Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#11255850September 16, 2019
WHEELS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS NOT HOLDING AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GRAND PRIZE CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (32 NY-304, NANUET, NY 10954, (845) 623-6060) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: [XXX]. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,450. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER WAS OUT OF THE NECESSARY TIRES AND WAS UNAWARE WHEN THEY WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER PURCHASED AFTER MARKET WHEELS. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
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#11255852September 16, 2019
WHEELS
OVER ABOUT 3000 MILES THIS IM ON MY SECOND CRACKED RIM. DEALER KEEPS TELLING ME I HIT A POTHOLE. DEFINITELY DID NOT HIT ANY THING. I BABY THE CAR. GM NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS AT $1000/RIM NOT TO MENTION THE SAFETY IMPLICATIONS.
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#11255862September 16, 2019
WHEELS
4 BENT OEM WHEELS, LESS THAN 2,000 MILES ON CAR. NEVER HIT A MAJOR ROAD HAZARD, NEVER TRACKED. CAR VIBRATED AT CERTAIN SPEEDS EVER SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW AND I AM THE 1ST OWNER. I REPLACED ALL 4 WHEELS WITH AFTERMARKET FORGED WHEELS, NOW - NO VIBRATION AT ALL. WHEN YOU SPIN THE OEM RIMS YOU CAN SEE THEY ARE ALL SLIGHTLY OUT OF ROUND.
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#11256038September 16, 2019
WHEELS
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2017 CORVETTE GRANDSPORT CONVERTIBLE. WITH UNDER 6,000 MILES, I NOTICED A WHIRRING SOUND FROM THE FRONT WHEELS IN JULY 2019. INITIALLY I THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO THE ROAD. THEN I NOTICED A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I TOOK THE FRONT WHEELS OFF THE CAR AND TOOK THEM TO GOODYEAR TO CHECK THE BALANCE. I WAS SHOCKED TO LEARN THAT THE FRONT WHEELS WERE BENT, EVEN THOUGH THEY LOOKED PRISTINE. I THEN TOOK MY CAR TO A LOCAL DEALER TO GET THE WHEELS WARRANTIED. THEY DETERMINED ALL 4 WHEELS WERE OUT OF TOLERANCE FOR RUN OUT. MY SERVICE ORDER STATED THE 0.03' WAS THE SPECIFICATION. MY WORST WHEEL MEASURE 0.075' AND BEST WAS 0.035'. THE REAR WHEELS WERE BETWEEN THE HIGH AND LOW VALUES. THE SERVICE ORDER STATED THAT THE WHEELS NEEDED REPLACED TO CORRECT THE VIBRATION. I WORKED WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2019. THEY INITIALLY TOLD ME THAT MY WHEELS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE I REFUSED REPAIR. THE WHOLE POINT OF OF GOING TO THE DEALER WAS TO FIX MY WHEELS. THEN THEY TOLD ME THAT THE DEALER DENIED MY WARRANTY. I ASKED FOR TRANSCRIPTS OF MY CONVERSATION S WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAID NO. IT TOOK A MONTH TO GET WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION THAT MY WARRANTY WAS DENIED AFTER NUMEROUS REQUESTS. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE IS AS BAD AS THEIR WHEELS. THEY TOLD ME REPLACEMENT WHEELS WERE UNAVAILABLE AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHEN THEY WOULD BE. I CALLED MY DEALER 3 TIMES BETWEEN 8/12/19 AND 9/16/19 TO CHECK WHEEL AVAILABILITY FOR MY CAR. EACH TIME THE DEALER STATED THEY'RE NOT AVAILABLE AND THERE IS NO ETA. I STORE MY CAR IN THE WINTER. I CAN'T COMPLAIN ABOUT THE ROADS IN MY AREA. THE WORST ROADS HAVE PATCHED POTHOLES. I HAVE HIT NOTHING THAT WOULD EVEN CAUSE ME TO RAISE AN EYEBROW. SEE MY THREAD ON CORVETTEFORUM.COM UNDER C7 GENERAL DISCUSSION SECTION. THREAD TITLE IS GM DOES NOT HONOR WARRANTY.
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#11255529September 16, 2019
AIR BAGS, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WIRING HARNESS FOR DRIVERS SEAT FAILED CAUSING AIRBAG SYSTEM TO BE DISABLED. FAILS AT START-UP. STRONG FUEL SMELL FROM DRIVER'S SIDE. VEHICLE STATIONARY. NOT CURED BY REPLACING GAS GAP AND FUEL PUMP.
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#11255501September 14, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STRONG ODOR OF GAS IN GARAGE FROM AN APPARENT GAS LEAK. NO DETECTABLE LEAKAGE, JUST A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR.
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#11255109September 12, 2019
WHEELS
I PURCHASED A NEW 2019 CORVETTE Z06 BACK IN FEBRUARY 2019. AS OF SEPT 07, 2019 I HAD APPROXIMATELY 3,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, THE MAJORITY OF WHICH WERE HIGHWAY MILES FROM A ROAD TRIP BETWEEN MI AND THE EAST COAST. I GOT AN UNEXPECTED "LOW TIRE PRESSURE" MESSAGE ON MY IP WHILE DRIVING DOWN A SMOOTH ROAD. I AIRED UP THE TIRE AND INSPECTED IT FOR A PUNCTURE BUT FOUND NOTHING. USING SOAPY WATER, I DETERMINED I WAS LEAKING AROUND THE INNER SIDE OF THE RIM. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE TO FIND THE ALUMINUM DIE CAST RIM HAD A SIGNIFICANT CRACK IN IT RESULTING IN THE LEAK. THE DEALERSHIP REPORTED THE CONDITION, WITH PICTURES, TO THEIR WARRANTY OFFICE WHO ASKED FOR ADDITIONAL MEASUREMENTS TO DETERMINE IF THE TIRE WAS OUT OF ROUND WHICH I AM SURE THEY WERE HOPING TO ATTRIBUTE TO SOME SORT OF ABUSE. I UNDERSTAND THE RESULTS TO HAVE BEEN WITHIN GM SPECIFICATION WHICH IS NO SURPRISE AS I DRIVE THIS CAR VERY CAREFULLY AND AVOID ROUGH ROADS. GM HAS SINCE RESPONDED THAT THEY WILL NOT COVER THIS UNDER THEIR 3YR/36K MILE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. I DID AN ODI SEARCH FOR THIS CONDITION AND THERE ARE SOME100+ COMPLAINTS FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY CONCERN AND GM NEEDS TO RECOGNIZE THIS AND RECALL THESE RIMS BEFORE PEOPLE ARE INJURED. I AM BESIDE MYSELF THAT GM WOULD TREAT THEIR CUSTOMERS THIS WAY, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THESE VEHICLES PRICE OUT NEAR $90,000. I HAVE ORDERED A NEW RIM WHICH I AM INFORMED WILL COST ~$1,100 ONCE INSTALLED. SINCE THE RIM IS BEING REPLACED WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PRODUCT, I CAN ONLY EXPECT THE LIKELIHOOD OF ANOTHER INCIDENT. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH GM AND WILL NOT BE BUYING ANY FUTURE CORVETTES!!!
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#11255132September 12, 2019
STEERING
THE STEERING COLUMN OF MY CAR LOCKED AND I HAD TO TOW THE CAR TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM IN 2004. THE RECALL WAS NEVER FIXED ON MY CAR. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT THERE A 0 OPEN RECALLS ON MY CAR AND WANTS TO CHARGE ME $1500 FOR THE REPAIR. I AM THE FIRST AND ONLY OWNER OF THE CAR AND AM VERY SURE THAT THE RECALL WAS NOT FIXED BECAUSE I'VE NEVER TAKEN THE CAR TO ANY DEALERSHIP FOR ANY REASON. I ASKED FOR RECORDS OF THE REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY DON'T HAVE RECORDS. PLEASE HELP!!!!!
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#11254603September 11, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AFTER REFUELING VEHICLE THERE ARE STRONG GAS FUMES IN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING CAUSING ME TO VENT THE CAR INTERIORS BY LOWERING THE WINDOWS AND APPLY THE A/C FANS ON HIGH........ ALSO THE CAR HORNS STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT REASON WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND ALSO AFFECTED THE ALARM SYSTEM
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#11254333September 10, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
RECALL NUMBER 04V060000 RECALL DATE 02/09/2004 COMPONENT STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE SUMMARY. STEERING LOCKED AT EXITING FREEWAY. THE FUEL SUPPLY SHUT OFF SO THE VEHICLE CANNOT MOVED. THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE STEERED.
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#11254353September 10, 2019
WHEELS
IN APRIL 2019, MY CAR'S RIGHT REAR WHEEL LOST AIR PRESSURE WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. I DISCOVERED THAT THE WHEEL HAD A HAIRLINE CRACK ON THE INSIDE LIP, SO I PAID OUT OF POCKET TO REPLACE THE WHEEL. IN SEPTEMBER 2019, MY CAR'S LEFT REAR WHEEL LOST AIR PRESSURE WHILE DRIVING LOCALLY. I DISCOVERED THAT THE WHEEL HAD 3 HAIRLINE CRACKS ON THE INSIDE LIP, SO AGAIN I PAID OUT OF POCKET TO REPLACE THE WHEEL.
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#11254438September 10, 2019
WHEELS
WHILE RETURNING HOME FROM THE NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM IN BOWLING GREEN KY TO CA, MY LEFT REAR WHEEL DEVELOPED A CRACK LOSING AIR PRESSURE EVERY 30-50 MILES. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CATASTROPHIC VEHICLE ACCIDENT DRIVING HOME TO CA. GM WILL NOT WARRANTY THE WHEEL EVEN THOUGH ITS ONLY DRIVEN ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS AND IS STILL UNDER THE BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY PERIOD (17,000 MILES ON VEHICLE). BECAUSE I CANNOT TRUST ANY OF THESE WHEELS, I AM FORCED TO BUY AFTERMARKET FORGED WHEELS AT A COST OF $4800 LIKELY A COST THAT I WILL NEVER RECOUP. AS FAR AS I SEE IT, THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN CAUGHT EARLY IN THE C7 DEVELOPMENT CYCLE. NONE OF MY PRIOR 6 CORVETTES HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE WHEELS DEVELOPING CRACKS.
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#11254236September 9, 2019
WHEELS
ORDERED MY CAR AND PICKED UP @ BOWLING GREEN KY AS A FACTORY DELIVERY(AT CORVETTE MUSEUM) I HAD HAD PROBLEMS WITH WHEEL BENDING AND CRACKING. HAD A TIRE GOING FLAT. HAD ALL TIRES CHECKED AND REBALANCED AT DEALERSHIP, THEY INFORMED ME THEY WERE BENT. TALKED US INTO REPAIRING THEM. SHORT WILL LATE HAD TIRE COMPLETE FLAT ON THE DRIVE. TOOK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. WHEEL BENT AGAIN AND SOME CRACKED. THEY SAY THE ARE NOT PART OF THE CAR. NEVER SEEN CAR GOING DOWN THE STREET WITHOUT WHEELS. THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR OR REPLACE AGAIN. I CAN'T KEEP PAYING FOR REPAIRS ON DEFECT WHEELS. I HAVE THE WHEELS STORED IN MY ATTIC IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO INVESTIGATE, THIS VERY DANGEROUS PRODUCT ON THESE CORVETTES. I COULD NOT CONTINUE TO DRIVE MY CAR SAFELY SO I REPLACED THE 4 WHEELS AT MY EXPENSE. GM DID NOT PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS, OR NEW WHEELS.
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#11254313September 9, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I RECEIVED A LETTER WHICH REQUESTED ME TO TAKE MY CORVETTE TO GET IT REPAIRED IF I SMELL GAS WHEN THE TANK WAS OVER HALF FULL. AT THE TIME I RECEIVED THE LETTER I DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. ABOUT FIVE OR SIX MONTHS LATER THE PROBLEM OCCURED. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER I WAS TOLD THATTHIS WAS A TIMED LETTER AND THAT THE TIME FOR A REPAIR HAD PASSED AND IT WOULD COST ME ABOUT $2,500 TO REPAIR BY TAKING OFF THE GAS TANK AND REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP AND LINE WHERETHE CRACK OCCURED. THIS CAUSED ME GREAT CONCERN AND I SHALLNEVER AGAIN HAVE A CHEVROLET OR GM CAR IN GARAGE.
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#11254028September 8, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GAS TANK IS LEAKING A LOT
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#11253687September 6, 2019
WHEELS
RIGHT, REAR WHEEL FAILED AT APPROX 9,000 MILES. TWO CRACKS ON INTERIOR SIDE APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES LONG. THIS WAS NOTICED BECAUSE OF A SLOW LEAK. GM REFUSES TO COVER UNDER THE BUMPER TO BUMPER OR OTHER WARRANTY. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OR EXCESSIVE WEAR TO THE TIRE.
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#11253210September 4, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN I FILL THE CAR UP IT STINKS OF GAS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS WHEN PARKED.
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#11253274September 4, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY CAR HAS 45,000 MILES. THERE IS A FUEL SMELL COMING FROM THE CAR. I ALWAYS FILL THE TANK FULL WHEN I PLAN ON NOT DRIVING IT FOR A WHILE. IF I LEAVE IT PARKED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND DON'T DRIVE IT, THE FUEL TANK WILL BE EMPTY WHEN I START IT UP. THE FUEL SMELL APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE CAR. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE LAST FOUR OR FIVE YEARS. I WILL ONLY PARK THE VEHICLE IN OPEN AREAS AND WON'T PARK IT IN A GARAGE DUE TO FEAR OF BUILD UP OF GAS FUMES.
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#11253292September 4, 2019
STEERING
I TRIED TO CONTACT THE CHEVROLET DEALER TWICE, BUT THEY DIDN'T RESPOND TO MY REQUEST. WHEN I CALLED 1800 NUMBER, IT KEPT GETTING DISCONNECT
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#11252853September 3, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVING TO WORK (IN THE DARK) THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. PULLED THE CAR OVER AND TURNED THE HEADLAMP SWITCH TO ON AND THEY STARTED WORKING (WAS IN AUTO SENSOR MODE). NEXT DAY WHEN I WAS LEAVING THE HOUSE I TURNED THE HEADLAMP SWITCH ON, HEADLIGHTS POPPED UP BUT DID NOT COME ON. I COULD TURN THEM TO HIGH BEAM AND THEY WORKED BUT NOT ON LOW. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR AND SWITCHING BACK AND FORTH FROM HIGH TO LOW BEAM SEVERAL TIMES, THE LOW BEAMS STARTED WORKING AGAIN.
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