2008 Chevrolet Corvette Complaint Log

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED WHILE DRIVING. HIGH BEAMS WORK AND ALL OTHER LIGHTS. LIGHTS RESUMED WORKING LATER AS CAR COOLED DOWN. FAILED AGAIN THE NEXT DAY. SEEMS TO START WORKING AS CAR WARMS UP. *TR

STRONG ODOR OF RAW GAS WITH CAR PARKED IN GARAGE. CHANGED FUEL CAP BUT DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. CONCERNED ABOUT POSSIBLE EXPLOSION AND/OR FIRE AS A RESULT. DEALER CANNOT FIND ANY VISIBLE LEAKS BUT ODOR REMAINS. THERE ARE MANY POSTS ON THE CORVETTE FORUM WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND GM JUST SEEMS TO IGNORE THE PROBLEM.. *TR

GAS FUMES AFTER FILLING TANK AND UNTIL LEVEL IS BELOW HALF.

THE CROSSOVER PIPE BETWEEN THE TWO FUEL TANKS STARTED LEAKING FUEL. THIS CAUSED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL TO HAPPEN INSIDE THE GARAGE AND INSIDE THE CAR ITSELF. FUEL ALSO SPLASHED ON VARIOUS PARTS UNDER THE CAR. THIS RESULTED IN A POSSIBLE UNSAFE CONDITION. *JS

STRONG GASOLINE SMELL COMING FROM REAR OF CAR AROUND GAS TANK AREA. STRONG SMELL WHEN PARKED IN GARAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED DECREASING THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

WHEN PARKED IN MY GARAGE THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE. I AM AFRAID OF A FIRE OR EXPLOSION. PURCHASED THIS CAR USED FROM THE PREVIOUS ORIGINAL OWNER. *TR

GAS LEAKING AT TOP OF FUEL TANKS. GAS FUMES FILL COCKPIT AND GARAGE WHEN PARKED. EVIDENCE OF GAS DRIPPING DOWN BACK OF DRIVERS SIDE FUEL TANK, NEXT TO EXHAUST. CAR CAN NOT BE KEPT IN AN ENCLOSED GARAGE DUE TO FUMES AND FIRE HAZARD. DRIVING CAR ALSO PRESENTS A FIRE HAZARDS, BECAUSE THE FUEL DRIPS DOWN ONTO HOT EXHAUST. NUMEROUS OTHER REPORTS ON THE CORVETTE FORUM OF THIS SAME PROBLEM. TOO MANY TO COUNT. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE FUEL TANK STARTED LEAKING AT THE TOP OF THE TANK. ANYTHING OVER 1/2 TANK (THE CORVETTE USES TWO FUEL TANKS, A DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE) WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY STRONG FUEL ODORS AND GAS LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE TANK. THE GAS PUDDLED ON TOP OF THE TANK, FROM LEAKING, COULD POTENTIALLY DRAIN OR FALL ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST WHILE DRIVING CREATING AN ENORMOUS FIRE HAZARD. THE FUEL ODOR IS OVERWHELMING IF THE VEHICLE IS PARKED IN AN ENCLOSED SPACE, SAY A GARAGE, CREATING ANOTHER FIRE HAZARD WITH THE GAS FUMES. I AM FEARFUL TO EVEN DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENT THAT THE WORST COULD HAPPEN AND THE CAR CATCH ON FIRE. *JS

DUE TO A CRACKED FITTING ON TOP OF THE DRIVERS SIDE FUEL PUMP, FUEL IS SPRAYED OUT AND SOME POOLS ON TOP OF THE TANK. IN THE MORNING THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. THIS WOULD NOT NORMALLY BE AN ISSUE ON MOST CARS, BUT BECAUSE THE FUEL TANKS ARE SO HARD TO REMOVE AND EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR THE FUEL PUMP IS A $2,000 OR MORE REPAIR BECAUSE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE CAR TO GET TO THE FUEL PUMP. ON A RELATED NOTE GM HAS A REALLY BAD PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL LEVEL SENSORS GOING BAD AT LOW MILEAGE. THIS SENDS AN ERROR CODE AND A OWNER CANNOT PASS A BI ANNUAL SMOG CHECK UNTIL THEY PAY THE LARGE SUM OF MONEY TO GET THE FUEL LEVEL SENSORS REPLACED, ONCE AGAIN HAVING TO DROP THE TRANSMISSION TO DROP THE FUEL TANK TO REPLACE A FIFTY DOLLAR PART COST AROUND TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS. SO MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE EPA OR FEDERAL AND STATE SMOG LAWS AND THE ERROR CODE, MAKE THE OWNER DO THE REPAIR, TO THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR ALTHOUGH IT REALLY DOES NOT AFFECT THE EMISSIONS OF THE ENGINE, WHILE IT IS PERFECTLY FINE TO DRIVE AROUND WITH GAS SPILLING OUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A SERIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE ON TOP OF THE OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT GM DOES NOT WANT TO BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR... THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED FOR ALL CORVETTE WITH THE LOW MILEAGE LEAKING FUEL PUMP AND THE OWNERS SHOULD NOT BE THE ONES AT FAULT... *TR

C6 CORVETTES HAVE ELECTRICALLY OPERATED DOORS SO IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN A DOOR WHEN THE BATTERY IS DEAD. HAVING A DEAD BATTERY, I PLACED THE CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY TO JUMP START IT. AS I WENT TO MY TRUCK TO START IT AND CONNECT THE JUMPER CABLES THE CORVETTE BEGAN TO SLOWLY ROLL BACKWARDS - APPARENTLY THE HAND BRAKE WAS NOT QUITE SET ENOUGH (MANUAL TRANSMISSION). I WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR TO APPLY THE BRAKES OR HANDBRAKE BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF BATTERY POWER. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ROLL BACKWARDS, ACCELERATING, WITH ME UNABLE TO HOLD OR STOP IT. IT ROLLED ACROSS THE STREET, DOWN MY NEIGHBOR'S DRIVEWAY, AND THROUGH HIS CLOSED GARAGE DOOR COMING TO A STOP AT THE REAR OF HIS GARAGE WITH A HEAVY IMPACT (OVER $11 THOUSAND IN DAMAGES). MY NEIGHBOR'S 2 SMALL GIRLS OFTEN PLAY IN THAT GARAGE WITH THE DOORS CLOSED OR IN THE DRIVEWAY. IF THEY HAD BEEN PLAYING OR ANYONE OR ANY VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN THE STREET AT THAT TIME THERE WOULD LIKELY HAVE BEEN ONE OR MORE FATALITIES DUE TO THE RUNAWAY DRIVER-LESS VEHICLE. ONLY LUCK PREVENTED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WITH POSSIBLE FATALITIES OR SERIOUS INJURIES. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AN UNACCEPTABLE AND UNNECESSARY DESIGN DEFECT FOR C6 CORVETTES (AND POSSIBLY OTHER VEHICLES WITH KEY-LESS ENTRY AND ELECTRICALLY OPERATED DOORS). I BELIEVE THAT CHEVROLET SHOULD RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND ADD A MECHANICAL WAY TO QUICKLY OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE IN EVENT OF A RUNAWAY SITUATION (THERE IS A MECHANICAL BACKUP IF ONE IS IN THE CAR OR IF ONE HAS THE TIME TO MANUALLY OPEN THE TRUNK - A SLOW PROCEDURE). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT STRONG FUEL FUMES EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FUMES WERE STRONGER IMMEDIATELY AFTER REFUELING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 4/21/15*CN UPDATED 6/26/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ACTIVATED, THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE UBEC HOUSING FAILED AND CAUSED THE LOW BEAM RELAY CONTROL CIRCUIT TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,200. UPDATED 12/2/14*CN

IT IS A VERY WELL DOCUMENTED OCCURRENCE ON C6 CORVETTES THAT ON MANY CARS, WHEN THE TANK IS FULL, FUEL LEAKS OUT ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CROSSOVER PIPE BETWEEN THE TWO TANKS BEGINS TO LEAK. YOU WILL NOT FIND ANY FUEL ON THE GROUND, BECAUSE IT SITS ON TOP OF THE TANK. WHEN YOU BEGIN DRIVING IT WILL FALL OFF ONTO THE EXHAUST PIPE AND BURN OFF. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD, AT ANY TIME IT COULD CATCH FIRE AND LEAD TO INJURY AND/OR DEATH. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS THREADS ON CORVETTEFORUM.COM REGARDING THE ISSUE AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. THIS AFFECTS MANY CORVETTE OWNERS, MYSELF INCLUDED. THE FUEL SMELL WHEN I WALK INTO THE GARAGE IS EXTREMELY POTENT, IT EVEN BEGINS ENTERING MY HOME! THE VAPOR CAN CAUSE A FIRE IN THE GARAGE, BEING A WATER HEATER IS PRESENT, AND CAUSE SEVERE PROPERTY DAMAGE. THIS IS A HUGE ETHICAL CASE FOR CHEVROLET; WELL DOCUMENTED SAFETY DEFECT, AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THIS! NOTHING THE OWNERS HAVE DONE TO CAUSE THE ISSUE, A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN AND/OR MANUFACTURING IS TO BLAME. SOMEONE COULD DIE FROM THIS SAFETY ISSUE, SOMETHING MUST BE DONE! *TR

STRONG GASOLINE FUEL SMELL WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE ENCLOSED GARAGE. SMELL GREATEST AFTER A RECENT FILL-UP. DEALER DID A SMOKE TEST AND CURSORY VISUAL CHECK OF FUEL TANKS WITHOUT FINDING CLEAR EVIDENCE OF A VAPOR OR LIQUID LEAK. FINALLY ON THE THIRD VISIT TO THE DEALERSHIP, DEALER WAS INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE BOTH FUEL TANKS FROM THE CAR FOR A DETAILED INSPECTION. DRIVER SIDE TANK FUEL PUMP WAS FOUND TO HAVE A CRACKED LIQUID FUEL LINE FITTING REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL PUMP. *TR

WHEN FUEL TANKS ARE FULL THERE IS A STRONG FUEL SMELL THAT FILLS THE GARAGE AND LEAKS INTO MY HOUSE. IF THE FUEL VAPORS GET HIGH ENOUGH THEY COULD CREATE A FIRE HAZARD AS WELL AS AN INHALATION AND RESPIRATORY ISSUES. *TR

DRIVING ALONG AT 45MPH AND THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. IT HAS BEEN COMING ON INTERMEDIATELY FOR A WHILE NOW... *TR

HAD MY VALVES CHECKED TO SEE IF THEY WERE OUT OF SPEC. I HAVE ATLEAST THREE EXHAUST VALVES THAT ARE OUT OF SPEC. AND I'M AFRAID TO EVEN DRIVE THE CAR FOR FEAR OF DROPPING A VALVE IN THE MOTOR, THUS POTENTIALLY CAUSING OIL OR ANTIFREEZE TO LEAK AND GET UNDER MY TIRES CAUSING ME TO WRECK MY $60,000 CAR, OR CAUSE HARM TO MYSELF OR TO OTHER DRIVERS. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AND OTHER DRIVERS, NOT TO MENTION THE COST OF REPLACING THE MOTOR. *TR

I UNDERSTAND THAT THE NHTSA PREVIOUSLY OPENED AN INVESTIGATION IN 2013 REGARDING C6 CORVETTE HEADLIGHT (LOW BEAM) FAILURES FOR YEARS 2005-07. I FILE THIS CLAIM BECAUSE THE PRODUCTION YEARS ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE YEARS REFERENCED. HENCE, MY 2008 IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM - LOW BEAM FAILURES ON ROADWAYS AT NIGHT. I UNDERSTAND NOW FROM NEW RESEARCH OF MY OWN THAT LATTER YEARS ARE ALSO IMPACTED BY THE SAME ISSUE. ALTHOUGH THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ARE UNAFFECTED, THEY DO NOT PROVIDE APPROPRIATE NIGHTTIME ILLUMINATION. USING HIGH BEAMS ARE AN UNDESIRABLE ALTERNATIVE. CONSIDERING GM'S LONG AND PERVASIVE HISTORY OF SHUNNING SERIOUS VEHICULAR ISSUES AND COMPLAINTS ONLY UNTIL THEY REACH A NATIONAL SCALE (VIA NATIONAL MEDIA OR ACT OF CONGRESS), AND AFTER CONTACTING A LOCAL DEALER LAST WEEK, THEY HAVE NOT ACCEPTED ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO REMEDIED WHETHER IT BE UNDER SAFETY, TECHNICAL BULLETIN, OR RECALL. HAVING NO TRUST WHATSOEVER OF GM OR OTHERS LIKE NISSAN, BEING TOO BIG TO CARE, I AM PLACING MY TRUST IN THE NHTSA. THANK YOU. *TR

ENGINE STARTED MAKING NOISE, FEELING THERE COULD BE A FAILURE I DROVE TO MY SERVICING CHEVROLET DEALER. THEY LISTENED TO THE ENGINE AND SAID, THAT'S NORMAL. NOT TRUSTING THAT JUDGMENT, I HAD AN INDEPENDENT SHOP INSPECT THE ENGINE, AND HAD THE VALVE ISSUE RESOLVED AT MY EXPENSE. I WAS STILL UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY, WHICH MADE ME ANGRY. BUT IF THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTING WRONG, WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO? AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED AT MY EXPENSE, I TOOK THE FAILING PARTS BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THEM TO INSPECT. THEY ADMITTED THEY WERE WRONG, BUT WHAT GOOD DID THAT DO ME? KEEP IN MIND MY VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 10K MILES ON IT. THIS IS WHERE I FEEL SAFETY COMES INTO PLAY; HAD MY ENGINE FAILED AND LOCKED UP ON TODAYS CROWED INTERSTATES, I COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THE FAILURES I HAVE READ ABOUT, GAVE NO WARNING, WHEN THE ENGINE LET-GO. *TR

I HAD TO REPLACE THE EXHAUST VALVES IN MY 2008 Z06 IN ORDER TO PREVENT CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. REPLACED 2-PIECE SODA FILLED VALVES WITH 1 PIECE STAINLESS STEEL VALVES. UPON INSPECTION VALVE GUIDES ON #3 HAD EXCESS SLOP. SENT HEADS OUT FOR MACHINING AND NEW GUIDES. STOCK ENGINE HAD LESS THAN 20K MILES. MANUFACTURER OF ENGINE HAS ISSUED SERVICE BULLETINS ACKNOWLEDGING THESE ERRORS EXIST.

STRONG FUEL SMELL AND SEEPAGE FROM DRIVERS SIDE TANK WHEN MORE THAN HALF FULL. FUEL LEVEL GAUGE DOESN'T WORK WHEN BELOW HALF TANK AS WELL. *TR

GAS TANK LEAK WHEN I PUT MORE THAN A HALF TANK OF GAS IN I SMELL GAS AND SOME TIME NOT EVEN A HALF TANK I SMELL GAS IF I FILL UP TODAY I SMELL GAS THEN AND THE NEXT MORNING I SMELL GAS BEFORE I GET IN THE CAR THIS IS A HAZARD GAS IS EVAPORATING I PRAY IT DOES NOT CATCH A FIRE I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR 08/07/2014. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V251000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

AFTER FUELING MY 2008 CORVETTE, I NOTICED THE STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE PRESENT ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. I DIDN'T GIVE IT MUCH THOUGHT AS THE SMELL WENT AWAY AS I DROVE. BUT, THE NEXT TIME I GOT INTO THE CAR, THE SMELL WAS THERE AGAIN. EACH SUBSEQUENT TIME I GOT INTO THE CAR, THE SMELL WAS PRESENT UNTIL THE TANK WAS HALF EMPTY. AT THAT POINT THE SMELL WENT AWAY, UNTIL I FILLED THE TANK AGAIN AND THE PROCESS BEGAN ANEW. I HAVE BLOGGED WITH MANY OTHER OWNERS OF VARIOUS YEARS CORVETTE MODELS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM AFRAID THE FUMES THAT CREATE THE SMELL COULD ULTIMATELY IGNITE AND CAUSE A SERIOUS FIRE. AS MENTIONED, THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. MANY OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, FUEL FUMES EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ONCE THE FUEL LEVEL WAS UNDER THE HALF MARK, THE FUMES WOULD VANISH. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

ON THIS DAY, I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 100 MPH (GERMAN AUTOBAHN) WHEN THE VEHICLE FOR NO APPARENT REASON DECIDED TO LOCK UP THE BRAKES. I ALSO LOST POWER STEERING. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO CARS AROUND ME. THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" SENSOR HAS BEEN ON AND OFF SINCE THEN AND I AM LOOKING AT GETTING IT LOOKED AT TOMORROW. I HAVE JUST READ FORUMS OF OTHER 2005-2008 CORVETTES HAVING THIS SIMILAR PROBLEM. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO ABOUT GETTING THIS CAR SERVICED? I AM IN GERMANY AND I HAVE YET TO FIND A CORVETTE MECHANIC. WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ADVICE. THANK YOU *TR

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AND WON'T GO BACK ON EITHER MANUALLY OR AUTOMATICALLY UNTIL THE CAR COOLS DOWN. THIS JUST STARTED HAPPENING RECENTLY. MY DEALER SAID THAT FOR SLIGHTLY OLDER CORVETTE YEARS, THERE WAS A RECALL TO REPLACE THE FUSE BLOCK ITSELF. APPARENTLY THERE WERE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS ABOUT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT FOR NO REASON. I HAD THE FUSE BLOCK REPLACED AND IT APPARENTLY HAS SOLVED THE PROBLEM - BUT AT A COST OF OVER $500. AFTER READING OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT 2008 CORVETTES, IT WOULD SEEM THAT THE RECALL SHOULD ALSO COVER THAT MODEL YEAR AS WELL. SIMI VALLEY, CA. *TR

AFTER CRANKING MY DAILY COMMUTE CORVETTE AROUND 8PM, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE EVENING IN ABOUT A MONTH. I NOTICED THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON. AFTER CHECKING THE LIGHTS AND FUSES, I FOUND A INTERMITTENT SHORT IN THE FUSE BOX. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE UNDERHOOD BUSSED ELECTRICAL CENTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

WHEN CAR GETS HOT, THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN ON. THERE IS AN EXISTING RECALL FOR CORVETTE C6 MODELS FROM 08-13. BUT THERE ARE NONE FOR CORVETTE C6 Z06 MODELS FROM 08-13 EVEN THOUGH THE FUSEBOX, HEADLIGHT WIRING IS IDENTICAL. *TR

I KEEP GETTING A RED LIGHT ON THE DASH SAYING THE AIR BAG IS NOT ACTIVE. I HAVE FOUND THAT BY WIGGLING THE CONNECTOR UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT THE LIGHT GOES OUT. I SUSPECT THERE IS A BAD CONNECTOR AND IT NEVER FAILS WHILE I AM AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP SAYS THEIR IS NO RECALL AND THEY WANT AT LEAST $125 TO STRAIT CHECKING. THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP SAYS THEIR IS NO RECALL AND THEY WANT AT LEAST $125 TO STRAIT CHECKING BUT THEY DON'T KNOW OF A FIX. *TR

SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLIBG SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON AFTER HAVING NEW BRAKES INSTALLED. HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL SENSOR REPLACED. AFTER ABOUT 1 MONTH THE LIGHT STARTED COMING BACK ON AND SHIFTER STARTED LOCKING UP IN PARK. AFTER 1 MONTH HAD SHIFTER ASSYEMBLY REPLACED, STARTED TO LOCK UP AGAIN, THEY REPLACED SHIFTER ASSEMBLY SAYING IT WAS A BAD PART. AFTER ABOUT ANOTHER MONTH THE SHIFTER STARTED LOCKING UP AGAIN. GOING TO HAVE THEM CHECK THE BRAKING SENSOR AGAIN AS THEY FORGOT TO CHECK THE OTHER DAY FORGETING THEY REPLACED IT. I AM 60, GOING TO RADIATION APPOINTMENTS AND THIS IS VERY UNACCEPTABLE FOR THE CALLIBER OF A CORVETTE. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DASH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *ITR

STARTED MY CAR AFTER GETTING OFF WORK. LOOKED AT MY GAUGES BEFORE PULLING OUT ONLY TO NOTICE THAT MY AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT STAYING LIT. TURNED THE CAR ON AND OFF BUT THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO STAY LIT. DROVE HOME WITH AIRBAG LIGHT ON. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION ON THE INTERNET.... THERE ARE A MULTITUDE OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUES. THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYING ON APPEARS TO BE CAUSED VIA A FAULTY HARNESS CONNECTION LOCATED UNDER THE SEAT. SEEMS THAT BUICK'S (A GM BUILT MODEL CAR) HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES BUT WERE RECALLED FOR THE EXACT SAME THING. THE FACT THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON MEANS THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT CAUSING THEM TO BE USELESS AND MAY LEAD TO SEVERE/FATAL INJURY. CHEVY IS WELL AWARE REGARDING THIS ISSUE BECAUSE THEY HAVE OTHER MODEL VEHICLES WITH THE SAME SEAT HARNESS CONFIGURATION WHERE RECALLS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED BUT HAS NOT DONE A RECALL ON THIS SAFETY FEATURE ON THE CORVETTE. THIS ISSUE POSES A SEVER SAFETY HAZARD THAT REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. *TR

THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS GONE ON.....AND OFF FOR MANY MILES. *TR

TERRIBLE GAS FUMES SMELL WHEN I FILL TANK OVER HALF FULL! FUMES EVEN INSIDE CAR WHEN WINDOWS CLOSED AND WHEN GARAGED THE SMELL IS SO STRONG I THINK A OPEN FLAME WOULD CAUSE AN EXPLOSION! THIS HAS GONE ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND NOT GOTTEN FIXED BECAUSE OF REPORTED COST AND I THINK GM SHOULD FIX. I THINK THIS IS A HEALTH AND DANGER HAZARD AND WOULD HOPE GM WOULD DO THE RIGHT THING AND FIX THIS ON MY 2008 CORVETTE.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OUT. THE CAR WILL CONTINUE TO LOSE FUNCTION OF THEM AFTER ABOUT 15-30 MINUTES OF USE. ONCE THE CAR IS PARKED OVER NIGHT THEY WILL REGAIN USE IN THE MORNING BUT THEN LOSE FUNCTION AGAIN ONCE THE ENGINE BAY IS WARM. *TR

VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY STOCK WITH ONLY 18,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS NEVER BEEN ON A TRACK OR USED FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN A WEEKEND TOY. COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AS A RESULT OF A VALVE BREAKING OFF INSIDE THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING CASUALLY AT 50 MPH. AS A RESULT THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING TAKING WITH IT THE POWER STEERING AND POWER ASSISTED BRAKES. I WAS ON A COUNTRY ROAD APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES FROM THE NEAREST GAS STATION OR SERVICE FACILITY OF ANY KIND. THERE WAS ALSO NO CELL PHONE SERVICE AND WAS LEFT STRANDED. I HAVE SINCE HAD A BRAND NEW ENGINE PUT IN AT A TOTAL COST OF OVER $ 16,000.

THE 7L 427 ENGINE HAS A VALVE FAILURE PROBLEM. THE VALVE HEADS BREAK OFF INSIDE THE ENGINE WHILE RUNNING. THIS HAPPENED TO ME AS I WAS DRIVING ALONG A HIGHWAY AT 60 MILES PER HOUR NOT ACCELERATING BRAKING OR TURNING, IN A VERY REMOTE PART OF TEXAS. THE ENGINE SEIZED UP. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY GM WITH A MUCH HIGHER THAN EXPECTED FAILURE RATE YET HAS NEVER HAD A SERVICE BULLETIN NOR RECALL. THE CAR HAD 18,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME AND HAD NEVER BEEN TO THE TRACK OR ABUSED IN ANY WAY. OIL WAS CHANGED AT 3,000 MILE INTERVALS BY A CERTIFIED SHOP. BETWEEN TOWING AND REPAIR THE TOTAL BILL WAS OVER $ 16,000. BECAUSE THE CAR HAD BEEN IN SERVICE OVER 5 YEARS DESPITE THE LOW MILEAGE, GM PICKED UP ONLY 45% OF THE COSTS LEAVING ME WITH OVER A $ 10,000 BILL. THIS IS A HIGH PERFORMANCE VERY EXPENSIVE SPORTS CAR THAT HAD A COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AT 18,000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BURNING FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE HIGH BEAMS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

JUST AS I GOT HOME AND PARKED MY CAR IN THE GARAGE, I MOVED THE AUTOMATIC SHIFTER TO PARK AND FELT SOMETHING BREAK. I DISCOVERED THAT THE SHIFTER CABLE TO THE TRANSMISSION CASE BROKE, WHICH LEFT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. THIS WOULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IF IT HAPPENED TO SOMEONE WHO PARKED ON A HILL, SINCE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ISN'T STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD THE CAR. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHICH SURPRISINGLY HAD THE PART IN STOCK (A SIGN THAT THIS HAPPENS OFTEN ENOUGH THAT THEY KEEP THE PART ON HAND?). SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS LATER, THE DEALER REPLACED THE CABLE, I HAVE TO CROSS MY FINGERS THAT THIS PART DOESN'T BREAK AGAIN. *TR

THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT ABOUT THE LOW BEAMS ON MY CAR. THEY TURN OFF WHEN I AM DRIVE AT NIGHT WHICH MAKES ME DRIVE WITH THE HIGH BEAMS ON. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE SO I HAVE TO DRIVE IT AT NIGHT. TONIGHT I WAS ON THE FREEWAY DRIVE WITH MY HIGH BEAMS ON WHEN ANOTHER DRIVER SLOWED DOWN AND SWERVED TOWARDS MY CAR TRYING TO RUN ME OFF ROAD BECAUSE MY HIGH BEAMS WERE ON. THIS ISN'T THE FIRST INCIDENT, SOME ONE GOT INTO MY LANE THEN GOT BACK INTO THE OTHER LANE SLOWED FOR ME TO PASS THEM THEN GOT VERY CLOSE TO THE BACK OF MY CAR AND PUT THERE HIGH BEAMS ON THEY WERE IN A TRUCK AND THERE LIGHTS WERE BLINDING. WHICH MADE IT VERY HARD FOR ME TO SEE. I KNOW THAT IS HOW IT IS FOR CAR THAT ARE IN FRONT OF ME. I AM AFRAID SOMEONE IS GOING TO TAKE THERE RAGE FARTHER THEN JUST A SWERVE. DOES THIS HAVE TO BECOME DEADLY BEFORE CHEVY RECALLS THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TRAVELING AT 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT 4 LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY, I BRAKE AND PRESSED THE CLUTCH PEDAL TO DOWN SHIFT TO MAKE AN EXIT. I EXITED, MADE THE TURN AND STARTED ACCELERATING. I NOTICE A LOSS OF POWER AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK. THERE WAS NO MESSAGE THAT THE ACTIVE HANDLING WAS ENGAGED. I STOPPED AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. ALL WAS FINE WHEN I DROVE AGAIN. HOWEVER, IT KEEPS HAPPENING SPORADICALLY WITHOUT ANY CAUSE. ONCE THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM LIT ON THE CONTROL PANEL BUT AFTER TURNING OFF THE ENGINE IT HAS NOT APPEARED AGAIN. YET, THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM(OR SOMETHING) KEEP TAPPING THE BRAKES MAKING THE CAR LOSE POWER AND THE STEERING SHAKE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE STREET AT NIGHT WHEN THE LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OUT. I PULLED OVER AND TRIED TO TURN THEM ON AGAIN BUT THEY WOULDN'T WORK. I SHUT OFF THE CAR AND TURNED IT ON AGAIN AND THEY STILL DIDN'T WORK. I PUT ON MY HIGH BEAMS WHICH WORKED AND DROVE HOME. THE NEXT DAY I TESTED THE HEADLIGHTS AND THEY WORKED FINE WHEN THE CAR WAS COOL, BUT THEY STOPPED WORKING WHEN THE CAR HEATED UP. I CHECKED THE FUSES AND THE RELAYS AND THEY WERE BOTH FINE. AFTER SOME INTERNET RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE, I TRACED THE PROBLEM TO A BROKEN COPPER WIRE INSIDE THE FUSE BOX. I REPLACED THIS WIRE AND THE LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS NOW OPERATE THE WAY THEY SHOULD. I THINK THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ANYONE WHO IS DRIVING THEIR CORVETTE AT NIGHT. *TR

I AND OTHER CORVETTE OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS THE MOST RECENT RECALL OF OTHER GM MODELS. MY BRAKE LIGHTS WILL CONSTANTLY BE ON. THE ACTIVE HANDLING WARNING LIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO SHOW ON DASH AND CRUISE CONTROL WILL DISENGAGED AND REENGAGE ON ITS OWN. THE FIX SEEMS TO BE REPLACING THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE SENSOR AND THAT DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. AFTER READING BLOGS I LOCATED OTHER CORVETTE OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES AS I. HTTP://FORUMS.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/C6-CORVETTE-GENERAL-DISCUSSION/3016191-SERVICE-ACTIVE-HANDLING-BRAKE-LIGHT-ISSUES.HTML ------ HTTP://FORUMS.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/C6-CORVETTE-GENERAL-DISCUSSION/3458738-BRAKE-LIGHTS-STAY-ON-WHILE-DRIVING.HTML ------ I RECENTLY CONTACTED GM AND EXPRESSED MY CONCERN AS I BELIEVE THE C6 CORVETTE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. MY CAR HAS SPENT WEEKS AT AUTONATION CHEVROLET IN ALPHARETTA, GA UNTIL I TOOK IT BACK FROM THEM AND BROUGHT IT TO A CORVETTE DEALER IN ATLANTA, GA TO REPLACE THE BCM AND HOPE TO FIX THE ISSUE FOR NOW. *JS

SIDESWIPED AND T-BONED BY TRACTOR TRAILER, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

3RD TIME NOW THE LOW BEAMS JUST SHUT OFF. YOU HAVE TO LEAVE THE CAR COOL DOWN BEFORE THEY WILL WORK. I WAS GOING AROUND A CORNER ON A DARK ROAD WHEN THE FAILED AND I WENT OFF THE ROAD. HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH HIGH BEAMS ON WHICH WAS VERY UNSAFE FOR OTHER DRIVERS. *TR UPDATED 09/02/15 *BF *TR

LOW LIGHTS SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT TURN ON MANUALLY. THE HIGH BEAMS AND FOG LIGHTS WOULD WORK BUT NOT THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS. AFTER SETTING ALL NIGHT THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS WORK AGAIN. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE LAST 10 DAYS. *TR..UPDATED 09-01-15 *BF *TR

VEHICLE HAD 1/4 TANK OF FUEL IN THE TANK BEFORE FILLING ON FRI.AFTER FILLING TANK TO FULL NOTICED STRONG GAS SMELL FROM REAR OF VEHICLE,HAD TO ROLL WINDOWS DOWN TO DRIVE,ODOR WAS SO STRONG COULD NOT PARK CAR IN GARAGE DUE TO FIRE HAZARD,DID NOT SEE ANY EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAKAGE ON GROUND,BROUGHT CAR TO DEALERSHIP ON MON.THEY STATED NOT COVERED UNDER FEDERAL EMISSIONS WARRANTY,ALTHOUGH IN CALIFORNIA IT WOULD HAVE BEEN,(SAME FUEL TANK USED IN ALL ZO6'S)ESCALATED IT TO GM WARRANTY CUSTOMER SERVICE,LEFT CAR AT DEALERSHIP AS ITS UNSAFE TO USE,WAITING ON WORD WEATHER THEY WILL HONOR EMISSIONS WARRANTY AND FIX POOR GM CRAFTSMANSHIP. BTW 42000MILES,NON TRACKED,NO ACCIDENTS,100% STOCK,SITS IN GARAGE 5 DAYS A WEEK. SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR A RECALL AS I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE W/THIS ISSUE. *TR