2004 Chevrolet Corvette Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND A "SERVICE STEERING COLUMN" MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. THE CONTACT ALSO OBSERVED A SECOND MESSAGE THAT READ "TAKE THE KEY OUT FOR 10 SECOND AND REINSERT". AFTER FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V06000 (STEERING), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,100.

FUEL LEAK FROM PASSENGER SIDE TANK. IF TANKS SHOW ANYMORE THAN 1/2 FULL I GET DRIPPING OF FUEL ON THE PAVEMENT. THIS HAPPENS RIGHT AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING.. STATIONARY OR IN MOTION. THIS IS A SEVERE FIRE HAZARD. THE CHEVROLET DEALER EXPLAINS THAT THIS COMPLAINT HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT THAT HAS EXPIRED. GM SHOULD HAVE A SOCIAL OBLIGATION TO FIX A FAULTY DESIGN THAT IS CAUSING A FIRE HAZARD LIKE THIS. *TR

THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCKING SYSTEM WAS HAVING INTERMITTENT SEVERE FAILURE. WHEN TRYING TO STEER THE CAR AFTER IGNITION AND MOVING DOWN THE ROAD THE WHEEL WOULD LOCK IN CERTAIN POSITIONS AND TO PREVENT A CRASH I WOULD HAVE TO STOP THE CAR AND HOPE THE LOCKING SYSTEM RELEASED. I FOUND THAT THIS ISSUE WAS COVERED BY #04006C PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL. WHEN I CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT NUCAR CHEVROLET; THEY INDICATED THAT THE RECALL WAS NOT STILL OPEN. THUS I WAS FORCED TO HAVE MY MECHANIC REPAIR THIS BEFORE A SERIOUS CRASH OCCURRED. I ALSO CALLED THE CHEVROLET PRODUCT RECALL LINE AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ONE OF THE AFFECTED VIN'S. THAT IS NOT THE CASE IF YOU REVIEW DOCUMENT ID#1761087 OR THE ATTACHED DOCUMENTATION I HAVE FOUND. ON 8/24/16 I PAID $215.46 PLUS MY TIME AND TALENT TO RESEARCH AND BRING THIS FORWARD. I BELIEVE GM NEEDS TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THIS ISSUE. PLEASE ADVISE HOW BEST TO PROCEED. THANK YOU *JS *JS

I NOTICED A FUEL SMELL IN MY GARAGE FROM MY CAR. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE FOUND THAT THE TANK WAS LEAKING AS DESCRIBED IN GM SERVICE BULLETIN 10150 IN THE CONNECTION OF THE CROSSOVER BETWEEN THE TANKS. THE CAR HAS 56000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT CAUSED BY THE USE OF IMPROPERLY MIXED ADHESIVE IN THE CONNECTOR. I CALLED THE NUMBER ON THE SERVICE BULLETIN AND GM SAID THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE FIX ON THIS KNOWN DEFECT BECAUSE THE ARBITRARY TIME THEY CREATED FOR REPAIR ON THIS HAD LAPSED.

THIS CAR HAS 23,000 MILES ON IT AND I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. IT HAS DEVELOPED SOME SORT OF FUEL LEAK ONE OF THE TWO FUEL TANKS OR THE CONNECTING TUBE WHILE SITTING PARKED THE GARAGE. GM HAS KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE FOR YEARS. THEY DID NOT WARN OWNERS OF THESE CARS OF THIS PROBLEM. NOW THAT I HAVE THIS ISSUE I HAVE DISCOVERED THE GM WOULD FIX THIS IF YOU DISCOVERED THIS PROBLEM IN TEN YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, THE CAR COULD EXPLODE IF A PERSON WALKS BY IT IN A PARKING LOT, IN AN ACCIDENT OR PARKED IN A PARKING STRUCTURE. THIS CAR IS NOW A TICKING BOMB DUE TO THE FAILURE OF GM TO NOTIFY OWNERS OR THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM. ALL CORVETTES ARE NOT DAILY DRIVERS THAT IS WHY THE MILEAGE IS LOW. THERE ARE MANY CARS OUT THERE WITH THIS PROBLEM. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT GM SHOULD HAVE TO NOTIFY ALL OWNERS OF THIS VINTAGE OF CAR OF THIS ISSUE AND FIX THEM BEFORE PEOPLE GET HURT OR KILLED. NOT ONLY THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES ARE AT RISK, SO IS THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

THIS REQUEST INVOLVES A SAFETY BULLETIN [#0400C6], DATED 2/8/2006 RELATING TO THE ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK (ECL) FOR APPROXIMATELY 96% OF ALL 220,000+ C-5 GENERATION CORVETTES. 2004 WAS THE LAST YEAR OF PRODUCTION FOR THE C-5 GENERATION. TOTAL PRODUCTION IN 2004 IS ESTIMATED TO HAVE BEEN ABOUT 35,000: OUT OF THIS, 20,861 VEHICLES WERE COVERED BY THE ABOVE SERVICE BULLETIN, BUT AS MINE WAS ASSEMBLED AFTER VIN #45120862 UNTIL ASSEMBLY BEGAN FOR THE 2005 MODEL YEAR (C-6 GENERATION), MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED ON PAGE 2 OF THE BULLETIN. PRIOR TO THE STEERING COLUMN ON MY CAR LOCKING ON 6/28/2016 I HAD NOT BEEN MADE AWARE THAT THIS PERILOUS CONDITION EXISTED. GM HAS INDICATED THAT IT WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY FUNDS TO OFFSET THE COST OF REPAIRING THIS FAULT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT INCLUDED ON ANY SERVICE BULLETIN. I BELIEVE THAT SERVICE BULLETIN #04006C WAS INTENDED FOR (OR SHOULD APPLY TO) THE ENTIRE C-5 PRODUCTION -- UNLESS THERE IS SOME REASONABLE EXPLANATION AS TO WHY MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXCLUDED (SUCH AS A DIFFERENT ECL CONFIGURATION WAS USED, ETC.) IN EITHER EVENT, I FEEL THE COMPANY SHOULD HONOR MY REQUEST FOR A FULL REIMBURSEMENT FOR FUNDS EXPENDED TO REPLACE THE FAULTY ECL. I HAVE WRITTEN A LETTER TO GM EXPLAINING THE FACTS SURROUNDING THIS REQUEST AND HAVE ATTACHED A COPY OF THAT LETTER FOR YOUR REVIEW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WITHIN TWO MILES OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, WHILE IN REVERSE, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SEIZE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

FUEL LEAK FROM FUEL LINES OR FUEL TANK. DEALER CHEVROLET WON'T COVER THE CHARGES,THAT IT EXPIRED IN 2014. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR LAST JULY.PREVIOUS PAST AWAY AND DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.

THE TOP OF THE LEFT FUEL TANK IS CRACKED AND LEAKING FUEL. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR 2004 MODEL CORVETTE'S AND CADILLAC XLR'S. GM REFUSED TO DO A "RECALL" ON THIS PROBLEM ALTHOUGH IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD RESULT IN FIRE OR DEATH OF THE OCCUPANTS.

SUMMARY: IN ITS JUNE 30, 2010 RESPONSE TO ODI'S INFORMATION REQUEST LETTER, GENERAL MOTORS (GM) IDENTIFIED THE LEAK SOURCE AS CRACKS IN EITHER THE FUEL TANK CROSS-OVER TUBE QUICK CONNECTOR (CONNECTOR) AND/OR THE "HOT-PLATE" WELD JOINT OF THE CONNECTOR TO THE TANK.THE ROOT CAUSES ARE ATTRIBUTED TO ERRORS IN CONNECTOR MATERIAL PROCESSING, VARIATIONS IN THE WELDING PROCESS, AND HIGH STRESSES PLACED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE CONNECTOR DURING VEHICLE USE.GM ALSO IDENTIFIED THE SCOPE OF THE SUBJECT VEHICLES INVOLVED TO BE THOSE PRODUCED FROM APPROXIMATELY OCTOBER 22, 2003 THROUGH MARCH 19, 2004.GM DOES NOT BELIEVE THE CRACKS REPRESENT AN UNREASONABLE RISK TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY BASED ON FACTORS THAT INCLUDE; LOW RATE OF FUEL LEAKING TO THE GROUND, DETECTABLE FUEL ODOR, THE CRACKS ARE AT THE TOP OF THE TANK, LEAKS ARE DETECTABLE DURING REFUELING, SMALL QUANTITIES OF FUEL THAT LEAKS OUT, AND NO ASSOCIATED PROPERTY DAMAGE OR PERSONAL INJURY CLAIMS.ON AUGUST 13, 2010, GM ISSUED A "SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT" TO REMEDY FUEL TANK QUICK CONNECTOR LEAKS AND EXTEND THE WARRANTY FOR THIS ISSUE TO 10 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES IN CERTAIN 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE AND CADILLAC XLR VEHICLES.VEHICLE OWNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY MAIL OF THE ADJUSTMENT AND WILL ALSO BE ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR PREVIOUSLY PAID REPAIRS COVERED UNDER THE ADJUSTMENT.(SEE FILE FOR, SERVICE BULLETIN 10150: SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT-FUEL TANK QUICK CONNECTOR LEAK).THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT DOES NOT EXIST.THE AGENCY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES. HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/CARS/PROBLEMS/DEFECT/RESULTS.CFM?ACTION_NUMBER=PE10015&SEARCHTYPE=QUICKSEARCH&SUMMARY=TRUE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS NO FUEL ODOR OR LEAKAGE WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FILLER NECK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WAS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE USED IN 2005, I ALWAYS SMELLED GASOLINE FUMES AFTER A FILL UP. I ALWAYS ATTRIBUTED IT TO SPILLAGE AND THE FACT THAT THE FILLER TUBE WAS ABOUT A FOOT FROM MY HEAD. THIS YEAR THE FUMES BEGAN TO PERSIST, REGARDLESS OF THE QUANTITY OF GAS IN THE TANK. AFTER RETURNING FROM A 3 WEEK VACATION IN JULY, WE WERE GREETED BY OVERPOWERING GASOLINE FUMES WHEN WE OPENED OUR GARAGE. I AM CERTAIN THAT THE FUMES WERE CONCENTRATED ENOUGH TO START A FIRE, HAD THERE BEEN A SPARK FROM A LIGHT SWITCH OR SOME OTHER IGNITER. AFTER VENTILATING THE GARAGE I SEARCHED FOR THE SOURCE AND FOR THE FIRST TIME SAW A SMALL GASOLINE LEAK ON THE FLOOR OF THE GARAGE UNDER MY 2004 CORVETTE. I IMMEDIATELY SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR A SIMILAR PROBLEM HAD BEEN ADDRESSED BY THE NHTSA AND CHEVROLET, SO I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER, WHO VERIFIED I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY REPLACED THE LEFT FUEL TANK AND CROSSOVER PIPE. THE COST FOR PARTS, LABOR AND TAX WAS $3,676 AND THE DEALER SAYS THAT THE REPAIR FOR THIS KNOWN MANUFACTURING DEFECT IS OUTSIDE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT CHEVROLET AGREED TO, AS NOTED IN NHTSA ACTION #: PE10015. I NEVER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF THE PROBLEM IN 2010 OR I WOULD HAVE HAD CHEVROLET SERVICE CHECK THE VEHICLE FOR THE PROBLEM AT THAT TIME. I AM CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF CONTACTING CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE, SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT OF ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPAIR.

AFTER A RECENT FILL UP, I SMELLED FUEL IN MY GARAGE AFTER PARKING MY 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE FOR SEVERAL HOURS. I CHECKED ONLINE, AND DISCOVERED THAT MY CAR FALLS WITHIN THE VIN RANGE FOR THE SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT (#10150) ISSUED IN 2010. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A CRACKED FUEL TANK AT THE QUICK CONNECTOR. UNFORTUNATELY, THE 10-YEAR LIMIT HAS EXPIRED. MY VEHICLE HAS JUST OVER 40,000 MILES SO THE 100,000 MILE LIMIT HASN'T BEEN REACHED. THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WON'T REPLACE IT BECAUSE THE TIME LIMIT IS UP. SO FAR, GENERAL MOTORS HASN'T OFFERED TO REPLACE IT EITHER. THEY'LL ONLY CONTACT THE DEALER TO ATTEMPT TO WORK OUT A MORE FAVORABLE DEAL. THE QUOTE I RECEIVED FOR REPAIR WAS $3,472. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND A KNOWN DEFECT, BUT GM WILL NOT ADDRESS IT PROPERLY. THEY'LL OFFER FREE REPLACEMENT TO OTHER VEHICLES WITH FUEL LEAKS (06-09 COBALTS) REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE OR TIME, BUT NOT THEIR FLAGSHIP AUTOMOBILE. I WOULD LIKE THE NHTSA TO REEXAMINE THIS VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WHEN THE TANK WAS FULL. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE FUEL TANK CONNECTOR WAS LEAKING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,500. *BF UPDATED 10/17/2017*CN

2004 CHEVY Z06 CORVETTE HAS A FUEL LEAK ON TOP OF THE DRIVER SIDE ABOVE THE FUEL TANK COMING FROM THE CROSS OVER TUBE. THE PLASTIC COUPLER HAS O-RING THAT I THINKS HAS FAILED. I JACKED THE CAR UP ON MY OWN TOOK A BORE SCOPE UP THE COUPLER AND IT WAS COVER IN FUEL. THIS VEHICLE HAS NO TROUBLE CODES IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. I USED A SNAP-ON MODIS SCAN TOOL TO DO A FULL SWEEP OF THE VEHICLE. THE MIL IS NOT ON, I THINK THERE SHOULD A EVAP LIGHT SAYING THAT HYDROCARBONS ARE ESCAPING FROM THE FUEL SYSTEM. LOOKING ON LINE THERE IS A LOT OF COMPLAINS ABOUT C5 CORVETTE HAVING THIS ISSUE. THEREFORE BEING AN AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR TECHNICIAN SERVICING CARS FOR A LIVING I FEEL ACTION SHOULD BE TAKING FOR THE SAFETY OF THE CONSUMER, AND THE ENVIRONMENT KNOW THAT FUEL VAPORS ARE ESCAPING INTO THE ATMOSPHERE. PLUS WITH FUEL LEAKING AROUND THE GAS TANK AND THE EXHAUST SYSTEM RUNNING AN INCH AND HALF AWAY FROM IT THERE IS A POTENTIAL OF HAVING A FIRE HAPPEN TO SOMEONE VALUABLE CORVETTE. THE WAS A FUEL ODOR LONG BEFORE THE FUEL CROSS OVER TUBE STARTING LEAK. AT THAT POINT THE GAS CAP ON MY CAR HAD FAIL TO I REPLACE THAT THE FUEL CAP FUEL SMELL WENT AWAY. USING MY SNAP -ON MODIS, I WAS ABLE TO TEST THE EVAP SYSTEM AND PURGE IT WITH ANY TROUBLE CODES ON OR MIL LIGHT BEING ON OR ANY ISSUES WHAT SO EVER. WITH THE GAS CAP FAILING THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A PO440 CODE STATING A LARGE EVAP FAILURE CODE. IN THIS CASE THERE WAS NOTHING I CALL MY LOCAL GENERAL MOTORS DEALERSHIP THEY SAID, THERE SHOULD BE A CODE TO LOOSE GAS CAP. I SAID, THERE WAS NOTHING AND DEALERSHIP WAS SHOCKED. I THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ MY COMPLAIN AND HOPE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS TO RENDER IS ISSUE ON C5 MODEL CORVETTE. *TR

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK TO MECHANIC, FUEL VAPOR/FUEL LEAK IDENTIFIED, SMOKE TEST PERFORMED, SOURCE APPEARS TO BE TANK/TANK STRAPS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY LOCKED UP AND A MESSAGE INDICATING A STEERING LOCK FAILURE WAS DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO INDICATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCKING SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

DRIVING ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY, MY HEADLIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY DEAD AND WOULD NOT COME BACK ON. HAD TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES AFTER DARK. *TR

I FILL UP THE FUEL TANK. GOT HOME AND SMELLED GAS REAL BAD. LEAKING UNDER LEFT TANK. I CALLED DEALERSHIP.THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. THEY SAID TO CALL GM. I CALLED THEY WILL NOT DO NOTHING. I HAVE OWN GM ALL MY LIFE . I WILL NOT BUY A GM NO MORE, THANKS *TR

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY START TO CATCH AND A GRINDING, CHATTERING IS FELT IN THE BRAKES UNTIL I LET UP OFF THE PEDAL. THE ACTIVE HANDLING CODE APPEARS AND THEN GOES AWAY. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE ACTIVE HANDLING CODE APPEARS AND WILL NOT GO AWAY UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS SWITCHED OFF ANF THEN RESTARTED. *TR

DRIVING A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE AT 65 MPH AND ENGINE SHUT DOWN,LUCKILY ABLE TO COAST TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. I HAD CAR TOWED TO LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER-WHERE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED 19 MONTHS PRIOR) DEALER STATED THAT FUEL PUMP INOPERATIVE AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT..THE TWO FUEL PUMPS( REGULAR FUEL PUMP AND SIPHON FUEL PUMP) LOCATED IN FUEL TANKS ,WERE REPLACED AND ALL TANKS AND MUFFLER WERE RE-INSTALLED.THE FUEL PUMPS WERE NOT OPERATING ,SO THE FUEL TANKS WERE REMOVED AGAIN, AND A RELAY WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE,FINGERS ON RELAY WERE CURLED UP AND NOT ALLOWING FUEL PUMPS TO RUN. THE COST OF REPLACING FUEL PUMPS WAS CHARGED TO ME AT $2700,HOWEVER THE COST OF REPLACING THE RELAY AND ALL PARTS REMOVED TO REPLACE RELAY, WAS CHARGED TO CHEVROLET FOR A DEFECTIVE RELAY.THE VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP FROM DEALER BY ME ON 9/18/2014;THEN RETURNED 9/19/2014 AS GAS VAPORS WERE DETECTED BY ME INSIDE VEHICLE AND IN MY GARAGE. DEALER CURRENTLY HAS VEHICLE-9/21/2014...UPDATED 10/22/14*BF UPDATED 4/7/2015*JS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,900.

CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY ISSUES FOR 2002 AND 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTES. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF A MODULE WHICH CONTROLLED THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS. *JB

SINCE BUYING THIS CAR AT AUCTION. I NOTICED A FUEL SMELL COMING FROM LEFT REAR WHEELS. I HAVE ASKED THE DEALERSHIP IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS OR SPECIALS ANNOUNCEMENTS DEALING WITH CAR AND WAS TOLD NO. AFTER READING THE CORVETTE FORUM AND FINDING THERE WAS A REPAIR FOR THE FUEL TANK. NOW MY CAR IS OUT OF THE COVERAGE TIME FRAME AND MILEAGE HOWEVER WITH THE TANK BEING DEFECTIVE SHOULDN'T THEY AT LEAST COVER THE TANK. OR WHAT WAS THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN NHTSA AND CHEVROLET. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING MESSAGE CAME ON THE DIC.THEN THE CAR BRAKES ENGAGED PULLING THE CAR TO THE LEFT. *JS

I FILLED MY TANK TODAY WITH NO OVER FLOW OF GAS. I GOT IN MY VEHICLE AND STARTED THE CAR. I NOW HAVE A VERY STRONG GASOLINE SMELL. IT IS ALL THROUGHOUT THE CABIN AND MAKE GAS APPEARS TO BE RUNNING OUT FASTER THAN NORMAL. I PARK IN A GARAGE WHICH HAS A GAS WATER HEATER IN IT. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THE HOUSE COULD CATCH ON FIRE IF THE LEAK GETS STRONGER. *TR

LEAKING GAS. MECHANIC SAYS GAS TANK IS LEAKING NEEDS REPLACED. SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR YET THERE IS NO RECALL? *TR

GOING 80 ON FREEWAY CRUISE DISINGAGED ACTIVE HANDLING WARNING CAME ON CAR PULLED TO THE LEFT VERY SCARY CONTACTED CHEVOROLET NO HELP THERE ARE MANY MORE OF THESE SAME PROBLEMS REPORTED RECALL FOR 2005 FOR EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, SHE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG COVER WAS MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I WAS TRAVELING 70MPH ON A 4 LANE HWY. WHEN SUDDENLY MY BRAKES LOCKED UP FOR A SPLIT SECOND CAUSING ME TO VEER INTO THE LEFT LANE. I WAS ABLE TO RECOVER QUICKLY, HOWEVER IT COULD HAVE HAD SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES IF ANOTHER VEHICLE HAD BEEN ALONGSIDE ME. THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING MESSAGE APPEARED ON MY DASH DISENGAGING THE ACTIVE HANDLING AND APPARENTLY THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. THE MESSAGE STAYED ON THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP. THE NEXT DAY THE MESSAGE WAS GONE APPARENTLY RESETTING ITSELF. BECAUSE OF THE DANGEROUS SITUATION I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL CHEV. DEALERSHIP (LEN DUDAS MOTORS, STEVENS POINT, WI) HOWEVER THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE SENSORS TESTED NORMAL AND THE MECHANIC THEORIZED THE YAW RATE SENSOR BRACKET WAS AT FAULT, BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PART. DURING THE PAST WEEK THE PROBLEM RESURFACED 2 MORE TIMES. I'VE RESEARCHED CORVETTE FORUMS ONLINE AND IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH CORVETTES AND THERE APPEARS TO BE MANY OPINIONS ON HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM, MOST OF WHICH I DON'T UNDERSTAND BECAUSE I AM NOT A MECHANIC. ALSO IF MY LOCAL CHEVROLET MECHANIC CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM WHAT CAN I DO. RIGHT NOW I CAN'T DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR FEAR OF CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS MY TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT COMES ON FOR NO REASON, AND THE VEHICLE FEELS LIKE ITS TRYING TO ENGAGE THE ABS SYSTEM. IT NOW COMES ON JUST ABUT EVERYTIME I GET I DRIVE MY VEHICLE. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO THOUSANDS OF CORVETTES AT AN ALARMING RATE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE BRAKES LOCKED. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE BRAKES LOCKED HE NOTICED A WARNING LIGHT THAT STATED SERVICE ACTION HANDLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 13,600. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 13,700. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated while driving, the vehicle failed to move farther than five feet before the vehicle stalled and lost motive power. The pull-out key and wait-ten-seconds message were displayed. The contact had to release the key from the ignition and restart the vehicle. The contact called an independent mechanic and was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified about the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 30,000.

2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO MALFUNCTION OF CRUISE AND TRACTION CONTROLS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD SHUT OFF AUTOMATICALLY. HE WOULD TURN IT BACK ON AND IT WOULD WORK FOR A VERY SHORT TIME AND THEN SHUT OFF AGAIN. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEEDS OF 65-70, THE CONSUMER FELT A SLIGHT SLOW DOWN IN THE ENGINE AND A PULL TO THE RIGHT IN THE STEERING. ONCE HE TURNED OFF THE TRACTION CONTROL, THE PROBLEM CEASED. *JB

WHEN I WAS FILLING UP MY CAR AT A GAS STATION I NOTICED A RATHER STRONG SMELL OF GAS. I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR TO SEE THAT IT WAS LEAKING FUEL. I FINISHED THE CAR TRIP AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID THE GAS TANK WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

NOTICED GAS LEAKING ON GROUND AFTER REFUELING THE CAR....I DON'T DRIVE THE CAR MUCH AND SINCE THEN THERE IS ALWAYS A STRONG SMELL OF GAS. THE CAR NOW HAS 39850 MILES ON IT AND THE SMELL IS GETTING WORSE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING SOUTH, ON I-25, IN ALBUQUERQUE, NM, WHEN I BUMPED THE IGNITION KEY WITH MY HAND AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THIS OCCURRED A COUPLE OF MORE TIMES SINCE THEN. WHEN I HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING WITH OTHER CHEVROLETS, I CALLED A DEALER, IN ALBUQUERQUE, REPORTED THAT IT HAD ALSO HAPPENED IN MY 2004 CORVETTE C5. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THERE WERE NO RECALLS, ORDERS, OR TECH ORDERS FOR THAT MODEL CAR. HAVE OTHER OCCURRENCES BEEN REPORTED? I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY ON THE CORVETTE BLOGS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK DUE TO A FRACTURE ON THE INSIDE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THE CRACK IN THE TANK AND THAT THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM THE FILLER NECK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, THE STEERING SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE PULLED SEVERELY TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EXTREME BODILY FORCE TO POSITION THE VEHICLE TO REMAIN IN ONE LANE. THE CONTACT SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V172000 (STEERING: COLUMN), BUT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 17,020. UPDATED 09/06/12*LJ UPDATED 09/10/2012 *JS

DRIVING 65 MPH ON INTERSTATE 90 WISCONSIN. CAR JUST DIED,COULD NOT GET TO RESTART. 1 HOUR ON THE SIDE THE ROAD. CARS FLYING INCHES FROM US. POLICE OFFICER FINALLY STOPED AND CALLED TOW TRUCK AND STAYED BEHIND US WITH LIGHTS ON SO WE WOULDNT GET HIT. TO FIND OUT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON LOW MILAGE CORVETTES. SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE THE CHEVY DEALER IN MIDDELTON WIS DIDNT KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG, IT KEEPS ON BLOWING THE FUEL PUMP FUSE.THEY THINK,BUT NOT SURE ITS THE FUEL PUMP. 2500.00 TO FIX. CORVETTE FORUM STATES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE I WOULLD THINK. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 CORVETTE THE ACTIVE HANDLING MESSAGE COME ON AT THE DASH AND WHILE DRIVING THIS CAUSES THE BRAKES TO PULL THE CAR FROM ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER SUDDENLY AND THIS HAPPENS VERY OFTEN. I AM AFRAID THIS COULD CAUSE THE CAR TO HAVE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE YAW RATE SENSOR IN THE CENTER CONSOLE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V172000 (STEERING:COLUMN), BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THE RECALL ONLY INCLUDED 2005-2006 MODEL YEARS. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,600 UPDATED 6/7/12 *CN UPDATED 06/22/12

FUEL TANK LEAK AFTER FILLING TANK. SENDS CEL CODE FOR EVAP SYSTEM. FUEL LEAKS FROM TANK ONTO EXHAUST PIPE. DEALER WILL NOT FIX. I NEVER RECEIVED A "RECALL" NOTICE OR BULLETIN.

I AM EXPERIENCING STRONG ODORS OF GASOLINE, FAINT AT FIRST, BUT NOW VERY EVIDENT AROUND THE VEHICLE AND IN THE DRIVER'S COMPARTMENT. I AM QUITE CONCERNED TO PLACE THE CAR IN THE GARAGE, OR EVEN DRIVE IT. CHECKING ON LINE, I FOUND A DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATION, BUT NOTHING ON A RECALL. THE COMPLAINT WAS PREVALENTLY POSTED ON FORUMS WITH THE MOST COMMON SOURCE AS THE GAS TANK AND/OR CROSSOVER PIPE. DEALERS SEEM TO BE USING THE OPPORTUNITY OF FEAR OF A FIRE FOR OVERCHARGING (~$2500) FOR A REPAIR THAT SHOULD BE A RECALL. WOULD YOU PLEASE ADVISE WITH MY OPTIONS. *TR

AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS MY TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT COMES ON FOR NO REASON, AND THE VEHICLE FEELS LIKE ITS TRYING TO ENGAGE THE ABS SYSTEM. IT NOW COMES ON JUST ABUT EVERYTIME I GET I DRIVE MY VEHICLE. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO THOUSANDS OF CORVETTES AT AN ALARMING RATE. *TR

FUEL LEAK. I IDENTIFIED THE LEAK SOURCE AS CRACKS IN EITHER THE FUEL TANK CROSS-OVER TUBE QUICK CONNECTOR (CONNECTOR) AND/OR THE "HOT-PLATE" WELD JOINT OF THE CONNECTOR TO THE TANK. THE ROOT CAUSES ARE ATTRIBUTED TO ERRORS IN CONNECTOR MATERIAL PROCESSING, VARIATIONS IN THE WELDING PROCESS, AND HIGH STRESSES PLACED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE CONNECTOR DURING VEHICLE USE. *TR

VEHICLE CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING @ APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. DASH INDICATOR READ "CHECK GAUGES". I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND FOUND THAT THE FUEL PUMP FUSE HAD FAILED. TRIED ANOTHER FUSE, BUT IT BLEW IMMEDIATELY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER WHO HAS DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS BOTH FUEL PUMPS HAVE SHORTS CAUSING THE FUEL PUMP FUSE TO BLOW. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT AFTER A DAY OF SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP, THE FUEL PUMP FUSE WAS REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE THEN STARTED ENABLING THE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. CHEVROLET ZONE REP WAS CONTACTED, BUT REFUSED TO HELP. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL PUMPS AS THE REPLACEMENT FUEL PUMPS FROM CHEVROLET HAVE BEEN REDESIGNED. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT VEHICLE HAS ONLY 18,316 MILES. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN IN ANY DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,221 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80, 331.

I HAVE RECENTLY BEEN TOLD BY REPRESENTATIVES OF YOUNG CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN DALLAS, TEXAS THAT I HAVE A GASOLINE FUEL LEAK AT THE CONNECTOR OF THE TWO GAS TANKS. IN MY OPINION THIS IS A "LIFE-SAFETY" ISSUE THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED BY GENERAL MOTORS (GM) IMMEDIATELY. I LOVE MY 2004 CORVETTE AND PLAN ON CONTINUING TO DRIVE IT DAILY UNTIL IT IS PROPERLY "FIXED" AT NO COST TO ME, OR I DIE DRIVING IT BECAUSE IT WAS AN UNSAFE CONDITION CAUSED BY GM AND NOT ADDRESSED WITHIN A TOTAL RECALL OF THE DEFECTIVE ASSEMBLY. I WILL GLADLY JOIN A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT FOR THIS UN-SAFE CONDITION CREATED BY GM.

STRONG GAS FUME'S WHEN TANK IS HALF FULL. *TR