2008 Chevrolet Corvette Complaint Log

BRAKE-AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK OFTEN FAILS TO ALLOW SHIFTING OUT OF PARK. BRAKE LIGHT FUSE & SWITCH ARE OPERATIONAL. TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER SOLENOID DOES NOT CLICK/RELEASE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THIS RESULTS IN A CAR THAT CANNOT BE MOVED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER REFUELING, FUEL FUMES EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE AND GARAGE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

BRAKE ISSUE: BRAKES WOULD STAY ON UNTIL PRESSED. CRUISE CONTROL WOULD ALSO NOT FUNCTION WHILE THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ENGAGED. PRESSING THE BRAKES WOULD CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO TURN OFF. TAKING FOOT OFF BRAKES WOULD CAUSE BRAKE LIGHTS TO TURN ON. REPAIRED BY CHEVROLET FOR $450. ELECTRICAL: STARTER HAS BEEN REPLACED 11 TIMES BY FIRESTONE & CHEVROLET. STARTER REPEATEDLY STOPS WORKING AFTER 6 MONTHS OF USE (USING ORIGINAL OEM PARTS INSTALLED AT FULL PRICE BY CHEVROLET).

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 30 DAYS. *TR

THE AIR BAG COMES ON AT SOME HIGHER SPEEDS OR HARD ACCELERATION. *TR

TRAVELING AT 45MPH,RIGHT REAR BRAKE APPLIED. CAR VEERED TO RIGHT AND STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON DIC. RETURNED CAR TO DEALER, WHO HAD CAR FOR 20 DAYS. REPLACED EBCM,STEERING SENSOR,TRACTION CONTROL SWITCH,CLEANED GROUNDS AND CHECKED ALL CONNECTIONS. CAR WAS DELIVERED 100 MILES TO ME WITH NO PROBLEMS. CAR SAT IN GARAGE FOR 7 DAYS.ON 12/27/2013 DROVE CAR APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES. AT 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE LEFT REAR BRAKE APPLIED JERKING CAR TO LEFT. THIS IS A 2008 CORVETTE WITH 7500 MILES. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM THAT GM SHOULD FIND A CURE FOR BEFORE LAWSUITS BEGIN. VERY DANGEROUS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

MY NEW (TO ME - SECOND OWNER) 2008 CORVETTE WAS STUCK IN PARK IN A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT. I FINALLY HAD TO FORCE IT OUT AND THIS DAMAGED THE SHIFT ASSEMBLY THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE ELECTRONIC MODULE THAT IS PART OF THE SHIFT ASSEMBLY THAT CONTROLS THE HOLD BRAKE BEFORE STARTING. I FOUND OUT AFTER THE FACT THAT A NUMBER OF CORVETTE OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

DURING MODERATE ACCELERATION AND MID RANGE RPMS, THE ENGINE CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY. A HOLE WAS BLOWN IN THE ENGINE BLOCK AND THE CAR SPEWED SMOKE, OIL AND CHUNKS OF METAL FROM THE ENGINE ALL OVER THE ROAD AS I VEERED OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER. THE SUSPECTED ISSUE WAS FAULTY HEADS AND IMPROPERLY MACHINED VALUE GUIDES. THIS ENGINE WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE SECOND ENGINE HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE CRANKSHAFT AND THE PISTON ARM. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 4500 MILES ON THE SECOND ENGINE, THE CAR LOCKED UP AND DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC CAUSING A MASSIVE TRAFFIC JAM FOR ABOUT HALF AN HOUR. I HAD TO PUSH THE CAR BY HAND IN TRAFFIC TO THE FARTHEST EDGE OF THE RIGHT HAND LANE SINCE THERE WAS NO SHOULDER. AFTER THE CAR COOLED DOWN FOR HALF AN HOUR I WAS ABLE START THE VEHICLE AND MAKE IT TO A DEALER. THIS ENGINE WAS ALSO REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *JS

WHEN I FILL UP MY CORVETTE AT TIMES IS SMELLS LIKE GAS IN THE CAR. ALSO, MY FUEL GAUGE WILL AT TIME GO TO ZERO EVEN THOUGH FUEL IS IN THE TANK. THIS CORRECTS AT TIMES, BUT IS GETTING WORSE. *TR

I WAS OUT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AT NIGHT AND WHEN I STARTED MY CAR THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON. FORTUNATELY THE HIGH BEAMS AND FOG LIGHTS WORKED, WHICH I USED TO GET HOME. THE PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED AND IT APPEARS THEY TURN OFF WHEN THE CAR HEATS UP. THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND IT IS IMPEDING ME FROM GOING OUT AT NIGHT BECAUSE I AM SCARED IT MAY CAUSE ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF BY THE MANUFACTURER IMMEDIATELY. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

THE OTHER DAY I SMELLED GAS IN MY GARAGE. THE SMELL IS BAD UNTIL THE FUEL LEVEL DROPS BELOW 1/2 TANK. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY CANNOT FIND A LEAK. I MENTIONED IF THIS IS COVERED UNDER THE 80K MILE EMISSION WARRANTY AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THE SOLUTION IS TO DROP THE TANKS BECAUSE THE ISSUE MAY LIE IN THE FUEL PUMP AND LEAKING TANKS ON THE TOP. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE REGARDING LEAKING FUEL TANKS AND THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT PAY FOR A FAULTY ITEM BEING A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I KNOW THIS WAS AN ISSUE ON THE C5 CORVETTE AND GM REPLACED THOSE TANKS FREE OF CHARGE. THE C6 FUEL CELL IS THE SAME AS THE C5 AND IT APPEARS LIKE ITS ALSO FAULTY AS WELL. PLEASE REVIEW ALL C6 CORVETTES (2005-2013) COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL OR A FIX BY GM TO COVER THE COSTS. *TR

CONCERNED ABOUT THE NUMBER OF DROPPED VALVES IN THE LS7 ENGINE USED IN THE CORVETTE Z06 THAT MAY RESULT IN A BLOWN ENGINE CAUSING A CRASH OR FIRE. I HAVE PRETTY MUCH PARKED MY 2008 Z06 DUE TO THIS CONCERN AS GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE ON PUBLIC USER FORUMS SHOWS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND GM SHOULD ADDRESS AND FIX. I URGE THE NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN! *TR

THIS IS MY 3RD COMPLAINT. I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL ON THE HEAD LIGHTS FOR THE YEARS 2005-2007. AND FOR THE YEARS 2008-2013 IT WILL BE COVERED UNDER UPCOMING CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 14203. WHEN I CALLED GM THEY SAID MY VIN # IS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT PROGRAM YET MY CORVETTE IS A 2008 MODEL. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS INCIDENTS WHERE PEOPLE GET VERY MAD BECAUSE I AM DRIVING WITH HIGH BEAMS ON. ONE TIME ANOTHER VEHICLE SWERVED AT ME TRYING TO RUN ME OFF ROAD. *TR

I WENT TO THE STORE WHEN I WAS DONE SHOPPING I STARTED MY CAR AND THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS DIDN'T COME ONE. I HAD TO USE THE HIGH BEAMS TO GET HOME. MY HUSBAND USED THE CAR AT NIGHT A FEW NIGHTS LATER AND WHEN HE STARTED THE CAR THEY CAME ON. A FEW MINUTES LATER WHEN HE WAS DRIVING THEY WENT OUT HE ALSO HAD TO USE THE HIGH BEAMS TO GET HOME. IT SEAMS THEY WORK SOME TIMES. MAYBE THEY TURN OFF WHEN THE CAR GETS WARM. I HAVE TO DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT AND I HAVE TO USE THE HIGH BEAMS AND OTHER DRIVERS FLASH THERE LIGHTS AT ME. THIS CAN CAUSE A ACCIDENT. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME WE DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A GASOLINE ODOR WAS OVERPOWERING AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, THE SHIFTER COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE PARK POSITION. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

FOLLOWING REFUELING, THE CABIN OF THE CAR FILLS WITH GASOLINE FUMES. IN MOST CASES, THE CAR MOST BE ALLOWED TO AIR-OUT FOR HOURS PRIOR TO DRIVING OR STORING IN THE GARAGE. THE QUANTITY AND CONCENTRATION OF FUMES SEEMS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT FIRE RISK. AS IT IS TRANSIENT, THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO PINPOINT, THUS FIX, THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE THAT WARRANTS REGULATORY INVOLVEMENT!

I HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW AND CAN NOT DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT BECAUSE OF IT. THE LOW BEAMS QUIT WORKING AFTER THE CAR GETS HOT. WHEN YOU FIRST START THE CAR THEY WILL WORK BUT AFTER THE CAR HAS RAN FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES OR SO THE LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK. HIGH BEAMS AND FOG LAMPS WORK, BUT NOT THE LOW BEAMS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. FUSE BLOCKS UNDER THE HOOD ARE NOT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BREAK, THEY ARE NOT SUBJECT TO REGULAR WEAR AND TEAR LIKE OTHER PARTS OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

CORVETTE 2008 HAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MILES. THE IGNITION COIL ON CYLINDER 6 FAILED. AFTER REPAIRS AND APPROXIMATELY 500 MILES THEREAFTER, IGNITION COIL ON CYLINDER 8 FAILED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO UTILIZE THE FOG LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE FUSE BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000. *TR

LIKE MANY OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN FILED THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS GO OUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IT APPEARS THAT THEY GO OUT WHEN THE CAR HEATS UP BUT WE DON'T KNOW. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND IT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY THE MANUFACTURER. WE HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING UNLESS NHTSA TELLS THEM TO. *TR

MY 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE JUST STARTED A NEW ISSUE THAT YOUR DEPT IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING. THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" CAME UP ON THE DISPLAY AND THE FRONT RIGHT BRAKE LOCKED UP FOR A FEW SECONDS AT HIGHWAY SPEED. AFTER PULLING OVER, A CONCERNED DRIVER BEHIND ME SAID THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS HAD BEEN AND STILL ARE ILLUMINATED THE WHOLE TIME SHE WAS BEHIND ME (AT LEAST 5 MILES) AND DO NOT GO OFF UNTIL I TURN THE CAR OFF. I BOUGHT THIS CAR THE END OF MARCH AT MALL CHEVROLET IN CHERRY HILL NJ, AND MY PRIMARY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER IS REEDMAN-TOLL IN LANGHORNE PA. THERE IS NOTHING LISTED IN THE CARFAX OR AUTOCHECK HISTORY FOR ANY RECALL WORK DONE OR EVEN ANY OPEN RECALLS. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A QUITE COMMON ISSUE WITH SERIOUS SAFETY REPERCUSSIONS. I AM AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE CORVETTE FORUMS AND THIS IS A TOPIC THAT HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT IN NUMEROUS THREADS: HTTP://FORUMS.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/C6-TECH-PERFORMANCE/2336065-SERVICE-ACTIVE-HANDLING-CONSUMER-ACTION.HTML HTTP://FORUMS.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/C6-TECH-PERFORMANCE/3234567-SERVICE-ACTIVE-HANDLING-SYSTEM.HTML HTTP://FORUMS.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/C6-CORVETTE-GENERAL-DISCUSSION/3270586-SERVICE-ACTIVE-HANDLING-AND-WHEEL-LOCKUP.HTML HTTP://FORUMS.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/C6-Z06-DISCUSSION/3109818-08-Z-BRAKE-LIGHTS-STAY-ON.HTML HTTP://FORUMS.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/C6-TECH-PERFORMANCE/3190509-2008-C6-HAVING-REAR-BRAKE-LIGHT-ISSUES.HTML IF YOU DO A SEARCH OF THE FORUMS YOU WILL FIND MANY MORE OF THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE SAME CARS. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVIENANCE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE AIR BAG READINESS LIGHT STAYS ON INTERMITTENTLY WITH THE FREQUENCY INCREASING. AS OF TODAY, 08/15/14 IT IS ON CONSTANTLY. I HAVE NO IDEA IF THIS IS JUST A WARNING FAILURE OR IF THERE IS REALLY A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. *TR

AFTER FILLING CAR WITH GAS, THE CAR SMELLS LIKE IT HAS A LEAK. THE GARAGE SMELLS SO BAD I HAVE TO PUT THE CAR OUTSIDE IN THE DRIVE WAY UNTIL IS COOLS DOWN BECAUSE I'M WORRIED ABOUT IT STARTING A FIRE. THE SMELL OF GAS IS STRONG. I'VE TALKED TO OTHER 2008 C6 OWNERS AND THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT NIGHT ON MY WAY HOME AROUND 11PM WHEN MY LOW BEAM LIGHTS WENT DARK AND WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON.I'VE CHECKED ALL THE FORUMS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS HAPPENING A LOT, BUT APPARENTLY GM WONT INCLUDE THE 2008 VEHICLES EVEN THOUGH ONES LIKE MINE HAVE THE SAME EQUIPMENT AS EARLIER MODELS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. A FEW DAYS PRIOR, MY GIRLFRIEND WAS DRIVING THE CAR, AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO OPERATE THE CAR. ONCE I GET IT FIXED, HOW DO I KNOW THE LIGHTS WONT MYSTERIOUSLY GO OFF AGAIN?! I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN ALL THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, AND THIS IS THE LAST STRAW. (AFTER ONLY 38K MILES THE FUEL TANK GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. AT 60K MILES THE CAR WAS HAVING ISSUES WITH OVERHEATING BECAUSE THE FANS WOULDN'T TURN ON. AT 75K MILES A CLUNKING NOISE STARTED COMING FROM THE DIFFERENTIAL. IT'S A STOCK CAR MIND YOU. AND NOW AT 85K MILES 2008, THE HEADLIGHTS WONT TURN ON. GM SIMPLY WON'T STAND BEHIND THE CAR, AND SO I'VE BEEN LEFT TO FIGURE IT OUT ON MY OWN. SO MUCH FOR BUYING MY DREAM CAR. IT SEEMS MORE LIKE A NIGHTMARE.) *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGED AND THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDING SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL AND RESUMED DRIVING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT EXCESSIVE VALVE TRAIN NOISE AND AFTER READING SEVERAL CORVETTE FORUM THREADS ABOUT IMPROPERLY MACHINED HEADS BY GM'S SUPPLIER LINAMAR, AND THAT NUMEROUS VEHICLES HAVE HAD VALVES DROP AND RUIN THE ENGINES, I TOOK MY CAR WITH 40000 MILES ON IT TO A CHEVROLET DEALER TO HAVE MY VALVE GUIDE CLEARANCE TESTED. I HAD INTAKE VALVE GUIDES OUTSIDE OF SERVICE SPECIFICATIONS, EXHAUST VALVE GUIDES OUTSIDE OF SERVICE SPECIFICATIONS, AND A COMBINATION OF OTHER INTAKE AND EXHAUST VALVE GUIDES AT OR NEAR THE MAXIMUM OUTSIDE OF SERVICE SPECIFICATIONS. THE CAR IS BEING REPAIRED WITH NEW HEADS AND GUIDES. GM NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS ENGINE FAILURES AS A RESULT OF A DROPPED VALVE INTO A CYLINDER WHICH CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS AND FIRES. GM IS VERY AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, BUT REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS HUGE SAFETY RISK TO DRIVERS, PASSENGERS, AND NEARBY VEHICLES IF THE ENGINE FAILS GOING DOWN THE ROAD. *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE ENGINE HAS STALLED WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 5 MPH. THE SECOND TIME IT WAS GONG 35 MPH. THE CAR WILL RESTART. NO MALFUNCTION WERE DETECTED BY AN OBD 2 TESTER. NO COMPUTER MALF. INDICATIONS NO CK ENG LIGHTS. THE CAR NOW IS COMPLETELY DEAD IN THE GARAGE. REQUIRES TOWING. BATTERY IS ONLY 2 TO 3 MONTHS OLD. *TR

LAST SUMMER STARTED TO SMELL FUEL IN THE CAR AFTER IT HAD BEEN SITTING, SMELL WASN'T NOTICEABLE DURING WINTER. NOW THAT SUMMER IS APPROACHING, I GET A BAD FUEL SMELL AFTER THE CAR HAD SAT FOR A FEW HOURS. IT PERMEATES THE PASSENGER CABIN. I TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER WITH 44K MILES, TECH FOUND THE DRIVER SIDE FUEL TANK HAS LEAK IN PLASTIC SEAM WHERE THE FILLER NECK IS ATTACHED TO THE MAIN BODY OF THE TANK. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS (2005 THRU 2012). SEARCH ONLINE FOR "C6 CORVETTE FUEL SMELL", YOU WILL SEE NUMEROUS EXAMPLES REPORTING FUEL SMELL WHENEVER THE TANK IS MORE THAN HALF FULL ON THE GAUGE. GM STATED THE FUEL TANK IS NOT COVERED UNLESS THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH CAL EMISSIONS (7YR/70K MILES) OTHER WISE ONLY 2YR/24K MILES. THE TANK IS THE SAME TANK USED ON ALL MODELS. GM IS SELECTIVELY COVERING SOME REPLACEMENTS AND REFUSING OTHERS. WITH A LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE, I WOULDN'T EXPECT TO NEED TO REPLACE A FUEL TANK. I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH ROUGHLY 25000 MILES ON IT LAST JUNE. I BELIEVE THE TANK HAS BEEN LEAKING EVER SINCE AND MAYBE BEFORE I OWNED IT. SINCE GM WILL NOT COVER IT, I'M NOW LEFT WITH A $3000 REPAIR ESTIMATE TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE TANK. I HAVE A 2007 GM 4WD PICKUP WITH 117,000 MILES OF ROUGH ROADS, OFF ROAD, ETC AND NOT A DROP OF FUEL LEAKING FROM IT. HOW DOES A VEHICLE ONLY DESIGNED TO DRIVE ON THE STREET, THAT IS ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE VEHICLES GM MAKES, NOT HAVE BETTER FUEL TANKS. THIS IS A FIRE/EXPLOSION RISK AS THE FUEL RUNS DOWN THE BACK OF THE TANK, THEN DRIPS ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST RUNNING RIGHT BEHIND THE TANKS. THIS SEEMS VERY SIMILAR TO THE C5 CORVETTE FUEL TANK PROBLEMS (ALMOST SAME BODY STYLE). I DON'T KNOW WHY GM HASN'T DESIGNED A FIX FOR THIS AND RECALLED ALL THE TANKS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC OTHER THAN PROFIT REASONS. I WILL PAY TO CHANGE THE OLD TANK OUT THIS WEEKEND TO MAKE IT SAFE TO DRIVE AGAIN AT MY OWN EXPENSE. *TR

THE AIRBAG READINESS LIGHT COMES ON. THIS PROBLEM HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. A SEARCH OF THE CORVETTE FORUM INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 TO 2013 CORVETTE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND THEN FAILED TO OPERATE UNEXPECTEDLY. THE FOG LIGHTS WERE THEN ACTIVATED IN ORDER TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE HEADLIGHTS WERE IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. UPDATED 08/06/13*LJ UPDATED 08/05/2013*JS

VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER FOR EXCESSIVE VALVE NOISE. INSPECTION SHOWED EXCESSIVE WEAR OF VALVES AND VALVE GUIDES...OUT OF SPECS. ENGINE HEADS AND VALVES TO BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

ALL EXHAUST VALVES OUT OF SPECIFICATION AT 9,500 MILES; 6 OF 8 INTAKE VALVE GUIDES OUT OF SPECIFICATION; SPENT $1,200 FOR CYLINDER HEAD REMOVAL AND REINSTALL; VALVE JOB, NEW VALVE GUIDES AND ASSEMBLY. *TR

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

WHEN YOU DRIVE FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES, LIGHTS GET HOT AND GO OFF. THEY SAY IT IS THE FUSEBOX. DEALER WILL NOT COVER BY WARRANTY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKES ENGAGED WITHOUT MANUAL FORCE AND ALSO FAILED TO STOP WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHT. IN ADDITION, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

WHEN I FILL MY CORVETTE FUEL TANK PAST 1/2 TANK OR MORE, I SMELL AND INGEST FUEL VAPORS/ODOR...ENOUGH TO CAUSE ME AND MY PASSENGER HEADACHES AND LIGHT HEADEDNESS, FEELINGS OF BEING SICK. MY GARAGE FILLS UP WITH THE FUEL FUMES/ODOR ALSO...I HAVE TO AIR IT OUT FOR A LONG TIME AND EVEN LEAVE THE GARAGE DOOR OPEN TO HELP DISSAPATE THE FUEL VAPOR/ODORS. INSIDE THE VEHICLE GETS AN INTENSE FUEL VAPOR/ODOR. I EXCHANGED THE FUEL CAP WITH AN OEM FUEL CAP WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. THE ODOR OUTSIDE THE CAR SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM DIRECTLY BEHIND THE DRIVER SIDE/FUEL CAP AREA. I DARE SAY THAT I CANNOT DOWN PLAY THIS FAINT FEELING AND HEADACHES FROM THE STRONG FUEL ODOR THAT THIS VEHICLE GIVES OFF, ESPECIALLY INSIDE THE COCK PIT/CAB OF THE VEHICLE....IT'S VERY INTENSE. THOROBRED CHEVROLET OF CHANDLER ARIZONA COULD NOT FIND THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR BEFORE THE CAR WENT OUT OF WARRANTY...GO FIGURE! THE FUEL FUMES ARE EVEN STRONGER WHEN THE WEATHER IS WARMER. HERE IN ARIZONA, WE HAVE TEMPERATURES IN THE 110 TO 120 DEGREE RANGE AND THE FUMES ARE BLUNTLY UNBEARABLE AT THAT POINT THIS FUEL DEFECT THING IS OCCURRING DAILY...DRIVING HOME WITH A CAR COOKED IN THE SUN AND FUEL INFUSED IN THE COCK PIT BEARS HEAVY UPON ME...THE SMELL NEVER GOES AWAY...LIFE SUCKS WITH A $740 CORVETTE PAYMENT I DON'T LIKE DRIVING IT ANYMORE BECAUSE GM WON'T RECALL OR FIX IT. *TR

EVERY TIME I FILL THE GAS TANK AND THE I START THE CORVETTE, THE DASH STARTS BEEPING, THE GAS GAUGE GOES TO ZERO, THE "SERVICE FUEL SYSTEM" WARNING COMES ON AND THE ENGINE LIGHT SYMBOL SHOWS IN INSTRUMENT PANEL. THIS REMAINS FOR APPROX 10 - 12 STARTS ON CAR AND THEN IT RETURNS TO NORMAL AND GAS GAUGE SHOWS PRESENT LEVEL OF FUEL. I HAVE TRIED FILLING CLOSE TO FULL AND STOPPING, FILLING LAST PART OF TANK VERY SLOW, BUT NO MATTER WHAT, EVERY TIME I FILL GAS TANK THE FUEL SYSTEM INDICATORS MALFUNCTION. FORUMS ONLINE SAY TO USE TECHRON FROM CHEVRON TO CLEAN FUEL SYSTEM AND HAVE TRIED OTHERS FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND STILL HAVE PROBLEM. *TR

STEERING JERKED,BRAKES APPLIED FOR A SECOND,CRUISE CONTROL TURNED OFF, NO BRAKE LIGHTS,AND SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING MESSAGE APPEARED. HAPPEND MORE THAN ONCE. *TR

AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE COMPUTER DISPLAY PANEL READS, "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" ACCOMPANIED BY A SWERVING CAR ICON AND AN ALERTING DING SOUND. THE MESSAGE COMES ON PERIODICALLY, LASTING UP TO 15 OR 20 MINUTES AT A TIME, THEN SHUTTING OFF. SOMETIMES UPON STARTING THE ENGINE THE MESSAGE WILL APPEAR AND OTHER TIMES THE MESSAGE WILL BE OFF FOR DAYS AT A TIME. IT ALWAYS REAPPEARS. OVER THE YEARS THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AND BRAKE SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED (4/18/11; 10/8/11; 12/4/12) AS WELL AS REPLACEMENT OF THE FOB (12/18/12). ALTHOUGH THIS DISPLAY MESSAGE HAS APPEARED NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE YEARS, THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCES ARE AS FOLLOWS: 5/1/13; 4/30/13; 4/25/13; 3/28/13; 10/30/12. TWO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE THIS MALFUNCTION TO DATE (5/2/13). SINCE 10/30/12, THIS CAR HAS BEEN SEEN SIX TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AT TWO DIFFERENT CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS. THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2005 FOR THIS PROBLEM: "STEERING RECALL 2005-2006" "... IN RARE CASES, REPEATED MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING COLUMN MAY CAUSE A SIGNAL INTERRUPTION WITHIN THE COLUMN. IF THIS OCCURS, THE MESSAGE, "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" WILL APPEAR... AND ONE OR MORE OF THE BRAKES MAY APPLY...". THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN DISPLAY MESSAGES ON MY CAR READING, "PRESS BRAKE TO START ENGINE", SO THIS PROBLEM, IN MY MIND, IS RELATED TO THE "ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" ISSUE. *TR

I BEGAN TO NOTICE A WAS SMELLING FUEL IN MY CAR. AS IT GOT WORSE I WENT TO GRAPEVINE CHEVY IN GRAPEVINE, TX. THEY DID A SMOKE TEST AND FOUND A LEAK IN THE DRIVERS SIDE FUEL TANK. INITIALLY THEY BELIEVED THE TANK WAS CRACKED BUT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIRS CITING A NON-WARRANTY ISSUE. WELL AFTER THE LEAKING GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE TO THE POINT YOU COULD SMELL IT INSIDE THE CAR WHILE DRIVING SO I DECIDED TO FIX IT MYSELF. WHEN I REMOVED THE TANK I FOUND THE FUEL PUMP SEALS RUPTURED. I REPLACE THE THING AND PROBLEM SOLVED. GM NEVER DID ANYTHING AT ALL TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. *TR

ON SEPTEMBER 13,2012 MY FUEL GAUGE STOP WORKING AND IT WAS NOT REGISTERING ANY GAS LEVEL IN THE TANK . I WENT TO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP THINKING THAT THIS WAS A REPAIR WHICH WOULD FALL UNDER MY VEHICLE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A HISTORY CODE THAT CAME UP IN MY CAR COMPUTER AT 13,700 MILES THAT MY FUEL SYSTEM WAS FALLING. THIS IS A CODE THAT YOU AS THE DRIVER DO NOT SEE NOR DO THE TECH AT THE DEALERSHIP WILL SEE UNLESS A DIAGNOSIS TESTING IS DONE. THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO CALL GM , BECAUSE THIS FALL UNDER THE FACTORY WARRANTY AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS WITH CORVETTES. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED SOMETIME THIS FUEL TANK FAILURE CAN HAPPEN AT ANY MILEAGE. THIS FAILURE WITH MY VEHICLE CONSIST OF RIGHT FUEL TANK HAD TO BE REPLACE,FUEL LEVER SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACE,FUEL SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACE,LINE IN TANK HAD TO BE REPLACE,CROSSOVER TUBING HAD TO BE REPLACE. IF I KNOW THAT THIS AL FELL UNDER THE GM FACTORY WARRANTY THIS WOULD HAD CST ME $2,024.09. THIS ISSUES HAD TO BE KNOW, THIS HAS HAPPEN WITH 2007 THRU 2011 CORVETTE'S THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUES. YOU AS A OWNER MUST BE PERSIST WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND GM THEY WILL NOT WANT TO PAY ERROR THAT THEY KNOW IS GOING ON. I HAD TO REPORT THIS TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OFFICE IN ILLINOIS AND THE BBB IN ILLINOIS BEFORE SOMETHING WAS DONE. I JUST WANTED OTHER OWNER TO BE AWARE OF THIS HAVE YOUR VEHICLE CHECK FOR THIS FAILURE. *TR

SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM FLASHED ON DISPLAY AND THE ACTIVE HANDLING WAS AUTOMATICALLY DISENGAGED. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. *TR

MY SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WARNING CAME ON ABRUPTLY. THIS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED IN THE LAST 2 YEARS. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS HANDLED BY MY LOCAL DEALER. SUPPOSEDLY, IT WAS A TSB WHICH REQUIRED REPLACING A CLIP AT AN ELECTRICAL COUPLING. THIS WAS REPORTEDLY THE SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. THIS MOST RECENT INCIDENT OCCURRED 500 MILES FROM HOME AND HAS ME WORRIED THAT A SERIOUS MALFUNCTION OF MY BRAKING SYSTEM MAY OCCUR. I DO HAVE AN APPOINTMENT FOR SERVICE ON JUNE 4 2012 FOR THIS RECURRING ISSUE. THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF ABRUPT AND INADVERTANT BRAKING OCCURRING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANK YOU INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT

THE VEHICLE DROPPED A CYLINDER HEAD VALVE AND WAS FIXED UNDER ORIGINAL FACTORY WARRANTY IN 2012. IT WAS FIXED BY THE DEALER USING FACTORY PARTS. IT WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND THE MOTOR LOST ALMOST ALL POWER. I HAD TO GET TOWED. IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN 2016 AFTER 20,000 MILES AND RELIGIOUS OIL CHANGES. THIS CAR WAS MAINTAINED METICULOUSLY. THEY CYLINDERS WERE FOUND TO BE AT FAULT OF DESTROYING AN EXHAUST VALVE BOTH TIMES. ADDITIONALLY, THE NUMBER 8 CYLINDER WAS FOUND TO BE CONSUMING OIL, WHICH DESTROYED MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THIS IS ALL WITH A VEHICLE WHICH HAD UNDER 40,000 MILES (WITHIN POWERTRAIN MILEAGE WARRANTY, BUT EXPIRED DURATION WARRANTY)

THE VEHICLES HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON OR WOULD COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AND/OR PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE AND I WAS ADVISED THAT THEIR HAD BEEN A FUSE BLOCK SHORT AND THE FUSE BLOCK WAS REPLACED. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND SLUGGISH SHIFTING BETWEEN 2ND/3RD/4TH GEARS. WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN THE REFERENCED GEARS THE TRANSMISSION SLIDES INTO THE NEXT GEAR. GM HAS LOOKED AT IT ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND REPAIRS WERE MADE YET CONDITION REMAINED. GM THEN NOTED THE PROBLEM BUT SAYS ITS WITHIN FACTORY TOLERANCES AFTER GM'S INDIFFERENCE I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MULTIPLE PRIVATE TRANSMISSION SHOPS. ALL CONCLUDED THE SAME CONDITION. THE GM "VALVE BODY" IS MALFUNCTIONING

FUEL PUMP CRACKED AND SPRAYING GAS OUTSIDE GAS TANK AND ONTO CAR BODY. HEAVY SMELL OF GAS10

ENGINE DROPPED EXHAUST VALVE WHILE THE ENGINE WAS TURNING 6800 RPM IN THIRD GEAR AT 118 MPH. THE ENGINE STOPPED RIGHT AT THE TIME I WENT TO SHIFT TO 4TH GEAR AND THE TACH DROPPED TO ZERO. I PULLED THE CAR INTO A RUN OFF AREA AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE ON FIRE DUE TO ALL OF THE SMOKE.

STARTING ON OR AROUND AUGUST 2011 MY AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON. IT HAS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY SINCE THEN. THE FIX IS TO JIGGLE THE CONNECTOR UNDER THE SEAT AND THEN ZIP TIE IT. THAT NORMALLY LAST ABOUT 6 MONTHS OR MORE BUT IT ALWAYS COMES BACK. I AM CONCERNED THAT MY AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN A SEVERE FRONTAL IMPACT. THE DEALER IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND SAYS IT IS SOMETHING I AM GOING LIVE WITH. THE PROBLEM I HAVE WITH THAT IS I AM AFRAID IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING I AM GOING TO HAVE TO DIE WITH. *TR