NHTSA Complaint #10537478 — 2003 CHEVROLET CORVETTE
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10537478 |
| Vehicle | 2003 CHEVROLET CORVETTE |
| Component | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 21,875 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | IL |
Consumer Description
WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 CHEVY CORVETTE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" AND ABS ALERT CAME ON, NO PROBLEMS WITH DRIVING OR BRAKING WERE INITIALLY NOTED, SYSTEM WILL NOT RESET, AND I HAVE NOTED OCCASIONALLY WHILE BRAKING THE ABS DOES SEEMS TO ACTIVATE FOR NO APPARENT REASON DURING NORMAL BRAKING. IF I DEACTIVATE THE TRACTION CONTROL THE BRAKING ISSUE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE AS RECURRING, BUT THE ALERTS CONTINUE ADVISING TO SERVICE BOTH SYSTEMS. TAKING THE CAR INTO MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER FOR REPAIRS BUT FROM MY RESEARCH THIS APPEARS TO BE A RE-OCCURRING PROBLEM WITH MANY CORVETTE OWNERS OF VARIOUS YEARS, POTENTIAL ISSUES HAVE BEEN CITED AS THE WIRE HARNESS IN THE TELESCOPING/TILT STEERING WHEEL AND/OR THE ELECTRONIC BRAKING CONTROL MODULE, (EBCM) ARE FAULTY. SOME HAVE REPORTED SERIOUS ACCIDENTS, HOWEVER I SUSPECT MANY HAVE NOT REPORTED THE PROBLEM AND/OR HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED IT YET BECAUSE ALOT OF VETTES ARE LOW MILEAGE. SEEMS THIS IS A SERIOUS CONSISTENT PROBLEM THAT WOULD TRIGGER A NATIONAL RECALL INORDER TO PREVENT FUTURE POTENTIAL ACCIDENTS. *TR
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