2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Complaints

FUEL LEAK FROM FUEL PUMP AND CROSS OVER TUBES. ORIGINALLY DETECTED BY A VERY STRONG GAS ODOR IN THE GARAGE. THE ODOR AND FUEL IS LEAKING AND VISIBLE WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY. THE FUEL SMELL IS ALSO STRONG WHILE DRIVING.

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY CAR STARTED TO SWERVE LEFT THEN RIGHT, RESULTING A TOTAL WIPEOUT. I WAS DRIVING AT SAFE SPEED AND WITH CONTROL. THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING' WARNING CAME UP AFTER I TOOK CONTROL OF THE CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHTWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH OVER A BUMP, A LOUD NOISE SNAPPING AND WIND NOISE EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE LOOSE FIT OF THE ROOF PANEL. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V491000 (STRUCTURE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

AIRBAG LIGHT ON CONSTANTLY. NEVER TURNS OFF. SO AIRBAG IS NOT WORKING. THIS IS A LIFE OR DEATH SITUATION THAT IS GMS RESPONSIBILITY. I HAVE RESEARCHED IT AND IT IS A VERY WIDELY KNOWN PROBLEM THAT THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR. HOW MANY DEATHS IS TOO MANY?

WHENEVER THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED MORE THAN HALF FULL, A VERY STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IS PRESENT IN THE CAR. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE LEAKS, BUT THE SMELL IS SO BAD THAT THE CAR CANNOT BE PARKED IN MY GARAGE, OR DRIVEN WITH THE WINDOWS ROLLED UP IN THIS CONDITION. THIS DOES NOT PRODUCE ANY CHECK ENGINE OR SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS THE SMELL IS PRESENT WHETHER STATIONARY OR MOVING WITH MORE THAN A HALF TANK OF FUEL.. I BELIEVE THAT THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH EITHER THE LINE RUNNING TO THE FUEL PUMP ON TOP OF THE TANK, OR THE CROSSOVER PIPE BETWEEN THE TWO TANKS.

AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASH TURNS ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. SPEED DOES NOT EFFECT THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM REPORTED TO GM DEALER AND THEY REPLACED DRIVERS SEAT BELT TENSIONER AFTER ABOUT 100 MILES OF TRAVEL PROBLEM RETURNED. AM VERY CONCERNED AIR BAGS WILL NOT FUNCTION IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT

SMELL OF FUEL WHEN ENTERING GARAGE. AFTER GETTING A TIRE CHANGED, MECHANIC SAW FUEL LEAK NEXT TO DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE. ALSO SMALL DROP OF FUEL ON FLOOR NEAR DRIVER REAR TIRE. SAW FUEL TRIP THROUGH FUEL TANK PAN HOLDER.

AFTER STARTING VEHICLE, IT WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. IT IS LOCKED INTO PARK. VEHICLE COULD LEAVE YOU STRANDED AND IN DANGER DUE TO THIS FAILURE.

I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT EXCESSIVE VALVE TRAIN NOISE AND AFTER READING SEVERAL CORVETTE FORUM THREADS ABOUT IMPROPERLY MACHINED HEADS BY GM'S SUPPLIER LINAMAR, AND THAT NUMEROUS VEHICLES HAVE HAD VALVES DROP AND RUIN THE ENGINES CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE ENGINE STOPPING ABRUPTLY. 88% OF THE CORVETTE FORUM MEMBERS WHO HAVE HAD THEIR CYLINDER HEADS TESTED FOR EXCESSIVE VALVE GUIDE WEAR, WERE OUT OF SERVICE SPECIFICATIONS. SOURCE: HTTP://WWW.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/FORUMS/C6-Z06-DISCUSSION/3386141-THE-OUT-OF-SPEC-GUIDE-WEAR-REGISTRY.HTML GM NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS ENGINE FAILURES AS A RESULT OF A DROPPED VALVE INTO A CYLINDER WHICH CAN CAUSE SEVERE ACCIDENTS AND FIRES. GM IS VERY AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, BUT REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS HUGE SAFETY RISK TO DRIVERS, PASSENGERS, AND NEARBY VEHICLES IF THE ENGINE FAILS GOING DOWN THE ROAD. IT HAS BEEN NOTED ON THE FORUM THAT GM IS VERY AWARE OF THE ISSUES AND I ASSUME THEY THINK NO ONE WILL REPORT THEM FOR NOT HANDLING IT CORRECTLY. THE ISSUE IS THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE FOR ANYONE DRIVING A 06-13 Z06 MODEL ON THE ROAD. I AM TO THE POINT I DON'T FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE ANYMORE DUE TO THE LOUD 'TICKING' VALVE-TRAIN AS IT IS (SYMPTOM) MEANING IT IS LIKELY TO FAIL AT ANY MOMENT SEIZING THE ENGINE WHILE ON THE ROAD. I HAVE WAITED ON GM FOR 6 YEARS TO DO THE CORRECT THING ON THEIR OWN BUT I AM NOW REPORTING IT DUE TO THEIR GROSS NEGLIGENCE AND DISREGARD OF THEIR CUSTOMERS SAFETY.

VALVES OF SPECIFICATIONS. I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO GET THIS FIXED. IF I WOULD HAVE DROPPED A VALVE WHILE DRIVING I COULD HAVE LOSS CONTROL OF MY CAR. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT CHEVROLET REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE 2007 Z06 23884 MILES 1 INT .008" #1 EXH .006" #3 INT .0085" #3 EXH .005" #5 INT .0085" #5 EXH .010" #7 INT .009" #7 EXH .005" #2 INT .010" #2 EXH .011" #4 INT .010" #4 EXH .012" #6 INT .008" #6 EXH .017" #8 INT .007" #8 EXH .006" MAX GM SPEC IS .0037" WHICH WOULD ROUGHLY BE .0075" ON THE WIGGLE TEST. SO BASICLLY IF THE WIGGLE TEST IS OVER .0075" THE GUIDES ARE OUT OF SPEC.