2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Complaints

I WAS DRIVING MY CORVETTE DOWN I10 AT NIGHT WHEN MY LOW-BEAMS DISENGAGED, PLACING ME IN THE DARK AND ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK. I DROVE REST OF THE WAY WITH MY HIGH-BEAMS. THE NEXT DAY WHEN I STARTED IT, THE LOW-BEAMS CAME ON, BUT AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES THEY BOTH WENT OFF. THE HIGH-BEAMS STILL WORKED. I WENT TO A LOCAL CORVETTE-CERTIFIED MASTER MECHANIC WHO CHECKED THE BULBS, FUSES, RELAYS, AND ELECTRICAL. HE SAID THAT IT APPEARED TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE FUSE BLOCK. HE WANTED A LOT OF MONEY TO REPLACE IT, SO I HELD OFF TO CHECK IT OUT SOME MORE. EVERY DAY, ONCE MY CAR BECAME WARM, EITHER FROM RUNNING OR FROM THE ARIZONA SUN, MY LOW-BEAMS WOULD TURN OFF. I WENT TO THE CORVETTE FORUM, THE LARGEST CORVETTE ONLINE COMMUNITY, AND THE MEMBERS KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON IMMEDIATELY. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY FUSE BLOCK AND THAT MANY C6 CORVETTES HAD THE SAME ISSUE...AS THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT HEATED UP, THE RUNNING LIGHTS FAILED. THEY TOLD ME LET MY CAR RUN UNTIL THE LIGHTS WENT OUT AND THEN PLACE A BAG OF ICE ON THE FUSE BLOCK. I DID AND WITHIN 10 MINUTES THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THE FOLKS IN THE FORUM SAID THAT THIS WAS A WELL-KNOWN SAFETY-DEFECT IN THE CORVETTE WORLD AND THAT CHEVY REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT. I WENT TO THE CHEVY DEALER AND TOLD ONE OF THE SERVICE MANAGERS. SHE DISAPPEARED FOR 10 MINUTES AND WHEN SHE CAME BACK TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS ISSUE. THEY IGNORED WHAT I TOLD THEM AND SAID THEY WOULD NEED HALF A DAY TO EXPLORE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND THAT EVEN THEN, THEY MAY NOT FIND THE ISSUE. THE CORVETTE FORUM RECOMMENDED THAT I REPORT THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE. HERE IS JUST ONCE OF THEIR LINKS WHICH REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM. HTTP://FORUMS.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/C6-TECH-PERFORMANCE/3019489-HID-HEADLIGHT-FAILURE-AS-CAR-WARMS-UP.HTML. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT AND THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF. AFTER FURTHER INCIDENTS I DISCOVERED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WORK PROPERLY WHEN THE CAR IS COLD THEN AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES THE LO-BEAMS GO OUT. HIGH BEAMS AND FOG LIGHT FUNCTION STILL WORKS PROPERLY. THE DASH INDICATOR ON DASH INDICATES LIGHTS ARE ON EVEN WHEN THEY ARE NOT. IT APPEARS TO BE A THERMAL PROBLEM. YOU CAN DRIVE A SHORT DISTANCE AND THE HEADLIGHTS WORK PROPERLY. PARK THE CAR AND DRIVE IT A SHORT TIME LATER AND THE HEADLIGHTS DON'T WORK. I'VE DISCOVERED OTHERS ON THE INTERNET HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE 2005 CORVETTE AND THEY ENDED UP HAVING TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUSE BOX. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE KEYLESS IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE STEERING WARNING INDICATOR AND WOULD NOT PERMIT THE ENGINE TO BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE WAS CONSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE DEFECT UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V060000 (STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE). THE RECALL PERTAINED TO 1997-2004 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THE FRONT HEAD LAMPS TURNED OFF AT 10:45 PM. I WAS ABLE TO USE THE HIGH BEAMS, MUCH TO THE DISMAY OF ONCOMING CARS, BUT NO LOW BEAMS. THIS SCENARIO NOW REPEATS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT. THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS TURN ON NORMALLY, BUT TURN OFF AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES. I MUST THEN EITHER USE THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS OR THE HIGH BEAMS. SINCE THEY WORK NORMALLY WHEN THE CAR IS COLD, THE ISSUE SEEMS TO OFFER WHEN EVER THE CAR ACHIEVES NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. IF I LET IT COOL OFF, THEY WORK NORMALLY,,,FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. *TR

SQUEAKING NOISE FROM ENGINE ACCESSORY DRIVE BELTS, CLUNKING/ KNOCKING NOISE AT LOWER FRONT OF ENGINE. THE CRANK SHIFT BLANCER SPLIT APART MOVING BACK TO THE ENGINE. DAMAGE TO THE TIMING CHAIN COVER AND OIL PAN CAUSING OIL TO LEAK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V172000 (STEERING:COLUMN). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED AUGUST 2, 2010. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE DEALER PROVIDED AN INCORRECT REPAIR SERVICE AND CAUSED THE A RECENT STEERING WHEEL FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT PRESENT BEFORE THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. ..UPDATED 09/04/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED IMPROPERLY. UPDATED 09/05/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, ONE OF THE WHEELS SEIZED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE NON-SLIP DIFFERENTIAL NEEDED FLUID. THE FAILURE RECURRED AGAIN THE NEXT DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED TO RETURN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000.

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES OF OPERATION. VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO OPERATE WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE NEEDED. LIGHTS WILL NOT COME BACK ON. NIGHT DRIVING REQUIRES HI BEAM (NOT SAFE). *TR

BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT. NEXT DAY THEY WERE WORKING FINE WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN. AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 15 MINUTES THEY BOTH WENT OUT AGAIN. *TR

MY SERVICE COLUMN LOCK (MANUAL TRANSMISSION) CAME ON IN MY DIC AND I COULD NOT START MY CAR I FEEL THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE ON THE RECALL LIST I HAVE CHECK ON CORVETTE FORUM AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO GET THIS FIX. CORVETTE SHOULD COME UP WITH SOMETHING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *JS