2006 Chevrolet Corvette complaints

WAITING IN TRAFFIC DUE TO ACCIDENT AHEAD. SHIFT AUTO TRANS. INTO PARK. THE TRANS. WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN OWNER OPERATIONS MANUAL. FINALLY ABLE TO SHIFT TO DRIVE. NOW WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF DRIVE CREATING POTENTIAL FOR CAR TO ROLL WITHOUT BREAK APPLIED. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS HAPPENING IN YEARS 2005 TO 2016.

CAR SMELLS OF FUEL WHILE SITTING WITH THE ENGINE OFF. FROM DOING RESEARCH IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WHERE THERE IS A CRACK IN THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP.

IN 2010, THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE FOR "STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR." THE ISSUE WAS THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" WARNING NOTICE WAS INTERMITTENTLY APPEARING IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER. THE REMEDY WAS TO INSTALL A PLASTIC CLIP. THIS REMEDY DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE AND I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW "STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR" AND THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL AND IT WOULD BE AT MY EXPENSE. I DID NOT HAVE THE REPAIR DONE AT THAT TIME BECAUSE I RARELY DRIVE THE CAR, AND THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME TO HAVE A FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND THAT SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR AWHILE. THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" WARNING HAS RETURNED, AND I'M SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE SENSOR REPLACED FOR ABOUT $800. THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDELY KNOWN PROBLEM IN THE 2005-2006 CORVETTES, AND THE PLASTIC CLIP DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. I'M EXTREMELY CONCERNED AS THERE HAVE BEEN MANY BAD ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM ENGAGING AT RANDOM TIMES AND CAUSING CRASHES. WHY DIDN'T GM ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE PLASTIC CLIP DID NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE AND WHY AM I HAVING TO PAY FOR A REPAIR THAT IS WIDE SPREAD AND THAT THE RECALL REPAIR IS KNOWN TO NOT HAVE WORKED. *TR

THE HEADLIGHT COVERS ARE CRAZING OVER WHICH IS MATERIALLY REDUCING THE LIGHT OUTPUT. 1. THE COVERS CANNOT BE POLISHED. NOT ONLY DOES THAT DESTROY THE OUTER COATING, THE CRAZING IS THROUGH-AND-THROUGH. 2. THE COVERS ARE GLUED ON AND CANNOT BE REPLACED BY ANY OFFICIAL MEANS, ALTHOUGH SOME INVENTIVE PEOPLE HAVE MANAGED TO SUCCEED (USUALLY AFTER MULTIPLE FAILED ATTEMPTS) BY STICKING THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY IN THEIR KITCHEN OVEN. HOWEVER, [SEE NEXT POINT] 3. THE COVERS THEMSELVES ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR SALE. 4. THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES THEMSELVES, WHICH COST AROUND $1,000 PER SIDE, ARE SPECIFIC TO THE COLOR OF THE CAR, AND ARE NOW DISCONTINUED. IN OTHER WORDS, THERE IS NO LEGIT PATHWAY TO FIXING THIS PROBLEM. GM MADE A THROWAWAY HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY THAT COST A FORTUNE TO REPLACE WHEN IT WAS PRODUCED, AND NOW IT'S NOT AVAILABLE AT ALL. THIS IS NOT AN OLD CAR. THESE CARS WERE PRODUCED UNTIL 2013. THREE AND A HALF YEARS LATER, YOU CAN'T GET ESSENTIAL PARTS TO MAKE THE HEADLIGHTS SAFE. THOUSANDS OF C6 HEADLAMP COVERS ARE STARTING TO FAIL NOW. THE NHTSA DID A RECALL FOR THE LOW-BEAM WIRING MALFUNCTION ON THIS CAR. THIS IS A SIMILAR PROBLEM IN ITS EFFECT.

SMELL OF GAS COMING FROM THE CAR, NOTICED "WET" SURFACES UNDER THE CAR AT THE REAR. CAN SMELL GAS WHEN GETTING IN THE CAR, HAVE NOTICED THIS FOR A FEW MONTHS BUT I DON'T DRIVE THE VEHICLE MUCH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO THE PARK OR REVERSE POSITION WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY IN ORDER TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 51,000.

WITH FUEL AT 3/4 OR FULL, AFTER GOING OVER POT HOLES OR SPEED BUMPS ETC. I GET A RAW GAS SMELL THAT ENGUFS THE WHOLE INSIDE OF THE CAR,AND LASTS 5 TO TEN MINS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT THE LAST 6 MONTHS. JUST CAME OFF 6500 MILE ROAD TRIP. HAPPENED ABOUT EEVERY OTHER DAY.

AFTER INITIAL START, AND WHILE HOLDING BRAKE PEDAL DOWN, THE AUTOMATIC SHIFT LEVER STAYS LOCKED IN "PARK," AND CANNOT BE SHIFTED TO OTHER GEARS. THE SOLENOID SEEMS NOT TO BE ENGAGING. THIS IS AN ANNOYING OCCURRENCE, WHICH HAPPENS TOO OFTEN. I CAN SEE SAFETY ISSUES ARISING FROM THIS PROBLEM. PROBLEM BEGAN @ 2,500 MILES. VEHICLE NOW HAS ONLY 3,100 MILES, AND STILL OCCURRING. VEHICLE IS ALWAYS STATIONARY, AND MOSTLY OCCURS DURING INITIAL START, WHEN OPERATION OF VEHICLE BEGINS. ALSO OCCURS AFTER A FEW HOURS OF VEHICLE OPERATION, WHEN PARKED, IGNITION TURNED OFF, THEN RESTARTED MINUTES OR HOURS LATER. VEHICLE IS ALWAYS GARAGED, AND THIS PROBLEM IS NOT WEATHER RELATED.

HELLO MY NAME IS [XXX] I AM 64 YEARS OLD. ON SUNDAY 9/18/2016 WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 CORVETTE WITH MY WIFE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WE NEARLY HAD AN ACCIDENT. I WAS GOING AROUND 70 WHEN THE CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN BRAKE AND PULLED TO THE LEFT. WE WERE BOTH SHOOK UP BY THIS. WE RIGHT AWAY PRESSED OUR ON-STAR BUTTON. WE HAD THEM RUN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. ON-STAR WAS UNABLE TO GET A READING ON THE CAR. WE TOLD ON-STAR THAT THE DASH BOARD DISPLAYED THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM". AS SOON AS WE GOT HOME MY WIFE LOOKED UP THIS ISSUES AND NOTICED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM IN 2010 #[XXX]. MY CAR IS A 2006 CORVETTE VIN# [XXX]. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THAT MONDAY 9/19. THE DEALERSHIP IS ANCIRA WINTON 6111 BANDERA RD SAT 78238. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THIS RECALL FIXED. SO BASICALLY I WAS OUT OF LUCKY BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN FIXED. WELL I SAY NO IT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED I HAVE A PICTURE OF WHAT APPEARED ON MY DASH BOARD WHICH I HAVE ATTACHED. MY WIFE THEN CALLED THE NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLIANT AS TO THE FACT THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPAIR THIS .I HAVE ONLY 22,700 MILE ON THIS CAR. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT SINCE THIS INCIDENT WHICH CAN BE CONFIRMED BY ON-STAR. MY WIFE WAS GIVEN A COMPLIANT CASE # 10908378. SHE WAS INFORMED TO SIGN ONTO WWW.SAFETYCAR.GOV. AS OF TODAY WE CAN NOT LOCATE THIS COMPLAINT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BRAKED INDEPENDENTLY AND "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM ERROR" ILLUMINATED ON THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE CONTACT HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR IT TO OPERATE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V172000(STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE REVERSING THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE SERVICE RIDE CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO OBSERVED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OCCASIONALLY. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V172000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

CONSTANT GASOLINE SMELL IN THE GARAGE WHEN PARKED ESPECIALLY WHEN THE TANK IS NEARLY FULL. JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED THE CAR AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS BEFORE. MUST LEAVE THE GARAGE DOOR OPEN OR LEAVE THE CAR OUTSIDE.

MY ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL COMES ON REGULARLY ESPECIALLY WHEN I HIT SAND IN DRIVEWAY AND TIRE SPINS WHICH I EXPECT BUT AT OTHER TIMES THE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON WITHOUT ANY TIRE SPIN OR CONDITION THAT WOULD WARRANT THIS. TURNING FROM A STAND STILL IS ANOTHER TIME THE LIGHTS WILL COME ON WITHOUT ANY TIRE SPIN. MY WIFE DRIVES THIS CAR NOW AND I GOT A NEWER ONE. I AM WORRIED ABOUT HER SAFETY AS SHE IS AN OLDER LADY [XXX] AND IF BRAKES LOCKED UP OR STEERING SHE WOULD NOT KNOW HOW TO HANDLE THE SITUATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED, A "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE ERROR MESSAGE WAS CLEARED BY THE CONTACT. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE BRAKES ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V172000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

GAS VAPORS RISE FROM THE REAR WHEELS FOLLOWING A FILL UP. DOES NOT HAPPEN IF YOU ONLY FILL IT HALF WAY. FUMES ARE REALLY BAD WHEN VEHICLE IS IN THE GARAGE. NOTHING DRIPPED ON THE GROUND.

THE CYLINDER HEADS HAVE VALVES THAT ARE OUT OF SPEC WITH 23,000 MILES. THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO AGE, AND I WAS FORCED TO PURCHASE AFTERMARKET CYLINDERS HEADS TO FIX THE WORN VALVE ISSUE TO INSURE I DON'T DROP A VALVE AND HAVE A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE.

1ST THE PLASTIC BUSHING THAT HOLDS THE SHIFT CABLE TO THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LINKAGE BROKE AND LEFT THE CAR INOPERABLE ( UNABLE TO SHIFT ) PARKED IN MY CARPORT ABOUT 4 MOTHS AGO , 2ND THE PLASTIC BUSHING THAT HOLDS THE SHIFT CABLE TO THE CENTER CONSOLE SHIFTER BROKE AND LEFT MY CAR IN REVERSE AND TOOK OFF AND ROLLED BACK INTO CARPORT WITH BOTH DOORS OPEN , NEEDLESS TO SAY WHAT HAPPENED I'VE ONLY SEEN IN THE MOVIES UNTIL NOW , BOTH DOORS ARE TOTALED , AND CHEVROLET KNOWS THIS TO BE A PROBLEM BUT DOES NOT FIX CHEAP PLASTIC BUSHINGS , ONLY OFFERS WHOLE CABLE WITH SAME CHEAP PLASTIC BUSHINGS ...

Z06 7.0L ENGINE VALVE GUIDES OUT OF SPEC AFTER 12K MILES. THIS IS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN MACHINING AND OR MATERIALS. FAILURE OF THE GUIDES RESULTS IN DROPPING A VALVE AND CATASTROPHIC ENGINE DAMAGE. AS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OFTEN CAUSES THE REAR WHEELS TO LOCK AND/OR THE ENGINE TO OIL DOWN THE ROAD AND POSSIBLY THE REAR TIRES WHICH COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT OR INJURY TO OTHERS. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY CONCERN.

FUEL LEAK BAD SMELL WHEN LEFT I GARAGE 2006 CORVETT

BRAKES LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING DOWN BUSY ROAD. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND TURNED OF ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM. DROVE SHORT DISTANCE TO HOME

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IT FAILED TO SHIFT FROM THE PARK POSITION WITHOUT WARNING. THE SHIFTER CABLE WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

I HAVE OWNED A 2006 CORVETTE FOR ABOUT 4 YEARS NOW. THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" LIGHT COMES ON IN THE DIC. IT USED TO COME ON ONCE IN A WHILE. IT NOW OCCURS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. ABOUT 10% OF THE TIME ONE OF THE BRAKES WILL INSTANTANEOUSLY COME ON HARD THEN RELEASES IN ADDITION TO THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" LIGHT COMING ON. I LIVE IN WISCONSIN SO I DON'T DRIVE IT ALL YEAR, BUT IN THE SUMMER I DRIVE IT EVERY DAY (ITS MY PRIMARY SUMMER VEHICLE). I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON CORPORATE TYPE AIRCRAFT FOR 37+ YEARS SO I AM ACCUSTOMED TO INSPECTING COMPLEX SYSTEMS. I CHECKED UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN AND FOUND AN ORANGE "WEDGE" INSTALLED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR AND NOTICED THE ELECTRICAL LEAD GOING TO THE SENSOR APPEARS TO BE TOO SHORT WITH THE TILT / TELESCOPIC COLUMN ADJUSTED FULL AFT AND UP. I CALLED A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TO "FIX THE FIX" BUT THEY TOLD ME MY CAR ISN'T COVERED BY RECALL "N100118" BY VIN #. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY SHOW A RECORD OF A DEALERSHIP WORKING ON THIS SYSTEM BACK IN 2012? I CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT THE DEALERSHIP INSTALLED THE ORANGE WEDGE (RECALL # N100118) AT THAT TIME. I CONTACTED THE CHEVROLET OWNERS CENTER AND THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING, NO COVERAGE DUE TO VIN #. THEY DID DOCUMENT MY COMPLAINT WITH CASE # [XXX]. AT THE END OF LAST SEASON I WAS DRIVING WITH MY WIFE IN THE CAR AT NIGHT, ON A BUSY INTERSTATE, IN A POURING RAIN. I WAS IN THE CENTER LANE WHEN THE STABILITY SYSTEM SLAMMED ON MY LEFT FRONT BRAKE. IT HAPPENE

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTER STUCK IN PARK. IN THE 2006 MODEL BOTH OF THESE ISSUES WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO BEING "STUCK IN PARK" AND YOU CANNOT CONTROL WHEN OR WHERE. IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH GM AND THEY HAVE FAILED TO ISSUE A RECALL BECAUSE OF THE CARS AGE. IT IS STARTING TO EFFECT NEWER MODELS AND LIKELY THE SAME OR SIMILAR PART. THE SAFETY LOCKING SOLENOID GOES BAD, AND THE PART IS NOT REPLACEABLE ON ITS OWN. YOU HAVE TO BUY AN ENTIRE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. IT WILL COST UPWARDS OF 700.00 OR MORE. IF YOU FORCE IT INTO GEAR YOU CAN ALSO BREAK THE SHIFTER CABLE AT A HIGHER COST.

AUTOMATIC SHIFTER WILL NOT RETURN TO PARK OR REVERSE POSITION FROM NEUTRAL. ESSENTIALLY VEHICLE IS STUCK IN NEUTRAL. THE FAILURE IS IN THE SHIFTER MECHANISM AND NOT THE LINKAGE OR TRANSMISSION. THERE IS NO WAY TO SAFELY PARK THE VEHICLE IN THIS CONDITION OR RESTART THE CAR ONCE IT HAS BEEN TURNED OFF. ONCE IN THIS BAD STATE, THE VEHICLE REMAINS IN ACCESSORY MODE THEREFORE KILLING THE BATTERY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V172000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

AFTER DRIVING MY CAR FOR A SUFFICIENT LENGTH OF TIME TO GET THE ENGINE HOT (NORMAL DRIVING) AND THEN PARK IT IN THE GARAGE, A VERY STRONG SMELL OF FUEL VAPOR IS EMITTED FROM THE REAR AREA OF THE CAR WHICH FILLS THE GARAGE AND PERMEATES THE HOUSE. THE ODOR ALSO INVADES THE CAR'S INTERIOR CABIN. THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION WAS REPORTED TO THE WATSON CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN TUCSON, AUGUST, 2015, MILEAGE 67289. AFTER LENGTHY INSPECTION AND COMMUNICATION WITH GM, CERTAIN COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED - AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. THE CAR OPERATED SATISFACTORILY AND I OBSERVED NO MORE FUEL VAPORS UNTIL MARCH 4, 2016, MILEAGE 71448. FOLLOWING A TRIP OF 40 MILES, NORMAL CITY DRIVING, I PARKED THE CAR IN THE GARAGE AND THE SAME VERY STRONG FUEL VAPORS FILLED THE GARAGE. ONCE AGAIN, THE HOUSE WAS PERMEATED WITH THE ODOR, WHICH WE FOUND NECESSARY TO PURGE, AND TO REMOVE THE CAR FROM THE GARAGE UNTIL THE VAPOR DISSIPATED. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A DANGEROUS SAFETY HAZARD. I'VE ALSO NOTED FROM VARIOUS CORVETTE FORUMS THAT MANY OTHER C6 CORVETTES HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS CONDITION AND IT MAYBE A COMMON PROBLEM. I BELIEVE CARS LIKE MINE SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR AN APPROPRIATE FIX BEFORE AN EXPLOSION OR OTHER UNFORTUNATE EVENT OCCURS. IT WON'T BE AN ACCIDENT!

THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE COMING FROM THE CAR. IT IS DIFFICULT TO PINPOINT THE SOURCE, BUT I BELIEVE THERE IS A LEAK FROM THE GAS TANK AREA.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE FUEL PUMP. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

HAS CRACK ON TOP OF FUEL PUMP SPRAYING GAS , SMELLS IN CAB

EXCESSIVE VALVE TRAIN NOISE, ENGINE NOISE, KNOCKING.

THE CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT RANDOMLY TURNS ON AND OFF. THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH C6 CORVETTES

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND ONLY GOES OFF AFTER RESTARTING IN THE CAR

AUTO SHIFTER GETS STUCK IN PARK. SHIFTER LOCK WILL NOT DISENGAGE WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL.

CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. MANY OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE SHIFT LOCK SOLENOID FAILS AND YOU CANNOT GET CAR INTO GEAR.

BOUGHT CAR ON A FRIDAY 12/4/2015 FUEL LEAK UNDER DRIVERS SIDE UNDER FUEL FILL DOOR. STRONG FUMES AS WELL. TOOK BACK TO DEALER MONDAY. WAS TOLD IT WILL BE THIS COMING WEEK BEFORE A TECHNICIAN CAN DROP THE REAR SUSPENSION TO GET TO THE FUEL TANK. THIS IS WHY I HAVE ONLY BOUGHT ASIAN CARS IN THE PAST. LEXUS ETC.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT BEFORE COMING TO A HALT. IN ADDITION, WHILE IN PARK, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK AND "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,461.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS NOT ABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF THE DRIVE POSITION. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE'S MOVEMENT BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT THE GEAR SHIFTER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER BECAME LOOSE AFTER CHANGING POSITION TO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,211.

I AM SMELLING A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR FROM THE CAR AS IT IS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. IT JUST STARTED AT RANDOM A FEW DAYS AGO. NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF GAS ARE ON THE PAVEMENT,BUT THE SMELL IS VERY STRONG. I AM WORRIED ABOUT A FIRE HAZARD SINCE THE EXHAUST IS CLOSE BY. THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET OF THIS BEING A HUGE PROBLEM, BUT TO MY KNOWLEDGE GM IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IF, MY CORVETTE IS 9'YRS OLD BUT ONLY HAS 17,000 MILE (A GARAGE QUEEN). THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED OUT OF THE BLUE, MY GAS GAUGE READS ABOUT 5/8 OF A TANK SO IT DID NOT HAPPEN AFTER A FILL UP.,,PLEASE HELP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT, THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V251000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE EVENING OF THE RECALL REPAIR, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,900.

WHEN THE VEHICLE BE IN 1ST GEAR , IT MAKES A WEIRD NOISE, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP,THEY REPLACED A SCREW ON THE REAR END BUT IT DID NO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAR ONLY HAS 16000 MILES ON IT NOW. I CALLED THE CAR MANUFACTURE SHE SAID IT WASNT NOTHING THEY CAN DO. IM AFRAID THE REAR END MIGHT FALL OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR SPONTANEOUSLY OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

AFTER CAR PURCHASE , ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHILE TURNING RIGHT AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD ALMOST LOCK-UP AND THE BRAKES WOULD APPLY AND KIND OF PUMP THEMSELVES AND THE THE SERVICE "TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM " LIGHT WOULD COME ON .ONCE DURING A RT. TURN ON A GREEN ARROW IT HAPPENED AND THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME BECAUSE THE CAR ALMOST STOPPED DURING THE TURN .I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH AN 05 CORVETTE ONLY NOT AS BAD . THE PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED 5 OR 6 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR , IN VARYING DEGREES . I BOUGHT THE CAR USED AS IS OR I WOULD HAVE RETURNED IT TO THE DEALER SINCE I'M SURE THEY KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM . I TOOK IT AND HAD THE CAR FIXED. IT COST ME $371. THE REPAIR SHOP FOUND THEABS & TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR AND STEERING ANGLE SENSOR NOT WORKING RIGHT AND REPLACED THEM. ONLY 30000 MILES !!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE ENGINE SHOOK AND THE HARMONIC BALANCER WOBBLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HARMONIC BALANCER NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,100.

ON AUGUST 13, 2015, MY 2006 CORVETTE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF REVERSE. THE CAR WAS STUCK IN THAT REVERSE GEAR AND THE SHIFT LEVER WAS NOT ENABLING THE SELECTION OF ANOTHER GEAR. THE SHIFTER MECHANISM ON THIS AUTOMATIC EQUIPPED VEHICLE WAS OPERATIONAL, BUT THE LINKAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION WAS NO LONGER ENGAGED. THE CAR WAS BEING PULLED INTO THE GARAGE WHEN THIS HAPPENED, SO FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT IN A BUSY INTERSECTION, IN A PARKING LOT, OR IN SOME OTHER LOCATION WHERE I, OR SOMEONE ELSE, MIGHT HAVE BEEN IN HARM'S WAY DUE TO A VEHICLE THAT I COULD NO LONGER CONTROL. SINCE THE CAR COULD NOT BE PUT IN NEUTRAL OR PARK, I HAD TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE WITH IT IN REVERSE AND USE THE PARKING BRAKE TO KEEP THE CAR FROM MOVING. SINCE THE SHIFTER MECHANISM COULD STILL MOVE, THE SWITCH ACTIVATING THE "OK TO START" WOULD HAVE ALLOWED THE CAR TO START WHEN PUT IN THE PARK OR NEUTRAL POSITIONS - WHILE THE TRANSMISSION WAS STILL STUCK IN REVERSE; A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS A 50 CENT BUSHING THAT ATTACHES TO THE SHIFT LEVER. THIS BUSHING ALLOWS THE BALL END CONNECTOR OF THE SHIFTER TO ENGAGE A SHIFTER CABLE THAT ACTUATES THE LINKAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. SO WHEN THAT BUSHING BREAKS, YOU CAN NO LONGER SHIFT THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY, MANY PEOPLE OWNING THE GENERATIONS OF C5 (1997-2004) AND C6 (2005-2013) CORVETTES. YOU CAN READ A SAMPLE THREAD WITH PICTURES HERE: HTTP://WWW.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/FORUMS/C6-CORVETTE-GENERAL-DISCUSSION/3482107-C6-AUTOMATIC-SHIFTER-BROKEN-NEE

HAVE EXCESSIVE NOISE COMING FROM VALVE TRAIN.CALLED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE TO INQUIRE ABOUT CAUSE AND INFORMATION ABOUT REPAIR.WAS TOLD NO KNOWN PROBLEMS AND VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTYI TOOK CAR TO KATECH IN MICHIGAN TO HAVE THE MOTOR CHECKED AND REPAIRED IF NEEDED.THE CLEARANCE ON THE VALVE GUIDES WERE WAY BEYOND GM SPEC AND HAD DEFORMED MY VALVES WEAKENING THEM TO THE POINT OF CERTAIN FAILURE.I PAYED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR.I DO NOT FEEL THAT A CAR WITH SO LIITLE MILES SHOULD NEED SUCH AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR.CHEVROLET HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM THAT IF LEFT UNCHECKED WOULD LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE RESULTING IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION FOR DRIVER PASSENGER AND OTHER MOTORISTS. .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE GLASS ROOF TOP WAS MOVING OUT OF POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V491000 (STRUCTURE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE TARGA REMOVABLE PART FOR THE ROOF DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE RECALLS FOR THE COMPONENT, BUT THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE CALIPER ENGAGED AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT TO PARK AFTER STARTING ENGINE AND ENGAGING THE BRAKE. TRIED RESTARTING AND SHIFTING THE CAR INTO REVERSE SEVERAL TIMES AND IT FINALLY WENT INTO REVERSE AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES OF TRYING. THE VEHICLE WAS ON A FLAT SURFACE. AFTER READING NEWS AND FORUM ARTICLES, THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMONLY KNOWN PROBLEM, WITH THE ONLY FIX BEING TO REPLACE THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. GM DOES NOT HOWEVER WANT TO ADDRESS THIS. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SIGNAL INTERRUPTION WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V172000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.