2004 Chevrolet Corvette Driver assistance Problems

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT AROUND 80 MPH ON A STRAIGHT FLAT SURFACE, THE CORVETTE SHARPLY VEERED TO THE SIDE AS I HEARD A LOUD SCREECH FROM ONE OF THE BRAKES IT LASTED FOR ABOUT A SECOND. THE TURN WAS SO ABRUPT I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO ROLL BUT AFTER FISHTAILING WAS ABLE TO GET THINGS GOING STRAIGHT. IMMEDIATELY A SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM MESSAGE POPPED UP. HAPPENED ABOUT A WEEK LATER GOING ABOUT 60 MPH NOT QUITE AS ABRUPT. THIS CONDITION COULD HAVE LEAD TO A FATALITY.

NHTSA ID

11404236

Incident

Mar 16, 2021

Mileage

115,000 mi

WHEN USING TELESCOPING STEERING WHEEL THE ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHT A CAME ON AND THE CAR PULLED HARD TO THE LEFT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE WHILE DRIVING . I HAD NEVER USED THE TELESCOPING STERLING WHEEL FEATURE PRIOR TO THIS .*DT*JB

NHTSA ID

11310916

Incident

Jun 15, 2018

Mileage

58,000 mi

AFTER TELESCOPING STEERING WHEEL, ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND WHILE DRIVING CAR PULLED LEFT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE

NHTSA ID

11308157

Incident

Aug 1, 2018

Mileage

60,000 mi

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY START TO CATCH AND A GRINDING, CHATTERING IS FELT IN THE BRAKES UNTIL I LET UP OFF THE PEDAL. THE ACTIVE HANDLING CODE APPEARS AND THEN GOES AWAY. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE ACTIVE HANDLING CODE APPEARS AND WILL NOT GO AWAY UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS SWITCHED OFF ANF THEN RESTARTED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10633277

Incident

Sep 13, 2014

Mileage

127,520 mi

AS I WAS DRIVING THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING MESSAGE CAME ON THE DIC.THEN THE CAR BRAKES ENGAGED PULLING THE CAR TO THE LEFT. *JS

NHTSA ID

10617369

Incident

May 13, 2014

Mileage

56,480 mi

GOING 80 ON FREEWAY CRUISE DISINGAGED ACTIVE HANDLING WARNING CAME ON CAR PULLED TO THE LEFT VERY SCARY CONTACTED CHEVOROLET NO HELP THERE ARE MANY MORE OF THESE SAME PROBLEMS REPORTED RECALL FOR 2005 FOR EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10573077

Incident

Mar 14, 2014

Mileage

76,000 mi

I WAS TRAVELING 70MPH ON A 4 LANE HWY. WHEN SUDDENLY MY BRAKES LOCKED UP FOR A SPLIT SECOND CAUSING ME TO VEER INTO THE LEFT LANE. I WAS ABLE TO RECOVER QUICKLY, HOWEVER IT COULD HAVE HAD SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES IF ANOTHER VEHICLE HAD BEEN ALONGSIDE ME. THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING MESSAGE APPEARED ON MY DASH DISENGAGING THE ACTIVE HANDLING AND APPARENTLY THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. THE MESSAGE STAYED ON THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP. THE NEXT DAY THE MESSAGE WAS GONE APPARENTLY RESETTING ITSELF. BECAUSE OF THE DANGEROUS SITUATION I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL CHEV. DEALERSHIP (LEN DUDAS MOTORS, STEVENS POINT, WI) HOWEVER THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE SENSORS TESTED NORMAL AND THE MECHANIC THEORIZED THE YAW RATE SENSOR BRACKET WAS AT FAULT, BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PART. DURING THE PAST WEEK THE PROBLEM RESURFACED 2 MORE TIMES. I'VE RESEARCHED CORVETTE FORUMS ONLINE AND IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH CORVETTES AND THERE APPEARS TO BE MANY OPINIONS ON HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM, MOST OF WHICH I DON'T UNDERSTAND BECAUSE I AM NOT A MECHANIC. ALSO IF MY LOCAL CHEVROLET MECHANIC CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM WHAT CAN I DO. RIGHT NOW I CAN'T DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR FEAR OF CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10546198

Incident

Sep 22, 2013

Mileage

37,550 mi

WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 CORVETTE THE ACTIVE HANDLING MESSAGE COME ON AT THE DASH AND WHILE DRIVING THIS CAUSES THE BRAKES TO PULL THE CAR FROM ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER SUDDENLY AND THIS HAPPENS VERY OFTEN. I AM AFRAID THIS COULD CAUSE THE CAR TO HAVE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10522383

Incident

Jun 1, 2012

Mileage

36,000 mi

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS MY TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT COMES ON FOR NO REASON, AND THE VEHICLE FEELS LIKE ITS TRYING TO ENGAGE THE ABS SYSTEM. IT NOW COMES ON JUST ABUT EVERYTIME I GET I DRIVE MY VEHICLE. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO THOUSANDS OF CORVETTES AT AN ALARMING RATE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10506056

Incident

Mar 13, 2013

Mileage

30,000 mi

AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS MY TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT COMES ON FOR NO REASON, AND THE VEHICLE FEELS LIKE ITS TRYING TO ENGAGE THE ABS SYSTEM. IT NOW COMES ON JUST ABUT EVERYTIME I GET I DRIVE MY VEHICLE. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO THOUSANDS OF CORVETTES AT AN ALARMING RATE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10502764

Incident

Jan 31, 2012

Mileage

43,100 mi

2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO MALFUNCTION OF CRUISE AND TRACTION CONTROLS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD SHUT OFF AUTOMATICALLY. HE WOULD TURN IT BACK ON AND IT WOULD WORK FOR A VERY SHORT TIME AND THEN SHUT OFF AGAIN. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEEDS OF 65-70, THE CONSUMER FELT A SLIGHT SLOW DOWN IN THE ENGINE AND A PULL TO THE RIGHT IN THE STEERING. ONCE HE TURNED OFF THE TRACTION CONTROL, THE PROBLEM CEASED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10485507

Incident

Nov 1, 2012

ACTIVE HANDLING ENGAGES UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS ON MY 2004 CORVETTE. I LEARNED THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS FOR VEHICLES MFG FROM MARCH 2004 TO JAN 2006 WITH TELESCOPIC AND TILT STEERING WHEELS. MY CAR WAS MFG IN MAY 2004 AND HAS THE TILT /TELESCOPIC STEERING WHEEL. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE RECALL WAS VIN SPECIFIC AND SINCE MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT LISTED I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR WHICH COST ME $581AND CHANGE. I DON'T KNOW WHY MY CAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND SAME DEFECTIVE PARTS WAS NOT COVERED. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE HARNESS IS TO SHORT AND THE TELESCOPIC MOVEMENT CAUSE WEAR IN THE CONNECTOR WHICH CAUSES THE STEERING WHEEL SENSOR TO SHOW AN OPEN CONNECTION TELLING THE COMPUTER TO ACTIVATE THE HANDLING SYSTEM.. MY DEALER SAYS WAS MY PROBLEM AN OPEN SENSOR AND NOT THE CONNECTOR AND CLAIMS THEY DID NOT HAVE THE REPLACED PART TO PROVIDE TO ME...SINCE I TOTALLY LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR BUT WAS FORTUNATE NOT TO HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT I PLAN ON REPORTING THIS COMPLAINT TO THE GMAC ,THE NEWSPAPERS IF NOT TO AN ATTORNEY TO PLEA THIS CASE FOR REIMBURSEMENT. I SUSPECT PEOPLE ARE BEING RIPPED OFF AND BEING CHARGED FOR A SENSOR REPLACEMENT INSTEAD OF OWNING UP TO THE CONNECTOR ISSUE... *TR

NHTSA ID

10354579

Incident

Aug 27, 2010

Mileage

64,700 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON SLICK PAVEMENT, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE SECONDS AND THEN DIMMED AT ONE POINT, THE CONTACT DEACTIVATED THE TRACTION CONTROL IN ORDER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE LOST COMPLETE POWER, AND BOTH THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. THE VEHICLE STRUCK THE MEDIAN ON THE REAR PASSENGER CORNER PANEL AND SPUN AROUND SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE VALVE STEMS LOSING PRESSURE. HE REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 04V273000 (STEERING LINKAGES) AND 04V060000 (STEERING: COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE). THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES AVAILABLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 55,000. UPDATED 10/14/08 *BF UPDATED 10/23/08. *JB

NHTSA ID

10242454

Incident

Aug 12, 2008

Mileage

55,000 mi