Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2002 Chevrolet Corvette submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 12 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
BRAKES FAILED WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE. AFTER INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THE BRAKE LINE TO THE LEFT REAR WHEEL DEVELOPED A HOLE DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUSTING OF THE STEEL BRAKE LINE.
WHILE MAKING A TIGHT LEFT TURN TO GAIN ENTRANCE TO THE I75 ON RAMP SOUTH OF GAINSVILLE FLA. THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT BRAKE CALIPER LOCKED UP CAUSING THE CAR TO SWERVE VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT. FORTUNATELY NO OTHER CAR WAS ALONGSIDE SO AN ACCIDENT WAS AVOIDED.. SINCE THEN THIS MALFUNCTION HAS REPEATED ITSELF MULTIPLE TIMES BUT FORTUNATELY AT SLOWER SPEEDS. *TR
WHILE ENTERING THE SOUTH BOUND ON RAMP TO I 75 AT GAINSVILLE FL. THE DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LOCKED UP PULLING THE CAR HARD TO THE LEFT. THE DESIGNATION "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" APPEARED ON THE DRIVERS INFORMATION SCREEN ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE IGNITION SWITCH TO THE "OFF" POSITION & RESTART THE CAR. ONCE DONE THE NOTIFICATION IN THE DIC WAS ELIMINATED & THE CAR DROVE FINE. *TR
ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE (EBCM) CONTROLS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, & STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM. MY EBCM MODULE HAS FAILED, AS WITH THE VAST MAJORITY OF MOST ALL CORVETTES MADE FROM 1997 THROUGH 2004. THE MODULE REQUIRES ELECTRONIC RE-SOLDERING OF THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD. MODULE FAILURE HAS NO CORRELATION WITH CARE OF CAR, AGE OF CAR, USE OF CAR, MILEAGE OF CAR, OR ANY OTHER KNOW FACTORS, JUST A BAD ELECTRONIC COMPONENT. GENERAL MOTORS CHARGES APPROXIMATELY $ 2000.00 FOR THE REPAIR. THERE ARE NOW MANY "AFTER MARKET COMPANIES" THAT WILL DO THE REPAIR, THOUGH GENERAL MOTORS DENIES THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS ELECTRONIC MODULE. THIS COMPANY: HTTP://WWW.ABSFIXER.COM CAN DO THE REPAIR. CONTACT THIS COMPANY FOR MUCH MORE INFORMATION SUCH AS THE PROBLEM NATURE & HOW MANY CAR EBCM MODULES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED BY THEM SO FAR ... THANK YOU *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT HE HAD TO REPLACE THE PUMP AND THE MODULE. THE REMEDY PROVIDED BY THE DEALER WAS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX SINCE THE PROBLEM RECURRED TWO YEARS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000.
EBCM ISSUES ON THE C5 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. GETTING ABS/AH/TC ERRORS ON DISK. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL FOR SAFTEY REASON. *AK SEE THE LONG LIST AT CORVETTE FORUM HTTP://FORUMS.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=1387486
ABS MODULE FAILED WITH 33K MILES IN 02 CORVETTE THERE ARE MANY OTHER WHO HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEM BUT WITH BRAKES THAT LOCK UP WITHOUT TOUCHING THE PEDAL. 18 PAGES OF PEOPLE ON CORVETTEFORUM.COM WITH EBCM (ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE) THAT ALSO SHUTS OFF TRACTION CONTROL. PARTS FAILING ON A RANGE OF MODEL YEAR CORVETTES. *TR
DT: THE CALLER SAID THAT ON DASHBOARD A READOUT CAME ON THAT STATED THE ABS NEEDED SERVICING, SERVICE HANDLING, AND THE GAS WILL NOT REGISTER ON THE DASHBOARD. THE WIPER/WASHER MOTOR RAN ALL THE TIME AND HAD BE DISCONNECTED. SHE HAS TO REPLACE THE BATTERY A YEAR AFTER SHE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. THE CALLER SAID THE DEALER STATED THE LIGHTS COME ON NORMALLY AT STARTUP BUT NOW THE VEHICLE CHIMED, AND WARNING LIGHTS STAYED ON. DEALER SAID THAT IT NEEDED FURTHER DIAGNOSIS. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. *AK
DT: THE CONTACT HAD TRACTION CONTROL, HANDLING, AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. AS A RESULT THE BATTERY WENT DEAD, ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, SERVICE TRACTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED HANDLING PROBLEMS. *AK
ABS SERVICE LIGHT GOES ON. ABS SYSTEM FAILURE. RESULTS IN DISABLING OF ABS, TRACTION CONTROL AND ACTIVE HANDLING. HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. CHEVY HAD INITIALLY ADVISED SHUTTING OFF CAR AND RESTARTING: IT GETS RID OF CODE AND CAR WILL FUNCTION NORMALLY. IF THE RANDOM EVENT OCCURS DURING EMERGENCY SITUATION IT CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF CAR, I.E., THAT BRAKES CAN LOCK. *LA
I HAVE A 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE THAT IS IN FOR REPAIR FOR ABS AND OTHER. THE PART A ABS MODULE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE AVAILABLE AND MAY NOT BE FOR ANOTHER 2 TO THREE WEEKS. THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN SINCE 5/5 AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHEN I MAY GET THE VEHICLE BACK. I DO NOT THINK IT IS REASONABLE TO HAVE A VEHICLE IN FOR SUCH A LONG TIME. THE VEHICLE USES A LOT OF OIL ALSO, AND ENGINE NOISE IS A PROBLEM. *NLM
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN. THE ABS BRAKING LIGHT APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. PLEASE FURNISH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS
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