2008 Chevrolet Corvette complaints

WHEN I PUT MORE THE 1/2 OF TANK OF GAS IN MY CAR I SMELL GAS. IF I FILL IT ,IT IS VERY BAD I PARK MY CAR IN THE GARAGE AND IN THE MORNING I HAVE TO OPEN THE GARAGE DOORS TO LET IT AIR OUT IM AFRAID THIS MAY LEAD TO A FIRE. *TR

STRONG GAS SMELL AFTER FILLING VEHICLE UP. *TR

WHEN PARKED IN MY GARAGE THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE. I AM AFRAID OF A FIRE OR EXPLOSION. PURCHASED THIS CAR USED FROM THE PREVIOUS ORIGINAL OWNER. *TR

STRONG FUEL SMELL AND SEEPAGE FROM DRIVERS SIDE TANK WHEN MORE THAN HALF FULL. FUEL LEVEL GAUGE DOESN'T WORK WHEN BELOW HALF TANK AS WELL. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE THIS FALL WITH ABOUT 12500 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. STARTING SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE I WOULD OFTEN NOTICE THE SMELL OF GASOLINE IN MY GARAGE. AFTER INSPECTION, NONE OF MY OTHER VEHICLES ARE LEAKING FUEL. AFTER SEARCHING FOR A LEAK, I TURNED TO CORVETTE FORUM, WHICH HAS A DISCUSSION ON FUEL LEAKS IN THE 2008 MODEL YEAR CORVETTE. EVIDENTLY WHEN THE GAS TANK IS 3/4 OR MORE FILLED WITH FUEL, THERE IS A LEAK WHICH DEPOSITS RAW GAS ON THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK, FROM WHICH IT DRIPS OR EVAPORATES. I CONSIDER THIS LEAK A FIRE HAZARD, AND URGE NHTSA TO REQUIRE A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROMPT ATTENTION TO MY REQUEST. *TR

IT IS A VERY WELL DOCUMENTED OCCURRENCE ON C6 CORVETTES THAT ON MANY CARS, WHEN THE TANK IS FULL, FUEL LEAKS OUT ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CROSSOVER PIPE BETWEEN THE TWO TANKS BEGINS TO LEAK. YOU WILL NOT FIND ANY FUEL ON THE GROUND, BECAUSE IT SITS ON TOP OF THE TANK. WHEN YOU BEGIN DRIVING IT WILL FALL OFF ONTO THE EXHAUST PIPE AND BURN OFF. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD, AT ANY TIME IT COULD CATCH FIRE AND LEAD TO INJURY AND/OR DEATH. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS THREADS ON CORVETTEFORUM.COM REGARDING THE ISSUE AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. THIS AFFECTS MANY CORVETTE OWNERS, MYSELF INCLUDED. THE FUEL SMELL WHEN I WALK INTO THE GARAGE IS EXTREMELY POTENT, IT EVEN BEGINS ENTERING MY HOME! THE VAPOR CAN CAUSE A FIRE IN THE GARAGE, BEING A WATER HEATER IS PRESENT, AND CAUSE SEVERE PROPERTY DAMAGE. THIS IS A HUGE ETHICAL CASE FOR CHEVROLET; WELL DOCUMENTED SAFETY DEFECT, AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THIS! NOTHING THE OWNERS HAVE DONE TO CAUSE THE ISSUE, A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN AND/OR MANUFACTURING IS TO BLAME. SOMEONE COULD DIE FROM THIS SAFETY ISSUE, SOMETHING MUST BE DONE! *TR

I SMELLED GASOLINE IN THE CABIN OF MY 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE COUPE BASE MODEL. I TOOK IT TO LONESTAR CHEVROLET TO CHECK OUT THE PROBLEM. THEY KEPT IT OVERNIGHT AND REPORTED NOT TO BE ABLE TO SMELL WHAT I SMELLED. THEY REPORTED TO HAVE DONE A "SMOKE TEST" AND CHECK ALL CONNECTIONS BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT SMELLED IT AS MUCH SINCE BUT VERY FAINTLY A COUPLE OF TIMES. *TR

AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS THERE IS AN EXTREMELY STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN THE CAR ITSELF. ONLY AFTER HALF A TANK IS GONE IS THE SMELL FINALLY GONE. *TR

THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SPORADICALLY SHUT OFF WHILE THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN. IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE THE INITIAL INCIDENT AND MAKES DRIVING VERY DANGEROUS. *JS

THE GAS TANK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IS LEAKING FROM THE TOP AROUND FUEL PUMP. VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR. *JS

THE DRIVER'S SIDE FUEL TANK STARTED LEAKING AT THE TOP OF THE TANK. ANYTHING OVER 1/2 TANK (THE CORVETTE USES TWO FUEL TANKS, A DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE) WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY STRONG FUEL ODORS AND GAS LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE TANK. THE GAS PUDDLED ON TOP OF THE TANK, FROM LEAKING, COULD POTENTIALLY DRAIN OR FALL ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST WHILE DRIVING CREATING AN ENORMOUS FIRE HAZARD. THE FUEL ODOR IS OVERWHELMING IF THE VEHICLE IS PARKED IN AN ENCLOSED SPACE, SAY A GARAGE, CREATING ANOTHER FIRE HAZARD WITH THE GAS FUMES. I AM FEARFUL TO EVEN DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENT THAT THE WORST COULD HAPPEN AND THE CAR CATCH ON FIRE. *JS

GAS FUMES AFTER FILLING TANK AND UNTIL LEVEL IS BELOW HALF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, FUEL FUMES EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ONCE THE FUEL LEVEL WAS UNDER THE HALF MARK, THE FUMES WOULD VANISH. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

STRONG ODOR OF RAW GAS WITH CAR PARKED IN GARAGE. CHANGED FUEL CAP BUT DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. CONCERNED ABOUT POSSIBLE EXPLOSION AND/OR FIRE AS A RESULT. DEALER CANNOT FIND ANY VISIBLE LEAKS BUT ODOR REMAINS. THERE ARE MANY POSTS ON THE CORVETTE FORUM WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND GM JUST SEEMS TO IGNORE THE PROBLEM.. *TR

GAS LEAKING AT TOP OF FUEL TANKS. GAS FUMES FILL COCKPIT AND GARAGE WHEN PARKED. EVIDENCE OF GAS DRIPPING DOWN BACK OF DRIVERS SIDE FUEL TANK, NEXT TO EXHAUST. CAR CAN NOT BE KEPT IN AN ENCLOSED GARAGE DUE TO FUMES AND FIRE HAZARD. DRIVING CAR ALSO PRESENTS A FIRE HAZARDS, BECAUSE THE FUEL DRIPS DOWN ONTO HOT EXHAUST. NUMEROUS OTHER REPORTS ON THE CORVETTE FORUM OF THIS SAME PROBLEM. TOO MANY TO COUNT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE UNDERHOOD BUSSED ELECTRICAL CENTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED WHILE DRIVING. HIGH BEAMS WORK AND ALL OTHER LIGHTS. LIGHTS RESUMED WORKING LATER AS CAR COOLED DOWN. FAILED AGAIN THE NEXT DAY. SEEMS TO START WORKING AS CAR WARMS UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED DECREASING THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

C6 CORVETTES HAVE ELECTRICALLY OPERATED DOORS SO IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN A DOOR WHEN THE BATTERY IS DEAD. HAVING A DEAD BATTERY, I PLACED THE CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY TO JUMP START IT. AS I WENT TO MY TRUCK TO START IT AND CONNECT THE JUMPER CABLES THE CORVETTE BEGAN TO SLOWLY ROLL BACKWARDS - APPARENTLY THE HAND BRAKE WAS NOT QUITE SET ENOUGH (MANUAL TRANSMISSION). I WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR TO APPLY THE BRAKES OR HANDBRAKE BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF BATTERY POWER. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ROLL BACKWARDS, ACCELERATING, WITH ME UNABLE TO HOLD OR STOP IT. IT ROLLED ACROSS THE STREET, DOWN MY NEIGHBOR'S DRIVEWAY, AND THROUGH HIS CLOSED GARAGE DOOR COMING TO A STOP AT THE REAR OF HIS GARAGE WITH A HEAVY IMPACT (OVER $11 THOUSAND IN DAMAGES). MY NEIGHBOR'S 2 SMALL GIRLS OFTEN PLAY IN THAT GARAGE WITH THE DOORS CLOSED OR IN THE DRIVEWAY. IF THEY HAD BEEN PLAYING OR ANYONE OR ANY VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN THE STREET AT THAT TIME THERE WOULD LIKELY HAVE BEEN ONE OR MORE FATALITIES DUE TO THE RUNAWAY DRIVER-LESS VEHICLE. ONLY LUCK PREVENTED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WITH POSSIBLE FATALITIES OR SERIOUS INJURIES. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AN UNACCEPTABLE AND UNNECESSARY DESIGN DEFECT FOR C6 CORVETTES (AND POSSIBLY OTHER VEHICLES WITH KEY-LESS ENTRY AND ELECTRICALLY OPERATED DOORS). I BELIEVE THAT CHEVROLET SHOULD RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND ADD A MECHANICAL WAY TO QUICKLY OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE IN EVENT OF A RUNAWAY SITUATION (THERE IS A MECHANICAL BACKUP IF ONE IS IN THE CAR OR IF ONE HAS THE TIME TO MANUALLY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ACTIVATED, THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE UBEC HOUSING FAILED AND CAUSED THE LOW BEAM RELAY CONTROL CIRCUIT TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,200. UPDATED 12/2/14*CN

THIS IS MY 3RD COMPLAINT. I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL ON THE HEAD LIGHTS FOR THE YEARS 2005-2007. AND FOR THE YEARS 2008-2013 IT WILL BE COVERED UNDER UPCOMING CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 14203. WHEN I CALLED GM THEY SAID MY VIN # IS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT PROGRAM YET MY CORVETTE IS A 2008 MODEL. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS INCIDENTS WHERE PEOPLE GET VERY MAD BECAUSE I AM DRIVING WITH HIGH BEAMS ON. ONE TIME ANOTHER VEHICLE SWERVED AT ME TRYING TO RUN ME OFF ROAD. *TR

SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLIBG SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON AFTER HAVING NEW BRAKES INSTALLED. HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL SENSOR REPLACED. AFTER ABOUT 1 MONTH THE LIGHT STARTED COMING BACK ON AND SHIFTER STARTED LOCKING UP IN PARK. AFTER 1 MONTH HAD SHIFTER ASSYEMBLY REPLACED, STARTED TO LOCK UP AGAIN, THEY REPLACED SHIFTER ASSEMBLY SAYING IT WAS A BAD PART. AFTER ABOUT ANOTHER MONTH THE SHIFTER STARTED LOCKING UP AGAIN. GOING TO HAVE THEM CHECK THE BRAKING SENSOR AGAIN AS THEY FORGOT TO CHECK THE OTHER DAY FORGETING THEY REPLACED IT. I AM 60, GOING TO RADIATION APPOINTMENTS AND THIS IS VERY UNACCEPTABLE FOR THE CALLIBER OF A CORVETTE. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. *TR

I UNDERSTAND THAT THE NHTSA PREVIOUSLY OPENED AN INVESTIGATION IN 2013 REGARDING C6 CORVETTE HEADLIGHT (LOW BEAM) FAILURES FOR YEARS 2005-07. I FILE THIS CLAIM BECAUSE THE PRODUCTION YEARS ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE YEARS REFERENCED. HENCE, MY 2008 IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM - LOW BEAM FAILURES ON ROADWAYS AT NIGHT. I UNDERSTAND NOW FROM NEW RESEARCH OF MY OWN THAT LATTER YEARS ARE ALSO IMPACTED BY THE SAME ISSUE. ALTHOUGH THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ARE UNAFFECTED, THEY DO NOT PROVIDE APPROPRIATE NIGHTTIME ILLUMINATION. USING HIGH BEAMS ARE AN UNDESIRABLE ALTERNATIVE. CONSIDERING GM'S LONG AND PERVASIVE HISTORY OF SHUNNING SERIOUS VEHICULAR ISSUES AND COMPLAINTS ONLY UNTIL THEY REACH A NATIONAL SCALE (VIA NATIONAL MEDIA OR ACT OF CONGRESS), AND AFTER CONTACTING A LOCAL DEALER LAST WEEK, THEY HAVE NOT ACCEPTED ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO REMEDIED WHETHER IT BE UNDER SAFETY, TECHNICAL BULLETIN, OR RECALL. HAVING NO TRUST WHATSOEVER OF GM OR OTHERS LIKE NISSAN, BEING TOO BIG TO CARE, I AM PLACING MY TRUST IN THE NHTSA. THANK YOU. *TR

WHEN FUEL TANKS ARE FULL THERE IS A STRONG FUEL SMELL THAT FILLS THE GARAGE AND LEAKS INTO MY HOUSE. IF THE FUEL VAPORS GET HIGH ENOUGH THEY COULD CREATE A FIRE HAZARD AS WELL AS AN INHALATION AND RESPIRATORY ISSUES. *TR

DRIVING ALONG AT 45MPH AND THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. IT HAS BEEN COMING ON INTERMEDIATELY FOR A WHILE NOW... *TR

STARTING ON OR AROUND AUGUST 2011 MY AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON. IT HAS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY SINCE THEN. THE FIX IS TO JIGGLE THE CONNECTOR UNDER THE SEAT AND THEN ZIP TIE IT. THAT NORMALLY LAST ABOUT 6 MONTHS OR MORE BUT IT ALWAYS COMES BACK. I AM CONCERNED THAT MY AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN A SEVERE FRONTAL IMPACT. THE DEALER IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND SAYS IT IS SOMETHING I AM GOING LIVE WITH. THE PROBLEM I HAVE WITH THAT IS I AM AFRAID IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING I AM GOING TO HAVE TO DIE WITH. *TR

AFTER FUELING MY 2008 CORVETTE, I NOTICED THE STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE PRESENT ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. I DIDN'T GIVE IT MUCH THOUGHT AS THE SMELL WENT AWAY AS I DROVE. BUT, THE NEXT TIME I GOT INTO THE CAR, THE SMELL WAS THERE AGAIN. EACH SUBSEQUENT TIME I GOT INTO THE CAR, THE SMELL WAS PRESENT UNTIL THE TANK WAS HALF EMPTY. AT THAT POINT THE SMELL WENT AWAY, UNTIL I FILLED THE TANK AGAIN AND THE PROCESS BEGAN ANEW. I HAVE BLOGGED WITH MANY OTHER OWNERS OF VARIOUS YEARS CORVETTE MODELS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM AFRAID THE FUMES THAT CREATE THE SMELL COULD ULTIMATELY IGNITE AND CAUSE A SERIOUS FIRE. AS MENTIONED, THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. MANY OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DASH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *ITR

NO HIGH BEAM HEAD LIGHTS. FUSE DID NOT BLOW, BULBS CHECKED AND ARE GOOD, BUT WILL NOT LIGHT. HAD CHECKED, AND FOUND SHORT IN WIRING HARNESS AND FUSE BOX. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR. *TR

THE AIR BAG READINESS LIGHT STAYS ON INTERMITTENTLY WITH THE FREQUENCY INCREASING. AS OF TODAY, 08/15/14 IT IS ON CONSTANTLY. I HAVE NO IDEA IF THIS IS JUST A WARNING FAILURE OR IF THERE IS REALLY A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V251000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AND WON'T GO BACK ON EITHER MANUALLY OR AUTOMATICALLY UNTIL THE CAR COOLS DOWN. THIS JUST STARTED HAPPENING RECENTLY. MY DEALER SAID THAT FOR SLIGHTLY OLDER CORVETTE YEARS, THERE WAS A RECALL TO REPLACE THE FUSE BLOCK ITSELF. APPARENTLY THERE WERE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS ABOUT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT FOR NO REASON. I HAD THE FUSE BLOCK REPLACED AND IT APPARENTLY HAS SOLVED THE PROBLEM - BUT AT A COST OF OVER $500. AFTER READING OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT 2008 CORVETTES, IT WOULD SEEM THAT THE RECALL SHOULD ALSO COVER THAT MODEL YEAR AS WELL. SIMI VALLEY, CA. *TR

ON THIS DAY, I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 100 MPH (GERMAN AUTOBAHN) WHEN THE VEHICLE FOR NO APPARENT REASON DECIDED TO LOCK UP THE BRAKES. I ALSO LOST POWER STEERING. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO CARS AROUND ME. THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" SENSOR HAS BEEN ON AND OFF SINCE THEN AND I AM LOOKING AT GETTING IT LOOKED AT TOMORROW. I HAVE JUST READ FORUMS OF OTHER 2005-2008 CORVETTES HAVING THIS SIMILAR PROBLEM. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO ABOUT GETTING THIS CAR SERVICED? I AM IN GERMANY AND I HAVE YET TO FIND A CORVETTE MECHANIC. WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ADVICE. THANK YOU *TR

I KEEP GETTING A RED LIGHT ON THE DASH SAYING THE AIR BAG IS NOT ACTIVE. I HAVE FOUND THAT BY WIGGLING THE CONNECTOR UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT THE LIGHT GOES OUT. I SUSPECT THERE IS A BAD CONNECTOR AND IT NEVER FAILS WHILE I AM AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP SAYS THEIR IS NO RECALL AND THEY WANT AT LEAST $125 TO STRAIT CHECKING. THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP SAYS THEIR IS NO RECALL AND THEY WANT AT LEAST $125 TO STRAIT CHECKING BUT THEY DON'T KNOW OF A FIX. *TR

WHEN CAR GETS HOT, THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN ON. THERE IS AN EXISTING RECALL FOR CORVETTE C6 MODELS FROM 08-13. BUT THERE ARE NONE FOR CORVETTE C6 Z06 MODELS FROM 08-13 EVEN THOUGH THE FUSEBOX, HEADLIGHT WIRING IS IDENTICAL. *TR

MY NEW (TO ME - SECOND OWNER) 2008 CORVETTE WAS STUCK IN PARK IN A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT. I FINALLY HAD TO FORCE IT OUT AND THIS DAMAGED THE SHIFT ASSEMBLY THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE ELECTRONIC MODULE THAT IS PART OF THE SHIFT ASSEMBLY THAT CONTROLS THE HOLD BRAKE BEFORE STARTING. I FOUND OUT AFTER THE FACT THAT A NUMBER OF CORVETTE OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

AFTER CRANKING MY DAILY COMMUTE CORVETTE AROUND 8PM, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE EVENING IN ABOUT A MONTH. I NOTICED THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON. AFTER CHECKING THE LIGHTS AND FUSES, I FOUND A INTERMITTENT SHORT IN THE FUSE BOX. *TR

2008 NEW CORVETTE HAD FUSE BLOCK SHORT, HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OUT AND HAD NO LOW BEAMS. HAD TO PULL FUSE TO GET LIGHTS OFF. SOUND RELATED TO CURRENT RECALL OF 05-07 AND SOME 08'S. ISSUE WOULD COME AND GO AND WAS FIXED AS SOON AS DEALER COULD SEE PROBLEM. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

STARTED MY CAR AFTER GETTING OFF WORK. LOOKED AT MY GAUGES BEFORE PULLING OUT ONLY TO NOTICE THAT MY AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT STAYING LIT. TURNED THE CAR ON AND OFF BUT THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO STAY LIT. DROVE HOME WITH AIRBAG LIGHT ON. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION ON THE INTERNET.... THERE ARE A MULTITUDE OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUES. THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYING ON APPEARS TO BE CAUSED VIA A FAULTY HARNESS CONNECTION LOCATED UNDER THE SEAT. SEEMS THAT BUICK'S (A GM BUILT MODEL CAR) HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES BUT WERE RECALLED FOR THE EXACT SAME THING. THE FACT THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON MEANS THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT CAUSING THEM TO BE USELESS AND MAY LEAD TO SEVERE/FATAL INJURY. CHEVY IS WELL AWARE REGARDING THIS ISSUE BECAUSE THEY HAVE OTHER MODEL VEHICLES WITH THE SAME SEAT HARNESS CONFIGURATION WHERE RECALLS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED BUT HAS NOT DONE A RECALL ON THIS SAFETY FEATURE ON THE CORVETTE. THIS ISSUE POSES A SEVER SAFETY HAZARD THAT REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. *TR

THEN HEADLIGHTS WHEN ON WILL COMPLETELY GO OUT AS WILL THE DASH LIGHTS. AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO THE LIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON. IT APPEARS SOMETHING UNDER THE HOOD IS NOT AND BURNING BUT I HAVE NEVER BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE ANYTHING. ABOUT A YEAR AGO I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE WRITER TURNED MY LIGHTS OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES AND ADVISED HE SAW NOTHING WRONG. LAST WEEK ON A TRIP BACK FROM OKLAHOMA I LOST LIGHTING ONCE AGAIN. WHILE I WAS TRAVELING AT 75MPH I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. IT WAS DAYLIGHT SO I COULD RESUME DRIVING. THIS MORNING I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO DISCUSS THIS ISSUE WITH HIM SINCE I HAD HEARD THRU THE LONE STAR CORVETTE CLUB THIS WAS A RECALL PROBLEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER CHECKED HIS COMPUTER AND ADVISED THERE WAS NOTHING ABOUT SUCH AN ISSUE AND HE COULD THEREFORE NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL A RECALL WAS MADE. HE ADVISED I SHOULD PARK THE CAR AND NOT DRIVE IT. I FOUND HIS ANSWER UNACCEPTABLE.IF THIS OCCURS WITH ME AT 75MPH AT NIGHT WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BURNING FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE HIGH BEAMS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. PROBLEM RECURRED ON 10-2-12. FIXED BY DEALER. NOW COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. COULD BE VERY SERIOUS ISSUE IF IT NOT JUST AN ERRANT CODE PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OUT. THE CAR WILL CONTINUE TO LOSE FUNCTION OF THEM AFTER ABOUT 15-30 MINUTES OF USE. ONCE THE CAR IS PARKED OVER NIGHT THEY WILL REGAIN USE IN THE MORNING BUT THEN LOSE FUNCTION AGAIN ONCE THE ENGINE BAY IS WARM. *TR

THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS GONE ON.....AND OFF FOR MANY MILES. *TR

I AM WRITING YOU REGARDING A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN REGARDING MY 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. FOR MANY MONTHS NOW I HAVE HAD A "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT? APPEAR ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER (DIC) SCREEN. WHILE THE WARNING IS DISPLAYED, MY TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM BECOMES DISABLED AS IS EVIDENCED BY THE ICON SHOWING THE VEHICLE SKIDDING. I HAVE BEEN RETURNING MY VEHICLE TO TWO SEPARATE CHEVROLET DEALERS FOR SERVICE, BUT NO MATTER WHAT THEY DO, THE PROBLEM KEEPS RETURNING. RIGHT NOW I CAN'T DRIVE MY VEHICLE FOR MORE THAN A FEW MILES BEFORE THE PROBLEM OCCURS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN, BECAUSE I'M AFRAID THAT I AM GOING TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. I HAVE A FULL GENERAL MOTORS WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE, SO THIS IS NOT A MATTER OF MY NOT BEING COVERED FOR THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. PLEASE HELP. *TR

I AND OTHER CORVETTE OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS THE MOST RECENT RECALL OF OTHER GM MODELS. MY BRAKE LIGHTS WILL CONSTANTLY BE ON. THE ACTIVE HANDLING WARNING LIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO SHOW ON DASH AND CRUISE CONTROL WILL DISENGAGED AND REENGAGE ON ITS OWN. THE FIX SEEMS TO BE REPLACING THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE SENSOR AND THAT DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. AFTER READING BLOGS I LOCATED OTHER CORVETTE OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES AS I. HTTP://FORUMS.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/C6-CORVETTE-GENERAL-DISCUSSION/3016191-SERVICE-ACTIVE-HANDLING-BRAKE-LIGHT-ISSUES.HTML ------ HTTP://FORUMS.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/C6-CORVETTE-GENERAL-DISCUSSION/3458738-BRAKE-LIGHTS-STAY-ON-WHILE-DRIVING.HTML ------ I RECENTLY CONTACTED GM AND EXPRESSED MY CONCERN AS I BELIEVE THE C6 CORVETTE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. MY CAR HAS SPENT WEEKS AT AUTONATION CHEVROLET IN ALPHARETTA, GA UNTIL I TOOK IT BACK FROM THEM AND BROUGHT IT TO A CORVETTE DEALER IN ATLANTA, GA TO REPLACE THE BCM AND HOPE TO FIX THE ISSUE FOR NOW. *JS

WHEN I FILL MY CORVETTE FUEL TANK PAST 1/2 TANK OR MORE, I SMELL AND INGEST FUEL VAPORS/ODOR...ENOUGH TO CAUSE ME AND MY PASSENGER HEADACHES AND LIGHT HEADEDNESS, FEELINGS OF BEING SICK. MY GARAGE FILLS UP WITH THE FUEL FUMES/ODOR ALSO...I HAVE TO AIR IT OUT FOR A LONG TIME AND EVEN LEAVE THE GARAGE DOOR OPEN TO HELP DISSAPATE THE FUEL VAPOR/ODORS. INSIDE THE VEHICLE GETS AN INTENSE FUEL VAPOR/ODOR. I EXCHANGED THE FUEL CAP WITH AN OEM FUEL CAP WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. THE ODOR OUTSIDE THE CAR SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM DIRECTLY BEHIND THE DRIVER SIDE/FUEL CAP AREA. I DARE SAY THAT I CANNOT DOWN PLAY THIS FAINT FEELING AND HEADACHES FROM THE STRONG FUEL ODOR THAT THIS VEHICLE GIVES OFF, ESPECIALLY INSIDE THE COCK PIT/CAB OF THE VEHICLE....IT'S VERY INTENSE. THOROBRED CHEVROLET OF CHANDLER ARIZONA COULD NOT FIND THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR BEFORE THE CAR WENT OUT OF WARRANTY...GO FIGURE! THE FUEL FUMES ARE EVEN STRONGER WHEN THE WEATHER IS WARMER. HERE IN ARIZONA, WE HAVE TEMPERATURES IN THE 110 TO 120 DEGREE RANGE AND THE FUMES ARE BLUNTLY UNBEARABLE AT THAT POINT THIS FUEL DEFECT THING IS OCCURRING DAILY...DRIVING HOME WITH A CAR COOKED IN THE SUN AND FUEL INFUSED IN THE COCK PIT BEARS HEAVY UPON ME...THE SMELL NEVER GOES AWAY...LIFE SUCKS WITH A $740 CORVETTE PAYMENT I DON'T LIKE DRIVING IT ANYMORE BECAUSE GM WON'T RECALL OR FIX IT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE STREET AT NIGHT WHEN THE LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OUT. I PULLED OVER AND TRIED TO TURN THEM ON AGAIN BUT THEY WOULDN'T WORK. I SHUT OFF THE CAR AND TURNED IT ON AGAIN AND THEY STILL DIDN'T WORK. I PUT ON MY HIGH BEAMS WHICH WORKED AND DROVE HOME. THE NEXT DAY I TESTED THE HEADLIGHTS AND THEY WORKED FINE WHEN THE CAR WAS COOL, BUT THEY STOPPED WORKING WHEN THE CAR HEATED UP. I CHECKED THE FUSES AND THE RELAYS AND THEY WERE BOTH FINE. AFTER SOME INTERNET RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE, I TRACED THE PROBLEM TO A BROKEN COPPER WIRE INSIDE THE FUSE BOX. I REPLACED THIS WIRE AND THE LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS NOW OPERATE THE WAY THEY SHOULD. I THINK THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ANYONE WHO IS DRIVING THEIR CORVETTE AT NIGHT. *TR

JUST AS I GOT HOME AND PARKED MY CAR IN THE GARAGE, I MOVED THE AUTOMATIC SHIFTER TO PARK AND FELT SOMETHING BREAK. I DISCOVERED THAT THE SHIFTER CABLE TO THE TRANSMISSION CASE BROKE, WHICH LEFT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. THIS WOULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IF IT HAPPENED TO SOMEONE WHO PARKED ON A HILL, SINCE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ISN'T STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD THE CAR. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHICH SURPRISINGLY HAD THE PART IN STOCK (A SIGN THAT THIS HAPPENS OFTEN ENOUGH THAT THEY KEEP THE PART ON HAND?). SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS LATER, THE DEALER REPLACED THE CABLE, I HAVE TO CROSS MY FINGERS THAT THIS PART DOESN'T BREAK AGAIN. *TR

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. *TR