2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Complaints

2005 CORVETTE 06/25/2006 DRIVING ON SURFACE STREET, SPEED LIMIT 40 MPH, WHEELS LOCKED UP AT 40 MPH, PULLED CAR TO THE RIGHT WHICH ALMOST CAUSED US TO CRASH INTO THE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION BUS THAT US DIRECTLY NEXT TO US TRAVELING IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE. TO DEALER ON 06/26/2006 INVOICE# CVCS110835 = WORDING ON THE SERVICE REPORT IS AS FOLLOWS: #1 CUSTOMER STATES SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM CAME ON. CUSTOMER TURNED TRACTION SYSTEM OFF. TIRES WERE LOCKING UP & VEHICLE WAS PULLING STRONGLY TO THE RIGHT. CUSTOMER ALMOST HAD A ACCIDENT. - SCAN & PERFORM STEERING WHEEL POSITION TEST FOR CODES P0710 SYMPTOM 1F & 52 INTERMITTENT WIRING OPEN CIRCUIT CONCERN. ALSO C052 YAW SENSOR CODE. AFTER PERFORMING TESTS ALL OK NO FAULT AT THIS TIME. FOLLOW BULLETIN 06-02-35 INSPECT STEERING POSITION SENSOR CONNECTION. NEC. TO REWORK CONNECTION & SECURE TO PREVENT TILT TELESCOPE STEERING WHEEL FROM PULLING COMPLETE HARNESS & CAUSING CUST. CONCERN. CALL & CONFIRM WITH TAN.CASE #902190. SAID THE AFTER TEST DRIVE IF CONDITION DOES NOT REOCCUR THAT PROBLEM MOST LIKELY FIXED. TEST DRIVE 5 MILES NO CEL.SERVICE. *TR

2005 CORVETTE PART TIME REALTOR, MY HUSBAND AND I WERE RESEARCHING PROPERTY IN PACIFIC PALISADES WHEN AT THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN THE WHEELS LOCKED UP AND CAR SLID & SKID, TOOK APPROXIMATELY 15 SECONDS TO COME TO A STOP. PLACED CAR IN PARK & TURNED OFF ENGINE. NO CELL SERVICE TO CALL AAA, WAITED FOR 10 MINS, STARTED CAR & DROVE VERY SLOWLY HOME. TOOK CAR TO DEALER ON 06/12/2006 SERVICE INVOICE# CVCS110532 = WORDING ON THE SERVICE REPORT IS AS FOLLOW: #1 CUSTOMER STATES THAT AFTER BACKING UP THEN GOING FORWARD THE VEHICLE FELT LIKE THE FRONT BRAKES WERE LOCKED UP - REMOVED WHEELS, CALIPERS AND INSPECTED BRAKES, NO PROBLEM DETECTED. #2 CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE ENGINE FEELS LIKE IT HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING. - CHECK FOR CODES FOUND HISTORY PO300 RANDOM MISFIRE ON 1 & 8 INJ BOTH @ 15 LBS. PERFORMED FUEL INJECTOR FLUSH & ADD ADDITIVE TEST AFTER ALL INJ LEAK DOWN THE SAME. *TR

2005 CORVETTE C6. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM/ ELECTRIC STABILITY CONTROL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED NO MATTER WHAT HE DOES TO TURN THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL OFF OR LEAVING IT ON, HE IS ENDANGERING HIS LIFE AND OTHERS WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS DRIVING ON DRY PAVEMENT WITH THE ESC ON AND THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED WHILE ACCELERATING AND THE REAR TIRES WOULD SPIN. *JB

2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE BASE. DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY RT. 9 IN CONNECTICUT. CAR HAD ROUGHLY 5000 MILES ON IT. DATE AROUND SEPTEMBER 10. PRESSED FINGER ON POWER TELESCOPE STEERING WHEEL SWITCH TO MOVE WHEEL CLOSER TO ME. THE SWITCH FELT HOT SUDDENLY AND SMOKE WITH A STRONG BURNING ODOR STARTING TO FILL THE CABIN. I COULD NOT SEE AND PULLED OVER. THE STEERING COLUMN STOPPED SMOKING AFTER ABOUT 3 MINUTES. TOOK CAR TO DEALER. WAITED A WEEK FOR NEW SWITCH TO BE PUT IN. DEALER SAID SWITCH WAS FAULTY AND SHORTED OUT. CAR WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED AND I PICKED UP CAR A WEEK LATER. APPROXIMATELY $250.00. I STARTED DRIVING HOME FROM DEALER WITH NEW SWITCH AND DECIDED TO TRY NEW SWITCH. IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY I-84 PULLED SWITCH AND ONCE AGAIN , HOT SMOKE BURNING FILLED THE CABIN. PULLED OVER WAITED FOR "FIRE" TO SUBSIDE AND THEN BROUGHT BACK CAR TO DEALER. DEALER SAID SWITCH IS NOW ON BACKORDER AS WELL AS SOME MODULE THAT ALSO NEEDED REPLACEMENT RELATED TO IT AND I HAVE CAR BUT HAVE TO WAIT FOR SWITCH TO BE MADE BEFORE I CAN BRING CAR BACK FOR REPAIR. *TR

SERVICE COLUMN LOCK ERROR. CAR WILL LEAVE ME STRANDED WHEN PARKED. ISSUE HAS EXISTED WITH MULTIPLE 05 MN6 CORVETTES AND PREVIOUS YEARS. MULTIPLE PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE. GM REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE AN ISSUE WITH THIS. *TR

LETTER REGARDING PROBLEMS SHE STILL HAVING WITH 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE , WHICH WAS INVOLVED IN GM SAFETY RECALL 10118; SHE STILL HAS A RENTAL AND HAS BEEN UNABLE TO SPEAK WITH ANYONE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER TOLD HER THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN CORRECTED REGARDING THE RECALL. HOWEVER, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY BETWEEN 40- 50 MPH, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED OUT OF HER HANDS AND THE VEHICLE DRIFTED INTO ANOTHER LANE. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME REASON IT WAS RECALLED FOR. *JB

2005 CORVETTE PUSH BUTTON START INTERMITTENTLY WORKS . PASS KEY THAT ALLOWS YOU TO WALK UP ON THE CAR AND THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK DOESN'T WORK EITHER. NO OVER RIDE TO THE SYSTEM TO GET THE CAR TO START. HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED FROM AN AIRPORT AREA TO 5 MILES AWAY AND THE VEHICLE STARTED RIGHT UP . THIS IS NOT SAFE BECAUSE I AM AFRAID TO TAKE THE CAR SOMEWHERE AND HAVE IT NOT START. MY 80K BMW HAS A PUSHBUTTON START AND SMART KEY AND IT DOESN'T HAVE THESE ISSUES. AS A SIDE NOTE, WHEN THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER PICKED UP MY CAR TO TOW IT, HE ASKED IF IT WAS A GM VEHICLE WITH A PUSH BUTTON START AND I SAID YES IT IS . HE SAID HE KNEW IT, BECAUSE OF THE AREA AND HE TOWS ABOUT 20 - 30 CARS A WEEK FROM THE SAME AREA ALL GM VEHICLES . *TR

2005 CORVETTE STEERING COLUMN LOCK WOULD NOT ALLOW ENGINE TO START BUT WOULD ALLOW STEERING WHEEL TO MOVE. DEALER REPLACED COLUMN LOCK SYSTEM, WORKED OK FOR 10 DAYS. CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN, COLUMN LOCK WOULD NOT RELEASE STEERING WHEEL. I UNDERSTAND EARLIER MODEL VETTES RECALLED TO FIX THIS WITH A BYPASS. LATER MODEL VETTES DO NOT HAVE THIS LOCKING SYSTEM. PART IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE FOR 2005. I AM CONCERNED THAT COLUMN LOCK WILL ENGAGE WHILE I AM DRIVING. HAVE THERE BEEN ANY CRASHES RESULTING FROM THIS? I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR. *TR

DRIVING DOWN TWO LANE ROAD BRAKE LOCKS JERKING ME ALMOST INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM GOES ON AND OFF WITHOUT ME DEPRESSING BUTTON, BRAKES LOCK WITHOUT REASON. BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON CONSTANTLY. SAW RECALL AND TOOK TO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE. STILL DOES IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ENTERING HIS VEHICLE FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE THE DOOR BECAME JAMMED INTO THE FRONT RIGHT FENDER WHERE THEY MEET. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DOORS ARE NOT ALIGNED THE CORRECT WAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. CHEVROLET WAS NOTIFIED AND THE OWNER WAS WAITING FOR A RETURN CALL. CHEVROLET FILED CLAIM # 71854922568. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 64,000.