2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Complaints

I WAS TRAVELING 70MPH ON A 4 LANE HWY. WHEN SUDDENLY MY BRAKES LOCKED UP FOR A SPLIT SECOND CAUSING ME TO VEER INTO THE LEFT LANE. I WAS ABLE TO RECOVER QUICKLY, HOWEVER IT COULD HAVE HAD SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES IF ANOTHER VEHICLE HAD BEEN ALONGSIDE ME. THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING MESSAGE APPEARED ON MY DASH DISENGAGING THE ACTIVE HANDLING AND APPARENTLY THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. THE MESSAGE STAYED ON THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP. THE NEXT DAY THE MESSAGE WAS GONE APPARENTLY RESETTING ITSELF. BECAUSE OF THE DANGEROUS SITUATION I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL CHEV. DEALERSHIP (LEN DUDAS MOTORS, STEVENS POINT, WI) HOWEVER THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE SENSORS TESTED NORMAL AND THE MECHANIC THEORIZED THE YAW RATE SENSOR BRACKET WAS AT FAULT, BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PART. DURING THE PAST WEEK THE PROBLEM RESURFACED 2 MORE TIMES. I'VE RESEARCHED CORVETTE FORUMS ONLINE AND IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH CORVETTES AND THERE APPEARS TO BE MANY OPINIONS ON HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM, MOST OF WHICH I DON'T UNDERSTAND BECAUSE I AM NOT A MECHANIC. ALSO IF MY LOCAL CHEVROLET MECHANIC CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM WHAT CAN I DO. RIGHT NOW I CAN'T DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR FEAR OF CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR

NOTICED GAS LEAKING ON GROUND AFTER REFUELING THE CAR....I DON'T DRIVE THE CAR MUCH AND SINCE THEN THERE IS ALWAYS A STRONG SMELL OF GAS. THE CAR NOW HAS 39850 MILES ON IT AND THE SMELL IS GETTING WORSE. *TR

WHEN I WAS FILLING UP MY CAR AT A GAS STATION I NOTICED A RATHER STRONG SMELL OF GAS. I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR TO SEE THAT IT WAS LEAKING FUEL. I FINISHED THE CAR TRIP AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID THE GAS TANK WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 CORVETTE THE ACTIVE HANDLING MESSAGE COME ON AT THE DASH AND WHILE DRIVING THIS CAUSES THE BRAKES TO PULL THE CAR FROM ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER SUDDENLY AND THIS HAPPENS VERY OFTEN. I AM AFRAID THIS COULD CAUSE THE CAR TO HAVE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

STEERING COLUMN LOCK RECALL: DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE AND REPROGRAMMED AND PERFORMANCE TEST. DATE ACCOMPLISHED - AUGUST 31, 2004. APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO, THIS VEHICLE BEGAN DISPLAYING COLUMN LOCK ERROR MESSAGE "REMOVE KEY FOR 10 SECONDS" WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STALL IF YOU SHOULD TRY TO START IT. THE VEHICLE WILL START WITHOUT HAVING REMOVED THE KEY FOR 10 SECONDS,HOWEVER, IT WILL STALL UPON BEGINNING DRIVING. THIS MESSAGE OCCURS EVERY TIME VEHICLE IS STARTED AND MAY RECUR SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE CAR CAN BE DRIVEN. DEALER INFORMS US THAT GENERAL MOTORS WILL NOT PERFORM NECESSARY REPAIR AT THEIR COST. WE STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH THIS AS IT IS A RECURRING RECALLED SAFETY CONDITION. PLEASE ADVISE ON NHTSA'S POSITION WITH REGARD TO THIS MATTER. *TR

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS MY TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT COMES ON FOR NO REASON, AND THE VEHICLE FEELS LIKE ITS TRYING TO ENGAGE THE ABS SYSTEM. IT NOW COMES ON JUST ABUT EVERYTIME I GET I DRIVE MY VEHICLE. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO THOUSANDS OF CORVETTES AT AN ALARMING RATE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE BRAKES LOCKED. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE BRAKES LOCKED HE NOTICED A WARNING LIGHT THAT STATED SERVICE ACTION HANDLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 13,600. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 13,700. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR

AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS MY TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT COMES ON FOR NO REASON, AND THE VEHICLE FEELS LIKE ITS TRYING TO ENGAGE THE ABS SYSTEM. IT NOW COMES ON JUST ABUT EVERYTIME I GET I DRIVE MY VEHICLE. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO THOUSANDS OF CORVETTES AT AN ALARMING RATE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK DUE TO A FRACTURE ON THE INSIDE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THE CRACK IN THE TANK AND THAT THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM THE FILLER NECK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,500.

2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO MALFUNCTION OF CRUISE AND TRACTION CONTROLS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD SHUT OFF AUTOMATICALLY. HE WOULD TURN IT BACK ON AND IT WOULD WORK FOR A VERY SHORT TIME AND THEN SHUT OFF AGAIN. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEEDS OF 65-70, THE CONSUMER FELT A SLIGHT SLOW DOWN IN THE ENGINE AND A PULL TO THE RIGHT IN THE STEERING. ONCE HE TURNED OFF THE TRACTION CONTROL, THE PROBLEM CEASED. *JB