NHTSA Complaint #757075 — 2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE

ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM MALFUNCTION - ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS DURING A RECENT ROAD TRIP, I EXPERIENCED A MOMENTARY LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ON EACH OCCASION, I WAS FORTUNATE TO QUICKLY REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AFTER IT INVOLUNTARILY VEERED TO THE LEFT AND CROSSED INTO THE ADJACENT LANE OF TRAVEL. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, A DASH BOARD MESSAGE APPEARED : "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING". UPON ARRIVAL AT MY DESTINATION, I HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED AT AN OUT OF TOWN CHEVEROLET DEALER. AFTER CONSULTING WITH GENERAL MOTORS, THE DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A "FIX" FOR THE PROBLEM. I ASKED THE DEALER IF THEY WERE AWARE OF ANY SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH OTHER CORVETTES - THEY RESPONDED - "NO". ACCELERATION DISRUPTION ISSUE - THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE DAY ONE AND CONTINUESS THROUGH TODAY. THE PROBLOEM IS MOST APPARENT WHEN I ATTEMPT TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC UPON ENTERING A FREEWAY. "EXCESSIVE HEAT" - AS WITH THE ACCELERATION ISSUE , THIS PROBLEM HAS EXISTED SINCE BUYING MY VEHICLE IN AUGUST OF 2000. I PLAN TO HAVE WARRANTY SERVICE WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCELERATION AND HEAT ISSUES SOMETIME IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.*AK