Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#746504June 6, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL LOCK REFUSED TO DISENGAGE WITHOUT REPEATED ATTEMPTS BY SHUTTING OFF AND REMOVING KEY, REINSERTING. HAS HAPPENED TWICE SO FAR. CONCERNED THAT DEFECTIVE LOCK COULD ENGAGE WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, COULD STRAND CAR IF I CAN'T GET IT TO DISENGAGE. REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746432June 5, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746440June 5, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK IT, EVEN WITH KEY IN IGNITION AND ENGINE RUNNING.*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889736June 4, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT FROM GARAGE AND WENT TO TURN VEHICLE TO RIGHT, AND STEERING WHEEL COLUMN LOCKED UP. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP.*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889571June 1, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON THREE OCCASIONS BY APPLYING ACCELERATOR PEDAL FROM A STOP POSITION. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON ONE OCCASION, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER DETAILS CONCERNING THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746239June 1, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
AS YOU KNOW, C5 CORVETTES HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE COLUMN LOCK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746202May 31, 2001
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
STEERING COLUMN LOCK ANTI-THEFT DEVICE LOCKS EVEN WHEN PROPER KEY IS INSERTED IN IGNITION. APPEARS AGGRAVATED BY HIGH CABIN TEMPERATURE WHEN CAR IS PARKED IN SUNLIGHT. STEERING WHEEL ACTUALLY LOCKED WHEN CAR WAS PUT INTO DRIVE. HAD TO SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND REMOVE KEY. WARNING MESSAGE OF "SERVICE COLUMN LOCK" IDENTIFIED. DEALER, AS YET, CAN IDENTIFY NO SPECIFIC FIX OR REASON FOR FAILURE AND IS BASICALLY GUESSING THAT ELECTRICAL GROUNDING MAY BE LOSE. CAR NO LONGER STARTS WHEN ERROR MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED. REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746207May 31, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AS CAR WAS BEING BACKED UP. THIS ALSO HAS HAPPENED TWICE TO A FRIEND WHO HAS THE SAME YR/MODEL. DEALER SAYS THEY ARE NOT SURE IF THIS CAN HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING. IS CHEVROLET GOING TO WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO GET KILLED BEFORE THEY FIX THIS DEFECT REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745809May 24, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL / COLUMN LOCKED UP AT 50 TO 60 MPH, FORCING CAR OFF ROAD INTO A FLAT SPIN, INJURIES TO MY BACK/ NECK, AND ARMS - WIFE SUSTAINED A BLACKENED RIGHT EYE. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#888999May 23, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
T-TOP ROOF ASSEMBLY IS SEPARATING FROM VEHICLE. THERE IS SLIGHTLY MORE THAN AN 1/8" SEPARATION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745653May 21, 2001
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
PARKED CAR NOSE IN WITH WHEEL TURNED ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT. WHEN I GOT BACK IN TO THE CAR THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK ENGAGED. IT WOULD NOT DISENGAGE, AND THE WARNING MESSAGE SERVICE STEERING COLUMN APPEARED.*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745539May 20, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION OF 1 QUART PER 600 MILES. DEALER CONFIRMS NO LEAKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745537May 19, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING COLUMN LOCKS UP AFTER VEHICLE IS STARTED. DIC SAYS SERVICE STEERING COLUMN. AFTER VEHICLE RUNS FOR A WHILE STEERING COLUMN WILL UNLOCK ITSELF. TOOK VEHICLE TO 2 DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENTS FOR REPAIR. THE FIRST ONE (DAVID STANLEY CHEVROLET) STATED LOW VOLTAGE & SECURED THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE. TWO DAYS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO HUDIBURG CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPARTMENT THIS TIME. AFTER I LEFT THEY STATED THAT THE COLUMN LOCKED UP ON THEIR SERVICE DRIVE. THEY REPLACED THE COLUMN LOCK ACTUATOR. I PICKED UP MY VEHICLE ON 5/17/01, SO FAR PROBLEM HAS NOT OCCURRED AGAIN. TODAY IS 05/20/01.*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745415May 16, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AS I WAS PULLING AWAT FROM GAS PUMPS. COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC IF I HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO STOP BEFORE HITTING A PUMP. DEALERSHIP REPLACED PART AND SAID THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS OCCUR IN TWO OTHER CORVETTES. CORVETTEFORUM.COM REPORTS THAT OVER 3000 CORVETTES NATIONWIDE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745167May 10, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHEN THE OPTI SPARK FAILS THE CAR JUST WILL DIE WITH NO NOTICE, IT WATER GETS ON IT, LIKE THE WATER PUMP LEAKING IT WILL CAUSE THE OPTI SPARK TO FAIL, CAUSING THE CAR TO DIE...MY DIED ONCE IN THE MIDDLE OF A VERY BUSY ROAD IN ORLANDO, WHICH WAS A VERY SCARY MOMENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745120May 9, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THESE ARE KNOWN TO FAIL FREQUENTLY AND CAN FAIL WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL IN TRAFFIC JUST ABOUT EVERYONE THAT OWNS ONE OF THESE CARS HAS IT HAPPEN BEFORE 50000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887849May 9, 2001
STEERING, STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
WHILE PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY AT 5 MPH STEERING LOCKED UP. *AK CONSUMER STATES STEERING WHEEL SECURITY LOCK ENGAGED, DEALER STATED WAS A SECURITY SYSTEM PROBLEM THEY HAVE HAD PREVIOUS OCCURANCES OF SAME PROBLEM. *SLC MOVED VEHICLE ABOUT 20 FEET BEFORE NOTICED THE STEERING WAS LOCKED. CAT REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745008May 7, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING COLUMN LOCKED WHILE IN MOTION (LOW SPEED) IN A PARKING LOT. DIC READOUT SAID "REMOVE KEY WAIT 10 SECONDS". I DID--NO EFFECT. STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT UNLOCK...CAR HAS BEEN TOWED TO DEALER FOR WARRANTY SERVICE. IMAGINE IF I'D BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY AND THIS HAPPENED. IHAVE SINCE TALKED TO OTHER C5 CORVETTE OWNERS AND SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR THIS PROBLEM--IT HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR OVER 5 YEARS YET NO RESOLUTION OR EVEN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM GM HAS BEEN REPORTED. SERVICE TECHS REPORT THIS AS A "COMMON" PROBLEM.*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887597May 7, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHEN CONSUMER WENT TO START VEHICLE COMPUTER STARTED TO WAIT TEN SECONDS. THEN WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE INSIDE AFTER TEN SECONDS, COMPUTER INDICATED THAT STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED FLAT BED. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744922May 4, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CAR HAS BURNT 4 QUARTS OF OIL IN 6000 MILES. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT CHEVROLET KNOWS THIS IS A "RING PROBLEM" AND HAS YET TO ISSUE A REVISION PART TO CORRECT PROBLEM. HAS SENT ME HOME WITH A CASE OF OIL TELLING ME THAT THEY ARE ALREADY WAITING OVER 3 MONTHS FOR OTHER CAR OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE CHEVY TO ISSUE REVISION PART. CAR IS RUNNING TERRIBLY. DEALER SAYS THIS IS B/C BURNT OIL RESIDUE IS LANDING ON PISTONS CAUSING CAR TO PERFORM POORLY. THEY CAN DO NOTHING TO HELP ME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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