2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Electronic Stability Control (esc) Problems

THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHT APPEARED AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR BECAUSE OF A RF BRAKE LOCKING UP. THE CAR WAS GOING ABOUT 40 MPH IN A CITY STREET. *TR

Mileage: 24,000

WHEN I MOVE THE STERRING WHEEL COMPLETELY TO THE LEFT THE CAR HAVE AND INTERRUPTION AND PULL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT AND THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM MESSAGE APPEARS

Mileage: 184,500

I GOT A SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHT THAT CAME ON THE DASH TWO DAYS AGO, AND WENT AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR A FEW TIMES. WHILE I WAS DRIVE YESTERDAY AND DOING ABOUT 70 MPH, THE CAR PULLED VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT AND I HAD TO MAKE A RAPID CORRECTION TO AVOID HITTING THE TRUCK NEXT TO ME. AS THAT HAPPENED I INSTINCTIVELY GLANCED AT MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING, SEEMS TO HAVE LIT UP THE INSTANCE THE CAR MADE TO SUDDEN LEFT SWING. I'VE READ ON THE CORVETTE FORUMS, THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN PLAGUING THE C6 Z06. THIS ALSO HAPPENED A COUPLE OF YEARS WHILE I WAS APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AND WAS GOING ABOUT 25 TO 30 MPH. I DON'T USE THE CAR THAT OFTEN, ONLY WHILE I'M ON VACATION, WHICH IS ABOUT 3 TO 4 TIMES PER YEAR. THE LIGHT WILL COME ON FROM TIME TO TIME BUT THE SUDDEN LEFT SWING ONLY HAPPENED TWICE.

Mileage: 74,200

BEGAN TO NOTICE A SENSED VEHICLE SELF STEERING SENSATION ON 7/12/17. THE VEHICLE FEELS LIKE THE REAR WHEELS ARE SLIDING AROUND WITH NO TRACTION OR AS IF THE REAR WHEELS ARE STEERING THEMSELVES. IT IS OCCURRING AT ALL SPEEDS, EVEN WHILE DRIVING UP AN INCLINED DRIVEWAY.

Mileage: 31,300

IN 2010, THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE FOR "STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR." THE ISSUE WAS THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" WARNING NOTICE WAS INTERMITTENTLY APPEARING IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER. THE REMEDY WAS TO INSTALL A PLASTIC CLIP. THIS REMEDY DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE AND I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW "STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR" AND THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL AND IT WOULD BE AT MY EXPENSE. I DID NOT HAVE THE REPAIR DONE AT THAT TIME BECAUSE I RARELY DRIVE THE CAR, AND THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME TO HAVE A FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND THAT SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR AWHILE. THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" WARNING HAS RETURNED, AND I'M SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE SENSOR REPLACED FOR ABOUT $800. THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDELY KNOWN PROBLEM IN THE 2005-2006 CORVETTES, AND THE PLASTIC CLIP DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. I'M EXTREMELY CONCERNED AS THERE HAVE BEEN MANY BAD ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM ENGAGING AT RANDOM TIMES AND CAUSING CRASHES. WHY DIDN'T GM ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE PLASTIC CLIP DID NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE AND WHY AM I HAVING TO PAY FOR A REPAIR THAT IS WIDE SPREAD AND THAT THE RECALL REPAIR IS KNOWN TO NOT HAVE WORKED. *TR

Mileage: 8,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE REVERSING THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE SERVICE RIDE CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO OBSERVED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OCCASIONALLY. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V172000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

MY ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL COMES ON REGULARLY ESPECIALLY WHEN I HIT SAND IN DRIVEWAY AND TIRE SPINS WHICH I EXPECT BUT AT OTHER TIMES THE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON WITHOUT ANY TIRE SPIN OR CONDITION THAT WOULD WARRANT THIS. TURNING FROM A STAND STILL IS ANOTHER TIME THE LIGHTS WILL COME ON WITHOUT ANY TIRE SPIN. MY WIFE DRIVES THIS CAR NOW AND I GOT A NEWER ONE. I AM WORRIED ABOUT HER SAFETY AS SHE IS AN OLDER LADY [XXX] AND IF BRAKES LOCKED UP OR STEERING SHE WOULD NOT KNOW HOW TO HANDLE THE SITUATION.

Mileage: 87,000

BRAKES LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING DOWN BUSY ROAD. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND TURNED OF ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM. DROVE SHORT DISTANCE TO HOME

Mileage: 35,000

I HAVE OWNED A 2006 CORVETTE FOR ABOUT 4 YEARS NOW. THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" LIGHT COMES ON IN THE DIC. IT USED TO COME ON ONCE IN A WHILE. IT NOW OCCURS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. ABOUT 10% OF THE TIME ONE OF THE BRAKES WILL INSTANTANEOUSLY COME ON HARD THEN RELEASES IN ADDITION TO THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" LIGHT COMING ON. I LIVE IN WISCONSIN SO I DON'T DRIVE IT ALL YEAR, BUT IN THE SUMMER I DRIVE IT EVERY DAY (ITS MY PRIMARY SUMMER VEHICLE). I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON CORPORATE TYPE AIRCRAFT FOR 37+ YEARS SO I AM ACCUSTOMED TO INSPECTING COMPLEX SYSTEMS. I CHECKED UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN AND FOUND AN ORANGE "WEDGE" INSTALLED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR AND NOTICED THE ELECTRICAL LEAD GOING TO THE SENSOR APPEARS TO BE TOO SHORT WITH THE TILT / TELESCOPIC COLUMN ADJUSTED FULL AFT AND UP. I CALLED A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TO "FIX THE FIX" BUT THEY TOLD ME MY CAR ISN'T COVERED BY RECALL "N100118" BY VIN #. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY SHOW A RECORD OF A DEALERSHIP WORKING ON THIS SYSTEM BACK IN 2012? I CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT THE DEALERSHIP INSTALLED THE ORANGE WEDGE (RECALL # N100118) AT THAT TIME. I CONTACTED THE CHEVROLET OWNERS CENTER AND THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING, NO COVERAGE DUE TO VIN #. THEY DID DOCUMENT MY COMPLAINT WITH CASE # [XXX]. AT THE END OF LAST SEASON I WAS DRIVING WITH MY WIFE IN THE CAR AT NIGHT, ON A BUSY INTERSTATE, IN A POURING RAIN. I WAS IN THE CENTER LANE WHEN THE STABILITY SYSTEM SLAMMED ON MY LEFT FRONT BRAKE. IT HAPPENED FOR JUST AN INSTANT BUT THAT WAS LONG ENOUGH TO SEND ME PARTIALLY INTO THE LANE TO LEFT OF ME. BECAUSE OF THE RAIN THE CAR LOST TRACTION AND GOT A LITTLE "SQUIRRELLY" DURING RECOVERY. IT WAS A VERY SCARY RIDE THAT COULD EASILY HAVE ENDED UP AS A MULTI-CAR CRASH. I COULD USE SOME ASSISTANCE. PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*CC

Mileage: 163,000

"SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" AND "SERVICE VEHICLE SOON" LIGHT BOTH CAME ON TODAY. RESEARCHED ON-LINE AND DETERMINED THAT THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE, POTENTIALLY FATAL. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

FIRST THE ROOF BLEW OFF.THE COMMUNICATION MESSAGE CENTER GIVES MIS INFORMATION.THE CAR HAS ALWAYS MADE A GRINDING SOUND UNDER HOOD AT START UP.PROBLEMSM ACTIVATING EELECTRICAL STABILITY SYSTEM.ALSO AFTER ROOF REPAIR ROOF RATTLES AND ALWAYS SOUND LOOSE. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVEING. I LOOKED UP THE VIN NUMBER AND ACCORDING TO CHEVROLET MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THIS IS ODD DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR BUILT IN JANUARY 2006 HAS THE SAME ISSUE. CHEVROLET HAS REFUSED TO FIX THIS ISSUE WHICH ONLY TAKES A SMALL CLIP INSTALLED TO REPAIR. ACCORDING TO BLOGS IT COULD CAUSE THE CARS BRAKES TO MAKE THE CARE VEAR TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS DANGEROUS THAT IT MAY HAPPEN. *TR

Mileage: 35,143

APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO, MY 2006 CORVETTE STARTED SHOWING THREE MESSAGES: SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING/SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL/SERVICE ABS. I WAS GOING TO HAVE THE DEALER TAKE A LOOK AT THE VEHICLE, BUT THEN THE MESSAGES WENT AWAY. THEY WOULD COME ON AND OFF, BUT IT WAS NOT A VERY FREQUENT OCCURRENCE. YESTERDAY, 07/28/2013, NOT ONLY DID THE MESSAGES APPEAR, BUT MY ABS KICKED IN WHILE GOING AROUND A CORNER AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. I SHUT DOWN THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT, BUT ALL THREE MESSAGES CAME BACK ON WITHIN 30 SECONDS OF DRIVING IT. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY 2006 CORVETTE WITH ONLY 40,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

I OWN A 2006 CORVETTE MANUFACTURED IN FEBRUARY OF 2006. FROM EARLY 2009 (JUST PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE GOING OUT OF WARRANTY) I BEGAN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM (SAHS) WARNING LIGHT COMING ON. INITIALLY THIS OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A TURN OR WHEN IT HIT A BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE WARNING WOULD CLEAR ITSELF PERIODICALLY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO TWO SEPARATE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS (GROTH BROS. CHEVROLET, LIVERMORE, CA AND DUBLIN CHEVROLET CADILLAC, DUBLIN, CA). NEITHER FACILITY WAS ABLE TO DEFINITIVELY DIAGNOSE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. DUBLIN CHEVROLET CADILLAC DID PERFORM THE RECALL SERVICE IN WHICH THEY ADDED A RETENTION CLIP TO THE WIRING HARNESS IN THE TILT/TELESCOPIC STEERING COLUMN. THEY PERFORMED THIS REPAIR AT MY INSISTENCE AND AT A COST TO ME BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED THE MONTH AFTER THE LAST MANUFACTURING MONTH OF THE RECALL. THE ADDITION OF THE RETENTION CLIP REMEDIED THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY BUT IT DID RETURN. THE SAHS WARNING NOW COMES ON AND STAYS ON NEARLY ALL THE TIME. I HAVE SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS OVER THE FACT THAT GM HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DEFINITIVELY DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM ESPECIALLY NOW THAT I HAVE LEARNED THAT MANY OWNERS OF 2005/2006 CORVETTES HAVE HAD A RELATED ISSUE WITH THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKING UP. I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THIS PHENOMENON YET BUT BELIEVE THAT IT PROBABLY WILL EVENTUALLY OCCUR. I BROUGHT ALL OF THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF GM?S CORPORATE SERVICE COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT, ASKING THAT THEY FIND A WAY TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ONCE AND FOR ALL, AT THEIR EXPENSE, IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT IT BEGAN AT THE TIME THE WARRANTY WAS ENDING. THE REQUEST WAS DENIED. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

ON WEDNESDAY 7 NOV 2012, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT APPROX 4:30PM AND WHILE CHANGING LANES (FROM THE RH LANE TO THE LH LANE, TO MAKE A LEFT TURN IN APPROX HALF A MILE) WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRES POPPED AND I SPUN, CROSSED THE MEDIAN, CROSS TWO SOUTHBOUND LANES, STRUCK AN ELECTRICITY POLE, SPUN AGAIN AND FINALLY CAME TO REST ON THE SIDEWALK & GRASS. NEITHER STABILITY CONTROL NOR TRACTION CONTROL ACTIVATED ONCE THE CAR BEGAN TO SPIN (COUNTER CLOCKWISE) WHICH CREATED AN UNCONTROLLABLE AND UNRECOVERABLE SPIN. THE FAILURE OF THESE SYSTEMS ACTIVATE AND OPERATE PROPERLY COULD HAVE KILLED ME AND DESTROYED THE CAR. BOTH SYSTEMS WERE FULLY OPERATIONAL AND ON. ALSO, THE SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE IMPACTED THE POLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

FREQUENTLY SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING INDICATOR COMES ON AND STABILITY CONTROL IS DISABLED. HAS BEEN TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS, BUT PROBLEM HAS NEVER BEEN FIXED BY DEALER. THE LAST 2 TIMES THIS HAPPENED A FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP FOR A FEW SECONDS CAUSING CAR TO ABRUPTLY SWERVE.

Mileage: 14,200

THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" WARNING ACTIVATES ON MY DASH AND CAR DRIVES ERRATIC. IF I PULL OF THE ROAD AND TURN CAR OFF AND THEN TURN THE CAR BACK ON, THE SYSTEM WILL RESET ITSELF. UNFORTUNATELY THE WARNING RE-ACTIVATES A DAY OR SO LATER. THE CAR ONLY HAS 16,500 MILES ON IT. *KB

Mileage: 16,558

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL WHILE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR HAD IT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,000. UPDATED 08/01/11*LJ THE CONSUMER REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER AND THEY CLAIMED THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. UPDATED 08/11/11

Mileage: 17,000

WHEN DRIVING THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASH. I HAVE HAD THE ORIGINAL RECALL FIX PERFORMED ON MY CAR (ORANGE/RED CLIP) AND HAD THE STEERING WHEEL POSITIONING SENSOR REPLACED. THE PROBLEM IS NOW BACK AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

I OWN A 2006 CORVETTE AND WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 270 IN GERMANTOWN, MD THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL OF THE CAR LOCKED UP FOR NO REASON. I WAS NOT BRAKING TURNING OR CHANGING SPEED. I WAS CRUISING AT A CONSTANT 60 MPH WHEN IT ALL OF A SUDDEN LOCKED UP THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL. IT CAUSED THE CAR TO RUN OFF THE ROAD INTO THE SHOULDER! I WAS VERY LUCKY TO BE EXACTLY WHERE I WAS AT THE TIME OR SOMEONE MAY HAVE BEEN KILLED! I LOOKED INTO GM RECALL INFO AND FOUND THERE HAS BEEN 3 DIFFERENT FIXES FOR THIS PROBLEM. I ALSO FOUND THAT 2 OF THE 3 FIXES HAVE BEEN DONE TO THIS CAR BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND NEITHER FIX HAS WORKED. I AM BRINGING THE CAR INTO THE DEALER TOMORROW AFTER SOME QUICK RESEARCH I FOUND THIS PROBLEM TO BE VERY COMMON TO THE 2005-2008 CORVETTES. I CAN'T BELIEVE GM HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT THIS! *TR

Mileage: 34,660

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD A RECURRING FAILURE WITH THE STABILITY CONTROL IMMEDIATELY AFTER 6,500 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE, NUMEROUS TIMES BUT THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NORMAL; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE BECAME SEVERE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,750.

Mileage: 65,500

2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE 79,000 MILES, SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING LIGHT COMES ON THE DISPLAY AND ALSO THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AT SAME TIME, ONCE THE REAR WHEEL SEIZED AT 5MPH, I WAS TOLD BY OTHER CORVETTE OWNERS THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH 2005-2009 CORVETTES WITH TILT AND TELESCOPIC STEERING COLUMN , HOWEVER MY CAR ONLY HAS TILT STEERING AND THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE THE SAME AS THE RECALL THAT GENERAL MOTORS APPLIED TO THE CARS WITH TILT AND TELESCOPIC STEERING COLUMN. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

I DRIVE A 2006 CHEVY CORVETTE. I WAS DRIVING OUT OF A GAS STATION WHEN I APPLIED SOME EXTRA GAS, GIVING THE CAR SOME UNWANTED ACCELERATION AS I TURNED. THE "ACTIVE HANDLING" SIGN LIT UP AND THE CAR BUCKED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, AND BACK AGAIN. THANKFULLY I WAS ON A WIDE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP WITHOUT INJURY TO MYSELF OR OTHERS (OR THE CAR). AFTERWARDS, A MESSAGE POPPED UP READING "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" AND DID NOT GO AWAY UNTIL I HAD SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR A WHILE. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE, BUT IT DID WORRY ME ENOUGH TO SHARE THE STORY HERE. HOPE IT HELPS. *TR

Mileage: 17,500

MY SON OWNS A 2006 CORVETTE C6. HE WAS DRIVING FOR 2 YEARS WHEN HIS CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND SUFFERED A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, IN A COMA FOR 6 MONTHS. HIS CAR HAD A "SERVICE TRACTION STABILITY CONTROL" INDICATION ON THE DIC TWICE WITHIN A 30 DAY PERIOD. HE WAS QUICK TO SERVICE THIS WARNING IMMEDIATELY WITH THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AS THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. NOW I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A REAL PROBLEM WITH THE TRACTION STABILITY CONTROL FOR 2006 CORVETTE AND GM HAS NOW ISSUED A RECALL. TO LATE MY SON HAS BRAIN DAMAGE. *TR

Mileage: 33,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 CORVETTE WITH 15,000 MILES IT SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT PULLING THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. THE "CHECK STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM" CAME ON THE IN DASH COMPUTER. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

BACK IN 2007 I TOOK MY 2006 CORVETTE IN TO HAVE IT SERVICED BECAUSE I HAD A MESSAGE COME UP THAT SAID TO SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM. THERE ENDED UP BEING A RECALL ON THIS AND IT WAS FIXED. THIS LASTED FOR JUST OVER A YEAR AND THE MESSAGE CAME UP AGAIN, I WENT BY THE DEALER WHO DID THE WORK AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO CHARGE ME FOR FIXING IT AGAIN BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN OVER A YEAR. MY QUESTION IS; HAS CHEVROLET GOT A FIX FOR THIS OR JUST A BANDAID? I HAVE READ THAT THIS CAN BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 14,459

SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING ERROR MESSAGE ON 2006 CORVETTE. *TR

Mileage: 14,900

I HAVE A 2006 CORVETTE AND THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED ON MY DIC. WHEN THIS MESSAGE IS DIPLAYED IT ALSO TURNS OFF MY TRACTION CONTROL. THIS MESSAGE DISPLAYS ABOUT ONCE EVERY THREE TIMES I DRIVE THE CAR. I HAVE ABOUT 28K MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I HAVE NOTICED THE MESSAGE SINCE ABOUT 22K. THE MESSAGE WOULD GO OFF SO I DIDN'T WORRY ABOUT IT. NOW THAT I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH, I CAN TELL THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT I HAVE A LITE CLICKING NOISE IN THE REAR WHEN I 'M DRIVING SLOW. I HAVE NO IDEA IF THIS IS RELATED TO THIS "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" ISSUE THAT EVERYONE IS EXPERIENCING. AND AFTER DOING RESEARCH I'M ONE OF THE LUCKY ONE THAT HAVE NOT FELT THE REPERCUSIONS OF THIS DEFECT. I REFER TO REPERCUSSIONS AS WRECKING MY VEHICLE, HURTING SOMEONE ELSE, OR HURTING MYSELF. BASED ON THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS PROBLEM GM SHOULD CONDUCT A RECALL OF THE CORVETTES THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THIS ISSUE. ON BEHALF OF THE ALL CORVETTE OWNERS PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE, BEFORE ANYONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURIED OR KILLED.

Mileage: 22,000

2006 CORVETTE WITHOUT TELESCOPING WHEEL. SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS SHOW ON DASH DISPLAY. RANDOM POP UP WHEN DRIVING, SITTING AT STOP LIGHTS, IDLING. CAR HAS GONE INTO LIMP MODE. CAR HAS AN ELECTRONIC MALFUNCTION HISTORY DATING BACK TO 10/08 AND IS NOW BEGINNING TO DO THE SAME THING. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

MY 2006 CORVETTE HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE "ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM". THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES WHEN THE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" MESSAGE APPEARS ON THE DIC. THE DEALER FIX IS ONLY SHORT TERM BEFORE THE PROBLEM REAPPEARS. I FEEL THAT THIS COULD BE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. THANK-YOU. *TR

Mileage: 19,100

I HAVE A 2006 CORVETTE, THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING MESSAGE CAME ON WHILE DRIVING . I CARRIED IT TO MY DEALER AND THEY INSTALLED A CLIP IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND CHARGED $130. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

FROM TIME TO TIME I RECEIVE A DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER (DIC) MESSAGE "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM". I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS MESSAGE AND HAVE FOUND THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED BY GM COVERING THIS ISSUE. I HAVE RESEATED THE CONNECTOR ON THE STEERING COLUMN OUTLINED BY THE TSB ELIMINATING THE DIC MESSAGE FOR A FEW MONTHS WHEN THE MESSAGE THEN RETURNS. WHILE THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT RESULTED IN CATASTROPHIC FAILURE, IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO DO SO. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS DIC MESSAGE AND THE POTENTIAL THAT ACTIVE HANDLING COULD BE COMPROMISED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE DRIVER OF OUR VEHICLE COULD LOOSE CONTROL RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. ODI INVESTIGATION # EA09-002. *TR

Mileage: 14,100

MESSAGE OF "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING" COMES UP IN DISPLAY WHILE DRIVING. USUALLY DURING OR AFTER MAKING TURN. MESSAGE DOES NOT APPEAR WHEN CAR IS RESTARTED. IT WILL APPEAR AT ODD TIMES WITHOUT WARNING OR NOISE. *TR

Mileage: 13,050

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A SMALL U-TURN AT 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE NEAR THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. HE NOTICED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AT ANYTIME WHILE DRIVING, UNWARRANTED BRAKE ACTIVATION COULD OCCUR AND INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT PROPERLY DIAGNOSED AND REMEDIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 18,000. UPDATED 5/14/09 *CN UPDATED 05/14/09.*JB

Mileage: 18,000

DRIVING BACK FROM LUNCH TO THE OFFICE I WAS CHANGING LANES ON A HEAVILY TRAFFIC AREA. WAS GOING ABOUT 30MPH WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO FISH TAIL OUT OF CONTROL GOING SIDEWAYS INTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SLAMMING INTO A ELECTRICAL POST. BOTH MYSELF AND MY PASSENGER WERE IN AWE. I COULD NOT CONTROL THE CAR AND IT SEEMS EVENTHOUGH I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS IT KEPT INCREASING. THE HIT WAS SO HARD IT DAMAGED THE POST AND THE CAR SEVERELY. I STILL DO NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED SINCE IT HAS TRACTION CONTROL IT SHOULD HAVE NEVER FISHTAILED AND AT THAT LOW SPEED. NO TIRE MARKS OR ANY SIGN OF ACCELERATION WERE FOUND. I AM TRYING TO FIND ANSWERS TO WHAT HAPPENED. ITS SCARY. *TR

Mileage: 23,900

ATTENTION NEEDED!! ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM VERY DANGEROUS FAILURE MODE!!! DRIVING AT 50MPH THE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM SUDDENLY (AND VERY VIOLENTLY) LOCKS UP BOTH FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER WHEELS, BRINGING THE CAR TO A HALT WHILE THROWING THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT LANE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID SINCE THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE EVENT OR FIND A COMPUTER CODE TO VERIFY, THEN CAN DO NOTHING TO HELP ME. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS FAILURE MODE!! VERY EASILY I COULD HAVE KILLED A PEDESTRIAN / MOTORCYCLIST IN THE LANE TO MY LEFT!!! *TR

Mileage: 9,500

I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 40 GOING AROUND 75MPH WHEN MY CAR JUMPED TO THE RIGHT ABOUT 4 FEET AND THEN MY BRAKES WENT CRAZY. IT FELT LIKE I HAD 4 FLAT TIRES. I MANAGED TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER AND WHEN I WAS STOPPED I NOTICED MY SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING WARNING WAS ON. I HAD TO DISABLE THE ACTIVE HANDLING TO FINISH MY TRIP. IT WAS A GOOD THING IT WAS EARLY IN THE MORNING OR I WOULD HAVE WRECK IF THERE WERE OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE ACTIVE HANDLING BRAKE MODULE. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR UNTIL THIS HAPPENED. THIS REALLY SCARED ME AND I BELIEVED IT SHOULD BE CHECKED OUT. *TR

Mileage: 11,800