2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SEIZE SPORADICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V172000 (STEERING:COLUMN), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AFTER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT GETS WARM. THEN WHEN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT GETS COOL THEY WILL WORK AGAIN. FROM MY RESEARCH ONLINE AND THROUGH THE CHEVROLET DEALER IT APPEARS THAT THE FUSE BOX IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ALTERS THE LOW BEAM SIGNAL CIRCUIT TO THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WHEN ITS TEMPERATURE RISES. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN PROBLEM THAT HAS POTENTIALLY TRAGIC SAFETY IMPLICATIONS. THE REPAIR THROUGH THE CHEVROLET DEALER WAS QUOTED TO ME AS $1,200. THE PROBLEM FUSE BOX HAS NO MOVING PARTS TO WEAR OUT. THERE IS NOTHING THE CAR OWNER COULD HAVE DONE TO PREVENT THIS ISSUE FROM OCCURRING. IT IS SAD OWNERS HAVE TO PAY TO REPAIR A PART THAT SHOULDN'T WEAR OUT BECAUSE OF A DESIGN FLAW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE REAR RIGHT BRAKE LINE RUBBED UP AGAINST THE MUFFLER CAUSING A HOLE AND A LEAK TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE BRAKE LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND REROUTED AWAY FROM THE MUFFLER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED HIM THAT HE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V525000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION, HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE FREEWAY AND WAS CHANGING LANES AND WHEN I CHANGED GEARS TO ACCELERATE, ALL OF A SUDDEN I GOT A "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" MESSAGE APPEAR OUT OF NOWHERE AND I FELT MY CAR JERK A LITTLE BIT WHILE DRIVING. I DID TAKE THE CAR IN BEFORE TO HAVE A CLIP (SERVICE RECALL) PLACED ON MY STEERING WHEEL TO PREVENT THE MESSAGE FROM COMING, BUT IT NOW SEEMS LIKE IT ONLY COMES WHEN I ACCELERATE TOO QUICKLY AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. CHAMPION CHEVROLET IN HOUSTON (OFF BELTWAY 8) HAS SEEN THIS CAR MULTIPLE TIMES FOR THIS MESSAGE IN THE PAST, YET I STILL GET IT OCCASSIONALLY. I JUST WANT MY CAR TO BE SAFE. *TR

STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR CIRCUIT WIRE CONNECTORS FAILED AND SHORTED CAUSING PLASTIC HOUSING ON STEERING COLUMN TO IGNITE AND DESTROYED CAR AND MY HOME. *TT

THIS VEHICLE (CORVETTE) WAS PARKED , GEAR IN REVERSE, WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FULLY ENGAGED , VEHICLE NOT RUNNING .WHILE REACHING IN TO PRESS ACESS. BUTTON INADVERTENTLY PRESSED THE START BUTTON WHICH PUT THE CAR INTO A STRONG VIOLENT MOVING REVERSE ACTION, THE CORVETTE HIT MY TRUCK WHICH WAS PARKED TWO-THREE FEET BEHIND CORVETTE AND DROVE MY VEHICLE A GOOD TEN FEET BEFORE THE CORVETTE STALLED, THE TRUCK WAS NOT RUNNING ,TRUCK WAS PARKED IN GEAR WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE APPLIED --THE SKID MARKS FROM MY TRUCK BEING PUSHED ARE STILL IN MY DRIVEWAY AND ROAD. *TR

BOTH HEADLIGHT WENT OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY AND WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON. IT WAS NOT BULBS BURNING OUT SINCE REPLACING THEM DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS SINCE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT NIGHT AT THE TIME THE LIGHTS WENT OUT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20MPH LEAVING MY HOUSE WHEN THE ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH ABS LIGHTS. MY FOOT WAS ON THE GAS AND IN FIRST GEAR. SUDDENLY THE BREAKS APPLY BY THEMSELVES CAUSING THE CAR TO VEER LEFT. AT THIS POINT I COULD NOT CONTROL MY STEERING WHEEL TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND I CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. I AM WORRIED IF THIS HAPPENS AT HIGH SPEEDS, A VERY BAD ACCIDENT CAN OCCUR. THIS FIRST OCCURRED ON 08/03/11. IT HAPPENED FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES WHEN I LEFT MY HOUSE. I HAD TO TURN OFF ALL ACTIVE HANDLING AND TRACTION CONTROL FOR THIS TO STOP. I DROVE FINE THE REST OF THE DAY WITH IT OFF. IT DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. AROUND 08/19/11, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME AT A BEST BUY PARKING LOT TRAVELING AT 10MPH. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE MAITA CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN ELK GROVE, CA AND TOOK THE CAR IN THE NEXT DAY. I TOOK THE CAR IN AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I TOLD THEM THAT IT IS NOT NORMAL TO DRIVE THE CAR AND SUDDENLY THE BRAKES APPLY BY THEMSELVES AND VEERS TO THE LEFT. THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I AM WORRIED THAT IF THIS HAPPENS ON THE FREEWAY WHILE I AM DRIVING IT CAN BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR EVERYONE. I AM NOT SURE WHAT I CAN DO BUT I KNOW IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY TURNING OFF ONCE THE FUSE BOX IN THE ENGINE BAY IS WARM. WHEN THE CAR IS COLD THE HEADLIGHTS WORK FINE. *TT

TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AT 68 MPH THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE LOCKED UP CAUSING CAR TO TURN LEFT AND REAR END START TO SWING AROUND. A MOMENT LATER BRAKE IS RELEASED AND I REGAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. CHIME AND LIGHT ON DASH GO ON AND STATED "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING". THE NEXT DAY I TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL DEALER THEY ADVISED I NEEDED A STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR AND A YAW SENSOR FOR A COST OF $1100.00. MY CONCERN IS AFTER I REPLACE THESE SENSORS WHAT HAPPENS THE NEXT TIME THEY FAIL AND A FRONT BRAKE LOCKS UP. SHOULDN'T THIS BE A FAIL SAFE SYSTEM. WHEN IT FAILS A LIGHT SHOULD COME ON TO WARN ME BUT NOT TRY TO WRECK ME. CONTACTED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY THEN PUT ME IN TOUCH WITH THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DISTRICT OFFICE. ALL I GOT FROM THEM WAS THEY CUT THE ESTIMATE TO $550.00. THEY WOULD NOT ADDRESS THE SAFETY FACTOR OF LOCKING ONE FRONT WHEEL. THERE WAS A RECALL LAST YEAR WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS OF ONE FRONT BRAKE LOCKING. I HAD THE CAR SERVICED LAST YEAR FOR THIS. IT DEALT WITH WIRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THEY PUT A CLIP ON IT TO STOP CHAFFING. DEALER SAID THIS IS NOT RELATED TO MY CURRENT PROBLEM. *TR