Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#11163612December 27, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ONE DAY I NOTICED THAT MY GARAGE HAD A STRONG GAS SMELL. OVER TIME, I REALIZED THAT IF MY GAS TANK WAS APPROX. BELOW 1/3 FULL IT DID NOT SMELL. CHEVROLET INFORMED ME IT WAS COVERED FOR 100,000 MILES/10 YEARS WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. HOWEVER, I NEVER KNEW A RECALL COULD HAVE A TIME LIMIT BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I WROTE CHEVROLET A CERTIFIED LETTER DESCRIBING MY PROBLEM WITH NO RESPONSE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WHICH IS CONFIRMED BY LOOKING AT YOUR SITE.
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#11163594December 26, 2018
ENGINE
VALVE GUIDES WORN - ALL- OUT OF SPECIFICATION AT 30K MILES, HEADS REMOVED AND VALVE GUIDES AND EXHAUST VALVES REPLACED.
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#11163372December 25, 2018
ENGINE
LOUD TICKING COMING FROM VALVES, WORRIED TO DROP A VALVE WHEN DRIVING
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#11163195December 23, 2018
WHEELS
WHEELS BEND OUT OF ROUND DURING NORMAL USE..DANGEROUS AND IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT THAT CHEVROLET WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE.. I AM AWARE OF SEVERAL INSTANCES WITH OTHER C7 GRAND SPORT OWNERS THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY CHEVROLET. FIXED AT NO CHARGE TO THE OWNERS... THE WHEEL COULD SHEER OF THE CAR AND RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND FATALITIES
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#11162965December 21, 2018
WHEELS
CORVETTE GRAND SPORT WHEELS HAVE BENT SEVERAL TIMES IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. TWO WHEELS -1 FRONT, 1-REAR HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY OWNER. THE WHEELS SEEM TO BE NOT STRUCTURALLY STRONG ENOUGH FOR NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS
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#11163031December 21, 2018
WHEELS
I HAD A SLOW LEAK IN A REAR TIRE ON A Z06 WHEEL. THE TIRE SHOP FIXED THE LEAK AND INFORMED ME THE WHEEL WAS BENT. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW AND HAS ONLY 2000 MILES ON THE ODO. I CANNOT RECALL HITTING A LARGE POTHOLE OR RUNNING OVER ANYTHING
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#11162863December 20, 2018
WHEELS
2 BENT WHEELS TRAVELING FROM TUCSON TO MEMPHIS. POT HOLE ON INTERSTATE IN TENN. 2 MORE BENT WHEELS ON RETURN TRIP IN NM. A POT HOLE ON THE INTERSTATE.
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#11162876December 20, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2008 CORVETTE WITH 34,000 MILES HAS TERRIBLE, NOXIOUS FUEL SMELL IN CABIN. THE SMELL IS SO BAD THAT I HAVE TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN AND THE AC ON. I WAS INFORMED THAT I HAD A FUEL LEAK AT THE TOP OF THE CAR'S LEFT SIDE FUEL TANK. WHEN I'M PARKED IN THE GARAGE THE FUEL SMELL BECOMES UNBEARABLE. APPARENTLY THE FUEL LEAKS DOWN THE TANK ONTO THE EXHAUST PIPE. EXTREME DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. THE FUEL VAPORS COULD BE IGNITED BY THE WATER HEATER. WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD BE $5000.00. THERE ARE NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. GM HAS BEEN IGNORING THE COMPLAINTS. I ASSUME THAT THEY ARE WAITING FOR SOMETHING SERIOUS TO OCCUR BEFORE THEY'LL TAKE ACTION.
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#11162575December 19, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OEM KEYS WERE NOT CONNECTING ELECTRONICALLY TO START THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOR OVER FIVE YEARS. THE DEALER (CRYSTAL CHEVROLET, 1035 S SUNCOAST BLVD, HOMOSASSA, FL 34448, (352) 436-4371) WAS NOTIFIED SEVERAL TIMES THAT THE FAULT NOT DETECTED WARNING MESSAGE WAS FLASHING. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE OEM MASTER KEY. AFTERWARDS, THE HORN FAILED TO OPERATE, VARIOUS ELECTRONIC FUNCTIONS FAILED, AND THE TRUNK FAILED TO LOCK AND UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED RANDOM INCIDENTS CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DUE TO DEFECTIVE JOBS.*JB
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#11162151December 18, 2018
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
I'VE HAD AN UPPER CONTROL ARM BOLT COME OUT 4 TIMES ON MY CAR CAUSING THE WHEEL TO TUCK UNDER THE CAR. I ALSO HAD A LOWER CONTROL ARM BOLT COME OUT ONCE. I'VE BEEN LUCKY, IT'S ALWAYS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS TURNING AROUND OR GOING SLOW. HOWEVER, THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, I WAS PULLING AWAY FROM THE CURB IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE, AND IT SOUNDED LIKE A ROCK SHOT OUT FROM UNDER THE TIRE. I STOPPED AND TOOK A LOOK AT THINGS AND LOOKED AT THE STREET BUT DIDN'T SEE A IT OR BOLT OR ANYTHING, AND FIGURED IT WAS A ROCK. IT DROVE FINE, GOT ON THE FREEWAY AND MY CAR SEEED TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT. I GAVE IT A NORMAL SMALL CORRECTION AND SHOT HALF WAY ACROSS THE LANE NEXT TO ME THEN BACK ACROSS MY LANE. LET'S JUST SAY I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. SCARED ME! NOW I KNOW WHY THEY CALL THEM CONTROL ARMS! I WAS WONDERING IF THE CONTROL ARM BOLTS COMING LOOSE ARE AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES, BECAUSE I'VE HAD MY CAR FOR ABOUT 15 YEARS AND IT'S BEEN A REAL PROBLEM WITH MINE. VERY DANGEROUS AND I'VE BEEN VERY LUCKY. A COUPLE OF TIMES I JUST GOT OFF THE FREEWAY A FEW MINUTES BEFORE IT CAME APART. ONCE I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN WHEN IT HAPPENED. IT FELT LIKE I GOT A FLAT TILL I LOOKED AT MY WHEEL ALL CROOKED ON MY CAR. ONCE PULLING AWAY FROM A CURB. THE OTHER TIMES I WAS GOING SLOW MAKIN A TURN. VERY LUCKY! I DON'T HAVE RECEIPTS FOR THE REPAIRS OR PICTURES. I'VE BEEN LUCKY IT JUST MADE THE WHEEL TUCK UNDER AND DIDN''T DO DAMAGE TO ANYTHING ELSE. BUT IF I HAD BEEN GOING FAST, WHO KNOWS THE DAMAGE IT COULD HAVE CAUSED? I SEE THIS AS SUPER DANGEROUS! I'VE ASKED A MECHANIC IF THE BOLTS COULD BE DRILLED AND A CASTLE NUT AND PIN BE USED TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN? I DON'T REMEMBER THE ANSWER. I HAVE A DIFFERENT MECHANIC WHO HELPS ME WITH MY CAR. I NEED TO ASK HIM WHAT HE THINKS THE BEST SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM IS, BECAUSE I'M BEYOND TIRED OF IT. THANKS!
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#11161931December 17, 2018
WHEELS
NOTICED A VIBRATION IN THE CAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE WHEEL WAS BENT. SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING TO MANY CORVETTES AND WAS DUE TO THE STIFFNESS OF THE TIRE AND THE WEAKNESS OF THE FACTORY WHEEL. GM HAS DENIED A CLAIM UNDER WARRANTY.
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#11162102December 17, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2008 CORVETTE WITH STRONG SMELL OF GAS FUMES NEAR GAS TANK WHEN GAS TANK IS MORE THAN HALF FULL. SEEMS TO BE A LEAK AT THE IN TANK FUEL PUMP
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#11162115December 17, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
COULD SMELL GAS IN MY GARAGE BUT DIDNT SEE ANY GAS ON THE FLOOR TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID FUEL TANK SEEMS TO HAVE A LEAK BUT CAN SEE IT! IT SEEMS TO BE ON TOP OF FUEL TANK. MY CORVETTE HAS 46,285 MILES ON IT. IT SEEMS TO SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS PRETTY DANGEROUS SETTING IN GARAGE OVER NIGHT. IT SEEMS GM AS ON RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM!
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#11161349December 14, 2018
STEERING
MY QUESTION IS; I OWN A 2005 CORVETTE C6 AND HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY STEERING COLUMN WHICH IS THE TILT AND TELESCOPING. SUCH AS NOT BEING ABLE TO START IT. I AM LUCKY THAT MY BRAKES HAVEN'T LOCKED UP ON ME YET. DURING MY RESEARCH I FOUND THAT YOU HAD BEGAN A SAFETY RECALL ON APRIL 30, 2010, NHTSA 10V172000, REGARDING THE TILT AND TELESCOPING STEERING WHEEL ON MY YEAR AND MODEL OF VEHICLE. I CONTACTED MY CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP YESTERDAY ABOUT THIS AND SCHEDULING TO HAVE THEM PUT IN THE BYPASS TO COLUMN LOCK. I MENTIONED THE SAFETY RECALL AND HE TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS ONLY ONE RECALL ON MY VEHICLE, LIGHTS. WHY ISN'T MY CAR APPROVED FOR THE SAFETY RECALL OF 2010, WHEN SHE MEETS ALL OF THE CRITERIA?
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#11161251December 13, 2018
POWER TRAIN
AUTOMATIC SHIFTER STICKS IN PARK WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT IT
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#11161140December 13, 2018
WHEELS
FOUR REAR WHEELS HAVE CRACKED LEAKING AIR AND HAVE NO EXTERNAL DAMAGE FROM ROAD HAZARDS. TWO WERE REPLACED UNDER THE NEW CAR WARRANTY AND TWO WERE REPLACED UNDER GM'S PURCHASED EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE FIRST ONE, RIGHT REAR, CRACKED ON 11/19/16 WITH 18,843 MILES ON THE CAR. THE SECOND ONE,LEFT REAR, CRACKED ON 8/23/17 WITH 24,332 MILES ON THE CAR. THE THIRD ONE,LEFT REAR, CRACKED ON 8/14/18 WITH 34,854 MILES ON THE CAR. THE FOURTH ONE, RIGHT REAR, CRACKED ON 10/17/18 WITH 39,501 MILES ON THE CAR. CALLING THE GM HOT LINE I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT MY GM SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN REGARDS TO THIS ISSUE. THEY TOLD ME THE THE WHEEL WAS DESIGNED TO CRACK TO PROTECT THE REAR SUSPENSION !!! THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THAT CRACK LEAD TO A WHEEL FAILURE AT SPEED? I HAVE ALL MY GM SERVICE STATEMENTS TO BACK THESE FACTS UP. GM NEEDS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM!
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#11161169December 13, 2018
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. AFTER FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL, THE CONTACT STARTED THE ENGINE, DROVE THREE FEET, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE THREE MORE FEET BEFORE THE ENGINE CUT OFF AGAIN. THE STEERING COLUMN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,253.
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#11160909December 12, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS, STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AND ABOVE, THE CONTACT HEARD THE SOUND OF AIR COMING THROUGH THE ROOF PANEL, WHICH WAS NOT STRUCTURALLY CONNECTED. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE ROOF PANEL WOULD FRACTURE WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE DEALER (KEN GARFF CHEVROLET, 548 E 1000 S, AMERICAN FORK, UT 84003, (801) 756-3546) WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V491000 (STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,500. *TT*JB
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0
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0
#11160576December 10, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE LAST TWO TIMES THAT I FILLED UP THE CAR WITH FUEL, THERE HAS BEEN A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE IN THE CAR THAT DIMINISHED AS THE GAS TANK EMPTIED . THE MECHANIC SAID THERE IS GASOLINE LEAKING FROM THE TANK ONTO THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE CAR AND THAT IT A PROBLEM (DEFECTIVE PARTS) THAT GM IS AWARE OF. THIS CLEARLY IS A SAFETY ISSUE BUT NO RECALL WAS EVER ISSUED, INSTEAD IN JULY OF 2016, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM STATING THAT IF I DETECTED A FUEL ODOR I SHOULD TAKE THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR AT NO CHARGE. AT THAT TIME THERE WAS NO ODOR. THE CAR IS NOW OVER TEN YEARS OLD AND ONLY HAS 27,000 MILES ON IT, BUT GM SAYS THAT THEY HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I AM NOT SURE HOW GM COULD GET AWAY WITH THIS, BUT IN MY OPINION THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN AND THERE STILL SHOULD BE A RECALL. SOMEONE REALLY DROPPED THE BALL ON THIS.
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#11157087December 8, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THERE IS A STRONG GAS ODOR COMING FROM THE FUEL FILLER TUBE (DRIVER'S SIDE) AREA AND AN EVEN STRONGER SMELL ON THE INSIDE OF THE COCKPIT. BUT THERE ARE NO VISIBLE LEAKS ON THE DRIVER WAY (INCLINED) OR GARAGE FLOOR. AND THERE ARE NO VISIBLE WET AREAS UNDER THE TANKS OR TANK SHIELDS. GAS ODOR IS RELATED TO GM BULLETIN #15682 DATED JULY 2016.
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