44 problems related to power train have been reported for the 2005 Chevrolet Corvette. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2005 Chevrolet Corvette based on all problems reported for the 2005 Corvette.
My 2005 c6 Corvette shifter is intermittently stuck in park, unable to be moved from park. It happens at the most inopportune times and I am fearful it will leave me stranded necessitating a tow to the dealer. So far I have been able to move the shifter from park after 10-15 minutes of "playing with the shifter". This happens 3-4 times per week, intermittently.
Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that the failure occurred when moving the gear from the park position, into the drive position. The failure occurred 8 times. The manufacturer was not notified. The vehicle was not diagnosed by a private mechanic. The failure mileage was 12,000 and the current mileage was 14,000. The VIN was not provided.
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.
The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that while driving up a ramp at speeds of 45 mph, the left rear wheel locked causing the vehicle to spin and veer off of the road. There were no warning lights preceding the failure. The contact stated that he deactivated the manual active handling program and was able to drive the vehicle to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was left in possession of the dealer and the contact was awaiting a diagnosis of the failure. The failure mileage was 32,000.
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.
Car sometimes won't shift out of park even though the brake is pressed. When this happens, repeated pumping of the brakes and shaking/hitting on the shift lever will eventually clear the problem. This is the same issue reported in these NHTSA id numbers for the 2005 Corvette: 10592630, 10592213, 10588824, 10586012, 10585827, 10579307, 10578116, 10577960, 10575060, 10573555, 10567037, 10561669, 10558088, 10513088. Chevrolet apparently has no TSB or recall for this common issue.
Harmonic balancer.
The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that the gear shifter failed to shift out of park until after numerous attempts. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000.
Problem with automatic transmission getting stuck in park. Takes a minute or so to be able to get out of park and in to gear.