Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#10100669November 28, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS CONDITION OTHER THAN I HAD THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND OIL CHANGE ON THE THURSDAY PRIOR TO IT HAPPENING. SYSTEM COLUMN LOCK-STEERING WHEEL LOCKS AND WILL NOT TURN. IF CAR IS PUT INTO GEAR THE ENGINE WILL SHUT DOWN. TOOK IT TO PALM BAY CHEVROLET AGAIN. THEY HAD IT FROM 11-09-2004 THROUGH 11-23-2004. DURING WHICH IT COST ME $315.00 IN RETAL CAR FEES WHICH I HAD TO TURN IN EARLY BECAUSE I COULDN' AFFORD IT ANY MORE, AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR KEPT TELLING ME THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THEY HAD CALLED GM AND DONE WHAT THEY SAID AND IT WAS RUNNING FINE.( WHICH IT ALWAYS DOES UNTIL IT COLUMN LOCKS.) UPON PICKING IT UP WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS FINE. I ASKED IF THEY FIXED IT AND WAS TOLD AGAIN WE DID ALL WE COULD DO.THEY RESET THE COMPUTER AND CLEANED TWO CORREDING GROUNDS. UPON GETTING IN THE CAR AND STARTING IT UP THEY HAD PUT 103 MILES ON THE CAR WHILE THEY HAD IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100673November 28, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE- JUST PICKED IT UP FROM THE SHOP ( PALM BAY CHEVROLET) ON 11-26-2004 FOR THE SAME THING WAS ASSURED THAT IT WAS FIXED. SERVICE ADVISOR SAID MY WIFE SEAMED A LITTLE APPREHENSIVE AT THE TIME OF PICK UP ,AND SHE TOLD HIM SHE WAS NOT A LITTLE APPREHENSIVE SHE WAS ALOT APPREHENSIVE. SHE WAS SCARED OF THE CAR NOW.BECAUSE OF RESEARCH SHE HAD DONE ON THE RECALL ISSUE OF THE COLUMN LOCK SHE LEARNED THAT IT COULD HAPPEN WHILE YOU WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. SHE WAS ASSURED BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT THIS COULD NOT HAPPEN. MY WIFE IS THE MAIN DRIVER OF THIS CAR, BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. WHEN WE PICKED THE CAR UP WE DROVE IT STRAIGHT HOME, AND MY WIFE DROVE IT TO WORK THE NEXT MORNING 11-27-2004 AT 6:00AM UPON GETTING OFF WORK AT 3:00PM AND STARTING THE CAR IT SYSTEM COLUMN LOCKED AGAIN LESS THEN 24 HOURS UPON PICKING IT UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP. WE WILL CALL THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN TOMMORROW 11-29-2004 AND SEE WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY. MY WIFE IS SCARED OF THE CAR COMPLETELY NOW, AND AFFRIAD TO DRIVE. IT EVEN IF IT IS FIXED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100614November 27, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, STEERING:COLUMN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
STEERING COLUMN LOCKED WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION AT APPROX 15 MPH. THE PROBLEM TURNED OUT TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE AND WAS REPAIRED BY GM UNDER RECALL BY COLONIAL CHEVROLET-BUICK, INC. OF TALLADEGA ALABAMA. DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN, COLUMN LOCKING WHILE IN MOTION, EVEN THOUGH GM SAID THE RECALL WOULD PREVENT THIS DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. FURTHERMORE IN THE PROCESS OF PERFORMING THE RECALL SERVICE, COLONIAL CHEVROLET-BUICK, INC. DAMAGED AND REPLACED THE CAR'S RADIATOR. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I FOUND THAT THE RADIATOR WAS NOT REINSTALLED PROPERLY AND ITS HOUSING IS BROKEN. I AM UNAWARE OF WHAT POSSIBLE DANGERS MAY BE PRESENT DUE TO THE IMPROPERLY POSITIONED RADIATOR, AND HAVE DISCONTINUED USE OF THE VEHICLE PENDING FURTHER INVESTIGATION IN THIS MATTER AND THE COLUMN LOCKING AGAIN. FOLLOWING SERVICE, THE CAR WAS DRIVEN TO A TIRE SHOP AT COLONIAL'S RECOMMENDATION AND THEN STRAIGHT HOME. THE CAR HAS NOT LEFT THE HOUSE SINCE AS THE SECOND INSTANCE OF THE COLUMN LOCKING AT SPEED OCCURED ON MY HOME'S DRIVEWAY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098908November 15, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES, STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE WITH MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH HAVE WHICH HAVE LED TO MULTIPLE TRIPS TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. MOST RECENTLY, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS WHILE THE CAR IS ON. THIS OCCURED THREE TIMES. IT WAS REPAIRED TWICE BY THE DEALER AND CURRENTLY THE CAR IS AT THE DEALER AGAIN. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR. IF THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS WHEN I'M ON THE FREEWAY SOMEONE COULD GET INJURED. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING PROBLEM HAS BEEN RECALLED ON THE VEHICLE. GM CUSTOMER CARE WILL NOT ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. WHAT SHOULD I DO? THEY CANNOT FIX THE CAR NOR WILL THEY REPLACE IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096602November 15, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS OUTSIDE OF THE REMEDY SCOPE. *JB THE CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE COMPUTER READ PULL KEY WAIT 10 SECONDS. THE COMPUTER THEN READ SERVICE COLUMN LOCK. RECALL# 04V060000. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098573November 9, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
TURN SIGNAL INTERMITTANTLY FAILED TO FUNCTION. FAILURE OCCURS AT DIFFERNT TIMES AND CONDITIONS OF OPERATIONS. DEALERS AND GM SAID THEY CAN NOT FIX THE ISSUES UNIT THE FAILURE IS NON INTERMITTENT. FAILURE CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098343November 5, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
GAS TANK LEAK .. BRAND NEW CAR 2004 CORVETTE... GAS WAS LEAKING FROM THE CROSSOVER PIPE ( WHAT DEALER SAID ) NEEDED TO REPLACE THIS AND THE LEFT SIDE GAS TANK. TOOK 25 DAYS TO FIX NO PARTS. BEEN TOLD BY SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT THIS IS FAIRLY COMMON. THIS LEAKED ABOUT A GALLON OR MORE ON MY GARAGE FLOOR COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS I HAVE A GAS HOT WATER HEATER AND THERE IS A PILOT LIGHT. FUMES WERE CONSIDERABLE WHEN DISCOVERED. ALSO LEAKED GAS WHILE DRIVING WITH DRIPPING AND NOTICEABLE GAS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098280November 4, 2004
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO HOLD ALLOWING VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS INTO A TREE DOING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM AS INDICATED BY THE NUMBER OF IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS ON THIS NHTSA SITE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099452November 4, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 75 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND IT CRASHED INTO GUARD RAIL AND FLIPPED THREE TIMES, LANDING IN A DITCH. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD AND NECK INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10094600November 3, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE REMEDY FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK 04V060000 RECALL IS MAKING IT EASIER FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE STOLEN. WHEN THE COLUMN LOCK PLATE IS REMOVED ONLY THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER IS LOCKED. THE SHIFTER CAN BE EASILY UNLOCKED, AND WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF THE STEERING LOCK, THE VEHICLE WASN'T SECURED FROM THEFT. THE VEHICLE WOULD LIKE A NEW REMEDY FOUND TO CORRECT THIS FAILURE WITHOUT DEACTIVATING THE ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK SYSTEM. *AK *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099150November 1, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
04 V 060 000/ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK: VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKING UP WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE DEALER INFORMATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098133November 1, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
HAVE 2000 CORVETTE W/ MANUAL TRANSMISSION SUBJECT TO RECALL 04V060000. HAD 04V060000 RECALL DONE AT MAROONE CHEVROLET IN 8/04. ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK LOCKED UP 10/29/2004 WHILE GOING ABOUT 5 MILES AN HOUR IN REVERSE AFTER HAVING THE RECALL PERFORMED THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. CAR HAD A PREVIOUS RECALL PERFORMED 3X IN 2002 FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WHICH NEVER REMEDIED THE SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT KEPT HAPPENING. THE STEERING WHEEL OBVIOUSLY CAN LOCK UP WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION RENDERING A HAZARDOUS CONDITION WHICH GM HAS FAILED TO ADEQUATELY ADDRESS IN EITHER OF THEIR RECALL ATTEMPTS. THEY NEED TO BE COMPELLED TO PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE FIX THAT ACTUALLY SOLVES THE PROBLEM!*AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099103October 28, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN
STEERING COLUMN LOCKED EVEN THOUGH THE CAR STARTED. *BF VEHICLE HAS STEERING PROBLEMS. SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V060000. VEHICLE TOWED TO THE SHOP FOR REPAIR. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089877October 19, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
WHEN TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED. A RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED. COLUMN LOCK WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER AT A COST TO THE CONSUMER. COLUMN WAS STILL DEFECTIVE.*AK RECALL NUMBER 04V060000 *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095770October 14, 2004
STRUCTURE
WHEN WATER/RAIN FALLS ALONG WINDSHIELD AND HOOD, WATER COLLECTS UNDER THE DASH AND SPILLS ONTO THE CLUTCH AND BRAKE PEDALS....CAUSING YOUR FEET TO SLIP SPORADICALLY, CREATING VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095698October 13, 2004
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
I HAVE 22,000 MILES ON MY 200 CORVETTE. THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT IS LOOSE AND MOVES WHEN I DRIVE. THE DEALER IS SAYING THAT I HAVHE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ADJUSTER FOR AROUND $1000.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094965October 4, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT AN HOUR THE ALARM WENT OFF, AND FUEL GAUGE DROPPED TO ZERO, AS IF THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE GAS IN IT. IT HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. HOWEVER, CONSUMER CONSULTED WITH CHRYSLER. THEY STATED THAT IT WAS NOT A SAFETY DEFECT, AND THAT NOTHING WOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093572October 4, 2004
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHEN TURNING OFF THE CAR DRIVER SEAT WILL MOVE ALL THE WAY FORWARD, SMASHING THE DRIVER AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093578October 4, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
PASSENGER POWER DOOR LOCK DOES NOT UNLOCK. THE LOCK DOES LOCK, BUT IN ORDER TO UNLOCK THE PASSENGER DOOR IT MUST BE DONE MANUALLY OR BY THE KEY HOLE OUTSIDE.*AK BECAUSE OF THE NEW UPDATED LOCK VERSIONS BOTH ACTUATORS ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK MUST BE REPLACED IN ORDER FOR BOTH LOCKS TO FUNCTION TOGETHER. ESTIMATED COST TO REPLACE LOCKS $1200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093521October 3, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
EARLY THIS YEAR I GOT IN MY CAR AND STARTED IT UP AND STARTED TO BACK UP AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON ME AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN.I HAD IT TOE IN AND REPAIRED AT A COST OF OVER $500.00.I LATER FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL ON THE INTER-NET CONTACTED GENERAL MOTOR'S ABOUT GETTING SOME OF MY MONEY BACK THEY REFUSED.I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVY IF THAT IS THE WAY THEY TREAT PEOPLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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