general problems of the 2008 Chevrolet Corvette

Tl the contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated while driving 30 mph, when "disable ride service control" message was displayed as the steering wheel seized. The contact stated she lost control of the vehicle, spun around and colliding with a parked vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle left the ground as there was no visible skid marks on the roadway. The air bags did deployed. The contact mention that previously the �service ride control� message displayed as well as �ignition switch� as vehicle last all power. The contact sustained lower back, whole left side and right knee was injured which required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The contact stated that the vehicle was a total loss. The vehicle has not been inspected by a dealer or an independent mechanic as of yet. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 59,902.

Car did not respond to steering on a turn at moderate speed ( 15-20 mph) on slippery road surface. The turn was tight and nearly a reverse in direction. I approached the turn in rainy conditions traveling at 25 mph anticipating the turn, lifted my foot off of the accelerator. The car went straight. I informed state farm insurance, volunteering approval to examine the on board computer. I also contacted gm corporation. State farm claim no. 03-0509-8m3. Gm contact sara (855)880-1400 x 5911707.

I was concerned about excessive valve train noise and after reading several Corvette forum threads about improperly machined heads by gm's supplier linamar, and that numerous vehicles have had valves drop and ruin the engines, loosing a valve while driving will result in loss of power ssist for steering and breaking while on the road . I took my car with 13500 miles on it to a Corvette specialty shop to have my valve guide clearance tested. I had (8) exhaust valve guide and (3) intake valve guides outside of service specifications, and a combination of (5) other intake valve guides at or near the maximum outside of service specifications. The car is being repaired with proper re-machining of the heads to make the valve guides concentric, new intake and exhaust valve guides installed, as well as new seals, valves, springs, etc. I can provide data on the failed guides for documentation 88% of the Corvette forum members who have had their cylinder heads tested for excessive valve guide wear, were out of service specifications. . Read more...

Driving normal citystreets 25mph when engine noise started,went another 2 blocks,engine stopped running,towed to chevy dealer. If this had happened on major highway,possible catastrophic effects. No power steering ,brakes,engine oil on roadway,steering wheel lock,wrecks ,injuries or possible fatalities. Engine head poor workmanship in these ls7 engines.

C6 Corvettes have electrically operated doors so it is impossible to open a door when the battery is dead. Having a dead battery, I placed the car in my driveway to jump start it. As I went to my truck to start it and connect the jumper cables the Corvette began to slowly roll backwards - apparently the hand brake was not quite set enough (manual transmission). I was unable to open the door to apply the brakes or handbrake because of the lack of battery power. The car continued to roll backwards, accelerating, with me unable to hold or stop it. It rolled across the street, down my neighbor's driveway, and through his closed garage door coming to a stop at the rear of his garage with a heavy impact (over $11 thousand in damages). My neighbor's 2 small girls often play in that garage with the doors closed or in the driveway. If they had been playing or anyone or any vehicle had been in the street at that time there would likely have been one or more fatalities due to the runaway driver-less vehicle. Only luck prevented a serious accident with possible fatalities or serious injuries. This is obviously an unacceptable and unnecessary design defect for c6 Corvettes (and possibly other vehicles with key-less entry and electrically operated doors). I believe that Chevrolet should recall these vehicles and add a mechanical way to quickly open the door from the outside in event of a runaway situation (there is a mechanical backup if one is in the car or if one has the time to manually open the trunk - a slow procedure).

Vehicle is completely stock with only 18,000 miles on it. It has never been on a track or used for anything other than a weekend toy. Complete engine failure as a result of a valve breaking off inside the engine while driving casually at 50 mph. As a result the engine stopped running taking with it the power steering and power assisted brakes. I was on a country road approximately 45 miles from the nearest gas station or service facility of any kind. There was also no cell phone service and was left stranded. I have since had a brand new engine put in at a total cost of over $ 16,000.

Traveling at 65 mph with the cruise control on driving on a straight 4 lane divided highway, I braked and pressed the clutch pedal to down shift to make an exit. I exited, made the turn and started accelerating. I notice a loss of power and the steering wheel shook. There was no message that the active handling was engaged. I stopped and turned off the engine. All was fine when I drove again. However, it keeps happening sporatically without any cause. Once the service active handling system lit on the control panal but after turning off the engine it has not appeared again. Yet, the active handling system(or something) keep tapping the brakes making the car lose power and the steering shake.

The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20 mph, the brake pedal independently engaged and the service active handing system warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle veered to the right. The contact was able to regain control and resumed driving. The failure occurred three times. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 25,000.

This is the second time the engine has stalled while she was driving. The first time the vehicle was only going about 5 mph. The second time it was gong 35 mph. The car will restart. No malfunction were detected by an obd 2 tester. No computer malf. Indications no ck eng lights. The car now is completely dead in the garage. Requires towing. Battery is only 2 to 3 months old.