Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#10198773August 7, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
DEAD BATTERY SYNDROME; 2005 CORVETTE WITH INTERMITTENT DEAD BATTERY. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198566August 5, 2007
STEERING:COLUMN
STEERING WHEEL LOCKUP WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND SUDDEN MOVEMENT OF THE DRIVERS SEAT CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198340August 2, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TOOK THE CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WHEN I PICKED IT UP, THEY ADDED 2 QUARTS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID TO THE CAR. DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT AND LEFT. 5000 MILES LATER, WHILE ENTERING THE FREEWAY, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STALLED. WENT FROM 45 MPH DOWN TO 5-10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND I WAS ABOUT 3 SECONDS AWAY FROM BEING REAR ENDED BY AN 18 WHEELER. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND I ADVISED THEM TO CALL ME WITH THE DIAGNOSIS. THEY CALLED AND SAID MY TRANSMISSION SOLENOID WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE CHANGE. I THOUGHT ABOUT THE 2 QUARTS OF FLUID AND THOUGHT TO MYSELF, WHY WAS IT LOW AND DID THIS CAUSE THE BREAKDOWN? I CALLED AND TOLD THEM NOT TO TOUCH THE CAR UNTIL I WAS PRESENT. WENT TO DEALER, THE 32 YEAR EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST CHECKED THE LEVEL OF FLUID AND "OH MY GOD, IT IS VERY LOW AGAIN". I HAD THEIR SERVICE MANAGER COME AND TOLD HIM I WANTED A GM REP TO INSPECT MY CAR BEFORE ANY REPAIRS WHERE DONE TO IT AND THAT HE DID NOT HAVE MY CONSENT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. 8 DAYS LATER THE SERVICE MANAGER CALLS AND SAYS "I FIXED YOUR CAR, THE FLUID WAS NEVER LOW AND COME PICK UP YOUR CAR OR I WILL CHARGE YOU STORAGE AND RENTAL IF YOU DON'T". I CALLED GM AND THEM TALK TO THIS GUY AND BEG HIM TO LEAVE THE CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP UNTIL A REP WAS AVAILABLE, AND HE SAID " NO WAY, I WANT THIS CAR OUT OF HERE. SO I GO TO PICK UP THE CAR AND NOTICED THE REPAIR INVOICE DID NOT INDICATE THE FLUID WAS LOW AND I ASKED HIM TO FIX IT AND HE REFUSED AND SAID THE 32 YEAR GM TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST MADE A MISTAKE AND NEEDED TO CHECK THE MANUAL ON HOW TO CHECK THE FLUID LEVEL. HE THEN OFFERED ME AND EXTENDED WARRANTY AND AGREED TO SAY ON THE INVOICE THAT THE FLUID LEVEL WAS LOW. TO DATE NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHY THE FLUID WAS LOW THE FIRST TIME OR THE SECOND TIME. THE DEALERS ONLY EXPLANATION IS THAT THE CAR CAME FROM THE MANUFACTURER MISSING 2 QUARTS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID. CONTACTED GM AND BBB AND JUST WENT TO ARBITRATION AND WAITING FOR VERDICT. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197501July 25, 2007
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
AS WITH MANY OTHER C-5 CORVETTE OWNERS I HAVE HAD AN EXPERIENCE CONCERNING MY STEERING COLUMN TO LOCK UP AND THUS MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE THE CAR. I HAD RECEIVED A BULLETIN ABOUT THIS ISSUE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND EVEN THOUGH I HAD NOT YET HAD THE ISSUE I TOOK THE CAR IN AND HAD THE SUPPOSED REQUIRED FIX. HOWEVER A FEW DAYS AGO WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY THE COLUMN LOCKED UP AND NO MATTER WHAT I DID I COULD NOT GET IT TO UNLOCK. I CALLED THE DEALER ABOUT THE ISSUE AND HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED IN UPON THEIR RECOMMENDATION, DUE TO THE FACT THAT EVEN IF I GOT IT UNLOCKED IT COULD POTENTIALLY LOCK UP AGAIN EVEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT HAS BECOME EVIDENT TO ME AT THIS POINT AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ONLINE AS WELL AS REFERRING BACK TO MY ORIGINAL BULLETIN THAT THIS IS WITHOUT A DOUBT A CHEVROLET'S MANUFACTURING DEFECT. HOWEVER WHEN I CALLED CHEVROLET THEY BASICALLY SAID TOUGH COOKIES AND REALLY DID NOT GIVE A YOU KNOW WHAT. THE DEALERS FIX AS THEY INFORMED ME COMES STRAIGHT FROM GENERAL MOTORS IS TO JUST DELETE THE LOCKING MECHANISMS THUS RENDERING PART OF THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM MUTE. I HAVE TALKED WITH MANY CORVETTE SPECIALISTS ABOUT THIS SITUATION AND IT DEFINITELY IS A PROBLEM, NO MATTER WHAT CHEVROLET TRIES TO SAY. AND THE FACT THAT THEIR FIX IS TO BYPASS THE SYSTEM INSTEAD OF FIXING THE PARTS INVOLVED PRETTY MUCH TELLS YOU THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM. EVEN WITH ALL THIS THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE ME PAY FOR THIS ISSUE. I HAVE CONTACTED AN ATTORNEY AND AM LOOKING AT ALL MY OPTIONS, HOWEVER AT THIS POINT I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO SHELL OUT THE 450 TO 650 BUCKS IT IS GOING TO COST ME TO FIX GM'S SCREW UP.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197446July 25, 2007
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1987 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT HAS BECOME LOCKED IN THE RETRACTOR AND WILL NOT RELEASE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED BEFORE, BUT THE SEAT BELT RELEASED ITSELF. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 124,376.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198040July 23, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 OIL LINE RELATED ENGINE FIRE CUSTOMER STATES THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM**CC THE CONSUMER STATED ON JUNE 8, 2007 HIS NEW CAR SUSTAINED A 3 POINT ENGINE FIRE RELATED TO AN ENGINE OIL LINE DEFECT. THE CONSUMER HE STATED WAS ACCOMPANIED BY EXPERIENCED GM CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO ASSESSED FOR UNRELATED REPAIRS AND WARRANTY WORK. THE CONSUMER STATED THE MECHANIC MADE AN ANALYSIS AS TO WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. ANALYSIS REVEALED A DEFECTIVE OIL LINE AT THE CRIMPED- ON RUBBER HOSE TO METAL INTERFACE WHICH CONDUCTS OIL TO AN EXTERNAL COOLER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197162July 22, 2007
WHEELS
2003 CHEVROLET CORVETTE 16,000 MILES WASHED CAR AND NOTICED A CRACK IN THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL. RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THIS TO BE A HIGHLY REPORTED PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD RECALL THESE WHEELS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196866July 19, 2007
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING AT A MODERATE SPEED, THE ROOF PANEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE OUTER SHELL WAS SEPARATED FROM THE INSIDE. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY KEEP REPLACING THE ROOF PANEL. HE STATED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO REPLACE HIS ROOFTOP WITH A DIFFERENT MODEL THAT GM MANUFACTURES, BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD ONLY REPLACE IT WITH AN IDENTICAL ROOFTOP. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 16,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195921July 9, 2007
WHEELS
THE RIGHT REAR OEM FORGED ALUMINUM WHEEL ON THE 2002 CORVETTE HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK. DISCUSSION OF THIS CORVETTE WHEEL CRACKING ISSUE ON VARIOUS WEB FORUMS HAS INDICATED THAT MANY OF THESE SAME OEM CORVETTE WHEELS HAVE CRACKED. I CONSIDER THIS CRACKED WHEEL UNSAFE SINCE IT COULD LEAD TO CATASTROPHIC WHEEL FAILURE AND AN ACCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194924June 28, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
NOTICED A GASOLINE SMELL GETTING OUT OF CAR. PUDDLE OF GAS ON GROUND UNDER FUEL TANK. DEALER CHANGED OUT FUEL TANK. SERVICE WRITER SAID THE CROSS OVER PIPE HAD A DEFORMED FITTING. *AK .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194820June 27, 2007
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP FOR THE 3RD TIME SINCE I'VE HAD THE CAR (5 MOS). ON TWO OCASSIONS IT EVENTUALLY RELEASED ON ITS OWN. THE GM RECALL BULLETIN 04006C, ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK, WAS REFUSED BY BOBBY MURRAY CHEVROLET IN RALEIGH, NC, UNLESS I AGREED TO PAY $90/HR FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THEY STATE I HAVE ALREADY HAD A RECALL PERFORMED (AN OLDER RECALL, NOT 04006C ACCORDING TO THE VIS SERVICE DATE), SO THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO WITHOUT PAYMENT. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY DISAGREE WITH THE DEALERSHIP'S ASSESMENT, AND TO THIS DATE HAVE NOT RESPONDED TO GM'S INQUIRIES.IT APPEARS TO ME TO BE ALL ABOUT THE MONEY AND THAT THEY COULD CARE LESS ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUES INVOLVED. ACCORDING TO NHTSA AND GM, THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN RELEASED BACK TO ME WITHOUT THE RECALL PERFORMED. AT NO COST!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194717June 26, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
EBCM ISSUES ON THE C5 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. GETTING ABS/AH/TC ERRORS ON DISK. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL FOR SAFTEY REASON. *AK SEE THE LONG LIST AT CORVETTE FORUM HTTP://FORUMS.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=1387486
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193487June 15, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I AM WRITING THIS COMPLAINT ABOUT A KNOWN FAULTY COMPONENT WITHIN THE C5 CHEVROLET CORVETTES. THIS PART, THE EBCM, CAUSES THE LOSS OF ABS AND TCS. THIS FAILURE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND HAS HAPPENED TO MANY C5 CORVETTE OWNERS. IN FACT, GM EVEN HAS A POLICY KNOWN AS HE GOODWILL POLICY IN WHICH THEY WILL RANDOMLY OFFER DISCOUNTS TO CORVETTE OWNERS. SOME WILL RECEIVE THE DISCOUNT AND OTHERS WILL NOT. WHEN WE HAD THE CAR DIAGNOSED AT A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AS DIRECTED BY GM OFFICIALS WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY WOULDN'T REPLACE THE PART DUE TO THE NUMBER OF MILES ON THE CAR. THIS PROBLEM HAD ORIGINALLY OCCURRED WHEN THE CAR HAD AROUND 30,000 MILES ON IT, APPEARING TO BE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, AND THEN AFTER MONTHS OF DRIVING THE FAULTS WOULD NOT RESET. THE INDIVIDUALS AT GM SAID THAT THEY KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM, BUT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE PART ON CASE BY CASE BASIS. THE INDIVIDUAL AT GM CLAIMED THAT HE CONTACTED THE TECHNICIAN AT JAMES WOODS AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PART FAILURE WAS NORMAL, AND THAT THE PART FAILED AT AROUND 60,000 MILES. THERE WERE MANY FAILURES WITH LESS MILES THAN THAT. MY PROBLEM WASN'T THE FACT THAT THEY WOULDN'T OFFER ANY DISCOUNT, BUT THE FACT THAT THERE WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT AFFECTED THE SAFETY OF DRIVERS, AND THEY WILL NOT ACT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. . I AM A FREQUENT POSTER ON THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE AND YOU COULD VERIFY THAT THERE WA S INDEED A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE EBCM. THE WEBSITE WAS CORVETTEFORUM.COM. IF YOU PERFORM D A SEARCH ON THE WEBSITE UNDER THE C5 SECTION YOU WILL SEE THAT THERE WERE MANY CASES OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. I COULD NOT GIVE AN ACCURATE ACCOUNT OF ANY ACCIDENTS OR DEATHS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM, BUT I DO KNOW THAT THE IMPACT WAS EXTREMELY HIGH OR THAT THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ACCIDENT DUE TO ABSENCE OF ABS WAS EXTREMELY HIGH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193004June 12, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT DISENGAGE AND ACTUALLY ACCELERATES ON MY 1994 CORVETTE. TO BRAKE THE CAR, THE ENGINE HAS TO BE SHUT OFF WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING IN EXCESS OF 85 MPH. THIS FIRST HAPPENED IN JANUARY 1999. I TOOK THE CAR TO TWO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS, ONE IN FLORIDA THE OTHER KELLE CHEVROLET, FARMINGDALE, NJ 07727, AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE CRUSIE CONTROL. I HAVE NOT USED THE CRUSIE SINCE THEN FOR FEAR THAT THE SAME THING WOULD HAPPEN. I LENT THE CAR TO MY COUSIN IN MAY OF 2007, AND NOT KNOWING THAT THERE COULD BE A PROBLEM, HE USED THE CRUISE AND ONCE AGAIN IT WOULD NOT DISENGAGE AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS, CASE NUMBER, 71-526476194, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD DO NOTHING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192908June 11, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
HAVE FAILURE OF ABS SYSTEM ON 2000 CORVETTE. APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO FAILURE OF THE EBCM. NOT REPAIRED AT THIS TIME DUE TO $1800.00 PLUS COST. CURRENTLY THE CARS ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM HAS BEEN DISABLED BY THE CARS COMPUTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192376June 4, 2007
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE (THE CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE). HE STATED THAT THE ROOF DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND STRUCK HIS SON ON THE HEAD. THE ROOF THEN LANDED IN A FIELD ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER IN DECEMBER OF 2006. THE DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG, HOWEVER THEY STATED THAT IF A FAILURE WAS FOUND, THEY WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, IF THE CONTACT WERE TO CLAIM MEDICAL EXPENSES, THEY WOULD NOT OFFER HIM ANY ASSISTANCE. HE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ALSO DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE STATE'S ATTORNEY'S GENERAL OFFICE WHO PROVIDED FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THE RECALL PERTAINING TO THE ROOF FAILURE. HE STATED THAT HIS SON SUFFERS FROM SEVERE NECK INJURIES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 12,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10192277June 1, 2007
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
2005 CORVETTE COUPE WITH THE PAINTED REMOVABLE ROOF PANEL ROOF CAME APART LAST YEAR WAS REPLACED AND REPAINTED WITH COMPLETE REMOVABLE ROOF SECOND ROOF PANEL FLEW COMPLETELY OFF THE CAR THIS MAY NOW THE THIRD ROOF COUNTING THE ORIGINAL IS ON THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192282June 1, 2007
SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:SPINDLE
ON 2006 AND 2007 CHEVY CORVETTE'S THE REAR AXLE NUT WORKS ITSELF LOSE. MY "07" HAS 4,200 MILES ON IT. I CHECKED THE NUT'S AND FOUND THE DRIVERS SIDE TIGHT. BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS 3/4 TURN SHORT OF SNUG, AND WELL SHORT OF THE 118LB TORSUE REQUIREMENT. I HEARD ABOUT IT ON ONE OF THE VETTE FORUM BOARDS. CHEVY HAS DONE NOTHING TO ALERT FOLKS OF THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE IN MY CLUB THAT OF RETIREMENT AGE AND DO LITTLE IF ANY OF THE MAINTENANCE ON THEIR CARS. THEY HAD NO IDEA OF THIS HAPPENING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192201May 31, 2007
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
REAR CHASSIS SUSPENSION MOUNT FAILURE (UPPER CONTROL ARM BREAKS FROM CHASSIS). THIS APPEARS TO BE AS A RESULT OF IMPROPER WELD PENETRATION WHEN THE CHASSIS WAS FIRST ASSEMBLED. THE WEAK WELD EVENTUALLY LET GO. I HAVE THE SAME CONDITION AS OCCURRED ON OTHER VEHICLES, SUCH AS THIS ONE HERE: HTTP://FORUMS.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=262516&PAGE=1 THIS IS A SERIOUS FAILURE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192005May 30, 2007
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL ON HIS VEHICLE. HE STATED THAT ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, HIS STEERING COLUMN FAILED. DURING THE FIRST TWO INSTANCES, IT AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MOST RECENT STEERING COLUMN FAILURE WAS ON MAY 7, 2007 IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE PURCHASE DATE AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 63,401.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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