2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V172000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP, THE LOW BEAMS AND HIGH BEAMS SHORTED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, ONLY THE RUNNING LIGHTS AND THE FOG LIGHTS WOULD WORK PROPERLY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V251000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BATTERY TWICE DUE TO THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT A CLICKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE KEYLESS IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TPMS SENSOR ILLUMINATED AFTER REPLACING THE FRONT TWO TIRES AND NOTICED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL SHORT AND THE ALTERNATOR MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,469.

DRIVING IN THE RAIN WHEN THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING; HIGH BEAMS AND FOG LIGHTS OPERATIONAL. SAME THING HAPPENED ON 11-23-14 (EXCEPT NO RAIN). IN BOTH CASES THE LIGHTS WORKED FINE THE NEXT DAY. DEALER SAYS THERE IS A RECALL BUT THAT THEY HAVE NO PART OR GUIDANCE FROM GM. *TR

ACCELERATED QUICKLY TO 35 MPH AND WHEN I REACHED THE END OF THE BLOCK I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW AND MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN. AT THAT TIME I GOT A WARNING TO CHECK THE CHARGING SYSTEM AND NOTICED I HAD NO POWER STEERING. MANAGED TO MUSCLE THE WHEEL TO COMPLETE THE TURN (HAD IT BEEN MY WIFE THERE IS NO WAY SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL) AND CONTINUE SLOWLY DOWN THE STREET TO MY DRIVEWAY WHERE I AGAIN MUSCLED THE CAR INTO THE DRIVEWAY. DISCOVERED THAT THE MOTOR WAS RUNNING BUT THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS NOT MOVING. THUS NO ALTERNATOR, POWER STEERING ETC. I HAD MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CHECK IT OUT, DISCOVERED THAT THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE HARMONIC BALANCER PULLEY ON THE CRANK SHAFT STRIPPED AND THE CRANK SHAFT WAS TURNING AND NOT MOVING THE PULLEY. HE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE PARTS AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE PLENTY IN STOCK. HE THOUGHT THIS WAS SURPRISING AND THAT IT WAS NOT A SPECIAL ORDER PART. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD HIM THAT THEY HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS. BOTH MY MECHANIC AND I THINK THIS SHOULD QUALIFY FOR SOME TYPE OF RECALL IF IT IS HAPPENING WITH FREQUENCY. OBVIOUSLY SOME KIND OF DESIGN FLAW AND/OR MATERIAL FLAW, PLUS THEY DIDN'T KEY THE PULLEY SO IF THE BOLT STRIPS YOU WOULD NOT LOOSE THE POWER STEERING, ETC. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEED OR DURING THE ACTION OF TURNING I BELIEVE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND/OR INJURY COULD HAVE OCCURRED. COST OF THE PARTS AND REPAIR WERE $2300.00. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON IF I MOVE THE DRIVERS SEAT FORWARD PAST A CERTAIN POINT. DEALER REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS 2 YEARS AGO BUT THE PROBLEM DID NOT GO AWAY. *TR

LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. TELESCOPIC STEERING COLUMN IS ALSO RECALLED. *TR

WHILE COMING HOME FROM WORK THIS EVENING (COMPLETELY DARK / 6:30PM) MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS BOTH SHUT OFF. I WAS ON A FOUR LANE ROAD COMING UP TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT THAT WAS GREEN FOR ME. I NOTICED JUST BEFORE GETTING TO THE TRAFFIC LIGHT MY HEADLIGHTS HAD SHUT OFF. I SLOWED SOME THINKING I HAD ACCIDENTALLY HIT A SWITCH OR SOMETHING AND THANK GOODNESS I SLOWED SOME. AS I APPROACHED THE LIGHT A CAR TURNED RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES AND REALLY THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO HIT THE OTHER CAR. THEY OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T SEE ME SINCE I HAD NO HEADLIGHTS. WHEN I GOT HOME I CHECKED ONLINE TO SEE WHERE THE HEAD LIGHT FUSE WAS LOCATED ON MY CAR THINKING THAT'S ALL IT WAS. I FOUND OUT THROUGH ONLINE ARTICLES THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR MY MODEL CORVETTE WITH OVER 100K MILES. I LET THE CAR COOL DOWN PER WHAT WAS SAID IN SOME OF THE FORUMS AND JUST WENT OUT TO CRANK MY CAR AND THE HEADLIGHTS CAME ON. THIS IS A VERY VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND GIVEN GM'S RELUCTANCE TO RECALL KNOWN DANGEROUS ISSUES WITH SOME OF THEIR VEHICLES I HOPE YOUR AGENCY WILL FORCE A RECALL ON THIS. I VERY NEARLY T-BONED ANOTHER DRIVER TONIGHT BECAUSE I FEEL THEY JUST DIDN'T SEE ME WITHOUT MY HEAD LIGHTS ON. THANK YOU. *TR

SEVERAL YEARS AGO AIRBAG RED LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING AIRBAGS INOPERATIVE. G M MECHANIC FIXED BY REFASTENING SOMETHING UNDER DRIVER'S SEAT. RECENTLY RED LIGHT FOR AIR BAGS BEING INOPERATIVE HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY COMING ON AGAIN. I WILL HAVE G M MECHANIC REFIX. HOWEVER, THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM BY A LOT OF CORVETTE OWNERS.. ANOTHER CORVETTE PROBLEM IS THE RECENT HEADLIGHTS TURNING OFF RECALL. RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, BUT THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR G M TO BE ABLE TO FIX THIS. BOTH OF THE ABOVE ARE CERTAINLY LIFE AND SAFETY ISSUES THAT SHOULD RECEIVE BETTER ATTENTION THANK YOU *TR

BEGINNING IN FEB, 2014, MY '05 CORVETTE BEGAN EXHIBITING LOSS OF LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DUE TO A PROBLEM IDENTIFIED BY GM. MAY OF 2014, A GM RECALL # 13146 WAS ASSIGNED TO THE PROBLEM WITH A COMMITMENT FROM GM THAT THE UNDERHOOD BUSSING ELECTRIC CENTER (UBEC) WOULD BE MODIFIED FOR VEHICLE OWNERS AT NO COST (SEE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V251000). I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET A FEW TIMES SINCE THEN, THE LAST CONTACT BEING YESTERDAY (10/29/14). I WAS ISSUED A CASE NUMBER BY CHEVROLET/GM (NOT INCLUDED IN THIS DESCRIPTION AS IT COULD LEAD TO PERSONAL INFORMATION). DESPITE BEING AWARE OF THE NEED TO CORRECT THIS SAFETY ISSUE, I WAS INFORMED 10/29/14 THAT CHEVROLET/GM STILL HAS NOT PROVIDED THE RE-WORKED UBEC FOR REPLACEMENT. LACK OF LOW-BEAMS IS A REAL PROBLEM AS I AM UNABLE TO KNOWINGLY DRIVE AT NIGHT DUE TO LACK OF SUFFICIENT ILLUMINATION WHEN USING ONLY THE FOG LIGHTS, OR OVER-ILLUMINATION USING JUST THE HIGH BEAMS (THIS CAUSES OTHER VEHICLES TO "FLASH" ME TO LET ME KNOW MY BRIGHTS ARE ON). OCCASIONALLY, I WILL BE CAUGHT AFTER SUNDOWN AND FORCED TO DRIVE WITH EITHER ONLY FOG LIGHTS OR HIGH BEAMS. I AM FRUSTRATED AND DISAPPOINTED BY GM'S LACK OF MOVEMENT ON CORRECTING THIS PROBLEM, WHICH IS WHY I AM CONTACTING THE NHTSA. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FREQUENTLY STICKS IN THE PARK POSITION. TURNING THE IGNITION OFF AND BACK ON WILL EVENTUALLY CLEAR THE SITUATION BUT MAY HAVE TO BE DONE SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE SHIFTER TO COME OUT OF PARK. THESE MALFUNCTIONS ARE WELL DOCUMENTED IN ON-LINE FORUMS RELATING TO CORVETTES. IN MANY CASES, A COSTLY REPAIR IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX AS THE NEW COMPONENTS (SHIFTER ASSEMBLY) EVENTUALLY FAIL AS WELL. COME ON GM STEP UP AND TAKE CARE OF THESE ISSUES AS THEY HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF PUTTING THE SAFETY OF OPERATORS AT RISK. *TR