Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#10191483May 22, 2007
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE ELECTRONIC POWER WINDOWS HAVE FAILED ON A DAILY BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM A PRIVATE PARTY. THE PURCHASE DATE AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 23,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,500.
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#10191358May 21, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THERE WAS NO NOTICEABLE REASON FOR THE PASSENGER WINDOW TO FAIL. I DON'T HAVE CHILDREN THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN PLAYING WITH THE WINDOWS TO HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR OR ASSOCIATED PARTS JUST CEASED WORKING. IN FACT I USE THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW 5 TIMES AS OFTEN AS THE PASSENGER WINDOW, AND I HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN 2005, AND A FEW DAYS AGO ON 5-18-07. *AK
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#10191078May 17, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE COUPE WITH 50,000 MILES SERVICE ABS, ACTIVE HANDLING AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING APPEARED INTERMITTENTLY, ABOUT 6 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS. LONGEST IT STAYED THAT WAY WAS FOR A WEEK. ABS, TRACTION CONTROL AND ACTIVE HANDLING WERE DISABLED WHICH I BELIEVE WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. IT COULD HAPPEN JUST BEFORE OR DURING AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MODEL HAD THE SAME PROBLEM - SEE CORVETTE FORUMS.*AK
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0
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#10189643May 3, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE (EBCM) FAILURE. MUST REPLACE MODULE. THERE SEEMS TO BE MANY PEOPLE WITH MY SAME PROBLEM. GO TO WWW.CORVETTEFORUM.COM AND SEARCH "EBCM FAILURE" AND YOU WILL SEE THE LIST OF PEOPLE WITH MY SAME ISSUE. *TR
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#10189580May 2, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS MODULE FAILED WITH 33K MILES IN 02 CORVETTE THERE ARE MANY OTHER WHO HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEM BUT WITH BRAKES THAT LOCK UP WITHOUT TOUCHING THE PEDAL. 18 PAGES OF PEOPLE ON CORVETTEFORUM.COM WITH EBCM (ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE) THAT ALSO SHUTS OFF TRACTION CONTROL. PARTS FAILING ON A RANGE OF MODEL YEAR CORVETTES. *TR
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0
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#10189411May 1, 2007
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. ON 4/29/07 WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT PREPARING TO DRIVE THE CLUTCH WOULD NOT ENGAGE, CAUSING THE RPMS TO INCREASE AT A HIGHER RATE. THE DRIVER SMELLED SMOKE AND OIL BURNING. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED TWICE WITHIN THE SAME DAY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1000. *AK
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Yes
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0
Deaths:
0
#10189281April 30, 2007
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE VISIBILITY IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR WAS DISTORTED AND BLURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT EVERY OTHER CORVETTE WAS AFFECTED AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. THEY DID NOT SPECIFY THAT THIS WAS RELATED TO ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 2,085. *AK UPDATED 05/23/07. *JB
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0
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0
#10189165April 28, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
1) STARTED THE VEHICLE AND WAITED TO WARM UP 2) SMELLED GAS AFTER I STARTED TO BACK UP THEN STOPPED TO SEE GAS ON THE GROUND THAT WAS ORIGINATING FROM UNDER THE CAR AT THE DRIVERS SIDE GAS TANK 3) I'M PRESENTLY TRYING TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A CERTIFIED GM DEALER FOR ANALYSIS AND REPAIR. *TR
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0
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#10188906April 26, 2007
WHEELS:RIM
I OWN A 2001 CORVETTE, WHILE GETTING THE TIRES REPLACED THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME ONE OF THE RIMS SPOKES HAS A CRACK IN IT AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. THIS CRACK (WHICH IS COMMON IN THESE CARS) COULD BREAK THE RIM APART AND CAUSE A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. *TR
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0
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#10188911April 26, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN FAILED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE AIR BAG AS HAVING A SHORT WHICH CAUSED THE HORN TO STOP OPERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. *AK THE CONSUMER PROVIDED THE INVOICE FOR REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE HAD TO BE AN ACCIDENT IN ORDER FOR THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. THE DEALER STATED THE DRIVERS DOOR WILL NOT LOCK, REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. UPDATED 06/08/07 *TR
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#10189068April 26, 2007
WHEELS:RIM
I HAVE A 2002 C5 CORVETTE, THE REAR RIM HAS A CRACK IN THE SPOKE. I WENT ON CORVETTE FORUM TO SEE IF OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THERE WHERE SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAD THE SAME ISSUE. SEVERAL HAD TAKEN THERE CARS TO THE DEALERS, SOME UNDER WARRANTY SOME NOT AND GM WOULD NOT REPLACE THE RIMS. THIS LINK WAS ACTUALLY ON THE CORVETTE FORUM ASKING PEOPLE TO WRITE TO YOU AND POSSIBLY GET A SAFETY RECALL STARTED. I ONLY HAVE 39000 MILES 0N THE CAR. I FEEL THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE, I DIDN'T NOTICE IT UNTIL I HAD NEW TIRES PUT ON AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME. THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE SHOULD THE RIMS COME APART ON THE HIGHWAY. CAN YOU PLEASE SEE IF OTHERS HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR ISSUES, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT TAKES FOR A RECALL TO BE ISSUED, BUT I FEEL OBLIGATED TO REPORT IT. *JB
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0
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#10188811April 25, 2007
WHEELS:RIM
RIGHT REAR STOCK RIM ON A 2002 CORVETTE COUPE IS CRACKED. CAR ONLY HAS 33,000 MILES ON IT. I WILL HAVE TO GET A NEW RIM IN ORDER TO FIX THE ISSUE. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188736April 24, 2007
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKED AND WOULD NOT RETRACT. RECALL #91V143000 WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE LOCAL DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAD NO INFORMATION ABOUT THE RECALL, AND THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE CONTACT MAINTAINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 88,132. *AK
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187535April 11, 2007
TIRES, TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
EXPENSIVE RUN FLAT GOODYEAR TIRE ON CORVETTE FAILED WHEN A NAIL PIERCED IT. TOLD IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. HAD TO REPLACE WITH TWO NEW TIRES , GOODYEAR EAGLE, EACH OVER $300. WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO WARRANTY ON THE NEW TIRES BECAUSE THEY WERE RUN FLATS , AND THAT I COULD NOT SUBSTITUTE ANOTHER TYPE OF TIRE BECAUSE OF THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM. HOW SAFE ARE THESE TIRES IF THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO GIVE WARRANTY. NOW I AM TOLD THAT I COULD NOT HAVE JUST ANY GARAGE CHANGE THE TIRES IF I RECEIVE ANOTHER FLAT BECAUSE SPECIAL EQUIPMENT HAS TO BE USED TO PROTECT THE AIR PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM.*AK
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0
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#10187050April 4, 2007
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
PROBLEM: I HAVE A 1990 CHEVY CORVETTE AND THE SAFETY BELT ON THE DRIVES SIDE OF CAR HAS "LOCKUP OR JAMMED" IN THE SAFETY BELT RETRACTOR. CONSEQUENCE SUMMARY: IF LOCKUP OCCURS, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PULL BELT OUT OF THE RETRACTOR. THE OCCUPANT OF A SEAT WITH AN UNUSABLE SAFETY BELT IS SUBJECT TO INCREASED RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH IN THE EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT. CORRECTIVE SUMMARY: REPLACE THE SAFETY BELTS IF THE LOCKUP OCCURS. CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 91V143000 DATE: 1991-SEP-04 COMPONENT: SEAT BELTS: FRONT: ANCHORAGE CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 91V143000 DATE: 1991-SEP-04 COMPONENT: SEAT BELTS: FRONT: ANCHORAGE. I WHEN TO CHEVORLET IN WILKES BARRE, PA AND THEY TOLD ME MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND WOULD NOT FIX THE DEFECTIVE SAFETY BELT RETRACTOR FREE OF CHARGE. I UNDERSTAND, (CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG) THAN THE MANUFACTURER MUST REPLACE IT FREE OF CHARGE AS IT IS A DEFECTIVE SAFETY DEVICE ON THE VEHICLE. I FIND IT ODD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL OF THIS PART, BUT MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THAT WAS $154 PLUS LABOR TO REPLACE THE SAFETY BELT RETRACTOR. *JB
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0
Deaths:
0
#10187910April 3, 2007
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE STEERING COLUMN SUDDENLY LOCKED UP AND WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE**CC THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM HE EXPERIENCED WAS A RECALL ISSUE. THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED FREE OF CHARGE, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TOWING CHARGES. THE CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT WAS DENIED BECAUSE THE CONSUMER DIDN'T HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A GM DEALER. *JB
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10186202March 26, 2007
WHEELS:RIM
THE CHROMED WHEELS ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE ARE CRACKED. ALL 4 WHEES ARE CRACKED AND ON ONE WHEEL 3 OUT OF FIVE SPOKES ARE CRACKED ALMOST COMPLETELY THROUGH. *AK
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185453March 18, 2007
WHEELS
CRACKS IN THE CASTED SPOKES OF MY 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE
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No
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0
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#10185140March 15, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
OVER TWO WEEKENDS IN A ROW IN DECEMBER, MY CAR FAILED TO START AFTER SITTING IDLE FOR NO MORE 3 DAYS. I TOOK IT IN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS (ONE FOR EACH EVENT) AND THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. EACH DEALER QUESTIONED IF I HAD PUT IT IN REVERSE AS INSTRUCTED, AND SINCE I'VE HAD THE CAR ALMOST 2.5 YEARS, I TOLD BOTH OF THEM CLEARLY I KNOW THE PROCEDURE TO FOLLOW. *JB
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#10184973March 13, 2007
SUSPENSION:REAR, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06. THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR WHEEL BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAS THE FAULTY PART. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 11,000. THE CONTACT HAS THE REPAIR INVOICE. *AK UPDATED 05/04/07. *JB THE CONSUMER PROVIDED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION GLASSROOTS MOTOR MAGAZINE STATING THE VEHICLE IS PRONE TO AXEL SEAL FAILURE. UPDATED 06/29/07 *TR
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No
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