Chevrolet Corvette Complaints

5,302 consumer complaints on file.

#11098949May 31, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SNAPPING NOISE EMERGING FROM THE ROOF AREA WHILE TRAVELING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHARLIE OBAUGH CHEVROLET (2551 W MAIN ST, WAYNESBORO, VA 22980, (540) 941-2200) AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V491000 (STRUCTURE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.
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0
Deaths:
0
#11098979May 31, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VERY STRONG FUEL SMELL IF THE FUEL TANK IS 3/4 TO COMPLETELY FULL. I HAVE FILLED THE TANK UP AND HAVE DRIVEN IT, PARKED IT IN THE GARAGE, AND THEN THE NEXT MORNING THE GARAGE SMELLS LIKE FUEL. VERY STRONG ODOR.
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#11098620May 29, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LEAKS, FUEL FUMES AND STRONG GAS ODOR DUE TO DEFECTIVE OEM FUEL SENDER UNIT INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING SEVERE ISSUE THAT PLAGUES MOST 2008 CORVETTES, AND AHEAD.
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0
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#11098669May 29, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STRONG GAS FUEL ODOR COUPE INTERIOR AND OUTSIDE LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL
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0
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#11098145May 27, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL SMELL COMING FROM CAR WHEN TANK IS FILLED ALL THE WAY. HEAVY ODOR
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No
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0
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0
#11098155May 27, 2018
STEERING
AFTER DRIVING FOR 20 MIN AT LOCAL STREET SPEED 30-45 MPH COMPLETELY LOST MY POWER STEERING.DASH SHOWED POWER STEERING DRIVE SAFELY.ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR AS I WAS MAKING A TURN.GOT IT HOME AND PARKED, RESTARTED AN HOUR LATER AN IT WAS WORKING. NO LEAKS OR WARNINGS,VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS
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0
Deaths:
0
#11097949May 25, 2018
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT, WHICH WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MCCLUSKEY CHEVROLET (9673 KINGS AUTO MALL RD, CINCINNATI, OH 45249, (513) 761-1111) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,506.
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0
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#11097595May 23, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
USING ACCESSORIES FUNCTION, SHORTS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OUT: WITH THE CAR ENGINE OFF, I TURN ON ACCESSORIES, PLAY THE RADIO, ETC. WHEN THE ACCESSORIES ENDS ITS CYCLE AND SHUTS-OFF THE CAR WILL NOT START. THE ENTIRE SYSTEM SHUNTS/SHORTS OUT, NOTHING OPERATES UNTIL THE BATTERY IS BLED DOWN. THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUING PROBLEM
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0
Deaths:
0
#11097336May 22, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
RECEIVED A LETTER WITH THE FOLLOWING FROM GM. "THIS LETTER IS INTENDED TO MAKE YOU AWARE THAT SOME 2016 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET CORVETTE VEHICLES MAY HAVE A CONDITION WHERE CRACKS ON THE TOP SURFACE OF THE LEFT FUEL TANK PUMP MODULE FLANGE, MAY CAUSE FUEL ODOR, OR A LOSS OF FUEL ON THE GROUND. A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT MAY ILLUMINATE IF THE FUEL TANK IS LESS THAN HALF FULL." GM RECALL 17469 . TO ME DUE TO POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUES THIS SHOULD BE A MANDATORY RECALL. PLEASE ASSIST.
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#11097030May 21, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I AM EXPERIENCING A FUEL ODOR NEAR THE DRIVER DOOR AND INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED IN MY GARAGE, THE FUEL ODOR TAKES OVER THE GARAGE. THIS SMELL EXIST WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED AND IN MOTION.
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0
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#11096461May 17, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE MAIN HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY IS A SEALED UNIT AND CANNOT BE REPAIRED. THE SEALS IN BOTH UNITS IN MY CAR ARE DEFECTIVE AND THAT ALLOWS MOISTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATES TO COLLECT INSIDE THE UNIT AND FOG UP THE MAIN LENSES THAT THE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS PROJECT THROUGH. I CANNOT BE TAKEN APART AND REPAIRED. EACH ASSEMBLY PART COSTS OVER $1,200 PLUS LABOR. TO FIX BOTH SIDES IS $3,000. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. NOT ONLY DOES IT DIFFUSE THE LIGHT AT NIGHT AND NOT FOCUS CORRECTLY DOWN THE HIGHWAY, IT ALSO CAUSES HIGH DEGREE OF GLARE FOR DRIVES APPROACHING MY CAR HEAD ON. I DO NOT WANT TO INCREASE CHANCES OF A HEAD ON COLLISION OR CRASH DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY AT NIGHT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AS WELL AS APPROACHING DRIVERS. I CALLED CHEVROLET TO REPORT AND THEY REFUSE TO HELP IN ANY WAY. I ALSO ASKED ABOUT ASSISTANCE WITH PAYING THE REPAIR BILL BUT THEY WOULD NOT. ON INTERNET, THERE ARE MANY MESSAGE BOARDS DISCUSSING THE SAME ISSUES WITH OTHER PEOPLE'S VEHICLES. THE SAFETY BOARD SHOULD CREATE A SAFETY RECALL AND HAVE THE MANUFACTURER REPLACE AT THEIR EXPENSE THESE DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11096397May 16, 2018
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TOOK THE CAR IN FOR A CHATTER NOISE AT IDLE AND WHEN STATIONARY. I'M TOLD THAT THE TORQUE TUBE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, THE CAR ONLY HAS 27,000 MILES AND IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS THING TO HAVE HAPPEN IF IT FAILS WHY YOU ARE DRIVING IT AND IT CAUSES MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE REST OF THE DRIVE TRAIN. IT IS A MAJOR PART OF THE DRIVE TRAIN AND AN OBVIOUS DEFECT WITH THE CORVETTES AS NOTED IN THE FORUMS. A RECALL IS IN ORDER AND CHEVORLET NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND REPAIR THESE TO MAKE THIS CAR SAFER BEFORE SOME ONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE REPAIR IS VERY EXPENSIVE AT AROUND 3,000. A REPAIR THAT SHOULD NEVER NEED TO BE DONE ON A LOW MILEAGE CAR.
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0
Deaths:
0
#11094038May 15, 2018
AIR BAGS
DRIVERS AIRBAG RED LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL STAYS ON FREQUENTLY. MOST OF THE TIME IT STAYS LIT AFTER STARTING THE CAR. I HAVE HAD IT POP ON AFTER HITTING A BUMP A COUPLE TIMES.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11093588May 14, 2018
ENGINE
HAD TO HAVE CYLINDER HEADS REBUILT BECAUSE MANUFACTURING ISSUE WITH VALVE GUIDS WEARING QUICKLY OUT OF SPEC AND IF NOT CORRECTED DESTROYING THE ENTIRE MOTOR. I GOT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WITH MISFIRE WHICH WAS CAUSED BY WORN GUIDES. SENT HEADS INTO BE REBUILT AND FOUND OUT THAT THEY WERE WAY OUT OF SPEC. SOME AT .030 AND SPEC CUT OFF AT .006
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0
Deaths:
0
#11092409May 8, 2018
ENGINE
CAR OVERHEATING WHEN USED IN HIGH PERFORMANCE DRIVING, ALARM SOUNDS AND GOES INTO LIMP MODE. HAPPENS WITHIN 10 MILES OF 30 RAPID ACCELERATIONS.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11092188May 7, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I BOUGHT THIS CAR THE OTHER DAY AND ON THE WAY HOME I STOPPED AT THE GAS STATION AND FILLED MY CAR UP TO 3/4 OF A TANK. WHEN I GOT HOME THERE WAS A VERY STRONG SMELL OF GAS COMING INTO THE CAR. I PARKED IN THE GARAGE AND WHEN I WOKE UP THE NEXT MORNING THE SMELL WAS UNBEARABLE. I HAVE IT AT THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP RIGHT NOW HAVING IT LOOKED AT. I JUST SAW A FORUM WITH SOMEONE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND SENT ME TO THIS LINK. IS THIS A RECALL? ALSO THE SMELL IS STRONG AT ALL TIMES DRIVING/PARKED/IDOLING
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0
Deaths:
0
#11091324May 2, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER REFUELING AND PARKING THE CAR IN MY GARAGE THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF GAS.IT WILL GO AWAY AFTER I USE A HALF OF THE TANK. IF I REFILL THE TANK WITH MORE THAN A HALF A TAMK THE SMELL RETURNS. THIS IS DANGEROUS!!
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11091419May 2, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY AUTOMATIC SHIFTER JAMMED IN THE D LOCATION AND WOULD ONLY GO TO NEUTRAL AND WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE OR PARK, AND THE DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN WITH THE BUTTON, THIS SHIFTER HAS JAMMED IN PARK IN THE PAST. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 26K MILES ON IT. AND IS NOT DRIVEN IN BAD WEATHER. NOT A GOOD FEELING TO BE TRAPED IN YOUR CAR.
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11091143May 1, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
CAR GOES INTO DEFERRED ENGINE POWER. REPLACED THROTTLE BODY 3 TIMES. THE CAR STARTS TO VIBRATE AND THEN SHUTS DOWN. THIS IS DANGEROUS FOR THE DRIVER AND COULD GET KILLED. WE HAVE CHECKED ENGINE LEAKS, SENSORS, ETC. THE CAR WILL DRIVE OKEY FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND THEN ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON AND THEN STARTS TO VIBRATE AND SHUTS DOWN AND STOPS. I HAVE TO WAIT A LITTLE WHILE, SOMETIMES IT WILL START UP AND SOMETIMES WILL NOT. I CANNOT DRIVE LONG DISTANCES OR AT NIGHT FOR FEAR THE CAR WILL JUST STOP. THIS IS DANGEROUS. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. BROUGHT TO THE DEALER AND THEY JUST SAY, GET A NEW VETTE, THEY DO NOT TAKE THIS PROBLEM SERIOUSLY. NOR DO THEIR TECHNICIANS KNOW HOW TO WORK ON A VETTE. THEY HAVE HAD THE DIRECTIONS ON HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM IN A NOTEBOOK. ONE TECH LEFT HIS NOTES IN MY CAR. IF A DOCTOR HAD TO TAKE OUT HIS NOTES TO SEE HOW TO DO A SURGERY, I WOULDN'T GO TO HIM. WOULD YOU? '
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11090885April 29, 2018
POWER TRAIN
PLEASE SEE SNIP FROM HTTP://CORVETTEC7FIASCO.BLOGSPOT.COM/2016/02/THOUSANDS-OF-2015-AND-2016-CHEVROLET.HTML THOUSANDS OF 2015 AND 2016 CHEVROLET CORVETTE C7 STINGRAY AND C7 Z06 WITH DEFECTIVE 8L90 8-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, WITH NO HELP FROM GENERAL MOTORS FOR THE OWNERS BACK IN 2014, THIS BLOG PREDICTED A VARIETY OF PROBLEMS RELATED TO THEN UPCOMING 8L90 TRANSMISSION, ONE OF THOSE SOUNDING ON PAPER IDEAS, AS LONG AS THE EXECUTION DELIVERS ON THE PROMISES. SO FAR, THE VARIETY OF PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE NEW +GENERAL MOTORS 8L90 EIGHT SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS ALREADY MIND BOGGLING: FROM EXPECTED OVERHEATING ISSUES, FAILING FLEX PLATES, VARIETY OF LEAKS AND SOFTWARE RELATED ISSUES, ALL THE WAY TO RIGHT DOWN SCARY CASES OF TRANSMISSION VOLUNTARILY "INSPIRING" NEW CORVETTES TO REV UP AND ATTEMPT TO TAKE OFF. HOWEVER, WHAT WAS MISSING WERE THE PROBLEMS WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER. APPARENTLY, THIS IS NO LONGER THE CASE AND IN FACT, THE TORQUE CONVERTED PROBLEMS ARE WELL ON THE WAY TO BECOME ANOTHER CORVETTE ISSUE OF EPIDEMIC PROPORTIONS, FURTHER ERODING ALREADY WEAK FAITH THE HARDCORE CORVETTE BUYERS MAY HAVE IN +GENERAL MOTORS AND THE EVER POPULAR +TADGE JUECHTER . AS EXPECTED, THE UNDERSIZED AND HIGH SPINNING TORQUE CONVERTER ISSUES MANIFEST THEMSELVES IN A SHUDDER AND JERKY MOTION THE CAR STARTS DEMONSTRATING, ACCOMPANIED BY FLUCTUATING ENGINE RPMS. HOWEVER, HERE LIES THE BIG PROBLEM: THE SAME SYMPTOMS CAN BE EASILY ASSOCIATED WITH THE EVER POPULAR AFM FORCING THE NEWEST CORVETTE INTO 4 CYLINDER MODE. THERE ARE 1000'S OF ISSUES WITH THESE TORQUE CONVERTERS AND WHO KNOWS WHAT ACCIDENTS THESE FAILURES HAVE CAUSED. MY CAR IS IN THE SHOP FOR 1 WEEK FOR THE REPAIR, THANK GOD IT WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY.. THERE SHOULD BE A TOTAL RECALL ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS.. A SEARCH OF THE INTERNET WILL FILL YOU FULL OF FACTS ON THESE FAILURES.
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Deaths:
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