Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#11252904September 3, 2019
WHEELS
CRACKS DISCOVERED ON REAR WHEELS. TIRE RETAILER DISCOVERED CRACKS IN THE VEHICLES REAR WHEELS AND RECOMMENDED THE WHEELS BE REPLACED/REPAIRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11252908September 3, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2005-2010 CORVETTE C6 MODELS HAVE FRONT HEADLIGHT ISSUE OF STEM AND LENS CRACKS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11252721September 2, 2019
WHEELS
THE FACTORY WHEELS ON THE VEHICLE ARE CRACKING WITHOUT BEING SUBJECTED TO HARSH ROAD CONDITIONS. IN THIS VEHICLES CASE ONE FRONT WHEEL WAS REPLACED AFTER A FLAT TIRE. THE REAR WHEELS HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY FLATS AND NEVER WERE SUBJECTED TO ANY BUMPS, POTHOLES, ETC. THE ONLY REASON THE CRACKS WERE FOUND WAS DUE TO THE TIRE INSTALLER FINDING THEM. THE CAR TECHNICALLY WAS BEING DRIVEN IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION UNTIL THE REAR WHEELS WERE DISCOVERED TO HAVE CRACKS DURING A BRAKE INSPECTION. 2017 CHEVROLET CORVETTE GRAND SPORT. MILEAGE: 25,000
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11252768September 2, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SUSPENSION
MAGNETIC SHOCKS ARE LEAKING AT ONLY 24,000 MILES. DEALER SAYS THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED OUT OF WARRANTY AT OVER $400 PER SHOCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11252681September 1, 2019
WHEELS
2017 GRAND SPORT ALL 4 RIMS BENT LESS THAT 10000 MILES CHEVY NEEDS TO MAKE THIS RIGHT I EVEN FOUND AN ARTICLE FROM CAR AND DRIVER MAGAZINE DATED OCTOBER 15 2018 AND THEY EVEN HAD ISSUES WITH THE RIMS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11246454August 26, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CAR HAS 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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11246026August 23, 2019
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE STEERING CEASED TO OPERATE WITHOUT WARNING. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN AND REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING) BY AN UNKNOWN DEALER. AFTER THE RECENT FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FIVE STAR CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (495 WATSON BLVD, WARNER ROBINS, GA 31093, 478-273-8277) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER RECALL. THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT SHE WOULD BE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL REPAIRS REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALER AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11246119August 23, 2019
WHEELS
ON JULY 24, 2019 I STARTED MY 2017 C-7 GRAND SPORT CORVETTE AND NOTICED A RIGHT REAR TIRE LOW PRESSURE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND DECIDED TO LEAVE IT IN THE GARAGE AND USE ONE OF MY OTHER VEHICLES BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO SERVICE THE TIRE AT THAT TIME. THE CAR HAS REMAINED PARKED DUE TO VACATION AND WORK SINCE THEN. TODAY, AUGUST 23, 2019 I CHECKED THE TIRE AND IT HAD ZERO PRESSURE. I REMOVED THE WHEEL AND NOTICED TWO CRACKS ON THE INSIDE EDGE OF THE WHEEL. I SPRAYED SOME SOAPY WATER AND VERIFIED THAT THE WHEEL IS LEAKING AIR FROM ONE OF THE CRACKS. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE TO SEE HOW TO GO ABOUT CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP FOR WARRANTY REPAIRS AND NOTICED MULTIPLE ONLINE COMPLAINTS TO INCLUDE A CHEVROLET CORVETTE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BY PLAINTIFF FILED ON 04/30/19 WHICH CLAIMS WHEELS EASILY BEND AND CRACK. I WILL CALL A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TOMORROW TO INQUIRE ABOUT REPLACEMENT BUT IT DOES NOT LOOK PROMISING BASED ON EVERYTHING I'VE READ ON LINE. MY VEHICLE HAS 10,264 MILES AND I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11246130August 23, 2019
WHEELS
2 REAR TIRE RIMS HAVE CRACKED. UP THE SIDE AND ACROSS PART OF THE BARREL.. 2 FRONT TIRE RIMS ARE OUT OF ROUND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11245894August 22, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK THERE IS A STRONG GAS SMELL PRESENT. ONCE THE GAS LEVEL IS BELOW HALF TANK, THE ODOR IS GONE. ONLINE RESEARCH POINTS TO THE CROSSOVER TUBE, FUEL PUMP, EVAP SYSTEM ETC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11245941August 22, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GAS SMELL AFTER FILL UP OF TANK APPEARS TO BE THE HIGH PRESSURE LINE FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11245570August 21, 2019
WHEELS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE WASHING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE WAS MISSING A WHEEL WEIGHT. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO BACHMAN CHEVROLET (9650 BLUEGRASS PKWY, LOUISVILLE, KY 40299, (502) 499-6161) WHERE THEY ASSURED HIM THAT THE WHEEL WAS BALANCED; HOWEVER, THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE HAD A BENT RIM. UPON RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT A BENT RIM COULD RESULT IN THE RIM CRACKING OVER TIME WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS, WHICH COULD ULTIMATELY LEAD TO TIRE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFUSED TO PURCHASE A NEW RIM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,400. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11244959August 19, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FISHTAIL. THE CONTACT RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO STABILIZE THE VEHICLE AS VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND REMAINED PARKED FOR ONE WEEK. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AGAIN, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO KUNI CHEVROLET CADILLAC (916-538-721, LOCATED AT 7 2449 FULTON AVE, SACRAMENTO, CA 95825) WHERE THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD BE INVESTIGATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALER'S FOR SEVERAL WEEKS AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,091.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11245017August 19, 2019
WHEELS
ALL 4 OEM FACTORY WHEELS ARE BENT. ADDITIONALLY, IN 2018 ONE OF THE REAR WHEELS WAS BENT. IT ULTIMATELY CRACKED AND WOULD NOT HOLD AIR PRESSURE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN "TRACKED" OR DRIVEN ON ROADS OR STREETS WITH LARGE POTHOLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11245024August 19, 2019
WHEELS
BENT LEFT FRONT WHEEL. THIS OCCURRED WITH NO OTHER VISIBLE DAMAGE AND I HAVE NOT HIT ANY POT HOLES OR ROAD DEBRIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11244640August 17, 2019
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING HIGH PRESSURE LINE LEAKS IN MULTIPLE PLACES THROUGH A SHORT CANVAS REINFORCED RUBBER SEGMENT ON MY 2006 CORVETTE, NOT THROUGH ANY CRIMPED FITTINGS, O-RINGS, ETC. THE HIGHER THE RPM, THE FASTER IT LEAKS. IT SPRAYS ON THE ENGINE AND EXHAUST. THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK WAS DIFFICULT TO FIND SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE (USED), BEING THE HOSE ITSELF IS HARD TO SEE, THE LEAK WAS SMALLER THEN, AND IT HAD A CORRUGATED PLASTIC TUBING WRAPPED AROUND IT FOR ABRASION PROTECTION, DIVERTING THE LEAKS. NOW IT'S LEAKING BADLY. THE HOSE IS BENT IN A CURVE, AND THE LEAKS ARE ALL ALONG THE OUTER PERIMETER (STRETCHED) SIDE OF THE HOSE. I DISCOVERED THE REPLACEMENT STEEL LINE HAS BEEN REDESIGNED TO A LONGER UNIT WITH TWO STRAIGHT RUBBER SECTIONS THAT MUST BE REROUTED, WHICH TOLD ME THE ORIGINAL HAD A DESIGN FLAW THAT LED TO FAILURES. I CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS, AND THERE IS, BUT ODDLY MY VIN SEEMS TO 'NOT BE INCLUDED'. RECALL #05V455000 IS DATED 10/5/2005, AND THE DATE MY CAR WAS BUILT IS 09/05 ACCORDING TO THE DOOR DECAL. THE RECALL STATES: 'CONSEQUENCE: IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, POWER STEERING ASSIST WOULD BE LOST AND INCREASED STEERING EFFORT WOULD BE REQUIRED. ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH HYDRO-BOOST POWER BRAKES, IT COULD ALSO RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER BRAKE ASSIST AND INCREASED BRAKING EFFORT WOULD BE REQUIRED. IF THE POWER STEERING FLUID SPRAY WERE TO SPRAY ONTO HOT ENGINE PARTS, AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE COULD OCCUR.' THE DEALERSHIP INSISTS MY VIN IS NOT EFFECTED, BUT YET I CLEARLY HAVE THIS PROBLEM NOW ON A HOSE THAT IS NOTHING LIKE THE NEWLY-DESIGNED ONES. I THINK GM MUST INCLUDE MY VIN AND ALL ADDITIONAL ONES WITH THIS OLD STYLE HOSE INSTALLED, I THINK IT 'SLIPPED THROUGH THE CRACKS'. IT'S SPRAYING FLUID ON HOT EXHAUST BENEATH, AND IT LOSES LOTS OF FLUID QUICKLY WHICH CAN LEAD TO STEERING/BRAKE FAILURE. I CAN'T DRIVE THE CAR IN THE STATE IT'S IN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11244414August 16, 2019
WHEELS
CRACKED RIM ON 2017 CORVETTE GRAND SPORT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11244301August 15, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TAKAYUKI RECALL. STRONG GAS SMELL IN AND OUT OF CAR. SEEMS TO BE MORE LIKELY AFTER FILL UPS. CAN SMELL STATIONARY OR WHILE MOVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11243979August 14, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON I FILLED MY 2008 CORVETTE WITH GAS. I ONLY FILLED IT UNTIL THE PUMP CLICKED OFF.I WAS ALREADY AWARE OVERFILLING IS NOT GOOD FOR THE CAR NOR IS IT A SAFE PRACTICE. I DROVE ABOUT 25-30 MILES BEFORE RETURNING HOME. EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE UNTIL THE FOLLOWING MORNING WHEN I WENT OUT TO MY GARAGE. THE SMELL OF GAS WAS OVERPOWERING. I IMMEDIATELY OPENED BOTH DOORS IN THE GARAGE TO ALLOW IT TO AIR OUT. I THEN CHECKED THE GAS CAP. I CHECKED FOR ANY LEAKS BUT COULDN'T FIND ANY. I CALLED MY MECHANIC AND RELUCTANTLY DROVE 2 BLOCKS TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. HE SPENT ABOUT 2 HOURS LOOKING THE CAR OVER BUT COULDN'T FIND ANY LEAKS. HE THEN CALLED HIS CONTACTS AT THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER. HE WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. HE ASKED IF CHEVROLET HAD ISSUED ANY SAFETY RECALLS AND WE WERE BOTH VERY SHOCKED THAT ALTHOUGH CHEVROLET IS VERY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM THEY DON'T THINK THERE CUSTOMERS SAFETY IS WORTH TAKING AWAY FROM THE BOTTOM LINE. THIS REPAIR IS GOING TO COST $2700. THAT'S BAD ENOUGH BUT CAN YOU IMAGINE IF I HAD BEEN REAR ENDED OR T- BONED AFTER FILLING UP ? I'M THINKING THERE COULD HAVE BEEN AN EXPLOSION RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR EVEN DEATH. TO THINK THAT CHEVROLET IS FULLY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS INFURIATING. I COULDN'T SMELL THE FUEL WHEN I WAS DRIVING, ONLY AFTER I HAD PARKED IN THE GARAGE. I ALSO COULD ONLY DETECT A VERY SLIGHT ODOR WHEN IT WAS PARKED OUTSIDE AT THE MECHANICS SHOP THE FOLLOWING DAY. AFTER THE MECHANIC DROPPED THE TANK AND SHIELD YOU COULD CLEARLY SEE FLUID MARKS WERE THE GAS WAS LEAKING. AT THE VERY LEAST CHEVROLET COULD INFORM THEIR CUSTOMERS. PERHAPS LIKE ME THEY WOULD CHOOSE TO REPAIR IT,ASSUMING THEY COULD AFFORD IT, RATHER THAN BEING TRAPPED IN A BURNING CAR. CUSTOMERS LIKE ME RELY ON ORGANIZATIONS LIKE YOU TO FORCE COMPANIES LIKE CHEVROLET TO DO THE RIGHT THING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11243408August 12, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY 2008 CORVETTE HAS A STRONG ODOR OF GAS FUMES THAT FILLS MY GARAGE.. I HAVE TO LEAVE MY GARAGE DOOR UP ABOUT 2' AND THE SIDE DOOR OPEN TO GET THE FUMES OUT.. THIS STARTED A WEEK AGO WHEN I FILLED THE TANK UP..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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