2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Complaints

ABNORMAL VALVE GUIDE WEAR IN CYLINDER HEADS CONSIDERING AGE AND MILEAGE OF VEHICLE. POTENTIAL CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE FROM DROPPED VALVE IF NOT ADDRESSED. CHEVROLET SHOULD FIX WHETHER VEHICLE STILL IN WARRANTY OR NOT AS IS BELIEVED TO BE POOR QUALITY CONTROL RESULTING IN MACHINING ERRORS. *TR

EXHAUST VALVE BROKE DUE TO VALVE GUIDES BEING OUT OF SPEC. ENGINE SEIZED. IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES DUE TO SEIZED ENGINE.

MY CYLINDER HEAD INTAKE AND EXHAUST VALVES WERE SEVERELY OUT OF GM'S .0037" MAXIMUM WIGGLE TOLERANCE. THE VALVES WERE TESTED BY YUMA AUTO AND TRANS AS WELL AS AMERICAN HERITAGE PERFORMANCE (HARBOR CITY, CA). NOT ADDRESSING THE ISSUE MAY HAVE CAUSED A DROPPED CYLINDER VALVE AND BLOWN ENGINE.

I AM SMELLING GAS FUMES COMING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE AFTER DRIVING. I CAN HEAR FUEL DRIPPING ON THE EXHAUST WHEN I PARK THE CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY WHICH IS ON AN SLIGHT INCLINE. IF IT IS NOT DRIPPING ON THE EXHAUST IT'S DRIPPING ON SOMETHING HOT BECAUSE IT MAKES A SIZZLING SOUND. PLEASE HELP! SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN MY OPINION. LOTS OF CORVETTE OWNERS ARE DEALING WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

MY GM SERVICE REQUEST NUMBERB IS:[XXX].THE AUTOMATIC GEAR SELECTOR LEVER OCCASIONALLY GOT STUCK IN PARK (P) AND TOOK A LONG DANGEROUS TIME TO GET IT WORKED LOOSE AND FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. I LIVED WITH IT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, BUT IT GOT PROGRESSIVELY MUCH WORSE AND MORE DANGEROUS. I SPOKE TO OTHER CORVETTE OWNERS AND FOUND OUT THAT I HAD A COMMON SAFETY PROBLEM FOR MY MODEL. I FINALLY TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER THAT SOLD IT TO ME (MOUNTAIN VIEW CHEVROLET) WHO SAID THEY HAD SEEN A LOT OF THIS DEFECT AND THEY THEN CHARGED ME NEARLY $600 TO CORRECT THIS DANGEROUS DEFECT. NOT RIGHT!!!! IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED FROM THE GET-GO AND FIXED PROMPTLY WITHOUT CHARGE. UNABLE TO MOVE IN TRAFFIC, GET OUT OF THE WAY OF DANGER, OR OFF OF RAILWAY TRACKS IS A POTENTIAL KILLER. THERE SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

STRONG GASOLINE SMELL OUTSIDE AND INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHEN GAS TANK IS OVER 1/2 FULL. *TR

11/15/14 WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. ABOUT 30 MIN. INTO MY DRIVE NOTICED THAT MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. PULLED OVER TO TRY SWITCHING LIGHTS ON AND OFF. STILL WOULD NOT COME BACK ON. HIGH BEAMS AND FOG LIGHTS WORKED. HAD TO DRIVE 15 MIN. WITH FOG LIGHTS AND HIGH BEAMS ON. 12/7/14 DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT NIGHT,15 MIN. DRIVE TO GET HOME. 10 MIN. IN LOW BEAMS GO OUT. SO I DROVE HOME WITH FOG LIGHTS AND HIGH BEAMS ON AGAIN. *TR

THERES A STRONG GAS SMELL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF CAR AFTER EVERY GAS FILL UP. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V251000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY FAILED. THE DRIVER HAD TO USE THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS IN ORDER TO VIEW THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V2510000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , EXTERIOR LIGHTING) BUT A NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.