general problems of the 1998 Chevrolet Corvette

I own a 1998 Chevrolet Corvette. The ebcm can have an issue. Complains of traction control, abs braking and ah active handling. This can cause issues when driving with no abs active. I have seen numerous complaints about this issue here and on various forums. Unfortunately the part needed to correct the issue is no longer available and for some reason cannot be repaired. Used parts are costly (2k or more) and no guarantee they work. Gm should provide replacement part or work around. If not available they should offer total car buy backs for a fare price depending on condition or offer an exchange for a Corvette that can be repaired.

Abs/traction control lights on. Went to dealer and no part is available to make the repair. So I have no abs or tracion control on my car part no 9367071 & 12530740.

The contact owns a 1998 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 mph attempting to engage the brakes, the brake pedal would pulsate. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The technician diagnosed that the front brakes and rotors needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.

The contact owns a 1998 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated while at a complete stop, the vehicle accelerated unexpectedly with the illumination of the posi traction and abs warning indicators. The brake pedal was depressed and the vehicle failed to slow down until the gear was shifted into the park position. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the steering harness and an unknown part related to the front engine was replaced. The failure persisted and the vehicle was taken to a different dealer where the master computer and alternator were both replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 71,722.

Sitting idle, all warning lights illuminate on dash board, in dash display shows"service engine soon". Made it home when smoke bellowed from under hood. Abs module shorted out and started fire at module and wiring harness. Thankfully, I am a body man and knew what to do by disconnecting the battery. If my wife was driving there would have been a full blown fire. My research shows, this is a very common problem with the 1997 to 2000 Corvette with j 04 active brake control option. Not only is there a fire possibility, the part manufacture has gone out of business in 2007, the module or harness and no longer available. Due to the fire history of this part, no aftermarket company's will rebuild this unit. Zero available new, very limited used (yards will only sell a totaled Corvette as a rolling chasis). This leaves us Corvette owners purchased for $50,000 new with a undrivable vehicle! local Chevrolet dealers will not accept vehicle in the service dept. ("we are sorry, but we cannot repair this vehicle. No parts are available").

Driving down a 4 lane city street a child chasing his ball ran out in front of my car. I slammed on the brakes not knowing that the abs system was not working, it caused me to lose control of the car and spin out into oncoming traffic. I called the local Chevrolet dealer to find out about repairs and was told that the abc control module is no longer available and it can not be rebuilt or repaired. What im I going to do now with an unsafe car. There are thousands of these cars with the same problem.

The abs/traction control malfunction and will not enable.

Approximately 3 years ago my 1998 c5 Corvette coupe experienced fault codes and warning lights associated with a failure or failures within the electronic brake traction control module (ebtcm). I tried to replace the electronic module that mounts to the abs pump a few times with used modules and the problem was never resolved. Last summer I put the Corvette into the service center at the local chevy dealership and told them to fix the problem and clear the fault codes. When I picked up the car and started it the codes and warning light was still there. I enquired why and was told that gm no longer supports the abs/traction control module for the older Corvettes. I was told by the chevy "certified" technician that the car was safe to drive without abs and traction control. I added that it was safe as long as I didn't drive in rain or snow.

While driving on a straight road at approx. 55 mph the active handling came on and jerked the car hard to the right. It went in the ditch but hit nothing. When I looked at the computer display it said "service active handling".

Parking brakes don't work.