2008 Chevrolet Corvette Complaint Log

THEN HEADLIGHTS WHEN ON WILL COMPLETELY GO OUT AS WILL THE DASH LIGHTS. AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO THE LIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON. IT APPEARS SOMETHING UNDER THE HOOD IS NOT AND BURNING BUT I HAVE NEVER BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE ANYTHING. ABOUT A YEAR AGO I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE WRITER TURNED MY LIGHTS OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES AND ADVISED HE SAW NOTHING WRONG. LAST WEEK ON A TRIP BACK FROM OKLAHOMA I LOST LIGHTING ONCE AGAIN. WHILE I WAS TRAVELING AT 75MPH I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. IT WAS DAYLIGHT SO I COULD RESUME DRIVING. THIS MORNING I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO DISCUSS THIS ISSUE WITH HIM SINCE I HAD HEARD THRU THE LONE STAR CORVETTE CLUB THIS WAS A RECALL PROBLEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER CHECKED HIS COMPUTER AND ADVISED THERE WAS NOTHING ABOUT SUCH AN ISSUE AND HE COULD THEREFORE NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL A RECALL WAS MADE. HE ADVISED I SHOULD PARK THE CAR AND NOT DRIVE IT. I FOUND HIS ANSWER UNACCEPTABLE.IF THIS OCCURS WITH ME AT 75MPH AT NIGHT WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS ISSUE. *TR

MY 08 CORVETTE HAS LEFT ME STRANDED 3 TIMES, ONCE ON THE FREEWAY. THE CAR QUITS PULLING,SERVICE BRAKES AND FUEL SYS. LIGHTS COME ON. THANKFULLY I HAD TIME TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD,BUT,IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A PRIVATE ROAD, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE CAR TO FIRST VEER TO THE RIGHT AND THEN IMMEDIATELY TO THE LEFT, IMPACTING A GUARD RAIL. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 CORVETTE COUPE, BASE MODEL WITH APPROXIMATELY 21,000 MILES THAT I PURCHASED NEW IN APRIL 2008. RECENTLY ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS I HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING ISSUES: 1) TWICE WHILE GOING SLOW AND TURNING, THE "TRACTION SYSTEM ACTIVE" MESSAGE CAME ON AND THE CAR / BRAKES STUTTERED. 2) THIS ALSO HAPPENED TWICE WHILE GOING SLOW AND NOT TURNING. 3) ONCE WHILE GOING SLOW, THE "ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" MESSAGE CAME ON WITH THE SAME RESULTS AS ABOVE. AT ALL TIMES THE ROADS WERE DRY, FLAT AND NORMAL PAVED ROADS. THE CAR HAS NOW BEEN BROUGHT TO THE DEALER TWICE WITH NO RESOLUTION. THEY SAID THE CAR GAVE OFF NO CODES AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM SO THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE AT WILL. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS WILL ACTIVATE WHEN I AM DRIVING FASTER, PUTTING ME IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 CORVETTE Z06 THAT HAS 12500 MILES ON IT. I WAS MERGING ONTO I-94 AT LITTLE MACK WHEN MY RIGHT REAR WHEEL BROKE OFF AT THE LUG NUTS. WHEN THE WHEEL BROKE OFF THE CAR VIOLENTLY TURNED TO THE RIGHT AND SLAMMED INTO THE CONCRETE RETAINING WALL. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL. GM'S CONTENTION IS THAT THE WHEEL BROKE OFF ON IMPACT, THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO THAT PART OF THE VEHICLE AND I HAVE MANY PHOTOS TO SUPPORT WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED. BECAUSE MY CAR HAS NO DAMAGE IN THE AREA WHERE THE WHEEL CAME OFF THE PROBLEM IS OBVIOUS. IT MAY NOT BE APPARENT IN OTHER VEHICLES THAT HAVE HAD A SIMILAR CATASTROPHIC WHEEL FAILURE DUE TO DAMAGE SUSTAINED AS A RESULT OF IMPACT IN AN ACCIDENT AND GM'S WILLINGNESS TO COVER IT UP. *TR

ON 3-23-11 WHILE MERGING ONTO THE EXPRESSWAY, THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL OF MY 2008 CORVETTE Z-06 BROKE OFF AT THE LUG NUTS. BECAUSE I WAS ACCELERATING AT THE TIME, ALL THE POWER WENT TO THE LEFT REAR CAUSING MY CAR TO TURN VIOLENTLY TO THE RIGHT AND SMASH INTO THE CONCRETE RETAINING WALL. THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS A FAILURE IN THE CASTING OF THE ALUMINUM WHEEL. THE POLICE REPORT LISTS CAUSE AS EQUIPMENT FAILURE,WHEEL BROKE OFF VEHICLE. THE CAUSE IS OBVIOUS WHEN LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE, DUE TO THE FACT THE THERE WAS NO IMPACT INTO THE WALL BY THE REAR OF THE CAR. GM WILL NOT EXAMINE THE CAR PROPERLY.

ENGINE KNOCK ON 6.2 LITER ENGINE. WHEN THE VEHICLE SITS A KNOCKING OCCURS IN THE ENGINE UPON STARTUP. IT IS NOT A LIFTER KNOCK, BUT A KNOCK DEEPER IN THE ENGINE GM HAS NOTED THE PROBLEM AND MADE MULTIPLE REPAIRS (6+) CAM SHAFT CHANGED BUT NO LIFTERS. THOUGHT THIS WAS ODD AS THE WEARING SURFACES ARE NOW DISSIMILAR .GM SAID THIS IS ALL THEY AUTHORIZED. KNOCK STILL PRESENT GM THEN REMOVED UPPER END OF ENGINE. NOTED EXTREME CARBON BUILD UP ON MULTIPLE PISTONS. ONE PISTON HAD SO MUCH BUILDING APPARENTLY CLOSE TO VALVES HITTING. GM TECH ADVISED ENGINE REPLACEMENT, GM AUTHORIZED CLEANING OF PISTONS: GUESS WHAT, KNOCK STILL PRESENT THE KNOCKING IS A PISTON OR LOWER END KNOCK. SIMILAR TO WRIST PINS OR ROD BEARING CAPS OR BEARINGS. WHEN KNOCKING OCCURS ENGINE IS ROUGH AND PULSATES. TIME RANGES FROM 30 SECONDS TO COUPLE OF MINUTES AFTER MULTIPLE GM REPAIRS KNOCK IS STILL PRESENT, NOTICED ENGINE PERFORMANCE IS NOT THE SAME AND WITH LACK OF STABILITY FUEL ECONOMY HAS DROPPED

LEFT REAR BRAKE WAS APPLIED WHEN DRIVING OVER 60 MPH CAUSING CAR TO SLOW DOWN AND SLIDE TO THE LEFT. ACTIVE HANDLING ON SHOWED ON DASH OF MY 2008 CORVETTE. *TR

AFTER REFUELING, THERE IS A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR IN THE PASSENGER CABIN. *TR

I'VE HAD REPEATED FAILURES THAT HAVE REQUIRED MULTIPLE REPAIRS 1. ENGINE KNOCKING- REPEATED REPAIRS, UPPER END REPLACED KNOCKING AND ENGINE ROUGHNESS STILL THERE 2. TRANSMISSION- FAILURE OF CLUTCH PLATES, REPLACED PROBLEM NOT RESOLVED, TRANSMISSION SLIPPING IS INCREASING 3. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE: THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN, NOTHING OPERATES EVEN THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS- THIS HAS OCCURRED A MINIMUM OF 8 TIMES. RELAYS, SWITCHES WIRING BATTERY GET EXTREMELY HOT UNTIL BATTERY BLEEDS DOWN. HIGH POTENTIAL FOR ELECTRICAL FIRES AND CAR CESSATION OF OPERATIONS HAVE LEFT US IN PERILOUS CONDITIONS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. *TR

AFTER FILLING THE CAR WITH FUEL, I COULD SMELL GAS INSTANTLY AND I THOUGHT THERE WAS A LEAK. UPON PARKING MY CAR IN THE GARAGE THE WHOLE GARAGE SMELLED OF FUEL. AFTER TWO DAYS THE SMELL WAS GONE BUT IT DOES APPEAR EVERY TIME I FILL THE CAR TO SOME DEGREE. IT COMES AND GOES NOW SO YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. *TR

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILS, SHORT CIRCUITS REQUIRING BLEED DOWN OF BATTERY BEFORE RELAYS RESET THEMSELVES NOTED AS AN EXAMPLE, WHEN USING THE ACCESSORY FUNCTION WHILE WASHING VEHICLE OR MAINTENANCE AFTER 1 TO NO MORE THAN 2 CYCLES THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHORT CIRCUITS. WHEN THIS OCCURS NOTHING WORKS, TRANSMISSION IS FROZEN , HAZARDS/HEADLIGHTS EVERYTHING BECOMES INOPERATIVE, START/ACCESSORY SWITCH BECOME EXTREMELY HOT TO TOUCH. NOTHING ELECTRICAL IN THE CAR IS OPERATIONAL. EVEN HAVE TO USE THE EMERGENCY MANUAL RELEASES TO EXIT VEHICLE MULTIPLE (4) BATTERIES HAVE BEEN REPLACED STRANDED AT LEAST 6 TIMES WHERE AAA OR GM TOW SERVICE HAD TO COME OUT. WHEN TOW SERVICES ARRIVED ATTEMPTED TO BOOST START FAILED, NOTHING WOULD WORK. THE SYSTEM BLEEDS DOWN BY THE TOW SERVICE SENSORS USED. THE TOW SERVICES ALL NOTED THAT THE SYSTEM WAS BLEEDING DOWN INTERNALLY AND APPARENTLY RELAYS OR OTHER DEVICES HAD SHORTED CIRCUITED WHEN THE VOLTAGE REACHED APPROXIMATELY 5.4 VOLTS REMAINING IN BATTERY, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RESET ITSELF ? AND A CABLE BOOST WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR WHEN THIS OCCURS AS NOTED EVEN THE TRANSMISSION IS LOCKED OUT SO THE TOW SERVICES COULD NOT PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO PLACE ON TOW VEHICLE GM ID'S THAT WHEN THEY MOVED ELECTRICAL AND BATTERY TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT THE HEAT BUILDUP MIGHT BE THE CULPRIT STRESSING ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AND RELAYS GM ALSO STATED THE CORVETTE SYSTEM DEMANDS HEAVY ELECTRICAL LOADS. DON'T USE ACCESSORIES OR OTHER DRAINING DEVICES STANDARD IN THE CAR WAS THEIR ADVICE THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD FOR WHEN IT OCCURS YOU BECOME VERY VULNERABLE, EVEN TO THE POINT WHERE HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS DON'T OPERATE. ONE TIME SYSTEM SHUTDOWN OCCURRED IN JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL FOREST DRIVE. OVER TWO HOURS IN REMOTE LOCATION, ABANDONED, NO CONTACT BEFORE THE SYSTEM WOULD SHUNT ITSELF AND A BOOST START COULD OCCUR

I AM WRITING YOU REGARDING A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN REGARDING MY 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. FOR MANY MONTHS NOW I HAVE HAD A "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT? APPEAR ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER (DIC) SCREEN. WHILE THE WARNING IS DISPLAYED, MY TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM BECOMES DISABLED AS IS EVIDENCED BY THE ICON SHOWING THE VEHICLE SKIDDING. I HAVE BEEN RETURNING MY VEHICLE TO TWO SEPARATE CHEVROLET DEALERS FOR SERVICE, BUT NO MATTER WHAT THEY DO, THE PROBLEM KEEPS RETURNING. RIGHT NOW I CAN'T DRIVE MY VEHICLE FOR MORE THAN A FEW MILES BEFORE THE PROBLEM OCCURS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN, BECAUSE I'M AFRAID THAT I AM GOING TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. I HAVE A FULL GENERAL MOTORS WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE, SO THIS IS NOT A MATTER OF MY NOT BEING COVERED FOR THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. PLEASE HELP. *TR

STRONG GASOLINE SMELL COMING FROM VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING WHEN PARKED IN GARAGE. *TR

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. PROBLEM RECURRED ON 10-2-12. FIXED BY DEALER. NOW COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. COULD BE VERY SERIOUS ISSUE IF IT NOT JUST AN ERRANT CODE PROBLEM. *TR

NO HIGH BEAM HEAD LIGHTS. FUSE DID NOT BLOW, BULBS CHECKED AND ARE GOOD, BUT WILL NOT LIGHT. HAD CHECKED, AND FOUND SHORT IN WIRING HARNESS AND FUSE BOX. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 67 MPH, THE LEFT REAR SUSPENSION FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VEER OFF OF THE ROAD AND CRASH INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MAJOR INJURIES CONSISTING OF A HERNIATED DISC AND SEVERE HEADACHES. THE POLICE ARRIVED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,125 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,125.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE HEAD-LAMP LENSES HAVE DEVELOPED CRACKS. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER INSTALLED A CLEAR ADHESIVE OVER THE LAMPS TO REDUCE THE CRACKING. HE THEN ADDED THAT ANY REPAIRS MADE WOULD BE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,102. UPDATED 01/1410 *BF UPDATED 01/20/10.*JB

TRACTION DOES NOT PREVENT WHEEL SPIN AT ANY SPEED. THE CAR WILL LOOSE REAR WHEEL TRACTION AT ANY SPEED. ENGINE SPEEDS OF 5,000 RPM AND ABOVE CAUSE TIRES TO LOOSE TRACTION UNDER MODERATE ACCELERATION. CAR IS STOCK AND STILL UNDER WARRANTY.

THE KEY LESS ENTRY AND IGNITION SOMETIMES WILL NOT LET THE CAR START IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK THEY HAVE REPLACED THE KEYS , AND REPROGRAMMED IT THREE TIMES AND THE LAST TIME REPLACED THE SENSOR IN THE DASH BOARD. *TR

FUEL SMELL ON DRIVER'S SIDE OF CAR...WHEN STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING. REPORTED TO DEALER DURING 1ST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP WHEN CAR WAS NEW.

AFTER RESEARCHING AND READING OTHER INCIDENTS, I BELIEVE THE ACTIVE HANDLING ON MY 2008 CORVETTE Z06 CAUSED ME TO CRASH. RESEARCHING THIS, I FOUND THE STEERING WHEEL POSITIONING SENSOR MALFUNCTIONS AND LOCKS UP ONE OF THE FRONT BRAKES. THE CAR IS AT THE BODY SHOP AS OF NOW. I PLAN ON LOOKING AT THIS SENSOR AFTER THE HOLIDAYS. ANY ADVICE OR INFORMATION WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, BUT THE ELECTRONIC KEYLESS ENTRY WOULD NOT WORK. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGERS WERE LOCKED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. HE ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE THE ONSTAR FEATURE, BUT IT ALSO WOULD NOT WORK. SEVERAL DEALERS WERE NOTIFIED, BUT NONE COULD PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGERS WERE LOCKED IN THE VEHICLE FOR 15 MINUTES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 1,200. UPDATED 1/6/09 *CN UPDATED 01/14/09. *JB

BRAND NEW 2008 CONVERTIBLE CORVETTE. ROOF TORE OFF DRIVING ON HIGHWAY FROM DEALERSHIP. GM CURRENTLY STATING NOT A WARRANTY ITEM BECAUSE 'CABLES CAN NOT BREAK SIMPLY FROM THE WIND'. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 AT ABOUT 90MPH IN STRAIGHT LINE WHEN THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM ENGAGED FOR NO REASON AND HOOKED ME HARD RIGHT, CRASHING INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING," "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" AND "SERVICE ABS" ERROR MESSAGES HAD BEEN APPEARING ON MY DASHBOARD ALL DAY PREVIOUS TO THE INCIDENT. *TR

IN DASH FIRE AND SMOKE COMING FROM FACTORY INSTALLED NAVIGATION WHICH WAS NOT EVEN TURNED ON. ABLE TO PUT FIRE OUT . NOW I'M TO SCARED TO DRIVE IT. TAKING IT TO THE DEALER TODAY. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ON MY NEW 2008 CHEVY CORVETTE Z 06 COSTING MORE THAN $ 73,000.00. *TR

WHEN I HAVE OVER HALF A TANK OF FUEL IN THE CAR IT WREAKS OF RAW FUEL. IT'S MOST NOTICEABLE AROUND THE GAS FILL OPENING AT THE LEFT REAR QUARTER PANEL. IF THE CAR SITS WITH THE WINDOWS UP I HAVE TO AIR OUT THE COCKPIT BEFORE I DRIVE IT DUE TO ACCUMULATED GAS FUMES. THESE FUMES ARE DUE TO AN ACTIVE LEAK THAT IS PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS ~1/2 FULL OR MORE. THIS CONDITION SEEMS TO BE PREVALENT AS THERE ARE COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS REGISTERED IN THE VARIOUS WEB FORUMS AND YOUTUBE. IT'S APPARENTLY DUE TO FUEL ACCUMULATING ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE FUEL TANK WHERE THE FUEL LINE EXITS THE TANK. THAT FITTING FATIGUES AND CRACKS OVER TIME. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS HASN'T BEEN ADDRESSED AS A SAFETY AND HEALTH CONCERN AND/OR CHEVROLET HAS NOT OFFERED TO REPAIR THIS CONDITION. NOT ONLY IS IT AN OBVIOUS FIRE HAZARD BUT GAS FUMES ARE A KNOWN CARCINOGEN. IT A SHAME THAT YOU HAVE TO RISK YOUR PROPERTY AND HEALTH OR SPEND $1000+ TO REPAIR A MANUFACTURER DEFECT.

2008 C6 CORVETTE WITH VERY LOW MILES OPERATES ON KEYLESS ENTRY CONFIGURATION. TODAY THE DOORS UNLOCKED AND GOT INTO VEHICLE THE NORMAL WAY. THE KEYLESS START WOULD NOT WORK, THE DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK AND OPEN AND IT WAS OVER 125 DEGREES IN THE CAR. KEPT TRYING UNTIL CAR STARTED. DID NOT PANIC CAUSE I NEW THERE IS A WAY OUT . CAN YOU IMAGINE IF I LET SOMEBODY ELSE DRIVE AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO? GM SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM CAUSE AFTER LOOKING IT UP ON THE WEB IT LOOK LIKE THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A LONG TIME! THERE IS AN EMERGENCY RELEASE KNOB BUT THIS DOES NOT SOLVE THE CAR NOT STARTING OR OPENING THE HOOD! CANT IMAGINE WHAT HAPPENS WITH ELECTRIC TOP CONVERTIBLE. LAWSUIT WAITING TO HAPPEN! *TR

DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE? OUR BRAND NEW 2008 BASE MODEL CORVETTE HAS LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, 5 TIMES DRIVING TO OUR HOME. THE 4TH TIME MY HUSBAND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A TRUCK! FIRST TIME WE HAD THE CAR A WEEK. 2ND TIME THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE GAS. WE USE CHEVRON TEXACO. 4TH TIME THE LIAISON FROM CHEVY SAID THAT OIL WAS GETTING INTO OUR GAS FROM A BAD IGNITION SWITCH. DOESN'T MAKE SINCE. 5TH TIME WAS SAME DAY AS 4TH TIME. IT DROPS FROM 45 TO 10 AND GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 1ST GEAR. THE RPM GOES UP AND DOWN. IT BACK FIRES! WE HAVE BEEN TAKING IT TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER IN KINGMAN AZ. THE 4TH TIME IT HAPPENED MY HUSBAND PULLED OVER BUT DIDN'T TURN OFF THE CAR, AND WAITED FOR SOMEONE FROM THE DEALERSHIP TO DRIVE UP AND GET IN THE CAR FOR A DRIVE. IT WAS IDLING UP AND DOWN FOR ABOUT 15 MIN THEN IDLED FINE. AFTER HOOKING UP A COMPUTER SCANNER TO THE CAR THEY STARTED UP THE HILL. THEY DROVE 2 MILES 45 MILES PER HOUR, THEN IT JUST DROPPED TO 5 MILES PER HOUR SURGING BACK AND FORTH. MAKING THIS THE 5TH TIME! FOOT WAS STEADY ON THE THROTTLE. HUSBAND WAS TOLD TO HOLD IT TO THE FLOOR, AND THEN IT BACK FIRED REAL LOUD AND STOPPED COMPLETELY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD! TURNED OFF KEY OPENED AND CLOSED DOOR TO RESET COMPUTER. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON NOW. DROVE DOWN TO DEALER. IT'S BEEN THERE 9 DAYS SO FAR THIS TIME. 7/23/08 THE LIAISON FROM CHEVY CALLED AND SAID THAT OUR CAR DOES NOT MEET THE CRITERIA FOR A BUY BACK! WE ARE FEARFUL OF BEING REAR ENDED AT A HIGH SPEED! WE'VE HAD TO CANCEL TRIPS WE HAD PLANNED TO TAKE IN THE CAR. WE STILL DON'T HAVE OUR CAR FIXED, AS THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG. NO CORVETTE TECH HAS BEEN ON SITE TO CHECK OUT OUR CAR. ONLY BUY PHONE! EACH TIME THEY HAVE SENT THE CAR HOME STATING THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED, TO GO AHEAD AND DRIVE IT. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED IF THIS CAR ISN'T FIXED, AS THERE IS NO WARNING THAT THE CAR IS GOING TO JERK TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD! *TR

2008 NEW CORVETTE HAD FUSE BLOCK SHORT, HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OUT AND HAD NO LOW BEAMS. HAD TO PULL FUSE TO GET LIGHTS OFF. SOUND RELATED TO CURRENT RECALL OF 05-07 AND SOME 08'S. ISSUE WOULD COME AND GO AND WAS FIXED AS SOON AS DEALER COULD SEE PROBLEM. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG CHEMICAL SMELL COMING FROM THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. THE SMELL WAS FIRST NOTICED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND BECAME STRONGER THE MORE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 482. UPDATED 06/09/08 *BF UPDATED 06/08/09

THE 2008 CORVETTE WITH AUTO TRANSMISSION , FAILS TO ACCELERATE AFTER SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP LIGHT OR TURN. THERE IS QUITE A LAG B4 THE CAR GETS GOING. HAD IT TO THE DEALER 7 TIMES. WILL GO AFTER THE FLORIDA LEMON LAW, SINCE GM SAYS IT IS NORMAL TO EXPECT LAG AND HESITATION FROM A CORVETTE. THIS IS NOT ONLY BAD FOR THE TOP AMERICAN SPORTS CAR BUT A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL. HOPEFULLY GM WILL DO THE RIGHT THING AND REFUND ME MY MONEY AT THE LEMON LAW HEARING AND TRASH THE CAR B4 SOMEONE GETS KILLED IN IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND IT NOW HAS 21000 MILES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ENJOYABLE. STAY AWAY FROM 2008 CORVETTES WITH AUTO TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

ALMOST EVERY TIME I FUEL THE VEHICLE GAS SHOOTS OUT OF THE FILLER NECK WHEN THE PUMP STOPS. THE FIRST TIME , GAS WAS GUSHING OUT AND DOWN THE SIDE OF THE CAR ONTO THE GROUND BECAUSE THE PUMP DID NOT STOP. LUCKILY IT DID NOT CATCH FIRE. THIS IS ON A NEW 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z 06 ! IT IS VERY CRITICAL THAT I DO NOT TRY TO PUT IN MORE GAS WHEN THE PUMP STOPS OR IT SHOOTS OUT OF THE FILLER NECK. MY 2001 CORVETTE Z06 NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. I HOPE THIS NEVER RESULTS IN A FIRE , I DO NOT WANT TO SEE MY CAR BURN. THANK YOU EDWARD LIPMAN *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE COMPUTER DELAYED THE ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. THE COMPUTER WAS NOT GETTING THE MESSAGES AT THE RIGHT TIME. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE FAILURE, BUT, ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS, STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500.

2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE WITH UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS VEHICLE ACCELERATED FROM 45 MPH TO 95 MPH. *KB