2007 Chevrolet Corvette Electrical Problems

The Body Control Module has failed and there are no replacement parts available except used parts. The BCM is hard coded with the VIN. If you use a BCM from another car, certain safety systems are deactivated such as the air bags. The BCM is central to the electronic architecture so all other systems are at risk. The unit can be responsible for the car not starting, the headlights not working, the power windows and door locks failing, or in my case the active suspension not functioning. Since BCM's are widely used, this is a looming major safety issue for the nation because GM quit making new ones, no one else makes these parts, no one can repair the units. I know a number of C6 Corvette owners are using used parts which deactivates the air bags and the security system.

NHTSA ID

11508512

Incident

Jan 11, 2023

SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WARNING HAS BEEN ON NOW FOR BETTER THAN THREE WEEKS. WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION.

NHTSA ID

11361088

Incident

Aug 28, 2020

Mileage

34,000 mi

RETURNED FROM A DRIVE. BACKED CAR INTO PARKING SPOT AND TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO INTO PARK. AS A RESULT, CAN NOT RESTART CAR.

NHTSA ID

11210044

Incident

May 25, 2019

Mileage

23,000 mi

UPON STARTING THE SHIFT LEVER FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CANNOT BE MOVED OUT OF PARK. CAR DIED ONCE IN A HIGHWAY AND COULD NOT BE MOVED OFF THE STREET. THIS ISSUE IS RECURING, WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS FIRST STARTED. INTERMITTENT NO SHIFT OUT OF PARK ISSUE.

NHTSA ID

11114430

Incident

Jul 28, 2018

Mileage

18,024 mi

CAR GOES INTO DEFERRED ENGINE POWER. REPLACED THROTTLE BODY 3 TIMES. THE CAR STARTS TO VIBRATE AND THEN SHUTS DOWN. THIS IS DANGEROUS FOR THE DRIVER AND COULD GET KILLED. WE HAVE CHECKED ENGINE LEAKS, SENSORS, ETC. THE CAR WILL DRIVE OKEY FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND THEN ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON AND THEN STARTS TO VIBRATE AND SHUTS DOWN AND STOPS. I HAVE TO WAIT A LITTLE WHILE, SOMETIMES IT WILL START UP AND SOMETIMES WILL NOT. I CANNOT DRIVE LONG DISTANCES OR AT NIGHT FOR FEAR THE CAR WILL JUST STOP. THIS IS DANGEROUS. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. BROUGHT TO THE DEALER AND THEY JUST SAY, GET A NEW VETTE, THEY DO NOT TAKE THIS PROBLEM SERIOUSLY. NOR DO THEIR TECHNICIANS KNOW HOW TO WORK ON A VETTE. THEY HAVE HAD THE DIRECTIONS ON HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM IN A NOTEBOOK. ONE TECH LEFT HIS NOTES IN MY CAR. IF A DOCTOR HAD TO TAKE OUT HIS NOTES TO SEE HOW TO DO A SURGERY, I WOULDN'T GO TO HIM. WOULD YOU? '

NHTSA ID

11091143

Incident

Aug 1, 2017

Mileage

75,000 mi

ELECTRICAL CONTACTS IN FUEL SENDING SENSOR (LOCATED INSIDE GAS TANK) GET COVERED WITH SULFITE. AND DO NOT TRANSMIT FUEL LEFT IN GAS TANK.. MAKES NO DIFFERENCE IF CAR IS STATIONERY, IN MOTION, OR ON HIGHWAY. GAS GAGE READS ZERO.. CHEVROLET CHANGED THEIR TRANSMITTER THE FOLLOWING MODEL YEAR.. BUT MOST 2007 MODELS AND PRIOR YEARS (2005,06 AND 07 ARE AFFECTED.

NHTSA ID

11073042

Incident

Nov 1, 2017

Mileage

22,000 mi

ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON AND GOES INTO DEFERRED ENGINE POWER. HAVE REPLACED THROTTLE BODY TWICE. CAR RUN GREAT AND THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL GO ON AND WHEN I START THE CAR IT STARTS TO VIOLENTLY VIBRATE. I TURN OFF. SIT FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND THEN TRY TO START AGAIN. SOMETIMES IT WORKS AND SOMETIMES NOT. DEFERRED ENGINE POWER IS DANGEROUS. SENSORS HAVE BEEN RESET. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM BEEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY ARE PRICE GOUGING. PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.

NHTSA ID

11010954

Incident

Jul 27, 2017

Mileage

80,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR AND OTHER WARNING INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLASHED. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND DECELERATED. THE FAILURE WOULD CORRECT ITSELF AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES AND THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROYAL CHEVROLET (4502 W BROAD ST, RICHMOND, VA 23230 (804) 441-9393) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FAULTY WHEEL SPEED TRACTION DETECTOR THAT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,100.

NHTSA ID

11000723

Incident

Jun 17, 2017

Mileage

68,100 mi

DEALERS REFUSE TO REPAIR VEHICLE STATING THE EXTENDED SPECIAL COVERAGE HAS EXPIRED. AIRBAG LIGHT WILL NOT SHUT OFF DUE TO WIRE HARNESS PROBLEM AND GM KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I TRIED TO GET THE CAR REPAIRED BUT LOCAL DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS. AND THE COVERAGE EXPIRED. . I RECEIVE THE NOTICE IN MAY 2016. MY CAR MET THE MILEAGE STANDARD, LESS THAN 120 K MILES AND WITHIN 10 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP.

NHTSA ID

10984982

Incident

May 16, 2016

Mileage

30,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. IN ORDER TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS BACK ON, THE CONTACT HAD TO CAP THE FUSE BOX. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WIRING SHORTAGE WAS UNDER THE FUSE BOX AND THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REWIRED IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE SHORTAGE. ALSO, THE FUSE BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ALREADY RECEIVED A RECALL REPAIR REGARDING THE HEADLIGHTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED EVEN AFTER RECEIVING THE REPAIR. THE RECALL DETAILS WERE UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

NHTSA ID

10983740

Incident

Apr 24, 2017

Mileage

109,000 mi

CAUSES THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING PUSHED; THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE PEDAL IS PUSHED; DIFFICULTY DISENGAGING THE CRUISE CONTROL; MOVING THE GEAR SHIFTER OUT OF THE 'PARK' POSITION WITHOUT PUSHING THE BRAKE; AND DISABLEMENT OF CRASH AVOIDANCE FEATURES SUCH AS TRACTION CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, AND PANIC BRAKING ASSIST FEATURES

NHTSA ID

10955398

Incident

Aug 1, 2016

Mileage

55,000 mi

TRANSMISSION SOMETIMES STICKS IN PARK & WILL NOT COME OUT. THE SOLENOIDE STICKS & WILL NOT RELEASE.

NHTSA ID

10903186

Incident

Sep 1, 2011

Mileage

8,000 mi

MY 2007 CORVETTE 2D CONVERTIBLE LOCKS YOU IN THE CAR. YOU COULD GET STUCK IN THE CAR AND SUFFOCATE TO DEATH. THE WINDOWS AND DOORS WILL NOT OPEN, CAR IS NOT RECOGNIZING THE FOB, YOU ARE TOTALLY STUCK. RESORT TO EMERGENCY RELEASE ON FLOOR BESIDE THE SEAT. LOTS OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW IT'S THERE! LIKE A PASSENGER SITTING IN THE CAR WHILE YOU GO TO DO AN ERRAND. THEY COULD "BURN UP" OVERHEATED AND STUCK! GM KNOWS THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM AS THEY SENT ME A LETTER ADVISING ME ABOUT THE EMERGENCY RELEASE! BUT THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT CLAIMING THEY DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM!. ...UPDATED 02/23/16 *BF

NHTSA ID

10836899

Incident

Feb 1, 2016

Mileage

60,000 mi

AFTER STARTING VEHICLE, IT WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. IT IS LOCKED INTO PARK. VEHICLE COULD LEAVE YOU STRANDED AND IN DANGER DUE TO THIS FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

10765284

Incident

Jul 15, 2015

Mileage

52,000 mi

REAR PARKING LIGHTS

NHTSA ID

10761767

Incident

Sep 4, 2015

WHILE DRIVING THE CORVETTE, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WITH NO NOTICE. THE DASH INDICATED THE VEHICLE HAD ENTERED ACCESSORY MODE. POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES AND ENGINE POWER WERE COMPLETELY GONE. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS, THE DIC WENT FROM 'ACCESSORY MODE' TO 'SHIFT INTO PARK'. IN ORDER TO DO SO, I HAD TO COAST TO A SAFE PLACE. ONCE I GOT TO A SPOT WHERE I COULD MOVE OFF THE ROAD, I SHIFTED TO PARK AND RESTARTED THE CAR. IT THEN DROVE ON AS USUAL, BUT THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR OTHER INDICATOR. THIS HAPPENED ONLY ONCE THIS DAY, HOWEVER OCCURRED THREE ADDITIONAL TIMES WITHIN 10 MILES ON THE 23RD OF JULY. I CONTACTED A GM SERVICE TECHNICIAN WHO WORKS AT A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND HE CHECKED FOR ANY SERVICE BULLETINS OR RECALLS. THERE WERE NONE FOR THE CORVETTE. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET, AND CORVETTE FORUM (I AM A 10 YEAR FORUM MEMBER). I FOUND NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF THE IGNITION SWITCH IN 2005-2007 CORVETTES FAILING IN THIS MANNER. I LOCATED AN IGNITION SWITCH AND REPLACED IT. THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM IN 15 MINUTES AND FOR LESS THAN $50 AT DEALER RETAIL. I KNOW FROM OTHER NHSTC RECALLS ON VEHICLES THAT IGNITION SWITCH FAILURES ARE CONSIDERED A CRITICAL AND DANGEROUS FAILURE. THE FAILURES IN THE CORVETTES SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THESE RECALLS. IF SUCH A FAILURE OCCURRED DURING CROSSING TRAFFIC OR WHILE DRIVING IN CLOSE PROXIMITY INTERSTATE TRAFFIC, THE RESULTS COULD EASILY BE (AND MAY ALREADY HAVE BEEN) DEADLY. PLEASE CONSIDER INITIATING A RECALL, OR INCLUDING THE AFFECTED YEARS OF CORVETTE IN AN EXISTING RECALL. MY CAR IS NOW FIXED DUE TO MY ABILITY TO SEARCH FORUMS AND OTHER WEB BASED INFORMATION, HOWEVER MOST CORVETTE OWNERS ARE NOT AS INVOLVED OR AS WEB SAVVY AND COULD BE INVOLVED IN A LONG DRAWN OUT PROBLEM/DIAGNOSIS PROCESS WHICH WOULD PUT THEIR LIVES AT RISK. THANK YOU.

NHTSA ID

10743743

Incident

Jul 20, 2015

Mileage

37,821 mi

MADE ONLINE CONCERN AND ISSUE WITH LOW BEAM LIGHTS GOING OFF IN 2011. RECALL NOTICE FROM GM; JANUARY 2015, STATES IT WILL INSTALL "JUMPER" WIRE. I ALREADY HAD THIS COMPLETED ON 10/13/2011 WHICH RESULTED AS A SHORT TERM FIX. STILL ENDED UP HAVING PROBLEMS AND EVENTUALLY (HOPING FOR THE RECALL TO TRANSPIRE SOONER) HAVE IT SET UP NOW WHERE I NEED TO POP THE HOOD AND INSTALL A 20 AMP FUSE IN ORDER FOR LIGHTS TO GO ON. "JUMPER" FORMAT IS NOT ADEQUATE JUST BE AWARE. THE DESIGN OF THE UBEC UNIT SHOULD BE OVERHAULED TO ACCOMPLISH TWO KEY ISSUES; HEAT AND LESS SHARP BENDS OF THE INTERNAL COPPER WIRING TO PREVENT STRESS AND BREAKING. CURRENTLY ONLY FOG LIGHTS FUNCTION WITHOUT HAVING TO PLUG IN THE 20 AMP FUSE. EVEN MY BRIGHT LIGHTS NEED THE FUSED PLUG IN UNDER THE HOOD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10671901

Incident

Aug 1, 2011

I HAVE A 2007 CORVETTE AND THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" LIGHT COMES ON. I WENT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER AND HE WAS OF LITTLE HELP. THE CURRENT INVESTIGATION NUMBER IS EA09-002. IS THERE NOW OR WILL THERE BE IN THE FUTURE A RECALL NOTICE ON THIS PROBLEM SINCE IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND EVEN A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE MATTER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10641769

Incident

May 1, 2014

Mileage

34,000 mi

MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS (LEFT/RIGHT) HAVE INTERMITTENT OUTAGES AFTER THE CAR WARMS UP. THE LOW BEAMS FAIL WITHOUT WARNING LEAVING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE VEHICLE AND OPERATE THE VEHICLE DURING EVENING, DUSK AND NIGHT DRIVING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10639560

Incident

Aug 4, 2014

Mileage

165,500 mi

TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT TO REVERSE OR PARK WHEN I WANT TO PARK THE CAR. CHEVY DEALER DID TEMP. FIX IN APRIL 2014 (OUT OF TOWN AND EXTENDED PERIOD TO GET PART). PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN JULY 2014. I CAN DRIVE THE CAR AND WHEN PARKED I SIMPLY PARK WHERE I CAN DRIVE FORWARD AND APPLY THE HAND BRAKE AS IT WILL RESTART IN NEUTRAL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10610892

Incident

Apr 18, 2014

Mileage

86,000 mi

FOLLOWING A HIGH PERFORMANCE DRIVER EDUCATION EVENT, MY 2007 CORVETTE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEED (APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH) ON A 2-LANE COUNTY ROAD, WITH THE FIRE ORIGINATING IN THE AREA SURROUNDING THE PASSENGER REAR (RIGHT REAR) WHEEL WELL. AS SOON AS I WAS AWARE OF THE FIRE, I STOPPED THE CAR, SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE, AND OBSERVED THE FIRE ON THE TOP OF THE TRANSMISSION AND GEARBOX FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. I OBTAINED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE BY DEPLOYING THE CONTENTS BENEATH THE CAR ON THE AREA OF VISIBLE FLAME. I WAS UNABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE UNDER THE FIRST ATTEMPT AND I BEGAN TO REMOVE THE REAR CARPETING FROM THE VEHICLE IN THE REAR HATCH AND TRUNK AREA AS THE CARPET HAD BEGAN TO SMOLDER. A SECOND FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS BROUGHT TO THE SCENE AND THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT. THE FIRE HAD CONSUMED A 2" X 6" SECTION OF THE HATCH (TRUNK) FLOOR, WHICH HAD MELTED ONTO THE REAR EXHAUST PIPE. AFTER THE CAR WAS TOWED HOME AND PUT UP ON JACK STANDS, IT APPEARS THAT THE CHARCOAL CANISTER AND SECTIONS OF THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM WERE CONSUMED IN THE FIRE. IT IS INCONCLUSIVE IN MY OBSERVATION IF THESE COMPONENTS WERE CAUSAL TO THE FIRE OR MERELY CONSUMED IN THE FLAMES. MUCH OF THE REAR WIRING SURROUNDING THE DIFFERENTIAL AND TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN DESTROYED BY THE FIRE. THERE ARE ALSO VISIBLE REMNANTS OF LIQUID "DRIPS" ON THE RIGHT REAR EXHAUST PIPE TRAVELLING OVER THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL BUT NO CONCLUSIVE SOURCE OF THE LIQUID WAS FOUND. I WOULD LIKE TO ENSURE THAT THIS FAILURE WAS NOT SYSTEMIC TO THE VEHICLE DESIGN OR MANUFACTURER SO THAT OTHER OWNERS MAY BE PROTECTED FROM SIMILAR FAILURES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10596957

Incident

May 29, 2014

Mileage

31,969 mi

SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING/TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM WARNING CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AVERAGE SPEED (ABOUT 45MPH) GOING STRAIGHT ON A FLAT ROAD. LIGHT WENT OFF AFTER TURNING OFF VEHICLE. CAME BACK ON NUMEROUS TIMES AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS, SOME WHILE BRAKING AT A LIGHT, OTHER TIMES WHILE ACCELERATING. TOOK TO SHOP AND HAD RECOMMENDED FIX OF CLIP ON WIRE BELOW STEERING WHEEL COMPLETED. SHOP TEST DROVE CAR AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE ISSUE. ON WAY HOME, SERVICE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. THIS TIME I NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHTS ALSO AFFECTED- LIGHTS ON WHILE DRIVING AND OFF WHEN DEPRESSING PEDAL. TOOK BACK TO SHOP WHERE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH UNDER PEDAL REPLACED AND BCM COMPUTER WAS FLASHED AND REPROGRAMMED (TO AVOID REPLACING). THIS SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM.FOR ABOUT 5 MONTHS. SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AGAIN CAME ON AND BECAME MORE FREQUENT OVER 2 WEEKS AND BY THE SECOND WEEK THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAYED ON AT ALL TIMES. RETURNED TO SHOP AND HAD TO PAY FOR NEW BCM COMPUTER. HAVE DRIVEN CAR TWICE SINCE THEN WITHOUT ISSUE. FOR OTHER ISSUES ALSO NOTED BY OTHER DRIVERS- HEADLIGHTS HAVE LITTLE CRACKS ALL THROUGH LENSES WHICH CANNOT BE REPLACED, MUST BUY NEW LIGHTS WITH ENTIRE HOUSING WHICH ARE VERY EXPENSIVE AND QUITE LABOR INTENSIVE TO REPLACE. ALSO HEAR LITTLE POPPING NOISES COMING FROM TOP AS NOTED BY RECALL ON FILE. *JS

NHTSA ID

10592559

Incident

Oct 9, 2013

Mileage

78,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY FAILED AND THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS WERE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO VIEW THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT DIAGNOSED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,734. UPDATED 02/06/14*LJ THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS AN INTERNAL UNDERHOOD BUSSED ELECTRICAL CENTER FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

10557341

Incident

Dec 5, 2013

Mileage

63,734 mi

BOTTOM OF REAR HATCH STRUT / DEFOGGER, DRIVERS SIDE, SHORTED OUT CAUSING A FIRE WHICH TOTALLY DESTROYED THE CAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10553152

Incident

Nov 19, 2013

Mileage

86,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OUT. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, A KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED PROBLEM REGARDING THE FUSE BLOCK UNDER THE HOOD WAS THE CULPRIT. THERE IS A COPPER WIRE WITHIN THE FUSE BLOCK THAT LOSES CONNECTION DUE TO THE HIGH HEAT THAT OCCURS IN THE FUSEBOX CIRCUITRY BUT TO DATE, GM HAS NOT ISSUED A TSB OR RECALL CONCERNING THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10551867

Incident

Nov 8, 2013

Mileage

88,087 mi