2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Complaints

ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2010 I WAS DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON MY 2005 CORVETTE SHUT DOWN. POWER TO THE CAR WAS CUT OFF LEAVING ME WITH NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. I COULD NOT STEER, BRAKE OR EVEN EXIT THE CAR AS EVERYTHING IS ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED. IN ORDER TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT THE ONLY WAY I HAD OF STOPPING THE CAR WAS TO THROW IT INTO PARK AT ABOUT 35 MPH. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR, HOWEVER, THIS PRESENTS A LARGE SAFETY CONCERN. HAD I BEEN TRAVELING FASTER OR HAD BEEN ON THE FREEWAY THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DIFFERENT. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT HAD TO DO WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, HOWEVER, THEY DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT'S WRONG AND DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. THEY BASICALLY ARE SUGGESTING I DRIVE IT AWAY. I TOLD THEM IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN IT COULD KILL ME AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS, "YEAH, SOMETIMES THAT HAPPENS". CHEVY IS NOT OFFERING TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR ME AND I REFUSE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SINCE IT WOULD BE UNSAFE TO DO SO. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). I HAVE A 2005 CORVETTE WITH THE ELECTRIC TELESCOPIC STEERING COLUMN. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING MY VETTE, I HAVE GOTTEN A 'SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM' WARNING IN THE DIC. ON SOME OCCASIONS I CAN SIMPLY RESET THE DIC AND THE MESSAGE ENDS. ON AT LEAST ONE OCCASION I HAD TO STOP THE CAR, SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE, AND RESTART AGAIN TO CLEAR THE MESSAGE. I HAVE HAD AT LEAST SEVEN OCCASIONS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. [XXX] THE CAR GOES TO THE DEALER IN THE SPRING TO BE WORKED ON. IF YOU DESIRE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME. [XXX] *TR

I HAVE HAD TOW INCIDENTS WHERE MY "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" ERROR HAS COME UP. LAST WEEK I HAD MY WHEELS LOCK UP AFTER TRYING TO COMPLETE A U TURN AND HAD TO PULL OVER AND RESTART MY CAR TO CORRECT THE BRAKING ISSUE AS BEST AS I CAN DESCRIBE IT WAS CORRECTED. SUBSEQUENTLY THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" HAS COME ON A NUMBER OF TIMES AND CLEARS AS THE CAR IS RESTARTED. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN AND THEY ARE ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT HAVE YET TO FIND A SOLUTION FROM IT OCCURRING AGAIN. I HAVE HAD TO USE MY EXTENDED SERVICE CONTRACT TO COVER THE EXPENSES BOTH TIMES. *TR

2005 CORVETTE, 45,224 MILES. SQUEAKING NOISE FROM ENGINE ACCESSORY DRIVE BELTS, CLUNKING/ KNOCKING NOISE AT LOWER FRONT OF ENGINE. FOUND CRANKSHAFT BALANCER RETAINING BOLT BACKED OUT, CRANKSHAFT BALANCER MOVING FORWARD. HAD THIS BOLT COME OUT FURTHER, IT WOULD HAVE DAMAGED THE STEERING RACK, ACCESSORY BELTS COMING OFF, LOSS OF POWER STEERING, ELECTRICAL, BRAKING. THIS ISSUE IS KNOWN BY GM/CHEVROLET, TSB 05-06-01-001D. VEHICLE WAS FLAT BED TOWED TO DEALER, THEY DENIED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BOLT, IT JUST NEEDED NEW BELTS. AFTER THREATENING THE DEALER & GM WITH A LAWSUIT IF THE PULLEY CAME OFF AND RESULTED IN PROPERTY DAMAGE OR BODILY INJURY, THEY WOULD REPLACE THE PULLEY WITH THE UPGRADED ONE & A NEW BOLT PER THE TSB, BUT AT CUSTOMER EXPENSE. REPAIRS COMPLETED 2/10/2010. THIS VEHICLE WAS WITHIN THE VIN NUMBER RANGE FOR THE TSB, BUT THE DEALER WAS MORE CONCERNED WHERE THE PAPER COPY OF GM TSB 05-06-01-001D CAME FROM- THIS IS PUBLIC INFORMATION. PLEASE- MAKE THIS ISSUE A FORMAL RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. NHTSA DATABASE SHOWS AT LEAST 6 SIMILAR INCIDENTS, MANY OTHERS HAVE NOT BEEN REPORTED TO NHTSA. *TR

PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT I EXPERIENCED THE SERVICE TRACTION LIGHT WOULD COME ON MAYBE A HANDFUL OF TIMES A MONTH. UNTIL THE INCIDENT I HAD TO ACTUAL ISSUES AND FIGURED THAT MY EXHAUST BEING AS LOUD AS IT IS CAUSED SOMETHING TO SET IT OFF. *TR ON FEBRUARY 8TH THE SERVICE TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON ONCE AGAIN HOWEVER I HAD TO ISSUES THAT DAY. IT WASN'T TILL THE NEXT DAY THAT AS I WAS DRIVING NORMAL SPEEDS ABOUT 35MPH APPROACHING A STOP SIGN BEFORE I WOULD ENTER THE FEEDER ROAD TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY. THE ROAD I WAS ON HAD A VERY SLIGHT CURVE TO THE LEFT AND THE GROUND WAS COMPLETELY DRY/ ALL CONDITIONS WERE NORMAL. OUT OF NO WHERE I FELT MY VEHICLE BEING FORCED HARD TO THE LEFT AS IF I WAS HYDROPLANNING AND HAD LOST THE ABILITY TO CONTROL THE BRAKING OF MY CAR. MY VEHICLE CROSSED THE NEXT LANE OVER AND WITH ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL WHAT SO EVER I WAS FORCED OVER A CURB AND INTO A STREET SIGN. NO ONE WAS INJURED AS IT WAS A MINOR ACCIDENT HOWEVER IT CAME WITH A PRICE. AT THIS POINT THERE IS ESTIMATED TO BE $6500.00 IN DAMAGES TO MY VEHICLE DUE TO THIS. NO WORK HAS BEGUN ON MY VEHICLE. I HAVE UNDERSTOOD THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM BEING INVESTIGATED ON OTHER CHEVROLET CORVETTE MODELS FROM 05 AND UP UNDER INVESTIGATION NUMBER EA09-002. I WOULD LIKE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT HAS HAPPENED AND BE SURE THAT MY VEHICLE IS SAFE AS IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING TO HAVE LOST CONTROL IN PERFECTLY GOOD DRIVING CONDITIONS. LIKE I HAVE EARLIER STATED MY VEHICLE HAS NOT STARTED THE REPAIR PROCESS AND I WILL BE SURE TO INFORM CHEVY OF MY DISCOVERY SO THAT THIS POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING ISSUE BECOMES FIXED. *TR

CONSTANT ELECTRICAL FAILURES AND PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (TRACTION CONTROL / ACTIVE HANDLING). COMPUTER SYSTEMS REPLACED, SAME FAILURES RETURN. MIRRORS MOVE BY THEMSELVES, CAR WONT START, TRACTION CONTROL FAILURE, *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED INCLUDING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, HE HEARD A CRACKING SOUND ON ROOF. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT HAS NOTICED THE FAILURE SINCE THE DAY THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 57000.

MY SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING HAD BEEN COMING ON FOR A COUPLE WEEKS AND THEN WOULD GO AWAY. ABOUT A WEEK AGO I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 35 MPH AND I SLOWED DOWN TO TURN. IT WAS ABOUT 10:00 NOT VERY MANY PEOPLE ON THE ROAD "THANK GOD". AFTER TURNING I RETURNED TO AROUND 35MPH AND THEN MY SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY FRONT DRIVER SIDE LOCKING UP. I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE AND ENDED UP ALMOST ON THE CURB ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LEFT LANE. TW*

ON 01/07/2010, THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING MESSAGE CAME ON CROSSING OVER A RAILROAD TRACK AT AROUND FIVE MPH. THE MESSAGE STAYED ON UNTIL RESTARTING THE CAR. ON 01/08/2010, WHILE SLOWING THE CAR THROUGH 55 MPH TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY, THE FRONT RIGHT BRAKE APPLIED FOR APPROXIMATELY HALF OF A SECOND PULLING ME INTO THE RIGHT EXIT LANE. "ACTIVE HANDLING-ON" MESSAGE DISPLAYED AND STAYED ON FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS. LUCKILY, NO OTHER CARS WERE NEAR AND NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT I WAS DRIVING STRAIT. HOWEVER, I DO REMEMBER HITTING A ROUGH PATCH OF HIGHWAY RIGHT BEFORE THE BRAKE APPLIED. I HAD THE CAR SERVICED AT THE CHEVROLET DEALER. THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE CAR IS A 2005 CORVETTE WITH THE Z51 PACKAGE AND TELESCOPIC STEERING WHEEL. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CORVETTE. CHEVROLET HAS RECALLED 22,000 CORVETTES FOR THE ROOF PANEL. THEY SAID THAT THE ROOF WILL BREAK LOOSE AND COULD BLOW OFF. MY TOP HAS BROKE LOOSE BECAUSE AIR IS LEAKING THREW. THERE IS SO MUCH AIR COMING IN THAT YOU CAN NOT HERE THE RADIO. I HAVE CALLED THE 800 NUMBER THEY SAID MY CORVETTE MUST NOT BE ON THE LIST. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CORVETTE OVER 50 MPH. CAN YOU HELP ME?THANK YOU . PLEASE E-MAIL ME OR CALL ME. *TR