2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Electrical System Problems

DRIVING AT 1-35 MPH ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL WILL SHUT OFF, ALL LIGHTS AND ENGINE SHUTS OFF. PUT CAR IN PARK, ENGINE STARTS RIGHT AWAY. IN 2014 GM RECALL OF 2005 COBALT AND PONTIAC FOR SAME PROBLEM, IT WAS SAID THAT SIX PEOPLE DIED. I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS ALMOST HAPPENED TO ME. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. CALLED GM AND TALKED TO A SPECIALIST NAMED SCOTT AT 1-866-790-5600 EXT. 31087 . I WAS ASKED TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, SO THEY WILL LOOK AT IT FOR THE 3RD TIME. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE MAY 08, 2013 -- ALMOST 1 YEAR. PLEASE HELP ME BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ME OR MY FAMILY. THE CAR IS AT JACK SCHMITT CHEVROLET, 127 REGENCY PARK DRIVE; O'FALLON IL 62269 (618) 628-2500 WWW.JACKSCHMITT.COM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT NIGHT, MY HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY TURNED OFF. I PULLED OVER AND RESTARTING THE CAR HOPING IT WAS JUST A MINOR ELECTRICAL SHORT ETC. HOWEVER, THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT RESPOND. I WAS FORCED TO DRIVE 20 MILES IN THE DARK WITH MY FOG LAMPS AND AT TIMES, MY HIGH BEAMS. I AM AWARE OF AN EXISTING INVESTIGATION RELATING TO THIS PROBLEM AND IT APPEARS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD. CLEARLY HAVING YOUR HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHEN YOU NEED THEM POSES A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD TO MYSELF, ANY PASSENGERS AND OTHER MOTORISTS. I HOPE THE INVESTIGATION WILL CONTINUE RESULTING IN A CONCLUSIVE OUTCOME AND A RESOLUTION IDENTIFIED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. *TR

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AN LETTING IT RUN FOR A FEW MINS THE LIGHTS JUST WENT OUT FOR NO REASON DO NOT KNOW WHY OR HOW. *TR

I STARTED TO HAVE ISSUES WITH MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS TURNING ON IN MY 2005 C6 CORVETTE. THE SWITCH WAS TURNED TO AUTOMATIC AND WOULD NOT TURN ON. WHEN THE SWITCH WAS TURNED TO MANUAL MODE THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS WOULD STILL NOT TURN ON. THE HIGH BEAMS AND FOG LAMPS WORK WITH REGULAR SUCCESS. WHEN THE CAR SITS FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME AND THE CAR IS COOL THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS WILL TURN ON AND STAY ON FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, BUT AS SOON AS THE CAR IS BROUGHT UP TO OPERATING TEMPERATURE THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS FAIL TO WORK. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR 2005-2007 C6 CORVETTES AND THE NHTSA ALONG WITH CHEVROLET SHOULD FILE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL BEFORE LIVES ARE LOST. IT'S A EASY FIX WITH REPLACEMENT OF THE FUSE BOX IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TR

MY CORVETTE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AND WOULD NOT COME ON UNTIL THE CORVETTE COOLED DOWN. *TR

WATER LEAK IN 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE CAUSED VERY STRONG MOLD/MILDEW ODOR IN THE CAR AND DESTROYED THE PASSENGER CARPET AND INSULATION, WHICH WERE REMOVED BY TECHNICIAN 122 AT SUN CHEVROLET IN MCMURRAY, PA ON 1/25/2012. SINCE DRIVING THE CAR WITHOUT CARPET OR INSULATION, THE METAL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOES GET EXTREMELY HOT AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS BURNS. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE REMEDIED IMMEDIATELY. RECENTLY A RAIN STORM CAUSED MORE WATER TO LEAK INSIDE AND COLLECT UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT AND ALMOST DAMAGED THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS LOCATED ON THE PASSENGER FLOOR WHILE DRIVING. LUCKILY I HAD A TOWEL WITH ME AND QUICKLY ABSORBED ALL OF THE WATER AND RETURNED BACK HOME TO VACUUM THE REMAINING WATER BEFORE ANYTHING ELECTRIC WAS DAMAGED. THIS PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING AND HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP THAT IT MAY BE A FAULTY WEATHER STRIP CAUSING THE WATER LEAK. IF I HAD BEEN...

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN TRAFFIC AT NIGHT, MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF AND MY ONLY OPTION WAS TO USE MY HI BEAMS. PEOPLE WERE FLASHING THEIR BRIGHT LIGHTS AND I WAS BLINDING OTHER DRIVERS. THE NEXT DAY THE HEADLIGHTS CAME ON, THEN SWITCHED OFF 5 MINUTES AFTER DRIVING. FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS THEY HAVE RARELY EVEN CAME ON, AND WHEN THEY DO, THEY WILL TURN OFF QUICKLY. I DRIVE MY CORVETTE EVERY DAY, AND THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. A POLICE OFFICER STOPPED ME AND GAVE ME A VERBAL WARNING LAST NIGHT WHEN MY LIGHTS SWITCHED OFF AND I HAD TO TURN MY BRIGHT LIGHTS ON RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM.

AFTER ABOUT 30MINS OF RUN TIME LOW BEAM LIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR A MIN 30MINS LOW BEAMS WOULD WORK AGAIN. FEB2013 LOW BEAMS WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. *TT

MY CAR STARTED HAVING INTERMITTENT LOW BEAM OUTAGES AS I WAS DRIVING. WHEN I SAY INTERMITTENT, I MEAN NOT EVERY TIME I WAS DRIVING WOULD THE LOW BEAMS GO OFF. BUT WHEN THEY DID GO OFF, THEY STAYED OFF UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. LUCKILY MY SIDE LIGHTS AND HIGH BEAMS CONTINUED TO WORK. HOWEVER, WITHIN THE LAST THREE MONTHS, THEY GO OUT PROBABLY 99% OF THE TIME. I RECENTLY GOOGLED THIS PROBLEM AND SAW WHERE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 CORVETTE. *TR

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT STOP WORKING AFTER CARS ENGINE COMES TO RUNNING TEMPERATURE. I HAVE SPENT MANY WEEKS LOOKING ONLINE AND SPEAKING WITH OTHER OWNERS AND THE INFORMATION COMING BACK IS CONSISTENT. FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD IS FAULTY AND WILL REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. NO RUNNING HEADLIGHTS IS A VERY SERIOUS VAULT IN MY BOOK AND THOUGHT I SHOULD REPORT THE ISSUE. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY WERE OF VERY LITTLE HELP. I AM STILL TRYING TO WORK WITH THEM IN REGARDS TO RESOLVING THE THIS MATTER. *TR

SINCE SHORTLY AFTER THE CAR WAS NEW, I HAVE HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAG MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHTING UP. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO VARIOUS AUTHORIZED DEALERS NUMEROUS TIMES TO HAVE THE PROBLEM REPAIRED. IN ALL CASES, THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO GET CORRECTED BUT THEN REAPPEARS ANYWHERE FROM SEVERAL WEEKS TO SEVERAL MONTHS LATER. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WHEN THE AIRBAG MALFUNCTION INDICATOR IS ILLUMINATED THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS NON-FUNCTIONAL. *TR

WHEN FIRST STARTING THE CAR THE HEAD LIGHT COME ON, AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 20 MIN. AND THE ENGINE GETS HOT THE HEAD LIGHTS GO OUT AND WILL NOT COME BACK ON. DASH BOARD STES HEAD LIGHTS SUGGESTED. *TR

TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR BEGAN FLASHING RAPIDLY TO INDICATE THE TURN SIGNAL WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE FRONT TURN SIGNAL WAS NOT WORKING. THE TURN SIGNAL BULB MELTED THE INTERNAL SOCKET SO THE INTERNAL HARNESS SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. CHEVROLET NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL TO CHANGE THE SPECIFICATIONS USED FOR THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHT BULB SO THEY DO NOT MELT AND RUIN THE SYSTEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CORVETTE DOWN I10 AT NIGHT WHEN MY LOW-BEAMS DISENGAGED, PLACING ME IN THE DARK AND ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK. I DROVE REST OF THE WAY WITH MY HIGH-BEAMS. THE NEXT DAY WHEN I STARTED IT, THE LOW-BEAMS CAME ON, BUT AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES THEY BOTH WENT OFF. THE HIGH-BEAMS STILL WORKED. I WENT TO A LOCAL CORVETTE-CERTIFIED MASTER MECHANIC WHO CHECKED THE BULBS, FUSES, RELAYS, AND ELECTRICAL. HE SAID THAT IT APPEARED TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE FUSE BLOCK. HE WANTED A LOT OF MONEY TO REPLACE IT, SO I HELD OFF TO CHECK IT OUT SOME MORE. EVERY DAY, ONCE MY CAR BECAME WARM, EITHER FROM RUNNING OR FROM THE ARIZONA SUN, MY LOW-BEAMS WOULD TURN OFF. I WENT TO THE CORVETTE FORUM, THE LARGEST CORVETTE ONLINE COMMUNITY, AND THE MEMBERS KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON IMMEDIATELY. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY...

I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT AND THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF. AFTER FURTHER INCIDENTS I DISCOVERED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WORK PROPERLY WHEN THE CAR IS COLD THEN AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES THE LO-BEAMS GO OUT. HIGH BEAMS AND FOG LIGHT FUNCTION STILL WORKS PROPERLY. THE DASH INDICATOR ON DASH INDICATES LIGHTS ARE ON EVEN WHEN THEY ARE NOT. IT APPEARS TO BE A THERMAL PROBLEM. YOU CAN DRIVE A SHORT DISTANCE AND THE HEADLIGHTS WORK PROPERLY. PARK THE CAR AND DRIVE IT A SHORT TIME LATER AND THE HEADLIGHTS DON'T WORK. I'VE DISCOVERED OTHERS ON THE INTERNET HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE 2005 CORVETTE AND THEY ENDED UP HAVING TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUSE BOX. *TR

BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT. NEXT DAY THEY WERE WORKING FINE WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN. AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 15 MINUTES THEY BOTH WENT OUT AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE UPON RECONNECTING THE BATTERY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

MY HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. THE LIGHT BULBS ARE FINE AND WILL WORK IN THE MORNING AND IT SEEMS THAT IT IS A DEFECT WITH THE FUSE BOX. IN THE MORNING WHEN THE FUSE BOX IS COLD THE LIGHTS WILL TURN ON. AFTERNOON AND EVENING THEY FAIL DUE TO TEMPERATURE CHANGE. THE FUSE BOX NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

HEADLAMPS QUIT WORKING WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. BOTH HEADLAMPS DID NOT TURN ON AND I HAD TO DRIVE WITH THE FOG LIGHTS. I CHECKED THE RELAY AND FUSES WHICH WERE ALL OKAY. THIS MORNING, THEY DID WORK. I'VE RESEARCHED OTHER OWNER FORUMS OF WHICH THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED FROM A BAD GROUND FROM AN OVERHEATED FUSE BOX IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, WITH OWNERS DRIVING AT NIGHT AND DRIVING LIGHTS GOING OUT INEXPLICABLY, WHICH COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY. *TR

WHILE TURNING IN A CORNER ON THE HIGHWAY, I LOST POWER STEERING AND I HAD SMOKE AND DEBRIS FLYING OUT OF THE BACK OF THE CAR. LUCKILY THERE WAS NOBODY NEAR ME, AND I MANAGED TO STEER OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. LOOKED IN THE ENGINE AND THE ACCESSORY BELT WAS SHREDDED, WHICH ALSO DESTROYED THE HEAT SHIELD MATERIAL ON THE INSIDE OF THE HOOD. GOT A FRIEND TO PICK ME UP AND WE INSTALLED A NEW BELT. DROVE 0.5 MILES AND THE BELT FLEW COMPLETELY OFF THIS TIME. POWER STEERING COMPLETELY DIED, AND I COULD BARELY TURN THE WHEEL WHILE BEING TAILGATED BY CARS. COOLING SYSTEM FAILED, COOLANT FLYING ALL OVER THE ENGINE BAY, UNDER THE CAR, AND ON THE HIGHWAY. I'M GLAD I WASN'T KILLED. CHECKED ALL THE PULLEYS AND FOUND THAT THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT HAD BACKED OUT, WHICH I LATER FOUND OUT CAUSED WOBBLE ON THE BELT...

UPON COMPLITION OF THE RECALL SERVICING MY CAR WOULD NOT START THE CAR'S DIGITAL IMFORMATION CENTER SAID SERVICE COLUME LOCK.....THIS PROBLEM WAS CREATED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT PERFORMED THE RECALL NOW FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS WHEN EVER I EXCELLERATE QUICKLY I GET AN SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING MESSAGE AND THE BRAKES DO APPLY AND I GET AN UNSTABLE RIDE FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, AFTER I COME TO A STOP AND CUT THE MOTOR OFF THE (DIC) DIGITAL IMFORMATION CENTER WILL NO LONGER SHOW THE MESSAGE. AS A RESULT OF THE RECALL SERVICING I HAVE HAD CONSTANCE ERROW MESSAGES STATING....SERVICE COLUME LOCK, AND SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING. WHEN THE MASSAGE CENTER READS SERVICE COLUME LOCK THE CAR WON'T START, THESE PROBLEMS STARTED IMMEADILY AFTER THE RECALL SERVICING. PLEASE ADVISED ME OF WHAT CAN BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS MOST DISTRUBING PROBLEM....THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT OWNING THE PROBLEM THEY SURELY CAUSED....

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS OF DEAD BATTERY SYNDROME (DBS) SINCE I BOUGHT MY 2005 CORVETTE IN OCTOBER 2008. THE BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST 4 TIMES. I HAVE BOUGHT THIS TO THE DEALERS AND GM'S ATTENTION AND THEY SAY THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS CONDITION AFFECTS VERY MANY 2005 MANUAL TRANSMISSION CARS WITH MUCH DATA ON THE INTERNET ON FORUMS AND BLOGS. MANY OF US HAVE FOUND ALTERNATIVE METHODS TO KEEP THE CAR OPERABLE. GM NEEDS TO FINALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THIS CONDITION AND ISSUE A FIX. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20MPH LEAVING MY HOUSE WHEN THE ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH ABS LIGHTS. MY FOOT WAS ON THE GAS AND IN FIRST GEAR. SUDDENLY THE BREAKS APPLY BY THEMSELVES CAUSING THE CAR TO VEER LEFT. AT THIS POINT I COULD NOT CONTROL MY STEERING WHEEL TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND I CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. I AM WORRIED IF THIS HAPPENS AT HIGH SPEEDS, A VERY BAD ACCIDENT CAN OCCUR. THIS FIRST OCCURRED ON 08/03/11. IT HAPPENED FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES WHEN I LEFT MY HOUSE. I HAD TO TURN OFF ALL ACTIVE HANDLING AND TRACTION CONTROL FOR THIS TO STOP. I DROVE FINE THE REST OF THE DAY WITH IT OFF. IT DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. AROUND 08/19/11, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME AT A BEST BUY PARKING LOT...

HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY TURNING OFF ONCE THE FUSE BOX IN THE ENGINE BAY IS WARM. WHEN THE CAR IS COLD THE HEADLIGHTS WORK FINE. *TT

WHILE DRIVING ON I 40 IN MEMPHIS, MY 2005 CORVETTE INITIATED A WARNING TO "SERVICE ACTIVEW HANDLING". THE WARNINGS THEN INDICATED A FLAT TIRE, AND AIRBAG FAULT, WHICH ALL CLEARED. THE WARNINGS ARE ERRONEOUS, AND CAN CAUSE THE SYSTEM TO REACT, SHUTTING DOWN TRACTION CONTROL, SLOWING THE VEHICLE AND OTHER MEASURES, WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN UNLESS EMERGENCY OPEN IS UTILIZED. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 40 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL WITHOUT ANY WARNING. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES, HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE BATTERY LINE HAD FRAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE COMPONENT WAS UNKNOWN. UPON LEAVING THE DEALER THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 CORVETTE IN TRAFFIC AND REALIZED I NEED TO BE IN THE NEXT LINE TO MAKE THE NEXT TURN. I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC IN THE LANE NEXT TO ME, SO I TURNED THE WHEEL SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT AND GAVE IT A LIITLE GAS. AS I WAS STRAIGHTENING OUT THE CAR SHOOK VIOLENLTY, IT FELT LIKE ALL FOUR BRAKES WHERE LOCKING UP AND RELEASING RANDOMLY. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, BUT THE CAR WAS STILL SHAKING. THE ACTIVE HANDLING ACTIVE WAS ON THE INFO CENTER. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY DID SOMETHING WITH STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR. *TR

CONTINUED PROBLEM WITH SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE, AND OTHER SYSTEM FAILURES DUE TO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE LAST TIME I HAD THIS PROBLEM, TWO WEEKS AGO, THE FOLLOWING CODES WERE DETECTED. U2100 U2105 U2107 U2108 EVEN AFTER I HAD THE RECALL REPAIRED, JANUARY 20, 2011, I AM STILL HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THE RECALL ITSELF IS NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM, EITHER. MY TWO BIGGEST CONCERNS ARE: 1ST - THE SAFETY RECALL IS NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM AND THEREFORE, THE SAFETY ISSUE REMAINS. 2ND - FRAUD THAT GM IS COMMITTING THROUGH THE DEALERSHIPS. PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN THEIR VEHICLE IN TO THEIR DEALERSHIPS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM OVER AND OVER AND ARE BEING CHARGED A FEE TO ATTEMPT TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT THE PROBLEM IS NOT GETTING FIXED. THAT IS THE ROOT PROBLEM CAUSING THIS ISSUE. I AM ONE OF THE LUCKY FEW WHERE MY WARRANTY IS COVERING THE COST,...

SERVICE COLUMN LOCK (SCL) CODE ON DIC OCCURS WITH HIGH FREQUENCY ON 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE MN06 WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CRANK ENGINE - CAR WILL NOT CRANK, OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FUNCTION. CAR FLATBED-TOWED ON AT LEAST 4 OCCASIONS. CAR WAS SERVICED NUMEROUS TIMES, BY 3 DIFFERENT CHEVROLET DEALERS, FOR SEPARATE SCL INCIDENTS OCCURRING 2006-2010; MOST RECENT SCL INCIDENTS OCCURRED 6/2010 & 11/2010; CAR TOWED TO CHEVROLET DEALER IN 6/2010 TO A CHEVY DEALER THAT CLAIMS TO BE CORVETTE SERVICE CENTER OF SOUTH. DEALER REPLACED SCL PART BUT ONLY AFTER THE CAR EXPERIENCED SCL FAILURE ON THEIR LOT WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO TAKE DELIVERY AFTER THEY CERTIFIED THE CAR WAS FINE. CAR EXPERIENCED SCL ON THEIR LOT AND WAS PUSHED INTO SERVICE BAY. SCL POST-REPAIR FAILURE OCCURRED 11/2010 FOLLOWING DEALER'S REPLACEMENT/REPAIR OF SCL PART. CAR TOWED TO PRIVATE AUTO REPAIR SHOP WHERE SCL POST-REPAIR FAILURE WAS DISCOVERED (HINT: TAPPING THE COLUMN RELEASED...

2005 CORVETTE. BATTERY GOES DEAD EVEN WHEN FOLLOWING PROPER PROCEDURES AFTER SITTING 4 - 5 DAYS. GM HAS NO RECALL. AFTER REVIEWING POSTS FROM OTHER 2005 CORVETTE OWNERS IT APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE 6 SPEED VEHICLE OWNERS. I PAID WAY TOO MUCH FOR THE CAR TO BE EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL ISSUES AS SUCH. I WISH GM WOULD GET OFF THEIR [XXX] AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

02/13/2007 2005 CORVETTE CAR WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. WOULD NOT START OR LOCK. LEFT US STRANDED AFTER DINNER. CAR WAS TOWED TO HOME THAT NIGHT AND TOWED TO DEALER ON 02/14/07. 02/14/2007 INVOICE# CVCS117440 #1 CUSTOMER STATES VEHICLE WILL NOT START - BATTERY LEAKING ACID, NECESSARY TO REPLACE BATTERY, CLEAN ACID SPILL. CLEAN CABLES - CHECK ALT 145 AMP OUTPUT DIODES GOOD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AS WELL AS HER SON AND ON BOTH OCCASIONS, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, IT FELT AS IF THE BRAKES LOCKED UP. ALSO. THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER HAD TO REWORK THE CONNECTION TO SECURE AND PREVENT THE TILT TELESCOPE STEERING WHEEL FROM PULLING THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT. UPDATED IVOQ 10/08/10 *JB *TR

2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE BASE. DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY RT. 9 IN CONNECTICUT. CAR HAD ROUGHLY 5000 MILES ON IT. DATE AROUND SEPTEMBER 10. PRESSED FINGER ON POWER TELESCOPE STEERING WHEEL SWITCH TO MOVE WHEEL CLOSER TO ME. THE SWITCH FELT HOT SUDDENLY AND SMOKE WITH A STRONG BURNING ODOR STARTING TO FILL THE CABIN. I COULD NOT SEE AND PULLED OVER. THE STEERING COLUMN STOPPED SMOKING AFTER ABOUT 3 MINUTES. TOOK CAR TO DEALER. WAITED A WEEK FOR NEW SWITCH TO BE PUT IN. DEALER SAID SWITCH WAS FAULTY AND SHORTED OUT. CAR WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED AND I PICKED UP CAR A WEEK LATER. APPROXIMATELY $250.00. I STARTED DRIVING HOME FROM DEALER WITH NEW SWITCH AND DECIDED TO TRY NEW SWITCH. IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY I-84 PULLED SWITCH AND ONCE AGAIN , HOT SMOKE BURNING FILLED THE CABIN. PULLED OVER WAITED FOR "FIRE" TO SUBSIDE AND THEN...

2005 CORVETTE PUSH BUTTON START INTERMITTENTLY WORKS . PASS KEY THAT ALLOWS YOU TO WALK UP ON THE CAR AND THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK DOESN'T WORK EITHER. NO OVER RIDE TO THE SYSTEM TO GET THE CAR TO START. HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED FROM AN AIRPORT AREA TO 5 MILES AWAY AND THE VEHICLE STARTED RIGHT UP . THIS IS NOT SAFE BECAUSE I AM AFRAID TO TAKE THE CAR SOMEWHERE AND HAVE IT NOT START. MY 80K BMW HAS A PUSHBUTTON START AND SMART KEY AND IT DOESN'T HAVE THESE ISSUES. AS A SIDE NOTE, WHEN THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER PICKED UP MY CAR TO TOW IT, HE ASKED IF IT WAS A GM VEHICLE WITH A PUSH BUTTON START AND I SAID YES IT IS . HE SAID HE KNEW IT, BECAUSE OF THE AREA AND HE TOWS ABOUT 20 - 30 CARS A WEEK FROM...

DRIVING DOWN TWO LANE ROAD BRAKE LOCKS JERKING ME ALMOST INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM GOES ON AND OFF WITHOUT ME DEPRESSING BUTTON, BRAKES LOCK WITHOUT REASON. BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON CONSTANTLY. SAW RECALL AND TOOK TO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE. STILL DOES IT. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). WHILE MAKING A TIGHT U-TURN TO THE LEFT IN MY 2005 CORVETTE THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKES LOCKED AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. AT THE SAME TIME THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DIC (DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER). THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO PULL HARD AND MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO PULL OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS THAT I BLEW OUT A TIRE. THOUGH DIFFICULT I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF INTO A PARKING LOT WHERE I TURNED OFF THE CAR. I THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND EVERYTHING WAS BACK TO NORMAL. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN WHEN THERE WAS ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THERE WAS ONE TIME A COUPLE OF DAYS PRIOR THAT THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING"...

SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHT COMES ON. GM HAS A TSB ON THE ISSUE BUT IS NOT REPAIRING THE ISSUE AT THEIR EXPENSE. IT IS KNOWN THAT THIS ISSUE LEADS TO WHEELS LOCKING UP RANDOMLY. *TR

ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2010 I WAS DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON MY 2005 CORVETTE SHUT DOWN. POWER TO THE CAR WAS CUT OFF LEAVING ME WITH NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. I COULD NOT STEER, BRAKE OR EVEN EXIT THE CAR AS EVERYTHING IS ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED. IN ORDER TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT THE ONLY WAY I HAD OF STOPPING THE CAR WAS TO THROW IT INTO PARK AT ABOUT 35 MPH. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR, HOWEVER, THIS PRESENTS A LARGE SAFETY CONCERN. HAD I BEEN TRAVELING FASTER OR HAD BEEN ON THE FREEWAY THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DIFFERENT. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT HAD TO DO WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, HOWEVER, THEY DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT'S WRONG AND DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. THEY BASICALLY ARE SUGGESTING I DRIVE IT AWAY. I TOLD THEM IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN...

CONSTANT ELECTRICAL FAILURES AND PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (TRACTION CONTROL / ACTIVE HANDLING). COMPUTER SYSTEMS REPLACED, SAME FAILURES RETURN. MIRRORS MOVE BY THEMSELVES, CAR WONT START, TRACTION CONTROL FAILURE, *CN

CAR DRAINS BATTERY WITH NO EXPLANATION. DEALER CAN NOT DIAGNOSE. YOU CAN NOT EVEN TAKE THIS CAR OUT IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE GONE LONGER THAN AN HOUR FOR FEAR IT WILL BE DEAD WHEN YOU TRY TO RESTART IT. VEHICLE IS ON ITS 3RD BATTERY. LAST TIME IT SAT FOR A WEEK IT WAS SO DEAD IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER AND JUMP STARTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR WHILE IT WAS ON A LIFT. GM COVERED ALL COSTS EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS NOT IN WARRANTY? SOMETHING IS GOING ON AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. I SEE THIS COMPLAINT OVER AND OVER FROM 05 OWNERS. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 10K MILES ON IT BECAUSE MY WIFE AND I ARE CONCERNED WE WILL BE STRANDED IF WE TAKE IT ANYWHERE. *TR

THERE IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH MY CORVETTE THAT I BELIEVE IS TIED TO FAULTS IN THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM. I WAS DRIVING ON A FREEWAY FOLLOWING A LEFT CURVE WHEN I FELT THE BRAKES GRAB. I SAW "ACTIVE HANDLING" DISPLAYED; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO REASON FOR ACTIVE HANDLING TO OCCUR (ROADWAY WAS DRY, WAS DRIVING AT POSTED SPEED LIMIT, WAS NOT MAKING A SUDDEN TURNING MANEUVER). LATER I SAW THAT THE CAR WAS DISPLAYING A FRONT RIGHT TIRE PRESSURE OF 0 PSI, BUT NO OTHER WARNINGS OCCURRED (TYPICALLY, A YELLOW WARNING LIGHT GOES ON AN CAR DISPLAYS A LOW TIRE PRESSURE OR RIGHT FRONT TIRE FLAT WARNING WHEN THIS OCCURS). I'VE HAD ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM AND CHEVY HAS ATTEMPTED REPAIR ONCE. USUALLY ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES WILL READ ZERO PSI AND THE AFOREMENTIONED WARNINGS WILL APPEAR, AND THE CAR'S ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM...

I PULLED OUT OF A PARKING LOT. I WAS GOING 20MPH WHEN THE ACTIVE HANDLING MESSAGE CAME ON ON THE DASH. WHEN THE SYSTEM BECAME ACTIVATE, THE SYSTEM DECIDED TO PULL THE CAR HARD TO THE RIGHT AND STOPPED THE CAR COMPLETELY. THERE WAS NOTHING I CAN DO OTHER THAN YANKING THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT TO KEEP MYSELF AWAY FROM THE CURB. I WAS LUCKY I DIDN'T GET REAR ENDED AND KEPT AWAY FROM THE CURB. I HAD TO RESTART THE COMPUTER TO RESET THE SYSTEM. THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM HAS HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH MANY CORVETTE OWNERS, PLEASE RESEARCH. *TR

I PRESENTLY OWN A 2005 C6 CORVETTE. MY CONCERN IS NOT ONE OF A SAFETY ISSUE BUT ONE OF A PROBLEM THAT CONTINUES TO EXIST WITH THE CAR DESPITE NUMEROUS TOWS (6 - 7) TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE RESPONSE IS THERE IS NO PROBLEM. MY CAR CONSISTENTLY "DIES" OR WILL NOT CRANK AFTER SITTING FOR 5 -12 DAYS. THERE APPEARS TO BE A BLIND EYE TO THIS PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS I HAVE OBSERVED ON NUMEROUS FORUMS. *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2005 CORVETTE C6. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ONBOARD COMPUTER THAT WOULD APPLY THE BRAKES TO ANY OF THE FOUR WHEELS IF THE CAR BEGINS TO SPIN. THE ONBOARD COMPUTER ACTIVATED THE RIGHT PASSENGER WHEEL AND MADE THE WHEEL LOCK UP. THE DIC ON THE DASH READ SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM. THE DEALERSHIP LOOKED AT IT FOR A HALF A DAY AND HOOKED THE COMPUTER ONTO THE CAR AND KNOW ERROR MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THEY TEST DROVE THE CAR AND STATED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AND TOLD HIM TO COME AND PICK UP THE CAR. THAT AFTERNOON OF THE INCIDENT HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE HE PURCHASED THE CAR AND THEY HAD IT FOR 13 DAYS AND THEY TRIED TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM THEY CHANGED THE SENSOR IN THE STEERING COLUMN THAT WAS TIED TO ACTIVE THE BRAKING SYSTEM BUT THEY...

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVY CORVETTE. ON NOVEMBER 27 2004 THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT LET THEM GET INTO THE CAR AND THE ALARM WOULD NOT GO OFF. ALSO, THE COMPUTER IN THE CAR WOULD TELL THEM THAT THERE WAS NO TIRE PRESSURE AND THE TIRES WERE ON THE VEHICLE AND THE COMPUTER STATED THERE WAS NO PSI. THEY HAD TO CLIMB INTO THE HATCH TO OPEN THE DOOR BECAUSE THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN WITH THE KEY. ON APRIL 5, 2005 THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BATTERY AND IT DID CORRECT THE PROBLEM UNTIL APRIL 12,2005 AT THAT TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED BASICALLY IT WAS THE BATTERY AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM AGAIN THIS TIME. APRIL 16, 2005 THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE JUMPED STARTED. ON APRIL 20, 2005 THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THEY...