2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Complaints

TRACTION SYSTEM ERROR ON DIC, SHUT OFF TRACTION CONTROL AND RESET IT TO ON. ERROR WENT AWAY. I HAVE HAD THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION SWITCH CHANGED AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. DEFECT INVESTIGATIONS SUMMARY MAKE: CHEVROLET MODEL: CORVETTE YEAR: 2005-2008 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE08056 SUMMARY: ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2008, ODI OPENED PRELIMINARY EVALUATION PE08-056 TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS OF INAPPROPRIATE ACTIVATION OF THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) SYSTEM IN MODEL YEAR (MY) 2005 AND 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE VEHICLES. SOME REPORTS RECEIVED BY ODI AND SOME REPORTS TO GENERAL MOTORS (GM) CONTAINED IN GM'S RESPONSE TO PE08-056 ALLEGE THAT THE ESC SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING A SUDDEN AND INAPPROPRIATE BRAKING ACTION WITHOUT ILLUMINATION OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE LEFT OR RIGHT UNEXPECTEDLY. GM ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN IN JANUARY 2006, LATER REVISED IN OCTOBER 2007 (BULLETIN NO. 06-02-35-002B) CONCERNING ESC PROBLEMS IN MY 2005 AND 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE VEHICLES WITH THE TELESCOPING STEERING WHEEL OPTION. THE BULLETIN WAS INTENDED TO CORRECT A FRETTING CORROSION PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR CONNECTOR C202. AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS HAS BEEN OPENED (EA09-002) TO CONTINUE TO ASSES THE SCOPE, FREQUENCY, AND SAFETY-RELATED CONSEQUENCES OF THE ALLEGED DEFECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V251000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE CHECK AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC BUT IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

I RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING NOTICE, BUT GM HAS NOT CONTACTED ME ABOUT FIXING THE PROBLEM: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ YOU ARE RECEIVING THIS MESSAGE BECAUSE YOU HAVE REQUESTED TO BE NOTIFIED IF THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL REGARDING VEHICLES FROM NHTSA'S OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION. PLEASE CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID LINKS TO VIEW THE RECALL INFORMATION. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER :14V251 MANUFACTURER :GENERAL MOTORS LLC MAKE / MODEL YEARS :CHEVROLET / 2005-2007 SUBJECT : LOSS OF LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. *TR

SHIFTER WILL NOT GO INTO DRIVE. STUCK IN PARK. PUT CAR IN PARK AT LIGHT AND IT STICKS. *TR

TAKING A FREEWAY EXIT RAMP, TURNING RIGHT, WARNING LIGHT CAME ON DISPLAYING "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM. *TR

I AM HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V251000. BRAKE LIGHTS ARE STAYING ON WHEN NOT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. *TR

MY AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT COMES "INTERMITTENTLY". THIS HAPPENS AT LEGAL OPERATING SPEEDS AND NORMAL CONDITIONS. IT WILL EVEN HAPPEN WHILE STANDING STILL. GM RECALLED A NUMBER OF BUICKS AND GMCS THAT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYING ON (SOME 2008-2009 AND ALL 2010-2013 BUICK ENCLAVE AND GMC ACADIA, SOME 2009 AND ALL 2010-2013 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE, AND SOME 2008-2009 AND ALL 2010 SATURN OUTLOOK TO REPAIR THE WIRING HARNESS OF SEAT MOUNTED SIDE AIR BAGS). THE FIX WAS TO SPLICE THE HARNESSES AND SOLDER THE WIRES TOGETHER! COULD THIS BE A FIX FOR THE CORVETTE TOO? SHOULD THE CORVETTE HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS RECALL? *TR

RED AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY AND HAS CONTINUED DOING IT FOR THE PAST 6 YEARS. THE PAST 6 MONTHS OR SO IT NOW STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. *TR

AFTER HAVING THE CAR FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS START THE ODYSSEY OF GETTING OUT THE PARK FOR REVERSE OR DRIVE, OVER THE TIME AND USE HAS BEEN COMPLICATED, ALSO FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS ON THE OWNERS MANUAL HAVE TO TURN OFF THE CAR FOR COUPLE TIMES TO RESOLVE AND CONTINUOUS, HAVE TRIED LOTS OF RECOMMENDATIONS AND NOTHING BETTER IF NOT WORSE. *TR