2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Complaints

WE HAD A 2006 CORVETTE ON OUR CAR LOT. IT HAD A DEAD BATTERY WHEN WE GOT IT. WE PUT IN A NEW BATTERY AND TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL GM DEALER TO HAVE THE DOOR LOCKS REPROGRAMMED. IT SAT THERE FOR MONTHS, AND THE BATTERY WOULD OFTEN GO DEAD, BECAUSE AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THE ELECTRONICS DRAIN THE BATTERIES IN THOSE CARS WHILE THEY SIT, SHUT OFF. ONE DAY WE WENT TO JUMP THE BATTERY, AND I CRAWLED INTO THE TRUNK WITH THE ONLY KEY TO THE CAR, WHICH FIT UNDER THE TRUNK, BECAUSE THE DOORS WOULDN'T OPEN WITH THE REMOTE. AFTER THE JUMP I MOVED THE CAR INTO ANOTHER PARKING SPOT, AND FOUND THAT I COULDN'T GET OUT. I HAPPENED TO KNOW ABOUT THE CABLE FOR THE DOOR LOCATED IN THE BACK OF THE TRUNK, SO I DOVE INTO THE TRUNK AND PULLED IT, BUT IT DIDN'T WORK. I THEN TRIED THE SUNROOF SWITCH, OR WHAT I THOUGHT WAS THE SUNROOF SWITCH TO NO AVAIL. I WENT BACK TO THE TRUNK AND FOUND A TRUNK RELEASE THAT POPPED THE BACK HATCH. IT WORKED. I DID NOT TEST EVERY SYSTEM IN THE CAR. THE CAR WAS RUNNING, SO IT'S POSSIBLE THAT THE LOW VOLTAGE PROBLEM MIGHT HAVE CLEARED UP ON IT'S OWN. BUT I WONDER, WHAT IF I WOULD HAVE SHUT OFF THE CAR? WHAT IF NOBODY KNEW I WAS THERE? WHAT IF THE CAR WAS ON FIRE OR IN WATER? WHAT IF I WAS SICK, DISABLED, OR INJURED, AND COULDN'T GET TO THE LEVER IN THE BACK SEAT? WHAT IF IT WAS AN EXTREMELY HOT DAY? WHAT IF I DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING AVAILABLE TO BREAK OUT A WINDOW? THE KEY TO THE TRUNK AND THE REMOTE WERE LOCKED IN THE CAR WITH ME. THE PERSON ON THE OUTSIDE STOOD THERE HELPLESS. SO, I GOOGLED "TRAPPED IN A CORVETTE WITH ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS", AND FOUND THAT IT HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS, INCLUDING A SIX YEAR OLD. I HOPE YOU WILL INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM FURTHER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH MAKING A WIDE RIGHT TURN, THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" WARNING INDICATOR DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND IMMEDIATELY THE REAR RIGHT WHEEL LOCKED. THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FISHTAIL TO THE LEFT; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT THEN TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TOWARDS THE LEFT IN ORDER TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER (STEERING: COLUMN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FAILURE AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 27,000.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE METAL SEAT FRAME WAS SHATTERED INTO 3 PLACES. THE SEAT WOULD NOT RECLINE PROPERLY, AND AS I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO BE FIXED: THE SEAT WAS FLOATING LOOSELY IN THE CAR WHEN IT ARRIVED AT HIS SHOP. THE CORVETTE HAD ONLY 29,900 MILES ON IT, WAS NOT A DAILY DRIVER, AND HAD ONLY SEEN RECREATIONAL WEEKEND USE. THE CORVETTE WAS NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT, ALWAYS GARAGED, AND WELL TAKEN CARE OF. AS AN AEROSPACE ENGINEER, I STRONGLY BELIEVE THERE WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE SEAT FRAME THAT LED TO THIS FAILURE. THE SEAT HAD ONLY SEEN 29,900 MILES OR LESS OF REGULAR, EVERY DAY USE BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THAT LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THERE WERE HAIRLINE FRACTURES IN THE METAL SEAT FRAME BEFORE IT WAS INSTALLED IN MY CORVETTE AT THE ASSEMBLY PLANT. FAILURES IN BOTH THE SUPPLIER'S MANUFACTURING PROCESS AND CHEVROLET'S QUALITY INSPECTION PROCESS OCCURRED IN THIS INSTANCE. HAD I BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT WITH A SEAT THAT WAS NOT SECURED TO THE CORVETTE, THE INJURIES I WOULD HAVE SUSTAINED WOULD HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANT. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHEVROLET ABOUT THIS, AND BELIEVE THE COMPLAINT DID NOT RECEIVE THE ATTENTION THAT IT SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED. THERE WAS NO ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE FAILED PART, AND I WAS ONLY PARTIALLY REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF REPAIR. AS A RESULT, I AM FILING A SEPARATE COMPLAINT WITH THE GOVERNMENT SO THEY CAN PROVIDE THE PROPER OVERSIGHT IN THIS MATTER. REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE, AND I WAS CHARGED BECAUSE THE REPAIRS WERE DEEMED BY CHEVROLET TO BE OUT OF BOTH THE 3 YEAR/36,000 MILE WARRANTY DUE TO TIME (THE CORVETTE WAS 4 YEARS OLD), AND THE AND THE EXTENDED (GMPP) 5 YEAR/60,0000 MILE BUMPER TO BUMPER NO DEDUCTIBLE WARRANTY THAT I HAD PURCHASED FOR $1700 DUE TO THE FACT THAT, AS CHEVROLET SAID, BEING "NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY" I HAD PURCHASED FOR EXTRA. *TR

BACK IN 2007 I TOOK MY 2006 CORVETTE IN TO HAVE IT SERVICED BECAUSE I HAD A MESSAGE COME UP THAT SAID TO SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM. THERE ENDED UP BEING A RECALL ON THIS AND IT WAS FIXED. THIS LASTED FOR JUST OVER A YEAR AND THE MESSAGE CAME UP AGAIN, I WENT BY THE DEALER WHO DID THE WORK AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO CHARGE ME FOR FIXING IT AGAIN BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN OVER A YEAR. MY QUESTION IS; HAS CHEVROLET GOT A FIX FOR THIS OR JUST A BANDAID? I HAVE READ THAT THIS CAN BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V172000 (STEERING COLUMN) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS MAY 2010. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING FOLLOWING THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. UPDATED 01/11/2011*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE PROBLEM INITIALLY HAPPENED, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO PULL VIOLENTLY AND THE REAR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BECOME UNDRIVABLE. UPDATED 03/30/11

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY CORVETTE. I FIRST GOT THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHT WHEN I BOUGHT MY CAR USED AT 31K MI. I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AND THE DEALER FIXED THE ISSUE BY PUTTING THE PLASTIC CLIP IN THE SWPS PLUG, AS LISTED IN THE TSB. APPROX 10 MONTHS LATER THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING CAME BACK ON. IT COMES ON SOMETIMES AND NOT OTHERS. FORTUNATELY NONE OF MY WHEELS HAVE LOCKED UP BUT I AM WORRIED FOR MY SAFETY AND MY FAMILIES SAFETY. OF COURSE MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY( 900 MILES OUT) AND I HAVE TO PAY TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM ON MY OWN DOLLAR AND WORRY THAT THE WHEELS COULD LOCK UP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE WITH THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHICH WAS A RESULT OF NHTSA RECALL 10V172000, STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE FAILURE SINCE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE BEGAN TO OCCUR ON A DAILY BASIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE,23,700 MILES ,POPPING NOISE COMING FROM CLEAR ROOF PANEL,THEN ABOUT A 1.5 INCH CRACK RIGHT ABOVE DRIVERS DOOR. REQUIRES NEW ROOF PANEL AND REPAIR REASON FOR POPPING AND BREAKAGE. *TR

2006 CORVETTE COUPE- FRONT LEFT TIRE LOCKED UP @ 35 MPH. THE RECALL CLIP HAD ALREADY BEEN INSTALLED BEFORE I PURCHASED THE CAR. THE TECH AT THE LOCAL GM DEALER CALLED GM.AND WAS TOLD TO REPLACE THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN 10,000 MILES. THE DEALER INSTALLED AN UNKNOWN CLIP IN THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR TO MAINTAIN ITS STABILITY. THE CONTACT ALSO INQUIRED ABOUT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V172000 (STEERING COLUMN) AND THE DEALER ADVISED THE RECALL REPAIR HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED. THE DEALER WAS ADVISED THAT THE WIRE CONNECTOR AND NOT THE SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE DEALER TO BE MISLEADING AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000.