Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#11353992September 9, 2020
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DAYTIME DRIVING LIGHT WHICH IS ALSO THE TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT WORK. IT HASN'T WORKED FOR ALMOST 3 MONTHS AND CHEVY DOES NOT STOCK ANY HEADLIGHTS FOR THIS CAR. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR WAY TOO LONG AND I DON'T THINK THAT THEIR STATEMENT SEEMS ACCURATE ABOUT DRIVING WITHOUT THE LIGHT/TURN SIGNAL. EVEN THOUGH GM STATES IT OK TO DRIVE I FEEL IT'S NOT THAT SAFE AND HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT MUCH THESE PAST 3 MONTHS. THIS IS A NEW MODEL AND I KNOW IT'S DIFFICULT TO HAVE ALL PARTS AVAILABLE FOR A NEW CAR BUT A HEADLIGHT SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT IS IN STOCK IN THEIR WAREHOUSE PRIOR TO SHIPPING THESE CARS TO THE PUBLIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11354064September 9, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN THE CAR IS HALF FULL OR OVER WITH GAS WHETHER PARKED INSIDE OR OUT, THERE MUST BE LEAKING BECAUSE THE FUEL SMELL IN GARAGE IS EXTREMELY STRONG AND WORRIED ABOUT A FIRE. THE SMELL IS COMING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE FORWARD WHEEL WELL. EVEN OUTSIDE IT SMELL SUPER STRONG! PLEASE ADVISE, VERY CONCERNED..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11353464September 7, 2020
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED AFTER PARKING IT AFTER WORK. THE RECALL ON ALL OTHER VEHICLES MY YEAR THAT HAS BEEN FIXED BY THE FACTORY HAS A WIRE RAN TO THE PCM ARE COMPUTER NOT SURE WHAT THEY ARE CALLING IT. BUT THE FIX WILL NOT LET THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK. AND I HAVE WATCHED A LOT OF YOUTUBE VIDEOS ON THIS IN ALL OF THE FACTORY FIXED RECALLS THE STEERING WHEEL DOESN'T LOCK. FROM WHAT I SEE IT TELLS ME THAT THE FIX IS COMPLETE. IT IS A 2002 WITH ONLY 68000 MILES. ANY HELP PLEASE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11353532September 7, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM ON DISPLAY. WHILE DRIVING THE DAY BEFORE, THE CAR MADE A VERY QUICK MOTION TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH. INVESTIGATION FOUND THE STEERING WHEEL SENSOR PUSHED OUT OF IT'S HOUSING AND DANGLING ON THE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT UNDER THE DASH. THE POWERED TELESCOPING STEERING WHEEL PUSHED THE ASSEMBLY OUT OF PLACE CAUSING THE FAULT. I DISCONNECTED THE STEERING WHEEL SENSOR TO PREVENT ANY FURTHER ACTIVATION OF THE ACTIVE HANDLING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11353567September 7, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES
CATASTROPHIC ABS SYSTEM FAILURE. WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 30 MPH ON DRY PAVEMENT, THE TAIL END OF THE CAR SUDDENLY FISHTAILED LEFT THEN RIGHT, TURNING AROUND 180 DEGREES, TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL. THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL STRUCK THE CURB OF THE MEDIAN, SEVERELY BENDING THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL, AND DAMAGING THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARING TOO. UPON EXAMINATION OF THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE AND MAIN ENGINE HARNESS PLUG THAT CONNECTS TO IT, I FOUND MASSIVE ELECTRICAL DAMAGE WITH A HOLE BURNED COMPLETELY THROUGH THE PLUG AND RECEPTACLE, AND PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD OF THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE. THE ENTIRE ABS PUMP ASSEMBLY AND EBCM HAD TO BE REPLACED AND A NEW PLUG SPLICED INTO THE MAIN ENGINE HARNESS. I NOTIFIED GM BUT THEY REFUSED TO STAND BEHIND THE PRODUCT OR HELP WITH THE REPAIR.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11353555September 7, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STRONG SMELL OF FUEL INSIDE VEHICLE ALL THE TIME, ESPECIALLY WHEN TANK IS FULL. VISIBLE FUEL ON TOP OF LEFT FUEL TANK, AND STAINS OF FUEL RUNNING DOWN SIDES OF LEFT FUEL TANK AND INTO SHEETMETAL PAN THAT SUPPORTS TANK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11353400September 6, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
DEAR SIR OR MADAM, I PURCHASED A USED 2011 CORVETTE A YEAR AGO. THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE NEAR THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL WHEN THE TANK IS NEAR FULL. THIS HAS OCCURRED FROM THE FIRST DAY I BOUGHT IT AND CONTINUES TODAY. I HAVE REPLACED THE GAS CAP WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. I BECAME AWARE OF RECALL FOR CRACKING OF THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY WHICH PRODUCES A GASOLINE VAPOR LEAK.. THE RECALL IS FROM JULY 2016, REF# N150682, GWM# 2015682. I FOUND THE RECALL INFORMATION ON A CORVETTE FORUM. THE LETTER SAYS THE RECALL IS GOOD FOR 10 YEARS FROM THE IN-SERVICE DATE WITH UNLIMITED MILEAGE. SO IT SHOULD STILL BE AVAILABLE FOR MY 2011 VEHICLE. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL SHOWING ON THE GM SYSTEM FOR MY CAR. THE DEALER IS MARCHANT CHEVROLET, 5700 SAVANNAH HIGHWAY, RAVENEL SC 29470, 843-564-1394. CAN YOU HELP ME GET THE DEALER TO RECOGNIZE THE RECALL? THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11352904September 3, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY, STEERING, WHEELS
I AM THE OWNER OF A 2019 CORVETTE ZR1. I WAS DRIVING WHEN I HEARD A LOUD RATTLE SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT BUMPER AREA. DURING THIS TIME THE FRONT END OF MY CAR BECAME HARD TO CONTROL. I SLOWED DOWN, PARKED THE CAR AND INSPECTED THE FRONT END. UPON INSPECTION I SAW THAT MY FRONT SPLITTER HAD NEARLY DISCONNECTED FROM MY CAR. I TRIED TO DRIVE SLOWLY AND MAKE IT HOME BUT THE SPLITTER WAS SCRAPING AND I DIDN'T FEEL THAT IT WAS SAFE. I ALSO DIDNT WANT TO CAUSE ANY MORE DAMAGE. UPON INSPECTION FROM A SHOP IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CENTER SUPPORT BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE FRONT SPLITTER ON PROPERLY WAS NEVER INSTALLED ON MY DURING PRE-DELIVERY INSPECTION. AFTER SPEAKING WITH SEVERAL OTHER ZR1 OWNERS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO WE NOW BELIEVE THAT SOME CHEVY DEALERS ARE FORGETTING TO PUT THIS CENTER SUPPORT BRACKET ON DURING PRE-DELIVERY INSPECTION WHICH WE BELIEVE CREATES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WE HAVE INFORMED CHEVY ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE BUT THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11353019September 3, 2020
WHEELS
WITH APPROXIMATLY 12,000 MILES THE DEALER TOLD ME THE LR WHEEL WAS BENT WHEN I HAD IT IN FOR NEW TIRES. AT 13,600 MILES WHEN IN FOR ALIGNMENT I HAD TO REPLACE THE RF WHEEL DUE TO A CRACK. NOT COVERD UNDER WARRANTY, NO SERIOUS POT HOLE HITS, JUST NORMAL ROAD DRIVING. BASED ON NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON FOURMS THIS SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING EXCESSIVLY ON THE WIDE WHEEL EQUIPPED CORVETTES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11352565September 1, 2020
WHEELS
RIGHT REAR WHEEL HAS CRACKED, AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. I TOOK CAR IN TO MY LOCAL TIRE STORE BECAUSE I THOUGH I MIGHT HAVE PICKED UP A NAIL, AS THE CAR WAS REPORTING LOW PRESSURE IN THAT TIRE. TIRE STORE UNMOUNTED THE WHEEL AND SHOWED ME TWO CRACKS FROM INSIDE EDGE OF THE RIM TOWARDS CENTER. APX 2" EACH. NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO TIRE OR WHEEL INDICTIVE OF A POT HOLE OR OTHER IMPACT. I DROVE THE CAR TO TAKE MY GIRFRIEND OUT TO DINNER THE NIGHT BEFORE AND SHE ALSO STATED I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING. BASED ON MANY MANY REPORTS OF SIMILAR FAILURES ON CORVETTE FORUMS AND PENDING CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS, I BELIEVE THE WHEELS WERE DEFECTIVE WHEN NEW. BECAUSE I HAVE THREE OTHER WHEELS WHICH MAY HAVE THE SAME ISSUE, I WILL HAVE TO PURCHASE AFTERMARKET WHEELS AND HOPE THEY ARE A MORE ROBUST DESIGN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11352396August 31, 2020
WHEELS
MUCH LIKE MANY OF THE HUNDREDS OF OTHER CORVETTE GRAND SPORT (C7) OWNERS WITH BENT OR CRACKED WHEEL COMPLAINTS, MY CAR HAS FALLEN VICTIM TO GM'S DEFECTIVE DESIGN ACCORDING TO THE CORVETTE SPECIALIST AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND AN INDEPENDENT INSPECTOR HIRED BY MY THIRD PARTY WARRANTY COMPANY TO REVIEW MY DAMAGE CLAIM. ALL FOUR WHEELS ON MY VEHICLE HAVE SUFFERED, "CATASTROPHIC" DAMAGE ACCORDING TO THE INVESTIGATION DONE BY AN UNBIASED THIRD PARTY AND REPORTED TO THE WARRANTY COMPANY, WHO SUBSEQUENTLY HAVE DENIED MY CLAIM FOR COVERAGE. ALL FOUR WHEELS ARE BENT ON THE INSIDE OF THE BARREL, WITH ONE ALSO BEING CRACKED (LEFT REAR WHEEL). ACCORDING TO THE INDEPENDENT INSPECTORS REPORT, THE DAMAGE WAS NOT CAUSED BY A ROAD HAZARD, BUT BY A DEFECTIVE OEM DESIGN. NOT ONLY IS THIS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD THAT SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO A BRAND NEW $75,000 VEHICLE, GM AND OTHER REGULATORY / GOVERNING BODIES ARE DRAGGING THEIR FEET ON TAKING MEANINGFUL ACTION, PLACING LIVES AT DIRECT RISK. AS HUNDREDS OF OTHERS HAVE REPORTED, GM IS DENYING COVERAGE ACROSS THE BOARD, AND AVOIDING ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF A DESIGN ISSUE WHILE OWNERS ARE HUNG OUT TO FOOT A $3600 BILL TO REPLACE A SET OF WHEELS. THIS DAMAGE IS DUE TO REGULAR, DAILY DRIVING ON ROADS THAT ARE NOT MAINTAINED TO THE HIGHEST QUALITY, SUCH AS THOSE FOUND IN THE MIDWEST, WHICH IS WHERE THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN. I HAVE VIDEOS OF THE DAMAGE TO EACH WHEEL (WHEELS ON A ROADFORCE BALANCING MACHINE) I CAN PROVIDE ON REQUEST, AND I'M CERTAIN THE INDEPENDENT INSPECTORS REPORT (WHICH CONTAINED EXTENSIVE VIDEO AND PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE) CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED BY SOMEONE OF AUTHORITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11352410August 31, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT FUEL IS LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK, AND THE CAR SMELLS OF GASOLINE VERY STRONGLY. CAR SMELLS WHILE SITTING AND WHILE RUNNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11351871August 28, 2020
STEERING
THIS COMPLAINT IS ABOUT SUBMITTED COMPLAINT 11350345 WHICH I NEVER RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM NHTSA ABOUT. WHY DID I NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE? KEVIN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11351461August 26, 2020
WHEELS
ALL 4 RIMS WERE BENT WHEN I TOOK MY CHEVY CORVETTE IN FOR A TIRE CHANGE AT 15,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11350837August 24, 2020
WHEELS
THE CAR WAS STATIONARY WHEN I GOT A LOW PRESSURE WARNING THAT MY RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD LOW TIRE PRESSURE. I WENT TO THE CORNER GAS STATION AND GOT AIR. THEN DROVE TO MY LOCAL TIRE REPAIR TO GET THE TIRE REPAIRED. THEY REMOVED THE TIRE AND WHEEL FROM THE CAR AND DISCOVERED THE WHEEL WAS CRACKED IN 2 PLACES. I WENT TO A WHEEL REPAIR SHOP AND HE TOLD ME THAT HE WOULD NOT REPAIR A WHEEL WITH 2 CRACKS. I KNEW THIS WAS A PROBLEM FOR GRAND SPORTS SINCE I HAVE A FRIEND WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH LESS THAN 1000 MILES ON HIS 2019 GRAND SPORT. I HAVE ALL SO READ ON THE CORVETTE FORUMS THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH EITHER CRACKED OR BENT WHEELS. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY GENERAL MOTORS IS BACKING THEIR WHEELS WITH THEIR WARRANTY. I HAVE DRIVEN CORVETTES SINCE 1977 EXCLUSIVELY AND NEVER HAD A WHEEL PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL WITHIN THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY, BUT GM REJECTED THE CLAIM AND REFUSED ANY KIND OF COMPENSATION FOR THE DESIGN DEFECT OF CORVETTE C7 WHEELS. I HAVE SINCE PURCHASED A NEW WHEEL BUT I AM WORRIED THAT THIS PROBLEM MAY HAPPEN AGAIN WITH DIFFERENT CONSEQUENCES. MY OPINION IS THAT THESE WHEELS ARE NOT DESIGNED FOR THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11350345August 19, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, SUSPENSION
2006 CORVETTE, VIN IS [XXX] APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES WHILE DRIVING ANYWHERE FROM 5 MPH TO 75 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS THE VEHICLE THE LEFT.......ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT MANY TIMES BY PULLING ME INTO THE MEDIAN. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11350065August 18, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
LAST MONTH WHEN I FILLED THE GAS TANK I HAD A STRONG ODER OF GAS WHEN I PARKED MY CAR IN THE GARAGE. NOW I SMELL GAS IN THE CAR AS I DRIVE IT. I DID NOT OVERFLOW THE GAS TANK UPON REFILL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11349884August 17, 2020
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY CEASED AND THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LATER UNLOCKED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER HALL CHEVROLET LOCATED AT 3412 WESTERN BRANCH BLVD, CHESAPEAKE, VA 23321, WHO DIAGNOSED THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK PLATE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE LOCK PLATE WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11349540August 15, 2020
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LLOW BEAM LIGHTS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING ON WAY HOME ON A BUSY HIGHWAY IN THE DARK. HIGH BEAMS WORK, PARKING LIGHTS WORK. AFTER COOL DOWN RELAY ALLOWS LOW BEAM TO COME BACK ON. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11349547August 15, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK AND DRIVING HOME THERE IS A VERY STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN MY GARAGE. I THINK THE FUEL IS LEAKING OUT WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS FULL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to Chevrolet Corvette