2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Complaints

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT STOP WORKING AFTER CARS ENGINE COMES TO RUNNING TEMPERATURE. I HAVE SPENT MANY WEEKS LOOKING ONLINE AND SPEAKING WITH OTHER OWNERS AND THE INFORMATION COMING BACK IS CONSISTENT. FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD IS FAULTY AND WILL REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. NO RUNNING HEADLIGHTS IS A VERY SERIOUS VAULT IN MY BOOK AND THOUGHT I SHOULD REPORT THE ISSUE. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY WERE OF VERY LITTLE HELP. I AM STILL TRYING TO WORK WITH THEM IN REGARDS TO RESOLVING THE THIS MATTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT AFTER DRIVING TWO MILES THE SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM AND REDUCE POWER WARNING MESSAGES ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART AFTER TEN MINUTES. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,500. *TR

AC INOP SPEED ONLY ONE SETTING. DEALER PULLED DASH AND REPLACE BAD MODE VALVE ACTUATOR AND CONTROLLER. 10 MONTHS LATER 08/11 SAME ISSUE AC ONLY ONE SPEED AND CAUSING MOISTURE TO APPEAR ON FRONT WINDSHIELD. DEALER REMOVE DASH AND REPLACED 2 ACTUATORS AND VALVE. 7 MONTHS LATER 03/12 SAME ISSUE AGAIN DEALER PULLED DASH AND REPLACED MODE VALVE AND ACTUATORS AGAIN. 4 MONTHS LATER 07/12 SAME ISSUE ONLY ONE SPEED AND NO AUTO SPEED . PULLED DASH AGAIN AND REPLACED THE ENTIRE HVAC CASE SAYING IT WAS WARPED. 3 MONTHS LATER 10/12 SAME ISSUE PULLED DASH AND MODE VALVE AND ACTUATORS AND VALVES..06/13 SAME ISSUE GOING INTO DEALER SERVICE AGAIN. AL THIS AND HAVE ONLY DRIVEN CAR FOR 10,000 MILES. SO FAR EVERYTHING HAS BEEN COVERED BY WARRANTIES AND ALWAYS GET A LOANER BUT I WANT TO DRIVE MY CORVETTE. *TR

BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WILL SUDDENLY TURN OFF DURING OPERATION. THE ISSUE APPEARS TO CORRELATE TO ENGINE TEMPERATURE. WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD AND/OR FIRST STARTS THE HEADLIGHTS FUNCTION CORRECTLY EVEN IN THE AUTOMATIC SETTING. BUT, WHEN THE ENGINE REACHES OPERATING TEMPERATURE THE LIGHTS GO OUT AND WILL NOT COME ON AGAIN UNTIL THE ENGINE HAS COOLED. SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING DOES NOT RESET THE LIGHTS. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED THAT THE LIGHTS MAY BE ON BUT AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND STOPPING THE ENGINE THE LIGHTS WILL NOT COME BACK ON WHEN RESTARTED. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE VAN CHEVROLET IN CARROLLTON TEXAS AND THEY SAY THEY CAN NOT CORRECT OR EVEN DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. *TR

SINCE SHORTLY AFTER THE CAR WAS NEW, I HAVE HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAG MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHTING UP. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO VARIOUS AUTHORIZED DEALERS NUMEROUS TIMES TO HAVE THE PROBLEM REPAIRED. IN ALL CASES, THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO GET CORRECTED BUT THEN REAPPEARS ANYWHERE FROM SEVERAL WEEKS TO SEVERAL MONTHS LATER. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WHEN THE AIRBAG MALFUNCTION INDICATOR IS ILLUMINATED THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS NON-FUNCTIONAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND HE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE KEY HAD TO BE TURNED TO ACCESSORY IN ORDER TO SHIFT FROM PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL DEALERS TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE BRAKE SWITCH, THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE, AND THE BRAKE SWITCH WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AROUND SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR THE HIGH BEAMS AND FOG LAMPS DO WORK. IF THE CAR IS NOT TURN ON FOR ABOUT TWO OR THREE WEEKS THE LIGHTS DO TURN ON FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES MAX AND THEN SHUT DOWN WITH ANY WARNING. *TR..UPDATED 09/08/15 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE RELAY BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000. *TR...UPDATED 07-24-13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE LIGHTS WERE FAILING REGULARLY AND STAYING ON ABOUT 20 MINUTES, BEFORE GOING OUT.

I READ THAT YOU ARE INVESTIGATING THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GOING OUT ON 2005-2007 CORVETTES. THIS HAPPENED TO ME 3 TIMES, ONCE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 10PM AT NIGHT. THAT WAS THE LAST STRAW AND I BROUGHT IT IN TO GET REPAIR ABOUT 4 WEEKS AGO AT A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. THE COST WAS $680 TO REPAIR. HOPEFULLY THIS GETS A RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS HAVING THE LIGHTS GO OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

LOW BEAM LIGHTS FAILURE AFTER 15 MINUTES DRIVING AT NIGHT. TOOK A BUMP AND THE WENT ON AGAIN AND THEN OFF. LIGHTS WORKED AFTER VEHICLE WAS COLD. HIGH BEAM AND ALL OTHER LIGHTS WORK WITH NO PROBLEMS. IT HAPPENS EVERY DAY. I STOPPED USING CAR AT NIGHTS. *TR