2005 Chevrolet Corvette complaints

AFTER THE ENGINE HEATS UP (APPROX. 15 MINUTES) THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. HIGH BEAMS WILL STILL WORK AS WELL AS FOG LIGHTS. ONCE THE CAR SITS FOR SEVERAL HOURS AND COOLS DOWN, THE LOW BEAMS WILL WORK AGAIN. *TR

VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. VEHICLE SHIFT LEVER WILL NOT ALLOW MOVEMENT FROM PARK. VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO MOVE. REPEATING THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE, REPEATEDLY, WILL EVENTUALLY ALLOW SHIFT LEVER TO MOVE FROM THE PARK POSITION TO DRIVE: EXIT / RE-ENTER VEHICLE, WAIT 10 SECONDS, PLACE FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL, PRESS IGNITION SWITCH, MOVE SHIFT LEVER, REPEATEDLY UNTIL SHIFT LEVER MOVES OR PLACE VEHICLE IN "ACCESSORY" MODE AND ATTEMPT TO MOVE SHIFT LEVER. ALL STEPS MAY BE NEED REPEATED ATTEMPTS. NO FORCE, BEYOND TYPICAL USE OR PRESSURE TO MOVE SHIFT LEVER, IS APPLIED. PROBLEM IS PRESENT IN ANY TYPE OF WEATHER, TIME OF DAY. SURFACE IS FLAT AND LEVEL. VEHICLE NOT PARKED ON INCLINE SURFACE. VEHICLE IS NOT ABUSED, RACED, OR DRIVEN IN HIGH-PERFORMANCE MANNER. VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVEN ON A DAILY BASIS. *TR

IN MY 2005 CHEVY CORVETTE, DRIVING NORTH ON HIGHWAY I55 NEAR THE LOUISIANA/ MISSISSIPPI LINE AT 10 PM MY LOWBEAM HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. USED HI BEAMS TO RETURN HOME. WHEN CAR SITS FOR SEVERAL HOURS AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT COOLS OFF LOW BEAMS WORK NORMALLY. WHEN ENGINE COMPARTMENT HEATS UP DURING NORMAL OPERATION LIGHTS EXTINGUISH AGAIN. RESEARCHED ON THE CORVETTE FORUM AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. THE ISSUE IS IN THE FUSE BOX LOCATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. A WIRE IN THE BOX BREAKS AT A BEND. I HAVE MADE THE SUGGESTED REPAIR AS PER THE FORUM BUT FELT IT IMPORTANT TO REPORT THE PROBLEM AS IT PUT ME IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V172000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK UNTIL AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS QUIT INTERMITTENTLY. *TR..UPDATED 09-29-15 *BF

DRIVING AT 1-35 MPH ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL WILL SHUT OFF, ALL LIGHTS AND ENGINE SHUTS OFF. PUT CAR IN PARK, ENGINE STARTS RIGHT AWAY. IN 2014 GM RECALL OF 2005 COBALT AND PONTIAC FOR SAME PROBLEM, IT WAS SAID THAT SIX PEOPLE DIED. I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS ALMOST HAPPENED TO ME. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. CALLED GM AND TALKED TO A SPECIALIST NAMED SCOTT AT 1-866-790-5600 EXT. 31087 . I WAS ASKED TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, SO THEY WILL LOOK AT IT FOR THE 3RD TIME. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE MAY 08, 2013 -- ALMOST 1 YEAR. PLEASE HELP ME BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ME OR MY FAMILY. THE CAR IS AT JACK SCHMITT CHEVROLET, 127 REGENCY PARK DRIVE; O'FALLON IL 62269 (618) 628-2500 WWW.JACKSCHMITT.COM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM DINNER, MY LOW BEAM LIGHTS TURNED OFF WITH NO WARNING. AFTER PULLING OVER AND TRYING TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM TO NO AVAIL. I ENDED UP DRIVING HOME WITH MY HIGH BEAMS ON. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS MORE FREQUENTLY AND HAS PUT ME AND OTHERS AT RISK. COULD PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING HOME TONIGHT (A 20 MINUTE DRIVE)THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF BY THEMSELVES. WE TRIED TURNING OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTING AND ALSO CHECKED THE FUSE, NEITHER FIXED THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THE PROBLEM HOPEFULLY THIS COMPLAINT WILL HELP IN GETTING THE PROBLEM FIXED. *TR

THIS IS A LETTER SENT TO ME ABOUT THE CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT AND THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT IT AND HAVE NO PLANS ON DOING ANY THING ABOUT IT. I HOPE THINGS HAVE CHANGED. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. I HAVE NUMEROUS EMAILS FROM GM ON THE SUBJECT. [XXX] I AM SORRY THAT IT HAS TAKEN ME SOMETIME TO GET BACK TO YOU ABOUT YOUR AIR BAG LIGHT, I HAD TO SPEAK WITH INTERNAL RESOURCES. THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONCERN IS CAUSED BY THE SEAT BELT CONNECTOR UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT COMING LOOSE. THERE WAS A CHANGE MADE IN 2008 THAT MOVED THE CONNECTOR THAT HELPS SOME BUT DID NOT COMPLETELY REMEDY IT. IT CAN ALSO BE SEEN IN FEWER NUMBERS IN 2008 ? 2010. IT WAS DRIVEN BY THE CONNECTOR BEING PLACED DIRECTLY UNDER THE SEAT CUSHION. WHEN A CUSTOMER USES EASY EXIT OR MEMORY SO THE SEAT MOVES AT EACH DOOR OPENING IT WILL WORK THE CONNECTOR LOOSE OVER TIME. THE FIX WAS TO ATTACH IT TO THE SEAT FRAME SO IT DID NOT GET DRUG ACROSS THE BOTTOM OF THE CARPET. IN 2008 THEY MADE THE WIRE A LITTLE LONGER TO MOVE THE CONNECTOR OUT OF THE WAY. I AM NOT AWARE OF ANY DISCUSSION FOR A RECALL OR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION ACTION BECAUSE IT WAS SELF-DECLARING. I AM SORRY THIS IS NOT THE RESOLUTION THAT YOU WISHED FOR ON THIS MATTER. I DID LOOK INTO THE CONCERN AND I DID SPEAK WITH THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENTS. I AM SORRY TO BE THE ONE TO BRING YOU THIS NEWS. I DO THANK YOU FOR BEING DILIGENT IN REACHING OUT TO ME. I DO HOPE YOU HAVE A GOOD HOLIDAY, [XXX] CHEVROLET CUSTOMER CARE INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREE

MY 2005 C6 CORVETTE SHIFTER IS INTERMITTENTLY STUCK IN PARK, UNABLE TO BE MOVED FROM PARK. IT HAPPENS AT THE MOST INOPPORTUNE TIMES AND I AM FEARFUL IT WILL LEAVE ME STRANDED NECESSITATING A TOW TO THE DEALER. SO FAR I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MOVE THE SHIFTER FROM PARK AFTER 10-15 MINUTES OF "PLAYING WITH THE SHIFTER". THIS HAPPENS 3-4 TIMES PER WEEK, INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

I WAS LEAVING A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE FRONT BRAKES APPLIED OWN THEIR OWN CAUSING THE CAR TO COMPLETELY STOP. I ALSO HEARD SOME GRINDING WHICH I BELIEVE TO BE THE BRAKES. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP, AFTER TWO DAYS THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT NIGHT, MY HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY TURNED OFF. I PULLED OVER AND RESTARTING THE CAR HOPING IT WAS JUST A MINOR ELECTRICAL SHORT ETC. HOWEVER, THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT RESPOND. I WAS FORCED TO DRIVE 20 MILES IN THE DARK WITH MY FOG LAMPS AND AT TIMES, MY HIGH BEAMS. I AM AWARE OF AN EXISTING INVESTIGATION RELATING TO THIS PROBLEM AND IT APPEARS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD. CLEARLY HAVING YOUR HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHEN YOU NEED THEM POSES A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD TO MYSELF, ANY PASSENGERS AND OTHER MOTORISTS. I HOPE THE INVESTIGATION WILL CONTINUE RESULTING IN A CONCLUSIVE OUTCOME AND A RESOLUTION IDENTIFIED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 CORVETTE HOME AT NIGHT AND MY LOW BEAM LIGHTS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO, BUT USE MY BRIGHT LIGHTS, WHICH WAS AN OBVIOUS HAZARD TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE NEXT DAY I STARTED THE CAR...MY LOW-BEAMS CAME ON AND SEEMED TO WORK. I THEN DROVE MY CAR AND AFTER ONLY A FEW MINUTES THE LIGHTS WENT OFF AGAIN. THIS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY OCCURRING. DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM, I CANNOT BELIEVE THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL TO DATE. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING WITH MANY OTHER 2005 CORVETTE OWNERS. *TR

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AN LETTING IT RUN FOR A FEW MINS THE LIGHTS JUST WENT OUT FOR NO REASON DO NOT KNOW WHY OR HOW. *TR

THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS WON'T TURN ON AFTER CAR IS WARM - AND LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

OUR CAR IS A GARAGE QUEEN AND USED VERY INFREQUENTLY, ITS ON A BATTERY CHARGER AND FLUID CHANGES DONE ANNUALLY. WE NOTICED THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK AND INTO ANY GEAR. (IE. STUCK IN PARK). IT FINALLY RELEASED AND MOVES FREELY INTO ANY GEAR HOWEVER WHEN PLACED BACK INTO PARK THERE IS NO LOCKING TO AVOID CONSOLE MOUNTED GEAR SHIFTER FROM BEING BUMPED INTO GEAR. BY LAW THERE IS SUPPOSE TO BE A BRAKE/GEAR/LOCK IN ALL CARS TO AVOID THIS. UNFORTUNATELY THE BRAKE PEDAL NEITHERS STOPS OR HELPS THE GEAR SELECTOR FROM MOVING FREELY. MULTIPLE ONLINE COMPLAINTS SUGGEST ENTIRE SHIFTER NEEDS REPLACEMENT DUE TO SOLENOID ISSUE. REPAIR IS OVER 1000.00 FOR SMALL PART AND EFFECTS ENTIRE MODEL YEAR WITH NO RECALL ISSUED TO DATE. *TR

BOTH OF THE HEADLIGHT TURNED OFF. I WAS GOING AROUND A CORNER AND ENDED UP IN A FIELD. LUCKILY I WAS NOT INJURED AND THE CAR MADE IT WITH ONLY A FEW SCRATCHES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FWY MY LIGHTS WENT OFF CHECKED THE FOLLOWING EVENING AND THEY WORKED. WHILE DRIVING AGAIN THEY SUDDENLY WENT OFF AGAIN. *TR

LOW BEAM LIGHTS JUST QUIT WORKING. FUSE/RELAY IS GOOD AND IS A INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. SEEMS TO BE A HEAT RELATED ISSUE VERY UNSAFE AT NIGHT. *TR

VEHICLE TURNS OVER BUT WILL NOT START FUEL PUMP RELAY WAS CHANGED AND IT STARTED BUT THEN A WEEK LATER SAME THING HAPPENED I SWITCHED FUEL PUMP RELAY SEVERAL TIMES AND STIIL DID NOT START, FINALLY STARTING AFTER REAPEATED ATTEMPS AND SWITHING RELAYS. I THINK THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CONTACTS ON THE RELAY BOX. THIS HAS AND CONTINUES TO HAPPEN SINCE STATED DATE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN THE POURING RAIN WITH MY DAUGHTER FOLLOWING ME IN ANOTHER CAR THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. WE WERE ON PA MOUNTAIN ROADS AND I DID NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. THIS WAS THE MOST DANGEROUS SITUATION. WE WERE 4 HRS FROM HOME, I THOUGHT THE WIPERS WERE BAD AND MY VISION HAD FAILED AND THE STATE JUST DIDN'T PAINT THE LINES ON THE RD. THE SITUATION WAS SO BAD I HAD TO WAIT TILL WE FOUND THE NEXT EXIT RAMP TO PULL OVER. I LEFT THE CAR RUNNING AND NOTICED MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF WHILE I WAS PAYING FOR MY FOOD AND GAS. I HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH MY HIGHBEAMS ON!!! WHEN WE FINALLY GOT HOME I WAS SO SHAKEN BY THE SITUATION I LOOKED IT UP ONLINE TO FIND OUT THIS WAS NOT AND ISOLATED INCIDENT!!! RECALL THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED!!! *TR

SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH AND BRAKES LIGHTS WERE STUCK ON AND AFTER A WHILE THEY STOPPED TURNING ON, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A TRUCK TO CRASH INTO MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY, THE BRAKING SYSTEM STILL WORKED HOWEVER THE LIGHTS ARE ERRATIC, WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE CAR TO BE STUCK IN PARK EVERY TIME I TURN IT ON NOW. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHTS WILL FLASH AT RANDOM OR STAY LIT. THIS INDICATED THAT THE SYSTEM WILL NOT FUNCTIION. GM IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE, A FRAIL GROUND SIGNAL, AND WILL NOT FIX THE ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE COMPLAINED TO GM AND NHTSA MANY TIMES ABOUT THIS WITH NO HELP FROM EITHER. THE AIR BAG SYSTEM ON THE C6 (2005 - 2012) CORVETTE IS DEFECTIVE. THE CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON AT RANDOM. WE KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING IT BUT GM WILL NOT FIX IT. I JUST RECEIVED THE LETTER BELOW FROM GM EXPLAINING THE PROBLEM AND WHAT IS CAUSING IT. THEY ADMIT THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT HAVE NO PLANS ON CORRECTING IT. THOUSANDS OF CORVETTE FORUM MEMBERS COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS. WE HAVE COME UP WITH OUR OWN TEMPORARY FIX UNTIL GM REDESIGNS THE DEFECTIVE (BAD DESIGN) CONNECTOR UNDER THE SEAT. WE ZIP TIE IT TOGETHER. MANY MEMBERS DRIVE WITH THE LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME. GM WILL NOT TELL US IF THE BAG WILL DEPLOY WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON. I'M SURE IT WONT. ARE WE GOING TO WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO BE KILLED TO FIX IT? I HOPE NOT. LETTER FROM GM THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONCERN IS CAUSED BY THE SEAT BELT CONNECTOR UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT COMING LOOSE. THERE WAS A CHANGE MADE IN 2008 THAT MOVED THE CONNECTOR THAT HELPS SOME BUT DID NOT COMPLETELY REMEDY IT. IT CAN ALSO BE SEEN IN FEWER NUMBERS IN 2008 ' 2010. IT WAS DRIVEN BY THE CONNECTOR BEING PLACED DIRECTLY UNDER THE SEAT CUSHION. WHEN A CUSTOMER USES EASY EXIT OR MEMORY SO THE SEAT MOVES AT EACH DOOR OPENING IT WILL WORK THE CONNECTOR LOOSE OVER TIME. THE FIX WAS TO ATTACH IT TO THE SEAT FRAME SO IT DID NOT GET DRUG ACROSS THE BOTTOM OF THE CARPET. IN 2008 THEY MADE THE WIRE A LITTLE LONGER TO MOVE THE CONNECTOR OUT OF THE WAY. I AM NOT AWARE OF ANY DISCUSSIO

WHILE DRIVING FOR ABOUT 30MINS. I NOTICED THE LOW BEAM SHUT OFF WITH OUT A NOTICE OR ANYTHING. I TRIED TURNING THEM BACK ON BUT NOTHING WORKED. THE NEXT DAY I TESTED THEM OUT AND THEY WORKED BUT THEY ONLY STAYED ON FOR ABOUT 25MINS. THAN THEY SHUT BACK OFF. *TR

DRIVING AT NIGHT, LOW BEAMS SUDDENLY SHUT OFF (BOTH SIDES). PULLED OVER AND TRIED TOGGLING THE LIGHT SWITCH THROUGH VARIAOUS SETTINGS. DRIVING LIGHTS WOULD TURN ON AND OFF, BUT LOW BEAMS WOULD NOT. HIGH BEAMS WORKED, SO DROVE HOME WITH HIHG BEAMS. NEXT NIGHT, LOW BEAMS WORKED AGAIN BUT TURNED OFF AFTER 10 MINUTES. APPEARS AFTER CAR WARMS UP, LOW BEAMS SWITCH OFF. NOW CAN ONLY DRIVE AT NIGHT USING HIGH BEAMS OR DRIVING LIGHTS AFTER LOW BEAMS SWITCH OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE WHEELS SEIZED INTERMITTENTLY. THE ACTIVE HANDLING WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AS THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. UPDATED 6/17/14*CN

I HAVE HAD AN INTERMITTENT AIR BAG LIGHT ON/OFF FOR 8 YEARS. *TR

I STARTED TO HAVE ISSUES WITH MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS TURNING ON IN MY 2005 C6 CORVETTE. THE SWITCH WAS TURNED TO AUTOMATIC AND WOULD NOT TURN ON. WHEN THE SWITCH WAS TURNED TO MANUAL MODE THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS WOULD STILL NOT TURN ON. THE HIGH BEAMS AND FOG LAMPS WORK WITH REGULAR SUCCESS. WHEN THE CAR SITS FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME AND THE CAR IS COOL THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS WILL TURN ON AND STAY ON FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, BUT AS SOON AS THE CAR IS BROUGHT UP TO OPERATING TEMPERATURE THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS FAIL TO WORK. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR 2005-2007 C6 CORVETTES AND THE NHTSA ALONG WITH CHEVROLET SHOULD FILE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL BEFORE LIVES ARE LOST. IT'S A EASY FIX WITH REPLACEMENT OF THE FUSE BOX IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TR

LOW BEAM LIGHTS WENT OUT WILE I WAS DRIVING AND WOULD NOT COME BACK ON IN MY 2005 CORVETTE ALTHOUGH THE DASH INDICATOR SAID THAT THE LIGHTS WERE ON. I WAS VERY LUCKY I JUST AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT . I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE HWY AND INTO A SAFE AREA .I COULD NOT GET THE LOW BEAMS TO COME ON ,I COULD ONLY GET THE HIGH BEAMS TO WORK . I LOOKED ON LINE ONLY TO FIND OUT MANY OTHER CORVETTE OWNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM . THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE THIS PROBLEM IS VERY DANGEROUS AND WILL LEAD TO A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. THE CHEVROLET DEALER WAS NO HELP SAYING THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM .I WENT ON LINE AND FOUND OVER 100 OTHER CORVETTE OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON A FEW WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR AND WILL NOT GO OFF. CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 2,300 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. IT IS A SOLID LIGHT THAT IS ALWAYS ON AS LONG AS THE CAR IS ON. I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP (CRANE CHEVROLET) AND THEY SAID THEY WILL NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY THAT I PURCHASED FOR $2000 FROM THE GRAY CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN PENNSYLVANIA (ALSO WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR). GRAY TOLD ME THE WARRANTY IS GOOD AT ANY GM DEALERSHIP IN THE COUNTRY. I AM GOING TO CALL ANOTHER LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO. *TR

I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS MANY TIMES WITH NO HELP OR RESPONSE FOR NHTSA OR GM. PLEASE READ MY PREVIOUS REQUEST FOR HELP. CONFIRMATION NUMBERS 10546935,10544479,10489161, 10511438 AND MAYBE OTHERS. IT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY. I FIXED IT AGAIN WITH ZIP TIES. I HOPE IT WORKS IF I HAVE AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL C6 2005 THRU 2013 CORVETTES. I EVEN READ ABOUT A NEW C7 CORVETTE WITH A CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT. IF YOU READ MY OTHER COMPLAINTS YOU WILL SEE I'VE HAD IT IN THE DEALERS MANY TIMES. THEY EVEN REPLACED A SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER THAT I PAID FOR WITH NO LUCK. WE KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. IT'S THE CONNECTORS UNDER THE SEAT. THEY ARE DEFECTIVE AND NEED TO BE REDESIGNED AND REPLACED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED BECAUSE THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. YOU CAN GOOGLE IT AND SEE MANY POST ON THE SUBJECT. I'M A MEMBER THE CORVETTE FORUM WITH OVER 25,000 POST. IT IS A TOPIC OF DISCUSSION OFTEN. OUR QUESTION THAT NO ONE WILL ANSWER IS WILL THE AIR BAG DEPLOY WHEN THE CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON? OF COURSE NO ONE WILL ANSWER THAT. MANY OWNERS HAVE GIVEN UP AND DRIVE AROUND WITH LIGHT ON. *TR

MY CORVETTE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AND WOULD NOT COME ON UNTIL THE CORVETTE COOLED DOWN. *TR

ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS THE VEHICLE HAS FAILED TO START AFTER BEING TURNED OFF FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME (WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, ETC.). ON 2 OF THOSE 4 OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE HAS REQUIRED TOWING TO A DEALERSHIP'S REPAIR FACILITY. ON THE FIRST OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WOULD TURN OVER BUT FAILED TO START. IT THEN MYSTERIOUSLY STARTED AGAIN AFTER SITTING AT THE GAS PUMPS OF THE GAS STATION FOR APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES WHILE WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK. ON THE SECOND OCCASION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START BUT WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER PULLING AND REINSERTING THE FUEL PUMP RELAY LOCATED IN THE UNDER HOOD UBEC. ON THE THIRD OCCASION, PULLING AND REINSERTING THE FUEL PUMP RELAY HAD NO AFFECT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE VEHICLE REQUIRED TOWING TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP NOTED LOOSE CONNECTIONS ON THE UBEC AND ALSO REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP RELAY. ONE DAY LATER, THE VEHICLE AGAIN FAILED TO START AND REQUIRED TOWING TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY. UPON WRITING-UP THE SERVICE TICKET, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CIRCUITS WITHIN THE UBEC ON THIS VINTAGE CORVETTE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMATIC AND THAT THE UBEC WOULD MOST LIKELY REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. ON VISUAL INSPECTION, THE UBEC APPEARS TO BE LOCATED VERY CLOSE TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD ON THE VEHICLE WHICH WOULD MAKE IT VERY SUSCEPTIBLE TO INTERMITTENT FAILURES OF VARIOUS UBEC COMPONENTS CAUSED BY HEAT (HEADLIGHTS, FUEL PUMP, ETC.). GM SHOULD ISSUE A VOLUNTARY RECALL TO INCLUDE A HEAT SHI

WHILE DRIVING AT AN ESTIMATED SPEED OF 35 MPH AT APPROXIMATELY 9:00PM, MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AND I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THEM ON MANUALLY. I HAD TO TURN ON MY FOG LIGHTS IN ORDER TO SEE THE ROAD A HEAD OF ME. THE LOW BEAMS WOULD NOT COME ON WEATHER NOT I SET THEM FOR AUTOMATIC OR MANUALLY. I TRIED UNSUCCESSFULLY TRYING TO GET THE LIGHTS TO COME ON AND HAD I NOT IMMEDIATELY TURNED ON MY FOG LIGHTS, I WOULD HAVE PROBABLY MISSED A TURN IN THE ROAD AND COULD HAVE SWERVED INTO ON-COMING TRAFFIC. THE NEXT MORNING I PLANNED ON TAKING THE CAR TO PEP BOYS FOR THEM TO CHECK MY FUSES, BUT WHEN I TURNED ON THE CAR, MY LOW BEAMS AUTOMATICALLY CAME ON. I THEN RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE NHTSA ON AT LEAST 95 OCCASIONS AND THAT THE NHTSA HAS BEEN WORKING WITH CHEVROLET TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM, BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL! I SUGGEST THAT A RECALL BE INITIATED IMMEDIATELY AND NOT WAIT FOR ANY MAJOR ACCIDENT OR DEATHS TO HAPPEN BEFORE ISSUING A RECALL FOR THE FUSE BOX THAT IS TO NEAR THE ENGINE WHICH OVERHEATS THE LOW BEAMS WIRES. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE NHTSA SINCE AT LEAST MAY AND A FULL INVESTIGATION IN AUGUST 2013. I'M EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED THAT THE NHTSA HAS NOT INSISTED THAT CHEVROLET ISSUE A FULL RECALL ON FIXING THE FUSE BOX THAT IS OVERHEATING AND CAUSING THE LOW BEAMS ON THE 2005 - 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTES. MY NEXT STEP WILL TO INCLUDE THE MEDIA ON THE LACK OF A RECALL WHEN THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY VIOLATION THAT NEED TO BE QUICK

WATER LEAK IN 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE CAUSED VERY STRONG MOLD/MILDEW ODOR IN THE CAR AND DESTROYED THE PASSENGER CARPET AND INSULATION, WHICH WERE REMOVED BY TECHNICIAN 122 AT SUN CHEVROLET IN MCMURRAY, PA ON 1/25/2012. SINCE DRIVING THE CAR WITHOUT CARPET OR INSULATION, THE METAL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOES GET EXTREMELY HOT AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS BURNS. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE REMEDIED IMMEDIATELY. RECENTLY A RAIN STORM CAUSED MORE WATER TO LEAK INSIDE AND COLLECT UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT AND ALMOST DAMAGED THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS LOCATED ON THE PASSENGER FLOOR WHILE DRIVING. LUCKILY I HAD A TOWEL WITH ME AND QUICKLY ABSORBED ALL OF THE WATER AND RETURNED BACK HOME TO VACUUM THE REMAINING WATER BEFORE ANYTHING ELECTRIC WAS DAMAGED. THIS PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING AND HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP THAT IT MAY BE A FAULTY WEATHER STRIP CAUSING THE WATER LEAK. IF I HAD BEEN GOING FASTER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE CARS ELECTRONICS AND MAY HAVE EVEN CAUSED THE CAR TO SHUT OFF WHICH CAN LEAD TO A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT AND CAUSE MAJOR INJURIES OR DEATH. THE WEATHER STRIP SHOULD BE RECALLED AND/OR REPLACED AND THE LEAK REPAIRED BY GENERAL MOTORS LLC AT NO COST BECAUSE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND A FACTORY DEFECT. I SPENT A LOT OF HARD EARNED MONEY ON THIS CAR AND DID NOT EXPECT ANY PROBLEMS LIKE THIS. THIS ISSUE ALONE HAS ALREADY COST ME $235.85 AND HOURS OF MY LIFE THAT I WILL NO'T GET BACK. THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER RESOLVED IN 2012 AND O

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ACTIVE SERVICE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THE DEALER INFORMED HIM OF RECALL NOTICE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V172000 (STEERING) BUT STATED HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE NHTSA SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO HELP. YOU ARE OUR LAST HOPE TO CORRECT THIS SAFETY ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE C6 CORVETTE (2005 THRU 2013) COMES ON OFTEN. I'M A MEMBER OF THE CORVETTE FORUM WITH OVER 25,000 POST AND I KNOW THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH MOST IF NOT ALL C6 CORVETTES. I HAVE COME UP WITH A TEMPORARY FIX. I INSTALL ZIP TIES AROUND THE CONNECTOR UNDER THE SEAT THAT IS FOR THE PRE-TENSIONER. THAT WILL TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM FOR AWHILE. LAST TIME IT WAS ONLY A MONTH BUT OTHER TIMES IT WILL LAST FOR UP TO A YEAR. CHECK OUT MY PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS AND YOU WILL SEE THAT I'VE HAD IT IN THE DEALERS MANY TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE. THEY EVEN CHARGED ME FOR A PRE-TENSIONER THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. THEY KNOW LIKE MY BUDDIES ON THE CORVETTE FORUM KNOW GM NEEDS TO DESIGN AND INSTALL NEW AND IMPROVED CONNECTORS. WE DON'T KNOW IF THE AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY IF THE LIGHT IS ON. MOST OF MY BUDDIES USE THE SAME ZIP TIE TRICK. I HOPE YOUR WILL GIVE THIS ISSUE SERIOUS CONSIDERATION BEFORE YOU IGNORE IT AGAIN. I SEE AUTOS RECALLED FOR MANY PROBLEMS THAT MAY OR MAYBE THIS SERIOUS AND I HOPE THE CORVETTE WILL BE RECALLED SOON. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT ON A VERY DARK ROAD AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING BOTH HEADLIGHTS JUST TURN OFF COMPLETELY ON THEIR OWN AT THE SAME TIME, I TRIED TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET NOT REALIZING A PERSON WAS WALKING THEIR DOG I WOULD HAVE HIT HIM IF HE DIDN'T MOVE OUT OF MY WAY, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW HE WAS THERE UNTIL I GOT OUT OF THE CAR. *JS

THE HEADLIGHT LOW BEAMS DO NOT FUNCTION UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

I BOUGHT A NEW 2005 CORVETTE 4/5/2005. SINCE NEW THE CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT MOST OF THE 215,000 C6 OWNERS EXPERIENCE. I AM A MEMBER OF THE CORVETTE FORUM AND IT IS DISCUSSED OFTEN. MANY DEALERS ACROSS THE US CLAIM THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM. IN MY CASE IT STARTED SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE C6. EVERY TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME TO RETURN WHEN THE LIGHT WAS ON. THAT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE IT GOES OFF AND ON. SOMETIMES A WEEK OR MORE GOES BY AND IT'S OKAY. FINALLY WHEN MY WARRANTY WAS UP BUT I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY I GOT IN WITH THE LIGHT ON AND THEY GOT A CODE. IT WAS THE DRIVERS SEAT SEATBELT PRE-TENSIONER. THAT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM AND GM SHUT DOWN DEALERS ACROSS THE US AND MINE WAS ONE OF THEM. THE MEMBERS ON THE CORVETTE FORUM DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS DEFECTIVE (BAD DESIGN) WIRE CONNECTORS UNDER THE SEAT. EVERY TIME THE MEMORY SEAT MOVES IN AND OUT IT LOOSENS CONNECTOR. I CAME UP WITH THE PLAN TO ZIP TIE THE CONNECTOR TOGETHER. NOW OWNER'S ACROSS THE US USE THIS METHOD. IT WORKS TEMPORARILY. SOMETIMES FOR A YEAR OR MORE BUT NOW THAT MY AND OTHERS CORVETTES HAVE A FEW MILES ON THEM THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. I HAVE TO REPLACE AND ENLARGE THE ZIP TIES MORE OFTEN. I DID IT A FEW WEEKS AGO AND TODAY THE CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. GM CAN'T OR WON'T ANSWER THE QUESTION "WILL THE AIR BAG WORK WHEN THE CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON". I'M SURE THEY CAN'T ANSWER

SEVERAL YEARS INTO OWNERSHIP (I PURCHASED NEW) I NOTICED INTERMITTENT AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WHILE DRIVING. IT WOULD NOT STAY PERSISTENT. THIS WOULD HAPPEN INFREQUENTLY. SEVERAL YEARS LATER THE AIRBAG LIGHT MORE FREQUENTLY WOULD FLASH BUT NOT STAY PERSISTENT. NOW THE LIGHT IS PERMANENTLY ON. NO ACCIDENTS HAVE TRIGGERED THE AIR BAG LIGHT. NO MODIFICATIONS TO THE AIR BAG SYSTEM HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED. NO MODIFICATIONS TO THE SAFETY SYSTEMS AT ALL. EVERY DAY DRIVING AND USE AND FOR NO APPARENT REASON THE AIR BAG SAFETY SYSTEM HAS BEEN RENDERED DISABLED BY THE CARS SYSTEMS. FOR THE 2005-2013 CORVETTES OWNERS BELIEVE THAT ONE OR SEVERAL OF THE FOLLOWING MAY CONTRIBUTE TO THE FAILING AIR BAG SYSTEM: SEAT PRETENSIONER, UNDER SEAT WIRING HARNESS, UNDER SEAT WIRING CONNECTORS, THE POWER SEAT CONTROLS HAVING AN INFLUENCE ON THE FUNCTIONING OF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING A PARKING SPACE, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN TRAFFIC AT NIGHT, MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF AND MY ONLY OPTION WAS TO USE MY HI BEAMS. PEOPLE WERE FLASHING THEIR BRIGHT LIGHTS AND I WAS BLINDING OTHER DRIVERS. THE NEXT DAY THE HEADLIGHTS CAME ON, THEN SWITCHED OFF 5 MINUTES AFTER DRIVING. FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS THEY HAVE RARELY EVEN CAME ON, AND WHEN THEY DO, THEY WILL TURN OFF QUICKLY. I DRIVE MY CORVETTE EVERY DAY, AND THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. A POLICE OFFICER STOPPED ME AND GAVE ME A VERBAL WARNING LAST NIGHT WHEN MY LIGHTS SWITCHED OFF AND I HAD TO TURN MY BRIGHT LIGHTS ON RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, SMOKE EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND BRAKE FLUID ON THE ENGINE MANIFOLD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THE METAL BRAKE LINES WERE RUBBING ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE REAR BRAKE LINES AND BRAKE CLIP DIFFERENTIAL WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V525000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29, 497. UPDATED 10/29/13*CN ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE INVOICE, THE BRAKE LINE HAD A PIN HOLE IN IT AND WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. UPDATED 11/06/13

HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF FOR NO REASON AND WILL NOT TURN ON TILL THE CAR IS STONE COLD VERY DANGEROUS. *JS

AFTER ABOUT 30MINS OF RUN TIME LOW BEAM LIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR A MIN 30MINS LOW BEAMS WOULD WORK AGAIN. FEB2013 LOW BEAMS WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. *TT

WHILE DRIVING DURING THE EVENING AROUND 9 PM ENTERING A SHARP CURVE MY LIGHTS WENT OUT AND CAUSING THE CAR TO DIP OFF THE ROAD. THE CIRCUMSTANCES COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE HAD IT BE IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS ISN'T A RECALL. A CAR'S LIGHTS TURNING OFF IN THE NIGHT HOW MUCH MORE DANGEROUS DOES THIS NEED TO BE? NOT ONLY IS THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE AT RISK BUT OTHER MOTORIST AS WELL. CONSIDERING THE AMOUNT OF TIME THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED THIS WILL CERTAINLY HAVE A MEDIA STORM ATTACHED TO IT IF UNFORTUNATELY IT RESULTS IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

MY CAR STARTED HAVING INTERMITTENT LOW BEAM OUTAGES AS I WAS DRIVING. WHEN I SAY INTERMITTENT, I MEAN NOT EVERY TIME I WAS DRIVING WOULD THE LOW BEAMS GO OFF. BUT WHEN THEY DID GO OFF, THEY STAYED OFF UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. LUCKILY MY SIDE LIGHTS AND HIGH BEAMS CONTINUED TO WORK. HOWEVER, WITHIN THE LAST THREE MONTHS, THEY GO OUT PROBABLY 99% OF THE TIME. I RECENTLY GOOGLED THIS PROBLEM AND SAW WHERE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 CORVETTE. *TR