2001 Chevrolet Corvette Engine Problems

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND DRIVING OFF THE ENGINES STALLED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 600 MILES AND IT LOCKED UP AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A WARNING CHIME WOULD SOUND. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD ONLY MOVE SEVERAL FEET THEN THE FUEL WILL SHUT OFF, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL IN TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE HADN'T BEEN ABLE TO BE REPAIRED. OTHER PROBLEMS: THE LOCK CLYINDER WAS NOT READING WHEN THE KEY WAS REMOVED, THEN WHEN THE KEY WAS INSERTED, THE VEHICLE READ THEFT ATTEMPT AND LOCK OUT, A COLUMN LOCK MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASH AND THERE WAS A RATTLE IN THE DRIVERS DOORS DUE TO DOOR SPERATION. *SC

AT 3,900 MILES MY NEW CAR WAS DOWN 1QUART OF OIL. UPON QUESTIONING I FOUND THIS WAS COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2001 CORVETTES. AT 15000 MILES GM REPLACE PISTONS BUT SAID THAT IT IS ACCEPTABLE BY GM STARDARDS FOR THE CORVETTE TO BURN A QUART OF OIL EVERY 900 MILES. HOWEVER THEY WON'T GIVE ME INFORMATION IN WRITING ONLY TO MY LAWGER WHICH I DON'T FEEL NEEDED YET. I ALSO HAD A FRIEND WHO HAS SAME YEAR CORVETTE AS MINE AND HE TWO IS BURNING OIL. IT IS A KNOW PROBLEM EVEN IN GM WEB SITES FOR IT MECHANICS. PLEASE HELP I'M TIRED OF CHECKING OIL AND REPORTING CONSUMPTION TO DEALERSHIP I DIDN'T PURCHASE A 50,000 CAR FOR THIS.*AK

THIS 2001 CORVETTE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEP T12TH, 2003 FOR ENGINE FAILURE. PISTONS, RODS, BEARINGS & RELATED PARTS WERE REPLACED. VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO ME 4 WEEKS LATER. AS OF 10/22/03 VEHICLE HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR RELATED ENGINE PROBLEMS & IS IN THEIR SHOP AT THIS TIME WITH NO ESTIMATED COMPLETION TIME. I HAVE NOT BEEN OFFERED ANY SUBSTITUTE TRANSPORTATION. GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE WILL DO NOTHING AND HAS REFUSED TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY OR PROVIDE COMPENSATION FOR LOST USE OF THIS $52,000 VEHICLE.

THE VEHICLES INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET BLEW OUT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM

THE ENGINE BURNS EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF ENGINE OIL. *NLM

THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH 4 CATALYTIC CONVERTERS WHICH CAUSE EXCESSIVE HEAT BUILD UP--TO THE POINT THAT THE REAR UNDER DECK STORAGE COMPARTMENTS ARE USELESS FOR STORAGE OF ANY HEAT SENSITIVE EQUIP. OR MATERIAL-CAN'T STORE A LAPTOP IN COMPARTMENT WHEN TRAVELING-OR DISCS OR FLOPPYS, ETC.--THE BACK BUMPER GETS HOT ENOUGH TO DISTORT AROUND BOTH MUFFLERS. CHEVROLET MAINTAINS THAT THIS IS NORMAL......THE 4 CAT SYSTEM IS NO LONGER PUT ON THESE VEHICLES, YET CHEVROLET REFUSES UPGRADE. CURE FOR WARPED REAR BUMPER, PER CHEVROLET IS TO USE A HEAT GUN TO HEAT AND STRAIGHTEN WARPED AREA????

EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL USE--1 1/2 QTS PER 2000. MILES CHEVROLET ADVISES THAT NORMAL OIL CONSUMPTION IS A QT EVERY 700 MILES????? CHEVROLET HAS A UPGRADED SET OF RINGS THAT STOP THE EXCESSIVE CONSUMPTION BUT THEY STONEWALL CUSTOMERS BY TELLING THEM THAT CONSUMPTION RATES ARE NORMAL AT 1QT EVERY 700 MILES. IS THIS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE EXCESSIVE OIL SOAKS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, THUS CAUSING A FIRE.*AK

TEMPERATURE IN PASSENGER AND STORAGE COMPARTMENTS PROGRESSIVELY BECOMES HOTTER DURING OPERATION OF VEHICLE. ALSO, REAR BUMPER ASSEMBLY IS STARTING TO DEFORM DUE TO CATALYTIC CONVERTER SYSTEM PRODUCING EXCESSIVE HEAT. DEALERSHIP WILL PERFORM NO SERVICE ON VEHICLE UNTIL AUTHORIZATION IS GIVEN BY MANUFACTURER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

BURNS 1 TO 1.5 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 400 TO 500 MILES. *AK

ENGINE IS USING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL - 2 QUARTS IN 5,600 MILES. ENGINE OIL IS BEING BLOWN INTO EXHAUST SYSTEM CONTAMINATING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS AND POSING A RISK OF CATALYTIC CONVERTER FIRE WHEN CAR IS PARKED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND IS DOING OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. DEALER STATES THAT USE OF UP TO 1 QUART OF OIL PER 1,000 MILES IS NORMAL. CAR HAS LESS THAN 6,000 MILES. *AK

VEHICLE HAS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, AND OIL CONTAMINATION OF CATALYTIC COVERTER. CONTAMINATED OIL CAUSED VEHICLE TO HAVE HIGH EMISSION DUE TO CONTAMINATED CATALYTIC CONVERTER. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED. FIRE STARTED IN CATALYTIC CONVERTER. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ACCIDENT, FIRE REPORT STATED THAT CAUSE OF FIRE WAS UNINTENTIONAL AND IT STARTED ON EXTERIOR PART OF VEHICLE. *SLC

CONSUMER STATES ENGINE HAS BURNED 3 QUARTS OF OIL IN ONLY 6000 MILES, DEALER HAS CHANGED OIL TWICE AND STATES THAT THIS IS NORMAL. *SLC

VEHICLE CONSUMES TOO MUCH OIL DUE TO A DEFECTIVE A MOTOR. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES FOR COLD PISTON KNOCK PROBLEMS. THE DEALER REPLACED RINGS TWICE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE LOW OIL LIGHT CAME ON DUE TO EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE CONSUMER HAD BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TEN TIMES FOR PROBLEMS RELATED TO EXCESSIVE OIL USE. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR HAD FAILED, BUT THE DEALER REPLACED THE LEFT SIDE SHOULDER ASSEMBLY. THE PASSENGER DOOR OPENING WEATHER STRIP HAD GLUE COMING OUT. ARBITRATOR DENIED THE CONSUMERS REQUEST FOR THE MANUFACTURER REPURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. *YH

OIL CONSUMPTION IS ABOVE NORMAL FOR A NEW ENGINE. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE CONSUMPTION OF MORE THAT ONE QUART PER 1000 MILES. DEALER INITIALLY STATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR A NEW ENGINE AND WOULD IMPROVE AFTER A GOOD BREAK-IN PERIOD. PROBLEM REMAINS. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT THERE IS AN ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEM WITH EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND EXHAUST PIPES SHOW SIGNIFICANT BLACK OILY RESIDUE. CONCERNED ABOUT POTENTIAL FIRE FROM CATALYTIC CONVERTER. ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS. CHEVROLET NEEDS TO TAKE POSITIVE ACTION TO RESOLVE ISSUE. *NLM

THIS CAR HAS BURNED SEVERAL QUARTS OF OIL SINCE I'VE OWNED IT. IT BURNS APPROXIMATELY 1 TO 1 1/2 QUARTS EVERY ONE THOUSAND MILES. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE 2001 CORVETTES ALL HAVE THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE OF BAD PISTON RINGS. THEY SIAD SOME CARS CONSUME AS MUCH AS 3 QUARTS OF OIL PER 1000 MILES. THE AMOUNT OF OIL BURNED IS RELATIVE TO HOW HARD THE CAR IS DRIVEN. THERE ARE KNOW REPLACEMENT PARTS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. I THINK THE WHOLE ENGINE SHOPULD BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE OIL SOAKED CATALITIC CONVERTER AND MUFFLERS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65/70 MPH VEHICLE COMPELETELY TURNED OFF. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ABLE TO DETECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE VEHICLE HAS AN ENGINE DEFECT WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO RUN ROUGH, HAVE POOR GAS MILEAGE, SMOKES AND HAS A OILY TAILPIPE DISCHARGE, SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS HOWEVER THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS, CONSUMER HAS HAD TWO OTHER CORVETTES PRIOR THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS (NO VIN NUMBERS AVAILABLE ON OTHER VEHICLES). *MJS

CONSUMER STATES HE HAS DRIVEN THE VEHICLE 5,600 MILES WITH A LOSS OF 2 QUARTS OF ENGINE OIL, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE OIL CONSUMPTION IS NORMAL, CONSUMER STATES THAT THE OIL IS BEING BLOWN INTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM DUE TO A FAULTY ENGINE DESIGN.*JB

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION IN CORVETTE Z06. 2.5 QUARTS USED IN 2400 MILES. *AK