2012 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Complaints

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH COMES ON FOR THE DRIVER SIDE FOR NO REASON WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON, THE AIR BAG IS NON-FUNCTIONAL. SOMETIMES, IF I ADJUST THE SEAT FORWARD, BACKWARD, UP, AND DOWN, THE LIGHT WILL GO OFF, BUT NO ALWAYS. I'VE HAD THE CAR INTO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE REPAIR COST $120 AND THE PROBLEM IS NOT RESOLVED.

SEVER GAS SMELL OCCURS SPORADICALLY. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, I CAN'T DRIVE WITH THE TOP UP OR PLACE VEHICLE IN MY GARAGE. IT WENT TO CHEVY THE FIRST OCCURRENCE AND THEY DID NOT INSPECT, BUT DID SAY THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. IT HAS SINCE HAD ANOTHER 4 OCCURRENCES OF GAS SMELL. IT IS NOT OVERFLOW BECAUSE THE TAK WAS LESS THAN 1/2 FULL 3 OF 4 TIMES THIS HAPPENED.

AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK THERE IS A NOTICEABLE SMELL OF GAS THAT'S EXISTS. WHEN GARAGE KEPT THE SMELL FILLS THE ENTIRE GARAGE WITH A GAS SMELL. THE GAS CAP IS FULLY SECURED AND THERE ARE NO NOTICEABLE LEAKS OR PUDDLES ON THE GROUND.

I WAS IN MY GARAGE, I OPENED THE DRIVER DOOR SAT DOWN AND SECURED THE SEAT BELT. I ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR BY STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PRESSING THE START BUTTON BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT TURN OVER. I MADE A SECOND AND THIRD ATTEMPT TO START THE ENGINE TO NO AVAIL. THEN, I ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE CAR BUT THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. HAVING NOT OPENED THE WINDOWS, I WAS LOST AS HOW TO GET OUT OF MY CAR. I MADE ONE MORE ATTEMPT TO START THE ENGINE BUT COULD NOT. IN FACT MY INSTRUMENTS WERE DEAD. AS I WAS WITHOUT MY CELL PHONE, I SAT PERPLEXED AT MY PREDICAMENT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. I OPERATED THE DRIVE WINDOW DOWN BUTTON BUT NOTHING HAPPEN. AFTER A FEW MINUTES I TRIED THE DRIVER DOOR WINDOW AGAIN AND THE WINDOW OPENED ABOUT INCH. I REPEATED THE PROCESS FOR 10 OR SO MINUTES UNTIL THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS COMPLETELY DOWN. AT THIS JUNCTURE, I WAS ABLE TO CLIMB OUT OF THE DRIVER'S WINDOW TO SAFETY. I THEN REACHED INTO THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO RELEASE THE CAR'S HOOD. I DID NOT FIND ANY VISIBLE LOSE CONNECTION. THE BATTERY CONNECTIONS WERE CORRODED. I CLEAN THE POST TERMINALS AND THE CABLE CLAMS. HAVING DONE SO I ATTEMPTED TO ENTER THE CAR BUT THE DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN. I HAVE PURCHASED A NEW AC DELCO BATTERY AND ALL IS WELL. MY ISSUES ARE 1. I HAD NO INDICATION PRIOR TO THE EVENT THAT MY CORVETTE INSTRUMENTS GAVE ME NO INDICATION OF A BATTERY FAILURE OR ANY ALTERNATOR FAILURES. 2. I HAD NO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT ACCESS TO THE INSIDE TRUNK RELEASE STRAP FOR DRIVERS DOOR. 3. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE EVEN IF IT IS A RARE EVENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.

WHEN TANK IS 1/2 OR FULL STATIONARY, FUEL SMELLS AND FUEL LEAKS. LEAVES SPOTS IN MY GARAGE AND THE SMELL IN GARAGE IS DISGUSTING. FUEL SMELL PENETRATES IN VEHICLE CABIN AS WELL.

I OWN A 2012 CORVETTE GRANDSPORT PURCHASED NEW. CAR HAS 12,635 MILES IN IT. I WAS DRIVING INTO TOWN LAST NIGHT AND HEAD LIGHTS JUST SHUT OFF LEAVING ME IN COMPLETE DARKNESS. I WAS COMING INTO TUSCALOOSA AND MANAGED WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE ENOUGH AREA LIGHTING TO SAFELY COME TO A STOP AND PULL INTO A PARKING LOT. I TRIED WHAT I KNEW TO TRY BUT LIGHTS WOULD NOT COME BACK ON. I WAS ABLE TO HOLD THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH IN THE FLASH POSITION TO GET HIGH BEAMS TO WORK. I TURNED AROUND AND HEADED BACK HOME CONTINUING TO HOLD TURN SIGNAL SWITCH IN FLASH POSITION. UNFORTUNATELY, I WAS BLINDING THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT MIGHT'VE HAPPENED IF I HAD BEEN ON A COUNTRY ROAD WITH NO LIGHTNING. I'VE BEEN READING ABOUT RECALL ISSUES ON EARLIER MODELS OF THE C6 I'VE ALSO READ THIS COULD BE A FAULTY RELAY PROBLEM. MY CAR HAS LOW MILES AND LESS THAN 25% OF THOSE MILES WERE NIGHT DRIVING. CAR IS GARAGE KEPT AND HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN IN THE RAIN SO I KNOW HOW WELL IT HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. PLEASE ADVISE IF OTHERS HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEM

MY 2012 CORVETTE GRAND SPORT HAS AN INCREASINGLY STRONG FRESH GASOLINE SMELL ESPECIALLY AFTER FILLING UP. WHEN I START TO SLOW DOWN AND THEN COME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE SMELL BEGINS TO PERMEATE THE PASSENGER CABIN. AFTER READING ONLINE FORUMS IT APPEARS TO BE A RECURRING SAFETY ISSUE/ HAZARD WITH THE C6 GENERATION CORVETTE. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT IT COULD BE BUT TO SMELL FRESH GASOLINE IS DEFINITELY HAZARDOUS.

DEFECTIVE FUEL TANK. MOST OWNERS HAVE REPORTED CRACKS IN THE FUEL TANK THAT RESULT IN GAS LEAKAGE AND STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE WHEN THE AUTOMOBILE IS PARKED AFTER FUELING. FIRST NOTICED 3 WEEKS AGO AFTER PURCHASING GASOLINE AND RETURNING TO COVERED GARAGE FOR STORAGE. GASOLINE CAN BE SMELLED INSIDE THE RESIDENCE.

FUEL SMELL,REPLACED FUEL CAP, THAT HELP A LITTLE,SMELL AROUND FUEL DOOR,CAN'T KEEP CAR IN GARAGE AFRAID TO RE FUEL AND DRIVE HELP

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE MAIN HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY IS A SEALED UNIT AND CANNOT BE REPAIRED. THE SEALS IN BOTH UNITS IN MY CAR ARE DEFECTIVE AND THAT ALLOWS MOISTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATES TO COLLECT INSIDE THE UNIT AND FOG UP THE MAIN LENSES THAT THE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS PROJECT THROUGH. I CANNOT BE TAKEN APART AND REPAIRED. EACH ASSEMBLY PART COSTS OVER $1,200 PLUS LABOR. TO FIX BOTH SIDES IS $3,000. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. NOT ONLY DOES IT DIFFUSE THE LIGHT AT NIGHT AND NOT FOCUS CORRECTLY DOWN THE HIGHWAY, IT ALSO CAUSES HIGH DEGREE OF GLARE FOR DRIVES APPROACHING MY CAR HEAD ON. I DO NOT WANT TO INCREASE CHANCES OF A HEAD ON COLLISION OR CRASH DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY AT NIGHT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AS WELL AS APPROACHING DRIVERS. I CALLED CHEVROLET TO REPORT AND THEY REFUSE TO HELP IN ANY WAY. I ALSO ASKED ABOUT ASSISTANCE WITH PAYING THE REPAIR BILL BUT THEY WOULD NOT. ON INTERNET, THERE ARE MANY MESSAGE BOARDS DISCUSSING THE SAME ISSUES WITH OTHER PEOPLE'S VEHICLES. THE SAFETY BOARD SHOULD CREATE A SAFETY RECALL AND HAVE THE MANUFACTURER REPLACE AT THEIR EXPENSE THESE DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES.