2003 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ROOF DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND FELL ONTO THE FREEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE HINGES WERE FAULTY AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. UPON SEARCHING THE INTERNET, THE CONTACT WAS ALSO MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V181000 (STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY LOCKED UP. AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AT HIGHER SPEEDS WHEN HE THEN CRASHED INTO A DITCH, WENT AIRBORNE AND LANDED ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE POLICE WERE CALLED AND A REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY WERE ADVISED THAT A GM INVESTIGATOR WOULD COME AND INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THEY ARE WAITING THE OUTCOME, BUT IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000. UPDATED06/07/11*LJ UPDATED 08/17/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WOULD LOCK SPORADICALLY. AFTER RECEIVING NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V060000(STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE) AND AFTER HAVING THE RECALLED REPAIR PERFORMED TWICE, THE FAILURE RECURRED A THIRD TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY CORRECTED THE ISSUE FOR THE RECALL AND WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PERFORM ANY FURTHER REPAIRS UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 18,700.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER OPENING THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT, THE SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT AND THE CARPET WERE SEVERELY DAMAGED. HE EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS CONTACTED AND WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A ROAD SIGN. THE FUEL TANK HIT THE CURB AND BEGAN LEAKING WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BURST INTO FLAMES. THE SEATBELT LOCKED AND THE DRIVER COULD NOT GET OUT AND HE DIED AS A RESULT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR DISCOVERED THAT THE PIN IN THE SEATBELT JAMMED WHICH CAUSED THE SEATBELT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 60 MPH, AN UNINTENDED BRAKING ENGAGEMENT OCCURRED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND PROGRESSED TO WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 CORVETTEZ06 DOWN THE HIGHWAY ON VACATION, IT BROKE A VALVE SPRING, THE ENGINE THEN TOTALLY SELF DESTRUCTED, RUINING EVEN THE BLOCK. GM DENIED ANY HELP BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY TIME WISE. IT HAD ONLY 30,000 MILES ON IT. THE DEFECTIVE SPRINGS ARE A KNOWN DEFECT ON 02,03 YEAR Z06S. *TR

2003 CORVETTE Z-06 HAD DEFECTIVE SEAT BELT ( UNABLE TO CLICK IT IN) CAUSING SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO AIR BAGS ON CAR AND IT IS ILLEGAL TO OPERATE VEHICLE IN FLORIDA WITHOUT WORKING SEAT BELT. WHEN ATTEMPTED TO GET REPLACEMENT, WAS TOLD THIS WAS ON BACK ORDER WITH 4 PEOPLE AHEAD OF ME WAITING FOR THIS PART. UNABLE TO FIND REPLACEMENT THROUGH CHEVROLET OR GM. IT TOOK NEARLY 3 WEEKS TO OBTAIN A REPLACEMENT AND WAS UNABLE TO USE CAR FOR THIS TIME. *TR

I FILLED MY CAR UP WITH GAS YESTERDAY. WHEN I GOT HOME AND PARKED THE CAR, I STILL NOTICED A DISTINCT ODOR OF GASOLINE. *TR

STARTED WITH GASOLINE SMELL COMING FROM 03 CORVETTE. TOOK TO DEALER AND FOUND OUT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS ONE OF THE 2 GAS TANKS. UNABLE TO KNOW FOR SURE WITHOUT DROPPING THE WHOLE DRIVE TRAIN. THIS WAS DONE AND THE PLASTIC GAS TANK HAD DEVELOPED A LEAK. WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A FLAW WITH SOME PRODUCTION CORVETTES. A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR BUT ONE THAT MUST BE DONE. CANNOT HAVE GAS VAPORS ESCAPING INTO THE AIR OR CONFINED IN A GARAGE. I HAVE ALREADY HAD 1 HOUSE FIRE, DON'T NEED ANOTHER ONE. IF GM KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, THEY SHOULD HAVE FIXED IT. BUYERS SHOULD NOT BE PUT IN HARMS WAY. *TR