2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Complaints

I BOUGHT A 2005 CHEVY CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE AT A DEALERSHIP IN BATON ROUGE LOUISIANA NAMED GERRY LANE CHEVROLET THEY TOLD ME EVERYTHING WORKED ON THE CAR WHEN I GOT THE CAR IN 2019 THE CAR HAD OVER 40 PROBLEMS THAT THE HEAD-UP DISPLAY DOESN'T WORK THE HEADLIGHT GOES OFF SOMETIMES COMES ON SOMETIMES THE CD PLAYER DOESN'T WORK THE NAVIGATION SCREEN DOESN'T WORK THE SPEAKERS ARE SOUNDING CRACK AND DOES TRAIN SENSOR WITHOUT THEY ONLY FIX THE CRANK SENSOR AND THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER DOESN'T WORK AND THE CONVERTIBLE TOP DOESN'T WANT TO GO UP AND DOWN SOMETIME

MAKING A U-TURN OR ANY EXTREME POSITION OF STEERING WHEEL ROTATION CAUSES ABS AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS TO ENGAGE AND FORCES A SEIZURE IF THE BRAKES, LOCKING THEM AND PREVENTING ANY KIND OF MOVEMENT. THE ONLY SOLUTION TO UNLOCKING BRAKES THROUGH MY EXPERIENCE IS TO SHUT OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE.

FREQUENTLY UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK ONCE THE CAR IS STARTED. SHIFT INTERLOCK SOLENOID SEEMS TO BE FAULTY. VEHICLE IS ALWAYS STATIONARY IN A PARKING SPACE. SOMETIMES I TURN IT OFF AND TRY AGAIN AND IT WORKS. VERY ANNOYING.

MY 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES LISTED IN CAMPAIGN 10V172000 ON 04/26/2010. YET WHEN I ENTER MY VIN NUMBER IT SAYS NO RECALLS. THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" MESSAGE APPEARS WITH LOSS OF THE FEATURE AND LOSS OF BRAKES LIGHTS. THE BRAKES LIGHTS COME ON SPONTANEOUSLY WHILE DRIVING AND TURN OFF WHEN THE BRAKES ARE ACTUALLY APPLIED. OBVIOUSLY A DANGEROUS SITUATION. 02

THE 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE DIM HEADLIGHT RECALL IS A SCAM. CHEVROLET DOES NOT FIX DIM HEADLIGHT FAILURE THEN DEMANDS OVER $750 TO REPAIR DIM HEADLIGHT FAILURE. FROM TIME OF DIM HEADLIGHTS COMING ON THEY FAIL AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND DO NOT FUNCTION AGAIN FOR HOURS AFTER CAR IS SHUT DOWN. (MOVING CAR HAS NO HEADLIGHTS UNTIL BRIGHT LIGHTS OR FOR LIGHTS ARE MANUALLY TURNED ON)

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 68 MPH IN A STRAIGHT LINE ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY AND COLD. I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT AND DID NOT HIT ANY BUMPS IN THE ROAD WHEN SUDDENLY I FELT THE STEERING PULLING MY CAR ABOUT 1/4 TURN TO THE LEFT AND ABOUT A 1/2 TURN TO THE RIGHT AND BRAKES WERE APPLIED, NOT BY ME. I THEN HEARD A CHIMING NOISE AND SAW AN ERROR CODE ON MY DASH SAYING "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM". I GAINED CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND EXITED THE HIGHWAY. I READ ON MANY FORUMS THAT OTHER C6 OWNERS, ESPECIALLY YEARS '05-'06 HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE AND THAT THE DEFECT MAY LIE IN THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR CONNECTOR. MY VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A TELESCOPING STEERING WHEEL WHERE THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO ARISE.

MY QUESTION IS; I OWN A 2005 CORVETTE C6 AND HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY STEERING COLUMN WHICH IS THE TILT AND TELESCOPING. SUCH AS NOT BEING ABLE TO START IT. I AM LUCKY THAT MY BRAKES HAVEN'T LOCKED UP ON ME YET. DURING MY RESEARCH I FOUND THAT YOU HAD BEGAN A SAFETY RECALL ON APRIL 30, 2010, NHTSA 10V172000, REGARDING THE TILT AND TELESCOPING STEERING WHEEL ON MY YEAR AND MODEL OF VEHICLE. I CONTACTED MY CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP YESTERDAY ABOUT THIS AND SCHEDULING TO HAVE THEM PUT IN THE BYPASS TO COLUMN LOCK. I MENTIONED THE SAFETY RECALL AND HE TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS ONLY ONE RECALL ON MY VEHICLE, LIGHTS. WHY ISN'T MY CAR APPROVED FOR THE SAFETY RECALL OF 2010, WHEN SHE MEETS ALL OF THE CRITERIA?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AND ABOVE, THE CONTACT HEARD THE SOUND OF AIR COMING THROUGH THE ROOF PANEL, WHICH WAS NOT STRUCTURALLY CONNECTED. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE ROOF PANEL WOULD FRACTURE WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE DEALER (KEN GARFF CHEVROLET, 548 E 1000 S, AMERICAN FORK, UT 84003, (801) 756-3546) WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V491000 (STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,500. *TT*JB

IF A SENSOR FAULTS RELATED TO THE "ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LOCKS UP. AT THAT TIME IT GIVE A "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" NOTICE. THIS HAPPENS WHILE AT ANY SPEED IN INCLUDING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THE BRAKE LOCKS UP COMPLETELY FOR ABOUT ONE SECOND BEFORE RELEASING. RESULTS IN EXTREMELY HARD PULL TO THE LEFT. VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUS RECALL SERVICE PERFORMED BUT RECALL SERVICE DOES NOT PREVENT THE LOCK UP. DATE LISTED BELOW IS THE LAST TIME AS I HAD THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DISCONNECT THE SENSOR TO TURN THE SYSTEM OFF UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS DONE TO ELIMINATE FAULT THAT COULD RESULT IN A POTENTIALLY FATAL ACCIDENT.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LEVER WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK AND INTO GEAR, LEAVING YOU STRANDED AND UNABLE TO MOVE FROM STREET.