2007 Chevrolet Corvette complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE TARGA CONVERTIBLE TOP FLEW OFF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE THE CONVERTIBLE TOP FROM THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOU BACHRODT CHEVROLET COCONUT CREEK (5500 SR 7, COCONUT CREEK, FL 33073) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V491000 (STRUCTURE); THEREFORE, THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND COULD NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

FUEL SMELL COMING FROM CAR WHEN TANK IS FILLED ALL THE WAY. HEAVY ODOR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT, WHICH WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MCCLUSKEY CHEVROLET (9673 KINGS AUTO MALL RD, CINCINNATI, OH 45249, (513) 761-1111) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,506.

AFTER REFUELING AND PARKING THE CAR IN MY GARAGE THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF GAS.IT WILL GO AWAY AFTER I USE A HALF OF THE TANK. IF I REFILL THE TANK WITH MORE THAN A HALF A TAMK THE SMELL RETURNS. THIS IS DANGEROUS!!

CAR GOES INTO DEFERRED ENGINE POWER. REPLACED THROTTLE BODY 3 TIMES. THE CAR STARTS TO VIBRATE AND THEN SHUTS DOWN. THIS IS DANGEROUS FOR THE DRIVER AND COULD GET KILLED. WE HAVE CHECKED ENGINE LEAKS, SENSORS, ETC. THE CAR WILL DRIVE OKEY FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND THEN ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON AND THEN STARTS TO VIBRATE AND SHUTS DOWN AND STOPS. I HAVE TO WAIT A LITTLE WHILE, SOMETIMES IT WILL START UP AND SOMETIMES WILL NOT. I CANNOT DRIVE LONG DISTANCES OR AT NIGHT FOR FEAR THE CAR WILL JUST STOP. THIS IS DANGEROUS. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. BROUGHT TO THE DEALER AND THEY JUST SAY, GET A NEW VETTE, THEY DO NOT TAKE THIS PROBLEM SERIOUSLY. NOR DO THEIR TECHNICIANS KNOW HOW TO WORK ON A VETTE. THEY HAVE HAD THE DIRECTIONS ON HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM IN A NOTEBOOK. ONE TECH LEFT HIS NOTES IN MY CAR. IF A DOCTOR HAD TO TAKE OUT HIS NOTES TO SEE HOW TO DO A SURGERY, I WOULDN'T GO TO HIM. WOULD YOU? '

AFTER STARTING, WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, CAR STILL, THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION)

HARMONIC BALANCE BAD ON CAR WITH ONLY 50K

I'M SMELLING FUEL WHENEVER I FILL MY VEHICLE. I NEVER OVER FILL IT. WHEN THE PUMP STOPS I STOP AND DON'T TRY TO FORCE MORE GAS IN IT. WHEN PARKED OVER NIGHT MY ENTIRE GARAGE SMELLS LIKE FUEL. SO TO KEEP FROM HAVING A DISASTER I PARK MY VEHICLE OUTSIDE IN THE DRIVEWAY.

FILLED MY CAR WITH FUEL AND PARKED IN MY GARAGE AND ABOUT AN HOUR LATER I WENT BACK OUT TO MY GARAGE AND THE WHOLE GARAGE SMELLED LIKE FUEL. I WAS AFRAID THE GARAGE WOULD CATCH FIRE AS MY WATER HEATER IS IN THERE SO I PULLED MY CAR OUT AND SEARCHED FOR A LEAK. I COULD NOT FIND ONE AND THE NEXT DAY I TOOK THE CAR TO MY DEALER. THEY FOUND LEAKS IN BOTH TANKS AND I SPENT $2000 REPAIRING THE CAR. I WAS TOLD THEY KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT THAT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE THEY PUT ON THIS ISSUE EXPIRED JUST WEEKS PRIOR. I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF THIS PROBLEM AS I AM THE SECOND OWNER. THIS SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN A SPECIAL EXTENDED WARRANTY DUE TO THE HAZARDOUS NATURE OF THIS SYSTEM. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED AT NO EXPENSE TO ME. WANTED TO TELL YOU THAT THIS HAPPENED ON 12-24-17 BUT YOUR FORM WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO PUT IN THAT DATE.

ELECTRICAL CONTACTS IN FUEL SENDING SENSOR (LOCATED INSIDE GAS TANK) GET COVERED WITH SULFITE. AND DO NOT TRANSMIT FUEL LEFT IN GAS TANK.. MAKES NO DIFFERENCE IF CAR IS STATIONERY, IN MOTION, OR ON HIGHWAY. GAS GAGE READS ZERO.. CHEVROLET CHANGED THEIR TRANSMITTER THE FOLLOWING MODEL YEAR.. BUT MOST 2007 MODELS AND PRIOR YEARS (2005,06 AND 07 ARE AFFECTED.

RAW GAS SMELL WHILE DRIVING CAR WITH WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN. RAW GAS SMELL WHEN PARKED IN GARAGE. CARS FUEL TANK WAS FILLED TO FULL FOR STORAGE.

ENGINE DESTROYED ITSELF. WITH 56K MILES ON THE ENGINE A VALVE BROKE WHILE RUNNING, FALLING INTO THE CYLINDER WHERE IT WAS HIT BY THE PISTON CAUSING THE PISTON TO GO INTO THE ENGINE BLOCK WALL. THERE WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH VALVES / VALVE GUIDES IN THESE ENGINES. CHEVY PRODUCED A SERVICE BULLETIN (#13-06-01-001) YET DID NOTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM AT THE TIME. THEY'VE ALSO REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING TO REMEDY MY SITUATION.

SHIFTER OF AUTO. TRANS. STICKS IN PARK. THIS IS DANGEROUS IF YOUR STUCK IN TRAFFIC, EMERGENCY VEHICLE IS BEING BLOCKED, OR AT RAILRAY CROSSING WITH TRAIN COMING, OR TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM A FOREST FIRE. OVER 3000 HITS ON YOU-TUBE FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH 2006 AND 2007 CORVETTES AND MAYBE OTHERS. CHEVROLET WILL NOT FIX PROBLEM. ONLY 14,000 MILES ON MY CAR!!! CAR IS STATIONARY IN PARK, AND WON'T MOVE!!!

FUEL SMELL FILLING THE COMPARTMENT AND ALSO MY GARAGE AFTER PARKING.

OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR. MY TRANSMISSION IN MY CORVETTE WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK. I PUT IT INTO REVERSE AND BACKED IT OUT AND THEN COULD NOT PUT IT UP INTO PARK. I THEN PUT IT INTO DRIVE AND MOVED FORWARD SOME AND TRIED TO PUT IT INTO PARK. THIS TIME IT WOULD NOT GO EVEN INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE HAS 56220 MILES ON IT. I STAYS IN A GARAGE CLIMATE CONTROLLED AND HAS SEEN BAD WEATHER MAYBE 6 TIME (SNOW OR RAIN). SO OFF THE CAR WENT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER TO GET REPAIRED. I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM TO DO A LITTLE RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE HAS BEEN LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH OUT ANY RESULTS. SO THERE IS A PLASTIC PIECE IN THE SHIFTIER MECHANISM THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY MUST BE REPLACED. SO AT $1068.00 LATER THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. DID GM KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM, THEY SURE DID. THE SERVICE PERSON TOLD ME HE HAS REPLACED 2 THE SAME WEEK AND MORE THROUGH THE YEAR. MY GUT FEELING IS THAT THIS IS A HAZARD TO NOT ONLY THE OWNER BUT TO OTHER DRIVERS OUT THERE. I EVEN FEEL THAT IT COULD BE LIFE THREATENING TO EVERYONE. THE PIECE GETS STUCK IN THE UNIT AND ONE COULD DRIVE STRAIGHT INTO A WALL OR RUN OVER SOMEONE IN THE VEHICLES PATH.

FUEL FUMES OUT AND INSIDE THE CAR WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED, FUEL AT ANY LEVEL WITH NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF LEAKING.

SMELL OF GAS IN THE COCKPIT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR ENTERING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS FUEL LEAKAGE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION CHEVROLET (23649 VALENCIA BLVD, VALENCIA, CA 91355), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,600.

WHEN I FULL IT UP WITH GAS IT LEAK VERY VERY BAD.

STRONG GAS SMELL IN THE CABIN, NO VISIBLE GASOLINE WET SPOTS ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF THE GAS FUMES STRONG ODOR IN THE CABIN. I GET HEADACHES AND NAUSEA.

VEHICLE HAS HAD A NOISE WHEN BACKING UP COMING FROM THE REAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN 2007, COMPLAINED TO EAGLE CHEVROLET-SAY ITS NORMAL AND THEY DID NOTHING. NOW HAD REAR DIFFERENTIAL PROBLEMS AND HAD TO PAY TO HAVE IT DRAINED AND REFILLED. GM FLUID-GM REFUSES TO RE-IMBURSE. CAR NO LONGER HAS THAT NOISE. COULD HAVE CAUSED MAJOR ISSUES AND AN ACCIDENT IF IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. COMPLAINT ABOUT LACK OF WARRANTY SERVICE WHEN NEW.

CAR GETS STUCK IN GEAR, CANNOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE, DRIVE ETC. CONTROL PART#25913058 (GM) VERY DANGEROUS IF IN TRAFFIC AND PUT CAR I NEUTRAL AND CAN'T GET IT OUT OF GEAR WITH CARS SPEEDING BY. CHEVROLET REFUSES TO REIMBURSE FOR PARTS AND LABOR. MILEAGE-29,994.

AIRBAG READINESS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. SEEMS TO OCCUR WHILE THE DRIVERS SEAT IS ADJUSTED BACK AND FORTH BUT NOT SURE. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS IN 2005-2007 CORVETTES. IT OCCURS BOTH STATIONARY AND IN MOTION.

TRANSMISSION IS LOCKED IN NEUTRAL OR DRIVE AND CANNOT SHUT OFF ENGINE OR PLACE CAR IN REVERSE OR PARK. HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. ONCE OFF, THE ENGINE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED AND HAD TO MANUALLY PUSH THE VEHICLE TO GET IT OFF THE STREET. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE--FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT ON A RAILROAD TRACKS WHEN THIS HAPPENED!

AFTER TAKING SHIFT HANDLE OUT OF PARK WILL NOT ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. IT IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND IT JUST BECOMES "FROZEN" IN PARK MODE. FOR INSTANCE- WHILE WAITING IN A LONG LINE AT THE BANK, I DECIDED TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR UNTIL THE LINE MOVED. IT WOULDN'T BUDGE. IF AN EMERGENCY SITUATION AROSE- I WOULD BE UNABLE TO MOVE. MANY OTHER CORVETTE OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM. SOME OF THEM HAVE DONE A "FIX" THAT BYPASSED OTHER EQUIPMENT AND COULD BE DANGEROUS. MY CAR ONLY HAS 27,000 MILES ON IT - THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING! MANY OF THE OTHER AFFECTED OWNERS HAVE GONE TO CHEVROLET AND HAVE GOTTEN THE RUN AROUND, BECAUSE THEY SAY THEY NEED TO SEE IT HAPPEN IN ORDER TO FIX IT. WELL IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY SO THAT IS A LITTLE HARD.I THINK THE PROBLEM IS WITH A SOLENOID OR SAFETY FEATURE THAT HANGS UP. PLEASE HELP. I AM A GIRL AND I NEED A CAR THAT DOESN'T LEAVE ME STRANDED ALL THE TIME!

FUEL TANK LEAKS (DRIVER'S SIDE) OUT OF THE TOP WHEN FILLED. GM SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT 15682 SHOULD COVER PAST WHEN VEHICLE WAS 'PLACED IN SERVICE' AND INSTEAD SHOULD INSTEAD READ '10 YEARS OR 120,000 MILES' - THIS FUEL LEAK IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE COVERED.

I RECEIVED A NOTICE IN JANUARY 2017 THAT THERE WAS A FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEM (SPECIAL NOTICE 15682) AND CHEVROLET (GM) WAS GOING TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY FOR 10 YEARS FOR MY 2007 CORVETTE. I GOT THE NOTICE 10 YEARS AFTER GM ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM SO THEIR REMEDY DOESN'T EXIST! THE FUEL SMELL IS SO EXCESSIVE THAT I AM AFRAID TO KEEP THE CAR IN THE GARAGE SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THE CAR IS 10 YEARS OLD GM WILL NOT HONOR THE NOTICE. THIS IS THE SECOND GM VEHICLE THAT I HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH (HAD IT WITH A 2004 SUV) AND GM REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL BECAUSE THE SERIAL NUMBER WAS NOT IN THE RAGE OF THEIR SPECIAL NOTICE EVEN THOUGH IT HAD EXCESSIVE FUEL ODORS. THAT ONE COST ME $3200. GM HAS A TRACK RECORD OF SENDING NOTICES (LIKELY TO AVOID LEGAL ACTION OR BEING FORCED INTO A RECALL) AND NOT HONORING THEM. THIS IS HIGHLY UNSAFE AND COULD CAUSE FIRE/EXPLOSION. AT THIS POINT IT IS MY HOPE THAT YOUR AGENCY WILL FORCE GM TO RECALL ALL CORVETTES WITH THIS PROBLEM AND COVER THE ASSOCIATED COSTS . THIS NOTICE SAYS, IN BOLD AND UNDERLINING, DO NOT TAKE YOUR VEHICLE TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER AS A RESULT OF THIS LATTE UNLESS YOU BELIEVE THAT YOUR VEHICLE HAS THE CONDITION DESCRIBED ABOVE. I HAD INQUIRED ABOUT THIS RECALL ON 3/8/2017 AT THE DEALER. SINCE THE SMELL OF FUEL WAS NOT PRESENT I WAS TOLD THAT IT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN AN AFFECTED VEHICLE

RECENTLY AFTER I PARK MY CAR IN THE GARAGE I GET A STRONG ODOR OF GAS FUMES.IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE EACH TIME AFTER DRIVING.THE FUMES ARE VERY STRONG.THE CAR ONLY HAS 30, 000 MILES.TODAY I DISCOVERED A GAS STAIN ON THE GARAGE FLOOR BELOW THE GAS TANK.THE TANK IS LESS THAN 1/2 FULL.I HAVE A GAS WATER HEATER IN GARAGE THAT COULD CAUSE A FIRE. AFTER CHECKING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM I FOUND THAT MANY CORVETTE OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.GM BETTER RESOLVE THIS VERY SERIOUS SITUTION BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED.THESE GAS TANKS ARE DEFECTIVE AND MUST BE RECALLED!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL ENTERED INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. A DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,200.

ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON AND GOES INTO DEFERRED ENGINE POWER. HAVE REPLACED THROTTLE BODY TWICE. CAR RUN GREAT AND THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL GO ON AND WHEN I START THE CAR IT STARTS TO VIOLENTLY VIBRATE. I TURN OFF. SIT FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND THEN TRY TO START AGAIN. SOMETIMES IT WORKS AND SOMETIMES NOT. DEFERRED ENGINE POWER IS DANGEROUS. SENSORS HAVE BEEN RESET. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM BEEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY ARE PRICE GOUGING. PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. AS SOON AS THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE TRACTION CONTROL, ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000. ..UPDATED 09/11/17 *BF *TR

TRACK CONTROL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR AND OTHER WARNING INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLASHED. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND DECELERATED. THE FAILURE WOULD CORRECT ITSELF AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES AND THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROYAL CHEVROLET (4502 W BROAD ST, RICHMOND, VA 23230 (804) 441-9393) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FAULTY WHEEL SPEED TRACTION DETECTOR THAT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,100.

STATIONARY VEHICLE GETS STUCK IN PARK. NEVER CERTAIN THAT THE VEHICLE CAN BE PUT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. BEHAVIOR IS RANDOM-IT CAN TAKE SEVERAL TRIES OVER MINUTES TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. DEALER REPLACED BRAKE SWITCH-DIDN'T IMPROVE BEHAVIOR. SOMETIMES I USE THE RECOMMENDED "ACCESSORY MODE" TO SHIFT-THIS TAKES SEVERAL TRIES AS WELL & HAS FAILED AT TIMES TO GET VEHICLE INTO GEAR. BEHAVIOR STARTED IN 2016.

DEPENDING ON THE POSITION OF THE DRIVERS SEAT THE AIRBAG INDICATOR ON THE DASH WILL INDICATE THAT THE AIRBAGS ARE DISABLED. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT IF THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IT COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. NO EVENT HAS YET TO HAPPEN FOR MY VEHICLE, BUT I FEEL UNSAFE KNOWING THAT THE AIRBAGS HAVE A DEFECT THAT MAY RESULT IN THEM NOT BEING DEPLOYED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL LEAKED FROM THE FUEL TANK WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REFUELED. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ODOR OF FUMES EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

NEEDLE BEARINGS WERE FOUND IN OIL PAN. THIS IS VERY COMMON PROBLEMS IN GM VEHICLES AS DEFECTIVE UNCAGED ROCKER ARM DESIGN WHICH CAUSES ROCKER ARMS TO EASILY BREAK OFF BEARINGS. GM EVEN ISSUES A BULLETIN, BUT OWNERS HAVE TO BEAR THE COST OF DEFECTIVE FACTORY-PARTS. BROKEN NEEDLE BEARINGS COULD END UP IN ENGINE AND DESTROY ENGINE. EVEN OWNERS REPLACE BROKEN ROCKER ARMS, THEY WILL FAIL BECAUSE THEY'RE UNCAGED. TO REPAIR PERMANENTLY, OWNERS HAVE TO INSTALL CAGED ROCKER ARMS FROM NON-FACTORY PART, WHICH WILL NULLIFY WARRANTY. OWNERS ARE TRAPPED IN KEEP REPLACING ROCKER ARMS, OR INSTALL NON-DEFECTIVE NON-FACTORY CAGED ROCKER ARMS AND LOSE WARRANTY. GM SHOULD RECALL THIS PROBLEM.

TRACTION CONTROL/ACTIVE HANDLING MALFUNCTION. "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" & "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" MESSAGES STARTED SHOWN IN DIC. FROM NUMEROUS WEB FORUMS, IT'S COMMON PROBLEM IN 2005-2008 CORVETTE. MANY DRIVERS EXPERIENCED THEIR BRAKE LOCKED UP AT HIGH SPEED. IT DIDN'T OCCUR TO MY CAR (JUST MESSAGES), BUT IT COULD POTENTIALLY FATAL ISSUE. YET, GM HASN'T ISSUES RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN AT THE DEALER FIVE OTHER TIMES FOR THE SAME WARNING INDICATOR. VARIOUS COMPONENTS WERE REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AWAITING AN APPOINTMENT DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. ..UPDATED 07/31/17 *BF

DEALERS REFUSE TO REPAIR VEHICLE STATING THE EXTENDED SPECIAL COVERAGE HAS EXPIRED. AIRBAG LIGHT WILL NOT SHUT OFF DUE TO WIRE HARNESS PROBLEM AND GM KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I TRIED TO GET THE CAR REPAIRED BUT LOCAL DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS. AND THE COVERAGE EXPIRED. . I RECEIVE THE NOTICE IN MAY 2016. MY CAR MET THE MILEAGE STANDARD, LESS THAN 120 K MILES AND WITHIN 10 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. IN ORDER TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS BACK ON, THE CONTACT HAD TO CAP THE FUSE BOX. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WIRING SHORTAGE WAS UNDER THE FUSE BOX AND THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REWIRED IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE SHORTAGE. ALSO, THE FUSE BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ALREADY RECEIVED A RECALL REPAIR REGARDING THE HEADLIGHTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED EVEN AFTER RECEIVING THE REPAIR. THE RECALL DETAILS WERE UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

BAD FUEL SMELL AFTER FILLING UP VEHICLE. DID NOT OVERFLOW OR TOP OFF. SMELL FUEL IN CABIN WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION AND STOPPED.

WHILE PASSING A LARGE TRUCK ON A RURAL HIGHWAY (FM 2004) THE ENGINE DROPPED A VALVE WHICH AS I HAVE BEEN INFORMED IS A KNOWN ISSUE ON THESE CARS WITH THE Z06 LS7 ENGINE HAVING PREMATURE VALVE GUIDE WEAR. THE MOTOR LOCKED UP AFTER THE PISTON HIT THE VALVE RESULTING IN CATASTROPHIC ENGINE DAMAGE CAUSING THE REAR TIRES TO LOCK UP AS A RESULT OF THE ENGINE LOCKING. I WAS ABLE TO APPLY THE CLUTCH AND REGAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR AND THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OTHER THAN A CLOSE CALL WITH THE 18 WHEELER I WAS TRYING TO PASS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF THE SAME ISSUES I HAVE SEEN WHILE RESEARCHING WITH THIS CAR FROM 2007 TO 2013 7.0 LITER ENGINE FROM GM.

RECEIVED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY LETTER FROM CHEV IN MID FEB 2017 STATING MY VEHICLE MAY EXPERIENCE FUEL LEAK AND IF LEAK IS SUSPECTED TO HAVE VEHICLE INSPECTED AT CHEV DEALER AND IF VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SERVICE FOR LESS THAN 10 YRS AND HAS LESS THAN 120,000 MILES, CHEV WILL REPAIR AT NO CHARGE. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AT DEALER (DUE TO FUEL ODER) AND CONDITION WAS CONFIRMED. DEALER WILL NOT HONOR REPAIR AND QUOTED COST AT $1338. CHEV CUSTOMER SERVICE STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS IN SERVICE SINCE NOV 2006 AND EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS NO LONGER VALID BECAUSE IT HAD EXCEEDED THE 10 YR PARAMETER BY 3 MO WHEN ISSUE WAS REPORTED. MILEAGE WAS AT 55,552. I BELIEVE THE ISSUE WAS PRESENT BEFORE NOV 2006 BUT THE FUEL ODOR WAS NOT DETECTED UNTIL THE LETTER WAS RECEIVED AND UNTIL I CHECKED THE VEHICLE (BOTH STATIONARY AND IN MOTION). THIS VEHICLE IS GENERALLY NOT DRIVEN IN WINTER MONTHS. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT ANY FUEL LEAKAGE IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND THAT THE LEAKAGE IS CAUSED BY A DESIGN DEFICIENCY AND AFFECTED VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE BY THE MANUFACTURER REGARDLESS OF DELIVERY DATE (DUE TO DESIGN DEFICIENCY). I WILL SEND A COPY OF THIS HAZARD REPORT TO CHEVROLET. THEIR CASE # IS 8-2782315093. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.

CAUSES 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

HAVE GAS FUMES IN THE CAR AFTER FILLING THE TANK. WILL DISSIPATE AFTER 100 MILES WILL SMELL THE FUMES WHEN MOVING, TURNING CORNERS, AND STATIONARY AFTER USING THE CAR

I FOUND THE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION ON THE CORVETTE FORUM. IT DESCRIBES THE SYMPTOMS OF MY CAR EXACTLY. FUEL LEAKS OUT THE TOP OF THE TANKS, AND WILL THEN DRIP DOWN THE BACK SIDE ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST. IF IGNORED THIS COULD RESULT IN A FIRE AND POSSIBLE DEATH. IF PARKED OVERNIGHT IN A GARAGE, THE VAPOR WILL FILL THE GARAGE AND COULD EASILY BE TRIGGERED INTO AN EXPLOSION AND FIRE FROM A GAS WATER HEATER OR OTHER IGNITION SOURCE.

AUTOMATIC 6-SPEED TRANSMISSION WITH AUXILIARY PADDLE SHIFTERS ON STEERING WHEEL. WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED AND IN PARK, THE CONSOLE STICK SHIFTER GETS STUCK AT RANDOM TIMES AFTER CAR HAS BEEN STOPPED/PARKED AND I CAN'T PUT THE STUCK SHIFTER INTO GEAR (IT WON'T BUDGE OUT OF PARK). IF THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN STOPPED AND PUT INTO PARK MOMENTARILY IN A HAZARDOUS AREA, E.G., A RAILROAD TRACK, AND IF THE SHIFTER STICK IS STUCK IN PARK, THEN THE VEHICLE CAN NOT BE MOVED OFF OF THE TRACK UNTIL THE SHIFTER CAN BE MOVED AND THE DRIVETRAIN ENGAGED. TURNING THE ENGINE OFF DOES NOT HELP. THE AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE THE RUNNING CAR WITH STUCK SHIFTER CAN BE PUT INTO GEAR SEEMS TO BE RANDOM, I.E. AFTER THE ENGINE HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR A MINUTE OR SO. THE DEALER WHO SOLD ME THE CAR SEEMS TO BE AWARE OF OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS NATURE FROM CORVETTE C6 A6 OWNERS.

THIS COMPLAINT WAS FILED UNDER THE WRONG VIN NO. THE COMPLAINT IS BEING SUBMITTED AGAIN WITH THE TYPO CORRECTED WITH THE CORRECT VIN [XXX]. THE INCORRECT VIN NO. WAS SUBMITTED WITH MY COMPLAINT # 10944956. THE DETAILS WERE SUBMITTED WITH COMPLAINT #10944956 AND ALL OTHER INFO SUBMITTED FOR THAT COMPLAINT EARLIER TODAY 20170111 ARE CORRECT. THIS SUBMISSION IS NOT A NEW, SECOND COMPLAINT BUT IS INSTEAD A CORRECTION TO THE VIN NO. GIVEN FOR MY PREVIOUS COMPLAINT TO BE SUBMITTED AS A CORRECTION. THE NUMBER OF OCCURRENCES OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GETTING STUCK IN PARK HAS OCCURRED WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY SINCE 2014, THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS ON 9/05/16 AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR