2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Complaints

I WAS DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT AND MY HEADLIGHTS AUTOMATICALLY JUST TURNED OFF AND WOULDN'T COME BACK ON...I NEEDED TO TURN ON MY HIGH BEAMS IN ORDER TO MAKE IT HOME SAFE...AFTER GETTING HOME AND LETTING THE CAR SIT FOR AN HOUR THEY CAME BACK ON..I READ SOME CORVETTE FORUMS ONLINE AND SAW MANY PEOPLE HAD THE SAME ISSUES..I GUESS WHEN THE CAR GETS HOT THERE'S A ISSUE WITH THE CORVETTE FUSE BOX MAKING THE LIGHTS JUST TURN OFF. THAT IS RIDICULOUS!! STUPIDEST SYSTEM IN THE PLANET...PLEASE, PLEASE TALK TO CHEVY ABOUT THIS ISSUE...IMAGINE HOW MANY CORVETTES THEY SELL AND THE POTENTIAL HAZARD THIS COULD CAUSE ON THE ROAD...NOW I HAVE TO GO TO CHEVY AND SPEND $800 TO GET THIS FIXED CAN U BELIEVE THAT! FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NEVER EVER OCCUR. *JS

EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY CAR THERE'S A MESSAGE ON THE DIC THAT TELLS ME TO SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM. THIS LIGHT COMES ON WHENEVER IT WANTS TO. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND IT LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE MULTIPLE CORVETTES WITH THIS PROBLEM. *JS

THE RIGHT FRONT OEM WHEEL ON THE VEHICLE HAD SEVERAL SPOKES THAT WERE BUSTED COMPLETELY IN HALF. THERE WAS NO ABUSE TO THE WHEEL, NO IMPACT OR CURB RASH OF ANY KIND. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN RACED OR OPERATED ON ANY KIND OF TRACK ENVIRONMENT. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL REPORTS OF THE SAME FAILURE ON THE WWW.CORVETTEFORM DISCUSSION BOARDS. GM HAS IGNORED THE PROBLEM AND DENIED ANY TYPE OF COMPENSATION OR OWNERSHIP OF THE PROBLEM. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE WHEEL WITH ANOTHER OEM WHEEL. THIS TYPE OF CATASTROPHIC FAILURE COULD RESULT IN A LIFE AND DEATH SITUATION. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 1 MPH HE HEARD A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE ROOF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V491000 (STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,500.UPDATED 05/24/12*BF U[DATED 06/05/12

THE LOW BEAMS RANDOMLY STOP WORKING, AFTER THE ENGINE HEATS UP TO OPERATING TEMPERATURE, AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE BEHAVIOR THEN REPEATS EVERY TIME THE CAR IS USED (NOT A ONE-TIME EVENT). I, AND OTHER OWNERS HAVE IDENTIFIED A COMMON CIRCUIT ISSUE IN THE HEADLAMP CONTROLS, WHICH IS ONLY FIXABLE BY REPLACING THE WHOLE BOARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE APPROACHING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED A SMELL OF GASOLINE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED DUE TO A LEAK AT THE FILLER NECK. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

THIS PROBLEM STARTED SOON AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR USED. I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE SWITCH AND ADDED FOUR INCHES OF WIRE TO THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE TELESCOPIC STEERING WHEEL. I RECENTLY REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND THE SERVICE HANDLING SYSTEM SOON COMES ON. THERE IS NO RECALLS ON MY CAR AND HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT. I AM READING THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE BEEN TO THE CORVETTE FORUM AND TRIED NUMEROUS THINGS TO FIX THIS. I AM CURRENTLY CHECKING ELECTRICAL GROUNDS TO SEE IF THAT HELPS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE WITH OE CONCEPT ALUMINUM WHEELS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER PUT STEEL IN THE WHEELS, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRES TO BECOME OUT OF BALANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT BECAUSE TWO UNLIKE METALS WERE PLACED TOGETHER, THE TIRES WOULD CERTAINLY DISINTEGRATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE EQUIPMENT WAS RETURNED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NO BOLTS ON THE REAR LEAF SPRING. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I HAVE PICTURES.. THE CAR LEAF SPRING DISLODGED AN INCH AND LOCKED UP THE LEFT SIDE SUSPENSION CAUSING THE CAR TO BOUCE ON BUMPS IN THE ROAD. *TR

DRIVING ALONG AND CAR STARTS SWERVING AND BRAKES SEEM TO APPLY, THEN I NOTICE SERVICE ABS, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING IS ON. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FREQUENTLY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND NOW GETTING WORSE. HAVE TIGHTENED ALL CONNECTIONS BY INTERNALLY TIGHTENING THE POOR LOOSE CONNECTORS AND REROUTING THE WIRES TO THE SWPS TO GIVE MORE LENGTH. NOW LIGHTS ARE ON AND WILL NOT GO OUT, SHOWS NO CODES WITH A SCAN READER. THIS IS AN 07 AND I DO NOT SEE THAT AS A RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THE 05 & 06. *TR