Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#559651February 14, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE VEHICLE HAS AN ENGINE DEFECT WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO RUN ROUGH, HAVE POOR GAS MILEAGE, SMOKES AND HAS A OILY TAILPIPE DISCHARGE, SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS HOWEVER THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS, CONSUMER HAS HAD TWO OTHER CORVETTES PRIOR THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS (NO VIN NUMBERS AVAILABLE ON OTHER VEHICLES). *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880513February 13, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEAT BELT WEBBING ON PASSENGER'S SIDE WILL NOT RETRACT INTO HOIUSING UNLESS CONSUMER WILL DO IT MANUALLY. THEN, WILL WORK AT A TIME. BUT, THERE IS A WARNING LABEL ON WEBBING THAT WON'T ALLOW BELT TO RETRACT. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER TO REMOVE LABEL BECAUSE CONSUMER WAS OWNER OF VEHICLE, AND DEALER WAS NOT ALLOWED TO DO SO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740702February 10, 2001
SEATS
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT MOVES APPROXIMATELY 1 TO 2 INCHES FORWARD WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880102February 8, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SERVICE MANUAL CHEVROLET CORVETTE, AUTHENTIC TECH. SERVICES INFORMATION, VOLUME 1 OF VOLUME 3, PART GMP/98-Y-1, PAGES 3, 7-8 AND 9-3 THROUGH 9-19. DEALER REPLACED PART OF RESTRAINT SYSTEM. WHEN ACCORDING TO REPAIR MANUAL, ENTIRE RESTRAINT. MANUFCTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879291January 30, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THROTTLE BECAME STUCK IN A WIDE OPEN POSITION, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE AT A HIGH RATE SPEED. VEHICLE DROVE COMPLETELY THROUGH HOUSE, AND FINALLY STOPPED WHEN HITTING A TREE. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED, AND CAUSE STILL UNKNOWN.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#879217January 29, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
STEERING GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER REPLACED POWER STEERING RACK AND PUMP, PROBLEM STILL THERE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739503January 17, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE ACTIVATED AT 62 MPH, ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM ENGAGED MOMENTARILY PULLING CAR SHARP RIGHT. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVEN TIMES AND THE AUTO HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE, MOST RECENTLY LAST MONTH, FOR THIS PROBLEM. TECHNICIANS CLAIM THEY CAN'T FIND ANY FAULTS WITH THE VEHICLE OR INFORMATION ON OTHER REPORTED INCIDENTS. THIS HAS A POTENTIAL TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND I MUST HAVE IT FIXED. PLEASE HELP IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE. ODI ID 709456 SOUNDS LIKE IT MAY BE THE SAME PROBLEM BUT DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION, READABLE, TO DETERMINE IF IT IS. IS THERE SOME WAY I CAN GET INFORMATION ON HIS PROBLEM AND REMENDY. THANKS FOR ANY HELP YOU MAY PROVIDE. P.S. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AT HENDRICK CHEVROLET IN CARY, NC BUT BEING WORKED ON BY WYATTS IN VIRGINIA, WHERE I LIVE. THANKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878032January 11, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
FOR THIRD TIME WITHIN A YEAR APART BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITHOUT ELECTRICAL POWER, AND CONSUMER NOTICED THAT POSITIVE CABLE WAS CORRODED BY ACID OF BATTERY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877825January 10, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED FROM VEHICLE, RENDERING VEHICLE INOPERABLE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND WILL REPLACE TRANSMISSION. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738650January 2, 2001
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
RIGHT AND LEFT MIRRORS BECAME LOOSE ON SHAFT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738682January 2, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
CONVERTIBLE TOP HAS BLACK MARKS MADE EACH TIME TOP IS PUT DOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738315December 27, 2000
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
THE NONFUNCTIONAL PARKING BRAKE IS ALSO A PROBLEM ON THE 1998 CORVETTE (I KNOW THIS FROM READING VARIOUS CORVETTE FORUMS WHERE OWNERS OF BOTH 1998 AND 1999 CORVETTES HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM). I HAVE ASKED PARTICIPANTS OF ONE SUCH FORUM TO LODGE THEIR COMPLAINTS WITH NHTSA SO SOMETHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. IN MY CASE, I HAVE HAD MY 6-SPD COUPE IN FOUR TIMES TO HAVE A NONFUNCTIONAL PARKING BRAKE REPAIRED. THE PARKING BRAKE IS OFTEN ESSENTIAL WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, AND I SURE WOULD LIKE ONE THAT IS OPERATIONAL. AFTER THE SECOND REPAIR ATTEMPT, I WAS TOLD THAT THE GOODWRENCH TECHNICIAN THAT WAS TRYING TO REPAIR MY BRAKE HAD CONTACTED GM ENGINEERS IN DETROIT AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THAT THERE WAS NO FIX FOR IT. THIS WAS A YEAR AGO. I HAVE SINCE TAKEN IT IN TWO MORE TIMES AND HAVE FILED A LEMON LAW COMPLAINT WITH THE STATE OF MARYLAND. IT HAS BEEN IN THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE SINCE JUNE 2000. GM IS STRINGING MD ALONG, JUST AS THEY STRUNG ME ALONG WITH THE MULTIPLE REPAIR "ATTEMPTS". THE AG'S OFFICE WAS EVEN RECENTLY TOLD THAT A GM MANAGER MET WITH ME AND TRIED THE BRAKE AND THAT IT WAS FINE. THEY ARE EITHER DEALING WITH TOO MANY COMPLAINANTS TO KEEP THEM STRAIGHT OR ARE OUTRIGHT LIEING. NO SUCH MEETING EVER TOOK PLACE!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738376December 27, 2000
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
PARKING BRAKE FAILS TO HOLD CAR EVEN ON LEVEL GROUND, CAR ROLLS AWAY WITH DRIVER UNTIL MANUAL TRANSMISSION IS PUT IN GEAR AND CLUTCH IS RELEASED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737981December 19, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
I WAS A VICTIM OF THE CORVETTE STEERING-COLUMN LOCK. I READ AN ARTICLE JUST NOW THAT A SPOKESMAN OF THE NHTSA SAID "IT IS A DEFINITE PROBLEM, BUT NOT A SAFETY ISSUE". THIS IS A RIDICULOUS STATEMENT CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT WITHOUT WARNING A DRIVER CAN BE STRANDED ANYWHERE AT ANYTIME. IN MY OPINION, AND I'LL BET SOMEWHERE IN THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM THEY'LL AGREE WITH ME, GM IS BLATANTLY PLACING CORVETTE DRIVERS AND THEIR PASSENGERS IN DANGER OF BEING STRANDED ANYWHERE AT ANYTIME AND IN MY OPINION SHOULD BE HELD COMPLETELY AND WITHOUT RECOURSE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY HARM< DAMAGE<DISCOMFORT<FEAR, EVEN MISSING A BALLGAME DUE TO BEING STRANDED BY THIS KNOWN PROBLEM THAT NO ATTEMPT HAS BEEN MADE TO CORRECT BY THE MAKER (AND I DON'T MEAN GRACIOUSLY REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE PART AFTER THE DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE!) THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH UNCOMPREHENSIBLE DANGEROUS RAMIFICATIONS. GM KNOWS THERE'S A PROBLEM, THEY KNOW THERE IS A CORRECTION (THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK BYPASS). THEY ARE AT THE VERY LEAST MORALLY RESPONSIBLE TO RECALL AND INSTALL THIS PART IMMEDIATELY AND PROBABLY LEGALLY "IF NOT BUT FOR THE NON-ACTION OF GM TO MAKE ANY REASONABLE ATTEMPT TO CORRECT A KNOWN RELIABILITY PROBLEM....FEAR,DANGER,,ROBBED WHILE WALKING TO PHONE BOOTH(OR RAPED,MURDERED,KIDNAPPED)????? (YOU FILL IN THE BLANK) WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED" . I SUGGEST A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT... GM NEEDS TO PAY FOR THE DISREGARD OF THE SAFETY AND VERY LIVES OF THEIR CUSTOMERS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH THE ONLY THING THEY SEEM TO CARE ABOUT... THE ALMIGHTY DOLLAR. REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737780December 13, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE PEDAL "STICKS" OFTEN WHEN APPLIED CAUSING UNINTENDED DECELERATION, ACTIVATION OF ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM, PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR, ROTOR WARPAGE, AND BRAKE FADE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737633December 11, 2000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
I'VE READ THAT THERE IS A GROUNDING ISSUE IN THE AIR BAG WITH THIS TYPE/YEAR VEHICLE CAUSING WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON AND POSSIBLE SHUT DOWN OR THE SYSTEM. IS THIS A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737643December 11, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING LOCKING UP, IS A REAL SCARY PROBLEM THAT APPEARS TO BE WIDE SPREAD. I AM GRATEFUL THAT IT ONLY WAS A QUICK LOCK UP. THE TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE WAS PRETTY CONGESTED AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN MANY INJURIES. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737602December 10, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
THE CORVETTE'S STEERING BECOMES INOPERATIVE RANDOMLY DUE TO THE COLUMN LOCK NOT RELEASING. THE DEALERSHIP AGREED TO REPLACE THE LOCK AT MY COST AND STATED THE PROBLEM MAY STILL OCCUR WITH THE NEW LOCK? REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737523December 8, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SEATS, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
1-STEERING LOOSE AND UNSAFE/2-ENG STUMBLES AND DIES/3-ENG RATTLES IN GEAR/4-DRIVERS SEAT LOOSE/5-GAS MILAGE DROPPING/6-ALL CODES ERRASED BY THEMSELF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737537December 8, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND BURNED THE WHOLE CAR UP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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