2007 Chevrolet Corvette Complaint Log

THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON OFTEN. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR ALL C6 CORVETTES (2005 THROUGH 2013). THE PROBLEM IS THE CONNECTOR UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT. IF IT IS ZIP TIED TIGHTLY BY THE OWNER, THE LIGHT WILL GO OUT FOR A WHILE. WHEN IT COMES BACK ON, THE ZIP TIE MUST BE REPLACED TO GET THE CONNECTIONS TO WORK AGAIN. BAD CONNECTOR SHOULD BE RECALLED IN MY OPINION. WORRIED THAT WHEN THE LIGHT COME ON THAT THE AIR BAGS ARE DISABLED. VERY DANGEROUS. *JS

WHEN THE ENGINE IS RUNNING (AFTER STARTING) THE AIR BAG LIGHT DOES NOT DE-ENERGIZE. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT WENT OFF. SEARCHED FORUMS AND IT IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE CORVETTE (AND OTHER GM VEHICLES, APPARENTLY). USED A ZIP TIE TO TIGHTEN CONNECTOR TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT THE VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED TO FIX THE CONNECTORS UNDER THE SEATS. *TR

TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT TO REVERSE OR PARK WHEN I WANT TO PARK THE CAR. CHEVY DEALER DID TEMP. FIX IN APRIL 2014 (OUT OF TOWN AND EXTENDED PERIOD TO GET PART). PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN JULY 2014. I CAN DRIVE THE CAR AND WHEN PARKED I SIMPLY PARK WHERE I CAN DRIVE FORWARD AND APPLY THE HAND BRAKE AS IT WILL RESTART IN NEUTRAL. *TR

I WAS PULLING OUT OF A GAS STATION, ALL OF SUDDEN MY FRONT BREAKS LOCKED UP. THIS SCARES ME WHAT IF I AM ON THE HIGHWAY. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS CRACKED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO VIEW THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD PROPERLY WHEN DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,322.

GAS LEAKING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE FUEL TANK WHEN THE TANKS ARE MORE THAN HALF FULL

THE FUEL GUAGE WENT TO EMPTY AND THE FUEL IS FULL. I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS THE FUEL SENSOR. CHEVROLET WANTS $1600.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE PRICE IS WAY OUT OF LINE. CAN I GET SOME HELP. *TR

STRONG FUEL ODOR WHEN TANK IS ABOVE HALF FULL. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN GARAGE NEXT TO GAS WATER HEATER. WOKE TO HOUSE WITH STRONG GASOLINE ODOR. CAN ONLY PUT 6 GALLONS OF GAS IN CAR. CAR IS A FIRE HAZARD

MY CORVETTE IS EXPERIENCING BRAKE/ STABILITY CONTROL/ TRACTION CONTROL ISSUES. THE FIRST TIME I APPLY THE BRAKES AFTER STARTING THE CAR THEY PEDAL VIBRATES, THE BRAKES FEEL INEFFECTIVE, AND THE CAR DISABLES ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, ACTIVE HANDLING, AND TRACTION CONTROL. THE LIGHTS RESET AFTER SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF AND STARTING IT AGAIN, ONLY FOR ALL THESE SYSTEMS TO DISABLE UPON THE FIRST STOP. *TR

THERE IS A SERIOUS AN DEADLY PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN OF THE MICHELIN TIRES SPECIFIED FOR THE 2007 (AN OTHER) CORVETTE Z06. THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE COMPLETELY COLLAPSES WHILE EXECUTING A SHARP TURN EITHER GOING FORWARD OR BACKING UP. DETAILED DISCUSSION WITH SUPPLIER DISCOUNT TIRE AND SECOND HAND COMMUNICATION WITH THE MICHELIN LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT MICHELIN AND DISCOUNT TIRE ARE BOTH AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE ABSOLUTE FACT IS THE TIRES DO COLLAPSE WHEN MAKING A SHARP TURN. IF ONE MAKES A SHARP TURN WITH ANY SPEED OR ACCELERATION WILL CAUSE THE TIRE'S SIDEWALL TO COLLAPSE. DANGER DANGER DANGER!!! THE HOME LINK SYSTEM ALSO DOES NOT WORK AND I GOT THE RUN AROUND FOR YEARS WITH NO ACTION TAKEN. *TR

MY GM SERVICE REQUEST NUMBERB IS:[XXX].THE AUTOMATIC GEAR SELECTOR LEVER OCCASIONALLY GOT STUCK IN PARK (P) AND TOOK A LONG DANGEROUS TIME TO GET IT WORKED LOOSE AND FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. I LIVED WITH IT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, BUT IT GOT PROGRESSIVELY MUCH WORSE AND MORE DANGEROUS. I SPOKE TO OTHER CORVETTE OWNERS AND FOUND OUT THAT I HAD A COMMON SAFETY PROBLEM FOR MY MODEL. I FINALLY TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER THAT SOLD IT TO ME (MOUNTAIN VIEW CHEVROLET) WHO SAID THEY HAD SEEN A LOT OF THIS DEFECT AND THEY THEN CHARGED ME NEARLY $600 TO CORRECT THIS DANGEROUS DEFECT. NOT RIGHT!!!! IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED FROM THE GET-GO AND FIXED PROMPTLY WITHOUT CHARGE. UNABLE TO MOVE IN TRAFFIC, GET OUT OF THE WAY OF DANGER, OR OFF OF RAILWAY TRACKS IS A POTENTIAL KILLER. THERE SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

AFTER REFUELING, I CAN SMELL GASOLINE IN THE VEHICULE COMPARTMENT

MULTIPLE FINE CRACKS IN BOTH HEAD LIGHT ASSEMBLIES. THEY ARE NOT ONLY UNSIGHTLY BUT APPEARS TO DISTORT/REFLECT HEAD LIGHTING. IN CHECKING MY WITH LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP, OTHER CORVETTES OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN DEFECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY FAILED AND THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS WERE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO VIEW THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT DIAGNOSED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,734. UPDATED 02/06/14*LJ THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS AN INTERNAL UNDERHOOD BUSSED ELECTRICAL CENTER FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING. 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 89,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

THE EXHAUST VALVE BROKE OFF, AND ENGINE BLEW UP. I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY.

BOTTOM OF REAR HATCH STRUT / DEFOGGER, DRIVERS SIDE, SHORTED OUT CAUSING A FIRE WHICH TOTALLY DESTROYED THE CAR. *TR

THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS INITIALLY WORK WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. THEY WILL OPERATE BOTH AUTOMATICALLY AND MANUALLY WHEN SELECTED. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR 15 - 20 MINUTES THE LOW BEAMS GO OUT. THEY WILL NOT COME ON IN EITHER THE AUTO OR MANUAL MODES. THE HIGH BEAMS, PARKING AND FOG LIGHTS ALL WORK. AFTER THE CAR SITS FOR SEVERAL HOURS THE LIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON, BUT WILL GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE HAD MY CAR SERVICED FOR THIS PROBLEM 4 TIMES. THE GROUND WAS FIXED ONE TIME, THE NEXT VISIT THE CONTROL MODULE AND AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR WAS REPLACED, THE FOLLOWING VISIT THE CONTROL ON THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED. THE LOW BEAMS OPERATED FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME EACH TIME. WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT, IT IS WITHOUT WARNING AND THEY WILL NOT COME BACK ON UNTIL THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING FOR SEVERAL HOURS. I HAVE INVESTIGATED THIS ISSUE AND IT APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN SEVERAL CORVETTE AND GENERAL MOTORS FORUMS. *TR

AS I, "THE OWNER", WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, I RECEIVED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD CLUSTER AND MOVED THE VEHICLE TO THE FAR RIGHT HAND LANE AND SLOWED DOWN, AFTER ABOUT 15 MINS THE WARNING LIGHT WENT AWAY, THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES DURING THE WEEK UNTILL I COULD HAVE THE CAR LOOKED AT BY MY TECH. WHEN I TALKED WITH MY TECH, HE SAID THAT THERE WERE NO CODES AND HE RECOMMEND THAT INSTEAD OF HAVING THE PASSENGER SEAT IN THE FULL BACK POSITION THAT I SHOULD MOVE IT FORWARD A LITTLE, THAT WAY THE AIR BAG MODULE WIRES WOULD NOT BE STRESSED. AFTER MOVING THE PASSENGER SEAT FORWARD ABOUT AN INCH OR SO THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT HAS NOT COME BACK SINCE, CURRENT MILEAGE ON VEHICLE IS 164,327. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OUT. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, A KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED PROBLEM REGARDING THE FUSE BLOCK UNDER THE HOOD WAS THE CULPRIT. THERE IS A COPPER WIRE WITHIN THE FUSE BLOCK THAT LOSES CONNECTION DUE TO THE HIGH HEAT THAT OCCURS IN THE FUSEBOX CIRCUITRY BUT TO DATE, GM HAS NOT ISSUED A TSB OR RECALL CONCERNING THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ISSUE. *TR

I'VE HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES OF THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING WARNING" COME ON, ABOUT ONCE A WEEK FOR THE LAST MONTH ON MY CAR IN THE DRIVERS INFORMATION DISPLAY IN THE DASH. ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAD THE FIX PRESCRIBED BY GM, A CLIP ON THE CONNECTOR FOR THE STEERING POSITION SENSOR, INSTALLED. THAT STOPPED THE ISSUE UNTIL RECENTLY. YESTERDAY ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK THE SYSTEM KICKED ON AND LOCKED THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL REPEATEDLY. IT JERKED THE CAR TO THE RIGHT, PULLING ME PARTWAY OFF THE ROAD AND ALMOST INTO A RAVINE. *TR

WE HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH LOW BEAMS NOT COMING ON. WE REPLACED THE RELAY WITH A NEW ONE AND IT MADE NO DIFFERENCE. ALL OTHER LIGHTS WORK. HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AS A BREAK IN GROUND WIRE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE BCM AND THE FUSE BOX. SEVERAL FUSES IN THE BOX ARE DISCOLORED FROM EXCESSIVE HEAT IN THE FUSE BOX. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME, CHECKED CONNECTORS UNDER BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SEATS AND USED A ZIP-TIE TO ENSURE THE CONNECTORS WERE TIGHT. AFTERWARDS, THE AIRBAG LIGHT WENT OFF, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. *TR

SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING/TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM WARNING CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AVERAGE SPEED (ABOUT 45MPH) GOING STRAIGHT ON A FLAT ROAD. LIGHT WENT OFF AFTER TURNING OFF VEHICLE. CAME BACK ON NUMEROUS TIMES AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS, SOME WHILE BRAKING AT A LIGHT, OTHER TIMES WHILE ACCELERATING. TOOK TO SHOP AND HAD RECOMMENDED FIX OF CLIP ON WIRE BELOW STEERING WHEEL COMPLETED. SHOP TEST DROVE CAR AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE ISSUE. ON WAY HOME, SERVICE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. THIS TIME I NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHTS ALSO AFFECTED- LIGHTS ON WHILE DRIVING AND OFF WHEN DEPRESSING PEDAL. TOOK BACK TO SHOP WHERE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH UNDER PEDAL REPLACED AND BCM COMPUTER WAS FLASHED AND REPROGRAMMED (TO AVOID REPLACING). THIS SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM.FOR ABOUT 5 MONTHS. SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AGAIN CAME ON AND BECAME MORE FREQUENT OVER 2 WEEKS AND BY THE SECOND WEEK THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAYED ON AT ALL TIMES. RETURNED TO SHOP AND HAD TO PAY FOR NEW BCM COMPUTER. HAVE DRIVEN CAR TWICE SINCE THEN WITHOUT ISSUE. FOR OTHER ISSUES ALSO NOTED BY OTHER DRIVERS- HEADLIGHTS HAVE LITTLE CRACKS ALL THROUGH LENSES WHICH CANNOT BE REPLACED, MUST BUY NEW LIGHTS WITH ENTIRE HOUSING WHICH ARE VERY EXPENSIVE AND QUITE LABOR INTENSIVE TO REPLACE. ALSO HEAR LITTLE POPPING NOISES COMING FROM TOP AS NOTED BY RECALL ON FILE. *JS

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON 2007 CORVETTE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. FOG AND HIGH BEAMS CONTINUE TO WORK. IT APPEARS THE LOW BEAMS WORK INITIALLY BUT THEN STOP WORKING AFTER THE ENGINE HEATS UP. THIS HAPPENS VERY OFTEN. LAST TIME THEY STOPPED WORKING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE HEADLIGHT RELAY WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000.

I START THE ENGINE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE SHIFTER IS STUCK IN PARK, I TURN THE ENGINE OFF TRIED STARTING AFTER 5 MINUTES SAME THING UNABLE TO GET IT OUT OF PARK. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO AIR BAG CONNECTOR BENEATH DRIVERS SEAT. MOVING THE SEAT POSITION WILL CAUSE THE WARNING LAMP TO COME ON OR TURN OFF. I'M AFRAID THAT ONE DAY I'M GOING TO NEED MY AIR BAG AND IT'S NOT GOING TO DEPLOY. IT APPEARS, FROM COMPLAINTS ON AN CORVETTE OWNERS FORUM, TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THE C6 CORVETTE AND THE MANUFACTURER DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ADDRESSING IT.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. ...UPDATED 11-01-13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS THE FUSE BLOCK UNDER THE HOOD AND WAS HEAT RELATED, DUE TO POOR DESIGN.

WHILE TRAVELING TO MACON GA ABOUT 11 PM IN THE EVENING, THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS JUST WENT OUT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. THE DEALER STATED THE FIX WOULD BE NEARLY $1,400 TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS (REQUIRED REMOVAL OF THE BUMPER). THEY NEVER STATED THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE LIGHTS OR THE LOW BEAM SYSTEM OR IN GENERAL, ASSUMED ANY RESPONSIBILITY WHATSOEVER. VERY DISAPPOINTED TO DATE; SOUNDS LIKE NOT ONLY A SAFETY ISSUE BUT ONE THAT WILL COST ME TO CORRECT. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED GM ACKNOWLEDGED THE ROOT CAUSE AS A DEFECTIVE WIRE IN THE UNDERHOOD BUSSED ELECTRICAL CENTER, YET NO DIRECTIVE HAS BEEN ISSUED TO RECALL THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. UPDATED 01/08/14

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 CORVETTE WENT DARK WITHOUT WARNING. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HEADLIGHT INDICATOR SHOWED THAT THEY WERE STILL ON. I SWITCHED TO HIGH BEAMS AND THOSE LIGHTS WERE WORKING. IT SEEMS THE LOW BEAMS WORK FOR AWHILE BUT STOP WORKING AFTER THE CAR WARMS UP FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES OR SO. ALSO IF THE LOW BEAMS WERE WORKING AND THE CAR IS TURNED OF FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THE LOW BEAMS MAY NOT WORK ONCE THE CAR IS STARTED AGAIN. THIS SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. CLEARLY THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THE VEHICLE AND A LIMITED RECALL NEEDS TO BE INITIATED FOR THOSE CARS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

WHEN PRESSING IN THE CLUTCH TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE CLUTCH PEDDLE REMAINED ON THE FLOOR AND I HAD TO HOLD DOWN HARD ON THE BREAK PEDDLE TO STOP AND STALL THE ENGINE. THE CAR WAS IN GEAR AND AFTER STOPPING I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO NATURAL (SIX SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION). I WAS GRATEFUL THIS OCCURRED AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED AND NO TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT COULD OF HAPPEN IF THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE IN TRAFFIC AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A CHEVY DEALER AND THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAID THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER INTERNAL SEAL WAS RUPTURED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HE ALSO INDICATED THAT THE SLAVE CYLINDER MAY ALSO NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS CAR HAS LESS THAN 12,000 MILES. *TR

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SIMULTANEOUSLY STOPPED WORKING. HIGH BEAM AND FOG LIGHTS CONTINUED TO WORK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT SMELLED GAS INSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE SEALS IN THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING APPEARED ON MY DIC. THE LIGHTS FOR THE ABS WERE ALSO LIT. THERE WAS NO TRACTION CONTROL ON MY VEHICLE. *TR

2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 WITH LS7 ENGINE - EXCESSIVE ENGINE VALVE GUIDE WEAR - PER THE GM VALVE WIGGLE TEST MY CAR WAS FOUND TO HAVE UP TO 3 TIMES THE ACCEPTABLE ENGINE VALVE TO GUIDE CLEARANCE AT 24,139 MILES. SOME LS7 ENGINES HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE, BREAKING A VALVE DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE CLEARANCE CAUSING THE ENGINE BLOCK TO BREAK OPEN, SPILLING OIL ONTO THE REAR TIRES WHILE IN FORWARD MOTION CAUSING A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. DUE TO THE SAFETY CONCERN THE ENGINE WAS DISASSEMBLED AND REPAIRED. GM HAS KNOWN OF THIS ISSUE AND REPLACED MANY LS7 ENGINES WHICH DID EXPLODE DUE TO THE VALVE GUIDE WEAR ISSUE.

2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE ZOS WITH LS7 ENGINE - EXCESSIVE ENGINE VALVE GUIDE WEAR - PER THE GM VALVE WIGGLE TEST MY CAR WAS FOUND TO HAVE UP TO 3 TIMES THE ACCEPTABLE ENGINE VALVE TO GUIDE CLEARANCE AT 24,139 MILES. SOME LS7 ENGINES HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE, BREAKING A VALVE DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE CLEARANCE CAUSING THE ENGINE BLOCK TO BREAK OPEN, SPILLING OIL ONTO THE REAR TIRES WHILE LN FORWARD MOTION CAUSING A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. DUE TO THE SAFETY CONCERN THE ENGINE WAS DISASSEMBLED AND REPAIRED. GM HAS KNOWN OF THIS ISSUE AND REPLACED MANY LS7 ENGINES WHICH DID EXPLODE DUE TO THE VALVE GUIDE WEAR ISSUE.

A VARIOUS TIMES THE MESSAGE, "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" APPEARED ON THE DISPLAY. THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WAS AUTOMATICALLY TURNED OFF BY THE COMPUTER. I READ ABOUT THE ISSUE ON THE CORVETTE FORUM AND THE CHEVROLET SERVICE BULLETIN CONCERNING THE ISSUE (BULLETIN # 06-02-35-002B). SINCE THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE I WANTED THE REPAIR DONE. HENDRICK CHEVROLET OF CARY, NC COMPLETED THE REPAIR. THE SERVICE CODE HAD BEEN SET AND THE REPAIR INVOLVED PUTTING A LITTLE PLASTIC COMB AT THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION OF THE TELESCOPING STEERING COLUMN. THIS WAS NOT A RECALL ITEM, SO I WAS CHARGED. WHILE IT WAS $47.87 IT WAS TOO MUCH FOR A DEFECTIVE DESIGN ON CHEVROLET'S MOST ICONIC AUTOMOBILE, THE CORVETTE. *TR

I PURCHASED MY CORVETTE IN 2013. IT HAD 11050 MILES ON IT. I DROVE IT FOR 3 MONTHS. I WAS DRIVING ONE DAY AND IT DROPPED THE NUMBER #1 CYLINDER VALVE AND THREW A PISTON OUT THE MOTOR. IT HAD 12600 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS HAPPEN. THEIR HAS BEEN SEVERAL CORVETTE OWNERS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. I FEEL GMC IS RELIABLE FOR THIS IS ISSUE AND NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS GO OUT (LOW BEAMS). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND THE ROOF WAS CRACKED, WHICH CAUSED WATER TO LEAK INTO THE VEHICLE WHEN IT RAINED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ROOF NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED TO AVOID A BIGGER ISSUE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 12/01/16*LJ *CN

LOW BEAMS TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR

SUBMISSION FROM CONSTITUENT RE REPAIRS ON HIS 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE (THE ENGINE "DROPPED A VALVE") *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, THE ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $18,722. INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE ENGINE, AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER, GENERAL MOTORS OFFERED TO PICK UP 45% OF THE COST, LEAVING THE CONSUMER TO PAY THE BALANCE OF $10,630. THE CONSUMER STATED GM ISSUED AN INTERNAL BULLETIN AS FAR BACK AS FEBRUARY 2008, THAT SHOWED THEY WERE AWARE OF THE Z06 ENGINE FAILURES AND SHORT LIFE EXPECTANCY.

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AT NIGHT, SUDDEN LOSS OF BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WITHOUT WARNING. ALMOST WENT OFF THE ROAD. I HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY. NEARLY MISSED GETTING REAR ENDED IN THE PROCESS. THIS IS NOT SAFE! *TR

ANYTIME MY FUEL TANK IS MORE THAN HALF , THERE IS A STRONG DOOR OF FUEL. ITS VERY STRONG THAN IT SEEPS THROUGH THE INSIDES OF THE HOUSE MY ITS DARK IN THE GARAGE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR A REPAIR SHOP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000. ...UPDATED 07-10-13 *BF

USUALLY AFTER INITIAL START AND DURING LOW SPEED DRIVE AND OCCASIONALLY ON HIGHWAY SPEED THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING MESSAGE CAME ON THE DASH. SOMETIMES I COULD STOP, JUST SHUT THE MOTOR OFF AND RESTART IT AND THAT WOULD CLEAR THE MESSAGE. AFTER A FEW DAYS IT BEGAN WARNING MORE FREQUENT AND TOOK LONGER FOR THE MESSAGE TO CORRECT ITSELF. ON 3/26/2013... I HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED, NEW TIRES AND THE WARNING MESSAGE LOOKED AT BY MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND THE FOLLOWING IS WHAT THEY REPORTED AND ASSUMED THE NEEDED REPAIR.: 3/27/2013 44876 CHECKED DTCS FOUND C0710 PERFORMED BULLETIN 06-02-35-002B AND INSTALLED "CLIP" IN STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR AND CLEARED CODES AND TEST DROVE NO FURTHER REPAIR. COST FOR REPAIR WAS $107.63 (CLIP WAS $2.63) I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ISSUE SINCE REPAIR MADE BUT HAVE HEARD OTHERS COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. STEERING TO ME WOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE AND A $3 CLIP CURED THE PROBLEM... *TR

WHILE TURNING INTO A GAS STATION THE VEHICLE FRONT LEFT BRAKE LOCKED AND PULLED THE VEHICLE HARD LEFT HITTING A CURBED AREA. THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM ERROR WAS DISPLAYED. I APPLIED BRAKES, WAITED FOR A FEW SECONDS AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE. *TR

NOTED A SPONTANEOUS FUEL SMELL IN CABIN BEHIND DRIVERS SEAT AFTER RETURNING TO PARKED VEHICLE. AT FIRST ASSUMED THAT THE TANK MAY HAVE BEEN OVERFILLED. THE STRONG FUMES PERSISTED IN THE CABIN AND ALSO WHEN APPROACHING THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE FUEL TANK EMPTIED BELOW THE 1/2 MARK. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO CHEVY DEALER JUST BEFORE WARRANTY EXPIRATION. I WAS TOLD IT WAS LEAK TESTED AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY LEAK. I HAVE SINCE TAKEN IT TO X3 INDEPENDENT MECHANICS SPENDING OVER 600.00 AND NONE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CORRECTLY DIAGNOSE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE FUMES ONLY OCCUR WHEN THE TANK IS FILLED JUST PAST THE 1/2 FULL MARK. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE MECHANICS THAT THE TANKS WOULD NEED TO BE DROPPED TO FIND THE PROBLEM THIS WOULD BE AT A MINIMUM COST OF 1600.00$. NEEDLESS TO SAY I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY VEHICLE 1/2 FULL FOR OVER 2YEARS NOW. OF COURSE I FEEL MY VEHICLE MAY STILL BE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS, NOT ONLY THE EXPOSURE TO THE FUMES BUT ALSO THE RISK OF A FIRE OR EXPLOSION AND I FEEL THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS BEING NEGLIGENT BY NOT ADMITTING THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR DESIGN FLAW. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND IN THE CORVETTE FORUM THE DESIGN HAS BEEN CHANGED IN NEWER MODELS.