High Severity Issue
This component has been associated with crashes, fires, or deaths.
This Problem Across All Years
ACCIDENT ON 8/9/2008 FRONT IMPACT HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN VIRGINA, 2/2/2011 ACCIDENT LEFT SIDE IMPACT HIT A CURB, AND AN OBJECT. 12/15/2011 CONSUMER BOUGHT. FOUND OUT THAT COOLING FAN HAS BEEN GLUED, COOLING FAN HAS BEEN WIRED WHICH MAKES THE FAN TO BE ALWAYS ON, AIR FILTER MISSING BOLTS, STEERING WHEEL LOCKS AND CAR GIVES ERROR MESSAGE AND THEN JUST STOPS, INFORMED DEALER AND THEY STATED JUST TO DOUBLE CLICK UNLOCK B/C IS JUST A SECURITY ISSUE. CAR WAS SOLD WITH BROKEN RACK AND PINION. DEALER STATED THAT IS WHY YOU BOUGHT A 18K CAR AND NOT A 60K CAR, YOU GET IT AS IS. THEY ARE USING A BBB AWARD AND ON WEBSITE THEY ARE RATED AND F. HAD ONE OF THEIR APPLICATION PROCESSORS CHECK THE CAR AND STATED EVERYTHING WAS FINE, HE DOES NOT HAVE CERTIFIED MECHANIC LICENSE AND WAS TOLD THAT ON 12/28/2011. MORE ISSUES... *KB
ACCIDENT ON 8/9/2008 FRONT IMPACT HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN VIRGINA, 2/2/2011 ACCIDENT LEFT SIDE IMPACT HIT A CURB, AND AN OBJECT. 12/15/2011 CONSUMER BOUGHT. FOUND OUT THAT COOLING FAN HAS BEEN GLUED, COOLING FAN HAS BEEN WIRED WHICH MAKES THE FAN TO BE ALWAYS ON, AIR FILTER MISSING BOLTS, STEERING WHEEL LOCKS AND CAR GIVES ERROR MESSAGE AND THEN JUST STOPS, INFORMED DEALER AND THEY STATED JUST TO DOUBLE CLICK UNLOCK B/C IS JUST A SECURITY ISSUE. CAR WAS SOLD WITH BROKEN RACK AND PINION. DEALER STATED THAT IS WHY YOU BOUGHT A 18K CAR AND NOT A 60K CAR, YOU GET IT AS IS. THEY ARE USING A BBB AWARD AND ON WEBSITE THEY ARE RATED AND F. HAD ONE OF THEIR APPLICATION PROCESSORS CHECK THE CAR AND STATED EVERYTHING WAS FINE, HE DOES NOT HAVE CERTIFIED MECHANIC LICENSE AND WAS TOLD THAT ON 12/28/2011. MORE ISSUES... *KB
WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 CORVETTEZ06 DOWN THE HIGHWAY ON VACATION, IT BROKE A VALVE SPRING, THE ENGINE THEN TOTALLY SELF DESTRUCTED, RUINING EVEN THE BLOCK. GM DENIED ANY HELP BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY TIME WISE. IT HAD ONLY 30,000 MILES ON IT. THE DEFECTIVE SPRINGS ARE A KNOWN DEFECT ON 02,03 YEAR Z06S. *TR
WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 CORVETTEZ06 DOWN THE HIGHWAY ON VACATION, IT BROKE A VALVE SPRING, THE ENGINE THEN TOTALLY SELF DESTRUCTED, RUINING EVEN THE BLOCK. GM DENIED ANY HELP BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY TIME WISE. IT HAD ONLY 30,000 MILES ON IT. THE DEFECTIVE SPRINGS ARE A KNOWN DEFECT ON 02,03 YEAR Z06S. *TR
THERE REALLY WASN'T ANY EVENTS LEADING UP TO OUR ACCIDENT THAT I WAS AWARE OF. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS AS OF YET,MY INTERNET HAS BEEN DOWN AND WAS ONLY FIXED THIS EVENING AROUND 4:00. BUT BACK TO MY ACCIDENT,MY STEERING LOCKED UP ON ME AND ALL LOST ALL CONTROL OF MY CAR. SORRY I DON'T HAVE MORE INFORMATION. I JUST KNOW MY WIFE AND I ARE LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. THANK YOU! *TR
THERE REALLY WASN'T ANY EVENTS LEADING UP TO OUR ACCIDENT THAT I WAS AWARE OF. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS AS OF YET,MY INTERNET HAS BEEN DOWN AND WAS ONLY FIXED THIS EVENING AROUND 4:00. BUT BACK TO MY ACCIDENT,MY STEERING LOCKED UP ON ME AND ALL LOST ALL CONTROL OF MY CAR. SORRY I DON'T HAVE MORE INFORMATION. I JUST KNOW MY WIFE AND I ARE LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. THANK YOU! *TR
VEHICLES OIL PAN GASKET, APPARENTLY DEFECTIVE ON 2003 CORVETTE WITH ONLY 2,000 MILES. LOSS OF OIL POSSIBLY LEADIING UP TO SEIZED MOTOR WHILE DRIVING ENDANGERING OTHER MOTORISTS. PRESENTLY BEING REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
VEHICLES OIL PAN GASKET, APPARENTLY DEFECTIVE ON 2003 CORVETTE WITH ONLY 2,000 MILES. LOSS OF OIL POSSIBLY LEADIING UP TO SEIZED MOTOR WHILE DRIVING ENDANGERING OTHER MOTORISTS. PRESENTLY BEING REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE WILL REV CAUSING AND DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE WILL REV CAUSING AND DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED