2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VIBRATION FROM THE VEHICLE FRACTURED THE MOUNTING ASSEMBLY TO THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE SOCKET IN THE MIRROR WAS FRACTURED AND THE ENTIRE MIRROR ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 37,000. UPDATED 03/15/13*LJ UPDATED 04/09/2013 *JS

ON MAY 2010 I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE #10118 FOR MY 2005 CHEVY CORVETTE, THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM. I BROUGHT IT TO THE CHEVY DEALER AND THEY PUT A PLASTIC CLIP ON A WIRE CONNECTION. RECENTLY THE SERVICE ACTIVE IN MAY OHANDLING SYSTEM LIGHT WILL APPEAR AND THE BRAKES WILL APPLY BY THEMSELVES AND THE CAR DOES A INVOLUNTARY NOSE DIVE. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND IT MIGHT NOT HAPPEN AGAIN FOR 2 MORE WEEKS OR SO. I CONTACTED CHEVY WITH MY PROBLEM AND SPOKE TO [XXX] @ 866-790-5600 [XXX] HE TOLD ME THEY NEEDED TO TAKE THE CAR TO ED MORSE CHEVROLET AND HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AT MY EXPENSE. THEY WERE ONLY RESPONSIBLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ONE TIME! I TOLD [XXX] THAT IT WAS NOT FIXED PROPERLY THE FIRST TIME AND BROUGHT TO CHEVY ED MORSE SAWGRASS (954-514-3440) AS THE DEALER REQUESTED. WHEN I GOT THERE AS PER THE APPOINTMENT ALL THEY DID WAS TRYING TO SELL ME A NEW CORVETTE! PLEASE HELP...I DON'T FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE MY CAR LIKE THIS, AND AT THIS POINT I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT TO DO ANYMORE... [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COREVTTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED WHILE MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A CLIP ON THE WIRES IN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPAIRED BECAUSE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT IT WAS BEING PINCHED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY CHECK AIR BAG DASH BOARD LIGHT CONTINUES TO GO OFF AND ON. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND I WAS TOLD UNLESS IT WAS ON WHILE I WAS THERE THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. FINALLY IN 2008 I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER WITH THE CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT ON. THE CODE SAID THE DRIVERS PRE-TENSIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THAT WAS DONE A FEW DAYS LATER AND THE LIGHT STAYED OFF FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. WHEN IT RETURNED I WAS TOLD IF THEY COULDN'T SEE THE LIGHT NO CODE WAS SET. I SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON THE CORVETTE FORUM. (OVER 24,000 POST) THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 TO CURRENT CORVETTE. THE OWNERS HAVE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS DEFECTIVE CONNECTORS UNDER THE SEATS. THE AUTOMATIC SEATS MOVING CAUSES THE CONNECTORS TO LOOSEN AND THE LIGHT WILL COME ON. I CAME UP WITH A SIMPLE SOLUTION THAT MANY OF US DO OUR SELVES. WE ZIP TIE THE CONNECTOR TOGETHER. IN MY CASE IT WORKED FOR SEVERAL YEARS BUT THE LIGHT HAS STARTED APPEARING AGAIN. THIS IS NOT ALWAYS THE PROBLEM AS FORUM MEMBERS HAVE HAD COMPONENTS REPLACED THAT SEEMED TO HELP. IT'S AN ON GOING PROBLEM AND ONE OF THESE DAYS A CORVETTE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT. GM DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE JERKED TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER REGARDING THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHT. THE DEALER SUGGESTED HE BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. PRIOR TO THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST, THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER: 10V172000 (STEERING:COLUMN). THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THE RECALL REPAIR HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST OR REPAIRS PERFORMED TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

DURING FREEWAY TRAVEL THE VEHICLES "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" MESSAGE APPEARED AND THE VEHICLE BRAKES SEIZED AND PULLED TO THE LEFT CAUSING ME TO ALMOST HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED BUT THE CAR STILL HAS THIS VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD LIGHTS AND HIGH BEAMS FAILED, LEAVING ONLY THE FOG LIGHTS IN OPERATION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUSE BOX IN THE ENGINE FAILED AND ONCE THE ENGINE BECAME HOT, THE LIGHTS WOULD FAIL. ONCE THE ENGINE COOLED, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD RESUME OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS ONLY UNABLE TO ENTER THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE TRUNK BY USING THE EMERGENCY LATCH AND COULD NOT ENTER THROUGH THE DOORS. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE DOORS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED DURING THE MORNING. THE CONTACT ALLOWED THE DEALER TO HOLD THE VEHICLE OVERNIGHT HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RECREATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,966.

ROOF LAMINATE WAS REPLACED AS PART OF A MANUFACTURER RECALL A FEW YEARS AGO. BUT CRACKING NOISE CONTINUED UNTIL TODAY AFTER A LOUD KNOCK, THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE ROOF STARTED LEAKING AIR BADLY. PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THE ROOF BODY AND NOT JUST THE LAMINATE HAD SEPARATED FROM ITS FRAME. OPENED ROOF LATCHES AND WHILE REMOVING THE DETACHABLE ROOF, BOTH REAR METAL PINS THAT MECHANICALLY HOLD THE ROOF TO THE FRAME FELL TO THE GROUND. THREADED SECTION OF BOTH PINS HAD SHEARED OFF AND ROOF WAS ONLY HELD IN PLACE BY THE REAR CENTER HOOK. APPARENTLY MATERIAL AND PIN DESIGN IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR THE TORQUE THAT THE ROOF GOES THROUGH AGAINST THE FRAME DURING NORMAL DRIVING RESULTING IN COMPLETE SEPARATION OF THE ROOF. *TR

UPON TAKING MY CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE IT WAS DISCOVERED BY THE TECHNICIAN THAT THE BOLT HOLDING THE HARMONIC BALANCER IN PLACE HAD BACKED ITSELF OUT. THIS ALLOWED THE HARMONIC BALANCER TO DO EXCESSIVE DAMAGE TO SEVERAL ENGINE COMPONENTS INCLUDING THE OIL PAN. ACCORDING TO TECHNICIAN FIRE COULD HAVE ENSUED OR CAR COULD'VE SUFFERED A SEVERE LOSS OF TRACTION FROM THE SUBSTANTIAL OIL LEAK. GENERAL MOTORS HAS ISSUED A "TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN" OUTLINING REPAIR PROCEDURES TO BE PERFORMED AT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AT NO COST TO CUSTOMERS WITH CARS IN A SPECIFIC VIN SERIES. AFTER LOOKING UP THE TSB MY CAR IS NOT IN SAID VIN SERIES EVEN THOUGH PROBLEM IS EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN TSB. *TR