Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#11326117May 27, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE INFOTAINMENT CENTER BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GPS AND BACK UP CAMERA WERE ALSO INOPERABLE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. HERB JONES CHEVROLET (1601 N. DIXIE HWY, ELIZABETHTOWN, KY, 42701, (270) 505-4777) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
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#11326184May 27, 2020
WHEELS
AFTER ONLY 15683MI THE CAR HAS 2 BENT AND ONE CRACKED ALUMINUM WHEEL. THIS WAS NOTICED TODAY WHEN AFTER ALREADY HAVING TO PUT NEW TIRES ON THE CAR (15399 MILES)THE RIGHT REAR WAS AT 10PSI. AFTER TAKING THE CAR TO THE SHOP TO LOOK AT THE ISSUE AN APPROX 3CM CRACK WAS NOTED ON THE INNERMOST PORTION OF THE RIM ON THE BEAD. *TR
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#11325176May 19, 2020
WHEELS
THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE KEPT GOING FLAT AND THE LEAK COULD NOT BE FOUND. A TIRE SERVICE CENTER EVENTUALLY FOUND 2 CRACKS ON THE INSIDE LIP OF THE WHEEL THAT EXTENDED INWARDS 1.5" INTO THE BARREL AREA OF THE WHEEL WHICH CAUSED THE LEAK. THIS COULD LEAD TO A WHEEL CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. THE SHOP MANAGER SAID THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP FOR A WARRANTY CLAIM. THE SHOP FOREMAN FILED THE CLAIM BUT GM DENIED IT. THE FOREMAN ALSO INDICATED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I PURCHASED A NEW WHEEL AND KEPT THE OLD ONE. THE WHITE MARKS IN THE PICTURES ARE JUST A WAY TO HIGHLIGHT THE CRACKS. THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF IMPACTS THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS ISSUE. *TR
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#11324930May 18, 2020
WHEELS
I PURCHASED A USED 2016 CHEVY CORVETTE ZO6 & AFTER DRIVING IT LESS THAN 3,000 MILES HAVE HAD 4 DIFFERENT CRACKS IN THE WHEELS THAT NEEDED REPAIR. THIS ISSUE TOTALLY BLINDSIDED ME & HAD I KNOWN THE EXTENT OF IT, I WOULD NEVER HAVE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. I NOW DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT & WILL BE ATTEMPTING TO TRADE IN OR SELL. IT IS MIND BOGGLING TO ME HOW THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO GO UNRESOLVED WITH NO OWNERSHIP FROM GM. TO SAY I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WOULD BE A GROSS UNDERSTATEMENT. *TR
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#11324934May 18, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE OFTEN STUCK IN PARK ( AUTOMATIC ), WILL NOT MOVE TO OTHER GEARS. KNOWN ISSUE WITH BRAKE SOLENOID ( PART OF SHIFTER IN 2005 MODEL ). IT IS UNRELIABLE AND ALLOWS FOR DANGEROUS SITUATIONS - WOULD NOT MOVE DESPITE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS AFTER SITTING ON A HIGHWAY DUE TO AN ACCIDENT TRAFFIC JAM. SYMPTOM HAS NO STANDARD OCCURRENCES - COLD, WARMED UP, FLAT GROUND, UP/DOWN HILL. REMEDY SHEER LUCK THAT IS UNLOCKS. THE SITUATION IS WORSENING, MAKING THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THIS CONDITION HAS CONTINUED SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN JUNE 2006, CONTINUES TO WORSEN. GM APPARENTLY ADDRESSED THIS EARLY AFTER RELEASE IN 2005, HAS IGNORED IT SINCE. GM HAS A REPAIR OPTION - A NEW SHIFTER WITHOUT THE SOLENOID ( KNOWS THE PROBLEM ) FOR APPROX A $1000 REPAIR. *TR
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#11325056May 18, 2020
WHEELS
CRACKED LEFT REAR INSIDE RIM NOTICED AFTER TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM INDICATED LOW TIRE. *TR
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#11324485May 14, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WAS DRIVING AROUND 25 MPH WHEN THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHT CAME ON AND I ALMOST CRASHED INTO A PARKED CAR BECAUSE THE BRAKES APPLIED AND STEERED TO THE RIGHT. *TR
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#11324234May 12, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SEVERE FUEL SMELL WHEN FUEL LEVEL IS HIGH AND ESPECIALLY WHEN PARKED IN ENCLOSED SPACE. *TR
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#11324054May 10, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STEERING
I HAVE OWNED THIS 2001 CORVETTE SINCE IT WAS NEW IT HAS LESS THAN 7000 MILES ON IT.ON FRIDAY MAY 8TH 2020 I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER CENTURY CHEVROLET IN BROOMFIELD COLORADO.THE SERVICE COLUMN LOCK IS ON AT THE DASH AND I CANNOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND IF YOU TRY TO DRIVE IT THE VEHICLE WILL STALL.I HAD RECALL 04006 PERFORMED ON THE CAR ON 10/25/2004 WITH 1912 MILES ON IT AND THIS WAS A REPROGRAMMING OF THE PCM.I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THERE HAS BEEN 2-3 UPDATES FOR THIS CONDITION AND THERE IS A RECALL 04006C AND SPECIAL POLICY #05081 FOR A NEW WIRING HARNESS TO BE INSTALLED TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION.I WAS NEVER CONTACTED BY GM ABOUT THIS AND FEEL I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A DEFECT THEY KNOW ABOUT! THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED OUT OF MY GARAGE /DRIVEWAY WE HAD TO PUSH IT OUT OF THE GARAGE ONTO A TOW TRUCK AND IT IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP WAITING TO HERE WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO. I DON'T THINK THEY ARE GOING TO OFFER ANY HELP NOR DID THEY WANT TO PICKUP THE TOW CHARGES AND ADD IT TO THE BILL. REGARDLESS I HAVE TO FIX THE VEHICLE AS IT DOES ME NO GOOD THE WAY IT IS.WITH THIS SAID THE ORIGINAL FIX OF THE RECALL DID NOT FIX THE VEHICLE AND THE NOW KNOWN FIX SHOULD BE DONE AT NO CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER/CUSTOMER.THIS VEHICLE IS IN MINT CONDITION AND HAS NOT BEEN MODIFIED IN ANY WAY AND TAKEN CARE OF LIKE NEW SINCE OWNED. I AM REACHING OUT TO YOU BECAUSE THE RIGHT THING NEEDS TO HAPPEN AND GM SHOULD ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THERE ACTIONS AND KNOWINGLY THAT THERE IS A DEFECT. I AM LUCKY I WAS NOT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AS I WAS PLANNING ON DRIVING THE MORNING THIS HAPPENED AS I COULD OF KILLED MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE.
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#11323808May 8, 2020
ENGINE
THAT NIGHT I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE BLEW UP BECAUSE THE VALVE DROPPED THOUGH THE 8TH CYLINDER AND THE CAR SHOOK ALL THE EQUIPMENT STOPPED WORKING AND THE BRAKE NOT WORKING WELL ,I WAS SO SCARED THAT THE ROAD WAS VERY BUSY , THANKFULLY I DROVE THE CAR TO A SAFE PLACE,THE CAR MAKE 2008 ONLY 34 K MILE ,MY CAR HAD BEEN REPAIR AT CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP COST OVER 16 THOUSAND DOLLARS. *TR
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#11323888May 8, 2020
ENGINE
VALVE GUIDE MEASUREMENTS WERE OUT OF SPECIFICATIONS AT 5K MILES
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#11323903May 8, 2020
ENGINE
ALL EXHAUST VALVES OUT OF SPECIFICATION AT 9,500 MILES; 6 OF 8 INTAKE VALVE GUIDES OUT OF SPECIFICATION; SPENT $1,200 FOR CYLINDER HEAD REMOVAL AND REINSTALL; VALVE JOB, NEW VALVE GUIDES AND ASSEMBLY. *TR
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#11323620May 7, 2020
ENGINE
I PURCHASED MY CORVETTE IN 2013. IT HAD 11050 MILES ON IT. I DROVE IT FOR 3 MONTHS. I WAS DRIVING ONE DAY AND IT DROPPED THE NUMBER #1 CYLINDER VALVE AND THREW A PISTON OUT THE MOTOR. IT HAD 12600 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS HAPPEN. THEIR HAS BEEN SEVERAL CORVETTE OWNERS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. I FEEL GMC IS RELIABLE FOR THIS IS ISSUE AND NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. *TR
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#11323678May 7, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STRONG GAS SMELL INSIDE THE CAR AND OUTSIDE THE REAR OF THE CAR. *TR
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#11323771May 7, 2020
ENGINE
I WAS PARTICIPATING IN A HIGH PERFORMANCE DRIVING EDUCATION (HPDE) EVENT AND WAS DRIVING MY CAR GOING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON THE VIRGINIA INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY (VIR) ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 27, 2017, WHEN IT SEEMED TO LOOSE ACCELERATION. I DROVE FURTHER ON THE TRACK AND STILL DID NOT HAVE NORMAL ACCELERATION AND I SAW BLUE SMOKE COMING OUT THE EXHAUST SO I EXITED THE TRACK AND WHEN I GOT IN THE ENGINE STOPPED. SEVERAL MECHANIC TYPE PEOPLE FAMILIAR WITH CORVETTES LOOKED AT MY CAR ENGINE AND INSTRUCTED ME TO TRY TO START IT, WHICH I WAS ABLE TO DO AND AGAIN BLUE EXHAUST SMOKE CAME OUT. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND HAD IT TOWED TO MY CAR DEALER, HOLIDAY CHEVROLET IN WILLIAMSBURG, VA. THEIR MECHANICS DETERMINED THAT THE EXHAUST VALVE IN CYLINDER #1 DROPPED FROM THE HEAD INTO THE CYLINDER AND EVENTUALLY EXITED THE ENGINE THROUGH THE EXHAUST PORT AND INTO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR AND AN ENTIRE ENGINE REPLACEMENT WAS REQUIRED, WHICH IS WHAT I DID. *TR
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#11323480May 6, 2020
ENGINE
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE MOTOR LOCKED UP AND CAUSED A MASSIVE OIL SPILL DUE TO THE ENGINE EXPLODING.. ROOT CAUSE WAS DUE TO A DROPPED VALVE WHICH CAUSED THE WHOLE ENGINE TO BREAK INTO PIECES. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH THE LS7 MOTOR FROM GM. *TR
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#11323493May 6, 2020
ENGINE
MY ENGINE EXPERIENCED VALVE GUIDE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING WHICH RESULTED IN A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AND SPILLED OIL ALL OVER THE ROAD. THE ENTIRE ENGINE WAS DESTROYED. IF I HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY IT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
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#11323513May 6, 2020
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND A BIG BLACK CLOUD OF SMOKE STARTING SPEWING OUT SO I PULLED OVER. HAD IT TOWED TO A CORVETTE SPECIALIST AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT PISTON #7 WAS CRACKED. I STILL HAVE THE CRACKED PISTON IN MY POSSESSION, I'VE ATTACHED PHOTOS. *TR
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#11323576May 6, 2020
ENGINE
VALVE GUIDES PRE-MATURE WEAR CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE. *TR
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#11323272May 4, 2020
POWER TRAIN
MY A8 TRANSMISSION IN MY 2019 CORVETTE BEGAN TO SHIFT IRREGULARLY AT 6K MILES, 10 MONTHS. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S GRINDING ROCKS WITH QUARTERS. IT AT THE DEALERSHIP WHO VERIFIED IT'S THE TORQUE CONVERTER WHICH HAS CAUSED 'COLLATERAL DAMAGE'
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