2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT AN ESTIMATED SPEED OF 35 MPH AT APPROXIMATELY 9:00PM, MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AND I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THEM ON MANUALLY. I HAD TO TURN ON MY FOG LIGHTS IN ORDER TO SEE THE ROAD A HEAD OF ME. THE LOW BEAMS WOULD NOT COME ON WEATHER NOT I SET THEM FOR AUTOMATIC OR MANUALLY. I TRIED UNSUCCESSFULLY TRYING TO GET THE LIGHTS TO COME ON AND HAD I NOT IMMEDIATELY TURNED ON MY FOG LIGHTS, I WOULD HAVE PROBABLY MISSED A TURN IN THE ROAD AND COULD HAVE SWERVED INTO ON-COMING TRAFFIC. THE NEXT MORNING I PLANNED ON TAKING THE CAR TO PEP BOYS FOR THEM TO CHECK MY FUSES, BUT WHEN I TURNED ON THE CAR, MY LOW BEAMS AUTOMATICALLY CAME ON. I THEN RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE NHTSA ON AT LEAST 95 OCCASIONS AND THAT THE NHTSA HAS BEEN WORKING WITH CHEVROLET TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM, BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL! I SUGGEST THAT A RECALL BE INITIATED IMMEDIATELY AND NOT WAIT FOR ANY MAJOR ACCIDENT OR DEATHS TO HAPPEN BEFORE ISSUING A RECALL FOR THE FUSE BOX THAT IS TO NEAR THE ENGINE WHICH OVERHEATS THE LOW BEAMS WIRES. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE NHTSA SINCE AT LEAST MAY AND A FULL INVESTIGATION IN AUGUST 2013. I'M EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED THAT THE NHTSA HAS NOT INSISTED THAT CHEVROLET ISSUE A FULL RECALL ON FIXING THE FUSE BOX THAT IS OVERHEATING AND CAUSING THE LOW BEAMS ON THE 2005 - 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTES. MY NEXT STEP WILL TO INCLUDE THE MEDIA ON THE LACK OF A RECALL WHEN THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY VIOLATION THAT NEED TO BE QUICKLY RESOLVED. *TR

WATER LEAK IN 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE CAUSED VERY STRONG MOLD/MILDEW ODOR IN THE CAR AND DESTROYED THE PASSENGER CARPET AND INSULATION, WHICH WERE REMOVED BY TECHNICIAN 122 AT SUN CHEVROLET IN MCMURRAY, PA ON 1/25/2012. SINCE DRIVING THE CAR WITHOUT CARPET OR INSULATION, THE METAL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOES GET EXTREMELY HOT AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS BURNS. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE REMEDIED IMMEDIATELY. RECENTLY A RAIN STORM CAUSED MORE WATER TO LEAK INSIDE AND COLLECT UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT AND ALMOST DAMAGED THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS LOCATED ON THE PASSENGER FLOOR WHILE DRIVING. LUCKILY I HAD A TOWEL WITH ME AND QUICKLY ABSORBED ALL OF THE WATER AND RETURNED BACK HOME TO VACUUM THE REMAINING WATER BEFORE ANYTHING ELECTRIC WAS DAMAGED. THIS PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING AND HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP THAT IT MAY BE A FAULTY WEATHER STRIP CAUSING THE WATER LEAK. IF I HAD BEEN GOING FASTER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE CARS ELECTRONICS AND MAY HAVE EVEN CAUSED THE CAR TO SHUT OFF WHICH CAN LEAD TO A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT AND CAUSE MAJOR INJURIES OR DEATH. THE WEATHER STRIP SHOULD BE RECALLED AND/OR REPLACED AND THE LEAK REPAIRED BY GENERAL MOTORS LLC AT NO COST BECAUSE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND A FACTORY DEFECT. I SPENT A LOT OF HARD EARNED MONEY ON THIS CAR AND DID NOT EXPECT ANY PROBLEMS LIKE THIS. THIS ISSUE ALONE HAS ALREADY COST ME $235.85 AND HOURS OF MY LIFE THAT I WILL NO'T GET BACK. THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER RESOLVED IN 2012 AND ONLY GOT WORSE. THE COST OF THE CARPET AND INSULATION, THAT WERE DAMAGED AND REMOVED, IS ALMOST $1,000 FOR REPLACEMENTS AND LABOR. GENERAL MOTORS LLC IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LEAK AND SHOULD PROVIDE THESE ITEMS AT NO COST AS WELL AS A REPLACEMENT WEATHER STRIP THAT DOES NOT LEAK AS THE ORIGINAL IS A FACTORY DEFECT. THIS WATER LEAK HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED AND DIAGNOSED BY SUN CHEVROLET ON 10/8/2013. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ACTIVE SERVICE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THE DEALER INFORMED HIM OF RECALL NOTICE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V172000 (STEERING) BUT STATED HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE NHTSA SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO HELP. YOU ARE OUR LAST HOPE TO CORRECT THIS SAFETY ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE C6 CORVETTE (2005 THRU 2013) COMES ON OFTEN. I'M A MEMBER OF THE CORVETTE FORUM WITH OVER 25,000 POST AND I KNOW THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH MOST IF NOT ALL C6 CORVETTES. I HAVE COME UP WITH A TEMPORARY FIX. I INSTALL ZIP TIES AROUND THE CONNECTOR UNDER THE SEAT THAT IS FOR THE PRE-TENSIONER. THAT WILL TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM FOR AWHILE. LAST TIME IT WAS ONLY A MONTH BUT OTHER TIMES IT WILL LAST FOR UP TO A YEAR. CHECK OUT MY PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS AND YOU WILL SEE THAT I'VE HAD IT IN THE DEALERS MANY TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE. THEY EVEN CHARGED ME FOR A PRE-TENSIONER THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. THEY KNOW LIKE MY BUDDIES ON THE CORVETTE FORUM KNOW GM NEEDS TO DESIGN AND INSTALL NEW AND IMPROVED CONNECTORS. WE DON'T KNOW IF THE AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY IF THE LIGHT IS ON. MOST OF MY BUDDIES USE THE SAME ZIP TIE TRICK. I HOPE YOUR WILL GIVE THIS ISSUE SERIOUS CONSIDERATION BEFORE YOU IGNORE IT AGAIN. I SEE AUTOS RECALLED FOR MANY PROBLEMS THAT MAY OR MAYBE THIS SERIOUS AND I HOPE THE CORVETTE WILL BE RECALLED SOON. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT ON A VERY DARK ROAD AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING BOTH HEADLIGHTS JUST TURN OFF COMPLETELY ON THEIR OWN AT THE SAME TIME, I TRIED TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET NOT REALIZING A PERSON WAS WALKING THEIR DOG I WOULD HAVE HIT HIM IF HE DIDN'T MOVE OUT OF MY WAY, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW HE WAS THERE UNTIL I GOT OUT OF THE CAR. *JS

I BOUGHT A NEW 2005 CORVETTE 4/5/2005. SINCE NEW THE CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT MOST OF THE 215,000 C6 OWNERS EXPERIENCE. I AM A MEMBER OF THE CORVETTE FORUM AND IT IS DISCUSSED OFTEN. MANY DEALERS ACROSS THE US CLAIM THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM. IN MY CASE IT STARTED SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE C6. EVERY TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME TO RETURN WHEN THE LIGHT WAS ON. THAT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE IT GOES OFF AND ON. SOMETIMES A WEEK OR MORE GOES BY AND IT'S OKAY. FINALLY WHEN MY WARRANTY WAS UP BUT I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY I GOT IN WITH THE LIGHT ON AND THEY GOT A CODE. IT WAS THE DRIVERS SEAT SEATBELT PRE-TENSIONER. THAT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM AND GM SHUT DOWN DEALERS ACROSS THE US AND MINE WAS ONE OF THEM. THE MEMBERS ON THE CORVETTE FORUM DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS DEFECTIVE (BAD DESIGN) WIRE CONNECTORS UNDER THE SEAT. EVERY TIME THE MEMORY SEAT MOVES IN AND OUT IT LOOSENS CONNECTOR. I CAME UP WITH THE PLAN TO ZIP TIE THE CONNECTOR TOGETHER. NOW OWNER'S ACROSS THE US USE THIS METHOD. IT WORKS TEMPORARILY. SOMETIMES FOR A YEAR OR MORE BUT NOW THAT MY AND OTHERS CORVETTES HAVE A FEW MILES ON THEM THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. I HAVE TO REPLACE AND ENLARGE THE ZIP TIES MORE OFTEN. I DID IT A FEW WEEKS AGO AND TODAY THE CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. GM CAN'T OR WON'T ANSWER THE QUESTION "WILL THE AIR BAG WORK WHEN THE CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON". I'M SURE THEY CAN'T ANSWER THAT. I HAVE FILED THIS COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO HELP. WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO GET SOME HELP WITH THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM. WILL GM CLAIM THEY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM? THERE IS A GM CUSTOM CARE EMPLOYEE ON THE CORVETTE FORUM AND HE CLAIMS HE HAS GIVEN THIS INFORMATION TO THE ENGINEERS SEVERAL TIMES. *TR

SEVERAL YEARS INTO OWNERSHIP (I PURCHASED NEW) I NOTICED INTERMITTENT AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WHILE DRIVING. IT WOULD NOT STAY PERSISTENT. THIS WOULD HAPPEN INFREQUENTLY. SEVERAL YEARS LATER THE AIRBAG LIGHT MORE FREQUENTLY WOULD FLASH BUT NOT STAY PERSISTENT. NOW THE LIGHT IS PERMANENTLY ON. NO ACCIDENTS HAVE TRIGGERED THE AIR BAG LIGHT. NO MODIFICATIONS TO THE AIR BAG SYSTEM HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED. NO MODIFICATIONS TO THE SAFETY SYSTEMS AT ALL. EVERY DAY DRIVING AND USE AND FOR NO APPARENT REASON THE AIR BAG SAFETY SYSTEM HAS BEEN RENDERED DISABLED BY THE CARS SYSTEMS. FOR THE 2005-2013 CORVETTES OWNERS BELIEVE THAT ONE OR SEVERAL OF THE FOLLOWING MAY CONTRIBUTE TO THE FAILING AIR BAG SYSTEM: SEAT PRETENSIONER, UNDER SEAT WIRING HARNESS, UNDER SEAT WIRING CONNECTORS, THE POWER SEAT CONTROLS HAVING AN INFLUENCE ON THE FUNCTIONING OF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING A PARKING SPACE, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN TRAFFIC AT NIGHT, MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF AND MY ONLY OPTION WAS TO USE MY HI BEAMS. PEOPLE WERE FLASHING THEIR BRIGHT LIGHTS AND I WAS BLINDING OTHER DRIVERS. THE NEXT DAY THE HEADLIGHTS CAME ON, THEN SWITCHED OFF 5 MINUTES AFTER DRIVING. FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS THEY HAVE RARELY EVEN CAME ON, AND WHEN THEY DO, THEY WILL TURN OFF QUICKLY. I DRIVE MY CORVETTE EVERY DAY, AND THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. A POLICE OFFICER STOPPED ME AND GAVE ME A VERBAL WARNING LAST NIGHT WHEN MY LIGHTS SWITCHED OFF AND I HAD TO TURN MY BRIGHT LIGHTS ON RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, SMOKE EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND BRAKE FLUID ON THE ENGINE MANIFOLD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THE METAL BRAKE LINES WERE RUBBING ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE REAR BRAKE LINES AND BRAKE CLIP DIFFERENTIAL WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V525000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29, 497. UPDATED 10/29/13*CN ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE INVOICE, THE BRAKE LINE HAD A PIN HOLE IN IT AND WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. UPDATED 11/06/13