2008 Chevrolet Corvette complaints

TRAVELING AT 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT 4 LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY, I BRAKE AND PRESSED THE CLUTCH PEDAL TO DOWN SHIFT TO MAKE AN EXIT. I EXITED, MADE THE TURN AND STARTED ACCELERATING. I NOTICE A LOSS OF POWER AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK. THERE WAS NO MESSAGE THAT THE ACTIVE HANDLING WAS ENGAGED. I STOPPED AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. ALL WAS FINE WHEN I DROVE AGAIN. HOWEVER, IT KEEPS HAPPENING SPORADICALLY WITHOUT ANY CAUSE. ONCE THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM LIT ON THE CONTROL PANEL BUT AFTER TURNING OFF THE ENGINE IT HAS NOT APPEARED AGAIN. YET, THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM(OR SOMETHING) KEEP TAPPING THE BRAKES MAKING THE CAR LOSE POWER AND THE STEERING SHAKE. *TR

THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT ABOUT THE LOW BEAMS ON MY CAR. THEY TURN OFF WHEN I AM DRIVE AT NIGHT WHICH MAKES ME DRIVE WITH THE HIGH BEAMS ON. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE SO I HAVE TO DRIVE IT AT NIGHT. TONIGHT I WAS ON THE FREEWAY DRIVE WITH MY HIGH BEAMS ON WHEN ANOTHER DRIVER SLOWED DOWN AND SWERVED TOWARDS MY CAR TRYING TO RUN ME OFF ROAD BECAUSE MY HIGH BEAMS WERE ON. THIS ISN'T THE FIRST INCIDENT, SOME ONE GOT INTO MY LANE THEN GOT BACK INTO THE OTHER LANE SLOWED FOR ME TO PASS THEM THEN GOT VERY CLOSE TO THE BACK OF MY CAR AND PUT THERE HIGH BEAMS ON THEY WERE IN A TRUCK AND THERE LIGHTS WERE BLINDING. WHICH MADE IT VERY HARD FOR ME TO SEE. I KNOW THAT IS HOW IT IS FOR CAR THAT ARE IN FRONT OF ME. I AM AFRAID SOMEONE IS GOING TO TAKE THERE RAGE FARTHER THEN JUST A SWERVE. DOES THIS HAVE TO BECOME DEADLY BEFORE CHEVY RECALLS THIS PROBLEM. *TR

3RD TIME NOW THE LOW BEAMS JUST SHUT OFF. YOU HAVE TO LEAVE THE CAR COOL DOWN BEFORE THEY WILL WORK. I WAS GOING AROUND A CORNER ON A DARK ROAD WHEN THE FAILED AND I WENT OFF THE ROAD. HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH HIGH BEAMS ON WHICH WAS VERY UNSAFE FOR OTHER DRIVERS. *TR UPDATED 09/02/15 *BF *TR

LOW LIGHTS SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT TURN ON MANUALLY. THE HIGH BEAMS AND FOG LIGHTS WOULD WORK BUT NOT THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS. AFTER SETTING ALL NIGHT THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS WORK AGAIN. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE LAST 10 DAYS. *TR..UPDATED 09-01-15 *BF *TR

LOW LIGHTS SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT TURN ON MANUALLY. THE HIGH BEAMS AND FOG LIGHTS WOULD WORK BUT NOT THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS. AFTER SETTING ALL NIGHT THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS WORK AGAIN. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE LAST 30 DAYS. *TR

TRAVELING AT 45MPH,RIGHT REAR BRAKE APPLIED. CAR VEERED TO RIGHT AND STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON DIC. RETURNED CAR TO DEALER, WHO HAD CAR FOR 20 DAYS. REPLACED EBCM,STEERING SENSOR,TRACTION CONTROL SWITCH,CLEANED GROUNDS AND CHECKED ALL CONNECTIONS. CAR WAS DELIVERED 100 MILES TO ME WITH NO PROBLEMS. CAR SAT IN GARAGE FOR 7 DAYS.ON 12/27/2013 DROVE CAR APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES. AT 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE LEFT REAR BRAKE APPLIED JERKING CAR TO LEFT. THIS IS A 2008 CORVETTE WITH 7500 MILES. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM THAT GM SHOULD FIND A CURE FOR BEFORE LAWSUITS BEGIN. VERY DANGEROUS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

THE AIR BAG COMES ON AT SOME HIGHER SPEEDS OR HARD ACCELERATION. *TR

I WAS OUT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AT NIGHT AND WHEN I STARTED MY CAR THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON. FORTUNATELY THE HIGH BEAMS AND FOG LIGHTS WORKED, WHICH I USED TO GET HOME. THE PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED AND IT APPEARS THEY TURN OFF WHEN THE CAR HEATS UP. THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND IT IS IMPEDING ME FROM GOING OUT AT NIGHT BECAUSE I AM SCARED IT MAY CAUSE ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF BY THE MANUFACTURER IMMEDIATELY. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

LIKE MANY OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN FILED THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS GO OUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IT APPEARS THAT THEY GO OUT WHEN THE CAR HEATS UP BUT WE DON'T KNOW. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND IT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY THE MANUFACTURER. WE HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING UNLESS NHTSA TELLS THEM TO. *TR

I WENT TO THE STORE WHEN I WAS DONE SHOPPING I STARTED MY CAR AND THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS DIDN'T COME ONE. I HAD TO USE THE HIGH BEAMS TO GET HOME. MY HUSBAND USED THE CAR AT NIGHT A FEW NIGHTS LATER AND WHEN HE STARTED THE CAR THEY CAME ON. A FEW MINUTES LATER WHEN HE WAS DRIVING THEY WENT OUT HE ALSO HAD TO USE THE HIGH BEAMS TO GET HOME. IT SEAMS THEY WORK SOME TIMES. MAYBE THEY TURN OFF WHEN THE CAR GETS WARM. I HAVE TO DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT AND I HAVE TO USE THE HIGH BEAMS AND OTHER DRIVERS FLASH THERE LIGHTS AT ME. THIS CAN CAUSE A ACCIDENT. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME WE DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKES ENGAGED WITHOUT MANUAL FORCE AND ALSO FAILED TO STOP WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHT. IN ADDITION, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

I HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW AND CAN NOT DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT BECAUSE OF IT. THE LOW BEAMS QUIT WORKING AFTER THE CAR GETS HOT. WHEN YOU FIRST START THE CAR THEY WILL WORK BUT AFTER THE CAR HAS RAN FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES OR SO THE LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK. HIGH BEAMS AND FOG LAMPS WORK, BUT NOT THE LOW BEAMS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. FUSE BLOCKS UNDER THE HOOD ARE NOT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BREAK, THEY ARE NOT SUBJECT TO REGULAR WEAR AND TEAR LIKE OTHER PARTS OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

CORVETTE 2008 HAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MILES. THE IGNITION COIL ON CYLINDER 6 FAILED. AFTER REPAIRS AND APPROXIMATELY 500 MILES THEREAFTER, IGNITION COIL ON CYLINDER 8 FAILED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO UTILIZE THE FOG LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE FUSE BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000. *TR

MY 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE JUST STARTED A NEW ISSUE THAT YOUR DEPT IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING. THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" CAME UP ON THE DISPLAY AND THE FRONT RIGHT BRAKE LOCKED UP FOR A FEW SECONDS AT HIGHWAY SPEED. AFTER PULLING OVER, A CONCERNED DRIVER BEHIND ME SAID THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS HAD BEEN AND STILL ARE ILLUMINATED THE WHOLE TIME SHE WAS BEHIND ME (AT LEAST 5 MILES) AND DO NOT GO OFF UNTIL I TURN THE CAR OFF. I BOUGHT THIS CAR THE END OF MARCH AT MALL CHEVROLET IN CHERRY HILL NJ, AND MY PRIMARY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER IS REEDMAN-TOLL IN LANGHORNE PA. THERE IS NOTHING LISTED IN THE CARFAX OR AUTOCHECK HISTORY FOR ANY RECALL WORK DONE OR EVEN ANY OPEN RECALLS. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A QUITE COMMON ISSUE WITH SERIOUS SAFETY REPERCUSSIONS. I AM AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE CORVETTE FORUMS AND THIS IS A TOPIC THAT HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT IN NUMEROUS THREADS: HTTP://FORUMS.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/C6-TECH-PERFORMANCE/2336065-SERVICE-ACTIVE-HANDLING-CONSUMER-ACTION.HTML HTTP://FORUMS.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/C6-TECH-PERFORMANCE/3234567-SERVICE-ACTIVE-HANDLING-SYSTEM.HTML HTTP://FORUMS.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/C6-CORVETTE-GENERAL-DISCUSSION/3270586-SERVICE-ACTIVE-HANDLING-AND-WHEEL-LOCKUP.HTML HTTP://FORUMS.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/C6-Z06-DISCUSSION/3109818-08-Z-BRAKE-LIGHTS-STAY-ON.HTML HTTP://FORUMS.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/C6-TECH-PERFORMANCE/3190509-2008-C6-HAVING-REAR-BRAKE-LIGHT-ISSUES.HTML IF YOU DO A SEARCH OF THE FORUMS YOU WILL FIND MANY MORE OF THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE SAME CARS. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT

WHEN YOU DRIVE FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES, LIGHTS GET HOT AND GO OFF. THEY SAY IT IS THE FUSEBOX. DEALER WILL NOT COVER BY WARRANTY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT NIGHT ON MY WAY HOME AROUND 11PM WHEN MY LOW BEAM LIGHTS WENT DARK AND WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON.I'VE CHECKED ALL THE FORUMS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS HAPPENING A LOT, BUT APPARENTLY GM WONT INCLUDE THE 2008 VEHICLES EVEN THOUGH ONES LIKE MINE HAVE THE SAME EQUIPMENT AS EARLIER MODELS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. A FEW DAYS PRIOR, MY GIRLFRIEND WAS DRIVING THE CAR, AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO OPERATE THE CAR. ONCE I GET IT FIXED, HOW DO I KNOW THE LIGHTS WONT MYSTERIOUSLY GO OFF AGAIN?! I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN ALL THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, AND THIS IS THE LAST STRAW. (AFTER ONLY 38K MILES THE FUEL TANK GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. AT 60K MILES THE CAR WAS HAVING ISSUES WITH OVERHEATING BECAUSE THE FANS WOULDN'T TURN ON. AT 75K MILES A CLUNKING NOISE STARTED COMING FROM THE DIFFERENTIAL. IT'S A STOCK CAR MIND YOU. AND NOW AT 85K MILES 2008, THE HEADLIGHTS WONT TURN ON. GM SIMPLY WON'T STAND BEHIND THE CAR, AND SO I'VE BEEN LEFT TO FIGURE IT OUT ON MY OWN. SO MUCH FOR BUYING MY DREAM CAR. IT SEEMS MORE LIKE A NIGHTMARE.) *TR

LAST SUMMER STARTED TO SMELL FUEL IN THE CAR AFTER IT HAD BEEN SITTING, SMELL WASN'T NOTICEABLE DURING WINTER. NOW THAT SUMMER IS APPROACHING, I GET A BAD FUEL SMELL AFTER THE CAR HAD SAT FOR A FEW HOURS. IT PERMEATES THE PASSENGER CABIN. I TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER WITH 44K MILES, TECH FOUND THE DRIVER SIDE FUEL TANK HAS LEAK IN PLASTIC SEAM WHERE THE FILLER NECK IS ATTACHED TO THE MAIN BODY OF THE TANK. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS (2005 THRU 2012). SEARCH ONLINE FOR "C6 CORVETTE FUEL SMELL", YOU WILL SEE NUMEROUS EXAMPLES REPORTING FUEL SMELL WHENEVER THE TANK IS MORE THAN HALF FULL ON THE GAUGE. GM STATED THE FUEL TANK IS NOT COVERED UNLESS THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH CAL EMISSIONS (7YR/70K MILES) OTHER WISE ONLY 2YR/24K MILES. THE TANK IS THE SAME TANK USED ON ALL MODELS. GM IS SELECTIVELY COVERING SOME REPLACEMENTS AND REFUSING OTHERS. WITH A LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE, I WOULDN'T EXPECT TO NEED TO REPLACE A FUEL TANK. I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH ROUGHLY 25000 MILES ON IT LAST JUNE. I BELIEVE THE TANK HAS BEEN LEAKING EVER SINCE AND MAYBE BEFORE I OWNED IT. SINCE GM WILL NOT COVER IT, I'M NOW LEFT WITH A $3000 REPAIR ESTIMATE TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE TANK. I HAVE A 2007 GM 4WD PICKUP WITH 117,000 MILES OF ROUGH ROADS, OFF ROAD, ETC AND NOT A DROP OF FUEL LEAKING FROM IT. HOW DOES A VEHICLE ONLY DESIGNED TO DRIVE ON THE STREET, THAT IS ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE VEHICLES GM MAKES, NOT HAVE BETTER FUEL TANKS. THIS IS A FIRE/EXPLOSION RISK AS THE FUEL RUNS DOWN THE BACK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGED AND THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDING SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL AND RESUMED DRIVING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND THEN FAILED TO OPERATE UNEXPECTEDLY. THE FOG LIGHTS WERE THEN ACTIVATED IN ORDER TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE HEADLIGHTS WERE IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. UPDATED 08/06/13*LJ UPDATED 08/05/2013*JS

THE VEHICLES HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON OR WOULD COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AND/OR PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE AND I WAS ADVISED THAT THEIR HAD BEEN A FUSE BLOCK SHORT AND THE FUSE BLOCK WAS REPLACED. *TR

I'VE HAD REPEATED FAILURES THAT HAVE REQUIRED MULTIPLE REPAIRS 1. ENGINE KNOCKING- REPEATED REPAIRS, UPPER END REPLACED KNOCKING AND ENGINE ROUGHNESS STILL THERE 2. TRANSMISSION- FAILURE OF CLUTCH PLATES, REPLACED PROBLEM NOT RESOLVED, TRANSMISSION SLIPPING IS INCREASING 3. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE: THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN, NOTHING OPERATES EVEN THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS- THIS HAS OCCURRED A MINIMUM OF 8 TIMES. RELAYS, SWITCHES WIRING BATTERY GET EXTREMELY HOT UNTIL BATTERY BLEEDS DOWN. HIGH POTENTIAL FOR ELECTRICAL FIRES AND CAR CESSATION OF OPERATIONS HAVE LEFT US IN PERILOUS CONDITIONS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. *TR

AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE COMPUTER DISPLAY PANEL READS, "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" ACCOMPANIED BY A SWERVING CAR ICON AND AN ALERTING DING SOUND. THE MESSAGE COMES ON PERIODICALLY, LASTING UP TO 15 OR 20 MINUTES AT A TIME, THEN SHUTTING OFF. SOMETIMES UPON STARTING THE ENGINE THE MESSAGE WILL APPEAR AND OTHER TIMES THE MESSAGE WILL BE OFF FOR DAYS AT A TIME. IT ALWAYS REAPPEARS. OVER THE YEARS THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AND BRAKE SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED (4/18/11; 10/8/11; 12/4/12) AS WELL AS REPLACEMENT OF THE FOB (12/18/12). ALTHOUGH THIS DISPLAY MESSAGE HAS APPEARED NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE YEARS, THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCES ARE AS FOLLOWS: 5/1/13; 4/30/13; 4/25/13; 3/28/13; 10/30/12. TWO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE THIS MALFUNCTION TO DATE (5/2/13). SINCE 10/30/12, THIS CAR HAS BEEN SEEN SIX TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AT TWO DIFFERENT CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS. THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2005 FOR THIS PROBLEM: "STEERING RECALL 2005-2006" "... IN RARE CASES, REPEATED MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING COLUMN MAY CAUSE A SIGNAL INTERRUPTION WITHIN THE COLUMN. IF THIS OCCURS, THE MESSAGE, "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" WILL APPEAR... AND ONE OR MORE OF THE BRAKES MAY APPLY...". THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN DISPLAY MESSAGES ON MY CAR READING, "PRESS BRAKE TO START ENGINE", SO THIS PROBLEM, IN MY MIND, IS RELATED TO THE "ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" ISSUE. *TR

THE AIRBAG READINESS LIGHT COMES ON. THIS PROBLEM HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. A SEARCH OF THE CORVETTE FORUM INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 TO 2013 CORVETTE. *TR

STEERING JERKED,BRAKES APPLIED FOR A SECOND,CRUISE CONTROL TURNED OFF, NO BRAKE LIGHTS,AND SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING MESSAGE APPEARED. HAPPEND MORE THAN ONCE. *TR

ON SEPTEMBER 13,2012 MY FUEL GAUGE STOP WORKING AND IT WAS NOT REGISTERING ANY GAS LEVEL IN THE TANK . I WENT TO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP THINKING THAT THIS WAS A REPAIR WHICH WOULD FALL UNDER MY VEHICLE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A HISTORY CODE THAT CAME UP IN MY CAR COMPUTER AT 13,700 MILES THAT MY FUEL SYSTEM WAS FALLING. THIS IS A CODE THAT YOU AS THE DRIVER DO NOT SEE NOR DO THE TECH AT THE DEALERSHIP WILL SEE UNLESS A DIAGNOSIS TESTING IS DONE. THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO CALL GM , BECAUSE THIS FALL UNDER THE FACTORY WARRANTY AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS WITH CORVETTES. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED SOMETIME THIS FUEL TANK FAILURE CAN HAPPEN AT ANY MILEAGE. THIS FAILURE WITH MY VEHICLE CONSIST OF RIGHT FUEL TANK HAD TO BE REPLACE,FUEL LEVER SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACE,FUEL SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACE,LINE IN TANK HAD TO BE REPLACE,CROSSOVER TUBING HAD TO BE REPLACE. IF I KNOW THAT THIS AL FELL UNDER THE GM FACTORY WARRANTY THIS WOULD HAD CST ME $2,024.09. THIS ISSUES HAD TO BE KNOW, THIS HAS HAPPEN WITH 2007 THRU 2011 CORVETTE'S THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUES. YOU AS A OWNER MUST BE PERSIST WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND GM THEY WILL NOT WANT TO PAY ERROR THAT THEY KNOW IS GOING ON. I HAD TO REPORT THIS TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OFFICE IN ILLINOIS AND THE BBB IN ILLINOIS BEFORE SOMETHING WAS DONE. I JUST WANTED OTHER OWNER TO BE AWARE OF THIS HAVE YOUR VEHICLE CHECK FOR THIS FAILURE. *TR

SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM FLASHED ON DISPLAY AND THE ACTIVE HANDLING WAS AUTOMATICALLY DISENGAGED. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. *TR

MY SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WARNING CAME ON ABRUPTLY. THIS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED IN THE LAST 2 YEARS. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS HANDLED BY MY LOCAL DEALER. SUPPOSEDLY, IT WAS A TSB WHICH REQUIRED REPLACING A CLIP AT AN ELECTRICAL COUPLING. THIS WAS REPORTEDLY THE SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. THIS MOST RECENT INCIDENT OCCURRED 500 MILES FROM HOME AND HAS ME WORRIED THAT A SERIOUS MALFUNCTION OF MY BRAKING SYSTEM MAY OCCUR. I DO HAVE AN APPOINTMENT FOR SERVICE ON JUNE 4 2012 FOR THIS RECURRING ISSUE. THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF ABRUPT AND INADVERTANT BRAKING OCCURRING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANK YOU INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT

I HAVE A 2008 CORVETTE COUPE, BASE MODEL WITH APPROXIMATELY 21,000 MILES THAT I PURCHASED NEW IN APRIL 2008. RECENTLY ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS I HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING ISSUES: 1) TWICE WHILE GOING SLOW AND TURNING, THE "TRACTION SYSTEM ACTIVE" MESSAGE CAME ON AND THE CAR / BRAKES STUTTERED. 2) THIS ALSO HAPPENED TWICE WHILE GOING SLOW AND NOT TURNING. 3) ONCE WHILE GOING SLOW, THE "ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" MESSAGE CAME ON WITH THE SAME RESULTS AS ABOVE. AT ALL TIMES THE ROADS WERE DRY, FLAT AND NORMAL PAVED ROADS. THE CAR HAS NOW BEEN BROUGHT TO THE DEALER TWICE WITH NO RESOLUTION. THEY SAID THE CAR GAVE OFF NO CODES AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM SO THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE AT WILL. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS WILL ACTIVATE WHEN I AM DRIVING FASTER, PUTTING ME IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION.

MY 08 CORVETTE HAS LEFT ME STRANDED 3 TIMES, ONCE ON THE FREEWAY. THE CAR QUITS PULLING,SERVICE BRAKES AND FUEL SYS. LIGHTS COME ON. THANKFULLY I HAD TIME TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD,BUT,IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

LEFT REAR BRAKE WAS APPLIED WHEN DRIVING OVER 60 MPH CAUSING CAR TO SLOW DOWN AND SLIDE TO THE LEFT. ACTIVE HANDLING ON SHOWED ON DASH OF MY 2008 CORVETTE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 67 MPH, THE LEFT REAR SUSPENSION FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VEER OFF OF THE ROAD AND CRASH INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MAJOR INJURIES CONSISTING OF A HERNIATED DISC AND SEVERE HEADACHES. THE POLICE ARRIVED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,125 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,125.

2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE WITH UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS VEHICLE ACCELERATED FROM 45 MPH TO 95 MPH. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE HEAD-LAMP LENSES HAVE DEVELOPED CRACKS. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER INSTALLED A CLEAR ADHESIVE OVER THE LAMPS TO REDUCE THE CRACKING. HE THEN ADDED THAT ANY REPAIRS MADE WOULD BE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,102. UPDATED 01/1410 *BF UPDATED 01/20/10.*JB

THE 2008 CORVETTE WITH AUTO TRANSMISSION , FAILS TO ACCELERATE AFTER SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP LIGHT OR TURN. THERE IS QUITE A LAG B4 THE CAR GETS GOING. HAD IT TO THE DEALER 7 TIMES. WILL GO AFTER THE FLORIDA LEMON LAW, SINCE GM SAYS IT IS NORMAL TO EXPECT LAG AND HESITATION FROM A CORVETTE. THIS IS NOT ONLY BAD FOR THE TOP AMERICAN SPORTS CAR BUT A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL. HOPEFULLY GM WILL DO THE RIGHT THING AND REFUND ME MY MONEY AT THE LEMON LAW HEARING AND TRASH THE CAR B4 SOMEONE GETS KILLED IN IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND IT NOW HAS 21000 MILES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ENJOYABLE. STAY AWAY FROM 2008 CORVETTES WITH AUTO TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

2008 C6 CORVETTE WITH VERY LOW MILES OPERATES ON KEYLESS ENTRY CONFIGURATION. TODAY THE DOORS UNLOCKED AND GOT INTO VEHICLE THE NORMAL WAY. THE KEYLESS START WOULD NOT WORK, THE DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK AND OPEN AND IT WAS OVER 125 DEGREES IN THE CAR. KEPT TRYING UNTIL CAR STARTED. DID NOT PANIC CAUSE I NEW THERE IS A WAY OUT . CAN YOU IMAGINE IF I LET SOMEBODY ELSE DRIVE AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO? GM SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM CAUSE AFTER LOOKING IT UP ON THE WEB IT LOOK LIKE THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A LONG TIME! THERE IS AN EMERGENCY RELEASE KNOB BUT THIS DOES NOT SOLVE THE CAR NOT STARTING OR OPENING THE HOOD! CANT IMAGINE WHAT HAPPENS WITH ELECTRIC TOP CONVERTIBLE. LAWSUIT WAITING TO HAPPEN! *TR

THE KEY LESS ENTRY AND IGNITION SOMETIMES WILL NOT LET THE CAR START IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK THEY HAVE REPLACED THE KEYS , AND REPROGRAMMED IT THREE TIMES AND THE LAST TIME REPLACED THE SENSOR IN THE DASH BOARD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, BUT THE ELECTRONIC KEYLESS ENTRY WOULD NOT WORK. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGERS WERE LOCKED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. HE ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE THE ONSTAR FEATURE, BUT IT ALSO WOULD NOT WORK. SEVERAL DEALERS WERE NOTIFIED, BUT NONE COULD PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGERS WERE LOCKED IN THE VEHICLE FOR 15 MINUTES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 1,200. UPDATED 1/6/09 *CN UPDATED 01/14/09. *JB

BRAND NEW 2008 CONVERTIBLE CORVETTE. ROOF TORE OFF DRIVING ON HIGHWAY FROM DEALERSHIP. GM CURRENTLY STATING NOT A WARRANTY ITEM BECAUSE 'CABLES CAN NOT BREAK SIMPLY FROM THE WIND'. *TR

DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE? OUR BRAND NEW 2008 BASE MODEL CORVETTE HAS LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, 5 TIMES DRIVING TO OUR HOME. THE 4TH TIME MY HUSBAND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A TRUCK! FIRST TIME WE HAD THE CAR A WEEK. 2ND TIME THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE GAS. WE USE CHEVRON TEXACO. 4TH TIME THE LIAISON FROM CHEVY SAID THAT OIL WAS GETTING INTO OUR GAS FROM A BAD IGNITION SWITCH. DOESN'T MAKE SINCE. 5TH TIME WAS SAME DAY AS 4TH TIME. IT DROPS FROM 45 TO 10 AND GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 1ST GEAR. THE RPM GOES UP AND DOWN. IT BACK FIRES! WE HAVE BEEN TAKING IT TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER IN KINGMAN AZ. THE 4TH TIME IT HAPPENED MY HUSBAND PULLED OVER BUT DIDN'T TURN OFF THE CAR, AND WAITED FOR SOMEONE FROM THE DEALERSHIP TO DRIVE UP AND GET IN THE CAR FOR A DRIVE. IT WAS IDLING UP AND DOWN FOR ABOUT 15 MIN THEN IDLED FINE. AFTER HOOKING UP A COMPUTER SCANNER TO THE CAR THEY STARTED UP THE HILL. THEY DROVE 2 MILES 45 MILES PER HOUR, THEN IT JUST DROPPED TO 5 MILES PER HOUR SURGING BACK AND FORTH. MAKING THIS THE 5TH TIME! FOOT WAS STEADY ON THE THROTTLE. HUSBAND WAS TOLD TO HOLD IT TO THE FLOOR, AND THEN IT BACK FIRED REAL LOUD AND STOPPED COMPLETELY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD! TURNED OFF KEY OPENED AND CLOSED DOOR TO RESET COMPUTER. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON NOW. DROVE DOWN TO DEALER. IT'S BEEN THERE 9 DAYS SO FAR THIS TIME. 7/23/08 THE LIAISON FROM CHEVY CALLED AND SAID THAT OUR CAR DOES NOT MEET THE CRITERIA FOR A BUY BACK! WE ARE FEARFUL OF BEING REAR ENDED AT A HIGH SPEE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE COMPUTER DELAYED THE ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. THE COMPUTER WAS NOT GETTING THE MESSAGES AT THE RIGHT TIME. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE FAILURE, BUT, ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS, STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500.