Engine running fine when initially starts but after it warms up then starts missing , backfiring and stalls continuously. Car is a 1993 Corvette LT 1 engine with only 1,3000 miles. as told it is the OptiSpark that is bad which is part of the distributor. This car is a 40th Anniv car and is a collector car that GM manufactured…
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Engine running fine when initially starts but after it warms up then starts missing , backfiring and stalls continuously. Car is a 1993 Corvette LT 1 engine with only 1,3000 miles. as told it is the OptiSpark that is bad which is part of the distributor. This car is a 40th Anniv car and is a collector car that GM manufactured with questionable engine components that go bad not from wear as in this case of only 13,000 miles but being made with poor components that should be recalled ,
NHTSA ODI #11427195
17,000 miles · Aug 24, 2011
Electrical System
THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE UNDER A LOAD SKIPS AND OPERATES AS THOUGH IT IS ON 4 CYLINDERS ONLY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A GM DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICING AND WE WERE INFORMED OF THE RECALL WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD APPROX 17000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICED THE VEHICLE AND SUPPOSEDLY COVERED THE RECALL. S…
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THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE UNDER A LOAD SKIPS AND OPERATES AS THOUGH IT IS ON 4 CYLINDERS ONLY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A GM DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICING AND WE WERE INFORMED OF THE RECALL WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD APPROX 17000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICED THE VEHICLE AND SUPPOSEDLY COVERED THE RECALL. SOME YEARS LATER THE DISTRIBUTOR CAP FAILED ON THE LT1 ENGINE FOR THE SECOND TIME AT APPROX 37000 MILES, THE REPAIR WAS MADE AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY DUE TO THE EXHORBORENT PRICES AT THE DEALERSHIP. NOW AT APPROX 54000 THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A CORVETTE, MAKING IT A COLLECTORS CAR. IT IS THE SUPPOSED TO BE THE ALL AMERICAN SPORTS CAR, NOT TO MENTION IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE EVEN MORE COLLECTIBLE BECAUSE IT IS THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION. I AM APPALLED AT THE WORKMANSHIP AND POOR LEVEL OF CUSTOMER SERVICE EXPERIENCED FROM GM. WHILE THIS VEHICLE MAY BE OLD BY YEARS, IT HAS LESS MILEAGE THAN MY 2006 DURANGO, YET IT RUNS WORSE! GM IS OF NO HELP, AND YET THEY ARE AWARE OF THE MANUFACTURING DEFECT BECAUSE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY A YEAR OR SO OLD THEY ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM I AM EXPERIENCING. THIS IS THE THIRD REPAIR FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT A DRIVE EVERYDAY VEHICLE, IT IS MEANT TO BE A COLLECTOR'S VEHICLE. ALSO, GM STOPPED MANUFACTURING THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE BECAUSE OF IT'S ISSUES. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10421289
Mileage unknown · Oct 21, 1999
Electrical System
POOR DESIGN CAUSED DISTRUBUTOR TO FAIL AT APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES, CAUSING POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. *AK
THE POWER STEERING GEAR INLET HOSE ON THESE VEHICLES CAN FRACTURE, CAUSING POWER STEERING FLUID TO SPRAY FROM HOSE INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THE POWER STEERING FLUID IS FLAMMABLE AND COULD CAUSEAN UNDERHOOD FIRE IF EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.
Remedy: REPLACE THE POWER STEERING GEAR INLET HOSE WITH AN IMPROVED DESIGN.
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NHTSA investigations
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DP96006 · Brake Pull
Opened May 14, 1996 · Closed Oct 18, 1996
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
THE PETITIONS STATED THAT:WE REPRESENT THE OWNER OF A 1990 CHEVROLET CORVETTE WHICH, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, SUDDENTLY, VIOLENTLY, AND UNEXPECTEDLY PULLS TO THE LEFT.THIS IS A INTERMITTENT DEFECT WHICH DOES NOT OCCUR WITH AN REGULARITY.
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