2008 Chevrolet Corvette

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT NIGHT ON MY WAY HOME AROUND 11PM WHEN MY LOW BEAM LIGHTS WENT DARK AND WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON.I'VE CHECKED ALL THE FORUMS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS HAPPENING A LOT, BUT APPARENTLY GM WONT INCLUDE THE 2008 VEHICLES EVEN THOUGH ONES LIKE MINE HAVE THE SAME EQUIPMENT AS EARLIER MODELS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. A FEW DAYS PRIOR, MY GIRLFRIEND WAS DRIVING THE CAR, AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO OPERATE THE CAR. ONCE I GET IT FIXED, HOW DO I KNOW THE LIGHTS WONT MYSTERIOUSLY GO OFF AGAIN?! I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN ALL THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, AND THIS IS THE LAST STRAW. (AFTER ONLY 38K MILES THE FUEL TANK GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. AT 60K MILES THE CAR WAS HAVING ISSUES WITH OVERHEATING BECAUSE THE FANS WOULDN'T TURN ON. AT 75K MILES A CLUNKING NOISE STARTED COMING FROM THE DIFFERENTIAL. IT'S A STOCK CAR MIND YOU. AND NOW AT 85K MILES 2008, THE HEADLIGHTS WONT TURN ON. GM SIMPLY WON'T STAND BEHIND THE CAR, AND SO I'VE BEEN LEFT TO FIGURE IT OUT ON MY OWN. SO MUCH FOR BUYING MY DREAM CAR. IT SEEMS MORE LIKE A NIGHTMARE.) *TR

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 FIRES AND CAR CESSATION OF OPERATIONS HAVE LEFT US IN PERILOUS CONDITIONS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. *TR

2008 C6 CORVETTE WITH VERY LOW MILES OPERATES ON KEYLESS ENTRY CONFIGURATION. TODAY THE DOORS UNLOCKED AND GOT INTO VEHICLE THE NORMAL WAY. THE KEYLESS START WOULD NOT WORK, THE DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK AND OPEN AND IT WAS OVER 125 DEGREES IN THE CAR. KEPT TRYING UNTIL CAR STARTED. DID NOT PANIC CAUSE I NEW THERE IS A WAY OUT . CAN YOU IMAGINE IF I LET SOMEBODY ELSE DRIVE AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO? GM SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM CAUSE AFTER LOOKING IT UP ON THE WEB IT LOOK LIKE THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A LONG TIME! THERE IS AN EMERGENCY RELEASE KNOB BUT THIS DOES NOT SOLVE THE CAR NOT STARTING OR OPENING THE HOOD! CANT IMAGINE WHAT HAPPENS WITH ELECTRIC TOP CONVERTIBLE. LAWSUIT WAITING TO HAPPEN! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, BUT THE ELECTRONIC KEYLESS ENTRY WOULD NOT WORK. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGERS WERE LOCKED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. HE ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE THE ONSTAR FEATURE, BUT IT ALSO WOULD NOT WORK. SEVERAL DEALERS WERE NOTIFIED, BUT NONE COULD PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGERS WERE LOCKED IN THE VEHICLE FOR 15 MINUTES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 1,200. UPDATED 1/6/09 *CN UPDATED 01/14/09. *JB

DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE? OUR BRAND NEW 2008 BASE MODEL CORVETTE HAS LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, 5 TIMES DRIVING TO OUR HOME. THE 4TH TIME MY HUSBAND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A TRUCK! FIRST TIME WE HAD THE CAR A WEEK. 2ND TIME THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE GAS. WE USE CHEVRON TEXACO. 4TH TIME THE LIAISON FROM CHEVY SAID THAT OIL WAS GETTING INTO OUR GAS FROM A BAD IGNITION SWITCH. DOESN'T MAKE SINCE. 5TH TIME WAS SAME DAY AS 4TH TIME. IT DROPS FROM 45 TO 10 AND GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 1ST GEAR. THE RPM GOES UP AND DOWN. IT BACK FIRES! WE HAVE BEEN TAKING IT TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER IN KINGMAN AZ. THE 4TH TIME IT HAPPENED MY HUSBAND PULLED OVER BUT DIDN'T TURN OFF THE CAR, AND WAITED FOR SOMEONE FROM THE DEALERSHIP TO DRIVE UP AND GET IN THE CAR FOR A DRIVE. IT WAS IDLING UP AND DOWN FOR ABOUT 15 MIN THEN IDLED FINE. AFTER HOOKING UP A COMPUTER SCANNER TO THE CAR THEY STARTED UP THE HILL. THEY DROVE 2 MILES 45 MILES PER HOUR, THEN IT JUST DROPPED TO 5 MILES PER HOUR SURGING BACK AND FORTH. MAKING THIS THE 5TH TIME! FOOT WAS STEADY ON THE THROTTLE. HUSBAND WAS TOLD TO HOLD IT TO THE FLOOR, AND THEN IT BACK FIRED REAL LOUD AND STOPPED COMPLETELY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD! TURNED OFF KEY OPENED AND CLOSED DOOR TO RESET COMPUTER. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON NOW. DROVE DOWN TO DEALER. IT'S BEEN THERE 9 DAYS SO FAR THIS TIME. 7/23/08 THE LIAISON FROM CHEVY CALLED AND SAID THAT OUR CAR DOES NOT MEET THE CRITERIA FOR A BUY BACK! WE ARE FEARFUL OF BEING REAR ENDED AT A HIGH SPEED! WE'VE HAD TO CANCEL TRIPS WE HAD PLANNED TO TAKE IN THE CAR. WE STILL DON'T HAVE OUR CAR FIXED, AS THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG. NO CORVETTE TECH HAS BEEN ON SITE TO CHECK OUT OUR CAR. ONLY BUY PHONE! EACH TIME THEY HAVE SENT THE CAR HOME STATING THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED, TO GO AHEAD AND DRIVE IT. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED IF THIS CAR ISN'T FIXED, AS THERE IS NO WARNING THAT THE CAR IS GOING TO JERK TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE COMPUTER DELAYED THE ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. THE COMPUTER WAS NOT GETTING THE MESSAGES AT THE RIGHT TIME. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE FAILURE, BUT, ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS, STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500.