2005 Chevrolet Corvette complaints

A STRONG FUME ODOR ENTER MY HOUSE AS IF SOMETHING WAS BURNING, MY CORVETTE WAS IN MY GARAGE IT HASNT BEEN USED IN MORE THAN 3DAYS.....I NOTICED IT WAS COMING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR, AND IN EFFECT IT WAS! CONTACTED MY MECHANIC AND HE ADVISED ME THAT IT WAS THE ABS SYSTEM CAUGHT ON FIRE DAMAGING THE CONECTOR, MODULE AND REGULATOR. HE FOUND A LEAK OF BRAKE FLUID THRU THE MODULATOR THAT CAUSE THE MODULES CABLES BURNED THE CONNECTOR. HAD TO CHANGE ALL THE ABS SYSTEM SINCE CHEVROLET MODIFIED THE PREVIOUS ABS SYSTEM CAUSE IT WAS DEFECTIVE. HOWEVER NO RECALL HAS BEEN MADE TO THIS SYSTEM. AN APROX $3500. IN REPAIRS FOR A SYSTEM THAT THEY KNOW IS DEFECTIVE. WE WERE LUCKY NOTHING ELSE IN OUR GARAGE/HOUSE GOT DAMAGE IT WAS AN SCARY SITUATION.

MY CAR STARTS STARTS BEEPING RAPIDLY, MY HEADS UP DISPLAY SAYS TO CHECK GAUGES, MY DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER SAYS "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM". THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 6 TIMES SINCE THE FIRST TIME IN NOVEMBER. I JUST STARTED HEARING STORIES ABOUT THIS IN THE ONLINE FORUMS, AND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SYSTEMS THAT HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENTS. IS IT SAFE TO DRIVE THIS CAR? I HAVE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY LOCAL DEALER FOR THIS AND ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE ABOUT MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILING.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL INTERMITTENTLY STICK IN PARK. I'VE SEEN MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET AND WOULD THINK GM SHOULD HAVE A SERVICE NOTICE AND A RECOMMENDED FIX AT NO COST. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 28,500 MILES AND ONLY 500 MILES SINCE THE LAST REPAIR. I'VE HAD THIS IN TO THE DEALER TWICE IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. I'M UP TO $1500 IN REPAIR COSTS WITH NO RESOLUTION ON A WIDESPREAD ISSUE.

THERE IS A FUEL LEAK FROM THE FUEL TANK ON MY 2005 C6 CORVETTE. YOU CAN SMELL IT IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING IT. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE IT IN CONFINED AREAS LIKE A GARAGE NEAR A WATER HEATER OF ANY KIND OR JUST ANY TYPE OF IGNITION SOURCE. THERE IS NOT A MANUFACTURER RECALL YET BUT THERE SHOULD BE ONE SHORTLY. FROM ALL THE CORVETTE OWNERS BLOG PAGES THIS SEEMS TO BE AFFECTING 2005-2008 C6 CORVETTES. GET YOUR VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY. IT'S NOT SAFE OUTSIDE YOUR GARAGE EITHER TO OTHERS. THE FUEL TANK NEEDS TO BE DRAINED FOR IT TO BE COMPLETELY SAFE. DO NOT ATTEMPT DRAINING YOURSELF.

THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED 4 OR MORE TIMES. HOWEVER, THIS LAST TIME, I WAS TRAVELING AT 75 MILES PER HOUR ON THE I95. THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE CAR ENGINE DIED ON ME AS HAS HAPPENED ON A NUMBER OF OTHER OCCASIONS. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE ON THE HIGHWAY. LUCKY FOR ME THERE WERE NO VEHICLES BEHIND OR TO THE RIGHT OF ME SO I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A DEAD STOP ON THE SAFE SIDE OF THE ROAD SHOULDER (RIGHT). THE CAR NORMALLY WOULD START AGAIN AFTER THIS SYSTEM FAILURE. THIS TIME IT DID NOT AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST GARAGE WHICH WAS A FORD DEALERSHIP. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR LIGHT TRAFFIC. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICE A NUMBER OF TIMES AT GM DEALERSHIPS FOR THE ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON. THE ISSUE IS STILL UNRESOLVED. I NO LONGER HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THE VEHICLE AS TO ITS DRIVABILITY AND SAFETY.

AUTOMATIC GEAR SHIFT BROKE, 2005 CORVETTE WITH 26,000 MILES ON IT I'VE TOLD IT'S A $700 DOLLAR REPAIR AT MY GM DEALERSHIP. I'VE READ ITS AN UNANNOUNCED DEFECTIVE PART. PLEASE ADVISE.

I GOT IN MY VEHICLE, TRIED STARTING IT AND RECEIVED A MESSAGE ON MY DASH SCREEN THAT SAID, SERVICE COLUMN LOCK, THOUGHT I HAD A LOW BATTERY, I REMOVED THE BATTERY HAD IT CHECKED AND WAS TOLD THAT MY BATTERY WAS IN GOOD CONDITION. AFTER DOING A BIT OF RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS THAT PROBLEM, THERE IS A LARGE COMMUNITY OF CORVETTE OWNERS THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE, WE ALL ASK THE SAME QUESTION, WHY DOES GM NOT WANT TO DO A RECALL TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM?

AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON -- DEALER TRIES TO FIX (AT CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE) AND SAID FIX LASTS FOR MAYBE A MONTH OR TWO. I HAVE GIVEN UP SPENDING FOR THIS TEMPORARY FIX -- I USE MY 3 POINT SEAT BELT EVERY TIME AND HOPE IT IS GOOD ENOUGH.... THIS PROBLEM IS WELL KNOWN IN THE CORVETTE COMMUNITY AND TO GM, AND HAS BEEN FOR A LONG TIME. GM SIMPLY REFUSES TO COME UP WITH AN APPROPRIATE FIX FOR THIS AND IT IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF. INTERMITTENTLY. FAULTY CONNECTOR UNDER DRIVERS SEAT. CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH C6 CORVETTES. *TR

ABOUT EVERY DAY WHILE DRIVING MY CORVETTE. THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHT WILL COME. AND MY BRAKES WILL START JERKING. ALSO THE AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND GOING OFF THE WHOLE TIME I DRIVE IT. I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THERE 05 CORVETTES. SOMETHING NEEDS DONE ABOUT THIS. GM NEEDS TO STEP UP AND RECALL FOR THESE PROBLEMS BEFORE SOMEONE REALLY GETS HURT.. PLEASE HELP. *TR

RECEIVE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" MESSAGE INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING DEACTIVATION OF ACTIVE HANDLING. HAD LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP FIX THE PROBLEM WHICH WAS A FAULTY SWPS SENSOR. CALLED GM TO SEE ABOUT COVERAGE FOR THIS ISSUE BUT THEY SAID MY VIN NUMBER ISN'T AFFECTED IN THE RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. I START THE CAR AND THE TRANSMISSION WON'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK. I TRY SEVERAL SOLUTIONS AND USUALLY NOTHING HAPPENS BUT FINALLY, AFTER MINUTES AND MUCH PATIENTS, THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME BUT IT COMES UNEXPECTEDLY AND I'VE ALMOST BECOME STRANDED IN A BAD SITUATION BECAUSE OF THIS. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2005 CORVETTE C6 CONVERTIBLE USED LAST YEAR. THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHT AND MESSAGE COMES UP OFTEN WHEN I DRIVE THE CAR. THE CODE GOES AWAY IF I TURN THE CAR ON AND OFF. IF I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING COMES ON AGAIN. I HAVE NOT NOTICED ANY HANDLING ISSUES. I READ THE CORVETTE FORUM AND A THREAD SENT ME TO THIS SITE. IS THERE A RECALL THAT GM SHOULD HAVE FIXED ON MY CORVETTE? IF YES, WILL THE RECALL HOLD UP CONSIDERING THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE? PLEASE ADVISE HOW I SHOULD PROCEED. THANKS, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2005 C6 SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING FAILURES REPEATEDLY. MULTIPLE PREVIOUS ACTIVATION OF ACTIVE HANDLING BUT ALWAYS AT LOW PARKING LOT SPEEDS NEVER CREATED A REAL SAFETY ISSUE UNTIL TODAY IT ACTIVATED DRIVING 45 MPH IN A STRAIGHT LINE, FRONT RIGHT BRAKE WAS ACTIVATED CAUSING A HARD PULL TO THE RIGHT AND NEARLY PUT ME UP ONTO A BUSY PEDESTRIAN SIDEWALK. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS WALKING AT THE TIME. DEALER SERVICED CAR 3 TIMES AND UNABLE TO CORRECT. CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL CORRECTED. PLEASE ADVISE OF OPTIONS AND CORRECTIONS. *TR

AROUND 1-13-15, SPOKE WITH "[XXX]" ABOUT RECALL I RECEIVED ON MY 2005 CORVETTE, WHICH STATED THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE AND I SHOULD CONTACT THE DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. [XXX] SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS, BUT WOULD CALL WHEN THEY WERE AVAILABLE. TODAY IS FEBRUARY 23, 2015, AND I STILL HAVE HEARD NOTHING FROM WATSON CHEVROLET REGARDING THE RECALL ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. HOW LONG SHOULD ONE BE EXPECTED TO WAIT FOR A RECALL REPAIR? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

JUST AS LEAVING DEALERSHIP FOR LOW BEAM RECALL, 2 MILES, USED CRUISE TO 35 MPH, 10 CLICKS OF BUTTON TO 45, THEN AGAIN TO 55. WHEN CAR REACHED 55, I FELT THE CAR NOSE FORWARD LIKE I CUT CRUISE W/ TAP OF BRAKE. I DID NOT. WARNING LIGHT/ CRUISE DISENGAGED, STILL LOOKING AT DIC CAR NOSED DOWN AND SQUATTED WITH WARNING LIGHT REDUCED POWER, THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO SLOW TO 35 AND FEEL AS THOUGH I WAS PUMPING THE GAS AND BRAKE ALTERNATELY LIKE WHEN WE WERE KIDS AND USED TO WATCH THE WIFE'S HEAD GO BACK AND FORTH. BEFORE GETTING OFF ROAD MORE LIGHTS AND WARNINGS. ITS HARD TO SAY WHICH CAME FIRST, IT ALL WAS HAPPENING FAST AND AS A SURPRISE. I KNOW SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING, TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS MESSAGES CAME ON. DON'T THINK THEY TOOK PRIORITY OVER THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER THOUGH. I REMEMBER SEEING IT, ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE DEALER. SLOWED AND PULLED INTO HUGE LOT. NOW IT WAS MY HEAD DOING THE BACK AND FORTH DANCE WITH THE CAR @ IDLE, IT SOUNDED LIKE THE MAIN BEARINGS WEREN'T GETTING ANY OIL AND WANTED OUT OF THAT ENGINE AT ANY COST. SO UPSET WITH THE BEARING NOISE, I GOT BACK ON THE ROAD (PICKING UP RPMS) HEADED BACK TO DEALER IN A LIMP MODE (35 MPH) EVEN WHEN THE POSTED SPEED WENT DOWN TO 25 MPH, THE CAR DID NOT LOWER RPS AS I PRESSED HARDER ON THE BRAKES. THERE IS MORE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT BUT THAT WILL REMAIN BETWEEN THE SERVICE MANAGER, GM, AND MYSELF TO RESOLUTION. STAYED AT DEALERSHIP APPROX. 10 MINUTES. CAR STARTED FINE AND I LEFT.I ALWAYS DRIVE THE SAME, AND WHEN THE CAR REACHE

RED AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY AND HAS CONTINUED DOING IT FOR THE PAST 6 YEARS. THE PAST 4 MONTHS OR SO IT NOW STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT HANDLE LOCKS IN PARK AND YOU CAN NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND GM EVEN NOTES HOW TO OVER-RIDE THE PROBLEM IN THE OWNERS MANUAL (SEE PAGE 2-31), WHEN IT HAPPENS. SINCE THIS HAPPENS SO OFTEN, AND TO SO MANY OWNERS (SEE INTERNET COMMENTS ON PROBLEM), A PERMANENT FIX SHOULD BE DONE AND COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER. IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION YOU MAY NOT HAVE TIME TO PLAY WITH THE SHIFTER AND THIS CAN LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT OR PERSONAL INJURY. WHILE GM DOES NOTE TO CONTACT A DEALER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN THE OWNERS MANUAL, NO RECALLS SEEM TO HAVE BEEN MADE? *JS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V251000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , EXTERIOR LIGHTING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY. "SERVICE STABILITY CONTROL" MESSAGE APPEARED. BRAKES APPLIED AUTOMATICALLY AND PULLED HARD TO THE RIGHT. I COULD NOT STEER. TURNED CAR OFF THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. CAR WAS "NORMAL" UNTIL THE STEERING WHEEL GET TURNED COMPLETELY. SCARED IT WILL HAPPEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

AUTOMATIC SHIFTER GETS STUCK IN PARK. FOLLOWING THE MANUAL PROCEDURE DOES NOT HELP. PUSHING RELEASE BUTTON DOES NOT HELP, PUSHING SHIFTER FORWARD DOES NOT HELP. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 25 TO 30 TIMES. DEALER SAYS REPLACE SHIFTER TO FIX. WHAT'S TO STOP THIS FROM RECURRING? THIS APPEARS TO BE A SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND A WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V251000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

SHIFTER KEEPS STUCK IN PARK. WILL NOT RELEASE. GM HAS NOT RECALLED THIS AND IT BECOMES A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND VEERED TO THE LEFT. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V251000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , EXTERIOR LIGHTING) AND THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V172000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. DJR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SEIZED SEVERAL TIMES AND WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000. UPDATED 02/24/15*LJ UPDATED 9/13/2017*CN

SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WARNING COMES ON BRAKES RANDOMLY LOCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V172000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

DRIVING IN THE RAIN WHEN THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING; HIGH BEAMS AND FOG LIGHTS OPERATIONAL. SAME THING HAPPENED ON 11-23-14 (EXCEPT NO RAIN). IN BOTH CASES THE LIGHTS WORKED FINE THE NEXT DAY. DEALER SAYS THERE IS A RECALL BUT THAT THEY HAVE NO PART OR GUIDANCE FROM GM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP, THE LOW BEAMS AND HIGH BEAMS SHORTED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, ONLY THE RUNNING LIGHTS AND THE FOG LIGHTS WOULD WORK PROPERLY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V251000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BATTERY TWICE DUE TO THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT A CLICKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE KEYLESS IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TPMS SENSOR ILLUMINATED AFTER REPLACING THE FRONT TWO TIRES AND NOTICED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL SHORT AND THE ALTERNATOR MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,469.

ACCELERATED QUICKLY TO 35 MPH AND WHEN I REACHED THE END OF THE BLOCK I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW AND MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN. AT THAT TIME I GOT A WARNING TO CHECK THE CHARGING SYSTEM AND NOTICED I HAD NO POWER STEERING. MANAGED TO MUSCLE THE WHEEL TO COMPLETE THE TURN (HAD IT BEEN MY WIFE THERE IS NO WAY SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL) AND CONTINUE SLOWLY DOWN THE STREET TO MY DRIVEWAY WHERE I AGAIN MUSCLED THE CAR INTO THE DRIVEWAY. DISCOVERED THAT THE MOTOR WAS RUNNING BUT THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS NOT MOVING. THUS NO ALTERNATOR, POWER STEERING ETC. I HAD MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CHECK IT OUT, DISCOVERED THAT THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE HARMONIC BALANCER PULLEY ON THE CRANK SHAFT STRIPPED AND THE CRANK SHAFT WAS TURNING AND NOT MOVING THE PULLEY. HE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE PARTS AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE PLENTY IN STOCK. HE THOUGHT THIS WAS SURPRISING AND THAT IT WAS NOT A SPECIAL ORDER PART. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD HIM THAT THEY HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS. BOTH MY MECHANIC AND I THINK THIS SHOULD QUALIFY FOR SOME TYPE OF RECALL IF IT IS HAPPENING WITH FREQUENCY. OBVIOUSLY SOME KIND OF DESIGN FLAW AND/OR MATERIAL FLAW, PLUS THEY DIDN'T KEY THE PULLEY SO IF THE BOLT STRIPS YOU WOULD NOT LOOSE THE POWER STEERING, ETC. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEED OR DURING THE ACTION OF TURNING I BELIEVE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND/OR INJURY COULD HAVE OCCURRED. COST OF THE PARTS AND REPAIR WERE $2300.00. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON IF I MOVE THE DRIVERS SEAT FORWARD PAST A CERTAIN POINT. DEALER REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS 2 YEARS AGO BUT THE PROBLEM DID NOT GO AWAY. *TR

WHILE COMING HOME FROM WORK THIS EVENING (COMPLETELY DARK / 6:30PM) MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS BOTH SHUT OFF. I WAS ON A FOUR LANE ROAD COMING UP TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT THAT WAS GREEN FOR ME. I NOTICED JUST BEFORE GETTING TO THE TRAFFIC LIGHT MY HEADLIGHTS HAD SHUT OFF. I SLOWED SOME THINKING I HAD ACCIDENTALLY HIT A SWITCH OR SOMETHING AND THANK GOODNESS I SLOWED SOME. AS I APPROACHED THE LIGHT A CAR TURNED RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES AND REALLY THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO HIT THE OTHER CAR. THEY OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T SEE ME SINCE I HAD NO HEADLIGHTS. WHEN I GOT HOME I CHECKED ONLINE TO SEE WHERE THE HEAD LIGHT FUSE WAS LOCATED ON MY CAR THINKING THAT'S ALL IT WAS. I FOUND OUT THROUGH ONLINE ARTICLES THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR MY MODEL CORVETTE WITH OVER 100K MILES. I LET THE CAR COOL DOWN PER WHAT WAS SAID IN SOME OF THE FORUMS AND JUST WENT OUT TO CRANK MY CAR AND THE HEADLIGHTS CAME ON. THIS IS A VERY VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND GIVEN GM'S RELUCTANCE TO RECALL KNOWN DANGEROUS ISSUES WITH SOME OF THEIR VEHICLES I HOPE YOUR AGENCY WILL FORCE A RECALL ON THIS. I VERY NEARLY T-BONED ANOTHER DRIVER TONIGHT BECAUSE I FEEL THEY JUST DIDN'T SEE ME WITHOUT MY HEAD LIGHTS ON. THANK YOU. *TR

LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. TELESCOPIC STEERING COLUMN IS ALSO RECALLED. *TR

SEVERAL YEARS AGO AIRBAG RED LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING AIRBAGS INOPERATIVE. G M MECHANIC FIXED BY REFASTENING SOMETHING UNDER DRIVER'S SEAT. RECENTLY RED LIGHT FOR AIR BAGS BEING INOPERATIVE HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY COMING ON AGAIN. I WILL HAVE G M MECHANIC REFIX. HOWEVER, THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM BY A LOT OF CORVETTE OWNERS.. ANOTHER CORVETTE PROBLEM IS THE RECENT HEADLIGHTS TURNING OFF RECALL. RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, BUT THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR G M TO BE ABLE TO FIX THIS. BOTH OF THE ABOVE ARE CERTAINLY LIFE AND SAFETY ISSUES THAT SHOULD RECEIVE BETTER ATTENTION THANK YOU *TR

BEGINNING IN FEB, 2014, MY '05 CORVETTE BEGAN EXHIBITING LOSS OF LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DUE TO A PROBLEM IDENTIFIED BY GM. MAY OF 2014, A GM RECALL # 13146 WAS ASSIGNED TO THE PROBLEM WITH A COMMITMENT FROM GM THAT THE UNDERHOOD BUSSING ELECTRIC CENTER (UBEC) WOULD BE MODIFIED FOR VEHICLE OWNERS AT NO COST (SEE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V251000). I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET A FEW TIMES SINCE THEN, THE LAST CONTACT BEING YESTERDAY (10/29/14). I WAS ISSUED A CASE NUMBER BY CHEVROLET/GM (NOT INCLUDED IN THIS DESCRIPTION AS IT COULD LEAD TO PERSONAL INFORMATION). DESPITE BEING AWARE OF THE NEED TO CORRECT THIS SAFETY ISSUE, I WAS INFORMED 10/29/14 THAT CHEVROLET/GM STILL HAS NOT PROVIDED THE RE-WORKED UBEC FOR REPLACEMENT. LACK OF LOW-BEAMS IS A REAL PROBLEM AS I AM UNABLE TO KNOWINGLY DRIVE AT NIGHT DUE TO LACK OF SUFFICIENT ILLUMINATION WHEN USING ONLY THE FOG LIGHTS, OR OVER-ILLUMINATION USING JUST THE HIGH BEAMS (THIS CAUSES OTHER VEHICLES TO "FLASH" ME TO LET ME KNOW MY BRIGHTS ARE ON). OCCASIONALLY, I WILL BE CAUGHT AFTER SUNDOWN AND FORCED TO DRIVE WITH EITHER ONLY FOG LIGHTS OR HIGH BEAMS. I AM FRUSTRATED AND DISAPPOINTED BY GM'S LACK OF MOVEMENT ON CORRECTING THIS PROBLEM, WHICH IS WHY I AM CONTACTING THE NHTSA. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FREQUENTLY STICKS IN THE PARK POSITION. TURNING THE IGNITION OFF AND BACK ON WILL EVENTUALLY CLEAR THE SITUATION BUT MAY HAVE TO BE DONE SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE SHIFTER TO COME OUT OF PARK. THESE MALFUNCTIONS ARE WELL DOCUMENTED IN ON-LINE FORUMS RELATING TO CORVETTES. IN MANY CASES, A COSTLY REPAIR IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX AS THE NEW COMPONENTS (SHIFTER ASSEMBLY) EVENTUALLY FAIL AS WELL. COME ON GM STEP UP AND TAKE CARE OF THESE ISSUES AS THEY HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF PUTTING THE SAFETY OF OPERATORS AT RISK. *TR

TRACTION SYSTEM ERROR ON DIC, SHUT OFF TRACTION CONTROL AND RESET IT TO ON. ERROR WENT AWAY. I HAVE HAD THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION SWITCH CHANGED AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. DEFECT INVESTIGATIONS SUMMARY MAKE: CHEVROLET MODEL: CORVETTE YEAR: 2005-2008 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE08056 SUMMARY: ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2008, ODI OPENED PRELIMINARY EVALUATION PE08-056 TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS OF INAPPROPRIATE ACTIVATION OF THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) SYSTEM IN MODEL YEAR (MY) 2005 AND 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE VEHICLES. SOME REPORTS RECEIVED BY ODI AND SOME REPORTS TO GENERAL MOTORS (GM) CONTAINED IN GM'S RESPONSE TO PE08-056 ALLEGE THAT THE ESC SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING A SUDDEN AND INAPPROPRIATE BRAKING ACTION WITHOUT ILLUMINATION OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE LEFT OR RIGHT UNEXPECTEDLY. GM ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN IN JANUARY 2006, LATER REVISED IN OCTOBER 2007 (BULLETIN NO. 06-02-35-002B) CONCERNING ESC PROBLEMS IN MY 2005 AND 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE VEHICLES WITH THE TELESCOPING STEERING WHEEL OPTION. THE BULLETIN WAS INTENDED TO CORRECT A FRETTING CORROSION PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR CONNECTOR C202. AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS HAS BEEN OPENED (EA09-002) TO CONTINUE TO ASSES THE SCOPE, FREQUENCY, AND SAFETY-RELATED CONSEQUENCES OF THE ALLEGED DEFECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V251000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE CHECK AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC BUT IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

I RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING NOTICE, BUT GM HAS NOT CONTACTED ME ABOUT FIXING THE PROBLEM: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ YOU ARE RECEIVING THIS MESSAGE BECAUSE YOU HAVE REQUESTED TO BE NOTIFIED IF THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL REGARDING VEHICLES FROM NHTSA'S OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION. PLEASE CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID LINKS TO VIEW THE RECALL INFORMATION. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER :14V251 MANUFACTURER :GENERAL MOTORS LLC MAKE / MODEL YEARS :CHEVROLET / 2005-2007 SUBJECT : LOSS OF LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. *TR

TAKING A FREEWAY EXIT RAMP, TURNING RIGHT, WARNING LIGHT CAME ON DISPLAYING "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM. *TR

SHIFTER WILL NOT GO INTO DRIVE. STUCK IN PARK. PUT CAR IN PARK AT LIGHT AND IT STICKS. *TR

I AM HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V251000. BRAKE LIGHTS ARE STAYING ON WHEN NOT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. *TR

CAR EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT GEAR SELECTOR STUCK IN PARK. *TR

MY AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT COMES "INTERMITTENTLY". THIS HAPPENS AT LEGAL OPERATING SPEEDS AND NORMAL CONDITIONS. IT WILL EVEN HAPPEN WHILE STANDING STILL. GM RECALLED A NUMBER OF BUICKS AND GMCS THAT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYING ON (SOME 2008-2009 AND ALL 2010-2013 BUICK ENCLAVE AND GMC ACADIA, SOME 2009 AND ALL 2010-2013 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE, AND SOME 2008-2009 AND ALL 2010 SATURN OUTLOOK TO REPAIR THE WIRING HARNESS OF SEAT MOUNTED SIDE AIR BAGS). THE FIX WAS TO SPLICE THE HARNESSES AND SOLDER THE WIRES TOGETHER! COULD THIS BE A FIX FOR THE CORVETTE TOO? SHOULD THE CORVETTE HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS RECALL? *TR

RED AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY AND HAS CONTINUED DOING IT FOR THE PAST 6 YEARS. THE PAST 6 MONTHS OR SO IT NOW STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMP STOP WORKING. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V251000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE RECALL WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE FUSE BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

AFTER HAVING THE CAR FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS START THE ODYSSEY OF GETTING OUT THE PARK FOR REVERSE OR DRIVE, OVER THE TIME AND USE HAS BEEN COMPLICATED, ALSO FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS ON THE OWNERS MANUAL HAVE TO TURN OFF THE CAR FOR COUPLE TIMES TO RESOLVE AND CONTINUOUS, HAVE TRIED LOTS OF RECOMMENDATIONS AND NOTHING BETTER IF NOT WORSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BRAKE INTERMITTENTLY SEIZED AND PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AN UNKNOWN WARNING SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT A STARE WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,200.

A KNOWN GM DEFECT EXISTS ON 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTES. MY AUTOMATIC SHIFT WAS STUCK IN PARK, HUNDREDS OF CORVETTE OWNERS HAVE SUFFERED THIS EXACT DEFECT PREVENTING THE VEHICLE TO BE MOVED, STRANDING THE DRIVER FOR HOURS IN PARKING LOTS, GARAGES ETC. ON A HIGHWAY 215 BELTWAY IN LAS VEGAS NEVADA MY CORVETTE WAS STUCK IN PARK, I COULD NOT GET IT IN DRIVE TO MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER 10 TIMES. I CONTACTED GM. THEY DID RESPOND, NOW ARE IGNORING MY ISSUE. THEY HAVE MADE NO ADMISSION NOR OFFERING A RESOLUTION IN THIS MATTER. MY CORVETTE IS NOW BEING REPAIRED AT ED BOZARTH CHEVROLET IN LAS VEGAS NEVADA AT MY EXPENSE FOR A BILL OF OVER $1,100. A DEFECTIVE SHIFTER SOLENOID IS PART OF THE DEFECT WITH A BENDING OF THE SHIFTING CABLE & PLASTIC SHIFT ASSEMBLY LOCATED UNDER THE CENTER CONSOLE. MY CORVETTE IS EXTREMELY WELL MAINTAINED BY ME. YOU MAY GOOGLE-" 2005 CORVETTE AUTOMATIC SHIFTER DEFECT" FOR FURTHER PROOF A SERIOUS DEFECT COMMON ON THIS MODEL CREATING A SAFETY ISSUE. YOU MAY VIEW ONE OF MANY BLOGS,PHOTO LINKS & DETAILED DATA ON THIS DEFECT HERE: HTTP://M.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/C6-TECH-PERFORMANCE/3196793-2005-C6-AUTOS-STUCK-IN-PARK-SOLUTION-WITH-PICS.HTML. *TR