2016 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Complaints

RECEIVED A LETTER WITH THE FOLLOWING FROM GM. "THIS LETTER IS INTENDED TO MAKE YOU AWARE THAT SOME 2016 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET CORVETTE VEHICLES MAY HAVE A CONDITION WHERE CRACKS ON THE TOP SURFACE OF THE LEFT FUEL TANK PUMP MODULE FLANGE, MAY CAUSE FUEL ODOR, OR A LOSS OF FUEL ON THE GROUND. A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT MAY ILLUMINATE IF THE FUEL TANK IS LESS THAN HALF FULL." GM RECALL 17469 . TO ME DUE TO POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUES THIS SHOULD BE A MANDATORY RECALL. PLEASE ASSIST.

CAR OVERHEATING WHEN USED IN HIGH PERFORMANCE DRIVING, ALARM SOUNDS AND GOES INTO LIMP MODE. HAPPENS WITHIN 10 MILES OF 30 RAPID ACCELERATIONS.

THIS ISSUE IS VERY SERIOUS. FUEL LEAKS OUT THE TOP OF THE TANKS, AND WILL THEN DRIP DOWN THE BACK SIDE. IT HAPPENS WHETHER RUNNING OR NOT.

I PURCHASED AN OPTIONAL CHROME WHEEL UPGRADE WHICH WAS DELIVERED WITH NEW VEHICLE. RIGHT REAR WHEEL CRACKED AND LOST AIR PRESSURE AFTER 4,000 MILES, LEFT REAR WHEEL CRACKED AND LOST AIR PRESSURE AFTER 6,800 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CLUTCH FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE PEDAL FAILED TO RISE BACK IN POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NORFOLK GM AUTO CENTER (1123 S 20TH ST, NORFOLK, NE 68701) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 8-3631978340. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT ABRUPTLY PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF THEM. THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS BY THE AIR BAG. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT EYE, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DESTROYED. A DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT UPDATED 8/21/18*JB

MY 2016 CORVETTE STARTED HAVING HIGH FREQUENCY VIBRATIONS IN STEERING WHEEL AND INTERIOR PANELS WITH UNDER 7900 MILES OF SERVICE. I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND FOUND FRONT WHEELS TO BE BENT AND COULD NOT BALANCE THE WHEELS PROPERLY. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME TO TAKE MY CORVETTE TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP THAT HAD BETTER EQUIPMENT THAN THEM. THE SECOND DEALERSHIP INSPECTED MY CORVETTE AND INFORMED ME THAT ALL FOUR WHEELS ARE BENT AND CANNOT BALANCE THEM PROPERLY. NEITHER DEALERSHIP WILL REPLACE THE WHEELS UNDER WARRANTY. THUS FAR, GM AS WELL, WILL NOT REPLACE WHEELS UNDER WARRANTY. I ATTEST THAT I HAVE NOT DRIVEN MY CORVETTE ABNORMALLY NOR HAVE HIT OBSTRUCTIONS OR POT HOLES. I HAVE NEVER DRIVEN MY CORVETTE ON ROUGH, GRAVEL OR DIRT ROADS. I DO BELIEVE THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM THAT CHEVROLET AND GM SHOULD ADDRESS BEFORE SOMEONE HAS A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THESE WHEELS!

2ND GAS LEAK TO 2016 Z51 CORVETTE WITH 1800 MILES. DEALER REPLACE GAS TANK BECAUSE OF A GAS LEAK. THE ODOMETER REGISTERED ABOUT 1300 MILES. ABOUT 500 MILES LATER (1,800 MILES ON THE ODOMETER) THE CAR ONCE AGAIN EXPERIENCED A GAS LEAK AT THE TANK. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION SINCE THE GAS COULD LEAK UPON THE HOT TAILPIPE OR MUFFLER. REPLACING THE GAS TANK IS A MAJOR ENDEAVOR REQUIRING THE COMPLETE DISASSEMBLE OF THE REAR DRIVETRAIN.

SINCE 2014 C7 MODELS OF CORVETTE HAVE TORQUE TUBE FAILURES. ITS A COUPLING AT THE END OF THE DRIVESHAFT ATTACHING TO THE DIFFERENTIAL. CHEVY TRIED A FIX IN MODEL 2015 THAT FAILED. IT CONTINUES TO FAIL AND THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO DO THE REPAIR. MY 2016 JUST FAILED BUT THERE ARE CARS THAT FAIL MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE THE PART HAVE NOT BEEN REDESIGNED. PART FAILURE RESULTS IN DAMAGE TO THE DIFFERENTIAL, DRIVE SHAFT AND TRANSMISSION. REPAIR EXCEEDS $6000 AND CHEVY WILL NOT REPAIR IF OUT OF WARRANTY. PLEASE SEE GOOGLE AND OTHER CORVETTE FORUM COMPLAINTS. THIS IS ONGOING WITH NO RESOLUTION

WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE LOSES THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE, WHICH HAS RESULTED IN 3 NEAR MISS COLLISIONS, (ONE HEAD ON INCIDENT AND TWO SIDE IMPACT COLLISIONS.) THE SIDE IMPACT NEAR MISS COLLISIONS WERE AFTER MAKING AN ATTEMPT AT A LEFT TURN WHERE THERE WAS PLENTY OF TIME INITIALLY TO COMPLETE THE MANEUVER, THE CAR COMPLETELY LOSES THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND IS DEAD IN ITS TRACKS ON THE ROAD. THE HEAD ON NEAR MISS COLLISION OCCURRED DURING AN ATTEMPT TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. AS THE CAR ACCELERATED IN THE PASSING ZONE, AND PULLED NEXT TO THE VEHICLE BEING PASSED, THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE WAS LOST AND THANKFULLY THE OTHER DRIVER WAS ABLE TO AVOID THE COLLISION PRIOR TO THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE RESUMING. WHEN THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE VOIDS, PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL HAS NO IMPACT ON ACCELERATION. THESE 3 OCCURRENCES WERE THE MOST PRONOUNCED AND POTENTIALLY FATAL, HOWEVER, THERE HAVE BEEN A MYRIAD OF INSTANCES WHERE THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE HAS STOPPED MOMENTARILY. I AM ALSO CONCERNED WITH THE OVERWHELMING CHEMICAL ODOR (PLASTIC SMELL) EMANATING THROUGHOUT THE CAR. AFTER A YEAR OF OWNERSHIP, AND LEAVING WINDOWS OPEN WHILE STORED, IT PERSISTS TO THE POINT THAT IT REMAINS OVERWHELMING WITH THE WINDOWS UP AND TOP ON. DUE TO FEARS FOR MY SAFETY AND WELLBEING I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO TAKE PLEASURE IN THE VEHICLE I PURCHASED EXCLUSIVELY FOR ENJOYMENT.