Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#11269165October 17, 2019
WHEELS
AFTER 9,000 MILES, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WAS LEAKING AIR. UPON INSPECTION BY COMMUNITY CHEVROLET DEALER IN BURBANK, THE WHEEL WAS CRACKED IN A HANDFUL OF PLACES. THE DEALER CONCLUDED THAT THERE WAS NO MISUSE DAMAGE AND SUBMITTED THE REIMBURSEMENT CLAIM TO CHEVROLET HQ. HQ DENIED THE CLAIM TO REPLACE THE FAULTY WHEEL.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11269174October 17, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CAR SMELLS LIKE THERE IS A GAS LEAK. CAR PARKED IN GARAGE. DEALER STATES NO RECALLS!
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#11269217October 17, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I OWN A 2011 CORVETTE C6 AND IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS, I GET A STRONG SMELL OF GAS THAT IS CONSTANT. I HAVE READ THREADS ON THE CORVETTE FORMS AND FOUND THIS IS A CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP AND IT LEAKS OUT AND COLLECTS INTO THE PAN THAT SUPPORTS THE GAS TANK. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN START A FIRE ALONG WITH FUMES IN THE GARAGE AND SOMETIME GAS WATER HEATERS ARE LOCATED IN THE GARAGE. I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS IS NOT A RECALL.
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#11268817October 16, 2019
POWER TRAIN
AUTOMATIC SHIFT LEVER LOCKED IN PARK WHILE OUT SHOPPING AT A MALL. CORVETTE WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK, I SEE THIS IS A ISSUE WITH ALL THE C6 CORVETTES. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FIX FOR THESE CORVETTES
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11268869October 16, 2019
WHEELS
I NOTICED A VIBRATION THAT WOULD START AT ABOUT 55 MPH. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO AMERICA'S TIRE TO HAVE THE WHEELS BALANCED AND FOUND OUT THAT ALL FOUR WHEELS WERE BENT. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN RACED AND HAS BEEN DRIVEN IN A NORMAL MATTER. I HAVE HIT SOME MINOR POTHOLES BUT NOTHING OF ANY CONSEQUENCE.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11268647October 15, 2019
WHEELS
AFTER HAVING MY CORVETTE BACK TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES BECAUSE OF A VIBRATION WHEN TRAVELING AROUND 55-60 MPH, I WAS TOLD I HAD FOUR BENT RIMS, AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY TOO SAID, THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE DEFECTIVE WHEELS. RECEIVED A WARNING ON MY INFORMATION CENTER THAT MY LEFT REAR TIRE WAS LOW ON AIR. I PROCEEDED TO REMOVE THE TIRE AND FOUND THREE CRACKS ON THE LEFT TIRE, AND I ALSO REMOVED ALL THE OTHER WHEELS AND FOUND THE RIGHT REAR ALSO WAS CRACKED. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO TOM HESSER CHEVROLET, AND THEY SAID, THERE WASN'T ANYTHING THEY COULD DO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11268154October 13, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
CAR STOPPED AT STOP SIGN TURNING RIGHT INTO TRAFFIC,STEERING BECAME SHAKIER AND BRAKES STARTED LOCKING UP AND TRACTION CONTROL SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. TOP SPEED WAS 20MPH
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11267884October 11, 2019
WHEELS
AT APPROXIMATELY 5700 MILES ON OCTOBER 10, 2019, INFLATE TIRE ALERT CAME ON INDICATING THERE WAS ONLY 17 LBS OF AIR IN DRIVER'S REAR TIRE. THIS WAS A DROP OF 13LBS PRESSURE IN 2 DAYS. UPON INSPECTION AT LOCAL TIRE SHOP, IT WAS REVEALED THAT THE LEFT (DRIVER'S) REAR WHEEL HAD TWO CRACKS NEAR HE TIRE BEAD SEALING AREA ON THE INNER SIDE OF THE WHEEL, ALLOWING AIR TO SLOWLY LEAK OUT OF THE TIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11267780October 10, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN MY GARAGE AND IT WAS ALSO INSIDE THE CAR. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF A SPECIAL SERVICE BULLETIN FROM GM, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: 2007 - 2013 CORVETTE: SERVICE BULLETIN: 15682 PRIMARY TANK MODULE FLANGE FUEL AND VAPOR LEAKS SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT 15682 PRIMARY TANK MODULE FLANGE FUEL AND VAPOR LEAKS REFERENCE NUMBER: N150682 RELEASE DATE: JULY 2016 CONDITION SOME 2007 TO 2009 MODEL YEAR CADILLAC XLR AND 2007 TO 2013 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET CORVETTE VEHICLES MAY HAVE A CONDITION WHERE A FUEL ODOR IS DETECTED, FUEL DROPLETS APPEAR BELOW THE LEFT-HAND FUEL TANK WITH FUEL GAUGE LEVEL ABOVE 1/2, OR A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATES DUE TO A LEAK PATH IN THE LEFT-HAND FUEL PUMP MODULE FLANGE. SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT THIS SPECIAL COVERAGE COVERS THE CONDITION DESCRIBED ABOVE FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS OR 120,000 MILES (193,000 KM), WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST, FROM THE DATE THE VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY PLACED IN SERVICE, REGARDLESS OF OWNERSHIP. FOR VEHICLES COVERED BY VEHICLE SERVICE CONTRACTS, ALL ELIGIBLE CLAIMS WITH REPAIR ORDERS ON OR AFTER JULY 25, 2016, ARE COVERED BY THIS SPECIAL COVERAGE AND MUST BE SUBMITTED USING THE LABOR OPERATION CODES PROVIDED WITH THIS BULLETIN. CLAIMS WITH REPAIR ORDERS PRIOR TO JULY 25, 2016, MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE SERVICE CONTRACT PROVIDER. CORRECTION DEALERS ARE TO REPLACE THE LEFT HAND FUEL TANK FUEL PUMP MODULE. THE REPAIRS WILL BE MADE AT NO CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER." I LEFT THE VEHICLE WITH THE DEALER THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON WAS TOLD THAT THEY DON'T SMELL ANYTHING. THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM IN A CORVETTE FORUM. HTTPS://WWW.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/FORUMS/C6-CORVETTE-GENERAL-DISCUSSION/3563123-DANGER-FUEL-LEAKS-SAFETY-RECALL.HTML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11267563October 9, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE SUBFRAME RADIATOR CORE SUPPORT BROKE. IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETE THE BATTERY WAS RECONNECTED. NOW THE RADIO DOESN'T DISPLAY THE GPS CLOCK. CLOCK DOESN'T WORK IT WILL NOT LET YOU SET THE CLOCK DISPLAY. I READ ONLINE THAT THE SATELLITE CODES WERE RESET FOR VEHICLES YEARS 2005-2011. SO WHEN THE BATTER IS DISCONNECTED THE RADIO SOFTWARE GOES HAYWIRE WHEN THIS PROBLEM IS BROUGHT TO CHEVROLET ATTENTION THE GARAGE SAID THAT REPROGRAMING THE RADIO COULD FIX THE PROBLEM COST $160.00 THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED AT CHEVROLET GARAGE ON THEIR DIME THEY CAUSED THE PROBLEM THEY SHOULD PROVIDE THE FIX COST FREE SEVERAL FORUMS IN THE CORVETTE COMMUNITY ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE NO ONE HAS A FIX LISTED FOR THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED WHILE STATIONARY PROBLEM IS CONSTANT DISCONNECT BATTERY THEN RECONNECT BATTERY REGARDLESS IF YOUR DOING A REPAIR OR REPLACING THE BATTERY THE RADIO SOFTWARE GOES HAYWIRE AND THE CLOCK DOESN'T DISPLAY AND WON'T LET YOU SET IT IT WON'T ENTER INTO ANY SET MODE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11266987October 8, 2019
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1987 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WAS INOPERABLE AND WOULD NOT PULL OUT OF THE RETRACTOR. SEAVIEW BUICK GMC (17909 HWY 99, LYNNWOOD, WA 98037, (425) 742-1920) WAS CONTACTED, BUT COULD NOT CHECK FOR RECALLS BECAUSE THE VIN COULD NOT BE LOOKED UP IN THEIR SYSTEM. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 91V143000 (SEAT BELTS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED THE SAME INFORMATION AS THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 175,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11266749October 7, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE THE GARAGE AND THE IGNITION WAS STARTED, THE CLUTCH WAS RELEASED AND THE VEHICLE SEIZED. ALSO, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE CONTACT CALLED MAGUIRE CHEVROLET CADILLAC OF ITHACA (LOCATED AT 35 CINEMA DR, ITHACA, NY 14850, (607) 272-9292) AND NOTIFIED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,890. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11266917October 7, 2019
WHEELS
HAD LOW TIRE ON 11/22/2018. WENT TO TIRE SHOP. FIXED THE FLAT ON RIGHT REAR WHEEL. THEY INFORMED ME THE WHEEL WAS BENT BUT WOULD HOLD AIR. TOOK TO THE DEALER. GM WOULD NOT REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. I HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIR. THE CAR NEVER HIT A POTHOLE, CURB, OR ANY ROAD DEBRIS. IT APPARENTLY OCCURRED WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11266646October 6, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FOR THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS, I'VE NOTICED AN INCREASING FUEL SMELL EMANATING FROM MY CORVETTE'S DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL. THE FUEL VAPOR SMELL IS NOW AT THE POINT WHERE I NEED TO PARK MY VEHICLE OUTSIDE. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, I'VE COME ACROSS NUMEROUS REPORTS OF COVETTE C6 OWNERS REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE. THE CONSENSUS SEEMS TO BE THAT HAIRLINE CRACKS DEVELOP ON THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANKS CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK ON AND DOWN THE SIDE OF THE TANK. OBVIOUSLY THIS COULD LEAD TO A SERIOUS FIRE HAZARD IF IT WERE TO LEAK ON TO THE VEHICLES EXHAUST. WITH THE AMOUNT OF C6 OWNERS REPORTING THIS SAME ISSUE AND THE POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME FIRE HAZARD, I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD ADDRESS THE ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11266530October 5, 2019
WHEELS
AS HAS BEEN CITED BY MANY OWNERS OF THE 7TH GENERATION CORVETTE, I EXPERIENCED 2 BENT WHEELS IN FEBRUARY OF 2018 WHEN CAR WAS NOTICED TO HAVE HARSH VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING. IN OCTOBER 2019 TIRE PRESSURE WOULD NOT HOLD AND WHEEL WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. THIS CAR IS DRIVEN OCCASIONALLY AND IS NOT AUTOCROSSED OR DRIVEN ON A TRACK. CAR HAS ONLY 15,600 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11265850October 3, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC ON FREEWAY LES THAN 5 MPH TRAFFIC SUDDENLY STOPPED I DEPRESSED BRAKE AND VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. SLIGHT REAR END COLLISION RESULTED. A SECOND AND SIMILAR TRAFFIC CONDITION RESULTED AT LOW SPEED THE BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE APPROPRIATELY. I HAD TO FULLY DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE SLOWLY CAME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE APPEARS TO BE ACTING LIKE IT DOESNT HAVE 'POWER' BRAKES.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11265775October 2, 2019
WHEELS
I OWN A 2017 CHEVROLET CORVETTE GRAND SPORT. I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 12,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. IT CAME TIME FOR NEW REAR TIRES AND WHEN THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WAS REMOVED FROM THE CAR A CRACK WAS IMMEDIATELY NOTICED. THE TIRES WERE NOT REMOVED AND THE CAR WENT TO THE DEALER. I HAD THEM CHECK ALL 4 WHEELS AND I WAS TOLD THAT 3 WHEELS WERE CRACKED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE WHEELS ARE NOT COVERED AND THAT GM BLAMES POTHOLES OR OPERATOR ERROR. THERE ARE NO MARK'S ON ANY TIRES OR SAME THAT WOULD SHOW POTHOLE DAMAGE. THE CAR IS MARKETED AS A TRACK CAR BUT DRIVING THE CAR AT ANY SPEED WITH CRACK WHEELS IS A HUGE SAFETY RISK AND COULD EASILY KILL SOMEONE. A RECALL NEEDS IMPLEMENTED ASAP AS I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THIS TO BE A VERY LARGE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11265791October 2, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VERY STRONG FUEL SMELL, AFTER FILLING UP WITH FUEL. FUEL SMELL WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. AFTER VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF, I CAN HEAR A SIZZLING SOUND ON REAR EXHAUST , AS WELL AS SMELLING FUEL. THERE ARE GAS LEAK MARKS ON LEFT REAR FUEL TANK, AS IF FUEL IS LEAKING SOMEWHERE ON LEFT FUEL TANK. I AM WORRIED ABOUT POSSIBLE FIRE OR EXPLOSION WITH DRIVING THIS VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11265332October 1, 2019
WHEELS
VEHICLE WAS AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN DASH INDICATOR SHOWED THAT THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE WAS RAPIDLY LOSING AIR PRESSURE. CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WHERE THEIR TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED THAT THE PASSENGER REAR WHEEL WAS CRACKED. THE CRACK WAS NOT DUE TO STRIKING ROAD DEBRIS OR A POTHOLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE COST OF A REPLACEMENT WHEEL SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED AS PART OF THE VEHICLE WARRANTY BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11265425October 1, 2019
WHEELS
THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL IS CRACKED. I NOTICED THAT I WAS LOSING TIRE PRESSURE FROM THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. I THOUGHT I HAD HIT A NAIL AND CAUSED A PUNCTURE. I TOOK IT FOR INSPECTION AND FOUND THE RIM HAD CRACKED. THE PRESSURE WAS LOST DURING THE TIME IT WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT IN MY GARAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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