THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO YOUR ODI NUMBER 10297619. OUR 2003 CHEVROLET CORVETTE HAS SUSTAINED SEVERE UNDERCARRAIGE DAMAGE AS WELL AS PASSENGER SIDE BODY DAMAGE AND WHEEL AND TIRE DAMAGE. PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN AND DRIVERS DOOR WILL OPEN WHEN MUCH STRENGTH APPLIED TO PULL IT OPEN. THERE WERE A COUPLE OF MINUTES AFTER THE CRASH THAT IT WAS APPARENT THE DOORS WERE NOT GOING TO OPEN WITHOUT SOME KIND OF ASSISTANCE. JUST PRIOR TO THE CRASHWE EXPERIENCED A SMALL FISHING OF OF THE REAR OF THE CAR AT WHICH TIME THE ACCELERATOR WAS DISENGAGED AND THE BRAKES APPLIED HARD. THE STEERING WAS LOCKED IN THE POSITION WE WERE DRIVING IN AT THE TIME WHICH WAS ON A CURVE. THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP US, AND AT THIS TIME THE RPM WAS RACING UPWARD ON THE CAR WHICH WAS ACCELERATING WHEN NO GAS WAS BEING APPLIED AT ALL. ONE OTHER TIME WHEN WE HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES QUICKLY, FOR A CHANGING LIGHT, THE RPM RACED WAY UP WHILE WE WERE STOPPED. OUR COMPUTER SAID NOTHING AT THIS TIME WHICH INDICATED TO US THAT THERE WAS NOTHING NOTED ABOUT THE INCIDENT THAT WE COULD SEE. ALSO AIRBAGS FAILED TO OPEN! WITHOUT OUR SEATBELTS, THE 37 INCIDENT AMONG CORVETTES WOULD HAVE BEEN THE FIRST CASUALITY IN THE STEERING LOCK FAILURE. MOST NOTABLY AND CRITICAL OF THE FAILURES IS THE STEERING LOCK FIAILURE NO.1, NO 2 IS BRAKES FAILING TO STOP VEHICLE AND NO. 3 IS AIRBAGS FAILING TO DEPLOY. NO 4 IS THE RPM ACCELERATING WHEN BRAKES ARE TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVEABLE AT THIS TIME AND IS CURRENTLY IN STORAGE UNT
2003 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 2003 record →
THE REMOVABLE CLEAR TOP OF MY 2003 CORVETTE HAS A CRACK BEGINNING AT THE RIGHT AND EXTENDING ABOUT 3 INCHES AND THE ENTIRE TOP LOOKS AS IF THE CLEAR MATERIAL IS DISINTEGRATING. THESE ARE CONDITIONS WHICH HAVE OCCURRED WITHOUT ANY KNOWN DIRECT DAMAGE TO THE TOP. *TR
THERE REALLY WASN'T ANY EVENTS LEADING UP TO OUR ACCIDENT THAT I WAS AWARE OF. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS AS OF YET,MY INTERNET HAS BEEN DOWN AND WAS ONLY FIXED THIS EVENING AROUND 4:00. BUT BACK TO MY ACCIDENT,MY STEERING LOCKED UP ON ME AND ALL LOST ALL CONTROL OF MY CAR. SORRY I DON'T HAVE MORE INFORMATION. I JUST KNOW MY WIFE AND I ARE LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. THANK YOU! *TR
2003 CORVETTE MANUAL TRANS. I HAD THE WORK DONE FOR THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK RECALL PROGRAM #04V060000 BACK IN 2006. ON DEC. 24TH 2009, THE VEHICLE WOULD START BUT NOT MOVE FORWARD. POSSIBLE FUEL SHUT OFF DUE TO HARNESS LOCK FAILURE. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE GMC DEALER IN WATSONVILLE CALIF. THEY ADVISED ME THAT THIS ITEM WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. MY QUESTION IF THE RECALL ITEM HAS FAILED AGAIN WHY ISN'T THE DEALER OR GM RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACEMENT AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER? I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS ONLY FOR THE FIRST 12,000 MILES OR 12 MONTHS. SEEMS ODD THAT THIS PART THAT WAS REPLACED IN 2006 HAS ALREADY FAILED WHEN THE CAR HAS HAD ONLY 7,000 MILES APPROX. PUT ON THE VEHICLE SINCE THE RECALL WORK WAS COMPLETED. THE TOTAL MILES FOR THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY 15,900 MILES. HAS THERE BEEN ANY REPORTS THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART WAS DEFECTIVE AS WELL? *TR
WHILE DRIVING, MY VEHICLE'S WARNING SYSTEM FOR THE ACTIVE HANDLING & ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. IT IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT BOTH OF THESE SYSTEMS WOULD DEVELOP A PROBLEM AT THE SAME TIME. UPON RESEARCHING THIS, I DISCOVERED THAT GM REALIZED A FLAW IN THE DESIGNING OF THE WIRING HARNESS THAT IS CONTAINED WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN THAT IS RESPONSIBLE. GM HAS DESIGNED A PART TO FIX THIS, BUT AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. IN THESE TYPES OF VEHICLES, THE ACTIVE HANDLING & ABS IS A SAFETY FEATURE, AND I CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT WHENEVER THE WARNINGS ARE ACTIVATED THESE SAFETY FUNCTIONS ARE NO LONGER FUNCTIONING AS THE COMPUTER BELIEVES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THEM WHEN THERE ISN'T. THE WARNINGS DO NOT COME ON AT THE TIME OF START UP, BUT ONLY AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 5 MILES. IF THERE IN FACT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THESE FEATURES, A WARNING WOULD COME ON AT START UP. GM HAS FOUND THAT THE WIRING HARNESS BECOMES STRETCHED FROM CONTINUED USE OF THE TELESCOPING STEERING COLUMN OVER THE YEARS WHICH CAUSES THE FALSE WARNINGS. OTHER DRIVERS HAVE REPORTED POWER STEERING FAILURE AND OTHER PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT COULD CAUSE DRASTIC PROBLEMS IF THE COMPUTER FALSELY DISENGAGES THESE FEATURES, ESPECIALLY THE ABS DURING DRIVING IN THE RAIN OR SNOW. THESE VEHICLES RELY ON THESE SYSTEMS FOR SAFE OPERATIONS. ONCE THE WARNING COMES ON, THERE IS NO WAY TO CHECK TO SEE IF THE ACTIVE HANDLING FEATURE IS ON OR OFF, AS THE COMPUTER WILL NO
REPEATED PROBLEM WITH "HAVE ACTIVE HANDLING SERVICE" ERRORS. *TR
ABS TRACKING CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON WITH A FAILURE. IT THEN WENT OUT. THIS HAPPENED A COUPLE MORE TIMES DURING DRIVING IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS(CAR NOT DRIVEN THAT MUCH). OCTOBER OF 2008, ABS LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND STAYED ON. TOOK CAR IN TO BE SERVICED. WAS TOLD COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS BAD. TRIED TO LOCATE A USED SYSTEM TO SAVE MONEY. WAS INFORMED BY CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT COULD NOT USE A USED COMPUTER BECAUSE OF A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER. HAD TO HAVE REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED ABS TRAC CONTROL MODULE FOR $1490.80. WAS TOLD TO HANG ON TO RECEIPT BECAUSE COULD BECOME RECALL. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE SERVICE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED PERIODICALLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKE PRESSURE MODULATOR VALVE HAD A SHORT, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKE CONTROL MODULATOR TO FAIL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 55,200.
A MESSAGE WAS RANDOMLY DISPLAYED SAYING THAT THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM HAD FAILED AND THAT SERVICE WAS NEEDED. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THE CAR'S COMPUTER WOULD THEN SHUT OFF THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM, BUT WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON, THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WOULD BE ACTIVE UNTIL THE NEXT FAILURE. I BELIEVE THAT THIS FAILURE CONSTITUTES A SAFETY PROBLEM. AFTER MANY MONTHS OF THIS (I WASN'T OVERLY CONCERNED SINCE I DON'T DRIVE ERRATICALLY AND RARELY ACTIVATE THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM), I TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALER (WEST CHEVROLET, ALCOA, TN) AND WAS TOLD (1) THEY HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE ON CORVETTES AND (2) IT IS DUE TO THE WIRING HARNESS IN THE STEERING COLUMN BEING TOO SHORT. (THIS CAR HAS A POWER TELESCOPING STEERING WHEEL AND MEMORY SEATS SO THAT EVERY TIME THE DRIVER GETS IN AND OUT OF THE CAR, THE STEERING COLUMN AUTOMATICALLY MOVES OUT AND IN, EVIDENTLY TUGGING ON THE WIRING HARNESS EACH TIME.) THE DEALERS TECHNICIAN FOREMAN SAID THAT ONE OF SIGNALS CARRIED BY THE HARNESS IS THE ANGLE OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH IS USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A YAW-RATE SENSOR TO DETERMINE IF THE CAR IS "SPINNING OUT" AND WHAT CORRECTIVE ACTION IS REQUIRED TO CORRECT THIS. HE ALSO SAID THAT DUE TO THE TOO-SHORT HARNESS, THE INTEGRITY OF THE HARNESS CONNECTOR DEGRADES OVER TIME CAUSING THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM. (3) THE DEALER SAID THAT THIS PROBLEM IS FIXED BY EXTENDING THE HARNESS WITH A GM PART WHICH IMPLIES THAT GM KNOWS THAT THEY
2003 CHEVROLET CORVETTE 16,000 MILES WASHED CAR AND NOTICED A CRACK IN THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL. RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THIS TO BE A HIGHLY REPORTED PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD RECALL THESE WHEELS. *JB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN FAILED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE AIR BAG AS HAVING A SHORT WHICH CAUSED THE HORN TO STOP OPERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. *AK THE CONSUMER PROVIDED THE INVOICE FOR REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE HAD TO BE AN ACCIDENT IN ORDER FOR THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. THE DEALER STATED THE DRIVERS DOOR WILL NOT LOCK, REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. UPDATED 06/08/07 *TR
EXPENSIVE RUN FLAT GOODYEAR TIRE ON CORVETTE FAILED WHEN A NAIL PIERCED IT. TOLD IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. HAD TO REPLACE WITH TWO NEW TIRES , GOODYEAR EAGLE, EACH OVER $300. WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO WARRANTY ON THE NEW TIRES BECAUSE THEY WERE RUN FLATS , AND THAT I COULD NOT SUBSTITUTE ANOTHER TYPE OF TIRE BECAUSE OF THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM. HOW SAFE ARE THESE TIRES IF THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO GIVE WARRANTY. NOW I AM TOLD THAT I COULD NOT HAVE JUST ANY GARAGE CHANGE THE TIRES IF I RECEIVE ANOTHER FLAT BECAUSE SPECIAL EQUIPMENT HAS TO BE USED TO PROTECT THE AIR PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM.*AK
THE SEAT RECLINER OF MY 2003 CHEVROLET CORVETTE ALLOWS THE SEAT BACK TO DROP BACK UNEXPECTEDLY, WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED. THIS CAN OCCUR WHEN LEANING ON THE SEAT, WHEN ACCELERATING OR TURNING AND WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAPPENS ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND THE PASSENGER SEAT. YOU CAN FEEL THE RECLINER RATCHET SKIP A TOOTH OR MULTIPLE TEETH, AND THIS USUALLY ONLY HAPPENS ON ONE SIDE OF THE SEAT(THE SIDE OPPOSITE THE RECLINER HANDLE), RESULTING IN THE BACK OF THE SEAT BEING SKEWED SIDEWAYS. THIS IS MOST CONCERNING WHEN ACCELERATING OR CORNERING. TO HAVE THE SEAT "TWIST" BEHIND YOU, RESULTING IN A PULL ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND UNINTENTIONAL CHANGE IN DIRECTION. SINCE MAY OF 2005, THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE MECHANISM, AND ATTEMPTED TO ADJUST THE MECHANISM ON FOUR OR FIVE OCCASION SINCE THE REPLACEMENT, INCLUDING ALTERATIONS PERFORMED BASED ON A GM TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. NONE OF THESE EFFORTS HAVE HAD ANY SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON THE PROBLEM.
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS DARKENED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SIX TIMES, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER.
MY 2003 Z06 CORVETTE BATTERY KEEPS DRAINING. I'M ON MY 3RD BATTERY AND THE SERVICE DEPT DOES NOT KNOW WHAT'S DRAINING THE BATTERY. THE PROBLEM IS FIXED WHEN I RECEIVE A NEW BATTERY, BUT IN 6 MONTHS THAT BATTERY BEGINS TO FAIL. IF THE CAR IS NOT STARTED WITHIN 3 DAYS THE BATTERY TENDS TO DIE. THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME TO START THE CAR EVERY DAY, BUT I HAVE 2 OTHER CARS (GMC'S) THAT DON'T NEED TO BE STARTED EVERY DAY. THIS CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND I DON'T THINK IT NEEDS TO BE STARTED EVERY DAY. I BELIEVE SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR AND THE SERVICE DEPT, CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT. *JB
AFTER RECALL WAS DONE ON 2003 CHEVROLET CORVETTE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE IN MOTION. *TS THE RECALL THAT WAS PERFORMED ON 8/18/2004 WAS INTENDED TO PREVENT THE STEERING WHEEL FROM LOCKING UP. THERE WAS NO RESULTING ACCIDENT OR INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER ON 12/21/2004. THE REPAIR ORDER SHOWED THAT THE PROGRAMMING DID NOT TAKE ON RECALL REPAIR.(RECALL NUMBER 04V060000, RECALL 04006). *NM
FRONT END OF CAR FALLS DOWN DUE TO BROKEN LEAF SPRING WHEN TAKEN THROUGH A CAR WASH. SECOND OCCURRENCE. PART WAS JUST REPLACED A MONTH AGO AND BROKE AGAIN. *JB
DT: THE STEERING LOCKED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2005 WHILE GOING 30 MPH, THERE WAS RECALL, AND HAD THE RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED ON JUNE 10, 2005. CONTACTED GM, AND LEFT A MESSAGE WITH THE GENERAL MANAGER. THIS HAPPENED BEFORE WHILE BACKING THE VEHICLE OUT. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THAT WAS WHEN THE CONSUMER FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL. *AK
THE CAR WAS FILLED WITH CHEVRON SUPREME GASOLINE ON THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2005 ON MY WAY TO PICK UP MY WIFE AT THE PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. WHEN I COMPLETED THE TASK AND STARTED THE AUTOMOBILE THE FUEL GAUGE AND THE HUD DID NOT AGREE. THE FUEL GAUGE WAS ON EMPTY AND THE HUD AT ONE-HALF FULL. I DROVE TO THE AIRPORT AND PICKED UP MY WIFE. I RETURNED HOME AND PULLED INTO THE GARAGE FOR THE NIGHT AND THE FUEL GAUGE AND HUD DID NOT CHANGE. ONCE INSIDE MY HOME, I WROTE AN EMAIL TO MITCH CONGDON, WHO IS THE SERVICE DIRECTOR AT VAN CHEVROLET IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, DESCRIBING MY DILEMA. IN ADDITION, I LET MR. CONGDON KNOW THAT MY WIFE WOULD BE BRINGING MY CAR IN ON FRIDAY SO THAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE INVESTIGATED. I ALSO TOOK DIGITAL PICTURES OF THE FUEL GAUGE AND HUD AFTER PULLING THE CAR INTO THE GARAGE FOR THE NIGHT. WHEN MY WIFE STARTED THE CAR IN THE MORNING THE FUEL GAUGE AND HUD READINGS MATCHED AT FULL. VAN CHEVROLET REPLACED THE LEFT FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT. PERHPAS IT WAS AN ERROR, BUT THE MILEAGE ON MY INVOICE #600182 WAS ~3,000 MILES MORE THAN THE ACTUAL READING. THE RIGHT ONE HAD BEEN REPLACED IN AUGUST 2004 AFTER THE IDENTICAL SYMPTOMS OCCURRED. IN ADDITION, I USED ONLY CHEVRON SUPREME GASOLINE AND ADDED A BOTTLE OF TECHRON TO THE TANK EVERY 3,000 MILES. ON SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 2005 I TOOK PICTURES OF THE FUEL GAUGE AND HUD TO FURTHER RECORD THE READINGS. THE PICTURES ARE TIME AND DATE STAMPED. IT IS DISCONCERTING TO ME THAT I OWN A WORLD CLASS SPORTS CAR THAT I HAVE TO
THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN HIT OR ANY TYPE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE CORVETTE HAS VERY LOUD RATTLES COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. IT CAN BE HEARD 45 FEET AWAY FROM THE CAR. CHEVY IS STATING IT'S NORMAL ADN ARE IGNORING ALL COMPLAINTS BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH IT. THE DEALER HAS GIVEN ME A NOTE FROM GM JUSTIFING THE EXCESSIVE NOISE. WEBSITE (SERVICE.GM.COM/SERVLETS/BLOBSHTM1?SHM1FILE=1297757&PUBID=319) I HAVE A $57,000 RATTLE BOX... WHAT CAN I DO? *AK
NHTSA CAMPAIGN 04V060000.*MR THE CONSUMER FEEL THAT THE SOLUTION FOR THE RECALL REPAIR OF THE LOCK PLATE MAY NOT BE ADEQUATE FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION. *NM
VEHICLES OIL PAN GASKET, APPARENTLY DEFECTIVE ON 2003 CORVETTE WITH ONLY 2,000 MILES. LOSS OF OIL POSSIBLY LEADIING UP TO SEIZED MOTOR WHILE DRIVING ENDANGERING OTHER MOTORISTS. PRESENTLY BEING REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
CONSUMER VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN THE NHTSA RECALL 04V06000 CONCERNING STEERING COLUMN LOCKING. PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK SYSTEMS (ECL), WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH IS TURNED TO ?LOCK,? THE ECL PREVENTS TURNING OF THE STEERING SYSTEM. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, THE ECL UNLOCKS THE STEERING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE IS DESIGNED SO THAT IF THE COLUMN FAILS TO UNLOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED AND THE CUSTOMER TRIES TO DRIVE, THE FUEL SUPPLY WILL BE SHUT OFF SO THAT THE VEHICLE CANNOT MOVE WHEN THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE STEERED. MANUFACTURER INDICATED THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION MAKES "MARBLES IN A CAN" TYPE NOISES. THE TRANSAXLE WAS REPLACED AT 465 MILES FOR EXCESSIVE NOISE. THE NOISE IS BACK, I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK INTO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR FOR THIS AND THE DEALER NOW SAYS IT IS NORMAL AND REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE ELEVATED THIS TO CHEVROLET CORVETTE OWNER ASSISTANCE BUT WITH NO RESOLUTION.*AK
WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP INTO AN INTERSECTION THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT FROM FIRST GEAR INTO SECOND GEAR. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERATIVE. *AK *NM
WHILE SHIFTING FROM FIRST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR VEHICLE JERKED. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
WHEN USING THE LANE CHANGE FEATURE, THERE WAS RAPID FLASHING OF EITHER THE RIGHT R LEFT TURN SIGNAL, INDICATING A BURNED OUT BULB. (NAR) *PH *CB
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND WHEN SHIFTING FROM FOURTH TO FIFTH GEAR GEAR SHIFT WANTED TO GO INTO REVERSE. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THERE WAS A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE GEAR MECHANISM. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED SIX TIMES IN THE LAST THREE WEEKS. *AK
THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKE UP. THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THIS ISSUE TAKEN CARE OF ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *PH *JB *NM
WHEN INITIALLY MOVING THE VEHICLE AT 1000 RPMS MANUAL TRANSMISSION MADE A TERRIBLE RATTLE NOISE. DEALER STATED THAT WAS THE WAY THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION WAS DESIGNED.
CONSTANT LEAK AND FAILURE OF REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND SUSPENSION SYSTEM BECOMING NON OPERATIONAL. *AK
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE WILL REV CAUSING AND DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED
WHEN ANY LIGHT SHINES ON THE WINDSHIELD THE DASHBOARD REFLECTS AND CAUSE AN ILLUSION THAT'S BLINDING.
THE TRANSMISSION MADE A LOUD NOISE. *JB
THE VEHICLE MAD A TURN ON ITS OWN WITHOUT WARNING. *JB
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