general problems of the 2005 Chevrolet Corvette - part 2

Turn signal indicator began flashing rapidly to indicate the turn signal was not working properly. The front turn signal was not working. The turn signal bulb melted the internal socket so the internal harness system needs to be replaced. Chevrolet needs to issue a recall to change the specifications used for the turn signal light bulb so they do not melt and ruin the system.

After about 30mins of run time low beam lights would shut off. After the vehicle was parked for a min 30mins low beams would work again. Feb2013 low beams would not work at all.

Both low beam headlights went out at the same time driving home at night. Next day they were working fine when I started the car again. After driving about 15 minutes they both went out again.

Headlamps quit working while driving at night. Both headlamps did not turn on and I had to drive with the fog lights. I checked the relay and fuses which were all okay. This morning, they did work. I've researched other owner forums of which this incident has happened from a bad ground from an overheated fuse box in the engine compartment, with owners driving at night and driving lights going out inexplicably, which could lead to serious injury.

My headlights stopped working. The light bulbs are fine and will work in the morning and it seems that it is a defect with the fuse box. In the morning when the fuse box is cold the lights will turn on. Afternoon and evening they fail due to temperature change. The fuse box needs to be replaced.

While turning in a corner on the highway, I lost power steering and I had smoke and debris flying out of the back of the car. Luckily there was nobody near me, and I managed to steer off the road safely. Looked in the engine and the accessory belt was shredded, which also destroyed the heat shield material on the inside of the hood. Got a friend to pick me up and we installed a new belt. Drove 0. 5 miles and the belt flew completely off this time. Power steering completely died, and I could barely turn the wheel while being tailgated by cars. Cooling system failed, coolant flying all over the engine bay, under the car, and on the highway. I'm glad I wasn't killed. Checked all the pulleys and found that the crankshaft pulley bolt had backed out, which I later found out caused wobble on the belt and led the engine/car to fail. Got a tow to the nearest gm dealer. There are many complaints about this on internet Corvette forums, and gm is aware of the issue (TSB #05-06-01-001a). It seems like crashing and causing accidents would warrant a recall.

Water leak in 2005 Chevrolet Corvette caused very strong mold/mildew odor in the car and destroyed the passenger carpet and insulation, which were removed by technician 122 at sun Chevrolet in mcmurray, PA on 1/25/2012. Since driving the car without carpet or insulation, the metal on the passenger side does get extremely hot and could cause serious burns. This problem should be remedied immediately. Recently a rain storm caused more water to leak inside and collect under the passenger seat and almost damaged the electrical components located on the passenger floor while driving. Luckily I had a towel with me and quickly absorbed all of the water and returned back home to vacuum the remaining water before anything electric was damaged. This problem is still occurring and has been determined by a Chevrolet dealership that it may be a faulty weather strip causing the water leak. If I had been going faster at highway speeds this could have caused major damage to the cars electronics and may have even caused the car to shut off which can lead to a traffic accident and cause major injuries or death. The weather strip should be recalled and/or replaced and the leak repaired by general motors llc at no cost because this is a safety hazard and a factory defect. I spent a lot of hard earned money on this car and did not expect any problems like this. This issue alone has already cost me $235. 85 and hours of my life that I will no¿¿t get back. The problem was never resolved in 2012 and only got worse. The cost of the carpet and insulation, that were damaged and removed, is almost $1,000 for replacements and labor. General motors llc is responsible for the leak and should provide these items at no cost as well as a replacement weather strip that does not leak as the original is a factory defect. This water leak has been documented and diagnosed by sun Chevrolet on 10/8/2013.

Headlights randomly turning off once the fuse box in the engine bay is warm. When the car is cold the headlights work fine.

I was driving at approximately 20mph leaving my house when the active handling light came on along with abs lights. My foot was on the gas and in first gear. Suddenly the breaks apply by themselves causing the car to veer left. At this point I could not control my steering wheel to correct the problem. This happens randomly and I can not duplicate the problem. It is very dangerous. I am worried if this happens at high speeds, a very bad accident can occur. This first occurred on 08/03/11. It happened for about 5 minutes when I left my house. I had to turn off all active handling and traction control for this to stop. I drove fine the rest of the day with it off. It did not happen again for a couple of weeks. Around 08/19/11, it happened again. This time at a best buy parking lot traveling at 10mph. I immediately contacted the maita Chevrolet dealership in elk grove, CA and took the car in the next day. I took the car in and they could not duplicate the problem. They said that there is nothing wrong with the car. I told them that it is not normal to drive the car and suddenly the brakes apply by themselves and veers to the left. They said there is nothing that they can do because they could not replicate the problem. I am worried that if this happens on the freeway while I am driving it can be a very dangerous situation for everyone. I am not sure what I can do but I know it is a safety issue.

I was driving my Corvette down i10 at night when my low-beams disengaged, placing me in the dark and almost caused a wreck. I drove rest of the way with my high-beams. The next day when I started it, the low-beams came on, but after about 5 minutes they both went off. The high-beams still worked. I went to a local Corvette-certified master mechanic who checked the bulbs, fuses, relays, and electrical. He said that it appeared to be an issue with the fuse block. He wanted a lot of money to replace it, so I held off to check it out some more. Every day, once my car became warm, either from running or from the arizona sun, my low-beams would turn off. I went to the Corvette forum, the largest Corvette online community, and the members knew what was going on immediately. They told me it was my fuse block and that many c6 Corvettes had the same issue. . . As the engine compartment heated up, the running lights failed. They told me let my car run until the lights went out and then place a bag of ice on the fuse block. I did and within 10 minutes the lights came back on. The folks in the forum said that this was a well-known safety-defect in the Corvette world and that chevy refused to acknowledge it. I went to the chevy dealer and told one of the service managers. She disappeared for 10 minutes and when she came back told me that they had never heard of this issue. They ignored what I told them and said they would need half a day to explore the electrical system and that even then, they may not find the issue. The Corvette forum recommended that I report this as a safety issue. Here is just once of their links which reported the same problem. . Read more...

I have owned the car for 4 years and the car has had starting issues over the course of all 4 years. To get the car to start I often have to disconnect the connection from the negative battery post wait a moment and reconnect. This re-sets something in the starting sequence and the car starts "sometimes. ".

While driving on I 40 in memphis, my 2005 Corvette initiated a warning to "service activew handling". The warnings then indicated a flat tire, and airbag fault, which all cleared. The warnings are erroneous, and can cause the system to react, shutting down traction control, slowing the vehicle and other measures, without warning. The driver door will not open unless emergency open is utilized.

Car is stuck in park and wont go in gear.

Continued problem with service active handling, service traction control, service, and other system failures due to electrical system. The last time I had this problem, two weeks ago, the following codes were detected. U2100 u2105 u2107 u2108 even after I had the recall repaired, January 20, 2011, I am still having this problem. The recall itself is not fixing the problem, either. My two biggest concerns are: 1st - the safety recall is not fixing the problem and therefore, the safety issue remains. 2nd - fraud that gm is committing through the dealerships. People have taken their vehicle in to their dealerships for this same problem over and over and are being charged a fee to attempt to fix the problem, but the problem is not getting fixed. That is the root problem causing this issue. I am one of the lucky few where my warranty is covering the cost, but it is not right for gm and/or their dealerships to charge customers a fee to repair a problem they, (gm) knows exists. And, the recall is not the fix all as gm wants it to be. If this section is not in your area, please forward this part to whomever or whatever office that can address this issue, fraud. If I had the means to file a class action law suit, I would. Not for compensation, but to force gm to fix an existing problem they know is a real problem. And, stop them from ripping off customers who bought their product. Updated 02/14/11.

2005 Chevrolet Corvette base. Driving on a highway rt. 9 in connecticut. Car had roughly 5000 miles on it. Date around September 10. Pressed finger on power telescope steering wheel switch to move wheel closer to me. The switch felt hot suddenly and smoke with a strong burning odor starting to fill the cabin. I could not see and pulled over. The steering column stopped smoking after about 3 minutes. Took car to dealer. Waited a week for new switch to be put in. Dealer said switch was faulty and shorted out. Car was supposedly fixed and I picked up car a week later. Approximately $250. 00. I started driving home from dealer with new switch and decided to try new switch. In bumper to bumper traffic on highway I-84 pulled switch and once again , hot smoke burning filled the cabin. Pulled over waited for "fire" to subside and then brought back car to dealer. Dealer said switch is now on backorder as well as some module that also needed replacement related to it and I have car but have to wait for switch to be made before I can bring car back for repair.

2005 Corvette push button start intermittently works . Pass key that allows you to walk up on the car and the doors automatically unlock doesn't work either. No over ride to the system to get the car to start. Had to have the vehicle towed from an airport area to 5 miles away and the vehicle started right up . This is not safe because I am afraid to take the car somewhere and have it not start. My 80k BMW has a pushbutton start and Smart key and it doesn't have these issues. As a side note, when the tow truck driver picked up my car to tow it, he asked if it was a gm vehicle with a push button start and I said yes it is . He said he knew it, because of the area and he tows about 20 - 30 cars a week from the same area all gm vehicles .

Driving down two lane road brake locks jerking me almost into oncoming traffic. Active handling system goes on and off without me depressing button, brakes lock without reason. Brake lights stay on constantly. Saw recall and took to Chevrolet dealership. They said everything was fine. Still does it.

Transmission is locking in park. Safety requires pressing the brake to start engine, then interlock should allow the car to be placed into drive or reverse. Instead the shifter lock is preventing the car from being placed into any gear. The shifter is locked in park.

Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6). While making a tight u-turn to the left in my 2005 Corvette the right front brakes locked and would not release. At the same time the "service active handling" message appeared on the dic (driver information center). This caused the vehicle to pull hard and made it very difficult to pull off the road safely. My first thought was that I blew out a tire. Though difficult I was able to get the vehicle off into a parking lot where I turned off the car. I then restarted the vehicle and everything was back to normal. I am very concerned about my safety and the safety of the vehicle if this were to happen when there was oncoming traffic or at higher speeds. There was one time a couple of days prior that the "service active handling" message showed of the dic but no noticeable problems came about. I talked to my local dealer's service department and they said that it could have been something as simple as an error from driving on wet roads since the light didn't appear again after restarting the car. I believed this and returned to driving until yesterday when this happened. Your time and consideration to this matter is greatly appreciated. I'd like to know if gm will issue a proper fix. I have researched online today and have found a TSB about installing a clip in the steering column where the wires plug into the steering sensor but that this may not be the fix for this specific problem. My car has only 17,000 miles on it and has been very well maintained. Please advise if possible. [xxx].

On Tuesday, February 23, 2010 I was driving under normal conditions and the electrical system on my 2005 Corvette shut down. Power to the car was cut off leaving me with no control over the vehicle. I could not steer, brake or even exit the car as everything is electrically controlled. In order to avoid an accident the only way I had of stopping the car was to throw it into park at about 35 mph. Luckily I was able to stop the car, however, this presents a large safety concern. Had I been traveling faster or had been on the freeway the results could have been very different. The dealership told me it had to do with the electrical system, however, they don't know exactly what's wrong and don't know how to fix it. They basically are suggesting I drive it away. I told them if it happens again it could kill me and their response was, "yeah, sometimes that happens". Chevy is not offering to fix the problem for me and I refuse to drive the vehicle since it would be unsafe to do so.

Service active handling light comes on. Gm has a TSB on the issue but is not repairing the issue at their expense. It is known that this issue leads to wheels locking up randomly.

There is a dangerous problem with my Corvette that I believe is tied to faults in the tire pressure monitoring system. I was driving on a freeway following a left curve when I felt the brakes grab. I saw "active handling" displayed; however, there was no reason for active handling to occur (roadway was dry, was driving at posted speed limit, was not making a sudden turning maneuver). Later I saw that the car was displaying a front right tire pressure of 0 psi, but no other warnings occurred (typically, a yellow warning light goes on an car displays a low tire pressure or right front tire flat warning when this occurs). I've had ongoing problems with the tire pressure monitoring system and chevy has attempted repair once. Usually one of the front tires will read zero psi and the aforementioned warnings will appear, and the car's active handling system will engage more easily, then a few minutes later, the car will display normal tire pressures again. In the incident I'm describing here, there was no warning that the tire pressure was being read at zero, and no indication that active handling would engage so easily. This is a definite safety hazard that could result in loss of control or a crash. I have an appointment to get the car serviced in two days.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced excessive battery drain. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the lojack system had caused the battery to drain and it needed to be disconnected. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The contact stated that the battery had been replaced numerous occasions. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 14,000.

I pulled out of a parking lot. I was going 20mph when the active handling message came on on the dash. When the system became activate, the system decided to pull the car hard to the right and stopped the car completely. There was nothing I can do other than yanking the wheel to the left to keep myself away from the curb. I was lucky I didn't get rear ended and kept away from the curb. I had to restart the computer to reset the system. The active handling system has had intermittent problem with many Corvette owners, please research.

My car started having intermittent low beam outages as I was driving. When I say intermittent, I mean not every time I was driving would the low beams go off. But when they did go off, they stayed off until the next day. Luckily my side lights and high beams continued to work. However, within the last three months, they go out probably 99% of the time. I recently googled this problem and saw where I'm not the only one having this problem with the 2005 Corvette.

Column lock failure (4 times) . Convertible top 5+ times rib in top broken,top will not raise or lower or will move and stop. Plastic interior parts dry up and break visor. All before 50k miles. Car is in the dealer shop (30+ days at this time).

Since shortly after the car was new, I have had repeated problems with the airbag malfunction indicator lighting up. I have taken the car to various authorized dealers numerous times to have the problem repaired. In all cases, the problem seems to get corrected but then reappears anywhere from several weeks to several months later. It's my understanding that when the airbag malfunction indicator is illuminated the airbag system is non-functional.

I presently own a 2005 c6 Corvette. My concern is not one of a safety issue but one of a problem that continues to exist with the car despite numerous tows (6 - 7) to the dealership. The response is there is no problem. My car consistently "dies" or will not crank after sitting for 5 -12 days. There appears to be a blind eye to this problem that should be addressed as I have observed on numerous forums.

Dt: the consumer owns a 2005 Corvette c6. The consumer stated that there was an onboard computer that would apply the brakes to any of the four wheels if the car begins to spin. The onboard computer activated the right passenger wheel and made the wheel lock up. The dic on the dash read service active handling system. The dealership looked at it for a half a day and hooked the computer onto the car and know error message displayed. They test drove the car and stated there was no problem and told him to come and pick up the car. That afternoon of the incident he took the vehicle to the dealer where he purchased the car and they had it for 13 days and they tried to determine the problem they changed the sensor in the steering column that was tied to active the braking system but they could not assure him that the problem would not reoccur with a hundred percent certainty or even with a high percent certainty. Since they replaced the sensor this has not occurred but he also manually shut the system down. When the consumer first started the car the system was in the on position and he deactivated it manually every time he starts the engine.