2005 Chevrolet Corvette Complaint Log

ACCELERATED QUICKLY TO 35 MPH AND WHEN I REACHED THE END OF THE BLOCK I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW AND MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN. AT THAT TIME I GOT A WARNING TO CHECK THE CHARGING SYSTEM AND NOTICED I HAD NO POWER STEERING. MANAGED TO MUSCLE THE WHEEL TO COMPLETE THE TURN (HAD IT BEEN MY WIFE THERE IS NO WAY SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL) AND CONTINUE SLOWLY DOWN THE STREET TO MY DRIVEWAY WHERE I AGAIN MUSCLED THE CAR INTO THE DRIVEWAY. DISCOVERED THAT THE MOTOR WAS RUNNING BUT THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS NOT MOVING. THUS NO ALTERNATOR, POWER STEERING ETC. I HAD MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CHECK IT OUT, DISCOVERED THAT THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE HARMONIC BALANCER PULLEY ON THE CRANK SHAFT STRIPPED AND THE CRANK SHAFT WAS TURNING AND NOT MOVING THE PULLEY. HE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE PARTS AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE PLENTY IN STOCK. HE THOUGHT THIS WAS SURPRISING AND THAT IT WAS NOT A SPECIAL ORDER PART. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD HIM THAT THEY HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS. BOTH MY MECHANIC AND I THINK THIS SHOULD QUALIFY FOR SOME TYPE OF RECALL IF IT IS HAPPENING WITH FREQUENCY. OBVIOUSLY SOME KIND OF DESIGN FLAW AND/OR MATERIAL FLAW, PLUS THEY DIDN'T KEY THE PULLEY SO IF THE BOLT STRIPS YOU WOULD NOT LOOSE THE POWER STEERING, ETC. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEED OR DURING THE ACTION OF TURNING I BELIEVE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND/OR INJURY COULD HAVE OCCURRED. COST OF THE PARTS AND REPAIR WERE $2300.00. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE HARD TOP COVER DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACTIVE HANDLING CONTROL FOR THE BRAKES AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 4/13/15*CN UPDATED 9/18/2017*CN

A STRONG FUME ODOR ENTER MY HOUSE AS IF SOMETHING WAS BURNING, MY CORVETTE WAS IN MY GARAGE IT HASNT BEEN USED IN MORE THAN 3DAYS.....I NOTICED IT WAS COMING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR, AND IN EFFECT IT WAS! CONTACTED MY MECHANIC AND HE ADVISED ME THAT IT WAS THE ABS SYSTEM CAUGHT ON FIRE DAMAGING THE CONECTOR, MODULE AND REGULATOR. HE FOUND A LEAK OF BRAKE FLUID THRU THE MODULATOR THAT CAUSE THE MODULES CABLES BURNED THE CONNECTOR. HAD TO CHANGE ALL THE ABS SYSTEM SINCE CHEVROLET MODIFIED THE PREVIOUS ABS SYSTEM CAUSE IT WAS DEFECTIVE. HOWEVER NO RECALL HAS BEEN MADE TO THIS SYSTEM. AN APROX $3500. IN REPAIRS FOR A SYSTEM THAT THEY KNOW IS DEFECTIVE. WE WERE LUCKY NOTHING ELSE IN OUR GARAGE/HOUSE GOT DAMAGE IT WAS AN SCARY SITUATION.

CAR WILL NO LONGER SHIFT OUT OF PARK TO REVERSE OR DRIVE. STARTED HAPPENING AT 20,000 MILES INTERMITTENTLY AND BY 25.000 MILES NO LONGER FUNCTIONS. REPLACEMENT IS IN THE $1000 RANGE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL AS IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECTIVE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. I HAD TO REMOVE THE CENTER CONSOLE TO ACCESS THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY AND DRILL A HOLE THRU THE LOCK MECHANISM AND TIE 30 LB TEST FISHING LINE THRU THE HOLE AND RUN THE LINE IN TO THE STORAGE AREA AND ON TO A LARGE PLASTIC WASHER. NOW EVERY TIME I WANT TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK, NO MATTER WHEN OR WHERE, DOESN'T MATTER, I HAVE TO OPEN THE LID TO THE CONSOLE AND PULL THE WASHER WITH MY RIGHT HAND AND MOVE THE SHIFTER OUT OF PARK WITH MY LEFT HAND.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND A WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V251000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

TRACTION SYSTEM ERROR ON DIC, SHUT OFF TRACTION CONTROL AND RESET IT TO ON. ERROR WENT AWAY. I HAVE HAD THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION SWITCH CHANGED AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. DEFECT INVESTIGATIONS SUMMARY MAKE: CHEVROLET MODEL: CORVETTE YEAR: 2005-2008 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE08056 SUMMARY: ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2008, ODI OPENED PRELIMINARY EVALUATION PE08-056 TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS OF INAPPROPRIATE ACTIVATION OF THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) SYSTEM IN MODEL YEAR (MY) 2005 AND 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE VEHICLES. SOME REPORTS RECEIVED BY ODI AND SOME REPORTS TO GENERAL MOTORS (GM) CONTAINED IN GM'S RESPONSE TO PE08-056 ALLEGE THAT THE ESC SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING A SUDDEN AND INAPPROPRIATE BRAKING ACTION WITHOUT ILLUMINATION OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE LEFT OR RIGHT UNEXPECTEDLY. GM ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN IN JANUARY 2006, LATER REVISED IN OCTOBER 2007 (BULLETIN NO. 06-02-35-002B) CONCERNING ESC PROBLEMS IN MY 2005 AND 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE VEHICLES WITH THE TELESCOPING STEERING WHEEL OPTION. THE BULLETIN WAS INTENDED TO CORRECT A FRETTING CORROSION PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR CONNECTOR C202. AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS HAS BEEN OPENED (EA09-002) TO CONTINUE TO ASSES THE SCOPE, FREQUENCY, AND SAFETY-RELATED CONSEQUENCES OF THE ALLEGED DEFECT. *TR

DRIVING IN THE RAIN WHEN THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING; HIGH BEAMS AND FOG LIGHTS OPERATIONAL. SAME THING HAPPENED ON 11-23-14 (EXCEPT NO RAIN). IN BOTH CASES THE LIGHTS WORKED FINE THE NEXT DAY. DEALER SAYS THERE IS A RECALL BUT THAT THEY HAVE NO PART OR GUIDANCE FROM GM. *TR

LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. TELESCOPIC STEERING COLUMN IS ALSO RECALLED. *TR

TAKING A FREEWAY EXIT RAMP, TURNING RIGHT, WARNING LIGHT CAME ON DISPLAYING "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM. *TR

SHIFTER WILL NOT GO INTO DRIVE. STUCK IN PARK. PUT CAR IN PARK AT LIGHT AND IT STICKS. *TR

I AM HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V251000. BRAKE LIGHTS ARE STAYING ON WHEN NOT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V251000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMP STOP WORKING. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V251000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE RECALL WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE FUSE BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BRAKE INTERMITTENTLY SEIZED AND PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AN UNKNOWN WARNING SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT A STARE WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,200.

CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. IT GOES OFF AND ON RANDOMLY. WHEN IS THIS GOING TO BE CORRECTED? MY CORVETTE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE. THEY JUST MOVE THE WIRES UNDER THE SEAT AND THE LIGHT GOES OUT FOR AWHILE. AT ONE POINT THEY SAID THE PRE-TENSIONER WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED IT. I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AT THE TIME AND PAID MY $200 DEDUCTIBLE. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE LIGHT WAS BACK AND MY DEALER WAS SHUT DOWN BY GM. IT WENT OUT BECAUSE THEY MOVED THE WIRES NOT BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE TENSIONER. THEIR TECH 11 SAW AN OPEN CIRCUIT, NOT A DEFECTIVE TENSIONER. THEY OWE ME $200. THAT'S A LAUGH. I ZIP TIED THE CONNECTOR'S UNDER THE SEAT. THAT LAST FOR AWHILE AND THE LIGHT COMES BACK. THIS PROBLEM IS THE EXACT PROBLEM THAT THE BUICK WAS RECALLED FOR. THE SAME FIX IS REQUIRED FOR THE CORVETTE. A CONNECTOR UNDER THE SEAT NEEDS TO BE REMOVED AND THE WIRES SOLDERED TOGETHER ARE WE WAITING FOR A DEATH? IT WILL HAPPEN SOONER OR LATER. THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON. I HAVE FILED MANY COMPLAINT'S WITH THE NHTSA AND SO HAVE MANY MEMBERS OF THE C6 CORVETTE FORUM WITH NO LUCK OR RESPONSE TO LET US KNOW THAT YOU EVEN READ THEM. I CONTINUE TO HOPE TO GET A CHANCE TO TALK TO YOU. PLEASE CALL OF EMAIL ME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SEIZED SEVERAL TIMES AND WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000. UPDATED 02/24/15*LJ UPDATED 9/13/2017*CN

TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY. "SERVICE STABILITY CONTROL" MESSAGE APPEARED. BRAKES APPLIED AUTOMATICALLY AND PULLED HARD TO THE RIGHT. I COULD NOT STEER. TURNED CAR OFF THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. CAR WAS "NORMAL" UNTIL THE STEERING WHEEL GET TURNED COMPLETELY. SCARED IT WILL HAPPEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMED. THE HIGH BEAMS WERE ENGAGED IN ORDER TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOT A REMEDY FOR THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:14V251000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,846.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V251000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , EXTERIOR LIGHTING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? THE C6 (2005-2013) CORVETTE HAS A SERIOUS CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT PROBLEM. THERE WERE 215,000 PRODUCED AND MOST ALL OF THEM HAVE THE PROBLEM AND THE DEALERS WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. MANY OWNERS DRIVE EVERY DAY WITH THE CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT ON 100% OF THE TIME MEANING THE SYSTEM WILL NOT WORK WHEN NEEDED. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS MANY TIMES AND OTHER OWNERS ON THE CORVETTE FORUM HAVE ALSO. THERE ARE AROUND 20,000 MEMBERS AND WE FEEL WE ARE BEING IGNORED BY THE NHTSA AND GENERAL MOTORS. THE BUICK RECALL IS FOR THE EXACT SAME THING AND THE EXACT SAME THING IS CAUSING IT. THE WIRING UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT. ARE WE WAITING FOR A SERIOUS ACCIDENT? PLEASE CALL ME FOR MORE INFORMATION. *TR

CAR EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT GEAR SELECTOR STUCK IN PARK. *TR

I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD AT APPROX. 20 MPH WHEN RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE RIGHT. VEHICLE WOULD LOCK UP EVERY TIME I TRIED TO GO THEREFORE I HAD TO CUT IGNITION OFF AND RESTART. THIS HAS OCCURRED NOW THREE TIMES AND EACH TIME THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE RIGHT EACH TIME AND WOULD NOT GO! I WAS TRAVELING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED ON EACH OCCURRENCE AND WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN ON EACH OCCURRENCE. WE TOOK THE CAR TO YOUMAN'S CHEVOLET IN MACON ,GA AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT AND THE CHARGES TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM WERE GOING TO BE SO OUTLANDISH THAT WE DID NOT PURSUE. THEY DID NOT EVEN CONSIDER CHECKING TO SEE IF THERE COULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM OR ANY OTHER PROBLEMS WE HAVE GONE TO THEM WITH DURING THE LAST SEVEN YEARS. AT THAT POINT, WE WENT TO A CAR REPAIR PLACE THAT WE USE FREQUENTLY ON ALL OF OUR VEHICLES AND HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE CAR TO CHECK FOR AN ERROR CODE ON THE COMPUTER BUT NOTHING SHOWED UP. THE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT IT HAS NOT DONE THIS ENOUGH TIMES TO REGISTER THE PROBLEM YET. SINCE THAT TIME, WE GENERALLY DRIVE WITH THE TRACTION SYSTEM OFF WHEN DRIVING IN TOWN AS IT IS SOMEWHAT SCARY WHEN THE SITUATION OCCURS. THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED TO DATE WHEN THE TRACTION SYSTEM IS OFF AND HAS ALSO NOT HAPPENED WHEN TRAVELING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED. *TR

AIRBAG ERROR LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. EVEN AFTER HAVING THE FRONT SENSOR REPLACED. HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. APPEARS RELATED TO CONNECTOR UNDER SEATS. DON'T KNOW IF AIRBAG WILL ACTIVATE IF NEEDED.

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? THE C6 CORVETTE (2005-2013) HAS BEEN REPORTED HUNDREDS OF TIMES FOR THE CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT BEING RANDOMLY ON AND OFF. THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME AS THE BUICK THAT WAS RECALLED. ARE WE WAITING FOR A DEATH? I HOPE NOT. I AM ONLY ONE THAT HAS REPORTED THIS MANY TIMES IN THE LAST NINE YEARS. CHECK MY PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL THE DETAILS EVEN A LETTER FROM GM ADMITTING THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THE PROBLEM FOR YEARS. IS IT BECAUSE ONLY 215,000 C6 CORVETTES WERE PRODUCED? IF ANYONE READS THIS AND WANTS TO TALK TO ME, EMAIL ME AT LESANDVITA@SBCGLOBAL.NET OR CALL ME AT THE NUMBER BELOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP, THE LOW BEAMS AND HIGH BEAMS SHORTED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, ONLY THE RUNNING LIGHTS AND THE FOG LIGHTS WOULD WORK PROPERLY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V251000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BATTERY TWICE DUE TO THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT A CLICKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE KEYLESS IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TPMS SENSOR ILLUMINATED AFTER REPLACING THE FRONT TWO TIRES AND NOTICED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL SHORT AND THE ALTERNATOR MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,469.

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH AND THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS WENT OFF WITHOUT ME TURNING THEM OFF. CAR DASH DISPLAYED " HEAD LIGHTS SUGGESTED". THEY DID NOT COME BACK ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND SHIFTING GEARS, THE CLUTCH PEDAL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY 2005 C6 WAS STUCK IN PARK, FAULTY SOLENOID IT WILL NOT ENGAGE DOG EAR TO ALLOW YOU SHIFT OUT OF PARK, LEAVES YOU STRANDED, DEALER WANTS $800 TO REPLACE ENTIRE SHIFTER SINCE THE SOLENOID IS RIVETED TO. THERE ARE MANY C6 OWNERS DEALING WITH SAME ISSUE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND ACTIVE HANDLING MESSAGE SHOWED UP IN THE DIC ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SECONDS LATER THE ANTILOCK BRAKES SEEMED TO LOCK ON ONE SIDE ONLY AND TRIED TO PULL STEERING WHEEL OUT OF MY HANDS I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND AFTER CYCLING THE IGNITION SWITCH THE NOTICE WENT AWAY AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY AGAIN. *TR

I AM DRIVING AT NIGHT ALL OF A SUDDEN MY LIGHTS GO OUT AND WILL NOT COME BACK ON..... COME TO FIND OUT THE FUSE BOX GETS TO HOT AND THE WIRES INSIDE ARE AFFECTED CAUSING IT TO FAIL THE DEALER SAYS ITS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL.THIS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH INTO SOMEONE. IF I DID GET HURT BECAUSE OF THIS I WOULD FILE A LAW SUIT. *TR

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. MY 2005 C6 CORVETTE HAS AN ISSUE THAT I HAVE JUST FOUND OUT HUNDREDS OF OTHERS WITH THIS YEAR HAVE EXPERIENCING. MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER IS STUCK IN PARK, LEAVING ME STRANDED. I TRIED TO MOVE THE SHIFTER AND IT IS LOCKED IN PARK. I AM EXPERIENCED WITH THIS VEHICLE AND DID APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHICH IS PROCEDURE TO START THE VEHICLE & THEN MOVE THE SHIFTER INTO DRIVE. IT STILL IS LOCKED IN PARK. I FOUND BLOGS ONLINE RELATED TO : "MY 2005 C6 CORVETTE IS LOCKED IN PARK. GM ISSUED A RECALL ON SATURNS FOR AUTO TRANSMISSIONS AND SHIFTER PROBLEMS, I AM SEEING MORE COMPLAINTS ONLINE. THIS IS ONE OF MANY BLOGS I FOUND. LINK: HTTP://M.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/C6-TECH-PERFORMANCE/3196793-2005-C6-AUTOS-STUCK-IN-PARK-SOLUTION-WITH-PICS-2.HTML THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION & FOLLOW UP ON MY ISSUE. *TR UPDATED 12/1/2014 *JS

I RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING NOTICE, BUT GM HAS NOT CONTACTED ME ABOUT FIXING THE PROBLEM: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ YOU ARE RECEIVING THIS MESSAGE BECAUSE YOU HAVE REQUESTED TO BE NOTIFIED IF THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL REGARDING VEHICLES FROM NHTSA'S OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION. PLEASE CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID LINKS TO VIEW THE RECALL INFORMATION. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER :14V251 MANUFACTURER :GENERAL MOTORS LLC MAKE / MODEL YEARS :CHEVROLET / 2005-2007 SUBJECT : LOSS OF LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. *TR

WHILE MAKING A SLOW SPEED RIGHT TURN, THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE GRABBED AND THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" WARNING WAS DISPLAYED ON THE DASH. TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND RE-STARTING CLEARED THE MESSAGE. *TR

MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING. THE INTERIOR LIGHT MONITOR ON THE DASH SHOWS THE LOW BEAMS AS WORKING. THE FOG LIGHTS AND THE HIGH BEAMS CONTINUE TO WORK. I HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH MY HIGH BEAMS ON. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 CORVETTE MY HEAD LIGHTS WILL GO OUT. SOMETIMES WHEN I START MY CAR THEY WILL NOT EVEN COME ON. I CANNOT DRIVE MY CAR AT NIGHT TIME . *TR

WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN FROM A STOPPED POSITION THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKES STARTED TO PULSE AND GRAB NOT ALLOWING ME TO ACCELERATE MORE THAN A CRAWL. WARNING LIGHT ON DASH TRACTION CONTROL / ACTIVE HANDLING ILLUMINATES. I WAS ABLE TO LIMP OUT OF THE INTERSECTION AND COME TO A STOP IN A PARKING LOT. WITH THE STEERING WHEEL AND WHEELS STRAIGHT, I AGAIN TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE BRAKES STILL GRABBED. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TRIED TURNING OFF THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ACTIVE HANDLING BY PRESSING THE BUTTON ON THE CENTER ARM REST AREA. STILL SHOWING THE SAME MESSAGE AND STILL NOT DRIVING CORRECTLY. I THEN SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED. BACK TO NORMAL DRIVING. TWO DAYS LATER WHILE TURNING LEFT AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME WHILE GOING 10 MPH, I FELT THE BRAKES AGAIN START TO PULSE AND GRAB BUT IT CORRECTED ITSELF WITHOUT ME HAVING TO RESTART THE CAR. I DO HAVE POWER TELESCOPING WHEEL THAT DOES RETRACT EVERY TIME I EXIT THE CAR. I BROUGHT IT IN TO VAN CHEVY TODAY BUT THEY FOUND NO CODES AND DID SAY THE CLIP THAT WAS INSTALLED AS PART OF A RECALL WAS STILL IN PLACE. OTHER THAN REPLACING THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO OR WHAT IS WRONG. I HAVE HAD MANY GM CARS BEFORE BUT THIS ISSUE REALLY SCARES ME. *TR

CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT. WHAT IS TAKING SO LONG. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH THE 2005 THRU 2013 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WE HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE NHTSA BY THE HUNDREDS IF NOT MORE. THE DEALERS DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. GM ENGINEERING SENT ME A LETTER (I SENT IT TO YOU) ADMITTING THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT HAVE NO PLANS ON A RECALL. ARE WE WAITING FOR A DEATH? GM RECALLED THE BUICK FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS THE CORVETTE. THEY ARE REMOVING A DEFECTIVE CONNECTOR UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT AND SOLDERING THE WIRES. WE CORVETTE OWNERS CAME UP WITH THAT PLAN MANY MONTHS AGO. I AM RELUCTANT TO DO IT MYSELF FOR LEGAL REASONS. I'M A MEMBER OF THE CORVETTE FORUM WITH OVER 26,200 POST AND THIS ISSUE IS DISCUSSED EVERY DAY. HELP. *TR

SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHT CAME ON AND I WAS MAKING A TURN AND RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BRAKE LOCKED UP. CHECKED AND THEIR WAS A RECALL ON THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL RECORDING MALFUNCTION OF ACTION HANDLING ISSUED IN 2010. CHEVROLET DEALER SHIP TOLD ME MY CAR WASN'T COVERED UNDER RECALL BUT WOULDN'T TELL ME WHY. *TR

AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON DASH STAYS ON, FOUND CONNECTOR UNDER DRIVERS SEAT WORKS ITSELF LOOSE AFTER REPEATED SEAT MOVEMENT. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON -- DEALER TRIES TO FIX (AT CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE) AND SAID FIX LASTS FOR MAYBE A MONTH OR TWO. I HAVE GIVEN UP SPENDING FOR THIS TEMPORARY FIX -- I USE MY 3 POINT SEAT BELT EVERY TIME AND HOPE IT IS GOOD ENOUGH.... THIS PROBLEM IS WELL KNOWN IN THE CORVETTE COMMUNITY AND TO GM, AND HAS BEEN FOR A LONG TIME. GM SIMPLY REFUSES TO COME UP WITH AN APPROPRIATE FIX FOR THIS AND IT IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, A LOUD POPPING NOISE WAS PRESENT. THE LOCKING MECHANISM FOR THE ROOF TOP MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE TOP TO EJECT FROM THE VEHICLE. DURING THE INCIDENT, THE PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE SUFFERED A LACERATION TO THE FACE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE CAR STARTED TO LOCK UP JUST THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE ONLY AND THE DRIVERS INFORMATION CENTER STATED "ACTIVE HANDLING". THE CAR CONTINUED TO LOCK THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE ABOUT EVERY 10 FEET OF MOVEMENT UNTIL I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED THE IGNTION OFF THEN BACK ON AGAIN. *JS

THIS IS IN REGARDS TO THE RECENT RECALL ON 2005-2007 CORVETTE HEAD LIGHT ASSEMBLY. I HAVE A SIMILAR PROBLEM THOUGH THE ELECTRIC SHORT IN THE LIGHT HARNESS CAUSED MY RIGHT BLINK TO NOT FUNCTION. THE GM DEALERSHIP THAT I TOOK IT TO STATED THE WHOLE LIGHT ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. MY CORVETTE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED AS OF YET AND WHEN I CONTACT GM THEY DON'T SEE TO UNDERSTAND MY CLAIM. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING THE HARNESS THAT IS CAUSING THE LOW BEAMS TO NOT WORK IS THE SAME HARNESS FOR THE ENTIRE LIGHT ASSEMBLY. I HAD THIS REPAIRED ALREADY AND LOOKING TO HELP TO GET SOME COMPENSATION BACK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V172000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" WARNING INDICATOR WILL APPEAR INTERMITTENTLY ON THE CONTACTS INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE FAILURE. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 05/28/14*LJ UPDATED 06/2/2014 *JS

WON'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK. *TR

THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. YOU HAVE TO SIT THERE WAITING FOR IT LET YOU MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT. *TR

SEVERAL TIMES WHILE I AM DRIVING THE FRONT TIRES WILL LOCK UP, MAKING MY CAR TURN SHARPLY EITHER TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT, OR WHEN I AM MAKING TURNS, THIS BRINGS ME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE COMPUTER TELLS ME TO SERVICE THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM, WELL I LOOKED INTO IT AND GM HAD A RECALL ON THIS, THE SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER IS TSB-06-02-35-002B. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY SAID THAT THE RECALL ON MY VEHICLE WAS ACCOMPLISHED, WELL, (IF IT WAS) IT IS NOT WORKING AS IT WAS INTENDED TO WORK. I CANNOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE !!! DO YOU THINK GM HAS SAID THIS WAS COMPLETED, BUT WASN'T!! I DO NOT WANT TO TAMPER WITH MY CAR, BECAUSE IF IT WAS NOT CORRECTED I WOULD NEED PROOF, IS THERE SOMEWHERE I CAN GO TO SEE IF THIS SB WAS IN FACT COMPLETED? GM SAID TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER, I CALLED THE DEALER, BUT THEY WE NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS LIKE THIS, SO I SURE DON'T WANT TO GO BACK TO THEM, JUST TO HAVE THEM CHARGE $ ME FOR SOMETHING THAT THEY SAID THAT THEY HAVE ACCOMPLISHED ALREADY, OR IF IT WAS ACCOMPLISHED IT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. CAN YOU HELP, BECAUSE I CAN NOT PUT THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD, AND TAKE THE CHANCE OF HURTING SOMEONE!! *JS

I EXPERIENCED SYMPTOMS SIMILAR TO THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING RECALL. IT WAS RAINING, AND A "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" MESSAGE APPEARED ON MY DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER (DIC) DISPLAY. THE ACTIVE HANDLING TROUBLE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. THE CAR STARTED MISSING AND WAS RUNNING ROUGH, LIKE IT WANTED TO STALL. THEN THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND A "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DIC. BOTH MESSAGES FLASHED ALTERNATIVELY AND CONTINUED TO DO SO UNTIL I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOPPED. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT; THE MESSAGES DID NOT CLEAR, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WAS STILL ILLUMINATED, AND THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING ROUGH. I WAS ABLE TO LIMP THE CAR HOME (15 MILES) SAFELY. ONCE I PULLED INTO MY GARAGE, I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTARTED IT. THE ENGINE IDLED SMOOTHLY THEN. THE BRAKES DID NOT ACTIVATE AS IS COMMON WITH OTHER CORVETTES COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. MY VIN IS ALSO NOT ONE THAT IS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL, BUT I SEEM TO HAVE MANY OF THE SAME SYMPTOMS, AND MY CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH THE TILT AND TELESCOPING STEERING COLUMN. I CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD MY CAR IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. HOW DO I KNOW THAT WHEN I CAN FIND NO PUBLICATION OF THE VINS INCLUDED ANYWHERE? YOUR INVESTIGATION NUMBER: EA09-002 GM RECALL NUMBER: 10118 APR 10 *TR

VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. VEHICLE SHIFT LEVER WILL NOT ALLOW MOVEMENT FROM PARK. VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO MOVE. REPEATING THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE, REPEATEDLY, WILL EVENTUALLY ALLOW SHIFT LEVER TO MOVE FROM THE PARK POSITION TO DRIVE: EXIT / RE-ENTER VEHICLE, WAIT 10 SECONDS, PLACE FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL, PRESS IGNITION SWITCH, MOVE SHIFT LEVER, REPEATEDLY UNTIL SHIFT LEVER MOVES OR PLACE VEHICLE IN "ACCESSORY" MODE AND ATTEMPT TO MOVE SHIFT LEVER. ALL STEPS MAY BE NEED REPEATED ATTEMPTS. NO FORCE, BEYOND TYPICAL USE OR PRESSURE TO MOVE SHIFT LEVER, IS APPLIED. PROBLEM IS PRESENT IN ANY TYPE OF WEATHER, TIME OF DAY. SURFACE IS FLAT AND LEVEL. VEHICLE NOT PARKED ON INCLINE SURFACE. VEHICLE IS NOT ABUSED, RACED, OR DRIVEN IN HIGH-PERFORMANCE MANNER. VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVEN ON A DAILY BASIS. *TR

IN MY 2005 CHEVY CORVETTE, DRIVING NORTH ON HIGHWAY I55 NEAR THE LOUISIANA/ MISSISSIPPI LINE AT 10 PM MY LOWBEAM HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. USED HI BEAMS TO RETURN HOME. WHEN CAR SITS FOR SEVERAL HOURS AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT COOLS OFF LOW BEAMS WORK NORMALLY. WHEN ENGINE COMPARTMENT HEATS UP DURING NORMAL OPERATION LIGHTS EXTINGUISH AGAIN. RESEARCHED ON THE CORVETTE FORUM AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. THE ISSUE IS IN THE FUSE BOX LOCATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. A WIRE IN THE BOX BREAKS AT A BEND. I HAVE MADE THE SUGGESTED REPAIR AS PER THE FORUM BUT FELT IT IMPORTANT TO REPORT THE PROBLEM AS IT PUT ME IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR