2002 Chevrolet Corvette Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED UPON RESTART. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE RECALL VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V060000 (STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,301.

I HAVE A 2002 CHEVY CORVETTE. BOTH OF THE 18" REAR WHEELS HAVE CRACKS AT THE CORNERS OF THE FIVE SPOKES. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 40,000 MILES. THE FRONT WHEELS ARE 17", THERE ARE NO APPARENT CRACKS ON THE FRONT WHEELS. THESE ARE FACTORY WHEELS WITH ORIGINAL TIRES, NO ABUSIVE DRIVING SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW. *TR

2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE - ABS BRAKING AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM FAILURE. SYSTEMIC AND RECURRING PROBLEM WITH ECBM ELECTRONIC FAILURE. LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL IN WET WEATHER AND NO ABS BRAKING. RESEARCH SHOWS REPEATED PROBLEM WITH C5 CORVETTES. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH A HIGH PERFORMANCE VEHICLE. THIS NEEDS MANUFACTURER'S CORRECTION OF THIS DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING FLAW. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL REMAINED STUCK AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO MOVE IT. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE). THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ALREADY REPAIRED UNDER THE PREVIOUS RECALL AND OFFERED NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,500.

2002 CORVETTE RIGHT REAR WHEEL CRACKED. RPO CODE QF5 STYLE WHEELS. IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE. IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE STYLE WHEELS. CAR HAS APPROX 75,000 MILES ON IT WITH NO OTHER DAMAGE OR ABUSE TO CAR OR WHEEL. DISCOVERED VIA TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR INDICATING TIRE WAS FLAT. ON INSPECTION THE WHEEL WAS CRACKED THROUGH RIM WHICH RESULTED IN THE FLAT TIRE. *TR

2002 CORVETTE WHEELS CRACKING SPOKE UNDER DURESS WITH NOT EVEN 30,000 MILES ON WHEELS ALOT OF CORVETTE OWNERS HAVE THIS COMPLAINT CHEVY NEED TO RECALL BEFORE IT CAUSE A LOSS OF LIFE! *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT NORMAL POSTED SPEEDS (65 MPH) AND MY ENGINE ALL THE SUDDEN CUT OUT. IT STUMBLED AND DIED. I HAD IT TOWED BY L&A WRECKING COMPANY TO THE SHOP. TURNS OUT IT WAS THE VALVE SPRINGS THE FAILED (APPARENTLY VERY COMMON WITH CORVETTES) AND ALMOST CAUSED A HUGE WRECK DUE TO ME HAVING NO POWER.

WHEEL HAS A MAJOR CRACK. *TR

LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING FOR "RIGHT REAR" ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. INSPECTION OF THE REMOVED TIRE AND "POLISHED ALUMINUM" WHEEL INDICATE A CRACK IN ONE OF THE SPOKES WHERE IT JOINS THE OUTSIDE OF THE WHEEL. A COMPLETE FAILURE COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS CONDITION INVOLVING PROPERTY DAMAGE, PERSONAL INJURY AND/OR DEATH. *TR

STEERING ON MY 2002 CORVETTE LOCKED UP SEVERAL TIMES WHILE I WAS DRIVING YESTERDAY. MORAN CHEVROLET PUT IN A NEW BATTERY AND RESET THE CODES (SAID SOMETHING LIKE "SERVICE STEERING COLUMN") AND SAYS NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT. I AM WORRYING ABOUT IT. *TR

2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE COUPE. ORIGINAL POLISHED ALUMINUM 5-SPOKE WHEELS ARE DEVELOPING STRESS FRACTURES SEPARATING SPOKES FROM THE RIMS AND LEAKING AIR FROM TIRES. I REPLACED WITH SAME TYPE WHEELS FROM UNKNOWN YEAR'S CORVETTE. I FOUND THE PROBLEM BEFORE IT CAUSES ANY ACCIDENT. *TR

THE "ACTIVE HANDLING" ANNUNCIATOR WARNING OCCURS SPORADICALLY DURING DRIVING AT 60 - 65 MPH. WHEN THIS CONDITION OCCURS, THE CAR SWERVES RIGHT OR LEFT AND YAWS CAUSING SOME LOSS OF CONTROL. THE CONTROL LOSS VARIES PER EACH OCCURRENCE, SOME BEING MORE VIOLENT THAN OTHERS. I HAVE HAD A GM TRAINED TECHNICIAN TROUBLESHOOT THE CAR WITH A SCAN TOOL AND THE RESULT WAS A "STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR" (SWPS) FAILURE INDICATION ON THE SCAN TOOL. WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND THE SCAN TOOL CONNECTED, THE INDICATION OF STEERING WHEEL ANGLE WAS ZERO IRRESPECTIVE OF ACTUAL STEERING WHEEL POSITION. REGARDLESS OF ACTUAL STEERING WHEEL POSITION THE INDICATOR SHOWED ZERO. I HAVE RESEARCHED YOUR WEBSITE AND HAVE FOUND VARIOUS SERVICE BULLETINS REFLECTING THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A CLEAR SAFETY HAZARD WITH RESPECT TO THIS CAR. IT IS ALSO CLEAR THAT THE FAULT IS EITHER AN ENGINEERING OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT AS THERE IS NOTHING THAT A DRIVER COULD DO OR INPUT TO CAUSE THIS FAULT. I AM ALSO AWARE OF GM'S CURRENT PUBLICITY REGARDING THEIR COVERING UP OF SAFETY CONDITIONS IN THEIR VEHICLES WITH RESPECT TO IGNITION SYSTEMS AND WOULD LIKE THIS PROBLEM TO BE ADDRESSED AND REPAIRED AND NOT COVERED UP. REPEAT, THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFELY HAZARD AND GM SHOULD REPAIR THIS DEFECT. IT IS ALSO CLEAR THAT GM HAS BEEN PUT ON NOTICE OF THIS SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

ON JUNE 10, 2010, MY 2002 CORVETTE, 'MANUAL" TRANSMISSIONS," WAS AT BRANDON AUTO IN ROANOKE VA., WHERE THEY WERE REPLACING THE ORIGINAL TIRES WITH 4 NEWS TIRES. THE CAR HAS JUST OVER 29,100 MILES. BRANDON STATED THAT WHEN THEY ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE, A WARNING LIGHT APPEARED STATING, "SERVICE STEERING COLUMN." THE CAR WOULD SHUT OFF, AND COULD NOT BE DRIVING. IT WAS TOWED BY AAA TO PINKERTON CHEVROLET IN SALEM, VA. PINKERTON WAS THE GM DEALERSHIP THAT IN OCT OF 2006 CORRECTED THE "STEERING COLUMN LOCKING DEVICE" UNDER THE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA02031AND GM RECALL NO. 04006. ON JUNE 16TH PINKERTON DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK, AND I WAS BILLED $624.80. WHEN I QUESTIONED THEM ABOUT THE ABOVE RECALL/DEFECT OF THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK, THE PINKERTON SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THE CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I PICKED THE CAR UP ON THE 16TH AFTER PAYING THEM IN FULL. THAT SAME DAY I CALLED GM'S CUSTOMER SERVICE AND FILED A COMPLAINT, #71-839793121. ON JUNE18TH I WAS INFORMED BY GM CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT "GM" WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING COLUMN RECALL/DEFECTS. WHEN I ASKED FOR A SUPERVISOR, THEY PUT ME ON "HOLD" FOR OVER 30 MINUTES AND THEN "HUNG UP" ON ME. HAD I BEEN DRIVING THE CAR WHEN THE STEERING COLUMN DEFECT OCCURRED, IT COULD HAVE CAUSE A CRASH RESULTING IN POSSIBLE SERIOUS INJURIES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. I WOULD APPRECIATE "NHTSA ODI" INVESTIGATION OF THIS SERIOUS VEHICLE DEFECT. ALSO, GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE: A). FOR NOTIFYING ALL CORVETTES OWNERS OF THIS CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK; B). RECALLING ALL VEHICLES AND EFFECTING CORRECTIVE REPAIRS AT "NO COST" TO THE OWNERS; C). AND ENSURE THE CORVETTE OWNERS THAT GM'S CORRECTIVE ACTION 'IS A PERMANENT FIX TO THE PROBLEM." *TR

2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE FUEL LEAK/SMELL NEAR LEFT SIDE OF FUEL TANK. FUEL IS VISIBLE AND ACCUMULATES NEAR FUEL NECK HOSE. OCCURS FREQUENTLY THROUGH DAILY DRIVING. *TR

2002 CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE HAS REAR WHEEL WITH 2 STRESS CRACKS LEADING TO TOTAL LOSS OF AIR. *TR

THIS CAR HAS HAD A PRIOR CRACKED RIM THAT WAS REPLACED OUT OF POCKET. NOW A SECOND RIM CRACKED. THERE ARE MULTIPLE REPORTS OF THE RIMS ON THE 2000-2004 CORVETTES MADE THAT HAVE NOT FOR WHAT EVER REASON SEEM TO NOT BE ADDRESSED BY THIS AGENCY BECAUSE THERE ARE NO RELATED DEATHS OR INJURIES. THERE IS LARGE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION ON THE CORVETTE FORUMS AND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AVAILABLE FROM AN EMAIL WHICH THE POSTER CLAIMS WAS SENT OUT BY NHTSA "CURRENTLY THERE ARE 9 REPORTS OF WHEELS CRACKING INVOLVING MODEL YEARS 2001 AND 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE VEHICLES IN OUR DATABASE. HOWEVER, AVAILABLE DATA INDICATES THAT THE CRACKS ARE MINOR AND THAT THERE NO REPORTS OF A DRIVER LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO CRACK WHEELS. THUS, THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A SAFETY-RELATED CONSEQUENCE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROBLEM. UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, THERE IS INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO WARRANT OPENING A SAFETY DEFECT INVESTIGATION AT THIS TIME. THE INFORMATION YOU HAVE PROVIDED HAS BEEN ENTERED INTO OUR DATABASE. WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS ISSUE AND WILL TAKE FARTHER ACTION AS NECESSARY." I MYSELF NOW HAVE A SECOND RIM THAT IS CRACKED AND GM IS REFUSING TO COVER THE REPLACEMENT DUE TO NON WARRANTY. DESPITE THE TSB 070310003 FROM NHTSA ITEM NUMBER : 10021451. IS IT THE POSITION OF NHTSA AND GM THAT A CRACKED RIM IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT IS OK TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE AT POSTED SPEEDS IN TEXAS UP TO 80 MILES PER HOUR WITH CRACKED RIMS? IS IT THE POSITION OF NHTSA THAT UNTIL THERE IS A LOSS OF LIFE OR SERIOUS BODILY INJURY THAT THERE IS NOT A SAFETY HAZARD OR IT IS NOT WORTH THE TIME TO INVESTIGATE AND RECALL THESE RIMS? *TR

FUEL TANK LEAKS WHEN FUELING CAR. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE CHEVROLET CORVETTE IN THE YEARS 2000-2004. ON ALL PUBLIC FORUMS THIS DEFECT IS REPORTED BY MANY CORVETTE OWNERS. WHY ISN'T THE EPA OR THE NHTSA INVESTIGATING ALL OF THE YEARS INSTEAD OF JUST THE 2004 MODELS? THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED. WHAT IS THE DELAY? SHOULD SOMEONE DIE IN A FIRE FIRST? OR SHOULD WE BAND TOGETHER AND FILE A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST ALL PARTIES, INCLUDING THE NHTSA. *TR

1. EACH TIME THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED UP THERE IS A STRONG FUEL ODOR SMELL. 2. RECENTLY THERE IS FUEL LEAKAGE ON MY GARAGE FLOOR DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE & FUEL ON THE SIDE AND BOTTOM OF THE FUEL TANK. 3. GM SAID CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

I OWN A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE THAT HAS RECENTLY DEVELOPED A SERIOUS FUEL LEAK WHEN REFUELING CAR. NOT ONLY IS THIS A FIRE HAZARD BUT ALSO THE LEAK ALLOWS RAW GAS TO BE RELEASED INTO THE ATMOSPHERE, A POLLUTION PROBLEM. I DID A SEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM ON A CORVETTE WEB SITE ( CORVETTEFORUM.COM ) AND FOUND THIS TO BE A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM IN THE C5 VERSIONS OF THE CORVETTE. THE CAR WAS BUILT ON 4-3-02, AND FIRST DELIVERED ON 7-19-02. I AM THE SECOND OWNER, CAR HAS 51,156 MILES, HAS HAD ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AND IS KEPT IN LIKE NEW CONDITION. SINCE THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE, AND THE SAFETY AND POLLUTION HAZARDS IT PRESENTS I FEEL GM SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO REPAIR AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER THESE BLATANT DESIGN ERRORS. IF NOTHING ELSE, THE REPAIR SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER POLLUTION LAWS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE. EACH TIME THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED THERE IS A STRONG FUEL ODOR SMELL IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE CAR. EVEN WITH THE TOP DOWN THE SMELL CAUSES HEADACHES AND NAUSEA! ALL IT WILL REQUIRE IS A SINGLE SPARK TO CAUSE DEATH! IT IS TIME TO FORCE A RECALL ON ALL 1997 TO 2004 C5 CORVETTES! *TR

PROBLEM WITH:BOB STEELE CHEVROLET 2800 WEST HIGHWAY 520 COCOA, FL 32926 WHAT:2002 CORVETTE [XXX] FACTORY RECALL:ID #51397, STEERING COLUMN LOCKING TIME LINE: 15 DEC 09CALLED FOR APPOINTMENT SERVICE REP SAID BRING CAR IN MAX 45 MIN WAIT. 15 DEC 09 1PMCAR DELIVERED TO DEALER FOR FACTORY RECALL WORK 15 DEC 09 3:36CAR READY, COMPLAINED TO SERVICE ADVISOR THAT: CARPET LAID BACK CPU NOT REINSTALLED DASH ALL FEATURES DEAD 17 DEC 09 CAR TOWED TO DEALER FOR REPAIR OF STEERING COLUMN LOCKED 17 DEC 09DEALER INSTALLED PART # 8865311 THIS PART IS NOT NEEDED IF BY PASS WAS INSTALLED 15 DEC 09 01/31/12TOOK CAR TO ROSNER CHEVROLET FOR STEERING COLUMN SERVICE LIGHT ON. 01/31/12DEALER REPAIR PERSON FOUND PART #19244027 BY PASS HARNESS LAYING IN WIRES NOT INSTALLED 02/02/12DEALER INSTALLED BYPASS HARNESS IN CAR ALL FEATURES OF CAR NOW WORKS CAR RUN THE BEST IN YEARS 2 FEB 12CONTACTED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER RELATIONS REQUEST [XXX] 6 FEB 12SENT VIA FAX ALL DOCUMENTS 8 FEB12TOLD BY REP VIA PHONE, THAT MY CLAIM WAS TO OLD NOT GONG TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT PROBLEM ASKED TO SPEAK TO DISTRICT PERSON AND WAS TOLD THAT COULD NOT HAPPEN. CASE IS CLOSED CONCLUSIONSTEEL NEVER INSTALLED THE BYPASS, IF SO THE STEERING LOCK ACTUATOR WOULD NOT BE NEED ON 17 DEC 09 DUE TO BY PASS INSTALLED ON 15 DEC 09.THIS WAS A PROBLEM THAT COULD HAVE CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT ANY WARNING PER GM RECALL#51397 PLUS STEEL CHARGED GM FOR WORK NEVER DONE, AND ME FOR PARTS AND LABOR NOT NEEDED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

FUEL TANK LEAK DUE TO A SPLIT IN NON METAL TANK. *TR

I OWN A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE AND HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THAT APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE THAT WAS INVESTIGATED SEVERAL YEARS BACK ON ANOTHER VEHICLE. HOWEVER, IN DOING INTERNET RESEARCH, IT APPEARS MANY CORVETTE OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WHEREBY THE TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL OR JUST STOP WORKING AFTER THEY HAVE BLINKED FOR A FEW TIMES. I SEE THIS AS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AS THE DRIVERS AROUND YOU DETERMINE THEIR BRAKING AND DRIVING SKILLS ON WHAT THEY SEE AND THEY MAY GET A FALSE SENSE OF WARNING WHEN THE BLINKER GOES OUT AND I STOP ANYWAY TO MAKE THE TURN. I WOULD THINK THAT I WOULD BE CITED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OR THE MANUFACTURER OF THE PART. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHENEVER THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED THE VEHICLE BEGAN PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND THE BRAKES RESPONDED AS IF SHE WERE DRIVING ON ICE. SHE HAD THE OPTION TO CANCEL THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM OR TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IT SO THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD FUNCTION NORMALLY. OCCASIONALLY ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD ILLUMINATE WHICH CAUSED THE ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHT TO MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE WAS IDENTICAL TO RECALL 10V172000, STEERING COLUMN WHICH WAS SPECIFIC TO THE 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. IN AUGUST 2009, A CUSTOMER SERVICE ENGINEER STATED THAT IT MUST BE AN ANOMALY OR A BAD SENSOR THAT CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE DEALER HAD NOT DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE IN JUNE 2010, SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE SERVICE ACTIVE LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CAN PROVIDE A COPY OF HER INVOICE. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO CONCERNED THAT CANCELING THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING OPTION WAS A SAFETY RISK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THE SERVICE COLUMN LOCK WARNING LIGHT WOULD SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE STALLING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE WOULD CONSISTENTLY RECUR. THE DEALER INSTALLED A RESISTOR HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN A FEW MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND AFTER TWO WEEKS, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE DEALER WAS OVERWHELMED AND HAD NOT YET INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INQUIRED WITH THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING: COLUMN LOCKING: ANTITHEFT DEVICE) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 73,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE "ENGINE" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000.

2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE WITH LESS THAN 43,000 MILES HAS STRESS CRACKS IN REAR WHEELS. RIMS HAVE NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE & HAVE NOT BEEN IN ACCIDENT. FOUND PROBLEM DUE TO TIRE PRESSURE LOSS COMING FROM BOTH REAR RIMS. CAR IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION(WEEKEND DRIVING). *TR

VALVE SPRING FAILURES CORVETTE 2002 TO 2004

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING) AND THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE SERVICED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SIX MONTHS AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THERE WERE UNKNOWN REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, IT SURGED IN REVERSE WHILE THE CONTACT WAS RETRIEVING ITEMS FROM THE TRUNK. HE HAD TO JUMP OUT OF THE WAY OF THE VEHICLE. HIS SPOUSE HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS A DEFECTIVE CABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 8,000. UPDATED 09/17/08. *LJ UPDATED 09/24/08. *JB

2002 CORVETTE Z06. VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY BUT WHEN I TURNED THE CORNER THE VEHICLE WENT TO FULL THROTTLE BY ITSELF. I MANAGED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BUT ONLY AFTER STRIKING A METAL POST. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY BAD IF I WAS AT AN INTERSECTION. *TR

THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE AT THE REAR WHEELS DURING LOW SPEED FORWARD AND REVERSE TRAVEL. THE DEALER HAS TWICE (JULY 2008 AND MARCH 2009) TIGHTENED THE REAR AXLE NUTS TO TEMPORARILY SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I'M SURE ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS COMPLAINT, BUT IF THE AXLE NUTS WERE TO FALL OFF THERE PROBABLY WOULD BE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND/OR OTHER VEHICLES BECAUSE OF A CAR ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ACTIVE HANDLING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SWERVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

STEERING COLUMN LOCK SAFETY RECALL HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED AFTER 6 ATTEMPTS! THIS MORNING THE SERVICE COLUMN LOCK ERROR OCCURRED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH!!!! THE ENGINE WAS DISABLED AND WAS NOT ABLE TO BE RESTARTED! THE CAR WAS TOWED TO MY HOUSE WHERE IT NOW SITS DEAD FOR THE 7TH TIME! CHEVROLET AND GENERAL MOTORS HAVE DECIDED NOT TO CONTINUE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ANY MORE BECAUSE NOW THEY ARE CLAIMING I AM OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOW A BRANDED TITLE FROM LIGHT FLOOD DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE HAS SUPPOSEDLY PASSED CT DMV INSPECTION AND WAS SOLD TO US WITH A BRANDED TITLE FROM A LOCAL LICENSED DEALERSHIP IN MY AREA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT HE HAD TO REPLACE THE PUMP AND THE MODULE. THE REMEDY PROVIDED BY THE DEALER WAS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX SINCE THE PROBLEM RECURRED TWO YEARS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

AT ABOUT 15000 MILES THE FUEL TANK BEGAN LEAKING/SMELLING OF GAS AFTER A FILL UP. DEALER DID REPLACE TANK UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. DEALER DESCRIPTION: 25565 LEAKING FUEL TANK LINE L1280 2.1 (GMPP) INSPECTED THE FUEL SYSTEM FOR A LEAK AND FOUND THE HARD LINE TO THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK IS LEAKING AT THE CONNECTION TO THE TANK. REMOVED THE FUEL TANK AND DRAINED THE TANK. SWAPPED THE SENDING UNIT AND INSTALLED THE NEW TANK. REPAIRS WERE DONE ON THE RIGHT SIDE TANK. TECH 2310. *TR

MY STEERING LOCKS UP ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE ! GMC REFUSES TO REIMBURSE ME ON THE REPAIRS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS ARE INOPERATIVE, THE DRIVER CANNOT USE THEM TO SIGNAL INTENT TO TURN ,THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. FOR TWO YEARS, HE CONCLUDED THAT THE COMPONENT WAS TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE . THE DEALERSHIP CONCLUDED THAT THE HAZARD FLASHER SWITCH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. HIS MODEL TYPE WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL #03V327000 ( EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE HE WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

THE RIGHT REAR OEM FORGED ALUMINUM WHEEL ON THE 2002 CORVETTE HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK. DISCUSSION OF THIS CORVETTE WHEEL CRACKING ISSUE ON VARIOUS WEB FORUMS HAS INDICATED THAT MANY OF THESE SAME OEM CORVETTE WHEELS HAVE CRACKED. I CONSIDER THIS CRACKED WHEEL UNSAFE SINCE IT COULD LEAD TO CATASTROPHIC WHEEL FAILURE AND AN ACCIDENT.*AK

EBCM ISSUES ON THE C5 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. GETTING ABS/AH/TC ERRORS ON DISK. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL FOR SAFTEY REASON. *AK SEE THE LONG LIST AT CORVETTE FORUM HTTP://FORUMS.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=1387486

VEHICLE (2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE) RIM CRACKING, NEEDED TO REPLACE ALL RIMS. *JB

RIGHT REAR STOCK RIM ON A 2002 CORVETTE COUPE IS CRACKED. CAR ONLY HAS 33,000 MILES ON IT. I WILL HAVE TO GET A NEW RIM IN ORDER TO FIX THE ISSUE. *TR

ABS MODULE FAILED WITH 33K MILES IN 02 CORVETTE THERE ARE MANY OTHER WHO HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEM BUT WITH BRAKES THAT LOCK UP WITHOUT TOUCHING THE PEDAL. 18 PAGES OF PEOPLE ON CORVETTEFORUM.COM WITH EBCM (ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE) THAT ALSO SHUTS OFF TRACTION CONTROL. PARTS FAILING ON A RANGE OF MODEL YEAR CORVETTES. *TR

THE CHROMED WHEELS ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE ARE CRACKED. ALL 4 WHEES ARE CRACKED AND ON ONE WHEEL 3 OUT OF FIVE SPOKES ARE CRACKED ALMOST COMPLETELY THROUGH. *AK

I HAVE A 2002 C5 CORVETTE, THE REAR RIM HAS A CRACK IN THE SPOKE. I WENT ON CORVETTE FORUM TO SEE IF OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THERE WHERE SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAD THE SAME ISSUE. SEVERAL HAD TAKEN THERE CARS TO THE DEALERS, SOME UNDER WARRANTY SOME NOT AND GM WOULD NOT REPLACE THE RIMS. THIS LINK WAS ACTUALLY ON THE CORVETTE FORUM ASKING PEOPLE TO WRITE TO YOU AND POSSIBLY GET A SAFETY RECALL STARTED. I ONLY HAVE 39000 MILES 0N THE CAR. I FEEL THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE, I DIDN'T NOTICE IT UNTIL I HAD NEW TIRES PUT ON AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME. THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE SHOULD THE RIMS COME APART ON THE HIGHWAY. CAN YOU PLEASE SEE IF OTHERS HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR ISSUES, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT TAKES FOR A RECALL TO BE ISSUED, BUT I FEEL OBLIGATED TO REPORT IT. *JB

THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL ON MY 2002 CORVETTE COUPE HAS A CRACK IN 2 OF THE SPOKES. I TOOK IT IN TO MY CHEVY DEALER (CREST CHEVROLET), THEY TOOK PICTURES AND SUBMITTED A CLAIM TO GM. THE GM REP. HAD THE DEALER TAKE THE TIRE OFF THE WHEEL AND SEE IF THE CRACKS GO THROUGH TO THE INSIDE AND GET THE FACTORY NUMBER OFF THE INSIDE & VERIFY IT WAS A GM WHEEL. THE DEALER SERVICE REP CALLED ME AND SAID GM AGREED TO PAY FOR HALF THE COST OF THE WHEEL. I TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT GM'S OFFER WAS NOT SATISFACTORY AND I WOULD PROCEED IN FILING FORMAL COMPLAINTS. THEY FACT THAT THESE WHEELS ARE A PROBLEM THAT GM IS AWARE OF HAS BEEN DISCUSSED AND DOCUMENTED ON THE CORVETTEFORUM.COM WEBSITE. HTTP://FORUMS.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=1461736. *JB

DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP. THE RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM HAD BEEN COMPLETED BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. *NM

FOUND STRESS CRACKS IN REAR WHEELS OF 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE WAITING FOR DEALER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM DON'T WANT TO WAIT FOR INJURY, PROPERTY DAMAGE, OR DEATH. *JB

BOTH WINDOW MOTORS BROKEN, AFTER LOOKING UP ONLINE, ITS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN ALL CORVETTE UNTIL 2004, I THINK IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *JB

2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE WITH CRACKED WHEELS. *JB