NHTSA Complaint #10379662 — 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10379662 |
| Vehicle | 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE |
| Component | TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 55,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | TX |
Consumer Description
I PURCHASED A 2006 CORVETTE IN JUNE OF 2010. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD VARIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS INCLUDING, HIGH AND LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNINGS, FLAT TIRE WARNING (TIRES WERE FINE), SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM (HAS HAPPENED TWICE WHILE DRIVING, FRONT TIRES LOCKED UP.. ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED. I WAS SITTING AT A LIGHT, WHEN TO TURN LEFT AND FRONT TIRES LOCKED UP. PUSHED THE CLUTCH IN SEVERAL TIMES BUT TIRES STILL LOCKED UP. TURNED OFF THE ACTIVE HANDLING .. CHOSE COMP DRIVE MODE, PROBLEM WENT AWAY. SEVERAL TIMES LATELY THE PUSH BUTTON START DOES NOT START THE ENGINE, EVERYTHING ELSE COMES ON BUT NOTHING FROM THE ENGINE. CHANGE TO A DIFFERENT GEAR, PUSH CLUTCH BACK IN, NOTHING.. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, IT FINALLY 'CATCHES" AND STARTS. THE TIRES HAVE LOCKED UP TWICE SINCE JUNE OF 2010. THE PUSH BUTTON START BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING ON A DAILY BASES ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO. I DO NOT WISH TO FLY OFF THE HIGHWAY INTO A DITCH BEFORE THIS CAN BE FIXED. (ACTIVE HANDLING). *TR
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