2007 Chevrolet Corvette Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS ACTIVATED AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000. UPDATED 01/25/17*LJ *CN

FUEL LEAK COMING FROM TANK AFTER FILLING MORE THAN 3/4. VERY STRONG GAS SMELL IN GARAGE AND OR VEHICLE CABIN. LEAKS WHEN VEHICLE IS SITTING.

VERY STRONG FUEL (GASOLINE) SMELL WITHOUT TOPPING OFF OF THE TANK NO DRIPS OR POOLS FORMING UNDER THE CAR. AFRAID TO PARK IN THE GARAGE.

THIS COMPLAINT IS WITH RESPECT TO MY 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. TWICE WITHIN A THREE DAY PERIOD I RECEIVED A WARNING MESSAGE FROM MY CAR SAYING "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM". IN THE FIRST CASE I WAS STARTING THE CAR (NOT MOVING) AND IN THE SECOND CASE I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT MOVING AT ABOUT 5MPH TURNING HARD TO THE LEFT. IN NEITHER CASE DID I EXPERIENCE ANY HANDLING ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE BUT AGAIN ONE TIME I WAS NOT MOVING AND THE SECOND ONLY TRAVELING AT 5 MPH SO IF ANYTHING SUCH AS AUTOMATIC BRAKE APPLICATION HAD OCCURRED I MAY NOT HAVE NOTICED IT. I'VE RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND HAVE FOUND THAT MANY OTHER CORVETTE OWNERS (AND SOME CADILLAC XLR OWNERS) HAVE HAD THE SAME WARNING MESSAGE. IN SOME CASES BRAKES ARE APPLIED AUTOMATICALLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY AT HIGH SPREADS CREATING A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. ONE POSSIBLE REMEDY PER GM IS TSB 06-02-35-002 (RECALL N100118, 10118). BEING SAFETY RELATED I'M NOT SURE WHY THIS SERVICE USUALLY COSTS OWNERS. ALSO THIS TSB STOPS AT THE 2006 MODEL YEAR AND I HAVE A 2007 THAT WAS ORIGINALLY DELIVERED IN OCTOBER OF 2006. I HAVE CALLED MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER ( [XXX] IN ATLANTA GA). I'M WAITING ON A RETURN CALL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

SHIFTER STUCK IN DRIVE OR NEUTRAL. THIS PREVENTS PROPERLY SHUTTING CAR DOWN AND EXITING THE CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A FUEL ODOR EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FUEL ODOR WAS ALSO PRESENT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, BUT THERE WAS NO VISIBLE FUEL LEAKAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK MAY HAVE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,200. ...UPDATED 01/23/17 *BF UPDATED 03/01/17.*JB

THIS COMPLAINT WAS FILED UNDER THE WRONG VIN NO. THE COMPLAINT IS BEING SUBMITTED AGAIN WITH THE TYPO CORRECTED WITH THE CORRECT VIN [XXX]. THE INCORRECT VIN NO. WAS SUBMITTED WITH MY COMPLAINT # 10944956. THE DETAILS WERE SUBMITTED WITH COMPLAINT #10944956 AND ALL OTHER INFO SUBMITTED FOR THAT COMPLAINT EARLIER TODAY 20170111 ARE CORRECT. THIS SUBMISSION IS NOT A NEW, SECOND COMPLAINT BUT IS INSTEAD A CORRECTION TO THE VIN NO. GIVEN FOR MY PREVIOUS COMPLAINT TO BE SUBMITTED AS A CORRECTION. THE NUMBER OF OCCURRENCES OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GETTING STUCK IN PARK HAS OCCURRED WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY SINCE 2014, THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS ON 9/05/16 AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AUTOMATIC 6-SPEED TRANSMISSION WITH AUXILIARY PADDLE SHIFTERS ON STEERING WHEEL. WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED AND IN PARK, THE CONSOLE STICK SHIFTER GETS STUCK AT RANDOM TIMES AFTER CAR HAS BEEN STOPPED/PARKED AND I CAN'T PUT THE STUCK SHIFTER INTO GEAR (IT WON'T BUDGE OUT OF PARK). IF THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN STOPPED AND PUT INTO PARK MOMENTARILY IN A HAZARDOUS AREA, E.G., A RAILROAD TRACK, AND IF THE SHIFTER STICK IS STUCK IN PARK, THEN THE VEHICLE CAN NOT BE MOVED OFF OF THE TRACK UNTIL THE SHIFTER CAN BE MOVED AND THE DRIVETRAIN ENGAGED. TURNING THE ENGINE OFF DOES NOT HELP. THE AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE THE RUNNING CAR WITH STUCK SHIFTER CAN BE PUT INTO GEAR SEEMS TO BE RANDOM, I.E. AFTER THE ENGINE HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR A MINUTE OR SO. THE DEALER WHO SOLD ME THE CAR SEEMS TO BE AWARE OF OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS NATURE FROM CORVETTE C6 A6 OWNERS.

HAVE GAS FUMES IN THE CAR AFTER FILLING THE TANK. WILL DISSIPATE AFTER 100 MILES WILL SMELL THE FUMES WHEN MOVING, TURNING CORNERS, AND STATIONARY AFTER USING THE CAR

WHEN STARTING MY CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. SERVICE CENTER SAID SHIFTER WENT OUT COMPLETELY MY CAR ONLY HAS 57,000 MILES. I TOLD THEM I HAD BEEN HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING IT OUT OF PARK TO REVERSE TO EVEN PUT IT IN DRIVE. THIS HAS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES.

ARRIVED HOME AFTER A SHORT DRIVE, AUTOMATIC SHIFTER BUTTON WOULD NOT DEPRESS SO I WAS LOCKED OUT OF REVERSE AND PARK, ONLY HAVE NEUTRAL AND DRIVE. ALSO WAS UNABLE TO TURN CAR OFF, HAD TO REMOVE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE TO KEEP FROM DRAINING BATTERY. WITH BATTERY RECONNECTED THE ACCESSORIES ARE STILL ON AND CAN'T BE TURNED OFF UNLESS NEGATIVE IS REMOVED. ALSO THE CAR WILL NOT START IN NEUTRAL.

ANY TIME I DRIVING OVER 30-40 THE CAR ACTIVATE THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM AND THE CAR ACTING STRANGE LIKE LOOSE TRACTION .NEED ACTIVATE THE DIFFERENT DRIVING SYSTEM TO KEEP DRIVE AND IS NOT NORMAL.

CAUSES THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING PUSHED; THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE PEDAL IS PUSHED; DIFFICULTY DISENGAGING THE CRUISE CONTROL; MOVING THE GEAR SHIFTER OUT OF THE 'PARK' POSITION WITHOUT PUSHING THE BRAKE; AND DISABLEMENT OF CRASH AVOIDANCE FEATURES SUCH AS TRACTION CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, AND PANIC BRAKING ASSIST FEATURES

FUEL SMELL COMING FROM CAR WHILE IN GARAGE. NO INDICATION OF FUEL ON FLOOR ONLY FUEL SMELL. WORRIED ABOUT WATER HEATER IGNITING FUMES AND CAUSING A FIRE IN THE HOUSE.

I HAVE A 2007 CORVETTE, I WAS AT A RAILROAD CROSSING WAITING FOR THE TRAIN TO PASS SO I PUT MY SHIFTER INTO PARK. WHEN THE TRAIN PASSED I TRIED TO TAKE THE SHIFTER OUT OF PARK AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE (IT WAS STUCK IN PARK. UPON WORING WITH IT SEVERAL MINUTES I DID GET IT TO MOVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE, SO I CALLED MY GM GARAGE AND TOLD ME IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2005 - 2007 CORVETTES. LUCKLY I ONLY ENCOUNTERED A LITTLE EMBARRASMENT , ONE ONE GOT HURD (THANK GOD). IT HAS HAPPENED AT MY HOME, STORES, TO MY WIFE AND ANYTIME. I AM ABLE TO TURN ON MY ACC THEN SHIFT TO NUTRAL AND START THE VET THEN SHIFT INTO GEAR. I AM TAING TO BE REPAIRED AND BEEN TOLD BY GM GARAGE THE ENTIRE SHIFTER HAS TO BE REPLACED. NOT COOL ON A CAR WITH LESS THAN 29,000 MILES AND NEVER ABUSED.

IT WAS HAPPEN THIS YEAR MULTIPLE TIMES THE TRANSMISSION SHIPTER PROBLEM I COULD NOT GET OFF THE PARK POSITION, I HAVE TO PUSH THE SHIPTER FORWARDS AND PRESS DOWN THE BRAKE PADDLE HARDER SEVERAL TIMES SO IT COULD GET OFF THE PARK AFTER I START THE ENGINE , IT SOMETIME TAKE ABOUT 5 MINUTES STUCK ON PARK AFTER I DID ALL THAT ABOVE

VEHICLE GETS STUCK IN PARK. IT WILL TAKE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS AT PUSHING THE SHIFT KNOB AND PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL BEFORE VEHICLE WILL FINALLY RELEASE AND SHIFTS OUT OF PARK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO OPERATE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT COASTED INTO AN INTERSECTION TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR CONDITION MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

WHILE PARKED IN GARAGE STRONG FUEL ODOR EMITS FROM FUEL FILLER PIPE AND GAS CAP.. NOTICEABLE AFTER A FEW HOURS AND PARTICULARLY NOTICEABLE IF CAR COVER IS USED. MOST PREDOMINATE WHEN TANK IS FULL OR NEARLY SO.

THERE HAS BEEN HEAVY FUMES SMELL COMING FROM MY 07 CORVETTE WHEN THE TANK IS FUEL IT IS VERY UNSAFE TO PARK IT IN MY GARAGE BECAUSE OF THE STRONG ODOR AND MY WATER HEATER IS LOCATED IN THE GARAGE. I HAVE TO HAVE THE TANK ON LOW IF I WANT TO PARK IT INSIDE. THE SMELL ALSO COMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHEN IT'S FULL THIS HAZARD NEED TO BE ADDRESS BEFORE THE MATTER LEAD TO SOMEONE GETTING HURT. WHATEVER THE PROBLEM IS I WOULD THINK GM NEEDS TO GO BACK AND CHECK THE FUEL TANK AND THE COMPONENTS ATTACH TO IT FOR CRACKS THAT NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN.

DEALERS REFUSE TO REPAIR VEHICLE STATING THE EXTENDED SPECIAL COVERAGE HAS EXPIRED. AIRBAG LIGHT WILL NOT SHUT OFF DUE TO WIRE HARNESS PROBLEM AND GM KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I TRIED TO GET THE CAR REPAIRED BUT LOCAL DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS. AND THE COVERAGE EXPIRED. . I RECEIVE THE NOTICE IN MAY 2016. MY CAR MET THE MILEAGE STANDARD, LESS THAN 120 K MILES AND WITHIN 10 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP.

TRANSMISSION SELECTOR SAFETY LOCKOUT FAILS. TRANSMISSION WILL STAY LOCKED IN PARK OR CAN NOT BE RETURNED TO PARK.

I HAVE A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN AND AROUND MU 2007 CORVETTE C6. IT IS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE PLASTIC FUEL PUMP WHERE THE FUEL LINE EXITS THE TOP OF THE PUMP ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE FUEL TANK. IT ALWAYS CRACKS AND LEAKS FUEL. THIS HAPPENS TO ALL FACTORY INSTALLED ORIGINAL C6 FUEL PUMPS. THE GM REPLACEMENT PUMP IS MANUFACTURED WITH A DIFFERENT TYPE OF PLASTIC AND IS NOT SUPPOSE TO CRACK. MY 2007 CORVETTE HAS APPROX. 44,000 MILES AND HAS THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATEN ISSUE. AND MAY EVEN BURN DOWN MY GARAGE ALSO. WHY HAS THIS PUMP NOT BEEN RECALLED BY GM? ARE YOU WAITING UNTIL ENOUGH LIVES AND PROPERTY IS LOST???

TRANSMISSION SHIFTER AT TIMES IS STUCK IN PARK. HAVE TO RESTART ENGINE AND PRESS DOWN ON BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES TO GET IT OUT OF PARK. YOU CAN HEAR WHEN THE SOLENOID ENERGIZES AND FINALLY UNLOCKS THE SHIFTER. JUST STARTED THIS YEAR AFTER 51,000 MILES ON CAR. REQUEST RESEARCH HELP

SHIFTER AT TIMES IS STUCK IN PARK, 2007 CORVETTE AUTO-TRANSMISSION SHIFTER AT TIMES IS STUCK IN PARK. HAVE TO RESTART ENGINE AND PRESS DOWN ON BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES OR SHUT OFF ENGINE PRESS ACCESS. MODE REPEATEDLY TO GET IT OUT OF PARK. YOU CAN HEAR WHEN THE SOLENOID ENERGIZES AND FINALLY UNLOCKS THE SHIFTER. JUST STARTED THIS YEAR AFTER 6,000 MILES ON CAR. REQUEST RESEARCH HELP

CAN NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK ON MY 2007 CORVETTE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOLENOID NOT RELEASING PARK LOCK. CAR WAS STATIONARY IN MY GARAGE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL LEAKED FROM THE FUEL TANK WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REFUELED. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ODOR OF FUMES EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

TRANSMISSION SHIFTER AT TIMES IS STUCK IN PARK. HAVE TO RESTART ENGINE AND PRESS DOWN ON BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES TO GET IT OUT OF PARK. YOU CAN HEAR WHEN THE SOLENOID ENERGIZES AND FINALLY UNLOCKS THE SHIFTER. JUST STARTED THIS YEAR AFTER 41,000 MILES ON CAR.

ROOF PANEL SEPARATION RECALL. MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF VIN RANGE FOR THIS RECALL AND WAS NOT HONORED. TODAY THE PANEL SEPARATION HAS GOTTEN WORSE AS WIND SOUNDS HAS ENTERED THE CABIN FROM THE ROOF AT 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE PANEL IS SEPARATING FROM THE FRAME DUE TO BAD GLUE.

MAKING A LEFT TURN IN A STOPLIGHT INTER-SECTION THE MOTOR FAILED SHUTTING OFF ALL POWER TO THE VEHICLE...MOTOR FAILED DUE TO EXCESSIVE VALVE GUIDE WEAR...VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET

MY 2007 CORVETTE HAS AN ISSUE WITH FUEL LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK, AND DRIPPING AROUND EXHAUST AREA. ANYTIME TANK IS FILLED OVER 1/2 TANK, I CAN SMELL FUEL FUMES VERY BADLY.

MY C6 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE HAS A VERY STRONG FUEL SMELL INDICATING IT HAS ONE OR MANY FUEL LEAKS WHICH IS A LARGE DANGER AND AN EMISSIONS VIOLATION. THIS IS A VERY WIDELY-KNOWN ISSUE WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF C6 OWNERS BUT GM WILL NOT INITIATE A RECALL ON THE FAULTY FUEL PUMP OR LEAKING SEALS ON THE GAS TANKS. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED.

I HAVE A 2007 CORVETTE Z06 WITH 43 K MILES ON IT. I DECIDED TO HAVE SOMEONE CHECK MY CAR BECAUSE OF THE ARTICLE I HAD READ ABOUT THE LS7 ENGINES HAVING VALVE GUIDE ISSUES. I WAS SURE THAT THEY WOULD BE OK BECAUSE THE CORVETTE SITES SAY IT IS ONLY A MINOR AMOUNT OF HEADS THAT WERE MACHINED IN CORRECTLY. I WAS HAVING OTHER WORK DONE TO MY CORVETTE SO LOOKED FOR A PLACE THAT DOES MOSTLY CORVETTE SERVICE, I TOLD THE MECHANIC TO CHECK MY VALVE GUIDES WHILE HE WAS DOING THE OTHER WORK I WAS SURE THEY WOULD OF BEEN OK. UPON MY SURPRISE HE SENT ME VIDEOS SHOWING ME THAT THEY WERE NOT OK AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. IT COST ME $1,950.00 TO HAVE MY HEADS CNC AND NEW VALVE GUIDES AND SPRINGS INSTALLED THE OLD ONES WERE VERY BAD I HAVE VIDEOS SHOWING THIS, THE CAR WAS RUNNING WITH LITTLE VALVE NOISE AT THE TIME BUT WERE STILL BAD MECHANIC WOULD NOT EVEN DYNO THE CAR AFTER SEEING HOW BAD THEY WERE.

MY 2007 CORVETTE 2D CONVERTIBLE LOCKS YOU IN THE CAR. YOU COULD GET STUCK IN THE CAR AND SUFFOCATE TO DEATH. THE WINDOWS AND DOORS WILL NOT OPEN, CAR IS NOT RECOGNIZING THE FOB, YOU ARE TOTALLY STUCK. RESORT TO EMERGENCY RELEASE ON FLOOR BESIDE THE SEAT. LOTS OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW IT'S THERE! LIKE A PASSENGER SITTING IN THE CAR WHILE YOU GO TO DO AN ERRAND. THEY COULD "BURN UP" OVERHEATED AND STUCK! GM KNOWS THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM AS THEY SENT ME A LETTER ADVISING ME ABOUT THE EMERGENCY RELEASE! BUT THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT CLAIMING THEY DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM!. ...UPDATED 02/23/16 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO SHIFT BACK INTO PARK AND PREVENTED THE DOORS FROM OPENING. THE FAILURE RECURRED A FEW TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT EXCESSIVE VALVE TRAIN NOISE AND AFTER READING SEVERAL CORVETTE FORUM THREADS ABOUT IMPROPERLY MACHINED HEADS BY GM'S SUPPLIER LINAMAR, AND THAT NUMEROUS VEHICLES HAVE HAD VALVES DROP AND RUIN THE ENGINES, I TOOK MY CAR WITH 27000 MILES ON IT TO A CORVETTE SPECIALTY SHOP TO HAVE MY VALVE GUIDE CLEARANCE TESTED. I HAD (2) INTAKE VALVE GUIDES OUTSIDE OF SERVICE SPECIFICATIONS, (4) EXHAUST VALVE GUIDES OUTSIDE OF SERVICE SPECIFICATIONS, AND A COMBINATION OF (10) OTHER INTAKE AND EXHAUST VALVE GUIDES AT OR NEAR THE MAXIMUM OUTSIDE OF SERVICE SPECIFICATIONS. THE CAR IS BEING REPAIRED WITH PROPER RE-MACHINING OF THE HEADS TO MAKE THE VALVE GUIDES CONCENTRIC, NEW INTAKE AND EXHAUST VALVE GUIDES INSTALLED, AS WELL AS NEW SEALS, VALVES, SPRINGS, ETC. 88% OF THE CORVETTE FORUM MEMBERS WHO HAVE HAD THEIR CYLINDER HEADS TESTED FOR EXCESSIVE VALVE GUIDE WEAR, WERE OUT OF SERVICE SPECIFICATIONS. SOURCE: HTTP://WWW.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/FORUMS/...-REGISTRY.HTML GM NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS ENGINE FAILURES AS A RESULT OF A DROPPED VALVE INTO A CYLINDER WHICH CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS AND FIRES. GM IS VERY AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, BUT REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS HUGE SAFETY RISK TO DRIVERS, PASSENGERS, AND NEARBY VEHICLES IF THE ENGINE FAILS GOING DOWN THE ROAD.

FUEL LEAK FROM FUEL PUMP AND CROSS OVER TUBES. ORIGINALLY DETECTED BY A VERY STRONG GAS ODOR IN THE GARAGE. THE ODOR AND FUEL IS LEAKING AND VISIBLE WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY. THE FUEL SMELL IS ALSO STRONG WHILE DRIVING.

AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASH TURNS ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. SPEED DOES NOT EFFECT THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM REPORTED TO GM DEALER AND THEY REPLACED DRIVERS SEAT BELT TENSIONER AFTER ABOUT 100 MILES OF TRAVEL PROBLEM RETURNED. AM VERY CONCERNED AIR BAGS WILL NOT FUNCTION IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT

DASH AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHT PERIODICALLY ILLUMINATED. THIS CONDITION (TO DATE), HAS NOT RESULTED IN LOGGING ANY DIAGNOSTIC FAULT CODES, I.E.; DTC(S) B0012, B0013, B0016, B0016, B0019, B0020, B0022, B0023, B0026, B0033, B0040, B0042 OR B0044, THIS ILLUMINATED SERVICE LIGHT FAULT IS ONLY RECTIFIED WHEN EITHER; A) I MANUALLY RE-POSITIONING THE DRIVER'S SEAT UNTIL THE LIGHT TURNS OFF, OR B) I PHYSICALLY RE-POSITIONING THE YELLOW (SIDE-AIRBAG) CONNECTOR LOCATED UNDER DRIVER'S SEAT. EITHER METHOD RESULTS IN ONLY A TEMPORARY RESOLVE, BEFORE THE PROBLEM OCCURS AGAIN. I ASSUME THIS ISSUE COULD ALSO BE TRUE FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT TOO. BY SERVICE NOTICE / VIN#, GM ACKNOWLEDGES A POTENTIAL / REAL AIRBAG ISSUE IN MY VEHICLE, DATED MAY 2016. BASED ON THE REFERENCED MAY 2016 GM SERVICE NOTICE, AND FURTHER SUBSTANTIATED VIA PHONE COMMUNICATION, GM REQUIRES THAT A SPECIFIC DIAGNOSTIC FAULT CODE BE PRESENT BEFORE GM WILL COVER ANY SERVICE COASTS TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. THIS, WHILE KNOWING THE EXISTENCE OF AN IMPENDING SAFETY ISSUE, DESCRIBED IN THE MAY 2016 SERVICE NOTICE, IS UNIQUELY INDEPENDENT OF ANY REQUIREMENT THERE MUST BE A DIAGNOSTIC FAULT CODE DETECTED. GM NEEDS TO ACCEPT OWNERSHIP OF THIS ACKNOWLEDGED WELL DESCRIBED ISSUE. IN THIS INSTANCES, GM SHIFTS COAST RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS POTENTIAL/REAL SAFETY ISSUE TO THE CAR OWNER. MY RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THIS ISSUE IS NOT UNIQUE TO THE CHEVROLET C6 CORVETTE, BUT RATHER SYSTEMIC THROUGHOUT GM MODEL TYPES. CURRENT DEALER ESTIMATE CHARGES TO PERFORM FAULT DIAGNOSTICS ONLY (NO FAULT CODE PRESENT), IS > $290.00, PLUS TBD ADDITION REPAIR COASTS. WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS SCENARIO?

I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT EXCESSIVE VALVE TRAIN NOISE AND AFTER READING SEVERAL CORVETTE FORUM THREADS ABOUT IMPROPERLY MACHINED HEADS BY GM'S SUPPLIER LINAMAR, AND THAT NUMEROUS VEHICLES HAVE HAD VALVES DROP AND RUIN THE ENGINES CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE ENGINE STOPPING ABRUPTLY. 88% OF THE CORVETTE FORUM MEMBERS WHO HAVE HAD THEIR CYLINDER HEADS TESTED FOR EXCESSIVE VALVE GUIDE WEAR, WERE OUT OF SERVICE SPECIFICATIONS. SOURCE: HTTP://WWW.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/FORUMS/C6-Z06-DISCUSSION/3386141-THE-OUT-OF-SPEC-GUIDE-WEAR-REGISTRY.HTML GM NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS ENGINE FAILURES AS A RESULT OF A DROPPED VALVE INTO A CYLINDER WHICH CAN CAUSE SEVERE ACCIDENTS AND FIRES. GM IS VERY AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, BUT REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS HUGE SAFETY RISK TO DRIVERS, PASSENGERS, AND NEARBY VEHICLES IF THE ENGINE FAILS GOING DOWN THE ROAD. IT HAS BEEN NOTED ON THE FORUM THAT GM IS VERY AWARE OF THE ISSUES AND I ASSUME THEY THINK NO ONE WILL REPORT THEM FOR NOT HANDLING IT CORRECTLY. THE ISSUE IS THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE FOR ANYONE DRIVING A 06-13 Z06 MODEL ON THE ROAD. I AM TO THE POINT I DON'T FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE ANYMORE DUE TO THE LOUD 'TICKING' VALVE-TRAIN AS IT IS (SYMPTOM) MEANING IT IS LIKELY TO FAIL AT ANY MOMENT SEIZING THE ENGINE WHILE ON THE ROAD. I HAVE WAITED ON GM FOR 6 YEARS TO DO THE CORRECT THING ON THEIR OWN BUT I AM NOW REPORTING IT DUE TO THEIR GROSS NEGLIGENCE AND DISREGARD OF THEIR CUSTOMERS SAFETY.

SMELL OF FUEL WHEN ENTERING GARAGE. AFTER GETTING A TIRE CHANGED, MECHANIC SAW FUEL LEAK NEXT TO DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE. ALSO SMALL DROP OF FUEL ON FLOOR NEAR DRIVER REAR TIRE. SAW FUEL TRIP THROUGH FUEL TANK PAN HOLDER.

REAR PARKING LIGHTS

AFTER HAVING ALL THE FLUIDS CHANGED AT MY CHEVROLET DEALER, WHICH INCLUDED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AND DIFFERENTIAL SERVICE (WHICH HAPPEN TO BE RIGHT BY THE FUEL TANKS) A STRONG FUEL SMELL WAS EVIDENT WHEN PARKED IN GARAGE. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER WHO DETERMINED SPIDER CRACKING AT FUEL OUTPUT ELBOW ON TOP OF FUEL PUMP CAUSING FUEL LEAK WHEN FUEL PUMP ON. REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND CROSSOVER FEED LINES. $1720.00

VALVES OF SPECIFICATIONS. I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO GET THIS FIXED. IF I WOULD HAVE DROPPED A VALVE WHILE DRIVING I COULD HAVE LOSS CONTROL OF MY CAR. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT CHEVROLET REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE 2007 Z06 23884 MILES 1 INT .008" #1 EXH .006" #3 INT .0085" #3 EXH .005" #5 INT .0085" #5 EXH .010" #7 INT .009" #7 EXH .005" #2 INT .010" #2 EXH .011" #4 INT .010" #4 EXH .012" #6 INT .008" #6 EXH .017" #8 INT .007" #8 EXH .006" MAX GM SPEC IS .0037" WHICH WOULD ROUGHLY BE .0075" ON THE WIGGLE TEST. SO BASICLLY IF THE WIGGLE TEST IS OVER .0075" THE GUIDES ARE OUT OF SPEC.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE CLUTCH TO SHIFT FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. WHEN THE CLUTCH WAS RELEASED, THE VEHICLE JERKED AS IF THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE CLUTCH AND MANEUVERED TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A VALVE HAD FALLEN INTO CYLINDER ONE. AS A RESULT, THE PISTON AND CYLINDER WALL WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,500.

WHILE DRIVING THE CORVETTE, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WITH NO NOTICE. THE DASH INDICATED THE VEHICLE HAD ENTERED ACCESSORY MODE. POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES AND ENGINE POWER WERE COMPLETELY GONE. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS, THE DIC WENT FROM 'ACCESSORY MODE' TO 'SHIFT INTO PARK'. IN ORDER TO DO SO, I HAD TO COAST TO A SAFE PLACE. ONCE I GOT TO A SPOT WHERE I COULD MOVE OFF THE ROAD, I SHIFTED TO PARK AND RESTARTED THE CAR. IT THEN DROVE ON AS USUAL, BUT THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR OTHER INDICATOR. THIS HAPPENED ONLY ONCE THIS DAY, HOWEVER OCCURRED THREE ADDITIONAL TIMES WITHIN 10 MILES ON THE 23RD OF JULY. I CONTACTED A GM SERVICE TECHNICIAN WHO WORKS AT A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND HE CHECKED FOR ANY SERVICE BULLETINS OR RECALLS. THERE WERE NONE FOR THE CORVETTE. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET, AND CORVETTE FORUM (I AM A 10 YEAR FORUM MEMBER). I FOUND NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF THE IGNITION SWITCH IN 2005-2007 CORVETTES FAILING IN THIS MANNER. I LOCATED AN IGNITION SWITCH AND REPLACED IT. THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM IN 15 MINUTES AND FOR LESS THAN $50 AT DEALER RETAIL. I KNOW FROM OTHER NHSTC RECALLS ON VEHICLES THAT IGNITION SWITCH FAILURES ARE CONSIDERED A CRITICAL AND DANGEROUS FAILURE. THE FAILURES IN THE CORVETTES SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THESE RECALLS. IF SUCH A FAILURE OCCURRED DURING CROSSING TRAFFIC OR WHILE DRIVING IN CLOSE PROXIMITY INTERSTATE TRAFFIC, THE RESULTS COULD EASILY BE (AND MAY ALREADY HAVE BEEN) DEADLY. PLEASE CONSIDER INITIATING A RECALL, OR INCLUDING THE AFFECTED YEARS OF CORVETTE IN AN EXISTING RECALL. MY CAR IS NOW FIXED DUE TO MY ABILITY TO SEARCH FORUMS AND OTHER WEB BASED INFORMATION, HOWEVER MOST CORVETTE OWNERS ARE NOT AS INVOLVED OR AS WEB SAVVY AND COULD BE INVOLVED IN A LONG DRAWN OUT PROBLEM/DIAGNOSIS PROCESS WHICH WOULD PUT THEIR LIVES AT RISK. THANK YOU.

AFTER STARTING VEHICLE, IT WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. IT IS LOCKED INTO PARK. VEHICLE COULD LEAVE YOU STRANDED AND IN DANGER DUE TO THIS FAILURE.

GAS FUMES CONSTANTLY COMING OUT FROM AROUND THE CAR MOSTLY FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR.....ENTERING INSIDE OF CAR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE AN ABNORMAL SNAPPING SOUND AND A WIND NOISE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,888.

Gas smell in the entire car after filling up the tank because gas tanks leak and it’s dangerous because the fumes are strong enough that if there was an ignite and it was irked in a garage the garage and house would burn down