Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#11363842October 11, 2020
WHEELS
VIBRATION STARTED A FEW MONTHS AGO THAT FELT LIKE WHEELS OUT OF BALANCE. HAD READ ABOUT ISSUES WITH BENT AND/OR CRACKED WHEELS ON GRAND SPORTS. BROUGHT CAR TO THE DEALER, AND ALSO A TIRE COMPANY. BOTH DETERMINED 3 OF 4 WHEELS WERE VISIBLY BENT WHEN ROTATED ON THE BALANCING MACHINE (I COULD SEE IT AS WELL). THE FOURTH WAS NOT PERFECT, BUT BETTER. THE CAR IS USED ON REGULAR ROADS, NEVER ON A TRACK, AND AT MOST HAS ONLY ENCOUNTERED ROUGH ROAD PATCHES. CAR ONLY HAS 4,500 MILES ON IT.
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11363672October 10, 2020
WHEELS
RIGHT REAR WHEEL CRACKED IN TWO PLACES. NOTICED AIR LEAK IN AUGUST 2020. OCCURRED DURING NORMAL DRIVING. NO RECOLLECTION OF ANY IMPACT SUFFICIENT TO CRACK WHEEL. INSPECTION REVEALED CRACKS ACROSS INNER RIM OF WHEEL. REPLACED ALL FOUR WHEELS AS PRECAUTION SINCE ISSUE APPARENTLY PREVALENT ACROSS ENTIRE C7 CORVETTE MODEL LINE.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11363690October 10, 2020
WHEELS
PURCHASED MY 2017 GRAND SPORT IN DECEMBER 2019. IT HAD ABOUT 5,000 MILES ON IT. I NOT EVER HIT ANY ROAD DEFECTS OF NOTE IN ANY OF THESE CASES. I HAD TO REPLACE MY FIRST WHEEL WITHIN THE 1ST MONTHS (WAS LEAKING AIR FROM A CRACK IN THE WHEEL). A COUPLE MONTHS AFTER THAT I TOOK MY CAR IN TO GET NEW TIRES AND WAS INFORMED THAT TWO MORE WHEELS HAD CRACKS IN THEM. I HAD THEM WELDED. IN JULY, I WAS LOSING AIR IN ANOTHER WHEEL AND FOUND IT HAD A CRACK AND HAD TO HAVE THE WHEEL REPLACED. I ONLY DRIVE IN TOUR MODE (SOFTER SUSPENSION) AND EVEN PAID TO GET A SUSPENSION SOFTWARE UPDATE FROM GM IN THE SUMMER TO SUPPOSEDLY SOFTEN THE RIDE AFTER READING OF OTHERS HAVING THIS ISSUE, IT DID NOT HELP TO STOP THE ISSUES. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING IN THE SAME AREAS FOR OVER TWENTY YEARS, HAD MULTIPLE OTHER SPORTS CARS AND NEVER HAD ANY OTHER DAMAGED WHEEL BESIDES THIS CAR. IT IS CLEAR THAT THE STOCK WHEELS ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH FOR THIS HEAVY WIDE BODY CAR AND THEY NEED FORGED WHEELS THAT I CAN'T AFFORD. TO RECAP, I HAVE ABOUT 10,000 MILES ON THE CAR NOW AND OVER THE APPROX. 5,000 MILES THAT I HAVE DROVE IT, THERE HAVE BEEN 4 WHEELS THAT HAD CRACKS ON THE INNER SIDE OF THE WHEELS, WITH NO TIRE OR OTHER DAMAGE VISIBLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11363727October 10, 2020
WHEELS
ROUTINE INSPECTION DURING SERVICE REVEALED THAT THE LEFT REAR WHEEL HAD DEVELOPED A CRACK AT THE BEAD ON THE INBOARD EDGE. NO OTHER DAMAGE OR DEFECT WAS NOTED ON THE WHEEL AT THAT TIME. THE WHEELS WERE REMOVED FROM SERVICE AND REPLACED WITH AFTERMARKET FOR SAFETY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11363734October 10, 2020
WHEELS
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, I CONTINUED TO NOTICE A VIBRATION. IT VARIED WITH SPEED AND AT TIMES WOULD BE WORSE THAN AT OTHER TIMES. THIS IS KNOWN AS A "BEAT FREQUENCY". I FINALLY BECAME VERY CONCERNED, RAISED THE CAR AND FOUND BOTH PASSENGER SIDE RIMS TO BE BENT. I HAD ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 6 MONTHS. IT CAME FROM A HENDRICK DEALERSHIP. IT IS MORE THAN APPARENT THIS IS ANOTHER COVER UP BY GM. I HAVE A 2012 KIA FORTE THAT IS DRIVEN ON THE SAME EXACT ROADS. IT COST $12,OOO AND HAS NEVER BENT A WHEEL. THE CORVETTE Z06 MSRP WAS $105,000. I HAD TO PURCHASE ANOTHER SET OF WHEELS. GM IS NOT CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A CAR THAT IS ENGINEERED CORRECTLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11363746October 10, 2020
WHEELS
I WAS DRIVING AND I NOTICE A WHEEL IS LOW ON AIR. I GO TO A TIRE SHOP AND THEY TELL ME THAT THE WHEEL IS CRACKED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE SO FAR. I DON'T REMEMBER HITTING A POT HOLE OR ANYTHING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11363513October 9, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AN INSTANCE OCCURRED WHERE THE BATTERY LEAKED ACID DOWN PAST THE BATTERY TRAY AND ONTO THE WIRING HARNESSES BELOW. SUBSEQUENT CORROSION OF WIRINGS WITHIN THE HARNESS (OF WHICH CONTAIN APPROXIMATELY FORTY INDIVIDUAL WIRES), CAUSING BREAKS AND SHORTS IN SEVERAL CREATING A HAZARDOUS SITUATION. A NO START CONDITION OCCURRED RESULTING FROM THE AFFECTED WIRES LEADING TO THE ECM AS WELL AS OTHERS CONTAINED IN THE HARNESS. EITHER THE BATTERY TRAY SHOULD BE MODIFIED TO CONTAIN OR ROUTE POSSIBLE ACID FROM LEAKING DOWN PAST IT OR THE FABRICATION OF A LIQUID TIGHT COMPARTMENT BE INSTALLED TO CONTAIN THE WIRING HARNESS ITSELF. SINCE THE HARNESS IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE FROM GM THE CHEVROLET SERVICE TECHNICIAN SPLICED IN NUMEROUS LENGTHS OF NEW WIRES TO BYPASS THE AFFECTED AREAS WITHIN THE HARNESS. LABOR COST OF APPROXIMATELY $3000 FOR THE REPAIR. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO SOLUTION TO PREVENT FUTURE OCCURRENCES OF THIS ISSUE. THUS MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE OR HOUSE IN PROXIMITY TO PEOPLE AND THEIR PROPERTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11363317October 8, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VEHICLE HAS A VERY STRONG GASOLINE SMELL FOLLOWING REFUELING. THE GASOLINE VAPORS INVADE THE PASSENGER CABIN TO THE EXTENT THE WINDOWS HAVE TO BE DOWN FOR VENTILATION. IT REMAINS THAT WAY UNTIL THE FUEL TANK REACHES HALF FULL, AND DISAPPEARS AS THE TANK REACHES 1/4 FULL. NOW I ONLY FIL THE TANK TO 1/2 FULL TO MINIMIZE THE VAPOR. I AM CONCERNED THAT A SPARK MAY IGNITE THE VAPOR IF THE TANK WERE FILLED . I HAVE HEARD THIS CONDITION EXISTS ON THIS MODEL AND AM WONDERING WHY IT HASN'T BEEN ADDRESSED, OR IF IS HAS PLEASE ENLIGHTEN ME, THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS CONDITION CONCERNING THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11363333October 8, 2020
WHEELS
DEIVER REAR WHEEL BEGAN LOAING AIR PRESSURE SUDDENLY 1 WEEK AGO. TIRE PRESSURE WOULD DROP AROUND 1 PSI/HOUR. TOOK TO TIRE SHOP AND NO TIRE PROBLEMS WERE IDENTIFIED BUT THE WHEEL HAD 3 CRACKS IN THE INNER WHEEL LIP. INSPECTION OF PASSENGER REAR WHEEL REVEALED A SINGLE CRACK THAT HAD NOT YET CAUSED TIRE PRESSURE LOSS. THE WHEEL CRACKING ISSUE IS WELL KNOWN AND A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT HAS BEEN FILED BUT NO RECALL YET. I FEAR THAT MY SAFETY COULD HAVE BEEN IN JEOPARDY WITH A WHEEL CRACKING AT SPEED. PROBLEM FIRST IDENTIFIED WHEN STARTING A STATIONARY VEHICLE AS THE TPMS NOTIFIED OF A LOW PRESSURE. PROBLEM CONTINUED UNTIL I SECTION OF WHEELS IDENTIFIED CRACKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11362780October 5, 2020
WHEELS
THE NEWER C& CORVETTES, ESPECIALLY THE Z06 AND GRAND SPORT MODELS ARE EXTREMELY SUSCEPTIBLE TO CRACKED RIMS. I RECENTLY HAD TO PAY $170 TO HAVE A RIM A CRACKED AND LEAKING RIM WELDED TO FIX NUMEROUS CRACKS. THIS REPAIR WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AND THE LEAKING HAS BEGUN AGAIN. WHEN MOTORTREND MAGAZINE CONDUCTED AN EXTENDED TEST OF THE C7 CORVETTE GRAND SPORT CORVETTE, IT HAD NO LESS THAN SIX SEPARATE RIM PROBLEM INCLUDING EITHER BENT OR CRACKING PROBLEMS. THE CRACKED RIMS REQUIRED VERY EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENTS, NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THERE IS AN EXISTING CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ABOUT THIS CONTINUING PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS ON BOTH CITY STREET AND ON HIGHWAYS WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTIONS AND COULD BE DISASTROUS IF THE RIM WERE TO TOTALLY FRACTURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. HERE IS A LINK TO A COMMENT ABOUT THIS PROBLEMS. HTTPS://WWW.CORVETTEBLOGGER.COM/2019/05/10/ANOTHER-LAWSUIT-FILED-AGAINST-GM-OVER-CRACKED-CORVETTE-WHEELS/
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11362717October 4, 2020
ENGINE
RECEIVED 2020 CORVETTE ON 9/15/20, ON 9/24/20 WENT TO USE THE CAR TO DO TO DOCTOR. THE CAR STARTED AND THEN WOULD NOT RUN. HAD ALL KIND OF MESSAGE; SERVICE ENGINE, NO OIL PRESSURE; TRACTION CONTROL, HAD BAD SMELL. HAD TO HAVE FLATBED TOW TRUCK GET THE CAR AND TAKE IT TO A CHEVROLET DEALER. CAR HAS BROKEN VALVE SPRINGS. CAR HAS BEEN GONE 10 DAYS SO FAR AND DO NOT HAVE ALL OF THE VALVE SPRINGS TO REPAIR CAR. CAR ONLY HAS 115 MILES ON IT. LUCKILY THE CAR WAS IN THE GARAGE WHEN THIS HAPPENED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11362537October 3, 2020
WHEELS
3 BENT WHEELS AFTER 9500 MILES, 2 REAR AND PASSENGER FRONT TERRIBLE SHAKING AND INSTABILITY UNSAFE TO DRIVE MUST REPLACE WITH AFTER MARKET WHEELS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11362411October 2, 2020
ENGINE
IT HAS A STRONG SMELL OF GAS AND IS LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. STRONG SMELL OF GAS WHEN PARKED IN GARAGE AND ALSO WHEN DRIVING AND STOPPED. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A WHILE BUT HAS GOTTEN WORSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11362200October 1, 2020
WHEELS
REPAIRED RIGHT REAR TIRE FOR A NAIL AND DISCOUNT TIRE INFORMED ME OF A CRACKED TIRE RIM. I TOOK CAR TO A AUTHORIZED CHEVROLET DEALER. THEY SAID MY 2019 GRAND SPORT CORVETTE WITH 9300 MILES WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THE RIM. I WAS LOSING TIRE PRESSURE AND THAT'S WHEN I WAS TOLD OF THE CRACKED RIM. AT MY EXPENSE I'M REPLACING THE RIM $985.10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11362308October 1, 2020
POWER TRAIN
A8 TRANSMISSION SHUDDER. HAD FLUID CHANGE AT 10305 MILES. AT 10881 MILES PROBLEM IS NOW WORSE THAN BEFORE. WARRANTY IS NOW EXPIRED . HOPEFULLY GM HAS A REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM ON 2015 CORVETTE. HAVE OWNED FIVE CORVETTE. THIS MAY BE THE LAST ONE GM NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11361585September 28, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
FRONT HOOD/TRUMP FLEW OPEN @ 20 MPH WHEN DRIVING THROUGH NEIGHBORHOOD. BENT THE LATCHES, DAMAGED THE HOOD AND QUARTER PANEL. LATCH IS FLIMSY AND LACKS BETTER LOCKING MECHANISM TO PROTECT IT FROM OPENING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11361340September 27, 2020
WHEELS
WHEN DRIVING THE CAR VIBRATED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER TO GET THE WHEELS BALANCED AND WAS TOLD TWO OF THE WHEELS COULD NOT BE BALANCED BECAUSE THEY WERE BENT. IN SPITE OF MY 3YR, 36K MILE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY (WHICH WAS IN FORCE) I WAS TOLD CHEVY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST OF REPAIRS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11361347September 27, 2020
WHEELS
SOON AFTER BUYING THE CAR IN MAY 2018, HAD TO REPLACE 3 OF THE 4 RIMS FOR BEING BENT. I DIDN'T HIT ANY POTHOLES OR ANYTHING. HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET BECAUSE GM WOULD NOT WARRANTY THE RIMS. ON SEP 26,2020; ONE OF THE REPLACED RIMS (MENTIONED ABOVE) CRACKED AND STARTED LEAKING (LEFT REAR). ALL I DO IS NORMAL DRIVING AND DO NOT HIT POT HOLES ETC. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT IN THESE RIMS. THE CAR ONLY HAS 45K MILES AND I'VE REPLACED 4 RIMS DUE TO A DEFECT THAT THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT COVER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11361407September 27, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE SMELLS VERY STRONGLY OF GAS AND HAS BAD LINGERING ODOR OF GAS WHEN PARKED IN GARAGE. LESS NOTICEABLE WHEN PARKED OUTDOORS, LIKELY DUE TO VENTILATION. IT IS A CONSTANT AND ONGOING PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11361088September 25, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WARNING HAS BEEN ON NOW FOR BETTER THAN THREE WEEKS. WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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