There are 69 stored owner reports matching the powertrain & transmission leading-label group for the 2005 Chevrolet Corvette in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)Brake transmission interlock failed. Car wouldnt shift out of park.
VEHICLE STARTS BUT WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK WITH FOOT ON BRAKE. EVENTUALLY AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS OR LEAVING VEHICLE FOR A LITTLE WHILE, RE-TRY AND ISSUE GOES AWAY. ISSUE HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND CANNOT BE REPLICATED EASILY.
The transmission shifter lock starts to sporadically not release keeping transmission in park (online many say this is a very common problem for 2005-08s, maybe more years), this could strand someone.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED, SHUT OFF, AND THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS INFORMED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO ASSIST. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
AUTOMATIC SHIFT LEVER LOCKED IN PARK WHILE OUT SHOPPING AT A MALL. CORVETTE WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK, I SEE THIS IS A ISSUE WITH ALL THE C6 CORVETTES. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FIX FOR THESE CORVETTES
FREQUENTLY UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK ONCE THE CAR IS STARTED. SHIFT INTERLOCK SOLENOID SEEMS TO BE FAULTY. VEHICLE IS ALWAYS STATIONARY IN A PARKING SPACE. SOMETIMES I TURN IT OFF AND TRY AGAIN AND IT WORKS. VERY ANNOYING.
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LEVER WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK AND INTO GEAR, LEAVING YOU STRANDED AND UNABLE TO MOVE FROM STREET.
TOOK THE CAR IN FOR A CHATTER NOISE AT IDLE AND WHEN STATIONARY. I'M TOLD THAT THE TORQUE TUBE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, THE CAR ONLY HAS 27,000 MILES AND IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS THING TO HAVE HAPPEN IF IT FAILS WHY YOU ARE DRIVING IT AND IT CAUSES MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE REST OF THE DRIVE TRAIN. IT IS A MAJOR PART OF THE DRIVE TRAIN AND AN OBVIOUS DEFECT WITH THE CORVETTES AS NOTED IN THE FORUMS. A RECALL IS IN ORDER AND CHEVORLET NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND REPAIR THESE TO MAKE THIS CAR SAFER BEFORE SOME ONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE REPAIR IS VERY EXPENSIVE AT AROUND 3,000. A REPAIR THAT SHOULD NEVER NEED TO BE DONE ON A LOW MILEAGE CAR.
STUCK IN PARK ALMOST EVERY TIME NOW.
VEHICLE RANDOMLY WILL NOT SHIFT FROM PARK TO ANY OTHER GEAR. THIS STARTED INFREQUENTLY AND NOW HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND HAVE FOUND THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE, CORVETTE FORUMS ARE LOADED WITH THIS COMPLAINT. THE FIX IS A NEW SHIFTER REPLACEMENT. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND DID NOT GET ANY RELIEF, MY CAR ONLY HAS 33K MILES ON IT.
WILL GET STUCK IN PARK. NO WARNING AND WILL DO IT ANYWHERE ANY TIME. THE SERVICE MANUAL HAS TEMPORARY FIX BUT IT DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK EITHER.
VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. CAR HAS 79,000 MILES. USUALLY ABLE TO SHUT CAR OFF AND RESTART THE CAR TO ALLOW IT TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK, AND SOMETIMES CAN BUMP THE SHIFTER TOWARDS THE DASH WITH MY HAND WHICH ALLOWS - SOMEHOW - THE LOCKING MECHANISM TO RELEASE. VEHICLE IS STATIONARY ON FLAT GROUND USUALLY WHEN THIS OCCURS. HAS HAPPENED IN PARKING LOTS, AT HOME, IN DRIVE THROUGHS, ETC.
UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF "PARK", HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. SAME SYMPTOMS AS OTHER POSTERS. STARTED AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES AND CONTINUES TO HAPPEN, NOW HAVE ABOUT 45,000 MILES AND IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 12 TIMES.
GEAR SHIFTER WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK. AT TIMES IT WILL TAKE UP TO 5 MINUTES BEFORE THE GEAR SHIFTER WILL MOVE OUT OF PARK. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS IGNORED MY ONGOING COMPLAINT SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR. THEY HAVE OFFERED NO HELP!
AUTOMATIC SHIFTER GETS STUCK ON PARK AND WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK RANDOMLY LEAVING STRANDED DIFFERENT TIMES.
FOR 2 YEARS WHEN PARKED I HAVE BEEN PUSHING SHIFTER FORWARD TO GET IT TO RELEASE FROM PARK. HAPPENS 50 PERCENT OF THE TIME. HAVE 26000 MILES ON CAR. CHEVROLET FIXED ONCE AND LASTED 100 MILES. RESEARCH INTERNET SHOWS ME MANY PEOPLE HAVE AND CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. EXPENSIVE CAR AND CHEVROLET SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM. NEVER HAD ANY CAR DO THIS. PROBLEM SEVERITY IS ENOUGH TO SELL CAR AND AVOID CORVETTE.
UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK
UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK WITH FOOT ON BRAKE AND ENGINE RUNNING. HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES.
SHIFT SOLENOID LOCKS AND DOES NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO BE RELEASED FROM PARK
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE HALT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE ABOUT WHAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,900.
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.