2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Complaints

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY START TO CATCH AND A GRINDING, CHATTERING IS FELT IN THE BRAKES UNTIL I LET UP OFF THE PEDAL. THE ACTIVE HANDLING CODE APPEARS AND THEN GOES AWAY. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE ACTIVE HANDLING CODE APPEARS AND WILL NOT GO AWAY UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS SWITCHED OFF ANF THEN RESTARTED. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING MESSAGE CAME ON THE DIC.THEN THE CAR BRAKES ENGAGED PULLING THE CAR TO THE LEFT. *JS

SINCE BUYING THIS CAR AT AUCTION. I NOTICED A FUEL SMELL COMING FROM LEFT REAR WHEELS. I HAVE ASKED THE DEALERSHIP IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS OR SPECIALS ANNOUNCEMENTS DEALING WITH CAR AND WAS TOLD NO. AFTER READING THE CORVETTE FORUM AND FINDING THERE WAS A REPAIR FOR THE FUEL TANK. NOW MY CAR IS OUT OF THE COVERAGE TIME FRAME AND MILEAGE HOWEVER WITH THE TANK BEING DEFECTIVE SHOULDN'T THEY AT LEAST COVER THE TANK. OR WHAT WAS THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN NHTSA AND CHEVROLET. *TR

I FILLED MY TANK TODAY WITH NO OVER FLOW OF GAS. I GOT IN MY VEHICLE AND STARTED THE CAR. I NOW HAVE A VERY STRONG GASOLINE SMELL. IT IS ALL THROUGHOUT THE CABIN AND MAKE GAS APPEARS TO BE RUNNING OUT FASTER THAN NORMAL. I PARK IN A GARAGE WHICH HAS A GAS WATER HEATER IN IT. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THE HOUSE COULD CATCH ON FIRE IF THE LEAK GETS STRONGER. *TR

LEAKING GAS. MECHANIC SAYS GAS TANK IS LEAKING NEEDS REPLACED. SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR YET THERE IS NO RECALL? *TR

GOING 80 ON FREEWAY CRUISE DISINGAGED ACTIVE HANDLING WARNING CAME ON CAR PULLED TO THE LEFT VERY SCARY CONTACTED CHEVOROLET NO HELP THERE ARE MANY MORE OF THESE SAME PROBLEMS REPORTED RECALL FOR 2005 FOR EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 65MPH IN A BUMPY CONSTRUCTION ZONE. ALL OF A SUDDEN, WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO STEER THE CAR OFF TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. AFTER LETTING THE CAR SIT FOR A MINUTE, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND IMMEDIATELY DROVE IT BACK HOME ON A SURFACE STREET AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY. THE DEALER PUT IT ON THE SCOPE AND COULD FIND NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. THE ONLY THING I COULD THINK OF WAS THAT I HAD A MEDALLION ON THE KEY RING AND THE SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED ME TO ONLY KEEP THE IGNITION KEY ON THE RING BECAUSE THE SWAYING OF THE KEY CHAIN MAY HAVE AFFECTED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. BASED ON THE RECENT INFO ON KEYS SWAYING AND CUTTING OFF THE IGNITION TO THE CAR, I WAS WONDERING IF IT AFFECTED THE CORVETTE MODELS ALSO. I ONLY KEEP THE IGNITION KEY ON THE KEY RING AND HAVEN'T HAD A PROBLEM SINCE THAT TIME. *TR

I WAS DRIVING SOUTH, ON I-25, IN ALBUQUERQUE, NM, WHEN I BUMPED THE IGNITION KEY WITH MY HAND AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THIS OCCURRED A COUPLE OF MORE TIMES SINCE THEN. WHEN I HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING WITH OTHER CHEVROLETS, I CALLED A DEALER, IN ALBUQUERQUE, REPORTED THAT IT HAD ALSO HAPPENED IN MY 2004 CORVETTE C5. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THERE WERE NO RECALLS, ORDERS, OR TECH ORDERS FOR THAT MODEL CAR. HAVE OTHER OCCURRENCES BEEN REPORTED? I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY ON THE CORVETTE BLOGS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, SHE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG COVER WAS MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

IN OCTOBER OF 2005 THE DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW CEASED TO FUNCTION, AND THE PASSENGER SIDE OPERATED SPORADICALLY. DEALER REPLACED BOTH WINDOW REGULATORS UNDER WARRANTY. THEN IN FEBRUARY OF 2007, THE PASSENGER WINDOW CEASED TO FUNCTION AGAIN. ONCE AGAIN THIS REGULATOR WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THEN IN FEBRUARY 2010 THE PASSENGER WINDOWS CEASED TO OPERATE AGAIN, THEN MAY 2010 THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW CEASED TO OPERATE AGAIN. THE DEALER REPLACED THESE NOW AT A VERY SIGNIFICANT FEE (2.5% THE ORIGINAL COST OF THE VEHICLE). THEREFORE IN 6 YEARS I WENT THROUGH 7 WINDOW REGULATORS, AND HAVE TALKED TO OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE. THE ODD PART IS THAT I RARELY ROLL EITHER WINDOW DOWN. *TR