Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#724702June 28, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
EXCESSIVE HEAT,EVEN WITH A/C ON MAX.INTOLERABLE INSIDE CAR WHILE DRIVING OR AT IDLE. SEATS AND CONSOLE HEATING UP SO MUCH THAT IT IS TO HOT TO TOUCH. POSSIBLE PROBLEM BECAUSE OF FOUR CATALYTIC CONVERTERS INSTEAD OF TWO FOR THE YEAR2000 CORVETTE. POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD AND DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864362June 28, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP, AND CANNOT BE UNLOCKED UNLESS TAKEN INTO THE DEALER. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724636June 27, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHERE CAN I FIND THE REPAIR HISTORY OF MY CAR. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724643June 27, 2000
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
COLUMN LOCK FAILED IN LOCKED POSITION, RENDERING CAR UNDRIVEABLE FOR A PERIOD OF TWO HOURS, AT WHICH TIME THE PROBLEM CORRECTED ITSELF. THIS PROBLEM IS SEEMINGLY RANDOM, AND WITHOUT WARNING. I AM HESITANT TO TAKE THE CAR ON LONG TRIPS, IN FEAR THAT THE COLUMN WILL LOCK AND LEAVE ME STRANDED. CAN THIS HAPPEN WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING???
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724657June 27, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864222June 26, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, SEAT BELTS:FRONT
WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. DEALERSHIP WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. NOTHING WAS DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. ALSO SEATBELT DOES NOT RETRACT. *AK *ML REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724473June 24, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
SERVICE COLUMN LOCK WAS DISPLAYED ON THE DRIVERS INFORMATION CENTER, WHICH STOPED THE STEERING WHEEL FROM BEING TURNED. THE FRONT ROTORS WARPED AT 7000 MILES, I HAD THEM TURNED, BUT THEY WARPED AGAIN AND WILL HAVE TO BE RETURNED TO MAKE THEM SMOOTH REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724384June 22, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AT 10 MPH THEN STALLED WHEN CLUTCH RELEASED. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864067June 22, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH STEERING COLUMN LOCKING UP INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP, AND DEALER REPLACED THE COLUMN ELECTRIC MOTOR ON FIVE OCCASIONS. HOWEVER, PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864071June 22, 2000
SUSPENSION:REAR, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM REAR END WHENEVER A TURN WAS BEING MADE. ALSO, STEERING COLUMN INTERMITTENTLY LOCKED UP. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724240June 20, 2000
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
VEHICLE WILL NOT OPERATE WHEN STEERING COLUMN LOCK FAILS. IF LOCKING MECHANISM WHICH IS CONTROLLED BY A COMPUTER WERE TO ACTUATE DURING DRIVING, SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH COULD RESULT REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724118June 16, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP AS I WAS PROCEEDING TO LEAVE A PARKING LOT. I HAVE READ SEVERAL REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM AND BELIEVE THIS TO BE A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. OTHERS HAVE REPORTED THE STEERING LOCKING UP WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND I AM AFRAID THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS INJURY HERE! *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724044June 15, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP - RESPONSE FROM TOW TRUCK, DEALER REPAIR, GM ROAD SERVICE IS "IT HAPPENS ALL OF TH ETIME" I GUESS WE NEED TO WAIT FOR A FEW DEATHS BEFORE ANYONE DOES ANYTHING REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724065June 15, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
PER DEALER, THE ACTUATOR CAN GO OUT AT ANY TIME FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATES THAT THE VEHICLE MUST BE TOWED AND WORKED ON ONLY BY THE DEALER. IF THE ACTUATOR GOES OUT, THE VEHICLE'S STEERING COLUMN LOCKS UP AS AN ANT-THEFT FEATURE OF THE VEHICLE. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE IS NOTHING THE OWNER CAN DO TO PREVENT IT. IT COSTS AN AVERAGE OF $450 TO REPLACE THE ACTUATOR, WHICH THE DEALER REALIZES CAN'T BE PREVENTED. I'VE LEARNED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG CORVETTE (1997-2000) OWNERS. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724018June 14, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AFTER KEY HAS BEEN TURNED. ONGOING PROBLEM FOR ME - DEALERSHIP SAYS "NOTHING IS WRONG." HOWEVER, I HAVE DISCOVERED THROUGH MY OWN INVESTIGATIONS THAT MANY OTHERS WITH 1997 - 2000 CORVETTES ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME FRUSTRATION. LUCKILY THE CAR WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY EVERY TIME THIS HAPPENED SO AT LEAST I WAS NOT STRANDED. GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY!*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723982June 13, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
TODAY THE COLUMN LOCK FAILED FOR THE 5TH TIME ON MY 1998 CORVETTE. ONCE THE COLUMN LOCKED ON ME AFTER I HAD BEGUN TO LEAVE A PARKING LOT AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN ON ME. HAD I BEEN AT AN INTERSECTION, I MIGHT HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. FORTUNATELY (OR UNFORTUNATELY AS IT MAY BE) THE OTHER TIMES THE COLUMN LOCK FAILED TO RELEASE WERE AFTER I HAD PARKED THE CAR AND RETURNED. SO FAR, I HAVE ONLY BEEN GREATLY INCONVENIENCED OR HAD MY FRIENDS INCONVENIENCED, BUT I AM AWARE TAHT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT UNCOMMON AMONG C5 OWNERS. IT IS TIME FOR A RECALL FOLKS! ENOUGH OF "UNDER CONSIDERATION".*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863460June 13, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
VEHICLE STARTED AND DROVE WITH STEERING WHEEL IN LOCKED POSITION DUE TO ELECTRIC SOLENOID. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723948June 12, 2000
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
THE DEALER DENIED OF ANY RECALL, AND SAID THAT I WAS MISTAKEN IN THINKING THERE WAS A RECALL. IT'S REAL SAD THAT OUR LOCAL CHEVY DEALER ISN'T EVEN AWARE THERE'S A RECALL! NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723878June 11, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
THE PCM REPORTS ERROR P1518, BUT IS INTERMITTENT (THUS IT HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN IN YET INTIL IT IS MORE PREDICTABLE -IE SOLVABLE) THE REAL PROBLEM IS THE PCM REDUCES ENGINE TO IDLE UNTIL A POWER CYCLE - VERY DANGEROUS, BUT AS I HAVE FOUND OUT BEFORE INTERMITTENT FAILURES CAN NOT EASILY BE DIAGNOSED - SHOULD BE A CHECK TO RETURN POWER IF THE FAILURE IS GONE FOR A TIME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863131June 6, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS SENSOR LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. VEHICLE HA DBEEN IN DEALER'S SHOP ON FIVE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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