NHTSA Complaint #10397674 — 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10397674 |
| Vehicle | 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE |
| Component | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 20,500 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | FL |
Consumer Description
I HAVE A 2008 CORVETTE COUPE, BASE MODEL WITH APPROXIMATELY 21,000 MILES THAT I PURCHASED NEW IN APRIL 2008. RECENTLY ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS I HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING ISSUES: 1) TWICE WHILE GOING SLOW AND TURNING, THE "TRACTION SYSTEM ACTIVE" MESSAGE CAME ON AND THE CAR / BRAKES STUTTERED. 2) THIS ALSO HAPPENED TWICE WHILE GOING SLOW AND NOT TURNING. 3) ONCE WHILE GOING SLOW, THE "ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" MESSAGE CAME ON WITH THE SAME RESULTS AS ABOVE. AT ALL TIMES THE ROADS WERE DRY, FLAT AND NORMAL PAVED ROADS. THE CAR HAS NOW BEEN BROUGHT TO THE DEALER TWICE WITH NO RESOLUTION. THEY SAID THE CAR GAVE OFF NO CODES AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM SO THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE AT WILL. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS WILL ACTIVATE WHEN I AM DRIVING FASTER, PUTTING ME IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION.
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