Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#10302107January 24, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
IN 2007 I WAS FILLING MY CAR UP WITH FUEL. WHEN I GOT HOME I NOTICED A LEAK ON MY GARAGE FLOOR. THIS HAPPENED ONLY WHEN I FILLED OVER HALF A TANK. AFTER FINDING A KNOWLEDGEABLE MECHANIC TO HANDLE THIS JOB, THEY REMOVED THE TRANSAXLE TO EXPOSE THE FUEL TANKS, WE REALIZED THAT IT WAS A LEAK IN THE CRACKED CONNECTOR OF THE LEFT HAND TANK, WHERE IT JOINS WITH THE CROSSOVER PIPE. I HAD TO ORDER A NEW LH TANK AND A CROSSOVER PIPE FROM THE US AND AFTER HUGE EXPENSE AND MONTHS WITHOUT MY CAR, WE FINALLY FIXED THE PROBLEM. NOW IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ARISING IN THE 04 CORVETTES AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE A FUEL FIRE FATALITY HAPPENS. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302118January 24, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE COUPE LEAKING DRIVER'S SIDE FUEL TANK. STARTED LEAKING ABOUT JULY 2009 AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 8300 ORIGINAL MILES BY ORIGINAL OWNER. LEAK BECAME WORSE OVER TIME AND RESULTING IN STRONG GASOLINE SMELL. HAD DEALER INSPECT THE CAR, HE DETERMINE THAT THE FUEL TANK LEAKS AT THE CROSSOVER CONNECTION OF THE LEFT TANK. I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE FIRE HAZARD HAVING THE CAR IN THE GARAGE WHERE A GAS FIRED WATERHEATER IS LOCATED. I HAD THE CAR REPAIRED BY THE CHEVY DEALER ON JANUARY 12, 2010, AT A COST OF $2083.-. THE REPAIR CONSISTED OF REPLACING THE LEFT FUEL TANK. I ALSO NOTICED THE CAR'S MILEAGE DROPPED FROM ABOUT 16MPG TO LESS THAN 12MPG IN CITY DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10301731January 21, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
FOR THE PAST YEAR MY 2006 CORVETTE HAS PERIODICALLY DISPLAYED A WARNING ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION SCREEN WHICH READS "SERVICE VEHICLE SOON" FOLLOWED NEARLY IMMEDIATELY BY "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM." WHEN THE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY WITH APPROXIMATELY 12,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS ROUGHLY 20,000 MILES AND IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO OUR LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER IN LIVERMORE, CA FIVE TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE (JAN 09, MAR 09, MAR 09, DEC 09, JAN 10) THE DEALER TRIED A NUMBER OF REPAIRS BUT THE WARNING CONTINUED. THE DEALER AND GM ARE NOW STATING THAT THE PROBLEM IS RELATED TO DEFECTIVE BPMV AND EBCM UNITS WHICH CONTROL THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM AND THE STABILITRACK SYSTEM. THEY ARE REFUSING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS IS APPARENTLY A CHRONIC PROBLEM FOR THESE VEHICLES WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN A SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH IF THE BRAKES WERE TO LOCK UP AT THE WRONG TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300121January 18, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL LEAK IN CROSSOVER PIPE WAS DISCOVERED AFTER STRONG FUMES IN CAR AND GAS LEAKING UNDER CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MY CAR PLUS ONE OTHER OF THE SAME MODEL YEAR AND PURCHASED AT THE SAME TIME.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300074January 17, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AT ABOUT 15000 MILES THE FUEL TANK BEGAN LEAKING/SMELLING OF GAS AFTER A FILL UP. DEALER DID REPLACE TANK UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. DEALER DESCRIPTION: 25565 LEAKING FUEL TANK LINE L1280 2.1 (GMPP) INSPECTED THE FUEL SYSTEM FOR A LEAK AND FOUND THE HARD LINE TO THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK IS LEAKING AT THE CONNECTION TO THE TANK. REMOVED THE FUEL TANK AND DRAINED THE TANK. SWAPPED THE SENDING UNIT AND INSTALLED THE NEW TANK. REPAIRS WERE DONE ON THE RIGHT SIDE TANK. TECH 2310. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299964January 16, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
STARTED WITH GASOLINE SMELL COMING FROM 03 CORVETTE. TOOK TO DEALER AND FOUND OUT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS ONE OF THE 2 GAS TANKS. UNABLE TO KNOW FOR SURE WITHOUT DROPPING THE WHOLE DRIVE TRAIN. THIS WAS DONE AND THE PLASTIC GAS TANK HAD DEVELOPED A LEAK. WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A FLAW WITH SOME PRODUCTION CORVETTES. A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR BUT ONE THAT MUST BE DONE. CANNOT HAVE GAS VAPORS ESCAPING INTO THE AIR OR CONFINED IN A GARAGE. I HAVE ALREADY HAD 1 HOUSE FIRE, DON'T NEED ANOTHER ONE. IF GM KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, THEY SHOULD HAVE FIXED IT. BUYERS SHOULD NOT BE PUT IN HARMS WAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299998January 16, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
LEFT SIDE FUEL TANK LEAKING AND DRIPPING FUEL ON GARAGE FLOOR. FUEL APPEARED TO BE LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE TANK. IMMEDIATELY TOOK TO CHEVY DEALER SERVICE DEPT. AND THEY LATER INFORMED ME THE GAS TANK WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TOTAL COSTS $1768.00. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299563January 12, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ON 01/07/2010, THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING MESSAGE CAME ON CROSSING OVER A RAILROAD TRACK AT AROUND FIVE MPH. THE MESSAGE STAYED ON UNTIL RESTARTING THE CAR. ON 01/08/2010, WHILE SLOWING THE CAR THROUGH 55 MPH TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY, THE FRONT RIGHT BRAKE APPLIED FOR APPROXIMATELY HALF OF A SECOND PULLING ME INTO THE RIGHT EXIT LANE. "ACTIVE HANDLING-ON" MESSAGE DISPLAYED AND STAYED ON FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS. LUCKILY, NO OTHER CARS WERE NEAR AND NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT I WAS DRIVING STRAIT. HOWEVER, I DO REMEMBER HITTING A ROUGH PATCH OF HIGHWAY RIGHT BEFORE THE BRAKE APPLIED. I HAD THE CAR SERVICED AT THE CHEVROLET DEALER. THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE CAR IS A 2005 CORVETTE WITH THE Z51 PACKAGE AND TELESCOPIC STEERING WHEEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298988January 11, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1. EACH TIME THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED UP THERE IS A STRONG FUEL ODOR SMELL. 2. RECENTLY THERE IS FUEL LEAKAGE ON MY GARAGE FLOOR DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE & FUEL ON THE SIDE AND BOTTOM OF THE FUEL TANK. 3. GM SAID CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299052January 11, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
IN LATE 2003 AND THE 2004 CHEVY CORVETTE MODELS WENT FROM A RUBBER CROSSOVER TUBE TO A METAL ONE. SOMETHING IN THE NEW SYSTEM CAUSES THE FUEL TANK TO CRACK NEAR THE CONNECTOR OR THE SEALS TO FAIL. THIS ALLOWS FUEL AND HEAVY VAPORS TO LEAK AND THE VAPORS GO RIGHT INTO THE CABIN. NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE NOT TO MENTION AN EMISSION PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298917January 10, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VERY STRONG GASOLINE SMELL WHEN CAR IS PARKED IN GARAGE. *TR UPDATED 07/26/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298740January 8, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. HE STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH THE ROOF PANEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ALTHOUGH RECALL NUMBER 09V491000, STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FAILURE, HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298180January 4, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE AND HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THAT APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE THAT WAS INVESTIGATED SEVERAL YEARS BACK ON ANOTHER VEHICLE. HOWEVER, IN DOING INTERNET RESEARCH, IT APPEARS MANY CORVETTE OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WHEREBY THE TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL OR JUST STOP WORKING AFTER THEY HAVE BLINKED FOR A FEW TIMES. I SEE THIS AS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AS THE DRIVERS AROUND YOU DETERMINE THEIR BRAKING AND DRIVING SKILLS ON WHAT THEY SEE AND THEY MAY GET A FALSE SENSE OF WARNING WHEN THE BLINKER GOES OUT AND I STOP ANYWAY TO MAKE THE TURN. I WOULD THINK THAT I WOULD BE CITED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OR THE MANUFACTURER OF THE PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297866January 3, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL SMELL WHEN FILLING CAR WITH GAS ODOR IS ALSO IN CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297841January 2, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I KEPT GETTING STRONG FUEL ODORS IN MY GARAGE BUT NEVER COULD LOCATE THE LEAK. I WENT TO FILL UP AND GAS RAN DOWN THE PAVEMENT ON THE DRIVER SIDE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE FUEL TANK HAD A CRACK IN AT AND IT SPILLED WHEN I FILLED UP DIRECTLY OVER THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE TANK WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE. THE OLD TANK WAS LEFT AT THE DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297714December 31, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2004 CHEVROLET COM.EDITION Z06 CORVETTE. PURCHASED IN SEPT 2008 WITH 5500 MILES FROM THE ORIGINAL SELLING DEALERSHIP. NOW WITH APPROX 9800-10,000 MILES A FUEL LEAK HAS DEVELOPED WHEN FUELING THE CAR UP. AT APPROX +1/2-3/4 TANK FUEL SPILLS OUT UNDER THE CAR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THIS YEAR SAW AN INSTALLATION OF A NEW STAINLESS FUEL CROSSOVER LINE BETWEEN THE TANKS. THEY HAVE BEEN NOTORIOUS FOR LEAKAGE ALONG WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE TANK IN THE AREA WHERE THE CROSSOVER LINE COUPLES TO THE TANK. ALONG WITH WHAT I CONSIDER A MAJOR SAFETY RISK DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE, (THE EXHAUST AND FUEL TANK ARE IN VERY CLOSE PROXIMITY) THIS ALSO MUST BE AN EPA/EMISSION VIOLATION FROM ESCAPING FUMES, VAPORS AND FUEL. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN PAINSTAKINGLY MAINTAINED AND IS IN AS NEW CONDITION (10,000 MILES) THIS IS A DEFECT FROM GM AND DUE TO THE INHERENT POSSIBILITY OF LOSS OF LIFE AND/OR PROPERTY DAMAGE SHOULD BE RECALLED OR AT LEAST REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED GM DEALERSHIP. THIS VEHICLE DOES HAVE A 80,000 MILE EMISSION WARRANTY UNDER WHICH THIS FALLS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297708December 31, 2009
STEERING, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE
THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO YOUR ODI NUMBER 10297619. OUR 2003 CHEVROLET CORVETTE HAS SUSTAINED SEVERE UNDERCARRAIGE DAMAGE AS WELL AS PASSENGER SIDE BODY DAMAGE AND WHEEL AND TIRE DAMAGE. PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN AND DRIVERS DOOR WILL OPEN WHEN MUCH STRENGTH APPLIED TO PULL IT OPEN. THERE WERE A COUPLE OF MINUTES AFTER THE CRASH THAT IT WAS APPARENT THE DOORS WERE NOT GOING TO OPEN WITHOUT SOME KIND OF ASSISTANCE. JUST PRIOR TO THE CRASHWE EXPERIENCED A SMALL FISHING OF OF THE REAR OF THE CAR AT WHICH TIME THE ACCELERATOR WAS DISENGAGED AND THE BRAKES APPLIED HARD. THE STEERING WAS LOCKED IN THE POSITION WE WERE DRIVING IN AT THE TIME WHICH WAS ON A CURVE. THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP US, AND AT THIS TIME THE RPM WAS RACING UPWARD ON THE CAR WHICH WAS ACCELERATING WHEN NO GAS WAS BEING APPLIED AT ALL. ONE OTHER TIME WHEN WE HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES QUICKLY, FOR A CHANGING LIGHT, THE RPM RACED WAY UP WHILE WE WERE STOPPED. OUR COMPUTER SAID NOTHING AT THIS TIME WHICH INDICATED TO US THAT THERE WAS NOTHING NOTED ABOUT THE INCIDENT THAT WE COULD SEE. ALSO AIRBAGS FAILED TO OPEN! WITHOUT OUR SEATBELTS, THE 37 INCIDENT AMONG CORVETTES WOULD HAVE BEEN THE FIRST CASUALITY IN THE STEERING LOCK FAILURE. MOST NOTABLY AND CRITICAL OF THE FAILURES IS THE STEERING LOCK FIAILURE NO.1, NO 2 IS BRAKES FAILING TO STOP VEHICLE AND NO. 3 IS AIRBAGS FAILING TO DEPLOY. NO 4 IS THE RPM ACCELERATING WHEN BRAKES ARE TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVEABLE AT THIS TIME AND IS CURRENTLY IN STORAGE UNTIL THERE ARE RESOLUTIONS TO THESE FAILURES. DATE OF CRACH DEC. 11, 2009 ABOUT 9:30 AM. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297487December 30, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE REMOVABLE CLEAR TOP OF MY 2003 CORVETTE HAS A CRACK BEGINNING AT THE RIGHT AND EXTENDING ABOUT 3 INCHES AND THE ENTIRE TOP LOOKS AS IF THE CLEAR MATERIAL IS DISINTEGRATING. THESE ARE CONDITIONS WHICH HAVE OCCURRED WITHOUT ANY KNOWN DIRECT DAMAGE TO THE TOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297494December 30, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
I HAVE A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE AND A 2004 CHEVROLET COMMEMORATIVE EDITION CORVETTE. BOTH OF MY VETTES HAVE HAD A ROOF LEAK AND BOTH CARS HAVE THE FIXED ROOF. NEITHER VEHICLES HAVE EVER BEEN WRECKED. IT HAS CAUSED MILDEW ON THE HEADLINER AS WELL AS NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH WIRING IN THE CAR DUE TO THE LEAK. BECAUSE MY 2000 CORVETTE HAD NO WARRANTY WE FIXED THE PROBLEM OURSELVES, BUT MY 2004 CORVETTE STILL IS HAVING A PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT IS UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE ROOF LEAK. I WAS WONDERING IF THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO COINCIDENTAL TO HAVE THE PROBLEM ON TWO CORVETTES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297612December 30, 2009
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
PUSH BUTTON START ON CORVETTE: NO WAY TO TURN OFF MOTOR IF GAS PEDAL STICKS OPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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