2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE REMOVABLE ROOF WOULD CONTINUOUSLY POP AND THERE WAS ALSO EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT. THE CONTACT LOCATED A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V491000 (STRUCTURE: BODY: ROOF AND PILLARS) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURED ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD CLAIM THE LIABILITY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

WAS DRIVING 45 DOWN HIGHWAY AND THE TOP FOR MY 2007 CORVETTE COUPE STARTED CAME OFF. IT BROKE OFF ONE OF THE LATCHES, BEFORE I COULD GRAB IT AND UNLATCH THEM BOTH TO BRING INTO THE CAR. THE TOP THEN BROKE THE BACK LATCH AND FLEW OFF ONTO HIGHWAY STREET. NO VEHICLES WERE ON THE ROAD AT THE TIME OTHER THAN MINE THANKFULLY. CURRENTLY LOOKING TO HAVE TOP REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE WARNING PANEL. THE CONTACT REVIEWED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V172000 (STEERING, COLUMN); YET, WHEN CONTACTING THE DEALER, HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE RECALL DID NOT EXIST. THE DEALER DID NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE OR PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST SINCE THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A DIRECT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED AT HIS EXPENSE TO DETERMINE IF REPAIRS WERE NECESSARY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 10,640.

THERE IS AN ERROR MESSAGE ON THE DASH OF MY 2007 CORVETTE THAT SAYS "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM." I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT. SEE INVESTIGATION NUMBER EA09-002 . I NOTICE A NEGATIVE CHANGE IN THE CARS BRAKING AND HANDLING ABILITIES. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS PROBLEM COULD RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2007 CORVETTE WITH TARGA TOP. THE TARGA TOP MAKES A SNAPPING NOISE AS DESCRIBED IN THE NHTSA RECALL INFORMATION. THERE IS A LOUD SNAPPING NOISE MADE WHEN CLOSING DOORS, ENGAGING IN GEAR, AND ESPECIALLY LOUD WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS OF ANY KIND. CHEVERLOT STATES THAT MY VIN, EVEN THOUGH A 2007 WITH THE TARGA TOP MAKING THE LOUD SNAPPING NOISE, IS NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFT CONTROL FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT CONTROL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; IT WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000.

2007 CHEVY CORVETTE 40K MILES GETTING SPORADIC "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" WARNING ON DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER. NO CRASH (YET). I'M MERELY REPORTING A SAFETY CONCERN THAT IS APPARENTLY ALREADY UNDER INVESTIGATION. *TR

IN MAY 2009 I MADE A ROAD TRIP FROM MY HOME IN NY TO TAMPA FL, WHEN I LEFT NY MY 2007 ZO6 CORVETTE HAD 1500 MILES DURING THE TRIP I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS, WHEN I ARRIVED IN FL THE NEXT DAY (DROVE STRAIGHT THROUGH) I NOTICED THAT BOTH FRONT HEADLAMP LENSES HAD NUMEROUS TINY CRACKS IN THEM, I CALLED A LOCAL GM DEALER, I EXPLAINED THE SITUATION, THEY STATED " I MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING" I WAS LIVID I THEN CALLED MY DEALER IN NY THEY SAID NOT TO WORRY AND WOULD LOOK AT THE VEHICLE WHEN I RETURNED. I ARRIVED HOME ON A SATURDAY NIGHT 1ST THING MONDAY I CALLED BECK CHEVROLET AND SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER, HE SAID BRING IT OVER ,I DROVE CAR OVER IMMEDIATELY, ONLY THE SERVICE MANAGER LOOKED AT CAR, NO 1 ELSE SAW MY VEHICLE THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THERE WAS NO CHEMICAL ON MY HEADLIGHTS, HE SAID THERE WAS A BULLETIN FROM GM AND THEY COULD DO NOTHING, IT WAS A MYSTERIOUS CHEMICAL THAT CAUSED THIS PROBLEM, I THEN CALLED GM AND ASKED FOR A REVIEW, WHEN I CALLED GM BACK SEVERAL DAYS LATER THEY SAID THEY SPOKE TO A MECHANIC @ BECK CHEVY WHO STATED " THAT HE INSPECTED MY CAR AND THERE WAS A CHEMICAL ON MY HEAD LIGHTS, THIS IS NO WAY TRUE I WAS PRESENT DURING THE ENTIRE TIME 20 MIN CAR WAS @ DEALER AND ONLY THE SERVICE MANAGER LOOKED AT VEHICLE. I THEN CALLED GM AGAIN AND WROTE A FEW LETTER EXPLAINING WHAT HAPPEN, THEY SAID CHEMICALS USED BY AUTO DETAILERS CAUSES HEADLIGHTS TO CRACK, I BROUGHT UP THE POINT THAT BECK CHEVY HAD AN OUTSIDE PERSON DETAILING MY VEHICLE WHEN I PICKED IT UP, BUT THEY COULDN'T TELL ME WHY AND WHAT CHEMICALS HE USED ( I PERSONALLY SAW THIS PERSON DETAIL MY VEHICLE), I GOTTEN NO OTHER RESPONSE FROM GM. I BELIEVE THAT THE LENSES CRACKED BECAUSE OF HEAT FROM THE LONG DRIVE TO FL FROM NY WITH THE DAYTIMERUNNING LIGHTS AND HAVE THE LIGHTS ON THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT, LIGHTS WERE ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 HOURS STRAIGHT. ON THE WAY HOME I TURNED THE DAYTIME LIGHTS OFF BUT TURNED THEM ON AT NIGHT, AS OF TODAY MY CORVETTE ( BABY ) HAS 4,013 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS EXAMINING HIS VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE NUT AND WASHER ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE THAT HOLDS THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY AND AXLE WAS MISSING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 11000. UPDATED 5/10/10 *CN UPDATED 05/14/14

SNAPPING SOUNDS COMING FROM THE GLASS ROOF OF MY 2007 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET CORVETTE, PURCHASED IN AUGUST OF 2006. ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE IN TEMPERATURE CHANGES AND ROUGH ROAD SURFACES. RECALL ALREADY IN PROGRESS FOR 2005-2007 MODEL YEAR, BUT MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED AS TOLD TO ME BY GM REPRESENTATIVE. I CAN HAVE THE CAR DIAGNOSED BY CHEVY, BUT AT MY COST. CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT HAS THE SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL INFORMATION. *TR