2006 Chevrolet Corvette complaints

DRIVING AT NIGHT ON MY WAY HOME, MY LOW BEAMS HEADLIGHTS WHEN OUT. HIGH BEAMS STILL WORKED, SO WHEN I GOT HOME STARTED CHECKING THE FUSES AND RELAYS BUT THEY WERE ALL GOOD, AFTER 2 HOURS I RESTARTED THE CAR AND LOW BEAMS WERE WORKING FINE, LEFT THE CAR RUNNING FOR 20 MINUTES AND HEADLIGHTS WHEN OUT AGAIN. APPEARS TO BE A HEATING PROBLEM AT THE FUSE BOX. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT GM NEEDS TO FIX. *TR

DRIVING I95 TEMP ABOUT 80 F NO RAIN DRY VERY LIGHT TRAFFIC AT ABOUT 70 MPH NO MOON LIGHT SELECTOR SET ON AUTO FRONT LIGHTS BOTH LOW BEAM WENT OUT FLIPPED TO HIGH BEAM STILL IN AUTO NO LIGHTS BRAKING TURN OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD STOP MOVE SELECTOR TO MANUAL FROM AUTO NO LOW BEAMS BUT HAVE HIGH BEAMS SHUT CAR OFF LET IT SIT WHILE CHECKING FUSES ALL FUSE CK OK SO CHANGED THEM ANYWAY CLOSE COVERS SET LIGHT SELECTOR TO AUTO LIGHT LOW AND START THE CAR LIGHT CAME ON BOTH HIGH AND LOW IN 20 SEC. LIGHT S GO OUT PLACE LIGHT SELECTOR IN MANUAL NO LOWS AGAIN THEN FLIPPED TO HIGH BEAM DRIVE HOME WITH HIGH BEAMS SO NOW IT IS NOT LIGHT OR RELAY IT MAY VERY WELL BE A TEMPERATURE ISSUE UNDER THE HOOD GET WARM LIGHTS GO OFF. *TR

CONCERNING NHTSA RECALL #S 09V49100 OR 06V181000 ROOF PANEL FAILURE ON 2006 CORVETTE COUP. I INQUIRED WITH LOCAL CHEVY DEALERS ON THIS RECALL BECAUSE MY ROOF WAS PRODUCING SYMPTOMS AS INDICATED IN THE ABOVE RECALLS, SPECIFICALLY WIND NOISE IN THE CABIN COCKPIT. WAS TOLD BY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER THAT MY CAR WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR RECALL AS IT WAS SOLD WITH A TRANSPARENT TOP AND NOT THE SOLID ROOF TOP WHICH IS ON IT NOW. (I BOUGHT THE CAR USED) HOWEVER LOCAL CHEVY DEALERS SAY THAT THEY DON'T KNOW OF ANY AFTER MARKET ROOFS, BUT THE ONLY WAY TO TELL IS TO TAKE OFF THE HEADLINER AND THEN THEY CAN SEE IF IT WAS MANUFACTURED BY GM/CHEVY. I INDICATED TO CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT I WOULD BE WILLING TO PAY TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE HEADLINER, HOWEVER CHEVY SAYS THEY WON'T HONOR THE RECALL EVEN IF IT IS A GM ROOF. I THEN WROTE A LETTER TO THE CHAIRMAN OF GM AND HIS ASSISTANT SAYS BASICALLY THE SAME THING AND WON'T PUT IT IN WRITING, SO THEY SEEM TO BE RELUCTANT TO FIX THE ROOF IF IT IS A GM PRODUCT. MY QUESTION TO NHTSA IS "IF THE ROOF IS A GM PRODUCT, WHY WOULDN'T IT BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL?" *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD AND DOOR PANELS WERE DEVELOPING A WHITE RESIDUE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND THE TECHNICIANS MADE THE MANUFACTURER AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE DASHBOARD AND DOOR PANELS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,500.

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF AND WILL NOT TURN BACK ON. THE HIGH BEAMS WILL COME ON, THE FOG LIGHTS WORK. LOW BEAMS WILL NOT WORK IN AUTO MODE, OR MANUAL. TESTED DASH BOARD SENSOR, WORKS CORRECTLY, CHANGED LOW BEAM MINI RELAY AND FUSES, TWICE, PROBLEM REMAINS UNRESOLVED. CAN SOMETIMES LEAVE CAR PARKED OVERNIGHT, COME OUT AND LOW BEAMS ARE WORKING AGAIN. NEVER KNOW WHEN THEY WILL WORK AND WHEN THEY WON'T. WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE THE OTHER DAY AND LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING, WAS UNABLE TO SEE. HAD TO DRIVE WITH HIGH BEAMS, OTHER DRIVERS ON ROADWAY WERE NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. TOOK TO DEALER, LOW BEAMS WERE WORKING AT THE TIME AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE BECAUSE PROBLEM WAS NOT PRESENT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS THERE. *TT

THE SUPPORT BEARINGS IN THE TORQUE TUBE FOR THE DRIVE SHAFT FAILED. THIS CAUSES A VIBRATION NOISE OF VARIABLE INTENSITY. A SIMPLE INVESTIGATION OF THE PROBLEM REVEALED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE C6 MODELS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V491000 (STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO TOOK THE ROOF OFF IN ORDER TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ROOF WOULD BE REPAIRED WITHIN TWO WEEKS. THE REPAIRS HAD YET TO BE COMPLETED AFTER APPROXIMATELY SIX WEEKS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,700. AS OF 2 MONTHS TODAY (10-11-11) I STILL DONT HAVE MY TOP BACK. AS OF 10-17-11 I STILL DONT HAVE A TOP! UPDATED 11/03/2011 *LN *TR

LOW BEAMS SUDDENLY CUT OUT. SINCE THEN, LOW BEAMS ARE OK WHEN CAR IS COLD (IN MORNING OR AFTER SITTING FOR SEVERAL HOURS) BUT THEN CUT OUT AGAIN AT RANDOM TIME AFTER CAR WARMS UP, AND STAY OFF UNTIL NEXT TIME CAR IS COLD. HIGH BEAMS & FOG LIGHTS WORK FINE, ALL OTHER LIGHTING AND FUNCTIONS WORK FINE. SUSPECT FAILED CONNECTION AT PUNCH-DOWN BOARD INSIDE FUSE BOX FOR CIRCUIT THAT SUPPLIES POWER TO LOW-BEAM RELAY, REQUIRING FUSE BOX REPLACEMENT, AS HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH SEVERAL OTHER REPORTED IDENTICAL INCIDENTS IN C6 MODEL CORVETTES (FIRST INTRODUCED IN 2005) THAT I DISCOVERED DURING ONLINE RESEARCH. DEALER WILL DIAGNOSE DURING EMERGENCY APPOINTMENT IN 2 DAYS. COULD CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF LIGHTS SUDDENLY CUT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON UNLIT ROAD. *TR

FREQUENTLY SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING INDICATOR COMES ON AND STABILITY CONTROL IS DISABLED. HAS BEEN TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS, BUT PROBLEM HAS NEVER BEEN FIXED BY DEALER. THE LAST 2 TIMES THIS HAPPENED A FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP FOR A FEW SECONDS CAUSING CAR TO ABRUPTLY SWERVE.

2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. CONSUMER STATES LOSS OF HEADLAMPS WHEN ENGINE HEATS UP. *TGW

THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" WARNING ACTIVATES ON MY DASH AND CAR DRIVES ERRATIC. IF I PULL OF THE ROAD AND TURN CAR OFF AND THEN TURN THE CAR BACK ON, THE SYSTEM WILL RESET ITSELF. UNFORTUNATELY THE WARNING RE-ACTIVATES A DAY OR SO LATER. THE CAR ONLY HAS 16,500 MILES ON IT. *KB

MY ACTIVE HANDLING COMES ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON IN MY CORVETTE CAUSING IMMEDIATE UNCONTROLLABLE BRAKING. IT RESULTS IN SWERVING AND DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL WHILE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR HAD IT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,000. UPDATED 08/01/11*LJ THE CONSUMER REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER AND THEY CLAIMED THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. UPDATED 08/11/11

WHEN DRIVING THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASH. I HAVE HAD THE ORIGINAL RECALL FIX PERFORMED ON MY CAR (ORANGE/RED CLIP) AND HAD THE STEERING WHEEL POSITIONING SENSOR REPLACED. THE PROBLEM IS NOW BACK AGAIN. *TR

I OWN A 2006 CORVETTE AND WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 270 IN GERMANTOWN, MD THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL OF THE CAR LOCKED UP FOR NO REASON. I WAS NOT BRAKING TURNING OR CHANGING SPEED. I WAS CRUISING AT A CONSTANT 60 MPH WHEN IT ALL OF A SUDDEN LOCKED UP THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL. IT CAUSED THE CAR TO RUN OFF THE ROAD INTO THE SHOULDER! I WAS VERY LUCKY TO BE EXACTLY WHERE I WAS AT THE TIME OR SOMEONE MAY HAVE BEEN KILLED! I LOOKED INTO GM RECALL INFO AND FOUND THERE HAS BEEN 3 DIFFERENT FIXES FOR THIS PROBLEM. I ALSO FOUND THAT 2 OF THE 3 FIXES HAVE BEEN DONE TO THIS CAR BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND NEITHER FIX HAS WORKED. I AM BRINGING THE CAR INTO THE DEALER TOMORROW AFTER SOME QUICK RESEARCH I FOUND THIS PROBLEM TO BE VERY COMMON TO THE 2005-2008 CORVETTES. I CAN'T BELIEVE GM HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT THIS! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD A RECURRING FAILURE WITH THE STABILITY CONTROL IMMEDIATELY AFTER 6,500 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE, NUMEROUS TIMES BUT THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NORMAL; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE BECAME SEVERE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,750.

WHILE DRIVING, AT NIGHT, BOTH LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY AND COULD NOT BE SWITCHED BACK ON. I USED THE FOG LIGHTS TO DRIVE HOME ON SURFACE STREETS. I LATER DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS AN INTERMITTENT CONNECTION IN CIRCUIT NO. 1970, WITHIN THE MAIN FUSE/RELAY BACKPLANE ITSELF. THE CIRCUIT OPENS AT OPERATING TEMPERATURES, BUT WORKS WHEN THE CAR FUSE BOX IS COLD, MAKING DIAGNOSIS MORE DIFFICULT. THE BACKPLANE CANNOT BE SERVICED AND MUST BE REPLACED.

2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE 79,000 MILES, SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHT COMES ON THE DISPLAY AND ALSO THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AT SAME TIME, ONCE THE REAR WHEEL SEIZED AT 5MPH, I WAS TOLD BY OTHER CORVETTE OWNERS THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH 2005-2009 CORVETTES WITH TILT AND TELESCOPIC STEERING COLUMN , HOWEVER MY CAR ONLY HAS TILT STEERING AND THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE THE SAME AS THE RECALL THAT GENERAL MOTORS APPLIED TO THE CARS WITH TILT AND TELESCOPIC STEERING COLUMN. *TR

I DRIVE A 2006 CHEVY CORVETTE. I WAS DRIVING OUT OF A GAS STATION WHEN I APPLIED SOME EXTRA GAS, GIVING THE CAR SOME UNWANTED ACCELERATION AS I TURNED. THE "ACTIVE HANDLING" SIGN LIT UP AND THE CAR BUCKED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, AND BACK AGAIN. THANKFULLY I WAS ON A WIDE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP WITHOUT INJURY TO MYSELF OR OTHERS (OR THE CAR). AFTERWARDS, A MESSAGE POPPED UP READING "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" AND DID NOT GO AWAY UNTIL I HAD SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR A WHILE. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE, BUT IT DID WORRY ME ENOUGH TO SHARE THE STORY HERE. HOPE IT HELPS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. UPON RESTART, THE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN, AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,700.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CORVETTE C6. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE AND IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ACTIVE CONTROL HANDLING SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS REPLACED A SENSOR IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V172000, STEERING COLUMN WAS RELATED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

I PURCHASED A 2006 CORVETTE IN JUNE OF 2010. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD VARIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS INCLUDING, HIGH AND LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNINGS, FLAT TIRE WARNING (TIRES WERE FINE), SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM (HAS HAPPENED TWICE WHILE DRIVING, FRONT TIRES LOCKED UP.. ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED. I WAS SITTING AT A LIGHT, WHEN TO TURN LEFT AND FRONT TIRES LOCKED UP. PUSHED THE CLUTCH IN SEVERAL TIMES BUT TIRES STILL LOCKED UP. TURNED OFF THE ACTIVE HANDLING .. CHOSE COMP DRIVE MODE, PROBLEM WENT AWAY. SEVERAL TIMES LATELY THE PUSH BUTTON START DOES NOT START THE ENGINE, EVERYTHING ELSE COMES ON BUT NOTHING FROM THE ENGINE. CHANGE TO A DIFFERENT GEAR, PUSH CLUTCH BACK IN, NOTHING.. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, IT FINALLY 'CATCHES" AND STARTS. THE TIRES HAVE LOCKED UP TWICE SINCE JUNE OF 2010. THE PUSH BUTTON START BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING ON A DAILY BASES ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO. I DO NOT WISH TO FLY OFF THE HIGHWAY INTO A DITCH BEFORE THIS CAN BE FIXED. (ACTIVE HANDLING). *TR

MY SON OWNS A 2006 CORVETTE C6. HE WAS DRIVING FOR 2 YEARS WHEN HIS CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND SUFFERED A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, IN A COMA FOR 6 MONTHS. HIS CAR HAD A "SERVICE TRACTION STABILITY CONTROL" INDICATION ON THE DIC TWICE WITHIN A 30 DAY PERIOD. HE WAS QUICK TO SERVICE THIS WARNING IMMEDIATELY WITH THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AS THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. NOW I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A REAL PROBLEM WITH THE TRACTION STABILITY CONTROL FOR 2006 CORVETTE AND GM HAS NOW ISSUED A RECALL. TO LATE MY SON HAS BRAIN DAMAGE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 CORVETTE WITH 15,000 MILES IT SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT PULLING THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. THE "CHECK STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM" CAME ON THE IN DASH COMPUTER. *TR

WE HAD A 2006 CORVETTE ON OUR CAR LOT. IT HAD A DEAD BATTERY WHEN WE GOT IT. WE PUT IN A NEW BATTERY AND TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL GM DEALER TO HAVE THE DOOR LOCKS REPROGRAMMED. IT SAT THERE FOR MONTHS, AND THE BATTERY WOULD OFTEN GO DEAD, BECAUSE AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THE ELECTRONICS DRAIN THE BATTERIES IN THOSE CARS WHILE THEY SIT, SHUT OFF. ONE DAY WE WENT TO JUMP THE BATTERY, AND I CRAWLED INTO THE TRUNK WITH THE ONLY KEY TO THE CAR, WHICH FIT UNDER THE TRUNK, BECAUSE THE DOORS WOULDN'T OPEN WITH THE REMOTE. AFTER THE JUMP I MOVED THE CAR INTO ANOTHER PARKING SPOT, AND FOUND THAT I COULDN'T GET OUT. I HAPPENED TO KNOW ABOUT THE CABLE FOR THE DOOR LOCATED IN THE BACK OF THE TRUNK, SO I DOVE INTO THE TRUNK AND PULLED IT, BUT IT DIDN'T WORK. I THEN TRIED THE SUNROOF SWITCH, OR WHAT I THOUGHT WAS THE SUNROOF SWITCH TO NO AVAIL. I WENT BACK TO THE TRUNK AND FOUND A TRUNK RELEASE THAT POPPED THE BACK HATCH. IT WORKED. I DID NOT TEST EVERY SYSTEM IN THE CAR. THE CAR WAS RUNNING, SO IT'S POSSIBLE THAT THE LOW VOLTAGE PROBLEM MIGHT HAVE CLEARED UP ON IT'S OWN. BUT I WONDER, WHAT IF I WOULD HAVE SHUT OFF THE CAR? WHAT IF NOBODY KNEW I WAS THERE? WHAT IF THE CAR WAS ON FIRE OR IN WATER? WHAT IF I WAS SICK, DISABLED, OR INJURED, AND COULDN'T GET TO THE LEVER IN THE BACK SEAT? WHAT IF IT WAS AN EXTREMELY HOT DAY? WHAT IF I DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING AVAILABLE TO BREAK OUT A WINDOW? THE KEY TO THE TRUNK AND THE REMOTE WERE LOCKED IN THE CAR WITH ME. THE PERSON ON THE OUTSIDE STOOD THERE HELPLESS. S

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH MAKING A WIDE RIGHT TURN, THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" WARNING INDICATOR DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND IMMEDIATELY THE REAR RIGHT WHEEL LOCKED. THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FISHTAIL TO THE LEFT; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT THEN TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TOWARDS THE LEFT IN ORDER TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER (STEERING: COLUMN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FAILURE AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 27,000.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE METAL SEAT FRAME WAS SHATTERED INTO 3 PLACES. THE SEAT WOULD NOT RECLINE PROPERLY, AND AS I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO BE FIXED: THE SEAT WAS FLOATING LOOSELY IN THE CAR WHEN IT ARRIVED AT HIS SHOP. THE CORVETTE HAD ONLY 29,900 MILES ON IT, WAS NOT A DAILY DRIVER, AND HAD ONLY SEEN RECREATIONAL WEEKEND USE. THE CORVETTE WAS NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT, ALWAYS GARAGED, AND WELL TAKEN CARE OF. AS AN AEROSPACE ENGINEER, I STRONGLY BELIEVE THERE WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE SEAT FRAME THAT LED TO THIS FAILURE. THE SEAT HAD ONLY SEEN 29,900 MILES OR LESS OF REGULAR, EVERY DAY USE BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THAT LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THERE WERE HAIRLINE FRACTURES IN THE METAL SEAT FRAME BEFORE IT WAS INSTALLED IN MY CORVETTE AT THE ASSEMBLY PLANT. FAILURES IN BOTH THE SUPPLIER'S MANUFACTURING PROCESS AND CHEVROLET'S QUALITY INSPECTION PROCESS OCCURRED IN THIS INSTANCE. HAD I BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT WITH A SEAT THAT WAS NOT SECURED TO THE CORVETTE, THE INJURIES I WOULD HAVE SUSTAINED WOULD HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANT. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHEVROLET ABOUT THIS, AND BELIEVE THE COMPLAINT DID NOT RECEIVE THE ATTENTION THAT IT SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED. THERE WAS NO ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE FAILED PART, AND I WAS ONLY PARTIALLY REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF REPAIR. AS A RESULT, I AM FILING A SEPARATE COMPLAINT WITH THE GOVERNMENT SO THEY CAN PROVIDE THE PROPER OVERSIGHT IN THIS MATTER. REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE, AND I WAS CHARGED BECAUSE THE

BACK IN 2007 I TOOK MY 2006 CORVETTE IN TO HAVE IT SERVICED BECAUSE I HAD A MESSAGE COME UP THAT SAID TO SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM. THERE ENDED UP BEING A RECALL ON THIS AND IT WAS FIXED. THIS LASTED FOR JUST OVER A YEAR AND THE MESSAGE CAME UP AGAIN, I WENT BY THE DEALER WHO DID THE WORK AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO CHARGE ME FOR FIXING IT AGAIN BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN OVER A YEAR. MY QUESTION IS; HAS CHEVROLET GOT A FIX FOR THIS OR JUST A BANDAID? I HAVE READ THAT THIS CAN BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V172000 (STEERING COLUMN) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS MAY 2010. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING FOLLOWING THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. UPDATED 01/11/2011*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE PROBLEM INITIALLY HAPPENED, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO PULL VIOLENTLY AND THE REAR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BECOME UNDRIVABLE. UPDATED 03/30/11

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY CORVETTE. I FIRST GOT THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHT WHEN I BOUGHT MY CAR USED AT 31K MI. I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AND THE DEALER FIXED THE ISSUE BY PUTTING THE PLASTIC CLIP IN THE SWPS PLUG, AS LISTED IN THE TSB. APPROX 10 MONTHS LATER THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING CAME BACK ON. IT COMES ON SOMETIMES AND NOT OTHERS. FORTUNATELY NONE OF MY WHEELS HAVE LOCKED UP BUT I AM WORRIED FOR MY SAFETY AND MY FAMILIES SAFETY. OF COURSE MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY( 900 MILES OUT) AND I HAVE TO PAY TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM ON MY OWN DOLLAR AND WORRY THAT THE WHEELS COULD LOCK UP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE WITH THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHICH WAS A RESULT OF NHTSA RECALL 10V172000, STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE FAILURE SINCE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE BEGAN TO OCCUR ON A DAILY BASIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE,23,700 MILES ,POPPING NOISE COMING FROM CLEAR ROOF PANEL,THEN ABOUT A 1.5 INCH CRACK RIGHT ABOVE DRIVERS DOOR. REQUIRES NEW ROOF PANEL AND REPAIR REASON FOR POPPING AND BREAKAGE. *TR

SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING ERROR MESSAGE ON 2006 CORVETTE. *TR

2006 CORVETTE COUPE- FRONT LEFT TIRE LOCKED UP @ 35 MPH. THE RECALL CLIP HAD ALREADY BEEN INSTALLED BEFORE I PURCHASED THE CAR. THE TECH AT THE LOCAL GM DEALER CALLED GM.AND WAS TOLD TO REPLACE THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN 10,000 MILES. THE DEALER INSTALLED AN UNKNOWN CLIP IN THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR TO MAINTAIN ITS STABILITY. THE CONTACT ALSO INQUIRED ABOUT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V172000 (STEERING COLUMN) AND THE DEALER ADVISED THE RECALL REPAIR HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED. THE DEALER WAS ADVISED THAT THE WIRE CONNECTOR AND NOT THE SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE DEALER TO BE MISLEADING AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

EA09-002 MY CAR SUDDENLY PULLS TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT AND BRAKES REALLY HARD SOMETIMES DURING NORMAL DRIVING, AND A SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHT COMES ON. VERY DANGEROUS!! AFTER RESTARTING EVERYTHING SEEMS FINE UNTIL OUT OF THE BLUE IT HAPPENS AGAIN. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CORVETTE AND THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED ON MY DIC. WHEN THIS MESSAGE IS DIPLAYED IT ALSO TURNS OFF MY TRACTION CONTROL. THIS MESSAGE DISPLAYS ABOUT ONCE EVERY THREE TIMES I DRIVE THE CAR. I HAVE ABOUT 28K MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I HAVE NOTICED THE MESSAGE SINCE ABOUT 22K. THE MESSAGE WOULD GO OFF SO I DIDN'T WORRY ABOUT IT. NOW THAT I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH, I CAN TELL THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT I HAVE A LITE CLICKING NOISE IN THE REAR WHEN I 'M DRIVING SLOW. I HAVE NO IDEA IF THIS IS RELATED TO THIS "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" ISSUE THAT EVERYONE IS EXPERIENCING. AND AFTER DOING RESEARCH I'M ONE OF THE LUCKY ONE THAT HAVE NOT FELT THE REPERCUSIONS OF THIS DEFECT. I REFER TO REPERCUSSIONS AS WRECKING MY VEHICLE, HURTING SOMEONE ELSE, OR HURTING MYSELF. BASED ON THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS PROBLEM GM SHOULD CONDUCT A RECALL OF THE CORVETTES THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THIS ISSUE. ON BEHALF OF THE ALL CORVETTE OWNERS PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE, BEFORE ANYONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURIED OR KILLED.

I OWN A 2006 CORVETTE C6 AS DESCRIBED IN CHEVROLET'S RECALL NOTICE ON "DEFECTIVE REMOVABLE TOPS. I AM EXPERIENCING THE DESCRIBED PROBLEMS WITH THE REMOVABLE TOP AND MY VIN NUMBER IS IN THE RANGE CHEVROLET HAS DEFINED. I HAVE CALLED CHEVROLET AND THEY STATED I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE DEALER TO DETERMINE IF I HAD THE SPECIFIED RECALL DEFECT. IF THEY DETERMINED IT WAS NOT WITHIN THE RECALL CRITERIA I WOULD BE BILLED BY THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE CONSUMER SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO DETERMINE IF AN IDENTIFIED PROBLEM, IN THE VIN NUMBER RANGE SPECIFIED IS DANGEROUS OR NOT. IT IS NOT DANGEROUS TO ME BUT COULD DEFINITELY AFFECT ANY VEHICLES BEHIND ME IF THE ROOF FAILS. THIS IS A RECOGNIZED PROBLEM BUT CHEVY SEEMS TO SAY "LET IT FAIL, THEN WE WILL HANDLE IT". MY TOP CREAKS, STARTED ABOUT 9 MONTHS AGO AND HAS RECENTLY DEVELOPED A WIND NOISE IN THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE. THESE ARE SYMPTOMS/PRECURSORS TO FAILURE AS STATED IN THE RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACTS VEHICLE HAD AN ADHESIVE FOAM ADDED TO THE TOP OF THE FRAME WHICH WAS LISTED AS PART OF RECALL 09V491000, STRUCTURE BODY, ROOF AND PILLARS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 22000 MILES.

FOR THE PAST YEAR MY 2006 CORVETTE HAS PERIODICALLY DISPLAYED A WARNING ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION SCREEN WHICH READS "SERVICE VEHICLE SOON" FOLLOWED NEARLY IMMEDIATELY BY "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM." WHEN THE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY WITH APPROXIMATELY 12,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS ROUGHLY 20,000 MILES AND IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO OUR LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER IN LIVERMORE, CA FIVE TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE (JAN 09, MAR 09, MAR 09, DEC 09, JAN 10) THE DEALER TRIED A NUMBER OF REPAIRS BUT THE WARNING CONTINUED. THE DEALER AND GM ARE NOW STATING THAT THE PROBLEM IS RELATED TO DEFECTIVE BPMV AND EBCM UNITS WHICH CONTROL THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM AND THE STABILITRACK SYSTEM. THEY ARE REFUSING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS IS APPARENTLY A CHRONIC PROBLEM FOR THESE VEHICLES WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN A SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH IF THE BRAKES WERE TO LOCK UP AT THE WRONG TIME. *TR

PUSH BUTTON START ON CORVETTE: NO WAY TO TURN OFF MOTOR IF GAS PEDAL STICKS OPEN. *TR

ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO MY 2006 CORVETTE'S DIC SAID PLEASE SERVICE THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM AND THE TRACTION CONTROL OFF INDICATION LIGHT CAME ON. LATER THAT DAY I WENT TO TAKE THE CAR TO BE SERVICED. ON THE WAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BUT THE OTHER LIGHTS HAD GONE AWAY. AT THE DEALERSHIP IT WAS PLUGGED UP TO A COMPUTER I WAS TOLD IT SAID THERE WAS A LEAK FROM THE GAS CAP, WHICH DOESN'T CLOSE PROPERLY AT TIMES. I WAS ALSO TOLD THE COMPUTER SAID NOTHING ABOUT THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM AND JUST TO WATCH IT AND COME BACK ANOTHER TIME IF I KEPT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT. THE WARNING MESSAGE OR LIGHT DIDN'T COME ON AGAIN FOR ABOUT 4-5 WEEKS. WHEN IT DID I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND AFTER HITTING A BUMP THE LIGHT AND WARNING CAME ON. WHEN THE CAR WAS TURN OFF AND RESTARTED IT WOULD GO AWAY. I HAD NOT BEEN DRIVING IT OFTEN BECAUSE I HAD ANOTHER CAR. THE PAST WEEK I HAD TO DRIVE IT EVERY DAY TO WORK DUE TO IT NOW BEING MY ONLY CAR. THE LIGHT AND WARNING NOW COMES ON ALMOST EVERY TIME IT IS DRIVEN. THE CAR IS TELLING ME THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM IS OFF, BUT WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING IT SOMETIMES PULLS THE CAR TO THE LEFT WITHOUT ME MOVING THE WHEEL. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE BREAK MAKES A GRINDING NOISE AND IF YOU PLACE YOUR FOOT ON TOP OF THE BREAK IT FEELS AS THOUGH IT IS BEING PUMPING UP AND DOWN. TWO TIMES NOW WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE TO WORK THE CAR HAS PULLED ITSELF OFF THE ROAD CAUSING ME TO ALMOST WRECK AND CAUSING OTHERS WRECK BEHIND ME. I HAVE SET UP AN APPOINTMENT FOR T

2006 CORVETTE ROOF PANEL SEPARATION. ON 10-30-09 WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE ROOF PANEL SEPARATED FROM THE ROOF PANEL FRAME. THE ROOF PANEL WAS DAMAGED WHEN IT CONTACTED THE ROADWAY SURFACE, THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO OTHER PROPERTY. *TR

I WAS PULLING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY ONTO A MAIN ROAD MAKING A LEFT TURN. SUDDENLY MY FRONT BRAKES GRABBED WITH FULL FORCE AND STOPPED THE CAR. THE ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHT CAME ON. I STEPPED ON THE GAS HARD AND OVER POWERED THE BRAKES TO MOVE THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED OFF THE CAR WAITED A MINUTE AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHT WENT OFF AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY AGAIN. IT WAS RAINING AND ABOUT 60 DEGREES AT THE TIME. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THE CAR AND THIS IS THE ONLY TIME IT HAS HAPPENED IN THE YEAR I HAVE OWNED IT. I SAW A BULLETIN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR MANY 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTES AND DECIDED TO SEND THIS LETTER ABOUT IT. I NEVER BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS A TEMPORARY MALFUNCTION. *TR

2006 CORVETTE WITHOUT TELESCOPING WHEEL. SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS SHOW ON DASH DISPLAY. RANDOM POP UP WHEN DRIVING, SITTING AT STOP LIGHTS, IDLING. CAR HAS GONE INTO LIMP MODE. CAR HAS AN ELECTRONIC MALFUNCTION HISTORY DATING BACK TO 10/08 AND IS NOW BEGINNING TO DO THE SAME THING. *TR

CHANGING LANES ON A BUSY AVENUE AT LUNCH TIME GOING ABOUT 30MPG CAR LOST CONTROL FROM THE BACK AND ENDED HITTING A ELECTRICAL POST. AFTER TAKING TO SHOP AND BEING REPAIRED WHICH TOOK OVER 6 MONTHS I RETURNED TO THE SHOP DUE TO A NOISE IN THE RIGHT REAR WHERE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND FOUND THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS BROKEN. IT WAS DECIDED THAT THIS WAS THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. *TR

MY 2006 CORVETTE HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE "ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM". THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES WHEN THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" MESSAGE APPEARS ON THE DIC. THE DEALER FIX IS ONLY SHORT TERM BEFORE THE PROBLEM REAPPEARS. I FEEL THAT THIS COULD BE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. THANK-YOU. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CORVETTE, THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING MESSAGE CAME ON WHILE DRIVING . I CARRIED IT TO MY DEALER AND THEY INSTALLED A CLIP IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND CHARGED $130. *TR

6 MONTHS AGO MY SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON WENT TO DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS NO BIG DEAL AND SHUT THE LIGHT OFF, A MONTH LATER BACK ON ,SAME THING FROM THE DEALER NOW SUNDAY 7/19/2009 WITH MY SON IN THE CAR AT 55MPH LIGHT CAME ON CAR DARTED RIGHT LUCKY I SAVED IT SHUT THE CAR OFF WHEN WE STARTED BACK HOME IT WAS OFF BUT SOON CAME BACK ON SINCE THEN THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES. CALLING THE DEALER TODAY 2006 CORVETTE COUPE MANUAL TRANS W/27K ON IT. *TR

2006 CORVETTE HAD THE ROOF RECALL (REF. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID# 06V181000) DONE ON 6/7/07. I RETURNED VEHICLE FOR RECHECK OF RECALL ON 11/1/07 AS THE ROOF DID HAVE SOME NOTICEABLE CREAK NOISES. THE DEALER REPORTED THE ROOF WAS NOT LOOSE AND LUBRICATED THE WEATHER STRIPS. ON 6/12/09, GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY WIFE NOTICED WIND NOISE AND THEN SUDDENLY THE ROOF PANEL FLEW OFF AND OVER A PICK UP TRUCK THAT WAS FOLLOWING HER. SHE WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AT THE TIME THE ROOF PANEL BLEW OFF. THE FRAME WHICH HOLDS THE REMOVABLE ROOF WAS IN PLACE IN THE VEHICLE. THE RECALL FOAM WAS IN PLACE IN THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK TO THE SERVICING DEALER AND THE ENTIRE REMOVABLE ROOF HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEALER KEPT THE OLD FRAME. *TR