM DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE AN IDENTIFIABLE CAUSE, OR CONDITION TO MAKE THE MESSAGE APPEAR, ONLY THAT IT DOES, AND IMMEDIATELY THE CAR DOES NOT SEEM TO FEEL RIGHT. IT ALSO SEEMS TO BE INCREASING IN FREQUENCY. I HAVE LESS THAN 1,600 MILES ON THE CAR, NO BUMPS, NO ACCIDENTS, NOTHING... THE CAR IS IN "PERFECT CONDITION" ASIDE FROM THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" MESSAGE ON THE DRIVERS INFORMATION CONSOLE DISPLAY. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349554August 16, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
OWN A 2004 CORVETTE Z06 WITH 66,000 MILES. AT ABOUT 63,000 STARTED TO SMELL GAS FUMES. BOUGHT A NEW GAS CAP BUT STILL SMELLED FUMES. TOOK IT TO A CERTIFIED CORVETTE MECHANIC AND FOUND THE LEAK TO BE THE LEFT FUEL TANK AT THE CROSSOVER PIPE. HE REPLACED BOTH FUEL TANKS AND CROSS OVER FOR AROUND $1900. MY BROTHER ALSO OWNED A 2004 CORVETTE WITH ABOUT THE SAME MILEAGE AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. HE TOOK HIS TO A DEALER AND THEY REPLACED BOTH FUEL TANKS AND CROSSOVER FOR AROUND $2700. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349614August 16, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMALLY OVERPOWERING GASOLINE ODOR. THE CONTACT STATED THE ODOR WAS MOST PROMINENT WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS LESS THAN ONE HALF FULL. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE AND CAUSING DISCOLORATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THERE WAS A PREVIOUS DEFECT INVESTIGATION OF THE FAILURE (NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE10015- FUEL SYSTEM STORAGE TANKS) BUT DID NOT RESULT IN A RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 12,900.
Crash:
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Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349785August 16, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
CONSTANT FUEL SMELL AND FUEL LEAKING DRASTICALLY FROM REAR OF CAR IN TWO PUDDLES WHEN TANK IS FULL, OR AFTER SOMEWHAT SHARP TURNS ARE MADE. UPDATED 09/16-10 *BF PICTURES RECEIVED. UPDATED 09/20/10 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349456August 15, 2010
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
TRACTION SYSTEM WARNING MESSAGE APPEARS AND VEHICLE GOES INTO REDUCED POWER MODE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349383August 14, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ON THURSDAY, AUG. 12, 2010, I STOPPED BY AT A GAS STATION TO FILL UP MY GAS TANK ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE COUPE. AFTER TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES FROM THE GAS STATION, I NOTICED A GAS LEAK UNDERNEATH COMING FROM THE LEFT DRIVER'S SIDE NEAR THE GAS TANK AREA. AFTER DISCOVERING THE PROBLEM, I IMMEDIATELY DROVE THE CAR TO A CHEVROLET SERVICE DEALERSHIP. AFTER HAVING A CERTIFIED GM MECHANIC LOOKING AT THE PROBLEM, THEY DISCOVERED IS WAS A DEFECTIVE TANK CONNECTOR (CROSSOVER PIPE) THAT CRACKS UNDER STRESS. WHAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WAS THE O-RING SEALS AND CONNECTOR PIPE ($250). THE LABOR CHARGE FOR REPLACING THESE PARTS ON A 2004 CORVETTE WAS $845. IT IS ALSO MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IN 2003 TO 2004, GM HAD THESE CROSSOVER PIPES CHANGED FROM A RUBBER TO A STEEL MATERIAL BECAUSE OF GAS AND HIGHWAY EMISSIONS. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE STATEMENT TO EVERY OWNER OF 2004 CORVETTE, THAT THERE IS IN FACT A DEFECTIVE CROSSOVER PIPE THAT WILL LEAK GASOLINE AND WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE A FIRE HAZARD IF IT IS NOT REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349303August 14, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I OWN A 2004 CORVETTE AND AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE MANY REPORTS OF A MFG. DEFECT IN THE FUEL TANK CROSSOVER QUICK CONNECT, CAUSING A FUEL LEAK AND POTENTIAL FIRE, LOSS OF LIFE. "THE CROSSOVER QUICK CONNECT IS AN INJECTION MOLDED COMPONENT MOLDED AT VIKING PLASTICS USING A MATERIAL PROVIDED BY POLYONE CORP. DURING THE COMPOUNDING PROCESS AT POLYONE CORP. ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2003, POLYONE CORP. MIS-PROCESSED A 3,000 POUND BATCH OF THE CROSSOVER QUICK CONNECT MATERIAL WHICH SIGNIFICANTLY DEGRADED THE MOLECULAR WEIGHT OF THE GLASS FILLED OLEFIN MATERIAL AND ULTIMATELY THE FRACTURE TOUGHNESS OF THE QUICK CONNECT." "POLYONE ALSO KNOWINGLY REPORTED INCORRECT PELLET SIZE ON THE MATERIAL CERTS." SUSPECT THAT COMPONENTS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN SCRAPPED, WERE RE-INTRODUCED INTO PRODUCTION ON AT LEAST TWO OTHER OCCASIONS." THIS IS FROM A GM LETTER FROM TERRY M. STONE TO DAVE REEK ON 10/08//2004 SUBJECT: FUEL LEAKS-ROOT CAUSE. ALSO IN ANOTHER LETTER PE 10-015 N100150 RESPONSE DATED JUNE 30, 2010 ON PAGE 13: "FUEL TANKS WITH SUSPECT QUICK CONNECTORS USING MATERIAL COMPOUNDED ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2003 AND JANUARY 7, 2004 WERE INSTALLED IN VEHICLES PRODUCED FROM APPROXIMATELY OCTOBER 22, 2003 THROUGH MARCH 19, 2004." "GM DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT THE ALLEGED DEFECT REPRESENTS AN UNREASONABLE RISK TO VEHICLE SAFETY." I STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH GM'S STATEMENT. ANY FUEL LEAK CAUSED BY A MFG. DEFECT POSES A MAJOR RISK TO VEHICLE SAFETY DUE TO THE POTENTIAL OF FIRE FROM LEAKING GAS. ONCE AGAIN, THERE HAVE BEEN MANY REPORTS OF THIS DEFECT AND I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT MY CAR COULD HAVE A DEFECTIVE GAS TANK WHICH SHOULD BE REPLACED BY GM IF A LEAK OCCURS. I ENCOURAGE THE NHTSA TO ISSUE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL OF THESE DEFECTIVE TANKS ON 2003/2004 CORVETTES/CADILLAC XLR VEHICLES BEFORE THERE IS A FIRE OR LOSS OF LIFE. UPDATED IVOQ 11/02/10 *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349338August 14, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVING DOWN TWO LANE ROAD BRAKE LOCKS JERKING ME ALMOST INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM GOES ON AND OFF WITHOUT ME DEPRESSING BUTTON, BRAKES LOCK WITHOUT REASON. BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON CONSTANTLY. SAW RECALL AND TOOK TO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE. STILL DOES IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349221August 13, 2010
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED HE ATTEMPTED TO USE THE SEAT BELT BUT IT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE RETRACTOR. HE CALLED AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WOULD LOOK INTO THE FAILURE AND CALL HIM BACK. HE MADE SEVERAL CALLS TO THE DEALER AND NO ONE RETURNED HIS CALL. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS REFERRED BACK TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT REFERENCE RECALL 91V143000, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THE PART FOR THE RECALL WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. THE DEALER VERIFIED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PART OF THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,100.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348952August 12, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ENTERING HIS VEHICLE FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE THE DOOR BECAME JAMMED INTO THE FRONT RIGHT FENDER WHERE THEY MEET. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DOORS ARE NOT ALIGNED THE CORRECT WAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. CHEVROLET WAS NOTIFIED AND THE OWNER WAS WAITING FOR A RETURN CALL. CHEVROLET FILED CLAIM # 71854922568. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 64,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349084August 12, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 CORVETTEZ06 DOWN THE HIGHWAY ON VACATION, IT BROKE A VALVE SPRING, THE ENGINE THEN TOTALLY SELF DESTRUCTED, RUINING EVEN THE BLOCK. GM DENIED ANY HELP BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY TIME WISE. IT HAD ONLY 30,000 MILES ON IT. THE DEFECTIVE SPRINGS ARE A KNOWN DEFECT ON 02,03 YEAR Z06S. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348880August 11, 2010
STEERING:COLUMN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE WITH THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHICH WAS A RESULT OF NHTSA RECALL 10V172000, STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE FAILURE SINCE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE BEGAN TO OCCUR ON A DAILY BASIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348394August 10, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CHEVROLET CORVETTE 2004 START NOTICING A FUEL ODOR IN THE GARAGE BROUGHT TO THE SHOP THEY REMOVE THE DRIVER SIDE FUEL AND DISCOVER THAT IT WAS CRACK AROUND THE CROSSOVER PIPE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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