2005 Chevrolet Corvette complaints

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" ERROR MESSAGE FOR MORE THAN 2 YEARS. SERPENTINI CHEVROLET IN STRONGSVILLE OHIO HAS LOOKED AT THE PROBLEM NUMEROUS TIMES AND HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE IT. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING, THE RECALL SERVICE WAS PERFORMED FOR THE TELESCOPIC STEERING WHEEL YEARS AGO! WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR THE VEHICLE THROWS THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" MESSAGE. THIS ONLY OCCURS DURING RAPID ACCELERATION WHEN HIGH SPEED DRIVING IS EXPERIENCED. PLEASE NOTE THE BELOW DATA AND HELP ME RESOLVE THIS. 2005-2008: SERVICE BULLETIN: STABILITRAK/ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHT ON, SERVICE STABILITRAK/ACTIVE HANDLING MESSAGE ON DIC SUBJECT: STABILITRAK/ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHT ON, SERVICE STABILITRAK/ACTIVE HANDLING MESSAGE ON DIC, DTC C0710 STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR (SWPS) SIGNAL SET (INSTALL CLIP IN SWPS CONNECTOR) #06-02-35-002B - (10/19/2007) MODELS: 2004-2008 CADILLAC XLR 2005-2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE WITH STEERING WHEEL - TILT, TELESCOPING (RPO N37 OR N38) CONDITION: SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ON A STABILITRAK OR ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM LIGHT BEING ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THIS WARNING LIGHT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A SERVICE STABILITRAK OR SERVICE ACTIVE HNDLG MESSAGE ON THE DIC. DIAGNOSIS WITH A SCAN TOOL MAY REVEAL A DTC C0710. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMED. THE HIGH BEAMS WERE ENGAGED IN ORDER TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOT A REMEDY FOR THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:14V251000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,846.

CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. IT GOES OFF AND ON RANDOMLY. WHEN IS THIS GOING TO BE CORRECTED? MY CORVETTE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE. THEY JUST MOVE THE WIRES UNDER THE SEAT AND THE LIGHT GOES OUT FOR AWHILE. AT ONE POINT THEY SAID THE PRE-TENSIONER WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED IT. I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AT THE TIME AND PAID MY $200 DEDUCTIBLE. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE LIGHT WAS BACK AND MY DEALER WAS SHUT DOWN BY GM. IT WENT OUT BECAUSE THEY MOVED THE WIRES NOT BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE TENSIONER. THEIR TECH 11 SAW AN OPEN CIRCUIT, NOT A DEFECTIVE TENSIONER. THEY OWE ME $200. THAT'S A LAUGH. I ZIP TIED THE CONNECTOR'S UNDER THE SEAT. THAT LAST FOR AWHILE AND THE LIGHT COMES BACK. THIS PROBLEM IS THE EXACT PROBLEM THAT THE BUICK WAS RECALLED FOR. THE SAME FIX IS REQUIRED FOR THE CORVETTE. A CONNECTOR UNDER THE SEAT NEEDS TO BE REMOVED AND THE WIRES SOLDERED TOGETHER ARE WE WAITING FOR A DEATH? IT WILL HAPPEN SOONER OR LATER. THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON. I HAVE FILED MANY COMPLAINT'S WITH THE NHTSA AND SO HAVE MANY MEMBERS OF THE C6 CORVETTE FORUM WITH NO LUCK OR RESPONSE TO LET US KNOW THAT YOU EVEN READ THEM. I CONTINUE TO HOPE TO GET A CHANCE TO TALK TO YOU. PLEASE CALL OF EMAIL ME.

I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD AT APPROX. 20 MPH WHEN RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE RIGHT. VEHICLE WOULD LOCK UP EVERY TIME I TRIED TO GO THEREFORE I HAD TO CUT IGNITION OFF AND RESTART. THIS HAS OCCURRED NOW THREE TIMES AND EACH TIME THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE RIGHT EACH TIME AND WOULD NOT GO! I WAS TRAVELING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED ON EACH OCCURRENCE AND WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN ON EACH OCCURRENCE. WE TOOK THE CAR TO YOUMAN'S CHEVOLET IN MACON ,GA AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT AND THE CHARGES TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM WERE GOING TO BE SO OUTLANDISH THAT WE DID NOT PURSUE. THEY DID NOT EVEN CONSIDER CHECKING TO SEE IF THERE COULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM OR ANY OTHER PROBLEMS WE HAVE GONE TO THEM WITH DURING THE LAST SEVEN YEARS. AT THAT POINT, WE WENT TO A CAR REPAIR PLACE THAT WE USE FREQUENTLY ON ALL OF OUR VEHICLES AND HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE CAR TO CHECK FOR AN ERROR CODE ON THE COMPUTER BUT NOTHING SHOWED UP. THE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT IT HAS NOT DONE THIS ENOUGH TIMES TO REGISTER THE PROBLEM YET. SINCE THAT TIME, WE GENERALLY DRIVE WITH THE TRACTION SYSTEM OFF WHEN DRIVING IN TOWN AS IT IS SOMEWHAT SCARY WHEN THE SITUATION OCCURS. THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED TO DATE WHEN THE TRACTION SYSTEM IS OFF AND HAS ALSO NOT HAPPENED WHEN TRAVELING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED. *TR

MY 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE COUPE STARTED MAKING POPPING AND CRACKING NOISES AT ANY AND ALL RATES OF SPEED SOME TIME AGO. AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED, THE WIND NOISE AND WHISTLING SOUNDS ARE ALMOST UNBEARABLE AS THE NOISES ARE SO LOUD. I CONSULTED WITH YOUMAN'S CHEVROLET IN MACON, GA AS THEY ARE THE ONLY CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN OUR ARE AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT THE TOP HAD STATED TO SEPARATE FROM THE LOWER PART AND THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE A ENTIRE NEW TOP. ONCE AGAIN, THEY DID NOT EVEN CONSIDER CHECKING TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. NATURALLY, OUR GREATEST CONCERN IS THE POTENTIAL OF THE UPPER PORTION FLYING OFF WHILE WE ARE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND CAUSING A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT TO OTHER VEHICLES OR INJURIES. I RECENTLY STARTING TAKING THE CORVETTE MAGAZINE AND MUCH TO MY SURPRISE, I READ THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE TOP. I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP DID NOT BOTHER TO CHECK ON THIS RECALL OR TO ADVISE US OF THE RECALL IF THEY WERE AWARE OF IT AS WE ARE REGULAR CUSTOMERS AND HAVE SPENT A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF WITH THEM ON THIS CORVETTE OVER THE LAST SEVEN YEARS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY SERVICE HANDLING TRACTION SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR WENT TO RIGHT AND L RAN IN A DITCH 11000 DOLLARS IN DAMAGE AND NOT ONE AIR OPEN. *TR

I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR 4 YEARS AND THE CAR HAS HAD STARTING ISSUES OVER THE COURSE OF ALL 4 YEARS. TO GET THE CAR TO START I OFTEN HAVE TO DISCONNECT THE CONNECTION FROM THE NEGATIVE BATTERY POST WAIT A MOMENT AND RECONNECT. THIS RE-SETS SOMETHING IN THE STARTING SEQUENCE AND THE CAR STARTS "SOMETIMES." *TR

WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND ACTIVE HANDLING MESSAGE SHOWED UP IN THE DIC ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SECONDS LATER THE ANTILOCK BRAKES SEEMED TO LOCK ON ONE SIDE ONLY AND TRIED TO PULL STEERING WHEEL OUT OF MY HANDS I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND AFTER CYCLING THE IGNITION SWITCH THE NOTICE WENT AWAY AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY AGAIN. *TR

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? THE C6 (2005-2013) CORVETTE HAS A SERIOUS CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT PROBLEM. THERE WERE 215,000 PRODUCED AND MOST ALL OF THEM HAVE THE PROBLEM AND THE DEALERS WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. MANY OWNERS DRIVE EVERY DAY WITH THE CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT ON 100% OF THE TIME MEANING THE SYSTEM WILL NOT WORK WHEN NEEDED. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS MANY TIMES AND OTHER OWNERS ON THE CORVETTE FORUM HAVE ALSO. THERE ARE AROUND 20,000 MEMBERS AND WE FEEL WE ARE BEING IGNORED BY THE NHTSA AND GENERAL MOTORS. THE BUICK RECALL IS FOR THE EXACT SAME THING AND THE EXACT SAME THING IS CAUSING IT. THE WIRING UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT. ARE WE WAITING FOR A SERIOUS ACCIDENT? PLEASE CALL ME FOR MORE INFORMATION. *TR

BRAKE SHIFT LOCK FAILS TO DISENGAGE AND LEAVES GEAR SHIFT STUCK IN PARK. LEAVES VEHICLE UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. GM IS AWARE OF THIS WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM BUT HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT IT. CHARGES UNREASONABLE FEES TO FIX BECAUSE THEY WILL ONLY REPLACE ENTIRE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY WHEN PROBLEM IS ONLY A MUCH CHEAPER SOLENOID THAT CAN BE REPLACED BY ITSELF. CAR WILL LEAVE YOU STRANDED WITH NO WARNING. *JS

UNABLE TO GET THE AUTOMATIC TRANNY SHIFTER OUT OF PARK SOMETIMES. *JS

WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK, IT WILL NOT MOVE TO DRIVE, REVERSE, OR NEUTRAL. *TR

MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY ON WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR LEVER FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HAD TO ATTEMPT TO SHIFT GEAR SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT CHANGE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND SHIFTING GEARS, THE CLUTCH PEDAL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY 2005 C6 WAS STUCK IN PARK, FAULTY SOLENOID IT WILL NOT ENGAGE DOG EAR TO ALLOW YOU SHIFT OUT OF PARK, LEAVES YOU STRANDED, DEALER WANTS $800 TO REPLACE ENTIRE SHIFTER SINCE THE SOLENOID IS RIVETED TO. THERE ARE MANY C6 OWNERS DEALING WITH SAME ISSUE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? THE C6 CORVETTE (2005-2013) HAS BEEN REPORTED HUNDREDS OF TIMES FOR THE CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT BEING RANDOMLY ON AND OFF. THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME AS THE BUICK THAT WAS RECALLED. ARE WE WAITING FOR A DEATH? I HOPE NOT. I AM ONLY ONE THAT HAS REPORTED THIS MANY TIMES IN THE LAST NINE YEARS. CHECK MY PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL THE DETAILS EVEN A LETTER FROM GM ADMITTING THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THE PROBLEM FOR YEARS. IS IT BECAUSE ONLY 215,000 C6 CORVETTES WERE PRODUCED? IF ANYONE READS THIS AND WANTS TO TALK TO ME, EMAIL ME AT [email protected] OR CALL ME AT THE NUMBER BELOW. *TR

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH AND THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS WENT OFF WITHOUT ME TURNING THEM OFF. CAR DASH DISPLAYED " HEAD LIGHTS SUGGESTED". THEY DID NOT COME BACK ON. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 CORVETTE MY HEAD LIGHTS WILL GO OUT. SOMETIMES WHEN I START MY CAR THEY WILL NOT EVEN COME ON. I CANNOT DRIVE MY CAR AT NIGHT TIME . *TR

I AM DRIVING AT NIGHT ALL OF A SUDDEN MY LIGHTS GO OUT AND WILL NOT COME BACK ON..... COME TO FIND OUT THE FUSE BOX GETS TO HOT AND THE WIRES INSIDE ARE AFFECTED CAUSING IT TO FAIL THE DEALER SAYS ITS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL.THIS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH INTO SOMEONE. IF I DID GET HURT BECAUSE OF THIS I WOULD FILE A LAW SUIT. *TR

THIS IS IN REGARDS TO THE RECENT RECALL ON 2005-2007 CORVETTE HEAD LIGHT ASSEMBLY. I HAVE A SIMILAR PROBLEM THOUGH THE ELECTRIC SHORT IN THE LIGHT HARNESS CAUSED MY RIGHT BLINK TO NOT FUNCTION. THE GM DEALERSHIP THAT I TOOK IT TO STATED THE WHOLE LIGHT ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. MY CORVETTE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED AS OF YET AND WHEN I CONTACT GM THEY DON'T SEE TO UNDERSTAND MY CLAIM. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING THE HARNESS THAT IS CAUSING THE LOW BEAMS TO NOT WORK IS THE SAME HARNESS FOR THE ENTIRE LIGHT ASSEMBLY. I HAD THIS REPAIRED ALREADY AND LOOKING TO HELP TO GET SOME COMPENSATION BACK. *TR

THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS LIT SOLID WHEN THE CAR IS ON AND WILL NOT SHUT OFF. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH EARLY MODEL YEAR C6 CORVETTES (2005 - 2007) AND GM HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON IT. THERE ARE MANY MEMBERS ON THE CORVETTE FORUM WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/ WHO HAVE THE SAME EXACT ISSUES. GM HAS ISSUED MANY RECALLS IN THE PAST MONTH REGARDING LIT AIR BAG LIGHTS ON OTHER CARS. WHY HAS THE CORVETTE BEEN EXCLUDED? IT IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE IF THE AIR BAG DOES NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. I WENT TO CRANE CHEVROLET IN NJ WITH THE AFTERMARKET WARRANTY THAT I BOUGHT WITH MY CAR FOR $2200 AND THEY REFUSED TO HONOR IT. AND THE DEALERSHIP WANTS $100 JUST TO RUN A SCAN TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THEN IT CAN BE ANYWHERE FROM A FEW HUNDRED TO ALMOST A THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIX DEPENDING ON WHAT PART OF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM IT IS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 'SHIFTER CABLE' BROKE. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTER "STUCK IN PARK", UNABLE TO RELEASE. *TR

HEADS UP DISPLAY KEEPS FALLING FROM ITS SET POSITION. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN MANY REAR END COLLISION TRYING TO RESET MY HEADS UP DISPLAY. NOW I DON'T EVEN USE THE HEADS UP DISPLAY SINCE IT IS SUCH A PIECE OF JUNK. I BELONG TO CORVETTE FORUM AND HAVE HERD FROM DOZENS OF CORVETTE OWNERS WHO ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THESE HEADS UP DISPLAYS SHOULD BE RECALLED DUE TO POOR DESIGN, POOR MATERIALS DURING MANUFACTURING AND CHEAP MANUFACTURING. THE PROBLEM IS THE MIRROR ASSEMBLY IS BEING HINGED FROM TWO PLASTIC PINS ON EACH END OF THE ASSEMBLY. BASED OF THE SIZE AND WAIT OF THE MIRROR THESE PINS SHOULD BE MADE FROM SOME KIND OF METAL MATERIAL. THIS ISSUE IS BEING EXACERBATED BY THE STIFF RIDE OF THE CORVETTE AS YOU DRIVE THE MIRROR IS BEING BOUNCED AROUND AND IS WEARING DOWN THE PINS HOLDING THE MIRROR. *TR

2005 CORVETTE WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SHIFTER GETS STUCK IN PARK AND CANNOT BE RELEASED. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. CAN ONLY BE RELEASED BY FOLLOWING A SERIES OF STEPS AS OUTLINED IN MANUAL. BELIEVE THE CAUSE IS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE SOLENOID IN SHIFTER CONTROL UNIT. LOOKING AT DIFFERENT WEBSITES THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH MANY CORVETTE OWNERS. *TR

WHILE MAKING A SLOW SPEED RIGHT TURN, THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE GRABBED AND THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" WARNING WAS DISPLAYED ON THE DASH. TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND RE-STARTING CLEARED THE MESSAGE. *TR

THIS IS A RECURRING BUT INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS AS DESCRIBED FOR NON-CORVETTE GM MODELS IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 "THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING PUSHED; THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE PEDAL IS PUSHED; DIFFICULTY DISENGAGING THE CRUISE CONTROL; MOVING THE GEAR SHIFTER OUT OF THE 'PARK' POSITION WITHOUT PUSHING THE BRAKE; AND DISABLEMENT OF CRASH AVOIDANCE FEATURES SUCH AS TRACTION CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, AND PANIC BRAKING ASSIST FEATURES." I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE PROBLEM OFTEN INITIATES WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP, SUGGESTING AN INTERMITTENT OPEN OR SHORT WIRING ISSUE. THEN LATER THINGS WILL RETURN TO NORMAL FOR DAYS OR WEEKS. CHEVY DEALER FIRST RECALIBRATED THE "BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR" THEN LATER REPLACED AND RECALIBRATED IT; BOTH NON-WARRANTY REPAIRS. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES WITH THE NEXT RECOMMENDED ACTION TO REPLACE THE BCM AT $700+ COST. *TR

CAR SOMETIMES WON'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE IS PRESSED. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, REPEATED PUMPING OF THE BRAKES AND SHAKING/HITTING ON THE SHIFT LEVER WILL EVENTUALLY CLEAR THE PROBLEM. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE REPORTED IN THESE NHTSA ID NUMBERS FOR THE 2005 CORVETTE: 10592630, 10592213, 10588824, 10586012, 10585827, 10579307, 10578116, 10577960, 10575060, 10573555, 10567037, 10561669, 10558088, 10513088. CHEVROLET APPARENTLY HAS NO TSB OR RECALL FOR THIS COMMON ISSUE. *TR

MY 2005 CORVETTE HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. AT TIMES AFTER I START THE CAR, THE SHIFTER GETS STUCK IN PARK. IT HAS HAPPENED WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD IN THE MORNING AND ALSO IN EVENING AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE. IT FEELS LIKE IT IS LOCKED INTO PARK. *TR

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. MY 2005 C6 CORVETTE HAS AN ISSUE THAT I HAVE JUST FOUND OUT HUNDREDS OF OTHERS WITH THIS YEAR HAVE EXPERIENCING. MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER IS STUCK IN PARK, LEAVING ME STRANDED. I TRIED TO MOVE THE SHIFTER AND IT IS LOCKED IN PARK. I AM EXPERIENCED WITH THIS VEHICLE AND DID APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHICH IS PROCEDURE TO START THE VEHICLE & THEN MOVE THE SHIFTER INTO DRIVE. IT STILL IS LOCKED IN PARK. I FOUND BLOGS ONLINE RELATED TO : "MY 2005 C6 CORVETTE IS LOCKED IN PARK. GM ISSUED A RECALL ON SATURNS FOR AUTO TRANSMISSIONS AND SHIFTER PROBLEMS, I AM SEEING MORE COMPLAINTS ONLINE. THIS IS ONE OF MANY BLOGS I FOUND. LINK: HTTP://M.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/C6-TECH-PERFORMANCE/3196793-2005-C6-AUTOS-STUCK-IN-PARK-SOLUTION-WITH-PICS-2.HTML THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION & FOLLOW UP ON MY ISSUE. *TR UPDATED 12/1/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT FROM PARK INTO DRIVE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000. UPDATED 8/28/14*C UPDATED 09/16/2014 *JS

AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON DASH STAYS ON, FOUND CONNECTOR UNDER DRIVERS SEAT WORKS ITSELF LOOSE AFTER REPEATED SEAT MOVEMENT. *TR

THE AIRBAG SAFETY LIGHT CONTINUES TO GO OFF BETWEEN 2000 AND 2500 RPMS. GM KNOWS ABOUT THE ISSUE, BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A SAFETY RECALL. THE FIX IS TO REGROUND A WIRE UNDER THE SEAT, BUT NO DIAGRAM HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY GM DETAILING HOW TO DO THIS. *TR

MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING. THE INTERIOR LIGHT MONITOR ON THE DASH SHOWS THE LOW BEAMS AS WORKING. THE FOG LIGHTS AND THE HIGH BEAMS CONTINUE TO WORK. I HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH MY HIGH BEAMS ON. *TR

WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN FROM A STOPPED POSITION THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKES STARTED TO PULSE AND GRAB NOT ALLOWING ME TO ACCELERATE MORE THAN A CRAWL. WARNING LIGHT ON DASH TRACTION CONTROL / ACTIVE HANDLING ILLUMINATES. I WAS ABLE TO LIMP OUT OF THE INTERSECTION AND COME TO A STOP IN A PARKING LOT. WITH THE STEERING WHEEL AND WHEELS STRAIGHT, I AGAIN TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE BRAKES STILL GRABBED. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TRIED TURNING OFF THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ACTIVE HANDLING BY PRESSING THE BUTTON ON THE CENTER ARM REST AREA. STILL SHOWING THE SAME MESSAGE AND STILL NOT DRIVING CORRECTLY. I THEN SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED. BACK TO NORMAL DRIVING. TWO DAYS LATER WHILE TURNING LEFT AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME WHILE GOING 10 MPH, I FELT THE BRAKES AGAIN START TO PULSE AND GRAB BUT IT CORRECTED ITSELF WITHOUT ME HAVING TO RESTART THE CAR. I DO HAVE POWER TELESCOPING WHEEL THAT DOES RETRACT EVERY TIME I EXIT THE CAR. I BROUGHT IT IN TO VAN CHEVY TODAY BUT THEY FOUND NO CODES AND DID SAY THE CLIP THAT WAS INSTALLED AS PART OF A RECALL WAS STILL IN PLACE. OTHER THAN REPLACING THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO OR WHAT IS WRONG. I HAVE HAD MANY GM CARS BEFORE BUT THIS ISSUE REALLY SCARES ME. *TR

SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHT CAME ON AND I WAS MAKING A TURN AND RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BRAKE LOCKED UP. CHECKED AND THEIR WAS A RECALL ON THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL RECORDING MALFUNCTION OF ACTION HANDLING ISSUED IN 2010. CHEVROLET DEALER SHIP TOLD ME MY CAR WASN'T COVERED UNDER RECALL BUT WOULDN'T TELL ME WHY. *TR

AFTER STARTING CAR, TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO PRESS BRAKE LEVER AND TO SHIFT FROM PARK, FINALLY WORKS. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND IT WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. *TR

CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT. WHAT IS TAKING SO LONG. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH THE 2005 THRU 2013 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WE HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE NHTSA BY THE HUNDREDS IF NOT MORE. THE DEALERS DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. GM ENGINEERING SENT ME A LETTER (I SENT IT TO YOU) ADMITTING THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT HAVE NO PLANS ON A RECALL. ARE WE WAITING FOR A DEATH? GM RECALLED THE BUICK FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS THE CORVETTE. THEY ARE REMOVING A DEFECTIVE CONNECTOR UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT AND SOLDERING THE WIRES. WE CORVETTE OWNERS CAME UP WITH THAT PLAN MANY MONTHS AGO. I AM RELUCTANT TO DO IT MYSELF FOR LEGAL REASONS. I'M A MEMBER OF THE CORVETTE FORUM WITH OVER 26,200 POST AND THIS ISSUE IS DISCUSSED EVERY DAY. HELP. *TR

CAR IS STUCK IN PARK AND WONT GO IN GEAR. *TR

WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE CAR STARTED TO LOCK UP JUST THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE ONLY AND THE DRIVERS INFORMATION CENTER STATED "ACTIVE HANDLING". THE CAR CONTINUED TO LOCK THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE ABOUT EVERY 10 FEET OF MOVEMENT UNTIL I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED THE IGNTION OFF THEN BACK ON AGAIN. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN PERFORMED THE REPAIRS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V172000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V172000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" WARNING INDICATOR WILL APPEAR INTERMITTENTLY ON THE CONTACTS INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE FAILURE. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 05/28/14*LJ UPDATED 06/2/2014 *JS

SEVERAL TIMES WHILE I AM DRIVING THE FRONT TIRES WILL LOCK UP, MAKING MY CAR TURN SHARPLY EITHER TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT, OR WHEN I AM MAKING TURNS, THIS BRINGS ME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE COMPUTER TELLS ME TO SERVICE THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM, WELL I LOOKED INTO IT AND GM HAD A RECALL ON THIS, THE SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER IS TSB-06-02-35-002B. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY SAID THAT THE RECALL ON MY VEHICLE WAS ACCOMPLISHED, WELL, (IF IT WAS) IT IS NOT WORKING AS IT WAS INTENDED TO WORK. I CANNOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE !!! DO YOU THINK GM HAS SAID THIS WAS COMPLETED, BUT WASN'T!! I DO NOT WANT TO TAMPER WITH MY CAR, BECAUSE IF IT WAS NOT CORRECTED I WOULD NEED PROOF, IS THERE SOMEWHERE I CAN GO TO SEE IF THIS SB WAS IN FACT COMPLETED? GM SAID TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER, I CALLED THE DEALER, BUT THEY WE NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS LIKE THIS, SO I SURE DON'T WANT TO GO BACK TO THEM, JUST TO HAVE THEM CHARGE $ ME FOR SOMETHING THAT THEY SAID THAT THEY HAVE ACCOMPLISHED ALREADY, OR IF IT WAS ACCOMPLISHED IT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. CAN YOU HELP, BECAUSE I CAN NOT PUT THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD, AND TAKE THE CHANCE OF HURTING SOMEONE!! *JS

TRANSMISSION IS LOCKING IN PARK. SAFETY REQUIRES PRESSING THE BRAKE TO START ENGINE, THEN INTERLOCK SHOULD ALLOW THE CAR TO BE PLACED INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. INSTEAD THE SHIFTER LOCK IS PREVENTING THE CAR FROM BEING PLACED INTO ANY GEAR. THE SHIFTER IS LOCKED IN PARK. *JS

WON'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK. *TR

THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. YOU HAVE TO SIT THERE WAITING FOR IT LET YOU MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT. *TR

THE LOW-BEAM LIGHTS KEEP CUTTING-OFF WHEN THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE REACHES NORMAL TEMPERATURE. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE COOLS-OFF AND THEN THE LIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON, ONLY TO AGAIN CUT-OFF WHEN THE ENGINE IS TURNED BACK ON AGAIN... *TR

I EXPERIENCED SYMPTOMS SIMILAR TO THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING RECALL. IT WAS RAINING, AND A "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" MESSAGE APPEARED ON MY DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER (DIC) DISPLAY. THE ACTIVE HANDLING TROUBLE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. THE CAR STARTED MISSING AND WAS RUNNING ROUGH, LIKE IT WANTED TO STALL. THEN THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND A "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DIC. BOTH MESSAGES FLASHED ALTERNATIVELY AND CONTINUED TO DO SO UNTIL I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOPPED. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT; THE MESSAGES DID NOT CLEAR, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WAS STILL ILLUMINATED, AND THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING ROUGH. I WAS ABLE TO LIMP THE CAR HOME (15 MILES) SAFELY. ONCE I PULLED INTO MY GARAGE, I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTARTED IT. THE ENGINE IDLED SMOOTHLY THEN. THE BRAKES DID NOT ACTIVATE AS IS COMMON WITH OTHER CORVETTES COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. MY VIN IS ALSO NOT ONE THAT IS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL, BUT I SEEM TO HAVE MANY OF THE SAME SYMPTOMS, AND MY CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH THE TILT AND TELESCOPING STEERING COLUMN. I CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD MY CAR IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. HOW DO I KNOW THAT WHEN I CAN FIND NO PUBLICATION OF THE VINS INCLUDED ANYWHERE? YOUR INVESTIGATION NUMBER: EA09-002 GM RECALL NUMBER: 10118 APR 10 *TR

INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE COLUMN LOCK. THE LOCK WILL NOT REGISTER AS DISENGAGED AND WILL NOT ALLOW THE ENGINE TO START. THE ONLY THING THAT WILL RECTIFY IT IS PULLING A BATTERY CABLE FOR SEVER SECONDS AND REATTACHING IT. THIS RESETS THE LOCK AND ALLOWS THE ENGINE TO START. THE PROBLEM OCCURS REGULARLY (APPROX 2 TO 3 WEEKS). *TR