2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Complaints

THE REAR WINDOW IN THE 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE HAS A DESIGN FLAW AND CAUSES DISTORTION TO THE POINT IT MAKES ONE DIZZY WHEN LOOKING THROUGH THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. THE WINDOW HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE BY THE DEALERSHIP, HOWEVER THEY STATE THEY WILL NO LONGER DO ANYTHING ANY MORE ABOUT IT. THIS DISTORTION IS FOUND IN ALL OF THE CORVETTES AT THE DEALERSHIP, THE REGIONAL MANAGER LOOKED AT THEM AND HAS SAID THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING MORE, AS IT APPEARS IT IS THE PROBLEM LIES IN THE DESIGN. NO WHERE IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL, ADVERTISEMENTS, OR SUCH DOES IT LIST THIS VEHICLE HAS A DISTORTED REAR WINDOW DUE TO IT BEING CURVED. WHEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND LOOKING IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, ONE CAN NOT IDENTIFY VEHICLES OR HOW CLOSE THEY ARE TO MY CAR AND I HAVE ALMOST HAD SEVERAL ACCIDENTS WITH THIS CAR DUE TO THE PROBLEM. ONE CAN NOT LOOK THROUGH THE REAR VIEW MIRROR THROUGH THE REAR WINDOW, FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME BEFORE DIZZINESS AND HEADACHES OCCUR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. AT NIGHT THE GLARE OF HEADLIGHTS MAKE IT EVEN WORSE. THERE ARE MANY OTHER CURVED WINDOWS THAT DO NOT HAVE THE DISTORTION. *TR

JUST BOUGHT A NEW 2007 CORVETTE. VEHICLE "SKIPS SIDEWAYS" AT MODERATE SPEEDS (30 MPH) ON ROUGH ROADS. THIS IS A KNOW GM MANUFACTURE DEFECT THAT WAS COMPLETELY FIXED IN THE 2008 CORVETTE. EXPERIENCED THE "SKIP SIDEWAYS" ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE CHEVROLET DEALER. VEHICLE HAD 26 MILES ON IT WHEN PURCHASED AND NOW HAS 37 MILES ON IT. I GOT ONLINE TO THE "CORVETTE FORUM" AND WAS IMMEDIATELY REFERRED TO THE SEP 07 CAR AND DRIVER MAGAZINE ARTICLE SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE. THE PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS IN THE ARTICLE RATE THE 2007 CORVETTE STEERING AS "UNSATISFACTORY" AND "MAKES THE DRIVERS UNDERSTANDABLY NERVOUS". I FEEL THAT THE STEERING IS "UNSAFE" IN THE 2007 CORVETTE. GM HAS "MADE HUGE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CHEVY'S HANDLING" AND HAS COMPLETELY REDESIGNED THE STEERING IN THE 2008 CORVETTE. I HAVE REQUESTED THAT GM REPLACE THE STEERING IN MY 2007 CORVETTE WITH THE 2008 OR REPLACE IT WITH A 2008 CORVETTE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SKID SIDEWAYS. THE CONTACT CALLED GM AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THERE ARE NO RECALLS AVAILABLE FOR THIS FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SKIPPED SIDEWAYS WHILE DRIVING ON ROUGH ROADS AT A MODERATE SPEED OF 20-40 MPH. THE STEERING HAS AN OUT OF CONTROL FEELING. UPDATED 09/18/07. *JB

WE WERE AT A STOP LIGHT AND SMELLED OIL BURNING. THIS HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE WE DECIDED TO LOOK UNDER THE CAR. WHEN WE DID THERE WAS OIL ALL OVER THE OIL PAN AND ALL THE WAY TO THE REAR OF THE CAR. TOOK THE CAR TO THE CHEVY DEALER AND THEY TIGHTENED THE BOLTS ON THE OIL PAN. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD US WHEN WE HAD IT IN THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS AND THE REAR MAIN SEAL HAD A PROBLEM WITH LEAKING AND THAT IT SHOULD BE REPLACED IF ANY ONE BROUGHT A VEHICLE IN WITH THIS PROBLEM. TOOK THE CAR HOME AND DROVE FOR A COUPLE DAYS AND STILL SMELLED OIL. LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND THERE WAS OIL ALL OVER AGAIN. THIS TIME IT WAS ALSO ALL OVER THE BACK OF THE CAR AND THE REAR WHEELS AND BRAKES. NOW THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE TO ME. TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY KEPT IT A WEEK. WENT TO PICK UP THE CAR AND THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD US THEY REPLACED THE SEAL BUT DID NOT HAVE TO PULL THE MOTOR??????? I SAID HOW DID YOU DO THAT? MAYBE THEY COULD PULL THIS OFF ON SOME LITTLE OLD LADY BUT NOT SOMEONE THAT KNOWS SOMETHING ABOUT CARS. HE WENT AND TALKED TO THE GUY THAT WORKED ON THE CAR AND HE SAID THEY DIDN'T REPLACE IT, THEY PUT DYE IN AND TEST DROVE IT AND DIDN'T FIND A LEAK. WELL BY THE TIME I GOT HOME THERE WAS OIL ALL OVER AGAIN. IN OTHER WORDS, THEY DID NOT WANT TO FIX IT BECAUSE WE BOUGHT IT OUT OF STATE. THE CAR ONLY HAD 3500 MILES ON IT. THE OTHER PROBLEM WAS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT WORK ON HIGH. YOU DO NOT WANT TO BE IN FLORIDA WHEN IT RAINS WITHOUT WIPERS THAT WORK ON HIGH. AFTER 3 TRIES, THEY FINALLY HAD TO CUT THE WIRING HARNESS BECAUSE IT WAS ALL CORRODED. I SURE AM GLAD I SPENT $70,000 FOR A BRAND NEW CAR. I WOULD NEVER TAKE ANOTHER VEHICLE TO LOTT MATHER CHEVROLET IN HAINES'S CITY, FL OR RECOMMEND THEM TO ANYONE. AS FOR BUYING MY DREAM CAR.......LEMON! *JB

ON 2006 AND 2007 CHEVY CORVETTE'S THE REAR AXLE NUT WORKS ITSELF LOSE. MY "07" HAS 4,200 MILES ON IT. I CHECKED THE NUT'S AND FOUND THE DRIVERS SIDE TIGHT. BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS 3/4 TURN SHORT OF SNUG, AND WELL SHORT OF THE 118LB TORSUE REQUIREMENT. I HEARD ABOUT IT ON ONE OF THE VETTE FORUM BOARDS. CHEVY HAS DONE NOTHING TO ALERT FOLKS OF THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE IN MY CLUB THAT OF RETIREMENT AGE AND DO LITTLE IF ANY OF THE MAINTENANCE ON THEIR CARS. THEY HAD NO IDEA OF THIS HAPPENING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. ON 4/29/07 WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT PREPARING TO DRIVE THE CLUTCH WOULD NOT ENGAGE, CAUSING THE RPMS TO INCREASE AT A HIGHER RATE. THE DRIVER SMELLED SMOKE AND OIL BURNING. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED TWICE WITHIN THE SAME DAY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1000. *AK