Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#10163571July 26, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
I OWN A NEW 2006 CORVETTE COUPE. ON JULY 5TH I BEGAN TO DEVELOP A CREAKING SOUND NEAR THE ROOF FRAME AND I BEGAN TO NOTICE WIND NOISE AT 60 MPH. ON JULY 7TH, MY PAINTED (VICTORY RED) ROOF PANEL SEPARATED FROM IT'S FRAME. FORTUNATELY IT DID NOT BLOW OFF WHILE DRIVING AND NO ONE WAS HURT. THE FACT THAT GM IS/HAS BEEN AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR ALL '05/'06 COUPES IS UNBELIEVABLE. MY DEALER HAS BEEN GREAT TO WORK WITH BUT HIS HANDS ARE TIED BY GM. THE PAINTED ROOFS ARE BACKORDERED UNTIL LATE AUGUST AND NO ALTERNATIVE WAS OFFERED BY GM. IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO USE MY $50K CAR, IT WAS NECESSARY FOR ME TO PURCHASE A TRANSPARENT ROOF. THAT IS NOT THE WAY TO TREAT LOYAL CUSTOMERS (THIS IS MY 4TH VETTE). IS GM WAITING FOR A MOTORCYLCE RIDER TO BE DECAPITATED BEFORE THEY ISSUE A RECALL? *NM
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#10163327July 24, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
I HAVE A 2005 CORVETTE COUPE. THE TOP IS SEPARATING FROM THE BODY OF THE CAR. THE DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE THE TOP EVEN THOUGH THE PANEL HAS COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME AND THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE REPAIR PERFORMED BY THE DEALER HAS ALREADY FAILED ONCE. THE ONLY SOLUTION IS S NEW TOP, AND THEY REFUSED TO PROVIDE ME WITH ONE. X. *NM
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#10162907July 19, 2006
WHEELS:RIM
LEFT REAR WHEEL IS CRACKED AT THE SPOKE MEETING THE RIM. *NM
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#10162600July 17, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
THE PAINTED ROOF OF MY CAR FLEW OFF ON THE HIGHWAY THIS MORNING. THERE IS A RECALL ON SOME 2006 CORVETTE'S BUT, NOT ON ALL AND MINE ISN'T UNDER RECALL. WE CONTACTED GMAC THE PERSON WE SPOKE WITH SAID YES THIS CAR WASN'T RECALLED BUT, YOUR STILL UNDER WARRANTY SO YOU WON'T HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING. WE SAID WE UNDERSTAND THIS BUT, THIS CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND WASN'T AND ADVISED WE ARE CONCERNED FOR THE OTHER CARS THAT WERE PRODUCED RIGHT BEFORE AND AFTER MINE COULD HAVE THE SAME CONDITION. SHE DIDN'T SEEM TOO CONCERNED. *JB
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#10162192July 12, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, THE INTERIOR HEAT CAUSED THE REMOVABLE ROOF TO WARP AND SEPARATE FROM THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE, ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE DEALER SERVICE TECHNICIAN STATED THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT PROVIDED A REPAIR SOLUTION. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED AN ALTERNATE STYLE REPLACEMENT ROOF AT A DISCOUNT. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE REPLACEMENT ROOF.
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#10162194July 12, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
MY 2005 CORVETTE REMOVABLE TOP PANEL IS DELAMINATING. IT COULD FALL OFF AT ANY TIME AT SPEED. GM IS BEING SLOW, AT BEST, IN TAKING CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *JB
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#10162229July 12, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
WHILE DRIVING THE C6 CORVETTE WITH PAINTED ROOF, THE ROOF FLEW OFF, ENDANGERING MYSELF AND OTHERS. THAT WAS ALMOST 6 WEEKS AGO AND THE DEALER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED A FIXED ROOF. THE CAR IS UN-DRIVABLE WITHOUT A ROOF. *JB
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#10162271July 12, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
DELAMINATED ROOF PANEL ON 06 CORVETTE..AKA...FLYING ROOF. *JB
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#10162154July 11, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
GM HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON ROOF THAT POTENTIALLY SEPARATES AND COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT; THIS RECALL AFFECTED MY CAR. I SUBMITTED MY CAR FOR INSPECTION IN JUNE 9TH, AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ROOF COULD NOT BE REPAIRED - IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE ROOF WAS ORDERED AND AFTER A MONTH THE WRONG PART WAS SENT. NOW I AM TOLD THE PART WILL BE AVAILABLE IN 60 TO 90 DAYS; NO PRECISE DELIVERY DATE. IN TOTAL IT COULD BE 90 TO 120 DAYS TOTAL WITH ME OWNING A VEHICLE THAT POTENTIALLY COULD BE A HAZARD, ON TOP OF PRODUCING A VERY ANNOYING CRACKING & POPPING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE & DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE SITUATION. MEANWHILE NOBODY KNOWS HOW SAFE THE CAR IS ON THE ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEED. *JB
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#10162157July 11, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
I PURCHASED A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR AND HAVE BEEN HEARING THERE WAS GOING TO BE A SAFETY RECALL ON THE REMOVABLE TOPS. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME INSTANCES OF THE TOPS FLYING OFF OF THE CARS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. MY CARS TOP HAS COME COMPLETELY OFF AND IS UNDRIVABLE. I AM CURRENTLY WORKING WITH GM AND MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO GET THIS RESOLVED BUT ALL I AM GETTING IS BACK TALK FROM THE GM REPRESENTATIVE. ALL I DID TO GET MY TOP TO COME OFF WAS SHUT THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR ONE DAY AND IT POPPED UP AND ALMOST FELL OFF. I UNDERSTAND THESE TOPS ARE ONLY HELD ON BY SOME KIND OF URETHANE GLUE THAT IS COMING LOOSE. THE TOP ON MY CAR NOW HAS COMPLETELY COME OFF . ANY AND ALL HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *JB
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#10162030July 10, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE ROOF SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME. THERE WAS A RUBBING SQUEAKING NOISE HEARD PRIOR TO THE SEPARATION. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, 06V181000, REGARDING THE BODY: ROOF AND PILLARS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED AND DETERMINED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE PARTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
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#10162025July 10, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
I WENT TO THE DEALER TO COMPLAIN OF WIND NOISE ON MY VEHICLE. THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW WINDSHIELD. A DAY BEFORE THE PART WAS SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE, WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE ROOF PANEL OF MY 2005 CORVETTE SEPARATED AND FLEW OFF. THE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER, AND GM NEEDS TO "REVIEW" THE CASE WITH "INTERNAL GM PARTIES" BEFORE THEY WILL PROVIDE ME WITH A RENTAL CAR. I HAVE NOT HAD A ROOF FOR 3 WEEKS... NO ETA ON PART... NO RENTAL. CUSTOMER SERVICE REP NOT HELPFUL, REFUSED TO LET ME SPEAK WITH A SUPERVISOR BECAUSE SHE WAS A MANAGER AND THEY WERE "NOT AVAILABLE". *NM
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#10161406July 4, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS DO NOT WORK ALL THE TIME. WHEN HOT THEY DO NOT WORK AT ALL. *NM
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#10161221July 2, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
FOR WEEKS PRIOR TO FAILURE, I HAD HEARD POPPING SOUNDS AROUND THE PAINTED REMOVABLE ROOF THAT I THOUGHT WERE DUE TO THE FRAME CREAKING. ON THE DATE THE ROOF FLEW OFF, I HAD PARKED THE CAR AT WORK AND IT WAS OVER 100 DEGREES OUTSIDE. I LEFT THE PARKING LOT, TURNED ONTO A SHORT STREET, AND STOPPED AT A LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I TURNED LEFT AND THE ROOF FLEW OFF AT ABOUT 25 MPH. IT LANDED IN THE LEFT-TURN LANE OF OPPOSITE TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE A U-TURN AND RETRIEVE THE TOP WITHOUT ANYONE HITTING IT. I'VE TALKED TO THE DEALER AND GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AND GET DIFFERENT STORIES. THE DEALER INITIALLY SAID THEY COULD NOT ORDER A NEW PART BECAUSE THEY WERE BACK-LOGGED. THEN GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE SAID THAT THE COULDN'T PROVIDE A REPLACEMENT BECAUSE A NEW ROOF WAS BEING DESIGNED AND WOULDN'T BE READY FOR 4-6 WEEKS, AROUND SOMETIME IN AUGUST. TODAY, THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY WERE GOING TO ORDER A NEW ROOF, HAVE IT PAINTED, AND USE THAT AS A REPLACEMENT. I TOLD THEM THAT I WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE I HAD READ ON A CORVETTE FORUM WHERE SOME REPAIRED ROOFS HAVE ALSO SEPARATED/DE-LAMINATED IN ADDITION TO THE REPAIR OFTEN LEAVING UGLY GLUE RESIDUE ON THE TOPS. BUT MOSTLY, I AM HESITANT TO ACCEPT A CURRENT ROOF DUE TO LIABILITY CONCERNS SHOULD ANOTHER ROOF SEPARATE FROM THE CAR AND INJURE ANOTHER DRIVER...ESPECIALLY A MOTORCYCLE RIDER. SINCE I AM GETTING DIFFERENT RESOLUTIONS FROM THE DEALER AND CUSTOMER SERVICE, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. HOWEVER, I DID TELL THE DEALER OF MY CONCERNS OF A NEW ROOF SEPARATING AND THAT I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ACCEPT ANYTHING BUT A REDESIGNED ROOF. THEY INDICATED THAT AT LEAST I WOULD HAVE A ROOF IN PLACE AND BE ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR. THEY WEREN'T SURE IF THEY COULD ACTUALLY ORDER ONE OR NOT, BUT FELT THAT THEY COULD AND THAT CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS WRONG IS SAYING THAT ONLY REDESIGNED ROOFS COULD BE ORDERED. *JB
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#10161015June 28, 2006
WHEELS
AFTER BROWSING A CORVETTE ENTHUSIAST'S WEB SITE I WAS MADE AWARE OF A FLAW WITH THE 2000-2004 POLISHED WHEELS THAT CAME ON BASE AND CONVERTIBLE MODELS. I INSPECTED MY CAR UPON ARRIVING HOME AND FOUND THAT INDEED MY VEHICLE TOO WAS AFFECTED THERE ARE 2 LARGE STRESS CRACKS IN THE REAR DRIVER WHEEL. *NM
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#10160867June 27, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
MY BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER STARTED TO LEAK. THE LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID MADE IT DIFFICULT TO STOP. *NM
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#10160729June 26, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
I HEARD CRACKING AND POPPING OF THE PAINTED ROOF OF MY 2006 CORVETTE ABOUT 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE WHOLE ROOF RIPPING OFF AT ONLY 50 MPH. IN BETWEEN THAT TIME THE CAR WAS ONLY DRIVEN 3 TIMES AND THE TIME BEFORE IT ACTUALLY RIPPED OFF. I TURNED AROUND AND BROUGHT IT HOME HALFWAY TO MY DESTINATION BECAUSE I DID NOT FEEL SAFE. THE MORNING IT DID COME OFF I WAS TAKING IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED. IT CAME OFF ON THE ROAD I LIVE ON THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME. *JB
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#10159954June 15, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
ACCORDING TO YOUR RECALL#04V060000, DATED 02/09/04 THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKUP ON 97 THROUGH 2000 CORVETTES. MINE DID IT AND I HAD TO HAVE THE DEALER DISABLE THE WHEEL LOCK. THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. NOW A FRIEND OF MINE'S 99 CORVETTE JUST DID THE SAME THING AND HAD TO BE HAULED TO THE DEALER AND HE WAS TOLD HIS WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY WE WERE EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE EXPENSE. I AWAIT YOU REPLY. *JB
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#10159809June 14, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE PAINTED ROOF DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 06V181000, REGARDING THE STRUCTURE: BODY: ROOF AND PILLARS. THE DEALERSHIP WAS ALERTED WHO EXPLAINED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE ADHESIVE WAS SEPARATING ONE MONTH PRIOR TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER THE DEALERSHIP INSTRUCTED THE CONTACT TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNTIL THEY COULD GET THE PARTS TO REPAIR IT. UPDATED 7/13/2006 - *NM
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#10159568June 12, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE HARD ROOF PANEL TOP EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE INTO THE AIR AND FELL BACKWARDS BEHIND THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RETRIEVED THE ROOF PANEL TOP FROM THE ROADWAY. THE TOP WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE SUDDEN EJECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL # 06V181000 REGARDING THE STRUCTURE: ROOF AND PILLARS. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 7/13/2006 - *NM
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