2008 Chevrolet CORVETTE problems and owner complaints

ON SEPTEMBER 13,2012 MY FUEL GAUGE STOP WORKING AND IT WAS NOT REGISTERING ANY GAS LEVEL IN THE TANK . I WENT TO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP THINKING THAT THIS WAS A REPAIR WHICH WOULD FALL UNDER MY VEHICLE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A HISTORY CODE THAT CAME UP IN MY CAR COMPUTER AT 13,700 MILES THAT MY FUEL SYSTEM WAS FALLING. THIS IS A CODE THAT YOU AS THE DRIVER DO NOT SEE NOR DO THE TECH AT THE DEALERSHIP WILL SEE UNLESS A DIAGNOSIS TESTING IS DONE. THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO CALL GM , BECAUSE THIS FALL UNDER THE FACTORY WARRAN…

Owner-reported narrative. 56,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10478457 at NHTSA ↗

LAST SUMMER STARTED TO SMELL FUEL IN THE CAR AFTER IT HAD BEEN SITTING, SMELL WASN'T NOTICEABLE DURING WINTER. NOW THAT SUMMER IS APPROACHING, I GET A BAD FUEL SMELL AFTER THE CAR HAD SAT FOR A FEW HOURS. IT PERMEATES THE PASSENGER CABIN. I TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER WITH 44K MILES, TECH FOUND THE DRIVER SIDE FUEL TANK HAS LEAK IN PLASTIC SEAM WHERE THE FILLER NECK IS ATTACHED TO THE MAIN BODY OF THE TANK. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS (2005 THRU 2012). SEARCH ONLINE FOR "C6 CORVETTE FUEL SMELL", YOU WILL SEE NUMEROUS EXAMPLES REP…

Owner-reported narrative. 30,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10514356 at NHTSA ↗

LEFT REAR BRAKE WAS APPLIED WHEN DRIVING OVER 60 MPH CAUSING CAR TO SLOW DOWN AND SLIDE TO THE LEFT. ACTIVE HANDLING ON SHOWED ON DASH OF MY 2008 CORVETTE. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 32,523 miles reported. Look up ODI 10383883 at NHTSA ↗

MY 08 CORVETTE HAS LEFT ME STRANDED 3 TIMES, ONCE ON THE FREEWAY. THE CAR QUITS PULLING,SERVICE BRAKES AND FUEL SYS. LIGHTS COME ON. THANKFULLY I HAD TIME TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD,BUT,IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 44,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10395823 at NHTSA ↗

THE 2008 CORVETTE WITH AUTO TRANSMISSION , FAILS TO ACCELERATE AFTER SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP LIGHT OR TURN. THERE IS QUITE A LAG B4 THE CAR GETS GOING. HAD IT TO THE DEALER 7 TIMES. WILL GO AFTER THE FLORIDA LEMON LAW, SINCE GM SAYS IT IS NORMAL TO EXPECT LAG AND HESITATION FROM A CORVETTE. THIS IS NOT ONLY BAD FOR THE TOP AMERICAN SPORTS CAR BUT A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL. HOPEFULLY GM WILL DO THE RIGHT THING AND REFUND ME MY MONEY AT THE LEMON LAW HEARING AND TRASH THE CAR B4 SOMEONE GETS KILLED IN IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND …

Owner-reported narrative. 21,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10276101 at NHTSA ↗

I'VE HAD REPEATED FAILURES THAT HAVE REQUIRED MULTIPLE REPAIRS 1. ENGINE KNOCKING- REPEATED REPAIRS, UPPER END REPLACED KNOCKING AND ENGINE ROUGHNESS STILL THERE 2. TRANSMISSION- FAILURE OF CLUTCH PLATES, REPLACED PROBLEM NOT RESOLVED, TRANSMISSION SLIPPING IS INCREASING 3. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE: THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN, NOTHING OPERATES EVEN THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS- THIS HAS OCCURRED A MINIMUM OF 8 TIMES. RELAYS, SWITCHES WIRING BATTERY GET EXTREMELY HOT UNTIL BATTERY BLEEDS DOWN. HIGH POTENTIAL FOR ELECTRICAL FIRE…

Owner-reported narrative. 8,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10511227 at NHTSA ↗

MY SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM WARNING CAME ON ABRUPTLY. THIS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED IN THE LAST 2 YEARS. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS HANDLED BY MY LOCAL DEALER. SUPPOSEDLY, IT WAS A TSB WHICH REQUIRED REPLACING A CLIP AT AN ELECTRICAL COUPLING. THIS WAS REPORTEDLY THE SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. THIS MOST RECENT INCIDENT OCCURRED 500 MILES FROM HOME AND HAS ME WORRIED THAT A SERIOUS MALFUNCTION OF MY BRAKING SYSTEM MAY OCCUR. I DO HAVE AN APPOINTMENT FOR SERVICE ON JUNE 4 2012 FOR THIS RECURRING ISSUE. THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF ABRUPT AND …

Owner-reported narrative. 13,342 miles reported. Look up ODI 10459268 at NHTSA ↗

STEERING JERKED,BRAKES APPLIED FOR A SECOND,CRUISE CONTROL TURNED OFF, NO BRAKE LIGHTS,AND SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING MESSAGE APPEARED. HAPPEND MORE THAN ONCE. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 67,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10499737 at NHTSA ↗

AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE COMPUTER DISPLAY PANEL READS, "SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM" ACCOMPANIED BY A SWERVING CAR ICON AND AN ALERTING DING SOUND. THE MESSAGE COMES ON PERIODICALLY, LASTING UP TO 15 OR 20 MINUTES AT A TIME, THEN SHUTTING OFF. SOMETIMES UPON STARTING THE ENGINE THE MESSAGE WILL APPEAR AND OTHER TIMES THE MESSAGE WILL BE OFF FOR DAYS AT A TIME. IT ALWAYS REAPPEARS. OVER THE YEARS THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AND BRAKE SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED (4/18/11; 10/8/11; 12/4/12) AS WELL AS REPLACEMENT OF THE FOB (12/18/12). ALTHOUGH THI…

Owner-reported narrative. 53,924 miles reported. Look up ODI 10510399 at NHTSA ↗

TRAVELING AT 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT 4 LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY, I BRAKE 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 SPORADICALLY WITHOUT ANY CAUSE. ONCE THE SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING SYSTEM LIT ON THE CONTROL PANEL BUT AFTER TURNING OFF T…

Owner-reported narrative. 68,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10567092 at NHTSA ↗

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 ASSIST 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 …

Owner-reported narrative. 13,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10700819 at NHTSA ↗