Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1999 record →
STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHEN IN REVERSE GEAR, AND THE VEHICLE WAS ROLLING WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. 2. PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT IN PLACE PROPERLY OR IT WILL TWIST AND JAM THE SYSTEM ,CAUSING LOSS OF PROTECTION. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ADMITS TO THE DEFECT IN BOTH CASES. *AK REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
SEAT BELT ON PASSENGER SIDE JAMS AND FAILS TO RETRACT OR EXTEND. THE ANGLE OF THE SEATBELT SYSTEM DOES NOT ENABLE THE OCCUPANT TO EASILY USE IT WITHOUT "COAXING" IT BACK IN. THE DEALER IS NOW REPLACING THE BELT FOR A SECOND TIME. I HAVE SPOKEN TO THREE OTHER NEW CORVETTE OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED TROUBLE WITH THE SEAT BELTS, ESPECIALLY ON THE PASSANGER SIDE. THEIR SOLUTION WAS NOT TO WEAR THE BELT, WHICH IS NOT A VALID OR LEGAL SOLUTION. THE DEALER INTAKE PEOPLE AGREE WITH US THAT THE BELTS ARE TOO SENSATIVE, BUT CAN ONLY REPLACE THE BELT. *AK
NO SUMMARY
FUEL PUMP FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL.
POSSIBLE FUEL INJECTION FAILURE CAUSED VEHICLE TO SHUDDER AND DIE.
1: DRIVERS SEAT WANDERS/FLOATS/MOVES WHILE DRIVING. 2: TRUNK DOOR WARPED? DAMAGE HAS/IS RESULTING. 3: DASH IS SHIFTING/COLLAPSING.
WHILE DRIVING IN HOT WEATHER AND AT 3000+ RPMS, THERE ARE SMELLY FUMES COMING INTO THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSE WATERY EYES AND DIZZINESS, MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHEN STARTING THE CAR IN MOTION FOR ACCESSING A HIGHWAY, IF ONE REAR WHEEL LOSES TRACTION, THE THROTTLE CLOSES WHICH CUTS DOWN THE POWER OF THE ENGINE, LEAVING YOU AND THE AUTO SETTING HALFWAY ON TO THE HIGHWAY. YOU ARE TRYING TO ACCESS WITH ONCOMING AUTO'S APPROACHING YOU, WHICH WILL SOME DAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND POTENTIAL DEATH TO THE PERSON IN THE AUTO ACCESSING THE HIGHWAY, AND THE PEOPLE IN THE APPRAOCHING AUTO. *AK
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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