2005 Chevrolet Corvette complaints

LOW BEAMS DON'T WORK BUT WHEN YOU HOLD IT BACK BRIGHT S ONLY WORK WHEN HELD BACK BUT WHEN LET LOOSE THEY GO OFF AND STILL NO LOW BEAMS.

FUEL TANK IS SPLITTING FILLING CABIN AND GARAGE WITH FUMES.MOST NOTICEABLE AFTER FILLING THE TANK FULL

PROBLEM WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GETTING STUCK IN PARK. TAKES A MINUTE OR SO TO BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF PARK AND IN TO GEAR

SERVICE ACTIVE TRACTION CONTROL ALARM APPEARS AFTER ACCELERATING. IT BEGAN WITH ROUGHLY 38,000 MILES AT HIGH SPEEDS (ACCELERATING PAST 90MPH. THEN BEGAN APPEARING AT LESS SPEEDS. NOW APPEARS AT 45MPH. AFTER WARNING APPEARS, THE TRANSMISSION SEAMS TO SLAM WHEN GEAR CHANGES

SERVICE ACTIVE TRACTION SYSTEM LIGHTS UP AND THE BRAKES ACTIVATE (ONE OR BOTH FRONT WHEELS LOCK UP) AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE BRAKING AND TURNING AT THE SAME TIME. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN TRAFFIC HAS TO GO AROUND YOU AND YOU ARE STRANDED

CAR WILL NO LONGER SHIFT OUT OF PARK TO REVERSE OR DRIVE. STARTED HAPPENING AT 20,000 MILES INTERMITTENTLY AND BY 25.000 MILES NO LONGER FUNCTIONS. REPLACEMENT IS IN THE $1000 RANGE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL AS IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECTIVE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. I HAD TO REMOVE THE CENTER CONSOLE TO ACCESS THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY AND DRILL A HOLE THRU THE LOCK MECHANISM AND TIE 30 LB TEST FISHING LINE THRU THE HOLE AND RUN THE LINE IN TO THE STORAGE AREA AND ON TO A LARGE PLASTIC WASHER. NOW EVERY TIME I WANT TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK, NO MATTER WHEN OR WHERE, DOESN'T MATTER, I HAVE TO OPEN THE LID TO THE CONSOLE AND PULL THE WASHER WITH MY RIGHT HAND AND MOVE THE SHIFTER OUT OF PARK WITH MY LEFT HAND.

UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF "PARK", HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. SAME SYMPTOMS AS OTHER POSTERS. STARTED AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES AND CONTINUES TO HAPPEN, NOW HAVE ABOUT 45,000 MILES AND IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 12 TIMES.

SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM MESSAGE APPEARS INTERMITTINGLY, VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. DIDN'T NOTICE ANY HANDLING ISSUE BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT THE CAR WILL BEHAVE IN AN UNSAFE MANOR.

GAS OVERFLOWS WHEN AN ATTENDENT TRYS TO FILL TANK FURTHER AFTER NOZZLE CLICKS GAS FLOW INSIDE FENDER AND OUT ABOVE ROCKER PANEL MELTS SOUND DEADENING

UNABLE TO SHIFT THE CAR OUT OF "PARK" LEAVING ME STRANDED. IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY, AND HAPPENS 50% OF THE TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND BLINKED ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. CAR HAS 79,000 MILES. USUALLY ABLE TO SHUT CAR OFF AND RESTART THE CAR TO ALLOW IT TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK, AND SOMETIMES CAN BUMP THE SHIFTER TOWARDS THE DASH WITH MY HAND WHICH ALLOWS - SOMEHOW - THE LOCKING MECHANISM TO RELEASE. VEHICLE IS STATIONARY ON FLAT GROUND USUALLY WHEN THIS OCCURS. HAS HAPPENED IN PARKING LOTS, AT HOME, IN DRIVE THROUGHS, ETC.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ROOF PANEL SEPARATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V491000 (STRUCTURE). IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY AND PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEERING REPOSITION SENSOR, CALIPERS, AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,835.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE BATTERY DRAIN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LO JACK SYSTEM HAD CAUSED THE BATTERY TO DRAIN AND IT NEEDED TO BE DISCONNECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY HAD BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14,000. UPDATED 02/03/17*LJ

GEAR SHIFTER WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK. AT TIMES IT WILL TAKE UP TO 5 MINUTES BEFORE THE GEAR SHIFTER WILL MOVE OUT OF PARK. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS IGNORED MY ONGOING COMPLAINT SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR. THEY HAVE OFFERED NO HELP!

LOW BEAM TURN OFF DRIVING AT NIGHT

IT HAS BEEN REPORTED NUMEROUS TIMES OF THE EXCESSIVE BATTERY DRAINAGE OF THESE VEHICLES. GM DECIDED THAT THE CAR WOULD NEED TO BE PLACED IN REVERSE WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED FOR THE CAR TO BE TOTALLY TURNED OFF. THIS CAUSES THE BATTERY TO DRAIN EXCESSIVELY, I HAVE REPLACED 4 BATTERIES IN A YEAR. YOU WILL BE STRANDED WHEREVER YOU'RE AT. GM HAS NOT TRIED TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER. WHAT THEY DID WAS IN 2006 TOOK THE FUNCTION OFF THE CAR, SO THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT. THIS NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED BY GM, OR DOES IT TAKE A DEAD BATTERY, A JUMP ,AND A HALF CHARGED CAR TO SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A THUMP SOUND ON THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO INSPECT, BUT FOUND NOTHING. WHILE PROCEEDING TO DRIVE AGAIN, THE CONTACT HEARD THE SAME NOISE AND AIR WHISTLING. THE CONTACT THOUGHT THE CONVERTIBLE ROOF WAS NOT LATCHED PROPERLY AND PULLED OVER ONCE AGAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THE ROOF WAS LATCHED CORRECTLY AND HE DECIDED TO REMOVE THE TOP. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRAME FOR THE TOP WAS SEPARATING FROM THE BODY PANEL. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ROOF NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

AUTOMATIC SHIFTER GETS STUCK ON PARK AND WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK RANDOMLY LEAVING STRANDED DIFFERENT TIMES.

AUTOMATIC SHIFTER GETS STUCK IN PARK RANDOMLY.

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT AT ROUGHLY 10MPH, MY CAR JAMMED ON THE FRONT LEFT, THEN BOTH FRONT BRAKES, BRINGING ME TO A SUDDEN STOP. ACTIVE HANDLING WAS SHOWING IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION CLUSTER JUST LIKE WHEN YOUR CAR LOSES TRACTION FOR ANY REASON... I THOUGHT THIS WAS VERY ODD AS IT WASN'T RAINING, NO SAND OR FLUIDS WERE PRESENT ON THE ROAD IN FRONT OF ME, AND I WAS BARELY TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. I THEN CHECKED TO SEE IF I HAD RUN SOMETHING OVER OR IF ANYTHING WAS JAMMED IN THE WHEELS/BRAKES.... NOTHING VISIBLE. I GET BACK IN, REVERSE JUST FINE, BUT AS SOON AS I SHIFT BACK TO FIRST AND ATTEMPT FORWARD MOTION BOOM IT JAMS THE BRAKES ON AGAIN. I THEN RE-CLUTCHED, TRIED AGAIN WITH A LITTLE MORE GAS, THINKING MAYBE I DO HAVE SOMETHING STUCK UNDER THE CAR.... NOPE, IT STILL BRINGS ME TO A STOP IMMEDIATELY. AT THIS POINT, I WAS FREAKED OUT....(NEEDLESS TO SAY) I HELD THE ACTIVE HANDLING (TRACTION CONTROL) BUTTON DOWN UNTIL THE SYSTEM WAS FULLY DISABLED, AFTER DOING THIS I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR BACK TO WORK. I THEN FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL AND CALLED THE DEALER. THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS RECALL FOR ACTIVE HANDLING HAD BEEN COMPLETED IN 2010. I ASKED THEM TO PLEASE VERIFY THIS AS I HAD A HEADLIGHT RECALL TO DO ANYWAYS AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT. LONG STORY SHORT... THE SERVICE ADVISER TOLD ME THAT THE PREVIOUS REPAIR HAD FAILED AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE DONE AGAIN. HE THEN TELLS ME THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE TO FIX MY CAR BECAUSE THEY ALREADY REPAIRED IT BACK IN 2010 AND THA

FOR 2 YEARS WHEN PARKED I HAVE BEEN PUSHING SHIFTER FORWARD TO GET IT TO RELEASE FROM PARK. HAPPENS 50 PERCENT OF THE TIME. HAVE 26000 MILES ON CAR. CHEVROLET FIXED ONCE AND LASTED 100 MILES. RESEARCH INTERNET SHOWS ME MANY PEOPLE HAVE AND CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. EXPENSIVE CAR AND CHEVROLET SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM. NEVER HAD ANY CAR DO THIS. PROBLEM SEVERITY IS ENOUGH TO SELL CAR AND AVOID CORVETTE.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTER WILL LOCK IN PARK, CANNOT SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR DRIVE. REFERRED TO OPERATORS MANUAL BUT NO RESOLVE. CONDITION BEGAN WITH LESS THAN 6,500 MILES ON THE CAR. WILL SHIFT OUT OF PARK SOMETIMES; AND IS UNPREDICTABLE; WILL OCCUR ANYWHERE AT ANYTIME WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITHOUT REGARD AS TO WHERE THE DRIVER MAY BE LOCATED. EXTENSIVE RESEARCH HAS PROVEN THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE SHIFT INTERLOCK SOLENOID THAT WAS CORRECTED BY GM FOR THE 2006 MODELS. URGENT TO RECALL FOR ALL 2005 MODELS WITH THIS SHIFTER DESIGN.

I PURCHASED MY CAR USED WITH 29000 MILES ON IT IN JULY 2015. GM DEALER STATED THAT ALL RECALLS WERE INCORPORATED. AFTER HAVING MY VEHICLE SERVICED MONTHS LATER, THE MESSAGE : SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM APPEARS ON MY DISPLAY AFTER READJUSTING MY STEERING COLUMN. CAR WAS NOT IN MOTION. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTARTED THE CAR. THE MESSAGE HAS NOT REAPPEARED SINCE, HOWEVER THE STEERING COLUMN HAS NOT BEEN READJUSTED SINCE EITHER. IS THIS POSSIBLY A FAULTY INCORPORATION OF THE NHTSA RECALL NOTICE 10V172000? I CURRENTLY HAVE 31450 MILES ON THE ODOMETER.

POWER STEERING HOSE LEAK, HAD DEALER REMOVE, REPLACE. I WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY PURCHASE, ALSO TAIL LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS INOPERABLE, HAD DEALER PERFORM SAFETY INSPECTION. ITEMS CORRECTED. RECENT PURCHASE JAN. 2016 USED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V251000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING) THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR IN A BUSINESS SECTION OF TOWN ,I STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN ON RED AS THE CAR STRAIGHTEN OUT I ACCELERATED AND THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP CAUSING ME TO LOOSE CONTROL HITTING THE CURB AND ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED. A MESSAGE ON MY INFORMATION DISPLAY SAID SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED OFF IGNITION THEN RESTARTED MESSAGE WAS GONE AND THE BRAKES RELEASED. THANK GOODNESS NO ONE WAS INJURED. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR.

UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK

THERE IS A BATTERY DRAINING ISSUE WHICH THE DEALERSHIP AND THOUSANDS OF C-6 CORVETTE OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING, PARTICULARLY THE 2005 YEAR. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR ONE MONTH AND HAVE HAD TO HAVE IT JUMPED NUMEROUS TIMES.. CARFAX HAS DOCUMENTATION ON FILE.

THIS CAR WILL DRAIN THE BATTERY AFTER THREE DAYS OF SITTING AND SOMETIMES AFTER ONE DAY OF SITTING. THIS A A MANUAL SHIFT CAR AND THOUSAND OF FELLOW C-6 CORVETTE OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM AND THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO SOLVE THE ISSUE. EVERY THING HAS BEEN CHECK IN MY CAR AND IS LISTED AS WORKING CORRECTLY FROM THE DEALERSHIP. MY CAR ONLY HAS 39,000 MILE AND IS FACTORY ORIGINAL. CARFAX HAS DOCUMENTATION OF ALL REPAIRS AND ISSUES. AS STATED THIS IS A 6 SPEED MANUAL SHIFT CAR. THE AUTOMATIC CARS ARE NOT EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. I HAD TO HAVE THIS CAR JUMP STARTED 6 TIMES WITHIN 30 DAYS. HELP PLEASE!!!!

UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK WITH FOOT ON BRAKE AND ENGINE RUNNING. HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES.

MY PROBLEM IS VERY SIMILAR TO BELOW. MY 2005 CHEVY CORVETTE WILL RUN FINE FOR A WHILE. THEN FOR NO PARTICULAR REASON, THE DIC WILL FLASH - CHECK TRACTION CONTROL, CHECK ABS, ETC. IF I SHUT OFF THE CAR, THEN RESTART, THIS MESSAGE WILL STOP, BUT THE SECURITY LAMP WILL STAY ON. THE TIME BETWEEN INSTANCES WILL DECREASE UNTIL THE CAR WILL NOT START PERIODICALLY. I HAVE HAD THE BCM AND ECM CHANGED. THIS FIXES THE PROBLEM FOR A WHILE, BUT THE PROBLEM COMES BACK. I HAVE ALSO SEEN THE ERROR "NO FOB" EVEN WHEN A NEW BATTERY HAS BEEN PUT IN THE FOB AND IT WORKED JUST FINE AN HOUR AGO. THIS IS GETTING EXPENSIVE. I HAVE PUT NEW BATTERIES IN, NOTHING SEEMS TO PREVENT THIS FROM EVENTUALLY HAPPENING. THE CORVETTE FORUM HAS MANY POSTS ON THIS ISSUE. FROM ANOTHER POST: I HAVE HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS OF DEAD BATTERY SYNDROME (DBS) SINCE I BOUGHT MY 2005 CORVETTE IN OCTOBER 2008. THE BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST 4 TIMES. I HAVE BOUGHT THIS TO THE DEALERS AND GM'S ATTENTION AND THEY SAY THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS CONDITION AFFECTS VERY MANY 2005 MANUAL TRANSMISSION CARS WITH MUCH DATA ON THE INTERNET ON FORUMS AND BLOGS. MANY OF US HAVE FOUND ALTERNATIVE METHODS TO KEEP THE CAR OPERABLE. GM NEEDS TO FINALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THIS CONDITION AND ISSUE A FIX.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND ACTIVE HANDLING COME ON AND THE CAR SWERVE TO THE LEFT ALMOST CAUSING A ACCIDENT.

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT GOES ON, RENDERING AIRBAG INOPERATIVE. POOR CONNECTORS BELOW SEAT, A DESIGN FLAW, LEAD TO THIS. RECURS NO MATTER HOW OFTEN YOU RETURN TO DEALER. THIS IS SO COMMON IN 2005 CORVETTES, AND SO POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS, THAT ALL 2005 CORVETTES SHOULD BE RECALLED TO HAVE THIS DEFECT REPAIRED...

WITH APPROXIMATELY 38,000 MILES ON MY 2005 CORVETTE, I BEGAN SMELLING GAS FUMES WHENEVER I WOULD FILL THE GAS TANK. THE FUMES WOULD FILL MY GARAGE AND ALSO LEAKED INTO MY HOUSE. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER ABOUT 7 WEEKS, THEY INFORMED ME THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE ONE OF THE GAS TANKS AND THE REAR MAIN SEAL, WHICH COST $2,700. THE NIGHT I PICKED MY CAR UP FROM THE SHOP, I PARKED IT IN THE GARAGE. THE NEXT MORNING, MY GARAGE WAS ONCE AGAIN FILLED WITH FUMES, SO I DROPPED THE CORVETTE OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP AND LET THEM KNOW THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. ANOTHER TWO WEEKS, THE DEALERSHIP CALLED AND SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING, SO I PICKED UP THE CAR. I DROVE IT FOR A WEEK WITHOUT ANY ISSUE WITH GAS FUMES UNTIL I FILLED UP THE TANK FOR THE FIRST TIME. THAT NIGHT, MY GARAGE AND HOUSE WERE FILLED WITH GAS FUMES. I DROPPED THE CORVETTE OFF AT THE DEALER THE NEXT MORNING (TWO WEEKS AGO) AND I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM YET. THE GAS FUME ISSUE IS OBVIOUSLY A FAIRLY COMMON AND SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH CORVETTES, BASED ON ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN AND MY OWN EXPERIENCE. THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE OR PARK IN A GARAGE, AND APPARENTLY THE SOURCE OF THE ISSUE IS DIFFICULT TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR. BASED ON THE NUMEROUS OCCURRENCES OF THIS ISSUE BASED ON COMPLAINTS FROM CORVETTE OWNERS, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO FIX THIS ISSUE BEFORE PEOPLE ARE INJURED OR KILLED.

SHIFT SOLENOID LOCKS AND DOES NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO BE RELEASED FROM PARK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE WHEELS SEIZED, THE BRAKES APPLIED INDEPENDENTLY, AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. DURING THE FAILURE, THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 3 TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING COLUMN CAUSED A SIGNAL INTERRUPTION WITHIN THE COLUMN AND A PART IN STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V172000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 73,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND OBSERVED THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 05V455000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

IN DECEMBER 2013 THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY LURCHED INTO A DIFFERENT GEAR AS I WAS DRIVING AND WOULD NOT PROPERLY UPSHIFT THROUGH THE GEARS. ALSO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I LIMPED IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY CLEARED THE CODE SOMEHOW AND GAVE THE CAR BACK TO ME. I ONLY PUT ABOUT 85 MILES ON THE CAR IN 7 MONTHS WHEN IT DID IT AGAIN IN JUNE 2014.I NURSED IT TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A BAD TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE(AFTER TELLING ME THE BATTERY AND IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHICH WAS NOT CORRECT). THE BILL WAS $1328. I PICKED UP THE CAR AND DROVE IT HOME WHERE THE SAME THING HAPPENED AS I NEARED MY HOUSE AND THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN LURCHED INTO A DIFFERENT GEAR AND WOULDN'T SHIFT THROUGH THE GEARS PROPERLY. AGAIN I NURSED IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY CLAIMED THE FIRST MODULE THEY PUT IN WAS BAD AND REPLACED IT. NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS DIDN'T SOUND TO ME RIGHT BUT THERE WASN'T ANYTHING I COULD DO AT THIS POINT. I PUT APPROXIMATELY 850 MILES ON THE CAR IN 11 MONTHS AND HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT TIMES WHEN THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK WITHOUT NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. I BROUGHT IT IN MAY 2015 FOR THE HEADLIGHT RECALL AND TOLD THEM OF THE DIFFICULTY GETTING IT OUT OF PARK. THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I PUT LESS THAN 200 MILES ON THE CAR IN 4 MONTHS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION GOT STUCK IN PARK,IN MY GARAGE AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CABLE BROKE AS I ATTEMPTED TO GET IT INTO GEAR. THIS WAS SEPTEMBER 2015. THE CAR

THE AUTOMATIC SHIFT LEVER LOCKS IN THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR DRIVE. THE OWNERS MANUAL LISTS A PROCEDURE TO FOLLOW IN THE EVENT OF THIS HAPPENING. IT MAY OR MAY NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM ON EVERY OCCASION. THERE ARE REPORTS OF TOTAL FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE NEEDING A TOW TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THE ULTIMATE SOLUTION IS A COMPLETE SHIFTER REPLACEMENT DUE TO A FAULTY SOLENOID NOT AVAILABLE AS SEPARATE PART IN THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. THERE IS A GM SERVICE PROCEDURE FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THE ULTIMATE COST TO THE OWNER IS IN THE $800.00 TO $1200.00 RANGE WITH MANY OWNERS REPORTING ISSUES FOR THE 2005-06 MODEL YEARS. A DESIGN CHANGE WAS INSTITUTED AFTER THE 2006 BUILD YEAR. THERE HAS BEEN NO PARTICIPATION FROM GM FOR THE FAILURES.

AIR BAG LIGHT ON BECAUSE OF FAULTY CONNECTOR DISABLING VEHICLE AIR BAGS. NOT SAFE.

STRONG GASOLINE ORDER/FUMES IN CABIN OF CAR. SMELL SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM FUEL TANK AREA AND NOT UNDER HOOD.

SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING CAME ON AS I TOUCHED THE BRAKES. CAR PULLED TO THE RIGHT. TRYING TO STAY OUT OF THE RIGHT LANE I APPLIED THE BRAKES HARDER THE CAR JERKED TO THE RIGHT. SEEMS THE HARDER BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE HARDER TO THE RIGHT IT PULLED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE HALT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE ABOUT WHAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,900.

WHEN I DRIVE MY CAR AT NIGHT MY LOW BEAMS STOP WORKING AFTER 25MIN OF DRIVING IT. EVERYTHING ELSE IS WORKING FINE SO I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH MY HIGH BEAMS AND I'VE BEEN PULL OVER FOR DRIVING LIKE THAT. AFTER I PARK AND THE CAR SITS FOR FEW HOURS THE LOW BEAMS START TO WORK AGAIN.

MY CAR PERIODICALLY GETS STUCK IN PARK AND SHIFT LEVER WITH NOT MOVE INTO DRIVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 50-75 TIMES....IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES WHEN I HAVE BEEN TO GAS STATION AND VARIOUS SHORT TRIPS AROUND TOWN....GM NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE!!

FIRST OCCURRANCE WAS A MONTH OR TWO AGO. WE WERE EXITING A PARKING LOTAT ABOUT 5MPH WHEN THE CAR'S ACTIVE HANDLING LOCKED THE RIGHT SIDE BRAKES TO WHERE I COULD NOT KEEP THE CAR STRAIGHT. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE WITHOUT A HEAVY THROTTLE TO OVERCOME THE BRAKES. SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING ICON LIT. I HAD TO SHUT THE CAR DOWN FOR A MINUTE THEN RESTART TO CLEAR THE BRAKES. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE, ALMOST IDENTICALLY. THE CAR WAS CHECKED BY THE DEALER BUT THERE WERE NO STORED CODES FOR THEM TO FOLLOW UP ON. APPARENTLY THE "MECHANICS" CANNOT PHYSICALLY INSPECT CARS ANYMORE. RECENTLY AND AFTER THE DEALER SERVICED THE CAR, IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES WITH MY WIFE DRIVING. IT IS BACK AT THE DEALER AS WE SPEAK. WE ARE BOTH BEGINNING TO BE WORRIED ABOUT OUR SAFETY AND THAT OF OTHER MOTORISTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AS THE VEHICLE STARTED PULLING TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK, INTERMITTENTLY, BUT CONSISTENTLY. NUMEROUS FIXES HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTED, SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS NOTIFIED, BUT THEY SEEM TO THINK IT IS NORMAL. USING "ALTERNATIVE METHODS" TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE DO NOT SEEM APPROPRIATE OR SAFE.

I WAS NEARLY INVOLVED IN 2 ACCIDENTS IN THE PAST WEEK AND I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR. I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY CORVETTE WHICH HAS VERY LOW MILEAGE ON IT (~42,000) FOR HOW OLD IT IS. THE PROBLEM I AM EXPERIENCING EXACTLY MATCHES A RECALL LISTED FOR 2005 CHEVY CORVETTES HOWEVER BECAUSE MY VIN NUMBER DOES NOT LIST THAT RECALL CHEVY REFUSES TO HONOR IT. THIS RECALL: HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/CARS/PROBLEMS/DEFECT/RELATEDDEFECTSSUMMARY.CFM?RCL_ID=10V172000&DEFECTIDLIST=EA09002&MODULETYPE=VEHICLES&TYPE=VEHICLE BELOW ARE BRIEF SUMMARIES OF THE NEAR ACCIDENTS THAT OCCURRED: 1. I WAS SWITCHING LANES IN THE CITY AND THE CAR LOCKED THE STEERING WHEEL, APPLIED THE BREAKS, DID DOES NOT LET ME ACCELERATE SUCH THAT I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF TWO LANE AND A CAR IN THE LANE I WAS TRYING TO CHANGE INTO NEARLY HIT ME AND HAD TO SWERVE AROUND ME. 2. I PULLED OUT OF THE GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT AND THE CAR DID THE SAME THING (LOCKED THE STEERING WHEEL /APPLIED THE BREAKS/REDUCED THROTTLE). ONCOMING TRAFFIC TURNING ONTO THE STREET ONCE AGAIN NEARLY HIT ME AS I COULD NOT ACCELERATE OR MOVE THE CAR WITHOUT RESTARTING IT. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED A FEW TIMES TO ME WHILE IN THE PARKING LOT. THE MESSAGE, "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I WOULD LIKE TO GO ON RECORD STATING THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM IN CASE FUTURE PROBLEM CAUSES AN ACCIDENT. *TR