2003 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Electrical System Problems
11 NHTSA complaints on file
Electrical System Issues in the 2003 CHEVROLET CORVETTE
11 electrical system complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2003 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. Of these, 2 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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Complaints
2
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
All Electrical System Complaints
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE COLUMN LOCK WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SEIZED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AT GREAT LAKES CHEVROLET (310 S CHESTNUT ST, JEFFERSON, OH), BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED PER THE RECALL AND ADDITIONAL REPAIRS WOULD BE THE CONTACT'S RESPONSIBILITY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTING TO START THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE ANTI-THEFT DEVICE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE A FEW MORE TIMES, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE DEALER (FREEDOM CHEVROLET, 212 E 5TH ST S, BIG STONE GAP, VA 24219) STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE ON THE RECALL LIST TO BE REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.
AGENCY INVOLVED: OTHER OTHER AGENCY, IF SPECIFIED: KY ATTORNEY GENERAL TYPES OF FRAUD: WASTE OR MISMANAGEMENT OF AGENCY FUNDS OR RESOURCES, CONTRACT OR PROCUREMENT FRAUD, EMPLOYEE MISCONDUCT OR ABUSE OF AUTHORITY, ETHICS VIOLATIONS, BANK FRAUD OR OTHER FINANCIAL CRIMES CONCERNING BOARD OR CFPB-REGULATED INSTITUTIONS, OTHER - PLEASE SPECIFY: OTHER TYPE OF COMPLAINT, IF ANY: CROOKED DECEPTIVE CAR SALES NAME OF WRONGDOER: KY ATTORNEY GENERAL/ALLEN AUTO/PADUCAH FORD/ COUNTRY CHEVROLET LOCATION OF EVENT: KY EVENT DATES: 5/17/2016 TIL PRESENT SUMMARY OF ALLEGATION: JIMMY ALLEN, ALLEN AUTO SALES RUNS SEVERAL STATE DEALER CRIME RING,I'VE HAD TROUBLE WITH CAR DAY ONE AND NO DEALERS WILL TOUCH IT THERE ARE SEVERAL DIAGNOSIS WITH PROVEN FACT WATER DAMAGE, HIRED ATTORNEY 2000.00 TO GET THIS CROOK TO BUY THE CAR BACK, DID NOTHING TO HELP ME, ANDREW ASBRIDGE LARRY STOVESAND, PADUCAH, COMMITTED ELDER ABUSE AGAINST MY 81 YEAR OLD FATHER HAVING HIM COME TO HIS DEALERSHIP TO...
I BOUGHT THIS CORVETTE TO CELEBRATE THE DEFEAT OF BEAT CANCER. I DREAMED OF OWNING A CORVETTE SINCE I WAS 10 YEARS OLD, I'VE EXPERIENCED SO MUCH HEARTACHE, I FIGURED, I DON'T HAVE TOO MANY GOOD YEARS LEFT, I MIGHT AS WELL, GIVE MY DREAM A CHANCE, HA!! NO, INSTEAD IT HAS BEEN A NIGHT MARE, IT'S DRIVING ME CRAZIER THAN I WAS, ABOUT TO CAUSE ME A DIVORCE, HAD ELECTRICAL ISSUES SINCE DAY ONE!! HAS BEEN WORKED ON NUMEROUS TIMES BY ALLEN, THE CROOK I BOUGHT IT FROM, A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO DIDN'T WANT TO "GET INVOLVED", A DEALER IN OWENSBORO KY, WHO DIDN'T WANT ME TO DRIVE IT HOME FOR SAFETY REASONS, HOWEVER, THAT'S OVER 2 HOURS FROM HOME AND I HAD NO CHOICE, BUT, A TRUE GM DEALERSHIP, AND 1 OF THE BIGGEST GM DEALERSHIPS IN THE AREA IN BENTON KY, TWICE, THE FIRST TIME WHEN I...
TAKATA INFLATORS AND THE CAR DEALER WANTS MY CAR BACK BECAUSE HE IS SCARED HE IS FOUND OUT.
THIS 03 CORVETTE HAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SINCE DAY ONE, I BOUGHT IT AFTER BEING MISLED AND DISCRIMINATED AGAINST AND NEVER GIVEN CORRECT VEHICLE REPORT, IT HAS AWKWARD GLITCHES IN LIGHTING, ALL EJECTOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, IT INDICATES WATER DAMAGE; HURRICANE, FLOODING.
I WAS TRAVELING 60 MPH ON A FREEWAY WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY WENT LEFT AND THEN RIGHT. IT FELT LIKE THE CAR WAS STEERING ITS SELF. WHEN THE PITCHED IT WENT INTO THE LEFT LANE THEN THE RIGHT LANE. I WAS IN THE CENTER LANE. I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE CAR UNDER CONTROL BUT IT SCARED ME. IT WAS SO DRAMATIC I COULD HAVE HAD A VERY NASTY ACCIDENT INVOLVING MY DEATH OR THE OTHER DRIVERS AN THE FREEWAY..I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND PUT THE CAR INTO THE SLOW LANE AND BACKED SPEED DOWN TO 50. THE WEATHER WAS NOT AN ISSUE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABE TO RESTART, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE COLUMN LOCK WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTAC'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE SERVICE COLUMN LACK WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.
2003 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED A YEAR AGO, WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING. FOLLOWING THE DEMISE OF THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE ENTERED INTO A REDUCED POWER MODE. HE WAS ABLE TO RE-START THE VEHICLE, AND SLOWLY DROVE TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE ROOT CAUSE AS A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED AS THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED A SLIGHT TURN. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. SINCE HE HAD NO STEERING, SO HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND SOON AFTER, THE VEHICLE WENT FROM 25 MPH TO 60 MPH. HE HIT A CURB AND THE VEHICLE WENT AIRBORNE. THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND LANDED ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE DITCH. THREE TIRE WERE BLOWN OUT, THE FRAME WAS BENT AND THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THE CONSUMER STATED HE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL REGARDING A PROBLEM WITH...
Other 2003 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Problem Areas
Steering
25 complaints
Electronic Stability Control Esc
10 complaints
Fuelpropulsion System
8 complaints
Steeringcolumn Lockinganti Theft Device
7 complaints
Engine And Engine Cooling
4 complaints
Power Train
4 complaints
Service Brakes
4 complaints
Structurebody
4 complaints
Power Trainmanual Transmission
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Seat Belts
3 complaints
Service Brakes Hydraulic
3 complaints
Suspension
3 complaints
Air Bags
2 complaints
Fuel System Gasoline
2 complaints
Power Trainautomatic Transmission
2 complaints
Traction Control System
2 complaints
Unknown Or Other
2 complaints
Wheels
2 complaints
Air Bagsfrontal
1 complaint
Electrical System Instrument Clusterpanel
1 complaint
Electrical System12v24v48v Battery
1 complaint
Electrical Systemhorn
1 complaint
Electrical Systemignition
1 complaint
Engine
1 complaint
Engine And Engine Coolingengine
1 complaint
Equipment
1 complaint
Exterior Lighting
1 complaint
Exterior Lightingturn Signalflasher Unit
1 complaint
Fuel System Otherstorage
1 complaint
Latcheslockslinkages
1 complaint
Power Traindrivelinedifferential Unit
1 complaint
Power Trainmanual Transmissioncolumn Shift Assembly
1 complaint
Seat Beltsfront
1 complaint
Seats
1 complaint
Seatsfront Assemblyrecliner
1 complaint
Steeringcolumn
1 complaint
Structure
1 complaint
Structurebodyroof And Pillars
1 complaint
Suspensionfrontspringsleaf Spring Assemblyleaf
1 complaint
Tires
1 complaint
Tirespressure Monitoring And Regulating Systems
1 complaint
Vehicle Speed Control
1 complaint
Visibilitywindshield
1 complaint