2005 Chevrolet Corvette complaints

I OWN A 2005 CORVETTE C6 CONVERTIBLE. TODAY, AS I WAS DRIVING INTO WORK THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM & FOUND THAT THIS CAN POTENTIALLY CAUSE THE BRAKES TO ACTIVATE AT ANY SPEED. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THIS FIXED BUT HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM YET. I DO NOT TRUST THIS CAR AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL BRAKE LOCKUPS AT VERY LOW SPEEDS USUALLY WHILE TRYING TO LEAVE A PARKING SPOT OR OTHER TIMES WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS FULLY TURNED TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. ONCE I START TO MOVE, THE BRAKES ENGAGED AND WILL NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO MOVE AND THE ACTIVE HANDLING INDICATOR COMES ON THE DISPLAY. ALL OF THESE SLOW SPEED ISSUES WERE SIMPLY ?FIXED? BY RESTARTING THE CAR, YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING AT 60MPH ON A HIGHWAY AND MY BRAKES ENGAGED AND THE CAR JERKED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND I FOUGHT TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD AS THE ACTIVE HANDLING CAME ON AGAIN. THE BRAKES PULSATED UNTIL HE CAR WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED IN THE ROAD. THE WEATHER WAS SUNNY AND 70 DEGREES, THE ROAD WAS A FAIRLY NEW AND SMOOTH ASPHALT. THE CAR TOOK COMPLETE CONTROL AND I WAS IN MEDIUM TRAFFIC. I AM THANKFUL THAT I WAS NOT PULLED TO THE LEFT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE CARS TO THE REAR OF ME HAD NO IDEA THAT I WAS STOPPING AND I WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND. AFTER THE CAR CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP IN TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY, I COULD NOT MOVE IT OFF OF THE ROAD AS THE BRAKES WOULD ENGAGE AND "ACTIVE HANDLING" WAS DISPLAYED IF I TRIED TO MOVE IT. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO GO AWAY. I PULLED OFF AT THE NEXT STOP AND DISABLED THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM. *TR

IN REGARDS TO A CURRENT INVESTIGATION CODE EA09-002 WITH THE ODI, WHICH I FOUND ONLINE, I WOULD LIKE TO FILE THE SAME COMPLAINT. TODAY I WAS DRIVING AT AROUND 40 MPH AFTER MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM APPEARED AND MY WHEEL PULLED VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT. IT DID THIS REPEATEDLY UNTIL I LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR AND RESTART IT. UPON RESTART THE ACTIVE HANDLING WARNING WAS NO LONGER THERE AND THE CAR WORKED FINE. 2005 CHEVY CORVETTE 24K MILES ON CAR. FOR THE PRICE OF THIS CAR AND THE LOW MILEAGE THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. I FEAR IF I WAS ON THE FREEWAY THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A FATAL ACCIDENT. *TR

RIGHT FRONT BRAKE APPLIED BY ITS SELF WHEN ENTERING A HIGHWAY TURNING LEFT. DIC THEN DISPLAYED 'SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING' MESSAGE. THIS MESSAGE HAD OCCURRED MANY TIMES IN AUG. 2008 AND THERE WAS A TSB OUT TO CORRECT IT THAT WAS COMPLIED WITH 8/12/2008. *TR

EA09-002 SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING/STABILITY CONTROL WARNING MESSAGE 2005 CORVETTE WITH ELECTRONIC TELESCOPING STEERING COLUMN. MESSAGE HAS DISPLAYED AT LEAST 8 TIMES IN THE LAST 4 MONTHS. LESS THAN 8K MILES TO DATE. *TR

CAR DRAINS BATTERY WITH NO EXPLANATION. DEALER CAN NOT DIAGNOSE. YOU CAN NOT EVEN TAKE THIS CAR OUT IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE GONE LONGER THAN AN HOUR FOR FEAR IT WILL BE DEAD WHEN YOU TRY TO RESTART IT. VEHICLE IS ON ITS 3RD BATTERY. LAST TIME IT SAT FOR A WEEK IT WAS SO DEAD IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER AND JUMP STARTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR WHILE IT WAS ON A LIFT. GM COVERED ALL COSTS EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS NOT IN WARRANTY? SOMETHING IS GOING ON AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. I SEE THIS COMPLAINT OVER AND OVER FROM 05 OWNERS. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 10K MILES ON IT BECAUSE MY WIFE AND I ARE CONCERNED WE WILL BE STRANDED IF WE TAKE IT ANYWHERE. *TR

WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT IN BAD ROAD SURFACE, THE STEERING WHEEL LOSES CONTROL, THE ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHTS COMES ON, AND THE ABS DO NOT WORK TILL THE CAR IS ON SMOOTH ROAD CONDITION. THE CAR HAVE BEEN SERVICE FOR THE ABOVE CONDITIONS IN CHEVROLET DEALER BUT THE PROBLEM REMAINS. *TR

PURCHASE A 2005 CORVETTE IN 2008. SHORTLY AFTER AC DIDN'T WORK AFTER WORKING FINE JUST MOMENTS. DROVE CAR FOR A HALF A MILE OR SO AND HEARD A CLUNKING SOUND. PULLED OVER AND RAISED HOOD BUT DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING. AC STILL NOT WORKING BUT CAR IS NOT A DAILY DRIVER AND WINTER WAS APPROACHING SO NOT TOO CONCERN. 2009 THIS YEAR DECIDED TO GET AC CHECKED FOR THE SUMMER.....THE AC CLUTCH WAS MISSING. HINDSITE THE CLUNKING SOUND I HEARD A YEAR AGO WAS THE AC CLUTCH FALLING OFF! UNACCEPTABLE FOR ANY CAR. *TR

ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM ON A 2005 6-SPEED CHEVY CORVETTE ACTIVATED WHILE DRIVING ~10MPH THROUGH A PARKING LOT AND MAKING A GENTLE RIGHT TURN, SEIZING FRONT LEFT CALIPER UNTIL THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP. DISABLING AHS ELIMINATES ISSUE, BUT SYSTEM REACTIVATES EVERY START. HAPPENED AGAIN EXITING A HIGHWAY JUST MINUTES LATER. CAR HAS ~30K MILES, WITH NO ACCIDENTS OR PROBLEMS IN THE PAST. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z51 WITH 1SB PACKAGE. SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING CAME ON WHILE DRIVING, CAR SWERVED AND ALMOST HIT A CURB. INTERMITTENTLY IT COMES ON AND OFF ON START UP. CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND IT IS HARD TO REPRODUCE THIS ISSUE SINCE IT IS INTERMITTENT. CURRENT INVESTIGATION NUMBER EA09-002. *TR

THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" WARNING KEEPING COMING UP WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. *TR

MY CAR SUDDENLY JERKED TO THE LEFT AND THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHT CAME ON. I WILL ALSO RECEIVE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING ERRORS EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE THAT GO AWAY AFTER RE-START. *TR

MY ACTIVE HANDLING ACTIVATES ALMOST WEEKLY AT LOWER SPEEDS WHILE TURNING, EVEN WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL OFF. THE PROBLEM IS IT LOCKS UP THE FRONT BRAKES AND I CAN NOT TURN OR MOVE THE VEHICLE!! WHILE THIS MAY NOT SOUND TOO SERIOUS AT LOW SPEEDS, IMAGINE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND THE BRAKES LOCK UP ON YOUR CAR. IT OCCURS PULLING ONTO GRASS OR LOOSE GRAVEL ALSO, ESPECIALLY IN TURNS. I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT FOR IT TO MOVE AGAIN. THE ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHT COMES ON BUT WILL GO AWAY WHEN RESTARTED. THE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED LAST FALL AND I FINALLY ADDRESSED IT WITH THE LOCAL GM SHOP WITH TSB 06-02-35-0002B ON 1/2/09 ($88.15 SERVICE), WHICH ADDED A CLIP TO THE SWPC CONNECTOR. IT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM LONG TERM. I DO HAVE STOCK SIZE STREET TIRES ON MY CAR ALSO. *TR

A RECALL EXISTS FOR ALL 05-07 C6 OEM CORVETTE REMOVABLE TARGA TOPS. THE GLUE BOND HOLDING THE REMOVABLE TOP TO ITS FRAME BREAKS WITH TEMPERATURE CHANGES, AND THE TOPS BREAK AWAY AND FLY OFF THE CAR. OVER TIME, AIR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AIR EVENTUALLY BLOWS UNDER THE TOP AND PULLS IT OFF THE FRAME. AS PART OF THE RECALL REPAIR, GM INJECTED FOAM UNDER THE THIN PLASTIC TOP INTO THE ROOF FRAME TO PREVENT THE AIR FROM ENTERING AND RIPPING THE TOP OFF. THEY DID NOT ADDRESS THE REAL PROBLEM WITH THE GLUE NOT HOLDING THE TOP ON. THEY ONLY ADDRESSED A SYMPTOM OF THE REAL PROBLEM TO AVOID THE COST OF REPLACEMENT. MY TOP HAD MONTHS OF AIR LEAKING UNDER IT, A LOT OF NOISE OVER THAT PERIOD, AND THE FOAM INJECT RECALL HAD BEEN PERFORMED WITH A PREVIOUS OWNER. GM DENIED MY SAFETY RECALL CLAIM STATING THEY INJECTED THE FOAM, BUT IN REALITY THEY ONLY TREATED A SYMPTOM. GM USED A LEGAL RUN-AROUND TO AVOID HAVING TO REPLACE THE TOP, SAYING THEY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM AND MET THE NHTSA RECALL. ALL THEY DID WAS INJECT SOME FOAM. THEY DID NOT CORRECT THE GLUE PROBLEM AND MEET THE BURDEN OF CORRECTION ACCORDING TO THE RECALL. I WAS ABLE TO GRAB ONTO THE TOP THROUGH MY DRIVERS WINDOW TO HOLD IT DOWN WHEN IT UNEXPECTEDLY STARTED TO RIP OFF, OR IT WOULD HAVE HIT TRAFFIC BEHIND ME, AND CAUSED WRECK(S). THANKS YOU FOR YOUR HELP AND CONSIDERATION IN ADDRESSING GMS RELUCTANCE TO CORRECT THEIR RECALL PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC STABILITY CONTROL WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE ACTIVE HANDLING ENGAGES AUTOMATICALLY AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. WHEN MANUALLY DISENGAGED, IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY RE-ENGAGE IF IT SENSES A CRASH. WHEN A CRASH IS DETECTED, THE BRAKES LOCK AND THE STEERING TURNS. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, A WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES FOR THE MANUAL ACTIVE CONTROL. THE FAILURE OCCURS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY REPLACED THE SENSORS AND STATED THAT MORE COULD BE DONE. NO WORK WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM PRODUCED ERRATIC HANDLING AND NOW I JUST HAD A WARNING THAT THE ACTIVE HANDLING IS RECALIBRATING ITSELF. I DON'T TRUST THE CAR. *TR

I FILED MY FIRST COMPLAINT 8/1/08 WITH NHTSA AND NOTHING HAS CHANGED. MY NUMBER IS 10236693. MY AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND OF COURSE THE LIGHT WAS OFF. THEY SAID TO BRING IT BACK WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON. I'VE HAD THE CAR OVER FOUR YEARS AND IT'S NEVER ON LONG ENOUGH TO TAKE IT IN. HOW LONG DO I HAVE TO DRIVE IT NOT KNOWING IF I'M PROTECTED? *TR

AFTER ABOUT 2.5 YEARS THE CONVERTIBLE TOP MECHANISM STARTED GETTING NOISY AND THEN REFUSED TO CLOSE ALL THE WAY. THE DEALER REPAIRED IT UNDER WARRANTY WITH A NEW ELECTRIC MOTOR AND A PUMP REPAIR KIT. ABOUT A YEAR LATER THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED BUT THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR IT UNDER THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY SAYING THAT IT WAS A DIFFERENT PROBLEM. THIS TIME HE REPLACED ALL THE HYDRAULIC HOSES ON THE LEFT SIDE AND CHARGED ME ABOUT $900.00. I FEEL THAT THE PROBLEM WASN'T PROPERLY REPAIRED THE FIRST TIME. *TR

ACTIVE HANDLING ERROR DISPLAYED. TOOK CAR IN FOR SERVICE ON 3/23, DEALER INSTALLED A WIRING CLIP PER TSB 06-02-35-002. APPROXIMATELY 6 DAYS LATER (WHILE ON VACATION), WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, ACTIVE HANDLING INDICATION IN DIC, RIGHT, FRONT BRAKE APPLIED BY COMPUTER/HANDLING SYSTEM. RIGHT FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, THE BRAKE RELEASED, DROVE APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET, PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. SHUT CAR OFF, RESTARTED IT, APPEARED OK. LUCKILY, I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 25 MPH. TOOK CAR TO LOCAL DEALER IN FL. THIS DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR. *TR

SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING ERROR APPEARS ON MY DIC AT RANDOM TIMES ALTHOUGH NOTHING SEEMS TO BE WRONG. I CAN SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND TURN IT BACK ON AND THE ERROR DOES NOT APPEAR. THERE ARE OTHER TIMES THAT IT WILL REAPPEAR BUT THE VEHICLE DRIVES OK. I WILL TURN ACTIVE HANDLING OFF WHEN THE ERROR APPEARS. IT SEEMS TO APPEAR ONLY WHEN I HAVE KEY FOB NO 2 IN MY POCKET. BECAUSE I'VE HEARD HORROR STORIES ABOUT ACTIVE HANDLING "TAKING OVER THE VEHICLE" I'M VERY CAUTIOUS ABOUT THIS FUNCTION IN THE VEHICLE. I MENTIONED THIS TO A DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME TO IGNORE IT SINCE THEY COULDN'T GET IT TO DISPLAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V181000 (STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS). THE ROOF DETACHED FROM THE TOP OF HIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER REFUSED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND REFERRED HIM TO A BODY SHOP, WHERE HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE MANUFACTURER, HOWEVER, ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE DEALER REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE CO5 HARDTOP COUPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO WARNING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO INDICATE THAT THE HARDTOP IS NOT LOCKED. OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, THE AIR PRESSURE CAUSES THE UNLOCKED HARDTOP TO BECOME AIRBORNE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE HARDTOP HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES AND HAS COST THE CONTACT A LOT OF MONEY. HE STATED THAT THE FAILURE IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE HARDTOP COULD DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE AND STRIKE ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 25,000.

THERE IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH MY CORVETTE THAT I BELIEVE IS TIED TO FAULTS IN THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM. I WAS DRIVING ON A FREEWAY FOLLOWING A LEFT CURVE WHEN I FELT THE BRAKES GRAB. I SAW "ACTIVE HANDLING" DISPLAYED; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO REASON FOR ACTIVE HANDLING TO OCCUR (ROADWAY WAS DRY, WAS DRIVING AT POSTED SPEED LIMIT, WAS NOT MAKING A SUDDEN TURNING MANEUVER). LATER I SAW THAT THE CAR WAS DISPLAYING A FRONT RIGHT TIRE PRESSURE OF 0 PSI, BUT NO OTHER WARNINGS OCCURRED (TYPICALLY, A YELLOW WARNING LIGHT GOES ON AN CAR DISPLAYS A LOW TIRE PRESSURE OR RIGHT FRONT TIRE FLAT WARNING WHEN THIS OCCURS). I'VE HAD ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM AND CHEVY HAS ATTEMPTED REPAIR ONCE. USUALLY ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES WILL READ ZERO PSI AND THE AFOREMENTIONED WARNINGS WILL APPEAR, AND THE CAR'S ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WILL ENGAGE MORE EASILY, THEN A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE CAR WILL DISPLAY NORMAL TIRE PRESSURES AGAIN. IN THE INCIDENT I'M DESCRIBING HERE, THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS BEING READ AT ZERO, AND NO INDICATION THAT ACTIVE HANDLING WOULD ENGAGE SO EASILY. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD THAT COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL OR A CRASH. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO GET THE CAR SERVICED IN TWO DAYS. *TR

CRACKED WINDSHIELD GLASS ON 2005 CORVETTE. THE INSIDE OF THE GLASS HAS CRACKED FROM THE MOUNTING CLAMP AT THE TOP OF THE GLASS ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM. ONLY THE INSIDE OF THE GLASS IS CRACKED, THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE GLASS! *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 68 MPH ON A TWO HIGHWAY, THE ROOF SECTION FROM A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE AND WENT AIRBORNE. PREVAILING WINDS BLUE THE PANEL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, KEEPING OUT OF FOLLOWING OR ONCOMING TRAFFIC FLOW WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE 102 DEGREE TEMPERATURE APPEARS TO HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE OF THE ADHESIVE HOLDING THE ROOF PANEL TO THE ROOF FRAME. VEHICLE WAS RECALLED IN 2006 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE ROOF WAS REPLACED AT THAT TIME. *TR

I WAS DRIVING APPROX. 40MPH THEN OUT OF NOWHERE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING WAS DISPLAYED A THE CARS BRAKES SEEM TO LOCK UP THE VEHICLE. I WAS EXTREMELY CONCERNED THE CAR FELT AS IF I WAS GOING TO EJECTED OUT OF THE DRIVERS SEAT. I SERIOUSLY THOUGHT I SOILED MY PANTS. MY CAR IS A 2005 CORVETTE Z51 WITH 8000 PAMPERED MILES AUTOMATIC TRANS. THIS IS A VERRRRRY SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR

CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON OFTEN. IT WILL STAY ON FOR A MINUET OR UP TO 7 OR 8 MINUTES. I AM A MEMBER OF THE CORVETTE FORUM WITH OVER 15,000 POST. IT IS A PROBLEM THAT MANY C6 CORVETTE OWNERS HAVE WITH LITTLE TO NO LUCK GETTING IT FIXED. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM OFF AND ON SINCE 2005. ONE PERIOD IT WENT FOR OVER A YEAR WITH NO PROBLEM. I AM TRYING TO WAIT UNTIL THE LIGHT STAYS ON TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. I KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO TROUBLE SHOOT AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. MANY FORUM MEMBERS HAVE HAD IT FIXED ONLY TO HAVE TO LIGHT COME ON AGAIN. NO MEMBERS HAVE HEARD OF A FOR SURE FIX. I WONDER IF MY AIR BAGS EVEN WORK AND HOW DOES THE DEALER KNOW THEY WORK IF THEY CAN'T FIX THE LIGHT? *TR

ACTIVE HANDLING ACTIVATED ON MY 2005 CORVETTE AT ABOUT 35-40 MPH LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE BRAKES, REPEATEDLY, ON ONLY THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL. WAS CRUISING AT A STEADY SPEED IN A STRAIGHT LINE. NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF CAR. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE C6 CORVETTES. IN THE DEALERSHIP NOW FOR REPAIR. DEALER INDICATES THE STEERING POSITION SENSOR HAS FAILED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PRODUCT DEFECT! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHENEVER THERE IS ANY TORQUE PRESENT, THE CONTACT HEARS A CRUNCHING AND POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE ROOF PANEL. THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY BECAUSE THE LAMINATED PART OF THE ROOF IS SEPARATING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SIX TIMES FOR THIS FAILURE, WITH THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE ON JANUARY 17, 2008. THE FAILURE HAS SINCE WORSENED. THE CONTACT DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A REPAIR AVAILABLE FOR THIS FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,900 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. UPDATED 05/20/08. *LJ THE SEAT BELT BUZZER WOULD GO OFF AT TIMES, THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR MADE A POPPING NOISE WHEN IT WAS OPENED. UPDATED 05/20/08

FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THREE MONTHS, MY 2005 CHEVY CORVETTE DECIDED TO LOCK ME OUT AGAIN ON ITS OWN. THE "SMART KEY" SYSTEM, WHICH IS SUPPOSE TO LOCK THE DOORS WHEN THE KEYS ARE OUT OF THE CAR AND UNLOCKS WHEN THE KEYS ARE IN THE CAR. WELL IT FREAKS OUT WHEN THERE ARE TWO KEYS IN THERE. WHENEVER THERE ARE TWO KEYS IN THE CAR, THE SYSTEM FLIPS AND LOCKS THE PERSON OUT. THIS IS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AS I HAD LAST TIME. MY KEYS ARE IN PLAIN VIEW OF MY WINDOW, YET I STILL CANT GET IN BECAUSE THE DOORS WONT UNLOCK. IS THERE ANYWAY TO GET CHEVY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. NOW I HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO GET IN MY CAR. *TR

I PULLED OUT OF A PARKING LOT. I WAS GOING 20MPH WHEN THE ACTIVE HANDLING MESSAGE CAME ON ON THE DASH. WHEN THE SYSTEM BECAME ACTIVATE, THE SYSTEM DECIDED TO PULL THE CAR HARD TO THE RIGHT AND STOPPED THE CAR COMPLETELY. THERE WAS NOTHING I CAN DO OTHER THAN YANKING THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT TO KEEP MYSELF AWAY FROM THE CURB. I WAS LUCKY I DIDN'T GET REAR ENDED AND KEPT AWAY FROM THE CURB. I HAD TO RESTART THE COMPUTER TO RESET THE SYSTEM. THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM HAS HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH MANY CORVETTE OWNERS, PLEASE RESEARCH. *TR

WITH THE CAR IN REVERSE, LETTING OUT ON THE CLUTCH A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE UNDER IT'S OWN POWER. DEALER FOUND THE RIGHT REAR DRIVE AXLE SNAPPED. *TR

CHEVROLET 2005 CORVETTE. APROX.40,000 MILES DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. DRY/SUNNY. DRIVING SLOWLY IN MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. CHANGING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. PEDAL LOST PRESSURE, SANK TO THE FLOOR. SLAVE CYLINDER, HYDRAULIC CLUTCH FAILURE. LINE RUPTURED, SQUIRTIG BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD, BLOCK, HEADS, FIREWALL. FLUID CAUGHT FIRE . SEEN SMOKE WITHIN TWO SECONDS AFTER PEDAL SANK TO THE FLOOR. POPPED HOOD SEEN FLAMES. WAS ABLE TO PUT OUT. SEEMS TO BE VERY DANGEROUS , GENERIC DESIGN AND PARTS QUALITY. CAR IS AT THE SHOP AS I WRITE THIS. MECH REMOVED SLAVE MASTER LINE ASSEMBLY. IT SEEMED TO BE INFERIOR FOR HEAT AND PRESSURE. MOST WAS PLASTIC AND HELD TOGETHER WITH A PLASTIC CLIP. IF ANY OF THE PLASTIC CRACKS OR FAILS, BREAK FLUID COULD SPRAY ALL OVER YOUR HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD. SUCH AS IN MY CASE. *TR

DEAD BATTERY SYNDROME; 2005 CORVETTE WITH INTERMITTENT DEAD BATTERY. *TR

2005 CORVETTE COUPE WITH THE PAINTED REMOVABLE ROOF PANEL ROOF CAME APART LAST YEAR WAS REPLACED AND REPAINTED WITH COMPLETE REMOVABLE ROOF SECOND ROOF PANEL FLEW COMPLETELY OFF THE CAR THIS MAY NOW THE THIRD ROOF COUNTING THE ORIGINAL IS ON THE CAR. *TR

OVER TWO WEEKENDS IN A ROW IN DECEMBER, MY CAR FAILED TO START AFTER SITTING IDLE FOR NO MORE 3 DAYS. I TOOK IT IN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS (ONE FOR EACH EVENT) AND THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. EACH DEALER QUESTIONED IF I HAD PUT IT IN REVERSE AS INSTRUCTED, AND SINCE I'VE HAD THE CAR ALMOST 2.5 YEARS, I TOLD BOTH OF THEM CLEARLY I KNOW THE PROCEDURE TO FOLLOW. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON 01/05/07 SHE GOT INTO THE 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE, PUT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION WHICHWAS LOCATED INSIDE GLOVE BOX, SHE TURNED THE KEY,AND THE DOORS LOCKED AS USUAL. THE VEHICLE DIDN'T START BECAUSE IT SAT FOR SOMETIME WITHOUT BEING DRIVEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THE BATTERY FAILED. SHE PANICKED, AND COULDN'T GET THE DOORS TO UNLOCK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD TO GET SOMEONE FROM THE OUTSIDE TO GET THE HOOD OPEN, AND SOMEONE TO GET JUMPER CABLES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO START IN ORDER TO GET THE DOOR LOCKS TO UNLOCK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6390, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6950.*AK

DELAMINATION OF THE ROOF PANELS. *NM

2005 CHEVY CORVETTE. HAS REMOVABLE ROOF TOP, THAT HAS FAILED MANY TIMES, LOCAL DEALER DOES NOT WANT TO REPLACE WITH NEW PART BUT WANTS TO "SQUIRT GLUE" INTO IT TO MAKE RIGHT, WHICH WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. HAVE ASKED GM FOR NEW TOP, OR GLASS TOP SO I DO NOT HAVE TO WORRY IF I WILL KILL SOMEONE WITH THE TOP FLYING OFF! GM IS NO HELP OR WILL RETURN MY PHONE CALLS. *JB

POTENTIAL LOSS OF COOLANT, ENGINE OVERHEAT, LOSS OF VISIBILITY- INSPECTING UNDER THE HOOD DURING OIL CHANGE, I FOUND THE COOLANT AIR BLEED HOSE RUBBING THROUGH ON THE BOTTOM CORNER OF THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. I TWISTED HOSE AWAY AND PLACED A PLASTIC CONDUIT OVER THE HOSE IN THIS AREA. THIS IS THE SMALL HOSE (8MM ID)LEFT OF THE THROTTLE BODY LEADING FORWARD TO THE COOLANT LINES LEADING TO THE SURGE TANK. HOSE WILL BE REPLACED SOON. *JB

I WROTE TO YOU ON 5/17/2006 ABOUT MY CORVETTE TOP THAT FLEW OFF OF MY CAR ON 4/05/2006, ODI # 10157709. NOW, THE SECOND TOP THEY GAVE ME CAME APART. LUCKILY THIS TIME I SAW WHAT WAS HAPPENING BEFORE IT BLEW OFF. I KNOW THEY HAVE RECALLED THIS TOP, BUT TO HAVE IT HAPPEN 2 TIMES IS TERRIBLE! *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S ROOF HAD SEPARATED AND FLEW OFF WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME, THE VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ROOF. A NHTSA RECALL, # 06V181000 WAS PERFORMED IN 05/06 REGARDING, STRUCTURE BODY: ROOF AND PILLARS, HOWEVER THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT OFFER A SECOND REPAIR UNDER THE RECALL.

MY BROTHER SUGGESTED I REPORT THAT THE ENGINE IN MY CAR'S FRONT PULLEY COMES LOOSE AND FALLS OFF CAUSING LOSS OF ELECTRICAL PRODUCTION, A/C, AND WORST OF ALL POWER STEERING--ITS A CORVETTE-DONT KNOW IF IT HAPPENS A LOT TO OTHERS ALSO BUT MAYBE YOU WANT TO LOOK INTO IT-SEEMS TO BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ROOF ON THE VEHICLE HAS FLOWN OFF FOUR TIMES. THERE WAS A RECALL # 06V181000; PERTAINING TO THE STRUCTURE: BODY: ROOF AND PILLARS. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE IF A RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED. THE FIRST THREE TIMES THE ROOF FLEW OFF, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ROOF. DURING ONE INCIDENT, THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. THERE WAS NOT A POLICE REPORT FILED. *AK

ON 7/12/06 AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S PAINTED TOP BECAME DETACHED STRIKING A FOLLOWING VEHICLE CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE SECOND VEHICLE. BOTH DRIVERS WERE ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH OUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND WITH NO INJURIES. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS OF THE INCIDENT, OTHER THAN THE NOISE MADE AT TIME OF SEPARATION. THE LATCH WAS STILL INTACT. OWNER ALLEGES HAVING NO PRIOR NOTIFICATION OF RECALL 06V-181, AND THAT DEALER HAS YET TO BE ABLE TO REPLACE THE TOP. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN NOVEMBER 2005; RECALL CAMPAIGN INITIATED IN MAY 2006. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AND ALTHOUGH NO FAILURE HAS OCCURRED, THE CONTACT IS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE SOLUTION. THE RECALL IS #06V181000 CONCERNING THE STRUCTURE; ROOF AND PILLARS.

ROOF SEPARATION. ROOF WAS REPLACED 3 MONTHS AGO DUE TO DELAMINATION AND THE REPLACEMENT ROOF HAS NOW DELAMINATED. *JB

I HAVE A 2005 CORVETTE COUPE. THE TOP IS SEPARATING FROM THE BODY OF THE CAR. THE DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE THE TOP EVEN THOUGH THE PANEL HAS COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME AND THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE REPAIR PERFORMED BY THE DEALER HAS ALREADY FAILED ONCE. THE ONLY SOLUTION IS S NEW TOP, AND THEY REFUSED TO PROVIDE ME WITH ONE. X. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, THE INTERIOR HEAT CAUSED THE REMOVABLE ROOF TO WARP AND SEPARATE FROM THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE, ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE DEALER SERVICE TECHNICIAN STATED THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT PROVIDED A REPAIR SOLUTION. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED AN ALTERNATE STYLE REPLACEMENT ROOF AT A DISCOUNT. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE REPLACEMENT ROOF.

MY 2005 CORVETTE REMOVABLE TOP PANEL IS DELAMINATING. IT COULD FALL OFF AT ANY TIME AT SPEED. GM IS BEING SLOW, AT BEST, IN TAKING CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *JB