2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Complaints

SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM MESSAGE COMES ON FREQUENTLY. I HAD BEEN IGNORING IT, BUT NOW THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM IS BEGINNING TO ENGAGE DURING NORMAL BRAKING AND CAUSES MY 2005 CORVETTE TO SHIFT SIDEWAYS. *TR

SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING KEEPS COMING UP ON MY 2005 CORVETTE. THEY SAY THE WHEEL POSITIONING SENSOR IS BAD AND MUST BE REPLACED... *TR

MOVEMENT OF STEERING COLUMN CAUSES FAILURE OF WIRE CONNECTOR HARNESS FOR THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR. THIS FAILURE CAUSES INCORRECT POSITION READINGS IN THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING UP A RAMP AT SPEEDS OF 45 MPH, THE LEFT REAR WHEEL LOCKED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN AND VEER OFF OF THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRECEDING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DEACTIVATED THE MANUAL ACTIVE HANDLING PROGRAM AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT IN POSSESSION OF THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

WHEN DRIVING APPROX. 5000RPM ACTIVE HANDLING WILL KICK ON FOLLOWED BY A "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" MESSAGE. WHEN ACTIVE HANDLING ACTIVATES IT CAUSES THE CAR TO APPLY BRAKES AND THE REAR END TO SWERVE. I HAVE HAD THE SENSOR REPLACE A FEW TIMES AND NOTHING SEEMS TO WORK.

CAR WENT TO GM CHEVROLET SUBSTITUTE DEALER BIG ISLAND TOYOTA KONA FOR ANNUAL SERVICE. DISCUSSED WIND NOISE THROUGH ROOF. WEATHER STRIPPING ORDERED THROUGH DEALER. TOP BLEW OFF AT 40 MPH ON WAY HOME. CHEVROLET CORVETTE 13,200 MILES. DEALER FAILED TO NOTIFY OF RECALL. GM ISLAND CHEVROLET WHERE CAR HAD ANNUAL SERVICE SHUT DOWN LAST YEAR. MANY CALLS AND EMAILS TO GM CHEVROLET NO RESPONSE TO ALERTED SAFETY ALARM. .T TOP ROOF RETRIEVED NO DAMAGE TO OTHER VEHICLES OR INDIVIDUALS OR PROPERTY JUST CRITICAL SAFETY PROBLEM. BLEW MY TOP. *TR

1 ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM ENGAGED WITHOUT CAUSE AND REDIRECTED DIRECTION OF VEHICLE ENGAGED BRAKES TO ONE SIDE OF CAR- 2.REAR END BLEW OUT HOUSING LOST ALL OIL AND GEARS, PRIOR REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY- 3. TRANSMISSION REPAIRED BY DEALER2 TIMES FOR SHIFTING FORKS BENT, WARRANTY REPAIR THEN HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AGAIN AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 5K! 4. DRIVELINE TUNNEL BRACE WELD FAILED CAUSING MASSIVE DRIVELINE DAMAGE TO HOUSING AND DRIVESHAFT REPLACEMENT. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2005 CORVETTE ON A STRAIGHT ROAD AT ABOUT 50 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY SHOT OFF TO THE LEFT LANE TOWARDS ANOTHER VEHICLE. SHE LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND RETURNED ACROSS THE TWO LANE ROAD HITTING THE CURB, WHICH WAS ABOUT 6" TALL, THE CAR THEN LEFT THE GROUND AND MADE CONTACT WITH A GUARD RAIL THAT WAS TWO RAILS HIGH. THE IMPACT ON THE GUARD RAIL WAS AT THE TOP ABOUT 3' FROM THE GROUND. BEHIND THE GUARD RAIL IS A 75' DROP TO A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT. THE CAR THEN CAME BACK ACROSS THE ROAD AND STOPPED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TRAFFIC. THE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE NOW STANDS AT $20,000.00. SHE STATES THAT IT FELT AS IF THE FRONT LEFT TIRE LOCKED UP AND HAS NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED FROM THAT POINT ON. SHE WAS JUST HOLDING ON FOR DEAR LIFE. BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND SHE HAS HAD A SORE BACK SINCE THE ACCIDENT. I NOW LEARNED OF THE INVESTIGATION EA09-002 THAT HAS BEEN OPENED AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO DONE NOW!! *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). WHILE MAKING A TIGHT U-TURN TO THE LEFT IN MY 2005 CORVETTE THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKES LOCKED AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. AT THE SAME TIME THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DIC (DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER). THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO PULL HARD AND MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO PULL OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS THAT I BLEW OUT A TIRE. THOUGH DIFFICULT I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF INTO A PARKING LOT WHERE I TURNED OFF THE CAR. I THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND EVERYTHING WAS BACK TO NORMAL. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN WHEN THERE WAS ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THERE WAS ONE TIME A COUPLE OF DAYS PRIOR THAT THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" MESSAGE SHOWED OF THE DIC BUT NO NOTICEABLE PROBLEMS CAME ABOUT. I TALKED TO MY LOCAL DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY SAID THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS AN ERROR FROM DRIVING ON WET ROADS SINCE THE LIGHT DIDN'T APPEAR AGAIN AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR. I BELIEVED THIS AND RETURNED TO DRIVING UNTIL YESTERDAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION TO THIS MATTER IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF GM WILL ISSUE A PROPER FIX. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE TODAY AND HAVE FOUND A TSB ABOUT INSTALLING A CLIP IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHERE THE WIRES PLUG INTO THE STEERING SENSOR BUT THAT THIS MAY NOT BE THE FIX FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM. MY CAR HAS ONLY 17,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN VERY WELL MAINTAINED. PLEASE ADVISE IF POSSIBLE. [XXX] *TR

SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHT COMES ON. GM HAS A TSB ON THE ISSUE BUT IS NOT REPAIRING THE ISSUE AT THEIR EXPENSE. IT IS KNOWN THAT THIS ISSUE LEADS TO WHEELS LOCKING UP RANDOMLY. *TR