Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#11139068October 8, 2018
STEERING
I AM THE THIRD OWNER OF THIS CAR AND IT HAS 24,500 ORIGINAL MILES. AT 19,000 (4/19/2004) THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK RECALL WAS PERFORMED. THEN IN 2006 IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT EVEN THOSE INITIAL RECALL REPAIRS WERE FAILING AND IT WAS SUGGESTED TO HAVE THE LOCKING PIN REMOVED ALTOGETHER WHICH NEVER WAS DONE TO MY CAR. MY CAR CURRENTLY HAS A LOCKED PIN AND THE DEALER SAYS THEY WILL NOT DO THE REPAIR OR REMOVE THE PIN FOR FREE UNLESS I FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTA.
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#11133647October 6, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE DRIVER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN USING EITHER THE INSIDE NOR OUTSIDE ELECTRONIC BUTTON. YES, THERE IS A LEVER ON THE FLOOR AND ONE IN THE TRUNK. BOTH OPERATE A CABLE TO UNLATCH THE DOOR. THE DOOR JAM RELEASE LATCH FAILS AT AN ALARMING RATE. SALVAGE YARDS, EBAY, AMAZON ETC HAVE RUN OUT OF THE PARTS FORCING A PURCHASE FROM GM. CORVETTE FORUMS AND YOUTUBE VIDEOS ABOUND WITH TALK OF REPLACING THESE AT A COST OF $400 AT THE DEALER!! BEING ABLE TO REACH THE TRUNK RELEASE OR EVEN THE FLOOR RELEASE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT WOULD OFTEN BE DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. GM SEEMS TO SEE THIS AS A MONEY MAKING PROPOSITION SINCE THE 215,125 CARS PRODUCED WITH THIS FEATURE WERE NEVER FIXED. GM NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT COST OF SUCH A BASIC SAFETY FEATURE THAT FAILS SO OFTEN.
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#11138765October 6, 2018
WHEELS
BOUGHT THE CAR APRIL 7TH 2018 WITHIN 500 MILES NOTICED A BAD VIBRATION, RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY KEPT IT FOR A MONTH DISCOVERING THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WAS OUT OF ROUND /BENT WITH NO VISIBLE DAMAGE. THEY REPLACED IT AT NO CHARGE BECAUSE IT WAS WITHIN A WEEK OF DELIVERY. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER THE CAR AT AROUND 4000 MILES DEVELOPED ANOTHER BAD VIBRATION. I TOOK IT TO TIRE DISCOUNTERS WHICH WAS MUCH CLOSER THAN THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME BOTH LEFT SIDE WHEELS WERE OUT OF ROUND WITH NO VISIBLE DAMAGE. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPLACE THESE DUE TO THE MILES ON THE CAR. I KNOW PEOPLE WITH THESE GRAND SPORT AND Z06 CORVETTES THAT HAVE HAD THESE SAME ISSUES WITH THE WHEELS. THE CORVETTE FORUMS ARE FULL OF SIMILAR STORIES. THESE WHEELS ARE TOO WEAK FOR THESE CARS AND NEED TO BE REPLACED
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0
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0
#11133301October 4, 2018
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE OEM REPLACEMENT PART FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER (RICK HENDRICK CITY CHEVROLET, 5101 E INDEPENDENCE BLVD, CHARLOTTE, NC 28212, (980) 242-5621) WITHIN MONTHS DUE TO THE IGNITION LOCKING AND THE SECURITY ALARM RANDOMLY ACTIVATING, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SECOND DEALER (FRED CALDWELL CHEVROLET, 974 BETHEL ST, CLOVER, SC 29710, 1-888-692-6546 AND 1-803-222-4581). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE YEARS AND WAS AWARE THAT VARIOUS FIFTH EDITION VEHICLES WERE AFFECTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT DEVELOPED A NEWLY DESIGNED OEM PART AND EXPECTED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED A THIRD TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBERS: EA02031 (STEERING) AND PE02054 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
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0
Deaths:
0
#11132871October 2, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE AND IT HAS A PART THAT IS IN THE PROCESS OF FAILING. THE DASH CONTROL UNIT (PART # 25938052) IS FLASHING, WHICH MY CHEVROLET DEALER TELLS ME IT IS GOING TO FAIL. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE, AS I COULD LOOSE MY DEFROSTER CAPABILITY, FRONT AND BACK WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE VISITED 5 DIFFERENT GM DEALERS AND THEY ALL SAY THE PART IS EITHER BACK ORDERED OR DISCONTINUED. I CAN'T GET A STRAIGHT ANSWER. SINCE THIS PART WAS INSTALLED IN CORVETTES UP TO 2012 MODEL YEAR, I FIND CHEVROLETS INDIFFERENCE TO THIS SAFETY ISSUE DISTURBING. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT CHEVROLET ONLINE SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY RECENTLY CUT ME OFF AND HAVE FAILED TO RESPOND TO E-MAILS. I HAVE HEARD ANECDOTALLY, THAT CHEVROLET HAS MANY PARTS "BACK-ORDERED" WINK, WINK. THEY KEEP TRYING TO SELL ME A NEW CAR, BUT WHY WOULD I BUY ANOTHER CAR FROM THEM WITH THIS BEHAVIOR? THE PART STILL WORKS FOR NOW, BUT IT BLINKS CONSTANTLY AND I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO FAIL. ISN'T GM REQUIRED BY LAW TO SELL REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR A REASONABLE TIME?
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No
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0
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#11132795October 1, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION LINKAGE GOING BAD DUE TO PLASTIC BUSHING NEXT TO EXHAUST
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No
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0
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0
#11131865September 27, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TAKATA RECALL MY VEHICLE HAS HAD A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL COMING FROM IT ONCE THE TANK IS FILLED UP AND WHILE THE VEHICLE SITS. THIS ODOR HAS BECOME SO STRONG THAT IT FILLS UP MY WHOLE GARAGE AND SLIGHTLY THE INTERIOR OF MY HOUSE. IT ALSO GETS INTO THE VEHICLE THEREFORE FORCING ME TO OPEN MY WINDOWS TO AIR MY VEHICLE OUT BEFORE DRIVING AWAY. I EXPERIENCE BEING LIGHT HEADED WHEN I DRIVE THE VEHICLE WHICH IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE. I HAVE CHANGED OUT MY GAS CAP AND I DO NOT OVERFILL MY TANK THEREFORE I HAVE ELIMINATED THOSE FACTORS.
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0
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0
#11131987September 27, 2018
WHEELS
LEFT FRONT AND LEFT REAR WHEELS BENT AFTER VERY MINOR DEFECT IN HIGHWAY, HAD TO REPLACE WHEELS
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No
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0
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0
#11131995September 27, 2018
WHEELS
HAD 3 OF THE 4 RIMS BEND, PER THE DEALER DIAGNOSIS, FOR NO APPARENT REASON. CAR HAD 2,000 MILES ON IT. IT SEEMS TO BE A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM. THERE ARE MULTIPLE POSTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE, ALONG WITH THE WHEELS CRACKING FOR NO REASON, AT THE FOLLOWING INTERNET FORUM; HTTPS://WWW.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/FORUMS/C7-GENERAL-DISCUSSION-142/ IN MY INSTANCE THE CAR DROVE FINE THE EVENING BEFORE (I'D ACTUALLY PICKED IT UP FROM THE DEALER THE SAME DAY AS THEY REPAIRED ANOTHER ISSUE). GOT IN THE CAR THE NEXT MORNING TO GO TO WORK AND NOTICED THE BAD VIBRATION. I THOUGHT A WHEEL WEIGHT HAD FALLEN OFF. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND AFTER DIAGNOSIS THEY INFORMED ME THAT 3 OF THE 4 RIMS WERE BENT (BOTH PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVER REAR).
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0
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0
#11131647September 26, 2018
WHEELS
WHEN I TOOK THE CAR INTO A DISCOUNT TIRE STORE TO HAVE NEW TIRES PUT ON THE BACK AT ABOUT 15,600 MILES ON THE CAR CRACKS WERE FOUND ON THE INSIDE RIM WHERE TIRE BEAD SEALS OF BOTH BACK WHEELS. PROBLEM WAS IMMEDIATELY REPORTED TO DEALER WHO VERIFIED CRACKS, BUT DEALER AND GM REFUSED TO REPLACE UNLESS I PURCHASE NEW WHEELS FOR DISCOUNTED PRICE OF $1,100.00 FOR REAR WHEELS ONLY. SPOKE WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF GM ENGINEERING AND FOUND PROBLEM IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH REAR WHEEL CRACKING GOING BACK SEVERAL YEARS WITH CAST CHINA MADE WHEELS ON CORVETTE Z06 AND ZR1 MODELS. I WAS TOLD GM CORVETTE CHIEF ENGINEER HAS POSTED INFORMATION ON THE WHEEL CRACKING PROBLEM ON CORVETTE FORUM AND ONLY WAY TO NOT HAVE WHEEL CRACKING PROBLEM ON REPLACEMENT WHEELS WOULD BE TO NOT DRIVE ON ROADS WITH BUMPS OR POT HOLES. THEY AGREED THIS WAS NOT REALISTIC BUT GM STANDS FIRM ON PAYMENT FOR NEW WHEELS WITH NO ASSURANCE THIS WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM. MY COMPLAINT WAS CLOSED AT GM AS CUSTOMER DECLINED REDUCED PRICE OFFER AND IS DISSATISFIED. CRACKING WHEELS SHOULD BE A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND ESPECIALLY WITH CARS THAT HAVE THIS MUCH POWER TO THE WHEELS AND ARE CAPABLE OF THE SPEEDS THESE MODEL CARS CAN OBTAIN. THIS IS TOTALLY IRRESPONSIBLE OF GM TO ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN AND NOT RECALL THE WHEELS AND REPLACE THEM WITH ONES THAT DO NOT CRACK, ESPECIALLY ON CARS WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE.
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No
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0
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0
#11131685September 26, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WAS DETECTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. EVEN WHEN THERE WAS FUEL IN THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR SHOWED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EMPTY. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES OCCURRED PERIODICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.
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0
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0
#11131522September 25, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHENEVER I PUT MORE THAN A HALF OF TANK OF GAS INTO THE CAR I AM OVERWHELMED WITH THE STRONG SMELL OF GAS. I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY SPOTS FROM GAS LEAKING BUT HE SMELL IS VERY STRONG! IT SMELL WHEN IT IS PARKED AND WHEN I DROVE IT THIS PAST WEEKEND I COULD SMELL IT ON THE INSIDE WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND I HAD TO CRACK MY WINDOW TO GET THE FLUMES OUT!
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0
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0
#11130504September 20, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GASOLINE SMELL REALLY BAD IN CAB. NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAK ON GARAGE FLOOR. SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM TOP OF TANK, MAYBE.. GARAGE FILLS WITH THESE GASOLINE FUMES. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE DAMAGE THIS COULD CAUSE. SEEMS AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH 2008-2009 YEAR MODELS. WAITING YOUR REPLY..
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0
#11130186September 18, 2018
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING), THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED, THE VEHICLE STALLED, AND AN ERROR MESSAGE INDICATED TO REMOVE THE KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO PARKS CHEVROLET (103 ROBERT SMALLS PKWY, BEAUFORT, SC 29906, (843) 525-4100) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SECURITY SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FRED CALDWELL CHEVROLET (974 BETHEL ST, CLOVER, SC 29710, (803) 810-0089) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SECURITY SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE NOT PROVIDED.
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0
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0
#11130191September 18, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WINDSHIELD IS DELAMINATING. DELAMINATION HAS CAUSED A STRESS CRACK TO DEVELOP. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF A STONE OR OTHER PROJECTILE IMPACTING THE WINDSHIELD. THESE CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN VERIFIED BY THE CHEVROLET DEALER WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED AFTER INSPECTION BY THE SERVICE LANE MANAGER AND THE SERVICE DIRECTOR. CONDITION NOTICED WHEN WASHING THE CAR.
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No
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0
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0
#11128850September 12, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL TANK LEAK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11128562September 10, 2018
POWER TRAIN
BROKEN GEAR SHIFTER CABLE
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11128333September 9, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
9/2017. BEGAN TO SMELL GAS IN AND OUT OF OUR 2008 CORVETTE, TOOK CAR TO A CORVETTE SPECIALIST. I WAS TOLD THERE IS HAIRLINE CRACK WHERE THE NECK OF THE TACK MEETS THE TANK BODY. HAD TANK REPLACED WITH A USED TANK. THE CAR HAD NOT BEEN WRECKED OR RACED. HAS LESS THAN 35K ON IT. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION AT CORVETTES OF HOUSTON.
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0
Deaths:
0
#11124699September 6, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SMELL FUEL AFTER FILLLUP
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No
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0
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0
#11123592August 30, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GASOLINE VAPORS ARE LEAKING FROM FUEL VENT AND TRANSFER LINES, CREATING AN EXPLOSION HAZARD. THE PROBLEM IS MORE OF AN ISSUE WHEN PARKED ALLOWING A SPARK TO IGNITE THE FUEL VAPORS.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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