Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Dec 23, 20022,685 milesFL
WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH ALL THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING AND THEN THE VEHICLE DIED. THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM, CAUSE UNKNOWN.
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2002 Chevrolet Corvette complaints
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 2002 record →
Steering › Column Locking › Anti-theft Device
Filed Dec 20, 2002FL
THE VEHICLE WAS INSIDE OF THE GARAGE HE WAS BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE ATTEMPT TO PULL BACK INSIDE . THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK. PLEASE PROVIDED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS REF. IN EA02-031 *CJS
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Nov 22, 2002CA
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN. THE ABS BRAKING LIGHT APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. PLEASE FURNISH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Apr 5, 2002NJ
THE ENGINE EMITS A BIRD LIKE CHURPING NOISE IRREGARDLESS IF THE VEHICLE IS MOVING OR IDLE. POSSIBLE GETTING LOUDER OVER TIME. CHEVROLET HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS SINCE 2/1/02. STILL NO FIX. I CALL EVERY 2-4 WKS & RECEIVE THE SAME STORY THE ENGINEERS ARE WORKING ON IT. IS THIS DANGEROUS? TOTALLY FRUSTRATED.*AK
Electrical System › Horn
Filed Jan 28, 2002FL
HORN IS DIFFICULT TO LOCATE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION SINCE IT IS ONLY A VERY SMALL INDENTATION ON STEERING WHEEL.*AK
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Nov 26, 2001WA
WHILE DRIVING UPHILL TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ALLOW TO SHIFT TO 2ND WHEN SPEED IS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH, AND SOMETIMES WILL SHIFT TO 4TH GEAR BEFORE SHIFTING TO 2ND GEAR. MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Nov 15, 2001FL
MY COMPLAINT IS WITH THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHO REFUSED TO ALLOW ME TO BRING THE CAR IN SO A NEW SEATBELT COULD BE ORDERED. *AK
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