2013 Chevrolet Corvette

THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL SITUATIONS WITH THE CORVETTE LS7 ENGINE THAT RESULTED IN DROPPED VALVES AND BLOWN ENGINES. MY SOURCE IS THE CORVETTE FORUM WHERE SEVERAL OWNERS HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM. THE FAULTY VALVE GUIDES HAVE BEEN TRACED BACK TO THE ENGINE HEAD SUPPLIER . WHEN THE VALVE DROPS THE ENGINE STOPS AND THE CAR BECOMES A SAFETY RISK AS THERE IS NO POWER BREAKS OR STEERING AND THERE IS DANGER OF A FIRE AND OR ACCIDENT. GENERAL MOTORS MUST BE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AS THEY HAVE REPLACED MANY ENGINES. THEY SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL TO CHECK THE VALVE GUIDE CLEARANCE (WOBBLE ) AND REPLACE THE FAULTY HEADS. THIS WOULD BE CHEAPER THAT REPLACING BLOWN ENGINES AND SAFER FOR THE TRAVELING PUBLIC. *TR

MANY STRANGE THINGS STARTED HAPPENING -- SOME INTERMITTENTLY. THE OPTIONS BUTTON SOMETIMES SHOWS "UNAVAILABLE"; AT OTHER TIMES, IT WORKS! THE PASSENGER WINDOW SUDDENLY STOPPED ROLLING UP COMPLETELY WHEN THE DOOR IS SHUT, AND MUST NOW BE CLOSED MANUALLY. THE "HEADS UP" SPEED PROJECTION STOPPED WORKING, BUT THEN STARTED WORKING AGAIN WITH A DIFFERENT CONFIGURATION THAN WE HAD SET BEFORE. THE ENTIRE LEFT BANK OF BUTTONS STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. DURING AN OIL CHANGE, THE DOORS LOCKED AND WOULD NOT OPEN WITH THE KEY FOB APPROPRIATELY INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE; THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO SEND A DRIVER TO OUR HOME TO PICK UP THE OTHER KEY FOB IN ORDER TO MAKE THE LOCKS OPEN -- THEY SAID THERE WAS NO OTHER WAY TO GET INTO THE VEHICLE. A LOCAL DEALERSHIP/SERVICE CENTER IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE VEHICLE, AND WE HOPE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS/ISSUES WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. *TR

SINCE OWNERSHIP STARTING 09/28/12 I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE INCIDENTS OF THE AIR BAG LIGHT FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE ILLUMINATE. IT IS INTERMITTENT AND COMES AND GOES RANDOMLY. I JUST GOT IT BACK FROM THE DEALER AFTER COMPLAINING ABOUT IT AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING SINCE THERE WERE NO CODES IN THE COMPUTER. I'M A MEMBER OF THE CORVETTE FORUM AND HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS POSTINGS CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO BE THE CONNECTOR UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT THAT IS DESIGNED SO IT DRAGS AND CATCHES ON THE CARPET THUS MOVING THE CONNECTOR AND ITS WIRING. THE DEALER MADE NO ATTEMPT TO CONTACT CHEVROLET TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ABOUT THIS AND JUST SENT ME ON MY WAY OUT THE DOOR. THEY DID NOT ATTEMPT TO CHECK THE WIRES UNDER THE SEAT WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THAT. ON ONE TRIP ABOUT A MONTH AGO I HAD A PASSENGER ON BOARD AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR SAID IT WAS STILL OFF WHEN HE WAS SITTING THERE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. WITHOUT WARNING, THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 900.