2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Complaints

THE HEADLIGHTS OF THE CAR TURN OFF AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME. THE HIGH BEAM HAS NO ISSUE BUT THE LOW BEAM TURNS OFF. I HAVE TO NOT USE THE CAR FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AFTER WHICH THE LOW BEAM STARTS WORKING AGAIN. THIS IS ON AND OFF AND I CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. MOST OF THE TIME IF THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING IDLE THEY WORK FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN THEY STOP WORKING. THE LIGHTS TURN BACK ON IF I STOP USING THE CAR FOR A FEW HOURS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM STRONGLY APPLIED THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE. THE APPLICATION OF BRAKE WAS SUDDEN AND VERY STRONG, NEARLY CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL. *TR

ONE EVENING I NOTICED MY LOW BEAM HEAD HEADLAMPS WERE NOT WORKING. FORTUNATELY, THE HIGH BEAMS AND FOG LIGHTS DID WORK. THE NEXT MORNING THE LIGHTS DID WORK UNTIL THE CAR WARMED UP. THAT EVENING, AGAIN I HAD NO LO BEAM HEADLAMPS. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND OTHER CORVETTE OWNERS WERE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS PATTERN CONTINUED FOR ABOUT A WEEK UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO STOP BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CAR WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE INTERNAL FUSE BLOCK HAD TO BE REPLACED. MY SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAID THIS IS THE SECOND CORVETTE HE HAS RECENTLY SEEN WITH THIS PROBLEM. MY INCIDENT DID NOT RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. HOWEVER, LOSING HEADLAMPS IS DANGEROUS AND IF OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE, I HOPE CHEVROLET WILL ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AT THE NIGHT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED AND DECREASED THE CONTACTS VISION. THE CONTACT HAD TO ENGAGE THE HIGH-BEAM HEADLIGHTS IN ORDER TO REACH HIS DESTINATION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WIRES WERE CONNECTED TO THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WERE LOOSE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT WIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED AFTER IT WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE FUSE BOX CAUSED THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS TO MALFUNCTION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUSE BOX. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

HEADLIGHTS LOW BEAM FAILED CAUSING ME TO NOT SEE STANDING WATER AND CAR HYDRO PLANED CAUSING IT TO HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER WALL, LIGHTS HAS BEEN GOING ON AND OFF ,I JUST THOUGHT AFTER A DEALER VISIT THAT THEY WOULD BE FIXED, *TR

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, MY LOW BEAM DRIVING HEADLIGHTS WILL SIMPLY TURN OFF AND I WOULD HAVE TO RESORT TO THE HIGH BEAMS TO CONTINUE DRIVING. AT OTHER TIMES, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL WORK AND AFTER ARRIVING AT MY DESTINATION, I WOULD TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND UPON MY RETURN THE LOW BEAM DRIVING HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT TURN ON. THIS HAS BEEN A DAILY OCCURRENCE SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT. I READ IN ONE OF THE CAR MAGAZINES THAT THE NHTSA WAS IN THE PROCESS OF APPROVING A RECALL FOR THE INCIDENT SO I FELT IT WAS BEST TO REGISTER MY COMPLAINT IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF THE DATA BEING COLLECTED BY THE AGENCY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AT AROUND 8:45 PM AND WHILE DRIVING THROUGH WINDY ROADS MY HEAD LIGHTS SIMULTANEOUSLY TURNED OFF WHICH CAUSED ME TO DRIVE STRAIGHT INTO A K-RAIL, BEING THAT THERE WERE NO STREET LIGHTS SO IT WAS PITCH BLACK OUT. *JB

SOME TIMES THE LOW BEAM COMES ON SOME TOMES IT DOESN'T JUST STARTED TO HAPPEN A MTH AGO. ALSO ACTIVE HANDLING STILL GIVES PROBLEM FROM PRIOR RECALL GOIN IN AGAIN. *TR

STARTED CAR ONE NIGHT BACK IN JULY AND NOTICED LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DID NOT WORK, DROVE WITH HIGH BEAMS ON. OVER SEVERAL WEEKS NOTICED THEY ONLY WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER SEVERAL VISITS TO DEALER, ABOUT 12 HOURS OF DIAGNOSING, IT WAS DETERMINED IT WAS THE FUSE BOX AND THAT IT WAS LIKELY OVER HEATING. I PAID A TOTAL OF $886.83 (PARTS & LABOR) FOR REPAIR. *TR

A RECALL ON 2005/2006 CORVETTES FOR THE 'SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" EXISTS. MY CAR IS NOT LISTED ON THAT RECALL. MY CAR HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR OVER A YEAR AND I HAVE NOTICED A DIFFERENCE. THE LIGHT FOR "SERVICE" OF THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM IS NOW ON ALL OF THE TIME.