Alternator/generator/regulator problems of the 2005 Chevrolet Corvette

Accelerated quickly to 35 mph and when I reached the end of the block I attempted to slow and make a right hand turn. At that time I got a warning to check the charging system and noticed I had no power steering. Managed to muscle the wheel to complete the turn (had it been my wife there is no way she would have been able to turn the wheel) and continue slowly down the street to my driveway where I again muscled the car into the driveway. Discovered that the motor was running but the serpentine belt was not moving. Thus no alternator, power steering etc. I had my independent mechanic check it out, discovered that the bolt that holds the harmonic balancer pulley on the crank shaft stripped and the crank shaft was turning and not moving the pulley. He called the dealership to inquire about the parts and they said they have plenty in stock. He thought this was surpising and that it was not a special order part. The service manager told him that they have had a number of similar incidents. Both my mechanic and I think this should qualify for some type of recall if it is happening with frequency. Obviously some kind of design flaw and/or material flaw, plus they didn't key the pulley so if the bolt strips you would not loose the power steering, etc. If this had happened at high speed or during the action of turning I believe a serious accident and/or injury could have occured. Cost of the parts and repair were $2300. 00.

A strong fume odor enter my house as if something was burning, my Corvette was in my garage it hasnt been used in more than 3days. . . . . I noticed it was coming from the bottom of the car, and in effect it was! contacted my mechanic and he advised me that it was the abs system caught on fire damaging the conector, module and regulator. He found a leak of brake fluid thru the modulator that cause the modules cables burned the connector. Had to change all the abs system since Chevrolet modified the previous abs system cause it was defective. However no recall has been made to this system. An aprox $3500. In repairs for a system that they know is defective. We were lucky nothing else in our garage/house got damage it was an scary situation.

Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Corvette. Tthe contact stated that he waited for months to receive notification of NHTSA campaign id number: 14v251000 (electrical system and exterior lighting ). The contact stated that the parts were not available for several months. The dealer did not give a specific date when the parts would become available. The contact indicated that if a bump was hit in the road the low beams and high beams intermittently shorted. The contact mentioned that when the failure recurred, there was only the use of the running lights and the fog lights each time the failure recurred. The failure was progressing while the contact waited for the recall to be performed. The contact replaced the battery twice due to the intermittent failure. The contact heard a clicking noise coming from the keyless ignition and was not able to get the vehicle to start. The contact also replaced the two front tires and noticed that the tpms sneosr was illuminating intermittently. The vehicle was taken to a repair shop who diagnosed that there was an intermittent electrical short and the alternator may need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired yet and the contact was still waiting for the part to perform the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approxmate failure mileage was 129,469. Dyd.