2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Power Train Problems

For last 3 years whenever I fill my vehicle with gas the garage smells of gas until the tank is less than half a tank... The other major issue is the vehicle will not come out of park multiple time. This has put me in embarrassing situations many times. I stay away from driving the vehicle so many times when I could be in physical danger .

This particular Corvette C6 model (2005 through 2013 model years) has a well known and documented problem with the automatic transmissions. Upon engine startup, it oftentimes will not shift out of the Park gear. When the Chevrolet Customer Service people were called about this, their response was that they are well aware of this problem with the C6 model years. The Customer Service people said that a Recall was not issued because the way to address this problem is to: Shut off the engine, put the ignition in the Accessory mode, then try and shift the transmission into Neutral. If it is able to shift into Neutral, then start the engine. Once the engine starts, then try and shift the transmission into the Drive or Reverse gear. If this sequence doesn't work, we were told just to keep repeating this sequence over and over. There have been occasions when we had to repeat this sequence at least half a dozen times and there have also been occasions where we were stranded in parking lots and had to leave the car and come back to it later to try again. This is a safety concern due to the real possibility of being stranded at night in parking lots. There aren't any warning lights or messages. There also aren't any advanced warnings, in terms of symptoms. The only way the problem manifests itself, is when the car cannot be shifted out of the Park gear. Whenever the car is brought into service, including at Chevrolet dealers for such items as oil changes, the mechanics try shifting it out of the Park gear and when they can't, they will call and ask us what to do. The added concern here is that if the mechanic physically forces the shifter out of the Park gear, the entire shifter and possibly the transmission will be damaged. We are the original owners of the car and it only has 18,000 miles on it. This problem first appeared about two years ago but it is happening much more often now.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated the transmission had been seized in the park(P) position intermittently. The transmission would eventually release after manipulating the gear shifter several times. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact had not taken the vehicle to the dealer. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 1,621.

Mileage: 1,621

Vehicle will not shift out of park after starting, even when brake pedal is properly depressed.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked in his garage with the engine off, the contact turned on the accessory switch which caused the engine to start. Once the engine started, the vehicle began to roll backward with the driver-side door open which caused the contact to be knocked over. The contact was dragged with the vehicle out of his garage as the driver's side door was caught by a part of the house garage door jamb which folded the door. The driver door detached the vehicle as the driver-side window burst and damaged the interior door panel. The contact was able to roll free from the vehicle once it left the garage; the vehicle rolled into his neighbor's landscaping which caused the vehicle to stop. The contact suffered cuts and scrapes to the right side of his back, buttocks, arm, ankle, as well as, his left and right legs. The contact did not seek medical attention. A police report was not filed. The contact drove the vehicle back into the garage and later had it towed to an independent body shop. The contact called a dealer where they informed him that there were no recalls on his vehicle. The contact attempted to reach the manufacturer but was kept on indefinite hold. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 7,800.

Mileage: 7,800

After starting the vehicle I am unable to shift out of park. This endangers both myself and a passenger if I need to move the car quickly in case of fire or another vehicle or object coming toward me. It also endangers other passengers in vehicles I may be blocking because they are unable to move. There are many other C6 Corvettes with this same problem documented per the Corvette Forum and YouTube.

CAR STICKS IN PARK AT TIMES AND IS HARD TO GET OUT OF PARK, HAPPENS OFTEN FOR PAST YEAR

WHILE DRIVING THE CLUTCH PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND MY STANDARD 2007 CORVETTE COULD NOT BE SHIFTED. CAR WAS FLAT-BEDDED TO DEALER AS CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IN HEAVY FREEWAY TRAFFIC. MY VEHICLE HAD 8656 MILES APPROX. APPARENTLY GM ISSUED SERVICE BULLETINS ON THIS PROBLEM, REDESIGNED THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER AND ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 10 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES THERE WAS NO RECALL. GM WAS TO HAVE NOTICED ALL OWNERS OF THIS PROBLEM BUT DID NOT IN MY CASE. WHEN I CALLED GM THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE SORRY BUT WOULD NOT INDEMNIFY ME FOR THE $2,912.18 COST TO REPLACE THE MASTER AND SLAVE CLUTCH CYLINDERS. IN MY CASE I WAS IN A PARKING LOT IN MOTION. SO LUCKILY I AM STILL BREATHING.

Mileage: 8,786

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE A FEW MONTHS AFTER TSB N150682 WAS ISSUED. IT COULD BE DANGEROUS WITH THE LEAKY FUEL AND SMELL.

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND A BIG BLACK CLOUD OF SMOKE STARTING SPEWING OUT SO I PULLED OVER. HAD IT TOWED TO A CORVETTE SPECIALIST AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT PISTON #7 WAS CRACKED. I STILL HAVE THE CRACKED PISTON IN MY POSSESSION, I'VE ATTACHED PHOTOS. *TR

Mileage: 795

AUTOMATIC SHIFTER WILL LOCK IN PARK AND WILL LOCK AND NOT MOVE. CAR CAN BE RUNNING, IN PARK, AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO MOVE THE SHIFTER. RESTARTING OR USING ACCESSORY MODE WILL SOMETIMES UNLOCK. OFTEN YOU ARE JUST STUCK AND CAR MUST BE TOWED

Mileage: 16,000

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

Mileage: 23,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY STREET READY TO DOWNSHIFT MY CLUTCH AS I PREPARED TO ENTER MY DRIVEWAY. I LOST CONTROL OF MY CLUTCH AS THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND DID NOT RETURN. I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE SINCE I WAS NOT SURE IN THAT SPLIT MOMENT ON HOW TO SLOW DOWN MY VEHICLE AS I WAS PREPARING TO ENTER MY DRIVEWAY. I IMMEDIATELY HAD TO HIT MY BRAKE PEDAL VERY HARD TO SLOW DOWN MY VEHICLE AND CAME TO A STOP INCHES FROM HITTING MY HOME. I ONLY WONDER IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY OR AT SOME HIGH RATE OF SPEED, WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE IF COULD NOT ENGAGE MY CLUTCH AND DRIVE MY VEHICLE. SINCE MY POWERTRAIN BECAME INOPERABLE, I FELT LIKE I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION AND GM SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THE VEHICLE. GM IS VERY AWARE THAT THE CLUTCH COULD FAIL. THEY SENT ME A LETTER 4 YEARS AGO (COPY ATTACHED) TELLING ME THEY FOUND AN INTERNAL FAILURE IN THE MASTER CLUTCH CYLINDER. BUT GM WOULD NOT REPLACE THE CLUTCH. THAT IS DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE DRIVING AND NOT SURE WHEN YOUR YOU COULD LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE AND UNHARMED TODAY DESPITE GM'S FAILURE TO REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE CLUTCH.

Mileage: 12,062

AUTOMATIC SHIFTER STICKS IN PARK WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT IT

Mileage: 95,000

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFTER LOCKED IN PARK.

Mileage: 17,000

AFTER STARTING, WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, CAR STILL, THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION)

Mileage: 73,019

SHIFTER OF AUTO. TRANS. STICKS IN PARK. THIS IS DANGEROUS IF YOUR STUCK IN TRAFFIC, EMERGENCY VEHICLE IS BEING BLOCKED, OR AT RAILRAY CROSSING WITH TRAIN COMING, OR TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM A FOREST FIRE. OVER 3000 HITS ON YOU-TUBE FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH 2006 AND 2007 CORVETTES AND MAYBE OTHERS. CHEVROLET WILL NOT FIX PROBLEM. ONLY 14,000 MILES ON MY CAR!!! CAR IS STATIONARY IN PARK, AND WON'T MOVE!!!

Mileage: 14,000

OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR. MY TRANSMISSION IN MY CORVETTE WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK. I PUT IT INTO REVERSE AND BACKED IT OUT AND THEN COULD NOT PUT IT UP INTO PARK. I THEN PUT IT INTO DRIVE AND MOVED FORWARD SOME AND TRIED TO PUT IT INTO PARK. THIS TIME IT WOULD NOT GO EVEN INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE HAS 56220 MILES ON IT. I STAYS IN A GARAGE CLIMATE CONTROLLED AND HAS SEEN BAD WEATHER MAYBE 6 TIME (SNOW OR RAIN). SO OFF THE CAR WENT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER TO GET REPAIRED. I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM TO DO A LITTLE RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE HAS BEEN LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH OUT ANY RESULTS. SO THERE IS A PLASTIC PIECE IN THE SHIFTIER MECHANISM THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY MUST BE REPLACED. SO AT $1068.00 LATER THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. DID GM KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM, THEY SURE DID. THE SERVICE PERSON TOLD ME HE HAS REPLACED 2 THE SAME WEEK AND MORE THROUGH THE YEAR. MY GUT FEELING IS THAT THIS IS A HAZARD TO NOT ONLY THE OWNER BUT TO OTHER DRIVERS OUT THERE. I EVEN FEEL THAT IT COULD BE LIFE THREATENING TO EVERYONE. THE PIECE GETS STUCK IN THE UNIT AND ONE COULD DRIVE STRAIGHT INTO A WALL OR RUN OVER SOMEONE IN THE VEHICLES PATH.

TRANSMISSION IS LOCKED IN NEUTRAL OR DRIVE AND CANNOT SHUT OFF ENGINE OR PLACE CAR IN REVERSE OR PARK. HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. ONCE OFF, THE ENGINE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED AND HAD TO MANUALLY PUSH THE VEHICLE TO GET IT OFF THE STREET. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE--FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT ON A RAILROAD TRACKS WHEN THIS HAPPENED!

Mileage: 27,000

AFTER TAKING SHIFT HANDLE OUT OF PARK WILL NOT ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR

Mileage: 18,000

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. IT IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND IT JUST BECOMES "FROZEN" IN PARK MODE. FOR INSTANCE- WHILE WAITING IN A LONG LINE AT THE BANK, I DECIDED TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR UNTIL THE LINE MOVED. IT WOULDN'T BUDGE. IF AN EMERGENCY SITUATION AROSE- I WOULD BE UNABLE TO MOVE. MANY OTHER CORVETTE OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM. SOME OF THEM HAVE DONE A "FIX" THAT BYPASSED OTHER EQUIPMENT AND COULD BE DANGEROUS. MY CAR ONLY HAS 27,000 MILES ON IT - THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING! MANY OF THE OTHER AFFECTED OWNERS HAVE GONE TO CHEVROLET AND HAVE GOTTEN THE RUN AROUND, BECAUSE THEY SAY THEY NEED TO SEE IT HAPPEN IN ORDER TO FIX IT. WELL IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY SO THAT IS A LITTLE HARD.I THINK THE PROBLEM IS WITH A SOLENOID OR SAFETY FEATURE THAT HANGS UP. PLEASE HELP. I AM A GIRL AND I NEED A CAR THAT DOESN'T LEAVE ME STRANDED ALL THE TIME!

Mileage: 27,000

STATIONARY VEHICLE GETS STUCK IN PARK. NEVER CERTAIN THAT THE VEHICLE CAN BE PUT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. BEHAVIOR IS RANDOM-IT CAN TAKE SEVERAL TRIES OVER MINUTES TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. DEALER REPLACED BRAKE SWITCH-DIDN'T IMPROVE BEHAVIOR. SOMETIMES I USE THE RECOMMENDED "ACCESSORY MODE" TO SHIFT-THIS TAKES SEVERAL TRIES AS WELL & HAS FAILED AT TIMES TO GET VEHICLE INTO GEAR. BEHAVIOR STARTED IN 2016.

Mileage: 41,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN AT THE DEALER FIVE OTHER TIMES FOR THE SAME WARNING INDICATOR. VARIOUS COMPONENTS WERE REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AWAITING AN APPOINTMENT DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. ..UPDATED 07/31/17 *BF

Mileage: 67,000

AUTOMATIC 6-SPEED TRANSMISSION WITH AUXILIARY PADDLE SHIFTERS ON STEERING WHEEL. WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED AND IN PARK, THE CONSOLE STICK SHIFTER GETS STUCK AT RANDOM TIMES AFTER CAR HAS BEEN STOPPED/PARKED AND I CAN'T PUT THE STUCK SHIFTER INTO GEAR (IT WON'T BUDGE OUT OF PARK). IF THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN STOPPED AND PUT INTO PARK MOMENTARILY IN A HAZARDOUS AREA, E.G., A RAILROAD TRACK, AND IF THE SHIFTER STICK IS STUCK IN PARK, THEN THE VEHICLE CAN NOT BE MOVED OFF OF THE TRACK UNTIL THE SHIFTER CAN BE MOVED AND THE DRIVETRAIN ENGAGED. TURNING THE ENGINE OFF DOES NOT HELP. THE AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE THE RUNNING CAR WITH STUCK SHIFTER CAN BE PUT INTO GEAR SEEMS TO BE RANDOM, I.E. AFTER THE ENGINE HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR A MINUTE OR SO. THE DEALER WHO SOLD ME THE CAR SEEMS TO BE AWARE OF OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS NATURE FROM CORVETTE C6 A6 OWNERS.

Mileage: 13,000

THIS COMPLAINT WAS FILED UNDER THE WRONG VIN NO. THE COMPLAINT IS BEING SUBMITTED AGAIN WITH THE TYPO CORRECTED WITH THE CORRECT VIN [XXX]. THE INCORRECT VIN NO. WAS SUBMITTED WITH MY COMPLAINT # 10944956. THE DETAILS WERE SUBMITTED WITH COMPLAINT #10944956 AND ALL OTHER INFO SUBMITTED FOR THAT COMPLAINT EARLIER TODAY 20170111 ARE CORRECT. THIS SUBMISSION IS NOT A NEW, SECOND COMPLAINT BUT IS INSTEAD A CORRECTION TO THE VIN NO. GIVEN FOR MY PREVIOUS COMPLAINT TO BE SUBMITTED AS A CORRECTION. THE NUMBER OF OCCURRENCES OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GETTING STUCK IN PARK HAS OCCURRED WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY SINCE 2014, THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS ON 9/05/16 AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

IT WAS HAPPEN THIS YEAR MULTIPLE TIMES THE TRANSMISSION SHIPTER PROBLEM I COULD NOT GET OFF THE PARK POSITION, I HAVE TO PUSH THE SHIPTER FORWARDS AND PRESS DOWN THE BRAKE PADDLE HARDER SEVERAL TIMES SO IT COULD GET OFF THE PARK AFTER I START THE ENGINE , IT SOMETIME TAKE ABOUT 5 MINUTES STUCK ON PARK AFTER I DID ALL THAT ABOVE

Mileage: 14,125

WHEN STARTING MY CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. SERVICE CENTER SAID SHIFTER WENT OUT COMPLETELY MY CAR ONLY HAS 57,000 MILES. I TOLD THEM I HAD BEEN HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING IT OUT OF PARK TO REVERSE TO EVEN PUT IT IN DRIVE. THIS HAS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES.

Mileage: 57,000

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

Mileage: 8,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO SHIFT BACK INTO PARK AND PREVENTED THE DOORS FROM OPENING. THE FAILURE RECURRED A FEW TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

ARRIVED HOME AFTER A SHORT DRIVE, AUTOMATIC SHIFTER BUTTON WOULD NOT DEPRESS SO I WAS LOCKED OUT OF REVERSE AND PARK, ONLY HAVE NEUTRAL AND DRIVE. ALSO WAS UNABLE TO TURN CAR OFF, HAD TO REMOVE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE TO KEEP FROM DRAINING BATTERY. WITH BATTERY RECONNECTED THE ACCESSORIES ARE STILL ON AND CAN'T BE TURNED OFF UNLESS NEGATIVE IS REMOVED. ALSO THE CAR WILL NOT START IN NEUTRAL.

Mileage: 38,000

SHIFTER AT TIMES IS STUCK IN PARK, 2007 CORVETTE AUTO-TRANSMISSION SHIFTER AT TIMES IS STUCK IN PARK. HAVE TO RESTART ENGINE AND PRESS DOWN ON BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES OR SHUT OFF ENGINE PRESS ACCESS. MODE REPEATEDLY TO GET IT OUT OF PARK. YOU CAN HEAR WHEN THE SOLENOID ENERGIZES AND FINALLY UNLOCKS THE SHIFTER. JUST STARTED THIS YEAR AFTER 6,000 MILES ON CAR. REQUEST RESEARCH HELP

Mileage: 6,000

VEHICLE GETS STUCK IN PARK. IT WILL TAKE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS AT PUSHING THE SHIFT KNOB AND PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL BEFORE VEHICLE WILL FINALLY RELEASE AND SHIFTS OUT OF PARK.

Mileage: 49,000

TRANSMISSION SHIFTER AT TIMES IS STUCK IN PARK. HAVE TO RESTART ENGINE AND PRESS DOWN ON BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES TO GET IT OUT OF PARK. YOU CAN HEAR WHEN THE SOLENOID ENERGIZES AND FINALLY UNLOCKS THE SHIFTER. JUST STARTED THIS YEAR AFTER 41,000 MILES ON CAR.

Mileage: 41,000

TRANSMISSION SELECTOR SAFETY LOCKOUT FAILS. TRANSMISSION WILL STAY LOCKED IN PARK OR CAN NOT BE RETURNED TO PARK.

Mileage: 98,000

CAN NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK ON MY 2007 CORVETTE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOLENOID NOT RELEASING PARK LOCK. CAR WAS STATIONARY IN MY GARAGE

Mileage: 43,357

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.

Mileage: 52,000

2007 CORVETTE Z06 WITH LS7 ENGINE E. VALVE TRAIN BEGAN MAKING USUAL NOISES. FACTORY VALVE GUIDES FOUND TO BE OUT OF SPECIFICATIONS. HEADS REMOVED AND FACTORY VALVE GUIDES AND EXHAUST VALVES REMOVED AND REPLACED.

Mileage: 43,000

TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. DEALER REPLACED BRAKE SWITCH. STILL HAVE SAME ISSUE.

Mileage: 37,530

CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK AFTER STARTING. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH SOLENOID. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

MY GM SERVICE REQUEST NUMBERB IS:[XXX].THE AUTOMATIC GEAR SELECTOR LEVER OCCASIONALLY GOT STUCK IN PARK (P) AND TOOK A LONG DANGEROUS TIME TO GET IT WORKED LOOSE AND FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. I LIVED WITH IT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, BUT IT GOT PROGRESSIVELY MUCH WORSE AND MORE DANGEROUS. I SPOKE TO OTHER CORVETTE OWNERS AND FOUND OUT THAT I HAD A COMMON SAFETY PROBLEM FOR MY MODEL. I FINALLY TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER THAT SOLD IT TO ME (MOUNTAIN VIEW CHEVROLET) WHO SAID THEY HAD SEEN A LOT OF THIS DEFECT AND THEY THEN CHARGED ME NEARLY $600 TO CORRECT THIS DANGEROUS DEFECT. NOT RIGHT!!!! IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED FROM THE GET-GO AND FIXED PROMPTLY WITHOUT CHARGE. UNABLE TO MOVE IN TRAFFIC, GET OUT OF THE WAY OF DANGER, OR OFF OF RAILWAY TRACKS IS A POTENTIAL KILLER. THERE SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 16,000

2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE BEGAN SMELLING OF FUEL UPON FILL-UP ON 8/15/2014. CHEVROLET DEALER IN CARY, NC CLAIMED TO HAVE DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AND CHARGED FOR DIAGNOSTIC FEE, SAID END RESULT WAS FAULTY FUEL CAP SO IT WAS REPLACED. TOTAL FOR THIS WAS $42.08. UPON NEXT FILL-UP, THE SMELL PERSISTED WITHOUT ANY CHANGE FROM BEFORE DIAGNOSIS AT CHEVROLET DEALER. APPROXIMATELY 7 WEEKS LATER, FUEL SMELL HAD WORSENED SLIGHTLY AND ALSO THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A "CHATTERING" SOUND. SINCE CHEVROLET DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE FUEL SMELL ISSUE CORRECTLY, I CHOSE A HIGHLY REPUTABLE INDEPENDENT SHOP AND THEY IMMEDIATELY FOUND THE PROBLEMS. THE "CHATTERING" SOUND WAS A FAULTY HARMONIC BALANCER, A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE CHEVROLET CORVETTE ENGINES AND COST ~$1,100 TO REPAIR USING CHEVROLET PARTS. THE FUEL SMELL WAS DUE TO A CRACKED DRIVER SIDE FUEL TANK (CORVETTES USE TWO FUEL TANKS) WHICH WAS EASILY FOUND BY THIS INDEPENDENT SHOP ONCE THE CAR WAS LIFTED. THE FACTORY-INSTALLED DRIVER SIDE FUEL TANK HAD SHRUNK AND CRACKED, TRAPPING THE FUEL PUMP INSIDE, THUS FORCING THE TANK AND PUMP TO BE REPLACED, ALONG WITH ALL RELATED SEALS AND PARTS. TOTAL TO REPAIR THESE FUEL RELATED ISSUES WAS ~2,700, FOR A GRAND TOTAL OF $3,803.27. UPON PERFORMING FURTHER RESEARCH, MANY CORVETTE OWNERS HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM--DRIVER SIDE FUEL TANK CRACKS OVER TIME AND EVERY ONLINE REFERENCE FOUND INDICATES THAT GM COVERS THE ISSUE. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND WAS TOLD THAT I ONLY HAD A 2-YEAR/24-MONTH WARRANTY ON THESE ISSUES. I FIND THAT TO BE RIDICULOUS, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE SAME ISSUE IS OCCURRING ON CARS OF THIS TYPE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IT SEEMS AS IF CHEVROLET AND CHEVROLET DEALERS PICK AND CHOOSE WHO THEY COVER THESE ITEMS FOR, WHICH IS EVEN MORE RIDICULOUS BECAUSE I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD BE NECESSARY THAT I HAVE TO KEEP FIGHTING JUST TO BE TAKEN CARE OF THE WAY I SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE FIRST PLACE. *TR

Mileage: 65,450

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

Mileage: 86,000

AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO MILES I STOPPED THE CAR TO PARK. AFTER STOPPING, THE SHIFTING CONTROL LEVER WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE OR PARK. THE SHIFTER SAFETY SYSTEM IN THE LEVER FAILED. *TR

Mileage: 58,275

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

Mileage: 31,969

I START THE ENGINE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE SHIFTER IS STUCK IN PARK, I TURN THE ENGINE OFF TRIED STARTING AFTER 5 MINUTES SAME THING UNABLE TO GET IT OUT OF PARK. *TR

Mileage: 23,526

WHEN PRESSING IN THE CLUTCH TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE CLUTCH PEDDLE REMAINED ON THE FLOOR AND I HAD TO HOLD DOWN HARD ON THE BREAK PEDDLE TO STOP AND STALL THE ENGINE. THE CAR WAS IN GEAR AND AFTER STOPPING I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO NATURAL (SIX SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION). I WAS GRATEFUL THIS OCCURRED AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED AND NO TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT COULD OF HAPPEN IF THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE IN TRAFFIC AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A CHEVY DEALER AND THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAID THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER INTERNAL SEAL WAS RUPTURED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HE ALSO INDICATED THAT THE SLAVE CYLINDER MAY ALSO NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS CAR HAS LESS THAN 12,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 11,493

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFT CONTROL FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT CONTROL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; IT WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000.

Mileage: 44,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS EXAMINING HIS VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE NUT AND WASHER ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE THAT HOLDS THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY AND AXLE WAS MISSING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 11000. UPDATED 5/10/10 *CN UPDATED 05/14/14

Mileage: 11,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE VEHICLE HAS METAL BRAKE AND CLUTCH PEDALS. DURING RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS THE COMPONENTS BECOME VERY SLIPPERY. ON ONE INCIDENT THE FAILURE ALMOST CAUSED A VEHICLE CRASH. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. HE WAS THEN ADVISED THAT A WARRANTY COULD NOT BE PROVIDED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 12,000.

Mileage: 12,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. ON 4/29/07 WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT PREPARING TO DRIVE THE CLUTCH WOULD NOT ENGAGE, CAUSING THE RPMS TO INCREASE AT A HIGHER RATE. THE DRIVER SMELLED SMOKE AND OIL BURNING. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED TWICE WITHIN THE SAME DAY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1000. *AK

Mileage: 1,000