2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Complaints

AS I WAS DRIVING AWAY FROM MY HOME TO WORK, I WAS STILL ON THE MAIN ROAD OF MY COMMUNITY. THE REMOVABLE TOP OF MY 2007 CORVETTE COUPE FLEW OFF. THIS OCCURRED ON MARTIN KING'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION IN 2009. I AM GLAD IT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY SINCE THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES WERE FEWER DUE TO SCHOOL AND GOVERNMENT OFFICES WERE CLOSED. ON JAN 2010, I DISCOVERED THAT GM HAD A RECALL WITH THE REMOVABLE TOP. I HAVE CALLED GM AND THEY HAVE STATED MY CAR IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. HOWEVER BEFORE THE TOP CAME OFF AND NOW, I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS AS NOTED IN THE RECALL. MY REMOVABLE TOP MAKES NOISE AS I DRIVE OVER BUMPS AND I HEAR WIND NOISES WHEN I DRIVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. HE STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH THE ROOF PANEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ALTHOUGH RECALL NUMBER 09V491000, STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FAILURE, HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE VEHICLE HAS METAL BRAKE AND CLUTCH PEDALS. DURING RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS THE COMPONENTS BECOME VERY SLIPPERY. ON ONE INCIDENT THE FAILURE ALMOST CAUSED A VEHICLE CRASH. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. HE WAS THEN ADVISED THAT A WARRANTY COULD NOT BE PROVIDED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 12,000.

THIS COMPLAINT IS REGARDING A STOCK 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE, UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AND SLOWLY DRIVING DOWN A ROAD THE CAR LOST CONTROL AND WENT LEFT BARELY MISSING A CURB. THE REASON FOR THIS COMPLAINT IS THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM OR STABILITY SEEMS AS THOUGH ITS OFF AND SAYS IN THE COMPUTER THAT ITS TURNING ON AFTER THE INCIDENT HAPPENED TO ME ABOUT 3 TIMES THIS LAST ONE CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO MY UNDERBODY. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE CHECKED IN THE COMPUTER OF THE CAR OR ANY ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. THIS ISSUE DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, THEREFORE THERE WAS ALOT OF TIME INBETWEEN EACH INCIDENT, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A DEFECT BUT IT IS CERTAINLY NOT GOOD IF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS AS I AM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHEN THE SEAT BELT LOCKS DURING DRIVING, IT WILL NOT RELEASE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 25,000. UPDATED 9/3/09 *CN UPDATED 09/03/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHEN THE SEAT BELT LOCKS DURING DRIVING, IT WILL NOT RELEASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 10,700. UPDATED 9/1/09 *CN UPDATED 09/03/09.*JB

ON 09/03/08 I BROUGHT MY CAR TO A CHEVY DEALER FOR NOISY LIFTERS , THEY REPLACED THE ROCKER ARMS AT THE #8 CYLINDER WHICH MADE THE LIFTER NOISE NOT AS LOUD. ON 11/07/08 AS I GOT ONTO THE THRUWAY , I ACCELERATED IN SECOND GEAR TO GET INTO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC ,I PUSHED IN THE CLUTCH TO SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR . AS I RELEASED THE CLUTCH WITH NO THROTTLE APPLIED , THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE VERY BADLY . I THEN PUSHED THE CLUTCH PEDAL IN LOOKED AT MY GAUGES WHICH WERE ALL DEAD. THEN I LOOKED INTO THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND THERE WAS A LARGE CLOUD OF WHITE SMOKE BEHIND ME . THEN I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY CALLED AND INFORMED ME THE NEXT DAY THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK AT THE #8 CYLINDER . THE DEALERSHIP AND GM REFUSE TO REPAIR THE CAR UNDER WARRANTY STATING THAT THE CAR IS USED COMPETITIVELY OF WHICH IT IS NOT . I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY MAJOR ENGINE FAILURES WITH THE Z06 CORVETTE . GM HAS A PROGRAM FOR 2007 AND 2008 Z06 CARS THAT HAVE MAJOR ENGINE FAILURES WHERE THEY SEND THE CAR BACK TO THE FACTORY WHERE THEY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE ENGINE . THE DOCUMENT ID # 2067130 AND #PIP4132B OF WHICH I HAVE A COPY OF . IF THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINES THEY WOULD NOT HAVE THE PROGRAM IN PLACE .*TR

MY VEHICLE IS A 2007 CORVETTE ZO6 WITH APPROX 5000 MILES. I NOTICED LOUD NOISES FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. I THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT OR SOMEONE HAD TAMPERED WITH MY VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE SIGN OF THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE NOISE STOPPED AFTER A SHORT TIME. I CALLED THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FLUID WAS THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM AND NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. I HAD THAT DONE BUT FOUND THAT A FRIEND OF MINE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM (2006 ZO6) IN WHICH THE FLUID HAS BEEN CHANGED TWICE IN LESS THAN 10000 MILES. I BELIEVE THIS COULD BE A MAJOR PROBLEM AND COULD RESULT IN FAILURE OF THE GEARBOX ESPECIALLY AT HIGH SPEED. CHEVROLET HAS NOT SATISFACTORILY ADDRESSED THIS POTENTIALLY SERIOUS PROBLEM OVER 2 MODEL YEARS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRES. UPON INSPECTION OF THE TIRES, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TWO FRONT TIRES HAD EXCESSIVE TREAD WEAR, AS WELL AS SEVERAL BULGES ON THE INTERIOR SIDEWALL. THE DEALER REFUSED TO INSPECT THE TIRES IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT STILL HAS POSSESSION OF THE TIRES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 12,033. UPDATED 08/04/08. *LJ UPDATED 08/05/08

I HAVE HAD MY NEW 2007 CORVETTE FOR ONLY A FEW DAYS AND HAVE ONLY 37 MILES ON IT (26 MILES AT PURCHASE), BUT I AM ALREADY VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE VEHICLES STEERING. I HAVE HAD 5 CORVETTES AND HAVE ALWAYS OWNED ONE AS AN ADULT AND I TRULY FEEL THAT THE STEERING IN THIS 2007 CORVETTE IS ?UNSAFE?. WHEN DRIVING HOME FROM THE GM DEALER, THE VEHICLE SKIPPED SIDEWAYS ON ROUGH ROADS AT A MODERATE SPEED (20-40 MPH). I GOT ONLINE TO THE CORVETTE FORUM AND WAS IMMEDIATELY REFERRED TO THE SEP 07, CAR AND DRIVER MAGAZINE ARTICLE SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSING THIS STEERING ISSUE. THE PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS IN THE ARTICLE, RATE THE 2007 CORVETTE STEERING AS ?UNSATISFACTORY AND MAKES THE DRIVERS UNDERSTANDABLY NERVOUS. GM HAS MADE HUGE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CHEVYS HANDLING AND HAS REDESIGNED THE STEERING IN THE 2008 CORVETTE WITH IMPROVED STEERING FEEL. *JB I WOULD REALLY LIKE SOMETHING DONE. I AM 59 YEARS OLD AND I WANT THIS TO BE MY LAST CORVETTE, BUT I WANT A SAFE, RESPONSIVE CORVETTE THAT IS STABLE ON THE MOUNTAIN ROADS WHERE I LIVE. I LIVE IN A SMALL MOUNTAIN TOWN THAT HAS ROUGH ASPHALT ROADS THAT HIGHLIGHT THE 2007 CORVETTE STEERING PROBLEM. FOR SOMEONE ELSE WITH A 2007 CORVETTE THAT HAS ACCESS TO GOOD ROADS AND INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS, THEY MAY NOT NOTICE THE ?SIDEWAYS SKIP? AND THE ?OUT OF CONTROL? FEELING THAT I GET IN THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED I HAVE REQUESTED THAT GM REPLACE THE STEERING IN MY 2007 WITH THE 2008 OR REPLACE IT WITH A 2008 CORVETTE. THE SERVICE REQUEST NUMBER (SRN) IS 71-550-870-246. THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT AND GM HAS SOLVED THIS PROBLEM IN THE 2008 CORVETTE. GM HAS REVIEWED THE PROBLEM AND HAS STATED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL AT THIS TIME AND HAS DETERMINED NOT TO HELP ME. THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL SOMEONE IS KILLED OR INJURED. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME.*JB