2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Complaints

CAR STARTS BUCKING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, WHITE SMOKE BLOWING OUT EXHAUST, EVENTUALLY CAR DIES. DEALER STATES, 02 SENSOR IN BANK ONE FAILED. CAR HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALER FOR SAME FAILURE 5 TIMES IN A 4 MONTH PERIOD. P0131, P1133, P0300 AND P0171. PURCHASED VEHICLE JUNE 20, 2008 FIST ISSUE WAS JULY 15, 2008. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AS A GM CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE WITH LESS THEN 25000 MILES ON IT. GM CASE # 10447543. CAR WAS LAST IN THE SHOP 11/2008 AND HAS BEEN PUT IN MY GARAGE FOR THE WINTER. WILL NOT KNOW IF PROBLEM HAS BEEN RESOLVED UNTIL SPRING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD THUMPING SOUND. HE DISCOVERED THAT THE ENTIRE ROOF PANEL HAD TORN OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED HIM TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER REVIEW. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AND THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS NO ROOF. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 7,723. UPDATED 01/06/09. *LJ UPDATED 01/06/09. *JB

DRIVING BACK FROM LUNCH TO THE OFFICE I WAS CHANGING LANES ON A HEAVILY TRAFFIC AREA. WAS GOING ABOUT 30MPH WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO FISH TAIL OUT OF CONTROL GOING SIDEWAYS INTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SLAMMING INTO A ELECTRICAL POST. BOTH MYSELF AND MY PASSENGER WERE IN AWE. I COULD NOT CONTROL THE CAR AND IT SEEMS EVENTHOUGH I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS IT KEPT INCREASING. THE HIT WAS SO HARD IT DAMAGED THE POST AND THE CAR SEVERELY. I STILL DO NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED SINCE IT HAS TRACTION CONTROL IT SHOULD HAVE NEVER FISHTAILED AND AT THAT LOW SPEED. NO TIRE MARKS OR ANY SIGN OF ACCELERATION WERE FOUND. I AM TRYING TO FIND ANSWERS TO WHAT HAPPENED. ITS SCARY. *TR

ATTENTION NEEDED!! ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM VERY DANGEROUS FAILURE MODE!!! DRIVING AT 50MPH THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM SUDDENLY (AND VERY VIOLENTLY) LOCKS UP BOTH FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER WHEELS, BRINGING THE CAR TO A HALT WHILE THROWING THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT LANE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID SINCE THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE EVENT OR FIND A COMPUTER CODE TO VERIFY, THEN CAN DO NOTHING TO HELP ME. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS FAILURE MODE!! VERY EASILY I COULD HAVE KILLED A PEDESTRIAN / MOTORCYCLIST IN THE LANE TO MY LEFT!!! *TR

MY ISSUE IS AN APPARENT DESIGN FLAW WITH THE POWER CONVERTIBLE TOP ON MY 2006 CORVETTE. DURING THE NORMAL OPERATION OF THE TOP, THE CORNER OF THE PLASTIC SIDE RAILS ON EACH SIDE OF THE EACH (DRIVER'S & PASSENGER'S SIDE) CONTACTS THE INNER LINER OF THE CONVERTIBLE. THIS HAS CAUSED A HOLE IN MY LINER WHICH, MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO REPAIR UNDER THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY. THEY STATED THAT THE REASON THEY WON'T FIX IT IS BECAUSE GM HASN'T ISSUED A TSB (TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN) FOR THIS ISSUE. I KNOW OF SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR ASSISTING ME. *TR

WHEN THE AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE IS OVER 95 DEGREES THE FOLLOWING ELECTRICAL GREMLINS OCCUR ON MY 2006 CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE. 1. WHEN THE MEMORY BUTTON ON THE DOOR IS PRESSED, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL GO TO ITS PRESET POSITION. THE SEAT DOES NOT MOVE. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT 85% OF THE TIME. DOES NOT HAPPEN WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 80 DEGREES. 2. WITH THE CAR RUNNING, AC AND RADIO ON, IF THE MEMORY BUTTON ON THE DOOR IS PRESSED, THE RADIO WILL TURN OFF ALONG WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. MOST TIMES THE RADIO WILL COME BACK ON WITHIN A MINUTE. THE AC MUST BE TURNED ON WITH THE AC CONTROL BUTTONS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 40 GOING AROUND 75MPH WHEN MY CAR JUMPED TO THE RIGHT ABOUT 4 FEET AND THEN MY BRAKES WENT CRAZY. IT FELT LIKE I HAD 4 FLAT TIRES. I MANAGED TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER AND WHEN I WAS STOPPED I NOTICED MY SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING WARNING WAS ON. I HAD TO DISABLE THE ACTIVE HANDLING TO FINISH MY TRIP. IT WAS A GOOD THING IT WAS EARLY IN THE MORNING OR I WOULD HAVE WRECK IF THERE WERE OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE ACTIVE HANDLING BRAKE MODULE. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR UNTIL THIS HAPPENED. THIS REALLY SCARED ME AND I BELIEVED IT SHOULD BE CHECKED OUT. *TR

OWN A 2006 CHEVY CORVETTE. ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS STARTED AFTER 5 MONTHS OF OWNING IT AND HAVE CONTINUED TO DATE. IT HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP MORE THEN AT OUR HOME. IT HAS BEEN TOWED IN 8 TIMES FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. VEHICLE GOES COMPLETELY DEAD. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE BATTERY 3 TIMES AND THE VEHICLE STILL IS DEAD. DROVE TO WORK WITHIN 4 HOURS THE VEHICLE COULDN'T RETURN HOME. DEALER SWORE IT WAS FIX ON 5/29/2008 AT 3:30 BUT BY 4PM THE DEALERSHIP CALLED THE VEHICLE WAS DEAD. THEY HAVE REPLACED COMPUTER MODULES, BRAKES SWITCHES AND BATTERIES. CAR WENT INTO THE SHOP ON 5/5/2008 AND STILL IS IN THE SHOP ON 5/30/08. PROBLEM STARTED WITHIN 5 MONTHS OF BUYING THE VEHICLE. NOW WE OWN A VEHICLE THE HAS BEEN TOWED IN DEAD 8 TIMES, IN THE SHOP FOR OVER 45 DAYS TOTAL AND STILL DEAD AND STILL NO RESOLUTION. *TR

2006 CORVETTE DEAD BATTERY SYNDROME. CAR AFTER SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR MORE THAN 7 DAYS WILL NOT START IN THE COLD WEATHER(UNDER 45 DEGREE). BRING IT TO THE DEALER THEY CHARGED THE BATTERY AND CANNOT REPRODUCE THE ISSUE. IT HAPPENS MORE THAN 3 TIMES ALREADY. SOMETIME I HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE HARDTOP ROOF PANEL FLEW OFF. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROOF PANEL UNDER WARRANTY. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ROOF PANEL FLEW OFF AGAIN AND PUSHED THE HEADLINER DOWN. THE VEHICLE SWERVED INTO A CURB AND ALL FOUR RIMS WERE DAMAGED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V181000 (STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,000. UPDATED 03/04/08. *LJ THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS REPLACED. UPDATED