NHTSA Complaint #10706386 — 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE

I DROVE FROM GADSDEN AL. TO CHATTANOOGA TN. FOR A CAR SHOW AT COKER TIRE. I HAD NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES WITH MY 2008 CORVETTE Z06 BEFORE. I PARKED THE CAR AND IT SAT FOR APPROX 5 HRS. AS THE GROUP OF PEOPLE I WAS WITH BEGAN LEAVING. I ENTERED THE CORVETTE SAT DOWN BUCKLED UP PUSH THE CLUTCH PEDAL DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR.WHEN I PRESSED THE START BUTTON THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD. I SLAMMED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND SHUT THE IGNITION OFF. I ALMOST RAN THRU A CROWD OF PEOPLE. WHEN I SETTLED DOWN I REALIZED THE CLUTCH PEDAL WAS STUCK ON THE FLOOR. THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER HAD FAILED.(BUT STILL ALLOWED THE CAR TO BE STARTED IN GEAR A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW) IT DID NOT RELEASE THE CLUTCH PRESSURE PLATE AS WAS DESIGNED TO DO. THE CAR WAS PUSHED DOWN BY HAND TO THE COKER GARAGE. I CAME BACK MONDAY .WITH MY TRAILER AND HAULED IT BACK TO GADSDEN AL.( I CALLED GM AND OPENED A CASE #[XXX]. I EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED THEY SEEM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE INCIDENT AND WANTED TO KNOW IF ANYONE WAS HURT. I TOLD THE GM REP THAT WAS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE DESIGN OF THE CORVETTE CLUTCH SYSTEM THEY DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS WAS AN ISSUE WAS VERY EVASIVE DID NOT ANSWER MY QUESTIONS. I DROPPED THE CORVETTE OFF AT CHEVROLET OF GADSDEN AND DISCUSSED THE INCIDENT WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER. HE SAID HE WOULD WAIT FOR A REPLY FROM GM. I WAS INFORMED THE NEXT DAY THAT GM WOULD NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE REPAIR OR ADMIT THERE WAS A SAFETY CONCERN I WAS TOLD THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER AND LABOR WERE $900. I WILL HAVE IT REPAIRED ELSEWHERE I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF CASE OF CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE ON ALL TYPES OF GM VEHICLES BUT THE CORVETTE Z06 IS THE WORST . IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOME ONE WILL DIE ( OR PROBABLY HAS ALREADY) BECAUSE OF GM REFUSAL TO ADMIT AND RECALL THE VEHICLES TO BE FIXED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR