2017 Chevrolet Corvette Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE SWITCH THAT CONTROLLED THE CONVERTIBLE TOP DID MORE THAN MAKE THE TOP GO UP OR DOWN. THE COMPUTER ALSO TURNED THE HEATER ON OR OFF AT RANDOM, EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF, WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (CHARLES AUTO FAMILY, GARRETTSVILLE, OH, 330-577-5089) AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT IT WAS AN UNKNOWN ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100.

STEVE WILLIAMS WITH DECADES OF EXPERIENCE CONFIRMED FROM BORLA EXHAUST ETC... AS WELL AS CORSO AND MAGNAFLOW EXHAUST EXPERT REPS SAID THE SAME THING ABOUT GM PLASTIC 4 ACTUATORS WHICH ARE LOCATED ON THE C7 CORVETTE MUFFLERS HAVE BEEN MELTING! MELTING CAN CAUSE A FIRE AND AT THE VERY LEAST CAUSES THE MUFFLER SYSTEM TO BE INOPERATIVE AND THE FOUR FLAPS WHICH OPEN AND CLOSE TO ALLOW AIR FLOW TO EITHER BE STUCK OPEN OR DAMAGED BECAUSE OF THE ACTUATORS LOCATED ON THE MUFFLERS MELTING! MINE ALTHOUGH THEY MIGHT BE INOPERATIVE AS I HEAR STICKING IN THE FLAPS OPENING AND CLOSING AS ENGINE ACCELERATES WHICH IS A SYMPTOM OF FAILURE OR POTENTIAL FAILURE! PLEASE ORDER A NATION WIDE RECALL TO AVOID SOMEONE'S LIFE BEING JEOPARDIZED AND ALSO ENGINES BEING RUINED BECAUSE OF THESE HORRIBLE DESIGN! CALL STEVE WILLIAMS 805 986 8600 AT BORLA A MUFFLER GURU AND EXPERT TO ADVISE YOU FURTHER. THIS PLASTIC NONSENSE GM PUT AS ACTUATORS HAS BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR A VERY LONG TIME, ESPECIALLY AFFECTING THE C7 2013 AND NEWER CORVETTES! PLEASE HELP PUT A STOP TO THIS AND ORDER GM TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS! SEE PHOTOS OF ACTUATORS ON VEHICLES WHICH HAVE MELTED. PLEASE HELP! THANKS!!! ONE OF MANY COMPLAINTS ON CORVETTE FORUMS! CHASSIS THIS IS AN IMPROPER DESIGN BY THE GM TEAM, PUTTING A PLASTIC CASED ELECTRONIC MODULE DIRECTLY ON THE EXHAUST PIPE. JUST BOUND TO FAIL WHEN THE GOING GETS HOT. ACTUATORS ARE EXPENSIVE WITH A LIST PRICE OF ALMOST $400 EACH, SO IT'S WELL OVER $1000 TO REPAIR EACH TIME AT THE DEALER FOR EVERY ONE OF MY TRACK OUTINGS. SO FAR IT'S COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THIS CAN'T REALLY CONTINUE. IF GM DOESN'T COME UP WITH A FIX, I MIGHT HAVE TO SELL THE CAR. I BOUGHT IT TO GO TO THE TRACK AND FOR NOW IT FAILS EVERY TIME I GO.

I HAVE ABOUT 500 MILES ON MY 2017 C7 CORVETTE AND OBVIOUSLY NEVER DROVE IT IN THE WINTER, ALWAYS GARAGED AND JUST TOOK IT OUT A VERY FEW TIMES OVER THE PAST 2 WEEKS DURING NICE WEATHER. I OPENED THE HOOD FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME AND SHOWED A FRIEND OF MINE THE ENGINE, HE WAS A MECHANIC FOR YEARS, AND WE BOTH IMMEDIATELY SEEN THE MANIFOLDS WERE RUSTY. THIS IS HORRIBLE THAT GM WOULD RELEASE A NEARLY $60,000 VEHICLE WITH SUCH A FLAW AND POSSIBLY NEAR FUTURE CATASTROPHIC ENGINE PROBLEMS BECAUSE OF IT!??????? PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED PHOTOS AND ADVISE ME IF YOU CAN PLEASE HAVE THESE MANIFOLD HEADERS REPLACED WITH ONES WHICH WON'T RUST HORRIFICALLY SUCH AS STAINLESS STEEL OR SIMILAR? ALL OVER THE INTERNET MANY CORVETTE OWNERS WITH NEW CORVETTES ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME CONCERNS AND ISSUES! PLEASE DO A NATIONWIDE RECALL AND HAVE CHEVROLET REPLACE ALL OF THESE MANIFOLD HEADERS WITH STAINLESS OR OTHER SUITABLE MATERIAL. PLEASE HELP EVERYONE???!!! THANKS!!!

I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND NOTICED THAT THE CORVETTE WAS GETTING REALLY HOT, THAN ABOUT 5 MIN LATER ONSTAR REPORTED A ENGINE, TRANS, AND REAR END PROBLEM ALONG WITH A LOUD CLANKING NOISE FROM THE MOTOR. NOW IT ONLY DOES ABOUT 65 THANK IT GOES TO 5K RPMS AND GOES NOWHERE.

Multiple Wheels (9) have been replaced and multiple tires. Have had to repair each of these wheels upwards of 20+ times and it’s not allowed legally after 3 cracks per wheel. Safety issue as tires would blow out or go flat in short time. Yes, been inspected multiple times by dealers, GM and told not covered under any warranty. One incident, GM agreed to replace the 2 rear wheels at 50% retail!