2014 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Complaints

MY CAR HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING IMPROPER (INTENSITY) AND SPEED CONTROL (ERRATIC CONTROL) BOTH OPERATED IMPROPERLY. I FINALLY FOUND A DEALER THAT AGREED THERE WAS A PROBLEM, THE PROBLEM WAS THE INTERFACE BETWEEN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND SEVERAL COMPUTERS IN THE CAR. IN AN ATTEMPT TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTERS IT WAS FOUND THE PANEL WAS SO DEFECTIVE THE COMPUTERS COULD NOT BE PROGRAMED. IT TURNS OUT THE PROBLEM IS SO PERVASIVE THAT THERE ARE NO REPAIR PARTS AVAILABLE ANYWHERE TO FIX MY CAR. IT WAS BEEN AWAITING A PART NOW FOR OVER 6 WEEKS WITH NO IDEA WHEN ONE WILL BE AVAILABLE. SO I AM WITHOUT THE CAR WHICH IS INOPERABLE UNTIL REPAIRS ARE COMPLETED. IT SEEMS THAT IF THIS PROBLEM SO LARGE THAT NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE NOR CAN IT BE DETERMINED WHEN THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE THERE MUST BE A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF. I HAVE TALKED TO CHEVROLET AS FAR UP THE LINE AS THE CUSTOMER SERVICE OFFICE WITH NO ANSWER AVAILABLE. THIS TOOK 2 YEARS OF EFFORT TO GET CHEVROLET TO LOOK AT THE CAR EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE MAINTENANCE ADVISORIES OUT ABOUT THE ISSUE.

HID LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT COMPLETELY WITHOUT NOTICE OR WARNING. ONLY THE LOWER LIGHTS ARE OPERATIONAL. REGULAR LIGHTS ARE OUT AND HIGH BEAM LIGHTS ARE OUT. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND THE CAR MALFUNCTIONED WITHOUT WARNING. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE NEW MODEL. I HAVE A 2005 AND HAVE ONLY HAD TO REPLACE ONE LIGHT ONE TIME AND HAVE NEARLY 200K MILES. THE SERVICE CENTER STATED THEY'VE NEVER REPLACED THE HID LIGHTS ON A CORVETTE SINCE EMPLOYED WITH THE COMPANY AND THOUGHT SINCE BOTH WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME THERE MAY BE OTHER ISSUES. ONLINE RESEARCH DEMONSTRATES THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. THE CAR PROVIDED NO WARNINGS THAT THE LIGHTS WERE GOING TO GO OUT OR THAT THEY WERE OUT.

FUEL LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE FUEL TANK DRIVER REAR SIDE. THE CAR IS IN MY GARAGE SND WHEN I WOKE UP IN THE MORNING, I FELT DIZZY AND STARTS VOMITTING, MY WHOLE HOUSE SMELLS GAS AND WHEN I OPEN MY GARAGE, I SAW A POOL OF GAS UNDERNEATH MY CORVETTE.

LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL WHILE TRAVELLING AT UNIFORM HIGHWAY SPEEDS (67 MPH) IN A SLIGHT TURN AND RAIN. AFTER CRASHING, FOUND RIGHT REAR TOE LINK BROKEN AWAY FROM KNUCKLE, ALLOWING THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL TO ARTICULATE AND TOE-IN/OUT EASILY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MODEM AND WIRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,867. UPDATED 04/19/16*LJ *CN

I JUST PURCHASED THE AUTOMOBILE FROM A CHEVROLET DEALER WITH 17,200 MILES AND I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FILL THE TAKE UP WITH GAS. TWICE I HAVE TRIED TO FILL THE TANK, BUT THE GAS KEEPS TURNING OFF AT THE PUMP. WHEN I RETURN HOME AND PARK THE CAR IN THE GARAGE, YOU CAN SMELL GAS AFTER AWHILE AND IT LINKERS FOR A FEW DAYS. I WAS LOOKING FOR A RECALL NOTICE ON THIS ISSUE BECAUSE I READ IN OTHER PLACES ON THE INTERNET SIMILAR ISSUES. JUST CURIOUS IF YOU WERE NOTIFIED OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE 2014 CORVETTE STINGRAY COUPE.

THERE ARE ALREADY A FEW REPORTS ON THE SKIPPING AND HOPPING AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN THE WHEELS ARE LOCKED ALL THE WAY LEFT OR RIGHT WHILE TURNING. I EXPERIENCED THIS ON DELIVERY AND HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR 9 MONTHS. SINCE THE COLD WEATHER HAS ARRIVED THE ISSUE HAS GOTTEN EVEN MORE SEVERE, LIKE THE FRONT END IS GOING TO FALL OFF. CHEVROLET WILL NOT ADMIT TO THIS PROBLEM/ISSUE BUT IT IS A GENERALLY KNOW ISSUE RELATED TO THE "ACKERMAN" EFFECT. MOTORTREND IDENTIFIED IT AND RESORTED TO SAYING THE 2014 CORVETTE IS NO PARKING LOT CAR. CHEVROLET STILL HAS NO COMMENT. HAD I KNOWN ABOUT THIS I PERSONALLY WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. IN MY OPINION CHEVROLET HAS A FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE THE BUYER AWARE. ALSO, IF YOU SEE SOME OF THE BLOGS ON CORVETTES IT IS ALSO ACKNOWLEDGED THERE. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER ABOUT IT AND THEY ARE CLUELESS. THEY GAVE ME AN EXPLANATION THAT DIDN'T HOLD WATER TO ME AND THEY EVEN DROVE THE CAR AND DUPLICATED THE MOVEMENT. I HAVE NOW ASKED FOR A FACE TO FACE WITH THE FACTORY REP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING UP TO STANDARDS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 348.

I SAVED FOR 3 YEARS TO PURCHASE A NEW 2014 CORVETTE. IT WAS BROKEN IN PROPERLY AND WAS WELL MAINTAINED. IT WAS 3 MONTHS OLD AND HAD 3,645 MILES WHEN ON THE WAY TO WORK IT THREW A ROD BEARING AND THE ENGINE DIED.THE CAR LOST ALL POWER. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO COAST MY CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS DURING 7:30 AM RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WITH NO POWER ON IN THE VEHICLE. IT HAS TAKEN GM OVER A MONTH TO FIX THE CAR, WHICH ENDED UP IN A FULL ENGINE REPLACEMENT. MY BRAND NEW TOP OF THE LINE CHEVY PRODUCT HAD THE WHOLE FRONT END DISASSEMBLE AT THE DEALER AND RE-INSTALLED. I TOLD GM I WAS NOT CONFIDENT ABOUT THIS WORK BUT THEY INSISTED EVERYTHING WOULD BE LIKE NEW. I HAD THE CAR FOR 3 DAYS WHEN SMOKE STARTED TO COME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE, A QUALITY ISSUE WITH PAINT, REAR TRUNK SEAL, AND TO CLEAN UP COSMETIC DAMAGE (REPLACING MORE PARTS) FROM THE INSTALLATION OF THE NEW ENGINE. I KNOW THIS IS NOT YOUR ORGANIZATION PURPOSE TO MONITOR QUALITY BUT ALL OF THIS LEAD TO THE FACT THAT GM HAS ISSUES WITH THIS CAR. I ASKED THE DEALER IF THE CAR WAS BEING ANALYZED BY TECHNICIANS AND THEY STATED THEY WOULD JUST GET THE PARTS BACK AND WORK THE PROBLEM. I DO KNOW THAT GM HAS 3 TSB RELATED TO ENGINE REPLACEMENTS OR WHAT TO DO AFTER AN ENGINE IS REPLACED ON A CAR THAT IS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD. CAR AND DRIVER REPORTED ENGINE DAMAGE AND THERE ARE AT LEAST TWO OTHER MEMBERS OF THE CORVETTE FORUM THAT HAD SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE. THIS PROBLEM IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IF I COULD NOT HAVE MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I COULD HAVE BEEN HIT FROM THE REAR OR STRUCK BY TRAFFIC WALKING ACROSS MAJOR FREEWAY. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP NOW FOR MORE THAN 30 DAYS OF MY 120 DAYS OF OWNERSHIP. IT IS BACK AGAIN FOR ANOTHER 7 TO 10 DAYS. I ASKED GM TO HELP ME REPLACE IT BUT THEY HAVE REFUSED SAYING THEY WILL KEEP REPAIRING IT. *TR

WHILE PARTICIPATING AT TRACK DAY, SPONSORED BY PORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA AT THUNDER HILL IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, MY INSTRUCTOR, WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED BRAKE FADING. WHEN WE RETURNED TO PADDOCK, WE CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID. IT HAD BOILED OUT THROUGH THE CAP. WE ALSO EXPERIENCED AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OVER HEATING WARNING LIGHT. WHEN I RETURNED TO IDAHO, I TOOK THE CAR TO CHEVROLET OF TWIN FALLS. INVOICE # 532956. THEY CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION; BRAKES AND REPLACED THE BRAKE FLUID. THEN SENT ME ON MY WAY. THIS CAR IS SOLD AS AN PERFORMANCE CAR. FADING BRAKES, COULD EASILY CAUSE SEVER INJURY OR DEATH. *TR