2005 Chevrolet Corvette Airbags Problems

This lead to an injury accident which totaled the car. I have documentation stating that the recall was fixed, but after I moved to Germany with the Army, the recall regularly activated the active handling when not needed (e.g parking) but then when we started slipping, the active handling did not engage and we crashed, totaling the car. The airbags did not engage even though the car played pinball on both sides of the autobahn. If we were going any faster, we would have died.

NHTSA ID

11629385

Incident

Dec 5, 2024

THE AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS ILLUMINATING FOR NO REASON. FROM WHAT I READ, THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WILL NOT OPERATE WHEN THE RED INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD LITE

NHTSA ID

11383937

Incident

Nov 1, 2020

Mileage

41,000 mi

DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF,BOTH WHEN STATIONARY AND WHEN IN MOTION

NHTSA ID

11360502

Incident

Sep 20, 2020

AIRBAG ERROR LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. EVEN AFTER HAVING THE FRONT SENSOR REPLACED. HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. APPEARS RELATED TO CONNECTOR UNDER SEATS. DON'T KNOW IF AIRBAG WILL ACTIVATE IF NEEDED.

NHTSA ID

11149836

Incident

Jun 24, 2014

Mileage

35,000 mi

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. CONNECTOR UNDER SEAT LOOSES CONTACT. VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH CORVETTES.

NHTSA ID

11067198

Incident

Feb 2, 2018

Mileage

15,670 mi

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF EACH TIME THE CAR IS RUNNING. SOMETIMES IT STAYS ON FOR MINUTES, OTHER TIMES IT MAY STAY ON THE ENTIRE TIME THE CAR IS RUNNING. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS 26000 MILES. THE LIGHT IS ON BOTH WHEN THE CAR IS SITTING STILL IN PARK AND WHEN IT IS BEING DRIVEN. DO I HAVE AIRBAG PROTECTION WHEN THIS OCCURS ? THE OWNERS MANUAL STATES THAT IF THE LIGHT IS ON THE AIRBAGS MAY DEPLOY FOR NO REASON. VERY UNSAFE IF CAR IS BEING DRIVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CORVETTE OWNERS NEED TO BE MADE AWARE OF THE RISKS INVOLVED IN DRIVING THIS CAR.

NHTSA ID

10968505

Incident

Mar 24, 2017

Mileage

26,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND BLINKED ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

NHTSA ID

10887823

Incident

Feb 15, 2012

Mileage

47,000 mi

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT GOES ON, RENDERING AIRBAG INOPERATIVE. POOR CONNECTORS BELOW SEAT, A DESIGN FLAW, LEAD TO THIS. RECURS NO MATTER HOW OFTEN YOU RETURN TO DEALER. THIS IS SO COMMON IN 2005 CORVETTES, AND SO POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS, THAT ALL 2005 CORVETTES SHOULD BE RECALLED TO HAVE THIS DEFECT REPAIRED...

NHTSA ID

10806645

Incident

Nov 24, 2015

Mileage

100,000 mi

AIR BAG LIGHT ON BECAUSE OF FAULTY CONNECTOR DISABLING VEHICLE AIR BAGS. NOT SAFE.

NHTSA ID

10764347

Incident

Sep 1, 2015

Mileage

35,200 mi

AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON -- DEALER TRIES TO FIX (AT CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE) AND SAID FIX LASTS FOR MAYBE A MONTH OR TWO. I HAVE GIVEN UP SPENDING FOR THIS TEMPORARY FIX -- I USE MY 3 POINT SEAT BELT EVERY TIME AND HOPE IT IS GOOD ENOUGH.... THIS PROBLEM IS WELL KNOWN IN THE CORVETTE COMMUNITY AND TO GM, AND HAS BEEN FOR A LONG TIME. GM SIMPLY REFUSES TO COME UP WITH AN APPROPRIATE FIX FOR THIS AND IT IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10714181

Incident

May 1, 2014

Mileage

106,000 mi

AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF. INTERMITTENTLY. FAULTY CONNECTOR UNDER DRIVERS SEAT. CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH C6 CORVETTES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10712475

Incident

Apr 12, 2015

Mileage

39,000 mi

ABOUT EVERY DAY WHILE DRIVING MY CORVETTE. THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHT WILL COME. AND MY BRAKES WILL START JERKING. ALSO THE AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND GOING OFF THE WHOLE TIME I DRIVE IT. I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THERE 05 CORVETTES. SOMETHING NEEDS DONE ABOUT THIS. GM NEEDS TO STEP UP AND RECALL FOR THESE PROBLEMS BEFORE SOMEONE REALLY GETS HURT.. PLEASE HELP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10705947

Incident

Mar 12, 2014

Mileage

118,000 mi

RED AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY AND HAS CONTINUED DOING IT FOR THE PAST 6 YEARS. THE PAST 4 MONTHS OR SO IT NOW STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10683858

Incident

Feb 17, 2015

Mileage

88,000 mi

AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON IF I MOVE THE DRIVERS SEAT FORWARD PAST A CERTAIN POINT. DEALER REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS 2 YEARS AGO BUT THE PROBLEM DID NOT GO AWAY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10654977

Incident

Nov 10, 2014

Mileage

60,000 mi

SEVERAL YEARS AGO AIRBAG RED LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING AIRBAGS INOPERATIVE. G M MECHANIC FIXED BY REFASTENING SOMETHING UNDER DRIVER'S SEAT. RECENTLY RED LIGHT FOR AIR BAGS BEING INOPERATIVE HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY COMING ON AGAIN. I WILL HAVE G M MECHANIC REFIX. HOWEVER, THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM BY A LOT OF CORVETTE OWNERS.. ANOTHER CORVETTE PROBLEM IS THE RECENT HEADLIGHTS TURNING OFF RECALL. RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, BUT THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR G M TO BE ABLE TO FIX THIS. BOTH OF THE ABOVE ARE CERTAINLY LIFE AND SAFETY ISSUES THAT SHOULD RECEIVE BETTER ATTENTION THANK YOU *TR

NHTSA ID

10652289

Incident

Nov 4, 2008

Mileage

70,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE CHECK AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC BUT IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

NHTSA ID

10638557

Incident

May 10, 2005

Mileage

2,000 mi

MY AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT COMES "INTERMITTENTLY". THIS HAPPENS AT LEGAL OPERATING SPEEDS AND NORMAL CONDITIONS. IT WILL EVEN HAPPEN WHILE STANDING STILL. GM RECALLED A NUMBER OF BUICKS AND GMCS THAT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYING ON (SOME 2008-2009 AND ALL 2010-2013 BUICK ENCLAVE AND GMC ACADIA, SOME 2009 AND ALL 2010-2013 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE, AND SOME 2008-2009 AND ALL 2010 SATURN OUTLOOK TO REPAIR THE WIRING HARNESS OF SEAT MOUNTED SIDE AIR BAGS). THE FIX WAS TO SPLICE THE HARNESSES AND SOLDER THE WIRES TOGETHER! COULD THIS BE A FIX FOR THE CORVETTE TOO? SHOULD THE CORVETTE HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS RECALL? *TR

NHTSA ID

10628067

Incident

Aug 17, 2011

Mileage

12,500 mi

RED AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY AND HAS CONTINUED DOING IT FOR THE PAST 6 YEARS. THE PAST 6 MONTHS OR SO IT NOW STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10627805

Incident

Aug 15, 2007

Mileage

7,500 mi

CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. IT GOES OFF AND ON RANDOMLY. WHEN IS THIS GOING TO BE CORRECTED? MY CORVETTE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE. THEY JUST MOVE THE WIRES UNDER THE SEAT AND THE LIGHT GOES OUT FOR AWHILE. AT ONE POINT THEY SAID THE PRE-TENSIONER WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED IT. I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AT THE TIME AND PAID MY $200 DEDUCTIBLE. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE LIGHT WAS BACK AND MY DEALER WAS SHUT DOWN BY GM. IT WENT OUT BECAUSE THEY MOVED THE WIRES NOT BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE TENSIONER. THEIR TECH 11 SAW AN OPEN CIRCUIT, NOT A DEFECTIVE TENSIONER. THEY OWE ME $200. THAT'S A LAUGH. I ZIP TIED THE CONNECTOR'S UNDER THE SEAT. THAT LAST FOR AWHILE AND THE LIGHT COMES BACK. THIS PROBLEM IS THE EXACT PROBLEM THAT THE BUICK WAS RECALLED FOR. THE SAME FIX IS REQUIRED FOR THE CORVETTE. A CONNECTOR UNDER THE SEAT NEEDS TO BE REMOVED AND THE WIRES SOLDERED TOGETHER ARE WE WAITING FOR A DEATH? IT WILL HAPPEN SOONER OR LATER. THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON. I HAVE FILED MANY COMPLAINT'S WITH THE NHTSA AND SO HAVE MANY MEMBERS OF THE C6 CORVETTE FORUM WITH NO LUCK OR RESPONSE TO LET US KNOW THAT YOU EVEN READ THEM. I CONTINUE TO HOPE TO GET A CHANCE TO TALK TO YOU. PLEASE CALL OF EMAIL ME.

NHTSA ID

10625744

Incident

Aug 15, 2014

Mileage

36,100 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY SERVICE HANDLING TRACTION SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR WENT TO RIGHT AND L RAN IN A DITCH 11000 DOLLARS IN DAMAGE AND NOT ONE AIR OPEN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10616252

Incident

May 13, 2013

Mileage

110,000 mi

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? THE C6 (2005-2013) CORVETTE HAS A SERIOUS CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT PROBLEM. THERE WERE 215,000 PRODUCED AND MOST ALL OF THEM HAVE THE PROBLEM AND THE DEALERS WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. MANY OWNERS DRIVE EVERY DAY WITH THE CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT ON 100% OF THE TIME MEANING THE SYSTEM WILL NOT WORK WHEN NEEDED. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS MANY TIMES AND OTHER OWNERS ON THE CORVETTE FORUM HAVE ALSO. THERE ARE AROUND 20,000 MEMBERS AND WE FEEL WE ARE BEING IGNORED BY THE NHTSA AND GENERAL MOTORS. THE BUICK RECALL IS FOR THE EXACT SAME THING AND THE EXACT SAME THING IS CAUSING IT. THE WIRING UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT. ARE WE WAITING FOR A SERIOUS ACCIDENT? PLEASE CALL ME FOR MORE INFORMATION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10609446

Incident

Jul 9, 2014

Mileage

35,500 mi

MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY ON WHILE DRIVING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10607187

Incident

Feb 3, 2014

Mileage

44,000 mi

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? THE C6 CORVETTE (2005-2013) HAS BEEN REPORTED HUNDREDS OF TIMES FOR THE CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT BEING RANDOMLY ON AND OFF. THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME AS THE BUICK THAT WAS RECALLED. ARE WE WAITING FOR A DEATH? I HOPE NOT. I AM ONLY ONE THAT HAS REPORTED THIS MANY TIMES IN THE LAST NINE YEARS. CHECK MY PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL THE DETAILS EVEN A LETTER FROM GM ADMITTING THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THE PROBLEM FOR YEARS. IS IT BECAUSE ONLY 215,000 C6 CORVETTES WERE PRODUCED? IF ANYONE READS THIS AND WANTS TO TALK TO ME, EMAIL ME AT [email protected] OR CALL ME AT THE NUMBER BELOW. *TR

NHTSA ID

10604327

Incident

Jun 18, 2014

Mileage

5,000 mi

THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS LIT SOLID WHEN THE CAR IS ON AND WILL NOT SHUT OFF. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH EARLY MODEL YEAR C6 CORVETTES (2005 - 2007) AND GM HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON IT. THERE ARE MANY MEMBERS ON THE CORVETTE FORUM WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.CORVETTEFORUM.COM/ WHO HAVE THE SAME EXACT ISSUES. GM HAS ISSUED MANY RECALLS IN THE PAST MONTH REGARDING LIT AIR BAG LIGHTS ON OTHER CARS. WHY HAS THE CORVETTE BEEN EXCLUDED? IT IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE IF THE AIR BAG DOES NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. I WENT TO CRANE CHEVROLET IN NJ WITH THE AFTERMARKET WARRANTY THAT I BOUGHT WITH MY CAR FOR $2200 AND THEY REFUSED TO HONOR IT. AND THE DEALERSHIP WANTS $100 JUST TO RUN A SCAN TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THEN IT CAN BE ANYWHERE FROM A FEW HUNDRED TO ALMOST A THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIX DEPENDING ON WHAT PART OF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM IT IS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10595670

Incident

May 14, 2012

Mileage

2,200 mi

AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON DASH STAYS ON, FOUND CONNECTOR UNDER DRIVERS SEAT WORKS ITSELF LOOSE AFTER REPEATED SEAT MOVEMENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10588986

Incident

May 1, 2014

Mileage

39,656 mi