2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Complaints

I JUST ENTERED THE FREEWAY AND TRAFFIC WAS SLOW 40 TO 45 MPH. I MOVED FROM FAR RIGHT TO CENTER LANE THEN FROM CENTER TO LEFT LANE. WHEN I MOVED FROM CENTER TO LEFT I WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH WHEN THE REAR OF THE CAR BEGAN TO SLIDE OUT OF CONTROL. WHEN I BUT DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHY AS THE ROADS WHERE DRY AND CLEAR. AS I TRIED TO REGAIN CONTROL THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND AND CONTINUED TO SLIDE COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL 180 DEGREE AND SLID SIDEWAYS INTO A WALL OF PLOWED ICE AND SNOW IN THE LEFT SHOULDER AND FLIP ON ITS ROOF. THE LOSS OF UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THIS HAPPENED HAS GIVEN ME MUCH ANGUISH AS I KNOW I HAD THE TRACTION CONTROL HANDLING ON, UNTIL I FOUND OUT ABOUT A RECALL HAVING TO DO WITH THE STEERING AND HANDLING A FEW MONTHS LATER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN UNUSUAL SNAPPING NOISE FROM THE ROOF. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OVER UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V491000 (STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 15,140.

THE FAILURE OF THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER (VERIFIED AND REPAIRED) AFTER SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, CAUSED THE CAR TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY BACKWARDS, AND INITIALLY TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL. COLLIDED FIRST WITH A CAR BEHIND AND TO THE RIGHT, AND THEN HURDLED BACK ALONG A BUSY SMALL ROAD IN A SHOPPING CENTER. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BY USING ONE FOOT ON TOP OF THE OTHER, PRESSING AS HARD AS I COULD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. IT WAS SMALL MIRACLE THAT I DIDN'T HIT ANYONE, GIVEN THE TIME (7:00 PM) THE WEATHER (SUNNY AND 70 DEG) AND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE MOVING ABOUT.

SERVICE COLUMN LOCK (SCL) CODE ON DIC OCCURS WITH HIGH FREQUENCY ON 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE MN06 WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CRANK ENGINE - CAR WILL NOT CRANK, OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FUNCTION. CAR FLATBED-TOWED ON AT LEAST 4 OCCASIONS. CAR WAS SERVICED NUMEROUS TIMES, BY 3 DIFFERENT CHEVROLET DEALERS, FOR SEPARATE SCL INCIDENTS OCCURRING 2006-2010; MOST RECENT SCL INCIDENTS OCCURRED 6/2010 & 11/2010; CAR TOWED TO CHEVROLET DEALER IN 6/2010 TO A CHEVY DEALER THAT CLAIMS TO BE CORVETTE SERVICE CENTER OF SOUTH. DEALER REPLACED SCL PART BUT ONLY AFTER THE CAR EXPERIENCED SCL FAILURE ON THEIR LOT WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO TAKE DELIVERY AFTER THEY CERTIFIED THE CAR WAS FINE. CAR EXPERIENCED SCL ON THEIR LOT AND WAS PUSHED INTO SERVICE BAY. SCL POST-REPAIR FAILURE OCCURRED 11/2010 FOLLOWING DEALER'S REPLACEMENT/REPAIR OF SCL PART. CAR TOWED TO PRIVATE AUTO REPAIR SHOP WHERE SCL POST-REPAIR FAILURE WAS DISCOVERED (HINT: TAPPING THE COLUMN RELEASED THE SCL): BCM ALSO REQUIRED REPLACEMENT - CAR WOULD NOT COMMUNICATE WITH BI-DIRECTIONAL TOOL. SCL ISSUE EXISTS WITH MANY 2005 CORVETTES (REFER TO CORVETTE FORUMS); SCL WAS A NOTORIOUS PROBLEM FOR C5 PRODUCTION YEARS -REFER TO NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER : 04V060000. GM ISSUED SCL RECALL FOR C5, BUT NOT YET FOR C6. MULTIPLE C6 OWNERS REPORT EXPERIENCING SCL FAILURE & POST-REPAIR FAILURE -- GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS IS A GM PROBLEM - OWNERS ARE PAYING FOR THE REPAIRS AND THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE NEW SCL PART WILL FUNCTION AND NO GUARANTEE THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WILL NOT LOCK DURING OPERATION. GM REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE THAT THEY HAVE A SERIOUS SAFETY AND DEFECTIVE ENGINEERING ISSUE WITH THE 2005 C6 PRODUCTION MODEL. *TR

BOTH REAR AXLES HAVE BROKE. ONE WAS FOUND BY A DEALERSHIP'S REPAIR SHOP WHEN THEY WERE LOOKING AT SOMETHING ELSE. THE SERVICE TECH SAID THAT THE LEFT REAR AXLE WAS CRACKED ALL THE WAY THROUGH AND THAT IT WAS A FACTORY DEFECT. THE OTHER REAR AXLE BROKE SEVERAL MONTHS LATER (ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO) AS I WAS ACCELERATING INTO RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. NOW I HAVE A PROBLEM IN THE FRONT. *TR

2005 CORVETTE. BATTERY GOES DEAD EVEN WHEN FOLLOWING PROPER PROCEDURES AFTER SITTING 4 - 5 DAYS. GM HAS NO RECALL. AFTER REVIEWING POSTS FROM OTHER 2005 CORVETTE OWNERS IT APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE 6 SPEED VEHICLE OWNERS. I PAID WAY TOO MUCH FOR THE CAR TO BE EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL ISSUES AS SUCH. I WISH GM WOULD GET OFF THEIR [XXX] AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

THE PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL # N100118 "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" CALLS FOR A CLIP TO BE INSTALLED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IN SOME CASES THAT DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAD THE CLIP REPLACED AND STILL CONTINUED TO HAVE THE RECALL PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR BACK IN AND NOW I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT MY STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR WAS BAD (SWPS) AND THAT'S NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL AND I WILL HAVE TO PAY THE $385.00 TO HAVE IT REPLACED. TO ME THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE! GM NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCT BECAUSE THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND THE 2CENT CLIP IS NOT THE FIX ALL. THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE MODIFIED TO INCLUDE THE SWAP AS WAS NOTED IN THE AUTO TREND ARTICLE WHEN GM SAID THEY WOULD PERFORM THE REPAIRS "LIKELY INVOLVING THE SWAPS OR ITS CONNECTOR FREE OF CHARGE". I GUESS ITS ALL ABOUT THE MIGHTY DOLLAR. WAY TO GO GM I GUESS SOMEBODY HAS TO GET KILLED BEFORE YOU WILL CORRECT YOUR MISTAKE. *TR

HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN 2 DAYS. TRAVELING AT 40 MPH. TRAFFIC CAME TO SUDDEN STOP. HAD 4 CAR LENGTHS AND FRONT CAR BRAKES LOCKED AND WENT INTO SKID AND HAD MINOR ACCIDENT. SECOND TIME TWO DAYS LATER. 5 MPH. TURNING RIGHT INTO A PARKING LOT AND FRONT BRAKES LOCKED AGAIN. THEY WOULD NOT RELEASE. I PUT CAR IN REVERSE. IT WOULD RELEASE, BUT AS SOON AS I PUT IT IN DRIVE IT WAS LOCKING. I MANAGED TO PARK CAR. WAITED ABOUT AN HOUR AND BRAKES DID NOT LOCK. ITS BEEN 2 WEEKS AND NO PROBLEM. *TR

2005 CORVETTE, 1. THE DOOR DID NOT UNLOCK DOOR UNLOCKED PARTIALLY DESPITE HOLDING THE FOB IN HAND AND PRESSING ON THE "DOOR HANDLE PAD" PROBLEM IS WORSE IN WINTER. IT HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. 2. INTERIOR LIGHT WON'T TURN OFF. IT STAYS ON EVEN WHEN I PRESS THE ON/OFF BUTTON. *TR

02/13/2007 2005 CORVETTE CAR WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. WOULD NOT START OR LOCK. LEFT US STRANDED AFTER DINNER. CAR WAS TOWED TO HOME THAT NIGHT AND TOWED TO DEALER ON 02/14/07. 02/14/2007 INVOICE# CVCS117440 #1 CUSTOMER STATES VEHICLE WILL NOT START - BATTERY LEAKING ACID, NECESSARY TO REPLACE BATTERY, CLEAN ACID SPILL. CLEAN CABLES - CHECK ALT 145 AMP OUTPUT DIODES GOOD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AS WELL AS HER SON AND ON BOTH OCCASIONS, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, IT FELT AS IF THE BRAKES LOCKED UP. ALSO. THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER HAD TO REWORK THE CONNECTION TO SECURE AND PREVENT THE TILT TELESCOPE STEERING WHEEL FROM PULLING THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT. UPDATED IVOQ 10/08/10 *JB *TR