2001 Chevrolet Corvette Engine Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED A DEALER (JOHN L SULLIVAN CHEVROLET 350 AUTOMALL DR, ROSEVILLE, CA 95661 (916) 782-1243), BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NO RECALL WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

NHTSA ID

10992944

Incident

Jun 2, 2017

Mileage

134,000 mi

CAR STOPPED RUNNING ON INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH , LOST ALL POWER. HAPPEN 3 TIMES ON A 700 MILE TRIP HOME FROM BUSINESS TRIP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10611310

Incident

Jul 3, 2014

Mileage

113,000 mi

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND DRIVING OFF THE ENGINES STALLED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 600 MILES AND IT LOCKED UP AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A WARNING CHIME WOULD SOUND. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD ONLY MOVE SEVERAL FEET THEN THE FUEL WILL SHUT OFF, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL IN TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE HADN'T BEEN ABLE TO BE REPAIRED. OTHER PROBLEMS: THE LOCK CLYINDER WAS NOT READING WHEN THE KEY WAS REMOVED, THEN WHEN THE KEY WAS INSERTED, THE VEHICLE READ THEFT ATTEMPT AND LOCK OUT, A COLUMN LOCK MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASH AND THERE WAS A RATTLE IN THE DRIVERS DOORS DUE TO DOOR SPERATION. *SC

NHTSA ID

10115168

Incident

Feb 10, 2005

AT 3,900 MILES MY NEW CAR WAS DOWN 1QUART OF OIL. UPON QUESTIONING I FOUND THIS WAS COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2001 CORVETTES. AT 15000 MILES GM REPLACE PISTONS BUT SAID THAT IT IS ACCEPTABLE BY GM STARDARDS FOR THE CORVETTE TO BURN A QUART OF OIL EVERY 900 MILES. HOWEVER THEY WON'T GIVE ME INFORMATION IN WRITING ONLY TO MY LAWGER WHICH I DON'T FEEL NEEDED YET. I ALSO HAD A FRIEND WHO HAS SAME YEAR CORVETTE AS MINE AND HE TWO IS BURNING OIL. IT IS A KNOW PROBLEM EVEN IN GM WEB SITES FOR IT MECHANICS. PLEASE HELP I'M TIRED OF CHECKING OIL AND REPORTING CONSUMPTION TO DEALERSHIP I DIDN'T PURCHASE A 50,000 CAR FOR THIS.*AK

NHTSA ID

10080653

Incident

Jun 8, 2004

Mileage

3,900 mi

THIS 2001 CORVETTE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEP T12TH, 2003 FOR ENGINE FAILURE. PISTONS, RODS, BEARINGS & RELATED PARTS WERE REPLACED. VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO ME 4 WEEKS LATER. AS OF 10/22/03 VEHICLE HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR RELATED ENGINE PROBLEMS & IS IN THEIR SHOP AT THIS TIME WITH NO ESTIMATED COMPLETION TIME. I HAVE NOT BEEN OFFERED ANY SUBSTITUTE TRANSPORTATION. GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE WILL DO NOTHING AND HAS REFUSED TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY OR PROVIDE COMPENSATION FOR LOST USE OF THIS $52,000 VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

10071086

Incident

Sep 15, 2003

Mileage

28,000 mi

NAR 06/19/2003. *MR THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS IN NEED OF NUMEROUS REPAIRS. VOLUNTARY EMISSION RECALL- REPROGRAM THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. ENGINE KNOCKING NOISE. FUEL GAUGE DROPPED TO EMPTY, DRIVER SEAT IS COMING APART, STEERING COLUMN LOCK. AIR CONDITIONER HAS A BAD ODOR. INABILITY TO LOCK CAR DOORS. RADIO PRODUCES LOUD STATIC, AND SPEAKERS RATTLE. HEADLIGHTS HAVE A BAD BATTERY AND THE REAR VIEW MIRROR DOESN'T DIM. *CB *JB

NHTSA ID

10024455

Incident

May 23, 2003

OIL CONSUMPTION IS ABOVE NORMAL FOR A NEW ENGINE. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE CONSUMPTION OF MORE THAT ONE QUART PER 1000 MILES. DEALER INITIALLY STATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR A NEW ENGINE AND WOULD IMPROVE AFTER A GOOD BREAK-IN PERIOD. PROBLEM REMAINS. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT THERE IS AN ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEM WITH EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND EXHAUST PIPES SHOW SIGNIFICANT BLACK OILY RESIDUE. CONCERNED ABOUT POTENTIAL FIRE FROM CATALYTIC CONVERTER. ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS. CHEVROLET NEEDS TO TAKE POSITIVE ACTION TO RESOLVE ISSUE. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10018690

Incident

Jun 9, 2001

Mileage

7,500 mi

THE VEHICLES INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET BLEW OUT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10015527

Incident

Apr 9, 2003

Mileage

50,000 mi

THE ENGINE BURNS EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF ENGINE OIL. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10014104

Incident

Apr 8, 2003

VEHICLE CONSUMES TOO MUCH OIL DUE TO A DEFECTIVE A MOTOR. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES FOR COLD PISTON KNOCK PROBLEMS. THE DEALER REPLACED RINGS TWICE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE LOW OIL LIGHT CAME ON DUE TO EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE CONSUMER HAD BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TEN TIMES FOR PROBLEMS RELATED TO EXCESSIVE OIL USE. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR HAD FAILED, BUT THE DEALER REPLACED THE LEFT SIDE SHOULDER ASSEMBLY. THE PASSENGER DOOR OPENING WEATHER STRIP HAD GLUE COMING OUT. ARBITRATOR DENIED THE CONSUMERS REQUEST FOR THE MANUFACTURER REPURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. *YH

NHTSA ID

8012288

Incident

Jun 14, 2001

SENSOR ON DRIVER'S DOOR HAS BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES, INTERMITTENTLY DRIVERS DOOR WILL NOT RESPOND TO REMOTE OPTION.*AK CUSTOMER STATED THAT OIL LEAKED FROM ENGINE AREA. THE DRIVER DOOR RATTLES WHILE DRIVING AND WAS HARD TO CLOSE. THE RIGHT DOOR GLASS HAS WIND NOISE DUE TO DOOR GLASS FAILURE. BRAKES FAILED TO GRAB. THERE WAS A NOISE WHILE DRIVING DUE TO LEFT SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILURE. CONSUMER STATES CD CHARGER WOULD NOT EJECT CD CARTRIDGE, THE STEERING TILT WAS INOPARTIVE, THE DOOR RATTLED, THE SEATS WOULD NOT HOLD PROGRAMMING. *YH

NHTSA ID

8010559

Incident

Jan 18, 2002

CONSUMER STATES HE HAS DRIVEN THE VEHICLE 5,600 MILES WITH A LOSS OF 2 QUARTS OF ENGINE OIL, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE OIL CONSUMPTION IS NORMAL, CONSUMER STATES THAT THE OIL IS BEING BLOWN INTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM DUE TO A FAULTY ENGINE DESIGN.*JB

NHTSA ID

564117

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP. PRESENTLY UNDER "OIL CONSUMPTION" TEST UNDER DEALERSHIP SUPERVISION. BLACK BUILD UP NOTICED ON EXHAUST TIPS. CATALYTIC CONVERTER POSSIBLY SATURATED WITH BURNT SYNTHETIC OIL.

NHTSA ID

756954

EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL USE--1 1/2 QTS PER 2000. MILES CHEVROLET ADVISES THAT NORMAL OIL CONSUMPTION IS A QT EVERY 700 MILES????? CHEVROLET HAS A UPGRADED SET OF RINGS THAT STOP THE EXCESSIVE CONSUMPTION BUT THEY STONEWALL CUSTOMERS BY TELLING THEM THAT CONSUMPTION RATES ARE NORMAL AT 1QT EVERY 700 MILES. IS THIS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE EXCESSIVE OIL SOAKS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, THUS CAUSING A FIRE.*AK

NHTSA ID

755814

Incident

Dec 18, 2001

THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH 4 CATALYTIC CONVERTERS WHICH CAUSE EXCESSIVE HEAT BUILD UP--TO THE POINT THAT THE REAR UNDER DECK STORAGE COMPARTMENTS ARE USELESS FOR STORAGE OF ANY HEAT SENSITIVE EQUIP. OR MATERIAL-CAN'T STORE A LAPTOP IN COMPARTMENT WHEN TRAVELING-OR DISCS OR FLOPPYS, ETC.--THE BACK BUMPER GETS HOT ENOUGH TO DISTORT AROUND BOTH MUFFLERS. CHEVROLET MAINTAINS THAT THIS IS NORMAL......THE 4 CAT SYSTEM IS NO LONGER PUT ON THESE VEHICLES, YET CHEVROLET REFUSES UPGRADE. CURE FOR WARPED REAR BUMPER, PER CHEVROLET IS TO USE A HEAT GUN TO HEAT AND STRAIGHTEN WARPED AREA????

NHTSA ID

755813

Incident

Dec 18, 2001

TEMPERATURE IN PASSENGER AND STORAGE COMPARTMENTS PROGRESSIVELY BECOMES HOTTER DURING OPERATION OF VEHICLE. ALSO, REAR BUMPER ASSEMBLY IS STARTING TO DEFORM DUE TO CATALYTIC CONVERTER SYSTEM PRODUCING EXCESSIVE HEAT. DEALERSHIP WILL PERFORM NO SERVICE ON VEHICLE UNTIL AUTHORIZATION IS GIVEN BY MANUFACTURER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8000848

Incident

Dec 15, 2001

BURNS 1 TO 1.5 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 400 TO 500 MILES. *AK

NHTSA ID

755688

Incident

Dec 3, 2001

ENGINE IS USING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL - 2 QUARTS IN 5,600 MILES. ENGINE OIL IS BEING BLOWN INTO EXHAUST SYSTEM CONTAMINATING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS AND POSING A RISK OF CATALYTIC CONVERTER FIRE WHEN CAR IS PARKED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND IS DOING OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. DEALER STATES THAT USE OF UP TO 1 QUART OF OIL PER 1,000 MILES IS NORMAL. CAR HAS LESS THAN 6,000 MILES. *AK

NHTSA ID

755483

Incident

Nov 29, 2001

VEHICLE HAS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, AND OIL CONTAMINATION OF CATALYTIC COVERTER. CONTAMINATED OIL CAUSED VEHICLE TO HAVE HIGH EMISSION DUE TO CONTAMINATED CATALYTIC CONVERTER. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

899651

Incident

Nov 1, 2001

CONSUMER STATES ENGINE HAS BURNED 3 QUARTS OF OIL IN ONLY 6000 MILES, DEALER HAS CHANGED OIL TWICE AND STATES THAT THIS IS NORMAL. *SLC

NHTSA ID

785740

Incident

Jul 1, 2001

THIS CAR HAS BURNED SEVERAL QUARTS OF OIL SINCE I'VE OWNED IT. IT BURNS APPROXIMATELY 1 TO 1 1/2 QUARTS EVERY ONE THOUSAND MILES. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE 2001 CORVETTES ALL HAVE THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE OF BAD PISTON RINGS. THEY SIAD SOME CARS CONSUME AS MUCH AS 3 QUARTS OF OIL PER 1000 MILES. THE AMOUNT OF OIL BURNED IS RELATIVE TO HOW HARD THE CAR IS DRIVEN. THERE ARE KNOW REPLACEMENT PARTS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. I THINK THE WHOLE ENGINE SHOPULD BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE OIL SOAKED CATALITIC CONVERTER AND MUFFLERS.*AK

NHTSA ID

751905

Incident

May 8, 2001

VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED. FIRE STARTED IN CATALYTIC CONVERTER. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ACCIDENT, FIRE REPORT STATED THAT CAUSE OF FIRE WAS UNINTENTIONAL AND IT STARTED ON EXTERIOR PART OF VEHICLE. *SLC

NHTSA ID

892826

Incident

Jul 14, 2001

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION IN CORVETTE Z06. 2.5 QUARTS USED IN 2400 MILES. *AK

NHTSA ID

748346

VEHICLE EXHIBITS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, OVER 1 QUART PER 1000 MILES, AND HAS DONE SO SINCE NEW. EXHAUST PIPES CONTAIN BLACK OILY RESIDUE. COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED WITH THE CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER. THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT A REPAIR FOR THE VEHICLE WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL FALL 2001, WHICH IS UNACCEPTABLE TO ME. I REQUESTED A BUY-BACK WHICH THEY DENIED. I REQUESTED THAT CHEVROLET WRITE ME A LETTER EXPLAINING THEIR POSITION AND THEY REFUSED.*AK

NHTSA ID

746927

CAR HAS BURNT 4 QUARTS OF OIL IN 6000 MILES. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT CHEVROLET KNOWS THIS IS A "RING PROBLEM" AND HAS YET TO ISSUE A REVISION PART TO CORRECT PROBLEM. HAS SENT ME HOME WITH A CASE OF OIL TELLING ME THAT THEY ARE ALREADY WAITING OVER 3 MONTHS FOR OTHER CAR OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE CHEVY TO ISSUE REVISION PART. CAR IS RUNNING TERRIBLY. DEALER SAYS THIS IS B/C BURNT OIL RESIDUE IS LANDING ON PISTONS CAUSING CAR TO PERFORM POORLY. THEY CAN DO NOTHING TO HELP ME.*AK

NHTSA ID

744922