2009 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Complaints

MY REMOTE CONTROL WOULD NOT ACTIVATE THE DOOR LOCKS. I TOOK THE BATTERY OUT OF THE REMOTE AND TAPPED IT ON THE GROUND A FEW TIMES AND THE REMOTE WORKED. UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE REMOTE STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. THIS MEANS THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE ME BEING IN THE VEHICLE. I WAS TRAPPED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES WITH NO AIR IN THE VEHICLE. I KEPT HITTING THE REMOTE AND THE VEHICLE RECOGNIZED MY REMOTE AGAIN. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE REMOTE AND HAD THE BATTERY CHANGED. UPON GETTING THE REMOTE CHANGED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RECOGNIZE MY REMOTE CONTROL AGAIN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE SOMEONE TO SUFFOCATE IF THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO CLIMB THROUGH THE BACK HATCH OF A Z06 CORVETTE TO PULL THE HATCH RELEASE. I AM NOT SURE AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE EMERGENCY LEVER WOULD WORK, AS TECHNICALLY THE VEHICLE STILL HAD BATTERY POWER. I STILL DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS A BATTERY ISSUE, ELECTRICAL ISSUE, OR REMOTE CONTROL ISSUE. AGAIN, THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IN A HOT CAR WITH NO AIR DUE TO EVERYTHING BEING ELECTRONIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF WITHOUT MANUAL FORCE, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO HAVE TO USE THE FOG LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS JUST SPORADICALLY SHUT OFF WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN.

AIR BAG LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY. CAN ELICIT LIGHT BY JUST MOVING SEAT AROUND. IT WILL SPONTANEOUSLY COME ON AND TURN OFF. *TT

WHILE DRIVING ON I-275 I FIRST EXPERIENCED A MUFFLED NOISE IN THE CAR THAT SOUNDED LIKE WIND. THE CAR WAS NOT HOLDING THE ROAD AS IT USUALLY DOES AND THE REAR SWAYED A BIT. NEXT, THERE WAS A SOUND LIKE A THUMP. MY DASHBOARD LIT UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE WITH A WARNING THAT TRACTION CONTROL WAS NOT WORKING AND THAT I SHOULD SEEK IMMEDIATE REPAIR. NEXT, THE VEHICLE LOST A LOT OF ITS POWER AND DECELERATED RATHER SUDDENLY FORM 70 TO APPROX 45 MPH. CAR HAD NO ENERGY OR PEP AND LIGHT SAID ENGINE POWER LOSS. FORTUNATELY NOBODY WAS BEHIND ME WHEN THE DECELERATION OCCURRED. I EXITED THE EXPRESSWAY AND WAS JUST FEW MILES FROM HOTEL AND PARKED IT. HAD IT TOWED THE NEXT DAY TO A DEALER IN TAMPA. DO NOT YET KNOW DIAGNOSIS ON THE CAR. WILL PROBABLY HEAR TOMORROW. BUT IT WAS A REAL SHOCK TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN SO SUDDENLY AND THE DECELERATION WAS SUDDEN AND IF CAR HAD BEEN BEHIND ME IT COULD HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH THE VEHICLE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AND WOULD NOT STAY IN THE LANE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE UPPER CONTROL ARM ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE CHASSIS. THE CONTACT STATED ONE OF THE UPPER BOLTS WERE MISSING FROM THE UPPER CONTROL ARM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE UPPER CONTROL ARM AND BOLTS WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. UPDATED 6/8/11 *CN UPDATED 06/24/11

THE POWER IN MY CAR (2009 CHEVROLET CORVETTE) TURNED OFF AFTER I ENTERED THE CAR AND SHUT THE DOOR. SINCE THE DOORS ARE OPERATED ELECTRICALLY I COULD NOT OPEN THE DOORS TO GET OUT. IN ORDER TO EXIT THE CAR I HAD TO REMOVE THE REMOVABLE HARDTOP AND CLIMB OUT OF THE CAR. IF I DID NOT HAVE A REMOVABLE HARDTOP I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO EXIT THE CAR WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE CAR HAS LOST ELECTRICAL POWER/SHUT DOWN AFTER I HAVE ENTERED THE CAR. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

I AM AN OWNER OF A 2009 CORVETTE Z06 WHICH REPEATEDLY DISPLAYS THE FOLLOWING MESSAGES: "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" AND "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING." MY VIN IS: [XXX] WHILE I HAVE NOT DETECTED ANY OPERATIONAL INTERVENTIONS MYSELF, OTHER OWNERS HAVE REPORTED SUDDEN ERRATIC BRAKING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CHANGE DIRECTION. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS TO ENSURE THAT GM RECTIFIES THIS DEFECT BEFORE FURTHER DAMAGE OCCURS. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE RECALL INVOLVING THIS ISSUE (NHTSA NO: 10V172000) IS LIMITED TO MY 2005 AND 2006. AT A MINIMUM, AND IMMEDIATELY, THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED THROUGH MY 2009 TO INCLUDE DEFECTIVE VEHICLES LIKE MINE. *TR

THE SERVICE ABS SYSTEM, SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ALERTS CAME ON AFTER SIMPLY STARTING THE CAR. CAR RAN SLUGGISH. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR EARLIER YEARS CORVETTES: TSB 06.02.35.002A AND TSB 06.02.35.002B. BUT MY CORVETTE IS A 2009 AND I HAVE THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. I HAVE A TELESCOPING STEERING WHEEL SET TO AUTOMATICALLY RETRACT AND EXTEND. *TR

2009 C6 CHEVROLET CORVETTE COUPE 1. MY WIFE & I GOT INTO ACR TO BACK OUT OF GARAGE. THE BATTERY FAILED WHEN I PRESSED IGNITION BUTTON. WE WERE LOCKED IN CAR WHICH HAS NO MANUAL DOOR HANDLES. 2. WE ESCAPED VEHICLE BY REMOVING ROOF PANEL AND CLIMBING OUT OF ROOF. 3. CAR TOWED TO DEALER WHO INFORMED US OF EMERGENCY DRIVER SIDE DOOR RELEASE IN THE BACK HATCH ON REAR WHEEL WELL THAT MUST BE PULLED TOWARD BACK OF CAR. IF INSIDE CAR, PASSENGER MUST CRAWL BETWEEN SEATS TO ACCESS THE RELEASE. WAS NOT INFORMED OF THIS RELEASE AT TIME OF PURCHASE. THIS VEHICLE IS A DEATH TRAP IF THE BATTERY OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILS OR IF THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR RELEASE CABLE SNAPS OR JAMS IN AN ACCIDENT. EMERGENCY ESCAPE REQUIRES CLIMBING THROUGH ROOF OR INTO BACK HATCH - ELDERLY PEOPLE COULD NOT DO WHAT WE HAD TO DO TO EXIT THE CAR. THERE SHOULD BE MANUAL RELEASE FOR BOTH DOORS ON THE DOORS. THE BATTERIES USED BY GM FOR THESE CARS ARE NOTORIOUS FOR QUICK DRAWDOWN & SHOULD BE REPLACED AT GM'S EXPENSE WITH QUALITY BATTERIES SUCH AS ODYSSEY PC1200. *TR