2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Complaints

MY TOP ON MY CORVETTE COUPE FLEW OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS THE PAINTED TOP, NOT THE GLASS TOP. IT FLEW RIGHT OVER THE CAR BEHIND ME ONTO THE STREET. I WAS VERY LUCKY IT DIDN'T CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR THERE WOULD BE MAJOR LAW SUITS AGAINST GM. I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 35 MPH. THIS IS A NEW 2005 VETTE WITH 3K MILES ON IT. THEY GAVE ME A NEW TOP. THE DEALER SAID THIS WAS THE 3RD ONE THEY HAVE SEEN. *NM

LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND SEVERE VIBRATION WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL EITHER AT STOP OR SLOW SPEED WITH OR WITHOUT BRAKES APPLIED. A FEW INSTANCES OF MOMENTARY STEERING LOSS ON TURNS (BENDS IN ROAD) AT SPEEDS APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. PROBLEM STARTED AT PURCHASE IN JULY 2005 AND HAS INCREASED IN SEVERITY OVER THE PAST 8 MONTHS. THERE IS ALSO A "SNAPPING NOISE" UNDER THE CENTER CONSOLE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THAT STARTED 3/16/06. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 6 OCCASIONS AND I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GENERAL MOTORS CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE. SERVICE TICKET DATED 2/9/06 STATES "NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS VEHICLE, NO REPAIRS TO BE ATTEMPTED". SERVICE TICKET DATED 3/10/06 STATES "NO PARTS AVAILABLE TILL 6/06, NO WORK DONE AT THIS TIME". THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THIS WOULD NOT BE NORMAL IN ANY CAR BUT THEY HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED BY GM NOT TO MAKE ANY REPAIRS. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND CAME ACROSS THE RECALL 05V455000 AND CONTACTED GM. GM STATED THAT BECAUSE MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT WITHIN A CERTAIN RANGE THAT MY CAR IN NOT INCLUDED, HOWEVER I FEEL MY CAR REGARDLESS OF THE VIN NUMBER DISPLAYS THE SAME CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POWER STEERING HOSE ISSUE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, DUE TO THE POSITION OF THE IGNITION START BUTTON, IT WAS ACCIDENTALLY PRESSED WHICH INSTANTLY SHUT OFF THE ENGINE RESULTING IN A LOSS OF ALL POWER. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE ENGINE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. UPDATED 03/17/06. *JB

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE THE TOPS ON THESE CARS HAVE A PROBLEM. WITH THE PROCESS THEY USE TO SECURE THE TOPS TO THE FRAME ASSEMBLY. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING MY THIRD TOP INSTALLED. THESE TOPS WILL PEEL OFF AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THESE ARE LARGE PIECES I HAVE HEARD REPORTS OF THEM FLYING OFF ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH WITH NO WARNING. THERE WERE FIVE CORVETTES WAITING TOP REPLACEMENTS WHEN I TOOK MINE IN. *JB

CAR WAS SHUT DOWN AS PER INSTRUCTIONS...WITH GEAR IN REVERSE AND HAND BRAKE ON. AFTER ONLY 6 DAYS OF INACTIVITY THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. I HAD TO GAIN ENTRY VIA THE EMERGENCY HATCH ACCESS. BATTERY SHOWED ZERO VOLTS. *JB

I PRESENTLY OWN A 2005 C6 CORVETTE. MY CONCERN IS NOT ONE OF A SAFETY ISSUE BUT ONE OF A PROBLEM THAT CONTINUES TO EXIST WITH THE CAR DESPITE NUMEROUS TOWS (6 - 7) TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE RESPONSE IS THERE IS NO PROBLEM. MY CAR CONSISTENTLY "DIES" OR WILL NOT CRANK AFTER SITTING FOR 5 -12 DAYS. THERE APPEARS TO BE A BLIND EYE TO THIS PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS I HAVE OBSERVED ON NUMEROUS FORUMS. *NM

VEHICLE BATTERY DEAD WITHIN 4 DAYS OF BEING PARKED IN GARAGE. OFFICIAL CHEVROLET "SHUT-DOWN" PROCEDURE WAS FOLLOWED. *JB

DEAD BATTERY SYNDROME. AFTER SETTING FOR A FEW DAYS THE BATTERY ON THIS CAR DRAINS TO A POINT OF NOT BEING ABLE TO START THE CAR. THERE IS A VERY DETAILED SHUT DOWN SEQUENCE FOR THIS 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION CAR THAT SEEMS TO BE THE CULPRIT. HOWEVER, I HAVE HAD THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES AND THEY HAVE YET TO BE ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED 5 TIMES IN 10 MONTHS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *JB

DETACHABLE PAINTED ROOF DELAMINATES FROM FRAME WHILE STILL ATTACHED TO CAR, LEADING TO POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO OTHER VEHICLES IF ROOF SEPARATES FROM FRAME WHILE DRIVING. ORDERED A NEW ROOF, BACK ORDERED, AND STILL USING CAR. SECOND VEHICLE AT SAME DEALER IN COCONUT CREEK FL (LOU BACHRODT) HAD ONE SO BAD THAT SIMPLY CLOSING THE REAR HATCH MADE PART OF THE ROOF JUMP 1 FOOT OFF OF ATTACHED FRAME. THUS SIMPLY A MISSILE AWAITING LAUNCH AT HIGHWAY/ROADWAY SPEEDS. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BOLSTER IN THE VEHICLE WAS BUILT TOO HIGH AND IT WAS WEARING OUT. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CORVETTE, AND THEY MODIFIED THE BOLSTER FOR HIM IN THAT CAR BY LOWERING IT. THEY CANNOT MODIFY THE BOLSTER IN THE 2005 MODEL BECAUSE OF THE AIR BAGS. THE VINYL ON THE BOLSTER IS PAPER THIN, AND WHEN HE GETS IN AND OUT OF THE VEHICLE IT IS WEARING THE VINYL OUT. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ALREADY REPLACED THE BOLSTER ONCE, AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE CONTACT HAS OWNED THE VEHICLE LESS THAN SIX MONTHS. *AK