2005 Chevrolet Corvette Air Bags & Restraints Problems

THE AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS ILLUMINATING FOR NO REASON. FROM WHAT I READ, THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WILL NOT OPERATE WHEN THE RED INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD LITE

DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF,BOTH WHEN STATIONARY AND WHEN IN MOTION

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. CONNECTOR UNDER SEAT LOOSES CONTACT. VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH CORVETTES.

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF EACH TIME THE CAR IS RUNNING. SOMETIMES IT STAYS ON FOR MINUTES, OTHER TIMES IT MAY STAY ON THE ENTIRE TIME THE CAR IS RUNNING. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS 26000 MILES. THE LIGHT IS ON BOTH WHEN THE CAR IS SITTING STILL IN PARK AND WHEN IT IS BEING DRIVEN. DO I HAVE AIRBAG PROTECTION WHEN THIS OCCURS ? THE OWNERS MANUAL STATES THAT IF THE LIGHT IS ON THE AIRBAGS MAY DEPLOY FOR NO REASON. VERY UNSAFE IF CAR IS BEING DRIVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CORVETTE OWNERS NEED TO BE MADE AWARE OF THE RISKS INVOLVED IN DRIVING THIS CAR.

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT GOES ON, RENDERING AIRBAG INOPERATIVE. POOR CONNECTORS BELOW SEAT, A DESIGN FLAW, LEAD TO THIS. RECURS NO MATTER HOW OFTEN YOU RETURN TO DEALER. THIS IS SO COMMON IN 2005 CORVETTES, AND SO POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS, THAT ALL 2005 CORVETTES SHOULD BE RECALLED TO HAVE THIS DEFECT REPAIRED...

AIR BAG LIGHT ON BECAUSE OF FAULTY CONNECTOR DISABLING VEHICLE AIR BAGS. NOT SAFE.

AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF. INTERMITTENTLY. FAULTY CONNECTOR UNDER DRIVERS SEAT. CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH C6 CORVETTES. *TR

RED AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY AND HAS CONTINUED DOING IT FOR THE PAST 6 YEARS. THE PAST 4 MONTHS OR SO IT NOW STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON IF I MOVE THE DRIVERS SEAT FORWARD PAST A CERTAIN POINT. DEALER REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS 2 YEARS AGO BUT THE PROBLEM DID NOT GO AWAY. *TR

CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. IT GOES OFF AND ON RANDOMLY. WHEN IS THIS GOING TO BE CORRECTED? MY CORVETTE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE. THEY JUST MOVE THE WIRES UNDER THE SEAT AND THE LIGHT GOES OUT FOR AWHILE. AT ONE POINT THEY SAID THE PRE-TENSIONER WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED IT. I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AT THE TIME AND PAID MY $200 DEDUCTIBLE. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE LIGHT WAS BACK AND MY DEALER WAS SHUT DOWN BY GM. IT WENT OUT BECAUSE THEY MOVED THE WIRES NOT BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE TENSIONER. THEIR TECH 11 SAW AN OPEN CIRCUIT, NOT A DEFECTIVE TENSIONER. THEY OWE ME $200. THAT'S A LAUGH. I ZIP TIED THE CONNECTOR'S UNDER THE SEAT. THAT LAST FOR AWHILE AND THE LIGHT COMES BACK. THIS PROBLEM IS THE EXACT PROBLEM THAT THE BUICK WAS RECALLED FOR. THE SAME FIX IS REQUIRED FOR THE CORVETTE. A CONNECTOR UNDER THE SEAT NEEDS TO BE REMOVED AND THE WIRES SOLDERED TOGETHER ARE WE WAITING FOR A DEATH? IT WILL HAPPEN SOONER OR LATER. THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON. I HAVE FILED MANY COMPLAINT'S WITH THE NHTSA AND SO HAVE MANY MEMBERS OF THE C6 CORVETTE FORUM WITH NO LUCK OR RESPONSE TO LET US KNOW THAT YOU EVEN READ THEM. I CONTINUE TO HOPE TO GET A CHANCE TO TALK TO YOU. PLEASE CALL OF EMAIL ME.

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? THE C6 (2005-2013) CORVETTE HAS A SERIOUS CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT PROBLEM. THERE WERE 215,000 PRODUCED AND MOST ALL OF THEM HAVE THE PROBLEM AND THE DEALERS WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. MANY OWNERS DRIVE EVERY DAY WITH THE CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT ON 100% OF THE TIME MEANING THE SYSTEM WILL NOT WORK WHEN NEEDED. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS MANY TIMES AND OTHER OWNERS ON THE CORVETTE FORUM HAVE ALSO. THERE ARE AROUND 20,000 MEMBERS AND WE FEEL WE ARE BEING IGNORED BY THE NHTSA AND GENERAL MOTORS. THE BUICK RECALL IS FOR THE EXACT SAME THING AND THE EXACT SAME THING IS CAUSING IT. THE WIRING UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT. ARE WE WAITING FOR A SERIOUS ACCIDENT? PLEASE CALL ME FOR MORE INFORMATION. *TR

AIRBAG ERROR LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. EVEN AFTER HAVING THE FRONT SENSOR REPLACED. HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. APPEARS RELATED TO CONNECTOR UNDER SEATS. DON'T KNOW IF AIRBAG WILL ACTIVATE IF NEEDED.

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? THE C6 CORVETTE (2005-2013) HAS BEEN REPORTED HUNDREDS OF TIMES FOR THE CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT BEING RANDOMLY ON AND OFF. THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME AS THE BUICK THAT WAS RECALLED. ARE WE WAITING FOR A DEATH? I HOPE NOT. I AM ONLY ONE THAT HAS REPORTED THIS MANY TIMES IN THE LAST NINE YEARS. CHECK MY PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL THE DETAILS EVEN A LETTER FROM GM ADMITTING THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THE PROBLEM FOR YEARS. IS IT BECAUSE ONLY 215,000 C6 CORVETTES WERE PRODUCED? IF ANYONE READS THIS AND WANTS TO TALK TO ME, EMAIL ME AT LESANDVITA@SBCGLOBAL.NET OR CALL ME AT THE NUMBER BELOW. *TR

CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT. WHAT IS TAKING SO LONG. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH THE 2005 THRU 2013 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WE HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE NHTSA BY THE HUNDREDS IF NOT MORE. THE DEALERS DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. GM ENGINEERING SENT ME A LETTER (I SENT IT TO YOU) ADMITTING THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT HAVE NO PLANS ON A RECALL. ARE WE WAITING FOR A DEATH? GM RECALLED THE BUICK FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS THE CORVETTE. THEY ARE REMOVING A DEFECTIVE CONNECTOR UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT AND SOLDERING THE WIRES. WE CORVETTE OWNERS CAME UP WITH THAT PLAN MANY MONTHS AGO. I AM RELUCTANT TO DO IT MYSELF FOR LEGAL REASONS. I'M A MEMBER OF THE CORVETTE FORUM WITH OVER 26,200 POST AND THIS ISSUE IS DISCUSSED EVERY DAY. HELP. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON -- DEALER TRIES TO FIX (AT CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE) AND SAID FIX LASTS FOR MAYBE A MONTH OR TWO. I HAVE GIVEN UP SPENDING FOR THIS TEMPORARY FIX -- I USE MY 3 POINT SEAT BELT EVERY TIME AND HOPE IT IS GOOD ENOUGH.... THIS PROBLEM IS WELL KNOWN IN THE CORVETTE COMMUNITY AND TO GM, AND HAS BEEN FOR A LONG TIME. GM SIMPLY REFUSES TO COME UP WITH AN APPROPRIATE FIX FOR THIS AND IT IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON DASH STAYS ON, FOUND CONNECTOR UNDER DRIVERS SEAT WORKS ITSELF LOOSE AFTER REPEATED SEAT MOVEMENT. *TR

ABOUT EVERY DAY WHILE DRIVING MY CORVETTE. THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHT WILL COME. AND MY BRAKES WILL START JERKING. ALSO THE AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND GOING OFF THE WHOLE TIME I DRIVE IT. I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THERE 05 CORVETTES. SOMETHING NEEDS DONE ABOUT THIS. GM NEEDS TO STEP UP AND RECALL FOR THESE PROBLEMS BEFORE SOMEONE REALLY GETS HURT.. PLEASE HELP. *TR

THIS IS A LETTER SENT TO ME ABOUT THE CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT AND THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT IT AND HAVE NO PLANS ON DOING ANY THING ABOUT IT. I HOPE THINGS HAVE CHANGED. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. I HAVE NUMEROUS EMAILS FROM GM ON THE SUBJECT. [XXX] I AM SORRY THAT IT HAS TAKEN ME SOMETIME TO GET BACK TO YOU ABOUT YOUR AIR BAG LIGHT, I HAD TO SPEAK WITH INTERNAL RESOURCES. THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONCERN IS CAUSED BY THE SEAT BELT CONNECTOR UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT COMING LOOSE. THERE WAS A CHANGE MADE IN 2008 THAT MOVED THE CONNECTOR THAT HELPS SOME BUT DID NOT COMPLETELY REMEDY IT. IT CAN ALSO BE SEEN IN FEWER NUMBERS IN 2008 ? 2010. IT WAS DRIVEN BY THE CONNECTOR BEING PLACED DIRECTLY UNDER THE SEAT CUSHION. WHEN A CUSTOMER USES EASY EXIT OR MEMORY SO THE SEAT MOVES AT EACH DOOR OPENING IT WILL WORK THE CONNECTOR LOOSE OVER TIME. THE FIX WAS TO ATTACH IT TO THE SEAT FRAME SO IT DID NOT GET DRUG ACROSS THE BOTTOM OF THE CARPET. IN 2008 THEY MADE THE WIRE A LITTLE LONGER TO MOVE THE CONNECTOR OUT OF THE WAY. I AM NOT AWARE OF ANY DISCUSSION FOR A RECALL OR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION ACTION BECAUSE IT WAS SELF-DECLARING. I AM SORRY THIS IS NOT THE RESOLUTION THAT YOU WISHED FOR ON THIS MATTER. I DID LOOK INTO THE CONCERN AND I DID SPEAK WITH THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENTS. I AM SORRY TO BE THE ONE TO BRING YOU THIS NEWS. I DO THANK YOU FOR BEING DILIGENT IN REACHING OUT TO ME. I DO HOPE YOU HAVE A GOOD HOLIDAY, [XXX] CHEVROLET CUSTOMER CARE INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY ON WHILE DRIVING. *TR

I HAVE COMPLAINED TO GM AND NHTSA MANY TIMES ABOUT THIS WITH NO HELP FROM EITHER. THE AIR BAG SYSTEM ON THE C6 (2005 - 2012) CORVETTE IS DEFECTIVE. THE CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON AT RANDOM. WE KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING IT BUT GM WILL NOT FIX IT. I JUST RECEIVED THE LETTER BELOW FROM GM EXPLAINING THE PROBLEM AND WHAT IS CAUSING IT. THEY ADMIT THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT HAVE NO PLANS ON CORRECTING IT. THOUSANDS OF CORVETTE FORUM MEMBERS COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS. WE HAVE COME UP WITH OUR OWN TEMPORARY FIX UNTIL GM REDESIGNS THE DEFECTIVE (BAD DESIGN) CONNECTOR UNDER THE SEAT. WE ZIP TIE IT TOGETHER. MANY MEMBERS DRIVE WITH THE LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME. GM WILL NOT TELL US IF THE BAG WILL DEPLOY WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON. I'M SURE IT WONT. ARE WE GOING TO WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO BE KILLED TO FIX IT? I HOPE NOT. LETTER FROM GM THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONCERN IS CAUSED BY THE SEAT BELT CONNECTOR UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT COMING LOOSE. THERE WAS A CHANGE MADE IN 2008 THAT MOVED THE CONNECTOR THAT HELPS SOME BUT DID NOT COMPLETELY REMEDY IT. IT CAN ALSO BE SEEN IN FEWER NUMBERS IN 2008 ' 2010. IT WAS DRIVEN BY THE CONNECTOR BEING PLACED DIRECTLY UNDER THE SEAT CUSHION. WHEN A CUSTOMER USES EASY EXIT OR MEMORY SO THE SEAT MOVES AT EACH DOOR OPENING IT WILL WORK THE CONNECTOR LOOSE OVER TIME. THE FIX WAS TO ATTACH IT TO THE SEAT FRAME SO IT DID NOT GET DRUG ACROSS THE BOTTOM OF THE CARPET. IN 2008 THEY MADE THE WIRE A LITTLE LONGER TO MOVE THE CONNECTOR OUT OF THE WAY. I AM NOT AWARE OF ANY DISCUSSION FOR A RECALL OR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION ACTION BECAUSE IT WAS SELF-DECLARING. [XXX] CHEVROLET CUSTOMER CARE THE NEW OWNER'S CENTER IS HERE, VISIT MY.CHEVROLET.COM! __________________ THE NEW OWNER'S CENTER IS HERE, VISIT MY.CHEVROLET.COM! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR