1994 Chevrolet Corvette Owner Complaints

The contact owns a 1994 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated while driving at various speeds and depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle was shaking with the brake pads abnormally grabbing. The contact stated that he had to lightly depress the brake pedal to prevent the vehicle from shaking and the brake pads grabbing. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that the power locks would unlock and lock unintendedly. The contact also stated that the interior lights would turn off and on independently. The contact stated that the failures had become constant. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic who was unable to determine the cause of the failures. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 77,000.

NHTSA ID

11518322

Incident

Sep 21, 2019

Mileage

77,000 mi

FUEL ODER FROM REAR OF THE VEHICLE

NHTSA ID

10968932

Incident

Jun 11, 2016

Mileage

94,000 mi

AT 19,528 MILEAGE. MY TIRES NEED TO BE REPLACED,SIDE WALLS WHERE CRACKED, NO SAFE TO DRIVE IN MOTION. REPLACE BACK UP LAMP SWITCH INTERNAL SHORTED,PART NO LONGER AVAILABLE THRU GM. LIGHTING SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLE MOTION INTENT ,IN MOTION IN CITY AND HIGHWAY. AT 23,353 MILEAGE. FOUND # 5 CYLINDER IS MISFIRING AND THE SPARK PLUG IS FOULED. FOUND NO SPARK ON THAT CYLINDER ALSO. FOUND THE ABITS DISTRIBUTOR MODULE IS FAULTY .NEED TO REPLACE THE ABITS. REPLACED THE ABITS DISTRIBUTOR. SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES,IN MOTION IN CITY AND HIGHWAY. THEN AGAIN AT 27,011MILAGE. REPLACE SERPENTINE BELT. REPLACE HUB ASSEMBLY RF ,FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS. REPLACE BROKEN R+R ROCKER ARM STUD,IN MOTION IN CITY AND HIGHWAY. AT 27.088 MILEAGE. NEED TO REPLACE THE DISTRIBUTOR MODULE IS FAULTY AGAIN. THE COIL NEED TO REPLACE TOO. REPLACED THE ABITS DISTRIBUTOR " THIS IS THE 3 RD TIME ",THE DEALER SAID THAT MANY OWNERS COMPLAIN BECAUSE NO RECALL . TODAY IS IN THE SHOP

NHTSA ID

10826030

Incident

Sep 28, 2010

THE CHEVROLET LT1 5.7 LITER ENGINE HAS A DEFECT WITH THE WATER PUMP. IT IS A CAM SHAFT DRIVEN WATER PUMP AND LEAKS ANTIFREEZE ONTO THE OPTISPARK(AKA DISTRIBUTOR) WHICH SHORTS OUT THE OPTISPARK. IF THE CAR IS DRIVING IT WILL NO LONGER RUN. THIS ALSO DISABLE POWER STEERING. THIS DEFECT WAS ACKNOWLEDGED AND FIXED IN 1995 AND NEWER MODELS BUT THE PREVIOUS YEAR MODELS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS A MOVING CAR CAN BE DISABLED WHILE DRIVING. THIS THE EXACT SAME RESULT AS THE GM IGNITION KEY RECALL AND IT SHOULD NOT BE IGNORED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10606625

Incident

Jun 3, 2007

Mileage

8,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC SEVERAL TIMES WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10584689

Incident

Apr 1, 1998

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE AND WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY ISSUES BEFORE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 134,000.

NHTSA ID

10244934

Incident

Jan 14, 2006

Mileage

134,000 mi

CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT DISENGAGE AND ACTUALLY ACCELERATES ON MY 1994 CORVETTE. TO BRAKE THE CAR, THE ENGINE HAS TO BE SHUT OFF WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING IN EXCESS OF 85 MPH. THIS FIRST HAPPENED IN JANUARY 1999. I TOOK THE CAR TO TWO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS, ONE IN FLORIDA THE OTHER KELLE CHEVROLET, FARMINGDALE, NJ 07727, AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE CRUSIE CONTROL. I HAVE NOT USED THE CRUSIE SINCE THEN FOR FEAR THAT THE SAME THING WOULD HAPPEN. I LENT THE CAR TO MY COUSIN IN MAY OF 2007, AND NOT KNOWING THAT THERE COULD BE A PROBLEM, HE USED THE CRUISE AND ONCE AGAIN IT WOULD NOT DISENGAGE AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS, CASE NUMBER, 71-526476194, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD DO NOTHING.

NHTSA ID

10193004

Incident

May 26, 2007

Mileage

38,610 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 42 MPH THE ENTIRE AIR BAG CAME OFF, BUT DID NOT DEPLOY. IT REQUIRES 4 SCREWS TO HOLD IT ON, BUT THE CONTACT ONLY FOUND 2 SCREWS. ATTEMPTED TO PUT THEM IN BUT ONLY ONE SEEMED TO TAKE, AND EVEN THAT ONE WAS NOT TIGHT. THE DEALER WOULD NOT HELP. THIS REPRESENTED A SAFETY CONCERN. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. UPDATED 05/30/06. *AK

NHTSA ID

10157279

Incident

May 11, 2006

Mileage

95,000 mi

DEALER REPLACING BRAKE HARDLINES & FITTINGS DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION, WHICH CANNOT BE PREVENTED BY REGULAR MAINTENANCE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10065825

Incident

Apr 9, 2004

Mileage

92,000 mi

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL REGARDING THE SEAT BELTS, HOWEVER THE DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL. *JB

NHTSA ID

10022479

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP OR IN IDLE, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FOWARD.*JB

NHTSA ID

10006863

Incident

Feb 1, 2003

ROOF EPOXY DEFECT IN CURING AS HARD TOP SEPARATES FROM FRAME AND PRESENTS A HIGH RISK OF INJURY TO OTHER CARS FOLLOWING WHEN THE ROOF FLIES OFF IN TRAFFIC AT HWY SPEEDS. CONTACT SELF OR RICH LENHART AT CORVETTE CONNECTION IN DENVER 303 288-8388. THIS IS MY SECOND ROOF AND ALSO ROOFS SENT TO BODY SHOP HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE ALSO IN SAME MANNER. *AK

NHTSA ID

759318

Incident

Mar 1, 2002

SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE IN 1995 CORVETTE CAUGHT FIRE ON 20 JULY 2001, SHE HAD THIS VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CHECKED. BATTERY ACID HAD EATEN AWAY THE COVER TO THE FUSE BOX AND THE PLASTIC COATING COVERING THE WIRING HARNESS. THE FIRE MARSHALL DETERMINED IN THE FIRE OF THE 1995 CORVETTE THAT THIS WAS THE CAUSE.

NHTSA ID

893844

Incident

Jul 25, 2001

WHEN THE OPTI SPARK FAILS THE CAR JUST WILL DIE WITH NO NOTICE, IT WATER GETS ON IT, LIKE THE WATER PUMP LEAKING IT WILL CAUSE THE OPTI SPARK TO FAIL, CAUSING THE CAR TO DIE...MY DIED ONCE IN THE MIDDLE OF A VERY BUSY ROAD IN ORLANDO, WHICH WAS A VERY SCARY MOMENT.*AK

NHTSA ID

745167

CONVERTIBLE TOP REAR GLASS FELL OUT. UNABLE TO RESTORE IT UNLESS THE WHOLE TOP WOULD BE REPLACED. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE, PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. *AK THE CONVERTIBLE REAR WINDOW FELL OUT WHILE DRIVING DUE TO FALULTY BONDING PROCESS. *YH

NHTSA ID

872691

Incident

Sep 16, 2000

WATER LEAKS INTO PART OF THE ENGINE FROM LATCH MECHANISM HOUSING OF THE HOOD, WHICH DRIPS ONTO THE FUSE BOX. THIS COULD CAUSE A SHORT CIRCUIT. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID

859670

Incident

Mar 1, 2000

WIPERS GET ENTANGLED WITH EACHOTHER, HAPPENS FAIRLY REGULARLY, NO PERMANENT FIX AVAILABLE FROM DEALER, I HAVE SWITCHED TO SHORTER, AFTERMARKET BLADES WHICH SEEMS TO HAVE HELPED

NHTSA ID

711479

Incident

Apr 2, 1994

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN A PANIC STOP THE PEDAL BECOMES HARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKE BOOSTER. *AK

NHTSA ID

842899

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY CAR GOT STUCK IN SECOND GEAR AFTER TAKING IT TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WASN'T SO BAD BUT, DO TO GM NOT RELEASING ANY PARTS FOR THAT TRANS. I WILL HAVE TO PAY OVER $5000. FOR A NEW TRANS. AFTER ONLY HAVING 1900, ML I FIND THIS BEING UNFAIR TO ME AND THE PUBLIC. I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THE PROBLEM SO I AM LEFT WITH WRITING THIS LETTER AND I WILL NOT STOP HERE. PLEASE REVIEW MY LETTER AND GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLY. *AK

NHTSA ID

706670

Incident

Sep 9, 1998

THE TRANSMISSION GOT STUCK IN 2ND GEAR AFTER ONLY APPROXIMATELY 19000 MILES. I WAS TOLD BY THE TRANSMISSION SHOP, THAT THE PROBLEM WAS SIMPLE TO FIX BUT, DUE TO GENERAL MOTORS NOT OFFERING ANY PARTS FOR THIER TRANS. I'M PROBABLY LOOKING AT SPENDING CLOSE TO $5000.00 FOR A REPLACEMENT TRANS. I THINK THIS IS VERY UNFAIR TO ME SEEING THAT THERE IS ONLY 19000MLS. PLEASE REVIEW MY COMPLAINT AND NOTIFY ME BECAUSE MY CAR IS NOW IN THE SHOP. THANK YOU. *AK

NHTSA ID

706423

Incident

Oct 1, 1998

EMT TIRES ON THE VEHICLE CAUSING WHEELS TO CONTINUE TO CRACK.

NHTSA ID

540992

RIGHT REAR BOLTS HOLDING CALIPERS IN, BROKE AND CAUSED EMERGENCY BRAKES/ABS BRAKE LINES TO BREAK WHEN THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE. THE WHEEL BROKE & BLEW HOLE IN TIRE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER & THEN TOWED HOME. PROBLEM IS WITH WARRANTY. *AK CONSUMER STATES A LOUD EXPLOSION SOUNDED TO THE RIGHT REAR OF THE VEHICLE, THE EXPLOSION WAS CAUSED BY THE BOLTS SHEARING THAT HOLD THE CALIPER IN PLACE. *SLC

NHTSA ID

825548

Incident

Jun 5, 1998

WHEELS CAME WITH CAR ALL FOUR WHEEL BROKE IN THE SAME PLACE. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

NHTSA ID

985371

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TIRE LOCKED UP AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. GM LOOKED AT THE AIR BAGS AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM . TT

NHTSA ID

974821

Incident

Oct 29, 1995

ERRATIC OPERATION OF THE FRONT BRAKES, AFTER 30K MILES. TT

NHTSA ID

974206

Incident

Apr 1, 1995