Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#10021156June 6, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
1998 CORVETTE C-5. STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. TOLD OUR VIN # WAS NOT IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN RANGE. HOW CAN THIS BE WHEN ALL C5'S HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM??*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS THANK GOODNESS THIS HAPPENED WHILE STOPPED. I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF WE HAD BEEN MOVING.
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#10022465June 5, 2003
STEERING, STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. *JB DID NOT COUNT IN EA02-031 (DUPLICATE OF ODI# 10022859)
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0
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#10022479June 5, 2003
SEAT BELTS
THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL REGARDING THE SEAT BELTS, HOWEVER THE DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL. *JB
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No
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0
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#10022301June 4, 2003
WHEELS
PROBLEM WITH 2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. *MR THE REAR LEFT WHEEL WITH NO IMPACT HAD EXPERIENCED A HAIR LINE FRACTURE. THE CRACK WAS SO DEEP THAT THE COMPUTER INDICATED THE TIRE PRESSURE TO BE 10 PSI. THE CONSUMER ALSO OWNED A 98 CHEVROLET CORVETTE WHERE A PIECE OF METAL HAD FALLEN OF THE WHEEL ALONG WITH THE COATING. AN INSPECTION CONCLUDED THAT THE COATING IS A CLEAR MATERIAL AND WAS LIKELY TO EITHER HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY APPLIED OR IS NOT SUITED FOR SOUTHERN FL. UP EXPOSURE. *SCC
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Yes
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0
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#10020975June 3, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN
ON JUNE 23RD I JUST RETURNED FROM GETTING MARRIED IN RENO NEVADA I PARKED MY CAR IN THE DRIVE WAY CAME BACK TO PUT THE CAR IN THE GARAGE MY STEERING WHEEL COLUMN WAS LOCKED I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER I SEE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS IF THIS WAS TO HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING IT COULD CAUSE LOSS OF LIFE OF MINE AS WELL AS OTHERS GM SHOULD RECALL THIS SAFETY DEFECT BEFORE SOMEONE LOOSES THEIR LIFE. *NLM REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
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0
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#10020876June 2, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
AS WITH MANY OTHER CORVETTE OWNERS I KNOW, I WAS STRANDED BY THE DEFECTIVE COLUMN LOCK MECHANISM. THIS SHOULD BE A FACTORY RECALL ON ALL CORVETTES.*AK
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0
Deaths:
0
#10020898June 2, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
STEERING COLUMN LOCKED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. I SPOKE W/4 DIFFERENT SALES PERSONS, CUSTOMER SERVICE REPS, AND MECHANICS AT DEALERSHIP AND NO ONE KNEW WHY, AND ALL THEY COULD TELL ME WAS TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. 1 LITTLE PROBLEM, THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING SPACE, AND IT TOOK TWO TOW TRUCKS AND 3 HOURS OF MY TIME TO GET THE VEHICLE ON A FLAT BED, THAT IS AFTER KNOCKING ON ALL THE NEIGHBOR'S DOORS TO FINDOUT WHO OWNS WHICH CAR, AND HAVING MOVE THEIR CARS, SO THE TOW GUYS CAN ACCESS THE VEHICLE BY PLACED THE FRONT OF IT ON A FREE WHEEL AND READ OF IT ON A FREE WHEEL, TURNING THE VEHICLE 180 DEGREES, AND THEN PLACING IT ON A FLAT BED. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020836June 1, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
STEERING COLUMN LOCK MALFUNCTIONED AND LOCKED UP. *TT REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
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0
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#10020843June 1, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING COLUMN SUDDENLY LOCKED. CONSUMER COULD NOT GO FORWARD (BARRIER) FORCING HIM TO BACK UP. *TT REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
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Injuries:
0
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0
#10021877May 29, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 7 TO 10 MPH AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP. DEALER WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE FILL ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
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0
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#10019223May 24, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE THAT IS IN FOR REPAIR FOR ABS AND OTHER. THE PART A ABS MODULE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE AVAILABLE AND MAY NOT BE FOR ANOTHER 2 TO THREE WEEKS. THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN SINCE 5/5 AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHEN I MAY GET THE VEHICLE BACK. I DO NOT THINK IT IS REASONABLE TO HAVE A VEHICLE IN FOR SUCH A LONG TIME. THE VEHICLE USES A LOT OF OIL ALSO, AND ENGINE NOISE IS A PROBLEM. *NLM
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019126May 22, 2003
STEERING
THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK UNIT ENGAGES INTERMITTENTLY. OFTEN WITHOUT NOTICE. WHAT HAPPENS IF THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION? THIS WAS REPAIRED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY. BUT CHEVROLET REFUSES TO ASSIST IN REPAIRING THEIR REPAIRS. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR. *NLM REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018690May 14, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
OIL CONSUMPTION IS ABOVE NORMAL FOR A NEW ENGINE. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE CONSUMPTION OF MORE THAT ONE QUART PER 1000 MILES. DEALER INITIALLY STATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR A NEW ENGINE AND WOULD IMPROVE AFTER A GOOD BREAK-IN PERIOD. PROBLEM REMAINS. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT THERE IS AN ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEM WITH EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND EXHAUST PIPES SHOW SIGNIFICANT BLACK OILY RESIDUE. CONCERNED ABOUT POTENTIAL FIRE FROM CATALYTIC CONVERTER. ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS. CHEVROLET NEEDS TO TAKE POSITIVE ACTION TO RESOLVE ISSUE. *NLM
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018528May 11, 2003
SEATS
DRIVER SIDE SEAT MOVES BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING. THIS WAS FIRST NOTICED ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND THE DEALER RESPONSE WAS THAT IT WOULD COST $1400.00(APPROX) TO FIX. THIS CAR IS A WEEKEND CAR. IT HAS 22,000 MI. NOW AND ONLY HAD ABOUT 20,000 AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST REPORT. SAME COMPLAINT THIS YEAR SAME RESPONSE. *NLM
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0
Deaths:
0
#10018368May 7, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
STEERING COLUMN LOCKS UPON START UP. THIS IS SECOND OCCURRENCE . THIS MAKES ALL MOVEMENT EXCEPT IN THE DIRECTION THAT THE FRONT WHEEL WERE LOCKED. IF THE FRONT WHEELS ARE NOT LOCKED IN THE DIRECTLY FORWARD POSITION, PLACING THE CAR ON A FLAT BED IS NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED BUT MY CAR IS NOT WITHIN "THE BREAK POINT RANGE" SO I WAS NOT ENTITLED TO REDUCED COST REPAIR AND WAS NOT ENTITLED TO THE AVAILABLE INSTALLATION OF THE APPROPRIATE FIX. *JB REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10018127May 5, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE WILL REV CAUSING AND DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10018170May 5, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WHEN ANY LIGHT SHINES ON THE WINDSHIELD THE DASHBOARD REFLECTS AND CAUSE AN ILLUSION THAT'S BLINDING.
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0
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0
#10017068May 5, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP. I WAS LUCKY THAT IT WAS IN MY GARAGE. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER TO GET IT FIXED. THIS IS A VERY FRIGHTENING PROBLEM, WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I WAS GOING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. *JB REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017013May 4, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
STEERING COLUMN MOTOR ON MY 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE DEFECTIVE FOR THE SECOND TIME IN ONE YEAR CAUSING THE STEERING COLUMN TO LOCK AND BE INOPERABLE. *JB REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016601April 27, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN
I HAVE A 1999 CORVETTE THAT AT 13,000 MILES. THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP. IT HAS 40,000 MILES NOW AND IT HAS LOCKED UP AGAIN ALMOST CAUSING US TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *NLM REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
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No
Injuries:
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Deaths:
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