The passenger side seat belt jammed for at least the fifth time after the dealer installed the clip required by the recall. An accident occurred a few minutes after the last jam. My passenger was very lucky not to have been injured with more than a bruise on her leg and a bump on her head. When shifting from first gear into second at about 35 MPH (engine speed at about 3300 RPM), the rear end came around to the left causing the car to do a 180. The traction control system never intervened as it has done many times in much less severe situations. The car then went sideways across traffic into a curb and then over the curb into a fence on the edge of an overpass. A police officer was a few cars behind me and saw the entire incident. In his police report he estimated my speed at 35 MPH.
1998 Chevrolet Corvette transmission complaints
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I find that the gears grind between shifts at either high speed or high RPM's. At the beginning only 5 gear had grinded now I find that gear 4 and 6 grind. The grinding occurs occurs as the RPM's approach 4,500 and higher. Also the gears also grind when speeds exceed 140km/h or 88 miles/h. I have already had 3 prior mechanical problems with my 6 speed transmission. The first was a transmission link failure. The second was a transmission leak. The third was a broken shifter. The vehicle was towed twice due to the incidents. I found countless others with the same problem at www.c5-corvette.com it seems to be a syncro problem. No dealer has been able to resolve my problem to date. I have been to 3 different dealers for a total of 5 trips, no correction has been made thus far.
Transmission failure.
Dealer contacted twice, nothing done.. Letter to gm, told to go back to dealer. No safety defect mentioned in summary.
Automatic transmission fluid leaks (serviced 4 times with many components replaced), passenger seatbelt retractor fails to retract (dealer replaced)
Passenger's side seat belt retractor isn't working properly. Also, gear shift is causing the vehicle to shift from 1st to 4th, leading to an unpredictable slowing of the vehicle. *ak
Transmission oil leak. Also passenger's window leaked.
As consumer was driving he began to hear a clicking noise in the engine or some where underneath. Consumer took vehicle to dealer and was told that there was something broke that was rattling around in the drivetrain. The vehicle is now in to be repaired because dealership says this is a major safety problem, and would not release vehicle until repairs are made. Dealership curtious chevrolet---713‑686‑7777.
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