Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#10229761June 3, 2008
STEERING
I HAVE A 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE THAT HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING COLUMN FROM DAY ONE AND HAS NEVER BEEN PROPERLY FIXED. NOW, THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229399May 31, 2008
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 40 GOING AROUND 75MPH WHEN MY CAR JUMPED TO THE RIGHT ABOUT 4 FEET AND THEN MY BRAKES WENT CRAZY. IT FELT LIKE I HAD 4 FLAT TIRES. I MANAGED TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER AND WHEN I WAS STOPPED I NOTICED MY SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING WARNING WAS ON. I HAD TO DISABLE THE ACTIVE HANDLING TO FINISH MY TRIP. IT WAS A GOOD THING IT WAS EARLY IN THE MORNING OR I WOULD HAVE WRECK IF THERE WERE OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE ACTIVE HANDLING BRAKE MODULE. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR UNTIL THIS HAPPENED. THIS REALLY SCARED ME AND I BELIEVED IT SHOULD BE CHECKED OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229277May 30, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
OWN A 2006 CHEVY CORVETTE. ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS STARTED AFTER 5 MONTHS OF OWNING IT AND HAVE CONTINUED TO DATE. IT HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP MORE THEN AT OUR HOME. IT HAS BEEN TOWED IN 8 TIMES FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. VEHICLE GOES COMPLETELY DEAD. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE BATTERY 3 TIMES AND THE VEHICLE STILL IS DEAD. DROVE TO WORK WITHIN 4 HOURS THE VEHICLE COULDN'T RETURN HOME. DEALER SWORE IT WAS FIX ON 5/29/2008 AT 3:30 BUT BY 4PM THE DEALERSHIP CALLED THE VEHICLE WAS DEAD. THEY HAVE REPLACED COMPUTER MODULES, BRAKES SWITCHES AND BATTERIES. CAR WENT INTO THE SHOP ON 5/5/2008 AND STILL IS IN THE SHOP ON 5/30/08. PROBLEM STARTED WITHIN 5 MONTHS OF BUYING THE VEHICLE. NOW WE OWN A VEHICLE THE HAS BEEN TOWED IN DEAD 8 TIMES, IN THE SHOP FOR OVER 45 DAYS TOTAL AND STILL DEAD AND STILL NO RESOLUTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229328May 30, 2008
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
ACTIVE HANDLING ACTIVATED ON MY 2005 CORVETTE AT ABOUT 35-40 MPH LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE BRAKES, REPEATEDLY, ON ONLY THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL. WAS CRUISING AT A STEADY SPEED IN A STRAIGHT LINE. NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF CAR. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE C6 CORVETTES. IN THE DEALERSHIP NOW FOR REPAIR. DEALER INDICATES THE STEERING POSITION SENSOR HAS FAILED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PRODUCT DEFECT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227929May 15, 2008
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG CHEMICAL SMELL COMING FROM THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. THE SMELL WAS FIRST NOTICED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND BECAME STRONGER THE MORE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 482. UPDATED 06/09/08 *BF UPDATED 06/08/09
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227566May 13, 2008
WHEELS
FLAT TIRE, CRACKED RIM CAUSED TIRE TO LOSE ALL AIR WHILE PARKED, NO ABUSE RIM CRACKED DUE TO FAULTY CASTING,IF FAILURE WERE TO OCCUR COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. REPLACED RIM AT MY EXPENSE BECAUSE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND GM WOULD NOT OFFER REPLACEMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226926May 7, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
ON 03/28/08 MY 1999 CORVETTE WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE AS REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO START & DRIVE FAILED WITH DASH DISPLAY INDICATING "SERVICE STEERING SYSTEM, REMOVE KEY WAIT 10 SECONDS". AT THAT POINT WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER. SEVERAL DAYS LATER THE DEALER CALLED AND SAID A WIRE HARNESS WITH A RELAY HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST TO ME OF $500.00+. I MENTIONED TO THE SERVICE WRITER THAT THIS CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A NHTSA RECALL # 04V060000 AND A GM TSB # 01-02-35-008 AND HAD BEEN PERFORMED TWICE SINCE NEW. HE SAID GM WILL ONLY DO RECALL ONCE AND THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR THIS WORK. HE GAVE ME A 800 NUMBER AT GM TO CALL, OF WHICH I DID AND GOT NO SATISFACTION. I THEN AUTHORIZED THE DEALER TO DO THE REPAIR AND PICKED THE CAR UP ON 04/14/08 PAYING THEM $546.99 + AN $85.00 TOW BILL. ON 04/19/08 SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AFTER PULLING OUT OG MY GARAGE. I PULLED THE KEY WAITED 10 SECONDS AND IT WORKED ON SECOND ATTEMPT. ON 4/21 PROBLEM RECURRED ANY AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR GOING AND DROVE TO THE DEALER AND LEFT THE CAR TO BE CHECKED (7:45 AM). AFTER WAITING A DAY TO HEAR FROM DEALER I VISITED THEM (4/22/08) AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I REQUESTED THEY RELEASE THE CAR TO ME AT THAT POINT, HOWEVER AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS THEY COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO OPERATE. AFTER A WAIT OF 20 MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO DRIVE AND TOOK IT HOME. AT THIS POINT I HAD BEEN ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND AN AFTER MARKET PART CALLED STEERING LOCK SIMULATOR KIT PURCHASED IT AND INSTALLED IT ON 04/24/08. TO DATE 05/07/08 PROBLEM HAS NOT RECURRED AND I'M HAPPY WITH THE RESULTS. MY MAIN CONCERNS ARE: WHY DIDN'T GM COVER THE COST OF REPAIR ON THIS AS A SAFETY RECALL? WHY THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIX OR KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM? I PAID LESS THAN $50.00 FOR THE PART THAT CURED THE PROBLEM! I HAVE SENT OFF A COMPLAINT LETTER TO CHEVROLET STATING ALL OF THE ABOVE, AND REQUESTED MY CREDIT CARD COMPANY NOT PAY THE DEALER. SIGNED, LOU CARDOZA *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226835May 6, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE SERVICE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED PERIODICALLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKE PRESSURE MODULATOR VALVE HAD A SHORT, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKE CONTROL MODULATOR TO FAIL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 55,200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226783May 6, 2008
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHENEVER THERE IS ANY TORQUE PRESENT, THE CONTACT HEARS A CRUNCHING AND POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE ROOF PANEL. THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY BECAUSE THE LAMINATED PART OF THE ROOF IS SEPARATING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SIX TIMES FOR THIS FAILURE, WITH THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE ON JANUARY 17, 2008. THE FAILURE HAS SINCE WORSENED. THE CONTACT DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A REPAIR AVAILABLE FOR THIS FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,900 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. UPDATED 05/20/08. *LJ THE SEAT BELT BUZZER WOULD GO OFF AT TIMES, THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR MADE A POPPING NOISE WHEN IT WAS OPENED. UPDATED 05/20/08
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226790May 6, 2008
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V060000 (STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE) WAS REFERENCED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 197,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226497May 2, 2008
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
A MESSAGE WAS RANDOMLY DISPLAYED SAYING THAT THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM HAD FAILED AND THAT SERVICE WAS NEEDED. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THE CAR'S COMPUTER WOULD THEN SHUT OFF THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM, BUT WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON, THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WOULD BE ACTIVE UNTIL THE NEXT FAILURE. I BELIEVE THAT THIS FAILURE CONSTITUTES A SAFETY PROBLEM. AFTER MANY MONTHS OF THIS (I WASN'T OVERLY CONCERNED SINCE I DON'T DRIVE ERRATICALLY AND RARELY ACTIVATE THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM), I TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALER (WEST CHEVROLET, ALCOA, TN) AND WAS TOLD (1) THEY HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE ON CORVETTES AND (2) IT IS DUE TO THE WIRING HARNESS IN THE STEERING COLUMN BEING TOO SHORT. (THIS CAR HAS A POWER TELESCOPING STEERING WHEEL AND MEMORY SEATS SO THAT EVERY TIME THE DRIVER GETS IN AND OUT OF THE CAR, THE STEERING COLUMN AUTOMATICALLY MOVES OUT AND IN, EVIDENTLY TUGGING ON THE WIRING HARNESS EACH TIME.) THE DEALERS TECHNICIAN FOREMAN SAID THAT ONE OF SIGNALS CARRIED BY THE HARNESS IS THE ANGLE OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH IS USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A YAW-RATE SENSOR TO DETERMINE IF THE CAR IS "SPINNING OUT" AND WHAT CORRECTIVE ACTION IS REQUIRED TO CORRECT THIS. HE ALSO SAID THAT DUE TO THE TOO-SHORT HARNESS, THE INTEGRITY OF THE HARNESS CONNECTOR DEGRADES OVER TIME CAUSING THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM. (3) THE DEALER SAID THAT THIS PROBLEM IS FIXED BY EXTENDING THE HARNESS WITH A GM PART WHICH IMPLIES THAT GM KNOWS THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM AND HAVE DEVELOPED A PART TO FIX IT. (4) I ASKED THE DEALER WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF I DID NOT FIX IT. I WAS TOLD THAT EVENTUALLY THE CONNECTOR WOULD COMPLETELY FAIL RESULTING IN A LOSS OF THE POWER STEERING. THIS WOULD THEN BE ANOTHER SAFETY PROBLEM. SO I HAD TO HAVE IT FIXED BUT IT WASN'T CHEAP - $594.68. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226019April 29, 2008
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE REMOVABLE TOP ON THE VEHICLE WAS LOOSE. WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP AT ANY SPEED, THE TOP SOUNDS AS IF IT WILL DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO SAFETY RECALL ON THE REMOVABLE TOP. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225552April 24, 2008
WHEELS:RIM
MY 2001 CORVETTE RIGHT REAR WHEEL CRACKED WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 75 MILES PER HOUR. I LOST MOST OF THE AIR BY THE TIME I STOPPED. I HAD THE TIRE CHECKED FOR LEAKS AND NO LEAKS WERE FOUND ON THE TIRE. I HAD THE WHEEL CHECKED AND A CRACK WAS FOUND AROUND THE SPOKE TO THE OUTER EDGE OF THE WHEEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225645April 24, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THREE MONTHS, MY 2005 CHEVY CORVETTE DECIDED TO LOCK ME OUT AGAIN ON ITS OWN. THE "SMART KEY" SYSTEM, WHICH IS SUPPOSE TO LOCK THE DOORS WHEN THE KEYS ARE OUT OF THE CAR AND UNLOCKS WHEN THE KEYS ARE IN THE CAR. WELL IT FREAKS OUT WHEN THERE ARE TWO KEYS IN THERE. WHENEVER THERE ARE TWO KEYS IN THE CAR, THE SYSTEM FLIPS AND LOCKS THE PERSON OUT. THIS IS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AS I HAD LAST TIME. MY KEYS ARE IN PLAIN VIEW OF MY WINDOW, YET I STILL CANT GET IN BECAUSE THE DOORS WONT UNLOCK. IS THERE ANYWAY TO GET CHEVY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. NOW I HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO GET IN MY CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223486April 6, 2008
WHEELS:RIM
WHEELS ON MY 2002 CHEVY CORVETTE ARE CRACKED AND IT IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. FAILURE OF THIS WHEEL WHILE DRIVING CAN HAVE DISASTROUS RESULTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221546March 18, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PULLED OUT OF A PARKING LOT. I WAS GOING 20MPH WHEN THE ACTIVE HANDLING MESSAGE CAME ON ON THE DASH. WHEN THE SYSTEM BECAME ACTIVATE, THE SYSTEM DECIDED TO PULL THE CAR HARD TO THE RIGHT AND STOPPED THE CAR COMPLETELY. THERE WAS NOTHING I CAN DO OTHER THAN YANKING THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT TO KEEP MYSELF AWAY FROM THE CURB. I WAS LUCKY I DIDN'T GET REAR ENDED AND KEPT AWAY FROM THE CURB. I HAD TO RESTART THE COMPUTER TO RESET THE SYSTEM. THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM HAS HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH MANY CORVETTE OWNERS, PLEASE RESEARCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221366March 16, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
WITH THE CAR IN REVERSE, LETTING OUT ON THE CLUTCH A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE UNDER IT'S OWN POWER. DEALER FOUND THE RIGHT REAR DRIVE AXLE SNAPPED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220146March 5, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE COMPUTER DELAYED THE ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. THE COMPUTER WAS NOT GETTING THE MESSAGES AT THE RIGHT TIME. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE FAILURE, BUT, ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS, STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220066March 4, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
2006 CORVETTE DEAD BATTERY SYNDROME. CAR AFTER SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR MORE THAN 7 DAYS WILL NOT START IN THE COLD WEATHER(UNDER 45 DEGREE). BRING IT TO THE DEALER THEY CHARGED THE BATTERY AND CANNOT REPRODUCE THE ISSUE. IT HAPPENS MORE THAN 3 TIMES ALREADY. SOMETIME I HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10219815March 2, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:HANGER/BRACKET
WHILE ON A LONG DISTANCE TRIP FROM ARIZONA TO TEXAS, A 2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE EXPERIENCED A FATIGUE ON A WELD HOLDING THE REAR UPPER SUSPENSION ARM TO THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. THE RESULTANT FAILURE CAUSED THE CAR TO VEER OUT OF CONTROL WITHOUT WARNING AT 70 MPH. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to Chevrolet Corvette