2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Complaints

MY SITUATION IS UNIQUE, BUT IT HAPPENS HUNDREDS OF TIMES EVERY. IN NOV AND DEC OF 2013 AND IN JAN 2014 MY LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT PERIODICALLY AND I TOOK MY CAR TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WHO COULD NOT DETERMINE THE SPECIFIC PROBLEM. AND I WAS NOT TOLD THERE HAD BEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE FROM OTHER CORVETTE OWNERS. WHY DO YOU THINK I WAS NOT TOLD ABOUT HUNDREDS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS? DID GM KEEP IT A SECRET FROM ALL THE DEALERS ALL OVER THE WORLD? WHEN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS AND PROBLEMS ON ONE SINGLE ISSUE, IS THAT NOT SOMETHING THAT IS PASSED TO THE DEALERSHIPS AS SOMETHING TO BE AWARE OF, TO LOOK FOR, AS WELL AS A CLUE AS TO HOW TO FIND AND FIX THE PROBLEM? THE CHEVROLET DEALER IN JAN THEY SAID THEY COULD FIX THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING MY ELECTRICAL BOX AT A COST OF JUST OVER $1,000.00. I DECLINED, THAT SHOTGUN APPROACH. THEY DID NOT FIND THE EXACT PROBLEM AS PER THEIR INVOICE. THEIR SHOTGUN FIX WOULD HAVE NEVER MADE ITS WAY TO BECOME A GM RECALL ISSUE. I WAS TOLD YESTERDAY BY THE GM DEALER THEY FOUND SOME WIRES THAT WAS CAUSING MY PROBLEM. WHEN THERE IS A RECALL & A GM CUSTOMER HAS THAT RECALL PROBLEM & IT'S A KNOWN POTENTIALLY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND THE RECALL HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED, IT SEEMS THE PRUDENT, THE REASONABLE, THE COMMON SENSE, THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE WAY TO SOLVE YET ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH THE RECALL IS FOR GM TO AUTHORIZE A FIX WHEN THE THE CUSTOMER IS IN THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE SPECIFIC RECALL PROBLEM AS IN MY CASE YESTERDAY. THAT IS THE MOST COMMON SENSE SAFE AND COST EFFECTIVE WAY TO HANDLE A SITUATION LIKE MINE. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT GM WOULD NOT AUTHORIZE A FIX RIGHT THEN (YESTERDAY) IT WOULD HAVE IN THE LONG RUN SAVED MONEY FOR EVERYONE AND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN COST AND SAFETY EFFECTIVE, IT'S A COMMON SENSE APPROACH THAT THE BEST MINDS AT GM OVERLOOKED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ACTIVATED, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE ENGAGED. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V251000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING) HOWEVER, THE REMEDY PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,500. !....UPDATED 07/31/14 *BF

AFTER STARTING CAR, IT HAD TROUBLE SHIFTING IN GEAR. AFTER PULLING ON GEAR SELECTOR, IT WENT IN DRIVE, BUT WOULDN'T GO IN REVERSE OR PARK. THE CAR WOULDN'T COME OUT OF ACCESSORY POWER MODE, AND I WASN'T ABLE TO PARK THE CAR ON A HILL AS IT HAD TO STAY IN NEUTRAL OR DRIVE. THERE IS NO WAY TO SECURE THE CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE REPAIR SHOP TELLS ME THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE ON THESE CARS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE, WHILE DRIVING ALONG AT NIGHT ALL OF A SUDDEN THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT HITTING ANYONE OR BEING HIT. I FOUND THE PROBLEM TO BE THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ONLY. THE HIGH BEAM STILL WORK AND I WAS ABLE TO GET IT HOME .I FOUND OUT ON PC THAT I WAS NOT ALONE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND LIKE OTHERS THEY WILL WORK AGAIN WHEN CAR IS COOLED DOWN. THEY WILL GO OFF AGAIN WHEN ENGINE IS WARM OR HOT AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAN HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE FUSE BLOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE AVAILABLE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V251000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE FRONT BRAKES SEIZED AS THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AS THE CONTACT TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE RESUMED AND FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH, THE HEAD LIGHTS ABRUPTLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT UTILIZED THE FOG NIGHTS IN ORDER TO VIEW THE ROAD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVEN DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUSE HOUSING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 93,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE HARD TOP DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE ALONG WITH AN ABNORMAL NOISE THAT WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE GLUE FAILED TO HOLD THE HARD TOP INTO PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,550.

RED AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON DASHBOARD COMES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE LEARNED THAT WHEN THE RED LIGHT IS ON, THE SRS (SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM, I.E. AIRBAG) IS NOT ACTIVE. THIS IS A CLEAR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I NOTICED THAT THERE'S A RECALL ON A NUMBER OF GM CARS DUE TO A SHIFT CABLE PROBLEM. I'VE KNOWN A NUMBER OF FELLOW CORVETTE OWNERS, WITH THE YEAR MODEL 2005 THRU 2009, THAT HAVE HAD THE CABLE BREAK. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THE NHTSA AWARE OF THE PROBLEM IN CASE YOU'VE SEEN MORE COMPLAINTS REGARDING IT AND A RECALL MIGHT BE WARRANTED. *TR